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July 2024 – Communications of the ACM
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Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Their Role within the Blockchain
An examination of the intricate world of zero-knowledge proofs and how they may be used to enhance blockchain security and privacy.
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Visualizing Progress in Broadening Participation in Computing: The Value of Context
Standard analysis of a CS degree data does not account for the changing demographics of the undergraduate population.
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In Memoriam: Gordon Bell
Chester Gordon Bell's work helped shape modern computing.
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Explainability is Not a Game
The most popular explainable AI (XAI) approaches offer no guarantees of rigor.
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Solving Sparse Linear Systems Faster than Matrix Multiplication
In this paper, we present an algorithm that solves linear systems with sparse coefficient matrices asymptotically faster than matrix multiplication for any ω > 2.