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Good Reads 16 -30th NOVEMBER 2021

1)What is Good Reads? 

It is a  fortnight alert service, initiated by LIRC for all SFITians. It provides a list of most recent articles compiled from periodicals and websites which would be of interest to all. 

2) How can I get access to older issues of Good Reads? 

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3) Can I borrow the journals and magazines for home issue? 

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SFIT LIRC RESEARCH INFORMATION SERIES: 01 Vol.2 No.12 
16 -30th NOVEMBER 2021


 

Acc. No.

Article

Gist

Author

Source

 

 

 

576

 

 

FLOOD MAPPING TOOL: HELPING COPE WTIH FLOODS AMIDST CLIMATE CHANGE

In times of climate change, software developers across the world have worked together to create an open source online tool to predict floods and understand their impact

much better.

 

 

 

NORONHA, FREDRICK

 

 

 

OPEN SOURCE FOR YOU

 

 

 

 

 

 

577

 

 

 

 

 

INTERVIEW WITH MIKE ANAND - CHEIF MARKETING OFFICER OF REDIS

Mike Anand, Cheif Marketing Officer, Redis, speaks with OSFY's Abbinaya Kuzhanthaivel about the popularity of the company's open source products and the growth of the Indian market. Among other things, he also talks about the new governance model the company has adopted.

Some excerpts from the conversation...

 

 

 

 

 

KUZHANTHAI VEL, ABBINAYA

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN SOURCE FOR YOU

 

 

 

578

 

 

WHAT ARE OBJECT CREATIONAL PATTERNS?

The first part of this 12 part series of articles on software design focuses on 'creational patterns'. The simple words and examples used here will help newbies understand these

patterns better.

 

 

KOYYA, KRISHNA MOHAN

 

 

 

OPEN SOURCE FOR YOU

 

 

 

 

 

579

 

 

 

 

AN OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEM IS IN THE MAKING FOR 5G AND TELECOM NETWORKS

As communications providers prepare to deliver high speed connectivity to support new services and use cases, the demand for low latency, high bandwidth, scalable networks continues to grow. This may lead to software defined infrastructure and cloud

native approaches to

 

 

 

 

KUZHANTHAI VEL, ABBINAYA

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN SOURCE FOR YOU


 

 

 

meet 5G requirements. Here's a look at what the Linux Foundation is working on to create an open source ecosystem

to enable the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

580

 

 

IMPORTANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE TEAMS IN INNOVATIONS

There are some good strategies adopted by the defense forces which can be useful in the corporate sector too. Agility and mission based approach are two things for instance that can be of great help to

the companies.

 

 

 

TAMBOLI, ANAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

 

 

USEFUL OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS DEVELOPERS

Gone are the days when developers had to struggle with a limited set of tools like Notepad for editing and had to make do with comparing differences between software versions using the only tools available - their eyes and their intelligence. There are now many open source tools that enable a good software development experience on

Windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIPIN PATWARDHAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN SOURCE FOR YOU

 

582

BECOMING A COMPUTATIONAL

LINGUIST

Help machines translate human languages

NARULA, DHRUV

 

DIGIT

 

 

 

 

 

583

 

 

 

 

BIOTECH STARTUPS: THE OTHER REVOLUTION

The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council's (BIRAC) Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund (SEED) funding program have awarded a total of 75 lakh to three startups,

Beaniesnak, Savemom

 

 

 

 

MADANAPALL E, ADITYA

 

 

 

 

 

DIGIT


 

 

 

and Inphlox Water Systems. These three are respectively involved in making high tech nachos, tackling the challenging problem of neonatal healthcare and developing an innovative decentralised as well as modular watewater treatment system. We spoke to these start-ups to understand more about the problems that they are trying to solve and how they are going

about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

 

 

 

BECOMING A UX ENGINEER

UX engineers combine technical expertise with aesthetic considerations. They collaborate with programmers, academics, designers and others to create an engaging user experience. A UX engineer often possess the competence of a frontend engineer and the practical knowledge of UX design concepts. A UX engineer isn’t the

same as a UX designer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NARULA, DHRUV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGIT

 

 

 

585

 

 

THE FUTURE: BRAIN TO BRAIN COMMUNICATION: NOW A REALITY

Soldiers able to communicate silently could change the face of warfare on the ground and perhaps the mind technology could prove to be more

dangerous than the nuclear bomb.

 

 

 

DEEPAK HALAN

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS FOR YOU

 

586

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES AND

THEIR APPLICATIONS

The changes in the world each day are

unlike anything

CHIRANJEEVI ARADHYA

ELECTRONICS FOR YOU


 

 

IN INDUSTRY 4.0

humanity has ever encountered before in terms of size, breadth and intricacy. With the revolution of Industry 4.0, how can quantum technologies find themselves to be a part

of it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

587

 

 

 

 

TECH TRENDS SHAPING MICRO MOBILITY

The concept of micro- mobility was best displayed in Segway. As this field of innovation expands its borders to two wheeler and three wheeler options, will the market accept this change?

What's the technology that's driving them>

 

 

 

 

HELGE SVERRE EIDE

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS FOR YOU

 

 

 

 

 

588

 

 

 

 

IOT START UPS: INDIA'S TICKET TO GLOBAL TECH DOMINANCE

India has been the torchbearer for a plethora of disruptions that rattled the world, be it the automotive revolution or the software era. With the rising popularity of IoT, will Indian startups be able to emerge as champions of the connected new world

too?

 

 

 

 

 

SIDDHA DHAR

 

 

589

 

FAKE CHIPS? SHOULD ENGINEERS WORRY?

Fake components are a reality. Also, a hot and thriving business. So

hot, these chips could get you fried (or fired)?

 

AJITH NARAYANAN

 

 

 

 

 

590

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS HAVE TO BE DESIGNED

- NOT ASSEMBLED

Now-a-days. designers tend to use off-the-shelf designs and software available on the Internet or from the vendors to design products requisitioned by their clients. While this may be unavoidable in

certain circumstances,

 

 

 

S.A.SRINIVASA MOORTHY

 


 

 

 

their rampant use without understanding the factors involved can land them in problem. Here are some important suggestions from a person who has seen it all for such

designers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

591

 

 

 

 

EMERGING ENERGY HARVESTING TECHNIQUES FOR LOW POWER NO BATTERY SOLUTIONS

Ultra low power techniques are emerging for operations of devices without dependence on batteries. Will such emerging energy harvesting techniques be the key for sustaining low power devices? Will the devices be feasible for their applications? If so,

why?

 

 

 

 

 

DARSHIL PATEL

 

 

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