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2011
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On experimental algorithmics: an interview with Catherine McGeoch and Bernard Moret
by Richard T. Snodgrass
August 2011Computer science is often divided into two camps, systems and theory, but of course the reality is more complicated and more interesting than that. One example is the area of "experimental algorithmics," also termed "empirical algorithmics." This fascinating discipline marries algorithm analysis, which is often done with mathematical proofs, with experimentation with real programs running on real machines.
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Honesty is the best policy---Part 2: an interview with Rick Hayes-Roth
by Peter Denning
July 2011Untrustworthy information is an increasing threat to decision making in information environments. Rick Hayes-Roth has been studying how to detect and filter away untrustworthy information and base decisions on well-grounded ...
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Honesty is the best policy---part 1: an interview with Rick Hayes-Roth
by Peter Denning
July 2011Untrustworthy information is an increasing threat to decision making in information environments. Rick Hayes-Roth has been studying how to detect and filter away untrustworthy information and base decisions on well-grounded ...
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An interview with Richard John: the politics of network evolution
by Gil Press
June 2011Richard John is a professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, and a historian of communications networks in the United States. ...
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Empirical software research: an interview with Dag Sjøberg, University of Oslo, Norway
by Walter Tichy
June 2011Punched cards were already obsolete when I began my studies at the Technical University of Munich in 1971. Instead, we had the luxury of an interactive, line-oriented editor for typing ...
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An Interview with Peter Denning: the end of the future
by Brian Branagan
May 2011Ubiquity is dedicated to the future of computing and the people who are creating it. What exactly does this mean for readers, for contributors, and for editors soliciting and reviewing ...
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An interview with Bob Metcalfe: Bob Metcalfe is going meta on innovation
by Gil Press
May 2011Bob Metcalfe thinks we are in a bubble, an innovation bubble, seeing that the word "innovation" is on everybody's lips. To help ensure that this bubble does not burst, he ...
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An interview with Melanie Mitchell: On complexity
by Richard T. Snodgrass
April 2011Melanie Mitchell, a Professor of Computer Science at Portland State University and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, has written a compelling and engaging book entitled Complexity: A ...
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An Interview with Joseph F. Traub
by Erol Gelenbe
February 2011Joseph F. Traub is the Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and External Professor, Santa Fe Institute. In this wide-ranging interview, he discusses his early research, ...
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An Interview with Erol Gelenbe: Practical Theories Make the World Go (Part II)
by Cristian Calude
January 2011This interview is the second of two parts of an interview of Professor Erol Gelenbe by Professor Cristian Calude. It appeared in print in the October 2010 issue of the ...
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An Interview with Mark Guzdial
by Peter Denning
January 2011Mark Guzdial is a Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). His research focuses on the intersection of computing and education, from the ...