Kyle Durfee

Reinforcement Learning

In the previous lecture professor Barreto gave an overview of artificial intelligence. The lecture encompassed a variety of techniques though one in particular seems to be increasingly prevalent in the media and peaked my interest, “reinforcement learning”.Having limited exposure to machine learning I wanted to learn more about how reinforcement learning works, what differentiates it… Read more Reinforcement Learning

Ethical Hacking

Each week we are introduced to or further informed about emerging technologies that are drastically creating or revolutionizing industries. This week however, Dr Stephen Herrod discussed how with each innovation new and varied cyber security concerns are being raised. As technology plays a larger role in our lives and becomes increasingly more pervasive, so too… Read more Ethical Hacking

The Quantum Leap

Quantum Gap During the presentation and class discussion with John Donovan of AT&T the topic of quantum computing and quantum networking was briefly addressed. It occurred to me that Jeff Welsler of IBM had also talked about quantum computing, and efforts to offer that capability to consumers via the cloud. As evidence by its prevalence… Read more The Quantum Leap

Blockchain Scalability

During his presentation Dr. Jeff Welser commented on current innovation and potential impact of an exciting new technology, blockchain. In addition to a brief explanation and some example use cases (escrow, audits, general transaction processing) he conveyed that he recognizes that blockchain has a scaling issue, a popular concern in the space. I chose to… Read more Blockchain Scalability

CloudWashing

Chris Cruz made it clear during his guest lecture that the government of California is interested in stepping away from the public’s notion of an institution that is outdated, inefficient and boring. Changes listed to enable this metamorphosis included many that mirror technology companies in the private sector including compensation, cubicle-less open offices, a focus… Read more CloudWashing