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Jabalpur witnessed a major international academic and technology gathering with the successful conclusion of the two-day International IEEE Conference on “Applied Intelligence and Computing”. The conference brought together researchers, academicians, industry professionals, technology experts and young innovators from India and several countries to deliberate on the rapidly expanding applications of Artificial Intelligence and emerging computing technologies
Organised jointly by Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur, and IEEE Madhya Pradesh Section, the conference provided a platform for presenting research, exchanging technological ideas and strengthening collaboration between academia and industry. The scale of participation was reflected in the receipt of 4,525 research papers from 14 countries, of which 211 papers were selected for presentation.
The inaugural programme was attended by the Hon’ble MLA, North-Central Assembly Constituency, Jabalpur, as Chief Guest. Dr. Rajiv Chandak, Principal, Jabalpur Engineering College, presided over the ceremony, while Dr. Neeraj Rao, Professor, VNIT Nagpur, was the Guest of Honour. Prof. Preeti Khanna, Dean, IIITDM Jabalpur, delivered the plenary address, and Prof. G. S. Tomer, IEEE MP Section Chair, highlighted the significance of research, innovation and professional engagement in emerging technologies.
A major attraction of the conference was its extensive international panel of keynote speakers drawn from technology companies, financial institutions, research organisations and academia. The keynote speakers included Balakrishnan (Cognizant), Amol Agade (Comerica Bank), Naveen Komulwad (Senior Data Engineer), Ajith Suresh, Satwik Reddy Jambula (Uber Technologies), Saibabu Merakanapalli (Electrical Functional System Architect), Abhradeep Chatterjee (NTT Data Services), Sakthi Sankara Balaji Sathyamurthy (Truist Financial Corporation), Kapil Kumar Sharma (Cisco Systems Inc.), Pravin Khandke (Independent Researcher), Veera Ravindra Divi (Amazon), Ramesh Babu Potla (Corning), Ravi Kumar Vallemoni (Bank of America), Ashutosh Pal (Green Dot Corporation), Uday Poranki, Ayan Putatunda (Zendesk), Sumit Sachdeva (The Scotts Company LLC), Trupti Raikar (Infosys Limited), Saiteja Jonnalagadda (CVS Health), Srikanth Puram (Sigma Xi Member), Abdul Rasheed Shaik (Fortune 100 Financial Firm), Sirisha Ayyagari (SAP), Jose Lejin P J (Salesforce, USA), Maitray Modi, Mohiadeen Ameerkhan (Dell Technologies), Jyostna Seelam (Independent Researcher), Keval Barvaliya (Tyson Foods), Somesh Nagalla, Ashok Kumar (Walmart Global Tech), Reeshav Kumar (Independent Researcher), Vamsi Viswanath Bethamsetty (Tech Lead), Uday Kumar Manne (Adobe Inc.), Munisekhar Katta (Senior Software Engineer), Ali Seherler (KWH Group Mirka Turkey, Istanbul), Isil Yildiz (Senior Project Coordinator & Lead Architect), Efe Calguner (Garanti BBVA, Istanbul, Türkiye), Ismail Yazici (Kardemir Celik Sanayi A.S., Izmir, Türkiye), Bahar Ozturk (Turkcell, Florida, USA), Ergun Tarkan Cakir (KIM Armor Technology), and Engin Karabudak (İzmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye).
The technical programme was further strengthened by invited speakers representing technology companies, research organisations and professional backgrounds. These included Akhil Anand Gore (Synopsys Inc.), Mohanraj Varatharaj, Sunil Kumar Paidi (Independent Researcher), Varun Reddy Beem (MITEK), Karthiksai Chenna (Blommer Chocolate), Akila Balasubramanian (Cisco), Pushkar Devanahalli Gopalakrishna (Independent Researcher), Naga Krishna Reddy Muppidi (HedgeServ), Vivek Bagmar, Hemanth Dandu, Paras Patel, Prateik Mahendra, Rasik Borkar, Dilip, Shrey Tyagi (Salesforce Inc.), Shyalendar Allala (Global Atlantic Financial Group), Siva Rama Krishna Varma Bayyavarapu (DocuSign Inc.), Divyanshu Joshi, Mohammad Saad Tambe (Amazon), Nithya Ramachandran (Independent Researcher), Rehana Sultana, Srinivasan Ravishankar (Senior Staff Product Manager), Shantanu Seth, Kumar Abhinav (AIdash), Arpita Soni, Avneet Bansal (Amazon Web Services), Vikas Gangadhara, Manjunath Shivarudrappa, and Venkatesh Dondapati (Senior Software Engineer), and Vishwadeep Saxena.
The conference's technical sessions were chaired by experts from diverse areas including software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, technology research and industry. The session chairs were RaviRaj Mulasa, Naveen Komulwad, Nazir, Nitin Vishnoi, Poli Reddy Basani, Jeevan Krishna Paruchuri, Md Ismail Jobiullah, Manonmayi Vedam, Jagan Ankam, Jegan Shanmugam, Prasad Hirekerur, Hemanth Dandu, Spandan Brahmbhatt, Niraj Shrikhande, Paras Patel, Pareshkumar Gandhi, Aneri Shah, Rajashekar Reddy Gujjula, Sravan Kumar Nidiganti, Gokulakrishnan Seshiah, Vikas Gangadhara, Manjunath Shivarudrappa, Neha Asthana, Aditya Singh, Cornell Anthony, Ananya Ghosh Chowdhury, Ali Seherler, Isil Yildiz, Efe Calguner, Ismail Yazici, Bahar Ozturk, Ergun Tarkan Cakir, and Engin Karabudak.
Across the technical deliberations, speakers examined the expanding footprint of Artificial Intelligence in sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, manufacturing, banking, transportation, communication, cybersecurity and public services. Discussions also covered machine learning, intelligent systems, data-driven technologies, cloud computing, Internet of Things and other emerging areas of computational intelligence.
Alongside technological advancement, the conference placed considerable emphasis on responsible and ethical innovation. Experts highlighted the growing importance of data privacy, cybersecurity, transparency, accountability and human welfare as intelligent technologies become increasingly integrated into critical sectors.
The participation of young researchers and technology professionals emerged as another important dimension of the conference. Interaction with professionals associated with leading global organisations enabled researchers and students to gain insights into industry expectations, emerging technological trends and real-world applications of research.
The international character of the event was reinforced by participation from experts and researchers from India, the United States, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and other countries, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and future academic and industry collaborations.
With its substantial research response, international participation and strong representation from both academia and industry, the conference concluded as an important platform for dialogue on the future of Artificial Intelligence and intelligent computing. The event also highlighted Jabalpur’s growing potential as a destination for national and international academic, research and technology engagements.
The successful conclusion of the conference is expected to further encourage research collaboration, knowledge exchange and technology-driven innovation, while strengthening connections between researchers, industry professionals and emerging technology practitioners across geographical boundaries.
Photographs of the conference are available at the following Google Drive link: AIC Photographs
