Tuesday, December 16, 2008

In the December issue of Computer

In the December issue of Computer
Over the past decade, Computer has published numerous articles on NASA’s pioneering efforts in robotics, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. In honor of the celebration of its 50 years of achievement, in this issue we have assembled articles describing some of NASA’s contributions to the field of computer science. Other articles in this issue describe efforts to extend Amdahl’s law to account for power scalability’s implications in the coming many-core era and detail the development of a model that uses genetic algorithms to optimize the assignment of private transport within a city area.

Features

December 2008
Cover Features
Max Bajrachaya, Mark W. Maimone, and Daniel Helmick The vehicles used to explore the Martian surface require a high degree of autonomy to navigate challenging and unknown terrain, investigate targets, and detect scientific events. Increased autonomy will be critical to the success of future missions.

December 2008
Guest Editor's Introduction
Mike Hinchey, Paul Curto, Carl K. Chang, and Scott Hamilton A collection of articles emphasizes NASA’s contributions to computer science during its 50-year history.

December 2008
President's Message
Rangachar Kasturi The Computer Society’s 2008 president reports on progress made in revitalization efforts during the past year.

News

News
December 2008
Industry Trends
David Geer Many organizations are turning to data deduplication to reduce the huge volumes of redundant data as well as the equipment and operational costs storing this entails.
December 2008

News Briefs
Linda Dailey Paulson Topics covered include a new generation of RFID technology, antivirus protection in the Internet cloud, a breakthrough in holography that could enable 3D displays of moving images, and a forest-fire-detecting sensor system powered by the tiny amounts of electricity that trees generate.
December 2008
Technology News
George Lawton Vendors are developing wireless high-definition video technologies to eliminate cables and provide installation

The Known World

The Known World
December 2008
Evolutionary Fervor
David Alan Grier The business community has long embraced the notion that progress is an evolutionary process

How Things Work

How Things Work
December 2008
Automated Code Review Tools for Security
Gary McGraw Static analysis identifies many common coding problems automatically, before a program is released.

How Things Work

How Things Work
December 2008
Automated Code Review Tools for Security
Gary McGraw Static analysis identifies many common coding

The Profession

December 2008
Simone Santini
How did a dazzling innovation get lost in a bureaucratic maze?
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