News for the IET
Masterclass on Design Thinking and Systematic Innovationedit
By Prabeen Dansil
On inking the MoU Shekhar Sanyal, Director and Country Head, IET India said, “Design Thinking is at the core of all business process. How practitioners still struggle to integrate these design thinking principles is the way they operate. With IET’s remit of Engineering a better world, we are excited about this partnership with KPMG and Innomantra to bring you a masterclass that helps in doing just that.”
IETMr. Shekhar SanyalDoes your pictures discover the artistic face of up to date engineering?edit
The IET Engineering & Expertise Photographer of the Yr Competitors is free to enter and open to anybody, wherever on the earth. The competitors is cut up into two classes – Junior (16 and beneath) and Adults (17 and over); entrants to both class might submit a most of 5 photographs throughout the 5 completely different themes.
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You can do it, robot! Watch the beefy, 4 legged HyQReal pull a planeedit
By Devin Coldewey
The robot was presented today at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, where in a workshop (documented by IEEE Spectrum) the team described HyQReals many bulkinesses. Its about four feet long and three high, weighs 130 kilograms (around 287 pounds), of which the battery comprises 15 enough for about two hours of duty.
AutomationIEEERoboticsAll iPhones And Some Android Phones Are Vulnerable To A New Device Fingerprinting Attackedit
By Kevin Murnane
The researchers developed a method for creating a much more robust device fingerprint that uses data gathered from the sensors in a smart phone. They call it Sensor ID. The research was presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy on May 21. Interested readers can find a nontechnical version and FAQ here or the full research paper here.
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Will the creative process change if AI technology is used by ad agencies?edit
By Noel Dsouza
Marwaha speaking about how his agency Essence will leverage from AI said, “Essence has adopted AI for quite some time now and we believe it will play a huge role as advertising technology gets more advanced. We currently use AI to automate reports and check campaign hygiene.”
AIAutomationWhy the world needs to cloud responsiblyedit
Since the turn of the century, data centres and the ICT industry in general have become one of the most prolific and significant consumers of energy and therefore global resources. Businesses everywhere are now driven by big data, IoT, machine learning and AI, virtual reality, streaming, data collected from mobile phone, devices, vehicles, and the list goes on.
AIBig DatacloudIoTMLVRWhy data analytics is the lifeblood of BFSI sector in Indiaedit
Most banks across the Indian banking industry have either struggled with two different points. Either banks haven’t been able to leverage the surplus data which they have collected, or they aren’t able to collect insightful data points from the customers touch points, says Anand Subramaniam, Head, Artificial Intelligence Practice, Aspire Systems.
AIBFSIBig Data analyticsUsing AI, Machine Learning to optimize routes for lastmile operationsedit
By Avneep Dhingra
Our clever logistics products improve the companies distribution operations, reduce the costs besides the operational risks by capturing the drivers knowledge and transforming it into a new logistics data asset that helps the system learn and operate autonomously, explains SmartMonkey CEO Xavier Ruiz.AIMLWe believe public cloud is going to be the new normaledit
We are a Premier Partner of AWS having achieved 4 competencies and Managed Services Partner (MSP) status. We became an AWS partner in 2012 and since then we have grown our organization with the increasing adaption of AWS cloud platform. Our offerings today include Cloud Advisory, Automation, Managed Services, Cloud Native Application Development and Analytics.
AutomationcloudTop Cloud Computing Service Providers in 2019edit
By Saurabh Joshi
Scalability can be defined as the ability of any system to accommodate larger loads just by adding resources either making hardware stronger (scale up) or adding additional nodes (scale out). Now, with the Internet of Things, it is essential that software functions across every device and integrates with other applications. Cloud applications can provide this.
Cloud ComputingSoft, social robot may help teach math to kidsedit
Due to the ease of interacting with the robot and the hands on experience of helping to build it, it could help teach children about robotics. In a case study, children ages 48 had a chance to control and make accessories for Blossom at a science fair.
robotsSmart planning & development key to creating Smart Citiesedit
On display at this years 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo are state of the art technologies relevant to building smart cities in India, including: Solutions for home automation/IoT; building intelligence monitoring (BIM) of smart buildings; green building solutions; water/sanitation technologies; environment related solutions for pollution monitoring; urban planning and smart IT & communications; security systems; smart transport; smart grid, clean energy & energy storage devices, etc.
IoTSmart CitiesIndustrial Revolution 4.0 to transform our working methodologies: Navin Mittaledit
We are presently at the threshold of Industrial Revolution 4.0 wherein the new tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and Robotics will be implemented jointly to improve the outcomes. These technologies will be embedded with already existing equipments/technologies to transform our working methodologies, said Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana.
AIIoTMLRoboticsIndias automotive sector lacks a business use case for AI implementationedit
Despite targeted investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, the Indian automotive sector still lacks the infrastructure to extract the economic potential that AI adoption can generate. This is according to Ananth Chandramouli, Head of Local Business Services for Capgemini India.
AIImminent need of skilled professionals in IoTedit
The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting every sector. Enterprises of all sizes and industries are getting ready to seize the massive growth opportunity with yet another wave for digital transformation with IoT at its heart. IoT growth is expected to cross $200 Bn by 2020, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.
IoTSkillingGovt Plans New Rs 1000 Crore Startup Fund for Startups in Priority Areasedit
By Suman Chaudhary
“The government wants to offer seed funds for high-tech, cutting edge startups. The proposal is to provide seed funds to 5,000 startups in priority areas,” said an Economic Times report citing senior government official aware of the proposal by DPIIT. Besides investing in cutting-edge startups in priority areas, the proposal also mentions to include startups working in other technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI).
AIIoTEnterprise IoT enters the massad option phaseedit
By Jon Gold
IoT in general has taken off quickly over the past few years, but experts at the recent IoT World highlighted that the enterprise part of the market has been particularly robust of late its not just an explosion of connected home gadgets anymore.
IoTDigital disruption driving marketing outlook in India: Dinesh Menon, CMO, SBIedit
Data has impacted several things across the entire spectrum. Data is helping us not just in structuring it better it is helping us in personalized communication using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and it is helping us in actually measure and capture the online journey, sharpen better, profiling.
AIMLCyber security in manufacturing is the need of the hour, feels industryedit
With digitalization, Artificial Intelligence and smart working culture making inroads in various sectors, including manufacturing, Indian companies are also gearing up to cope with the problems that come along with the technological advancement.
AICyber SecurityCan Artificial Intelligence help us with our voting decisionsedit
By Frank Mols, Gary Mortimer and Jonathan Roberts
But why should the politicians have the AI and not you, the voter? Surely it’s only a matter of time before such a tool is available to us. Who knows what it might say about you? It might even change the mind of a “rusted on” voter. Now that would be something new for political parties to consider.
AIAre AI and ML the next big thing in quality assurance realmedit
Its also vital to analyze that the scope of what is deemed AI alterations over time. Taking, for instance, optical character recognition (OCR) was deemed state of the art in Artificial Intelligence. Another way round we could say, the question and answer interactions from Alexa and Siri, which at one time were deemed state of the art, are now chiefly taken for granted and are now not deemed AI.
AIMLAI and automation will be critical for networks of tomorrow: Ericssonedit
The number of new use cases enabled by 5G and IoT will require networks to transform continuously learning, becoming more dynamic and able to react in real time. At Ericsson, we have spent over a decade innovating and deploying AI & Automation solutions across our products and services, to boost network performance, improve the end user experience, enhance operational efficiency, and enable new revenues for our customers. states Magnus Ewerbring, CTOAPAC for Ericsson.
5GAIAutomationIoT80% of Today’s Project Management Tasks Will Be Eliminated by 2030 as Al Takes Over: Gartneredit
By 2030, 80 percent of the work of today’s project management (PM) discipline will be eliminated as artificial intelligence (Al) takes on traditional PM functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting, according to Gartner, Inc.
AI5 Important Deep Learning Research Papers You Must Readedit
By Ambika Choudhury
The researchers created a single algorithm that would be able to develop a wide range of competencies on a varied range of challenging tasks, a central goal of general artificial intelligence which has eluded the previous efforts. To achieve this, the researchers developed a novel agent, a deep Qnetwork (DQN), which is able to combine reinforcement learning with a class of artificial neural network known as deep neural networks
Artificial IntelligenceDeep Learning4 Ways ML Can Strengthen An Organisation’s Security Infrastructureedit
By Harshajit Sarmah
Talking about advanced techs, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) definitely tops the list, Machine learning and artificial intelligence in security are the fast-growing trends and by implementing AI and ML, organisations can strengthen their cybersecurity
AICyber SecurityMachine Learning@narendramodi mandate: Definite boost for Digital Indiaedit
By Leslie D’Monte
Coupled with these is the NDA governments recognition that India needs high speed 5G networks as it enters the Internet of Things (IoT) era; that it needs advanced data analytics to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) tools; and that it needs to hone the use of other digital technologies like blockchain for smart contracts to usher in more transparency and speed up financial transactions.
5GAIBlock ChainIoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
No More Petrol As Govt Plans Only Electric TwoWheeler Sales In India After 2025edit
By Sarthak Dogra
The expectations arise through a recent recommendation of a high level government panel. As reported by TOI, the recommendation might lead to the mandate of sale of only electric three wheelers and (up to) 150cc engine two wheelers with effect from April 2023 and April 2025 respectively.
Electric VehiclesIndia Proposes Electrifying All Two Wheelers Within 6 And 8 Yearsedit
By Rahul Jaswal
The Indian government has proposed to electrify most motorbikes and scooters within the next six to eight years. The idea behind it is to to curb pollution, and reduce dependency on fossil fuels, said a source with direct knowledge of the governments plans. (FAME II)
Electric VehiclesFAME IIIndia Auto Inc gives a thumbs up to the new governmentedit
Sohinder Gill, Director General, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), said: We congratulate BJP for winning the mandate in the general election 2019. In the last five years, the government led by Narendra Modi has initiated many programs in order to fight the menace of air pollution.
Electric VehiclesGovt wants to ban sub 150cc bikes & scooters in India: Heres whyedit
By Devesh Mishra
Moreover, according to the report, plans to ban nonelectric delivery vehicles, city buses and school buses are also in talks. What this means is that the government and other panels involved in this process are pushing the throttle to switch the Indian auto scene into a global EV market leader soon.
Electric Vehicles2Wheelers Running On Petrol Can Be Banned After 2025; Subsidy Of Rs 20,000/Kilo Watt Hr For EVehicles Proposededit
By Mohul Ghosh
In one of the major push towards adaptability of electric mobility in India, a high level Govt. committee has recommended some sweeping changes pertaining to the use and sale of 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers in India. (E mobility)
electric mobilityIndustry News: Future of Work
Companies set to redesign job roles due to massive skills shortage: Shine.com HR trends surveyedit
Speaking on the changing job trends, Zairus Master, CEO, Shine.com, said, As new job roles enter the market, we are already seeing job descriptions evolve. Skills which wouldn’t typically be found in the same role earlier are now being combined to create more multidimensional profiles.
SkillingWhose job is it anywayedit
We discuss the lack of meaningful discussion around what an individual employee can do to prepare for the future of work and why the workforce needs to be an equal participant in the discourse regarding automation and upskilling.
AutomationFuture of WorkUpskillingBT Buzz: What the new govt can do to create more jobsedit
By Goutam Das
One of the reasons for this divergence is the mega trend of automation driven by newer technologies. This is the reason why any government will struggle to show good jobs numbers in either manufacturing or services. Companies are building smart factories that require one fourth or less of the manpower needed even five years ago.
AutomationIndustry News: Education
Survey finds engineering education in Tamilnadu in crisisedit
A survey conducted in Tamil Nadu among a cross section of stakeholders about the state of engineering education and job scenario for fresh engineers in the State, has seen a call for reducing the number of seats in such colleges by half. There was also a suggestion that it would be a good idea to convert at least 200 private engineering colleges and polytechnics as arts and science colleges.
engineering educationEngineering counselling: Demand for autonomous colleges could spikeedit
By Ram Sundaram
Given the better pass percentage and placement record, demand for autonomous institutions under Anna University could increase this year. These institutions are empowered to frame their own curriculum, conduct exams and evaluate them.
EducationEngineeringAICTE approves 54,618 engineering seats in 174 new institutions for 2019-20 academic sessionsedit
For 2019-20 sessions, the All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE has approved 54,618 new seats across diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 174 new engineering colleges in the country. Out of 174 new institutions, 13 institutions including 10 engineering and 3 diploma colleges have been approved in the state of Karnataka.
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