Library Roundup- Featuring Albert Einstein
Week 11: 25 March 2019 - 29 March 2019 Book of the week: Prime movers: From Pericles to Gandhi. Twelve great political thinkers and what ‘s wrong with each one of them New AdditionsAlbert...
Read MoreWeek 11: 25 March 2019 - 29 March 2019 Book of the week: Prime movers: From Pericles to Gandhi. Twelve great political thinkers and what ‘s wrong with each one of them New AdditionsAlbert...
Read MoreThe Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) discipline at the institute hosted a one-day workshop on Research Opportunities in Computer Science (ROCS) on March 30. Students and faculty from IITGN and participants from other institutions participated in the workshop aimed at providing a platform for increasing awareness and fostering collaborations in the field of Computer Science and Engineering. The workshop featured talks from the faculty of the CSE discipline highlighting major research trends in various areas of computer science and engineering, including algorithms, machine learning, data science and computational...
Read MoreLeaders, policymakers, researchers, and changemakers in the field of environment and conservation reinforced the need for collaborative actions at the first annual Sustainability Fair organised by the Dr Kiran Patel Centre for Sustainable Development at the institute today. More than 25 exhibitors including government organisations, non-government organisations, independent agencies and industrial companies came together to share their sustainable development practices, activities, experiences and ideas in the areas of water conservation, water quality, renewable energy, climate change, pollution, waste management, natural resources, wildlife and ecosystems, among others. Vhali, the life-sized model of the whale shark, was also put on display...
Read MoreWeek 10: 18 March 2019 - 22 March 2019 Book of the week: Millions, Billions, Zillions New AdditionsNeil deGrasse...
Read MoreA workshop on Global Earthquake Model (GEM) and the implementation of its seismic hazard & risk assessment platform in India was conducted at the institute during March 18-19. GEM was developed by more than 700 earthquake experts from around the globe and its development is managed by the GEM Foundation based at the University of Pavia, Italy. One of the main topics at the workshop was the seismic hazard and risk model for India, which was developed by the GEM team with input by faculty members from IIT Powai, IIT Madras and IIT Gandhinagar. The model enables loss estimation due...
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