ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – April 1-15, 2018
Best Wishes for a Very Happy New Year !
Chapter Activities We had an interesting talk by Ganesh Sankaralingam, Director, LatentView Analytics on 'Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Should Humans be Worried ?'.
We also a chapter committee meeting on 10 April @ IMSc post the talk.
Upcoming Events Nothing planned in the immediate future due to summer break.
Headlines at a Glance 1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/04/10/pilot-linking-degrees-and-earnings-gets-first-try-at-u-texas.aspx 2. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43653649 3. https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/see-straight-through-walls-by-augmenting-your-eyeballs-with-drones 4. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610786/bitcoin-is-eating-quebec/ 5. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180410103518.htm 6. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-optimal-diversify-economy.htm
News in Detail
** Pilot Linking Degrees and Earnings Gets First Try at U Texas campustechnology.com | Dian Schaffhauser | 10 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ The first-year median earnings for an undergraduate who received his or her degree in health and physical education/fitness at the University of Texas at Austin (https://www.utexas.edu/) is $39,441 ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/04/10/pilot-linking-degrees-and-earnings-gets-first-try-at-u-texas.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** TED 2018: Technology reveals fear and other emotions bbc.com | Jane Wakefield | 12 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ The fear levels of an audience have been measured to show how machines are beginning to reveal people's deepest feelings. The demonstration was part of a talk given by Dolby Labs chief scientist Poppy Crum at the TED conference in Vancouver .. Full Article (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43653649) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Straight Through Walls by Augmenting Your Eyeballs With Drones spectrum.ieee.org | Evan Ackerman | 12 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Robots make fantastic remote-sensing systems, ideal for sending in to disaster areas or for search-and-rescue. Drones in particular can move rapidly over large areas or through structures, identifying damage or … Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/see-straight-through-walls-by-augmenting-your-eyeballs-with-drones) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Bitcoin is eating Quebec MIT Tech Review | Kathryn Miles | 11 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ At first glance, nothing looks particularly cutting-edge about this aging industrial park in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, about 60 miles east of Montreal. The air is thick with the smell of roasting cacao, which billows from a ... Full Article (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610786/bitcoin-is-eating-quebec/ ) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Digital penicillin production ScienceDaily.com | Vienna Institute of Technology | 10 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Microorganisms are often used to produce chemicals. These processes are usually very complicated. It is hard to completely understand every detail of the process, when living organisms are involved. Therefore, ... Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180410103518.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** What is the optimal way to diversify an economy? phys.org | MIT | 10 April, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ One of the eternal challenges of economic development is how to identify the economic activities that a country, city, or region should target. During recent years, a large body of research has shown that countries, regions, ... Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2018-04-optimal-diversify-economy.html) ------------------------------------------------------------
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