IEEE SmartTech 2017

Abstract

Digital transformation is the change associated with the application of digital technology in all aspects of human society to radically improve performance and develop new competencies. Industries and communities, across all sectors and walks of life, are using technology innovations to drive disruption.

The 4th edition of IEEE SmartTech, organized by IEEE Bangalore Section in collaboration with NASSCOM IoT CoE and TiE Bangalore, is an iconic platform where technology and tech-culture will converge under the overarching theme of "Digital Transformation with Cognitive Minds and Machines". This platform with showcase cutting edge technologies that are leading the digital transformation wave across various industry verticals.

This workshop brings together technology leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought provokers who are passionate about addressing impactful problems by turning ideas into solutions. Industry stalwarts and technology practitioners, together, will share their vision on future technologies and how they will disrupt/impact our way of working and living.

This edition of the workshop will have two major segments:
1) Digital Transformation
2) Cutting Edge Technology

The Digital Transformation segment will deep dive into two important verticals (from an Indian context): 1) Energy and 2) Agriculture. In this segment, experts will provide specific actionable details on:
» The current trends and future expectations (Plenary on Practitioner's Perspective 101)
» Present current implementations in this field and the challenges/opportunities thereof (It's my GEEK)
» An open discussion with domain and technology experts (Rapid Fire)

In the Cutting Edge Technology segment, experts and industry leaders will discuss future technologies and trends in:
1) AI & Cognition
2) AR/VR/MR
3) Wireless & 5G
4) Drones & Robotics
5) Autonomous Vehicles

Looking forward to meet you in the workshop.

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Location

Sterlings MAC Hotel
Bangalore,
Karnataka, India

Date & Time

August 4th - 5th, 2017
9.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Speakers and Presenters

This speakers list is not exhaustive

Sanjay Podder
Managing Director and R&D Head,
Accenture Labs, India

Sanjay Podder Managing Director and R&D Head,
Accenture Labs, India

Dr. Mayank Shrivasta
Assistant Professor,
DESE, IISc Bangalore

Dr. Mayank Shrivasta Assistant Professor,
DESE, IISc Bangalore

Balachandar Santhanam
Principal Engineer,
IoT Group, Intel India

Balachandar Santhanam Principal Engineer,
IoT Group, Intel India

MGPL Narayana
VP & Chief Scientist,
Tata Consultancy Services India

MGPL Narayana VP & Chief Scientist,
Tata Consultancy Services India

Dr. Abhijit Lele
Principal Consultant, Research & Technology Center, Robert Bosch India

Dr. Abhijit Lele Principal Consultant,
Research and Technology Center, Robert Bosch India

Mustafa Wajid
CEO
Meher Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Mustafa Wajid CEO
Meher Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Ulla Koivukoski
Senior Advisor,
Avanto Ventures India

Ulla Koivukoski Senior Advisor,
Avanto Ventures India

Kishor Narang
Founder and Principal Architect,
Narnix Technolabs

Kishor Narang Founder and Principal Architect,
Narnix Technolabs

Salma K Fahim, IAS
Director, IT & Bio-Technology | Managing Director, KBITS

Salma K Fahim, IAS Director,
IT & Bio-Technology | Managing Director, KBITS

Prof. Gopal Naik
Economics & Social Sciences,
Dean, Faculty, IIM Banaglore

Prof. Gopal Naik Economics & Social Sciences,
Dean, Faculty, IIM Banaglore

Amit Saha
Regional Head (Information Services) Asia-Pacific, Syngenta Business Service

Amit Saha Regional Head (Information Services) Asia-Pacific, Syngenta Business Service

Amit Mittal
Director, DLP Products (India), Texas Instruments

Amit Mittal Director, DLP Products (India), Texas Instruments

Dr. Navin Kumar Twarakavi
Head DFI Research, Digital Farming Initiatives, TCS India

Dr. Navin Kumar Twarakavi Head DFI Research, Digital Farming Initiatives, TCS India

Dr. Badrinath Ramamurthy
Principal Engineer,
Ericsson Research India

Dr. Badrinath Ramamurthy Principal Engineer,
Ericsson Research India

Hemanth Satyanarayana
CEO
Imaginate

Hemanth Satyanarayana CEO
Imaginate

Anshuman Nigam
Senior Principal Engineer, Samsung R&D Institute India

Anshuman Nigam Senior Principal Engineer, Samsung R&D Institute India

Dr. Gopi Kandaswamy
Scientist and Consultant
TCS Research & Innovation, Chennai

Dr. Gopi Kandaswamy Scientist and Consultant
TCS Research & Innovation, Chennai

Mukundhan Srinivasan
Solutions Architect - Deep Learning
NVIDIA India

Mukundhan Srinivasan Solutions Architect - Deep Learning
NVIDIA India

Dr. Manaswini Rath
AVP & Head of ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles Practice, KPIT India

Dr. Manaswini Rath AVP & Head of ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles Practice, KPIT India

Ravikiran Annaswamy
CEO
Innohabit Technologies, Bangalore

Ravikiran Annaswamy CEO
Innohabit Technologies, Bangalore

Dr. Priya Ranjan Mishra
Principal Scientist,
Philips

Dr. Priya Ranjan Mishra Principal Scientist, Philips

Deva P. Seetharam
Co-Founder,
DataGlen Inc

Deva P. Seetharam Co-Founder,
DataGlen Inc

Amruth Puttappa
Founder and CEO,
TheThingsCloud

Amruth Puttappa Founder and CEO,
TheThingsCloud

Manohar Sambandam
Founding Partner and CEO
Green Robot Machinery

Manohar Sambandam Founding Partner and CEO
Green Robot Machinery

Satyajeet Mahapatra
CEO,
eXabit Systems

Satyajeet Mahapatra CEO,
eXabit Systems

Event Schedule

IEEE Workshop on "Digital Transformation with Cognitive Minds & Machines"

What you'll learn:

Day 1
Day 2

Session 1	Keynote
Session 2	Digital Tranformation in ENERGY
Session 3	CUTTING EDGE Technology
Session 4	Technlogy STANDARDS
Session 5	It's my GEEK - ENERGY

Session 6	Keynote
Session 7	Digital Tranformation in AGRICULTURE
Session 8	CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
Session 9	IT'S MY GEEK - AGRI
Session 10	IEEE & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

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Conference Day 1 Friday, August 4, 2017

Schedules

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Registration
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Welcome Address & Special Note: Guest of Honour
IEEE Bangalore Section
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM Keynote - I :
Digital Transformation - People First - Augmenting Humans with Machines
Sanjay Podder
Managing Director and R&D Head, Accenture Labs, India
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM Perspective - I:
Towards a Smart and Connected world: India opportunities in Voice and Smart Transportation
Balachandar Santhanam
Principal Engineer, IoT Group, Intel India
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tea Break
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Plenary - I:
Digital Transformation in Energy
Dr. Abhijit Lele
Principal Consultant, Research and Technology Center, Robert Bosch India
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM Viewpoint - I :
Can India take the lead in Electronic Mobility ?
Mustafa Wajid
CEO, Meher Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Ulla Koivukoski
Senior Advisor, Avanto Ventures India
Dr. Abhijit Lele
Principal Consultant, Research and Technology Center, Robert Bosch India
Kishor Narang (Moderator)
Founder and Principal Architect, Narnix Technolabs
12.50 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 AM - 02:30 PM Technology - I :
Artificial Intelligence : From Knowledge to Action
Dr. Badrinath Ramamurthy
Principal Engineer, Ericsson Research india
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Technology - II :
AR/VR/MR
Hemanth Satyanarayana
CEO, Imaginate
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Technology - III :
5G : From Vision to Reality
Anshuman Nigam
Senior Principal Engineer, Samsung R&D Institute India
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Tea Break
04:00 AM - 04:15 PM Standards - I :
Role of IEEE in 5G
Ravikiran Annaswamy
CEO, Innohabit Technologies, Bangalore
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM Standards - II :
Standards for Accelerating Integration of Renewables and Storage in Power Systems
Dr. Priya Ranjan Mishra
Principal Scientist, Philips India
04:30 PM - 04:45 PM It's my GEEK - I :
Bits and Joules: Data-driven Energy Systems
Deva P. Seetharam
Co-Founder, DataGlen
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM It's my GEEK - II :
Energy analytics and Platforms
Amruth Puttappa
Founder and CEO, TheThingsCloud

Conference Day 2 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Schedules

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Welcome Address
IEEE Bangalore Section
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM Keynote - II:
Future of Electronics - From Semiconductor's Point of View
Dr. Mayank Shrivastava
Assistant Professor, DESE, IISc Bangalore
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM Perspective - II:
Race Against the Machine:
Surviving and Thriving in Systems Age
MGPL Narayana
VP & Chief Scientist, Tata Consultancy Services India
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tea Break
11:30 AM - 11:45 PM Perspective - III :
AgriTech and India
Salma K Fahim, IAS
Director, IT & Bio-Technology | Managing Director, KBITS
11:45 PM - 12:10 PM Plenary - II :
Digital Transformation in AgricultureProf. Gopal Naik
Economics & Social Sciences Dean, Faculty IIM Banaglore
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM Viewpoint - II :
The Business of AgriTech in IndiaSalma K Fahim, IAS
Director, IT & Bio-Technology | Managing Director, KBITS
Prof. Gopal Naik
Economics & Social Sciences, Dean, Faculty, IIM Banaglore
Amit Mittal
Director, DLP Products (India) Texas Instruments
Amit Saha
Regional Head (Information Services) Asia-Pacific Syngenta Business Service
Navin Kumar Twarakavi (Moderator)
Head DFI Research, Digital Farming Initiatives, TCS India
12:50 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 AM - 02:30 PM Technology - IV :
Drones as a Service for Commercial Applications
Dr. Gopi Kandaswamy
Scientist and Consultant, TCS Research & Innovation, Chennai
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Technology - V :
Autonomous Vehicles
Dr. Manaswini Rath
AVP & Head of ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles Practice, KPIT India
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Technology - VI :
Deep Learning Networks
Mukundhan Srinivasan
Solutions Architect - Deep Learning, NVIDIA India
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM It's my GEEK - III :
Farm Robotics in India : Challenges and Opportunities
Manohar Sambandam
Founding Partner and CEO, Green Robot Machinery
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM It's my GEEK - IV:
Farming – A Rocket Science
Satyajeet Mahapatra
CEO, eXabit Systems
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM IEEE Bangalore Section Industry Relations - focus, activities and engagement
IEEE Bangalore

Organizers

Organizing Committee General Co-chairs:
» Prasant Misra: Scientist, TCS (R&I) India
» Dileep Paruchuri: Program Manager, Intel India
Local Arrangement Co-chairs:
» Krishna M. Kumar: Chief Architect, Huawei India
» Vikram Sharma M.: Ex - Intel India
» Rajasekhar S: IP Professional, GE India
Registration Chairs:
» Munir Mohammed: Program Specialist, IEEE India
Finance Chair:
» Y.V.S Laksmi: Manager (IPR), CDOT India
Sponsorship Chairs:
» B.N. Pal: ‎Founder and CEO, Shrishti ESDM India
Publicity Co-chairs:
» Mallikarjun Choukimath: Manager (Product Marketing), Woises India
» Sadhana Attavar: Curator, VITM India
Web Chairs:
» Shrinidhi M: Freelancer

Student Volunteers: » Prathyush Kumar, P.E.S. College of Engineering, Mandya
» Aarsi Kumar, UVCE , Bangalore
» Likith M., UVCE , Bangalore
» Vaibhav Raman, UVCE , Bangalore
» Allen Miranda Volunteer, The Oxford College of Engineering
» Raja Ratnadeep Mahapatra, UVCE , Bangalore
» Karthik Kolle, UVCE , Bangalore
» Prashant Agarwal, BMSCE
» Sweta Kumari, RNS Institute of Technology
» Aditi N., UVCE , Bangalore
» Sourabh Kothari, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering
» Prashanth Reddy A., RNSIT

Advisory/Steering Committee: » Debabrata Das: Professor, IIIT Bangalore
» Puneet Mishra: Scientist, ISRO Bangalore
» Pamela Kumar: Director General, TSDSI
» Sudheendra Kaushik: Co-Founder, PRASU Bangalore
» Ravikiran Annaswamy: CEO, Innohabit Technologies, Bangalore
» Sri Chandra: Director IEEE-SA, IEEE India