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By Shrivathsan Kumar
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have generated a whirlwind of activity and excitement across industries and domains, promising transformative capabilities that sometimes seem too good to be true. Amidst the buzz, it's imperative to discern fact from fiction and gain a pragmatic understanding of the genuine value of these tech...
By Sundeep V. Ravande
In the nuanced world of manufacturing maintenance, a synergy between modern technology and traditional operations holds the key to excellence. Maintenance supervisors, managers, and directors recognize that achieving peak efficiency demands more than manual dexterity—it requires the intelligent integration of technological platforms. Among these,...
By Sundeep V. Ravande
The dynamic realm of utility plant operations has consistently shown the value of efficient maintenance practices. As technology and operational demands advance, utility plant maintenance finds itself at the crossroads of innovation. Pioneering this change are user-friendly mobile devices and real-time data access, which collectively enhance the ef...
By Tracy Bannon
Generative AI (GAI) technologies are being applied in a range of sectors—national defense, healthcare, transportation, and more. While the surge brings advantages, it also presents unique cybersecurity challenges. As a software architect deeply involved in designing secure, complex systems, I recognize the urgency in understanding and addressing ...
By Shivani Shukla
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is too complex to regulate entirely—it would be akin to regulating the internet. Although the internet is not "generative" in its functionality, much of the information that flows through it either cannot be validated or is partially incorrect. Efforts to develop regulations for AI have been in progress ...
By John Thangaraj
Unexpected situations like the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing macroeconomic atmosphere are a wake-up call for companies worldwide to accelerate digital transformation exponentially. During the pandemic, when lockdowns and social-distancing restrictions transformed business operations, it quickly became apparent that digital innovation was vital ...
By Debarghya (Deedy) Das
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools allow companies to access software through the cloud on an as-needed basis. The scope and use of these tools have ballooned over the past 25 years, especially in the past 15, as companies increasingly turn to SaaS to help them increase productivity with smaller teams and lower overhead costs. As enterprise softwar...
By Diana James
Not long ago, the trend in IT recruiting was to attract generalists for system architect positions. If the generalist had a few specialized certifications, so much the better. Today, that's not enough. Certified specialists are essential, in part due to the increasingly popular cloud and associated cloud-based services, so it is important to stand ...
By Dr. Nachaat Mohamed
Human-computer communication has come a long way since the first computers were developed. Today, we use computers and other digital devices to communicate with each other, access information, and perform countless tasks. As technology evolves at an unprecedented rate, the future of human-computer communication looks more exciting than ever before....
By Samar Satpalkar
In this age of digital transformation, it seems obvious that every department within the same business hierarchy at a company should be in complete lockstep when it comes to goals and objectives. Yet, this is not always the case when it comes to an IT department and its relationship to other divisions that are directly responsible for making the pr...
By Dr. Nachaat Mohamed, Dr. Nourhan Farouk
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is a life-saving treatment for patients who cannot consume food orally. Despite its crucial role in modern medical care, TPN is not without risks, including the potential for human error in the preparation and administration of the nutrition solution. Human error can result in serious complications, including infect...
By Dr. Gerry Wolff
Although compression of information is normally associated with rather boring tasks like making a file smaller, the idea that information compression (IC) might be important in the workings of our brains has been the subject of research since the 1950s.
As early as 1969, neuroscientist Horace Barlow wrote that the operations involved in the compre...
By Dr. Nachaat Mohamed, Mennahallah Nachaat
The healthcare field has seen significant advancements in recent years, one of the most notable being the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into medical diagnoses and treatment decisions. According to a recent study by Accenture, using AI in healthcare can create $150 billion in annual savings for the US healthcare economy by 2026. Anothe...
By Bhawini Navapura
Typically, creating a new software package is not a seamless process. It involves debugging and fixing the problems discovered when the package is deployed in test environments, and the dev-test community (the development and testing phases working together) starts testing. When many different software developers are involved in writing code for th...
By Vijay Pitchumani
A modern enterprise requires collaboration between employees and an extended workforce, including partners and contractors, along with a hybrid work from anywhere world. To accomplish this, there's been a wave of digital transformation initiatives for business operations to continue being efficient. In fact, larger companies, with 2,000 or more emp...
By IEEE Computer Society Team
This episode was produced in partnership with the IEEE Computer Society New Jersey Coast Section Chapter. On June 9, 2022, Facebook's name officially changed to Meta, a change originally announced in October 2021, reportedly as a push toward establishing the metaverse - a view of the Internet as a universal, virtual world that promises not only to ...
By Alastair MacLeod
Disclaimer: The author is completely responsible for the content of this article. The opinions expressed are their own and do not represent IEEE's position nor that of the Computer Society nor its Leadership.
Like all critical infrastructure, US Utilities are prone to cyber threats, even in peacetime. With foe, and believe it or not, friends...
By By Michael Sanchez, CEO of Itegriti
Protecting the nation's critical national infrastructure (CNI) is a tall task, and the electric industry – one of sixteen CNI sectors – has had its fair share of challenges. In 2020, an international conglomerate of over 42 electrical transmission operators reported a successful cyberattack on its network – a network spanning 35 countries. So...
By David Rodenas, PhD
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How TDD Is Seen?
TDD is a great technique, full of benefits. But this is not evident to everyone. For some people, TDD is a p...
By Gerald Benischke
Disclaimer: The author is completely responsible for the content of this article. The opinions expressed are their own and do not represent IEEE's position nor that of the Computer Society nor its Leadership.
First of all, I need to preface this article with how much I abhor the current conflict in Ukraine and I wholeheartedly support the sa...
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