Georgia Tech Computer Science Masters Course at $7000

http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/


The Georgia Institute of Technology, Udacity and AT&T have teamed up to offer the first accredited Master of Science in Computer Science that students can earn exclusively through the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) delivery format and for a fraction of the cost of traditional, on-campus programs.

This collaboration—informally dubbed "OMS CS" brings together leaders in education, MOOCs and industry.



The first fully accredited massive online MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

Total tuition for the program is initially expected to be below $7,000. 

Internet of Things - Macro Perspective

Macro Perspective examines total market and various verticals or segments in it. Technology adoption rate and barriers & Challenges and also specific application requirements in various segments are the focus of this perspective




Various IoT technologies can be  categorized into tagging things, sensing things
and embedded things.

 The tagging things provide  item identification, allowing the things to be connected with their records in databases.

The sensing things enable us to measure and detect changes in the physical status of our environment.

Finally, the embedded things yield information about the internal status of the embedding object.





The estimates of the market size vary.
The number of connected devices is expected to grow from 9 billion in 2011 to 24
billion in 2020. The most drastic growth is assumed to take place in Machine to Machine
connections, from 2 billion at the end of 2011 to 12 billion by the end of 2020 according to GSMA 2011..
But, according to Gartner, already in 2011, the population of connected things comprised over 15 billion permanent and over 50 billion intermittent connections, and these numbers are forecasted to
increase to over 30 billion and over 200 billion, respectively, by 2020 (Cearley 2011).


The total revenue generated by connected devices for data transfer or tele communicaton compnaies will from EUR420 billion in 2010 to EUR1.3 trillion by 2020. (GSMA 2011).


Building Blocks of the Internet of Things:
State of the Art and Beyond
http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/17872/InTech-Building_blocks_of_the_internet_of_things_state_of_the_art_and_beyond.pdf


http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/pdf/Converging_Technologies_for_Smart_Environments_and_Integrated_Ecosystems_IERC_Book_Open_Access_2013.pdf

Sensors State of the Art in Spain - 2013
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/state-of-the-art-spain-2013

Programming Languages and Software Ware Development News

September

ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 is being opposed by many Software Testing Professionals.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 Software Testing is an internationally agreed set of standards for software testing that can be used within any software development life cycle or organisation.
http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/09/software-testing-reaction


Swift 1.0 has reached GM status on iOS and developers can now start submitting apps that use Swift - Apple
http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/09/swift-10-evolution

Cloudera Big Data Products and Services

Cloudera Express - Freedownload Big Data Manager

Cloudera Express
The Best Way to Get Started with Hadoop
Cloudera Express is a free download that combines CDH, Cloudera’s 100% open source and enterprise-ready distribution of Apache Hadoop with Cloudera Manager, which provides robust cluster management capabilities like automated deployment, centralized administration, monitoring, and diagnostic tools.

Cloudera Express gives you everything you need to get started with Hadoop. With Cloudera Express, you get a fully capable platform that’s optimized to help you demonstrate the value of the technology.

Whether you are evaluating Hadoop to accelerate data processing, optimize the performance of your data warehouse, or perform new types of analysis on data sets that were previously out of reach, Cloudera Express is your key to successfully deploying Hadoop to solve your first use cases.
http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/products-and-services/cloudera-express.html


Cloudera Enterprise
Hadoop for the Enterprise
Cloudera Enterprise helps you become information-driven by leveraging the best of the open source community with the enterprise capabilities you need to succeed with Apache Hadoop in your organization. Designed specifically for mission-critical environments, Cloudera Enterprise includes CDH, the world’s most popular open source Hadoop-based platform, as well as advanced system management and data management tools plus dedicated support and community advocacy from our world-class team of Hadoop developers and experts. Cloudera is your partner on the path to big data.
http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/products-and-services/cloudera-enterprise.html


Cloudera Live (beta)
Try a live demo of Hadoop, right now.
Cloudera Live is a new way to get started with Apache Hadoop, online. No downloads, no installations, no waiting. Watch tutorial videos and work with real-world examples of the complete Hadoop stack included with CDH, Cloudera’s completely open source Hadoop platform, to:
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Query data using popular projects like Apache Hive, Apache Pig, Impala, Apache Solr, and Apache Spark (new!)
Develop workflows using Apache Oozie
http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/products-and-services/cloudera-live.html


Cloudera Blog
http://vision.cloudera.com/

Cloudera's Stategy to compete in Big Data space
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danwoods/2014/05/09/clouderas-strategy-for-conquering-big-data-the-enterprise/


Designing a Scalable and Agile Big Data Platform
December 2011
http://www.citoresearch.com/data-science/designing-scalable-and-agile-big-data-platform

Top Universities in USA for Computer Science - 2014

2010 Rankings valid for 2014

No Institution Name R-Rank S-Rank
1 STANFORD UNIVERSITY [1-2] [1-2]
2 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [2-5] [2-12]
3 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY [2-4] [1-3]
4 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY [3-10] [3-16]
5 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY [3-6] [3-16]
6 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN [4-16] [8-42]
7 CORNELL UNIVERSITY [5-12] [4-21]
8 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL [5-14] [6-36]
9 HARVARD UNIVERSITY [6-22] [3-19]
10 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES [6-16] [6-29]
11 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA [6-18] [3-16]
12 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [7-28] [14-57]
13 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA [7-18] [3-15]
14 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN [8-22] [22-66]
15 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK [9-25] [8-45]
16 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO [10-25] [7-35]
17 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR [10-25] [12-45]
18 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON [10-22] [10-48]
19 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY [12-32] [10-45]
20 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK [13-31] [6-30]
21 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER [13-32] [7-39]
22 DUKE UNIVERSITY [14-27] [9-36]
23 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST [15-44] [13-55]
24 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON [15-32] [17-55]
25 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA [16-35] [16-57]
26 BROWN UNIVERSITY [17-34] [24-59]
27 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK [17-35] [7-39]
28 PURDUE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [18-42] [16-56]
29 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE [19-39] [13-49]
30 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES [20-41] [27-66]
31 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY [22-45] [15-51]
32 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [23-46] [26-64]
33 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE [23-41] [30-68]
34 TUFTS UNIVERSITY [24-46] [23-61]
35 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE [24-59] [5-34]
36 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA [25-43] [20-59]
37 TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY [26-48] [35-71]
38 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO [28-50] [18-52]
39 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMPUS [29-49] [16-57]
40 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY [30-57] [22-63]
41 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO [30-52] [32-66]
42 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN [30-60] [12-45]
43 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS [31-54] [15-51]
44 YALE UNIVERSITY [31-52] [17-59]
45 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ [32-57] [31-71]
46 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA [36-66] [18-62]
47 RICE UNIVERSITY [37-60] [17-60]
48 INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON [38-65] [68-100]
49 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY [39-71] [39-81]
50 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER [40-63] [45-88]
51 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH [40-68] [45-81]
52 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS [40-72] [17-62]
53 LEHIGH UNIVERSITY [42-75] [62-102]
54 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY [42-73] [26-69]
55 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY [43-78] [18-57]
56 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY [43-75] [63-100]
57 FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [45-88] [112-124]
58 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY [45-78] [45-83]
59 BOSTON UNIVERSITY [46-91] [14-51]
60 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY [47-82] [44-83]
61 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY [48-87] [22-64]
62 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY [50-87] [47-94]
63 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [51-88] [26-67]
64 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY [51-90] [19-64]
65 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS [51-91] [59-96]
66 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA [51-85] [60-96]
67 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY [51-95] [17-58]
68 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY [52-88] [74-110]
69 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE [52-93] [46-85]
70 RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS [52-85] [61-97]
71 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA [52-92] [54-87]
72 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA [52-91] [81-109]
73 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE [53-90] [9-38]
74 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE [53-88] [64-105]
75 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS [53-92] [46-92]
76 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY [54-88] [57-94]
77 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA [54-89] [52-89]
78 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA [54-95] [65-98]
79 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [55-91] [46-82]
80 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY [58-90] [92-116]
81 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER [59-98] [109-121]
82 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [59-92] [84-108]
83 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE [59-95] [55-96]
84 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY [60-103] [71-113]
85 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT [61-99] [46-87]
86 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY [62-100] [56-101]
87 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO [62-99] [50-93]
88 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [65-99] [74-109]
89 AUBURN UNIVERSITY [67-106] [57-104]
90 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON [68-98] [94-116]
91 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [70-104] [66-104]
92 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS [73-109] [80-116]
93 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON [74-106] [74-113]
94 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY [75-106] [102-117]
95 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY [75-102] [62-101]
96 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY [77-109] [60-102]
97 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY [82-112] [62-107]
98 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY [84-109] [101-120]
99 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA [84-109] [55-97]
100 NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [85-111] [93-115]
101 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE [87-112] [87-114]
102 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA [89-112] [72-104]
103 NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [90-114] [68-106]
104 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [90-114] [86-113]
105 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS [90-112] [65-105]
106 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY [91-116] [58-95]
107 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS [91-119] [88-117]
108 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON [93-115] [75-111]
109 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS [95-120] [95-121]
110 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY [97-119] [83-114]
111 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM [97-121] [61-102]
112 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY [99-121] [93-117]
113 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY [102-120] [65-106]
114 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY [103-121] [121-126]
115 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS [104-121] [119-125]
116 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY [105-120] [119-125]
117 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE [105-123] [124-126]
118 WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY [107-124] [67-115]
119 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY [108-124] [108-121]
120 OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY [109-124] [27-77]
121 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [111-126] [96-119]
122 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS [111-126] [105-123]
123 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY [112-123] [103-118]
124 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY [115-125] [117-125]
125 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE [117-124] [103-120]
126 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI [124-126] [119-126]
127 STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [Not Ranked-Not Ranked] [Not Ranked-Not Ranked]
128 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS [Not Ranked-Not Ranked] [Not Ranked-Not Ranked]
Source – NRC Data Based Survey – 2010

Hearable Computing

16 April 2014
Devices that can listen and act. Hearable computing and control devices are in conceptual and development stage.

http://www.datamation.com/commentary/listen-up-hearable-computing-is-the-next-big-thing-1.html

Software Cost Estimating

A good article by Larry Putnam on his career in software cost and budget estimation.

http://www.qsm.com/larry.pdf