ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – July 1-15, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities We had third ACM Turing Award Winner talk (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/past-events/) on 6 July, 2017. We have also initiated steps to increase ACM awareness in Chennai area. We had a chapter meeting on 6 July, 2017. Upcoming Events Next planned event will be in August. Will update via email to members when we finalize. Headlines at a Glance 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidK4Q2rSr0 2. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170711141408.htm 3. http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/history/a-man-in-a-hurry-claude-shannons-new-york-years 4. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/07/13/when-too-much-data-gets-in-the-way-of-decision-making.aspx 5. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140242-quantum-cheques-could-be-a-forgery-free-way-to-move-money/ 6. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mozard-botzard-machines-music.html 7. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-09/flying-cars-to-ai-feature-in-contest-to-solve-bangalore-gridlock News in Detail ** Video News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidK4Q2rSr0) - These cute Google AI cartoons just never quit - Jul 11, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Researchers at Google's parent company Alphabet couldn't explain to a digital avatar how to do a backflip, so they gave the artificial intelligence simple tasks like "keep moving forward without falling" and the AI developed parkour-esque skills on its own. ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** New tools turn audio clips into realistic video ------------------------------------------------------------ University of Washington, 11 July, 2017 University of Washington researchers have developed new algorithms that solve a thorny challenge in the field of computer vision: turning audio clips into a realistic ... Read More (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170711141408.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A Man in a Hurry: Claude Shannon’s New York Years spectrum.ieee.org, Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman, 12 Jul 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Looking back on the last months of 1940, Claude Shannon was quite open about his desire to avoid the World War II draft: “Things were moving fast there, and I could smell the war ... Read More (http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/history/a-man-in-a-hurry-claude-shannons-new-york-years) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** When Too Much Data Gets in the Way of Decision-Making Dian Schaffhauser, Campustechnology.com, 13 July, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ For university leaders in need of solid information, often the problem is that they have data in too many places and in formats that aren't helpful. Indiana University's solution uses virtualized data … Read More (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/07/13/when-too-much-data-gets-in-the-way-of-decision-making.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money ------------------------------------------------------------ New Scientist, Matt Reynolds, 10 July 2017 A quantum upgrade could make old-fashioned cheques the most secure way to send money. Researchers have proven that quantum computers could in theory create and cash cheques that are nearly impossible to ... Read More (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140242-quantum-cheques-could-be-a-forgery-free-way-to-move-money/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** From Mozart to Botzart: when machines write our music ------------------------------------------------------------ ** phys.org, July 6, 2017 Machines are already taking our jobs, will they soon be writing our music too? ... ------------------------------------------------------------ Read More (https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mozard-botzard-machines-music.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Crowdsourcing to Fix ‘Unruly’ Gridlock ------------------------------------------------------------ ** bloomberg.com, Saritha Rai, July 10, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ In Bangalore, tech giants and startups typically spend their days fiercely battling each other for customers. Now they are turning their attention to a common enemy: the Indian city’s infernal traffic congestion … Read More (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-09/flying-cars-to-ai-feature-in-contest-to-solve-bangalore-gridlock) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2017,ACM. All rights reserved.