2018 – Page 4 – The KGP Chronicle

Oct

12

2018

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Humans of KGP

PeopleHumans of Kgp, iitkgp, kgp

From being a typical JEE aspirant to being a typical ‘job-material’ IITian. This summarizes my first three and a half years in Kharagpur. Luckily, while being a dual degree student, I got a PPO from one of the most sought-after employers in my 4th year. As Baldev Singh tells Simran in DDLJ, I told my heart, “Ja jee le apni zindagi”. And so, I went on the Jagriti Yatra, a 14-day train journey around India. For the first time, I noticed non-IITians and non-engineers, working on nation-building with the kind of passion I could only dream of being infected with.…

Oct

12

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

Adding value

PeopleBTech, foreign internship, IIT Kharagpur, mentor, mentorship, MTech, PhD, UK universities

Professor Tiwari’s gurukul If you happen to take a midnight stroll across the academic complex of IIT Kharagpur, somewhere close to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, you are likely to come across a group of students in deep conversation with a professor. Classes at odd hours of the day, and even night, are not something unusual in IIT Kharagpur. But hardly any class continues till the wee hours of the morning, except perhaps this particular one in this particular department. The most amazing part is that this is a class of students who willingly subject themselves to the…

Oct

10

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

Turning the tide

EventsBandel. river, British Council, Chandannagar, Chinsurah, heritage, Hugli, IIT Kharagpur, Srirampore

IIT Kharagpur will play a critical role in the preservation of Hugli’s heritage Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is all set to play a critical role in conservation efforts in Bengal. The Institute’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, in association with the University of Liverpool, UK¸ has initiated a pilot project that seeks to protect the rich cultural heritage of the cities and towns along the course of the Hugli river. “The Hugli River of Cultures Pilot Project, from Bandel to Barrackpore” intends to bring this rich heritage corridor into intense focus. The project is being jointly funded by…

Oct

09

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

Eat, pray, love Artificial Intelligence

EventsAI, boot camp, CoE for AI, IIT Kharagpur, industry experts, Machine Learning, student, up.AI summit

In one of the most impressive student events organized at IIT Kharagpur, teachers, students, industry experts came together to talk Artificial Intelligence. Spelled up.AI and pronounced “Upay” or ‘solution’ in Hindi, the up.AI summit from October 5-7 tried to delve into the problems – illiteracy, hunger, disease, natural disasters – and how AI can be used to solve them. Up.AI was organized by the Computer Science and Engineering Department of IIT Kharagpur and its newly established Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence. The meet not only focused on the thematic areas of AI, but also its practical applications. Speakers, -…

Oct

08

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Launches AI Drive for NexGen Indian Engineers

EventsAI, analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Bangalore, Bengaluru, data, intelligent, IT

Business Standard India Today Outlook With the launch of the Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence earlier this year, IIT KGP has been conducting several outreach programs focused towards challenges and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which are directly going to impact people’s lives significantly in the near future. Following the IT wave of 90s and 21st century, AI could turn out to be the next key element for the economic development of India. IIT KGP has taken to the task of bringing the younger generation of engineers to venture into new technologies in this domain. The Institute along with…

Oct

05

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

A Frenchman comes to town

PeopleElectrical Engineering, France, IIT Kharagpur, internship, Paul Sabatier University, short term, Toulouse

Charlie Fevrier from Toulouse was in IIT Kharagpur recently on a short term internship Mr Charlie Fevrier from the Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France was in IIT Kharagpur on a short term internship at the Electrical Engineering Department starting April, 2018. Foreign students doing their Masters Programs from any recognized institute/university, and interested in carrying out course work/research not leading to a degree may visit IIT Kharagpur for a short period not exceeding two consecutive semesters with the intervening summer/winter term. Such students are accepted as 'visiting students'. Students also visit for joint programmes of short duration such as Practicum…

Oct

05

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department gets a slew of new facilities and laboratories

EventsData analytics, IIT Kharagpur, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Safety analytics, VR laboratory

New facilities and laboratories at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will promote teaching, research and industry collaboration Professor Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, Director, IIT Kharagpur inaugurated a number of teaching and research laboratories and other infrastructure facilities on October 27, 2018 in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department of IIT Kharagpur. These include the Virtual Reality and Safety Analytics Laboratory, the Operations Research & Data Science Laboratory, the e-Business Laboratory, the Conference-cum-Video Conference Room and the new room of the Head of the Department. Prof. Jhareswar Maiti, Head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, says, “These laboratories…

Oct

05

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Collaborates with Top French Doctoral Network for Doctoral Education and Research

EventsCampus France, France, French Doctoral Network, French Doctoral Schools, REDOC SPI

Business Standard by IANS Times of India by IANS Indian Express Business Standard by PTI Times of India by PTI NDTV The Week Outlook Eenadu Jagran Josh IIT KGP and REDOC SPI (REseau DOCtoral en Sciences Pour l’Ingénieur), a French network of doctoral schools have come together to strengthen institutional collaboration in doctoral education and research. Through this initiative, interaction and collaboration will be promoted between IIT KGP and the doctoral schools (or equivalent structures) of REDOC SPI through visits and exchange programmes, joint academic and research doctoral programmes and joint supervision of doctoral students on a reciprocal…

Oct

03

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Alumnus to Donate USD 1 Million for Academy of Leadership at IIT KGP

Funded Projectsalumni, alumnus, donation, grant, IIT Foundation, leadership, leadership academy

Economic Times Hindustan Times Indian Express Financial Express Business Standard Jagran Josh NDTV The Week IIT KGP is all set to establish India’s first of its kind Academy of Leadership envisioning the advancement of education. The academy intends to develop innovative programmes combining the core curricula in science and engineering disciplines with philosophy, reasoning, and liberal arts. “It is indeed an opportune time to expand the scope of the value proposition of the academic excellence at IIT Kharagpur by developing the next phase education process. This is to be based not only on scientific and technical training but the teachings of ancient philosophies,…

Oct

03

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

To get the ball rolling

Eventsforeign faculty, GIAN, launch, MHRD, PhD scholars, SPARC, SPARC website

Swarajya Magazine Indian Express SPARC website launched by IIT Kharagpur, which is the national coordinator for MHRD's new initiative in higher education The launch of the website of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration or SPARC on September 28, 2018 marks the formal beginning of the latest higher education initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. IIT Kharagpur is the National Coordinating Institute of SPARC, a programme that seeks to improve the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by promoting academic and research collaboration between Indian institutions and best-in-class faculty and renowned research…