More New ACM Books

Concurrency: The Works of Leslie Lamport

Edited by Dahlia Malkhi, Calibra
Part of the Turing Award series, this book touches on a lifetime of contributions by Leslie Lamport to the field of concurrency and on the extensive influence he had on people working in the field. It will be of value to historians of science, and to researchers and students who work in the area of concurrency and who are interested to read about the work of one of the most influential researchers in this field. 

Providing Sound Foundations for Cryptography: On the work of Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali

Edited by Oded Goldreich, Weizmann Institute of Science
Another book in the Turing Award series, this book celebrates the seminal works in cryptography which were the basis for bestowing the 2012 A.M. Turing Award upon Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali. A significant portion of this book reproduces some of these works, and another portion consists of scientific perspectives by some of their former students. The highlight of the book is provided by a few chapters that allow the readers to meet Shafi and Silvio in person. These include interviews with them, their biographies and their Turing Award lectures.