Published essays and other articles

• 1. Whirlpools in Universal Consciousness, Reading|Metaphysics, Essentia Foundation, Jan. 9, 2022.

Talks/Sessions at NIAS

• 1. The A.I. Revolution: from Turing to ChatGPT (& Beyond), NIAS-DST Training Programme on "Science & Technology: Global Developments & Perspectives", Nov. 21, 2023.

  2. Half day workshop on the use of AI tools for research and writing, (along with Dr. Rajani MB and Dr. Viraj Kumar) organized by NIAS Doctoral program, introductory session and panel discussion, Sep. 14, 2023.

  3. Borders of Consciousness, NIAS Wednesday Discussion, March 29, 2023.

  4. Facets of Artificial Intelligence: from Turing to Sophia & Beyond, NIAS-DST Training Programme on "Science & Technology: Global Developments & Perspectives", Nov. 28, 2022.

  5. Lecture on Artificial Intelligence, as a part of Quantitative Research Methods Course for 1st Year NIAS PhD Students, Dec. 7, 2021.

  6. From Good Reading to Great Writing, as a part of Module 7: Reading & Writing - Multidisciplinary Reflections of “Research Writing and Communication Course" - a free online 2-credit course via Zoom, NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, April 27, 2021.

  7. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Consciousness, Reading Glass Thematic Discussion (along with Harikrishnan NB), NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme,  (online), Aug. 26, 2020.

  8. Learning from Coronaviruses: Genome Classification & Complexity (along with Pranay S Yadav & Harikrishnan NB), NIAS Wednesday Discussion, Jun. 3, 2020.

  9. Novel methods for automatic identification of SARS-CoV-2, NIAS Council of Management, (online), May 26, 2020.

  10. Consciousness, Causality & Artificial Intelligence, Student-Scientist interaction, Jan. 14, 2020. 

  11. What is Mathematics?, and Principles of Mathematical Modeling, Research Methodology Course (2 sessions), Nov. 5 & Nov. 7 2019.

  12. Consciousness & Causality: Perspectives from Integrated Information Theory, Kashmir Shaivism and Phenomenology, Reading Glass Thematic Discussion (along with Dr. Shankar Rajaraman and Dr. Saurabh Todariya), NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme,  Oct. 25, 2019.

  13. The Limits of Knowing in Science and Mathematics, NIAS-DST Training Programme on "Science, Technology and Innovation Policy", Aug. 22, 2019.

  14. Prospects of Multidisciplinary Research, NIAS MIAYA Talent search Mentor Mentee Workshop 2019-20, organized by NIAS Gifted Education Programme, May 9, 2019.

  15.  The Art and Science of Cryptography: From Ancient to Modern Ciphers, invited public talk organized by ISSSP Programme, Mar. 28, 2019.

  16. What can we really know?  - In Praise of C.I., Reading Glass, NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, Dec. 27, 2018.

  17. Science of Consciousness, NIAS-DST Training Programme on Policy for Science and Science for Policies, Oct. 5, 2018.

  18. So You Think You Can Count?, NIAS Wednesday Discussion, May 16, 2018.

Others

• 1. NIAS Complex Systems (NCS) Programme in collaboration with Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, RV Insitute of Technology & Management organized a 4-day Deep-Dive Certificate course on Machine Learning, April 23 - 26, 2025.  The course had 45 registered student participants and covered the mathematical foundations and python coding of important Machine Learning algorithms.  

  2. Is Computer Networking Know-How Useful in Other Fields?  Panel discussion, COMSNETS 2025: 17th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS, Chancery Pavilion Hotel, Residency Road, Bengaluru. Jan 8, 2025.

  3. The Feeling of Being: Can scientists solve the conundrum of consciousness? by Rohini Subrahmanyam, Connect: an initiative of the Office of Communications, Indian Institute of Science, December 15, 2024.  (Rohini interviewed several researchers for this excellent piece on Consciousness Studies)

  4. Guest of Honor, ‘RoboFiesta’ - National Level Inter-college Technical fest,  RV Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru, December 3, 2024.

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