ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – May 16-31, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities We filed our chapter yearly report to ACM HQ.
Upcoming Events None planned right now. Headlines at a Glance 1. http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/can-we-quantify-machine-consciousness 2. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/6/217747-technical-perspective-low-depth-arithmetic-circuits/abstract 3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170526084521.htm 4. https://hbr.org/2017/05/whats-your-data-strategy 5. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-india-ethical-hackers-rewarded-home.html 6. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/05/26/most-experts-predict-a-mix-of-models-for-future-of-ed.aspx 7. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132916-curious-ai-learns-by-exploring-game-worlds-and-making-mistakes/ News in Detail ** Can We Quantify Machine Consciousness? ------------------------------------------------------------ Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi, IEEE Spectrum - 25 May 2017 Imagine that at some time in the not-too-distant future, you’ve bought a smartphone that comes bundled with a personal digital assistant (PDA) living in the cloud. You …. Read More (http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/can-we-quantify-machine-consciousness) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Low-depth Arithmetic Circuits ------------------------------------------------------------ Avi Wigderson, Communications of the ACM - June 2017 The computations of polynomials (over a field, which we shall throughout assume is of zero or large enough characteristic) using arithmetic operations of addition and multiplication (and possibly division) are of course as natural as the computation …. Read More (https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/6/217747-technical-perspective-low-depth-arithmetic-circuits/abstract) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Toward mass-producible quantum computers Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 26, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mass-producible quantum computers are closer than ever, thanks to new research. This process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales, say scientists ... Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170526084521.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** What’s Your Data Strategy? ------------------------------------------------------------ Leandro DalleMule and Thomas H. Davenport, Harvard Business Review, May-June 2017 More than ever, the ability to manage torrents of data is critical to a company’s success. But even with the emergence of data-management functions and chief data officers (CDOs) … Read More (https://hbr.org/2017/05/whats-your-data-strategy) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** India's ethical hackers rewarded abroad, ignored at home Nick Perry Phys.org May 29, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming news—he had hacked their website and could book flights anywhere in the world for free ... Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-05-india-ethical-hackers-rewarded-home.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Most Experts Predict a "Mix of Models" for Future of Ed Dian Schaffhauser campustechnology.com 05/26/17 ------------------------------------------------------------ Experts in higher education, technology, government and research expect the future of workplace training to include new kinds of educational offerings that can train large numbers of workers in the skills they'll need ... Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/05/26/most-experts-predict-a-mix-of-models-for-future-of-ed.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Curious AI learns by exploring game worlds and making mistakes ------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Reynolds, New Scientist, 26 May 2017 I wonder what will happen if I press this button? Algorithms armed with a sense of curiosity are teaching themselves to discover and solve problems they’ve never encountered before … Read More (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132916-curious-ai-learns-by-exploring-game-worlds-and-making-mistakes/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2017,ACM. All rights reserved.