Interesting
Reads – 2019-03-21
Contents
Articles
- National Employability Report For Engineers - 2019
- The Most in Demand Skills for Data Scientists
- Global Consumer Insights Survey: PwC
- 2019 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report
- Five Fifty: Discharged
- What programming language should you learn first?
- Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
- Don’t fall for it: a parent’s guide to protecting your kids from online hoaxes
- Untold History of AI: Charles Babbage and the Turk
- The Best Private Search Engines — Alternatives to Google
- Bonus: 8 TED Talks to strengthen your soft skills
Events /
Announcements
- CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE TEMS & ACM: Presentation on “Product Nation: India’s Trillion Dollar Opportunity in SaaS” on 29th Mar 2019 at 6.00 p.m. at Chennai
- ACM India Summer Schools 2019: Applications are open till 25th Mar for two courses
- SETS Certificate Course on Advanced Network Security. Apply till 25th Mar 2019
- UTD CS Webinar "How to Ace Technical Interviews?" on 27th Mar 2019 at 7.20 a.m. (IST)
- SPINCON-2019: Conf. on “Agility, Automation & Cloudification” on 20th Apr 2019 at Chennai
- Call For Papers: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019
- India School on Internet Governance 2019 – 15-17 Nov 2019, Kolkata
- IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019
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Articles
National
Employability Report For Engineers - 2019
Aspiring
Minds' National Employability Report for Engineers - 2019 is based on the
results of analysis on 170000+ graduates from 750 + colleges in India. The
report also includes international comparison of Indian Engineers with those in
US and China. NER is the first-ever comprehensive audit of the employability of
Indian engineers and follows highest quality standards of research.
The Most in Demand Skills for Data Scientists
Data scientists are expected to know a lot — machine learning, computer science, statistics,
mathematics, data visualization, communication, and deep learning. How should
data scientists who want to be in demand by employers spend their learning
budget?
Global
Consumer Insights Survey: PwC
PwC’s
10th annual Global Consumer Insights Survey (GCIS) — which gathers the
sentiments of more than 21,000 online consumers in 27 territories — shows that
in addition to the traditional return on investment (ROI) metrics used to
determine a company’s success, we need to introduce another metric, one with a
laser focus on customer experience: return on experience. Whether your
organisation is in the business of household goods, health services, selling
cars or financial services, delivering a superior experience will be what makes
you a winner.
2019 CrowdStrike
Global Threat Report
The 2019 CrowdStrike Global Threat
Report offers one of the industry's most comprehensive reports on today's top
cyberthreats. It combines analysis from CrowdStrike Intelligence, Falcon
OverWatch managed hunting and the CrowdStrike Services incident response teams
highlighting the most significant events and trends in the past year.
It combines CrowdStrike's comprehensive
global observations with real-world case studies to deliver deep insights on
modern adversaries and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Global
trends and observations are paired with actionable recommendations, ensuring
your organization is ready to anticipate and defend against the most dangerous
threats of tomorrow.
Related:
2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study: Global Analysis
Five
Fifty: Discharged
Rethinking
how we travel through our cities and towns means tracking the emissions we
create as we do. The good news is that traveling may soon get cleaner
What
programming language should you learn first?
Most
people’s journey toward learning to program starts with a single late-night
Google search.
Usually
it’s something like “Learn ______”
Deciding
on your first programming language can be a fun process. One should consider
the following factors:
- The job market for the language
- The long term prospects for the language
- How easy the language is to learn
- What projects you can build while you’re learning (and share with friends so you can stay motivated)
Death
by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
The
U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic
records would make health care better, safer, and cheaper. Ten years and $36
billion later, the system is an unholy mess: Inside a digital revolution gone
wrong. A joint investigation by Fortune and Kaiser Health News.
Don’t
fall for it: a parent’s guide to protecting your kids from online hoaxes
It’s
a parent’s responsibility to protect their children from harm, no matter where
that threat of harm comes from. But what if the threat is a hoax?
Related
Post: What teenagers need to know about cybersecurity
Related
Post: Is there such a thing as online privacy? 7 essential reads
Untold
History of AI: Charles Babbage and the Turk
The
history of AI is often told as the story of machines getting smarter over time.
What’s lost is the human element in the narrative, how intelligent machines are
designed, trained, and powered by human minds and bodies.
In
this six-part series, we explore that human history of AI—how innovators,
thinkers, workers, and sometimes hucksters have created algorithms that can
replicate human thought and behavior (or at least appear to). While it can be
exciting to be swept up by the idea of super-intelligent computers that have no
need for human input, the true history of smart machines shows that our AI is
only as good as we are.
The Best Private Search Engines — Alternatives
to Google
Private search engines have seen huge growth over
the past few years. Until recently, it was unthinkable that anyone could
compete with Google in the search realm. However, there are now many smaller
players in the search game that are growing rapidly. Google’s market share has
declined from 78.7 percent in February 2017 to slightly below 70 percent in
February 2018.
A few of these search engines, including DuckDuckGo
and StartPage began as normal search engines with no privacy enhancements.
However, after they realized the massive risk associated with storing so much
data, they decided to take a different approach.
Your privacy really matters, and these search
engines can help you stay private online:
Bonus: 8 TED Talks to
strengthen your soft skills
Think about the strongest leaders you know. What
traits come to mind? For many people, what makes a strong leader are the soft
skills they possess, including communication and listening skills, the ability
to keep cool during stressful situations and conversations, and the way they
bring out the best in people around them.
Whether you are a leader now or you aspire to be
one, honing your soft skills can help you lead with purpose and forge stronger
connections at work. Don’t have time to check out all 10 books on our recent
soft skills book list? That’s OK. We’ve rounded up eight TED Talks packed with
bite-sized nuggets of wisdom for all facets of your soft skill development.
Let’s dive in.
Events /
Announcements
CSI, IEEE CS,
IEEE TEMS & ACM: Presentation on “Product Nation: India’s Trillion Dollar
Opportunity in SaaS” on 29th Mar 2019 at 6.00 p.m. at Chennai
A joint presentation
by CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE TEMS & ACM on “Product Nation: India’s Trillion
Dollar Opportunity in SaaS” is being held on 29th Mar 2019 at 6.00 p.m. at
Chennai.
Mr. Suresh Sambandam,
Founder & CEO, OrangeScape is the speaker.
About the Presentation: Over the last
30-40 years, due to the IT services boom, our country has built deep-domain
expertise in basically every industry vertical. It is that expertise that needs
to be productized to make India a global SaaS hub. Suresh’s talk will highlight
India’s natural strengths in SaaS, and what it will take to make India a
product nation and a Global SaaS hub.
The pdf invite is available at https://goo.gl/VEww78
and also at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mm-190329-product-nation.pdf
To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/fQJ65T
The pdf invite is available at https://goo.gl/VEww78
and also at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mm-190329-product-nation.pdf
To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/fQJ65T
ACM India Summer
Schools 2019: Applications are open till 25th Mar for two courses
ACM
India is pleased to announce ACM India Summer Schools 2019 after the highly
successful summer schools held last two years. These schools are targeted at
pre-final year undergraduate or masters students. In exceptional cases, PhD
students or students in other years may also be considered.
While
ACM student membership is NOT a must, students are encouraged to join ACM as
student members.
BE
(CSE, IT), MCA and MSc (CS) students are eligible to apply.
Applications
are open for the following two courses till 25th Mar 2019
Geometric Algorithms and Applications: Application form
Algorithmic Game theory (for women only): Application form
Algorithmic Game theory (for women only): Application form
For
details on ACM Summer Schools 2019, please visit http://india.acm.org/summer-schools-2019.html
SETS Certificate
Course on Advanced Network Security, Apply till 25th Mar 2019
SETS
initiated an Advanced Cyber Security Education & Training School (ACSETS)
to impart e-Security Training in niche areas where SETS has its strengths in
order to develop skill sets among stakeholders: Working Professionals, Teaching
Faculty, Researchers, Students (UG, PG in different streams of Engineering
& Sciences). Developing quality manpower in various domains relating to cybersecurity
is vital from the national perspective. ACSETS will take up advanced training
in the areas of expertise of SETS. Keeping in view the growing needs of cyber
security professionals, SETS is launching a six weeks certification programme
titled “SETS Certificate on Advanced Network Security (SCANS)”.
The
course is designed to provide in-depth exposure to Cyber Security technologies
and tools and to train the candidates to secure networks and systems from the
ever-widening cyber-attack surface. It provides an insight on challenges faced
in securing real world network systems and defense mechanisms. Also, candidates
get acquainted with the use of tools to prevent attacks, identify anomalies and
safeguard networks with various techniques and solutions.
The
course is open for
- Candidates who completed their Engineering (BE/ B.Tech or Higher Qualification) in thestreams of ECE/ CSE/ EEE/ EIE/ IT/ and MCA, M.Sc (Electronics, Computer science, Information Science, IT)
- Candidates who are pursuing 3rd year/4th year Engineering (BE/ B.Tech) in the streams of ECE/CSE/ EEE/ EIE/ IT/ and 2nd year MCA students (during their vacation)
- Diploma / Science graduates with exposure to programming and cyber security.
- Working professionals who are keen on developing/ enhancing their cyber security skills.
The
course duration is Six weeks full-time (Monday-Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
) with equal emphasis on theory and practical.
Last
date to apply online is 25th Mar 2019
For
details visit https://www.setsindia.in/scans
UTD CS Webinar
"How to Ace Technical Interviews?" on 27th Mar 2019 at
7.20 a.m. (IST)
UTD
CS (University of Texas at Dallas, Computer Science Dept. ) will be hosting a webinar by its distinguished alumni Chander
Dhall on "How to Ace Technical
Interviews?" It is not just a talk - he will present several advanced
questions and explain the approaches to solve them/answer them.
Join
the webinar at 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th Dallas time (Wednesday, March
27th 7:30am India time). WebEx link: http://bit.ly/utd-chander
FB
event page: https://fb.com/events/407254953385023
SPINCON-2019:
Conf. on “Agility, Automation & Cloudification” on 20th Apr 2019
at Chennai
Bosses
love it when you bring them solutions. And that’s exactly what you get at SPIN
Chennai's Agility, Automation & Cloudification conference; essential
insight, hindsight and out-of-sight on the rapidly changing cloud landscape,
valuable insights from industry experts on Automation and smart ideas from your peers. So ask your
fearless leader to send you this year.
Reduced
registration fee applicable to members of supporting organisations.
Call For Papers: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019
TENCON is the flagship premier
international technical conference of IEEE Region 10. The Theme for TENCON 2019
is "Technology, Knowledge, and Society", and it will be held during
17th to 20th October, 2019 at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Bolgatty, Kochi, Kerala.
Paper submission deadline: 29th
Apr 2019
More at http://www.tencon2019.org
India School on Internet Governance 2019 – 15-17 Nov 2019, Kolkata
inSIG2019 is scheduled for 15-17 Nov
2019 at Kolkata. Day 0 events, including Youth IGF 2019 and GFCE Triple-I
Workshop, are being planned for 14 Nov 2019.
The fourth edition of India School on Internet Governance (inSIG2019) is being convened during 15-17 Nov 2019 at Kolkata. The event will bring together Fellows (domestic and international), Internet Governance experts & practitioners, past-Fellows, and representatives of the different stakeholders in the domain of Internet Governance.
India School on Internet Governance
(inSIG) is a community-driven initiative, organized jointly by the Delhi,
Trivandrum, Kolkata and Mumbai Chapters of Internet Society. Information on earlier editions of inSIG are
available under the menu “Past Editions”.
Two Day 0 events are being planned at
Kolkata on 14 November 2019: the second
India Youth IGF (YIGF 2019) ; and the GFCE Asia Internet Infrastructure
Initiative (GFCE Triple-I) Workshop. More details on these events will be
available under the Day 0 Events menu item.
Details at: https://insig.in
IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec
2019
IEEE INDICON 2019 – the flagship
conference of the IEEE India Council – will be held at Marwadi University,
Rajkot, Gujarat from December 13 to 15, 2019 with the theme “Applying
Artificial Intelligence in Engineering for prosperity and betterment of
humanity ”.
The Call for Papers is now available
on the IEEE INDICON 2019 website; http://indicon2019.in/.
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