Communications of the ACM
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July 2022
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bluetooth Signals Used to Identify, Track Smartphones
Tracking Smartphones
Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Identify, Track Smartphones
UC San Diego News Center
Ioana Patringenaru, June 8, 2022
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have demonstrated an exploit…From The Eponymous Pickle
JW Space Telescope Reshaping Axtronomy
Good, non-tech piece, intro below
Two Weeks In, the Webb Space Telescope Is Reshaping Astronomy in QuantaMag
In the days after the mega-telescope started delivering data, astronomers reported exciting new discoveries about galaxies…From The Eponymous Pickle
Leap Seconds Confuse Computers
Unknown to me ....
Leap seconds cause chaos for computers — so Meta wants to get rid of them
Facebook’s parent company wants new ways to calculate time
By James Vincent Jul 26, 2022 in TheVerge
Since 1972 there have been 27 leap…From The Eponymous Pickle
Genome Editing for Insect Research
Designing molecular networks in insects using computer simulation!
Scientists Expand Entomological Research Using Genome Editing Algorithm
Hiroshima University (Japan)
July 22, 2022
A team of scientists from Japan's Hiroshima University…From insideHPC
Hyperion Research Announces HPC User Forum Sept. 7-8, Tuscon
ST PAUL, Minn., July 26, 2022—HPC industry analyst firm Hyperion Research today announced that registration is open for the fall HPC User Forum to be held September 7-8, 2022 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deep Learning from Molten Salts
Interesting results from local university.
Deep Learning Method Worth Its Salt
UC (University of Cincinnati) News
Michael Miller, July 22, 2022
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the University of Cincinnati's Yu Shi…From The Eponymous Pickle
Chip Proccess and Classification
Impressive speed for detecting and classifying images
Chip Processes, Classifies Nearly Two Billion Images per Second
Penn Engineering Today
Melissa Pappas, June 1, 2022
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) engineers have designed…From The Eponymous Pickle
Synthetic Data in Machine Learning: What, Why, How?
Podcast of interest, via Vincent Granville:
Synthetic Data in Machine Learning: What, Why, How?
Published on July 25, 2022
In this episode, Nicolai Baldin (CEO) and Simon Swan (Machine Learning Lead) of Synthesized are welcoming…From insideHPC
NVIDIA Announces GA of AI Enterprise 2.1
NVIDIA today announced the general availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise 2.1., an updated version of its AI and data analytics software suite designed to help enterprises deploy and scale AI applications across bare metal, virtual…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gartner on Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3 and NFT
Spaces I have been asked about of late. Click through to see:
Gartner Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3, 2022
By Avivah Litan | July 22, 2022 | 8 Comments
We just published our Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3, 2022 Crypto…From The Eponymous Pickle
Could AI Replace Therapists?
Likely, especially for gathering and arranging pertinent information.
By Psychology Today, July 13, 2022
Therapy is most often based on eliciting a self-healing process from the patient. The roleIt…From The Eponymous Pickle
Detecting, interpreting Irony
I remember some very early work where we considered the detection of irony in consumer reactions. Aka 'opinion minng', often including irony, often linked to humor.
Irony machine: Why are AI researchers teaching computers…From insideHPC
Women in HPC Seeks to Fill Chair Vacancy
July 25, 2022 — Women in HPC announced today it is recruiting for a new chair. The organization said this is a volunteer, remote, part-time leadership opportunity for a three-year term. WHPC encourages sharing of this information…
From The Eponymous Pickle
How Cornerstone AI is making data ‘right’ for healthcare industry
Heathcare Data AI
How Cornerstone AI is making data ‘right’ for healthcare industry
Shubham Sharma. @shubham_719 in Venturebeat
July 18, 2022 11:30 AM
Technology healthcare And Medicine.
AI has the potential to transform healthcare…From Computational Complexity
100 Best Number Theory books of all Time---except many are not on Number Theory
I was recently emailed this link:
The issue
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Round a Direction Vector to an 8-Way Compass
Modern game controllers can point in a wide range of directions. Game designers sometimes want to convert the joystick direction to get 8-directional movement. A typical solution offered is to compute the angle, round it up and…
From The Eponymous Pickle
NFT's and Blockchain for Engineering
Upcoming community pieces that look to be of interest, join in. Below just an intro, click through for registration and more detail. If I can I plan to.
Does the engineering world need to care about NFTs and blockchain? inJoin…From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Computer Cools Itself by Performing Calculations
Still a small scale experiement, is there the ability to scale it?
Quantum Computer Cools Itself by Performing Calculations
New Scientist, Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, July 1, 2022
A small diamond-based quantum computer developed…From The Eponymous Pickle
Should a Black Box be Transparent?
Was once met with exactly this dilemma.
When Should a Black Box Be Transparent? Opinions piece with further comments. ....
By George V. Neville-Neil
Communications of the ACM, August 2022, Vol. 65 No. 8, Pages 23-24 10.1145…From The Eponymous Pickle
Can Computers Be Mathematicians?
Would make sense, hypotheses could be automatically spun off into tests as needed.
Can Computers Be Mathematicians? By The Joy of Why in ACM Opinion, July 5, 2022
"I think that one of the things that's happening in this collaboration…From The Eponymous Pickle
Forestry Management Efforts at Purdue
More on Forestry and LiDAR, Purdue work there. integrated with AI. Considerable detail.
Integration Leads to Leap in Tech for Forest Inventory, Management
Purdue University News, Elizabeth K. Gardner, June 6, 2022
Purdue University…From The Eponymous Pickle
Intensive Drone Use in War
ACM TECHNEWS
In Ukraine War, a Race to Acquire Smarter, Deadlier Drones
By Associated Press, July 19, 2022 in ACM
Ukrainian servicemen correcting artillery fire by drone at the front line near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, July…From The Eponymous Pickle
Top Phone Security Threats
Useful overview, security an increasing concern.
Here are the top phone security threats in 2022 and how to avoid them As reported in ZDNet
Your handset is always at risk of being exploited. Here's what to look out for.
Written…From The Eponymous Pickle
Radio Waves for the Detection of Hardware Tampering
Protection opportunity.
Radio Waves for the Detection of Hardware Tampering
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany), June 7, 2022
Scientists at Germany's Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy…From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Goes Healthcare
Natural next step?
Is Amazon on the verge of reinventing American healthcare?
Jul 22, 2022
Amazon.com yesterday said that it has reached a deal to acquire One Medical, a “technology-powered national primary care organization” that…From The Eponymous Pickle
Drone Superhighway?
New to me. A likely future? A new kind of infrastructure.
U.K. Project Will Create 165-Mile Drone Superhighway, By New Atlas, July 21, 2022
Skyway is expected to enable time-sensitive transportation of goods by automatedThe…From The Eponymous Pickle
Evolution of Cybercrime
Thoughtful looks at the direction of cybercrime. With link to HP study ....
Understanding the Evolution of Cybercrime to Predict its Future By Kevin Townsend in Securityweek on July 21, 2022
An analysis of the evolution of cybercrime…From The Eponymous Pickle
Model Structure and States
Interesting research, technical. with potential linkages to AI.
Technical Perspective: Model Structure Takes Guesswork Out of State Estimation By Sayan Mitra
Communications of the ACM, February 2022, Vol. 65 No. 2, Page 110…From The Eponymous Pickle
On Matterport
Interesting view
Matterport: 3D for Architecture, Engineering & Construction from Matterport
Whether you work in architecture, engineering, or construction, you'll be able to streamline documentation, 3D scan as-builts, and…From insideHPC
European Quantum Company IQM Raises €128m
Espoo, Finland, 22 July 2022 – IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a European builder of superconducting quantum computers, announced today it has raised €128 million ($128m) in Series A2 funding led by World Fund to expand its international…