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Event Name: Har Ghar Dhyan

Organized By: Department of EXTC in Collaboration with IKS SAKEC, ACM SAKEC, SAKEC IIC 5.0 and Art of Living 

Date: 14 th July, 2023

Time: 3PM onwards 

Place: 7 th Floor Auditorium, SAKEC

Staff Coordinator:  Prof. Rohan Borgalli

          Prof. Seema Kawale

          Prof. Monika Budania

Speakers: Ms. Pratima singh & Mr. Yogesh Ralhan

Event outcomes: 

• To know the benefits of Meditation
• To learn how to relieve stress, anxiety & depression
• To enhance one’s ability to manage mind
• To learn the importance of yoga and exercises 

Description: 

The Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering in collaboration with IKS SAKEC, IIC 5.0, ACM SAKEC and Art of Living organized Har Ghar Dhyan Event.  Har Ghar Dhyan is a collaborative initiative of The Art of Living and Ministry of Culture, Government Of India, under the aegis of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” (AKAM), as a special offering to benefit the citizens on the occasion of 75 years of independence for our Country.

Ms Pratima Singh explained the importance of yoga and meditation in our daily life. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can help restore your calm and inner peace as mentioned by her. She informed that during meditation, focus your attention and eliminate the stream of jumbled thoughts that may be crowding the mind and causing stress. This process may result in enhanced physical and emotional well-being. The emotional and physical benefits of meditation were explained by her and concluded as:

• Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
• Increasing self-awareness
• Reducing negative emotions
• Increasing imagination and creativity
• Increasing patience and tolerance

• Improving sleep quality

The next speaker Mr. Yogesh Ralhan showed few exercises which can be performed to stretch our body and keep our spine alignment alright. Few Pranayama were performed for the next half hour which included deep breathing in-out session, shaking both the hands, rotating neck etc. In next half hour Ms pratima singh took meditation session in which all the participants were asked to close the eyes and feel emotions, surrounding noise, feel thoughts and in depth meditation was performed. Towards the end of the session she emphasized to carry out meditation daily in order to keep our mind in peace. All the participants enjoyed the session and it was a successful event which taught the importance of Yoga and Meditation. To keep mind healthy one should definitely meditate.

International Joint Internship training program on AI and Machine Learning for Urban Development and management

Date: 17 Sept. 2022 to 31 Dec 2022

Location: Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College

Organizers: The event was organized by Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College and Department of Architecture (DiARC) the University of Naples "Federico II" Naples, Italy.

Objective: The primary objective of the event was to provide a platform for students and researchers to explore and apply AI and Machine Learning techniques to address challenges in urban development.

Participants: 60 Students (10 Project groups) of various Departments participated in this internship.

Keynote Speakers: The event featured renowned experts in the field of AI and urbandevelopment who delivered inspiring keynote speeches.

Panel Discussions: Expert panels discussed the current challenges and future prospects of AI and ML in urban development.

Speakers Details
1) Dr. Ferdinando Di Martino
2) Dr. Maria Cerreta
3) Dr Sabrina Sacco
4) Dr. Francesca Nocca

Internship coordinators:
1. Dr. Kalpana Chaudhari (Assistant Professor EXTC , SAKEC)
2. Mr. Rohan Borgali(Assistant Professor, EXTC SAKEC)
3. Mr. Bhushan pawar (Assistant Professor ,EXTC SAKEC)
4. Dr. Maria Cerreta (Associate Professor, DiARC University of Naples "Federico II")
5. Dr. Pasquale Detoro (Associate Professor , DiARC University of Naples "Federico II")

Workshops: Several hands-on workshops were conducted, focusing on practical applications of AI and ML in urban planning, transportation, sustainability, and more. Internship Opportunities: Students had the opportunity to connect with international
organizations for internships related to urban development using AI-ML. To guide them mentors are allocated to each batch.

Mentors: Dr. Kalpana Chaudhari, Asst. Prof., Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Mr. Rohan Borgalli, Asst. Prof., Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Mr. Bhushan Pawar, Asst. Prof., Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Research Presentations: Participants were encouraged to form inter-department teams and work on collaborative AI-ML projects with the guidance of mentors. Students finds the problem statement in discussion with mentor and the provided the solution. Students completed their projects and presented their projects and research findings in presentation and demonstration.

Networking: The event provided a platform for participants to network with professionals, academicians, and potential employers.

Outcomes:
 Enhanced understanding of AI and ML applications in urban development. Promotion of international collaborations among students and institutions.
 Opportunities for students to gain real-world experience through internships.
 Knowledge sharing and exposure to the latest trends in AI-ML for urban development.
 5 Project groups submitted their project to International Conference and 4 out of that got published in IEEE Conference. and also one project presented in Idea market session , SRI2023 ,Sustainability Research innovation , 26-30 June 2023 , Panama
city , Panama

Paper Publications List :
1. . Krishna Nair, Priyank Jhaveri , Rohan Borgali , Road Maintenance system Using
YOLOV7 , 2023 3 rd international conference on pervasive computing and social
networking , 19-20 June 2023

2. Saumya Gudelily, Sandhya Jaiswal , Rohan Borgali , Machne Learnng Framework
for Breast Cancer Detection , 3 rd international conference on Artificial intelligence and
smart energy IICAIS2023),IEEE xplore part number CFP OAB: ISBN: 978-1-6654-
6216-7

3. Dr. Kalpana Chaudhari, Dhruvi Joshi, Pratik Harugade, Kritik Jambusariya,Vaibhav
Tiwari ,Predicting Mumbai Air Quality index by Machine Learning , 2023 4 th
International conference for emerging technology (INCET)Belgaun, India,May26-28
2023 , 979-8-3503-3575-0, IEEE , DOI:1109/INCET57972.2023.10170420