AKGEC’s SDC ITeR8 workshop, held from April 19th to April 22nd, 2024, introduced first-year students to Competitive Programming. It covered key topics such as C++ basics, Arrays and Strings, Functions, STL, Searching and Sorting algorithms, and Recursion, aiming to enhance problem-solving skills. The four-day event featured interactive sessions simplifying complex topics. On April 23rd, a coding contest enabled participants to apply their newly acquired skills in a competitive environment.

SDC-SI conducted a Workshop named “Runtym” for students of the first year to introduce them to the concepts of Competitive Programming. It helped the students to boost up their algorithmic thinking and problem-solving approaches.

The purpose of the workshop was to introduce the students to the world of competitive programming and help them in solving well-defined problems by writing programs under specified limits, consequently raising their technical level.

The workshop was interactive and informative. A presentation was prepared containing explanations for each topic in simple language with examples. Complicated topics were broken down into simpler explanations. Furthermore, study material and resources related to the topics were provided to the students to ease their journey of learning. Students were encouraged to ask their doubts which were cleared positively.

It was a 22-hour long workshop spanned over four days from 21th April, 2023 to 24th April, 2023 followed by a coding contest in the college labs on 25th April, 2023. Certificates of participation are to be provided on behalf of SDC-SI.

Among the 1500+ national-level participants, four students from Software Development Centre-SI, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, have made their college proud by bagging the First Runner-Up prize in the Paradigm Hackathon at Shiv Nadar University. The Rs.50000 prize pool included a cash prize of Rs.12000 and additional benefits such as AWS credits and Canva Pro. The talented students – Ayush Raghuwanshi, Suhail Ahmad, Vaidic Dodwani, and Dhruv Goyal, all second-year students, developed an International Shipment Management System that can predict the price of international shipments using AI technology. Their innovative solution stood out among the many entries and was highly praised by the judges for its practicality and potential impact on the industry. This success is a testament to the students’ hard work, dedication, and technical skills, and it is a great achievement for Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College.

Details of journey

The 3rd and 4th year members of SDC-SI visited Vorphy and Exampur, Noida on 23rd November 2022 along with two faculty members. The visit was coordinated by the HOD of SDC-SI, Dr. Sachin Kumar. We departed from the college at 9:30 A.M. in the college bus and reached the headquarters of Vorphy at 10:30 A.M. At Vorphy, Mr. Saksham Saini, CTO and co-founder of Vorphy, coordinated our visit. We got a demonstration of their latest software based on AR/VR. The software is developed for students to ease their learning process through the visualisation of various concepts.

After lunch, we visited the headquarters of Exampur where we got an opportunity to experience the working of Exampur studios. The tour was led by the Chief Operations Officer of Exampur. A few of the SDC members also went live on the Exampur YouTube session. At Exampur, we met Mr. Vardaan Gandhi who is the co-founder of Exampur and an alumnus of AKGEC. He motivated us for the future and encouraged us to seek any kind of help from him and his team. We also interacted with various employees of Vorphy and Exampur and sought guidance from them.

Company Profile
Vorphy:

Vorphy is headquartered at Noida, Uttar Pradesh and is a small scale startup with over 50 employees. Vorphy aims at providing an incredibly engaging simulated learning environment where the students can equip their curriculum world with revolutionary virtual experiences via XR.

Extended Reality often referred to as XR includes the combination of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR). It extends your reality by simulating the real environment using accessible sensors, networks and shared online virtual worlds.
Students can participate in exciting activities and simulations in order to understand the practical concepts of various subjects.

Vorphy also uses 3D animations to aid comprehension. Learners can indulge themselves in different topics and lessons to determine which activity suits them depending on their skills.

Exampur:
Exampur is headquartered at Noida, Uttar Pradesh and is medium scale startup with over 100 employees. Exampur is one of the highly trusted and most magnificent online e-learning platforms with live classes, mock test papers, daily current affairs, and many more. Exampur is India’s best exam preparation app for several competitive examinations.

Their aim is to provide courses for government exam preparation, with a hybrid model that provides offline and online teaching facilities to aspirants from Tier II, III, and IV cities. They have a long list of achievements some of which are:
• 10 Millions+ Subscribers on Youtube Channels
• 1.1 Billions+ Views on Live/Video Classes
• 25+ Youtube Channels on different Category
• Every Week 3-4 Videos In Trending On YouTube
• Daily 2.5 Million+ views
• Daily 150+ live classes

Group Observation

At Vorphy, we got the demonstration of their latest software. Observed their workplace culture. Got to know about the process that, the software goes through, in its development phase. Interacted with the employees of their various departments and got a close overview of how the work is done.

At Exampur, we visited the studios where live classes are held. Got an opportunity to understand the business model of these companies. Sought guidance from the co-founders and various chief officers. Interacted with the software used in Exampur studios.

Conclusion

We are thankful to all our faculties for organising such an Informative event for us. Such visits are crucial for the development of our practical skills and knowledge. We got the opportunity to know about different types of software technologies used in Vorphy and Exampur. We are also thankful to Mr. Saksham Saini for coordinating our visit to Vorphy, and to Mr. Vardaan Gandhi for such an interactive meeting at Exampur. We would like to be a part of more such visits in the future.

This workshop was conducted by the team of Vorphy for 3rd year students to introduce them to the concepts of virtual reality, augmented reality, metaverse etc. The workshop was designed for the students to increase their interests in upcoming technologies.

The purpose of the workshop was to introduce the students to the concept of virtual reality in a fun and interactive way. It also taught students about the necessity of such technologies in today’s world.

The workshop was interactive and informative. A presentation was prepared containing explanations for each topic in simple language with examples. Complicated topics were broken down into simpler explanations. Furthermore, study material and resources related to the topics were provided to the students to ease their journey of learning. Students were encouraged to ask their doubts which were cleared positively.

It was a 10-hour long workshop spanned over 5 days from 14th November 2022 to 18th November 2022.

Event Description

The 5-day long workshop included both theory and practical implementation of each of the topics covered. Registration for the event was open for 3rd year students. The workshop was conducted in the Computer Centre. All attendees were provided with assignments and resources related to the topics covered on a daily basis.

Topics covered in the workshop:
Introduction to Augmented Reality
Introduction to Unity
Image targeting in AR using Vuforia and unity
Basics about general physics in unity
Hands on experience on snapchat AR lens studio
Basics about meshes, textures and other assets of 3D models
Basics about game development through unity
Created Snapchat filter using lab studio
Created 2 apps using unity

Instructor:
Saksham Saini, CTO and Co-founder Vorphy.

Accomplishments

SDC received an overwhelming 186 registrations* from the 3rd year students among which 70 lucky students were selected to attend the workshop. SDC-SI successfully conducted the workshop maintaining the audience’s attention and spirit of the event throughout the entire duration of the workshop.

The workshop introduced the participants to upcoming technologies like AR/VR. The participants gained practical knowledge about basic concepts, hands-on experience in creating 2 apps and a snapchat filter with the guidance from the instructor. The workshop broadened the horizon of the participants and ushered them to unfurl new milestones in this field and beyond.
* The list of attendees is attached for reference.

We received an overwhelming and extremely positive response from the 3rd year students.
“Lots of topics covered in very less time.”
“This workshop is good for beginners and a very convenient way to start building a grasp on AR/VR, unity etc.”
“Got to learn some new things even though having prior knowledge about unity.”