Upcoming Model Competitions in College Fests, Events in September 2026.

Deep Learning Workshop | Image Classification | Model Development | Model Evaluation | Transfer Learning | Fine-Tuning | Streamlit Deployment | Hands-on AI Project

This hands-on training program on the HET-CAM Assay is designed to provide practical exposure to an internationally accepted in vitro alternative Model for evaluating irritation, and toxicity. The program emphasizes ethical research practices aligned with the 3R principles (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) and is widely applicable in biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and toxicological research.

Model Mania

Technical Events

Paper Presentation
Poster Presentation
Project/Model Display Contest
Quiz

Non-Technical Events

Cook Without Fire
Short Film
Debate
Photography

Technical Themes
Smart and Digital Food Processing Technologies
Food Waste Valorization and By-Product Utilization
Emerging and Non-Thermal Food Processing Technologies
Future Foods, Functional Foods and Innovation
Smart Food Packaging, Safety and Quality Assurance

Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Future Food Security

Showcase your knowledge, creativity and talent at Esculent’2K26!

Technical Events
📄 Paper Presentation
🖼️ Poster Presentation
💡 Project/Model Display
🧠 Food Quiz

Non-Technical Events
👩‍🍳 Cook Without Fire
🎬 Short Film
🎤 Debate
📸 Photography

Participate, showcase your talent and be part of ESCULENT’2K26! 🌾✨

Fest Name: ZEPHORIA 2K26

Conducted by: CSE(AI&ML) Department

Fest Description:

Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College proudly presents ZEPHORIA 2K26, a two-day national-level symposium filled with innovation, learning, and fun.

As part of this symposium, we bring you an exclusive Hands-on Workshop on LARGE LANGUAGE Model (LLM): FROM PROMPT TO PRODUCTION, featuring practical insights into Large Language Models, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, LLM applications, and real-world AI solutions from industry experts.

For complete details, schedules, and registrations, visit us at zephoria.club.

Naveen V
Contact No: +91 8925763112

Hanna Florence E
Contact No: +91 9566123863

Sandhya
Contact No: +91 9789065446

Deep Learning Model Development and Deployment – Hands-on Workshop

Eco - IoT Hackstorm is a high-impact working Model exhibition and competition hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRMIST, Kattankulathur. Scheduled for October 14th, 2026, this hackathon challenges multidisciplinary student teams to engineer cutting-edge solutions for IoT in Healthcare

Themes of the AI Project
AI and Machine Learning: Explore intelligent systems that learn from data, recognize patterns, and make accurate predictions for real-world applications.
Agentic AI & Autonomous Systems: Develop AI agents capable of reasoning, decision-making, and autonomous task execution.
Natural Language Processing: Build intelligent applications that understand, process, and generate human language.
Computer Vision and Image Processing: Design systems that analyze images and videos for object detection, recognition, and visual intelligence.
Robotics and Automation: Create robotic and automated solutions that improve industrial productivity and everyday life.
Data Science & Analytics: Extract valuable insights from data using analytics, visualization, and predictive Modeling.
Real World Impact and Innovations: Present AI projects addressing healthcare, agriculture, education, AI innovations, smart cities, sustainability, cybersecurity, and social challenges.

Introduction to Generative AI, LLMs and Transformers
Hands-on with Hugging Face Models
Prompt Engineering and AI Guardrails
Building Q&A Chatbots using LangChain
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Object Detection using AI
Building AI Applications using Streamlit and Ollama
Introduction to Agentic AI and AI Agents
Hands-on with LangGraph and LangSmith