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As part of the "50 Years of Turing Award" talk series, the fourth talk has been scheduled at IIT Madras.

Topic     :  Contributions of Leslie Lamport  (2013 Turing Award Winner)

Speaker  :  Dr. D. Janakiram
Professor, Department of CSE,
IIT Madras, Chennai

Date      :  17th August @ 5PM

Venue    :  CS 25, Department of CSE,
IIT Madras, Chennai

Headlines at a Glance

1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/08/10/3-ways-it-is-impacting-student-success.aspx
2. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-automated-fingerprint-analysis-closer-reality.html?utm_source=menu&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=item-menu
3.https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608591/this-new-squad-of-internet-experts-will-try-to-bring-order-to-global-cyber-conflict/
4.http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/start-ups/zizmos-continues-its-quest-to-create-an-iot-earthquake-warning-network
5. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40922048
6. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170810104923.htm
7. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2143786-smart-cameras-spot-when-hospital-staff-dont-wash-their-hands/

News in Detail 

** 3 Ways IT Is Impacting Student Success
Campustechnology.com, David Raths, 10 August, 2017
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Three CIOs talk about technology's role in student success and the wide-ranging ways that the IT organization is contributing to institutional goals ...
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** Automated fingerprint analysis is one step closer to reality
phys.org, 14 August, 2017
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The first big case involving fingerprint evidence in the United States was the murder trial of Thomas Jennings in Chicago in 1911. Jennings had broken ...

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** This New Squad of Internet Experts Will Try to Bring Order to Global Cyber Conflict
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MIT Technology Review, Mike Orcutt,  August 10, 2017

The United Nations has failed to get countries to agree how international law applies to cyberspace, so a new group is stepping up. …
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** Zizmos Continues Its Quest to Create an IoT Earthquake-Warning Network
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IEEE Spectrum, Tekla S. Perry, August 4, 2017

I first met Battalgazi Yildirim two years ago. He had posted a request in my local online community: His startup, Zizmos (https://www.zizmos.com/) , wanted volunteers willing to mount a sensor package ...
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** Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle
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BBC, Leo Kelion, Aug 15, 2017

The facility is set to be created at the Norwegian town of Ballangen, which is located inside the Arctic Circle. The firm behind the project, Kolos, says the chilled air and abundant hydropower available locally would help it keep its energy costs down...
Read More (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40922048)
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** DNA sequencing tools lack robust protections against cybersecurity risks
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ScienceDaily.com, University of Washington, August 10, 2017

A new study from University of Washington researchers that analyzed the security hygiene of common, open-source DNA processing programs finds evidence of poor computer security practices used throughout the field ...
Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170810104923.htm)
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** Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don’t wash their hands
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New Scientist, Timothy Revell, 14 August
If you end up in a hospital in Europe, you have a one in 20 chance of acquiring an infection while there (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2109519-one-in-20-european-patients-catch-an-infection-while-in-hospital/) . One of the leading causes is a lack of hand hygiene. Even though hospitals are filled with alcohol-based gel dispensers and advisory posters, they’re not working ...

Read More (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2143786-smart-cameras-spot-when-hospital-staff-dont-wash-their-hands/)
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