About ARM '26

ACM Kolkata Chapter (in its 11th year since inception) is organizing this Annual Regional Meet (ARM) to bring together all ACM India East members, whether student or professional, to connect in a common platform to share ideas and plan engagements in coming days. This event comprises eminent speakers and panelists, presentation from student chapters from India East & N-E region, brainstorming for next events and initiatives. This is a free event for ACM members of this region - but seats are limited and follows a nomination protocol. The 1st ARM was held on 2023 : Link. The 2nd ARM was held on 2024 : Link.

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery is the world's largest educational and scientific society, uniting computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM awards the Turing Award (aka Noble Prize in Computing). ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. ACM is recording a healthy growth in India, and ACM India was launched in 2010 to increase the focus on the country. ACM India has been organizing annual flagship events to discuss trends in science and technology, and to celebrate ACM's spirit and India's accomplishments in computing. These events are attended by students, researchers and IT professionals.

Speakers & Panelists

(Alphabetical order - Tentative)
speaker
Abhijat Vichare

ACM-IN ESP & CEO, ACM India

speaker
Indranil Mitra

Partner, PWC

speaker
Manojit Sengupta

DCH, TCS (India East)

speaker
Nabendu Chaki

Kolkata Chapter Chair

speaker
Shreesh Maharaj

Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math

speaker
Souvik Das

IBM Consulting AI

speaker
Sriparna Saha

ACM-IN ESP & Asoc. Prof, IIT-P

speaker
Tinku Acharya

Founder & MD, Videonetics

Event Schedule

Event Chair: Snehasis Banerjee, Chapter Treasurer
  • Time
    Agenda
    Highlight
    Details
  • 10 AM
    -
    Registration & Tea
    Foyer, 2nd Floor
  • 10.30 AM
    Welcome Speech
    Nabendu Chaki
    Chapter Initiatives
  • 10:40 AM
    ACM India Speech
    Abhijat Vichare
    ACM India Initiatives
  • 11 AM
    ACM India Eminent Speaker
    Sriparna Saha
    Multimodal NLP
  • 12 PM
    Distinguished Industry Speaker
    Indranil Mitra
    Advances in GenAI
  • 1 PM
    -
    Break - Lunch
    Canteen, 1st Floor
  • 2 PM
    Moderator Souvik Das
    Panel Discussion
    Are we in a AI bubble?
  • -
    Panelist 1
    Souvik Das
    Topic Overview
  • 2:10 PM
    Panelist 2
    Indranil Mitra
    Industry View
  • 2:20 PM
    Panelist 3
    Tinku Acharya
    Scientific View
  • 2:30 PM
    Panelist 4
    Shreesh Maharaj
    Social View
  • 2:40 PM
    Panelist 5
    Manojit Sengupta
    Business View
  • 2:50 PM
    Open Floor Q & A
    Audience
    To Panelists
  • 3:10 PM
    Moderation
    Panel Summary
    Souvik Das
  • 3:15 PM
    -
    Tea Break
    Foyer, 2nd Floor
  • 3:30 PM
    Student Presentations
    Student Chapters (E & NE)
    Activity Report
  • 5:00 PM
    Open Q&A Forum
    ACM Representatives
    Future Scope
  • 5:30 PM
    Awards & Group Photo
    Closing with Hi-Tea
    Foyer, 2nd Floor
8 + Speakers
200 + Seats
150 Nominees
1 day event

Register for ARM


The biggest regional meet of ACM in India East & N-E

Guidelines

Maximum 6 members from each student chapter of ACM India East and N-E composing of Faculty and Students. Maximum 6 members from partner Academia / Industry. Attendees will get participation certificate. Refer to brochure for details of this free event.

 

ARM '26 Brochure: Download

Register through this Google Form: Link

 

ACM Student Chapter presentation time slot is 10 minutes (hardstop) with activity reporting between Nov 18, 2024 and Jan 30, 2026

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