BBDNIIT: One-Week AICTE–ATAL Academy Faculty Development Program from December 15 to 20, 2025 (Offline) organized by Department of Information Technology
The Department of Information Technology, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology (BBDNIIT), Lucknow, organized a One-Week AICTE–ATAL Academy Faculty Development Program (ATAL-FDP) from December 15–20, 2025 (Offline).
Theme: “Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence: Bridging Human Intelligence with Machine Learning”
The FDP focused on integrating Cognitive Science and AI, exploring how human cognition can enhance Machine Learning and intelligent systems through expert lectures, interactive sessions, and practical insights by academicians, researchers, and industry experts.
Day 1: December 15, 2025
Inauguration
Chief Guest:
Mr. Sandeep Joshi, Region Head – Academic Alliances Group (Lucknow / Varanasi), Tata Consultancy Services
Awadh Park, Lucknow – 226010
Session-1 by Dr. Uma Shanker Pandey, Professor, Delhi University, Delhi
Session-2 by Dr. Nishchal K. Verma, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Day-2: December 16, 2025
Session-1 by Dr. Mansaf Alam, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
Session-2 by Dr. Praveen Kumar Shukla, Professor & Dean, BBD University, Lucknow
Day-3: December 17, 2025
Session-1 by Mr. Rohit Jain, Director, Security Intelligence Engineering, Lookout, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Session-2 by Dr. Anuj Kumar Sharma, Associate Dean, Research & Development and Industrial
Consultancy, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
Day-4: December 18, 2025
Session-1 by Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Project Manager through TCS, Toyota Financial Services
Corporation, Plano, Texas, United States
Session-2 by Dr.Laxmi Vajpeyi, Professor & Head Humanities & Professional Communication, BBDNIIT, Lucknow
Day-5: December 19, 2025
Session-1 : Industrial visit to Tata Consultancy Services, Awadh Park, Lucknow – 226010
Session-2: by Mr. Saurabh Bharadwaj, CEO, TechieNest, Jaipur
Day-6: December 20, 2025
Session-1 : by Dr. Anviti P Gupta, Data Scientist, Daitrix, Noida
Session-2: by Feedback Sessions of Participants & Quiz Examination as per guidelines of ATAL-FDP
