Amity Centre of Artificial Intelligence (ACAI) at Amity University, Noida organized the third edition of the National Level Project , Poster Competition and PhD Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, titled AI–Craft 3.1 (Artificial Intelligence Competition for Research and Future Technologies). AI–Craft 3.1 provided a platform for undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students to present projects, technical posters, and innovative concepts related to artificial intelligence, in the area of machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, large language models, generative AI, and other emerging AI applications. The event brought together students, researchers, and innovators from different parts of the country to present their work and ideas in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
The competition received a tremendous response from institutions across India and after a screening process conducted by the organizing committee, 94 teams were shortlisted to present their projects and research during the final round including Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University, University of Jammu, and IIIT Bhagalpur.
Lauding the students’ innovations, Dr. Atul Chauhan, Chancellor Amity University Uttar Pradesh stated, “Amity University is committed to empowering every student with AI and modern technologies, since it is the need of the hour. We have always encouraged students to develop path–breaking innovations so that their innovations can be patented and used for societal benefit, thereby contributing to Viksit Bharat.”
A student of Amity University, Anand Atreya (B. Tech 4th year), has developed a unique Mood Detection System, Shravan AI, which is a voice companion and talks to elders reducing loneliness with human-like voice. It also helps elders who forget directions and fail to recognize their family members. It detects falls instantly, alerts caregivers and also detects stress or sadness, responding with music or conversation.
Another path–breaking innovation was Smart AI and IoT-based System for Intelligent Plant Disease Detection and Precision Pesticide Spraying, developed by Suman Mandal, a student of BTech AI. Manual disease detection is slow, expensive and not practical for small farmers. The innovation uses AI and IoT to detect plant diseases and enable precision spraying, reducing chemical wastage, lowering costs and promoting sustainable farming.
Tanvi Saraswat, a student of BCA has developed “VANI -Voice-enabled conversational humanoid Robot”, which responds to all kinds of questions, using Grok AI. It is also very helpful for the students, since they can ask “VAANI” for information on any topic.
The other projects included “AEGIS X, Adaptive Explainable Ground-Integrated Surveillance URV”, “Embedded and AI Enabled System for Automated Automobile Electrical Accessories Testing” developed by the students of Banasthali Vidyapith (Rajasthan), “ARES: Autonomous Robot for Environmental Safety”, amongst many others.
Encouraging the participants, Mr. Shibhu KT, Co-founder and CEO, IRA Strive, opined, “The present era is the era of AI, where it is being used in every field. Students must focus on identifying a problem around them and then work towards finding a solution to that problem through AI. They must think out-of-the-box and develop novel solutions and change the world.”
Prof. M.K. Dutta, Director, Amity Centre for Artificial Intelligence stated, “The youth of the country are very bright and intelligent, and the young minds are filled with new ideas and concepts, which lead to developing path–breaking innovations. Through initiatives such as AI Craft, Amity University continues to support students and researchers working on new ideas and technological advancements in AI.”
Outstanding entries were recognized during the prize distribution ceremony. The winners received cash awards of ₹50,000 for the first prize, ₹25,000 for the second prize, and ₹10,000 for the third prize along with certificates. All participants were also given certificates of participation.
