Interesting
Reads – 2019-04-21
Contents
Articles
- World Changing Ideas 2019: All the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions
- How much is your data worth?
- How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer
- What Is Edge Computing?
- A guide to Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Shorter Walks, Better Shopping: How Airport Design Is Changing
- What robots and AI may mean for university lecturers and students
- Industry 4.0 as an evolution, not a revolution
- 65 (Productive) Things to Do When You're Bored at Work
- How exponential technologies are transforming business – and what opportunities entrepreneurs can tap
- Focus on Quantum Science and Technology Initiatives Around the World
- How One Man’s Legacy Could Help Rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral
- A Virtual-Reality Program to Conquer the Fear of Public Speaking
- 5G & The Future Of Connectivity: 20 Industries The Tech Could Transform
- Bonus: The complexity of memory (videos)
Events /
Announcements
- CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE PCS & ACM: Joint presentation on “Digital Innovation Clusters” at Chennai on 29th Apr 2019
- Digital Security Association of India (DiSAI) Workshop on “Securing the Digital Space” on Saturday, 27th Apr 2019 at Chennai
- TalentSprint WE (Women Engineers) Program, supported by Google Opens
- Call For Papers: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019
- IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019
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Articles
World
Changing Ideas 2019: All the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions
Fast
Company‘s third annual World Changing Ideas Awards drew nearly 2,000
submissions across 17 categories. Fast Company editors and reporters created
lists of honorable mentions and finalists, and then our panel of judges picked
winners in each category.
How much is your data worth?
If data are the new oil, then Google, Facebook,
Amazon and other tech groups are, naturally, the biggest extractors. But nearly
every kind of company is getting into the business, which is worth $76bn, and
will be more than double that by 2022 — nearly $200bn. Think about that for a
minute. Data are, for Big Tech companies and others that harvest it, the main
business input — in fact, the only real input, aside from labour. Imagine if GM
or Ford didn’t have to pay for steel or rubber or widgets — think what their margins
would be. That’s the business model of surveillance capitalism. You aren’t just
the product, to be sold to advertisers. You are also the raw material to make
the product used to sell you to advertisers. Yep, we are in the Matrix.
How
the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer
Apparently
the 737 Max pitched up a bit too much for comfort on power application as well
as at already-high angles of attack. It violated that most ancient of aviation
canons and probably violated the certification criteria of the U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration. But instead of going back to the drawing board and
getting the airframe hardware right (more on that below), Boeing relied on
something called the “Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System,” or
MCAS.
Boeing’s
solution to its hardware problem was software.
What Is Edge
Computing?
The cloud is no longer sufficient to
instantaneously process and analyze the troves of data generated — or soon to
be generated — by IoT devices, connected cars, and other digital platforms.
Enter edge computing.
A
guide to Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Robotic
Process Automation is a software-based technology utilising software robots to
emulate human execution of a business process. This means that it performs the
task on a computer, uses the same interface a human worker would, clicks,
types, opens applications, uses keyboard shortcuts, and more.
Shorter
Walks, Better Shopping: How Airport Design Is Changing
A
surge of air travelers is pushing airports to renovate and expand like never
before — and many are going with modern designs that can accommodate
revolutionary changes in technology.
Related
Post: Atlanta International Airport
Related
Post: Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
What
robots and AI may mean for university lecturers and students
The
number of robots around the world is increasing rapidly. And it’s said that
automation will threatening more than 800m jobs worldwide by 2030. In the UK,
it’s claimed robots will replace 3.6m workers by this date, which means one in
five British jobs would be performed by an intelligent machine.
Jobs
in higher education are no exception – with recent studies showing a rapid advancement
in the use of these technologies in universities. The full potential of these
disruptive technologies is yet to be discovered, but their impact on teaching
and learning is expected to be huge. This means that higher education might be
affected by these technologies earlier than other sectors.
Industry
4.0 as an evolution, not a revolution
Industry
4.0 is the way forward for manufacturing enterprises looking to future-proof
their businesses. Enterprises will accelerate adoption at scale and fully
realize the benefits by understanding fundamental business needs and
implementation stages as an evolution with increasing value add. This report
explains the logical phases leaders should consider before embarking on their
Industry 4.0 journey and help improve the current low rate of successful full
scale adoption.
65
(Productive) Things to Do When You're Bored at Work
Look,
feeling burnt out at the office sometimes is reality.
And
often, feeling bored at work is OK, actually. But then there are the days when
you're looking at the clock, and 2:42PM is staring back at you. 2:42PM and
you're already finished your to-do list and you're staring at your chipped nail
polish, considering whether to spend the next 12 minutes picking it off.
You
could spend the afternoon doing that. Or you could harness that boredom to do
something actually productive—like an activity that will dramatically improve
your professional standing and career. Something challenging. Something maybe
(dare we say it?) a little fun. You with us? Great. Here are 65 options that
will fill your time and improve your career.
How exponential technologies are transforming business – and what
opportunities entrepreneurs can tap
The world is changing at an accelerated pace, thanks
to exponential technologies like AI, IoT, automation, and Blockchain. Cloud
computing, AR, VR, and ubiquitous smartphones are other drivers of tech change.
The impact of these architecture stacks is discussed in the new publication,
Wiley Innovation Black Book on Exponential Technologies, released by Wiley
India.
Focus on Quantum Science and Technology Initiatives Around the World
The 20th century had two significant scientific
revolutions—quantum physics and information science. Quantum physics has been a
fascinating field of research for over a century and one that, for the most
part, has been seen as a complex and difficult to understand concept.
Information science was the reserve of complex and often abstract mathematics,
despite changing the tide of a world war. Nonetheless, their combination has
given rise to much of the information technology around us. These technologies
emerged in what is often referred to as the first quantum revolution, from our
improved understanding of quantum physics.
Quantum science and technology has remained a
primarily academic pursuit until the last few years. We have now however
started to see this shift towards the development of products and applications
that is garnering increasing interest from industry. We are now starting to
talk about the development of a quantum industry and, along with that,
companies and governments are starting to realise the scale of the impact these
technologies may have for modern society. The aim of this unique collection of
Perspectives is to provide insight into what is now a global pursuit for
quantum technology research breakthroughs and dominance. This collection brings
together insights from leaders in the field across the globe, providing an
unprecedented view of the quantum technology landscape around the world. The
first five contributions cover the established initiatives in Europe, Canada,
Japan, Australia, and the USA. Further perspectives from the UK and China will
appear in 2019.
If you ever wanted to know what the second quantum
revolution has in store, take a look at this collection: it is an exciting
time!
How One Man’s Legacy Could Help Rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral
Following the devastating fire at Notre-Dame
Cathedral in Paris, hundreds of millions of Euros have already been pledged to
help facilitate its reconstruction. But while funding is crucial, technology
may well hold the key to making an accurate restoration possible.
This is where the late Doctor Andrew Tallon comes
in. A pioneering art historian and father of four, Tallon sadly died on
November 16, 2018, from cancer at the age of just 49. Though he is no longer
with us, his work now appears more vital than ever.
A Virtual-Reality Program to Conquer the Fear of Public Speaking
When I became convinced that nothing on this earth
could cure me of my fear of public speaking, I strapped on a virtual-reality
headset and visited an imaginary realm. I stood in a room that was done up in
putty tones and anodyne corporate furniture; through the windows, a glittering
metropolis loomed. This strange new land, which had been constructed for the
sole benefit of people like me, was simultaneously familiar and
otherworldly—“Blade Runner” by way of “Office Space.” A gang of 3-D-modelled
denizens, seated around a long table, stared at me in a blank manner that bordered
on hostile. Their expressions did not soften as they followed me around a
series of simulated environments, each blander than the next, and watched as I
attempted to address them with something like composure.
5G & The Future Of Connectivity: 20 Industries The Tech Could
Transform
The next generation of wireless technology could
affect a wide range of industries, from healthcare to financial services to
retail.
5G is set to enhance
connectivity across networks. This is especially important as the number of
Internet of Things (IoT) devices rises, along with the amount of data they
generate.
The technology will enable faster data transfer
speeds (from 4G’s 1Gbps to 10Gbps). As a result, 5G creates tremendous opportunity
for numerous industries, but also sets the stage for large-scale disruption.
Major 5G network deployments are expected by 2020, and a projected 4.1B IoT
cellular connections will use 5G worldwide by 2024, according to Ericsson.
From enabling remote robotic surgery and widespread
adoption of autonomous cars to improving crop and livestock management, 5G is
poised to disrupt a plethora of the world’s biggest industries. We dig in
below.
Bonus: What death can teach
you about life (videos)
There is much to learn in death as there is in life.
An intimate look at the wisdom that is forged from deep loss. View these TED
Talks
Events /
Announcements
CSI, IEEE CS,
IEEE PCS & ACM: Joint presentation
on “Digital Innovation Clusters” at
Chennai on 29th Apr 2019.
CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE PCS & ACM: Joint presentation on “Digital Innovation Clusters” at Chennai on
Monday, 29th Apr 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
To facilitate logistics, pl. re-register at https://goo.gl/fQJ65T
Digital Security
Association of India (DiSAI) Workshop on “Securing the Digital Space” on Saturday, 27th Apr 2019 at Chennai
Digital Security Association of India (DiSAI) is
organising a workshop on “Securing the Digital Space” on Saturday, 27th Apr 2019 from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at
Raman Auditorium, AC Tech Building, Anna University, Chennai.
Workshop brochure at http://bit.ly/2VX7uFZ
Workshop Schedule at http://bit.ly/2ILaql1
Workshop Schedule at http://bit.ly/2ILaql1
TalentSprint
WE (Women Engineers) Program, supported by Google Opens
Join
the league of successful Women Software Engineers
1
Year Program . 100 College Students . 100% Scholarship + ₹100,000 Stipend
TalentSprint
WE (Women Engineers), supported by Google, is a program that provides an
opportunity for talented and motivated women students. If you are a woman
student graduating in 2020 or 2021 and want to excel in the global tech
industry, this program is for you.
Apply
for the program before 10th May 2019
For
details visit https://talentsprintwe.com/application.html
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
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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