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Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering organized Awareness Programmes on Data Science & AI-ML

31-Mar-2021
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering organized Awareness Programmes on Data Science & AI-ML

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering has organized Awareness Programmes on Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for the newly joined Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning students respectively on 30th March’2021. Head of the Dept. - Dr. Pushpalatha K addressed both the branch students and urged them to be active and passionate in all activities that the department organizes.

Data Science Awareness Programme for First year Data Science Students:
During the first half, the speaker Dr. Mustafa Basthikodi, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, interacted with the students by presenting them about Data Science with practical applications. In the presentation, he covered the Need of Data Science, What is Data Science, Business Intelligence Vs. Data Science, the prerequisites for learning Data Science, What does a Data Science Engineer do, Data Science life Cycle with real time examples, and the demand and job opportunities for Data Science Engineers and the average annual package that the top MNCs offer.
During the second half students were entertained by making them involved in learning-based activities from Data Science perspective. The activities included were – Ice Breaker, Jumbled words, pick the word, draw the image and guess it, dumb charades and creation of Data Science icons.
The session was concluded by awarding best performing students in the activities by Dr. Mustafa Basthikodi. The faculty members demonstrated their complete involvement to plan and execute the activities with high energy and enthusiasm. The feedback given by students showed their active participation for gaining knowledge on Data Science.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Awareness Programme for First Year AI-ML Students:
During the first half, the speaker Prof. Priya Kamath gave an introduction to AI/ML. While a lot of similarities exist between the course content for AI/ML and CSE, the main differences between the two were laid out. The importance of the subjects in the specialization course was also explained. She also gave insights into the job opportunities in the field. Further, Prof. Duddela Sai Prashanth started with an interactive session. The advantages of pursuing the course in AI/ML at Sahyadri were emphasized. The opportunities for project works, and converting ideas to products, were also discussed.
During the second half, Team building activities were conducted to allow the students to get to know each other. The students actively participated in events conducted by the Faculty members.

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