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ACM XRDS
As a member of the editorial board of XRDS, the Association for Computational Machinery's student magazine, I've interviewed and profiled people with interesting stories and careers. I think these profiles demonstrate the amazing range of opportunities that computer science and computer scientists have to make a positive impact on the world.
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Dickie George.
Former technical director of the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate. For the "Legacy of Alan Turing" issue, Spring 2012. [HTML] [ACM DL] -
Cameron Wilson: ACM's man in Washington.
ACM's Director of Public Policy. For the "CS in Service of Democracy" issue, Winter 2011. [HTML] [ACM DL] [ACM Free] -
Ed Boyden: The synthetic neurobiologist.
Leader of the Synthetic Neurobiology Group and associate professor at MIT's Media Lab. For the "Neuroscience and Computing" issue, Fall 2011. [HTML] [ACM DL] [ACM Free] -
Rob Bernard: Microsoft's green commitment.
Microsoft's first Chief Environmental Strategist. For the "Green Technologies" issue, Summer 2011. [HTML] [ACM DL] [ACM Free] -
Luis von Ahn: ReCaptcha, games with a purpose.
Carnegie Mellon professor and MacArthur fellow. For the "Comp-YOU-ter" issue, Winter 2010. [HTML] [ACM DL] [ACM Free]