Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT) organized IEEE 11th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO’2024) (Trends and Future Directions), from 14th to 15th March, 2024. The Conference was attended by delegates from India, USA, Australia, Japan, UAE, Oman, Iran, Italy, Canada and South Africa, including academicians, researchers and industry professionals in the area of Software and Hardware Reliability, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Operational Research, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things.
Addressing the students, Chief Guest Mr. Sameep Shastri Vice Chairman, BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry, averred, “It is necessary to understand that how we can transform the society through technology. Digital India movement has completely changed the way we function today, and technology is an integral part of our daily lives. However, one must understand the advantages and disadvantages of using technology since cyber security and data threat are the major problems which have emerged due to the use of technology.” He urged the students to listen carefully to the experts during the conference and network with them so that they can tap the right opportunities for their career progression.
Sharing his words of wisdom, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President Amity Education Group, stated, “Science, technology, research, and innovation are the key focus areas at Amity. Every student has the potential to become a success story and Amity will always support its students to achieve their dreams and encourage them to work for nation-building.”
Sharing his views on the occasion, Guest of Honour Mr. Saurabh Agrawal, Head of Strategy & Growth – Government Business at Tata Consultancy Services, said, “It is crucial to stick to the basics and work at the grassroot level while using a new technology since it should serve the common masses and must provide immense benefit to society. Over dependence on technology is a problem that we face on a daily basis, therefore we should not depend on technology for all our needs and human touch is very important in certain areas.”
Guest of Honour Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, Road Safety Ambassador-IRF, asserted, “It is always great to address the youth of the country since we not only teach and educate them but also learn a lot from them. Technology has evolved tremendously in the last few years and even the common masses are using technology in their daily lives, including fintech, mobile apps, digital payments, etc. However, technology is very contextual and technology which is very useful for people of a certain country might not be useful for people of other countries, for eg. Robotics is very useful in Japan but not for India. Therefore, mindful use of technology including AI, IoT, Blockchain and Drone Technology, is extremely crucial in order to optimize its benefit.”
Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, said, “The Conference has a futuristic outlook and has grown by leaps and bounds in scale, since its first edition, ten years ago. Conferences such as these not only enhance knowledge but also foster mutually beneficial collaboration between the industry and academia. The outcome of any conference is extremely important and we are certain that this conference will be highly beneficial for researchers, academicians, industry and participants from technical institutes, R & D organisations and students working in the field of IT.”
Also present on the occasion were Prof. (Dr.) Rekha Agarwal, Director, AIIT, Prof (Dr.) Laxmi Ahuja, Dy. Director (Students’ Affairs), AIIT and Prof (Dr.) S.K. Khatri, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, General Chair – ICRITO 2024, along with the students of AIIT.
During the two-day Conference, a total of 1343 Research Papers were submitted by authors from India and abroad out of which 358 were presented as part of proceedings. Proceedings of the Conference will be published by IEEE Xplore, USA and will be Scopus indexed. In addition, an Alumni interaction on the topic “Impact of Technology on Careers: Alumni Perspectives” was held along with an Industry Interaction Session on the Topic “Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Industry Expectations”, wherein the experts included Dr. Ravi Prakash Varshney, Senior Executive Director, S&P Global Noida, Mr. Arvind Kumar, Technical Architect-AI & Machine Learning, Tata Consultancies Services, Prof Charu Malhotra, Professor (E-govenance and ICT), Coordinator (center of e-governance), India Institute of Public Administration(IIPA) and Ms. Madhulika Bhatnagar, Senior Director Capgemini.