The conference was also featured with four tutorial sessions. The first tutorial
was delivered by Mr. Antonio VILEI, Software Platforms and Cloud,
STMicroelectronics, Lecce, Italy, on “The Internet of Things revolution: Smart
Cities and Smart Industry”. In parallel to this, second tutorial was on the “Impacts
of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning on Workforce and Society, a Macro
Economic Perspective” by Mr. Anshuman Tripathi, Head Consulting, Americas,
USA. Mr. Anil Kumar Goel, Ex. DGM-NTPC, has delivered the third tutorial on
“Power Scenario in India and Present Challenges”. Prof. M.A Ansari, SM-IEEE,
Gautam Buddha University Ltd, has delivered the fourth tutorial session on
“Renewable Energy Scenario and Future Scope in India”.
The workshop was another feature of this conference. It was scheduled in
successive sessions on the “ Trends in Microgrid Management” by Mr. Himadri
Endow, Ex. Head Smart Grid, Alstom Grid, India, South East Asia, followed by
another workshop on “Advancement and skill Challenges in Instrumentation and
Automation” by Mrs. R. Mahalakshmi, DGM-Yokogawa India Limited. Mr. Piyush
Chandra Ojha, VP CABCON, India, has delivered the third workshop on
“Microgrids—The Changing Paradigm for Grid Control”. The fourth workshop on
“IOT in building and Home Automation” was delivered by Mr. Nitin Jain, Director
and Chief Operating Officer, Aviconn Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Applications of IoT in
buildings and home automation such as climate control HVAC (heating, ventilation, AC) automation and control safety and alarms detection of smoke, fire, water
leak, gas leak, air quality, earthquake, device fault detection, energy savings
lighting and appliance control home lighting, building/peripheral lighting and
appliance control have been highlighted.
The ICAEDC-2017 has received the partial financial support from Science and
Engineering Research Board, SERB, Department of Science & Technology—Govt.
of India. Conference has also received its technical support from IEEE U.P section.