April 26, 2019

News for the IET

IET Achievements Awards for exceptional engineers and technicians: Nominations openedit

Business News This Week Engineer News Network

By Prabeen Dansil

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has opened nominations globally for its prestigious Achievement Awards 2019.The IET Achievement Awards exist to recognize individuals from all over the world who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of engineering, technology and science in any sector. This can be through research and development in their respective technical field or through their leadership of an enterprise.

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News for other PEI

AI: Focus Turns to Ethical Standards for Intelligent Systemsedit

Information Week

Multiple organizations and nations have proposed guidelines for developing responsible A/IS systems, including the IEEE, the World Economic Forum, the Future of Life Institute, the Alan Turing Institute, and AI Global. The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, a group composed of several hundred international thought leaders, is particularly active in promoting the ethically aligned design concept.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019edit

Computer World

AI supports the shift to broader supply chain automation that many organizations are seeking, said Titze. For example, AI can enhance risk mitigation by analyzing large sets of data, continuously identifying evolving patterns, and predicting disruptive events along with potential resolutions.

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The arc of Technology and its role in modern societyedit

The Financial Express

With newer radical streams like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data making the headlines; the Insurance sector and its allied industries will also be positively impacted and is sure to witness a revolutionary transformation in the times to come. The marrying of Insurance with Technology is a delight for our customers and reinforces our belief to Live Smart.

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Technology trends that redefined IT sectoredit

Telangana Today

The rapid rate that technology is developing at in present day, the trends that follow seem to follow suit. Technological advances such as AI, Robotic Process Automation, block chains and a multitude of other methods have been popularly integrated by IT companies everywhere for their ability to yield to an untold amount of profits, all of which result in reduced time and improved productivity.

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Robot that can move on its own inside the bodyedit

 Live Mint

In an animal model of cardiac valve repair, the team programmed a robotic catheter to find its way along the walls of a beating, blood-filled heart to a leaky valve—without a surgeon’s guidance. They reported their work in Science Robotics.

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Researchers Create Autonomous Surgical Robotic Device To Navigate Inside The Heart Of Pigsedit

Republic World

Borrowing from the way cockroaches skitter along walls, scientists have created a robotic device that safely guides itself through the delicate chambers of a pig’s heart as it’s beating. It is one of the first times researchers have shown that a truly autonomous surgical robot can navigate inside the heart, not controlled by a doctor with a joystick, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Science Robotics.

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People trust banks most with their personal data: Surveyedit

Money Control

More than half (52%) said they trust their banks specifically to protect their data. According to new research by nCipher Security, which reveals that people trust banks and other financial entities to safeguard their personal data more than other organizations. (cyber security)

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New AI research allows thoughts to be heardedit

The Week

A simple .mp3 file just heralded a huge step forward for the world of neurological speech synthesis AKA turning brain waves into words. In a research article published in Nature, Gopala K. Anumanchipalli, Josh Chartier and Edward F. Chang demonstrate how it is now possible to turn brain wave readings into discernible sentences, under certain conditions.

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Managing Connected Lighting Solutionsedit

EET India

By Giovanni Frezza, Molex

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are to deliver smarter, more automated and better connected systems in new and existing buildings. However, large scale deployment continues to present a challenge for the industry because systems and practices remain highly siloed, from the design to operation perspectives. New technologies and scalable approaches are successfully overcoming these obstacles.

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Growing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Defence Opens Opportunities for the Indian Tech Sectoredit

Bharat Shakti

There is no one universally agreed definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, a general, albeit oversimplified definition of AI is the capacity of a computer system to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as visual observation, decision making and speech recognition.

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Cybersecurity And IoT Industry Facing Skill Shortage Leading To Development Issuesedit

Analytics Insight

By  Smriti Srivastava

Martin Ewings, director of Specialist Markets, Experis said that – “IoT offers huge opportunities for organizations if they have the right cyber security foundations in place to take advantage of new innovations safely. We can see that there is a strong demand for top talent, but the market is struggling to keep pace. Businesses are having to be creative and take a blended approach to their talent acquisition strategies

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Curtain Raiser: Express Computer to organise Smart Manufacturing Conclaveedit

Express Computer

By Abhishek Raval

A panel discussion is also organised, wherein CIOs from a variety of industries will share their views: Smart Manufacturing: Best practices for taking manufacturing efficiencies to a new level, the panelists include Piyush Chowhan, CIO of Arvind Lifestyle Brands; Ketan Karkhanis, Head IT, Clariant in India; Jagdish Lomte, CIO, Thermax; Nabuath Khan, Practice Head Manufacturing and IOT Analytics, SAS India; Ranjit Metrani, VP Sales & Chief Revenue Offier, ESDS; Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer.

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5 Common Cyber security Pitfalls That Can Cost Organisations Its Dataedit

Analytics India Mag

By Harshajit Sarmah

Humans are considered to be one of the weakest links in terms of cyber security they are more vulnerable. So, considering the safety of your organisations data/information, make sure the entire staff is trained on cyber security, covering not only the basics but also the advanced topics. This would make you cyber security infrastructure a bit stronger.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

We see a very good EV opportunityedit

DNA

The company is focusing on auto engineering and sees a good opportunity in electric vehicles going forward, says Vinit Teredesai, chief financial officer (CFO), KPIT Technologies. In an interview with Swati Khandelwal, he also said that slowdown in global companies has not directly impacted the company and is confident of meeting the guidance.

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The future of mobility is electricedit

The Economic Times

By Anirban Ghosh

A NITI Aayog report released in 2018 said India can save 64 per cent of anticipated passenger road based mobility related energy demand and 37 per cent of carbon emissions in 2030 by pursuing a shared, electric and connected mobility strategy. This, according to the report would result in a reduction of 156 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in diesel and petrol consumption for that year.

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Shared mobility, choosing right vehicle segment can ensure success of EVs in India: Olaedit

Express Computer

Commercial and public transport systems have more compelling economics of using electric vehicles (EVs) over private cars, given the low operating costs of these environment friendly vehicles, a report by Ola Mobility Institute (OMI) said.

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New way of seeing objects makes self driving cars safer on the roadedit

The Week

Scientists have developed a simple, cost effective method to allow self driving cars to see 3D objects in their path.The laser sensors currently used to detect 3D objects in the paths of autonomous cars are bulky, ugly, expensive, energy inefficient and highly accurate.

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Google Maps Now More Customized For Electric Vehicle Owners: Lists Availability Of Charging Ports Real Time, With Their Locationedit

Republic World

By Rahul R

If you drive Electric Vehicles (EV), then Google Maps would now display if a charging station is free or not, along with displaying all major EV charging points in your route. In addition to this, you should also be able to view vital information related to the EV charging station such as the speed of the charging ports

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Electrify two, three-wheelers first to kickstart EV adoption: Olaedit

The Morning Standard

The Softbank-funded cab service provider also says that the e-mobility pilot project in Nagpur has encouraged it to deploy over 10,000 electric three-wheelers in 2019, and one million electric vehicles for daily commutes across cities by 2022

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Industry News: Future of Work

Skilling People Key To Fighting Unemploymentedit

The Economic Times

Ramachandran Kannan, Founder, AssessPeople and a human resource leader said, “Being able to think critically, problem solving and innovation are cornerstones of the modern job markets. It is in such a context that the government and companies need to include and invest in outbound programmes that involve practical learning approach which would help new talent pool, especially freshers, to develop newer skills.”

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OECD explains risks of automation and its impact on future of workedit

Devdis Course

These technological advancements deliver the promise of better and more convenient lives to many, but also disrupt the way of work. 14 per cent of existing jobs could disappear as a result of automation in the next 1520 years, with another 32 per cent set to change radically, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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Industry News: Education

The role of Artificial Intelligence in transforming educationedit

News Bytes App

The aptitude, learning curve, retention, and engagement of every student are different. Though educators often cannot address students individual needs, AI tools can. AI can also prepare customized education plans and material based on ones attributes.

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Cyber security mooted as separate subject in school curriculumedit

The Statesman

“We are trying to include the stream of cyber security from midschool level,” informed Mr Sen, while speaking at the ‘cyber security conclave’ organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and supported by the state IT and E department today

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