AMALTHEA| Prosperity through Technology |

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYGANDHINAGAR

| 22-23 October 2016 |

ABOUT IIT GANDHINAGAR

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT GN), Gujarat started its journey in 2008 with the belief of building approaches by promoting innovative research and entrepreneurship.

While IIT GN was in its nascent stages in its temporary campus, it began carving a niche for itself amongst technical and research oriented institutions. It was bestowed The World Education Award’13 by The World Education Summit for its innovations in engineering education. The progress of the institute further accelerated after its transition to the new campus. IIT GN hosted COCOA 2016- a first time in India. It stood 8th in a survey of Best Engineering Colleges in India 2016 conducted by MHRD, Government of India. It also organized The Indo-Chinese Young Engineer’s Conclave’15, fostering better international ties with young research scholars.

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Where the mind is without fear...IIT Gandhinagar

”“ The science of today is the technology of tomorrow

- Edward Teller

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The need for a better life has always driven man to inexplicable heights, compelling him to find motivation in the shallowest of depths and hope in the darkest of corners. As we are advancing further down the road of development, the challenges are only becoming more unfathomable and demanding. The need for creative means of problem solving has increased exponentially in the last decade. Technology forms a medium, providing a basis for tackling the challenges faced in the present world. The objective of Amalthea ‘16 is to bring out the simple correspondence between technology and development based on the theme ‘Technologizing Challenges’ and spread knowledge - the ultimate aim of Amalthea. Amalthea ‘16 will feature aConclave on the same theme for the speakers to share theirgeneration of ideas , an Exhibition on ‘Expediting DevelopmentThrough Tech and Innovation’, a Symposium on ‘Technologies inDefense and Internal Security’ and many other engaging events.

ABOUT AMALTHEA‘16

It’s the Light of Technology that purges the darkness of Challenges.

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Amalthea is the annual technical summit of IIT Gandhinagar. Amalthea, in its literal sense is the goat who suckled the Greek God Zeus when he was a baby and is also the name of one of the Jupiter’s moons. The horn of Amalthea, which is the cornucopia was broken off and filled with endless food and drink. Here we symbolise Amalthea as spreading an abundance of knowledge and prospering through technology. We aim to touch lives and inspire creative thinking by showcasing ideas and thoughts through this event.

ABOUT THE MASCOT

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Amalthea ’16 hosts the second edition of Symposium, a step forward towards realizing its vision - ‘Spreading Knowledge’. Symposium provides a platform for research scholars and technology enthusiasts, with common interests and passions, to share and discuss their research. The audience is invited to present their research and find mentors in the speakers. `

This edition of Symposium focuses on ‘Technologies in Defence and Internal Security’, a field where constant technological advancement is the need of the hour. In this Symposium, we seek to address the multifaceted issues and technologies that are associated with our country’s defence frontier, bringing together multiple disciplines and seeking out answers by marrying industry with academic pursuits.

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SYMPOSIUM

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The Conclave at Amalthea champions the power of ideas and perseverance. It creates an atmosphere that is conducive to innovation, inquisition and creativity. Conclave invites thinkers, ideators, and leaders in industry and academia to share their experiences, expertise and research with aspiring individuals.

The theme of the Conclave in Amalthea ‘16 is “Technologizing Challenges”. When we think of challenges, we think of innovation and technology. Technology would not be that exciting without challenges and challenges would not be the same without technology. “Technologizing Challenges” aims to explore the art of pursuing ideas and of overcoming the uncertainties of the unexplored.

CONCLAVE

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Amalthea strives to enlighten the minds of young people through technology. Nations can progress if people are better guided towards Science and Technology. Technology is the fastest way to expedite development. Through our innovative exhibition, we endeavour to display the prowess of knowledge. Our exhibition on “Expediting Development Through Technology” promises to bring together some of the exemplary ideas that are increasing the pace of development and revolutionizing lives-all under one roof.

EXHIBITION

Alongside the Exhibition, Conclave and Symposium, Amalthea features events for people of various age groups to showcase the applicative knowledge acquired by them in various fields. Events like Robomilitia, Seismism, quizzes and online coding events provide an opportunity to enthusiasts to reflect on their skills by competing and learning during the course of the events. The events keep getting better with passing years and are continuously improvised based on reviews from previous years. New events are also introduced to offer variety to the participants. With the aim of ‘spreading knowledge’ - the motto of Amalthea, we promise a favourable platform for testing your skills this year again!

EVENTS

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The networking dinner facilitates interaction between visiting dignitaries and the student faculty community of IITGN. We

wish to provide a platform for a more informal and personal discussion while providing a conducive atmosphere for

people with similar interests to connect and engage in an intellectual exchange.

• Shri. Narendra Modi (Honourable Prime Minister of India)• Dr. R Chidambaram (Principal Scientific Advisor to the

Govern-ment of India and Chairman, Scientific AdvisoryCommittee to the Cabinet)

• Dr. Kamlesh Lulla (Director, University Research,Collaboration, and Partnership Office, Johnson SpaceCenter, NASA)

• Mr. Alan Emtage (CTO, Mediapolis; Inventor of the firstsearch engine ‘Archie’)

• Dr. Gurtej Sandhu (Recognized as the world’s fourth mostpro-lific inventor of all time)

• Dr. Anil Bharadwaj (Director, Space Research Laboratory,Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, ISRO)

• Dr. Aravind Chinchure (Chair Professor of Innovation andEn-trepreneurship, Symbiosis International University)

• Dr. Kazutaka Kurihara (Inventor of the SpeechJammer;Winner of the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for Acoustics)

• Dr. Sanjay Burman (Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligenceand Robotics, DRDO)

• Dr. N. Ravichandran (Professor, IIM-Ahmedabad; Ex-Director, IIM- Indore)

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• An exclusive platform that brings the foremost andcompetitive players to showcase their technologicaltalents: this is Amalthea in a nutshell• Amalthea provides you an opportunity to interactwith other exhibitors and professionals which will helpyou build up relations.• The utmost inventive and pioneer technologies

converge and excel here.• Amalthea will attract the renowned experts,

professionals and technologists who will share their insights on the latest trends in technology and research.• This interaction enhances the possibility of studentresearch about new technologies with respectivecompanies

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Sri Savya Tanikella 8179512711

tanikella.savya@iitgn.ac.in

Vaibhav Mittal9993766608

vaibhav.mittal@iitgn.ac.in

Naman Jain9687685938

naman.jain@iitgn.ac.in

Priyang priyadarshi9409230700

priyang.priyadarshi@iitgn.ac.in

Indian Institute of TechnologyGandhinagarPalaj Campus, Palaj Village,Simkheda, Gandhinagar,Gujarat - 382355

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-Shri Narendra ModiHonourable Prime Minister,India

"I'm very much impressed with the hard work of the students and the theme of this Technical Summit"