ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – 15 April, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities We had the Second ACM Turing Lecture by Prof. C. Pandurangan on 10 April. Upcoming Events Expert Lecture on 8 May, 2017 Topic : Security and Privacy in the Cloud Speaker: Dr. Sriram Rajamani Managing Director Microsoft Research India Date : 8 May, 5:30 PM Venue : Seminar Hall Chennai Mathematical Institute Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend, please register through the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/ yX9zkzl2B83wlyam2 (https://goo.gl/forms/yX9zkzl2B83wlyam2) Tea and snacks will be served *before* the talk at 5:00 PM. Headlines at a Glance 1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/04/13/building-apis-for-the-university-and-the-student.aspx 2. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39533308 3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412132359.htm 4. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604117/facebooks-perfect-impossible-chatbot/?set=604199 5. http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/safety/an-autonomous-cowllision-alert-system-for-driving-in-india 6. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/technology/artificial-intelligence-automation-report.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0 7. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/fashion/store-of-the-future.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=9&pgtype=sectionfront 8. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-computingquantum-deep.html 9. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-unintended-consequences-of-an-easy-life_us_58e4f366e4b09dbd42f3dc22?section=us_technology News in Detail Building APIs for the University and the Student A few years ago, three innovative Brigham Young University (https://home.byu.edu/) (UT) students decided to develop an improved version of the university registration system interface. They "screen-scraped" the official registration pages and created their own site .... Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/04/13/building-apis-for-the-university-and-the-student.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Artificial intelligence: How to avoid racist algorithms ------------------------------------------------------------ There is growing concern that many of the algorithms that make decisions about our lives - from what we see on the internet to how likely we are to become victims or instigators of crime - are trained on data sets that do not include a diverse range of people ... Read More (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39533308) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Tool for checking complex computer architectures reveals flaws in emerging design ------------------------------------------------------------ With backing from some of the largest technology companies, a major project called RISC-V seeks to facilitate open-source design for computer chips, offering the possibility of opening chip designs beyond the few firms that currently dominate the space ... Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412132359.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Facebook’s Perfect, Impossible Chatbot ------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook is quietly trying to develop the most useful virtual assistant ever, in a project that illustrates the current limitations of artificial intelligence ... Read More (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604117/facebooks-perfect-impossible-chatbot/?set=604199) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A Cow-llision Alert System for Driving in India ------------------------------------------------------------ Anyone working on autonomous vehicle decision-making spends a lot of time worrying about edge cases—situations that come up so infrequently that you can't predict them very well, and consequently can't prepare for them effectively ... Read More (http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/safety/an-autonomous-cowllision-alert-system-for-driving-in-india) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** New Tools Needed to Track Technology’s Impact on Jobs, Panel Says ------------------------------------------------------------ America needs new tools for the timely measurement and monitoring of technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, an expert panel composed mainly of economists and computer scientists said in a new report ... Read More (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/technology/artificial-intelligence-automation-report.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Imagining the Retail Store of the Future ------------------------------------------------------------ What will the store of the future look like? Will we be served by fleets of gleaming robots, using built-in facial recognition technology (http://www.furhatrobotics.com/furhat/) to adjust each sales pitch to a person’s current mood or past spending preferences? ... Read More (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/fashion/store-of-the-future.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=9&pgtype=sectionfront) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Computing—quantum deep ------------------------------------------------------------ In a first for deep learning, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led team is bringing together quantum, high-performance and neuromorphic computing architectures to address complex issues that, if resolved, could clear the way for more flexible, efficient technologies in intelligent computing ... Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-04-computingquantum-deep.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** The Unintended Consequences Of An Easy Life ------------------------------------------------------------ A little while back, I wrote about Keynes’ prediction (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-birchall/immense-harm-is-caused-by-work_b_9664374.html) that our greatest challenge today would be what to do with all the leisure time we now have as a result of technology doing all the work that previously kept us occupied ... Read More (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-unintended-consequences-of-an-easy-life_us_58e4f366e4b09dbd42f3dc22?section=us_technology) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2017,ACM. All rights reserved.