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Conference on “Technologies for Future Cities 2023”

Brochure

view Brochure of Conference on “Technologies for Future Cities 2023” (.pdf)

Dr. R. Chidambaram
(Ex-Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India) will be the Chief Guest for the Inaugural ceremony

Program Schedule

view CTFC 2023 Program Schedule (.pdf)

Speakers

Chief Guest:
Dr. R Chidambaram,
Inaugural Session

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Asim Tewari,
Inaugural Session

Dr. Vinod C Prabhakaran,
Plenary Talk 1

Mr. Gajanan Palsule,
Plenary Talk 2

Dr. Srivalli Shrikanth,
Plenary Talk 3

Mr. Avinash M Shabade,
Plenary Talk 4

Mr. Belur Krishnamurthy Sethuraman,
Plenary Talk 5

Mr. Bijon Roy,
Plenary Talk 7

Mr. Sunil Pote,
Panel Discussion

Mr. Nikhil Mahadeshwar,
Panel Discussion

Mr. Bhavesh Mehta,
Panel Discussion

Chief Guest: Dr. Debdatta Ratna,
Valedictory Session

Chief Guest:
Dr. R Chidambaram,
Inaugural Session

Formerly Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram is a Physicist who is known for his integral role in India’s nuclear weapons program. He coordinated test preparation for the Pokhran-I (1975) and Pokhran-II (1998). He previously served as the principal scientific adviser to the federal Government of India. He also served as the director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) — and later as chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of the Government of India and he contributed in providing national defence and energy security to India. Dr. Chidambaram was chairman of the board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during 1994–95. He was also a member of the Commission of Eminent Persons appointed by the Director-General, IAEA, in 2008 to prepare a report on “The Role of the IAEA to 2020 and Beyond”.

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Asim Tewari,
Inaugural Session

Professor, IITB

Dr. Asim Tewari is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a faculty member of the Center for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (C-MInDS) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. He graduated with a B. Tech degree from IIT Kanpur, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. He has over two decades of work experience working in both corporate R&D and National research laboratories. His area of research is in mathematical models for microstructural – mechanics and applied machine learning. He has over 100 international journal & conference publications and ten international and four Indian patents. He has graduated thirteen Ph.D. students and more than fifty M.S. students. Over the last decade, he has secured research funding of over 15 million USD.

Dr. Vinod C Prabhakaran,
Plenary Talk 1

Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NCL, Pune

Dr. Prabhakaran completed his MSc in Physical Chemistry from the school of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, in 1995. He obtained PhD in Chemistry from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. He did post-doctoral work at various institutes including the Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Denmark Technical University, Denmark; and Cardiff University, United Kingdom. He joined CSIR-NCL in 2010 and started his independent research group at the Catalysis Division.

Title of the Talk: Sustainability through Catalysis

Mr. Gajanan Palsule,
Plenary Talk 2

Chief Architect, TCS

Mr. Gajanan Palsule currently working as ‘Chief Architect’ for CIO organization, heads cluster of Architecture and Engineering CoEs with focus on digital transformation leveraging cloud native architecture and hybrid cloud environments. He has more than 22 years of experience in the IT sector. He worked in the roles of Solution Architect, Business Analyst and Project Manager in various industry verticals including Banking, Insurance, Service and manufacturing. Contributed in business systems transformation as well as digital transformations for multiple global customers.

Title: With Metaverse – Let us make our cities smarter and sustainable

Dr. Srivalli Shrikanth,
Plenary Talk 3

Professor and Head, MGM Dental College

Dr. Srivalli Shrikanth is a Oral And Maxillo Facial Surgeon in Vikhroli, Mumbai and has an experience of 31 years in this field. Dr. Srivalli Shrikanth practices at Godrej Memorial Hospital in Vikhroli, Mumbai. She completed MDS – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from Dr. TN MGR Medical University in 1992.

Title: Computer assisted Maxillofacial Surgery: A Precision Tool

Mr. Avinash M Shabade,
Plenary Talk 4

Transportation Engineer (Special Projects) at CIDCO

Mr. Avinash M. Shabade, a visionary professional with an unwavering passion for transforming urban landscapes and improving the lives of citizens. Avinash’s journey began in the serene town of Latur, Maharashtra, where he completed his Civil Engineering degree in 2006. Fuelled by a desire to create impactful change, he embarked on a remarkable academic voyage, earning his M.Tech. Degree from the prestigious institute, The IIT Bombay in 2009.

Title: 3 Generations of Railway Stations in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Mr. Belur Krishnamurthy Sethuraman,
Plenary Talk 5

Managing Director, Celanese Corporation, India

Sethu is the Managing Director for Celanese India, with responsibilities of charting a profitable growth path for Celanese in India. He and his team are committed to catalyzing usage of engineering plastics and specialty chemicals in a wide spectrum of end-use markets, and working with customers to develop innovative solutions in emerging segments like 5G, Advanced Mobility, Medical Devices and Sustainability.

Before joining Celanese, Sethu spent 14 years with Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas, where he held various sales, marketing, country and business leadership responsibilities in the Asia Pacific region.

Sethu has a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, an MS from Clarkson University, USA and an MBA from Sasin School of Business, a Kellogg-Wharton program. He is also a Certified CEO Coach from Coaching Foundation of India, a partner at Social Venture Partners and Member of the Celanese Global Diversity and Inclusion council.

Title: Advanced and Sustainable Engineered Plastics for Future Cities

Mr. Bijon Roy,
Plenary Talk 7

Principal Lead Product Manager- Microsoft

Bijon is a lifelong learner in technology innovation. He is currently a leader building product in the cloud and AI space for Microsoft. In his two decades of career, he has played multiple roles starting with a developer, a delivery manager, a seller, a startup incubator to currently a manager of product managers. He wants to be the best team player with strong individual contribution and spread positivity around in all situations. Apart from technology, he is passionate about history, philosophy and anthropology. If you want to know how to measure your “maturity”, he can help you assess yourself with his tips.

Title: How to survive in the age of ChatGPT

Mr. Sunil Pote,
Panel Discussion

Executive Director (Operations), Mahapreit – Government of Maharashtra (Undertaking)

Mr. Nikhil Mahadeshwar,
Panel Discussion

Cybersecurity Expert, Digital Forensics Investigator & Tech Innovator

Mr. Bhavesh Mehta,
Panel Discussion

Deputy General Manager – Engineering Design, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai

Chief Guest: Dr. Debdatta Ratna,
Valedictory Session

NMRL

Advisory Committee

Dr. S. Ramani, Ex TIFR, Founding Director - NCSTDr. Sushil Mishra, Mechanical Engineering Department, IITB
Dr. Ashok Misra, IISc Bangalore Dr. Gurminder Singh, Mechanical Engineering Department, IITB
Dr. Pradipta Banerjee, Structural Engineering Department, IITB Dr. A. Shaija, Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut
Dr. D. K. Aswal, Director, Health Safety and Environment Group, BARCDr. Sirish Namilae, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida
Dr. P. D. Babu, Director, UGC DAE CSR, Mumbai Dr. Patrick Lampson Hall, NYU, USA
Dr. Sasi Kumar, Executive Director, CDAC Mumbai Mr. Samir Limaye, Vice President, Wimco Limited
Dr. Damodar Acharya, Ex-Director, IIT KGP Mr. Deepak Pingalay, Chief Commercial Officer, DIMAAG-AI/EV
Dr. Binod Kumar Singh, School of Planning and Architecture, New DelhiDr. Srivalli Shrikanth, Dean, MGM Dental College and Hospital, Kamothe
Dr. Vinod C P, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NCL, PuneDr. Rajani Mullerpatan, Director, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Kamothe
Dr. Bernard Menezes, Computer Engineering Department , IITBDr. Sanjay Oak, Vice Chancellor, DY Patil University
Dr. M. V. Rane, Mechanical Engineering Department , IITBProf. R. K. Malaviya, Secretary, ATMS India
Dr. B. N. Jagatap, Department of Physics, IITB Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette, TIFR

Organising Committee

Dr. P S Goyal, PCEDr. Sharvari Govilkar, PCE
Dr. Arun Pillai, PCEDr. Prashant Nitnaware, PCE
Dr. Dhanraj Tambuskar, PCEDr. Monika Bhagwat, PCE
Dr. Avinash Vaidya, PCEDr. P S Lokhande, PCE
Dr. Manju Pillai, PCEDr. Lata Menon, PHCACS
Dr. J W Bakal, PHCETDr. R Chandran, PiMSR
Dr. Sudnya Mahimkar, PiCA Dr. Celina Joy, PILLAI/FIFA/CIES
Dr. Sally Enos, PCERDr. Pradip Chatterjee, PHiMSR
Dr. Gajanan Wader, PCACSMr. P. Niranjan, PCE

Awards

  • Best Oral Presentation
  • Best Poster Award
  • Young Researcher Award

Complimentary Workshops

  • 3D Printing
  • Internet of Things

Stalls / Exhibition Charges

Rs. 25,000/- (4×4 feet) and Rs. 35,000/- (8×4 feet)

Track Chairs

Tracks Coordinators
Software Technologies for Future CitiesDr. Sharvari Govilkar, PCE
Dr. Archana Patankar, TSEC
Hardware Technologies for Future CitiesDr. Monika Bhagwat, PCE
Dr. Sudhakar Mande, DBIT
Systems for Future Cities Dr. Dhanraj Tambuskar, PCE
Dr. S R Mohanty, IIMP-PGDM
Policies, Governance and Education for Future CitiesDr. Leena Potdar, PCE
Dr. Reni Francis, PCER
Materials for Future CitiesDr. Jeet Patil, PCE
Dr. Raju Bhosale, PCCOE
Healthcare and Fitness for Future CitiesDr. Sreedevi Kulkarni, PCE
Dr. Mansee Thakur, MGMSBMS

Important Dates

Last Date of Paper Submission20th July, 2023
Communication of Acceptance5th August, 2023
Registration Opens30th July, 2023
Early Bird Registrations Closes15th August, 2023
Registration Closes20th September, 2023

Poster Template

view Guidelines for Poster – CTFC 2023 (.pdf)

Registration Fees

CategoryAuthorAttendee
Early Bid (INR)Regular (INR)Early Bid (INR)Regular (INR)
StudentRs. 1,200/-Rs. 1,500/-Rs. 800/-Rs. 1,000/-
Faculty / ScientistsRs. 1,600/-Rs. 2,000/-Rs. 1,200/-Rs. 1,500/-
Industry DelegatesRs. 4,000/-Rs. 5,000/-Rs. 2,400/-Rs. 3,000/-
Foreign Delegates
80 USD100 USD60 USD75 USD

The registration fees include conference kit, Abstract Book, refreshments and lunch at the conference venue and complementary workshops. Accommodation on request could be made available to registered participants on individual or sharing basis subject to availability.
* Publication Charges are additional as applicable.

Registration Form

In case of multi-authored papers, one author has to be a registered participant and the others could be attendees.

Registration Form

Workshop Registration Form

For the registered participants-
Link of the Registration Form for the Workshop on “Edge AI for Internet of Things”:
https://forms.gle/kGt7wRnf3NEiQyUg7

Link of the Registration Form for the Workshop on “3D Printing”:
https://forms.gle/RhPHBxcAQUZY6m2B8

CTFC 2023 – Young Researcher Award Nomination Form

CTFC 2023-Young Researcher Award Nomination Form Link: Click Here

Call for Papers

Topics under Tracks
Software Technologies for Future Cities

  • Image & Video Processing
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
  • Cloud Computing

  • Data Mining and Information Retrieval
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
  • Natural Language Processing & Data Science

Systems for Future Cities

  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Transportation Systems
  • Disaster Management and Early Warning Systems
  • Water Supply and Sanitation

  • Pollution Control and Waste Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
  • Green Technology & Sustainability Engineering

Policies, Governance and Education for Future Cities

  • Use of ICT in Urban Planning, Services and Management of Utilities
  • Infrastructure Management for Healthcare
  • Education and Sports Modern Educational System

  • Integrated Water Management System
  • Efficient & Environment Friendly Transport System
  • Police & Cyber Security and Financial Inclusion

Hardware Technologies for Future Cities

  • Embedded and Automation Systems
  • Internet of Things
  • VLSI Real time monitoring and Signal Processing

  • Smart Mobility
  • Smart Grids
  • Communication Systems
  • Sensors, Actuators and Robotics

Healthcare and Fitness for Future Cities

  • Digital Healthcare & Technologies in Medicine
  • Use of ICT for Medical Records or Infrastructure
  • Use of Robotics in Surgery

  • Quantitative Methods in Medical Imaging
  • Supply Chain for Fresh and Hygienic Food
  • Methods to Monitor Food Products Quality
  • Physical and Mental Fitness Monitoring

Materials for Future Cities

  • Nanomaterials
  • Polymers and Composites
  • New Construction Materials
  • Sustainable & Biocompatible Materials

  • Alternate Fuels
  • Packaging Materials
  • Recycling and Efficient Use of Materials

Instruction to Authors

Please refer to the guidelines for preparing the manuscript from the link https://www.scientific.net/AEF/details. The template for the manuscript is also available under the Download section of this conference site. The figures and tables should be of high definition with good quality. The length of the manuscript should be limited to six pages.

The similarity score of the paper for presentation in conference is 20% and that for publication in Journal is 10%.

All submitted papers will undergo a peer review process. The accepted papers will be presented under oral or poster sessions as recommended by the referees.

Based on the grading given by referees and the recommendations of the session chairs selected papers will be sent to the following Journals for publications for consideration.

  1. Advanced Engineering Forum (SI) ISSN: 2234-9898 (UGC Care List) https://www.scientific.net/AEF/details
  2. The Scientific Temper (SI) ISSN 0976-8653 / 2231-6396 (Web of Science) https://scientifictemper.com/index.php/tst/AG

Journal editors would review the articles and after their acceptance, the paper would be published in any one of the above two journals. Publication charges will be additional and will apply as per the journal.

Special terms & Conditions for Scientific Temper and Advanced Engineering Forum:

  1. Plagiarism less than 10% including references by turnitin
  2. APA style of reference
  3. Only Research article (no Review article)
  4. Article must be of 3000 to 5000 words counts and minimum 25 references
  5. Publication time 4 to 6 months

We are exploring the possibility of one or two more journals. We are also in correspondence with Talor & Francis for publishing the conference proceedings (full papers) as a stand-alone book with ISBN in Print and as an eBook. It will be updated on the website in due course.

Submit Research Paper

Create account or login on following link to submit the paper in CTFC 2023:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CTFC2023