Day 1 (November 6; Wednesday)
Arrival of participants (Noon Onwards)
Registration, Lunch & Ice Breaking (13:00 - 15:00)
Inaugural Session (15:30-16:00)
Introduction to Meeting
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, Convener, NIPGR| Cambridge
15:30-15:40
Welcome Address
Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Chair, INYAS
15:40-15:50
Inaugural Address
Dr. Arabinda Mitra (Scientific Secretary, Office of PSA to GoI)
15:50-16:10
Release of PINSA Issue
INYAS Chairman, Academy Members and Editors
16:10-16:25
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, NIPGR | Uni of Cambridge
16:25-16:30
Special Session – STARTUPS AND INNOVATORS IN INDIA (17:00 - 18:00)
Start-ups: Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry
Chair: Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma, IIT Hyderabad
Mentor Talk
Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar, Chief Executive, KIIT-TBI
17:00-17:15
Panel Discussion (17:15 – 18:00)
Start-up Ecosystem in India: Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists:
Dr. Biren Banerjee (Founder inDNA Life Sciences), Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar (Chief Executive, KIIT-TBI), Dr. Ruchi Saxena (India Flying Labs [Indian Startup]), Mr. Manu Kohli (Cogniable [Indian Startup]), Mr. Himanshu Mehlawat (Co –founder and CEO, Intraversity)
Q/A Session: Moderated by Dr. Chandra S. Sharma; Founder, Restyro Technologies Pvt. Ltd (30 min)
Plenary Address
Carl Malamud, President, Public.Resource.org
18:45-19:30
Departure for Samod Palace (19:30 - 19:45)
Dinner at Samod Palace (20:00 - 21:30)
INYAS Core Committee Meeting (22:00 - 22:30)
Day 2 (November 7; Thursday)
Technical Session 1 – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (9:00 - 11:00)
Complex and Deep Neural Networks in Life
Chair: Dr. G. Yadav, NIPGR, New Delhi; Co-Chair: Prof. S. Mukherjee, IISER, Bhopal
Introductory Talk
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, NIPGR New Delhi
9:00 – 9:15
Talk 1
Dr. Ruchi Saxena, India Flying Labs (Indian Startup)
9:15 – 9:30
Talk 2
Dr. SG Dastidar, Bose Institute, Kolkata
9:30 – 9:45
Talk 3
Mr. Manu Kohli, Cogniable (Indian Startup)
9:45 – 10:00
Talk 4
Dr. Vineet Sharma, IISER, Bhopal
10:00 – 10:15
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair and Co-Chair
10:15 – 11:00
Tea Break (11:00 - 11:30)
Technical Session 2 - MATERIAL SCIENCE (11:30 - 13:15)
Engineered materials in biology and Medicine
Chair: Dr. Satyavrata Samavedi, IIT Hyderabad; Co-Chair: Dr. Ramray Bhat, IISc, Bangalore
Introductory Talk
Dr. Satyavrata Samavedi, IIT Hyderabad
11:30-11:45
Talk 1
Dr. Shamik Sen, IIT Bombay
11:45-12:00
Talk 2
Dr. Biman B. Mandal, IIT Guwahati
12:00-12:15
Talk 3
Dr. Jayanta Haldar, JNCASR Bangalore
12:15-12:30
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair and Co-Chair
12:30-13:15
Technical Session 3 - ECOLOGY (14:15 - 16:15)
Behavioral Ecology in India
Chair: Dr. Anindita Bhadra, IISER, Kolkata
Introductory Talk
Dr. Vidya TNC, JNCASR Bangalore
14:15-14:30
Talk 1
Dr. V.V. Robin, IISER Tirupati
14:30-14:45
Talk 2
Dr. Manjari Jain, IISER Mohali
14:45-15:00
Talk 3
Dr. Suresh Babu, AUD, Delhi
15:00-15:15
Talk 4
Dr. Anindita Bhadra, IISER Kolkata
15:15-15:30
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair
15:30–16:15
Tea-Break (16:15 - 16:45)
Technical Session 4 –EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS (16:45 - 18:30)
Interconnecting realms of Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics
Chair: Dr. Felix Bast, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda; Co-Chair: Dr. Jitendra Pattanaik, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Introductory Talk
Dr. Felix Bast, CUP, Bathinda
16:45-17:00
Talk 1
Dr. Sanjeeva Nayaka, NBRI, Lucknow
17:00-17:15
Talk 2
Dr. Karthick Balasubramanian, ARI, Pune
17:15-17:30
Talk 3
Dr. Jitendra Pattanaik, CUP ,Bathinda
17:30-17:45
Talk 4
Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB), Bangalore
17:45-18:00
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair and Co-Chair
18:00-18:30
Cultural Event (19:15 - 20:30)
Conference Dinner (20:30 – 21:30)
Day 3 (November 8; Friday)
Delegates check out of resort (8:30 – 9:00)
Technical Session 5- CHEMISTRY (9:00 - 11:00)
Theoretical Frameworks to explore properties of Matter
Chair: Dr. Krishanu Biswas, IIT, Kanpur; Co-Chair: Dr. V. Ramanathan, IIT, BHU
Introductory Talk
Dr. V. Ramanathan, IIT, BHU
9:00 – 9:05
Talk 1
Dr. Alok Jain, NIPER Ahmedabad
9:05 – 9:20
Talk 2
Dr. P. Manikandan, IIT Jodhpur
9:20 – 9:35
Talk 3
Dr. Manju Sharma, University of Hyderabad
9:35 – 09:50
Talk 4
Dr. C.N. Ramachandran, IIT Roorkee
09:50 – 10:05
Talk 5
Dr. Krishanu Biswas, IIT, Kanpur
10:05 – 10:20
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair and Co-Chair
10:20 – 11:00
Tea Break (11:00 - 11:30)
Technical Session 6 - BIOLOGY (11:30 - 13:30)
Technologies for Climate Resilient Crops
Chair: Dr. Riffat John, University of Kashmir, Srinagar; Co-Chair: Dr. Charu Lata, CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi
Introductory Talk
Dr. P.V. Shivaprasad, inStem NCBS Bangalore
11:30-11:45
Talk 1
Dr. Riffat John, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
11:45-12:00
Talk 2
Dr. Charu Lata, CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi
12:00-12:15
Talk 3
Dr. D. Raju, IARI New Delhi
12:15-12:30
Discussion Session
Moderated by Chair and Co-Chair
12:30-13:30
Final Meeting Notes and Valedictory Function (13:30 – 14:00)
Lunch & Meeting Closure (14:00 - 15:00)
Departure (15:00 - 16:00)