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Aha! Algorithms! Make sure to tune in to the live stream tomorrow at 9:30 AM Algorithm Festival : Unveiling the Beauty of Algorithms https://lnkd.in/dzuKMGFB Chandrasekaran Pandurangan IISc ACM-W Student Chapter Kotak IISc AI-ML Centre

Greetings everyone! Databased in collaboration with IISc ACM-W Student Chapter present : Algorithm Festival - Unveiling the Beauty of Algorithms Join us for an exciting flagship event where the elegance of algorithms takes center stage! From theory to real-world applications, this festival will feature collaborative presentations by groups of up to three students, showcasing the power and beauty of algorithms. So sort up your thoughts and search through the beautiful algorithmic world to pick and present and showcase the elegance of the field using these ideas! This event is hosted under the guidance of Prof. Chandrasekaran Pandurangan and it celebrates the contributions of algorithms in various areas and signifies their beauty. Do come onboard to gain valuable insights into this very exciting field and be mesmerized by their elegance. The event is scheduled to be held on 20th October 2024, from 9:30 AM onwards at Seminar Hall 104, Computer Science and Automation Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. For more details visit : https://lnkd.in/grT6ZjqT RSVP your presence for the same by registering through the form below: https://lnkd.in/gs9AxHSB Kotak IISc AI-ML Centre

Databased is organising its first main event of the Year - IDEATHON💡 , on 10th and 11th of August. This is an exciting event for freshers where teams will come up with an idea/solution for a problem statement given to them, and present it to the audience and judges. It will be a 2 day event — you will get the problems on the 1st day and on the 2nd day, you will present your ideas. Talks by professors and industry experts (including one by the director of DYSL-AI, a part of DRDO) and Professor C Pandurangan are also planned. Stay tuned! The winners of Ideathon will be presented with exciting prizes along with snacks for the event. This will be an amazing competition of ideas on real world based problems which would provide the students insights on problem solving, coming up with sustainable solutions, exploring various domains of Computer Science, skill of presenting ideas to the audience and much more.

DATABASED NEWSLETTER LAUNCH! With immense joy and splendor, Databased, the Undergraduate Computer Science club of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, extends a warm welcome to you through the pages of our inaugural newsletter. In order to enable wider access to our activities and knowledge base, we are launching our free newsletter. The newsletter will contain news about our club activities, research paper discussions, special educational sessions and much more insider news, and will released periodically. Read the March Edition here: https://lnkd.in/dEByc8x6   Subscribe to our newsletter in the link given in the newsletter to get notification of each release. To contribute to the newsletter in form of articles, problem discussions, paper reviews and many more, mail to [email protected]

1 day to go! Databased is organising cool exhibitions on Open Day, from From competing against AI to fun algorithms, and from computer vision to "magic tricks". Join us tomorrow 9am to 5pm, OPB Room G-01 and experience the world of computer science in a creative and interactive way.

The Databased Club is hosting an exhibition on Open Day of IISc Bengaluru, on 24th February 2024. Join us and play games against AI, experience Mathematical Magic tricks, learn algorithms and many more.

Talk on Neurosymbolic Learning and doing a CS PhD in the US Abstract We study reinforcement learning algorithms that generate policies that can be represented in expressive high-level Domain Specific Languages (DSL). This work aims to simultaneously address four fundamental drawbacks of Deep Reinforcement Learning (Deep-RL); interpretability, verifiability, reliability, and domain awareness. Our approach leverages Neurosymbolic learning, using synthesized symbolic programs to regularize Deep-RL and using the gradients available to Deep-RL to improve the quality of synthesized programs. This approach establishes a synergistic relationship between Deep-RL and symbolic reasoning. Immediately following the talk, we will have an interactive session to discuss applying for CS PhD programs in the US, and some strategies for getting the most out of your graduate studies. About the Speaker Abhinav Verma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Penn State. His research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning and formal methods. He is especially concerned with building trustworthy intelligent systems, using learning models that are provably safe, human interpretable, reliable, and robust. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, and his MS in Mathematics from IISc in 2011. Venue: Room No. 254, CSA Date: 3rd Jan, 2024 Time: 6.00 pm

There is a slight change in the timings of the workshop The workshop will now be conducted from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM 📍 Online (Link will be sent to registered students) 🔗 Link to the registration form: https://lnkd.in/dvfA_zuQ 📢 Opportunity to work on LLM-based Projects Anupam Purwar has generously offered to guide students on projects involving LLMs, interested participants may email him at [email protected] (also CC'ed) with their CVs.

Workshop Series on Developing and Deploying LLM-Based Solutions 📆 The first session will be held on 7 January 2024 (subsequent sessions will also be held on weekends) 📍 Online (Link will be sent to registered students) ⏲ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM 🎯 There are no prerequisites and everybody is welcome! Registration: https://lnkd.in/dvfA_zuQ Abstract Generative AI in the natural language space is showing tremendous potential in automating various routine jobs. Recent studies have also demonstrated that Generative AI can aid with creative content creation as well. At the center of these innovations are Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT 4, Claude2, Llama 2, etc. Many of these LLMs are commercial, but there are numerous open-sourced options available that can help organizations innovate and unlock tremendous value. These sessions will explore practical ways to develop end-to-end applications using LLMs in a scalable and affordable way. The speaker would also discuss the software development life cycle for Generative AI solutions along with problem statement definition to help budding AI engineers, AI researchers, and product managers alike. About the Speaker Anupam Purwar is a Senior Research Scientist at Amazon Development Centre India, Hyderabad. He is a leading developer of data science and machine learning-based solutions for Amazon Global Fulfillment. Anupam holds an MBA in Finance and Information Systems from the Indian School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Before this, Anupam worked as a Research Scientist at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). At IISc, he was part of a multi-institutional effort that included IITs and ISRO to develop novel structures. He has authored 20+ peer-reviewed articles about Machine Learning, IoT, and computational design with 200+ citations and has received multiple best paper awards. He is a certified Machine learning professional with 8+ certifications from Google and AWS. More information about Anupam and his work is available on his webpage: https://lnkd.in/duU7-9HS