CONFAI 2026 at Plaksha University: DeepMind's Manish Gupta among keynote speakers
ponguru · x · 2026-10-30
Professor Ponnurangam Kumaraguru announced he'll give a keynote at CONFAI 2026, hosted by the Harish and Bina Shah School of AI & Computer Science at Plaksha University, India, running Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026.
Announced keynote speakers include:
- Balaraman Ravindran (Head, Data Science & AI, IIT Madras)
- Manish Gupta (Senior Director, Google DeepMind)
- Parag Singla (Professor, IIT Delhi)
- Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (Visiting Scientist, ANRF; Professor, IIIT Hyderabad)
- Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (Former Director, ISI Kolkata; Padma Shri awardee)
- Santanu Chaudhury (Dean, Ashoka University)
The event features keynotes, panels, and one-on-one sessions for students.
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