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31 papers presented at International meet on ‘Machine Learning and Data Science’edit
The 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Science (ICMLDS 2018) technically cosponsored by IEEE was organised by Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC), Hyderabad, on the December 21-22 to bring together researchers working in the fields of Machine Learning and Big Data under one roof to discuss about the current trends and future scope of data sciences. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman, AICTE in presence of the Director of MEC, Prof. Yajula Medury, and the General Co-chairs of the conference, Prof Sartaj Sahni, distinguished Professor of Computer Science, University of Florida, and Prof. Prafulla Kalapatapu from the Computer Science department at MEC.
Publication : The Hans India
Industry News: Future of Mobility
In A Big EV Push, Finance Ministry Directs All Govt Bodies To Prefer Electric Vehicles For Official Useedit
Government’s continued efforts to increase the electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the country has finally reached its own home. Soon after the Power Ministry issued its final guidelines and standards for EV charging infrastructure, making it easier for individuals and organisations to set up an EV charging infrastructure, the Finance Ministry has now given a boost to the scenario by asking all the government departments to look at EVs as the first priority for cars for officials in the capital region, as per a recent TOI report
Publication : The Times of India
Industry News
Skill India benefitting one crore youth annuallyedit
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) said that more than one crore youth are annually joining and benefitting from the Skill India program.Delivering further information about the scheme, an official release said that this year, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) completed its4 successful years, since its inception in 2014.
Publication : The SME Times
Over 26 million cyber threats targeted Indian companies in Q3 2018: Seqriteedit
According to the report, ransomware, exploits, potentially unwanted application and adware, infectors, and worms remained popular attack methods for cybercriminals, but what was interesting to note was the growing threat posed by cryptojacking (hijacking a internet enabled device to run crypto currency mining software in the background).
Publication: Business Standard
Internet of Things to unlock revenues worth $11.1 billion by 2022edit
In a hyper-connected India, Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to reach an estimated 2 billion connections, according to a joint study by Assocham-EY. The joint report highlights that while India holds huge potential, this promising market currently lags behind the US, China and South Korea in connectivity via the optical fiber. As demand for 4G and subsequently 5G grows, networks will become “denser and deeper” making fiberisation an imperative, the study said.
Publication : Zee NewsCybersecurity Predictions: 2019 and Beyondedit
In anticipating the major cybersecurity and privacy trends for the coming year, you can find plenty of clues in the events of the past 12 months. Among the now familiar forms of attack, cyber hacks of major corporate systems and websites continued in 2018 and will inevitably be part of the 2019 cybersecurity scene. Many well-known organizations around the world suffered significant breaches this year. The single largest potential data leak, affecting marketing and data aggregation firm Exactis, involved the exposure of a database that contained nearly 340 million personal information records.
Publication : Dataquest