Deep Dive into the Archives: Reddit & the Boston Bombing

What is the Boston marathon? The Boston Marathon is a 42km run that takes place in Boston, Massachusetts every year. It has been happening for the last 122 years making it the oldest marathon in this world. It is one of the world’s best-known road racing events and hence it attracts a huge population, amounting to nearly 500,000 spectators and 35,000 participants. What happened in 2013? In 2013 everything about the event had been the same as the last 116 years. The winning runner had crossed the finish line and everyone was going on with their run and nearly 28,000...

Interview with Mrs.Sowmya Mahadevan

Ma’am could you tell me about the vision of your company and what do you actually wok on? So in our company,Exeter Premedia Services ,we work on cloud based solutions for publishers. We basically work with book and journal publishers and provide technology solutions for effectively happy authors. In the end we want the publishers to have a very perfect experience in terms of how their manuscripts go through the various process. The end product may either be online or paperback. So, we’ve gone through the whole process and have incorporated methods and ways that can be automated and help...

To Meme, Or Not to Meme

It was just another boring Mathematics class, sitting through two hours of geometry hoping for a miracle to turn up. Totally out of the blue, ping, shattering the silence rang a notification. “XYZ has tagged you in a post”, With my curiosity kicking an all-time high I went for the tap, all of a sudden, I sent an unconscious snicker which was swiftly accompanied by awkward glances from my neighbors!! Boy! had I bungled up big time! For many people memes have become a trustworthy source of entertainment, From the 10 minutes spent every morning with the toothbrush glued to...

Interview with Dr. K S Gayathri

What is your area of interest? My area of interest majorly revolves around artificial intelligence and machine learning. I did my PhD research on activity recognition in smart homes where I modelled an activity recognition system using machine learning and Dementia Care which was published in both Springer and Elsevier. I have been successful in my research, and I am trying to broaden my domain. But out of all its data structures and algorithms that I love and it is the one subject that I have been teaching from the beginning of my career. What are you most proud of...

Interview with Dr. Arun Janarthanan

What is your experience in SVCE as a student? When I joined SVCE, it was ranked the #1 self-financing college just after Anna University. My experience involves multiple facets, one main aspect of it is the peers I got the opportunity to rub shoulders with – they were exceptional. Clearly pursuing their goals, with strong ties to the best of best universities abroad, SVCE-ians had carved a special name then (and even now, when I trace back several of my seniors/peers they are doing exceptional. The ambiance SVCE provided was very supportive and we had a healthy competition among us,...