Monday 22 July 2019

Interesting Reads – 2019-07-22


Interesting Reads – 2019-07-22   

Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at
https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-22.html

Current IR Quiz at  https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-22.html

Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at
https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-2018.html

Articles

  • In India, toddlers are starting to write computer codes before they can talk
  • Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce
  • Finding your first job in cyber security: A guide for computer science and technology graduates
  • What is Sextortion (with examples) and how can you avoid it?
  • How to speed up your internet connection – 15 tips and tricks
  • ISRO Chandrayaan 2 Launch Today: Answers To All Your Questions On India's Second Moon Mission
  • Human Computer Interaction - brief intro
  • As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise. Can Desalination Quench the World's Thirst?
  • DeepMind and Google: the battle to control artificial intelligence
  • 20 Habits Of Highly Unsuccessful And Ineffective Leaders
  • The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter
  • From peeing in a 'roll-on cuff' to pooping into a bag: A brief history of how astronauts have gone to the bathroom in space for 57 years
  • How public libraries can help prepare us for the future
  • 35 Innovators Under 35 for 2019
  • 17 TED Talks: How we study space

Events / Announcements

  • Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Graphic Design, Animation & Visual Effects” on 10th Aug  2019
  • UX meetup with a presentation on “Academic UX” on 27th Jul 2019 at IIT Madras
  • SSNCE, CMI & ACM: CSpathshala Workshop for School Teachers on “Computational Thinking” on 26th Jul 2019
  • South Asian Network Operators Group: SANOG 34 – Conference, Tutorial & Workshops  during 31st Jul – 7th Aug 2019 at Kolkata
  • Transforming Healthcare With IT: THCIT-2019 at Hyderabad in Sep 2019
  • ILS-19: IEEE International Leadership Summit during 30-31 Aug 2019 at Bangalore
  • TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference.  20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai
  • CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention – 27-29 Sep 2019 at Udaipur
  • WiECON-ECE 2019: 5th IEEE international Women in Engineering Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering during 15-16 Nov 2019 at Bangalore
  • IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019

IR-Quiz

Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-07-22 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher  from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-22.html

Access Links

Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-22.html

Current IR Quiz at  https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-22.html

Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at
https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-2018.html

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Articles

In India, toddlers are starting to write computer codes before they can talk

In today’s digital age, most children learn to swipe and click before they can speak coherently or walk. Smartphones and tablets are their digital pacifiers, companions and entertainers. It is but natural, then, that many parents want their children to learn how to create the very technologies that they are dependent on.

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Related Post: Tryst Of Kid With Coding

Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce

Traditional and new-school retailers alike are using AI and robotics to automate various parts of the retail chain, from manufacturing to last-mile delivery.

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Finding your first job in cyber security: A guide for computer science and technology graduates

Just finishing a degree in computer science? Interested in switching jobs? You may want to strongly consider a career in cyber security. Although most technology graduates are sought after these days, cyber security professionals are particularly in high demand. Both the UK and US governments are hiring cyber security professionals. The private sector in both countries and in many countries around the world is hiring professionals with the requisite knowledge and skills to help fend off growing cyber security threats.

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What is Sextortion (with examples) and how can you avoid it?

In general terms, sextortion is extortion involving material of a sexual nature, but it can take various forms. This crime is a growing concern in many parts of the globe and affects a broad range of targets, including males, females, minors, and adults. Aside from the psychological and sometimes physical damage it imparts, a major problem with this crime is that many cases go unreported because victims are too embarrassed.

With the popularity of social media, messaging apps, and online dating, the exchange of explicit material online is far more commonplace. Plus, webcams make it very simple for people to record themselves (or be secretly recorded). With the prevalence of sextortion crimes, it’s important that everyone is aware of what to look out for.

In this post, we explain what sextortion is, and how it takes place, including describing some real-life examples. We’ll then provide tips to help you avoid becoming the next victim of sextortion.

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How to speed up your internet connection – 15 tips and tricks

Are you stuck wondering why your internet seems to be slow all.the.time? There’s a good chance you, like most other people, are suffering from one of many issues that could be slowing down your internet speed. Whether you have too many devices on your network, using old hardware, or have interference from other wireless signals, there are a number of reasons why your internet may be far slower than it should be. Here are 15 methods you can use to help speed up your internet connection.

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ISRO Chandrayaan 2 Launch Today: Answers To All Your Questions On India's Second Moon Mission

India’s second unmanned mission to the Moon, named Chandrayaan 2, is all set to take off on 22 July, provided the weather conditions are ideal. After the success of Chandrayaan-1 and the host of other satellite launches since, the expectations from Chandrayaan 2 are quite high.  With Chandrayaan 2, in a first for India, ISRO will be depositing a lander and rover on the surface of the Moon. There is a lot to unpack, so let’s dive right into it. The aim is to make this your one-stop-shop for everything Chandrayaan 2.

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Human Computer Interaction - brief intro

Human-computer interaction (HCI) is an area of research and practice that emerged in the early 1980s, initially as a specialty area in computer science embracing cognitive science and human factors engineering. HCI has expanded rapidly and steadily for three decades, attracting professionals from many other disciplines and incorporating diverse concepts and approaches. To a considerable extent, HCI now aggregates a collection of semi-autonomous fields of research and practice in human-centered informatics. However, the continuing synthesis of disparate conceptions and approaches to science and practice in HCI has produced a dramatic example of how different epistemologies and paradigms can be reconciled and integrated in a vibrant and productive intellectual project.

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As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise. Can Desalination Quench the World's Thirst?

After decades of slow progress, desalination is increasingly being used to provide drinking water around the globe. Costs for processing salt water for drinking water have dropped, but it remains an expensive option and one that creates environmental problems that must be addressed.

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DeepMind and Google: the battle to control artificial intelligence

One afternoon in August 2010, in a conference hall perched on the edge of San Francisco Bay, a 34-year-old Londoner called Demis Hassabis took to the stage. Walking to the podium with the deliberate gait of a man trying to control his nerves, he pursed his lips into a brief smile and began to speak: “So today I’m going to be talking about different approaches to building…” He stalled, as though just realising that he was stating his momentous ambition out loud. And then he said it: “AGI”.

Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world’s most powerful AI. Then Google bought him out. Hal Hodson asks who is in charge

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20 Habits Of Highly Unsuccessful And Ineffective Leaders
 
Being a leader is not an easy task. You need to guide those that follow you to achieve a common goal. It has been said that a motivated worker is a productive worker thus a leader must also be a good role model. Here’s an infographic created by Gordon Tredgold with Visme (https://www.visme.co) that sums up the habits a leader should avoid.

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The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter

Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern. They project that the consequences of global warming – rising seas, powerful storms, famine and diminished access to fresh water – may make regions of the world politically unstable and prompt mass migration and refugee crises.

Some worry that wars may follow.

Yet with few exceptions, the U.S. military’s significant contribution to climate change has received little attention. Although the Defense Department has significantly reduced its fossil fuel consumption since the early 2000s, it remains the world’s single largest consumer of oil – and as a result, one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.

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From peeing in a 'roll-on cuff' to pooping into a bag: A brief history of how astronauts have gone to the bathroom in space for 57 years

Astronauts may be exceptionally brave, intelligent, and accomplished, but they're not superhuman: they still have to poop and pee when they leave Earth.

But as NASA was working to get the first humans into space in the early 60s, the agency didn't focus much on how astronauts would empty their bladders and evacuate their bowels once they were up there.

Then in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard - the first person in space - was forced to pee his pants on the launchpad. NASA quickly realized that the lack of planning presented a rather messy problem.

The agency needed a more serious bathroom-break plan, but solutions weren't easy. After the Apollo missions ended in 1975, engineers described defecation and urination as the "bothersome aspects of space travel."

A variety of makeshift solutions have been sent into space, including pee bags, roll on "cuffs," diapers, strappy toilet seats, and $19 million commodes. Contraptions for "going" while weightless have gotten a little more comfortable, and astronauts are now generally good at keeping waste from floating around.

But retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, who logged a record-breaking 665 days in space for NASA, recently said that going to the bathroom in space was her least favorite part of working in zero gravity.

Here's the full story of how astronauts have relieved themselves in space, from 1961 to now:

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How public libraries can help prepare us for the future   

For generations, libraries have helped people explore knowledge, information and culture. The invention of the public library meant more and more people got to use these collections and services. In the digital age, a public library can connect even the most remote community to networks of knowledge and information. Today’s public libraries work to engage marginalised communities as users; pioneering projects like Townsville’s Murri Book Club explore ways to make the library meaningful to Indigenous people. Despite all this, there is one area in which public libraries are underused. Libraries can also help us plan for the future.

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35 Innovators Under 35 for 2019

At Tech Review, it’s part of our ethos that technology can, and should be, a force for good. Our annual list of 35 innovators under 35 is a way of putting faces on that idea.

In these profiles—which feature in our new print issue— you’ll find people employing innovative methods to treat disease, to fight online harassment, and to create the next big battery breakthrough. You’ll find people using AI to better understand neurological disorders and to make cities more livable.

The list is split into five categories: Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Visionaries, Humanitarians, and Pioneers. This year’s TR35 shows that even in hard, cynical times, there are still lots of smart people willing to dedicate their lives to the idea that technology can make a safer, fairer world.

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17 TED Talks: How we study space

Beyond our galaxy, there lies much more to be discovered. Learn how we explore the universe with talks that are definitely out of this world.

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Events / Announcements

Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Graphic Design, Animation & Visual Effects” on 10th Aug  2019

This half-a-day mini tutorial, jointly organized by IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter ACM Chennai Professional Chapter in association with Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College will provide an overview of Graphics Design, Visual Effects and Animation through the following sessions and make one familiarize with the fast growing and employment oriented field.

Introduction; Scope of animation in current and future applications; Graphic Design – Typography, Manipulation and Colour Wheel; Visual Effects – Rotoscopy and Compositing; Animation – Types, 3D animation’s pipeline and concept of lighting; Demo projects; and Employment and Freelance Opportunities

A participation certificate will be presented to those who qualify in the brief test to be administered at the end of the tutorial.

To facilitate personal interaction, the number of participants will be limited and the registration will be first come first served basis.
For additional details and queries, pl. contact: Dr Rajesh Kumar, Consultant, Mouse Magic Animation, Email: drrajesh@mousemagicanimation.com

Time, date  & venue: 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, 10th Aug 2019 at the Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024

Event details and registration at:   https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-graphic-design-animation-amp-visual-effects

UX meetup with a presentation on “Academic UX” on 27th Jul 2019 at IIT Madras

The formal PDF invite is at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g4drFHzwAV5wHC66RrNSNhHXpw_sA4KZ

To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/30jfLFK

SSNCE, CMI & ACM: CSpathshala Workshop for School Teachers on “Computational Thinking”  on 26th Jul 2019

SSN College of Engineering, along with Chennai Mathematical Institute(CMI), Institute of Mathematical Sciences and ACM India - Chennai Professional Chapter, is organizing a "CSpathshala Workshop for School Teachers on Computational Thinking"  <http://www.ssn.edu.in/ds.html> on 26th July 2019 (Friday) at SSN College of Engineering, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kalavakkam.  Please refer to the brochure <http://www.ssn.edu.in/brochure.pdf> for the complete details.

Teachers who handle computer science for primary and secondary classes in schools can register for the workshop. The registration can be done through the registration form attached along with the brochure. Please fill the form and send the soft copy or hard copy of it, either through email or post. Register <https://forms.gle/VG8XViVLRU1j8Zh99> for the workshop before 23rd July.

The registration for the workshop is FREE. Lunch and snacks will be provided.  Participation certificates will be provided.

South Asian Network Operators Group: SANOG 34 – Conference, Tutorial & Workshops  during 31st Jul – 7th Aug 2019 at Kolkata

SANOG provides a regional forum to discuss operational issues and technologies of interest to data operators in the South Asian Region. The main objective is educational, but at the same time gives vendors a chance to talk to engineers about newer technology and products on the sidelines. Engineers get to talk to each other about experiences, benefit the entire community. This non commercial people networking is in line with established practices like NANOG in North America, RIPE Meetings in Europe and APRICOT in Asia.

The SANOG-34  Conference, Tutorials and Workshops are being held in Kolkata during 31st Jul to 7th Aug 2019.  

More at: https://www.sanog.org/sanog34/program.html

Transforming Healthcare With IT: THCIT-2019 at Hyderabad in Sep 2019

Transforming Healthcare with IT is the annual national conference and the largest healthcare conference and trade show in India organized by Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation.
The 9th edition of “Transforming Healthcare with IT” is scheduled to be held on 13-14 September’ 2019 at The HICC, Hyderabad, India

More  at https://www.transformhealth-it.org

ILS-19: IEEE International Leadership Summit during 30-31 Aug 2019 at Bangalore

ILS19 program is part of the portfolio of global initiatives that focus on Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Future Technology. The theme of this Summit will be "Redefining the Defined".

More at: http://wie-ils2019.ieeebangalore.org/reg.html

TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference.  20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai

The 18th Edition of Tamil Internet Conference (TIC 2019), is jointly organized by International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT) and Anna University, Chennai, India from  September 20-22, 2019 . TIC 2019 invites the submission of technical papers from researchers who are involved in different aspects of Tamil Computing and Information Technology to send their research work for presentation in one of the technical sessions of the main track of the conference which will be held in Anna University Chennai, India during the above period.

TIC 2019 welcomes double-blind anonymous submissions on significant, original, and previously unpublished research on all the aspects of Tamil computing. Kindly go through the attached brochure to know the scope of the conference.

More details at https://tamilinternetconference.org/tic2019

CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention – 27-29 Sep 2019 at Udaipur

CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention is scheduled on 27-29, September 2019 at Hotel Inder Residency, Udaipur. There are four relevant tracks that will definitely help us to top up our knowledge and set new standards are big Data Analytics and Data Mining, Cyber Security and  Smart Computing, IOT and Engineering and E-governance and Digital Initiatives. Authors may send their original papers for the review before 31st July 2019 to enjoy early bird offer via Easy chair link given in www.csi-2018.org. The accepted reviewed papers will be published by CRC press (Taylor and Francis Group).  Also, the same will be sent to SCOPUS, Web of Science and Google Scholar for further indexing.

For more details pl. visit http://www.csi-2018.org/

WiECON-ECE 2019: 5th IEEE international Women in Engineering Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering during 15-16 Nov 2019 at Bangalore

IEEE Bangalore WIE Affinity Group along with the IEEE Bangalore Branch and the IEEE Bangladesh Branch proudly present to you the 5thIEEE international Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 2019 (IEEE WIECON-ECE 2019) during 15-16 Nov 2019 at Bangalore

More at: http://www.wieconece.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/

IR-Quiz

Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-07-22 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher  from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-22.html

The lucky winner of IR Quiz – 2019-07-08 is Mr. Murugan Kuppuswamy from Chennai.  He will get a Amazon gift voucher for Rs. 250/- from  Dynamic Group 
(https://www.dynamicgroup.in/)

Archives of Interesting Reads 

To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit
https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-2018.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@gmail.com  

With regards
HR Mohan
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