A webinar on “Artificial Intelligence for Smart City Transportation” was jointly
organized by University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab
University and Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas (SSUN), Technical Education, Delhi Prant
under ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT SERIES-15.
Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, deliberated upon vision of
Atmanirbhar Bharat, which translates to ‘self-reliant India’. He insisted on the five
pillars of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ as economy, infrastructure, technology-driven systems,
vibrant demography and demand. He also discussed about his idea on project proposal on
Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security submitted by Panjab University Chandigarh. He
congratulated the organizers for conducting such an event and voiced on how PU is
contributing to the advancement in the field of AI.
Prof. Vrishabh Prasad Jain, Director, Bhartiya Bhasha Manch graced the occasion and
highlighted the importance of institutes in making Atamnirbhar Bharat as an ultimate
success as govt. alone cannot achieve this. He emphasized on the shortcomings of
institutes and also discussed how to overcome them in order to achieve the ultimate
growth of India. Other distinguished guest from Punjab prant Dr. Anubhav Jain, was also
present on this occasion.
Prof. Rajeev Kapoor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Delhi
Technological University presented valuable insights on “Artificial Intelligence for
Smart City Transportation”. He explained 15 case studies covering applications of AI in
wire deterioration in railway transportation, automatic parking system, and
classification of road accidents, crowd congestion, Internet of Things, Internet of
Vehicles and several uses of deep learning model in context to smart city.
Several questions raised by young minds were taken up and answered by Prof. Kapoor.
Faculty members, research scholars and students of various reputed institutes
participated in the event. Dr. Naresh Kumar and Dr. Garima Joshi of UIET coordinated
the event under the guidance and patronage of Prof. Savita Gupta, Director, UIET.
