LATEST TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY

A session on “Latest trends in technology” was held for the second, third and final year students on 29^th September 2017. The speaker for the session was Mr. Anirudh, CEO of “Codekul”, Pune and organized by Prof. Mithil Parab. The session was interactive and students were introduced to various recent technologies in the field of computer science. The topics discussed were: quantum computing that studies computation systems (quantum computers) that make direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data.  A quantum Turing machine is a theoretical model of such a computer and is also known as the universal quantum computer. Also, the students were familiarized with the concept of Angular 2, which is a more streamlined framework that allows developers to focus on building JavaScript classes.

The students were briefly introduced to new emerging programming languages like kotlin, typescript (strict syntactical superset of JavaScript and adds optional static typing to the language), vertx, Swift, AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language). He explained how these languages, especially Kotlin, are used to create more maintainable, concise and error free Android apps with a smaller code. Also, students were briefed on  the concepts of NativeScript and MQTT. NativeScript is an open source framework that gives direct access to every native platform API and component from JavaScript, TypeScript or Angular.

MQTT is an ISO standard publish-subscribe-based lightweight messaging protocol for small sensors and mobile devices, optimized for high-latency or unreliable networks.  The students were told regarding the Android Things, which is Google’s new OS for smart devices, which can run on products like connected speakers, security cameras, and routers to make it easier for companies to start shipping hardware.

Towards the end of the session, security measures regarding new technology trends were discussed such as: Open Source Identity and Access Management, the security and business discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and for the right reasons. Some of the IAM solutions like keycloak and blockchain were explained. Overall it was a very interactive, enlightening and learning experience for the computer engineering students.