Ajit Punj

Utilizing AI for Chatbots

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are becoming increasingly useful, and there are many applications that can benefit from them. As Julia Hu mentioned while presenting Lark, chatbots are changing user experience and user interaction. Julia demonstrated the capabilities of the artificial nurse, and mentioned that these chatbot nurses have replaced actual nurses, and are even reimbursable by insurance companies! Further advancements in AI and… Read more Utilizing AI for Chatbots

Hardware Level Security

In this week’s lecture, Dr. Stephen Herrod mentioned the importance of cyber-security. Data storage is sensitive, and security of that data is very important. In addition, more and more data is being stored online including health records, etc. Stephen also mentioned how cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated by using massive public cloud resources, hijacking the internet of things to create… Read more Hardware Level Security

Smart Home and Smarter Energy

IOT has transformed the way we think of our homes and networks. A few years ago, a home network might have had a few computers and smartphones connected to it, but that has rapidly changed. Now, TVs, thermostats, voice assistants and more devices are all connected to the network to enhance the way we live.… Read more Smart Home and Smarter Energy

Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud

This week’s lecture focused on cloud computing, and there are many important classifications within cloud computing. Compute as a service is the best way to describe cloud offerings, and there are three main categories currently: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Another consideration for cloud compute that… Read more Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud

New Challenges With Body Camera Footage

Chris Cruz gave a very insightful lecture into a topic many students, including myself, may be a bit underinformed about: technology use in government. Before this lecture, I assumed the technology used within the government would be extremely outdated and basic, however, Chris gave evidence that points to the opposite. For example, the centralized cloud… Read more New Challenges With Body Camera Footage