Interesting Reads – 2018-07-21
Contents
Articles
- Digital Natives and Information Overload
- Leading quality engineering into the New
- ACM, World’s Largest Computing Association Affirms Obligation of Computing Professionals to Use Skills for Benefit of Society
- SHOCK CLAIM: Robots will have babies with humans in 100 years
- Beer, yoga and robots: step into the smarter, more connected office
- How Kodak Failed
- Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. They Came Up With These 10 Things
- Imagining the Next 100 Years of Science and Technology
- NASA astronauts first landed on the moon 49 years ago today (20th Jul). Here's what the landing looked like and how the US pulled it off.
- How a Melting Arctic Changes Everything
Forthcoming Events
- Five Days Faculty Development Programme on Computing Research Methodology
- One day workshop on "Securing the Digital India"
- 4th International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Computing and Communication Technology
- International Conf. on Innovations and Research in Marine Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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Articles
Digital Natives and
Information Overload
Digital
natives and information overload is an increasing problem both in the
workplace, and in life in general. Those that learn to deal with it effectively
have a major advantage in the next few years. Information Overload is when you
are trying to deal with more information than you are able to process to make
sensible decisions. The result is either that you either delay making
decisions, or that you make the wrong decisions. It is now commonplace to be
getting too many e-mails, reports and incoming messages to deal with them
effectively.
Leading quality engineering
into the New
Accenture
is evolving testing into a pervasive, real-time, and insight-driven quality
engineering function, augmented by AI-led autonomous frameworks. In this paper
we explain how across five dimensions—data, frameworks, process, technology,
and the organization—testing will shift away from the traditional approaches
towards new ideas and new methodologies fit for the application engineering
world of tomorrow. Learn more about some of our innovations (protected by 250+
patents and pending patent applications) and our quality engineering vision to
help clients be future ready in an increasingly complex technological
environment.
ACM, World’s Largest Computing
Association Affirms Obligation of Computing Professionals to Use Skills for
Benefit of Society
Updated
ACM Code of Ethics Adds New Principle on Adopting Standards of Care as
Computing Systems Become Integrated into Society’s Infrastructure.
The
revised Code of Ethics addresses the significant advances in computing
technology and the growing pervasiveness of computing in all aspects of society
since it was last updated in 1992. ACM’s Code of Ethics is considered the
standard for the computing profession, and has been adopted by computing
professionals, organizations and technology companies around the world. ACM
expects all of its nearly 100,000 members from 190 countries to abide by the
ACM Code of Ethics and to make a commitment to engage in ethical professional
conduct.
The
ACM Code of Ethics is a collection of principles and guidelines designed to
help computing professionals make ethically responsible decisions in
professional practice. It translates broad ethical principles into concrete
statements about professional conduct. This update of the ACM Code of Ethics
expresses the experiences, values, and aspirations of computing professionals
around the world, and it captures the conscience of the profession. It affirms
an obligation of computing professionals, both individually and collectively,
to use their skills for the benefit of society.
SHOCK CLAIM: Robots will have
babies with humans in 100 years
HUMANS
and robots will be able to conceive and have children within 100 years,
according to a leading expert.
Beer, yoga and robots: step
into the smarter, more connected office
As
technology enables increased flexibility, more workers are renting a slice of
Silicon Valley-style workplace culture.
Franz
Kafka hated his day job as an insurance officer. “Time is short, my strength is
limited, the office is a horror,” he wrote in a 1912 letter to his friend,
Felice Bauer. For Kafka, the office was a place of suffering, where he spent
days chained to a desk, shuffling interminable sheaves of paper filled with the
grim details of industrial workers who lost fingers or limbs in workplace
accidents.
For
the rest of the 20th century, for most people, Kafka’s vision of the office as
a place to be endured and not enjoyed would strike a chord. But in the past few
years, things have changed dramatically. Now, co-working spaces with free beer
on tap, nightly networking events and yoga sessions are springing up in cities
all over the world. WeWork, the largest of them, has 253 offices in 22
countries and a valuation of $20bn. Its motivational mugs tell members to
“always do what you love”.
Co-working
isn’t just being embraced by small businesses, attracted by the prospect of
flexible leases and a community of entrepreneurs into which they can immerse
themselves. Increasingly, large corporate clients are moving into fashionable
co-working spaces to tap into a little of the spirit.
How Kodak Failed
There
are few corporate blunders as staggering as Kodak’s missed opportunities in
digital photography, a technology that it invented. This strategic failure was
the direct cause of Kodak’s decades-long decline as digital photography destroyed
its film-based business model.
Kodak
management’s inability to see digital photography as a disruptive technology,
even as its researchers extended the boundaries of the technology, would
continue for decades.
Google Spent a Decade
Researching What Makes a Great Boss. They Came Up With These 10 Things
"People
leave managers, not companies."
We've
all heard it. Many of us have experienced it. But what makes people want to
leave a manager in the first place? And if you happen to lead a team, what
qualities can make you better?
Those
are the types of questions Google set out to answer. In 2008, they began
research into what makes a good manager, code-named Project Oxygen. They
originally identified eight behaviours that were common among their highest
performing managers, and began training all managers to develop those
behaviours. Over time, Google saw a marked improvement in key metrics such as
employee turnover, satisfaction, and performance.
But
as the company grew, the demands on managers also increased. Google continued
their research. They refined it. They learned more.
"We
found that, over time, the qualities of a great manager at Google had grown and
evolved with along with the company," wrote Melissa Harrell and Lauren
Barbato earlier this year. Harrell works as a staffing services manager and
Barbato as a people analyst.
After
taking a second look at its research, Google then "refreshed [its]
behaviours according to internal research and Google and [employee] feedback,
and put them to the test."
This
resulted in a new list, identifying two completely new behaviours (Nos. 9 and
10) and updating two others (Nos. 3 and 6).
Here
are the 10 behaviours of Google's best managers, along with some practical tips
on how to develop these behaviours. (You can find more detailed advice on
developing your management skills in my new book, EQ Applied: The Real-World
Guide to Emotional Intelligence.)
Imagining the Next 100 Years
of Science and Technology
As
the New York Academy of Sciences approaches its third century, we started
thinking about the scientific discoveries that might be made in the next 100
years. Then it occurred to us — the New York Academy of Sciences has the
World's Smartest Network®, why not put the question to our Members?
So
we invited some of our most extraordinary young and senior scientist Members,
to offer their thoughts about what they believe could be the next generation of
discoveries or the greatest challenge that science or technology must solve in
the decades to come. The following is a selection of the many responses we
received. They have been edited to fit space restrictions. All opinions cited
are those of the authors named and do not necessarily reflect those of the
editorial or scientific staff of the New York Academy of Sciences. We thank all
those who contributed content and hope you enjoy reading these
"imaginings."
NASA astronauts first landed
on the moon 49 years ago today (20th Jul). Here's what the landing
looked like and how the US pulled it off.
Astronauts
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface on July 20,
1969.
In
1961, President John F. Kennedy put a monumental goal before Congress:
"I
believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before
this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to
the Earth," Kennedy said. "No single space project in this period
will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range
exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to
accomplish."
Indeed,
it took eight years to reach the moon after that, and NASA burned through $25.4
billion dollars before the Apollo program was finished. But on July 20, 1969,
as people throughout the world gathered around fuzzy television sets, astronaut
Neil Armstrong announced: "the Eagle has landed."
Here's
how the US made it to the moon 49 years ago.
How a Melting Arctic Changes
Everything
Eight countries control land in the Arctic Circle. Five have coastlines to defend. The temperature is rising. The ice is melting. The race for newly accessible resources is beginning. And Russia is gaining ground.
The
story of the Arctic begins with temperature but it’s so much more—this is a
tale about oil and economics, about humanity and science, about politics and
borders and the emerging risk of an emboldened and growing Russian empire.
The
detailed story is presented in three parts at
Forthcoming Events
Call for Participation: Five
Days Faculty Development Programme on Computing Research Methodology
Department
of Computer Science and Applications, Sri Sankara Arts & Science College
(Autonomous), Kanchipuram, TamilNadu is organising a Five Days Faculty
Development Programme on Computing Research Methodology during 25-29 July 2018
at the College in Kanchipuram.
The
main objective of the Five-Day FDP on Computing Research Methodology is to
provide a platform for the research aspiring participants to pursue their
research in a scientific and systematic way. The main focal points of this FDP
is to provide the participants a strong foundation on Research Methodology in
the domain of Computer Science. The participants will learn the topics through
lectures and hands-on experiments. Also case studies and research issues will
be discussed to stimulate research motivation of the participants.
Targeted
Audience: Faculty Members & Research scholars of CS / CSE / IT / Computer Science &
Applications Department.
FDP
Resource Person: Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan who has Bachelor’s degrees in Physics
(BSc) and Electronics Engineering (BEng)
from the University of Madras and the Indian Institute of Science respectively.
He obtained his Master’s degree from the Anna University and his PhD from the
University of Queensland, Australia. He worked as a Postdoctoral fellow,
lecturer and then as a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland. Later,
he moved to the Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) as a
Principal Research Scientist. Narasimhan also worked as a full professor at the
University of North Texas, USA and held a Chair in Software Engineering at the
University of Newcastle, Australia. Presently Narasimhan is a full professor at
the Computer Science Department at the University of Botswana, Botswana.
Lakshmi is also a Vice President at to Srikar & Associates International
Pty Ltd. His current research interests are in: Software Engineering (testing,
visualization, instrumentation, product line engineering & CBSE),
Information Engineering (business informatics, medical informatics, mobile
systems, information management, information extraction & information
fusion) and Computer Architecture (embedded system, reconfigurable computing
& performance analysis). Narasimhan
is a Senior Member of the IEEE, ACM, Fellow of ACS, IEAust and IEE (UK). He is a Technical Member (representing USA)
on the Expert Panels of ISO (International Standards Organization), American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) and MIMOSA (Machinery Information
Management Open Standards Organization, USA).Lakshmi has over 350 publications
to his credit and has won over $8 million in research funding. Lakshmi is also deeply
associated with the ABET and other accrediting bodies (e.g., NBA of India) that
are involved in improving the quality of education around the world. Lakshmi
was the Founding Chair of the ACM Chapter of Greenville, NC, UA, and IEEE
Computer Society Chapter of Queensland, and is also an ACM Distinguished
Speaker and an IEEE Distinguished Visitor. Lakshmi has been the Technical Chair
and on the Organizing and Technical Committees of many leading ACM and IEEE
International Conferences. Lakshmi is a Commissioner in ABET (USA), which is
the world’s largest Accrediting body.
The registration fee for the five days
FDP is Rs. 2000/- It covers Kit, High Tea & Lunch for all five days.
Accommodation for outstation
participants will be arranged on request on chargeable basis.
While the last date for registration is
23rd Jul, SPOT registration is also possible.
For
details, pl. refer the FDP
brochure
For clarifications, pl. contact: Dr. L.
Rajesh, HoD, Dept. of Computer Applications,
Mobile:
91-9894112100 / 9445112100, Email: sankarafdp@gmail.com
Call for Participation: One day workshop on "Securing the Digital India"
Digital
Security Association of India (DiSAI), one of the Non Profit initiatives of
eMagazine PreSense organises a full day workshop on "Securing the Digital
India" on Saturday, 28th July 2018 at Henry Maudslay Hall, Anna
University, Chennai.
Hon'ble
Justice Smt. Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judge, Madras High Court has kindly
consented to inaugurate the event. Shri
Hansraj G Ahir, Hon'ble MoS (Home) is expected to deliver a key note
address. Confirmation awaited. Shri R.
Nataraj, IPS, DGP (Retd), MLA-Mylapore will deliver the valedictory address at
4.30 PM. Other speakers include the much
acclaimed cyber law expert of the nation, Shri Naavi, Shri S Venkatachalapathy,
Addl S.P., DVAC, S.P. Lavanya, Addl S.P.
CB-CID and many CISA and other professionals in the areas of information
security and banking.
The
day-long event includes interesting presentations, panel discussions and
lectures on topics ranging from Digital Evidences, Security in e-Banking, Data
Privacy related regulations in India, Individual Privacy in a networked world
especially the legal issues in India etc.
This workshop will be useful for IT professionals, lawyers, students and
anyone interested in the area of cyber-crimes and info security.
Registration
for members of CySI, CSI, IEEE, HCC, Bar Council and such professional
organisations is Rs.700/- and for general public Rs.900/-. Concessional registration for bona fide
students of recognised institutions is Rs.500/- . Fee includes lunch, Tea and snacks.
Since
only limited seats are available, interested persons may kindly register their
names through this link. http://www.tinyurl.com/disai28july
For
more information, please visit www.disai.in and for bulk registrations and Sponsorship
opportunities, kindly contact info@disai.in
or Shri V Rajendran, Chairman,
DiSAI in 9444073849 or the Event Coordinator Shri Rajaji in 9150730263.
Call
for Papers & Participation: 4th International Conference on Applied and
Theoretical Computing and Communication Technology
The IEEE technically sponsored 4th
International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Computing and Communication
Technology (iCATccT - 2018) is being conducted at Alva's Institute Of
Engineering & Technology, Mangalore, Karnataka , India on 6-8
September, 2018.
Last Date for Submission: August 10th,
2018.
More details at the conf. website at http://icatcct.org/2018/
Call
for Papers & Participation: International Conf. on Innovations and Research
in Marine Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The Dept. of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, AMET University in
association with the National Institute of Wind Energy is organising the International Conference on
"Innovations and Research in Marine Electrical and Electronics
Engineering" (ICIRMEEE 2018 ) during 27th & 28th September, 2018 at AMET
Deemed to be University , Chennai.
Last date for submission of Full Paper is
25th Aug 2018
More details at the conf. website at http://www.ametuniv.ac.in/icirmeee2018
With regards
HR Mohan
