The International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication and Control (ICAC3) is a Biennial Conference organized by Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra, Mumbai, India. The Sixth Edition of the Conference was conducted on December 20-21,2019. The Conference began with an Inaugural ceremony which was graced by Chief Guest, Mr. George Menezes, Chief Operating Officer, Godrej Electricals, Guest of Honor, Dr . S.V. Kulkarni, Professor,IITB, Director Rev. Fr. Valerian D’Souza and Principal Dr. Srija Unnikrishnan. This was followed by a well-delivered and informative Keynote Address by Dr. Shravan Hanasoge, TIFR on “The exciting applications of machine learning in science”. The address was well appreciated by the audience consisting of delegates, faculty and students.
Post-lunch , the paper presentations commenced in three venues . Each session was chaired by 2 session chairs who were chosen according to their area of expertise. Around 160 papers were received of which 88 papers were selected and presented at ICAC3-2019. All the accepted and presented papers are published in the IEEE Explore Digital Library. Day two of the conference also had multiple sessions spread across multiple parallel venues. Presentations using Skype was facilitated to some delegates. The Guests, Session chairs, Authors and delegates appreciated the organization of the Conference and the associated arrangements.
The Conference received a grant from AICTE and had sponsors like CollegePond-Educational Consultants and Around the globe holiday.
Three best paper awards were announced at the end of Day 2 after consolidating the points awarded to papers by the session chairs. Mr. Gaurav Patel from NIT, Raipur received the best paper award (First Position) while Christo Thomas from Fr. CRCE, Mumbai won the second prize. The three position was shared by Mr. Sanjeev Ghosh, Fr. CRCE and Mr. Misbah Khan from FrCRIT , Mumbai. Certificates and cash prizes were given away to the winners.
In conclusion, ICAC3-2019 was conducted successfully, retaining the stringent selection ratio to present quality work and managed to hold brain–storming sessions to contribute to the field of Research.