Chapter Activities

19 Dec., 2017: We had a talk by Prof. Dr. Deepak Khemani on 'Contributions of Judea Pearl' 
               (Turing, 2011)

29 Dec., 2017: We had a talk by Prof. Shamkant Navathe on 'Contributions of Edgar Codd'  
               (Turing, 1981)

Upcoming Events

5 Jan., 2018: Tenth talk in the series of Turing Award Winners will be delivered by 
Dr. Krishna Nandivada. It will be about 'Contributions of Fran Allen' (Turing, 2006).

We will email the details of venue of the talk very soon.

Headlines at a Glance

1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/12/19/how-the-slow-ed-tech-movement-is-bringing-a-sense-of-purpose-to-academic-technology.aspx
2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/ieee-spectrums-most-popular-stories-of-2017
3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219101909.htm
4. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42265053
5. https://phys.org/news/2017-12-real-estate-decision-making-tools.html
6. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lovesick-cyborg/2017/12/29/predator-vision-drones-get-ai-to-spot-poachers/#.WkfBaJKGPIU

News in Detail

** How the 'Slow Ed Tech Movement' Is Bringing a Sense of Purpose to Academic Technology
campustechnology.com | David Raths | 19 December, 2017
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Slowing the pace of education technology work makes projects more sustainable, gives 
people a chance to connect, allows for more meaningful conversations and helps prevent 
burnout …

Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/12/19/how-the-slow-ed-tech-movement-is-bringing-a-sense-of-purpose-to-academic-technology.aspx)

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** IEEE Spectrum’s Most Popular Stories of 2017
spectrum.ieee.org | Amy Nordrum | 28 December, 2017
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In 2017, IEEE Spectrum published more than 1,000 feature and news stories about technology. 
Here, we resurface our most ...

Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/ieee-spectrums-most-popular-stories-of-2017)

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** Electromagnetic emissions from smartphones analyzed for security vulnerability
Sciencedaily.com | 19 December, 2017
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Researchers are developing a tool that enables cell phones to be analyzed in order to 
determine if they could undergo a cyber-attack to obtain encryption keys through their 
electromagnetic emanations …

Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219101909.htm)
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** The man who can't face the internet
Jane Wakefield | bbc.com | 30 December, 2017
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Earlier this month, Facebook announced it would be using facial recognition to let users 
know every time a photo of them had been uploaded to the site. Such a feature would be 
extremely useful to one man - public-relations professional Jonathan Hirshon, who has 
managed to stay anonymous on the social network for the past 20 years ...

Full Article (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42265053)
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** Turning real estate data into decision-making tools
Michael Hoban, MIT | phys.com | 27 December, 2017
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The unprecedented amount of commercial real estate information being generated today 
presents new opportunities for analysts to develop models that translate masses of data 
into predictive tools for investors ...

Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2017-12-real-estate-decision-making-tools.html)
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** ‘Predator’ Vision Drones Get AI to Spot Poachers
Jeremy Hsu | discovermagazine.com | 29 December, 2017
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Poachers illegally hunting elephants and rhinoceroses under the supposed cover of darkness 
may soon find themselves being tracked by “Predator” vision drones armed with artificial 
intelligence ...

Full Article (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lovesick-cyborg/2017/12/29/predator-vision-drones-get-ai-to-spot-poachers/#.WkfBaJKGPIU)
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