Programme Schedule Venue: The Lalit New

Day 0 12th October, 2019

Arrival and free day Dinner at The Lalit, Overnight at the hotel

Day 1 13th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 09:00 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

12:30 Hrs - 14:00 Hrs : Lunch at The Lalit

17:30 Hrs – 18:30 Hrs : Indian instrumental and dance performances 18:30 Hrs : Personal presentations and ice-breaker Lunch & dinner at The Lalit

Day 2 14th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 09:00 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

09:00 Hrs - 09:15 Hrs : Inauguration by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma Secretary, Department of Science and Technology

09:15 Hrs - 09:30 Hrs : Remarks by Paula Golden and Nick Alexopoulos

09:30 Hrs - 09:45 Hrs : High Tea

09:45 Hrs - 10:00 Hrs : Pre-assessment

10:00 Hrs- 10:30 Hrs : Nicole Washington (OCTANe)

10:30 Hrs- 11:30 Hrs : Team formation and assignment of topics

11:30 Hrs- 13:00 Hrs : Team building activity

13:00 Hrs : Lunch

14:00 Hrs : Guided tour of

Red Fort:

The is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in . Every year on the of India, the Prime Minister hoists the Indian "tricolour flag" at the main gate of the fort and delivers a nationally broadcast speech from its ramparts.

Akshardham:

Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham complex is a Hindu temple, and aspiritual-cultural campus in Delhi, India. Also referred to as Akshardham Temple or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays millennia of traditional Hindu and Indian culture, spirituality, and architecture.

19:00 Hrs - 21:00 Hrs : Dinner at The Lalit

Dinner Speaker : SP Arun (IISc) Title : "If we can make computers play chess, why can't we make them see?"

Day 3 15th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 09:00 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

09:00 Hrs - 10:30 Hrs : Working in teams

10:30 Hrs - 10:45 Hrs : Coffee Break

10:45 Hrs - 13:00 Hrs : Working in teams

13:00 Hrs - 14:30 Hrs : Buffet lunch

Lunch Speakers: Sridharan Devarajan (IISc) Title: An EEG-based cognitive brain-machine interface for tracking attention.

Chetan Singh Thakur (IISc) Title : Neuromorphic Computing: Sensors to Systems

14:30 Hrs : Working in teams

16:00 Hrs - 16:30 Hrs : Coffee Break and Presentation

Speaker: Gregory Washington (UC Irvine) Title : Wearable Technology

18:00 Hrs : Working in teams

19:00 Hrs : Buffet dinner at The Lalit, New Delhi

Day 4 16th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 09:00 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

09:00 Hrs- 12:30 Hrs : Working in teams and Presentations

13:00 Hrs - 13:30 Hrs : Buffet Lunch and Presentation

Speaker : Jayadeva (IITD) Title : From Ants to Silicon

13:30 Hrs : Presentation before Jury

16:00 Hrs : Announcing the winners, final discussion, feedback and post-assessment

17:00 Hrs : Sightseeing trip to New Delhi; followed by dinner at Gram

Jantar Mantar:

Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments.The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1723 onwards, revising the calendar and astronomical table.

Drive through President House & Parliament House:

The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official home of the located at the Western end of in New Delhi, India.

Qutb Minar:

The , also spelled as Qutub Minar or Qutub Minar, is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the area of Delhi, India. Qutb Minar is a 73-metre tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metres base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres at the top of the peak.

Lotus Temple:

The , located in Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion or any other qualification.

22:30 Hrs : Transfer back to the hotel

Day 5 17th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 07:30 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

07:30 Hrs : Departure for Agra Full day trip to Agra to see Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

12:30 Hrs : Lunch at Jaypee Palace Hotel

19:30 Hrs : Dinner at The Lalit New Delhi

Day 6 : 18th October, 2019

07:00 Hrs - 09:30 Hrs : Breakfast at The Lalit

Free time for shopping and departure (hotel checkout at 12:00 Hrs)