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An introduction to federated learning

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering is hosting a seminar on September 16, 2022, at 4 pm as part of the Departmental Distinguished Lecture Series. Dr Anurag Singh, Dean of Research and Consultancy, NIT Delhi, will deliver a talk on the topic “Federated Learning”.

Abstract of the talk

The most crucial resource for any business, individual, or person in the world is data. Everyone, whether an individual or an institution, wants to prevent a data breach. High-quality data must be subjected to machine learning algorithms. The model is trained using traditional machine learning techniques, which save data to one server. There is a chance that this method will expose personal information. A machine learning technique called Federated Learning (FL) enables machine learning models to train on various datasets located on various sites without sharing data. Without putting training data in a centralised location, it enables the development of a common global model. Additionally, it permits personal information to stay in local places, lowering the risk.

A new area of machine learning called federated learning already offers greater advantages than conventional machine learning techniques.

Data Security: Training data is kept locally on the devices, negating the need for a data pool.

Data variety: Heterogeneous data since it incorporates information from various users.

Real-time continuous learning: Client data is used to enhance models continuously.

Federated Learning is applied in the field of IoT, Healthcare, smartphones, Advertising, Autonomous Vehicles etc.

Speaker’s Profile

Dr Anurag Singh is currently working as the Associate Professor and Dean of Research and Consultancy at NIT Delhi. He received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research areas are Network Theory, Dynamics on/of Networks, Opinion Dynamics, Epidemic Modeling, Intelligent transportation system etc. Dr Anurag Singh has teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has taught courses ranging from the introductory level to specialized courses in Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics. Currently, he is mentoring students at graduate and undergraduate levels at the National Institute of Technology Delhi, India. In addition, he has also been supervising PhD students. He has around 70 publications featured across various leading journals and three DST-funded projects to his credit.

An introduction to federated learning

ECE guest lecture SRMAP

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering is hosting a seminar on September 16, 2022, at 4.00 pm as part of the Guest Lecture Series. Dr Anurag Singh, Associate Professor and Dean of Research and Consultancy, NIT Delhi, will deliver a talk on the topic “Federated Learning”.

Abstract of the talk

The most crucial resource for any business, individual, or person in the world is data. Everyone, whether an individual or an institution, wants to prevent a data breach. High-quality data must be subjected to machine learning algorithms. The model is trained using traditional machine learning techniques, which save data to one server. There is a chance that this method will expose personal information. A machine learning technique called federated learning (FL) enables machine learning models to train on various datasets located on various sites without sharing data. Without putting training data in a centralised location, it enables the development of a common global model. Additionally, it permits personal information to stay in local places, lowering the risk.

A new area of machine learning called federated learning already offers greater advantages than conventional machine learning techniques.

Data Security: Training data is kept locally on the devices, negating the need for a data pool.

Data variety: Heterogeneous data since it incorporates information from various users.

Real-time continuous learning: Client data is used to enhance models continuously.

Federated Learning is applied in the field of IoT, Healthcare, smartphones, Advertising, Autonomous Vehicles etc.

Speaker’s Profile

Dr Anurag Singh is currently working as the Associate Professor and Dean of Research and Consultancy at NIT Delhi. He received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research areas are Network Theory, Dynamics on/of Networks, Opinion Dynamics, Epidemic Modeling, Intelligent transportation system etc. Dr Anurag Singh has teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has taught courses ranging from the introductory level to specialized courses in Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics. Currently, he is mentoring students at graduate and undergraduate levels at the National Institute of Technology Delhi, India. In addition, he has also been supervising PhD students. He has around 70 publications featured across various leading journals and three DST-funded projects to his credit.

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newsmakers SRMAP

The Department of Student Affairs brings to you another segment of The Newsmakers session with Ms Pragya Gupta. Ms Pragya was one among the two students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering who secured the coveted Mitacs Global Link Research Internship. She will deliberate on the topic “Guidelines for the application process of Mitacs”

Date: September 18, 2022

Time: 06.00 pm to 07.00 pm

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a highly competitive programme that pairs top-ranked international students having specific research expertise from 15 countries worldwide with faculty at top Canadian academic institutions. This is a twelve (12) week research project of mutual interest between May and October 2022.

As a fully funded programme, Mitacs and AICTE will administer the grant. Students can choose from about 14k+ projects in disciplines like Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities.

Ms Pragya got hold of the opportunity to spend three months at Athabasca University – Edmonton, Canada, as a research intern to work on the project titled “Blockchains for Data Storage and Mining in Learning Analytics”.

Join the webinar with Ms Pragya Gupta to know everything about the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship.

Department distinguished lectureThe concept of vector spaces and linear maps between vector spaces are used in all branches of mathematics. The Department of Mathematics is organising the sixth distinguished lecture Vector Bundles in affiliation with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India. Renowned Indian Mathematician Prof D S Nagaraj is the keynote speaker of the lecture.

Date: September 21, 2022

Time: 3.30 PM

Venue: Tiered classroom, Level 5

The talk will explain the concept of vector bundles and mapping between vector bundles, a natural generalisation of vector spaces, and linear mapping between vector spaces. The concept of vector bundles and mapping between them is helpful in several advanced branches of mathematics.

About the speaker

Prof D S Nagaraj did his PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. He was a professor at the Institute of Mathematical Science (IMSc), Chennai, one of the premier research institutes in India. After his retirement in 2018 from IMSc, he joined as a professor at IISER, Tirupati, and currently is the head of the Mathematics Department there. A conference on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday was held at IMSc in 2018 to celebrate his works. His areas of interest include Algebraic Geometry, Commutative Algebra, and Number Theory. His profound scholarship on the subject influenced many young scholars who later became well-established mathematicians. He is exceptionally generous and approachable to young students who would try to learn algebraic geometry for the first time. He has significantly impacted a generation of mathematicians as a researcher and a great teacher. He was elected as a fellow of the Indian academy of sciences in 2010 and 2017.

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Freshers’ orientation programme- 2022

 

freshers orientation

SRM University-AP is excitedly looking forward to the arrival of the new batch of the year 2022 on September 21, 2022. The inaugural ceremony of the freshers’ day orientation programme is scheduled on the day at 2.30 pm in the august presence of the university dignitaries; Honourable President Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Vice-Chancellor Prof Manoj K Arora and Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof D Narayana Rao.

An array of distinguished talks and motivational sessions has been arranged during the two-week-long programme to gear up the students as they are all set to embark on a new phase of their academic life at the university. Students will also be acquainted with the unique culture of the research-intensive campus, an overview of their university life, and the infrastructure and facilities available at the university.

There will be introductory sessions on various university departments such as Examination, Student Affairs, Information Technology & Knowledge Management and Corporate Communication, Academic Affairs, NSS, Campus Life, Centre for Skill Development, Student Counselling, and so on to help students understand how each department works. Deans and faculty from the departments will also speak to students to provide an overview of the department, its scope, and opportunities.

Recreational sessions in collaboration with Heartfulness Institute have also been scheduled as part of the orientation programme.Leading heartfulness practioners; Mr Ramesh Krishnan, Mr V V S Prasad and Mr Sathish Desai will address the students on the significance of peace and mental health in academic life

During the interactive sessions the following speakers will address the students on various topics of interest:

  • Mr Kundana Kumar Lal, President VITTI, Research Foundation
  • Dr Jaya Prakash Narayan, IAS, Retd.
  • Ms KGV Saritha IPS
  • Shri V V Lakshminarayana, IPS, Retd
  • Mr Prabhu Bala Srinivasan, Vice President – Flipkart
  • Prof P K Singh, Director – IIM Tiruchirappalli

Programme Schedule: Schedule for Freshmen Orientation Programme-2022

Link to Join: https://bit.ly/orientation-programme-2022

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