"The demand for executive decision making tools is increasing across all sectors while security is becoming a major concern with all organizations"- University of California (UCLA)-IIT Bombay Survey, IT in Business, 2005.
Tomorrows managers will increasingly rely on decision aids for tactical, and strategic management decisions. A great deal of research and tools have been developed for operations and production decision making. There is scope for marketing decision aid tools, and Strategic Management tools. For the first time, a survey has undervalued the hype about outsourcing terming it as restricted to operational sectors like programming and network management. It is interesting to note that organisations are increasingly focusing on customer-interaction technology. Technology awareness among customers is increasing and IT companies have to deliver better solutions. In particular, there is a correction to the Agency theory in Economics, though transaction costs of organisations reduce, there is a significant increase in technology costs. The new areas to look out for Pervasive computing, Human factors in Computing, and Cryptography.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Friday, May 27, 2005
PhDweblogs
Did you stumble upon? I did on this phdweblog collectionPhDweblogs
I stumbled upon this wonderful, site. thanks to ParrywallCollected Advice on Research and Writing
Great Advice on writing, especially computing related research.
I stumbled upon this wonderful, site. thanks to ParrywallCollected Advice on Research and Writing
Great Advice on writing, especially computing related research.
Computing Curriculum
Computing curricula in Indian Universities is driven by the whims and fancies of academic programmers (I should not be complaining as I too am in the league of extra-ordinary gentlemen, oh yes the movie was a dud!), for whom there is nothing beyond a series of programming languages, and hardware jargons. The discipline of computing has mutated into streams of specialised nature. It is in this context that Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is proposing a curriculum to guide students, academicians, and engineers to all these knowledge areas. ACM is inviting comments on this Computing Curricula Overview Report, 2005
It will be in the interest of the academic fraternity to contribute to this report through valuable comments. This can atleast narrow the gulf between practioners and academics. Send you comments at ACM feed back before May 30.
It will be in the interest of the academic fraternity to contribute to this report through valuable comments. This can atleast narrow the gulf between practioners and academics. Send you comments at ACM feed back before May 30.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Ph d Plagiarism-Meta Data-UGC
Finally, the call has been answered. Forget doing anything about research, UGC (University Grants Commission) is atleast taking a step in some direction. Regulation for Submission of Metadata and Full Text of Doctoral Theses in Electronic Format Regulations, 2005, Draft version1.2, is open for public review till June 15.
The objective of having a central thesis repository (electronic storage) for Ph d thesis is;
a) To facilitate electronic submission of doctoral thesis, develop data about bibliography-data (meta-data) so as to facilitate easy search and retrieval of Ph d thesis submitted in Indian Universities.
b) To build an electronic Phd thesis archive for future reference.
and; the most important in the Indian context
c) Detect plagiarised thesis passages, and authenticate the research work.
Please send your suggestions/reviews to pagarwal@ugc.ac.in within 15th June, 2005.
I welcome this technology initiative, but this is not a solution to the plagiarism bug in Indian universities The UGC needs to streamline and monitor admissions, registration, and research standards in every university. A UGC code of conduct for Phd guides and research scholars should be established. All doctoral scholars from Indian University will be legally bound by this code. They will be thus held responsible for all published research, data, and findings undertaken during the course of their Phd.
The objective of having a central thesis repository (electronic storage) for Ph d thesis is;
a) To facilitate electronic submission of doctoral thesis, develop data about bibliography-data (meta-data) so as to facilitate easy search and retrieval of Ph d thesis submitted in Indian Universities.
b) To build an electronic Phd thesis archive for future reference.
and; the most important in the Indian context
c) Detect plagiarised thesis passages, and authenticate the research work.
Please send your suggestions/reviews to pagarwal@ugc.ac.in within 15th June, 2005.
I welcome this technology initiative, but this is not a solution to the plagiarism bug in Indian universities The UGC needs to streamline and monitor admissions, registration, and research standards in every university. A UGC code of conduct for Phd guides and research scholars should be established. All doctoral scholars from Indian University will be legally bound by this code. They will be thus held responsible for all published research, data, and findings undertaken during the course of their Phd.
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Karunan-Palpatine & Murali-Skywalker
| Is it just coincidence, the world talks about Starwars parallels with the Bush wars, but a parody on Star wars in Kerala Politics is just too hard to miss...by the way the movie is superb...read on Three years after the Battle of Assembly, the Party Clone Wars are coming to a close. Anthony-Obi-Wan, now a general, is sent by the High Command of the INC-Republic to silence remaining thiruthalvadi’s-separatists and the evil opposition droid General Achu-Grevious mama . And Chancellor Karunan-Palpatine has become power hungry, proclaiming himself Emperor, and, with Murali-Skywalker’s help, begins to turn the INC-Republic into the Galactic Empire-[INC-Indira]. As Murali-Skywalker ultimately becomes the evil we know as Darth Vader, sister Padmaj-Padme goes into hiding, and, at the end of one war, another conflict we know all too well is about to begin. Three years after the initial battle of the Party-Clone Wars, the long and tiring conflict between the thiruthalvadi’s and the INC-Republic is nearing its end. However, Anthony-Obiwan, now a Jedi Master, and Murali-Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, learn a shocking development. Their Mandalam Vote-bank is under attack! Of the clones in the party. They hurry to their Mandalam to counter the attack led by General Achu-Grevios mama the leader of the CPM-droid armies, and a much bigger threat than even Count Dooku-type-old comrades, a former KPCC Jedi turned CPM Sith. They are now charged with bringing him to justice, but there is more going on than just an attack on the center of the INC-Republic. Finally Achu-Grevios-mama is killed by Anthony-Obiwan after the mother of all Assembly-battles. Little by little, Chancellor Karunan-Palpatine transforms the INC-Republic into a tyrannical regime, putting him at odds with the KPCC-Jedi Order and a few non-corrupt senators, who have all grown weary of his staying in power. Murali-Skywalker, on the other hand, has grown closer to Karunan-Palpatine, but he also suffers from disturbing visions of his sister, Senator Padmaj-Padme Amidala. He has been leaning closer and closer to the dark side since before the Party-Clone Wars began, and Karunan-Palpatine encourages him to embrace it. Karunan-Palpatine discloses that he is the only one who can save Murali-Skywalker and Padmaj-Padme from the death. He also buys him out on letting him know the secrets of Kerala-politics-dark forces. When it all comes down to it, Anthony-Obi-Wan Kenobi will have no choice but to face his former apprentice Murali Skywalker in battle, and as the Clone Wars end, the seeds will be sown for yet another conflict which will determine the fate of the galaxy. During the battle Murali-Skywalker says, "If you are not with my party, Your are my enemy", to which Anthony-Obi-wan replies, only a son of a karunan-palpatine can talk in absolutes. Murali Skywalker is vanquished by KPCC-Jedi forces and is resurrected by Karunan-Palpatine and baptized as Murali-Lord Dearth Vader in the power of dark forces... Party jayikkettey..Let the force be with you.. Plot courtsey: [1] http://www.imdb.com/SearchPlotWriters?raiderforce39 |
Friday, May 20, 2005
Pogo to Pokemon
Pogo=>Pokemon=>WWE=>AOE=>F-1=>UEFA=>Cricket=>Chess
Age of Innocence (Age:2years and above)
I started crawling when my rhyme CD stopped playing "London Brige is falling down" . The TV remote until that time was just another toy that gave a red light when I pressed a button, I always tore it apart and it became the most untouchable gadget in my life). My first summit expedition was climbing on the 3-feet sofa. My relentless efforts after many falls and shoves ended triumphant, as I laid my hands on the television tuner. Trial and error (I have done more reliability tests on the television set than the manufacturer claims!) resulted in my discovery of Cartoon Network, Pogo, Disney. My face animated more than the cartoon character on screen. I slowly started picking up names. I was well versed with Mickey, Tom, Jerry, Popeye, Flintstone et al. Infact I knew more characters and programs than my amma's favorite weeping characters in TV serials. But my characters never cry, they all laugh.
Age of Discovery (Age: 6-9)
I now knew more about the TV than anybody at home. I knew the weeping-tamil and malayalam serials my amma watched. My father always watches a group of loud men arguing for hours on a channel which had red color. Earlier I never used to be scolded for watching TV. Now, amma shouts at me, my father says TV watching is bad for my eyes (they never told me that when I was watching cartoon's, Infact I remember my mom telling all my neighbours how nicely I watched cartoons, and how intelligently I said their names). How times have changed, now she does not boast about my TV watching capabilities. I have to finish my homework before watching TV. I never miss Pokemon, Popeye, and Super Heroes. Now I like Pikachu, Spiderman, Batman, and all fancy dress super heroes who fight villains. I will never mind watching Harry Potter the 150th time, like my amma who watches the 568th episode of the serial which I have grown watching and I fear will continue to do so till the end of my life. I sometimes fancy all my favorite Pokemon characters coming out of the 29 inch television set every night in my dreams. But reality is thrown in with weeping ladies and khadi clad men fighting before a miniscule audience with a mike weaving loud mouth journalist. Life is getting exciting...
(to be continued...)
Age of Innocence (Age:2years and above)
I started crawling when my rhyme CD stopped playing "London Brige is falling down" . The TV remote until that time was just another toy that gave a red light when I pressed a button, I always tore it apart and it became the most untouchable gadget in my life). My first summit expedition was climbing on the 3-feet sofa. My relentless efforts after many falls and shoves ended triumphant, as I laid my hands on the television tuner. Trial and error (I have done more reliability tests on the television set than the manufacturer claims!) resulted in my discovery of Cartoon Network, Pogo, Disney. My face animated more than the cartoon character on screen. I slowly started picking up names. I was well versed with Mickey, Tom, Jerry, Popeye, Flintstone et al. Infact I knew more characters and programs than my amma's favorite weeping characters in TV serials. But my characters never cry, they all laugh.
Age of Discovery (Age: 6-9)
I now knew more about the TV than anybody at home. I knew the weeping-tamil and malayalam serials my amma watched. My father always watches a group of loud men arguing for hours on a channel which had red color. Earlier I never used to be scolded for watching TV. Now, amma shouts at me, my father says TV watching is bad for my eyes (they never told me that when I was watching cartoon's, Infact I remember my mom telling all my neighbours how nicely I watched cartoons, and how intelligently I said their names). How times have changed, now she does not boast about my TV watching capabilities. I have to finish my homework before watching TV. I never miss Pokemon, Popeye, and Super Heroes. Now I like Pikachu, Spiderman, Batman, and all fancy dress super heroes who fight villains. I will never mind watching Harry Potter the 150th time, like my amma who watches the 568th episode of the serial which I have grown watching and I fear will continue to do so till the end of my life. I sometimes fancy all my favorite Pokemon characters coming out of the 29 inch television set every night in my dreams. But reality is thrown in with weeping ladies and khadi clad men fighting before a miniscule audience with a mike weaving loud mouth journalist. Life is getting exciting...
(to be continued...)
Malayalam (A)
This narrates the ultimate movie going experience of a Malayalee outside God's own country. It is not every day that one gets to see Mohanlal on screen in a Goan theatre. So, it was when I decided to hear Lalettan mouthing 'Best kanna Best" instead of punctuations after dialogues in the Movie "Chandrolsavam". My interests were accentuated by the fact that the movie was playing at the only Multiplex in Goa. The theatre was half full, malayalee families hoping to touch a chord with the land which they left in search of better things in life. I donot know whether it is a way of going back to better things they left behind.
The movie begins, the titles start rolling. In the dark hall, a man searches for his seat which I thought was normal as one has to be a master of rows and column depiction type, last seen in Matrices and Determinants chapter of class XII Mathematics(CD-12, BD-13...). After three minutes of frantic searching and frustrated sounds from the audience the man sits down on the floor. The audience started feeling uncomfortable, afterall if it was anybody his behavior was not in tune with a Non-Resident Keralite status. I am sure the same crowd would not have any problems if this theatre was in Kerala. The first scene unfolds, and I was waiting for lalettan's entry. The man seated on the floor("We call 'thara seat' in Kerala) started getting restless. He just stood up and enquired "Abey kya ye Malyalam Phillum Nahin hai ka?". The audience and myself ignored the irritant, and asked him to go to check whether he had walked into the right screen. The service personnel addressed his issue and he sat quietly in a corner seat.
At the end of a heady mix of lalettan histrionics, the usual tharavadu-themmmadi-tandavam concoction of Devasuram, Narasimham, Ravanaprabhu movies, I was as exhausted as much as Lalettan after the movie. The man from the corner seat started making loud noices. He was arguing for his money back. The reason which I came to know later was he was upset it was Malayalam movie without an 'A' but a 'U', which he didnot notice.
A look at the morning papers made me pity the poor man, all other theatres had atleast one Malayalam movie playing in the now familiar slot across movie halls in India(the morning show). All had that familiar caption for the morning show MALAYALAM (A).
The movie begins, the titles start rolling. In the dark hall, a man searches for his seat which I thought was normal as one has to be a master of rows and column depiction type, last seen in Matrices and Determinants chapter of class XII Mathematics(CD-12, BD-13...). After three minutes of frantic searching and frustrated sounds from the audience the man sits down on the floor. The audience started feeling uncomfortable, afterall if it was anybody his behavior was not in tune with a Non-Resident Keralite status. I am sure the same crowd would not have any problems if this theatre was in Kerala. The first scene unfolds, and I was waiting for lalettan's entry. The man seated on the floor("We call 'thara seat' in Kerala) started getting restless. He just stood up and enquired "Abey kya ye Malyalam Phillum Nahin hai ka?". The audience and myself ignored the irritant, and asked him to go to check whether he had walked into the right screen. The service personnel addressed his issue and he sat quietly in a corner seat.
At the end of a heady mix of lalettan histrionics, the usual tharavadu-themmmadi-tandavam concoction of Devasuram, Narasimham, Ravanaprabhu movies, I was as exhausted as much as Lalettan after the movie. The man from the corner seat started making loud noices. He was arguing for his money back. The reason which I came to know later was he was upset it was Malayalam movie without an 'A' but a 'U', which he didnot notice.
A look at the morning papers made me pity the poor man, all other theatres had atleast one Malayalam movie playing in the now familiar slot across movie halls in India(the morning show). All had that familiar caption for the morning show MALAYALAM (A).
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