Talks (Invited)

A list of invited talks delivered at universities, workshops, seminars, symposium, faculty development programmes, and tutorial sessions. National and International conferences talks are *not* included in this list (unless it is an invited talk only and not a paper).

1. Is ChatGPT Conscious?, International Symposium on Sleep, Well-being & Consciousness (ISSWC), organized by Dept. of Neurophysiology, Center for Consciousness Studies (CCS), NIMHANS, Bengaluru, May 29, 2025. (link to video)

2. The AI Revolution: From Turing to ChatGPT & Beyond, Summer Residential Workshop for the NIAS Education for Gifted and Talented Programme NIAS, Bengaluru, May 26, 2025.

3. "Neurochaos" Learning: A New Paradigm for Machine Learning, organized by Dept. of AI & Data Science, NMIT Bengaluru (jointly with IEEE Comp. Soc, Bangalore Chapter), NMIT Campus, Bengaluru, May 24, 2025.

4. The AI Revolution: From Turing to ChatGPT & Beyond, Summer Residential Workshop for the NIAS Education for Gifted and Talented Programme NIAS, Bengaluru, May 16, 2025.

5. Neurochaos Learning: A New Paradigm for Machine Learning, online webinar organized by IEEE SB and Dept. of Electronics and Communications Engg., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai Campus, March 3, 2025. 

6. 'ABC': AI-Brain-Consciousness - an unsolved puzzle of the 21st century, International Event on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ethics and Transcultural Innovation, organized by University of Bonn (Germany) & the Kyoto Institute of Philosophy (Japan),  Bengaluru, March 2, 2025.

7. Welcome to the AI Revolution (Emerging Debates, Prospects & Challenges), Summer Workshop for the NIAS Education for Gifted and Talented Programme NIAS, Bengaluru, February 10, 2025.

8. Neurochaos Learning, invited talk,  3rd International Conference on Data, Decision and Systems (ICDDS-2024), PES University, Bengaluru, December 6, 2024.

9. Research Methodology, 18th Faculty Induction Programme (Guru Dakshata), UGC – Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Calicut, online, November 30, 2024.

10.  A Primer on Machine Learning;  Neurochaos Learning (Brain-inspired Machine Learning), Climate Dynamics And Networks (CLDN 2024), ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, November 15, 2024.

11. Chaos in 1D Maps (is all you need!), Climate Dynamics And Networks (CLDN 2024), ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, November 11, 2024.

12. The AI Revolution: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Accelerator Thought Leader @ 3rd Edition of ABB Accelerator, ABB Innovation Center, Bengaluru, September 26, 2024.

13. ABC: AI-Brain-Consciousness, the Incompatible Trinity of the 21st Century, Zoho R&D Labs, Zoho Corporation, Kottarakara, Kerala, September 12, 2024.

14. The AI Revolution: From Turing to ChatGPT and Beyond, Departments of Physics & Mathematics at Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, September 4, 2024.

15. Borders of Consciousness, Departments of Physics & Mathematics at Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, September 4, 2024. (link to presentation)  (video link)  (youtube link)

16. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Applications, invited lecture, "Deeksharambh" (orientation programme for 1st semester students of Dept. of ECE), Faculty of Engineering and Technology JAIN (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, August 14, 2024.

17. The Complex Brain: Network Causal Activity, Levels of Consciousness & Meditation, invited lecture, 1st workshop on Neuroscience of Consciousness (NeuroCon1), Center for Neuroscience, IISc., Bengaluru, June 16, 2024.

18. Principal Component Analysis and its Applications, invited expert lecture for EEE642: Machine Learning course, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, MSRIT Bengaluru, May 24, 2024.

19. Introduction to Support Vector Machines & Support Vector Regression, invited expert lecture for EEE642: Machine Learning course , Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, MSRIT Bengaluru, May 20, 2024.

20. AI & Indian Economy, keynote address at the Young Economist Competition, Dept. of Economics, Christ University, March 26, 2024.

21. Research Methodology for Computer Scientists, Refresher course in Computer Science/Computer Application, UGC – Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Calicut, online, March 19, 2024.

22. An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Refresher course in Computer Science/Computer Application, UGC – Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Calicut, online, March 14, 2024.

23. Research Methodology: How to do innovative research effectively?, 16th Faculty Induction Programme, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Calicut, Kerala, Online, March 8, 2024.

24. The AI Revolution, Sri Saraswathi Vidya Nikethan (for class-X students), Dommasandra, Bengaluru, Feb. 10, 2024.

25. The AI Revolution: From Turing to ChatGPT and Beyond, as a part of the Refresher Course in Computational Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Computer Science & Maths), UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Goa University, Online, January 19, 2024.

26. Prime Numbers, Secret Sharing and Visual Cryptography, harate@Ganitha Mela 2023: A week-long Mathematics Fair for school students and general public, Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Takshashila Campus, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, 18 – 22 December 2023.

27. Brain-Inspired Computing, Communication and Machine Learning, tutorial session, CoCoNet'23: Fifth International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, PES University, Bengaluru, Dec. 19. 2023.

28. Research Methodology, 14th Faculty Induction Programme (Guru Dakshta) , UGC-HRDC University of Calicut, Online, Oct. 4, 2023.

29. How to do innovative research effectively?, Amrita School of Engineering, in collaboration with Institution's Innovation Council (IIC), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Sep. 20, 2023.  (video link)

30. Machine Learning: Trends & Opportunities, Dept. of Electronics & Communications Engg., Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Sep. 18, 2023.

31. Significance of Mathematics, Guest of Honor at the inauguration of Madhava Ganitha Kalakshetra, Vishwa Vidyapeeth (in collaboration with Seed2Sapling), Magadha Campus, Varthur, Bengaluru, September 9, 2023.

32. Chaos Theory, Fractals & Machine Learning, ACM Student Chapter & Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, August 18, 2023.

33. Research Methodology, 13th Faculty Induction Programme , UGC-HRDC University of Calicut, Online, July 22, 2023.

34. Some Tips on Research, Webinar, Dept. of Elec. & Comm. Engg., TKM College of Engineering (online), July 12, 2023.

35. Brain-Inspired Machine Learning and its Applications, Five-Day Faculty Development Program on Machine and Deep Learning Research Opportunities in Electrical Science Industries, organized by Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engg., MSRIT (in association with MathWorks), Bengaluru, 16th March, 2023. 

36. Research Methodology, Programme for research scholars & post-doctoral fellows (Science stream), UGC-HRDC University of Calicut, Online, 7th March 2023.

37. From Turing to Sophia to ChatGPT: Has AI finally arrived?, 6th Edition Mahindra AFS Technology Symposium, Mahindra Technical Academy, (virtual mode) 18th February 2023.

38. Are Indian Knowledge Systems still relevant in today's world?, National Seminar on Sanskrit-IKS & ICT organized by Samskriti Foundation, Mysore, National Institute of Advanced Studies, 18th February 2023. (joint work with Prof. Shailaja D Sharma)  (link)

39. Research Methodology, Faculty Induction Programme, UGC-HRDC University of Calicut, Online, 14th February 2023.

40. Mathematical Foundations of PCA & ICA and applications to Data Science, as a part of Five Day Online Faculty Development Programme on “Importance of Data Science in Machine Learning and its Applications” organized by RV Institute of Technology & Management, (online), 8th February 2023.

41. Is "Science of Consciousness" in a Crisis? Can Indian Knowledge Systems help?, Workshop on Consciousness and Indian Knowledge System, IKSMHA Center, IIT Mandi (online), 14th December 2022.

42. Facets of AI: From Turing to Sophia & Beyond, NIAS-DST Training Programme on "Science & Technology: Global Developments and Perspectives", NIAS, IISc. Campus, Bengaluru, November 28, 2022.

43. Can Chaos & Noise help Machine Learning?, International (Online) Workshop on Reservoir Computing & Neural Networks, Complex Systems and Dynamics, IIT Madras, November 24, 2022.

44. The Wonderful World of Chaos & Fractals, University Colloquium, Azim Premji University, November 4, 2022.

45. Research Methodology, as a part of the refresher course for Computer Science, UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut, October 24, 2022. 

46. Chaos, Noise & Machine Learning, Physics Seminar Series, Dept. of Physics,  IIT Tirupati (online), 19th August 2022.

47. An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Principles of Machine Learning, Trends and Issues, IEEE CASS Expert Talk Series, Dept. of Elec & Comm. Engg., TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, July 18, 2022.

48. Mathematical Foundations of Support Vector Machines, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engg., MSRIT, Bengaluru, July 7, 2022.

49. Science of Consciousness, Dept. of Physics, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, May 27, 2022. 

50. Basics of Machine Learning and Neurochaos Learning, (along with Harikrishnan NB) Dept. of Electronics & Comm. Engg., Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, May 26, 2022.

51. Science of Consciousness, Student-Scientist interaction, organized by Science Communication Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, May 9, 2022.

52. Basics of Machine Learning, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engg., MSRIT, Bengaluru, April 27, 2022.

53. Invited discussant on paper presented by Varun Wighmal (PhD scholar, JNU) on 'Dialogue on Consciousness: Marking the Contours of a Problem', organized by Foundation for Creative Social Research and Knowledge and Practice Group, April 27, 2022. (link)

54. Mathematical Foundations of PCA & ICA (with applications to EEG analysis), Faculty Development Program on “Signal and Image Processing Innovations in computational Neuroscience”, MSRIT, March 8, 2022, Bengaluru.

55. A Tale of Causality: Challenges, Methods & Applications, ARTPARK, IISc., Online, Feb. 23, 2022. (Video link)

56. NeuroBytes, virtual fireside chat session, (along with Dr. Veeky Baths, BITS Pilani Goa Campus) as a part of  8th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS8), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri (online), Jan. 22, 2022.  (YouTube link)

57. What is Consciousness?, (along with Anand Ganesh),  Nightingales Elders Enrichment Centre, Malleswaram, Bengaluru, December 13, 2021.

58. The Fascinating World of Chaos & Fractals, Foundation Program lecture, online, IIT Jammu, December 4, 2021. 

59. “ABC” -  AI, Brain & Consciousness: The Incompatible Trinity of the 21st Century, Concepts of Consciousness – Neuroscience & Indian Philosophical Perspective, Center for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, International Webinar, September 30, 2021. (YouTube link)

60. NL: Neurochaos Learning - Neuroscience Meets Machine Learning, Zoho Corp (Online) September 6, 2021.

61. Neurochaos Learning: When Neuroscience Meets Machine Learning, distinguished lecture, 2021 IEEE SPS Summer School on Deep Learning for Sensor Signal Analytics, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (Online), August 3,  2021.

62. 'Siribhoovalaya', Magic Squares and Beyond, NIAS-SERB Online Workshop on Algorithms in the Indic Tradition, June 11, 2021.

63. Neurochaos Learning, spotlight session of  the General Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing Day, OCUPAI'21, Philips Innovation Campus, Bengaluru (online), June 2, 2021.

64. Research Methodology in Computer Science, invited session, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Calicut, Webinar, May 25, 2021.

65. 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.

66. Brain-inspired Machine Learning,  International I-Brain Erasmus+ round table, CCCP-2020 Online Symposium, Moscow, December 12 2020.

67. Consciousness, Self and AI: The Present and The Future, Unconventional Learning module, 35th Tata Group eMerging Leadership Seminar (TGeLS), Tata Management Training Center (TMTC), online, October 22, 2020.

68. Minds and Machines: The Future of AI and Consciousness, (along with Prof. Sangeetha Menon), TCS eLS session on “Unconventional Learning” , Tata Management Training Center (TMTC), online, Sep. 30, 2020.

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

70. AI: From Turing to Sophia, as a part of the online International Workshop "Facets of AI", July 15, 2020.

71. Neuro-Chaos Inspired Machine Learning, ISE-Webinar Series on Industry and Research Perspective on Data Science, organized by Department of Information Science and Engineering-NMIT, UNISYS India Pvt. Ltd., and IEEE Student Branch Chapter,  June 13, 2020.

72. "Learning" from the Coronaviruses: Genome Classification and Complexity, NIAS Wednesday Discussion meeting (online - along with co-speakers Pranay S Yadav and Harikrishnan NB), NIAS, Bengaluru, June 3, 2020. 

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

74. AI, Machine Learning & Collective Intelligence, invited lecture (online) as a part of the course on Transdisciplinarity and Collective Knowledge Frameworks, University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Science and Technology, Bengaluru, May 22, 2020.

75. Introduction to the Mathematics of Machine Learning, refresher course for Computer Science, UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut, January 20, 2020. 

76. Consciousness, Causality & Artificial Intelligence, Student-Scientist interaction, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, January 14, 2020. 

77. When Neuro-Chaos Meets Machine Learning, keynote lecture, 4th IEEE International conference on Computational Systems and Information Technology for Sustainable Solutions (CSITSS-2019), RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, December 21, 2019.

78. Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning, invited expert for a 1-day workshop as a part of 9th International Symposium on Embedded Computing and System Design (ISED 2019), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam,  December 16, 2019.

79. Consciousness Connectedness (in successful leadership efforts), invited keynote address, National Workshop on Youth Empowerment (NWEY2019), Vivekananda Janoththana Trust, Bengaluru, December 7, 2019. (YouTube link)  (Slides)

80. Re-visiting the XOR problem: from Perceptron to Chaos, Invited guest lecture, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Engg., PES University, Bengaluru, November 20, 2019.

81. What is Mathematics?, and Principles of Mathematical Modeling, 2 lectures as a part of Research Methodology course, NIAS, Bengaluru, Nov. 5 & 7, 2019.

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

83. A Brief History of the XOR Problem, IEEE Computer Society Experts Lectures (CS Connect), Govt. College of Engg., Karwar Karnataka, October 5, 2019. 

84. When Chaos Theory Meets Machine Learning, IEEE Computer Society Experts Lectures (CS Connect), KLE Technological University, Hubballi, October 4, 2019. 

85. Introduction to Information Theory and its Applications to Machine Learning; Introduction to Chaos Theory and its Applications to Computing and Learning, as a part of GirlGeeks out reach program organized by IEEE Computer Society, Bengaluru Chapter,  BMSIT&M, Yelehanka, Bengaluru, September 14, 2019.

86. The Limits of Knowing in Science and Mathematics, NIAS-DST Training Programme on "Science, Technology and Innovation Policy", National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, August 22, 2019.

87. What is Mathematics?, Vidyashilp Academy, Jakkur, Bengaluru, August 13, 2019.

88. The XOR Problem: From Perceptron to Chaos, IEEE Computer Society Experts Lectures (CS Connect), Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, August 9, 2019. 

89. ChaosNet: Chaos Theory Meets Machine Learning, invited talk at NeuroAI.in: India's first-ever symposium at the interface of Neuroscience and Data Science, Infosys, Bengaluru, August 3, 2019.

90. Mathematical Foundations of Neuroscience and Consciousness Studies Research, a series of lectures at NIMHANS, May-August, 2019.

91. Prospects of Mutlidisciplinary Research, invited talk, NIAS MIAYA Talent search Mentor Mentee Workshop 2019-20, organized by NIAS Gifted Education Programme, NIAS, Bengaluru, May 9, 2019.

92. An Introduction to Cryptography, Dept. of Computer Science & Engg., RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, April 4, 2019.

93. The Art and Science of Cryptography: From Ancient to Modern Ciphers, invited Public talk, organized by ISSSP Programme, NIAS, Bengaluru, March 28, 2019.

94. Introduction to Wavelets and its Applications to Signal/Image Processing,  technical talk as a part of 2-day 'Foundation Course on Image Processing', Department of Medical Electronics, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, March 12, 2019.

95. Science of Consciousness, All India Radio Bengaluru, aired on March 8, 2019 at 7.45 pm IST. (click here for .mp3 file)

96. What can we really know? - The Limits of Knowing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Jan. 4, 2019.

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

98. From Brains to Machines: The Puzzle of Consciousness, invited talk at Mahindra Research Valley, Mahindra World City, Chennai, October 29, 2018.

99. The Limits of Knowing, invited talk at The Socratic Club, Mahindra World City, Chennai, October 28, 2018.

100. Science of Consciousness, invited talk at NIAS-DST Training Programme on Policy for Science and Science for Policies, NIAS, Bengaluru, October 5, 2018.

101. What is Mathematics?, invited talk at Mallya Aditi International School, Yelehanka, Bengaluru, August 29, 2018.

102. Causality Testing: Practical Approaches & Challenges, invited talk at Discussion Meeting on 'Causally Open Systems', PPISR campus, Bidlur, Greater Bangalore, July 21, 2018.

103. ICA, Foundations of Information Theory and Applications to Machine Learning, Workshop on Foundations of Linear Algebra and Machine Learning, PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru South Campus, July 17, 2018.

104. Introduction to Chaos & Chaos-Computing, as a part of "Celebrating Computing" technical talk series of the IEEE Computer Society Bengaluru Chapter. This talk was hosted by National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru as a part of their NIE Summer of Code 3.0, June 2, 2018.

105. Foundations of Matrix Theory, SVD & PCA With Applications, Workshop on Foundations of Data Science: Theory and Applications, PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru South Campus, May 17, 2018.

106. So You Think You Can Count?, NIAS Wednesday Discussion meeting, NIAS, Bengaluru, May 16, 2018. 

107. From Fourier to Wavelets & Beyond, Invited guest lecture, Dept. of Electronics & Communications Engg., PES University, Bengaluru, April 20, 2018.

108. Claude E Shannon and the birth of Digital Computing & Information Science,  inaugural talk of "Celebrating Computing" technical talk series organized by IEEE Computer Society Bengaluru Chapter, PES University, Bengaluru, April 7, 2018.

109. Altruistic Strategies in Mathematical Games,  technical talk at international seminar on “Altruism, Wellbeing and Purpose: Vantage views on planetary life and its meaning from biology, Indian philosophy and the arts”, organized by METI-international and NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS Bengaluru, February 1-2, 2018.

110. Introduction to Wavelet Theory and its Applications,  technical talk at workshop on “Real Time Signal Processing and its Applications”, Department of Medical Electronics, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, January 22, 2018.

111. Mathematical Methods in Neuroscience with Emphasis on EEG Analysis: PCA, ICA & Causality Testing,  technical talk at One-day Symposium on "Current Approaches to EEG Analysis", CNSI-NIMHANS Lecture Series, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, January 19, 2018. (Granger Causality Testing was delivered by Aditi Kathpalia) 

112. Brain-Mind-Machine: Perspectives from Information Theory & Complexity Science,  technical talk at one-day workshop on Minds & Machines, Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS, December 27, 2017. (link)

113.  'From Teaching To Research and Back' , Department of Physics, Amrita University, Amritapuri, September 26, 2017. 

114.  'From Teaching To Research and Back', and 'Shannon-Style of Research', workshop on Technologies and Tools for Scientific Research, Department of Computer Science, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, September 25, 2017. 

115. Introduction to Complexity Theories of Consciousness, and Introduction to Research Methods in Consciousness Studies, 2 lectures as a part of CSP Module  (An Introduction to Mind, its Functions and Purpose) for First Semester Foundation Course (1 credit), NIAS, Bengaluru, Sep. 1 & 8, 2017.

116. Complexity Theories of Consciousness, Seminar and Student-Scientist Interaction on Modeling and Research in Neuroscience, PES University Campus, Bengaluru, August 18 -19, 2017.

117. Teaching to Research and Back; My experiences of writing successful and unsuccessful project proposals,  FDP at BMSIT&M, Bengaluru, July 27, 2017. 

118. A Dialogue and Interactive Session on “Beyond the Binary: Exploring Causality and Consciousness”,  along with Sangeetha Menon and Shankar Rajaraman NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme (I spoke on Mathematical Approach to Causality (and Consciousness), NIAS Wednesday Discussion, July 26, 2017.

119. The Limits of Knowing in Science and Mathematics (and the role of Spirituality), Science and Spirituality Club, ISKCon, Bengaluru, March 26, 2017.

120. Research Methods in Consciousness Studies, lecture as a part of Research Methodology course, February 21, 2017.

121. 'Information', Evening Philosophy Chat, organized by NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme & Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), on the occasion of World Philosophy Day, NIAS, November 17, 2016.

122. Uncertainty, Evening Philosophy Chat, NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS, October 20, 2016.

123. The Models For Consciousness, Syntalk (#TMTC along with Prof. Amita Chatterjee and Prof. V N Jha), Mumbai, October 1, 2016. (link)

124. "The Art and Science of Cryptography", "Introduction to Communications, Information and Coding Theory", "The Limits of Computing, Thinking and Knowing",  invited lectures delivered as a part of refresher Course in Computer Science for College/University teachers, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), University of Calicut, August 26, 27, 2016.

125. Foundational Ideas of Mathematics, a set of two lectures as a part of NIAS Foundation course, NIAS, August 23, 2016.

126. The Life & Work of Claude E Shannon:  Celebrating 100 years of Shannon,   workshop delivered at IEEE Symposium on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ISEE 2016), IEEE Student Branch, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, August 7, 2016.

127. What is Mathematics?,  Second Summer Workshop under NIAS Gifted Education Programme during 12-14th May, 2016

128. Uncertainty, Undecidability, Unpredictability: The Limits of Computing, Thinking and Knowing, NIAS Wednesday Discussion, April 20, 2016.

129. Research Activities at Consciousness Studies Programme at NIAS, S-VYASA, November 5, 2015.

130. From Fourier to Wavelets and Beyond, a workshop delivered at IEEE Symposium on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ISEE), IEEE Student Branch, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, August 8-9, 2015.

131. y=Ax, The Singular Value Decomposition, Introduction to Compressed Sensing and Applications, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, May 27, 2015.

132. Uncertainty, Undecidability, Unpredictability: The Limits of Science, Logic and Computation, PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bengaluru, April 24, 2015.

133. A Gentle Introduction to Chaos, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, April 13, 2013.

134. Chaos - and its applications to Communications and Computing, Invited Talk, National Conference on Advanced Computing and Communications (NCACC 2013), Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Kerala, March 22, 2013.

135. When Information Meets Chaos: Applications of Symbolic Dynamics, Invited Talk, Mini-Symposia on Time Series Analysis and Fractals, National Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics (NCNSD 2012), IISER Pune, 14 July, 2012.

136. The Art and Science of Cryptography, Break-the-Code Challenge and How to Read/Write a Research Paper, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Kerala, May 16, 2012.

137. Foundational Ideas of Mathematics,  as a part of Foundation Course for 1st Year PhD students, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc. Campus, Bangalore, November 7-8, 2011.

138. The Art and Science of Cryptography & Break-the-Code Challenge, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, September 29, 2011.

139. Compressed Sensing: An Introduction, Samsung India Software Operations (SISO), Bangalore, June 24, 2011.

140. Appreciation of Mathematics for Engineers, a set of 7 lectures to a few highly motivated students of S7 ECE, Amritapuri, June 8 - 11, 2011.

141. Chaos in 1-Dimensional Maps, GE Global Research Center, John F. Welch Technology Center, Bangalore, May 19, 2011.

142. Chaos and Cryptography, A short course offered (jointly with Prof. Prabhakar G. Vaidya (NIAS)) at the invitation of Department of Mathematics, University of Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia, April 13-15, 2011.

143. An Introduction to Compressed Sensing, Dept. of Electronics and Comm. Engg., National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, March 23, 2011.

144. An Introduction to Compressed Sensing, Tutorial Session, IEEE LINK Face2Face Meet ECLECTIC'11,  Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Amritapuri, March 6, 2011.

145. Excursions into Mathematics: Some Beautiful Ideas,  as a part of Foundation Course for 1st Year PhD students, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc. Campus, Bangalore, November 11-12, 2010.

146. The Fascinating World of Cryptography, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Kerala, August 18, 2010.

147. The Art and Science of Cryptography, lectures to class 9-11 kids, Rishi Valley School, July 31, 2010.

148. From Teaching to Research and Back, Faculty Development Program, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, July 12, 2010.  (this talk was presented jointly with Br. Jayaraj Poroor of Amrita Research Labs)

149. Chaos, Randomness & Cryptography, Prajnaamrita Lecture Series, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore, June 17, 2010.

150. Chaos and Communications, Prajnaamrita Lecture Series, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore, June 14, 2010.

151. The Singular Value Decomposition and its Applications, Faculty Development Programme, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, Dec 31, 2009.

152. Introduction to Fourier Representations, Faculty Development Programme, Dept. of Electronics and Communications Engg., Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, Dec 28, 2009.

153. A Brief History of Cryptography, AICTE sponsored National Seminar-Quantum Crptography, College of Engineering Perumon, Kollam, November 20, 2009.

154. The Art and Science of Cryptography: From Ancient to Modern Ciphers, LNMIIT, Jaipur, August 29, 2009.

155. Does God Really Need to Play Dice? -  On Randomness, Chaos & Cryptography, LNMIIT, Jaipur, August 29, 2009.

156. How to Read a Research Paper, paper reading session (the paper that was chosen was Shamir's 1979 classic paper - "How to Share a Secret"), Dept. of Computer Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, 2009.

157. Introduction to Information and Coding Theory, Faculty Development Program, Dept. of Electronics and Communications, Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Jan 24-26, 2009.

158. Novel Applications of Chaos Theory to Coding and Cryptography, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc. Campus, May 22, 2009.

159. The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Tent Map and its Cousins in Applications to Communications IITM, Chennai, June 5, 2008.

160. The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Tent Map, Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc.), Chennai, June 17, 2008.

161. From Huffman to Arithmetic Coding & Beyond: A Dynamical System Approach to Source Coding, Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, September 27, 2007.

162. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Source Coding and Encryption, ECE Dept., Indian Institute of Science, March 15, 2007.

163. Medical Image Compression, Advances in Signal Compression Technology, ISTE-AICTE short term training programme, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, 06-17 January 2003.

164. Guest Speaker, Conference on Intellectual Property Rights, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, December 2001.

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