BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DURG

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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In this issue Editorial P.1

Placement Details P.2

Data Mining P.2

WPA3: WiFi Security Update P.3

Coding 101 P.3

Khoon: The Initiative P.4

Did Google Duplex pass Turing Test? P.4

Dear Readers,

Greetings from the Editorial Team!.

The rains have ended, as we move into the last quarter of the year. The freshness and

energy that the monsoon brought is to now be put to good use. It has been an eventful

term so far, with workshops and events being organized for the students as well as the

faculty.

The semester is halfway through, and now we face a flurry of activity for the other half.

Placement season is already here, and the festive season is coming up, along with end-of-

semester exams. It’s time to gear up, for there won’t be a moment to rest.

It’s that time of the year where we are full of renewed vigor, and enthusiastic towards

life. The festive season only increases this energy, with Dusshera marking the victory of

good over evil, and Diwali following it, filling us all with light and joy.

Best Wishes from the Snapshots team!

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

To provide cutting edge learning environment and nurture talent to produce world-class

computer professionals with ethical values who could excel in industry and research.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Promote peace, prosperity and growth in society by producing competent computer

professionals with strong ethics, entrepreneurial, continuous learning and research skills

through quality teaching-learning processes rendered by experienced faculty and ever up-

gradable infrastructure.

M1. Promote peace, prosperity and growth in society by producing competent computer professionals with strong ethics, leadership qualities and entrepreneurial skills. M2. Inculcate professional behavior, research of international quality and continuous learning skills in students through quality teaching-learning process. M3. Support the professional development of all faculty members in the areas of teaching and research. M4. Infra structure up gradation in sync with emerging technologies.

ISSUE 12

OCTOBER 2018

A workshop on “AI and Deep Learning” was organized from 18-20th August, for the

faculty members, in coordination with professors from IIT Delhi.

On the occasion of Engineers’ Day (15th September), multiple events were organized for

the students, in association with the IE(I) Students’ Chapter( CSE- E625)

o Technical Paper Presentation

o Quiz

o Poster Making Competition

o Group Discussion

o Just A Minute

As a part of the Erasmus+ exchange program, faculty from the Silesian University of

Opava, in the Czech Republic, visited the college for a few weeks and interacted with the

students and faculty.

BITSHINE 2018 is being organized on the 12th and 13th of November, for the students to

showcase their skills in the annual hardware and software project competition

Did Google Duplex really

pass the Turing Test?

Certainly, shockwaves rippled

throughout the tech world when

Google CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai

live demonstrated Google’s

experimental AI voice system,

Google Duplex, during Google

I/O. He explained that they were

making a real phone call made to

a hair salon that didn’t know it

was part of an experiment or that

they were talking to a computer.

He launched Duplex by asking

Google Assistant to book a

haircut appointment for Tuesday

morning. The AI did rest. All in

all, the demo was awesome.

But – passing the Turing’s Test?

The Turing Test requires that

you have an ongoing, free-

flowing conversation on any

topic, and not being able to call

that you are conversing with a

computer. Google’s Duplex

system can’t do that at all. It can

only carry out natural

conversations after being deeply

trained in such domains, as per

the tech giant itself. It cannot

handle general conversations. So,

as for the demo – there are some

questions.

Firstly, it is hard to know what

was the actual percentage of

actual live calls that came

anywhere near the quality of

what was shown.

conversations after being deeply

trained in such domains, as per

the tech giant itself. It cannot

handle general conversations.

So, as for the demo – there are

some questions.

Firstly, it is hard to know what

was the actual percentage of

actual live calls that came

anywhere near the quality of

what was shown. Since they

didn’t go for the live demo,

there’s really no way of

knowing. It is very much

possible that most test calls did

not perform that well.

Secondly, each narrow task has

to be trained separately with

thousands and thousands of

hours of relevant conversation

recordings. As per Google, “One

of the key research insights was

to constrain Duplex to closed

domains”. This actually hampers

its practical usefulness for now.

Thirdly, the system cannot deal

with complex sentences, cannot

learn new skills on its own, or

even reason at any situation. In

other simple words, it lacks

intelligence.

These shortcomings are the

reason why Duplex still comes

under the ‘Second Wave of AI’,

as it is a statistical, deep learning

system. Deep understanding,

reasoning, real-time learning and

handling conversations outside

of the trained set requires

cognitive abilities – also known

as the ‘Third Wave of AI’, which

is yet to be achieved as till now.

So, surely the demo was great,

and the Google may develop it

soon for the better, but for the

tech magazines and newsletters

passing articles under the

headline ‘Google Duplex passes

the Turing Test’, let us come

back to the original question, and

the answer is No, it didn’t.

These shortcomings are the

reason why Duplex still comes

under the ‘Second Wave of AI’,

as it is a statistical, deep

learning system. Deep

understanding, reasoning, real-

time learning and handling

conversations outside of the

trained set requires cognitive

abilities – also known as the

‘Third Wave of AI’, which is

yet to be achieved as till now.

So, although the demo was

brilliant without doubt,, and

Google may develop Duplex

soon for the better, but for the

tech magazines and newsletters

passing articles under the

headline ‘Google Duplex

passes the Turing Test’, let us

come back to the original

question, and the answer, as

things currently stand, is -

“No, it didn’t.”

Pranjalya Tiwari

3rd Sem ‘B’

Khoon:

The Initiative

Khoon is a Bangalore-based

NGO that is creating a database

of voluntary blood donors who

can help patients in the time of

need.

Khoon Bhilai is one of its

chapters, a youth-run Non-

Profit Organization with a

vision to ensure that no life is

lost due to blood scarcity. Our

aim is to form the largest

network of emergency blood

donors in India to bridge the

gap between, the wide range of

blood donors and the blood

receivers. And we are proud to

say that we are heading towards

that goal very rapidly, as we

have achieved a success rate of

65% in just three months of

operation.

We believe that a step in the

right direction at the right time

can impact the fabric of society

and that there is no greater

social service than donating

blood.

Khoon tracks availability of

blood with various well-known

organizations like Red Cross,

the Bowring Hospital Blood

Bank, and the Life Saver Blood

Centre. We are also in informal

collaboration with the Balaji

Blood Bank, Chandulal

Hospital’s Blood Bank, Apollo

Hospital’s Blood Bank, and

JLN Hospital’s Blood Bank.

Under this, they can reach out

to us for specific patients, as

well as mass requirements.

We, at Khoon, have taken a

vow to do everything in our

power to fulfill every blood

requirement in state and save as

many lives as we can.

Yash Pamnani

3rd Sem ‘B’ Volunteer, Khoon Bhilai

WPA3: A security update of WiFi after one and a

half decade

It is always said that when you

are on a public network or

WiFi, you should not use net

banking, social media or any

other type of website where

login is required, unless it is

way too necessary, as various

potential hacker eyeballing such

activities can retrieve your

personal info and sell it to

clients as databases. WiFi

alliance has released an update

after a decade and a half which

will improve the security. How?

What were the new features

added? And when will this

update release? To know, read

this article till the end.

WiFi protected access or WPA

is a security protocol or

certification program designed

by WiFi alliance in 2003. A

year later, WPA2 was launched

with enhanced security in

response to serious weaknesses

in the previous system. What

happens in WPA2 is when you

connect a new device to a Wi-Fi

network, and type in the

password , a 4-way ‘handshake’

takes place that ensures the

correct password is used. But as

technology advances, cyber

attacks also increases. A similar

attack known as KRACK

(shorthand for key reinstallation

attack) became a vulnerability

of WPA2.

You might be thinking what is a

KRACK attack?

Well in this attack, by

manipulating part of this

handshake, an attacker can see

and decrypt much of what

happens on a Wi-Fi network,

they can see the data you

transmit, or even inject their

own data—like ransomware and

other malware—into the

websites you visit.

So, as a counterattack, Wi-Fi

alliance launched WPA3 which

promises to eliminate all the

You might be thinking what is a

KRACK attack?

Well in this attack, by

manipulating part of this

handshake, an attacker can see

and decrypt much of what

happens on a Wi-Fi network,

they can see the data you

transmit, or even inject their own

data—like ransomware and

other malware—into the

websites you visit.

So, as a counterattack, Wi-Fi

alliance launched WPA3 which

promises to eliminate all the

known security vulnerabilities

including KRACK attacks.

FEATURES

There are many features that

have been added but we found

four as most important:

1) Protection Against Brute-

Force Attacks:

Brute force is when someone

tries to guess your password by

trying all possible combinations.

WPA3 provides enhanced

protection against offline brute-

force attacks even if you choose

less complex passwords.

2) Privacy on Public Wi-Fi

Networks:

WPA3 uses something called

individualized data encryption,

that means a private connection

will be established for every

device and your data will be

secure.

3) Dual mode i.e. Personal and

Enterprise modes:

WPA3-Enterprise provides

enhanced security to handle

sensitive information such as

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WPA3 promises to “simplify the

process of configuring security

for devices that have limited or

no display interface” by simply

scanning a QR code with your

smartphone.

This leaves us with the biggest

question; when will it come?

How can I get it?

Okay, so, the harsh truth is that

your devices must support

WPA3. And for routers, different

hardware must be used that is

WiFi certified but the good thing

is, it can support WPA2 and

WPA3 simultaneously. So, when

all devices start supporting

WPA3 then full advantage could

be taken out of it. It will take a

while for WPA3 to fully roll out,

the important thing is that the

transition process is beginning in

2018. This ensures more secure

Wi-Fi networks in the future.

Although WPA3 is most awaited,

we’ll have to stick to WPA2 for

the time being.

Rajat Ranjan Jha

5th Sem ‘A’

Coding 101

1) Python

Python is the top

programming language in

2018 and it is used in almost

every major domain

including web and artificial

intelligence.

2) JAVA

JAVA is the core industrial

language used to develop

software, web applications

and android applications.

It is secure, robust and

flexible.

3) JavaScript

It is the major tool for

frontend as well as

backend development

with popular frameworks

like Angular and React.

Companies highly demand

these skills as it has a

future in mobile and IoT

development.

4) C#

Based on Microsoft's .NET

platform, it is easy and is

used to make graphical

software, such as video

games.

5) PHP

One of the best choices

for a student to learn web

development as a building

block. It is flexible, easy to

deploy, and covers a major

part of the World Wide

Web.

Ansh Bhawnani

5th Sem ‘A’.

KNOW YOUR

FACULTY

Prof. Partha Roy Assoc. Prof (CSE)

Qualification: M.Tech(CSE)

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Favourite Book: Java Complete Reference

Favourite Dish: Fish Curry

Favourite Movie: 3 Idiots & Shaan (1980)

Favourite Actor: Amitabh Bacchan and Aamir Khan

Message for the Students:

“There is no shortcut to success. Only through daily

practice can we learn anything and become

masters. Every small & big incident teaches us

something, so always be a student. Always have a

vision in life and work hard to achieve it. The blessing that you earn from your

elders and the good wishes that you earn from your fellow mates would help you overcome the

toughest times in your life. Best of luck!”

Data Mining

In simple words, data mining is

defined as a process used to

extract usable data from a larger

set of any raw data. It is also

known as Knowledge Discovery

in Data (KDD).

Data mining uses sophisticated

mathematical algorithms to

segment the data and evaluate the

probability of future events. By

using software to look for patterns

in large batches of data,

businesses can learn more about

their customers to develop more

effective marketing strategies,

increase sales, and decrease costs.

Data mining can answer questions

that cannot be addressed through

simple query and reporting

techniques.

Although data mining is still in its

infancy, companies in a wide

range of industries - including

retail, finance, healthcare,

manufacturing, transportation,

and aerospace - are already using

data mining tools and techniques

to take advantage of historical

data. By using pattern

recognition technologies and

statistical and mathematical

techniques to sift through

warehoused information, data

mining helps analysts recognize

significant facts, relationships,

trends, patterns, exceptions and

anomalies that might otherwise

go unnoticed.

Data mining is a promising area

of engineering and it does have

wide applicability. Data mining,

as the confluence of multiple

intertwined disciplines,

including statistics, Machine

learning, pattern recognition,

database systems, information

retrieval,………..

learning, pattern recognition,

database systems, information

retrieval, World Wide Web,

visualization, and many

application domains, has made

great progress in the past decade.

Due to the enormous success of

various application areas of data

mining, the field of data mining

has been establishing itself as the

major discipline of computer

science and has shown interest

potential for future

developments.

Aakanksha

Dhurandhar

3rd Sem ‘A’

Placement Details

It’s that time of the year again- placement season is here. The senior batch (2015-2019) are at that point

where the first and foremost thing on their minds is getting placed, at a position that gives them a solid

foundation upon which to build their professional careers. The first campus drive of the session was held

on the 18th and 19th of September, for Capgemini India.

Out of the 55 students that were selected, we are proud to say that 32 were from CSE. We congratulate all

of them, and wish them all the best for their future!

Fingers crossed that further campus drives will be just as successful!

SOMESH GANGULY

AKSHAT AMAN

DEEPANSHU

AGRAWAL

MALAY BHARTI

SUMAN ANAND

ADITYA MOHAN

GUPTA

RISHABH AGRAWAL

JAYESH PATEL

PRASHANT

BANJARE

NISHTHA GUPTA

ASHITA

AAKANSHA SINGH

RAHUL KUMA SAHU

PRIYA SHARMA

RISHI NAMDEO

ABHINAV TIWARI

MERWIN G RAJAN

ANKISH GUPTA

KUMAR SAROJ

SINGH

RICHA JAGYASI

TARUN KUMAR

PATEL

SAMPATTI DINESH

METKAR

SHIKHA PANDEY

SWARIL SINGHAL

SRISHTI

KHOBRAGADE

PROYANSH

BRANNEN LALL

ADITI VERMA

RASHI VARSHNEY

ANKIT JAISWAL

RAHUL PANDEY

LOKESH RAMGOPAL

KASHYAP

AAYUSH VERMA