Equinox 2025
Theme: Minds and machines: interdisciplinary reflections on science, society and ethics
Dates: 10th-12th September, 2025
Tentative Schedule
Equinox 2025
Theme: Minds and Machines: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Science, Society and Ethics
Dates: 10th-12th September, 2025
Day 1: Inaugural session: 8:45-10:00 am
Venue: NSB Auditorium, Maitreyi College
8:45-8:50 am: About Maitreyi College
8:50-8:55 am: University Kulgeet and Maitreyi Kulgeet
8:55-9:00 am: Lamp lighting by dignitaries
9:00-9:05 am: Welcome Address by Vice Principal, Maitreyi College
9:05-9:10 am: Address by Chairperson, GB
9:10-9:15 am: Welcome by Convenor
9:15-9:20 am: Felicitation of Guests
9:20-9:50 am: Key Note Address by Chief Guest
Prof. P.B Sharma
Vice Chancellor Amity University Gurgaon
&
Founder Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, DTU
9:50-9:55 am: Vote of Thanks
9:55-10:00 am: National Anthem
High Tea : 10:00-11: 00 am
Venue: Audio-Visual Room, Maitreyi College
Technical Session I: 11:00-12:20 pm
Chairperson: Prof Amarjeet Kaur
Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi
11:00-11:30 am: Prof Prabhat Ranjan
Vice Chancellor, D Y Patil International University, Akurdi, Pune
Topic: Brain Computer Interface for Learning and Neurorehabilitation
11:30-11:40 am: Interactive Session
11:40-12:10 pm: Dr. Sachin K. Sharma
Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi
Topic:AI for Social Impact: Opportunities and Challenges
12:10-12:20 pm: Interactive Session
Technical Session II: 12:20-1:00 pm
12:20-1:00 pm -Poster Session
1:00-2:00 pm -Lunch (Poster Session Continues)
Technical Session III: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Chairperson: Dr Anjali Bhatia
Department of Sociology, Lady Shriram College, DU
2:00-2:30 pm: Prof. Rukmini Bhaya Nair
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
Global Professorial Fellow, School of Languages, Linguistics and Film (SLLF),
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
Topic: AI cognizance
2:30-2:40 pm: Interactive Session
2:40-3:10 pm : Dr Saumya Malviya
School of Humanities and Social science, IIT Mandi
Topic: Mind, Mathematics and Machines
3:10-3:20 pm: Interactive Session
3:20-3:50 pm: Prof Reema Bhatia
Department of Sociology, Miranda House, DU
Topic: Reclaiming the Web: Feminist Praxis in Virtual Spaces
3:50-4:00 pm: Interactive Session
Day 2 (ONLINE SESSION: 10.00 am to 08.40 pm)
Technical Session IV: 10:00-11:20 am
Chairperson: Dr. Rashi Bhargava
Department of Sociology, North Eastern Hill University,Shillong, Meghalaya
10:00-10:30 am: Prof Savyasaachi
Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia
Topic: Mechanisation of Social life and the deforestation of the mind
10:30-10:40 am: Interactive Session
10:40-11:10 am: Prof. Amman Madan
Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Azim Premji University, Bhopal
Topic: The challenge of Community and Dialogue in a rational education
11:10-11:20 am: Interactive Session
Technical Session V: 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Parallel Oral Presentation Sessions
Technical Session VI: 5:00-6:20 pm
Chairperson: Dr Jyotsna Talreja
Computer Science Department, Maitreyi College, DU
5:00-5:30 pm : Prof Rajiv Ranjan
Dept. of Cyber Security and networks, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Topic: Adversarial Machine Learning
5:30-5:40 pm: Interactive Session
5:40-6:10 pm: Mr. Ayush Chopra
MIT, Cambridge,Massachusetts, United States
Topic: Population AI
6:10-6:20 pm: Interactive Session
Technical Session VII: 6:40-8:40 pm
Chairperson: Prof Bal Ram Singh
President at Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, U.S.A 6:40-7:10 pm: Mr. Rajiv Malhotra
Founder, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, USA
Topic: AI and the Future of Democracies
7:10-7:20 pm : Interactive Session
7:20- 7:50 pm: Professor Narayanan Menon Komerath
Former Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Director, Board, WAVES International, USA
Topic: The Digital Twin Approach-and the Urgency of Cross-Discipline Integration
7:50-8:00 pm: Interactive Session
8:00-8:30 pm: Prof Subhash Kak
Regent Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA
Topic: New Results in AI and Consciousness
8:30-8:40 pm: Interactive Session
Day 3 - Venue: NSB Auditorium
Venue: NSB Auditorium
Technical Session VIII: 10:00-11:20 am
Chairperson: Prof Balaganapathy Devarakonda
Department of Philosophy, DU
10:00-10:30 am: Dr Sumbul Farah
Dept of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia
Topic: Religion and Technology
10:30-10:40 am: Interactive Session
10:40-11:10 am: Dr. Shashi Tiwari
Adjunct Professor, Hindu University of America, Orlando, USA
Topic: Mind, machines and consciousness: Vedic reflections on social ethics
11:10-11:20 am: Interactive Session
11:20-12:00 pm: Tea Break
Valedictory Session: 12:00 -1:30 pm
12:00-12:10 pm: Address
12:10-12:20 pm: Address by Chairperson, Governing Body
12:20-12: 50 pm: Keynote Address by Chief Guest, Prof. Pawan Dhar
Executive Director, CVJ Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing
Topic: Teaching Human Values to Machines
12:50-1:00 pm: Interactive Session
1:10-1: 20 pm: Prize Distribution for Poster and Oral Presentations
1:20-1:30 pm: Vote of Thanks
1:30 pm: Lunch