ACM India Winter Schools 2024

* ACM India Winter Schools 2024 Announcement *

We are back with "ACM India Winter Schools 2024." ACM India schools offer self-motivated students in-depth knowled ge and exposure to research in current, advanced technology areas. Each school in this stellar lineup covers academic and applied research in the technology topic and is taught by the best-in-class experts from academia and industry.

Applying for the Winter Schools

The application fee for this school program is Rs 150 + 18% GST; you can give first and second preference in the application form. All payments are non-refundable. We request you to apply after careful consideration since the demand is high and the seats are limited to 40 per school.

And last but not least, as usual, one school is reserved for women students. This time it is on "Algorithms for Big Data and Machine Learning" at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar.

Please apply for the Winter Schools 2024 here.

Last date for application	Monday, October 28, 2024 (midnight IST)
Announcement of selection via email	Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Registration deadline	Friday, November 22, 2024 (midnight IST)

Here is the list of the schools planned. More details about each school are available via the respective school’s page below.

	Name of the School	Host Institute	Start Date	End Date
1	Data Structures and Algorithms for Strings, with applications to Search Engines and Computational Biology	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	16/12/24	24/12/24
2	Decoding AI: Building Explainable and Robust Intelligence	SRM University, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh	12/12/24	24/12/24
3	Algorithms for Big Data and Machine Learning (WOMEN only)	Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) Gandhinagar	16/12/24	24/12/24
4	Introduction to Modern Cryptography	IIT Madras, Chennai (Sponsored by CYSTAR, IIT Madras)	16/12/24	21/12/24

Please note that you need not be an ACM member to attend any of these schools, but our usual recommendation is to become one and experience all other benefits of ACM student membership! ACM student member attendees of the schools will get a 20% discount on the registration fees.

Selection & Registration

Selection: ACM India will select the students based on the data provided. Selected students will be informed via email.

Registration: Only the selected students will be required to pay non-refundable school fees, no more than INR 2500 + 18% GST. A payment link will be provided only to the selected students. Please note that once selected to a school you cannot change to another school. Also note that if selected, you should pay and register, to be fair to those who could not get in. So choose responsibly.

Each day comprises lectures as well as tutorial sessions with hands-on problem-solving experience. The industry partnership can expose you to the career options in the area covered by the school; some schools may organise sessions dedicated to this.

Top performing students in these schools may earn opportunities for internship in industry and will be invited to an all-expense-paid trip to the ACM India ARCS Symposium and ACM India Annual Event 2025 at PSG Tech, Coimbatore in February-March 2025.

Please feel free to circulate this message in your academic institution and fellow student network.

Regards,

ACM India Schools Committee

ACM India Winter Schools 2024