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Letters (HTML)

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President's Message

Building on the Past--Looking to the Future (HTML)

Gerald L. Engel, IEEE Computer Society President

pp. 7-9

EIC's Message

Maintaining Technical Currency in Today's Technology Climate (HTML)

Doris L. Carver, Editor in Chief, Computer

pp. 10-11

At Random

Machine Intelligence Meets Neuroscience (Abstract)

Bob Colwell

pp. 12-15

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32 & 16

32 & 16 Years Ago (Abstract)

pp. 16-17

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News

Malicious Bots Threaten Network Security (HTML)

pp. 18-20

Squeezing Supercomputers onto a Chip (HTML)

pp. 21-23

News Briefs (HTML)

pp. 24-26

Cover Features

Robonaut: The 'Short List' of Technology Hurdles (Abstract)

Fredrik Rehnmark, Lockheed Martin Space Operations

William Bluethmann, NASA Johnson Space Center

Joshua Mehling, NASA Johnson Space Center

Robert O. Ambrose, NASA Johnson Space Center

Myron Diftler, NASA Johnson Space Center

Mars Chu, Metrica Inc.

Ryan Necessary, GB Tech

pp. 28-37

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Reactive Animation: Realistic Modeling of Complex Dynamic Systems (Abstract)

Sol Efroni, National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics

David Harel, Weizmann Institute of Science

Irun R. Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science

pp. 38-47

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Embedded Entertainment with Smart Projectors (Abstract)

Oliver Bimber, Bauhaus University, Weimar

Andreas Emmerling, Bauhaus University, Weimar

Thomas Klemmer, Bauhaus University, Weimar

pp. 48-55

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Self-Assembled Architectures and the Temporal Aspects of Computing (Abstract)

Chris Dwyer, Duke University

Alvin R. Lebeck, Duke University

Daniel J. Sorin, Duke University

pp. 56-64

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Challenges for Quantum Computing with Solid-State Devices (Abstract)

Robert W. Keyes, IBM Watson Research Center

pp. 65-69

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India's IT Services Industry: A Comparative Analysis (Abstract)

Pratyush Bharati, University of Massachusetts, Boston

pp. 71-75

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Membership News

Computer Society Offers a Wide Array of Products and Services in 2005 (HTML)

pp. 79-83

Call and Calendar (HTML)

pp. 84-87

Career Opportunities (PDF)

pp. 88-98

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Bookshelf (HTML)

pp. 100

Products (HTML)

pp. 101-102

Embedded Computing

The Engineering of Supersystems (Abstract)

Graham Hellestrand, Vast Systems Technology Corp.

pp. 103-105

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IT Systems Perspectives

J2EE Development Frameworks (Abstract)

Rod Johnson, Interface21

pp. 107-110

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Standards

S2ESC: Setting Standards for Three Decades (Abstract)

Paul R. Croll, IEEE Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee

Susan K. Land, IEEE Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee

pp. 111-113

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The Profession

People and Software in a Knowledge-Based Economy (Abstract)

Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics

pp. 116, 114-115

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