Computer Science

Narayana Murthy awarded Honorary Doctorate by UK's Royal Holloway University

IT veteran and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by Royal Holloway, University of London, on Friday for his contribution to the field of computer science

Meet Katie Bouman, the scientist whose algorithm helped image the first black hole

Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole.

Apple launches free coding education program 'Hour of Code' for students

Apple customers can register for the Everyone Can Code programme from 1 to 14 December.

Indian student in US creates a space-detecting algorithm to tackle parking issues

Sai Nikhil Reddy Mettupally at University of Alabama used big data analytics to tackle parking issues.

Top IIT, IIM graduates get over 100% higher salaries than other college graduates, reveals report

In IITs, computer science or information technology graduates are receiving the highest annual package of Rs 6.9 lakh per annum,

Decagon: AI that predicts side effects from millions of drug combinations

Half of Decagon's predictions have been confirmed in recently published literature

Researchers claim that most WhatsApp and Viber users are exposed to fraud and hacking

Most Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber users are leaving themselves exposed to fraud or hacking because they are unaware of 'authentication ceremony'.

Scientists have developed a smartphone app that helps people learn how to take a selfie

If you love taking selfies, but do not know how to take the best shot, there is help at hand.

Indian engineers develop system to alert drivers of cows on roads

A timely audio or visual indicator can then be triggered to nudge the driver to apply the brakes whether or not they have seen the animal.

Centre To Introduce Programme For IT Research

The government will hold discussions with Nasscom and the IITs and then launch the programme.