The one-day workshop titled “From Project to Publication: Write, Refine & Publish”, conducted by the Department of Information Science and Engineering (ISE) in association with GeekHub and IIC, was held on 23rd April 2026 at LH 203 and LH 204. The workshop began at 10:00 AM for VI Semester students with the introduction of resource persons. The resource persons were Mr. Ramesh Nayak-Assistant Professor-ISE and Dr. Abhishek S. Rao, Chief R&D Coordinator, CEC. The session was attended by a total of 118 students from both sections of VI Semester ISE (A & B). The workshop provided valuable insights into converting academic projects into research publications. It covered key aspects such as research paper structure, writing techniques, journal and conference selection, and ethical practices in research. The session was hands-on, interactive and informative which helped students gain clarity and confidence in preparing and submitting research papers. The workshop was coordinated by Ms. Geethalaxmi, Assistant Professor-ISE, under the guidance of Dr. Ganesh Pai, HoD – ISE.

The session “Data Analytics Using Excel: Series 2” was organized by the Department of Information Science and Engineering in association with GeekHub. The resource persons, Mr. Stanley Dsouza and Mr. Ramesh Nayak, provided valuable insights into data analysis techniques using Microsoft Excel, covering key concepts such as data handling, visualization, and practical applications. The session aimed to enhance students’ analytical skills and provide hands-on exposure to real-world data analytics tools.

Department of Information Science and Engineering in association with GeekHub ,organized a session titled "Data Analytics Using Excel-series 1" on 1st April 2026 at and LH 203 for 4th semester ISE students and are also open to other Branches. Mr.Stanley Pradeep D Souza and Ms. Aishwarya K, Assistant Professors, Department of ISE, served as resource persons .The event was conducted through a series of structured sessions designed to build foundational skills in data analytics using Excel.More than 50 students participated in the session.The session was coordinated by Mrs. Yashaswini K.L., Assistant Professor, under the guidance of Dr. Ganesh Pai, HoD of ISE.

The interactive Session on the topic “AI Beyond Accuracy” was organized by R&D and Consultancy Cell in association with IIC and Department of Information Science and Engineering for the research scholars and faculty members of CEC. The resource person for the session Dr. Prathviraj N, focused his talk mainly on making use of multimodal systems, enhanced cross-modal interaction and data augmentation, Agentic RAG, Contrastive Learning for the research purpose to improve the accuracy of the results and also highlighted the importance of research collaboration. The session was coordinated by Mr. Stanley D’Souza., Assistant Professor, Department of ISE under the support and guidance from Dr. Abhishek S. Rao, Chief R&D Coordinator. Around 40 faculties including research scholars took part in the session held at Seminar Hall-2 from 11AM onwards.

Eight students participated in the event. External judge had judged the event. Total 12 participants had registered, out of which eight students submitted the pictures.

The visit started with a warm welcome by the HR team Priya, followed by an introductory session by Ms. Carol about the company’s vision, mission, and services. A technical presentation highlighted: • Cloud computing fundamentals and real-world applications • Google Cloud Platform services and how they are implemented in enterprise solutions • Application and infrastructure modernization approaches • Importance of DevOps and cloud security best practices Students were then guided through different working areas where teams involved in cloud consulting, software development, quality assurance, and support services were introduced. Representatives explained project workflows, tools used (such as cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, collaboration tools), and real case studies where cloud solutions delivered measurable impact.

The Department of Information Science and Engineering organized an expert talk titled “Ground Realities of Waste and Environmental Challenges: A Call for Engineering Innovation” on 23rd February 2026 for the second-year ISE students. The session was delivered by Mr. Nagaraj Bajal, Project Manager, NGO Hasiru Dala. During the session, Mr. Bajal highlighted the real-world challenges faced by sanitary workers, particularly those engaged in waste collection within city limits, including apartment complexes. He emphasized the urgent need for technological interventions to ease their hardships. He encouraged students to explore innovative solutions such as the development of safety devices, IoT-based monitoring systems, and smart dustbins to improve waste segregation and overall efficiency in solid waste management. Approximately 88 students from the sixth semester of ISE actively participated in the session and expressed their commitment to contributing innovative solutions in this domain. The program was attended by faculty members Ms. Yashaswini and Mr. Stanley. The event was coordinated by Mr. Vasanth Nayak, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering.

The session was led by Dr. Sachin S. Bhat, Founder and Managing Director, Alar Innovations Pvt. Ltd., Kumta, and Professor and Dean – R&D, Consultancy and Entrepreneurship, SMVITM, Bantakal, who shared insights on startup ecosystems, funding mechanisms, and the role of academic institutions in nurturing innovation-driven entrepreneurship. The interaction offered valuable perspectives for faculty on fostering entrepreneurial thinking and research-led startups. Total 40 faculty are participated. The event was held in seminar hall-2, on 6/1/2026 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The event was coordinated by *Mr. Ranganatha K.*, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering.

The Department of Information Science and Engineering, in association with GeekHub, organized a session titled “ Zero Code ,Maximum Impact: Your Fast Track to App Development on 17th December 2025 at LH 105 & LH 106 for 3rd Semester ISE students, also open to other branches. Mr. Anirudha Udupa and Ms.Melisha , Final Year Students, Department of CSBS, served as resource persons,the resource person conducted a session guiding students on zero-code app development, session focused on guiding students about building applications quickly without coding. The session was coordinated by Ms. Yashaswini K L., Assistant Professor, under the guidance of Dr. H. Manoj T. Gadiyar, HoD of ISE.

A “Building Strong Foundations – Series 7” session was organized by the Department of ISE in collaboration with GeekHub. The session commenced at 2:00 PM in Lecture Halls 201 and 202. The program was led by Mr. R. Ranganatha K and Mr. Stanley Pradeep D’Souza, Assistant Professors of the ISE Department. A total of 75 students have participated in the session, during which hands-on C programming exercises relevant to placement preparation were provided. The session was effectively coordinated by Ms. Geethalaxmi.

A Session on Building Strong Foundations Series 6 is conducted by Department of ISE in association with Geek Hub and Industry Connect. A session begins in the Lecture Hall 201 and 202 at 2:10 PM. The resource Persson was Mr. Stanley D’ Souza and Mr. Pradeep M, Assistant professor ISE Department. 88 students were present out of 124. The hands-on Code with C pointers programs implemented by Code blocks. The session was coordinated by Dr, Narayan Naik.

The Department of Information Science and Engineering, in association with GeekHub, organized a session titled “Code with C: Building Strong Foundations – Series 5” on 26th November 2025 at LH 201 & LH 202 for 3rd Semester ISE students, also open to other branches. Ms. Aishwarya K and Mr. Stanley Pradeep D'Souza, Assistant Professors, Department of ISE, served as the resource persons, guiding the participants in Understanding the essential concepts and practical elements of C programming, particularly focusing on C Strings and the process of handling and manipulating text data effectively to achieve accurate and user-friendly program outputs. This session helped the students to strengthen their foundational coding skills. Approximately 102 students took part in the session. The session was coordinated by Mr. Ramesh Nayak, Assistant Professor, under the guidance of Dr. H. Manoj T. Gadiyar, HoD of ISE.

The GeekHub Club of the Department of Information Science & Engineering organized a hands-on technical session on Data Visualization using Matplotlib on 26/11/2025 from 2:10 PM onwards at LH204, exclusively for the 5th Semester B Section students of ISE, with around 10 students actively participated. The session was conducted by Ms. Sadhana, Assistant Professor, who served as the resource person. During the session, she introduced the fundamentals of Matplotlib, explaining the importance of data visualization and the structure of the pyplot module, followed by basic plotting techniques such as line graphs, axis labeling, legends, gridlines, and plotting multiple datasets. She also covered advanced visualizations including bar charts, histograms, scatter plots, pie charts, subplots, annotations, and customization of colors, styles, and markers. Further, she demonstrated 3D plotting using Axes3D with surface plots, wireframes, contour maps, and colormaps for scientific and engineering data. Practical demonstrations using NumPy arrays helped students understand real-time visualization and its applications in engineering. Overall, the session significantly enhanced students’ skills in interpreting and presenting data effectively using Matplotlib.

The Department of Information Science and Engineering, in association with GeekHub, conducted a technical session titled “Bootstrapping Python: Intro to OOP Concepts – Series 5” on 12-11-2025 at 2:00 PM onwards in LH-204, exclusively for the 5th Semester ‘B’ section students of ISE. The session was delivered by Mr. Pradeep M., Assistant Professor, Dept. of ISE, who served as the resource person. He introduced students to the fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming in Python, explaining the core principles such as classes, objects, constructors, and methods with simple real-time examples. The session further covered key OOP pillars including inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and abstraction in an easy-to-understand manner. Students were also guided on how OOP improves modularity, reusability, and maintainability in software development. Demonstrations included writing small Python programs to illustrate class design, method overriding, and the use of super() in inheritance. The resource person also clarified common misconceptions students face while moving from procedural to OOP thinking. The interactive nature of the session encouraged students to discuss doubts and actively participate in hands-on code demonstrations. Overall, the session significantly strengthened students’ understanding of Python OOP concepts and prepared them for advanced programming courses.

The Department of Information Science and Engineering, in association with GeekHub, organized a session titled “Code with C: Building Strong Foundations – Series 4” on 12th November 2025 at LH 201 & LH 202 for 3rd Semester ISE students, also open to other branches. Mrs. Geetha Laxmi and Mrs. Yashaswini K L, Assistant Professors, Department of ISE, served as the resource persons, guiding the participants in understanding essential concepts and practical elements of C programming, particularly focusing on C Functions and the process of breaking down a large problem into smaller, manageable tasks to attain the desired outcome. This session helped the students to strengthen their foundational coding skills. Approximately 80 students took part in the session. The session was coordinated by Mr. Stanley Pradeep D'Souza, Assistant Professor, under the guidance of Dr. H. Manoj T. Gadiyar, HoD of ISE.

The GeekHUB Club of the Department of Information Science & Engineering organized a hands-on technical session on Data Visualization using Matplotlib on 12/11/2025 from 2:10 PM to 4:30 PM at LH203, exclusively for the 5th Semester A Section student of ISE, with around 40 students actively participated. The session was conducted by Ms. Sadhan, Assistant Professor, who served as the resource person. During the session, she introduced the fundamentals of Matplotlib, explaining the importance of data visualization and the structure of the pyplot module, followed by basic plotting techniques such as line graphs, axis labeling, legends, gridlines, and plotting multiple datasets. She also covered advanced visualizations including bar charts, histograms, scatter plots, pie charts, subplots, annotations, and customization of colors, styles, and markers. Further, she demonstrated 3D plotting using Axes3D with surface plots, wireframes, contour maps, and colormaps for scientific and engineering data. Practical demonstrations using NumPy arrays helped students understand real-time visualization and its applications in engineering. Overall, the session significantly enhanced students’ skills in interpreting and presenting data effectively using Matplotlib.

A Session on Bootstrapping Python - Series- 4 is conducted by the Department of ISE in association with Geek Hub and Industry Connect. The session begins in Lecture Hall 204 at 2:10 PM. The resource Person was Mr Ramesh Nayak, Assistant Professor, ISE Department. 43 students were present out of 63. The hands-on data visualization using Python programs is implemented. The session was coordinated by Mr Ranganatha K.

A Session on Bootstrapping Python - Series- 4 is conducted by the Department of ISE in association with Geek Hub and Industry Connect. A session begins in the Lecture Hall 203 at 2:10 PM. The resource Persson was Mr. Sandeep Kini M, Assistant Professor, ISE Department. 39 students were present out of 64. The hands-on data structures programs are implemented by using Python. The session was coordinated by Mr. Ranganatha K.

Department of Information Science and Engineering in association with GeekHub ,organized a session titled "Code with C:Building strong foundations-series 3" on 5th November 2025 at LH 201 and LH 202 for 3rd semester ISE students and are also open to other Branches. Mr.Stanley Pradeep D Souza and Ms. Aishwarya K , Assistant Professors, Department of ISE, served as resource persons guiding key concepts and practical aspects of C Programming to strengthen their coding skills. More than 85 students participated in the session. The session was coordinated by Mrs. Yashaswini K.L., Assistant Professor, under the guidance of Dr. H. Manoj T. Gadiyar. HoD of ISE.

A Session on Bootstrapping Python - Series-3 is conducted by Department of ISE in association with Geek Hub and Industry Connect. A session begins in the Lecture Hall 203 and 204 at 2:10 PM. The resource Persson was Mrs. Shilpa B and Mr. Sandeep Kini M, Assistant professor ISE Department. 80 students were present out of 127. The hands-on data structures programs implemented by using Python. The session was coordinated by Dr, Narayan Naik.