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Innovant launches Project IMPACT in Delhiedit
Innovant, with the support of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Future of Mobility and Transport Panel and Aeris, launched the Phase 1 of Project IMPACT (Innovative Mobility for People Advancement through Communications and Technology), today, at the IEI Centre, New Delhi.
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Programming drones to fly in the face of uncertaintyedit
The paper was co-written by Florence and MIT professor Russ Tedrake alongside research software engineers John Carter and Jake Ware. It was recently accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), which takes place in May in Brisbane, Australia.
IEEEWireless technologies for IoTedit
On the other hand, LoRaWAN is the best suited for long-range communication requirements such as in Smart Cities. Wi-Fi. This is the most commonly used communication standard, assigned as 802.11 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It operates in the 2.4-5GHz band. With the rollout of 5G network, Wi-Fi will play an even bigger role in wireless transmission.
IEEESpecial processors to drive IoT and Wearablesedit
The bespoke processor design methodology relies on gate-level symbolic simulation to identify gates in the microprocessor IP that cannot be toggled by the application, irrespective of the application inputs, and automatically eliminates them from the design to produce a significantly smaller and lower power design with the same performance.
IEEEEnsure privacy in interconnected devices, says German expertedit
Delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITM-K) here, Dr. Sikora dwelt on some of the challenging research issues of prime focus such as achieving full interoperability between interconnected devices. The talk, which focused on the immense potential of the Internet of Things (IoT), was organised recently in association with IEEE Communications Society, Kerala Chapter, and ACM Trivandrum Professional Chapter.
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How to design IoT Systemsedit
By Paromik Chakraborty
The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer a technology of the future. Smart cities, connected industries and smart households have indeed ushered in an era where machines can communicate. The beauty of this technology lies in the fact that the complex backend structure of systems is represented to the end-user in the simplest possible form. This requires profound design know-how.
IoTMumbai to have India’s first artificial intelligence centreedit
By Sharad Vyas
In a first in the country, the State government will be setting up an institute for artificial intelligence (AI) in Mumbai. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will unveil the plan for the institute during the Magnetic Maharashtra Summit, and at the Global Economic Conference in Canada next month.
Artificial IntelligenceThe CIO’s Guide to Quantum Computingedit
CIOs need to understand the disruptive power of quantum computing and potential applications in AI, machine learning, and data science
AIMachine LearningQuantum ComputingSCM systems need to evolve to benefit from IoTedit
By Anup Jayaram
Supply chain management systems (SCM) have always focused on minimizing variance to have better control. However, today companies need to redefine their SCM strategies by not only getting products faster, cheaper and of better quality, but by providing the right information to managers so that they can make informed decisions in real time.
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Self-driving cars will kill things you loveedit
By Jessica Shankleman
Electric cars, robo taxis and self-driving trucks are coming to change the society we live in—possibly sooner than you think. Limited tests of driverless cars are already happening today and they’ll be in use everywhere within six years, according to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault Nissan Alliance. A change on that scale would reach far beyond the automotive industry to upend businesses, transform our daily lifestyles and reshape cities.
Autonomous MobilityGovt plans transparent policy for electric vehicleedit
According to a media report, the Union Minister for road transport and highways has revealed that a ‘foolproof’ policy for electric vehicles (EV) will be introduced by the government. The policy will be based on the Transport for London model.
Electric VehiclesPolicy‘EV Sales In India To Account For 30-35% Of New Vehicles Market By 2030’edit
By Pooja Chatterjee
The Auto Expo 2018, which is being held from 9-14 February 2018 at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, saw the highest number of electric vehicle (EV) showcases by OEMs across vehicle segments, including two and three-wheelers apart from passenger and commercial vehicles. The OEMs, who all participated in ongoing Auto Expo 2018, with the offerings gave a very clear message that if the Indian market demand a diverse range of electric mobility offerings they are ready with their EV models.
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Employability of fresh graduates is rising, says surveyedit
By Prashant K Nanda
Employability of Indian graduates is rising, a new survey has found, questioning conventional wisdom that many of them are not trained to start work. Among fresh engineers, employability is even higher, says the survey.
EducationIndian colleges’ global rankings show why we need more researchersedit
India continues to defend its position as the third most represented country on THE Asia Rankings 2018 despite several of its Universities slipping in positions. It is imperative that we establish a well-structured and professionally managed higher educational system
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Wind auction bids stay on the lower sideedit
By Kaavya Chandrasekaran
This is the third wind auction being held by SECI, the first two, both of 1000 MW each having been conducted in February and October last year. The first saw a lowest winning tariff of Rs 3.46 per unit, while in the second, the winning tariff went down further still to Rs 2.64 per unit. Subsequently, a 500 MW wind auction held by Gujarat’s Urja Vikas Nigam saw the tariff fall further to Rs 2.43 per unit.
Renewable EnergyGearing up for the winds of changeedit
By M Ramesh
A piece of news emerging from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has also helped raise sentiments. As is well known, the Ministry had set a target of 60 GW for wind and 100 GW for solar, to be achieved by 2021-22. Of the 100 GW of solar, 40 GW was to come from rooftop solar plants — against this, the achievement is barely 2 GW.
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