MAiTRI2026: Program Schedule
May 8, 2026
Timings (IST) Event Link
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM REGISTRATION & NETWORKING Offline
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Inauguration – MAiTRI2026

Chief Guest: Prof. Narendranath S, Director, NERIST, Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Guest of Honor Mr. Aninda Bose - Executive Editor - SpringerNature - London (U.K.)

Minute to Minute Program
- Lightening of Lamp
- Welcoming of Guests
- About MAiTRI 2026 by Prof. Vikas Kumar Jha, Convener, MAiTRI 2026
- About STEM-RS by Prof. Tarun Kumar Sharma, General Secretary, STEM-RS
- About School
- About NERIST
- Address by Guest of Honor
- Words of wisdom by Hon'ble Chief Guest
- Felicitations
- Vote of Thanks followed by the High Tea
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Keynote I: Mr. Aninda Bose
Executive Editor, SpringerNature, London (U.K.)
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Keynote II: Dr. Nilanjan Dey
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Techno International New Town, Kolkata, India
12:45 PM – 01:30 PM Keynote III: PROF. XIAO-ZHI-GAO (ONLINE)
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, FINLAND
01:30 PM – 02:15 PM
Networking Lunch
02:15 PM – 03:00 PM Keynote IV: DR. MANOJ KUMAR
IIT DHANBAD
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 1) - OFFLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Madhusudhan Mishra
Session Chair: Dr. Yogendra Mohan (NERIST) and Dr. Firos A (RGU)
Paper ID's: 16; 19; 73; 135; 138; 167
(Physical Mode)
Offline
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 2) - OFFLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Suchismita Mahato (NIT Jamshedpur)
Session Chair: TBA
Paper ID's: 198; 235; 247; 264; 271; 292
(Physical Mode)
Offline
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 3) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Tripurari Sharan (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Jitendra Rajpurohit and Ms. Divya Yadav
Paper ID's: 20; 22; 27; 39; 39; 43; 45; 159
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 4) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Mr. Akho John Richa (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Himanshu Gupta (MAHE Mani[pal) and Dr. Pooja (IIT Mandi)
Paper ID's: 52; 57; 80; 85; 115; 122; 127
04:30 PM – 04:45 PM
Tea Break
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 5) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair:Dr. Rajib Sharma (NERIST)
Session Chair:Dr. Arvind Prajapati (NIT Allahabad) and Dr. Nitish (Chikara University)
Paper ID's: 130; 136; 156; 178; 192
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 6) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Ram Gopal (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Shilpa Mahajan (BMU) and Dr. Vijay Mohan (MAHE Manipal)
Paper ID's:202; 203; 206; 207; 212; 214; 215
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 7) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Mr. Rusni Kima Mangang (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Suchismita Mahato (NIT Jamshedpur) and Dr. Shailendra Singh (MITS Gwalior)
Paper ID's:216; 217; 218; 223; 224; 227; 228
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 8) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Anil Kumar Gautam (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Smitarani Pati (IITD) and Dr. Shveta Mahajan (NITJ)
Paper ID's:236; 238; 252; 255; 257; 258; 261
07:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Networking Dinner
May 9, 2026
09:30 AM – 10:15 AM Keynote - V: DR. DEEPAK GUPTA (ONLINE)
TBA
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Keynote - VI: PROF. (DR.) SAMARENDRA DANDAPAT
IIT GUWAHATI
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Tea Break
11:10 AM – 11:55 AM Keynote VII: DR. RAJEEV KANTH
11:55 AM – 12:40 PM Keynote VIII: DR. FIROS A
12:40 PM – 01:25 PM Keynote IX: DR. KOUSHIK GUHA
12:00 Noon – 01:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 9) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Pranab Kishore Dutta (NERIST)
Session Chair: Mr. Pardeep Kamboj (NERIST) and Dr. Sandhya Pundhir (NITD)
Paper ID's:164; 267; 268; 269; 270; 280; 282; 283
12:00 Noon – 01:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 10) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Mr. Moirangthem Edison Singh (NERIST)
Session Chair: Mrs. Bhagyalakshmi Narayanapuram (NERIST) and Dr. Priyank Saxena (BIT, Mesra)
Paper ID's:79; 283; 297; 299; 300; 302; 304; 306
12:00 Noon – 01:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 11) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Prof. Meenakshi Srivastava (Amity University); Dr. Preeti Gupta
Session Chair: Dr. Deepak Panwar
Paper ID's:311; 315; 319; 322; 325; 326; 328
12:00 Noon – 01:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 12) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Dr. Sanjay Sharma (HPU)
Session Chair: Dr. Kuldeep Chauhan
Paper ID's:332; 337; 338; 339; 343; 344; 349; 350
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 14) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Prof. Nidhi Tyagi (SUM); Mr. Rajshri Sen (NERIST)
Session Chair: Dr. Shefali Arora Chauhan (NITJ) and Mr. Bablu Sah (NITJ)
Paper ID's:353; 354; 364; 367; 367; 368; 370; 371
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Oral Presentations (TRACK - 15) - ONLINE MODE
Session Chair: Prof. Mamta Bansal and Mr Rajesh Pandey (SUM)
Session Chair: Dr. Amit Hirawat (PUJ) and Dr. Nitin Kumar (SUG)
Paper ID's:165; 372; 374; 378; 379; 380; 380; 381
03:45 PM – Onwards
VALEDICTORY - ONLINE MODE
**Track 13 is not included.