Appcair

24/08/2026

We are delighted to share the successful conclusion of JAW’26 | Joint APPCAIR Workshop, a two-day AI event organized by APPCAIR, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.

The workshop brought together researchers, students, academicians, and industry experts, providing a vibrant platform for meaningful discussions and exploration of emerging developments in Artificial Intelligence. The event also fostered valuable interactions between academic and industry research communities, facilitating the exchange of diverse perspectives, ideas, and insights.

The two-day event commenced with an inspiring address by our Chief Guest, Mr. Kumar Barai, Director, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, followed by insightful addresses from the Head and Associate Head of APPCAIR, BITS Pilani. The programme featured engaging talks by invited speakers and APPCAIR members, research poster presentations, enthusiastic student participation in the hackathon, and an engaging AI quiz.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our invited speakers and distinguished guests: Agrawal (Purdue University), (IIT Delhi), Hemachandra (IIT Bombay), Agrawal (IIT Delhi), Kumar (Adobe Research), Prakashan (UrbanKisaan AI Lab), and Agrawal (Geeka AI) for sharing their valuable research insights and contributing to the success of the workshop.

We also sincerely thank all the delegates, APPCAIR members, participants, faculty members, organizing team, and student volunteers for their enthusiastic participation and dedicated efforts in making the event a success.
A special appreciation to our Sponsor, AI, and Gift Partner, Artham, for their valuable support and contribution.
Together, we made JAW’26 a memorable celebration of Artificial Intelligence, research, innovation, and collaboration, while creating opportunities for meaningful connections and future academic-industry engagement.
Ramgopal Rao, VC BITS PILANI, @ Sudhir Kumar Barai @ Col S Chakraborty, Registrar @ NVM Rao, Dean Administration, Saha @ Poonam Goyal @ Manik Gupta @ Elakkiya R @ Surjay Ghosh

Snehanshu Saha

11/08/2026

🚀 JAW 2026 | Joint APPCAIR Workshop

🌟 The wait is almost over!

The JAW 2026 – Joint APPCAIR Workshop is all set to bring together leading researchers, academicians, industry experts, faculty, and students for two days of insightful talks, discussions, networking, and innovation.

📅 14th & 15th August 2026
📍 BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
🏛️ JC Chaudhry NAB Auditorium

🔹 What to Expect?

🎙️ Invited Talks by leading academic & industry experts
👨‍🏫 Short Faculty Talks by APPCAIR members
🖼️ Poster Presentations
💡 Round Table Discussion
🏆 Hackathon with a ₹25,000 prize pool
🎓 Inauguration & Valedictory Ceremony
🤝 Networking with researchers and technology enthusiasts

We are excited to welcome an impressive lineup of speakers from Purdue University, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, Adobe Research, UrbanKisaan AI, GikaGraph.ai, and more.

🤖 Hackathon Sponsored by: GikaGraph.ai
🎁 Gifting Partner: Arthadam

🔗 Event Details:
https://appcair-jaw-2026.github.io/index.html

📢 Join us on 14th & 15th August 2026 at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus!

BITS Pilani Snehanshu Saha

16/06/2026

Registration last date 20th June 2026

⏳ Haven’t Registered for ICEPAD 2026 Yet?

The countdown has begun! Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the International Conference on Economics, Policy and AI for Development (ICEPAD 2026), bringing together researchers, academicians, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss the future of economics, public policy, and artificial intelligence.

📌 Last Date for Registration: 20th June 2026

📅 Conference Dates: July 23–25, 2026
📍 Venue: BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

Secure your place and join us for insightful discussions, networking, and knowledge exchange with leading experts.

🔗 Register now: https://appcair.bits-pilani.ac.in/ICEPAD2026/

Appcair Icepad Snehanshu Saha

15/06/2026

🎙️ Meet Our Plenary Speaker | ICEPAD 2026

We are delighted to announce Prof. Mausumi Das from the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, as a Plenary Speaker at the International Conference on Economic Perspectives in the Age of Disruption (ICEPAD 2026).

📌 Plenary Talk
Capital Scarcity, Automation and Growth: A Developing Economy Perspective

Her research and insights will provide a deeper understanding of how automation and capital constraints shape economic growth in developing economies.

📅 July 23–25, 2026
📍 BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

Join us as leading academicians, researchers, and industry experts come together to discuss emerging challenges and opportunities in an era of rapid transformation.

🌐 More details: https://appcair.bits-pilani.ac.in/ICEPAD2026/

Appcair Snehanshu Saha

07/05/2026

We are immensely proud of Kunvar Thaman (B.E. EEE + M.Sc. Biological Sciences, Class of 2022, Pilani Campus) — whose solo-authored research paper has been accepted at ICML 2026, one of the world's most prestigious AI research conferences, to be held in Seoul, South Korea.

Solo-authored papers at ICML are extraordinarily rare. This appears to be the first solo-authored ICML paper from India in the past three years.

Kunvar's paper, Reward Hacking Benchmark, tackles a critical challenge in AI safety: what happens when AI systems find ways to appear successful without actually doing the work? His research introduces a rigorous benchmark to detect this behaviour and evaluates it across 13 leading AI models — including those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and DeepSeek.

The findings reveal that this shortcut-taking behaviour is deeply tied to how a model is trained, can be meaningfully reduced through simple environmental changes, and tends to emerge most when tasks get hard enough that honest solutions are elusive.

This is exactly the kind of foundational work that shapes how safe and reliable AI systems are built. We couldn't be more proud, Kunvar.

Congratulations from your BITS Pilani family! 🎓

Snehanshu Saha BITS Pilani

04/05/2026

🎓 Exciting opportunity for students & researchers in Computer Vision!

BITS Pilani Goa Campus, in collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad, is hosting the 5th edition of the 3D Vision Summer School (3DVSS) — one of the most respected programs in 3D Computer Vision.

📅 One week. Hands-on. Cutting-edge.

What you'll explore:
→ 3D representation: point clouds, meshes, voxels
→ Multi-view geometry & 3D reconstruction
→ Deep learning for 3D understanding
→ Applications in autonomous navigation, AR/VR/XR & medical imaging

You'll also hear from researchers at Meta, INRIA, NVIDIA-AMRI, and Johns Hopkins University.

This is a rare chance to learn, connect, and grow alongside top minds from academia and industry.

🎯 Who should apply?
3rd/4th year UG, MS, PhD students · Faculty · Industry professionals

⚠️ Deadline: May 3 | Seats are limited!

🔗 Apply now: https://3dvss.github.io/



Snehanshu Saha BITS Pilani

18/02/2026

🎓 Join us for a distinguished virtual talk by Prof. Milind Tambe, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and Director of AI for Social Good at Google Research.

As part of the SPARC-sponsored international workshop at IIT Bombay, this session explores how Generative AI can drive global social impact and overcome real-world deployment challenges in AI.

🗓 Friday, 20 February | ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
💻 Mode: Virtual

We invite faculty, researchers, and students to attend this insightful lecture on AI for social good.

🔗 Join the session: https://meet.google.com/wui-gytu-aho

Snehanshu Saha

18/02/2026

As per the Ministry Directives Appcair team won't be available in the Hall 6, Booth 6.9 on 19th Feb 2026 for India AI Summit, 2026.

Request you to plan to meet us on 20th Feb, 2026.
Thank you for your continued support.

Snehanshu Saha

17/02/2026

🚀 Big milestone for India’s AI ecosystem!

Bharat1.AI has announced plans to build the world’s first *Humanity-Centric AI City* in Bengaluru — a city-scale hub focused on ethical, real-world AI innovation.

A proud highlight: **BITS Pilani joins as a *foundational knowledge partner***, contributing academic expertise and research collaboration to shape safe, human-aligned AI systems.

The project begins with the B1 AI Superpark, a large-scale research and innovation campus designed to bring together thousands of researchers, startups, and industry partners to accelerate impactful AI development.

This initiative marks a strong step toward building AI that prioritizes humanity, safety, and real-world societal benefit.



Snehanshu Saha

17/02/2026

✨ Glimpse of Day 1!

An inspiring start filled with ideas, discussions, and opportunities for meaningful collaboration. If you’re working on innovative projects, exploring partnerships, or interested in supporting impactful initiatives — let’s connect and create together.