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Association for Computing Machinery Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Probably Approximately Correct: Nature's Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex World, Leslie Valiant

Probably Approximately Correct: Nature's Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex World

Leslie Valiant
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

Happy birthday to Leslie Valiant! Valiant received the 2010 #ACMTuringAward for transformative contributions to the theory of computation, including the theory of probably approximately correct (PAC) learning, and the complexity of enumeration. https://t.co/H9JemKjlvE #ACM #AI https://t.co/io1VteBJpd

Paperback, 2014

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Max Tegmark

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

#happyfriday ! The following poll is adapted from Max Tegmark's survey, which is based on his book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. If superhuman AI appears, will it be a good thing? #AI #artificialintelliegence #PollOfTheDay

Paperback, 2018

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: His Life, Work, and Legacy, Krzysztof R. Apt

Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: His Life, Work, and Legacy

Krzysztof R. Apt
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

New title from ACM Books! Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: his Life, Work and Legacy, edited by Krzysztof R. Apt, et al. In this unique book, 31 computer scientists, including 5 #ACMTuringAward recipients discuss Dijkstra’s impactful contributions to #computing. 🔗: https://t.co/2oloVFNOUF https://t.co/oxFWhLTWjU

Hardcover, 2022

$129.95$104.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Discrete-Event Modeling and Simulation: A Practitioner's Approach, Gabriel A. Wainer

Discrete-Event Modeling and Simulation: A Practitioner's Approach

Gabriel A. Wainer
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

Join us in the upcoming DSP lecture, "Discrete-Event Modeling and Simulation for Development of Embedded and Real-Time Systems," w/ speaker Gabriel Wainer of @Carleton_U . The event will take place from May 23-26, 2023 in San Diego, California. https://t.co/MQ3KwYImcA https://t.co/8btCDvmA2P

Hardcover, 2009

$210.00$185.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Building the Snowflake Data Cloud: Monetizing and Democratizing Your Data, Andrew Carruthers

Building the Snowflake Data Cloud: Monetizing and Democratizing Your Data

Andrew Carruthers
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

This week's #ACMMember resource is the online course, “Building the Snowflake Data Cloud: Monetizing and Democratizing Your Data.” To access this & over 11,000 Percipio eBooks, visit @acmeducation , click on Percipio & log in w/ member credentials. https://t.co/yxKlX4RuiV https://t.co/P6gcUZNULu

Paperback, 2022

$64.99$39.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Deep Learning, Ian Goodfellow

Deep Learning

Ian Goodfellow
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

LIVESTREAMING AVAILABLE: Hot Topic panel at #HLF22 , "Deep Learning - Applications and Implications," with #ACMPrize recipient Sanjeev Arora and #ACMTuringAward recipients Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, @ylecun , and Raj Reddy! Tune in here: https://t.co/mw4rEYBm6M #Computing

Hardcover, 2016

$100.00$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Automatic Speech Recognition: A Deep Learning Approach, Dong Yu

Automatic Speech Recognition: A Deep Learning Approach

Dong Yu
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

In the newest #PeopleofACM, we interview Dong Yu, a Distinguished Scientist and Vice General Manager at Tencent AI Lab. Yu is an #ACMFellow and a recognized leader in automatic speech recognition and natural language processing. Read the interview here: https://t.co/zIEdF8LTRO https://t.co/mUrYIKSku3

Paperback, 2016

$169.99$144.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Wireshark Fundamentals: A Network Engineer's Handbook to Analyzing Network Traffic, Vinit Jain

Wireshark Fundamentals: A Network Engineer's Handbook to Analyzing Network Traffic

Vinit Jain
Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing Machinery

This week's featured ACM Member resource is the online book, “Wireshark Fundamentals: A Network Engineer’s Handbook to Analyzing Network Traffic:” https://t.co/MHQcnIlV6O Join ACM to access this & more than 10,000 titles from ACM's Skillsoft Collection: https://t.co/yxKlX4RuiV https://t.co/J9bG8nrL3L

Paperback, 2022

$54.99$29.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)