The technical expert lecture on the most trending and promising area of Data Science took place in KCG College of Technology in association with CSI Kancheepuram Chapter on 04/03/2023. The event named “Data Analytics & Technical Stack” was organized by the Department of Information Technology in association with CSI Kancheepuram Chapter and was conducted at 10.45-11.45 am in KMC auditorium.
About the Speaker
The speaker of the event was Mr.Gurusivaraman, Principal Consultant-Consultant Analytics, Infosys, Chennai. He has around 21+ years of progressive IT experience as a Principal Analytics Consultant/Program Manager with rich expertise in Retail, CPG, Supply Chain Logistics, Brazil Finance & Taxation, Pricing and Promotion domain. Currently he is managing large advanced analytics global program for top CPG client BAT. He provides predictive analytics in pricing and promotions for their revenue growth management team by implementing advanced analytics solutions. He has deep expertise in Retail Supply Chain Logistics as has worked with top clients like Walmart, JCP, Macy’s and BNSF. He has received multiple certifications from IIT Roorkee on “Data Analytics with Python” and from IIT Madras on “Data Science for Engineers”. He is also well versed in Cloud, DevOps, No-code and Low- code technologies.
Content of the Lecture
The lecture on the area of Data Science and its industry approach insisted more on its architecture, components, life cycle, platforms and tools used in the industry. The speaker gave a deep knowledge on the industry tech stack and various opportunities. The major factor which influences data science from other disciplines is value discovery and future prediction. There are various platforms available for performing Data Science. Mahout is a major machine learning library which can be directly integrated with Map Reduce to implement algorithms on huge data. The speaker listed out the industries where data science is implemented. He concluded his speech quoting that “Data Science opens new streams of opportunities, enhance the productivity, increases efficiency and delivers value”.
About the Audience & Felicitation of the Expert
The audience of the lecture were second year and third year students of Information Technology, Computer Science and AI-DS. The speaker was felicitated with a memento on behalf of KCG College of Technology.
KCG Women’s Coding Club has organized a Hackathon- Women Codeathon 5.O for girl students on 4.3.22 (Saturday). The event started with a formal inauguration by Ms. Anju A, KCG Women’s Club Coordinator. The contest started at 11.00 am, the girl students from various department had registered and participated in the event. Around 60 students had registered and 20 teams (50 students) had participated for the Hackathon-. Students were asked to solve different problem statements in different domains. Students were asked to do a presentation and to show working application of their idea. The invited panel members Ms Aishwarya and Mr Sundarapandian (CSE 2020 alumni) from Zoho corporation evaluated the teams for creativity, novelty and presentation of their idea. Judges appreciated the students involvement and creativity and asked them to extend their imagination to next level. Students had shared their experiences about the Codeathon, they were very enthusiastic and excited to solve each challenge. The event ended at 3.15 PM with vote of thanks.
1st Place: Shyamily R, Sangeetha D, Nitisri T Sof 3rd Year CSE
2ndPlace: Fahima Niaz, Hemavathi S, Nehameena of 3rd Year ECE
3rdPlace: Ramya R, Sujithra R, Haripriya M of 3rd Year AIDS
