Calendar & publications
Events & Publications
From two-day technical sprints to national seminars and ISBN-indexed monographs — every flagship touchpoint on campus is run by the division's own lead mentor.
At a glance
Event & Publication Calendar Overview
One flagship annual touchpoint per track, plus a cross-disciplinary monograph produced by the full department board.
| Track / Domain | Lead Educator | Event / Publication | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering & AI | Shivam Shukla | Generative CAD & Structural FEM Optimization | 3-Day Technical Workshop |
| Policy & Governance | Yamini Parashar | Global AI Governance & National STI Policy Summit | Executive Roundtable Seminar |
| Agri-Ventures | Khemraj Sharma | Lab-to-Land: Agri-Startup Pitch & Demo Day | Flagship Incubation Event |
| Applied Humanities | Ankita Bahuguna | Blue Humanities & Riverine Ecology Symposium | National Academic Seminar |
| Cross-Disciplinary | Department Board | The Phygital Continuum: Tech, Policy & Cultural Epistemology | Annual Research Monograph |
Hands-on
Applied Workshops & Bootcamps
Sprints, masterclasses and field clinics run by each division's own faculty lead — most feed directly into a certificate or fellowship capstone.
Shivam Shukla · Engineering & AICAD/STAAD.Pro & Machine Learning for Physical Systems
CAD/STAAD.Pro & Machine Learning for Physical Systems
- Generative Structural Engineering & FEA Modeling — 2-day intensive sprint on dynamic load simulations, seismic analysis and structural failure diagnostics in STAAD.Pro
- Physics-Informed ML in Industrial Prototyping — masterclass on embedding Python ML models into 3D CAD design loops for topological optimization and rapid manufacturing
- Smart Product Design for Manufacturing (DFM) — hands-on drafting and prototyping clinic on tolerance stack-ups, material stress analysis and industrial compliance
Yamini Parashar · STI & GovernanceWomen in Tech & DeepTech Venture Architecture
Women in Tech & DeepTech Venture Architecture
- Venture Capital Readiness for Female Founders — term sheets, cap table engineering, valuation metrics and DeepTech pitch decks
- Algorithmic Auditing & AI Regulatory Compliance — operational workshop training tech leads to run bias audits, implement DPDP/EU AI Act controls and design transparent AI pipelines
Khemraj Sharma · AgriTech VenturesAgriTech Prototyping & Drone Telemetry Clinic
AgriTech Prototyping & Drone Telemetry Clinic
- Multispectral Drone Operations & GIS Analytics — flight planning, NDVI imaging, crop canopy assessment and multispectral data extraction for precision spraying
- Agri-Venture Unit Economics & Supply Chain Setup — cold-chain logistics optimization, B2B procurement models and post-harvest loss reduction for agri-founders
Ankita Bahuguna · Applied HumanitiesMythological Narratives & Visual Screenwriting Lab
Mythological Narratives & Visual Screenwriting Lab
- Deconstructing Epic Archetypes for Modern Media — analyzing Itihasa-Purana narrative arcs and translating Sanskrit dramatic theory into contemporary screenwriting
- Medical Humanities in Practice: Clinical Narrative Competency — a workshop for healthcare workers and writers on illness-narrative deconstruction and patient empathy modeling
Foundational Bridge · All DivisionsZero-to-One GenAI & Data Analytics Sprint
Zero-to-One GenAI & Data Analytics Sprint
- 2-day technical immersion covering Python pipelines, automated dashboards and local LLM deployment
- Serves as a foundational prerequisite for ENG-01, AGR-01 and POL-01 specializations
Executive & academic
Seminars & Executive Roundtables
Convened by division leads for audiences that go well beyond campus — policymakers, plant managers and cultural researchers alike.
National Seminar on STI Policy
R&D commercialization frameworks, public-private research consortia, national innovation indexing and inclusive governance in emerging technologies.
For: policy analysts, research directors, venture capitalists, civil servants
Blue Humanities & Ecological Hydro-Politics Symposium
Sacred geography, water-basin narratives, climate displacement, and integrating traditional river-conservation wisdom into contemporary environmental law.
For: humanities scholars, environmental activists, urban planners, cultural researchers
Advanced Structural Dynamics & Intelligent Manufacturing Colloquium
Predictive maintenance pipelines in heavy engineering, automated CAD-to-CNC toolpaths and real-time stress monitoring via embedded IoT sensors.
For: mechanical engineers, industrial designers, plant managers, robotics developers
Annual & recurring
Flagship Campus Events
The four events every learner, mentor and partner circles on the calendar.
The Great Indian AgriTech Hackathon
A 48-hour challenge curated by Khemraj Sharma — multidisciplinary teams build operational software/hardware prototypes for farm-gate logistics, soil telemetry and precision irrigation.
Women in AI & Innovation Conclave
Curated by Yamini Parashar — connecting female DeepTech founders, IP attorneys and policy leaders with angel syndicates and government grant bodies.
The IKS Arts & Media Festival
Curated by Ankita Bahuguna — film screenings, comparative literature panels, classical performance deconstructions and mythological storytelling showcases.
Industrial Engineering & ML Expo
Organized by Shivam Shukla — project displays, live finite-element stress-test simulations and student-built mechatronic prototypes judged by manufacturing executives.
Syaahi · Publika
Research Articles & Working Papers
Faculty scholarship published through Syaahi's ISBN-indexed press and shelved in Publika's open repository.
| Domain | Working Title | Author(s) | Publication Outlet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering / ML | Integrating Deep Neural Networks with Finite Element Formulations for Real-Time Structural Health Monitoring | Shivam Shukla | Publika Engineering Monograph |
| STI & AI Policy | Algorithmic Accountability in Global South Jurisdictions: A Policy Blueprint for Inclusive AI Governance | Yamini Parashar | The Campus STI Policy Review |
| Agri-Innovation | Overcoming the Lab-to-Land Valley of Death: Commercialization Models for Indian Agritech Startups | Khemraj Sharma | Journal of Agricultural Enterprise |
| Medical Humanities | Illness as Disruption: Narrative Empathy, Bioethics, and the Medical Gaze in Postcolonial India | Ankita Bahuguna | Syaahi Humanities Press |
| Blue Humanities | Flows of Memory: Riverine Sacred Geographies and Ecological Grief in Contemporary Indian Literature | Ankita Bahuguna | Publika Cultural Studies Series |
| Entrepreneurship | Capital Allocation Inequities in DeepTech: Scaling Frameworks for Women-Led Technical Ventures | Yamini Parashar | iVIRTH Economic Working Papers |
| Cross-Disciplinary | The Phygital Continuum: Tech, Policy & Cultural Epistemology | Department Board | Annual Research Monograph |
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