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Awards&Recognition 2024GordonBellClimateModellingPrizeAwarded ACMpresenteda12-memberteamwiththe ACMGordonBellPrizeforClimateModelling fortheirproject,“BoostingEarthSystemModelOutputsAndSingPetaBytesinTheirStoreUsingExascaleClimateEmulators.”ACMestablishedtheACMGordonBellPrizeforClimateModellingin2023torecognizethecontributionsofclimatescientistsandsoftwareengineersapplyinghigh-performancecomputingtoclimatemodellingapplications. Climatescientistsandsoftwareengineersareevaluatedfortheawardbasedontheperformanceandinnovationintheircomputationalmethods. Awards&Recognition CallforACM-WRisingStarAwardNominations TheACM-WRisingStarAwardrecognizesexceptionalwomenornon-binaryindividualswhoseearly-careerresearchhashadasignificantimpactonthecomputingdiscipline,asmeasuredbyfactorssuchasfrequentcitationoftheirwork,creationofanewresearcharea,ahighdegreeoftechnologytransfer,and/orotherpositiveinfluencesandsocietalimpact.Self-nominationsareencoured.Theawardisgivenannually,andtherecipientwillreceiveaframedcertificateanda$1,000stipend.NominationscloseonJanuary17,2025. JointheHourofCodeDuringCSEdWeek,Dec.9-15 ForoneweekinDecember,millionsofstudentsaroundtheworldareintroducedtothemicofcomputersciencethroughgames,codingpuzzles,tutorials,andmanyotherfunactivitiesorganizedbylocalvolunteersfromschools,researchinstitutions,andothergroups.AnyoneanywherecanorganizeanHourofCodeeventandenjoyanyofanumberofengingandeducationalprojectswhichareailableinseverallangues.ACMhelpedlaunchComputerScienceEducationWeekin2009,andinvitesyou hostanHourofCodeinyourcommunity. PreservingCulturalDataandLanguesintheAIEra:ChallengesandOpportunities IncelebrationofIndigenousPeoples'HeriteAwarenessMonth,ACMDEICouncilmemberTimothyPinkstonorganizedapanel,"PreservingCulturalDataandLangueSovereigntyWhileAlsoBenefitingfromEmergingTechnologiesintheAIEra:ChallengesandOpportunities," whichfeaturedindigenousresearchersfrommultiplecountries.ModeratedbyCynthia(StarHorseWoman)Lindquist,thepanelincludedElmerJ.Guy,TeTakaKeegan,IanHerManyHorses,andSeanChandler.PanelwasrecordedonNovember6,2024. AccessibilityinComputing:Trends,ChallengesandOpportunities Theever-changinglandscapeoftechnology,thecomputingindustry,andresultingsocietalimpactscarrygreatpotentialforpersonswithdisabilities.On July10,2024,ACMDEICouncilhosted thepanel,"AccessibilityinComputing:Trends,ChallengesandOpportunities."Panelistsexploredarangeoftopicsaboutthecurrenttrendsinaccessibilityincomputingandhowtheindustryisincorporatinginclusivedesignstomeetdiverseneeds.Panelistsdiscussedthegapsinaccessibilitythattechnologycompaniesandothersshouldaddresscreatingamoreinclusivedigitalspace. CACMRelaunchedasOpenAccess,Web-FirstPublication ACMhasrelaunchedCommunicationsoftheACM(CACM)asaweb-firstpublication,accessibletoallwithoutcharge—includingtheentirebacklogofCACMarticles.Firstpublishedin1958,CACMisoneofthemostrespectedinformationtechnologymazines.Theweb-firstmodelwillallowACMtopublisharticlesmorerapidlythanbeforesothatreaderscankeepabreastofthelightning-fastchangesinthecomputingfield.Atthesametime,researcherswillbeabletoreferenceandcitevaluableinformationComputer AssociationandresearchfromCACMarticlesmorequickly.ThismarksanotherimportantmilestoneinACM'songoingtransitiontoafullyopenaccesspublisher. CelebratingTechnologyLeaders-GenerativeAIinEnterpriseSoftware WeareattheforefrontofatechnologicalrevolutionwheregenerativeAIisredefiningtheboundariesofwhat'spossiblewithinenterpriseenvironments.WhatarethekeychallengesenterprisesfacewhenintegratinggenerativeAIintotheirexistingsoftwareecosystems?AndhowisgenerativeAIchangingtheday-to-dayworkofdevelopersandengineers?Fortheanswerstothesequestionsandmore,youcannowview"GenerativeAIinEnterpriseSoftware"withhostBushraAnjumandapanelofexpertsrepresentingdiversefields—MamtaSuri,ElaineZhou,andRebeccaSanchez—astheyexplorethecurrenttrends,challenges,andfutureprospectsofintegratinggenerativeAIintoenterprisesoftware. CACMReports MobilizingforDiversityinAwardRecognition Overtheyears,computinghasprogressedremarkablythankstothecontributionsofindividualsfromdiversebackgroundswhoheincorporatedtheiruniqueexperiencesandperspectivesintotechnologicaladvancements.Yetdespitethesesignificantcontributions,awardrecognitionforindividualsfromdiversebackgroundsremainsunderrepresented.In"ScienceNeedsYou:MobilizingforDiversityinAwardRecognition,"co-authorsElizabethNovoa-Monsalve,DidPatterson,StephanieLudi,andDanielE.Acunaofferinsightsonhowtocreateamoreinclusiveandequitablesystemofawardrecognitionwithinthescientificcommunity. 2023ComputerScienceCurriculumGuidelinesRevision ACMhasjoinedwiththeIEEEComputerSocietyandtheAssociationfortheAdvancementofArtificialIntelligencetodevelop"ComputerScienceCurricula2023”(CS2023).CS2023providesacomprehensiveguideoutliningtheknowledgeandcompetenciesstudentsshouldattainfordegreesincomputerscienceandrelateddisciplinesattheundergraduatelevel.Establishinguniformcurricularguidelinesforcomputersciencedisciplinesisessentialtotheongoingvitalityofthefieldandthefuturesuccessofthosewhostudyit. NewOpenAccessPublishingModelforICPSComingin2024 InamajorstepinitstransitiontofullyOpenAccess(OA)publicationofallcontentontheACMDigitalLibrary,ACMwilltransitiontheInternationalConferenceProceedingsSeries(ICPS)toafullyOApublishingmodelfromJanuary2024.Inthenewmodel,allICPSpaperswillbemadeOAuponpublication,andexistingICPSpaperswillbeconvertedtoOA.SomeauthorswhoarenotatACMOpeninstitutionswillberequiredtopayArticleProcessingCharges(APCs).ThemodelwillapplytoallconferencesforwhichtheCallforPaperswillbeissuedonorafterJanuary1,2024. ACMSkillsBundleAdd-On ACMhascreatedanewSkillsBundleadd-onprovidingunlimitedaccesstoACM'scollectionofthousandsofonlinebooks,courses,andtrainingvideosfromO'Reilly,SkillsoftPercipio,andPluralsight.ACM’scollectionincludesmorethan60,000onlinebooksandvideocoursesfromO’Reilly,9,700onlinecoursesand11,000eBooksandaudiobooksfromSkillsoft,and2,000coursesfromPluralsight.ThenewSkillsBundleadd-onisailabletopaidProfessionalMembersonly.VisittheACMsubscriptionpeorcontactMemberServicestoaddtheSkillsBundletoyourmembership. InauguralIssuesofACM/IMSJournalofDataScience ACMandIMS(InstituteofMathematicalStatistics)heannouncedthepublicationofthefirstissuesoftheACM/IMSJournalofDataScience(JDS),anewpeer-reviewedpublication.Thescopeofthejournalismulti-disciplinaryandbroad,spanningstatistics,machinelearning,computersystems,andthesocietalimplicationsofdatascience.JDSacceptsoriginalpapersaswellasnovelsurveysthatsummarizeandorganizecriticalsubjectareas.TheACM/IMSJournalofDataScienceisaGoldOpenAccesspublication,permanentlyandfreelyailableonlineforanyone,anywheretoreaComputer Associationd. ACMBoastsStrongImpactFactors ACMpublicationshadanimpressiveshowinginthenewestJournalCitationReportsfromClarivateAnalytics.ACMComputingSurveyscontinueditsimpressiveascent,receivinganimpactfactorof23.8,upfrom16.6in2023,andplacingitfirstoutofthe143journalsintheComputerScience,Theory&Methodscategory.CommunicationsoftheACMboastedcontinuedstrongperformance,withanimpactfactorof11.1,placingitfirstintheComputerScience,Hardware&Architecturecategoryforthesecondyearinarow;thirdof131titlesintheComputerScience,SoftwareEngineeringcategory;andsixthof143journalsintheComputerScience,Theory&Methodscategory. CeasingPrintPublicationofACMJournalsandTransactions ACMhasmadethedecisiontoceaseprintpublicationforACM’sjournalsandtransactionsasofJanuary2024.Therewereseveralmotivationsforthischange:ACMwantstobeasenvironmentallyfriendlyaspossible;printjournalslackthenewfeaturesandfunctionalityoftheelectronicversionsintheACMDigitalLibrary;andprintsubscriptions,whichhebeendecliningforyears,henowreachedalevelwherethetimewasrighttosunsetprint.Pleasecontact[email160;protected] shouldyouheanyquestions. TechBriefonDataPrivacyProtection ACMTechBriefsisaseriesofshorttechnicalbulletinsbyACM’sTechnologyPolicyCouncilthatpresentscientifically-groundedperspectivesontheimpactofspecificdevelopmentsorapplicationsoftechnology.DesignedtocomplementACM’sactivitiesinthepolicyarena,theprimarygoalistoinformratherthanadvocateforspecificpolicies.Theneweditionconcernstheproliferationofdatacollection,advancedalgorithms,andpowerfulcomputerswhichhemadeiteasytopiecetogetherinformationaboutindividuals’privatelivesfrompublicinformation—evenascontrolsoverinformationprivacybecomeincreasinglyineffective. HotTopicPanelonAutonomousWeapons Onceconsideredsciencefiction,autonomousweaponssystemslongoleftthedrawingboardforthebattlefield.Employedinconflictstoday,suchsystemsremaincontroversialandareungovernedbyanybroadbindinginternationalreement.TheACMUSTechnologyPolicyCommitteehostedtheHotTopicswebinar:"DeathbyAlgorithm:TheUse,Control,andLegalityofLethalandOtherAutonomousWeaponsSystems"withLarryMedsker(Moderator),RonaldC.Arkin,GaryCorn,JackShanahan,andJodyWestbydiscussingthistimelyandcriticalsubject. USTPCStatementonCrowdStrikeIncident ACM'sUSTechnologyPolicyCommitteehasreleaseda“StatementonMassCybersecurityIncidentsLikelytoRecur.”OnJuly18,2024,CrowdStrike,aUS-basedcybersecuritytechnologycompany,releasedasensorconfigurationupdatewhichcausedaglobalouteaffectinganestimated8.5millioncomputers.Severalcriticalinfrastructuresectorsincludingairlines,911emergencysystems,banks,governmentencies,healthcare,andhospitalsaroundtheworldwereimpacted.WhileCrowdStrikehasprovidedsomeinformationastohowtheaccidenthappened,ACMUSTPCurgesthatallthedetailsbethoroughlyandpubliclyinvestigated. PeopleofACMInterview MeetVirginiaDignum VirginiaDignumisaProfessoratUmeaUniversityfocusingonResponsibleArtificialIntelligenceandDirectoroftheuniversity’sAIPolicyLabinUmeå,Sweden.Herresearchfocusesoncomplexinteractionsandinterdependenciesbetweenpeople,organizations,andtechnology.Dignum’spublicationsincludethebook,ResponsibleArtificialIntelligence.Inherinterview,shediscusseswhatledtoacareerinresponsibleartificialintelligence,theuseofasocialcontractbetweenanautonomousentanditssocietalrole,hervisionforACM'sTechnologyPolicyCouncil,andmore. ACMOpensFirst50YearsBackfile ACMhasopenedthearticlespublishedduringthefirst50yearsofitspublishingprogram,from1951throughtheendof2000,ThesearticlesarenowopenandfreelyailabletoviewanddownloadviatheACMDigitalLibrary.ACM’sfirst50yearsbackfilecontainsmorethan117,500articlesonawiderangeofcomputingtopics.Inadditiontoarticlespublishedbetween1951and2000,ACMhasalsoopenedrelatedandsupplementalmaterialsincludingdatasets,software,slides,audiorecordings,andvideos. PeopleofACMInterview MeetYukiKoyama YukiKoyamaisaSeniorResearcherattheNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology(AIST),Japan.Hisresearchinterestsincludecomputergraphicsandhuman-computerinteraction.Heisespeciallyinterestedinsupportingdesignersbyusingcomputationaltechniquessuchasmathematicaloptimization.InadditiontohisroleatAIST,healsoworksatGraphinica,aJapaneseanimationstudio.Inhisinterview,hediscusseshisinterestcomputergraphicsandHCI,fosteringadvanceswithmathematicaloptimization,developingtoolstosupportandenhancethecreativeprocess,andmore. ACMByteCast FeaturedACMByteCast ACMByteCastisACM'sseriesofpodcastinterviewswithresearchers,practitioners,andinnovatorswhoareattheintersectionofcomputingresearchandpractice.InthisepisodeofACMByteCast,RashmiMohanhostsNashlieSephus,PrincipalTechEvangelistforAmazonAIfocusingonfairnessandidentifyingbiasesatAWSAI.Here,Sephusdescribesherearlyloveformathematicsandmusic,sharesapersonalexperiencethatdeeplyinfluencedherworkinAI,discussestheimportanceofbuildingdiverseteamstopracticingresponsibleAIandbuildingsoundproducts,andmore. HowTechCanEmpowertheLGBTQ+Community IncelebrationofPrideMonth,ACMhostedapaneldiscussioncenteredaroundtechnologicaladvancesanditsimportanceinconnectingLGBTQ+individualsworldwide.Queerusersheutilizedvirtualrealityandsocialmediaplatformstocreateasafeenvironmentforcommunitygatheringandauthenticself-expression.“VirtualRealities:HowTechCanEmpowertheLGBTQ+Community,”featuredpanelistsAndreeaDanielescu,SharoneHorowit-Hendler,andMichaelAnnDevitowithGuoFreemanasthemoderator.PanelistssharedtheirresearchonhowLGBTQ+identitiesandtechnologyintersect. DiversityDataCollectionatACM ACMisdeeplycommittedtofosteringascientificcommunitythatbothsupportsandbenefitsfromthetalentsofcommunitymembersfromawiderangeofbackgrounds.Tothisend,ACMhasadoptednewdemographicquestionsdevelopedbyACM’sDiversity,Equity,andInclusionCounciltounderstandcurrentlevelsofparticipationandtogaugeoursuccessatadvancingDEI.ItismandatedthattheybeusedthroughoutACMforallactivities,andresponseswillberequiredfromallACMauthors,reviewers,conferenceattendees,volunteers,andmembers.Pleasetakethetimetofilloutyourquestionnairetoday. Middleware2024,Dec.2-6 TheACM/IFIPMiddlewareConferenceisamajorforumforthediscussionofinnovationsandrecentscientificadvancesofmiddlewaresystemswithafocusonthedesign,implementation,deployment,andevaluationofdistributedsystems,platformsandarchitecturesforcomputing,store,andcommunication.TheMiddlewareconferenceseeksoriginalsubmissionsofresearchpapersonadiverserangeoftopicsincludingbutarenotlimitedtocloudanddatacenters,virtualization,auto-scaling,provisioningandscheduling,data-intensivecomputing,andmore.TheeventisbeingheldinHongKong,China. CoNEXT2024,Dec.9-12 TheInternationalConferenceonemergingNetworkingEXperimentsandTechnologieswillbeamajorforumforpresentationsanddiscussionsofnovelnetworkingtechnologiesthatwillshapethefutureofInternetworking.Theconferenceissingletrackandfeaturesahigh-qualitytechnicalprogramwithsignificantopportunitiesforindividualandsmall-grouptechnicalandsocialinteractionsamongadiversesetofparticipants.Workshopsinclude"DecentralizationoftheInternet(DIN),""5GandBeyondNetworkMeasurements,Modeling,andUseCases(5G-MeMU),"admore.TheconferencewillbeheldinLosAngeles,California,USA. WSC2024,Dec.15-18 WinterSimulationConference2024highlightsthevalueofsimulationforiminationwork,thatis,theworkofsystemdesigners,creators,andinnovators.Weinvitepapersthatemphasizethelatestadvancesinsimulationtheoryandapplicationsshowcasingthepowerofsimulationforiminationandcreativity.Theconferencewillhostpre-conferenceworkshops,introductoryandadvancedtutorials,commercialcasestudies,postersessions,andthePhDColloquium.KeynotespeakersareMichaelTschanz(DisneyExperiences),AmySardeshmukh(DisneyExperiences),andFrederickZahrn(TheWaltDisneyCompany).TheeventisbeingheldinOrlando,Florida,USA. ReevaluatingGoogle’sReinforcementLearningforICMacroPlacement A2021paperinNaturebyMirhoseini,etal.abouttheuseofreinforcementlearning(RL)inthephysicaldesignofsiliconchipsstirredupcontroversyduetopoorlydocumentedclaims.Thepaper,authoredbyGoogleresearchers,withheldcriticalmethodologicalstepsandmostinputsneededtoreproduceitsresults.IntheNovemberCommunicationsoftheACM,IgorL.Markov'smeta-analysisshowshowtwoseparateevaluationsfilledinthegapsandthatGoogleRLlsbehindhumanchipdesigners,awell-knownalgorithm,andgenerallyailablecommercialsoftware,whilealsobeingslower. ForPractitioners ProgramMerge:What039;sDeepLearningGottoDowithIt? Ifyouregularlyworkwithopen-sourcecodeorproducesoftwareforalargeorganization,you'realreadyfamiliarwithmanyofthechallengesposedbycollaborativeprogrammingatscale.Andthescaleoftheproblemhasgottenmuchworse.ThisiswhatledagroupofresearchersatMSR(MicrosoftResearch)totakeonthetaskofcomplicatedmergesasagrandprogram-repairchallenge—onetheybelievedmightbeaddressedatleastinpartbymachinelearning.Tounderstandthethinkingthatledtothiseffortandthenfollowwherethatled,ErikMeijerandTerryCoattaspokewiththreeoftheleadingfiguresintheMSRresearcheffort,calledDeepMerge ForPractitioners DeterministicRecord-and-Replay ACMQueue’s"ResearchforPractice"servesupexpert-curatedguidestothebestofcomputingresearch,andrelatesthesebreakthroughstothechallengesthatsoftwareengineersfaceeveryday.Inthisinstallment,ResearchforPracticecoversthetopicofdeterministicrecord-and-replay.Deterministicrecord-and-replaytechnologiesenableafaithfulre-executionofaprogramthatraninthepast.Butaccomplishingthisrequiresthatanynondeterministicinputstotheprogrambeloggedduringexecution.TheselectionoftechniquespresentedhereiscuratedbyAndrewQuinn,AssistantProfessorofComputerScienceandEngineeringatUCSantaCruz. 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