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Programme

Programme

DAY-1: October 28, 2025

0830-0915 hrs. Registration
0915-1000 hrs.
Outreach Auditorium
Inaugural Session
  • Lighting of lamp and Invocation
  • Welcome Address by Prof. Yogesh S. Chauhan, FNAE, Head, EE, IIT Kanpur
  • Address by Prof. Manindra Agrawal, FNAE, Director, IIT Kanpur
  • Address by Mr. J.D. Patil, President INAE
  • Address by Chief Guest - Dr. S. Somanath, FNAE, Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, ISRO; Distinguished Visiting Professor, IISc & Formerly Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
  • Vote of Thanks by Lt Col Shobhit Rai (Retd) Deputy Executive Director, INAE
1000-1045 hrs.
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Plenary Talk
Topic: Self-Reliant AI/ML in Engineering: Education, Research and Technology Development
Speaker: Prof. P.P. Chakrabarti, FNAE, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and Former Director, IIT Kharagpur
Session Chair: Dr. Sanak Mishra , Former President, INAE


1045-1130 hrs.- High Tea
Venue: Outreach Lawn

Parallel Technical Sessions on the Two Themes
1130-1300 hrs.- Session I
Theme I: Intelligent Systems
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Theme II: Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Venue: VH PBCEC, Big Class Room
Session – I A: Next Gen Communication Networks
Session Chair: Prof. Ajit Chaturvedi, Vice Chancellor Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Session – I B: Sensors and IoT
Session Chair: Prof. M. Jaleel Akhtar, FNAE, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Topic: Next Generation Networks (6G): Challenges and key future directions
Speaker 1A.1: Dr. Kirti Keshav, Director, Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR)
Topic: On Enhancing Efficiency of Radio Frequency Energy Transfer
Speaker 1B.1: Prof. Swades Kumar De, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Topic: Federative Learning and its uses in 6G/IoT/Wireless Communication
Speaker 1A.2: Shri Manish Pratap Singh, Director, DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory - Cognitive Technologies (DYSL-CT), Chennai
Topic: AI enabled Nanosensors for Trace-level Biomarkers Detection
Speaker 1B.2: Prof. Ajay Agarwal, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Topic: Next-Generation WiFi
Speaker 1A.3: Prof. Neelesh B Mehta, FNAE, Professor, Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore
Topic: Flexible Printed Gas Sensors - Sensing Mechanisms and Applications
Speaker 1B.3: Prof. Siddharta Panda, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

1300-1400 hrs.- Lunch
Venue: Outreach Lawn

1400-1530 hrs.- Session II
Theme I: Intelligent Systems
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Theme II: Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Venue: VH PBCEC, Big Class Room
Session – IIA: AI, Data Science and MEMS
Session Chair: Prof. Nishchal Kumar Verma, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Session – II B: Robotics and related areas
Session Chair: Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, FNAE, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Topic: AI as skilled engineering assistants: opportunities and challenges
Speaker 2A.1: Prof. Amrutur Bhardwaj, FNAE, Professor, Electrical Communication Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Topic: Cyber physical systems based non-invasive brain stimulation for rehabilitation of patients with mental stress and depression
Speaker 2B.1: Prof. Shubhajit Roy Chowdhury, Professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Topic: Transforming Biomedical Research using Artificial Intelligence
Speaker 2A.2: Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, FNAE, Professor and Former Director, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Topic: Robotics and Cobotics at IHFC of IIT Delhi
Speaker 2B.2: Prof. Subir Saha, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Topic: Synergizing AI with Industry Norms: Design Paradigm and Certification Framework
Speaker 2A.3: Dr. Subrata Rakshit, Formerly Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Technology Management (TM), DRDO
Topic: Compliant mechanisms for robotics and industrial automation
Speaker 2B.3: Prof. Prasanna S. Gandhi, Suman Mashruwala Advanced Microengineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay


1530-1600 hrs.- High Tea
Venue: Outreach Lawn

1600-1730 hrs.- Session III
Theme I: Intelligent Systems
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Theme II: Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Venue: VH PBCEC, Big Class Room
Session – III A: Drone Technology
Session Chair: Prof. G.M. Kamath, Professor & Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Session – III B: Industrial Automation
Session Chair: Dr. N.C. Murmu, FNAE, Director, Electric Mobility and Tribology Research Group, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Ministry of S&T, Govt. of India
Topic: Drone Technology: You and Me !
Speaker 3A.1: Prof. Ajoy Kanti Ghosh, Head, Concept division, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Bengaluru & Former Professor (HAG), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Topic: Cyber-Physical Production Systems: From Conceptual Hype to Practical Implementation
Speaker 3B.1: Dr. Bhupesh K. Lad, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Topic: Future of Large UAVs in evolving combat scenarios
Speaker 3A.2: Mr. Prashant Bhadoria, Associate Vice President (Programme Management), Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Bengaluru
Topic: Towards Energy-Efficient, Real Time Cyber-Physical Systems with Compute-In-Memory (CIM)
Speaker 3B.2: Prof. Sudeb Dasgupta, Professor (HAG), Department of Electronics and Communication, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Topic: Dawn of the drone era and future prospects
Speaker 3A.3: Dr. Abhay A. Pashilkar, Director, National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru
Topic: Autonomous Navigation Research at IIT Hyderabad
Speaker 3B.3: Dr. P. Rajalakshmi, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana
1800-1845 hrs.
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Plenary Talk
Topic: Cyber Physical Systems in Defence Manufacturing – Industry 4.0 and beyond
Speaker: Mr. J.D. Patil, President, INAE; Member of the Board of IN-SPACe; Chairman Indian Space Association (ISpA); Trustee L&T Employee Trust; Former Whole Time Director (Defence & Smart Technologies) and Member of Executive Committee of Management, L&T Limited
Session Chair: Dr. P.S. Goel , Former President, INAE


1930 hrs. onwards - Dinner
Venue: Outreach Lawn

DAY-2: October 29, 2025

Parallel Technical Sessions on the Two Themes
0900-1030 hrs.- Session IV
Theme I: Intelligent Systems
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Theme II: Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Venue: VH PBCEC, Big Class Room
Session – IV A: Cybersecurity for connected systems
Session Chair: Prof. Somitra Kumar Sanadhya, Professor, Wadhwani School of AI and Intelligent Systems, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Session – IV B: Technologies for Agriculture
Session Chair: Dr. R.N. Sahoo, Principal Scientist, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi
Topic: Cybersecurity Challenges and Countermeasures for Implantable Medical Devices
Speaker 4A.1: Prof. Dipanwita Roy Chowdhury, FNAE, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Topic: Role of PNT and Geospatial Intelligence for Smart Agriculture
Speaker 4B.1: Dr. Roshan Srivastav, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Topic: Policy and Verification in Multi-Domain Connected Systems
Speaker 4A.2: Ms. Kamini Malhotra, Scientist 'G' & Head Evaluation, Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), DRDO
Speaker 4B.2: Prof. Bharat Lohani, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Topic: AI and Cybersecurity in Cyber-Physical Systems Inevitable opportunity and challenge
Speaker 4A.3: Ms. Priyamvadha Vembar, Head Cybersecurity Practice, Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited, Bengaluru
Speaker 4B.3: Prof. Kallol Mondal, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur


1030-1100 hrs.- High Tea
Venue: Outreach Lawn

1100 –1300 hrs.-Parallel Panel Discussion Session on the two Themes
Theme I: Intelligent Systems
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Theme II: Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Venue: VH PBCEC, Big Class Room
Moderator: Coordinator of Theme I- Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham., IIT Kanpur
Panelists: Session Chairs
  • Prof. Ajit Chaturvedi
  • Prof. Nishchal Kumar Verma
  • Prof. G.M. Kamath
  • Prof. Somitra Kumar Sanadhya
Moderator: Coordinator Theme II- Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, Vice-President, INAE & IIT Delhi
Panelists: Session Chairs
  • Prof. M. Jaleel Akhtar
  • Prof. Laxmidhar Behera
  • Dr. N.C. Murmu
  • Dr. R.N. Sahoo

1300-1400 hrs.- Lunch
Venue: Outreach Lawn

1400-1530 hrs.- Valedictory Session to bring out the recommendations for respective themes
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
  • Introductory Remarks by Mr. J.D. Patil , President, INAE
  • Summing up of Technical Sessions of two Themes by respective Coordinators
  • Address by Valedictory Chair Prof. Manindra Agrawal, FNAE, Director, IIT Kanpur
  • Vote of Thanks


1530 hrs.- onwards: High TEA and dispersal
Venue: Outreach Lawn