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ITU Kaleidoscoope academic conference, New Delhi, India, 21-23 October 2024​ 


Venue: Auditorium 1 at Lelvel-2,​ Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India, in parallel with the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024 (WTSA-24)​, New Delhi, India​​​
Contact: kaleidoscope@itu.int

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30​) 

New Delhi 08:30 am = Geneva 5:00 am


Day 1 - Monday, 21 October​​

08:00-09:30 Welcome and registration (click here to join remotely)
​09:30-10:10

 

Opening plenary
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Master of Ceremony: Thomas Basikolo,​​ Kaleidoscope Coordinator, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU
    • Keynote address: Seizo Onoe,​ Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU​

    • Inaugural address: Neeraj Mittal, Secretary-T, Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications, India 

    • Welcome address: Deb Kumar Chakrabarti, General Chairman Kaleidoscope 2024
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10:10-10:30 Coffee break (sponsored by Host)​
10:30-11:30 Session 1  Technology, next-generation network architectures​

Session chairMostafa Hashem Sherif                              
    • S1.1 Research on Scenario-Based Dynamic Inspection Methodology Using Expression Engine[Presentation]
      Jian Wu,​ Jun Yao, Gu​ohui Li and Jianhong Gu (China Mo​bile Communications Group Co. Ltd. China), Lijun Quan (Soochow University, China)​

    • S1.2 Potato Plant Leaf Disease Detection Using Custom CNN Deep Net: A Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture* [Presentattion]​
      Kyamelia Roy (Siliguri Government Polytechnic, Siliguri, West Bengal, India), Subharthi Ray, Sheli Sinha Chaudhuri (Jadavpur University, India), Tapan Kumar Pal (Kan​​yapur Polytechnic, India)​​

    • S1.3 Hong-Ou-Mandel Dip Measurement of Two Independent Weak Coherent Pulses* [Presentation​]
      Vivek Kumar​, Prasanta Halder, Arka Mu​​​kherjee, Luv Goyal, V S Vaishnavi Adurti, Roshan Lal Sharma, Prashant Kumar Rathore, Atul Gupta and Priya Malpani, Pankaj Kumar Dalela, Rajkumar Upadhyay (Centre for Development of Telematics, India)​
11:30-12:10 Poster Session 1  Session chair: Neeraj Kumar - Mission Director Broadband Mission, COO e-Telecom Transformation Center​​                                                                                                             
    • P1.1 Performance Evaluation of S​TAR-RIS and AF Relay in NOMA-Enabled V2V Networks for 6G [Poster​]
      Bikash Chandra Sahana, Abhinav Kumar Singh(National Institute of Technology, Patna, India)

    • P1.2 Network Virtualiazation Security: Threats, Measures, and Use Cases [poster]
      Qin Qiu, Sijia Xu, Shenglan Liu,  Tianni Xu (China Mobile Communications Group Co. Ltd. China), Bei Zhao (China Mobile Group Design Institute Co. Ltd. China)

    • P1.3 Building Resilient Telecommunications Infrastructure for Cyclone Disaster Management: Lessons From Cyclone Biparjoy [poster]
      Suryash Gautam ​(DoT, India)

    • P1.4 Exploring the Quantum Frontier: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions in Quantum Communication Technologies [poster]
      Shreshtha Misra (NSUT, New Delhi, India), Vimal Dixit (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India), Vikas Shukla (Amity University, Noida, India)

    • P1.5 An End-To-End Trustworthy Scheme for Green Communications [poster]
      Tianni Xu​, Qin Qiu (China Mobile Communications Group Co. Ltd, China), Gaoshan Zhang, Hua Zhu and Ben Zhou (China Mobile Group Design Institute Co. Ltd. China)

    • P1.6 Optimization of O-Band Praseodymium-Doped Optical Fiber Amplifier in a CWDM Communication Link [poster]
      Mohammad Mansoor Khan and Kaiser Ali (IIIT Guwahati, India), Krishna Sarma (IIIT Guwahati & North-Eastern Hill University, India) 

    • P1.7 MISO-Based MEC System With IRS: Joint Computation Offloading and Beamforming Optimization [poster​]
      Zhiguo Xu, Shucheng Wang, Zhongming Ji, Jun Xu, Dongxu Wang, Shengju Zhang and Lingkun Meng (China Mobile Communications Group Co. Ltd. China)
​​​​​12:10-13:10
Lunch (sponsored by Host)​
13:10-13:40​


Invited paper

Session chair: Vishnu Ram

Meeting IMT-2030 performance targets: The potential of OTFDM Waveform and structural MIMO Technologies​ [Presentation]
Prof. Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad, India

13:40-15:00​
​Session 2 – Technology, next-generation network architectures​

Session chair: Eva Ibarrola, University of the Basque Country, Spain
    • S2.1 PIMA Diabetes Prediction Using Machine Learning and Quantum Machine Learning Techniques [Presentation]
      ​Vimal Dixit (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)

    • S2.2 Enabling Fiber-Wireless Technologies for Radio Communications in Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz-Wave Bands in IMT-2030 and Beyond* [Presentation]​​
      Tien Dat Pham, Yuya Yamaguchi and Kouichi Akahane (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan) 

    • S2.3 ​6G Standards: Novel Approaches for Efficient Resource Allocatio​​​n in V2X Sidelink Communication [Presentation​]
      Annu Sahu​, P Rajalakshmi (IIT Hyderabad, India)

    • S2.4 Electromagnetic Band Gap Based Circular Ring Shaped Wearable Antenna With Enhanced Gain for Internet of Things Application in 5 G Sub 6 GHz [Presentation]
      Khemchandra Anuragi (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management & Directorate of Skill Development, India), Pinku Ranjan (Indian Institute Of Information Technology & Management, India)
​15:00-15:20

Coffee Break​
15:20-16:2​0​
​Session 3 – Technology, next-generation network architectures

Session chair: Sanjay Jasola - VC - Graphic Hill University
    • S3.1 Benchmarking Matrix Multiplications for Variable Qubit Size and Depth [Presentation]​
      Md Imam Mazhar, Abhishek Tiwari, Nasir Ali and Britant Britant, Akshay Patil (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), India), Rahul Kumar Neiwal (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India)​

    • S3.2 Quantum-Resistant Encryption for Secure End-To-End Communication [Presentation]
      Sameer Kant, Jawar Singh and Neha Kishor Jadhav (IIT Patna, India), Dilip Singh (Department of Telecommunications, Government of India & Office of Additional DG Telecom, MPLSA-Bhopal, India), Anjan Kumar Singh (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India)

    • S3.3 A Framework for Fine Grained Sentiment Analysis on Code-Mixed Language for Social Media User Behaviors [Presentation​]
      Anand V. Tank​ (Saurashtra University, India), Pratik A. Vanjara (M P Shah Commerce College Surendranagar, India)
16:20-17:40​
​Session 4 – Applications and services for sustainable development

Session chair:  Sharad Arora, Director - Mashmari Consultants Pvt Ltd 
    • S4.1 Validation of Integrated Network Control Architecture for Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Convergence [Presentation]
      Ved P. Kafle (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)

    • S4.2 Elderly Wellness Companion With Voice and Video-Based Health Anomaly Detection* [Presentation]
      Dhananjay Kumar, Mehal Sakthi M S and Sowbarnigaa K S (Anna University, India), Ved P. Kafle (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)

    • S4.3 Artificial Intelligence Driven Tilt Sensor Based Smart Drinking Device for Stroke Survivors* [Presentation]
      Preeta Sharan​, Anup M Upadhyaya (The Oxford College of Engineering, India), R Vasanthan (The Oxford College of Physiotherapy, India)

    • S4.4 Alpha-Bit: An Android App for Enhancing Pattern Recognition Using CNN and Sequential Deep Learning* [Presentation​]
      Gobi Ramasamy, Arokia Paul Rajan and Priyadharshini Rengasamy (Christ University, India), Antoine Bagula (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
17:40-18:2​​0 Poster Session 2 Session chair: Sanjay Jasola​ - VC - Graphic Hill University                                                                            
    • P2.1 Effective Utilization of Spectrum for N​ext Generation Wireless Communication Systems [poster]
      Sonali Garg and Subhas Mondal (HFCL Limited, India)

    • P2.2 Sustainable Model Village Through Village Integrated Command and Control Center - DigiGram [poster]
      Kumar Satyam (CEQU Labs Private Limited, India), Abhishek Tiwari (KPMG, India), Nagendra P Pathak (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India), Gunjan Kumari (IITR, India), Ashish Kumar and Akshay Tripathi (Indian Administrative Services, India)

    • P2.3 Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Boosting Mobile Connectivity Using Machine Learning and Big Data Provided by National Telecom Volunteers [poster]
      Himanshu Sharma and Atul Joshi (Ministry of Communications, Government of India, India)

    • P2.4 Virtual Yoga Teacher With AI Model for Yoga Posture Correction for Good Health [poster]
      Swapna Yenishetti, Ganesh Karajkhede, Lakshmi Panat (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India)

    • P2.5 UnSight: Bridging the Educational Gap for Blind Learners [poster]
      Aishani Pandey, Arush Sachdeva and Vivek Mathur (IIIT Hyderabad, India)

    • P2.6 From Automation to Innovation: Harnessing the Synergy of Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Citizen-Centric Governance [poster]
      Swapnil Morande​ (NITI Aayog, India), Garima Sogani (NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre, India), Shashank Shah (NITI Aayog, India)

    • P2.7 Computing Force Network Security: Risks, Protection Requirements and Scenarios [poster​
      Hongju Sun, Qin Qiu, Jiawei Xu, Tianni Xu (China Mobile Communications Group Co. Ltd. China), Sijia Xu (China Mobile, China), Feng Zhang (China Mobile Research Institute, China)
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Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

New Delhi 09:00 am = Geneva 05:30 am

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Day 2 - Tuesday, 22 October

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09:00-09:30​

Invited paper​

Session chair: Eva IbarrolaUniversity of the Basque Country, Spain

Attracting Girls to Technology Through Public-P​​​rivate Partnership: The Hedy Lamarr Chair at the University of Malaga [Presentation​]​

Mari Carmen Aguayo Torres​, Department of Engineering of Communications, University of Málaga, Spain


09:30-10:30
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Session 5  Applications and services for sustainable development​

Session chair: Eva IbarrolaUniversity of the Basque Country, Spain

• S5.1 Harnessing the Power of Language Models for Intelligence Digital Health Services [Presentation]
Swapnil MorandeGarima Sogani (NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre, India) an​d Shashank Shah (NITI Aayog, India)

S5.2 AI-Driven Early Prediction of Eye Disorder [Presentation]
Shailendra Sagar (Ministry of Communications, India), Megha Agarwal (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India)

10:30-10:50 Coffee break​ (sponsored by Host)​
​10:50-12:10
Session 6  Enabling technologies 

Session chair: U.K. Srivastava, Ex DG NTIPRIT
  • S6.1 Te​chnologies for Quality and Sustainable​ Online Education in Rural India: A Comprehensive Review* [Presentation]
    Aashish Jain (Department of Education, GNCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India), Rohit Khokher (Chief Technology Officer, Vidya Prakashan Mandir (P) Ltd. Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)​
    • S6.2 Dempster-Shafer Theory-Based Indoor Region Prediction With Single Wi-Fi Access Point for Static Object Localization [Presentation]
      Ritesh Kumar​ (IIIT, Allahabad, Prayagraj, India)

    • S6.3 Design and Branding Guidelines for Harmonization of Digital Footprints: Indian Government Websites
      [Presentation]
      Alka Mishra (Deputy Director General, NIC, India), Ashutosh Prasad Maurya, Durga Prasad Misra, Lokesh Joshi, Swati Kadel (National Informatics Centre, India)​
    • S6.4 Enhancing Oncology Care With Federated Learning and Foundation Models [Presentation]
      Gagan N, Sanand Sasidharan​ and Anuradha Kanamarlapudi (GE HealthCare, India)

12:10-13:00
Poster Session 3  Session chair: Atul Sinha, DDG NTIPRIT
  • P3.1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education: A Cross Sectional Study Among College and University-Level Students of Assam [poster]​​
    Aditi Das​, Himashree Dutta and Gourab Kalita (Gauhati Commerce College, India)

  • P3.2 Converging Vulnerability Insights: Unifying Vulnerability Intelligence for Enhanced Application Security With Collaboration [poster]
    Aparna Khare​ (India)

  • P3.3 Analysis of Abnormality in Heart Rhythm Using Machine Learning Approach [poster]
    Prabhudutta Ray​ (Institute of Advanced Research Gandhinagar, India)

  • P3.4 Energy Efficient​ UAV Positioning for Throughput Optimization [poster]
    Pimmy Gandotra​, Varun Gupta​ (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India) 

  • P3.5 Parenting in the Digital Age: Exploring Mediation Strategies and Styles Among Parents of School Children in Kerala [poster]
    Arya V S​ and Sreejith S (Cochin University of Science and Technology, India)

  • P3.6 Towards Achieving Education for All: Realizing Sustainable Development Goals Through Space Systems and Artificial Intelligence [poster]
    Upasana Dasgupta​ (ACES Worldwide Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space, Canada & Laval University, Canada), Joseph Pelton (ACES Worldwide - Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space, USA), Ranjana Sengupta and Rana S. Prasad Namhata (Nanritam, India), Sukdev Mahato and Sarthak Sarkar (Filix School of Education, India)

  • P3.7 Tiered Incentivization-Based e-Waste Management Standards [poster]
    Nithyananda KV (IIM Tiruchirappalli, India), Murthy S. K. (Intel Corporation, India)

  • P3.8 Recalibrating Technology's Role in Society [poster​]
    Brajesh Mishra​ and Abdul Kayum (Department of Telecommunications), India
13:00-14:00 Lunch break (sponsored by Host)
14:00-15:00

Session 7 – Enabling technologies

Session chair: Mr. Anil Agrawal - Additional Dir. MeitY

S7.1 Advancing Image Transfer Through Semantic-Aided Approaches: A Multi-Modal Exploration [Presentation]
Nargis Fayaz, Dawood Aziz Zargar, Hashim Aijaz (NIT, Srinagar, India) and Brejesh Lall (IIT Delhi, India)

S7.2 Generative AI Enabled Actionable Decision Support​​ in Cyber Security Operations for Enterprise Security [Presentation]
Saurabh Basu​, Utkrisht Singh, Sandeep Sharma and Pankaj Kumar Dalela,  Rajkumar Upadhyay (Centre for Development of Telematics, India)

S7.3 Hand Gesture Driven Smart Home Automation Leveraging Internet of Things [Presentation]
Dhananjay Kumar​, Sowbarnigaa K S and Mehal Sakthi M S (Anna University, India)

15:00-16:00

Session 8 – Social, economic, environmental and policy aspects for sustainable development​

Session chair: Mr. Rohit Sharma, Member-S, DoT

S8.1 Investigating Agricultural IoT Devices and Services From Cybersecurity Perspectives* [Presentation]
Kosuke Tanizaki​, Yoshiaki Shiraishi (Kobe University, Japan), Keisuke Furumoto and Kohei Masumi, Takeshi Takahashi (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan), Trong-Minh Hoang (Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Vietnam)

S8.2 Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Unravelling the Complexities for the Protection of AI- Generated Work [Presentation​]
Hoshiar Singh (Government of India, India), Kiran Sharma (ICFAI Law School, India)

• S8.3 
Future Standards and Regulations of International Taxation for Sustainable ICT Solutions [Presentation]
Vagish Pandey​ (Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP, India), Shradha Pandey​ (Lawyer & Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan Attorneys, India)​

16:00-16:2​0 Coffee break (sponsored by Host)
16:20-17:2​0

Session 9 – Social, economic, environmental and policy aspects for sustainable development​

Session chair: ​Mr. Sunil - President – IETE
  • S9.1 Unlocking Access: The Role of Refurbished Mobile Phones in Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Development [Presentation]
    Diksha Dhiman, Kuldeep Kuldeep, Amarjeet Kumar, Kase Subha sai and Ajay Wavhale (Government of India, India)​
  • S9.2 Advancing Trustworthy AI for Sustainable Development: Recommendations for Standardising AI Incident Reporting​​ [Presentation]
    Avinash Agarwal​ (Ministry of Communications, Government of India, India), Manisha Jitendra Nene (Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, India)
  • ​S9.3 Modeling Internet Use in the Global Devel​opment Context: Preliminary Findings and Future Directions [Presentation​]
    Katelyn Lynch (Arizona State University, USA)
17:20-18​:0​0 Poster Session 4  Session chairMostafa Hashem Sherif​                                                                                     ​
  • P4.1 Modified CNN Model for Hand Gesture Recognition Using Sign Language [poster]​​​
    Abhishek Kumar Mishra ​and Rajesh Kumar​​​ Singh (IFTM University, Moradabad, India)

  • P4.2 Privacy, Human Rights, and Web 3.0 [poster]
    Danyella Johnston, Gyu Myoung Lee and Sorren Hanvey (Liverpool John Moor​​es University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

  • P4.3 Revitalising Agriculture in South 24 Parganas: Strategies for Sustainable Farming and Direct Sales [poster]
    Utsab Bhowmick​ (U​luberia Government Polytechnic, India), Pritam Majhi (Aeonix Research & Innovations, India),​​ Shriya Goswami (Uluberia Govt. Polytechnic & AICTE, India) 
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  • P4.4 Assessing the Impact of Environmental Barriers on Susta​inable Development: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach in Rural Communities [poster]
    Khalilullah Mohammed Baharul Islam​ (IIM Kashipur, India & Centre of Excellence in Public Policy and Government, India); Archan Mitra (Presidency University, India); Asif Khan (University of Delhi, Delhi & University of Delhi, India) 

  • P4.5 The Dual-Effect of Emerging Technologies on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age [poster​]
    Qianlan Bai​, Zuhong Gui, Su Hu and Bin Ju (China Mobile Communications Corporation, China)

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) 

New Delh​i 09:00 am = Geneva 5:30 am​

​​ ​Day 3 - Wednesday, 23 October

​​ ​09:00- 09:30
Keynote session

Session chair: Mr. Rohit Sharma​, Member-S, DoT​

How to respond quantum computing threats ​​​and its standardization trend: Quantum Key Distribution and Post Quantum Cryptography [Presentation]
Prof. Heung Youl Youm, ITU-T SG17 Chairman

09:30-12:00
Special session 

Opening Remarks: Bilel Jamoussi,​ Deputy to the Director and Chief of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department (TSB)

    Towards Connecting the Remaining 3 Billions​​ [Presentation]

    Moderator: Prof. Mohamed Slim Alouini​, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Panellists: 

  • Ellie Joo Marketing and Policy Lead - Taara at X
             
            Talk: Expanding meaningful a​nd affordable broadband with community networks and local internet service ​                     providers [Presentation]
  • Satya N. Gupta, SG from Blue Town, NGN guru, Chairman - Bharat IPv6 Forum, Chairman - Blockchain for Productivity Forum, Secretary General - ITU-APT Foundation of India, Vice President & Trustee – DCIF, Chair, Rural Digital Initiative  Committee – BIF, Secretary General - NGN Forum, India 
Talk: PM- Wifi Access Network Interface( WANI) and HotSpot as Managed Service- a Use Case for Connect the Unconnected​​​​ [Presentation]
12:00-13:00​ ​Lunch break (sponsored by Host)​
13:00-14:50       
Youth and standardization 

Opening Remarks:  Seizo Onoe,​ Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU​

Presentations 
The role of standards and standardization activities 
Sharad Arora​, Director - Mashmari Consultants Pvt Ltd [Presentation]

ITU standardization work and its international standards
Thomas BasikoloTelecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU​ [Presentation]

Youth and standardization  Panel Session

Moderator: Kumud Jindal, Assistant Director General,  Artificial Intelligence and Digital Intelligence Unit

Panellists: 
14:50-15:00​ ​Coffee break (sponsored by Host)
15:00-15:45
Closing and Awards Ceremony

   ​Best paper awards and young author recognition [P​resentation]

  • Mario Maniewicz, Director of ​Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)​, ITU

  • Deb Kumar Chakrabarti, Director General - National Telecom Institute for Policy Research, Innovation & Training (NTIPRIT), Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications, India

  • Thomas Basikolo, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU

An * denotes papers nominated for best paper award.​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​




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