Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
About Us
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. ACM delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM’s Regional Councils provide grassroots support on a global scale. Based in US, Europe, India, and China, they raise awareness, visibility and relevance of ACM by sponsoring high-quality conferences, expanding chapters, and encouraging greater participation in all dimensions of the society.
SAKEC ACM Student Chapter was established on 11th April, 2017. SAKEC ACM is a vibrant Student Chapter. Students and Faculty Members of all departments are active members of this chapter. SAKEC ACM organizes various technical and societal activities such as expert lectures, seminars, technical workshops, training programs and inter-college events.
Objectives of CSI-SAKEC
- To update Members on the latest skills and technologies.
- To foster the open interchange of information.
- To encourage professional Networking for the members.
- To provide opportunities for lifelong learning.
- To contribute towards the development of society and environment as a whole
BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO DATA SCIENCE
SAKEC ACM in association with Department of Electronics Engineering arranged a meet up on “BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO DATA SCIENCE” on September 23rd 2017.The speaker of the event Mr. Mayuresh Shilotri,who is the Founder of DataGiri.
How to Fall in Love with Maths and Stats
ACM Student Chapter in association with Electronics and Telecommunication department organised a meetup on “How to fall in love with Maths and Stats”on 23rd September 2017. The event was coordinated by Prof Ashish B Tank, EXTC department with ACM team. The speaker of the event Mr. Bhavik Gandhi who is Associate Vice President of Pepperfry, Mumbai Area. He focused how to solve data science queries with the help of Maths and Stats and how to handle big data applying maths.
Android App Development
ACM SAKEC in association with COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT and GFXBandits has organized hands on workshop on “Android App Development” on 22 nd and 23 rd September 2017, which was conducted by Mr. Shripal Jain, Android Developer of GFXBandits and Mr. Hemant Shah, Founder of GFXBandits and co-ordinated by Prof. Bhakti Sonawane and Prof. Karuna Borhade of Computer Engineering Department, SAKEC. The event was attended by 59 participants, including students of SAKEC and other colleges, along with some industry professionals.
The workshop was intended to familiarize participants with Android Studio software. Participants were trained to make applications using UI control and toasts, which can be launched in Google Play Store and are supported by various devices such as TVs, smart phones, tablets, camera, video game player, smart watches, car systems etc. They also learnt to post advertises in their app using JSON, thus making app as a source of revenue. The session was interactive and was concluded with the valedictory function which was graced by Principal Dr. Bhavesh Patel, Computer Engineering Department HOD Prof. Uday Bhave, IT Department HOD Prof. Swati Nadkarni and CEO of GFXBandits Mr. Ronak Parikh.
CYBERH4CK: The Road to Digital Defence
SAKEC ACM Student Chapter organized an event “CYBERH4CK: The Road to Digital Defence” from 12th September 2017 to 16th September 2017.The main aim of the event was to Ethiattack –>Detect –> Defence. 5 days journey to learn the Ethical concept of Hacking and investigating the cybercrime has been ended with very positive note. On 16th September 2017 the valedictory function was graced by the Managing Trustee of Mahavir Education Trust Shri. Navin Bhai Shah,,Principal Dr. Bhavesh Patel, Vice-Principal Dr. V. C. Kotak, Speaker Mr. Sachin Dedhia ,Faculty Sponsor & IT HOD and Event Coordinator Dr. Nilakshi Jain .
Orientation of SAKEC-ACM Student Chapter
SAKEC-ACM Student Chapter organized Orientation Program for students of SAKEC . Principal Dr. Bhavesh Patel shared his experiences about ACM and highlighted importance of ACM membership to student of SAKEC.
Hands-on Python Programming
SAKEC ACM student Chapter in collaboration with Information Department, SAKEC recently organized “Hands-on Python Programming” workshop. The event was conducted over a period of 3 days from 5th July 2017 to 7th July 2017 and covered various topics from Basics to Advance programming in Python.
Inauguration of the ACM Chapter
Department of Information Technology had organized a formal inauguration ceremony for introducing a new Chapter in the institution named ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). This event dated 11th April 2017 took place under the guidance of Ms. Swati Nadkarni, Ms. Smita Bansod and Mr.Vaibhav Vasani. Respected dignitaries Dr. Bhavesh Patel, Dr. V. C. Kotak, Dr. Amiya Tripathy, Ms.S.S. Hegde, Mr.Mayuresh Shilotri , Ms.T.P.Vinuthawere present on this auspicious occasion and gave their blessings to the new chapter.
