4th National Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Science (NWMLDS -2021)
Kathmandu, Nepal
September 15 - 19, 2021
(Completed Successfully)
The goal of this event is to bring all machine learning, data science, artificial intelligence, and technology enthusiasts together from across the globe and share the knowledge within the community.
Who should attend?
Data Scientists
Data Engineers
Researchers
Students and Faculties from IT, Engineering, Computer Science and other related fields
Machine Learning Enthusiasts
Mathematicians with programming skills
Statisticians with programming skills
Company CTOs
Startup Founders
Topics Covered:
Machine Learning
Data Science
Deep Learning
Transfer Learning
Applications: Health Care, Finance, Telecommunications
Big Data
Quantum AI
Forecasting
Generative models
MLOps - Deployment and Versioning
APIs and Dashboarding
Cloud Computing
Project Works
Event Highlights
Keynote Sessions
Talks and presentations from speakers
Panel discussions
Participant Projects
Poster/ Project/Paper presentations from participants
Networking Session - Academia and Industry experts
Program Registration:
There are two ways of participation in the workshop.
As a presenter: You have to submit the abstract of your research work via Call for poster. You can participate in all the events. You will be provided 10-15 minutes time to present your work.
As a participant: You register as a participant, attend our online training and work in assigned projects. You also get the certificate of participation at the end of the event.
Please register here using the following registration link: https://forms.gle/mQ75r36d7CyRPGbLA
Registration Fees:
A very low registration is included to help organizers manage the required cost and also make participants responsible for the event.
As a presenter: Rs 500
As a Participant: Rs 500
You can deposit the registration fees in one of the following ways after you have received the confirmation of your registration:
Via Bank
Mountech Solution pvt ltd
A/C No. 1180010006279
Mega Bank, Hattigauda branch
Via E-Sewa
esewaID : 9851158281
Remarks: 4th NWMLDS
Call for Posters/Paper/Research Work
We invite high-quality poster/paper/research work presentations on any of the following topics:
Machine learning and its applications
Data Science - Analytics and Interpretation
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision and Image Processing
Big Data Processing
Recommender Systems
MLOPs
Submission Guidelines
Please prepare your abstract according to the template provided in the call for poster and submit it through this link:
https://easychair.org/cfp/nwmlds2021
Know more about submission guidelines and the technical committee members
Should you have any questions, please contact: info@mountech.com.np, aimldsn@gmail.com
Important Dates
Abstract registration deadline: 22nd August 2021
Abstract Submission deadline: 28th August 2021
Notification of acceptance: 2nd September 2021
Presentation Ready Paper/Poster: 10th September 2021
Important Links
Workshop Registration: https://forms.gle/mQ75r36d7CyRPGbLA
Abstract submission: https://easychair.org/cfp/nwmlds2021
Organizer Statement
1. The organizer reserves the right to change the conference date and schedule due to force major situations. Participants are obliged to cooperate with the organizer's decision.
2. Participants should not do any unnecessary actions such as disturbing others during the event. The conference organizer has the right to restrict the rights of such participants.
3. Since this is a complete online event, participants are requested to follow the norms of the event and maintain respect amongst each other.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Danda B. Rawat
Howard University, Washington, DC
Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel
Dean, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Dr. Sameer Maskey
Founder and CEO, FuseMachines Inc.
Prof. Dr. Shashidhar Ram Joshi
Dean, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, Nepal
Guest Speakers
Dr. Anand Koirala
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, CQ University, Australia
Anjani Phuyal
Founder and Global CTO, Genese Solution
Dr. Archana Bhattarai
Senior Search Relevance Engineer at Apple, USA
Ashok Kumar Pant
VP of Engineering and Co-founder, Treeleaf Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Bal K. Bal
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University
Dr. Bhogendra Mishra
Research Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Nepal
Dr. Bibek Paudel
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Computer Science and Bio Engineering, Stanford University
Dr. Binod Bhattarai
Senior Research Fellow, University College London
Bishal Lamichhane
Researcher, Scalable Health Labs, Rice University, USA
Dr. Bishesh Khanal
Director and Research Scientist, NAAMII, Nepal
Dr. Dovan Rai
R esearcher, Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Jhanak Parajuli
Co-founder, MLDSN, Nepal
Data Science Program Manger, Germany
Er. Jnaneshwar Bohara
Computer Engineer, Government of Nepal
Dr. Manish Thapa
Quantum Engineer, IQM Quantum Computers, Germany; President, OneQuantum Nepal
Dr. Manoj Karkee
Associate Professor, Washington State University, USA
Dr. Rakesh Katuwal
Machine Learning Engineer, Fusemachines, Nepal
Razvan Caramalau
Research Post-graduate at Imperial College of London
Dr. Sabita Acharya
R &D scientist, NLP
Proctor and Gamble, USA
Dr. Samip Malla
Wireless System Engineer, Germany
Dr. Sarbagya R. Shakya
Asst. Professor, Eastern New Mexico University
Dr. Sunil Aryal
Leturer in IT, Deakin University Australia
Tej Shahi
Asst. Professor, CDCSIT-TU, Nepal,
PhD Scholar, CQ University, Australia
Dr. Ukash Nakarmi
Asst. Professor, University of Arkansas
Dr. Yash R. Shrestha
Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich, Assistant Director, Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Confirmed Panelists
Panel Session 1: ML and DS scopes and opportunities: Finance and Telecommunications
Rajesh Tripathi
Custom IT specialist, United Nations
Er. Shaligram Parajuli
Deputy Manager, Nepal Telecom
Shashi Dhungel
Data Scientist, SelectQuote Insurance, USA
Suresh Gautam
CEO and Co-founder ExtensoData
Surya Basnet
CEO, Mountech Solutions, Co-founder MLDSN, Nepal
Panel Session 2: ML and DS in Education
Dr. Arjun Neupane
Lecturer - IT, CQ University, Australia
Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire
Asst. Professor, Nepal Open University
Dr. Laxmi Kumar Parajuli
Neuroscientist
Parag Shrestha
Managing Director, South Asia; Fusemachines Inc.
Ram Datta Bhatta
IT Director, Government of Nepal
Dr. Sushil Shrestha
Asst. Professor, Kathmandu University
Tej Shahi (Moderator)
Asst. Professor, CDCSIT-TU, PhD Scholar, CQ University, Australia
Confirmed Project Mentors
Amir Rajak
Research Engineer, AI centre of AIT, Thailand
Ashish Tiwari
Independent Developer; ML and DS Enthusiast
Bal K. Nyaupane
Asst. Prof. Institute of Engineering, Paschimanchal Campus, Pokhara
Nischal Lal Shrestha
Artificial Intelligence Trainier at Daraz (Alibaba Group)
Poshan Pandey
Machine Learning and Data Science Enthusiast, Software Developer at Ekbana Solutions.
Ramit Sharma
Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany
Rebati Raman Gaire
Computer Vision Researcher at NAAMII, Nepal and Redev Technology, UK
Ronast Subedi
Computer Vision Researcher at NAAMII, Nepal and Redev Technology, UK
Utkrist Adhikari
Innovate Tech
Program Co-ordinator
Surya Basnet
CEO, Mountech Solutions,
Co-founder MLDSN, Nepal