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2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 2 9
AARUUSH 2020

SRISHTI C
SHREYA KEWALRAMANI

PRIYANK KAPOOR
PRINCE
ARPITA RAVI

Despite these uncertain
times which demand curtailed Dr. E. Poovammal saying a few
communication, technology has words to the audience before be-
undoubtedly helped skip multiple ginning the Luminary Address
barriers. Aaruush is the annual Mr. Nishant Suri leaving the audience in stitches during his show
national-level techno-management the field of Artificial Intelligence
fest of SRM IST that has been and Machine Learning. The
recurrently brought joy and contestants experimented
knowledge to the students and with different techniques and
staff alike for over a decade. It competed against each other
was the perfect way to celebrate to produce the best models on
the boon of technology. Even the given problem statements
though this year has halted many and datasets. The winners of
events, Aaruush exceeded all the competition were promised
expectations and stayed true free online courses, internship
to its meaning, giving rise to opportunities and prize money
some glorious days. upto INR 15,000.
Even under challenging Aaruush hosted Dr. Deepali
circumstances, Aaruush still Pant Joshi, Former Executive
managed to successfully hold pre- Director at the Reserve Bank
events which covered technical, of India, an author and a
artistic, and management domains. development economist, on the
This year was the first time since 9th of October. She discussed began with a short address place; they answered students’ efficient Hybrid Systems using
its inception wherein Aaruush the various aspects of financial by Dr. E. Poovammal from questions on the topic, ‘Career renewable sources of energy for
held most of its ceremonies literacy among Indian students the Department of Computer Satisfaction vs Sustainable energy production. The fest had
and events online, either over and expressed the significance Science and Engineering at SRM, Career’. The session was quite its conclusion in the form of a
Zoom or Google meet. of being independent while followed by Ms. Sunkara helping synergetic with students actively Valedictory Ceremony by Dr.
The fest marked its making financial decisions. the spectators comprehend the interacting with the panel. The Arvind Gupta who presented an
commencement for this year’s Towards the end of the session, journey of various women leaders day concluded with an informal expert view on ‘National Security:
instalment with the inaugural she encouraged a handful of as well as hers. An interactive talk show, with Mr. Shivankit How safe is our country today’.
ceremony at 3 PM, on 8th October students to exchange their Instagram live session was held and Mr. Nadri Chavan gracing Prestigious officials including
2020, thus initiating the zeroth day financial goals for the next five with Ms. Harshita Shekhar Gaur, the night. Rounds of Rapid Fire the likes of Dr. V.M. Ponniah Sir
of the much-awaited thrill. The years. The second day of the fest which reached more than 800 and Never Have I Ever were – Dean School of Management,
inaugural ceremony was hyped by ended with a highly interactive viewers, concluding Day 3 of played with the candidates. It attended this session. The night
hundreds to witness the venerable open mic event, Centre Stage, Aaruush. The latter is a well- was a fun opportunity to release of the fest was also lit up by the
presence of the former Director- which provided a platform for known actress highly praised the pent-up stress from the winner of Amazon’s reality show
General of Defence Research and the students to shed their fears for her performance as Dimpy daily routine of life. The finale Comicstaan - Mr. Nishant Suri,
Development Organisation, Dr. and entertain the high-spirited in the famous crime thriller of this grand fest saw the last the guy who redefined ‘desi
V. K. Aatre, as the Chief Guest, audience with their talent, be it Mirzapur. After 3 successful days day of many events, such as the swag’. The feel of the fest was
and Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar, singing, beat-boxing or stand- of Aaruush, the fourth day of the Domain Events and the Digital boosted with his witty quotes
the former Head Scientist of up comedy. The feet-tapping fest saw a rise in the number of Marketing Workshop. It was also and humorous one-liners. The
Epidemiology and Communicable session went live on YouTube events conducted per day with the day for the shortlisting of event was attended by a large
Diseases at the Indian Council as well. a whopping 6 events. The day teams of Hybrid Hack, where number of people who were
of Medical Research, as the On the third day, the line- kicked off with a Capture the teams presented their ideas for left craving for it to never end.
Guest of Honor. The day also up of events included an Flag challenge which tested
witnessed a Luminary Address exclusive workshop on Cognitive the cyber security skills of Even under challenging
at 6 PM by Mr. Shams Aalam, a Computing using Watson Studio the contestants. It was one of
legendary Indian Para Swimmer, & Auto AI, and an intriguing a kind event which witnessed circumstances, Aaruush still
who illuminated the spectators conversation exploring computer participants from all over India.
with the topic of ‘Diving into vision & image recognition It was also the first day for the managed to successfully hold
Success: Deriving Vigour from using IBM Visual Recognition Digital Marketing Workshop pre-events which covered technical,
Sports’. Moreover, domain events Services with Guest Speaker Ms. featuring Mr. Mohit Rathi, who
like a workshop on Modernized Pradeepthi Duggaraju, Senior AI made the even quite interactive artistic, and management domains.
Automotive Dynamics by BMW Developer at The SmartBridge. and informative. It also had the
also took place, to keep the zeal The thought-provoking online highest turnover of candidates This year was the first time since
of Aaruush up and popping! workshop was followed by the in any workshop, with a total of its inception wherein Aaruush held
606 participants, including 28
A 40 hour long open-to-all fest’s second luminary address international participants. The
Machine Learning challenge centred on the topic ‘Evolution Cognitive Computing workshop most of its ceremonies and events
was scheduled on the first and of women leaders’, featuring saw its closure on this day. online, either over Zoom or
second day of the fest. It tested Ms. Bhargavi Sunkara, Head On day 3, an Unconference
the participants’ technical skills of Asset Servicing Technology, which had a panel of experts Google meet.
and problem-solving abilities in BNY Mellon, India. The session from the industry also took