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Online Workshop on Accelerated Data Science

Online Workshop on Accelerated Data Science

The Centre for Computational and Data Science at IIT Kharagpur is organizing an Online Workshop on Accelerated Data Science in collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation, India and National Supercomputing Mission, C-DAC, Government of India, from February 21-22, 2021. In the workshop, the state-of-art theory and technologies for accelerated machine learning, as well as deep learning algorithms, will be covered. Also, the fundamentals of GPU computing with an emphasis on machine learning and deep learning algorithms will be presented. Further, several technologies and platforms for GPU acceleration of these algorithms will be elaborated. Topic List:  Day 1: Fundamentals of GPU Architecture &…
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Advancing Industrial Workforce

Advancing Industrial Workforce

IIT Kharagpur’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre Creating Nexgen Workforce for India's Manufacturing Industry The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur organized a five-day training programme on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) for industry professionals and technicians. The Centre, which was set up with support from the Department of Heavy Industry (Ministry of HI&PE), Govt. of India and a consortium of six industrial houses and a startup, has a mandate of creating awareness regarding advanced technologies, reskilling and upskilling of the Indian MSMEs and youth. CNC, being the core of any manufacturing equipment, is an essential pack of…
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SPARC Workshop Explores Critical Challenges of Children’s Healthcare

SPARC Workshop Explores Critical Challenges of Children’s Healthcare

The School of Medical Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur recently held an Indo-UK Residential Workshop in collaboration with the University of Manchester, UK, on the "Practical Management of Inherited Pediatric Hematological Disorders". The focus was on clinical reasoning of cases related to children’s blood and bone marrow disorders using an interactive problem-based learning approach with direct interactions with globally renowned experts. The areas covered in the workshop included the workup of the child presenting with signs and symptoms of reduction in the number of various blood cells, or cytopenias including pancytopenia or bone marrow failure. Workup included understanding the…
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Happiness in the Air

Happiness in the Air

Happiness and wellbeing are the two most causal factors of our existence. Today policymakers and corporate giants strongly acknowledge how crucial these are in comparison to financial growth, stability, profit and affluence. In all fields exploring social realities or bringing about social changes, happiness and wellbeing have become key areas of interest. The Rekhi Centre for Science of Happiness at IIT Kharagpur will explore these domains in an international workshop from April 4-6, 2019, bringing in global experts to interrogate the current state of happiness and wellbeing studies, especially in the context of Communities, Cities and States, and the Networked…
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