Sara-Jane Dunn discusses an entirely different paradigm of computing: the information-processing carried out by cells. Focusing on examples from cutting-edge stem cell research, Sara shares formal techniques from computer science that allow us to peer into the inner workings of biology, make sense of the earliest stages of development, and even program cells for use in therapy.

What we see in the modern data store world is a race between different approaches to achieve distributed and resilient storage. The IoT, genomics, and applications for any other field also raise the demand for a stateful layer. Max Neunhffer walks you through the components and the inner workings of modern open source databases like ArangoDB, Cassandra, Cockroach, and RethinkDB.

Ruchir Puri explores the opportunities and challenges of AI for business, focusing on what is needed to truly scale out AI applications and systems across the breadth of enterprises.

Data analytics and machine learning are the drivers of the fourth industrial revolution. As technologists, we stand on the brink of incredible opportunity. Darren Strange explores the tremendous opportunity we have before us and asks, will we be pioneers creating new possibilities or will we hold on to the past?

Louise Poubel outlines some of the approaches being taken to broaden Gazebo's user base by making it easier to use for folks without a technical background, simplifying the process for developers to use its libraries, and facilitating the contribution workflow for new contributors.