Invited Talks

2024

  • Delivered keynote talk on “UnleashingGenerative AI Shaping Tomorrow’s World” for the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences (ICACDS – 2024) organized by LISV Laboratory, Université Paris-Saclay, in association with École d’Ingénieurs (ECE) at Paris, France, on May 09, 2024.
  • Resource Person for the ‘Build with AI workshop,’ hosted by Google Developer Student Clubs of Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, on April 30th, 2024. 
  • Invited talk on “From Text to Insight: Harnessing Natural Language Processing in the Age of Generative AI and XAI” for a one-day Workshop on Natural Language Processing hosted by the Department of Computer Science & Applications, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, on March 26, 2024.
  • Resource Person for Explainable AI (XAI) for Building Futuristic AI Applications on Convergence of Explainable AI (XAI) and IoT in Smart Solutions Workshop hosted by Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India, on February 23, 2024.

2023

  • Plenary speaker for 13th International Advanced Computing Conference on 15th Dec’23 at Sharad Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI).
  • Expert lecture on “Unveiling the Magic of Machine Learning Fundamentals and Applications” DAV College Amritsar on August 8, 2023.
  • Presented a keynote address at the CODD100 – International Conference on Networks, Intelligence and Computing (ICONIC-2023) hosted by Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, India on April 28-29, 2023, discussing the creation of smarter and safer AI with explainability.

2022

  • Invited talk on Flip Learning and Development of MOOCs in GURU-DAKSHTA: Faculty Induction Program (FIP)-2022 by Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, 3rd June 2022.
  • Expert lecture on “Explaiable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)” in One Week Online Faculty Development Programme on “Artificial Intelligence for IoT Services in Cloud: Techniques & Applications” organized by Department of Information Technology, NIT Jalandhar from February 28-March 04, 2022.

2021

  • Plenary speaker for International Advanced Computing Conference on 19th December 2021 at University of Malta, Malta on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI).
  • Guest Lecturer on Object Identification and Detection with Deep Learning at KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad on 25th Sept 2021.
  • Invited Talk on Flip Learning during Refresher Course in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for college and University teachers at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre at Punjabi University, Patiala on Sept 18, 2021.
  • Invited Talk on Flip Learning and Development of Own MOOCs during FDP on Strategies, Tools and Techniques for Online Teaching and Learning Evaluation at St. Francis Institute of Management & Research (SFIMAR), Mumbai on Aug 9, 2021.
  • Invited Talk on Flip Learning and Development of Video Sessions during GURU-DAKSHTA: Faculty Induction Program (FIP) on May 15, 2021 at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar.
  • Invited Talk on “Object Identification with Deep Learning Techniques” during Online Short Term Course on Recent Advances in Data Science and Computational Intelligence on April 30, 2021 at Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

2020

  • Invited Talk on “Deep Learning Based Object Detection Techniques” during Short term course on Recent Advances in Data Science Image and Natural Language Processing (RADSINP) on Sept 24, 2020 at Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
  • Webinar on Recording Your Own Video Lectures with Adobe Presenter: A new norm of Education post COVID-19 at TEQIP sponsored International workshop on Education 4.0: Transformation of Learning Environment organized by Department of Information Technology, Rajkiya Engineering College, Banda UP; National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru and Consilio Intelligence Research Lab on 30th May 2020.
  • Webinar on Flip Learning: A new norm of Education post COVID-19 for Faculty member of Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, April 27, 2020.
  • Resource person for Workshop on Machine Learning at SVIET, Campus, Rajpura, 30th Jan 2020.

2019

  • Invited talk on Development of MOOCS at BBK DAV College, Amritsar on 2nd Sept 2019.
  • Invited Talk on “Recognition of Objects and Face Recognition with Deep Learning” during TEQIP III sponsored Short Term Course on the “Machine and Deep Learning in Computer Vision” on Aug 12, 2019 at Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. 
  • Invited talk on “Normalization for Refinement of Database” at Chitkara University, Baddi Campus on 25th April 2019.
  • Keynote Address on “Face Recognition Using Deep Learning” during 3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences (ICACDS 2019) at Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad on 13th April, 2019.

2018

  • Resource Person for FDP on Innovation and Latest Development in Academia and Research KMV College Jalandhar for the title “Development of MOOCs” on 14th Dec 2018.
  • Resource Person for Two days Workshop on Development of MOOCs at Saintgits Engg college Kottayam, Kerala, on 7th and 8th Dec 2018.
  • Resource Person for Workshop on Development of MOOCs during IEEE International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation and Technology in Education on 30th Nov at MLR Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
  • Invited talk on Flip Learning: Changing paradigms of traditional education at LPU, Jalandhar on 15th Sept 2018.
  • Resource Person for FDP on Mobile Development and Applications at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab for the title ” A Journey from Machine Learning to Deep Learning” on 14th July 2018.
  • Resource Person for FDP on Mobile Development and Applications at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab for the title ” A Journey from Machine ILearning to Deep Learning” on 14th July 2018.
  • Resource Person for Six Week Summer School on Machine Learning for one-day session on “A Journey from Machine Learning to Deep Learning” on 9th July 2018 at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala.
  • Resource Person and Coordinator for FDP on “Effective Use of ICT in Transforming Traditional Learning and Development of MOOCs” from 1st June to 3rd June 2018 at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala.
  • Resource Person for Workshop on Development of MOOCs to education department students of LPU Jalandhar on 8th May 2018.
  • Keynote address at 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences (ICACDS 2018) at Uttaranchal University on Machine Learning, 20th April 2018.
  • Invited talk on “Big Data” at HMV College Jalandhar on 24th March 2018.
  • Resource Person for FDP at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar for one day on Flip Learning Model: An Excellent model for a futuristic education system on 17th March 2018.
  • Resource Person for FDP on “Recent Trends and Applications of Machine Learning” at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College on A Journey from Machine Learning to Deep Learning on 6th March 2018.
  • Resource Person for FDP on Big Data at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab on 1st March 2018.
  • Resource Person International Workshop on “An Effective Use of ICT in Transforming Traditional Learning to Virtual Learning” at P.E.S Modern College of Engineering, Pune on 8th and 9th of February, 2018.

2017 [16 invited talks]

  • Resource Person for FDP at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for two days on topics Deep Learning and Development of Mini MOOCs on 8th-9th Dec 2017.
  • Resource Person for one day workshop on Development of Mini MOOCs and Video Lectures at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar on 18 Nov 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg on 18th-19th September 2017.
  • Resource Person for two day workshop on Mini MOOCs at NIT Silchar on 26th-27th August 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Big Data” at Aryan Group of Colleges, 21st August 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at Fr. Agenl College of Engineering, Mumbai on 7th-8th July 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at Chitkara University, Rajpura on 29th-30th June 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at PSIT, Kanpur on 16th-17th June 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology on 8th-9th June 2017.
  • Resource Person for two days workshop on Mini MOOCs at Marwadi University Rajkot on 26th-27th May 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Normalization for Refinement of Database” at Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Saboo, 17th April 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Machine Learning” at HMV College Jalandhar, 8th April 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Machine Learning and Weka” at Aryan Group of Colleges, 15th March 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Big Data and NoSQL” at PCTE Ludhiana, 1st March 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Technological Developments for Empowerment of Specially Abled People” at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, 28th February 2017.
  • Invited talk on “Practicing IoT” at Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, 6th February 2017.

2016 [12 invited talks]

  • Invited talk on “Internet of Things” at Yadavindra College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Guru Kashi Campus, Talwandi Saboo, 24th November 2016.
  • Invited talk on “Big Data” at DAV College Amritsar, 20th Sept 2016.
  • Invited talk on “Machine Learning” at Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies, Amritsar, 20th Sept 2016.
  • Invited talk on “Internet Boom: Big Data The Next Big Revolution” at Khalsa College Amritsar, 17th Sept 2016.
  • Resource Person for Short Term Training Programme on Institutional Program Accreditation (NBA Guidelines) and Quality Management conducted by NITTTR, Chandigarh at Govt. Polytechnic College, Bathinda (Punjab), 30th Aug 2016.
  • Invited talk on Internet of Things at Faculty Development Programme BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, 5th July 2016.
  • Resource Person for Three Days Workshop for Faculty Members on Machine Learning with Weka at Chitkara University, Punjab from 23rd June to 25th June 2016.
  • Invited talk on “Universal Networking Language: A Web Based Solution to Bridge Language Barriers” and “Automatic Generation of Sign Language from Hindi Text for Communication and Education of Hearing Impaired People” on TEQIP-II Sponsored Short Term Course on “Recent Advances in Image and Natural Language Processing (RAINLP-2016)” at Department of Computer Science & Engineering National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar,on 31th May 2016.
  • Invited talk on Normalization for Refinement of Databases at PCTE, Ludhiana, 8th April, 2016.
  • Invited talk on Understanding and Designing of Databases for the Development of Database Centric Applications at SD College Women, Moga, March 2016.
  • Resource Person for One day workshop on Big Data and Hadoop Framework at Thapar University, Patiala, 28th Feb, 2016.
  • Invited talk on Big Data: The Next Big Revolution at Amrirsar College of Engineering & Technology, Amritsar, 23rd Feb, 2016.

2015 [3 invited talks]

  • Invited talk on Big Data at Universal Group of Institutions, Chandigarh, 29th Sept 2015.
  • Invited talk on Universal Networking Language: A Web Based Solution to Bridge Language Barriers at National Seminar on Web Based Technologies: Present & the Future, St. Bede’s College, Shimla, 30th April 2015.
  • Invited talk on Transactions and Concurrency Control of Databases at PCTE, Ludhiana, 7th April, 2015.

2014 [4 invited talks]

  • Invited talk on Internals of DBMS at GGS College of Modern Technology, Kharar, 27th March 2014.
  • Invited talk on Data Mining with Weka at PCTE, Ludhiana, 7th March 2014.
  • Resource Person for Phase-II for NBA Workshop on Training of Evaluators/Resource Persons for Outcome Based Accreditation at LNMIIT, Jaipur from 17th Feb to 19th 2014.
  • Resource Person for TEQIP-II sponsored Faculty Development Program on Natural Language Processing at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana from 13th January 2014 to 17th January 2014 for a session on 16th January 2014.

2013 [4 invited talks]

  • Resource Person for UGC and CSIR Sponsored One Week National Workshop on Multilingual Technologies (NWMLT 2013) from ll-17 November 2013 at Punjabi University Patiala.
  • Invited talk on Internals of NoSQL under TEQIP-II at Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur on 5th November 2013.
  • Resource Person for Phase-I and Phase-II for NBA Workshop on Training of Evaluators/Resource Persons for Outcome Based Accreditation at PTU Jalandhar from 25th July 2013 to 28th July 2013.
  • Expert talk on Data Models and Designing of Databases at PCTE, Ludhiana, 1st Feb, 2013.

2011 [3 invited talks]

  • Resource Person for National Workshop on Advanced DBMS & Implementation using Oracle, 15th – 16th June, 2011, Chitkara University, Baddi.
  • Expert talk on Designing of Databases at PCTE, Ludhiana, 20th April, 2011.
  • Invited Talk on Databases at Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences Research at Academic Staff College, Punjabi University, Patiala, 26th February, 2011.

2010 [4 invited talks]

  • Acted as Chairperson at International Conference on Technology and Information Systems, DAV College Amritsar, 20-21 November 2010.
  • Invited Talk on Second National Conference on Punjabi Language, April 2010 at BBK DAV College Amritsar on Computational Tools for Punjabi Language.
  • Invited Talk on Concepts of Database under faculty development programme of Infosys Campus Connect.
  • Invited Talk to students of DAV College Amritsar for Designing of Databases.