Dr. Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman – IQAC, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, and DST-Amrita Technology Enabling Center (TEC) fellow, was elected as a sectional committee member of the ICT section of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) during the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) 2023, held at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj University, Nagpur, from 3 to 7 January, 2023. ISC is the largest and oldest scientific gathering in India. It is an annual event organized by the ISCA and the Government of India’s Department of Science & Technology (DST). ISC 2023 was virtually inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on 3rd January 2023. The event featured the pride of India exhibition showcasing India’s advances in science and technology; farmer, tribal, women, and children’s congresses; plenary talks; invited talks; and research papers in 14 sections.

Dr. Prashant R. Nair also gave a research presentation at the ISC 2023. He also visited various exhibition stalls of DST, DRDO, DAE, and CSIR during the visit and extensively interacted with various representatives of these national labs to explore ecosystem collaboration for Amrita TEC. This included a brief meeting with Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary, DST, on 4th January, 2023. This prestigious ISCA sectional committee appointment puts him on the organizing committee for the next year’s science congress.