2. ABOUT IIT GANDHINAGAR
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT GN), Gujarat
started its journey in 2008 with the belief of building approaches
by promoting innovative research and entrepreneurship.
While IIT GN was in its nascent stages in its temporary campus, it
began carving a niche for itself amongst technical and research
oriented institutions. It was bestowed The World Education
Award’13 by The World Education Summit for its innovations
in engineering education. The progress of the institute further
accelerated after its transition to the new campus. IIT GN hosted
COCOA 2016- a first time in India. It stood 8th in a survey of
Best Engineering Colleges in India 2016 conducted by MHRD,
Government of India. It also organized The Indo-Chinese Young
Engineer’s Conclave’15, fostering better international ties with
young research scholars.
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Where the mind is without fear...
IIT Gandhinagar
3. ”“The science of today is the
technology of tomorrow
- Edward Teller
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The need for a better life has always driven man to inexplicable
heights, compelling him to find motivation in the shallowest of
depths and hope in the darkest of corners. As we are advancing
further down the road of development, the challenges are only
becoming more unfathomable and demanding. The need for
creative means of problem solving has increased exponentially
in the last decade. Technology forms a medium, providing a
basis for tackling the challenges faced in the present world.
The objective of Amalthea ‘16 is to bring out the simple
correspondence between technology and development based
on the theme ‘Technologizing Challenges’ and spread knowledge
- the ultimate aim of Amalthea. Amalthea ‘16 will feature a
Conclave on the same theme for the speakers to share their
generation of ideas , an Exhibition on ‘Expediting Development
Through Tech and Innovation’, a Symposium on ‘Technologies in
Defense and Internal Security’ and many other engaging events.
ABOUT AMALTHEA‘16
4. It’s the Light of Technology that
purges the darkness of Challenges.
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Amalthea is the annual technical summit of IIT Gandhinagar.
Amalthea, in its literal sense is the goat who suckled the Greek
God Zeus when he was a baby and is also the name of one of the
Jupiter’s moons. The horn of Amalthea, which is the cornucopia
was broken off and filled with endless food and drink. Here we
symbolise Amalthea as spreading an abundance of knowledge
and prospering through technology. We aim to touch lives and
inspire creative thinking by showcasing ideas and thoughts
through this event.
ABOUT THE MASCOT
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5. Amalthea ’16 hosts the second edition of Symposium, a step
forward towards realizing its vision - ‘Spreading Knowledge’.
Symposium provides a platform for research scholars and
technology enthusiasts, with common interests and passions,
to share and discuss their research. The audience is invited to
present their research and find mentors in the speakers. `
This edition of Symposium focuses on ‘Technologies in Defence
and Internal Security’, a field where constant technological
advancement is the need of the hour. In this Symposium, we
seek to address the multifaceted issues and technologies that
are associated with our country’s defence frontier, bringing
together multiple disciplines and seeking out answers by
marrying industry with academic pursuits.
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SYMPOSIUM
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The Conclave at Amalthea champions the power of ideas and
perseverance. It creates an atmosphere that is conducive to
innovation, inquisition and creativity. Conclave invites thinkers,
ideators, and leaders in industry and academia to share their
experiences, expertise and research with aspiring individuals.
The theme of the Conclave in Amalthea ‘16 is “Technologizing
Challenges”. When we think of challenges, we think of innovation
and technology. Technology would not be that exciting without
challenges and challenges would not be the same without
technology. “Technologizing Challenges” aims to explore the art
of pursuing ideas and of overcoming the uncertainties of the
unexplored.
CONCLAVE
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Amalthea strives to enlighten the minds of young people through
technology. Nations can progress if people are better guided
towards Science and Technology. Technology is the fastest way
to expedite development. Through our innovative exhibition, we
endeavour to display the prowess of knowledge. Our exhibition
on “Expediting Development Through Technology” promises to
bring together some of the exemplary ideas that are increasing
the pace of development and revolutionizing lives-all under one
roof.
EXHIBITION
Alongside the Exhibition, Conclave and Symposium, Amalthea
features events for people of various age groups to showcase
the applicative knowledge acquired by them in various fields.
Events like Robomilitia, Seismism, quizzes and online coding
events provide an opportunity to enthusiasts to reflect on
their skills by competing and learning during the course of the
events. The events keep getting better with passing years and
are continuously improvised based on reviews from previous
years. New events are also introduced to offer variety to the
participants. With the aim of ‘spreading knowledge’ - the motto
of Amalthea, we promise a favourable platform for testing your
skills this year again!
EVENTS
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The networking dinner facilitates interaction between visiting
dignitaries and the student faculty community of IITGN. We
wish to provide a platform for a more informal and personal
discussion while providing a conducive atmosphere for
people with similar interests to connect and engage in an
intellectual exchange.
• Shri. Narendra Modi (Honourable Prime Minister of India)
• Dr. R Chidambaram (Principal Scientific Advisor to the
Govern-ment of India and Chairman, Scientific Advisory
Committee to the Cabinet)
• Dr. Kamlesh Lulla (Director, University Research,
Collaboration, and Partnership Office, Johnson Space
Center, NASA)
• Mr. Alan Emtage (CTO, Mediapolis; Inventor of the first
search engine ‘Archie’)
• Dr. Gurtej Sandhu (Recognized as the world’s fourth most
pro-lific inventor of all time)
• Dr. Anil Bharadwaj (Director, Space Research Laboratory,
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, ISRO)
• Dr. Aravind Chinchure (Chair Professor of Innovation and
En-trepreneurship, Symbiosis International University)
• Dr. Kazutaka Kurihara (Inventor of the SpeechJammer;
Winner of the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for Acoustics)
• Dr. Sanjay Burman (Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence
and Robotics, DRDO)
• Dr. N. Ravichandran (Professor, IIM-Ahmedabad; Ex-
Director, IIM- Indore)
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8. • An exclusive platform that brings the foremost and
competitive players to showcase their technological
talents: this is Amalthea in a nutshell
• Amalthea provides you an opportunity to interact
with other exhibitors and professionals which will help
you build up relations.
• The utmost inventive and pioneer technologies
converge and excel here.
• Amalthea will attract the renowned experts,
professionals and technologists who will share their
insights on the latest trends in technology and
research.
• This interaction enhances the possibility of student
research about new technologies with respective
companies
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9. Sri Savya Tanikella
8179512711
tanikella.savya@iitgn.ac.in
Vaibhav Mittal
9993766608
vaibhav.mittal@iitgn.ac.in
Naman Jain
9687685938
naman.jain@iitgn.ac.in
Priyang priyadarshi
9409230700
priyang.priyadarshi@iitgn.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology
Gandhinagar
Palaj Campus, Palaj Village,
Simkheda, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat - 382355
CONTACT US
FOR MORE DETAILS
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-Shri Narendra Modi
Honourable Prime Minister,
India
"I'm very much impressed with the hard work of the
students and the theme of this Technical Summit"
