Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 6: Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Artificial Intelligence-A Drive for Improving Behavioural and Mental Health Care” commenced today in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Central University of Jammu under the guidance of Professor Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu.
The FDP was inaugurated by Prof. Devanand, Dean School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Jammu in the University main campus.
In his presidential remarks, Prof. Devanand stressed the need of imparting training on contemporary technologies to enhance one’s competency level.He encouraged the participants to learn as much as possible from this type of FDPs and these FDPs must be conducted on regular basis.
Dr. Yashwant Singh, Head of Department, Computer Science and IT, in his welcome address, informed the audience about the objective and importance of AICTE’s ATAL academy. He apprised that this workshop on the topic of Artificial Intelligence will be highly beneficial for the participants.
The resource persons for the workshop included luminaries such as Dr Karan Natawani, IIT Jammu, Dr. Partha Pratim Roy, IIT Roorkee, Dr. Priyanka Sharma, AI Advisor – Orbit Pharma Gujarat, Prof. Deepak Garg, Bennett University, Anshul Chopra, Microsoft Australia, Dr. Madhu Jaglan, Chandigarh University, Dr. Anurag Sharma,Dr. Maruti Sharma Director and Founder ( University of Life), Pavithra Hareeth, RIMYI, Pune beside others.
Dr.Deepti Malhotra, Assistant Professor, Department of CS & IT, Central University of Jammu was the Program Coordinator and informed that more than 180 participants got registered and finally 97 participants from various institutions all over India will be participating in the workshop.
She appreciated the efforts of management in providing the opportunity to organize such events. These platforms not only enrich the minds of faculty but also give them new horizons to work in and it should be regularly done.
Prof Aima congratulated the whole team from the Department of Computer Science and IT for organising the online event on such a scale in these difficult times due to COVID-19.
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