Name and Title of the Programme : Two Weeks Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

                                                        on “Emerging Research Trends in CS & IT”

Date(s)                       : 8^th to 19^th June 2020

Organized By               : Jointly by:-

                                      1. Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Computer Applications and Management (BVICAM), N. Delhi

                                       2. IEEE Delhi Section

In collaboration with    :     1.Computer Science (CS) Chapter of IEEE Delhi Section

                                        2. Consultants Network Affinity (CNA) Group of IEEE Delhi Section

                                        3. Inter Society Relations (ISR) Standing Committee of IEEE Delhi Section

                                        4. Industry Relations (IR) Ad-Hoc Committee of IEEE Delhi Section

                                        5. Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications (IETE), Delhi Centre

                                        6. Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Delhi Section

                                        7. Computer Society of India (CSI)

                                        8. Safa Society, New Delhi

Report:

The current situations posed by COVID-19 Pandemic are demanding us to adapt to new virtual environments. In this regard, teachers need to be encouraged to prepare themselves for delivering effective online lectures using different tools and technologies. BVICAM is continuing its annual FDP series by conducting online FDP(s), to promote awareness on various emerging research trends in the domains of CS, IT and Management. The objective of the online FDP was to nurture the research aptitude and competency development of the young research scholars and faculty members doing research.

The FDP began with the Inaugural Session on 8^th June, 2020. Prof. M. N. Hoda, Director, Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management (BVICAM), New Delhi, welcomed all the members and discussed the background note of conducting this FDP. He sensitized the participants about the changing teaching learning system in the backdrop of Industry 4.0, in general, and COVID-19, in particular. He also briefly discussed about Education 4.0, which may drastically transform the entire academic system and could prove to be a major disruption to the century old tradition processes of existing academic system. Prof. Prerna Gaur, Chairperson, IEEE Delhi Section, was the Guest of Honour and highlighted the activities of the IEEE Delhi Section. The Chief Guest of the Inaugural Session was Prof. Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi. He discussed the urgent need of mentoring teachers for online teaching as current situations posed by Covid-19 pandemic are demanding to adapt virtual environments. He also emphasized on online examinations and other related issues in such scenarios.

There were 20 interesting and knowledge imparting sessions in this two week FDP. Mentoring Teachers for Effective Virtual Teaching by Mr. Rajeev Jain, Corporate Trainer, Gurugram, Nature Inspired Optimization and its Application to Complex Engineering Problems by Dr. A. P. Agrawal & Dr. Ankur Choudhary, Sharda University, Gr. Noida,  Deep Learning Techniques and Applications by Dr. V. Ajantha Devi, AP3 Solutions, Chennai, Next Generation Innovations and Research: Opportunities and Challenges by Dr. Nasib Singh Gill, MDU, Rohtak, Industry 4.0 by Mr. Vijay Anand, Altran Technologies, Gurugram, Docker and Kubernetes by Dr. Vipin Gupta, U-Net Solutions, Punjab, SDN by Mr. Manish Aggarwal, Altran Technologies, Gurugram, Virtual Reality Application Development by Dr. George Tsaramirsis, King Abdulaziz University, K.S.A, Information Security in 2020 and Emergence of Blockchain Technology by Dr. Rahul Johari, USIC&T, GGSIPU, New Delhi, New Dimensions of NAAC Accreditation by Dr. Peeyush Pahade, H. V. Desai College, Pune, The Challenges of Online/Digital Learning Globally by Prof. Gurdeep Singh Hura, University of Maryland, U.S.A., Internet of Things: Approach and Applicability in Manufacturing by Dr. Loveleen Gaur, Amity University, Noida, Application of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Logic to Decision Making by Dr. Rekha Gupta, LBSIM, New Delhi, Data Protection Issues in Medical Imaging Techniques by Dr. Mohammad Athar Ali, University of Buckingham, U.K, Getting Ready for an AI Powered World by Mr. Rahul Agarwal, 3SRCTechnologies, Noida, Predictive Computing Techniques and Applications by Dr. P. K. Gupta, JUIT, Waknaghat, H.P., Data Analytics using R by Dr. Umang Singh, I.T.S., Ghaziabad, Progression from Machine to Deep learning in Medical Image Analysis by Dr. Ibrahima Faye, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics by Mr. Gaurav Pahwa, Altran Technologies, Gurugram and Role of Academia in Industry 4.0 by Dr. Mani Madhukar, IBM, Noida.

The FDP was aimed to provide an open exchange of ideas that gave all the participants an opportunity to learn about emerging trends in research and benefitted their academic career growth. The FDP observed active participation from various research scholars and faculties with positive outcomes. There were 156 participants from all over the world, including participants from University of Kashmir, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Villa Marie Degree College, Sharda University, JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida, Amity University, UP, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi Technological University, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, B. S. Abdur Rahman University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar to name a few.

Last day of the FDP witnessed Valedictory Session. Dr. Vishal Jain, Associate Professor, BVICAM, presented a brief report on two weeks FDP program. Prof. M. N. Hoda welcomed all the guests and thanked all the speakers for conducting interactive sessions on emerging research trends in CS and IT. He also discussed the art of writing research papers in digital age and good practices to be followed up while doing research.  

The Guest of Honour of the event Prof. A. K. Nayak, Immediate Past President, CSI, discussed the need for conducting such FDPs in this digital era. Prof. K. K. Aggarwal, Noted Academician, Chairman, NBA, New Delhi and Former Founder Vice Chancellor, GGSIP University, New Delhi, was the Chief Guest. He expressed his appreciation on the success of FDP and acknowledged the need to format our Education System in order to cope up with the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic. Also present in the event were Dr. A. Murali M. Rao, Chairperson, CS, IEEE Delhi Section and Prof. Ajay P. Thakre, Chairman, TPC, IETE. Mr. R. K. Vyas, President, CSI, expressed his satisfaction over conduct of such FDPs and felt that online FDPs will be the new normal of academic system.

At the end, few participants shared their experiences on two weeks program and gave their valuable feedback. The entire FDP was coordinated by Dr. Vishal Jain, Associate Professor, Mr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor and Mr. Uttam Singh, Assistant Professor, BVICAM. All the participants were awarded with certificates of participation. Dr. Vishal Jain expressed his vote of thanks to all the attendees for making this event a huge success.