Discussion on #MOOC with Dr. Anant Agarwal, MIT Prof., #edX CEO and 2017 PadmaShri awardee. While hosting him in #Samsung office, as corporate advisory board member, I could deliberate with him on continuous learning, open source platforms, blended learning models, #micromasters (4 modules cert program) on emerging topics, and possibility of full #masters online modular [...]
It is no coincidence that the top 10 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) score highly in the ‘innovation’ parameter. Efficiency has always been at the heart of any innovative undertaking, and each invention invariably leads to an increased level of productivity and economic growth. India’s GCI ranking — of 40 [...]
The year ended with a participation in #IIT-Bombay #TechFest. My #TitleTalk was on "Intelligence of Things". This talk highlighted on Samsung's #Bixby voice and vision #AI engines, application example of Calendar management (#JifiCal), Intelligence-embedding in #SmartGadgets and #SmartThings cloud in IoT systems. Thanks to organizing team of #AISummit for engaged sessions. #Samsung R&D encourages India's [...]
Our patent efforts in #Samsung R&D India was recently recognized in #CII and #DIPP-organized International Conf on #IntellectualProperty in Delhi. Proud of our Inventors and IP management team for managing quantity, quality and institutionalization well! Also, heartfelt congrats to #Tata group and winning SMB companies. Collectively, can we not make India climb up on Global [...]
Payment Security and Samsung Pay from Dr. Aloknath De [Aloknath De, 18 March 2017 (http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/features/security-of-digital-payments-is-crucial-for-a-cashless-india-1670845)] HIGHLIGHTS · The Government projects 2,500 crore digital transactions in 2017-18 · Many wallets and banking apps are not deploying hardware-level security · Better security will improve usability and adoption of digital payments We are at the cusp of a digital payments revolution [...]
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) aim at unlimited participation and open access. Since the beginning of this decade, edX, Coursera, Udacity and other MOOC platforms have emerged with the support of and content from premier institutes worldwide. Along the way, we have also embraced other e-learning platforms such as Khan Academy, P2PU, Udemy and et al. As [...]
TenFacetsofSmartNetworking_ADe_31jan2017 from Dr. Aloknath De This Article (under title ‘Networking Skills using Effective Communication’ in Chap.15, pp.214-220) has been published in “Effective Business Skills” by CEGR recently. The book has been edited by: Sudarshan Banerjee, Pooran C. Pandey, Aloknath De, Crispian Tan, Lokesh Mehra Introduction Networking is a process of reaching out to others to [...]
In pre-2000, embedded system developments were focused around real-time design and often with applications in industrial settings. In 2005, I penned an article “Embedded System: The Next Growth Wave?” (see the companion article for details) with examples of electronic guitars, musical fountains and other embedded solutions pertinent in 2000-2010. Last week, in Hyderabad, 16th International Conf. on Embedded System was held [...]
Converged Lifestyle and Home of Future from Dr. Aloknath De Author's Note: In the backdrop of CES 2017, Las Vegas, let me present an article that I first articulated in IMTC Webinar in 2012 with a view of 'Home of Future' for 2025. Many of these technologies are now coming to our life. Particularly, I am [...]
The New Now: Make for India from Dr. Aloknath De Samsung R&D-India has completed her 20th year presence in India in 2016. 'Make for India' initiative alongside 'Make in India' program is the 'New Now' for Samsung. This year-end presentation is based on my recent Invited Talk on the same title in 'India Design Summit [...]