Category: Viodi View

  • Viodi View – 05/12/21

    Things that were abstract dreams and nightmares in the early 1990s have become today’s reality. Specifically, the idea of electronic viruses and cybercriminals wreaking havoc on the real world has sadly become a reality and the resulting gas shortages are a reminder of the 1970 era. Unfortunately, the cyberinfrastructure vulnerabilities we are seeing today are…

  • Viodi View – 04/08/21

    Movement is a common thread to much of the infrastructure that enables modern society. Whether it is the movement of bits or electrons, liquids or gases, or parcels or people, infrastructure facilitates commerce and improves the quality of life by allowing people to enjoy things that physical barriers or distance would otherwise prevent. The cost…

  • Viodi View – 03/03/21

    Viodi View – 03/03/21

    Halfway through a semester is what it feels like in covering Princeton’s ongoing Smart Driving Car Summit. In many ways, it seems like there are more questions than answers and, as has been said before on these virtual pages, the autonomous driving space feels like broadband did 20-years ago. In the meantime, broadband has matured…

  • Viodi View – 02/10/21

    Viodi View – 02/10/21

    Broadband allows for the transmission of people’s thoughts, images, and voice, while transportation adds a physical presence. Obvious as this may be, it was the recent FCC filing by the United Spinal Association (U.S.A.) that made it clear how important broadband is in complementing the U.S. transportation system. Paraphrasing the U.S.A., broadband helps level the…

  • Viodi View – 01/20/21

    Viodi View – 01/20/21

    A Digital Talent Multiplier Did the statement, “I could just be here [CES2021] virtually,” jinx 2020? This statement, made last January at CES2020, was a comment on the realistic-looking video models created by HourOne’s Generative AI service. The creation of a digital twin is definitely an appealing alternative to the wear and tear of CES…

  • Viodi View – 01/02/21

    Viodi View – 01/02/21

    Let us zoom back to the January 2020 issue of the Viodi View and a reference to an academic study (PDF) on the positive impact of air filtration on students’ test scores. In short, the author examined a real-world situation where air filtration was added to schools because of a methane leak. As it turns…