From the Editors: Writing New Chapters

Connections from the New Editors

S 51 (c) Susan D. Greenbaum for INSNA 1988

Letter from the New Editors-in-Chief

Discrete geometry and computational geometry are areas of active research that belong together, can benefit from intensified interaction, and need a common platform: This was the vision of Eli Goodman and Ricky Pollack in the mid-1980s, which led to the birth of Discrete & Computational Geometry. The journal they created in 1986 has documented, highlighted, and triggered many important breakthr...

From the Editors Being Scheherazade: the Importance of Storytelling in Academic Writing

We have two jobs as scholars: Answering interesting questions and telling the story. Numerous books, articles, and “From the Editors” columns are dedicated to the former, but precious little attention is given to the latter. Indeed, many in our field do not recognize the importance of storytelling to academic success. The written word is the principal medium we use to transmit our ideas to the ...

New chapters for Alpha Omega Alpha.

From the Guest Editors

The dependability of systems is known as the reliance that can justifiably be placed on the service the system delivers. Dependability has become an important aspect of computer systems since everyday life increasingly depends on them, which has left us vulnerable to their potential malfunction. The causes to these malfunctions can potentially be introduced in every step of their development, d...