Decennial Celebration 10 th Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) Conference in association with REVA University, Yelahanka, Bengaluru Theme: Science and Technology for Future of Humanity Date: January 18 - 19, 2018 Venue: Kuvempu Auditorium, B’lore Day : Thursday and Friday Inaugural Function: 10.00 am – 11.30 am on January 18, 2018 (Thursday) Technical Session: Schedule DAY 1: January 18, 2018 (Thursday) | Venue: Auditorium Sl. Topic of Presentation Resource Experts Time No Padmabhushan Prof. P. Balaram Is it Necessary for the Society to 12.30 pm - 1 Former Director, IISc Understand Science? Molecular Biophysics Unit 01.15 pm Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Lunch Break : 1. 15 pm – 2. 15 pm Padmashri Dr. S K Shiva Kumar Space Science & Technology: 02.15 pm - 2 Chairman, KSTA/ Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Future of Humanity Distinguished Professor/ 03.00 pm Former Director, ISAC, ISRO, Bengaluru Prof. Samir K Brahmachari Open Innovation, Big Data and J. C Bose National Fellow 03.00 pm – 3 Crowd Sourcing: The Next Former Director General, Council of Scientific 03.45 pm Frontier and Industrial Research Tea/Coffee Break 3. 45 pm – 4. 15 pm Dr. Y Narahari Professor Data Science Research: Current Game Theory Laboratory Computer Science 04.15 pm – 4 Trends and Future Directions and Automation 05.00 pm Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Visit to Poster Presentations and Exhibition : 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm Cultural Program : 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm Dinner : 8.00 pm onwards DAY 2: January 19, 2018 (Friday) | Venue: Auditorium Sl. Lecture Topic Resource Expert Time No. Prof. S. Ayyappan Former Secretary to Govt. Smart Farming Technologies DARE and DG, ICAR, Govt. of India/ 10.00 am – 5 NABARD Chair Professor, for Future Food Security 10.45 am NDRI Southern Regional Station, Bengaluru Smt. J Manjula 10.45 am – 6 Advances in Electronics and DS & Director General - Electronics & Communication Communications Systems (ECS) DRDO 11.30 am New Delhi Tea/Coffee Break : 11.30 am – 12 noon Nano Designing of Infection- Dr. Bhuvanesh Gupta 7 resistant Smart Polymer Bioengineering Laboratory 12.00 noon – Department of Textile Technology Surfaces for Human 12.45 pm Indian Institute of Technology Healthcare System New Delhi - 110016 Dr. Kavi Arya 12.45 pm – 8 Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Mobile Robotics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 01.30 pm Mumbai Lunch Break : 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm Dr. S Raghavedra Technological Advances in Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist 02.30 pm – 9 Vikram Hospital (Bengaluru) Neurology 03.15 pm Millers Road Bengaluru Panel Discussion : 3.15 pm – 4. 15 pm Valedictory & Prize Distribution : 4.30 pm – 5.00 pm .