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Sci-Fi Group By Indian Association for Science Fiction Studies (IASFS) 1 INDEX Sr. Page Name Title No. no. 1. Editorial Board - 6 2. From chief editor’s desk - 7 DLKIA: A Deep Neural Network Based Gerard Deepak, Pushpa C N, Knowledge Integration Approach for 3. Ayush Kumar, Thriveni J, 8 Knowledge Base Generation for Science Venugopal K R Fiction as a Domain Androids, Surveillance and Evil: An 4. Dr Kasturi Sinha Ray 9 Overview of Jonathan Nolan’s Westworld Racial Discrimination and Scientific Priyadharshini Krishnan & 5. Amelioration in Isaac Asimov’s 10 Akshaya Subramaniam ‘The Weapon too dreadful to use’ A Post humanist Reading of Homo Deus: A 6. Shikha Khandpur 11 Brief History of Tomorrow S. Priya Dharshini, Dr C. G. Frankenfood: A Cornucopia in Paolo 7. 12 Sangeetha Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl Abnormal Human Beings in Hindu 8. Dr Shantala K R 13 Mythology and Possible Medical Explanation Bangalore’s Urban Ecology Crises: Science 9. Dr Sindhu Janardan 14 Fiction to the Rescue? Dystopian Awakening: Ecocritical 10. Dr Swasti Sharma Rumination on Climate Change in Narlikar’s 15 “Ice Age Cometh” Science Fiction, Women and Nature: 11. Mr. Kailash ankushrao atkare 16 Ecological Perspective Cyrano de Bergerac: Father of Science- 12. Dr Jyothi Venktaesh 17 Fiction Literature in France? A Reflection Kavin Molhy P. S, Dr C. G. Delineation of Optimistic Women in The 13. 18 Sangeetha Calculating Stars Breaking the Myth: Women as Superheroines 14. Nabanita Deka 19 and Supervillains in a Dystopian World Female Characters in Science Fiction: 15. Dr Navle Balaji Anandrao Archetypal Messengers of Social Equity and 20 Equality Exploring the Gamut of African American 16. Dr Nidhi Mishra 22 Women Science Fiction Sultana’s Dream and its Conception of 17. Rajani Raveendra 23 Feminist Utopia A Journey through ‘The Forbidden Country’: 18. Shobha M The Representation of Gender in Manjula 24 Padmanabhan’s The Island of Lost Girls Portraiture of Women, Robots and Robotic 19. Smita Potnis 25 Behaviour in Marathi Science Fiction 2 Indian English Science Fiction: Expanding/ 20. Anamta Rizvi Exploding the Canon of Indian Writing in 26 English 21. Ebin Thomas Mary Shelley: The Mother of Science Fiction 28 Nandana K Dr. B M Jayashree Practical Approach on aspects of Nāṭyaśāstra 22. 29 (Retd) for Science Fiction Introducing Science Fiction for Engineering 23. Premila Swamy D graduates in Technical Institutions: Scope and 30 limitations Indian Health care delivery-A dream and the 24. Rani Susmitha 31 destiny ScifiOnto: Modelling, Visualization and Gerard Deepak, Ayush Kumar A 25. Evaluation of Science Fiction Ontologies 32 and Santhanavijayan A based on Indian Contextualization Challenging essentialist notions of femininity: 26. Dr. Vaishali K.S 33 feminist science fiction Hemapriyaa S, Aarunya P & 27. 34 Gugah A. Vow against Deflowering Hinduja.M.S., Vijaissri.T & 28. 35 YogeswariS, Mission George and the Zane 29. Pavithra V.S Brushing, Coding, Fighting 36 30. Reena Quantum warriors 37 31. Sapna Anandan The Human Mission 38 32. Sarulatha & Deepika Time is Unique 39 33. Shobia P & Dharani D: Benevolent communication with Aliens 40 Women’s Space Craft - “Power tends to Akshaya.E, Divyaa.S. S. & 34. corrupt and absolute power corrupts 41 Kaviyasree. S absolutely Charan Kumar K, Kamsali 35. 42 Nagaraja Radon in houses and workplaces as the ghost! 36. Deepa & E. Nandhini HUMROBALI 43 37. Dr Shantala Medical Technology of the Future 44 The technology of living immortal based on 38. Gayathri G & Vaishaali B 45 the movie “Maayavan” Black Panther Movie _ African Diaspora 39. Iniya Chinnasamy 46 Through Technoculture And Science Fiction Science Fiction film ‘Pandemic’ (2016) 40. Mitkari S.B. correlate to the present scenario: A Pandemic 47 COVID-19 First Contact, 2070 AD: Mythology and 41. Sami Ahmad Khan 48 Mankind in Bollywood SF Films Ms Sayujya Sankar, Ms. Arpitha Black Panther: Afrofuturism and the Politics 42. 49 Bhaskar of the Anthropocene Issues of Identity in Star Trek vis a vis Nation 43. Sheetal Balyan 50 and Nationalism Bollywood and Science Fiction: The Framing 44. Sohini Chakraborty 51 of Bollywood’s Superhero Genre 3 Portrayal of Women in P.Padmarajan’s 45. Sreedevi.T, Ravi B.K Cinema: With Special Reference To 52 Novemberinte Nashtam Contemporary Concerns and Challenges in 46. Divya M B Higher Education: Some Reflection on 53 Humanities Kamsali Nagaraja, Balakrishnan Does Cloud Seeding Increase Rainfall - A 47. 54 Manikam Fact Or Fiction? 48. Meenal R. Kale Time and Space in Jayant Narlikar’s Virus 55 The Mythical Twist in Indian Speculative 49. Ruchita Machal 56 Fiction 50. Sujatha Swamy Space Adventures in French Literature 57 Game of Thrones: Science Fiction a 51. Jyoti B. Mohanty 58 Historical Fantasy Science Fiction in Education on Future 52. Sruthi.S 59 Generations Dr Mayanglambam Sarda Devi Science Fiction and Scope for Future 53. 60 and Dr Arambam Sophia Technology What Is Humanity: A Study of Early Novels 54. Apurva Renukadas Deshmukh Based on Science Fiction and Genetic 61 Engineering. Simulated World of Trauma: Encountering 55. Indrani Das Gupta Violence in Tarun K. Saint’s Short Story “A 62 Visit to Partition World” 56. Nagaraja ND Fictions of Literature and Languages 63 The Mutant Metaphor: Smashing Stereotypes 57. Sheena Lama 64 or Surrendering to Standards Dystopian City: An Exploration of the 58. Vishnu Prasad T. R 65 Futuristic Chicago in Divergent Trilogy 59 Abhishek Kumar Mishra भय बिनु होई न प्रीबि 66 60. Mustafa Vohra Live together Die together 67 61. Sahana Prasad Wfh....You better be alert!! 68 62. Seema Kulkarni A Red Trajectory 69 63. Tanmay Shrivastava Difficult Breaths 70 Weird life story of the photon: From fiction to 64. Usha Devi, Sudha and I. Reena 71 reality AYUSHMAAN BHARAT- Vision for A 65. Vinita Balasubramanya 72 Better India 66. Vishnupriya Star Survival Squad 73 A Posthumanistic Reading of Isaac Asimov 67. Dr Anand Arul Das “A Boy’s Best Friend” and “Satisfaction 74 Guaranteed”. The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a 68. Abhishek Sharma Padmanabhan tool for dissemination of Justice - Issues and 75 Challenges 69. Lavanya S & Dr V. Sangeetha, Clay’s Ark as a Microbial Narrative 76 Breakdown of Dystopian Elements in Neon 70. Priyasha & Gopika Rakesh 77 Genesis Evangelion: Analysing the 4 Interaction between Sci-Fi and Psychoanalytic/Mythopoetic Elements Philip K. Dick redefinition of (in) human in 71. Sowmya the select novel Do Androids Dream of 78 Electric Sheep 72. Dr Shantala “Cyborg Srinivasa” (ಸ ೈಬಾರ್ಗ್ ಶ್ರೀꂿವಾಸ) 79 73. Sapna katti Mitra 80 5 Editorial Board Sr. Name Contact Role No. 1. Dr. Srinarhari M. H. [email protected] Advisor 2. Dr. Anjali Naik [email protected] Chief Editor 3. Dr. Shantala [email protected] Editor 4. Dr. Indrani Dasgupta [email protected] Editor 5. Ms. Deepa Kamal [email protected] Editor 6. Ms. Keerthy Ramesh [email protected] Editor 7. Mrs. Vani Sushruta [email protected] Editor 8. Mr. Vishnu Prasad [email protected] Editor 9. Dr. Meenal Kale [email protected] Editor 10. Dr. Dayanandh Gangadhar [email protected] Editor 11. Mr. Debraj Moulick [email protected] Editor Technical 12. Mr. Prasanna Karandikar [email protected] Support 6 From Chief Editor’s Desk It gives me and my team an immense pleasure to present this book of E-abstracts in the International Science Fiction Conference-2020. Science Fiction is comparatively a modern genre of literature devoted to scientific writings. It is said to have a social goal of predicting the future. To be precise, it helps in connecting the present with the future. Reading science fiction enables us to reflect on the ways people interact with each other, with technology, with our environment. This conference held is unique in the sense that all the sessions were virtually conducted in a completely pre-recorded form. All presenters presented their papers in the form of video recording. In the conference, under 14 sessions devoted to various themes like Authors narrate stories, Story Reading, Ecology and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Movies, Science Fiction stories from languages other than English (Kannada and Hindi) etc, very scholarly papers were presented, which I am sure, the readers will enjoy. In this book, we have presented the abstracts as a glimpse of works presented during the conference. We are all thankful to the organisers of the conference to give us the opportunity to edit this E-book. Thanks to all my team of editors for their cooperation! Dr. Anjali Naik Chief Editor 7 IASFS/SF/001 Gerard Deepak, Pushpa C N, Ayush Kumar, Thriveni J, Venugopal K R Department of Computer Science and Engineering National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli UVCE, Bangalore University Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University, Bangalore Artificial Intelligence DLKIA: A Deep Neural Network Based Knowledge Integration Approach for Knowledge Base Generation for Science Fiction as a Domain Automatic Knowledge Base Generation is quite important and is a prerequisite for several information systems in the current era where most of the applications are knowledge centred. The availability of extensive amount of data and the non-availability of knowledge makes it quite cumbersome for information systems for reasoning and inferencing. Knowledge Representation and Reasoning is quite essential in the era of Symbolic Artificial Intelligence and Collective Artificial Intelligence. A knowledge integration framework based on a Recursive Deep Neural Network has been proposed to densely populate the Entities in the existing Science Fiction Ontology based on several heterogenous dynamic knowledge sources based on SPARQL based querying and closed word semantics. Apart from this, an Entity Graph based inferential reasoning scheme has been instilled into the approach. A massive Knowledge Base for Science Fiction as an Independent Domain has been generated and a Domain Compliance F-Measure of 97.86% has been achieved for the proposed approach.
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