Ranjeeth Dasineni – 4 Dec
Ranjeeth Dasineni, an alumnus of IIIT-H spoke on Running a billion user site - load balancing at Facebook. Currently a part of the Traffic Infrastructure team at Facebook, Ranjeeth explained how Facebook's globally distributed proxy infrastructure and multiple layers of
Dr. Manoranjan Majji – 22 Dec
Dr. Manoranjan Majji, Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University and Director of Land, Air and Space Robotics Laboratory gave a talk on Recent Advances in Vision Navigation of Aerospace Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities.
Prof. Chita Das – 23 December
Prof. Chita Das, Head and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, USA gave a talk on Visual Cortex on Silicon. He is an eminent Computer Systems researcher, working in the areas of parallel and
Dr. Manmohan Chandraker -26 December
Dr. Manmohan Chandraker, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego and Head Computer Vision Research, NEC Labs America gave a talk on Designing Physically-Motivated CNNs for Shape and Material.
Yoga Workshops – 13 – 19 and 24 Dec
A three-day workshop on back-pain was conducted at Nirvana Yoga Hall between 13-19 Dec, where special yogic techniques to relax and strengthen back muscles were taught. Other aspects such as right posture, diet, dealing with stress, etc were also covered.
Creative pursuits of IIIT-H faculty
CCNSB faculty Dr. Subhadip Mitra and Prof. Harjinder Singh showcased their musical talents in Rang - A Song of Colours. Dr. Mitra produced the video and Prof. Singh wrote the lyrics to this lilting number. https://thehoichoistory.blogspot.in/2017/12/rang-song-of-colors.html