ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – April 16-30, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities We are thinking about how to spread awareness of our chapter to industry and academia. Also, in the cards is the breadth of activities we can participate - Faculty enrichment, Curriculum enhancement, etc. Stayed tuned for more updates. 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 Note - Shuttles are available from IMSc to CMI and also from CMI to Madhya Kailash after the talk (the return shuttle will be exclusively arranged based on the numbers). The information regarding regular shuttle is available in the following link: http://www.cmi.ac.in//practical/shuttle.php (http://www.cmi.ac.in/practical/shuttle.php) 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://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/5/216323-combating-cancer-with-data/fulltext 2. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/5/216317-preparing-tomorrows-faculty-to-address-challenges-in-teaching-computer-science/abstract 3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170428154553.htm 4. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604294/solving-a-global-digital-identity-crisis/?set=604297 5. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-artificial-intelligence-accurately-future-heart.html 6. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-pattern-discovery-recognitionnew.html 7. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-scientists-algorithm-bee-colonies-dismantling.html News in Detail Combating Cancer With Data For decades, scientists have worked toward the 'holy grail' of finding a cure for cancer. While significant progress has been made, their efforts have often been worked on as individual entities ... Read More (https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/5/216323-combating-cancer-with-data/fulltext) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Preparing Tomorrow's Faculty to Address Challenges in Teaching Computer Science ------------------------------------------------------------ As computing becomes more pervasive, we see increased demand from students eager to start a career in computing, and also from students in related disciplines recognizing the need for computer science skills ... Read More (https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/5/216317-preparing-tomorrows-faculty-to-address-challenges-in-teaching-computer-science/abstract) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Hybrid circuits can increase computational power of chaos-based systems ------------------------------------------------------------ Combining digital and analog components in nonlinear, chaos-based integrated circuits can improve their computational power by enabling processing of a larger number of inputs, new research shows ... Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170428154553.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Solving a Global Digital Identity Crisis ------------------------------------------------------------ Digital identities have become an integral part of modern life, but things like e-passports, digital health records, or Apple Pay really only provide faster, easier, or sometimes smarter ways of accessing services that are already available ... Read More (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604294/solving-a-global-digital-identity-crisis/?set=604297) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Artificial intelligence can accurately predict future heart disease and strokes, study finds ------------------------------------------------------------ Computers that can teach themselves from routine clinical data are potentially better at predicting cardiovascular risk than current standard medical risk models, according to new research (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-ai-doctors-gauging-heart.html) at the University of Nottingham ... Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-04-artificial-intelligence-accurately-future-heart.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Pattern discovery over pattern recognition—new way for computers to see ------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Crutchfield wants to teach a machine to "see" in a new way, discovering patterns that evolve over time instead of recognizing patterns based on a stored template ... Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-04-pattern-discovery-recognitionnew.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Scientists develop a novel algorithm inspired by bee colonies to help dismantling criminal social networks ------------------------------------------------------------ Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have designed an algorithm, inspired by the intelligent and social behavior of bee colonies, which allows law enforcement to attack and dismantle any type of social network that poses a threat, whether physical or virtual, such as social networks linked ... Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-04-scientists-algorithm-bee-colonies-dismantling.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2017,ACM. All rights reserved.