EVENT TITLE: Industry Connect Club

DATE: 29.08.2025

TIME: 09.00 AM – 10.00 AM

VENUE: Block V, Room No.102

EVENT CONVENER: Dr. S. Uma Shankari

EVENT COORDINATORS: Mrs. R. Anitha and Mrs. R. Krishna Lakshmi

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: II BCA GEN AI & II BCA Students – 75

SUMMARY OF THE EVENT:

  • Overview of LLMs and their evolution (e.g., GPT, BERT, LLaMA)
  • Architecture and training datasets
  • How LLM works
  • Machine Learning and Deep learning
  • Challenges in training large models (cost, bias, interpretability)
  • Open-source LLM frameworks like Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, and OpenLLM
  • Future trends and responsible AI development

OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM: (Based of SDG)

SDG 4: Quality Education : Improved participants’ understanding of emerging technologies, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), enhancing digital and AI literacy.

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure : Promoted innovation by introducing cutting-edge tools and frameworks such as Hugging Face, LangChain, and OpenLLM.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities : Highlighted how AI and LLMs can support sustainable urban development through smart applications like automated public services, multilingual communication tools, and data-driven decision-making.

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals : Fostered collaboration between academia and industry by hosting an expert from the AI / LLM framework sector. Strengthened networks for future research, training, internships, and technology transfer. Laid the groundwork for interdisciplinary and cross-institutional partnerships focused on sustainable and ethical AI development.