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We must teach computer science in prison: Communications of the ACM
Benser presents a compelling and socially significant argument for expanding computer science education (CSE) within correctional institutions [1]. The article highlights the transformative potential of digital and computational literacy as a pathway for rehabilitation, workforce reintegration, and social inclusion... more
Education (J.1...) | Jul 10 26
A passwordless authentication mechanism for the web using self-sovereign identity: ACM Transactions on the Web
Access to online systems typically relies on usernames and passwords for identification, sometimes with multi-factor authentication or, more recently, passkeys. Unfortunately, these... more
Security & Protection (K.6.5) | Jul 8 26
Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Educators throughout the world are tasked with the difficult requirement of evaluating student work, making sure the grades meaningfully reflect the students’ understanding of the subject, and that a graded assignment maps to the relevant work used in... more
Education (J.1...) | Jul 6 26
Human factors in information security: a quantitative study with technical solutions to prevent social engineering attacks: Digital Threats: Research and Practice
As social engineering attacks continue to evolve, cybersecurity frameworks need to address not only technical vulnerabilities but also the human factors that contribute to security failures. This paper approaches social engineering from a sociotechnical... more
Psychology (J.4...) | Jul 1 26
Are prompts all you need? Evaluating prompt-based large language models (LLM)s for software requirements classification: Requirements Engineering
Binkhonain and Alfayez present a timely and practically relevant investigation into the use of prompt-based large language models (LLMs) for automating software requirements classification... more
Requirements/Specifications (D.2.1) | Jun 24 26
As answers get cheaper, questions grow dearer: Communications of the ACM
This opinion article tackles two much-discussed issues: the impact of large language models (LLMs) on job displacement, and workplace productivity.
The authors begin by making a comparison, likening the effects of LLMs on knowledge-intensive work to that of photography on early 19th-century artists... more
Language Models (I.2.7...) | Jun 19 26
Toward platform engineering, the evolution of DevOps—a systematic mapping: Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
DevOps arose in the late 2000s, to bridge the gap between software development and IT operations. It is a continuous, collaborative, and generally automated set of practices to shorten... more
General (D.2.0) | Jun 12 26
No privacy without AI: Communications of the ACM
Norman Sadeh presents a concise yet thought-provoking discussion on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and digital privacy. The article challenges the conventional assumption that AI is primarily a threat to privacy, and instead argues that advanced AI systems are becoming essential... more
Privacy (K.4.1...) | Jun 10 26
The innovation engine: government-funded academic research: Communications of the ACM
David Patterson needs no introduction. As the brain behind many of the inventions that shaped the computing industry (repeatedly) over the past 40 years, when he put forward an opinion article in CACM targeting the current political waves in the US... more
Government (J.1...) | Jun 8 26
Fast, slow, and metacognitive thinking in AI: npj Artificial Intelligence
Humans face extremely difficult decisions when navigating adversarial situations. But can artificial intelligence (AI) enhance human judgment in order to avoid negative outcomes? Ganasini et al. argue that current AI initiatives have limited proficiency... more
Cognitive Simulation (I.2.0...) | May 25 26
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Tech leadership playbook: building and sustaining high-impact technology teams
Simon Sinek begins his book Start with why [1] by identifying its audience: “This is a book for those who want to inspire others and for those who want to find someone to inspire them.” The same is true for this book under review. Alexsandro Souza is an accomplished writer, instructor, and open-source contributor. Via... more
Software (D) | Jul 3 26
Mastering clinical data management: the background, experience, and soft skills needed to succeed in CDM
Michael Goedde’s Mastering clinical data management is one of the few books in this field that actually understands what the work feels like from the inside. It isn’t a technical manual, and that’s exactly why it’s so valuable. Instead of walking through system... more
Health (J.3...) | Jul 2 26
systemd for Linux SysAdmins: all you need to know about the systemd suite for Linux users
systemd. Yes, in full lowercase. If there was ever a technology to cause controversy in the Linux world, this is it. Since its inception in 2010, systemd’s goals were set quite high: to replace the vital part in every Linux system that takes care of the system boot process. It quickly... more
Linux (D.4.0...) | Jun 29 26
Human–computer interaction and U.S. law
Human–computer interaction and U.S. law provides a timely and interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between human–computer interaction (HCI) and the evolving legal landscape in the US. The book addresses an increasingly important challenge facing technology designers, policymakers, accessibility... more
Legal Aspects of Computing (K.5) | Jun 22 26
The infinity machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the quest for superintelligence
Sebastian Mallaby provides a compelling and highly accessible narrative account of the rise of DeepMind and the broader pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Through the story of Demis Hassabis and the development of DeepMind, the book explores... more
Philosophical Foundations (I.2.0...) | Jun 17 26
AI for robotics: toward embodied and general intelligence in the physical world
As the authors state in their introduction, “It’s time to learn the new robotics, where [artificial intelligence, AI] leads the way.”
I’m not a robot. AI for robotics is a challenging and enthusiastic book about the science, engineering, and art of building intelligent robots. The authors define a robot as “an interactive... more
Robotics (I.2.9) | Jun 15 26
Managing multi-dimensional complexities in organizations
This book is for readers who want to change the world--or at least their part of it. It consists of 11 chapters.
The book introduces the author’s Sustainable Operating System Initiative (SOSI), Dimensions Surfacing Heuristics (DSH), and the M-A-S-T-E-R Purpose (meaningful, authentic, sustainable, thoughtful... more
General (K.4.0) | Jun 5 26
Creative machines: AI, art and us
This book is heartily recommended. Here are five wondrous reasons why (and there could be five dozen): it’s relevant, optimistic, charming, clever, and soulful.
Chief among its highly nuanced innovations is the notion of “a humble creative machine.” The author spends the eight chapters of Part 1 providing the reader... more
General (I.2.0) | Jun 4 26
Cyber security solutions for protecting and building the future smart grid
Asija et al.’s Cyber security solutions for protecting and building the future smart grid provides a comprehensive examination of the security challenges that arise as electrical power systems transition toward increasingly interconnected, software-defined, and data... more
Security & Protection (K.6.5) | Jun 1 26
Mindful design: a survival guide for responsible product designers (2nd ed.)
Though computer-related technologies have progressed quite a bit over the past decades, and the provisions for a user to interact with these devices have also grown from keyboard to speech and gestures, the user experience (UX) provisioned by software leaves... more
Design (B.5.1) | May 28 26
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