Resource Guides: College of Computing: Other Resources

Ethics

Ethics in Computing
Includes areas on commerce, computer abuse, social justice issues, intellectual property, privacy, basics, risks, and speech issues.

National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is home to America's codemakers and codebreakers.
NIST - Information Technology
Advancing the state-of-the-art in IT in such applications as cyber security and biometrics, the National Institute of Standards and Technology accelerates the development and deployment of systems that are reliable, usable, interoperable, and secure; advances measurement science through innovations in mathematics, statistics, and computer science; and conducts research to develop the measurements and standards infrastructure for emerging information technologies and applications.
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
US-CERT is charged with providing response support and defense against cyber attacks for the Federal Civil Executive Branch (.gov) and information sharing and collaboration with state and local government, industry and international partners.

US-CERT interacts with federal agencies, industry, the research community, state and local governments, and others to disseminate reasoned and actionable cyber security information to the public.

ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers.
INTERPOL - Information Technology Crime

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
About IEEE

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
USENIX: the Advanced Computing Systems Association
USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association:

* Fosters technical excellence and innovation
* Supports and disseminates research with a practical bias
* Provides a neutral forum for discussion of technical issues
* Encourages computing outreach into the community at large

ACM's Women in Computing
ACM-W's mission is to celebrate, inform and support women in computing, and work with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women.
AnitaB.org
In 1987, computer scientist Dr. Anita Borg started a digital community for women in computing. Over the years, that community has grown and changed to become the leading organization for women in technology. Today, AnitaB.org works with women technologists in more than 50 countries, and partners with leading academic institutions and Fortune 500 companies
Gender Equity
Guide to Resources in women and computing from the Ethics in Computers site.
Women in the World of Computing

Linked in Learning
Wide variety of tutorials on numerous programming languages available through GT-(Log on at the bottom of the page.)
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) conducts research in all areas of computer science and AI, such as robotics, systems, theory, biology, machine learning, speech recognition, vision and graphics. Here you'll find videos showcasing the exciting research being done at CSAIL.