ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – June 30, 2018
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News Chapter Activities No Significant Updates. Upcoming Events
10 July, 2018: Next event of ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter is an expert lecture. The details are as follows: Topic : CyberSecurity in the Quantum Era Speaker: Dr. G. Subrahmanya VRK Rao AVP- Technology Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd. Date & Time : 10th July @ 5PM Venue : Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences(IMSc) Abstract The fragility of the digital age demands strong cyber security protocols. The troubling frequency of Cyber security breach incidents make it mandatory to include newer technologies to strategically improve cybersecurity measures. The current talk introduces us to the concept of Cybersecurity in Quantum Era with a special focus on both quantum cryptography and post quantum cryptography as a possible solution to this complex and multidimensional issue of cyber threats. Short Bio Dr G Subrahmanya VRK Rao (Dr Rao) is currently associated with Global Technology Office of Cognizant Technology Solutions as AVP-Technology. Dr Rao has over Twenty four years of work experience which include Government, Industry, Academia and Research careers. While Dr Rao earned multiple International Technology awards from ITU (United Nations), EPA (USA), Computerworld etc., Dr Rao was also awarded multiple Government / Industry / Public Private Partnership (PPP) Research grants from Intel, NWO (The Netherlands), DEiTY (Govt. of India) etc. A Ph.D Gold-medalist, Dr Rao did his Postdoctoral Research work at Telkom Center of Excellence attached to University of Fort Hare, South Africa. Author of the Book entitled “WiMax – A Wireless Technology Revolution” and Editor of the book entitled “Web Services Security and E-Business”, Dr Rao regularly files Patents and Trademarks. Widely Published / Presented his research at International Conference/Journals, Dr Rao is the Founder and Organizing Chair for ‘Cloud for Business Industry and Enterprises (C4BIE)’. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Senior Member of ACM, and his Bio is available in multiple editions of “Who’s Who in the World”. Dr Rao is an active (White Hat) Certified Ethical Hacker. Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend the talk, please register to facilitate logistics. Tea and Snacks will be served after the talk at 6:00 PM.
Headlines at a Glance
1. Coding Education Tool to Include Progression Feature 2. Babylon claims its chatbot beats GPs at medical exam 3. A digital capitalism Marx might enjoy 4. Algorithm speeds up process for analyzing 3D medical images 5. Unlocking the promise of approximate computing for on-chip AI acceleration 6. CA Gov. Jerry Brown signs law to give consumers broad privacy rights
News in Detail ** Coding Education Tool to Include Progression Feature
campustechnology.com | Dian Schaffhauser | 27 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ A project funded by the U.S. Department of Education (https://www.ed.gov/) will focus on the creation of a prototype of a web-based coding progression tool for high schoolers and college students. The tool will take students through ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/06/27/learning-tool-for-coding-to-include-progression-feature.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Babylon claims its chatbot beats GPs at medical exam bbc.com | Jen Copestake | 27 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Babylon, the company behind the NHS GP at Hand app, says its follow-up software achieves medical exam scores that are on-par with human doctors. It revealed the artificial intelligence bot at an event held at the Royal College of Physicians... Full Article (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44635134) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A digital capitalism Marx might enjoy MIT Tech Review | Ryan Avent | 27 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ The world may soon face a new era of conflict between labor and capital, based on a relationship between the two far different from that which animated Marx ... Full Article (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611480/a-digital-capitalism-marx-might-enjoy/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Algorithm speeds up process for analyzing 3D medical images ScienceDaily.com | MIT | 18 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differences in great detail ... Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618112752.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Unlocking the promise of approximate computing for on-chip AI acceleration phys.org | IBM | 29 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Recent advances in deep learning and exponential growth in the use of machine learning across application domains have made AI acceleration critically important Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2018-06-approximate-on-chip-ai.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** CA Gov. Jerry Brown signs law to give consumers broad privacy rights cnet.com | Laura Hautala | 28 June, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ The law gives Californians increased control over their personal data, and one less thing to vote on in November ... Full Article (https://www.cnet.com/news/ca-governor-jerry-brown-signs-law-to-give-consumers-broad-privacy-rights/) ------------------------------------------------------------
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