Association for Computing Machinery

ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – March 16-31, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News

Chapter Activities
We had the First ACM Turing Lecture by Prof. Madhavan Mukund on 21st March. Slide pack available here (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/past-events/) .
Upcoming Events
As part of the “50 Years of Turing Award” talk series, the second talk is scheduled at IIT Madras.

Topic : RSA(Rivest, Shamir and Adleman) Public Key
Cryptographic Algorithm

Speaker : Dr. C. Pandurangan,
Professor, Department of CSE,
IIT Madras, Chennai

Date : 10th April 5:30 PM

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

Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend, please register through the following link:
https://goo.gl/forms/ oq3JRkfjnRfZ67lB2 (https://goo.gl/forms/oq3JRkfjnRfZ67lB2)

Tea and snacks will be served before the talk at 5:15 PM.
Headlines at a Glance
1. http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/4/215027-digitizing-the-world/fulltext
2. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/03/29/university-of-illinois-at-urbanachampaign-hec-paris-launch-masters-degrees-on-coursera.aspx
3. http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/4/215031-computational-thinking-for-teacher-education/fulltext
4. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/03/23/blockchain-letting-students-own-their-credentials.aspx
5. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320090442.htm
6. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3181995/it-management/experian-cio-embraces-apis-and-microservices-to-improve-data-transfer.html
7. http://news.mit.edu/2017/self-assembly-smaller-microchip-patterns-0327
8. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-algorithm-youll-favourite-mobile-game.html

News in Detail
Digitizing the World
Real-time communication and collaboration lie at the heart of a new generation of high-definition (HD) digital maps that react quickly to changes in the real world. Autonomous vehicles and construction-site surveys are among the applications that are driving companies toward high-precision mapping performed almost in real time ….

Read More (http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/4/215027-digitizing-the-world/fulltext)
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** University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, HEC Paris Launch Master’s Degrees on Coursera
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (http://illinois.edu/) (UIUC) and HEC Paris (http://www.hec.edu/) on Wednesday launched two online master’s degree programs to bring in more talent into two in-demand fields: accounting and entrepreneurship …
Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/03/29/university-of-illinois-at-urbanachampaign-hec-paris-launch-masters-degrees-on-coursera.aspx)
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** Computational Thinking for Teacher Education
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Enthusiasm has grown in recent years for computer science education in many countries, including Australia, the U.S, and the U.K. For example, in 2012, the Royal Society in the U.K. said, “Every child should have the opportunity to learn …
Read More (http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/4/215031-computational-thinking-for-teacher-education/fulltext)
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** Blockchain: Letting Students Own Their Credentials
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While truth may seem evasive on many fronts, a joint academic and industry effort is underway to codify it for credentialing. At the core of the effort is blockchain, a trust technology …
Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/03/23/blockchain-letting-students-own-their-credentials.aspx)
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** Research teaches machines to decipher the dawn chorus
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Innovative research looking at the timing and sequence of bird calls could provide new insight into the social interaction that goes on between birds. It will also help teach machines to differentiate between human-made and natural sounds and to understand the world around them …
Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320090442.htm)
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** Experian CIO embraces APIs and microservices to improve data transfer
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Data is the lifeblood of Experian (http://www.experian.com/) , a global business that handles staggeringly large volumes of financial and consumer information. But when Barry Libenson arrived as CIO in June 2015, he found that the company didn’t distribute data between …
Read More (http://www.computerworld.com/article/3181995/it-management/experian-cio-embraces-apis-and-microservices-to-improve-data-transfer.html)
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** A big leap toward tinier lines
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For the last few decades, microchip manufacturers have been on a quest to find ways to make the patterns of wires and components in their microchips ever smaller, in order to fit more of them onto a single chip and thus continue the relentless progress toward faster and more powerful computers …
Read More (http://news.mit.edu/2017/self-assembly-smaller-microchip-patterns-0327)
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** An algorithm that knows when you’ll get bored with your favourite mobile game
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Researchers from the Tokyo-based company Silicon Studio, led by Spanish data scientist África Periáñez, have developed a new algorithm that predicts when a user will leave a mobile game. This information is useful for game studios so that they can design strategies to maintain the player’s interest …
Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-03-algorithm-youll-favourite-mobile-game.html)
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