ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – May 16-31, 2018
Chapter Activities
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Upcoming Events
12 June, 2018 @ 5PM; IMSc: Expert talk on 'Design your own App directly on your smartphone without any previous knowledge!' by Prof. Wolfgang Slany, Graz University of Technology, Austria.
Headlines at a Glance
1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/05/24/what-gdpr-means-for-us-higher-education.aspx 2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/automated-facial-recognition-menace-farce-or-both 3. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/the-birth-of-digital-poetry 4. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44248122 5. https://phys.org/news/2018-05-artificial-intelligence-science.html 6. https://publications.computer.org/internet-computing/2018/05/22/social-media-verification-assistant/
News in Detail
** What GDPR Means for U.S. Higher Education campustechnology.com | David Raths | 24 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation looming, colleges and universities in the United States are working out how to achieve compliance ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/05/24/what-gdpr-means-for-us-higher-education.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Automated Facial Recognition: Menace, Farce, or Both? spectrum.ieee.org | Robert N. Charette | 29 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ UK police trials continue to highlight weaknesses in real world AFR use and their implications for civil liberties ... Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/automated-facial-recognition-menace-farce-or-both) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** The Birth of Digital Poetry spectrum.ieee.org | Mark Anderson | 23 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ An English professor rediscovered how some of the best poets in the world were coding poetry algorithms in the 1960s... Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/the-birth-of-digital-poetry) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Amazon Alexa heard and sent private chat bbc.com | Dave Lee | 24 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ A couple in Portland, Oregon joked that their Amazon Alexa might be listening in to their private conversations.The joke came to an abrupt end when ... Full Article (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44248122) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** How is artificial intelligence changing science? phys.org | Intel | 25 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ In a Q&A timed with the first Intel AI DevCon event, the Intel vice president and architecture general manager for its Artificial Intelligence Products Group discussed his ... Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2018-05-artificial-intelligence-science.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Digital forensics meets social media computer.org | 22 May, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ When breaking news floods our social feeds—from legitimate news outlets to anyone with a cell phone—it’s hard to figure out what to believe ... Full Article (https://publications.computer.org/internet-computing/2018/05/22/social-media-verification-assistant/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2018,ACM. All rights reserved.