ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – October 16-31, 2017
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities
20 Oct., 2017: We had 6th talk in "50 Years of Turing Award" talk series by Prof. Dr. S.P. Suresh in CMI on 'Contributions of Robin Milner'.
Upcoming Events
7 Nov., 2017:
As part of the "50 Years of Turing Award" talk series, the seventh talk has been scheduled
at IMSc. The details are as follows:
Topic : Contributions of Stephen Cook and Richard Karp (Turing Award Recipients
of 1982 and 1985)
Speaker: Prof. Meena Mahajan, Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Date : 7th November
Time : 5:00 PM
Venue : Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Please check here (http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/cook_n991950.cfm) to know about
Cook's work and check here (http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/karp_3256708.cfm) to know
about Karps's contributions..
Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend, please
register (https://goo.gl/forms/1i1G9kJYIkSZ4PZx1) to facilitate logistics.
Tea and snacks will be served after the talk at 6:00 PM.
Headlines at a Glance
1. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609123/the-ai-issue/ 2. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/10/23/6-broad-trends-emerge-for-future-of-ed-tech.aspx 3. https://www.newscientist.com/article/bitcoin-mining-uses-energy-ecuador-theres-fix/ 4. https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-lure-of-a-fully-decentralized-internet 5. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171017110045.htm 6. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2017/10/30/carnegie-mellon-dean-of-computer-science-on-the-future-of-ai/#6948bc1f2197
News in Detail
** The AI Issue MIT Technology Review | Brian Bergstein | 24 October, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Despite the worries, AI is still in its infancy. Here’s what we really need to focus on.... Full Article (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609123/the-ai-issue/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** 6 Broad Trends Emerge for Future of Ed Tech campustechnology.com | Dian Schaffhauser | 23 October, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ People researching education technology and learning science — cyberlearning — populate the landscape. A new report ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/10/23/6-broad-trends-emerge-for-future-of-ed-tech.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Bitcoin mining uses more energy than Ecuador – but there’s a fix Abigail Beall | newscientist.com | 30 October, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Bitcoin has an energy problem. The cryptocurrency and the blockchain it runs on, have long been heralded as shining examples of the future of … Full Article (https://www.newscientist.com/article/bitcoin-mining-uses-energy-ecuador-theres-fix/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** The Lure of a Fully Decentralized Internet Robert W Lucky | spectrum.ieee.org | 23 October, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ In the most recent season of the TV comedy “Silicon Valley (http://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley) ,” lead character Richard Hendricks is obsessed with trying to create his dream vision of a decentralized Internet ... Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-lure-of-a-fully-decentralized-internet) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** New techniques boost performance of non-volatile memory systems ------------------------------------------------------------ ScienceDaily.com | North Carolina State University |17 October, 2017 Computer engineering researchers have developed new software and hardware designs that should limit programming errors and improve system performance in devices that use non-volatile memory technologies ... Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171017110045.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Carnegie Mellon Dean Of Computer Science On The Future Of AI ------------------------------------------------------------ Peter High | Forbes.com | 30 October, 2017 Andrew Moore's career path at Carnegie Mellon has become emblematic of the way the University fosters its star talent. He became a tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon in 2000. In 2006, Moore ... Full Article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2017/10/30/carnegie-mellon-dean-of-computer-science-on-the-future-of-ai/#6948bc1f2197) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2017,ACM. All rights reserved.