IIIT Bangalore hosts conference on data science and management of data

NEW DELHI: The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) is hosting the International Conference on Data Science and Management of Data (CODS-COMAD) from January 4 to 7. CODS-COMAD, the flagship conference of ACM India Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (IKDD), will witness the participation of data science experts.

The conference is set to witness renowned academicians and industry experts in the field of data science such as professors Thomas Dietterich, David Page, Sunita Sarawagi, Ragini Verma, Susam Davidson, and Partha Talukdar. A key highlight of the CODS-COMAD program includes tutorials and workshops on cutting-edge topics, with a special focus on Large Language Models (LLMs).

These sessions aim to provide participants with hands-on experience and deep insights into emerging technologies, ensuring that attendees stay at the cutting edge of innovation in the area.

In a bid to encourage widespread participation, CODS-COMAD is offering close to 100 travel grants to students and faculty, facilitating their attendance and active engagement in this premier event.

Expressing his enthusiasm, Dinesh Babu Jayagopi, the organiser of CODS-COMAD, said, "IIIT Bangalore has a strong research group in Data Science. The academic programs of the institute in data science and artificial intelligence is well-known. IIIT Bangalore joins the elite list of institutions which have successfully hosted the CODS-COMAD conference.”

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IIIT Banglore director Debabrata Das said, “IIIT-Bangalore welcomes all the national and international delegates. This is an opportunity to deliberate on the current progress and future directions of Data Science and Management of Data.”

The CODS-COMAD conference at IIIT-Bangalore represents an opportunity for the global data science community to come together, share knowledge, and shape the future of this dynamic and rapidly evolving sector.