Windhu - "Pulse"

In a world where opportunities for women in technology were scarce, a trailblazing heroine named Ada Lovelace emerged. Born in the 19th century, Ada defied societal norms and dared to explore the computing world. Working alongside Charles Babbage, she crafted the world's first computer program, setting the stage for the future digital revolution. In the next chapter of this inspiring saga, we meet the indomitable Grace Hopper, a woman who held her ground in a male-dominated field. A United States Navy rear admiral and computer scientist, Grace developed the first compiler and significantly contributed to the COBOL programming language. Her perseverance and dedication continue to inspire women in computer science to this day. As the story unfolds, we encounter the remarkable Dr Erna Schneider Hoover, who revolutionized telecommunications with her groundbreaking invention of the computerized telephone switching system. Her innovative spirit and determination paved the way for the mod...

  The history of human progress is a testament to the impact of research for the sake of research. Visionaries like Galileo, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein have expanded our understanding of the universe by fearlessly pursuing knowledge and sharing their discoveries through academic publications. The scientific method, which promotes the validation of any claim through verification, is a cornerstone of the research process and has driven transformative innovations. Consider the rise of smart cities, which integrate cutting-edge technologies to enhance urban life. Between 2018 and 2021, Singapore produced more than 1,500 research papers on smart cities, while Amsterdam published more than 950 such papers. These contributions demonstrate the critical role research plays in realizing the potential of smart city initiatives. Where ever, there was an attempt to redefine the norm, it was the 'research' that made that happen. Bitcoin, a revolutionary digital currency, emerged from ...

After getting a new job at a renowned company, I set out on a mission to get approval for an academic research paper for presenting at the upcoming research conference. Filled with determination and a desire for innovation, I started my journey to present my paper at an international research conference. Little did I know that my good intentions would be met with resistance from the very management board I aimed to impress. Although I made sure to work outside my regular office hours and keep my official responsibilities unaffected, I found myself confronted with a series of questions that felt like an intense interrogation. "What's in it for the company?" they demanded. I attempted to reason with them, explaining that presenting our findings at the conference would not only contribute to academic research but also display our company's dedication to its vision in academia. However, that wasn't enough. The management board's focus remained on the financial out...

  Have you ever wondered about the incredible ability of the human immune system? It's a complex network of cells and proteins that work together to identify and neutralize billions of threats, from viruses and bacteria to other invaders, 24/7. It's like a superhero, always on the lookout for danger and ready to spring into action when necessary. Our limited understanding of this immune system concept has long put it in the forms of various algorithms such as the negative selection, and clonal selection processes, however for the most part these algorithms have stayed within the level of proof of concept.  Imagine if we could harness an Artificial Immune System (AIS) that can have the power to protect our digital world.  Like a biological immune system, this AIS learns the normal behaviour patterns of a network and detects any deviations or anomalies. Like a digital sentinel, always on guard, constantly monitoring and adapting to new threats. Traditional IDs and IPS needs...

  First lets look how to do it the basic way. To train a conversational AI chatbot for answering office-related queries using Dialogflow, you will need to follow these steps: Create a new agent in Dialogflow. Collect a dataset of office-related queries and their corresponding answers. This dataset can be obtained through various means, such as scraping websites, conducting surveys, or manually creating a dataset. Create intents in Dialogflow for the queries in your dataset. An intent represents a user's intention, such as asking for office hours or requesting a vacation day. Add training phrases to each intent, which are examples of how a user might ask the question. Provide responses for each intent, which will be the chatbot's answer to the user's query. Test the chatbot using the "Try it now" feature in Dialogflow. Once the chatbot is working well, you can deploy it to a platform of your choice, such as a website or mobile app. However, if you follow the basic ...

  The Dhivehi language translation feature included in Microsoft translator and Microsoft 365 lets you press a button and translate written Dhivehi into English. Though there are a few hiccups here and there, the service is great and provides an understanding of the overall document. This is more than what we see from any existing models. I was amazed to see a link in one of my outlook web emails, it says “translate message to: English” which could mean nothing usually, however, when I saw the next sentence which said “Never translate from: Divehi”, I thought why would it says Divehi specifically if it doesn’t understand that the entire email was written in Dhivehi? Out of curiosity, I pressed the button, and to my surprise, it was quite good. The essence of the message was retained very well. For example, something like އިޙްތިރާމް ޤަބޫލުކުރެއްވުން އެދެން could be translated as “ I would like to respect you ”, which is ok in terms of translation, but what it meant was greeti...

The best solution is always the simplest solution. Simple is not always easy to achieve. Often times complexity gets in the way of implementing any practical solution. Now more than ever, simplicity should be our main goal. Organisations could start implementing work-at-home strategies and those fortunate enough to have cloud infrastructures in place would find the process very fruitful.  However, for other organisations NCIT could come up with a solution. In my opinion e-Faas could be the key technology that could be leveraged in this critical situation. There are a number of ways e-Faas based portal could be implemented. One of the easiest and most simplest form would be to have a request send interface. This interface will be used by all Citizen's of the Maldives to request any services to any government organisation. It should have the sender organisation and when the organisation is selected, the recipient organisations email should be selected and whatever, the r...