ACM India Summer School 2025
AI for Social Good • 11-Day Intensive Program
Hosted by IIT Gandhinagar • June 2-13, 2025
Program Overview
Join us for an intensive 11-day program exploring cutting-edge AI techniques applied to social good domains including healthcare, sustainability, and agriculture.
Our program combines expert talks, hands-on tutorials, and interactive panel discussions to foster both technical expertise and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Host Institution
IIT Gandhinagar
📍 Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382055
Program Coordinators
Local Coordinator: Dr. Nipun Batra
📧 nipun.batra@iitgn.ac.in
Academic Coordinator: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
📧 anirbandg@iitgn.ac.in
Topics Covered
Technical Topics
- 🔍 Object Detection
- 🎯 Bandits and Reinforcement Learning
- 📈 Time Series Modeling
- 🤖 Large Language Models (LLMs)
- ⚖️ Fairness & Explainability in AI
- 🔄 Self-Supervised Learning
- 📊 Bayesian ML
- 🌐 Graph Neural Networks
- 🎭 Multimodal Learning
Organizers
- Dr. Anirban Dasgupta - Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
- Dr. Nipun Batra - Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
- Ayush Shrivastava - IIT Gandhinagar
- Abhay Pisharodi - IIT Gandhinagar
- Diya Thakor - IIT Gandhinagar
- Ratnesh Pasi - IIT Gandhinagar
- Raviraj Sukhadiya - IIT Gandhinagar
- Rishabh Mondal - IIT Gandhinagar
- Suruchi Hardaha - IIT Gandhinagar
- Vinayak Rana - IIT Gandhinagar
Prerequisites & Requirements
Knowledge Prerequisites: - 🧠 Machine Learning - 📊 Probability, Statistics & Data Visualization
- 👁️ Basics of Computer Vision & NLP
Software Requirements: - 🐍 Python
Application Information
Application Fee: ₹150 + 18% GST
You can select first and second preferences in the application form.
All payments are non-refundable. Apply after careful consideration.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: Sunday, April 13, 2025 (11:59 PM IST)
- Selection Announcement: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Fee Payment Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Selection & Registration
Selection: Based on application data. Selected students will be notified by email.
Registration Fee: ₹3000 + 18% GST (includes lodging and boarding) - Non-shareable payment link sent to selected students - Cannot switch schools once selected
- Payment required to confirm attendance
Program Details
Format: - 🏢 In-person only - ✈️ Travel arrangements by participants - 🚫 No travel support provided - 📚 Daily lectures + hands-on tutorials
Opportunities: - 💼 Industry career sessions - 🎯 Internship opportunities for top students - 🏆 All-expense-paid trip to ACM India ARCS Symposium 2026 at IIT Hyderabad
Schedule
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For more information about the Sustainability Lab at IIT Gandhinagar, visit our main website.