The HIMASHIELD 2024 Grand Challenge, organized by (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology research initiatives, successfully concluded on National Science Day in Thiruvananthapuram.
Aimed at fostering innovation in Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) mitigation, the challenge provided a platform for young researchers and innovators to develop indigenous, sustainable solutions to tackle this critical environmental challenge.
This nationwide grand challenge was launched on August 24, 2024 by Shri. S Krishnan IAS, Secretary, MeitY. The initial round of Himashield witnessed the participation of 151 teams. Thirty teams advanced to the next round. A total of seven teams participated in the final round.
The details of the winners are given below:
Winner (Rs 5 lakhs, Trophy & Certificates): GlofsenseTeam consist of Venkatesh R, Naveen Krishnaa S and Nithish T from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu.
First Runners up (Rs 3 lakhs, Trophy & Certificates): CryoWizardsTeam consist of Sourabh Anand(Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun) and Sunil Mahato, Sudip Banerjee, Nikita Roy Mukherjee(Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra)
Second Runners up (Rs 2 lakhs, Trophy & Certificates): CryoSenseTeam consist of Dr.Ashim Sattar, Dr.Sudipta Saha, Dr.Debajyoti Biswas, Abhinav A, Kattamuri Mohan Krishna, Kartick Cherukuri (IIT Bhubaneswar)
Distinguished Experts and Officials Preside Over Award Ceremony
The award ceremony was presided over by Ms. Sunita Verma, Scientist G & Group Coordinator, R&D, MeitY. Dr. Kalai Selvan A, Director, C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram, Shri. Arvind Kumar, CCA, MeitY. For awareness creation for the community and to embark Science-day technical talks were offered by Dr. D. D. Ray, Former Outstanding Scientist-H, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre; Shri D. G. Shreshta, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Sikkim and Dr. Manoj Khare, Scientist-G & Group Head, High-Performance Computing - Earth Science Engineering and Geospatial Applications Group, C-DAC Pune.
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