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What Is Fuzzy Search?

January 5, 2014January 11, 2014 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 2 Comments

The word "fuzzy" means something that is indistinct or vague, something that cannot be explained precisely. We all know what "search" means. That should give you a hint of what this blog post is about. Whenever you type something into the Google search engine, you will see that it always returns good results, even when … Continue reading What Is Fuzzy Search?

Quantum Computing And Machine Learning

November 17, 2013 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ Leave a comment

Quantum Computing refers to the use of quantum mechanical phenomena to make computations. This field is making big strides in the last decade because it can actually help us solve some of the most challenging problems in the realm of computer science, particularly in machine learning and security. Machine learning is all about building better … Continue reading Quantum Computing And Machine Learning

How To Build A Web Crawler?

December 5, 2012November 13, 2013 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 67 Comments

I was reading an article the other day and I came across the term "web crawler". The context in which it was used got me a little curious about the design of a web crawler. A web crawler is a simple program that scans or "crawls" through web pages to create an index of the … Continue reading How To Build A Web Crawler?

Augmented Reality

August 2, 2012August 14, 2012 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ Leave a comment

Augmented Reality (AR) has been one of the most exciting fields to have come into prominence in the last few years. Back when people starting working aggressively on computer graphics, great innovations took place. Today, we have 3D movies with high end computer graphics, but it is still on the screen inside our machines. People … Continue reading Augmented Reality

How Do We Recognize Objects?

July 19, 2012July 14, 2014 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 3 Comments

Look around and you will see a lot of day to day objects. You recognize them almost instantaneously and involuntarily. You don't have to wait for a few minutes after looking at a table to understand that it is in fact a table. Machines, on the other hand, find it very difficult to do this … Continue reading How Do We Recognize Objects?

Looking Into The Future With Google Glass

June 28, 2012August 14, 2012 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 1 Comment

Unless you shut down all your gadgets and hid yourself in a dark alley with absolutely no connection to the rest of the world, you would have heard that the Google I/O conference started on June 27. It is one of the most exciting events in the realm of tech innovation. Google came up with … Continue reading Looking Into The Future With Google Glass

The Magic Of Reverse Image Search

June 1, 2012May 27, 2014 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 27 Comments

Are you familiar with the images shown above? What if you want to find out what these images contain? For those of you who are not familiar with Google reverse image search, do the following: Go to Google Images and click on the camera icon towards the right end of the search bar.   Now, you … Continue reading The Magic Of Reverse Image Search

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