VIT's second international conference on power and advanced computing begins
TNN | Mar 22, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
CHENNAI: The second annual international conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-Pact’19) began at Vellore Institute of Technology on Friday.
The two-day conference was inaugurated by Kailash Sharma, vice-president of Schneider Electric, Bengaluru.
More than 800 papers in the areas of power and advanced computing technologies were submitted and 400 among them were selected for presentation, said a press release.
The presentation was aimed at creating a platform for exchange of ideas among the participating delegates apart from entrepreneurs from all over the world.
More than 320 students, faculty and researchers from the United States, Japan, Egypt, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore took part in the conference, the release added.
G Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of VIT, in his presidential address, pointed out that India stood third globally in power generation, yet there were several places that witnessed power scarcity.
"Developed nations should share their surplus power with those countries experiencing deficient power supply," he added.
TNN | Mar 22, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
CHENNAI: The second annual international conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-Pact’19) began at Vellore Institute of Technology on Friday.
The two-day conference was inaugurated by Kailash Sharma, vice-president of Schneider Electric, Bengaluru.
More than 800 papers in the areas of power and advanced computing technologies were submitted and 400 among them were selected for presentation, said a press release.
The presentation was aimed at creating a platform for exchange of ideas among the participating delegates apart from entrepreneurs from all over the world.
More than 320 students, faculty and researchers from the United States, Japan, Egypt, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore took part in the conference, the release added.
G Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of VIT, in his presidential address, pointed out that India stood third globally in power generation, yet there were several places that witnessed power scarcity.
"Developed nations should share their surplus power with those countries experiencing deficient power supply," he added.
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