Tech Updates
Chiasma 2017
(20th March 2017)
The students of the integrated master’s programme at the Division of Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University are organizing a technical event ‘Chiasma 2017’ comprising of a series of workshops in the area of bioinformatics, molecular biology, nanotechnology and advanced microscopy.
Read full article at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ww9AOhXHYWRldGcTNQTUNqLWdKUnpYa0YzUm05RTJEbVFZ/view?usp=sharing
Big data, IoT, and Security are hot IT careers for 2017
(22nd February 2017)
Randstad USA, a provider of HR services and staffing, has singled out full-stack developer, big data engineer, security engineer, IoT architect, and VR/AR engineer as in-demand IT careers for 2017.
Read full article at: http://www.infoworld.com/article/3166093/it-jobs/big-data-iot-and-security-are-hot-it-careers-for-2017.html
2016’S MOST COMMON PASSWORDS
(17th January 2017)
Keeper unveils 2016’s most common passwords, and they look a lot like 2015’s.
We may be turning a year older in 2017, and when it comes to security, let’s hope we’ll get a bit wiser, too. A new survey from password manager and digital vault company Keeper has revealed 2016’s most common passwords. In conducting their research, Keeper looked at 10 million passwords that were made public following the many data breaches in 2016. And given the passwords they found, it’s not all that surprising these accounts were breached.
Read full article at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/keeper-most-common-passwords-2016/
Searching deep and dark: Building a Google for the less visible parts of the web
(16th January 2017)
[Reference: https://theconversation.com/]
In today’s data-rich world, companies, governments and individuals want to analyze anything and everything they can get their hands on – and the World Wide Web has loads of information. At present, the most easily indexed material from the web is text. But as much as 89 to 96 percent of the content on the internet is actually something else – images, video, audio, in all thousands of different kinds of nontextual data types. Read full article at following reference:
Consider a career in computing
(9th November 2016)
To get more details about a career in computing, visit IEEE site : http://www.trycomputing.org/
7 Little Changes That’ll Make a Big Difference With Your Resume
(19th September 2016)
[Reference: https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/]
Wondering how to get recruiters to notice your application? We’re sharing the seven secrets to a more powerful resume.
Like it or not, your application to your dream job isn’t going straight to the person hiring for the role. Instead, it has to pass through a gatekeeper—typically someone in HR—who is responsible for vetting resumes before passing them along to the very busy hiring manager. Read full article at following URL:
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/resume-improvement-for-better-applications/
In First for Industry, Audi Vehicles Will Communicate With Traffic Signals
(16th August 2016)
[ Reference: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news]
German car maker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry's first commercial use of the nascent technology.
Audi of America, which is owned by Volkswagen, said select 2017 Q7 and A4 models built after June 1, 2016 will be equipped with its vehicle-to-infrastructure technology. Read full article at following URL:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/first-industry-audi-vehicles-will-communicate-traffic-signals-n631676
Hackers Hijack a Big Rig Truck's Accelerator and Brakes
(4th August 2016)
[ Reference: www.wired.com (08/02/16) Andy Greenberg ]
University of Michigan researchers at next week's Usenix Workshop on Offensive Technologies conference in Austin, TX, will demonstrate how they successfully commandeered a large industrial vehicle by transmitting digital signals within the truck's internal network. Read full article at following URL:
www.wired.com/2016/08/researchers-hack-big-rig-truck-hijack-accelerator-brakes
Q+A With Jeff Dean: The Brain Behind Google's Artificial Intelligence
(3rd August 2016)
[Reference: www.forbes.com (AUG 1, 2016)]
Jeff Dean was one of the earliest employees of the company, having joined in 1999 after receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington three years earlier. He has been a prominent figure in the company’s growth, having designed and implemented much of the distributed computing infrastructure that supports most of Google’s products. Read full article at following URL:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2016/08/01/a-tour-inside-googles-brain/#1da2478125bf