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For more than 30 years, Bertrand Meyer has taught the computer science field about formal software engineering and object-oriented approaches; he continues do so through his many books, conferences, and Eiffel. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/...

The ninth in a series of articles providing basic information on legal issues facing people and businesses examines strategic considerations in seeking and defending against new post-grant review procedures under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The ...

A summary of articles published in Computer 32 and 16 years ago.

After years of hype, the use of mobile devices to buy goods and services may be ready for prime time, assuming developers can overcome some obstacles.

Topics include concerns by US and Canadian officials that IPv6 could hurt their criminal investigations, a massively scalable display technology, new software that lets a single PC analyze big data, global spam traffic being cut in half by the takedown ...

Advanced modeling and simulation methodologies are an essential aspect of the comprehensive performance evaluation that precedes the costly prototyping activities required for complex, large-scale computing, control, and communication systems.

A two-step energy transfer and data-collection process combined with a mobile agent that acts as a data sink and wireless energy source would support nonstop operation in a wireless sensor network.

Researchers can use bond graph modeling, a tool that takes into account the energy conservation principle, to accurately assess the dynamic behavior of wireless sensor networks on a continuous basis.

A layered architecture incorporates the concept of minimum energy consumption for communication links and computer networks with multiple terminals, where emission-reduction approaches based on information theory are impractical.

To optimize datacenter energy efficiency, SimWare analyzes the power consumption of servers, cooling units, and fans as well as the effects of heat recirculation and air supply timing. Experiments using SimWare show a high loss of cooling efficiency due ...

Many simulators are available to evaluate performance and power tradeoffs in datacenters. The authors use one such simulator to demonstrate that by accurately provisioning green energy availability for longer time intervals, green energy prediction can ...

New techniques for detecting the presence of mobile malware can help protect smartphones from potential security threats.

Developers can use cross-platform mobile development tools to create smartphone apps that meet user expectations, but existing XMTs need improvement.

The increased degrees of freedom in a multitouch interface help users control 4D worlds with intuitive gestures. Relative to a specialized mouse-based interface, a multitouch interface is easier to learn, and 4D object manipulation is up to 1.5 times ...

Nanogrids use price to mediate local electricity supply and demand, improving electricity allocation at the local level, facilitating integration of local storage and generation, and achieving more efficient use of low-voltage DC from local sources.

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Facial analytics is an emerging soft-biometric technology that examiners can use to contextualize images of people without encroaching on their privacy. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/T12AUY0hacs is a video interview with column editor Karl Ricanek ...

By understanding how social network sites work, researchers can better assess their effects on different kinds of social interactions as well as the associated benefits and risks. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/_Dz9FR1Bf-U is a video interview with ...

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Was the code-breaking era of computers the industry's high point? The Web extra at http://youtu.be/0iuh0OQe6CU is an audio podcast of authors David Alan Grier and Erin Dian Dumbacher, in which they discuss the importance of analyzing increasingly ...