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SUMMARY:Astral Thesis 2026
LOCATION:RMK Engineering College\, Tiruvallur
DESCRIPTION:<p>Description<br />\n<br />\nAstral Thesis is a business-orien
 ted paper presentation challenge designed to evaluate participants’ abil
 ity to align technical research with real-world business constraints. Team
 s will analyze innovative ideas and present research solutions while adapt
 ing to randomly assigned cosmic constraints that simulate market\, resourc
 e\, or operational limitations.<br />\n<br />\nParticipants must clearly e
 xplain their core concept\, define the assigned constraint\, and justify h
 ow their proposed solution maintains both technical feasibility and busine
 ss viability.<br />\nThis event emphasizes analytical thinking\, adaptabil
 ity\, strategic planning\, and practical relevance.<br />\n<br />\nEligibi
 lity<br />\n<br />\nOpen to all undergraduate and postgraduate students<br
  />\n<br />\nInter-college teams are allowed<br />\n<br />\nInter-speciali
 zation teams are allowed<br />\n<br />\nTeam Size<br />\n<br />\n2 to 3 me
 mbers per team<br />\n<br />\nEvent Format &amp\; Duration<br />\n<br />\n
 Total Duration per Team: 8 minutes<br />\n<br />\n5 minutes – Presentati
 on (including constraint adaptation)<br />\n<br />\n3 minutes – Question
  &amp\; Answer session<br />\n<br />\nRules &amp\; Guidelines<br />\n<br /
 >\nTeams must submit their abstract prior to the event for screening.<br /
 >\n<br />\nAt the beginning of the event\, each team will randomly select 
 one cosmic constraint.<br />\n<br />\nTeams must prepare a PowerPoint pres
 entation covering:<br />\n<br />\nCore idea of the paper<br />\n<br />\nDe
 scription of the assigned cosmic constraint<br />\n<br />\nStrategy used t
 o adapt the idea to the constraint<br />\n<br />\nBusiness impact and feas
 ibility analysis<br />\n<br />\nThe Q&amp\;A session will focus on both te
 chnical clarity and business justification.<br />\n<br />\nStrict adherenc
 e to time limits is mandatory.<br />\n<br />\nThe decision of the judges w
 ill be final and binding.<br />\n<br />\nTopics Covered<br />\n<br />\nPar
 ticipants may choose topics including\, but not limited to:<br />\n<br />\
 nBusiness Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making<br />\n<br />\nArtific
 ial Intelligence in Business Applications<br />\n<br />\nSustainable and G
 reen Technologies<br />\n<br />\nFinTech and Digital Transformation<br />\
 n<br />\nStartup Innovation Models<br />\n<br />\nSupply Chain Optimizatio
 n<br />\n<br />\nSmart Systems and Emerging Technologies<br />\n<br />\nSp
 eakers / Judges<br />\n<br />\nIndustry professionals and academic experts
  with experience in:<br />\n<br />\nBusiness Strategy<br />\n<br />\nEmerg
 ing Technologies<br />\n<br />\nResearch and Innovation<br />\n<br />\nDet
 ailed speaker profiles will be shared prior to the event.</p>
URL:https://www.knowafest.com/astral-thesis-2026
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