Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Thought for the week

"A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. "

--WalterGagehot

Monday, May 19, 2008

Thought for the week

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is Sweet"

--ARISTOTLE

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Recently Added Videos 15th May 2008

Following Videos are recently added to MuDil- Multimedia Digital Library.

To view videos, visit oils.iiitmk.ac.in

Title :Information Systems in Public Health Management
Speaker :DrK.R. Srivathsan Director, IIITM-K

Title :New Developments In Microelectronics.
R.Ravindra Kumar Head,C-DAC

Title :Mahabharata on Strategy and Life
Speaker :DrK.R. Srivathsan Director, IIITM-K

Title :Nonlinear Observer Design For Ecosystem
Speaker :Dr.V.Sundarapandian Professor, IIITMK

Title :Nonlinear Observer Design For Ecosystem
Speaker :Dr.V.Sundarapandian Professor

Title :Robotics Seminar
Speaker :Dr Prahlad Vadakkepat Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering National University of Singapore

Title :Ultrasonics for Industrial and Miltary Applications
R.Mohanachandran

Title :GIS in Community Health
Speaker :Dr K.R. Srivathsan Director, IIITM-K

Title :Foss Tools for Mathematics
Speaker :Dr z Algologic Research Solutions,Secunderabad

Title :Stem Cells
Speaker :ProfK.Kannan Vice Chancellor ,Nagaland Univesity,Dimapur

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Towards Declarative and Visual Runtime Debugging Environments
Speaker :Bharat Jayaraman

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Policies and their Analysis
Bharat Jayaraman

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, A Programming Language for the New Web
Shriram Krishnamurthi Brown University

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, The ABC of next generation networks
Sanjiva Prasad

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Languages and Models for Testing
Padmanabhan Krishnan Bond University

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Open Discussion: Innovative methods in teaching computer science:domains and technologies
Shriram Krishnamurthi

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Constrained Objects for Modeling Complex Systems
Bharat Jayaraman University of Buffalo

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Activity Based Introduction to the Science of Computation
Padmanabhan Krishnan

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Computer Science Education in Flux
Sanjiva Prasad

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, TeachScheme!: Lessons From Our First Decade
Shriram Krishnamurthi and Kathi Fisler

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Teaching Computational Sciences on the Web
M S Gopinathan

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Open course on Principles of Programming at IIITM-K
Venkatesh Choppella

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains
Venkatesh Choppella

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, About IIITM-K
K.R.Srivathsan Director,IIITM-K

Title :Connecting Computer Science to Domains, Open Discussion Connecting Computer Science Education to domains
R Narayanan TCS,Trivandrum

Title :Ecoinformatics, Opening Remarks
Speaker :DrK.N. Harilal Planning Board,Kerala

Title :Ecoinformatics, LAND Use and Abuse the Organic way out
Speaker :DrP.V. Balachandran RARS,Pattambi

Title :Ecoinformatics, Modelling a Lake System
Speaker :DrJ. Letha College of Engineering,Trivandrum

Title :Ecoinformatics, Discussions

Title :Ecoinformatics, Environmental Information Systems
Speaker :DrT.V. Ramachandra IISC,Bangalore

Title :Ecoinformatics, Informatics and Ecology
Speaker :DrK.R. Srivathsan Director,IIITM-K,Trivandrum

Title :Ecoinformatics, Computers Computation Ecology
Speaker :DrV. Sundarapandian Professor, IIITM-K,Trivandrum

Title :Ecoinformatics, High Performance computing.
F.P. Paul Country Manager,HPC

Title :Ecoinformatics, High Performance computing.
Representative,SPSS, India

Title :Integrated Multi-modal ICT Enabled Approach for Responsive
Strategy Focused Agricultural Extension Systems
Speaker :DrK.R. Srivathsan Director, IIITM-K

Title :Current Trends in Power Electronics Technology
Speaker :SmtFathima K.A Senior Director, C-DAC(T),Trivandrum

Title :Introducing Nanoscience
Speaker :DrT.K Manoj Kumar Faculty, IIITM-K,Technopark,Trivandrum

Title :Application of Computer Vision in Industrial Inspection and Video Surveillance
Speaker :DrK.S Venkatesh Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering,IIT Kanpur

Title :An Overview of Embedded Systems
Speaker :SmtSeema Sajeevan Project Engineer,Advanced Computer Training School (ACTS), C-DAC,Pune

Title :What is there in a Coordinate?
Speaker :ShriSajeevan G Team Coordinator, Geomatics Application and Software Development, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC),Pune

New Arrival List of Books

Dated 15th May 2008

1. Cities of Kerala Actually Small Town by Baiju, Natarajan

2. Mathematics in Nature by Adam, John A

3. Concurrency: State Models and Java Programming, Ed. 2 by Magee, Jeff; Kramer, Jeff

4. Java Concurrency in Practice by Goetz, Brian; Peierls, Tim; Bloch, Joshua

5. Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases by Bloch, Joshua; Gafter, Neal

6. General Knowledge: Objective Type, Full View at a Glance- Competition Review Pvt Ltd

7. Div, Grad, Curl and all that: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, Ed 4 by Schey, H.M

8. Ajax Design Patterns: Creating Web 2.0 Sites with Programming and Usability Patterns by, Mahemoff, Michael

9. Algorithms by Dasgupta, Sanjoy; Papadimitriou, Christos; Vazirani, Umesh

10. Mechanics: Berkeley Physics Course- Volume 1,Ed. 2 by Kittel,Charles ; Knight, Walter D ; Ruderman,Malvin A

11. Quantum Physics: Berkeley Physics Course- Volume 4 by Wichmann, Eyvind H

12 Statistical Physics: Berkeley Physics Course- Volume 5 by Reif, F

Monday, May 12, 2008

Quote For the Week

" Writing is good, thinking is better Cleverness is good, patience is better".

-Hermann Hesse

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Quote for the week


Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working."
-- PABLO PECASSO

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Monday, May 05, 2008

Recently Abstracted Videos

Following videos are recently abstracted. Kindly visit Multimedia Digital Library to view full videos online.

Title :Seminar on Free Software Foundation
Speaker :Richard Stallman
Duration :1 Hr 13 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses about what is free software?, advantages of Free softwares and the development of free Java Platform. Discusses GNU General Public License and some of it's failures to check the misuse of the freedom. Speaker also indicates the difference in the legal background of free software in India and USA.

Title :Network Configuration and Network Services Management, Basic Network Connectivity
Speaker :Mr.Gopi Krishna S Garge Sr. Consultant, Exocore Consulting P Ltd and Network Services Consultant to ERNET India at the Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore
Duration :1 Hr 13 Mnts
Abstract :Gives an Introduction to the topic Network Connectivity, it's Function Model and the Network Services. Discusses various Models of Network Connection namely, Teleco Network Model, Data Network Model and their basic features and services. Discusses WAN Connectivity and the issues related to WAN Connectivity and the technology to access WAN from our Desktop. Provides an overall scenario of WAN in India like NICNET, ERNET, INET, DoT,etc and their history and objectives. Discusses various Network Connectivity Devices like Modem, Hub, Routers,etc.

Title :J2EE Workshop, J2EE Fundamentals
Speaker :Mr.Hemant Pramati Technologies,Hyderabad
Duration :1 Hr 13 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses the need for J2EE and how J2EE answers the need for an enterprenureship application and the major questions when designing an application. Discusses the concepts of Scalability , Consistency, Isolation, Transaction, Concurrency,etc. Discusses what is Multi-tier and why do we need Multi-tiers. Discusses various J2EE Components namely Client Components, Web Components and Business Components and their sub types. Discusses various Containers that host J2EE Components like EJB Containers,Web Containers,etc. Differentiate between Synchronous Communication and Asynchronous Communication. Discusses J2EE Services provided as part of Application Server and the Service Technologies. Discusses Interoperability and it's requirements, platform roles of J2EE and how these roles collaborates.

Title :J2EE Workshop, Introduction to Middleware
Speaker :Kiran Pramati Technologies, Hyderabad
Duration :1 Hr 13 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses what is middleware, different types of Middlewares, and what they are exactly trying to achieve. Discusses the concept of Object Request Brokers and COBRA, a specification for Object Request Brokers. Discusses Remote Procedure Cell and it's functions and different levels and differentiates between propritory and standards. Discusses what is an object and it's characteristics.Discusses the concept of Distributed Object Computing and and the difference between Distributed Object Computing and Remote Procedure Cell. Also differentiates between Objects and Components. Discusses Distributed Component Model and two kinds of Distributed Components and also the technologies of Distributed Components.

Title :Computational Drug Discovery in Pharma R & D Lecture 5
Raghu M and Dr. Shashidhar Rao Schrödinger
Duration :38 Mnts
Abstract :Discuss about the strategy to optize lead series and aspects of drug lead discovery, receptor-ligand interactions., Pharmacopores etc. Discusses about the pharmacophore alignment and scoring engine.and basic GUI workflows.and four feature of pharmacopore etc.

Title :Policy Choices for Managing the Internet Domain Name System: Internationalism and Property Rights
Speaker :Dr. Krishna Jayakar Associate Professor,Department of Telecommunications, College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University,USA
Duration :1 Hr 10 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses about the outline of domain name system .Discuss about what a domain system can do. and highlights DNS as a sort of communication protocol. Defines global top level domains .Discuss about microsoft.com,also about registereis, of registereis to maintain the domain name and organisations that depend on domain name system.This seminar also discusses about the property right claim.

Title :Financial Systems
Speaker :Dr. Simon Thattil Department of Commerce, Universaity of Kerala,Trivandrum
Duration :1 Hr 23 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses about financial systems as a well as integrated sub-sytem of institutions ,markets,instruments and services and those who facilitate transfer of funds between those who save and invest productively. Discusses about financial institutions including banking and MBFI's ,term lending institutions ,investment institution,,specilised lending institution,rational investor etc.Discuss characteristic of investment like return ,risk,,safety,liquidity.This lecture also highlights different type of risk like systematic risk, unsystematic risk,interest rate risk,financial risk,market risk, business risk,purchasing power risk etc. Discusses about Straight through processing as an electronically capturing and processing transaction in one step,from the point of first deal to final settlement.

Title :Applied Embedded Solutions for Enterprise IT Security
Speaker :Mr.Kumar C Kushal CEO, Embedded Systems Group, Optiwise Solutions (P),Ltd,Trivandrum
Duration :56 Mnts
Abstract :Discuss about process control,managing smart devices, embedded devicees. Discusses about level wave cryptography.

Title :Software Product Management
Speaker :Mr.Suresh Vargeese Vice President IBS, Technopark,Trivandrum
Duration :57 Mnts
Abstract :Discuss what is software product management is all about. Discuss about how product management to be put in to organisation. Discuss about the key role of a product manager pointing what is happening from the begining to end. Discusses about the product line manager and market sizing.

Title :Importance of Communication in the Competitive Global Job Market
Anne-Marie Taylor MIRASOFT Trainer and Educational Psychologist for the International Professional Enrichment Course (IPEC)
Duration :1 Hr 11 Mnts
Abstract :Discusses about the importance of communication skills.Discuss problems in facing the interview and the necessity of attitude in communication. Discusses about international professional enrichment course. Vision skills are also discussed in the seminar.

Title :Data Structures and Algorithms, Part 1 of 5
Speaker :Dr.Pandurangan C Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Duration :2 Hr 1 IMnts
Abstract :Discusses about data structures and algorithms as body of knowledge, and how software development is related to real life. Issues in software development, Software metrics as well as software efficiency is discussed in the seminar. Discusses about issues in software engineering, software quality, process quality, SEI levels of maturity, abstract data type etc. Discusses about computer programming language called Fortran. Describes about four data types like primitive data type, abstract data type, atomic type as well as compound type. Discusses how to implement a compound ADT also the necessity of using transformation is explained in the seminar.

date: 05-05-2008