Workshops, FDPs, STTPs Organized, Jury Roles, and Expert Talks Delivered

2026

• Invited Talks, Expert Sessions & Jury Roles

  • Expert Lecture:" "Generative AI and NLP Applications in Digital Health" and "Transforming Digital Health with Generative AI and Natural Language Processing" sponsored by Anusandhan National Research Foundation(ANRF), Govt. of India Funded 5-Day Workshop titled “AI and Next-Gen Technologies of a Sustainable World: Revolutionizing Health, Agriculture and Smart Infrastructure,” NIT Warangle (6th January, 2026).

  • Expert talk on during 5 days workshop on "Harnessing the power of Gen AI for human AI Collaborations" Department of Computer Science , Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) Amarkantak (19th January, 2026)

  • Expert Talk in the MSME-sponsored Advanced Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (A-ESDP) titled: “IoT-Driven Healthcare Innovations for MSMEs, NIT Jamshedpur, Department of ECE (22nd January 2026)

  •  Expert Talk in the MSME-funded AMDP Workshop on “Capacity Building for MSME Through Web Development” , Department of CSE, NIT Jamshedpur, (31st January 2026  )

  • Delivered expert lecture on "Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact " as a part of the AI Impact Summit 2026 under the IndiaAI Mission at the SBI Laboratory,   IIIT Bhopal (06-Feb-2026)

  • Technical Deliberation during the two-week training program on Chemical/Industrial Emergency Management (CIEM) organized by the Disaster Management Institute (DMI), Department of Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh, for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) under the aegis of NDRF Headquarters, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi on 10.02.2026 ,topic- “Applications of Robots and IoT-Based Platforms for Situational Awareness, Hazard Detection, and Search-and-Rescue Operations During Emergency Response.”. The training program was attended by 30 participants from 16 NDRF battalions across the nation.

  • Participated as a Distinguished Guest at the Impact Summit on Democratizing AI, held at the Department of Data Science and Engineering, IISER Bhopal, on 7th February 2026 

2025

• • Invited Talks, Expert Sessions & Jury Roles

    • Expert Lecture:Application of Robotics and IoT based platform for Situational Awareness during emergency situations, Presented During National Level Training Program on " Industrial Disaster Management and Planning for GAIL India Official @ Disaster Management Insitite Bhopal . MOHA, Govt. Of India.

    • FDP Lecture: Harnessing Data Structures and Analytics for Real-World Applications, Acropolis Institute of Technology & Research, Indore (4–8 Aug 2025), in association with E&ICT Academy, NIT Warangal; sponsored by MeitY, Govt. of India.

    • Jury Member: Ujjain MahaKumbh Hackathon 2025.

    • Judge: AI VidyaSetu 1.0 is a national-level hackathon designed for KVS students at KV -2 Bhopal, 6th December 2025.

    • Served as Judge for the AI Genesis event at The Sanskaar TechFest 10.0, 2025, conducted by Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal on 18-AUgust-2025

    • Served as Judge for the CBSE Guidance Festival and Skill Expo at DPS Kolar Road, Bhopal on 22-AUgust-2024

    • Expert talk on "AI Innovations in IOT, Computer Vision and Medical Imaging Applications" sponsored by E & ICT Academy, NIT Warangal at nil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Sangivalasa, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam-531162, Andhra Pradesh on 20th June 2025

  • Invited Talks

    • Delivered an expert talk at IIITM Gwalior in the Faculty Development Program (FDP) on AI and IoT for Cross-Sectoral Innovation: Bridging Agriculture, Finance, and Healthcare , 25 August 2025 (online).

    • Delivered a lecture on “Internet of Flexible Things (IoFT) during the FDP held from 11th to 17th August 2025, organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, in association with the Electronics & ICT Academy, NIT Patna.

    • Drone Colloquium, Drone Workshop, MPSEDC, Bhopal.

    • Prompt Engineering, Youth Empowerment through AI & Digital Skills, PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (NCERT, Ministry of Education), Bhopal, (15 Jul 2025).

    • Generative AI in Journalism and Fact-Checking, Capacity-Building Program for PIB Officers, Bhopal .

    • AR Applications for Virtual Museums, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal.

    • Deep Learning Model-Based Human Gait Analysis, IIITDM Kurnool Hybrid Workshop on Introduction to Robotics (17 Jul 2025).

    • Foundations of AI, FDP, GIET University.

    • Blockchain and Zero Trust Security in Cyber-Physical Systems, FDP on Cyber-Physical Systems and Digital Arrest, Bansal Institute of Science & Technology, Bhopal (7–12 Jul 2025).

    • Integration of AI and Gamification for Effective Teaching-Learning Outcomes, Career College, Bhopal.

    • The Rise of Deepfakes and Their Societal Impact, keynote under VIDYUT Scheme, Government Women’s Polytechnic College, Bhopal.

  • Workshops, FDPs & Conferences

    • Resource Person: A Hands-on Approach in Deep Learning, LLMs, and Prompt Engineering, IIIT Nagpur & Electronics & ICT Academy, IIITDM Jabalpur (14–25 Jul 2025).

    • Expert Session: IATMSI-2025, ABV-IIITM Gwalior (6–8 Mar 2025).

    • Session Chair: IIC–E, NIT Uttarakhand.

    • Human–AI Collaboration in Creative Tasks, IIITDM Kurnool (31 Jul 2025).

    • IoT with Machine Learning in Defense Applications, FDP, NIT Patna (4–16 Aug 2025).

    • Deep Learning Techniques and Applications (DeLTA-2025), STC, NIT Kurukshetra (26 Feb – 2 Mar 2025).

    • Resource Person: Learning Dynamical System and Control: Foundation, Method, Algorithm, and Implementation, LDC-FMAID 2025 Workshop, CQEDS, BIT Mesra (21–25 Jul 2025).

    • LLM Applications, Graphic Era University, Dehradun.

    • FDP Sessions, MANIT Bhopal.

    • Organized 2 Days IEEE International Conference RCSM-2024 @MANIT Bhopal

    • Emerging AI Applications, IIIT Jabalpur (with Dr. Ashish Shahu).

  • Special Engagements

    • Interaction with students at NIFT Bhopal, invited by Dr. Anjali Gupta (Ph.D. scholar).

  • 2024

    • Delivered a talk at NIT Rourkela during the five-day Short Term Course (22–26 July) on “Navigating the Future: AI, Network Programming, and Autonomous Vehicles.”

    • NIT Raipur: Jury member for the CSE discipline during the 19th Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Award (CYSA-2024), jointly organized by NIT Raipur & Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology (CCOST) (26–27 Feb 2024).

    • Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru: Keynote & expert lecture on Machine Learning during a 6-day ATAL FDP (15–20 Jan 2024) on "Enabling Clear Communication: Innovations in Speech Enhancement and Hearing Aids for Indian Users".

  • 2023

    • Invited / expert lectures at: NIT Rourkela, NIT Jamshedpur, VIT Bhopal, and BHU Varanasi.

    • BHU Varanasi: Chaired a session on Machine Learning during the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies & Intelligent Computing (ANTIC-2023) (20–22 Dec 2023, hybrid).

    • NIT Raipur: Chaired a technical session (2023).

    • SRM University, AP: Guest lecture (2023).

    • ICAR / Rama University: Invited talk (2023).

  • 2021

    • MANIT Bhopal: Organized a self-sponsored STTP on Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning (17–21 May 2021).

    • Delivered keynote & expert talks at multiple institutes, including:

    • Delivered talk at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, during the Five-day Short Term Course on “Intelligent Transportation Systems for Smart Cities” from 8th–12th September 2023.

    • NIT Raipur — Dimensionality Reduction using PCA & LDA (ATAL FDP on AI & ML, 4–8 Oct 2021).

    • IIIT Guwahati — Disruptive Wireless Communication Paradigms (TEQIP-3 workshop, Mar 2021).

    • NIT Tiruchirappalli — Machine Learning: Concepts & Applications (TEQIP FDP, 19–23 Apr 2021).

    • NIT Jamshedpur — Feature Engineering & Dimensionality Reduction (ATAL FDP on Data Science, 1–5 Oct 2021).

    • Institute of Technology, Gopeshwar — IoT Introduction & Arduino-based Prototyping (ATAL FDP on IoT, 5–9 Oct 2021).

    • Katihar Engineering College — IoT Introduction & Arduino-based Prototyping (ATAL FDP on Robotics, 23–28 Sep 2021).

    • IIEST Shibpur — Human Health Monitoring using TinyML (TEQIP FDP on ML, Mar 2021).

    • BHU Varanasi — Introduction to Robotics (ATAL FDP on Robotics, 1–6 Sep 2021).

    • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh — Data Science: Applications & Research (ATAL FDP, 5–9 Jul 2021).

    • Advance Statistical & Machine Learning Models (ASMLM-2021) during December 15-19, 2021 at IIIT Ranchi December 16, 2021.

• 2020

  • MANIT Bhopal: Organized AICTE–ATAL FDPs — Robotics (25–29 May 2020) and Artificial Intelligence (11–15 May 2020).

  • Delivered expert talks at NIT Jamshedpur, IIIT Lucknow, NITTTR Chandigarh, and IIIT Nagpur on AI, ML, NLP, and Deep Learning.

• 2019

  • MANIT Bhopal: Organized a self-sponsored STTP on AI & ML Applications (16–20 Dec 2019) and an AICTE–ATAL FDP on Robotics (10–14 Dec 2019).

  • Invited talks at NIT Silchar, Banasthali Vidyapith, and East West University, Dhaka (Bangladesh).

• Reviewer Roles
  IEEE Journals:

  • IEEE Sensors Journal

  • IEEE Transactions on Human–Machine Systems

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters

  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation

  • IEEE Signal Processing Letters

  • IEEE Communications Letters

  • IEEE transactions on cybersecurity

• Other International Journals:

  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Elsevier)

  • Advanced Robotics (Taylor & Francis)

  • Journal of Sensor Networks

  • Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (Springer)

  • International Journal of Social Robotics

• Technical Program Committee (TPC) Membership

  • SOCProS 2015 (IIT Roorkee)

  • IEEE CICN 2014

  • IEEE ISPCC 2015 (Jaypee University, Solan)

  • CNTIA 2015 (International Conference on Control Theory & Its Applications)

• Associate Editor

  • Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (Q1)-Scopus

  • SN Computer Science, Springer (Q1)-Scopus

  • IJIMAI, SCI