ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – July 1-15, 2018
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News Chapter Activities
10 July, 2018: Had an enlivening presentation by Dr. Rao on 'CyberSecurity in Quantuum Era'.
Upcoming Events
20 July, 2018: An expert talk has been jointly organized with SSN College of Engineering. The details are as follows: Topic : Whither AI? Cognition Amplifiers and Guardian Angels in your Future Speaker: Prof. Raj Reddy(1994 Turing Award winner) Carnegie Mellon University(CMU), USA Date & Time : 20 July @ 11:00 AM Venue : Justice Pratap Singh Auditorium, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam Abstract: There has been a lot hype about AI in the media recently. Much of it is mythology and will not happen; Robots will not take over the world. In this talk, we will review tools, techniques and advances in AI over the past half century and explore what might be next. We will present two types of Intelligent Assistants, namely, Cognition Amplifiers and Guardian Angels, which will enable us to do many daily tasks faster and with less effort as well as give us superhuman capabilities, to do tasks previously impossible for humans. We will discuss how they may be of use in service of society and improve quality of life in rural India. Bio of Prof. Raj Reddy Dr. Raj Reddy is a University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics, and Moza Bint Nasser Chair at Carnegie Mellon University. He was an Assistant Professor at Stanford from 1966-69 and Faculty Member at Carnegie Mellon since 1969. He served as the founding Director of the Robotics Institute from 1979 to 1991 and the Dean of School of Computer Science from 1991 to 1999. He has been active in AI research for over five decades in the areas of AI, Speech Understanding, Image Understanding, Robotics, Multi-sensor Fusion, and Intelligent Agents. Dr. Reddy's current research interests include: Technology in Service of Society, Voice Computing for the 3B semi-literate populations at the bottom of the pyramid, Digital Democracy, and Learning Science and Technologies. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as co-chair of President Clinton’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 1999 to 2001. Dr. Reddy is the recipient of the Legion of Honor in 1984, the ACM Turing Award in 1994, the Padma Bhushan in 2001, the Honda Prize in 2005 and Vannevar Bush Award in 2006. Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend, kindly register to facilitate logistics.
Headlines at a Glance
1. Guiding Faculty into Immersive Environments 2. Here are the 12 tech trends that will dominate business in 2018 3. A Software Architect Is the Person You Blame 4. New Optimization Algorithm Exponentially Speeds Computation 5. Coding schools are offering free classes in exchange for a percentage of future income. But at what cost? 6. Improving disaster response through Twitter data
News in Detail
** Guiding Faculty into Immersive Environments campustechnology.com | David Raths | 03 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ What's the best way to get faculty to engage with emerging technologies and incorporate new learning spaces into their teaching? Five institutions share their experiences. ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/07/03/guiding-faculty-into-immersive-environments.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Here are the 12 tech trends that will dominate business in 2018 techrepublic.com | Laurel Deppen | 12 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ According to the report, implementing new technology is the no. 1 action businesses are taking to change their models. Similarly, being up on emerging tech remains a priority ... Full Article (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/here-are-the-12-tech-trends-that-will-dominate-business-in-2018/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A Software Architect Is the Person You Blame cacm.acm.org | Yegor Bugayenko | 05 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Some might believe that the title of a software architect is merely a status symbol placed upon a senior coder, signaling that a specific level of respect should be delivered; this assumption is wrong ... Full Article (https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/229326-a-software-architect-is-the-person-you-blame/fulltext) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** New Optimization Algorithm Exponentially Speeds Computation spectrum.ieee.org | Charles Q.Choi | 05 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ A new algorithm could dramatically slash the time it can take computers to recommend movies or route taxis. The new algorithm, developed by Harvard University researchers, solves optimization problems exponentially faster ... Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/new-optimization-algorithm-exponentially-speeds-computation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Coding schools are offering free classes in exchange for a percentage of future income. But at what cost? nextgov.com | Lindsay Gellman | 05 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Last year, Lavell Burton decided he wanted to learn to code. He searched online for coding bootcamps, and was surprised to find that many of them cost several thousand dollars upfront. Burton, then 36 ... Full Article (https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/07/code-now-pay-tuition-later/149441/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Improving disaster response through Twitter data phys.org | Jordan Ford, Penn State | 11 July, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Twitter data could give disaster relief teams real-time information to provide aid and save lives, thanks to a new algorithm developed by an international team of researchers ... Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2018-07-disaster-response-twitter.html) ------------------------------------------------------------
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