The five- session conference witnessed cutting-edge research discussions among pioneering academic researchers, scientists, and engineering students.
LPU’s School of Computer Applications, and Computer Science & Engineering organized the 3rd International Conference on Computing Sciences-‘Shannon-100’. The two-day event was to mark the birth centenary year-2016 of renowned American mathematical engineer and cryptographer Claude E. Shannon, also known as the “Father of Information Theory”.
The five- session conference witnessed cutting-edge research discussions among pioneering academic researchers, scientists, and engineering students. Prominent among them were OSD to Vice-President of India and Chief Editor Rajya Sabha TV Mr. Gurdeep Singh Sappal; Director of Pentagram Labs USA Dr. EG Rajan; Dean Research from Coimbatore Dr. Tyagarajan; former Vice Chancellor VIT Tamilnadu Dr DP Kothari; Scientist from Department of Science & Technology (Government of India) Dr Pramod Prasad; and Programme Director Tech Mahindra Mr Kaushlendra Poonia.
Welcoming the galaxy of intelligentsia, LPU Chancellor Mr. Ashok Mittal said, “The conference is indeed a great endeavour on the front of research and development and to pay homage to great men who initiated the awakening society to technology. Modern period is of day-to-day fast developments in computer technology and applications. I am happy to share that Reliance JIO has invested Rs 30 crores in the LPU Campus to make it the first smart campus in India and ensure that it has a platform for two simultaneous advance services of wi-fi and 4G internet.” Mr Mittal also informed the audience that more than 750 research papers were received for the conference from across the world. Of these 294, including 100 papers from LPU research students & faculty members, were accepted for further publication in international journals.
Awakening and inspiring the young participants, Mr. Gurdeep Sappal shared motivating facts about the great astronomer and mathematician Aryabhatta of ancient India. He shared,“We are lucky to havesuch a great research legacy. I am happy to see that within a short span of timeLPU has come up with numerous resources, new ideas and technologies byusing a multi-disciplinary approach. As advanced computerization has begun to weigh heavy on personal life, I wish that LPU with all its innovations comes forward as s Center for Policy Research to work on security lapses occurring with regular advancements.”
Director, Industries Commerce & Renewable Energy (Govt of Haryana), Mr, Vivek Atray, IAS asked LPUstudents to be creative and to use only that much technology which can balance their life. Dr. Rajan from USA shared advanced 3 D image processing; Dr Kothari wanted students to be more knowledgeable and told them about Ph.D fields and how to proceed on the topics of their theses; Dr Pramod explained all about research funding agencies and made students aware of the opportunities for research endeavours in diverse fields. Similarly, Mr Poonia, spoke to the audience about cyber security and data privacy in the context of Indian IT industry.
