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5G (Fifth Generation mobile networks)

While it is unlikely that 5G will have immediate adoption in the next year, its roadmaps and
standards are being developed, influencing the applications that will eventually evolve. Also,
some early-use cases of deployment are being pursued.

HCI contains virtualization components that can deliver complex computing environments. 5G
can use these features to fully virtualize all aspects of the network.

2. Power conservative multicores.

Integrated processor cores on a chip “will go over hundreds and thousands for top 500 and
green 500 HPC machines,” IEEE predicts. “With more processors on a chip, memory
architectures and data transfer will become key technologies in hardware. In software, a
parallelizing compiler that allows users to employ the many cores efficiently and easily will
reduce rapidly increasing software development costs. Automatic power reduction with the
collaboration of the architecture and compiler will become crucial to apply clock or power gating
or frequency and voltage lowering to idle processor cores.

The recent developments in technology have made noteworthy positive impacts on human-
computer interaction (HCI). It is now possible to interact with computers using voice commands,
touchscreen, eye movement, hand gestures, etc. This paper compiles some of the innovative
HCI progress in various areas, e.g., specialized input/output devices, virtual or augmented
reality, wearable technology, etc. It also identifies some future research directions.

3. Blockchain (beyond Bitcoin)

While known as the technology behind Bitcoin, Blockchain has far more disruptive uses,
potentially changing the way in which processes are implemented like voting, financial
transactions, title and ownership, anti-counterfeiting, and digital rights management, securing
these processes without the need (and bottleneck) of a central authority, IEEE suggests.

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that differs in several ways from the traditional use of money. It does
not require an individual name but digital wallet IDs, which makes it more private. Bitcoin
technology currently lacks protection with respect to monetary transfers, and its structure is not
endorsed by the governments. Yet, understanding the concept of trust is fundamental to Bitcoin
technology and the digital currency economy. This paper offers a review of relevant work on
cryptocurrency and trust in HCI and critically examines its value in understanding the issues of
trust in Bitcoin technology. Several limitations of the current theories and models of trust are
identified, and a research framework is proposed to explore the specific trust challenges raised
by Bitcoin technology.