The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology (ASET), Amity University, Uttar Pradesh organized the 11th International Conference CONFLUENCE 2021, on the theme of “Cloud Computing, Data Science and Engineering” in virtual mode. The two-day enthralling conference was organized in industry partnership with AWS and Microsoft and technically co-sponsored by IEEE UP Section, India. Academic partners for Confluence 2021 were University of Florida, USA; Iowa State University, USA; University of Queensland, Australia; University of Cape Town, South Africa; University of Melbourne, Australia, & University of Western Sydney, Australia, while media partner was DataQuest.
CONFLUENCE has been a popular initiative which in the last eleven years has ignited young minds to be the change of tomorrow as per the vision of Honorable Founder University President Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, who himself stands as a visionary leader and an inspiration for all Amitians. With positive energy, the summit got initiated under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Chancellor, AUUP, Dr. Atul Chauhan and boundless support of Prof (Dr.) Gurinder Singh, Group Vice Chancellor, Amity Universities and Vice Chancellor, AUUP, Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla.
CONFLUENCE witnessed keynote addresses by more than 45 international speakers from across the globe including Cambridge University, UK; University of Cincinnati, USA; Iowa State University, USA; Beni- Suef University, Egypt; The Open University, UK; Middlesex University, UK; University of Lisbon, Portugal; University of Melbourne, Australia; Northwestern University, USA; University of South Florida, USA; Uppsala University, Sweden; University of Salford, UK; London Metropolitan University, UK; Monash University, Australia; National University of Singapore, Singapore and many more.
There had been an overwhelming response for research paper submissions wherein 694 research paper submissions were received on the conference theme and related domains from faculty members and Ph.D. scholars from across the globe. With a staggering review process, only 190 manuscripts that met stringent requirements of high scientific quality and significance, originality, and priority were accepted and got registered for presentation during the two days of the conference in various technical sessions. All the papers registered and presented will be sent to IEEE Xplore Digital Library for publication and all published papers would be indexed in SCOPUS.
The guests of honors, Mr. Deepak Talwar, National Security Officer, Microsoft & Co-chairman – Security Council, ASSOCHAM; Guest of Honor, Prof. (Dr.) Bernhard Pfahringer, Professor, Waikato University, New Zealand; Prof. (Dr.) Simeon Simoff, Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia; Prof. (Dr.) Frada Burstein, Professor (Adjunct) Monash University, Australia; Prof. (Dr.) Tay Yong Chiang, Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore inaugurated the conference on a high note. Mr. Ankush Minocha, CIAO, WIPRO, India delivered the keynote address during the inaugural ceremony.
Through a range of keynote speeches, special sessions such as CXO Forum, panel discussion and industry sessions, the audience witnessed new ways to deal with the challenges faced in areas of cloud computing, data science and engineering. Pre-CONFLUENCE workshop on cloud computing was also conducted wherein more than 200 students from different disciplines of engineering participated and got trained on cloud computing.
The aura of technological eagerness and curiosity continued to the finale of the conference keeping the spirit of exploration and research high. Valedictory session was graced by Guest of Honors, Prof. (Dr.) David Gries, Professor, Cornell University, USA; Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim bin Abdul Mutalib, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia; Prof. (Dr.) S.N. Singh, IEEE India Council, Immediate Past Chair (Core Committee Member (2021 & 2022), Professor, IIT Kanpur; Prof. (Dr.) Samir Shah, Professor, Drexel University, USA; Mr. Haru Mehra, CEO of LE Frehindi, Paris and Prof. (Dr.) Peter Robinson, Professor, Cambridge University, UK delivered keynote addresses during the Valedictory Session.