Chapter Activities

1. We have extended the chapter memberships for existing members.
2. We had a talk (Turing Awardee Contributions Series) on 'Contributions of Leslie Lamport' by Prof. Dr. D. Janakiram on 
   17 Aug in IITM

Upcoming Events

'Celebration of Women in Computing (http://www.aicwic2017.com/)  'conference will be held in SRM University during 11-13 September, 2017.

Our chapter is jointly organizing  a Faculty Summit on Sep 13 as part of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in the conference.

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On Sep 21, we have planned the next Turing Awardee Contributions Lecture Series. More details will be in next NL.

Headlines at a Glance

1. http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/when-disaster-strikes-flying-cell-towers-could-aid-search-and-rescue
2. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/08/21/purdue-opens-combo-library-active-learning-center.aspx
3 .http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/the-future-of-computing-depends-on-making-it-reversible
4. http://news.mit.edu/2017/using-machine-learning-improve-patient-care-0821
5. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-expert.html
6. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823131241.htm
7. https://in.reuters.com/article/autos-ford-motor-selfdriving-idINKCN1B90CP

News in Detail 

** When Disaster Strikes, Flying Cell Towers Could Aid Search and Rescue
spectrum.ieee.org, Kamesh Namuduri, 29 August, 2017
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Base stations carried by drones would form an ad hoc network and connect first responders  ...
Read More (http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/when-disaster-strikes-flying-cell-towers-could-aid-search-and-rescue)
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** Purdue Opens Combo Library/Active Learning Center
Campustechnology.com, Dian Schaffhauser, 21 August, 2017
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Purdue University (http://www.purdue.edu/)  students will be attending classes starting this week in a new "active learning center" that integrates flexible classroom and study spaces with library resources and a bakery. ...

Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/08/21/purdue-opens-combo-library-active-learning-center.aspx)
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** The Future of Computing Depends on Making It Reversible
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spectrum.ieee.org,  Micheal P. Frank,  25 August, 2017

It’s time to embrace reversible computing, which could offer dramatic improvements in energy efficiency …
Read More (http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/the-future-of-computing-depends-on-making-it-reversible)
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** Using machine learning to improve patient care
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MIT Tech Review,  Rachel Gordon, 21 August, 2017
Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be difficult to integrate and monitor all of these data for multiple patients while making real-time ...
Read More (http://news.mit.edu/2017/using-machine-learning-improve-patient-care-0821)
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** Everyone's an expert, but a computer program may be able to pick the best ones
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phys.org, 24 Aug, 2017

Combining the intuition of humans with the impartiality of computers could improve decision-making for organizations, eventually leading to lower costs and better profits, according to a team of researchers ...

Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-08-expert.html)
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** Major leap towards data storage at the molecular level
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ScienceDaily.com, University of Manchester, 23 August, 2017

From smartphones to supercomputers, the growing need for smaller and more energy efficient devices has made higher density data storage one of the most important technological quests ...

Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823131241.htm)
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** Ford teams with Domino's on self-driving pizza delivery test
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reuters.com, Paul Lienert, 29 August, 2017
Ford Motor Co and Domino’s Pizza Inc in September will begin testing Michigan consumers’ reactions to having their pies delivered by self-driving vehicles, the companies said on Tuesday ...

Read More (https://in.reuters.com/article/autos-ford-motor-selfdriving-idINKCN1B90CP)
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