In this article, we explore the imperative of incorporating sustainability principles into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable development. The integration of sustainability into STEM curriculum represents a transformative approach to education that addresses the pressing global challenges … [Read more...] about Integrating sustainability into STEM curricula
Ecosystems
Information and communications technology for a sustainable world [Climate Change]
Information and communications technology (ICT) is among the main tools of the scientific world in modern times. It includes all of the technologies used for processing, transmitting, and storing information and facilitating communication. In fact, ICT includes a wide range of technologies and tools that are used to manage and exchange information, such as computers, software, … [Read more...] about Information and communications technology for a sustainable world [Climate Change]
Network as a service: A new vista of opportunities
The networking industry, compared to the computer industry, has been slow in evolving from a closed ecosystem with limited abstractions to a more open ecosystem with well-defined, sophisticated, high-level abstractions. This has resulted in an ossified Internet architecture that inhibits innovation and is unnecessarily complex. Fortunately, there has been an exciting flux of … [Read more...] about Network as a service: A new vista of opportunities
Alexa-based voice assistant for smart home applications
Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an essential player in creating a new smart era. The communication through the Internet to IoT devices enables new applications in multiple environments, including smart buildings and cities. The IoT market is projected to grow to 75.4 billion connected devices by 2020. Within the IoT ecosystem, smart home technology is also … [Read more...] about Alexa-based voice assistant for smart home applications
Privacy and location-based services
Location-based services (LBSs) use geographic information to provide a variety of benefits to users—most ubiquitously, through users’ mobile devices (phones and smart wearables). While such information offers value—through navigation apps, for example—it contains troves of personal data that can be exploited against users. For more about this article see link … [Read more...] about Privacy and location-based services