The tourism landscape in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, a region steeped in spiritual and cultural significance, attracts millions of visitors annually who seek enriching religious experiences. However, to foster sustainable growth in religious tourism, it is essential to understand and assess tourists' perspectives on crucial elements such as infrastructure, safety, and cultural engagement. This conference serves as a platform to address these aspects by engaging researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and community stakeholders.

The convergence of Generative AI and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of human-machine collaboration. This transformative synergy promises to revolutionize various sectors, from healthcare and manufacturing to education and entertainment. By combining the power of AI-driven creativity with the physical embodiment of robots, we can unlock unprecedented opportunities for human-centered innovation. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to delve into the latest advancements, challenges, and future directions in this exciting field. By fostering a multidisciplinary dialogue, the workshop seeks to inspire new approaches and collaborations that push the boundaries of what's possible in human-robot partnerships.

Augmenting the Skill-Set for New Generation Cyber Security Entrepreneur is to help 1) To help the budding entrepreneur to build their future enterprise in the cyber security domain, by upgrading their existing skills and by orienting them to various avenues in the field of cyber security. 2) To impart cyber security entrepreneurial knowledge, and strengthen digital security competencies to foster a holistic way of thinking amongst the candidates. 3) To provide them with opportunities through curriculum and networking, to help further horne their career not just in cybersecurity but in any other domain of their choice. 4) To train and facilitate entrepreneurs in developing technical and vocational skills so that they put their ideas into actions. 5)To help budding entrepreneurs and students from marginal sections of the society set up their entrepreneurial venture, by providing them with a stage to extract knowledge from. 6) To develop an environment of cross-sectionality and explore various avenues for women in the cybersecurity entrepreneurial space. 7) To provide post-training assistance through mentoring and handholding support.

The International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) is being annually organized by the five Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs); namely IIIT Allahabad, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, PDPM-IIITDM Jabalpur, IIITDM Kancheepuram, and IIITDM Kurnool (all are fully funded by the union government of India). On a round robin fashion the venue of CICT is kept at one of these IIITs. All previously organized 7 CICT have been technically and financially co-sponsored by the respective section of IEEE, and all proceedings are available on ieeeXplore. Furtheremore, prestigious Government organizations like DST, ISRO, DRDO, CSIR and many private companies have been extending financial support to the CICT.

The workshop has been designed to provide the theoretical background as well as a hands-on training to students and researchers into the intricacies of handling animal cells under in vitro culture. Cancer research, drug discovery and screening, virology, genetic engineering are some areas that depend on cell culture procedures. Considering this relevance and the lack of exposure to culture techniques in researchers who need them for their research we have organized a foundation level hands-on training for all students and academics who wish to broaden their research skill-set.

The Scheme “Functional Materials and Simulation Techniques-2024” is intended to build human resources and knowledge capacity through open- access Science and Technology Infrastructure across the country. The “FMST – 2024” seeks to acquaint participants with diverse functional materials, including polymers, nanocomposites, electroceramics, 2D materials, metamaterials, and photonic crystals, utilized in various technological domains such as the electronics industry, sensors, renewable energy, and defense applications. This workshop offers opportunities for postgraduate and doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members engaged in these fields to deepen their understanding of functional materials. It includes practical sessions on various computational and theoretical aspects, equipping participants to analyze data effectively to characterize functional materials.

bout: The present world is witnessing rapid advancements in the field of Information Technology, specifically, in the areas of Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence, cherished by society and industry. The amount of Research and Development activities across the globe has been drastically scaled up from the past one decade in these research areas. Hence, a new state-of-the-art Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI) Conference avenue was conceived by Computer Vision and Biometrics Lab (CVBL), Department of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India for the researchers to disseminate their research outcomes in 2022. 2nd CVMI 2023 was conducted by ABV-IIITM Gwalior. The 3rd version of CVMI is being organized during October 19-20, 2024 at IIIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.

The aim of this Workshop is to update the knowledge of the participants towards Optical Network and Photonics principles. This workshop will also introduce the participants to the current practices in the field and will help in developing the research aptitude in this area. The topics to be covered are Introduction to Optical Networks and Routing Techniques, Modulation/DeModulation Techniques in Optical Network, Optical Time Division Multiplexing (OTDM), Deep Learning for Design of Photonic Structure, Contact: Dr. Rajat Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, ECE Department, IIIT-Allahabad. 0532-292-2104, rajatsingh@iiita.ac.in"