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St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

Two Weeks

AICTE Sponsored ATAL Advanced Faculty Development Programme

on

Unlocking the Potential of AI: Journey from Transformer Models to Gen AI,
Applications from Industry to Space , and the Evolving Threat Landscape

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering hosted a two-
week AICTE Sponsored ATAL Advanced Faculty Development Programme on

"Unlocking the Potential of AI: Journey from Transformer Models to Gen AI,

Applications from Industry to Space, and the Evolving Threat Landscape." The

programme delved into the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence,

focusing on transformer models and generative AI, while exploring their broad
applications across various industries, including space, and addressing the

emerging AI-driven threat landscape. Esteemed chief guests, Dr. P. Vanaja

Ranjan, Director of the Centre for Faculty Development and Professor in the

Dept of EEE at Anna University, along with Dr. Vandita Srivastava, Scientist SG

and Head of the Dept of Geo-Informatics at ISRO, IIRS, Dehradun, Uttarakhand,
led the event on 14th October 2024

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