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Interesting Reads – 2018-09-21
by Mohan Hr 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-09-21* *Contents* *Articles* - The world's most prolific writer is a Chinese algorithm - Data Localisation: A matter of rule of law and economic development - Should India Stay Away from the Fourth Revolution? - Science Daily Email Newsletters - Not the apple of his eye: Steve Jobs' daughter recalls a complicated man - The right trousers: robotic pants could help disabled walk again - Antarctic glacier gets new name in wake of sexual harassment finding - How Roblox Is Training The Next Generation Of Gaming Entrepreneurs - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says there's opportunity in these 13 areas to make the world better - The ABCs of Detecting and Preventing Phishing *Events / Announcements* - SETS - National Workshop on “Blockchain Technology, Platforms and Security” - CONNECT-2018: Conference and Exposition on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - ISDA-18: The 18th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications - Webinar – Exploring the ROI of Blockchain Technology - USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures - ICDCN-2019: The 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking - Mobile app and 2.7 lakh computers for free practice for JEE, UGC tests Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/09/interesting-reads-201 8-09-21.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *The world's most prolific writer is a Chinese algorithm* “Inflatable duck baby pool with canopy.” “Hot selling colourful temporary full arm tattoo for men.” “Splendid reusable dog pee pad (minimum order: 500).” Load up the homepage for e-commerce giant, Alibaba – a wholesale shopping site that’s more or less China’s answer to eBay – and you’ll find images and descriptions of anything you could wish to buy, from kitchen sinks to luxury yachts. Every item has a short headline, but most are little more than lists of keywords: hand-picked search terms to ensure this USB phone charger or that pair of flame-resistant overalls float to the top in a sea of thousands upon thousands of similar items. It sounds simple, but there’s an art to this copywriting. Yet Alibaba recently revealed that it is training an artificial intelligence to generate these item descriptions automatically – and they’re not the only ones. Over the last few decades AIs have been taught to compose music, paint pictures and write (bad) poems. Now they’re writing advertising copy, 20,000 lines of it a second. Full post <http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180829-the-worlds-most-prolific-writer-is…> *Data Localisation: A matter of rule of law and economic development* A global Internet with unrestrained global flow of data has been held up as the ideal. However, while there is great value in it, there are also other, often competing, imperatives of ensuring rule of law over the internet and data, and using local and national data for encouraging domestic digital industry and for policy making and governance. It is no longer possible to speak of 'free flow of data' in any absolute sense, neither can 'data localisation' be instinctively condemned. Different data need different treatments, which can lie on a spectrum between these two ends. This policy brief by IT for Change examines how 'data localisation' is often necessary for ensuring the rule of law and for digital industrialisation of developing countries. Going forward we need more nuanced views on the issues of global free flow of data and data localisation. Policy Brief <https://itforchange.net/sites/default/files/1584/Data_localisation.pdf> Related story <https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bringing-data-under-the-rule-of-law/…>: Bringing data under the rule of law *Should India Stay Away from the Fourth Revolution?* Critics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution raise many concerns against it mainly alleging job losses and rise in inequality. This article debunks these concerns by emphasizing how the same concerns would have been raised at the time of the First Industrial Revolution as well. We then see what happened subsequently benefitting from our knowledge of history. We then go on to examine why things unfolded that way tracing the reasons to the very roots of human behavior. These factors still remain the same, therefore there is every reason to expect that like the previous three, the Fourth Revolution too would be a productivity enhancing one and make lives better for all of us. Any job losses would at best be transitory. We then finally argue that whether she wants the Fourth or not, it will impact India and her economy carried by global trade and capital flows. Thus the only option in reality for her is to prepare herself and not shun it. India is already uniquely poised to reap the benefits. All she needs to do to minimize the temporary pain is to ease out its business regulations – make it less costly for entrepreneurs to hire labor because it is basic economic logic that if hiring labor is more expensive than hiring machines, an entrepreneur will hire a machine and vice versa. Another critical thing she must do is to develop her human resource development and incentivize innovations. For full paper <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3084256> *Science Daily Email Newsletters* Science Daily offers free access to the latest news via email newsletters that you can subscribe to at no charge, Each item contained in a newsletter includes the story's headline, summary, and link back to the full-text version on the Science Daily web site. Newsletters will be delivered to your email inbox automatically. In order to subscribe, just click on one of the links below marked by an email letter icon. You'll be taken to a sign-up form where you can enter the email address that you'd like to use to receive the newsletters. It also offers more than 400 specific email newsletters in a variety of topics. Click on the headings below to jump to the full list of topics within each of Science Daily's main sections. The link to the sign-up form for each topical email newsletter is marked by an email letter icon. To subscribe visit <https://www.sciencedaily.com/newsletters.htm> *Not the apple of his eye: Steve Jobs' daughter recalls a complicated man* Lisa Brennan-Jobs didn’t escape her father's dark side – he could be controlling and neglectful, she reveals in a telling yet tender memoir that seeks to set the record straight. When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs told his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs that the Apple Lisa computer was not named after her, it was not a cruel lie to a little girl, she insists – he was teaching her "not to ride on his coat-tails". When Jobs refused to install heat in her bedroom, he was not being callous, she says – he was instilling in her a "value system". When a dying Jobs told Brennan-Jobs that she smelled "like a toilet", it was not a hateful snipe, she maintains – he was merely showing her "honesty". It's a strange thing to write a devastating memoir with damning details but demand that these things are not, in fact, damning at all. Yet that's exactly what Brennan-Jobs has done in a new memoir, Small Fry. Thanks to a dozen other biographies and films, Apple obsessives already know the broad outlines of Brennan-Jobs' early life: Jobs fathered her at 23, then denied paternity despite a DNA match, and gave little in financial or emotional support even as he became a god of the early computing era. Small Fry is Brennan-Jobs' effort to reclaim her story for herself. Full story <https://www.smh.com.au/technology/not-the-apple-of-his-eye-steve-jobs-daugh…> *The right trousers: robotic pants could help disabled walk again* Robo-trousers that help people stand up, walk upstairs and get out and about are being designed by British scientists in a government-funded scheme to help the elderly and disabled stay mobile. The University of Bristol is developing "smart trousers" with artificial muscles which give frail people bionic strength so they can live independently for longer. Full story <https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-right-trousers-robotic-pants-could-he…> *Antarctic glacier gets new name in wake of sexual harassment finding* The changes sparked by the #MeToo movement have now reached Antarctic glaciers. Last week, the Marchant Glacier was renamed the Matataua Glacier in the wake of a finding of sexual harassment against its namesake, geologist David Marchant. The change was made by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in Reston, Virginia, an interdepartment agency of the U.S. government. “Boston University determined David Marchant violated Title IX regulations, and U.S. policy says geographic features are to be named for people who have made extraordinary or outstanding contributions to the advancement of polar science,” says Kelly Falkner, director of the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, the lead agency for the U.S. Antarctic program. “Boston University found Marchant created an environment that was hostile and harmful to fellow researchers, particularly women. That behavior is unacceptable and impedes scientific progress,” Falkner adds. Full story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/antarctica-glacier-gets-new-name-wak…> Related story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/disturbing-allegations-sexual-harass…>: Disturbing allegations of sexual harassment in Antarctica leveled at noted scientist Related story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/boston-university-concludes-geologis…>: Boston University concludes geologist sexually harassed student Related story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/world-s-largest-general-science-soci…>: World’s largest general science society OKs stripping honors from scientists found to be sexual harassers Related story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/nih-director-expresses-concern-offer…>: NIH director expresses concern but offers no new policy on sexual harassment for grantees Related story <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/former-head-climate-change-panel-sta…>: Former head of climate change panel to stand trial for harassment (in India) *How Roblox Is Training The Next Generation Of Gaming Entrepreneurs* Roblox, based in San Mateo, California, is a combination gaming and social media platform. There are millions of games that players—mostly young people—can explore with their friends, chatting and interacting all the way. But what’s unique about Roblox is that the gaming company isn’t in the business of making games—it just provides the tools and the platform for kids to make their own unique creations. Most impressively, Roblox has turned its tween audience into an army of fresh-faced entrepreneurs. Full story <https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2018/09/17/how-roblox-is-training-th…> *The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says there's opportunity in these 13 areas to make the world better* In 2017, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published its first annual "Goalkeepers" report, highlighting global data to show that humanity is headed in the right direction. The second annual report, released recently, focuses on the "formidable challenge" of improving the lives of people in low-income countries, from reducing poverty to increasing access to safe sanitation, with a particular emphasis on African countries. Full story <https://www.businessinsider.in/The-Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation-says-t…> *The ABCs of Detecting and Preventing Phishing* Have you ever considered that you could be a target for phishing attacks? It’s not a new issue, but it’s a rising threat. Phishing attackers have been constantly growing and improving their techniques. Let’s see how you can actually start preventing phishing, since cybercriminal strategies became so convincing that you can barely distinguish them from harmless communications. And all it takes to fall into their trap is a fraction of a second. Full post <https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/abcs-detecting-preventing-phishing/> *Events / Announcements* *SETS - National Workshop on “Blockchain Technology, Platforms and Security”* Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS) is organising a National Workshop on “Blockchain Technology, Platforms and Security” on 12th October 2018 at Chennai. Brochure <http://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/Blockchain_Technology_Platforms_and_Securit…> Contact: Dr. P. Nageswara Rao, Workshop Coordinator. Email: workshop(a)setsindia.net Mobile: 9884143131, Landline: 044-66632506 *CONNECT-2018: Conference and Exposition on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)* CONNECT – the flagship event on Information and Communication Technology has been focusing on the Tamil Nadu’s leadership position in the ICT sector. The IT corridor in Chennai was conceptualized under CONNECT 2001 giving job opportunities to lakhs of people. CONNECT-2018 on the theme “Accelerating Progress: Inclusive Digital Growth” is being organised during 9-10 October 2018 at Hotel Feathers, Chennai Website: https://ciiconnect.org Contact: contact Ms P Diwya at p.diwya(a)cii.in / 044-42444555 (541) *The 18th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications* ISDA 2018 is co-organized by Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), and will take place December 6-8, 2018 at VIT Vellore. Last date for paper submission: 30th Sep 2018 Website <http://www.mirlabs.org/isda18/> *Webinar – Exploring the ROI of Blockchain Technology* The World Economic Forum is forecasting blockchain to account for up to 10% of global GDP by 2027, and Innovators like you are hungry to know: will blockchain live up to its hype? Find out in our next Now Being Served webinar – Exploring the ROI of Blockchain Technology. You’ll hear from top Forrester analysts and IBM Blockchain clients, learning how companies in in various industries are creating blockchain-based business models to transform the way they work. The webinar is scheduled on 27th Sep 2018 at Noon EST To regiter <http://content.emm.ibmmail.com/emessageIRS/servlet/IRSL?v=5&a=10245&r=11865…> *USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures* USAID has relaunched its open innovation program, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV), and is now accepting grant applications for products, technologies, services, or applications that can scale breakthrough solutions to critical global development challenges to improve millions of lives. Proposals for funding are accepted year-round across three stages, from any type of organization, in any country in which USAID operates. Development Innovation Ventures offers three tiers of startup financing: Stage 1: Proof of Concept ideas can receive up to $200,000 in seed funding over 3 years Stage 2: Testing and Positioning for Scale applicants can get $200,000 to $1,500,000 in supporting grants for 3 years Stage 3: Scaling solutions can ask for $1,500,000 to $5,000,000 in investments over 5 years In addition to the donor funding listed above, DIV provides $1,500,000 for research reports and evaluations that generate rigorous evidence of an innovation’s impact and potential for expansion. More details <http://www.ictworks.org/usaid-div-grant-funding> *ICDCN-2019: The 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking* The 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2019), to be held between Jan 4-7, 2019 at Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India will have a workshop on security privacy and dependability in Smart and Connected Communities titled PerSeC3. Deadline for workshop paper submission: 30th Sep 2018 Website: https://events.csa.iisc.ac.in/icdcn2019/workshops.htm *Mobile app and 2.7 lakh computers for free practice for JEE, UGC tests* The National Testing Agency (NTA) has launched a mobile application to enable the JEE aspirants and the UGC-NET candidates prepare for their tests Engineering aspirants can prepare for the upcoming Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) by taking mock tests on their smartphones. Higher Education students gearing up for the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) can also take mock tests ahead of their examinations to be held in December this year. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has launched a mobile application to enable the JEE aspirants and the UGC-NET candidates prepare for their tests using their mobile phones. The mobile application can be downloaded from the play store. Students, who do not have any smartphone or computer at home, can also practice for the two competitive examinations at the test practice centre, set up by the NTA in a total of 622 districts across the country. For registration and more details visit https://www.nta.ac.in For mobile app visit https://play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=com.nationaltestingagency *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Content of Koha and Data Migration Workshop - Case of Two and Three Authors
by Dp Tripathi 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

*Dear Friends,* Trust you all are doing good with sound health and spirit. I am hereby sharing the video which contains the details about the data entry in case of two or three authors. It is practically demonstrated taking the case of 2 and 3 authors. https://youtu.be/TJGrWB0Jsls Your suggestions will help to improve the content. Stay updated with Librarian Guide for more videos. *Exercise:* 1. Add one record in Koha of one author 2. Add one record in Koha of two authors 3. Add one record in Koha of three authors 4. Check all in opac and see whether the data is visible or not. 5. Add URL in all record while doing the data entry and check in opac whether it is accessible or not? Thanks DP Tripathi -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ********************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Content of Koha and Data Migration - Cataloguing - Data Entry in Koha for One Author Case
by Dp Tripathi 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

Dear Friends, First I apologize for delay in releasing the content related to Koha and Data Migration Workshop due to some personal problem. However, I ensure that I will finish the content as early as possible for all the modules of Koha. I am hereby sharing the video about one author case data entry in Koha. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmZVUUkkYR4 By watching this video, one will be able to understand the process of data entry in Koha Cataloguing module. For more videos, please stay updated with Librarian Guide on YouTube. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ********************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindly post in the group
by Chandrakumar, V. 17 Sep '18

17 Sep '18

Applications are invited from interested candidates for the position of *ONE Research Associate / Research Assistant* for the Major research project funded by ICSSR, New Delhi. *Project Director : Dr.V Chandrakumar, Head of the Department* Department of Library & Information Science University of Madras *Co-Project Director* : Dr. Fazlunnisa H, Assistant Professor Department of Library & Information Science University of Madras *Duration of the Project* : 18 Months *Eligibility* : · Research Associate : Qualification : MLIS / MLISc / M.Lib.I.Sc <http://m.lib.i.sc/>. / M.Sc. Library & Information Science / M.Sc Information Science *with *NET/ SLET or M.Phil / Ph.D Fellowship : 16,000/- p.m. · Research Assistant : Qualification : Ph.D / M.Phil/ MLIS / MLISc / M.Lib.I.Sc <http://m.lib.i.sc/>. / M.Sc. Library & Information Science / M.Sc Information Science Fellowship : 13,000/- p.m. Interested candidates are requested to send mail to vcakilan(a)gmail.com on or before 24 September 2018. -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Associate Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras Chennai 600 005 Ph.No. 044-25399674 (Off - Direct) 044 - 22579313 (Resi) Mobile No. : 0-9444114271

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CDS Migration Survey Data Online
by Sriram V 17 Sep '18

17 Sep '18

Dear All, The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram has been conducting research on issues concerning international and internal migration from Kerala. CDS also conducted migration surveys of Tamil Nadu, and Goa and provided technical support for the migration study of Gujarat. These surveys have generated a wealth of data having immense significance. These data-sets, questionnaire and code-sheet are now available online for free download and use for research purpose. More info : http://cds.edu/research/ru/union-ministry-of-overseas-indian-affairs-resear… Thanks and Regards, V. Sriram Chief Librarian K. N. Raj Library, Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram vsrirams(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2018-09-16
by Mohan Hr 17 Sep '18

17 Sep '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-09-16* *Contents* *Articles* - A nostalgic journey through the evolution of web design - Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia - Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First - The Best IoT eBooks Out There - How Unpaywall is transforming open science - Brazil museum fire: ‘incalculable’ loss as 200-year-old Rio institution gutted - What I learned about weight loss from spending a day inside a metabolic chamber - Man’s Best (Robot) Friend: Robotic Pets Help Elders Reduce Pill Dependency And Lower Stress - CES 2018: 14 Trends Shaping The Future According To The Largest Tech Show On Earth - College is Dying, Design Your Own Education. *Events / Announcements* - ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter Turing Series Talk 12 on "Contributions of Tarjan and Hopcroft” - ICACCP-2019: International Conference on Advanced Computational and Communication Paradigms -2019 Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/09/interesting-reads-201 8-09-16.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *A nostalgic journey through the evolution of web design* The World Wide Web was invented almost 30 years ago by Tim Berners Lee to help people easily share information around the world. Over the following decades, it has changed significantly – both in terms of design and functionality, as well its deeper role in modern society. Just as the architectural style of a building reflects the society from which it emerges, so the evolution of web design reflects the changing fashions, beliefs and technologies of the time. Web design styles have changed with remarkable speed compared with their bricks and mortar cousins. The first website contained only text with hyperlinks explaining what the web was, how to use it, and basic set-up instructions. From those early days to the present, web design has taken a long and winding journey. Full story <https://theconversation.com/a-nostalgic-journey-through-the-evolution-of-we…> Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website in the world and notches up more than 32 million views a day. But who edits Wikipedia — and the biases they carry with them — matters Full story <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05947-8> *Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First* How rising seas will parch Miami: Miami sits on top of a massive sponge-like aquifer. Its geography makes it uniquely vulnerable to climate change: not only will rising seawater inundate the city above ground, but it also threatens to contaminate the precious fresh water below the surface. Salt water is already being pushed into the aquifer, forming a wall of brine that’s creeping inland. This could be a lesson for other cities close to the coastal areas. Full story <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-other-water-prob…> *The Best IoT eBooks Out There* The Internet of Things is complex, and there are many moving parts to understand before venturing into your own IoT project. To make the right decision for your product or company, you’ll likely need a total deep dive into IoT and it’s technical components. The author of the post has compiled some of the best eBooks on IoT and related technologies, including real life use cases and applications, to help you gain the foundational knowledge needed to build your own IoT solutions. Full post <https://www.iotforall.com/best-iot-ebook/> *How Unpaywall is transforming open science* The plucky non-profit transforming open science: Unpaywall, the digital tool for quickly and legally finding open-access versions of published papers, has become indispensable to many academics. Born out of an all-nighter in a hotel hallway in 2011, the tool is now beingembraced by established services such as Elsevier’s Scopus database. It's putting more open-access content at researchers' fingertips and enabling scientists to comprehensively study open-access publishing trends for the first time Full story <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05968-3> Related story <https://www.nature.com/news/half-of-papers-searched-for-online-are-free-to-…>: Half of papers searched for online are free to read Related story <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-05922-9>: Need a paper? Get a plug-in. A collection of web-browser plug-ins is making the scholarly literature more discoverable. *Brazil museum fire: ‘incalculable’ loss as 200-year-old Rio institution gutted* Brazil’s oldest and most important historical and scientific museum has been consumed by fire, and much of its archive of 20 million items is believed to have been destroyed. The Museu Nacional houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil Full story <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/fire-engulfs-brazil-national-…> *What I learned about weight loss from spending a day inside a metabolic chamber* One day inside a metabolic chamber: Science journalist Julia Belluz spent 23 hours eating, sleeping and exercising in a sealed room, with her every movement and mouthful being recorded. The result was a detailed map of how her body turns food into fuel: her metabolism. Belluz explores the mysteries of metabolism and its relationship to weight — and how metabolism myths are exploited by the diet industry Full story <https://www.vox.com/2018/9/4/17486110/metabolism-diet-fast-weight-loss> *Man’s Best (Robot) Friend: Robotic Pets Help Elders Reduce Pill Dependency And Lower Stress* Lifelike robotic pets can provide comfort and companionship in elder care. Robotic pets with fluffy coats and lifelike eyes are finding a market as elder care companions. A far cry from the hard-shelled mechanical pets of the early 2000s, these more realistic “care bots” are providing companionship to nursing home residents — a population known to experience loneliness and isolation. The benefits of robotic pets for elder care may extend far beyond comfort and quality of life. One study found that therapy treatments with a robotic seal led to reduced medication use, better sleep, and other health improvements in patients with dementia — showing the potential for robotic pets to provide long-term clinical value. Full story <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/robotic-pets-elder-care/> Related report <https://hs-763793.t.hubspotemail.net/e1t/c/*W4Jq0QM5N37jBN5J42mLp7D3n0/*W5D…>: Research Briefing: Mental Health & Wellness Tech *CES 2018: 14 Trends Shaping The Future According To The Largest Tech Show On Earth* The Consumer Electronics Show — better known as CES — is a massive 4-day affair, with over 180K attendees ambling through 2.6M square feet (that’s 54 football fields) of demo space in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s show featured technologies ranging from voice-operated autonomous cars to smart toilets to ping-pong playing robots, and more. To be sure, CES had plenty in the way of “vaporware,” or gee-whiz demos that will never actually see the light of day as products. But there were also hints of true tech innovation and what the future will hold in categories including consumer AI, the Internet of Things, and robotics, among many others. Full story <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-tech-trends-ces-2018/> *College is Dying, Design Your Own Education* College is dying. I’m not referring to the institutions — those will probably survive for a few more decades. I’m referring to the paradigm. A paradigm where in order to acquire education you have to: - Select a single field of study. - Part with mobility and optionality + tens of thousands of dollars. - Commit to a 4-year investment while having little clue how your chosen field works in the real world. - Have a central planner dictate what’s worth learning within your field. - Have teachers assigned to you with little room for choice. - Focus on the theoretical over the practical, memorization over problem-solving. - Learn from people without skin in the game. - Rely on a document provided by an institution to prove that you learned something. Full post <https://hackernoon.com/college-is-dying-design-your-own-education-830dd607d…> *Events / Announcements* *ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter Turing Series Talk 12 on "Contributions of Tarjan and Hopcroft”* As part of the "50 Years of Turing Award" talk series, ACM Chennai Chapter is organizing the 12th talk at IMSc on “Contributions of Robert Tarjan and John Hopcroft (1986 Turing Award Winners)” by Prof. Venkatesh Raman, Institute of Mathematical Sciences on 27th September 2018 at 5.00 p.m. at Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend, please register <https://goo.gl/forms/9sonwUpuuYVWNK9s1> through the following link, to facilitate logistics: *ICACCP-2019: International Conference on Advanced Computational and Communication Paradigms -2019* The Dept. of CSE, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, India is organizing the Second edition of International Conference on Advanced Computational and Communication Paradigms -2019 (ICACCP-2019) during February 25-28, 2019. The event is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Kolkata Section, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Kolkata chapter, Computer Society of India and IEEE Communication Society, Kolkata Chapter. All accepted and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore. Paper Submission Deadline is 30th Sep 2018 More details at the conf. website at http://www.icaccpa.in or contact: The Convenor, ICACCP-2019, Department of CSE, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar, East Sikkim, Sikkim-737136, India E-mail: icaccp.cse(a)smit.smu.edu.in Mobile: +91-9821928536 *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Fwd: 20 Sep webinar with Wiley
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

> > > Web view > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Susanne > Plagiarism is a common and ongoing challenge in scientific publishing. An author's credibility hinges not just on the quality of research output - the good practice of proper crediting of information sources is equally important as well. > > Regardless of which area of science is being investigated, it is imperative for research institutions, universities and individual researchers to understand and respect the rules of citing and referencing. > > This webinar will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the nature of plagiarism. Dr. Ramesh C Gaur, Director (Library & Information) & Head of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, India will help you understand the scope, the criteria and standards for when and how to detect plagiarism. > > > > > > Beyond Ethics and Integrity – Plagiarism and > How Do You Avoid It? > 20 September 2018 > 2:30 PM SGT > > SAVE YOUR SEAT > > > *Only registered participants will be able to view the webinar > > > > > > Key highlights: > > Understand international styles of documentation, what constitutes plagiarism, its detection and avoidance > Tap on technology to avoid plagiarism through the use of reference management tools such as Mendeley, Endnote and Zotero > Learn how to cite properly in research papers > Explore how librarians can play a significant role in creating awareness about plagiarism and play a part in avoiding it > > > About the speaker > > > > > > Dr. Ramesh C.Gaur, Director (Library & Information) & Head of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, India > Dr. Ramesh C.Gaur is currently the Director (Library & Information) & Head of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, India. Prior to this, he was the University Librarian of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India from 2011 to 2018. > > A Fulbright scholar (VT, USA), Dr. Gaur has visited over 25 countries in Asia, Europe including USA and Australia etc on various assignments related to Digital Library and allied areas. He has received over 10 national and international honours and awards for his exemplary works in his chosen field. > > He is Member of National and International committees including International Advisory Committee (IAC) UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) Programme, Governing Council-INFLIBNET, Member-International Consultative Committee on Digital Dunhuang, China, NDLTD Board of Directors, IFLA RSCAO and ARL Section, UGC National Committee on Plagiarism Regulations 2018, UGC National Committee for Implementation of Submission and Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Universities in India. > > Additionally, he is also a Member of Editorial and Advisory Boards and is also a Guest Editor in several international and national journals. In his professional career spanning over 28 years, he has authored and edited 7 books and written more than 60 papers as well as presented over 400 papers and delivered talks in various national and international conferences. > > > > > > > Connect with us: > > > > > > > This e-mail message was sent to sheng(a)wiley.com. Update your subscription preferences. > You may also unsubscribe here, or by forwarding this email to e-service(a)wiley.com. > > > > > Please consider the environment before you print. > > > > ASIA > John Wiley & Sons Pte Ltd > 1 Fusionopolis Walk, > #07-01 Solaris South Tower, > Singapore 138628 > Phone: +65 6643 8333 > > Customer Service > Web: https://hub.wiley.com/community/support > > © John Wiley & Sons. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Openings for Information Management Trainees at NIFT-Mumbai
by anand bandi 14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

Dear Moderator,Kindly arrange to post the following for wider publicity. The National Institute of Fashion Technology-Mumbai invites the application for the positions of Information Management Trainee to be selected for its Resource Centre for a period of one year. The aspirants who have completed their post graduation in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc) on regular basis from Department of Library and Information Science attached to Indian Universities are eligible to apply. The selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs.10,000=00 per month. Interested candidates may send in their respective Resume to the undersigned latest by 30th September, 2018 on e-mail indicated below: dr.anbandi(a)gmail.com or headresourcecentre.mumbai(a)nift.ac.in Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile :7715833561 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in ; dr.anbandi@gmail.comhttp://14.139.111.26/jspui/

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[IFLA-L] Certificate in Library Leadership and Management
by Francis Jayakanth 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Sent: 12 September 2018 06:32 To: Yahoogroups; LIS-FORUM NSCI Subject: Fw: [IFLA-L] Certificate in Library Leadership and Management ----- Forwarded message ----- From: Rory Litwin <rlitwin(a)gmail.com> To: "libadmin(a)lists.ala.org" <libadmin(a)lists.ala.org>; "nps-l(a)lists.ala.org" <nps-l(a)lists.ala.org>; "LIS-LINK(a)jiscmail.ac.uk" <LIS-LINK(a)jiscmail.ac.uk>; "ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr" <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr>; "ascla-l(a)lists.ala.org" <ascla-l(a)lists.ala.org> Sent: Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 01:16:28 GMT+5:30 Subject: [IFLA-L] Certificate in Library Leadership and Management Certificate in Library Leadership and Management This six-course series, taught by library management consultant Deborah Schmidle, provides a strong foundation in managerial skills, and is intended for new managers or those who would like to enhance their current knowledge base. Although these courses touch on organizational theory, the primary focus is on practical skills that can be readily adapted to individual needs. The six four-week courses in this program complement and build upon each other; however, they have also been developed as stand-alone courses and can be taken as such. Participants who successfully complete all six of these courses will obtain a certificate of completion for the series. Courses in this series - Effective Communication Strategies - Planning and Leading Effective Team Meetings - Strategic Planning: Setting Directions for the Future - Critical Strategies for Implementing and Managing Organizational Change - Growing, Developing, and Retaining Dynamic Staff - Telling Your Story: Successful Marketing Strategies for Librarians You can register for all six courses in the certificate program at once, at a 10% discount. The price for an individual course is $175. http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate-management.php Deborah Schmidle is currently the principal consultant at Schmidle Consulting Services. She has developed and taught numerous organizational development-related workshops and has facilitated strategic-planning processes for libraries and library organizations. She holds an M.L.I.S. from Syracuse University and a Certificate in Contemporary Leadership from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Prior to retiring in March 2013, she was Director of Research & Learning Services at Cornell University Library (CUL). Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 916-905-0291 Fax 916-415-5446 inquiries(a)libraryjuiceacademy.com<mailto:inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com> http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonial.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Subscribe to our mailing list http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/mailinglist.php

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Interesting Reads – 2018-09-11
by Mohan Hr 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-09-11* *Contents* *Articles* - Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements? - How Common Is Commercial Contract Cheating in Higher Education and Is It Increasing? A Systematic Review - The man who was fired by a machine - UIDAI’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm - An Introduction to Internet Governance - 51 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Predictions For 2018 - An engineering firm wants to tow icebergs thousands of miles from Antarctica to quench the driest areas of the world - and it's starting with Dubai - Agelight Releases IoT Safety & Trust Design Architecture and Risk Toolkit - The 18 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Physics - It’s the year 2038–here’s how we’ll eat 20 years in the future *Events / Announcements* - Women Entrepreneur Quest 2018 - The National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2018 - GIAN course on Integrative Computational Approaches For Exposome Analysis - ACM Learning Webinar on “Explainable Machine Learning Models for Healthcare AI” - Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship --- Dec 2018 - IITMAA Sangam - Confluence for Impact - Students Empowerment Conference - 2018 (Opportunities after graduation) - SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/09/interesting-reads-201 8-09-11.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements?* LinkNYC kiosks have become a familiar eyesore to New Yorkers. Over 1,600 of these towering, nine-and-a-half-foot monoliths — their double-sided screens festooned with ads and fun facts — have been installed across the city since early 2016. Mayor Bill de Blasio has celebrated their ability to provide “the fastest and largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the world” as “a critical step toward a more equal, open, and connected city for every New Yorker, in every borough.” Anyone can use the kiosks’ Android tablets to search for directions and services; they are also equipped with charging stations, 911 buttons, and phones for free domestic calls. But even as the kiosks have provided important services to connect New Yorkers, they may also represent a troubling expansion of the city’s surveillance network, potentially connecting every borough to a new level of invasive monitoring. Each kiosk has three cameras, 30 sensors, and heightened sight lines for viewing above crowds. Since plans for LinkNYC were first unveiled, journalists, residents, and civil liberties experts have raised concerns that the internet kiosks might be storing sensitive data about its users and possibly tracking their movements. For the last two years, the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a small but vocal group of activists — including ReThink LinkNYC, a grassroots anti-surveillance group, and the anonymous Stop LinkNYC coalition — have highlighted the kiosk’s potential to track locations, collect personal information, and fuel mass surveillance. Now an undergraduate researcher has discovered indications in LinkNYC code — accidentally made public on the internet — that LinkNYC may be actively planning to track users’ locations. Full story <https://theintercept.com/2018/09/08/linknyc-free-wifi-kiosks/> *How Common Is Commercial Contract Cheating in Higher Education and Is It Increasing? A Systematic Review* Contract cheating, where students recruit a third party to undertake their assignments, is frequently reported to be increasing, presenting a threat to academic standards and quality. Many incidents involve payment of the third party, often a so-called “Essay Mill,” giving contract cheating a commercial aspect. This study synthesized findings from prior research to try and determine how common commercial contract cheating is in Higher Education, and test whether it is increasing. It also sought to evaluate the quality of the research evidence which addresses those questions. Recommendations are made for future studies on academic integrity and contract cheating specifically. Full story <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2018.00067/full> *The man who was fired by a machine* "It wasn't the first time my key card failed, I assumed it was time to replace it." So began a sequence of events that saw Ibrahim Diallo fired from his job, not by his manager but by a machine. He has detailed his story in a blogpost which he hopes will serve as a warning to firms about relying too much on automation. "Automation can be an asset to a company, but there needs to be a way for humans to take over if the machine makes a mistake," he writes. The story of Mr Diallo's sacking by machine began when his entry pass to the Los Angeles skyscraper where his office was based failed to work, forcing him to rely on the security guard to allow him entry. "As soon as I got to my floor, I went to see my manager to let her know. She promised to order me a new one right away." Then he noticed that he was logged out of his work system and a colleague told Mr Diallo that the word "Inactive" was listed alongside his name. Full story <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44561838> Blogpost (Full story) <https://idiallo.com/blog/when-a-machine-fired-me>: The Machine Fired Me: No human could do a thing about it! *UIDAI’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm* The authenticity of the data stored in India's controversial Aadhaar identity database, which contains the biometrics and personal information of over 1 billion Indians, has been compromised by a software patch that disables critical security features of the software used to enrol new Aadhaar users, a three month-long investigation by HuffPost India reveals. The patch—freely available for as little as Rs 2,500 (around $35)— allows unauthorised persons, based anywhere in the world, to generate Aadhaar numbers at will, and is still in widespread use. This has significant implications for national security at a time when the Indian government has sought to make Aadhaar numbers the gold standard for citizen identification, and mandatory for everything from using a mobile phone to accessing a bank account. Full story <https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/09/11/uidai-s-aadhaar-software-hacked-id…> Response from UIDAI <https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/incorrect-and-irr…>: Incorrect and irresponsible: UIDAI refutes Aadhaar software hacking report *An Introduction to Internet Governance* Although Internet governance deals with the core of the digital world, governance cannot be handled with the digital-binary logic of the true or false, or good or bad. Instead, the subject demands many subtleties and shades of meaning and perception, requiring an analogue approach, covering a continuum of options and compromises. The aim of the book An Introduction to Internet Governance, by Dr Jovan Kurbalija, is to provide a comprehensive overview of the main issues and actors in the field through a practical framework for analysis, discussion, and resolution of significant issues. Written in a clear and accessible way, supplemented with figures and illustrations, it focuses on the technical, security, legal, economic, development, sociocultural, and human rights aspects of Internet governance. The text and approaches presented in the book have been used by DiploFoundation and many universities as a basis from training courses and capacity development programmes on Internet governance. Download the book <https://www.diplomacy.edu/registrations/internet-governance-book-7th-edition> (registration required) *51 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Predictions For 2018* It is somewhat safe to predict that AI will continue to be at the top of the hype cycle in 2018. But the following 51 predictions also envision it becoming more practical and useful, automating some jobs and augmenting many others, combining machine learning and big data for fresh insights, with chatbots proliferating in the enterprise. Full story <https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2017/11/28/51-artificial-intelligence…> *An engineering firm wants to tow icebergs thousands of miles from Antarctica to quench the driest areas of the world - and it's starting with Dubai* What do you do if you're a fast-growing city in the desert with lots of thirsty people and little freshwater reserves? Park an iceberg off the coast. That's one Dubai-based engineering firm's plan to provide fresh drinking water to the city's rapidly-expanding population. The National Advisor Bureau (NABL), a private engineering firm, wants to schlep a glacial iceberg from Antarctica - weighing approximately 100 million tons - to Dubai, via an intermediate stop in either Perth, Australia, or Cape Town, South Africa. Full story <https://www.businessinsider.in/An-engineering-firm-wants-to-tow-icebergs-th…> *Agelight Releases IoT Safety & Trust Design Architecture and Risk Toolkit* The AgeLight Advisory Group, working with leaders in the public and private sectors, has released the IoT Safety & Trust Architecture® and Risk Toolkit (ISTA). The goal of the ISTA is to help the market deliver on the promise of Internet of Things (IoT) by enhancing device security, safety and privacy practices. As IoT goes through massive growth, it has the tremendous potential to revolutionize the way we live and work. Yet there is the risk of connected devices flipping lives upside down if proper security, safety and privacy measures are not implemented. The ISTA was designed to address these risks by harmonizing global efforts and providing a risk-assessment and scoring model to aid device manufactures prioritize their development efforts. The principles are built on the belief that independent of a device’s price point they can and should be engineered to help prevent security and safety risks and misuse of users’ personal data. "The ISTA provides a blueprint to embrace security and privacy by design," said Craig Spiezle, Managing Director of the Agelight Advisory Group. “Organizations that adopt the ISTA can maximize user safety and peace of mind, while making security and privacy a part of their brand promise.” The ISTA takes a pragmatic view based on a weighted scoring model that incorporates six core issues impacting developers today. Based on an organization’s risk tolerance, engineering efforts can be ranked and prioritized. Scoring criteria includes: - The impact to the user - The impact to the ecosystem and society at large - Financial and performance impact - Hazardization, or risks related to physical and life safety - Development costs and impact to market timing - Regulatory and liability risk Full post <https://www.agelight.com/istarelease.html> Design Principles <https://users.neo.registeredsite.com/9/3/6/20580639/assets/IoTDesignArchite…> Overview PPT <https://users.neo.registeredsite.com/9/3/6/20580639/assets/ISTAoverviewppt5…> *The 18 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Physics* In 1900, the British physicist Lord Kelvin is said to have pronounced: "There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement." Within three decades, quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of relativity had revolutionized the field. Today, no physicist would dare assert that our physical knowledge of the universe is near completion. To the contrary, each new discovery seems to unlock a Pandora's box of even bigger, even deeper physics questions. These are our picks for the most profound open questions of all. Inside you’ll learn about parallel universes, why time seems to move in one direction only, and why we don’t understand chaos. View the slide show <https://www.livescience.com/34052-unsolved-mysteries-physics.html> *It’s the year 2038–here’s how we’ll eat 20 years in the future* A science-fiction look at the next two decades of food developments, from robot farmers to 3D-printed meals to government monitoring of your daily calorie intake. It’s the year 2038. The word “flavor” has fallen into disuse. Sugar is the new cigarettes, and we have managed to replace salt with healthy plants. We live in a society in which we eat fruit grown using genetics. We drink synthetic wine, scramble eggs that do not come from chickens, grill meat that was not taken from animals, and roast fish that never saw the sea. Full story <https://www.fastcompany.com/90222618/what-the-future-of-food-will-look-like…> *Events / Announcements* *Women Entrepreneur Quest 2018* Connections. Guidance. Inspiration… are all important for the growth of a business. Get access to all this and more by applying for the popular Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2018 contest and win a free visit to the Silicon Valley. The Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2018 is the flagship contest of AnitaB.org India for women entrepreneurs, who are founders of startups in the technology sector. The deadline to apply for WEQ 2018 Stage 1 is September 30, 2018. For more details visit <https://ghcindia.anitab.org/women-entrepreneur-quest-2018/> *The National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2018* The National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2018 is inviting path breaking revolutionary and scalable business ideas in the life sciences domain spanning: - Healthcare including drug discovery and development, vaccines, regenerative medicine, diagnostics, medical devices, digital health, healthcare IT - Agri-biotech including food and nutraceuticals, soil health, and plant based therapeutics - Animal health - Industrial biotech including clean and renewable energy, water, and waste management For details visit <https://www.nationalbioentrepreneurship.in/events/nbec2018> *GIAN course on Integrative Computational Approaches For Exposome Analysis* Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal is organising GIAN course on Integrative Computational Approaches For Exposome Analysis during Dec 05-09,2018. For details pl. contact: Dr. K.R. Pardasani, Professor of Mathematics, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. Phone: +919425358308 Brochure <http://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in/files/brochures/BR1535614068GIAN_brochure_Patr…> *ACM Learning Webinar on “Explainable Machine Learning Models for Healthcare AI”* ACM Learning Webinar on “Explainable Machine Learning Models for Healthcare AI” is scheduled on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time ( 21.30 IST). This tutorial will extensively cover the definitions, nuances, challenges, and requirements for the design of interpretable and explainable machine learning models and systems in healthcare. We discuss many uses in which interpretable machine learning models are needed in healthcare and how they should be deployed. Additionally, we explore the landscape of recent advances to address the challenges model interpretability in healthcare and also describe how one would go about choosing the right interpretable machine learning algorithm for a given problem in healthcare. *Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship --- Dec 2018* The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme is aimed at attracting the talent pool of the country to doctoral (Ph.D.) programs of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for carrying out research in cutting edge science and technology domains, with focus on national priorities. Under the PMRF scheme for PMRF December 2018, students who have completed, or are pursuing, the final year of four year undergraduate or five year integrated M.Tech or five year integrated M.Sc. or five year undergraduate-postgraduate dual degree programs in Science and Technology streams from IIEST/IISc/IITs/NITs/IISERs and centrally funded IIITs are eligible for admission to full time Ph.D. programme in the IITs & IISc provided they fulfil prescribed eligibility criteria and finally get selected after shortlisting/written test/interview. For each hosting IIT and IISc the Ph.D admissions under the PMRF scheme will be supernumerary. Applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria, and are finally selected through a selection process, will be offered admission to Ph.D. program in one of IITs/IISc with a fellowship of Rs.70,000/- per month for the first two years, Rs.75,000/- per month for the 3rd year, and Rs.80,000/- per month in the 4th and 5th years. Apart from this, a research grant of Rs.2.00 lakh per year will be provided to each of the Fellows for a period of 5 years to cover their academic contingency expenses and for foreign/national travel expenses. Last date to submit applications is 30th Sep 2018 For more details visit https://dec2018.pmrf.in *IITMAA Sangam - Confluence for Impact* IIT Madras celebrates the Diamond Jubilee this year! As part of the celebration, IITM Alumni Association is organising its maiden conclave on Saturday 29th September 2018 at Hotel Leela Palace, Chennai. IITMAA Sangam - Confluence for Impact is a One-day program that brings thought leaders under a single roof from across disciplines and walks of life. In this program with carefully curated sessions, delegates will be inspired by thought-provoking ideas and emerging trends in technology, banking, digital, healthcare among others For details visit https://iitmaa.org/sangam *Students Empowerment Conference - 2018 (Opportunities after graduation)* Skilled Youth Professionals Association (SYPA) a Professional Student Volunteer Organization that facilitates access to career opportunities in India through Talent Assessment and Skill Enhancement Training Programs invites students for the Student Empowerment Conference – Opportunities after graduation at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Auditorium (A/ C) , Aalim Muhammed Salegh Academy of Architecture , Muthapudupet, Avadi, IAF,Chennai-55 on Wednesday, 19th of Sep 2018. Brochure <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KOZXMH-dDQkBdGA9m7M1whjr8bBhfdq4/view?usp=…> For details contact: Skilled Youth Professionals Association Phone: 8807128910/8608430453 Web Site : www.sypa.org.in *SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management* Join the Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management with Sriram - Statistics Expert on 20th October 2018, Saturday at Conf. Hall, Alumni Center, College of Engineering, Anna Univ., Chennai Check out more details at http://spinchennai.org/events/ event/workshop-on-statistical-methods-for-process-management/ Get your tickets at https://in.explara.com/e/works hop-on-statistical-methods-for-process-management/checkout *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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