Issue 06/2018

Autonomous vehicles will require intelligent infrastructure to function efficiently
Digital world

Keeping our cyber world safe

15 June 2018 by Antoinette Price
As with any other day, you wake up, check the smart phone, read emails, note sleep quality, get the real-time weather update and dress accordingly, adjust your smart home settings from an app, jump in the car, ask your...
Tech & innovation

The risks of connected lives

15 June 2018 by Natalie Mouyal
Turn on the radio, set the timer for dinner, turn down the temperature, shut off the lights. With the internet of things (IoT), all of this is possible from the comfort of the couch or while sitting on the bus. As noted...
Digital world

Eliminating bias from algorithms

15 June 2018 by Mike Mullane
Wael Diab, who is leading international efforts to standardize artificial intelligence (AI), has identified the mitigation of data bias as a priority challenge for eventual future standards work. Diab recently told the...
Smart wireless pill bottle
Digital world

How secure is your medical device?

15 June 2018 by Antoinette Price
In 2007, when cautious doctors replaced a former US Vice President’s heart defibrillator, a battery-powered device placed under the skin to monitor heart rate, they modified it so it couldn't be hacked by terrorists, by...