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
KCG College of technology along with Aspire For Her (AFH) organised a seminar on “Career guidance” the Resource Person being Mr. R Srivatsan – Head Supply Chain Management, Zaimus Group, on 18 March 2023 between 10.00 am to 12.00 noon. The seminar focused on the challenges faced by mechanical engineers and the possible career paths available to explore and choose from. The program started with the welcome address by Ashwin Venugopal, Final year Mechanical department and the introduction of the speaker by Mr. Jesudass, Thomas, Head of Mechanical department.
Mr. Srivatsan introduced himself once again before speaking about the challenges faced and the current opportunities that we can look forward to. He spoke a little on the emerging trends and how IT services have shaped the GDP of our country and the difference between today’s GDP and that a few decades ago. The speaker disclosed how life is not a linear path and health and wealth compound over time given one explores themselves, finds what they are good at and elevate the way they think about work. Finding one’s sweet spot requires being great at it, loving it, making sure you are paid for it and that the world needs it. He mentioned how thinking about salary as a first step is a poor way of thinking and choosing a domain that you understand or one that excites you is much more sustainable in the long run.
The guest went on to talk about several examples, some from first hand experience and others from friends about the harsh realities and opportunities that the industries provide, mainly giving insight on what almost every employer looks for in candidates and the fundamental truths of a job as a fresher. He mentioned how developing hard and soft skills to be ready for work is highly relevant to almost all employers. On that note, Mr Srivatsan suggested that we know our subject, know the world around us, know ourself, visit industries, get a mentor, and most importantly, start today and keep going! He finally suggested we read a few books of his choice to understand and define our expectations more clearly.
The seminar ended with a Feedback from students of each year, and a vote of thanks, by Ms.Revathi, Student Counsellor.
