Inauguration of AICTE sponsored STTP series organised by Nitte

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 12, 2020: The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (E&CE), NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte organized an online Short Term Training Program (STTP) series on “Advanced Topics in Machine Learning and Applications in Engineering and Technology” sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi. The first STTP is on “Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning (Linear Algebra & Probability Basis)” being held from 7th to 13th August 2020. The second STTP is on “Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning (Statistics and Neural Basis)” being held from 14th to 21st August 2020. The final STTP in the series is on “Advanced Topics and Applications of Machine Learning” being held from 31st August to 5th September 2020.

The inaugural function of the STTP series was held online on 7th August 2020 in the Nitte campus. Sri. N Vinaya Hegde, President, Nitte Education Trust, congratulated the Department of E&CE for receiving the funding from AICTE, New Delhi towards the conduction of this STTP. He wished all participants effective, successful and productive sessions. Dr. Ashok Rao, Former Head, Network Project at CEDT, IISc, Bengaluru was the chief resource person for this event. He highlighted the importance of learning mathematical background to understand the concepts of Machine Learning. Dr. Niranjan N. Chiplunkar, in