Advanced Training Program on AI/ML

iHub-Data, IIIT Hyderabad plans to conduct a two-week executive training program on AI/ML for Scientists from DRDO to boost the R&D efforts of strategic research institutions in India. The program extended a brief theoretical overview of contemporary problem-solving paradigm involving AIML techniques and enabling practice in terms of:

(i) use of advanced AIML tools/libraries

(ii) use of public resources (datasets, trained models), and

(iii) training of complex ML models and their evaluation.

This short-term Executive Training program is intended to update the scientists of Indian Defence Sector Undertakings working in strategic sectors about the recent innovations taking shape around various AI/ML tools, techniques and architectural frameworks, from an end-to-end perspective.

Invited participants from select institutions who have undergone the 2-week Executive Training Program on AI/ML at IIITH will form the target audience for this course. Probable dates of commencement for this course is during second and third week of December 2024.

Schedule of the Sessions

09 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ AIML Recap 1 (L) │ Dr Monalisa Patra
10 a.m. -11:15 a.m. │ Computer Vision through Ages (L) │ Prof P J Narayanan
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. │ Internet of Things – Introduction and Applications (L) │ Dr Sachin Chaudhari
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ Internet of Things – Introduction and Applications (T) │ Dr Sachin Chaudhari

10 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ AIML Recap 2 (L) │ Dr Monalisa Patra
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Explainability in ML Systems (L+T) │ Thrupthi Ann John
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. │ SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) Pipeline and Beyond (L) │ Prof Madhava Krishna
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ AIML Recap 3 (L) │ Dr Monalisa Patra

11 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ AIML Recap 4 (L)│ Dr Monalisa Patra
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Motion Planning for Multi-UAV (Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles) Systems (L+T) │ Dr Harikumar K
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ AIML Recap 5 (L) │ Dr Monalisa Patra

12 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ AIML Recap 6 (L) │ Dr Monalisa Patra
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Large Language Models and Applications (L+T) │ Dr Vasudeva Varma
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ Vision Transformers and Applications (L+T)│ Dr Girish Varma

13 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ Flexible Pressure Sensors and Their Applications (L) │ Dr Aftab Hussain
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ LLMs and Agents (L+T) │ Dr Vasudeva Varma
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ Detection and Tracking (L+T) │ Prof Vineet Gandhi

16 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ Practical introduction to GenAI applications (L+T) │ Thrupthi Ann John
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Computational Imaging (L+T) │ Prof Anoop Namboodiri
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ Discrete Communication (TTS) (L+T) │ Prof Vineet Gandhi

17 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ CNNs (T) │ Seshadri Mazumder
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ AI Safety: Interpretability, Bias, Machine Unlearning, Robustness (L+T)│ Prof Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ AI/ML in CogSci Applications (L+T) │ Dr Vishnu Sreekumar

18 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ RNNs and Attention (T) │ Seshadri Mazumder
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Event-driven Data Pipelines for AI-enabled Systems (L+T)│ Dr Karthik V
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. │ Multimodal Large Language Models (L+T) │ Dr Makarand T

19 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ Transformers (T) │ Seshadri Mazumder
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. │ Transformers: Intuition, Applications and Limitations (L +D)│ Prof C V Jawahar
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. │ Engineering Sustainable AI Systems (L+T) │ Dr Karthik V

20 December 2024

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. │ Feedback and Way Forward │ Dr C K Raju
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. │ Association with IIITH │ Prof Yalla Prakash, CIE
11 a.m – 12 p.m │ Sustainable ML Architecture │ Ms Akhila Matathammal
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.│ Valediction

Legend: L – Lecture, T – Tutorial, D – Discussion

Resource Persons

Prof P J Narayanan

Prof C V Jawahar

Prof Anoop M Namboodiri

Prof Ponnurangam Kumaraguru

Dr Karthik V

Prof Madhava Krishna

Dr Vasudeva Varma

Dr Girish Varma

Dr Sachin Chaudhari

Dr Harikumar K

Dr Monalisa Patra

Prof Vineet Gandhi

Dr Vishnu Sreekumar

Dr Makarand T

Dr Aftab M Hussain

Prof. Veera Prakash Yalla

Thrupthi Ann John

Seshadri Mazumder

NB: Admission is restricted to an invited set of participants.

Coordinators (logistics support)

Fathimath Rifna V K

Mulkalla Pavan

Event Photos:

Hotels nearby IIIT Hyderabad:

S. No.	Name of the Hotel	Address	Distance to (IIIT-H)
01	Aditya INN	Plot No.4, IDBI Bank, Sri Harsha Apartments, Beside JN, Vinayak Nagar, Indira Nagar, Gachibowli, Telangana 500032 Contact Persons: Nagendar: 83740 52233, Sridhar: 93486 38685 Email: adityainn@hotmail.com Phone: 040-42000518, 40138108	900 M
02	Ellaa	Hill Ridge Springs, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500032	1.9 KM
03	Red Fox	Plot No. 2, Survey No. 64, Hitech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081	4 KM
04	Radisson	Gachibowli Miyapur Rd, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032	4 KM
05	Treebo Tara Residency	Madhapur	4 KM
06	Lemon Tree	Survey No. 115/1, Financial District, Nanakram Guda, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032	4.5 KM
07	Westin	Building No: 15, Raheja IT Park, Hitec City, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081	6 KM
08	Sheraton	115/1 Nanakramguda, Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500032	6.7 KM
09	Trident	HITEC City, Near Cyber Towers, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500081	10 KM
10	Lime Boutique	4-50/47, Jayabheri Enclave, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India	2.6 KM

For reservations, participants are advised to please contact the hotel directly.