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SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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Computer science accessibility for students with visual disabilities
Students with visual disabilities face unique challenges in learning to be computer scientists. These challenges can be overcome, however, with the use of specialized software too...
Joan M. Francioni, Ann C. Smith
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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A microprocessor survey course for learning advanced computer architecture
A course that surveys state-of-the-art microprocessors offers an excellent forum for students to see how computer architecture techniques are employed in practice and for them to ...
Kevin Skadron
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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Encouraging women in computer science
At a cost to both their own opportunities and society's ability to produce people with much-needed technical skills, women continue to be underrepresented in computer science...
Eric S. Roberts, Marina Kassianidou, Lilly Irani
CORR
2010
Springer
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Computational Complexity of Avalanches in the Kadanoff two-dimensional Sandpile Model
In this paper we prove that the avalanche problem for the Kadanoff sandpile model (KSPM) is P-complete for two-dimensions. Our proof is based on a reduction from the monotone circ...
Eric Goles Chacc, Bruno Martin
CORR
2011
Springer
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13 years 2 months ago
Computing Optimal Coverability Costs in Priced Timed Petri Nets
—We consider timed Petri nets, i.e., unbounded Petri nets where each token carries a real-valued clock. Transition arcs are labeled with time intervals, which specify constraints...
Parosh Aziz Abdulla, Richard Mayr