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All the below Active Users are eligible for one extra library card for the month of April 2019 Sr. No. Member No's.of Transcations 1 MASCARENHAS RACHEL NOEL JACINTA 35 2 OJHA ANOOP PARASNATH SHANTIDEVI 31 3 BHAGAT SIDDHI PREMCHAND ARUNA 30 4 PRASAD KAUSHAL CHHOTELAL MAYA 29 5 JAIN DHRUVI MAHENDRA PRIYANKA 29 6 BERYL BONIFACE JUSTINA 28

If you get expert advice you would be able to make more profits and do much more productive farming. We collaborate freely with academia, and play an active role in mentoring and training young researchers. Microsoft  Research India Lab (MSR India) conducts research across a wide spectrum of topics spanning foundations of computer science, systems, security, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), human computer interaction, and the role of technology in solving societal issues. One of its key projects —99DOTS—is a good example of cutting-edge research in healthcare; a low-cost innovation for medication adherence for tuberculosis that is being adopted by the government on a large scale. “Our researchers are curious and bold, and we have a track record of pushing the frontiers of knowledge in theory as well as real-world systems,” Sriram Rajamani, managing director, Microsoft Research India Lab, tells Sudhir Chowdhary in an interview. To read the full interv...

Augmented analytics deploys machine learning to change how analytics content is developed and used by the industry and its peers. This trendy technology integrates other analytical capabilities like business process management, data preparation, data management, process mining and data science. As the market innovates, Data and analytics vendors are upgrading traditional solutions to expand their product portfolios and services by offering competitive products and solutions. Here are the Augmented Analytics companies that make on the top 10 list in 2019. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.analyticsinsight.net/top-10-augmented-analytics-companies-in-2019/  (Accessed on April 1, 2019)

SOUNDING A note of caution on incorporating robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare, deputy chief of Integrated Defence Staff (doctrine organisation and training) Lieutenant General P J S Pannu stressed on the need of a legal framework and fresh international convention for using the twin technologies in the defence sector. Advertising “When you are defending your nation, the legal provisions of your country will obviously be supportive of you. But when it comes to fighting a human being, ethics will come in. What if something goes wrong with the system, which has been created by human beings?” Lt Gen Pannu said. He was speaking at the inauguration of a seminar-cum-exhibition on ‘Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems’ at the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Girinagar, near Pune. The event, which seeks to commemorate the Raising Day of MILIT, is a first among a series of seminars planned on the topic of military robotics, autonomous systems and...

When Cillian Jackson needed a power wheelchair, the members of the Farmington High School Robotics team got to work. Read the full article at: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/high-school-robotics-students-build-power-wheelchair-for-2-year-old/89-b9219b88-1ba7-4c8e-abff-b3e6b880c16e  (Accessed on April 1, 2019)

Bengaluru : Indian IT firms may see revenue growth in fiscal 2020 to be as strong as or better than the previous year, looking at the commentary of global peer Accenture which raised its forecast on the back of increasing client budgets for outsourcing and consulting deals.  Last week, Accenture raised its revenue growth forecast to a range of 6.5-8.5% from 6.0-8.0% for the year ahead, as their customers globally continue to spend on new technologiesNSE 2.65 % to improve services.  Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68663896.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

CHENNAI: In a collaborative initiative with TCS, the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras last week conducted a session on “Extended Reality and Empathy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.” According to a press release, the event was meant for forming a memory studies research cluster, with an academia-industry interface. The session was a primer on what comprises extended reality and how it shapes society, cognition and culture. Speaking during the session, guest speaker Jae Grant, XR Consultant, the Netherlands, said, “The entire challenge is to arrive at a common reference point which will enable productive dialogue between technology studies and research in humanities.”  Avishek Parui of IIT-M, who was an event coordinator, said the objective was to explore the possibilities of digital humanities and extended reality in engaging with literary studies. Currently, there are research scholars in the department of humanities and social sciences ...