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Computer scientists develop 'mathematical jigsaw puzzles' to encrypt software
The "software obfuscation" system encrypts software so that it only allows someone to use a program as intended while preventing any deciphering of the code behind it.
What’s The Difference Between A Software Engineer And A Computer Scientist?
What is the difference between a software engineer and a computer scientist? Let’s discuss.
Clojure from the ground up: welcome
This guide aims to introduce newcomers and experienced programmers alike to the beauty of functional programming, starting with the simplest building blocks of software. You’ll need a computer, basic proficiency in the command line, a text editor, and an internet connection. By the end of this series, you’ll have a thorough command of the Clojure programming language. Who is this guide for? Science, technology, engineering, and…
Phishing Attack Prevention: How to Identify & Avoid Phishing Scams
Last Updated: Tuesday February 28, 2017 Phishing attacks are one of the most common security challenges that both individuals and companies face in keeping their information secure. Whether it's getting access to passwords, credit cards, or other sensitive information, hackers are using email, social media, phone calls, and any form of communication they can to steal valuable data. Businesses, of course, are a particularly worthwhile target…
3D see-through computer revealed
A computer scientist shows off a see-through computer where users can interact with digital content, at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference in Los Angeles.
What to Do When AI Fails
These are unprecedented times, at least by information age standards. Much of the U.S. economy has ground to a halt, and social norms about our data and our privacy have been thrown out the window throughout much of the world. Moreover, things seem likely to keep changing until a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19 becomes available. All this change could wreak havoc on artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Garbage in, garbage out still holds in 2020. The most common types of AI systems…
How Do You Create a Data Scientist?
Everything around us today is an outcome of the Industrial Age. The 250-plus years of changes allow a toaster in every house, a car in every driveway, and a computer in every pocket. It's hard to imagine the amount of change that workers have gone through during this period. We are now on the journey through the Information Age, and it continues to change our world every day. The future is not written, but I know who will create it: Those that seek…
Computer Scientist Deborah Estrin
Deborah Estrin is a computer scientist designing open-source platforms that leverage mobile devices and data to address socio-technological challenges such a...
What the IRS computer crash can tell us about cybersecurity
The IRS had not modernized its computers because they had worked. Getting newer, modern machines, with all of the politicking, budgeting, bidding, installation and custom programming required could take longer than the professional lifetime of an IRS computer scientist.
A Computer Scientist Explains the Problem with Online Voting
You should never trust a computer. For anything. Especially voting. The complexity of programming languages means we’ll always need a paper trail — no matter how advanced our devices become.
MSU student develops app to classify aquatic insects, monitor rivers
A Montana State University student and intern for a local nonprofit is creating a smartphone app that allows users to classify aquatic insects in real time.
Intel’s Sharp-Eyed Social Scientist
As part of Intel’s mission to be regarded as more than just a chip maker, the anthropologist Genevieve Bell leads a globe-trotting team that is trying to learn what people crave in their electronics.
Cybersecurity Is Harder Than Building Bridges
Protecting the Internet and online computerized systems from attack is a difficult, messy problem. Here's why. With a steady stream of reports about new cyber attacks and the vulnerabilities they exploit, it is easy to conclude that the overall state of cybersecurity is a mess. The developers of other engineered systemsâsuch as bridgesâseem to have evolved methods of design that keep their products safe and reliable…
