Event Details

Five-Day Workshop on Emerging Technologies in Cyber-Physical Systems: IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and Intelligent Automation

FROM 10 Aug 2026 TO 14 Aug 2026

Venue : Manipal University Jaipur @ 3:00 PM

Resource Persons:

• Dr. Surender Hans, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Dr. Sanjoy Kumar Parida, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna, Bihar
• Dr. Rangu Seshu Kumar, Engineering Officer, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Dr. G. Lloyds Raja, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Patna, Bihar
• Dr. Pawan Kumar Pathak, Assistant Professor, School of Automation, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan

The Department of Electrical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, successfully organized a Five-Day Online Workshop on "Emerging Technologies in Cyber-Physical Systems: IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and Intelligent Automation" from 10th to 14th August 2026, with one expert session conducted each day from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The workshop was organized with the objective of familiarizing participants with emerging technologies at the intersection of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, intelligent control, digital twins, and cybersecurity, with particular emphasis on their applications in modern power and engineering systems.

The workshop received an enthusiastic response from 142 participants comprising faculty members, students, research scholars, and industry professionals from various institutions. The programme provided an interdisciplinary platform for participants to understand contemporary developments in intelligent and interconnected engineering systems and to interact with experts working in academia, research, and the power sector.

The inaugural session on Day 1 featured Dr. Surender Hans, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, MNIT Jaipur, who delivered an insightful lecture on "Introduction to Regularization: Why Machine Learning Models Overfit." The session introduced participants to the importance of regularization in machine learning and provided an understanding of the challenges associated with model overfitting and generalization.

On Day 2, Dr. Sanjoy Kumar Parida, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna, delivered an expert lecture on "Introduction to Cyber-Physical Power System." The session introduced the concept of cyber-physical power systems and highlighted the integration of physical power-system infrastructure with sensing, communication, computation, and control technologies.

The Day 3 session was delivered by Dr. Rangu Seshu Kumar, Engineering Officer, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bengaluru, on "AI-Enabled Digital Twins for Smart Microgrids: Integrating IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and Intelligent Automation." The lecture provided insights into the role of digital twins and artificial intelligence in developing intelligent and adaptive microgrid systems, highlighting the convergence of physical infrastructure, digital technologies, and intelligent decision-making.

On Day 4, Dr. G. Lloyds Raja, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Patna, delivered a lecture on "Controller Designs for Robust Frequency Regulation in Cyber Physical Systems." The session focused on advanced controller design approaches for robust frequency regulation and discussed the importance of intelligent and reliable control strategies in modern cyber-physical power systems.

The workshop concluded with the Day 5 session by Dr. Pawan Kumar Pathak, Assistant Professor, School of Automation, Banasthali Vidyapith, who delivered an expert lecture on "Cybersecurity Framework of Renewable Rich Sustainable Power System." The session addressed cybersecurity considerations in modern power systems with increasing renewable-energy penetration and emphasized the need for secure and resilient operation of sustainable power infrastructure.

Each expert session was followed by an interactive question-and-answer session, providing participants with an opportunity to engage directly with the resource persons, clarify technical concepts, discuss practical challenges, and explore potential research directions. The workshop thus provided a valuable platform for knowledge exchange across the interconnected domains of IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber-Physical Systems, intelligent control, digital twins, power-system applications, and cybersecurity.

The five-day programme successfully highlighted the convergence of sensing, communication, computation, intelligence, control, and cybersecurity in contemporary engineering systems. The diverse range of lectures enabled participants to gain perspectives ranging from fundamental machine-learning concepts and cyber-physical system architecture to AI-enabled digital twins, robust frequency regulation, and cybersecurity of renewable-rich power systems.

The programme concluded with a valedictory session, during which the Department acknowledged the valuable contributions of all the distinguished resource persons and appreciated the enthusiastic participation of the attendees. The workshop also reinforced the Department of Electrical Engineering's commitment to organizing such academic initiatives to promote continuous learning, interdisciplinary research, technology awareness, and stronger academic-industry interaction.