B1 - Group E - Singh, Prahlad

The Future of Databases, Networks and Sociology

These topics go hand in hand, with databases storing information and networks with the ability to access them. Databases are like libraries the bottomless well of information.

Databases: Data science machine: “Engineers from MIT have developed a new system that replaces human intuition with algorithms. The “Data Science Machine” outperformed 615 of 906 human teams in three recent data science competitions.” As one can see data machine are slowly outperforming humans and in the future this is going to have significant importance as slowly AI is going to be taking over the basic functions and slowly the further complex functions from the humans. As of now humans are still needed to help in the functioning of these machines in the capacity of inputting the given factors. The researchers are trying to take the human element out of the equation.

http://scitechdaily.com/data-science-machine-replaces-human-intuition-with-algorithms/

Network: The internet and the ever growing utilization of it has increased the necessity for a more secure and safe network. Multitudes of information is inputted and uploaded to the internet every second, from peoples private to their public lives; all of this is at risk out there in the open for predators. Breaches of current modern network security can been seen and heard from in the news day today. A study done by FireEye showed exactly how vulnerable most companies actually are when it came to network protection and malware efficiency. The study had shown that no matter what it is nearly impossible to prevent malicious software from threatening a network. It also unfortunately showed the steps in order to minimize the damage are being neglected by many companies. It is common for companies to take a "set-it-and-forget-it" approach on security and will often not keep important information on a separate, isolated system.

https://www.cnet.com/news/modern-security-tactics-fail-to-protect-against-malware-new-study-finds/

Sociology: Sociology involves the affect something has on society. The future of technology plays an ever changing and crucial role in this topic. This article talks about the things that will be common ten years from now that don’t exist today. The subheading that stood out to me was the Driverless Cars/Transportation. This is such a topic that is intertwined sociology and its impact on society. Imagine living in a world where you’re never late to work as everything is run by the AI and thus precise to the millisecond, where the mortality rate on the roads is reduced to a now startling number of 0. This improves efficiency to perfection in every sense of the word. From “Crash proof cars” to “Queueing stations”

http://www.futuristspeaker.com/business-trends/72-stunning-things-in-the-future-that-will-be-common-ten-years-from-now-that-dont-exist-today/?nocache=1

Comments on other:

Ksara: Very interested in whole drones carrying the materials form Site A and then assisting in the construction. I agree with you with the fact that there is a lot to take into consideration, but in time this will help improve efficiency and reduce the time of construction significantly. Like you mentioned 10 times cheaper and 5 times faster I feel is just an estimate, it could definitely be more than that in the future. I am looking forward to the advances of AI in the construction field.

Pareek: I found the topic choice very interesting. Wireless systems are becoming prevalent in today's day and age. With the use of wireless sensors to monitor the structural health of a building will be beneficial as it will be able to scale much larger areas and while transmitting back to the parent system. Slowly, with advancements of technology it might even be possible to test the structure without even being present at the building.