

Date: 12th and 13th October, 2023 | Mode: Hybrid (Online and Offline)
Venue: CII Northern Region Headquarters, Sec. 31, Chandigarh, India
ABOUT PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH | |
One of the oldest Universities in India, the Panjab University (PU) initiated at Lahore in 1882, has a long tradition of pursuing excellence in teaching and research in science and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports. The University supports excellence and innovation in academic programmes, promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching. The University is committed to attract and support the best students and faculty, who excel at teaching and research. | ![]() |
In independent India, Panjab University with its Campus at Chandigarh and nearly two hundred colleges in Punjab state and Chandigarh U.T., has served various societal needs with distinction. The glorious traditions of the University established during the period of more than 133 years of its long service to the nation since its inception are a source of inspiration for the present generation of faculty members and students. By virtue of its history, experience, achievements and philosophy, the Panjab University has a national character and it enjoys an international stature drawing both faculty and students from all over the country and different parts of the globe. Its faculty includes some of the most distinguished scientists and academicians. It continues to attract celebrated scholars at the campus. Over the years, the reputation of the Panjab University has grown to emerge as an institution at the pinnacle in innovative teaching, research and community outreach. | |
ABOUT DST – TECHNOLOGY ENABLING CENTRE (TEC) | |
Technology Enabling Centre (TEC) is Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (GoI) sponsored project. The objective of TEC is to create an ecosystem for Technology development in the Universities and provide a platform to network researchers with other institutes, National laboratories and Industry. The focus of TEC is on providing an enabling eco system, process and support system. One of the activities of TEC involves Mining of Technologies being developed in labs of region, helping scientists to improve TRL of these technologies thereby leading these towards commercialization. Another Major activity of TEC is assessment of technological requirements of MSMEs and shares these with research community. TEC has posted some issues of industry and some technologies of academia at www.tecpu.in. | ![]() |
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRY FOCUSED RESEARCH – TEC 2023:
DST-Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), Panjab University, Chandigarh in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Research For Resurgence Foundation (RFRF), FPTU-Vietnam, NTU-UK and Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) is going to organize 1st Annual International Conference on Industry Focused Research – TEC 2023. Currently, businesses in India are facing problems in all functional areas of management such as economics, finance, HR, marketing, strategy formulation. These problems can be solved using engineering, information technology, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence etc. For this innovative ways / strategies / methodologies are required to develop and execute. There are many issues of industry for which industry needs technological solutions that academia can provide.
Through this conference, an effort is being made to assess exact issues / matters / concerns / pain-points on which industry wants technological R&D to be done by academia. In a subtle manner, this conference wants to motivate academia to innovate on problems of industry. The conference theme intends to explore viewpoints on different issues related to managing the business and sustainable development of the organizations in the present dynamic business world. Aim of this conference is to promote industry relevant research on problems of industry. This conference intends to provide platform to researchers who have researched on live industrial problems that deserve technological or managerial innovations. All papers presented in this conference must have clearly defined end-user industry and the origin of problem has to be some industry.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Transfer of Technology (ToT) from Academia to the Industry.
Commercialization of Research.
The present conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, consultants, research scholars and Industry to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of emerging business/technological issues of Industry and its solutions.
To provide a premier interdisciplinary forum to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, practical challenges encountered, and the solutions adopted in the field of emerging businesses.
To deliberate on the advances in theory and practice regarding emerging business problems and its solutions.
To assess exact issues/matters/concerns/problems/pain-points of Industry on which technological innovations are required.
To provide platform to Scientists/Engineers who have developed technological solutions for problems of Industry.
To motivate Scientists/Engineers to take live industrial problems for technological innovation.
To mine technologies from different laboratories of academia and showcase to industry for subsequent commercialization.
CONFERENCE THEMES COVERED BUT NOT LIMITED TO
Management Related Themes
- Key issues in Management Areas and their Innovative Solutions
- Cross Functional interfaces and their mitigation in Indian context
- Understanding business environment
- Performance Appraisal, Competency mapping and Talent acquisition
- Cross-cultural pollination in Indian business organization
- Dealing with political environment
- Government policies and implications for business
- Global business environment and business challenges
- Understanding problems of MSMEs that need technological innovations
- Exploring start up failures in India
- Covid-19 and Business in India: Impacts, strategies to deal with
- Case studies on providing real time business solutions
Technology Related Themes
- Futuristic technology developed that now needs to be commercialized
- MIS and Role of IT in business
- Using AI for Business Solutions
- Machine Learning and Automation
- Human Resource Digitization
- Data analytics, Data science and Business landscapes
- Big data, Open-Source Software and Business Problems
- Engineering, technology and business: relationship and interdependence
- Any problem of Industry for which technological solution has been developed
- Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, IT, Biotechnology, Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Chemistry, Microbiology, Automation, Mechatronics
- Technical Textile / Garment Design / Fashion technology
- Light Engineering (Hand Tools, Automobile parts, Bicycle, Sewing machine, Bath fitting etc.)
- Automation / AI / SPM / Industry 4.0 / Mechatronics
- Software / IT/ Web / App Development
- Water and Waste Management
- Microbiology / Biotechnology / Pharma / Pulp &
Paper - Bio-Medical Devices / Surgical Industry
- Material Science / Advance Coatings / Polymer / Plastic
- Pharmaceuticals / Chemicals / Industrial Chemistry
WHO CAN ATTEND?
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CONFERENCE PATRONS |
Prof. Renu Vig Vice-Chancellor (Officiating) Panjab University, Chandigarh | Prof. Renu Vig Dean University Instructions Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Prof. C.R. Suri Chairman Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), PU, Chandigarh | Prof. R. Tewari Mentor TEC Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), PU, Chandigarh |
ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
Dr. P.J. Singh Vice-Chairman CII-Punjab and Owner of Tynor Orthotics | Prof. Sukhpal Singh IIM Ahmedabad & Former Director General, CRRID, Chandigarh |
Dr. Ravinder Singh Zandu Civil Servant-Modernizing Technology Programme Manager, Cabinet Office, Govt. Digital Service, UK | Dr. Isibor Kennedy Ihianle Senior Lecturer Computer Science, NTU, UK |
Dr. Sandeep K. Vashist IVD Product Director (Europe) Fapon biotech Inc. Deutschland | Er. Surinder Singh Virdi Vice-Chairman Punjab’s Arts Council |
Mr. Navnit Singh Chairman & Regional Managing Director Kornferry International | Dr. R.M. Belokar, Professor Mechanical Department, PEC University, Chandigarh |
Sh. J.P. Kundra Consultant to Cheema Boilers | Dr. Deepak Kapur, Professor University Business School, PU-Chandigarh |
Dr. A.K. Sabharwal Founder Director, Pharmaffliates Pvt. Ltd. | Prof. Naveen Kumar (Dean R&D) IIT Ropar |
Prof. Harish Kumar UIET, PU-Chandigarh | Mr. Sandeep Singh Pannu Regional Sales Manager- North India, Michelin India Pvt. Ltd. |
ORGANISING COMMITTEE |
Conference Chairs
Dr. Luxmi Malodia | Prof. Manu Sharma |
Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Parveen Goyal | Dr. Kulwinder Singh | Dr. Anju Goyal Deptt. of Statistics, PU, Chandigarh Contact: +91 98761 59438 |
Dr. Harjit Kaur UICET, PU, Chandigarh Contact: +91 90410 14879 | Dr. Surinder Singh Bhinder UICET, PU, Chandigarh Contact: +91 94178 45798 | Dr. Amit Thakur UIET, PU, Chandigarh Contact: +91 99880 29009 |
Technical Committee
Chief Coordinator | ||
Er. Ankush Gawri, Sr. Manager, TEC, PU, Chandigarh Contact: +91 81461 20309 | ||
Coordinators | ||
Dr. S Vaibhav | Dr. Ajay Sharma Manager Technology TEC, PU, Chandigarh Contact: 8699992418 | Dr. Pankaj Manager IPR TEC, PU, Chandigarh Contact:7380125849 |
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- All the papers / case studies / technical papers must be submitted through https://tinyurl.com/3nxk8x37 by June 30, 2023.
- You need to register your paper by September 13, 2023. Read Registration guidelines for registering your paper.
- Test the plagiarism by yourself before submitting the abstract / paper.
- Do visit the official conference webpage ( https://tecpu.in/icifr-tec2023/ ) only and use the official e-mail id of the conference i.e. icifrtec2023@gmail.com for all the latest information. (Always refresh the web page for any update)
- Do check your registered mail ID and mobile number regularly. Any conference notifications will be communicated through mail and mobile only.
PAPERS
Selection of papers would be based on an abstract of about 500-750 words. The author(s) should clearly mention Management stream or Technology stream along with the area of interest under which the abstract is to be included. The abstracts that get approved would be selected for final paper submission. All contributions should be submitted in English in Times Roman 12-Point type, 1.5 line spacing in A4 size page set up, with one inch margins on all sides. Final paper submission must accompany a certificate by the author(s) that the paper is his original work and has neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. The cover page of the paper should contain:
- Name of author(s)
- Professional affiliation of author(s)
- Address for correspondence with email and telephone
- Industry from which problem has originated (if exact name of company cannot be disclosed then industry sector should be mentioned)
- Target Industry sector for commercialization of Technology (if technological solution has been developed)
- Title of the paper (in bold)
CASE STUDIES
Selection of case studies would be based on abstracts of about 500-750 words. The abstracts must clearly indicate the objective of case study, details of the organization for which the case is written, major findings and implications. Only case studies of real-life organizations would be considered. The author(s) should clearly mention the area of interest under which the case study is to be included. Both academicians and corporate managers are expected to contribute to the conference case studies. The case study based on primary data should include a ‘No-Objection Certificate’ from the organization for which the case study has been written.
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Selection of technical papers would be based on abstracts of about 500-700 words. The abstracts must clearly indicate industry sector from which problem has originated, detail of technical innovation and major findings. Only technical papers based on some real-life organization would be considered. The author(s) should clearly mention the area of interest under which the technical paper is to be included. Both academicians and corporate engineers/scientists are expected to contribute to the conference technical papers. The technical paper based on some industrial problem should include a ‘No-Objection Certificate’ from the organization for which the technical paper has been written.
POSTER PRESENTATION
It should represent findings from a current working paper related to the theme of the conference. The authors are required to display posters of their research papers and be available to discuss and answer questions during the assigned poster session. Submission of an electronic copy of the poster in PDF format is must before the deadline. Poster size and dimensions are A1 size 84.1 cm height X 59.4 width. The poster should be of in portrait layout only (not landscape layout). The author is also required to send the declaration that the Paper/Article/Poster is original and has not been sent elsewhere for publication or presented in any conference/seminar.
- Registration fee is required for selected papers.
- Registration fee covers the certificate, conference kit, conference proceedings, conference lunch, and tea.
- Registration fee does not include hotel accommodation, hotel pick up facility and airport transfers.
- Limited accommodation available on the University campus will be provided on first come-first serve basis. Accommodation charges to be borne by participants.
- No TA and DA will be paid to delegates for attending the conference.
- Registration fee is to be paid by a Demand Draft drawn in favor of “Conference Chair ICIFR TEC 2023”, payable at Chandigarh. The Demand Draft, along with the registration form, should be sent to Prof. Manu Sharma, Conference Chair, Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), Near SBI, Old DCC Building, Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh 160014 INDIA.
- For Direct Bank Transfer, use following account details:
Account Details | |
Account Holder Name | Conference Chair ICIFR TEC 2023 |
Account Number | 41350226875 |
IFSC Code | SBIN0000742 |
SWIFT Code | SBININBB443 |
- Registration Fee once paid would not be refunded.
- The registration fee is to be paid by each author and co-author (s) of the paper individually and separately as per the details given below:
Category | On or before 31-01-2023 | After 31-01-2023 |
Academician | INR 2500 | INR 3000 |
Doctoral / Post Graduation Students | INR 2000 | INR 2500 |
Managers / Practitioners / Consultants | INR 3000 | INR 3500 |
Foreign Students | US $100 | US $150 |
Foreign Delegates | US $200 | US $250 |
- For Registration click link: https://forms.gle/atbLAf1rYPv6ERMJ7
Submission of Paper / Case Study / Technical Paper | June 30, 2023 |
Acceptance Notification | August 21, 2023 |
Last Date of Registration | September 13, 2023 |
Conference Dates | 12th and 13th October, 2023 |
get in touch with us
Prof. Luxmi Malodia (UBS, PU, Chandigarh) Conference Chair Contact: +91 94638 88038 | Prof. Manu Sharma (UIET, PU, Chandigarh) Conference Chair Contact: +91 98885 09778 |
Contact Email: icifrtec2023@gmail.com | |
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 1st International Conference on Industry Focused Research – TEC 2023 Technology Enabling Centre, Ist Floor, Guru Tegh Bahadur Bhawan Building, Opposite USOL, Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh – 160014, India |