CSEA, along with Bioinformatic-ML Research Group (BRG) conducted the 3rd webinar of the Research Talk series on 6th October 2020. The session was headed by Dr Shamna P (NITC-CSED Alumnus, Research Fellow, HP- NTY Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab, Singapore). The lecture briefly computer vision and deep learning, their pros and cons, and the circumstances under which each of the techniques can be used.
The session was inaugurated by Dr Sheerazudeen, Associate Professor CSED NITC. He spoke about the importance of
FOSS in today’s world. This was followed by a hands-on session on the basic git commands. In the second week of October, a workshop by Mr Jaseem Abid,alumnus of the 2013 batch who works in Apple UK, was organised. He spoke about how FOSS could play a vital role in the growth of one’s career. In the third week, a workshop by Mr Karthik Singhal, a Ph.D student from the University of Chicago, focussed on academia and how to go abroad for higher studies in the field of CS.These sessions were organised by CSEA in coordination with FOSSCell.
A panel discussion on the topic ‘CSED Vision 2025’ was conducted on 30th September 2020. The panel comprised of four student members, an alumnus and a few faculties to bring a diverse and well-informed view on the issues faced.
The inauguration of the CSEA activities for the Monsoon Semester 2020 took place on 11th September
2020. The keynote address was given by Dr Rajkumar S. Pant, Professor of the Aerospace Engineering Department at IIT Bombay. The session focussed on the importance of engaging students in the content and encouraging self-learning.
lecture was headed by Mr Sunil Plavians, Senior Director of Global Services and Site Head of Finastra. The session focussed on the aspects of agility, resilience and adaptivity that organizations and individuals should focus on from a leadership perspective to be successful. This took place on 9th September 2020.
An interactive session was conducted by the CSED Alumni on 30th August 2020 to share their experience and knowledge with the final year students in the B.Tech program. The students were urged to choose topics that had real-life implications for their projects. They also discussed the benefits of writing an academic paper on the projects. The protocols for doing an interdisciplinary project were also informed.
CSEA, along with Bioinformatics-ML Research Group (BRG), conducted the 2nd webinar of the ‘Research Talk’ series on the 27th August 2020. The session was conducted Dr Sunil Kumar P (NITC CSED Alumnus), Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT Chennai. The talk revolved around biological networks, their analysis and their interpretation of biological systems
CSEA, along with BRG, conducted the first webinar of the ‘Research Talk’ series with a session on ‘Bio-Data’ Mining by our alumnus, Dr Visakh R, an associate professor in the Department of IT from GEC, Idukki on 24th July 2020. He spoke about the field of bioinformatics, its purpose and its various dimensions of it.
This was conducted in coordination with NIT Hamirpur as part of Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat programme. The theme of this session was COVID-19 Impact- An NIT Perspective on 30th June 2020.