Interesting Reads – 2018-11-11
*Interesting Reads – 2018-11-11*
*Contents*
*Articles*
- Amazon and Google can change how we use energy
- IEEE India Info Jul-Sep 2018 issue
- 16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves
- Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial
intelligence
- How virtual reality is transforming autism studies
- Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: 76 quotes of the actor that got all
thinking
- The Battle for the Next Billion Internet Users Has Begun
- Future Factory: How Technology Is Transforming Manufacturing
- The Future of Aging? The New Drugs & Tech Working To Extend Life
- What a 100-year-old idea can teach us about cybersecurity --
Randomness: The Fix for Today’s Broken Security
*Events / Announcements*
- Two Days Workshop on “Ethical Hacking And Cyber Security”
- TEQIP-III Sponsored National Workshop on ”Android App Testing” at NIT
Rourkela
- Anna University Sponsored Two Week FDP on “Wireless Communication” at
Chennai
- Shri P K Das Memorial Best Faculty Award & Life Time Achievement Award
- Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics &
Information Technology and for awareness seminars & workshops
- CSI-2018: 53rd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India 2018 at
Udaipur during 14-16 Dec 2018
- INDICON 2018: Theme “Harnessing Technology For Humanity” at Coimbatore
during 16-18 Dec 2018
Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/11/interesting-reads-2018-11-11.html
Archives at
http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html
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*Articles*
*Amazon and Google can change how we use energy*
Big tech — in this case, Amazon and Google — is starting to make its way
into the energy industry on the backs of voice technology and in-home
devices. Over the next few years, we’ll see the two companies help carve
out a new landscape for residential energy management.
For those familiar with Silicon Valley’s strategies, this might come as
expected: enter an old industry, solve some of its inefficiencies, and
dominate it. However, the energy industry is unique. Big tech’s story in
energy — at the moment we’re in — won’t be about domination. Instead, it
will help support the electric grid, teach us how to use electricity more
efficiently, and even promote the use of renewable energy.
Full post
https://medium.com/@meghnarao/amazon-and-google-can-change-how-we-use-energy...
*IEEE India Info Jul-Sep 2018 issue*
The issue of Jul-Sep 2018, IEEE India Info, the quarterly newsletter of
the IEEE India Council has the following 13 interesting articles, two book
excerpts and few regular columns apart from the report on various
activities held in the IEEE Sections in India.
- Embracing the Next Billion Users of the Internet by Ms. Pitinan
Kooarmornpatana
- INO: A National Mega Science and Engineering Project by Dr. B.
Satyanarayana
- Economics of ADITYA – India’s First Solar Ferry by Mr. Sandith
Thandasherry
- Algorithmic Music Composition by Dr. Rangarajan Krishnamoorthy
- Commercial Buildings and Energy Conservation Building Code of India by
Dr. N. Subramanian
- Robotic Process Automation – Doing It Right first time! By Mr. M.
Ramkumar & Mr. Chandrashekar Sadashivaiah
- Kerala Floods - A Model of Rescue and Rehabilitation using Information
Technology and Social Media based Crowdsourcing by Sebin Sabu & Nora
Elizabeth Joby
- Story of keralarescue.in -- A report by Mr. Muraleedharan Manningal
- Review of Momo attack in WhatsApp by Mr. S. Manikandan
- International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition --
Language Project by Team iGEM-IIT Madras
- Understanding Waste Management – Part 3 by Mr. Alok Kumar
- Start-ups – Founders Cardinal Rules by Dr. L. S. Subramanian
- Work Practices To Make The Best Of Your Time by Dr. M. Sasikumar
- Book Excerpts: “The Karma of Business” from the book Disrupt and
Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion-Dollar Business
- Book Excerpts: The second part of the chapter 10 – “Leading Science
and Technology: Vision for the Future” dealing with “What India Needs to
Do?’ from the book Leading Science and Technology: India Next?
- IT in Jul - Sep 2018 by Prof. S. Sadagopan
- Information Resources by Mr. H.R. Mohan
- Books: Disrupt and Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion-Dollar
Business, Software Testing: Effective Methods, Tools and Techniques,
Knowledge Driven Development – Bridging Waterfall and Agile Methodologies,
Software Wasteland: How the Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our
Enterprises, The Forward-Looking Manager in a VUCA World, and Evolving
Innovation Ecosystems: A Guide to Open Idea Transformation in the Age of
Future Tech.
Read them at http://sites.ieee.org/indiacouncil/newsletter/
*16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves*
From standing desks to telepresence robots, ZDNet has has listed q6
interesting tech buys for your office in a slideshow.
Slideshow
https://www.zdnet.com/pictures/best-office-furniture-upgrades-and-other-work...
*Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial
intelligence*
Given the foreseeable pervasiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in
modern societies, it is legitimate and necessary to ask the question how
this new technology must be shaped to support the maintenance and
strengthening of constitutional democracy. This paper first describes the
four core elements of today's digital power concentration, which need to be
seen in cumulation and which, seen together, are both a threat to democracy
and to functioning markets. It then recalls the experience with the lawless
Internet and the relationship between technology and the law as it has
developed in the Internet economy and the experience with GDPR before it
moves on to the key question for AI in democracy, namely which of the
challenges of AI can be safely and with good conscience left to ethics, and
which challenges of AI need to be addressed by rules which are enforceable
and encompass the legitimacy of democratic process, thus laws. The paper
closes with a call for a new culture of incorporating the principles of
democracy, rule of law and human rights by design in AI and a three-level
technological impact assessment for new technologies like AI as a practical
way forward for this purpose.
This article is part of a theme issue ‘Governing artificial intelligence:
ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges’ of
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical,
Physical and Engineering Sciences
Full Article
http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/376/2133/20180089
*How virtual reality is transforming autism studies*
Researchers and autistic artists are exploring virtual reality to study,
treat and simulate autism traits.
Autism therapists and researchers started to use VR in the mid-1990s, not
long after headsets became widely available to consumers and other forms of
immersion, such as first-person shooter games, became popular. Researchers
often deployed the technology to create virtual environments to help
autistic people rehearse stressful encounters. For instance, Rizzo’s team
built a virtual job-interview training program. In a study published last
year, they recruited adults with autism or other conditions for a training
regimen involving interviewers who ranged from gentle to aggressive. Rizzo
says the participants with autism significantly improved in their
interviewing skills, as rated by job counselors.
Full post
https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/virtual-reality-transforming...
*Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: 76 quotes of the actor that got all
thinking*
As Amitabh Bachchan turns 76 in Ocy 2018, here are some memorable quotes by
the legendary Bollywood actor.
Full post
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-amitabh-bachchan-76-...
*The Battle for the Next Billion Internet Users Has Begun*
Large parts of the world’s population are still unconnected, further
disadvantaging the least developed regions of the planet
Today, the world is more connected than ever. Soon, 5G will herald the next
era of digitalization. While we are discussing trends such as artificial
intelligence, blockchain, and augmented reality, we tend to forget that
there are still about four billion people on our planet who are
unconnected, with the vast majority of those residing in developing and
least developed countries (LDCs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and
Latin America. As high mobile network penetration already prevails in these
markets, mobile (as opposed to fixed) broadband services tend to be the
prevalent form of access technology. However, mobile broadband coverage is
still very limited in many regions and data plans as well as smartphones
are often unaffordable for the local population. In addition, available
internet content is often not relevant enough to local communities.
Finally, digital illiteracy as well as gender discrepancies in internet
adoption pose additional barriers.
The digital divide between the developed and the developing world is at
risk of widening if broadband network deployment, price decline, and
subsequently consumer adoption do not keep up with the required growth
levels. 3G and 4G coverage is indeed expanding while data prices are on a
downward trajectory, even in developing countries. But at the same time,
the bar for what is considered a decent internet experience is constantly
rising. Modern applications consume more data and require faster connection
speeds and lower latency for an acceptable user experience, especially with
video streaming projected to make up 75% of global data traffic. The fast
pace of development of these factors puts developing countries at risk of
falling further behind the developed world.
The economic and societal impact of being connected is significant,
especially in emerging markets. The link between internet access and
economic growth is indisputable. In mature economies, the internet is
responsible for about a quarter of GDP growth. Universal internet adoption
in developing countries could make a tremendous difference for the state of
those economies. The possibilities for education and healthcare would
better lives for the poor and disadvantaged; increased literacy rates and
life expectancy would uplift underprivileged communities.
Full post
https://medium.com/@i.haffke/the-battle-for-the-next-billion-internet-users-...
*Future Factory: How Technology Is Transforming Manufacturing*
From advanced robotics in R&D labs to computer vision in warehouses,
technology is making an impact on every step of the manufacturing process.
As industrial technology grows increasingly pervasive, this wave of
automation and digitization is being labelled “Industry 4.0,” as in the
fourth industrial revolution.
So, what does the future of factories hold?
To answer this, we took a deep dive into 8 different steps of the
manufacturing process, to see how they are starting to change:
- Product R&D: A look at how platforms are democratizing R&D talent, the
ways AI is helping materials science, and how the drafting board of
tomorrow could be an AR or VR headset.
- Resource Planning & Sourcing: On-demand decentralized manufacturing
and blockchain projects are working on the complexities of integrating
suppliers.
- Operations Technology Monitoring & Machine Data: A look at the IT
stack and platforms powering future factories. First, factories will get
basic digitization, and further along we’ll see greater predictive power.
- Labor Augmentation & Management: AR, wearables, and exoskeletons are
augmenting human capabilities on the factory floor.
- Machining, Production & Assembly: Modular equipment and custom
machines like 3D printers are enabling manufacturers to handle greater
demand for variety.
- Quality Assurance (QA): A look at how computer vision will find
imperfections, and how software and blockchain tech will more quickly be
able to identify problems (and implement recalls).
- Warehousing: New warehouse demand could bring “lights-out” warehouses
even faster than an unmanned factory, with the help of robotics and vision
tracking.
- Transport & Supply Chain Management: Telematics, IoT, and autonomous
vehicles will bring greater efficiency and granularity for manufacturers
delivering their products.
Full post
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-factory-manufacturing-tech-trends...
*The Future of Aging? The New Drugs & Tech Working To Extend Life*
Senolytics. Blood transfusions. Placenta stem cells. These are just some of
the innovative ways that startups are tackling mortality and increasing the
human lifespan. In this report, we dive into each one and track what
progress has been made in the quest to find the elusive fountain of youth.
Full post
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-aging-technology-startups/
*What a 100-year-old idea can teach us about cybersecurity -- Randomness:
The Fix for Today’s Broken Security*
A 100 year-old idea, brought to life by modern technology, can protect us
from even the smartest hackers, most powerful intelligence agencies and the
fastest quantum computers.
The cyberworld in which we spend our days — and on which our lives depend — is
not safe, and is becoming more dangerous all the time. From nation-states
trying to sway elections with fake news to ransomware that shuts down
hospitals, we are living in a “Wild West” in which any data, or any
transaction, may be attacked at any time. And like travelers in a lawless
frontier, we are left to scan the horizon constantly for trouble,
scrambling to plug the leaks in defenses we don’t quite trust.
We are vulnerable not just because of the increasing sophistication of
hackers, who are today as likely to be well-funded criminal organizations
or governments as petty thieves or amateurs out for the thrill of defacing
a Web site. Nor is the greatest threat the development of new offensive
tools such as quantum computers, which might soon be powerful enough to
crack today’s most widely used cryptographic ciphers. The biggest problem
is that our basic approach to cyber security is flawed.
Full post
https://medium.com/@cstoecker/randomness-the-fix-for-todays-broken-security-...
*Events / Announcements*
*Two Days Workshop on “Ethical Hacking And Cyber Security” at Chennai*
AMET Deemed to be UNIVERSITY, Chennai- is organising a two days’ workshop
on “Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security” during 22-23 Nov 2018 at Chennai.
The registration fee is Rs 500/- for UG/PG Students & Rs. 600/- for Faculty
and Research Scholars.
Workshop brochure at https://goo.gl/jdbjwV
For assistance contact: Dr. Jagadeeswari, Email
jegadeeswari.g@ametuniv.ac.in
Mobile: 7094898646
*TEQIP-III Sponsored National Workshop on ”Android App Testing” at NIT
Rourkela*
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, National Institute of
Technology, Rourkela is organising a workshop on Android App Testing during
1-5 Dec 2018.
More details at
http://www.nitrkl.ac.in/docs/Workshop/CS/31102018200751562B.pdf
Contact: Dr. Durga Prasad Mohapatra, Phone: 0661-2462356 (O), 09437648628
(Mob)
E-mail: aat.nitrkl@gmail.com
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