ଗଙ୍ଗାଧର ମେହେର ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ, ସମ୍ବଲପୁର, ଓଡିଶା
Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur, Odisha
Date: 30/11/-0001 On December 21, 2024, the Statistics Department of Gangadhar Meher University hosted a one-day national seminar titled "Advances in Statistical Methods and Applications." The event commenced with an inaugural ceremony led by the esteemed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. N. Nagaraju. Notable guests included Prof. Rajesh Singh from SGB Amravati University, Maharashtra, and Prof. Priya Ranjan Dash from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, along with the seminar's patrons, Chairman of PGC Prof. Gyanaranjan Swain, Registrar Sri Sanat Kumar Naik, Dr. U.C. Pati, Deputy Registrar, and Head of the Statistics Department Dr. Nirupama Sahoo, along with various invitees, guests, scholars, and student participants. Dr. Nirupama Sahoo, the Convener and Head of the Statistics Department, welcomed the guests, introduced the theme of the seminar, and presented the speakers. The inaugural vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. B.N. Mohapatra. Prof. Rajesh Singh, the keynote speaker, initiated the first technical session by discussing "Software Reliability Modeling and Parameter Estimation." This topic is crucial for software engineering students, as it helps them predict software performance, detect issues, and enhance system reliability. Understanding how to estimate failure rates and identify faults enables students to anticipate potential problems early in the development cycle, reducing defects and improving the overall quality of software. In the second technical session, Prof. Priya Ranjan Dash provided an insightful discussion on "Advances in Statistical Methods and Applications." Using video clips, he demonstrated the application of statistics in various contexts. The seminar also featured a valedictory session, cultural performances by students, and presentations by delegates, including 17 poster presentations and 9 paper presentations.
Date: 26/06/2023 The one-day national seminar on the topic of "Statistical Thinking in Data Science & Knowledge Discovery" was held by the Statistics department of Gangadhar Meher University. Following an Inaugural function by our esteemed Vice-Chancellor Prof. N. Nagaraju, Guest of Honour Prof. Bidhu Bhusan Mishra, Vice-Chancellor, Sambalpur University, Patrons of the seminar, Chairman PGC, Prof. S.K. Das, Dr. U C Pati, Dy. Register, Head of the Dept. Statistics, Dr. Rajendra Gartia, and invitees, guests, scholars, and student participants on 26/06/2023 at 10.00AM. Professor P. Tirupathi Rao, the keynote speaker, began the first technical session of the seminar with an insightful discussion on the subject of "Statistical Thinking in Data Science & Knowledge Discovery." Using certain video clips, Professor Rao showed the use of statistics in data science in this context. An enlightening discussion on the subject of "Application of Statistics on Data Science and Analytics" was provided by Dr. Sambit Bakshi, a different speaker at the seminar, to kick off this session. Dr. Bakshi emphasised the significance of statistics for data science in this setting. Following the valedictory session and various cultural performances by the students, the second technical session featured the delegates' paper presentations.