Int’l meet on Intelligent Machines ends

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, March 17

An international conference on “Intellgent Machines”, organised by Baba Farid College of Engineering & Technology in collaboration with ‘Springer’, concluded at BFGI on Sunday.

The conference was sponsored by the CSIR, ISTE and MRSPTU, Bathinda. The aim was to encourage discussion on cutting-edge research and practical applications of Intelligent Machines. The 3 tracks of the conference Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) are the latest technologies being used worldwide in the 21st century and Industry 4.0.

Prof (Dr) Jasbir Singh Hundal, dean (R&D) and registrar, MRSPTU, Bathinda, was the chief guest of the valedictory ceremony while Dr Valentina E Balas, professor, Automation & Applied Informatics, University of Arad, Romania, and Dr Mamta Mittal, Associate Professor, GB Pant Government Engineering College, New Delhi, were present as the guests of honour.

Chief guest Prof (Dr) Jasbir Singh Hundal said, “I feel glad to be invited by BFGI at this grand event as I like all the efforts made by this institution to stand up on global standards.”

He there were a number of jobs available in India, but students did not have the skills to match the needs of industry. This is the main reason behind unemployment. So, educational institutes should work in such a way as to produce skilled manpower by imparting quality education to them which is directly or indirectly related with research and development

Dr Valentina E Balas, professor, automation & applied informatics, University of Arad, Romania, gave an outstanding presentation about ‘Nano Technology, Fizzy Methodolgy, Artificial Pencreis and Quantum Computing.

Dr Mamta Mittal, Associate Professor, GB Pant Government Engineering College, New Delhi, discussed the present technical education scenario and laid emphasis on providing practical exposure to students rather than concentration on theoretical knowledge.