About The Confluence
A celebratory and collaborative event, showcasing diverse academic and professional activities in Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), hosted in Guwahati, the gateway to Northeast India, which aims to:
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Unleashing Talent and Innovation.
The AI Confluence serves as a premier platform for our undergraduate and postgraduate students to showcase their knowledge, projects, and research in data science and AI. We aim to cultivate academic excellence and foster collaborative learning by connecting on-campus and off-campus learners with peers, faculty, and esteemed expert guests. This engagement also seeks to expand career opportunities by bridging academic pursuits with impactful professional roles.
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Fostering DS&AI Awareness.
The AI Confluence serves as a premier platform for our undergraduate and postgraduate students to showcase their knowledge, projects, and research in data science and AI. We aim to cultivate academic excellence and foster collaborative learning by connecting on-campus and off-campus learners with peers, faculty, and esteemed expert guests. This engagement also seeks to expand career opportunities by bridging academic pursuits with impactful professional roles.
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Catalyzing Technological Innovation.
The AI Confluence serves as a premier platform for our undergraduate and postgraduate students to showcase their knowledge, projects, and research in data science and AI. We aim to cultivate academic excellence and foster collaborative learning by connecting on-campus and off-campus learners with peers, faculty, and esteemed expert guests. This engagement also seeks to expand career opportunities by bridging academic pursuits with impactful professional roles.
Speakers
AI Champions
Sriram Ganapathy
Associate Professor, IISc Bangalore;
Scientist, Google DeepMind India
A prominent researcher in speech processing, recognition, and understanding, Prof. Ganapathy's work bridges academia and industry, advancing state-of-the-art technologies in voice-based AI systems.
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Barada Prasad Sabut
Head of Engineering, UIDAI
Leading data science and AI initiatives for Aadhaar, Barada Prasad Sabut plays a pivotal role in harnessing AI to enhance digital identity systems, ensuring security, scalability, and inclusivity for India’s landmark program.
Hriday Jyoti Mahanta
Head, Advanced Computation and Data Science Division, CSIR–NEIST
A key figure in ML and AI for bioinformatics, Dr. Hriday Mahanta leverages ML approaches to decode biological data, driving innovations in healthcare, genomics, and beyond.
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Sumedh R. Risbud
Research Scientist, Neuromorphic Computing Lab, Intel
An expert in neuromorphic computing, Dr. Risbud's work pushes the boundaries of next-generation computing, emulating neural architectures to build highly efficient, brain-inspired AI systems.
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Ujjal Kr. Dutta
Manager, Data Science, SatSure Analytics
Dr. Dutta’s expertise in computer vision is revolutionizing earth observation. By taking ML computing to space, he’s enabling advanced analytics for agriculture, climate, and infrastructure monitoring.
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Parimal C Bhattacharjee
Retd. Prof. Gauhati University
Prof. Bhattacharjee has pioneered wetland studies, primatology and biodiversity studies in north-east India. He is a member of several governmental and state committees on wildlife conservation including the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), State Biodiversity Board (Assam), State Wildlife Board (Assam) and the Regional Empowered Committee (North East), MoEFCC, GoI.
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Events
Explore the activities and sessions lined up for the event
Technical Events
- Technical Talks by Experts - Showcase detailed insights into the field by invited speakers.
- PhD Students Lightning Talks - Short, impactful presentations by PhD students on their research.
Competitions
- AI Debate - A thought-provoking debate on AI-related topics.
- AI Quiz - Test knowledge and learn about AI in an interactive quiz.
Creative and Interactive Sessions
- AI Poster Session - Displays and discussions of innovative AI research projects.
- AI Datathon - A hands-on competition for data enthusiasts and AI developers to solve real-world problems.
- Panel Discussion - Engaging conversations featuring experts in the field sharing insights and experiences.
- Cultural Evening - An entertaining mix of cultural performances and activities.
Expert Talk Series
PhD Scholars Talk
Event Venue
Location info
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium, IIT Guwahati
Mehta Family School of DS&AI, IIT Guwahati
Since its inception in April 2021, the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT
Guwahati has been dedicated to offering cutting-edge education programs in data science (DS) and artificial
intelligence (AI), while advancing R&D to translate DS & AI innovations from the laboratory to real-world
applications.
In just three years, the School has built a robust faculty pool with over 20 members. Among them, 9 are core
faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional research capabilities through their PhDs, post-doctoral
work, and industry R&D experience in DS&AI before joining the School. Additionally, the School benefits
from 15 associate faculty members who primarily belong to other departments at IIT Guwahati, such as EEE,
Mathematics, CSE, BSBE, Chemical Engineering and Physics. These associate faculty members add an
interdisciplinary dimension to the courses and R&D pursued by the School.
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