The inauguration of a week-long Faculty Development Programme titled 'MATLAB and its Applications' took place on May 16, 2023, at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University. Organized by the Department of Computer Application and sponsored by the World Bank's Institutional Development Plan of Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE), the programme was inaugurated Vice Chancellor Prof. Santosh Kumar Tripathy. In his speech, Vice Chancellor Prof. Tripathy emphasized the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in today's age, acknowledging its current dominance over mankind. However, he also mentioned that natural intelligence will eventually surpass artificial intelligence, and to achieve that, the faculty members need to master newer technologies. As part of the event, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tripathy virtually unveiled the training manual of the programme. IQAC Director Prof. M. Himabindu highlighted the usefulness of MATLAB, while Chairman PG Council Prof. Pramod Kumar Satapathy expressed his support for such programmes benefiting faculty members. The guest of honor, Prof. H. N. Thatoi, Coordinator of the Institutional Development Plan, delivered a speech discussing the success and effectiveness of the program. Dr. Jibendu Kumar Mantri, Head of the Department of Computer Application and Coordinator of the programme, delivered the welcome address and provided an overview of the programme. Dr. Prasanta Kumar Swain, Assistant Professor of Computer Applications and Programme-Cocoordinator, expressed gratitude in the vote of thanks.
Distinguished resource persons, including Prof. Shubhankar Mishra from NISER, Bhubaneswar, Prof. Kapil Nagvansi from Gurughasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Dr. Satya Shubhashri Sen and Dr. Sumit Tetarave, Assistant Professors from KIIT University, Professor Pralaye Mitra from IIT Kharagpur, and Dr. Sujogya Mishra, Assistant Professor of OUTR, Bhubaneswar, along with the faculty members of the University Department of Computer Application, will provide training to the participants. The training programme saw a total of 50 participants from various colleges and universities in Odisha and other states.
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