ACM India Winter School 2025
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE WITH DIGITAL TWINS
Ramdeobaba University (RBU), Nagpur
Dates: 15th – 24th December 2025
- Dr. Vinay Kulkarni, TCS Fellow and Head – Software Systems and Services Research
- Dr. Sauvik Barat, Principal Scientist – TCS Research
- Dr. JayendranVenkateshwaran – Institute Chair Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, IIT Bombay
- Dr. Aditya Paranjape, Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia
- Dr. Varun Ramamohan, Associate Professor, IIT Delhi
- Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Researcher at TCS Research
Program Highlights:
- 10 days of immersive learning on Digital Twins
- Accommodation and food support by the host institute
- Keynote lectures by experts from ACM India, TCS Research & leading institutes
- Hands-on labs every afternoon focused on Digital Twin tools and simulation
- Industrial Visit
- Collaboration and knowledge exchange with a talented national cohort
- Participation certificate under ACM India Winter School norms
- Top performers will be recommended to ACM India Annual Event 2026
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the school, participants will:
- Understand the fundamental concepts, architectures, and lifecycle of Digital Twins
- Gain familiarity with modelling, simulation, and data-driven optimization workflows
- Explore real-world case studies from manufacturing, aerospace, and smart systems
- Experience industry practices through an industrial visit to TCS Nagpur
- Be able to conceptualize and structure Digital Twin projects in their domains
- Build professional networks with researchers and industry experts
What Students Will Gain:
- Exposure to state-of-the-art technologies in Digital Twins
- Practical experience with tools and frameworks
- Industry insights useful for projects, internships, and thesis work
- ACM-recognized certification upon successful participation
Program Schedule Overview:
| Date | Day | Topic / Activity |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Monday | Inaugural Ceremony & Introduction to Digital Twins |
| 16 –17 Dec 2025 | Tuesday– Wednesday | Foundations and Advanced Concepts by TCS Research Experts |
| 18–19 Dec 2025 | Thursday–Friday | Digital Twins in Complex Systems & Optimization |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Saturday | Industrial Visit, Nagpur |
| 21 Dec 2025 | Sunday | Holiday – No Lectures |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Monday | Simulation Driven Optimization in Digital Twins |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | Application in real life of Digital twins |
| 24 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | Real Life Case Studies with a concluding Ceremony |
| Time | Activity |
| 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Session 1 |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Short Break |
| 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM | Session 2 |
| 12:45 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Session 3 |
| 03:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Snacks / Hi-Tea |
| 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM | Practice / Lab Session |
| 04:30 PM | End of Day |
Instructions for Participants:
Important guidelines on accommodation, travel, medical support, dress code, health advisory, and required documents are available in the official instruction document:
Participant Instructions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lS6LNqFhU4bTxkFnnklIvw9aecBroNX4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112657856093967329095&rtpof=true&sd=true
Contact:
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Ramdeobaba University, Nagpur
Email: acmwinterschool25@rknec.edu
Phone:
- +91-7767075234 – Prof. Siddhant Jaiswal
- +91-9730313047 – Prof. Dhanashree Kuthe Junghare
This multidisciplinary industry-led Winter School provides a foundational overview of Digital Twins, their applications in industry and society, and their potential for shaping the future. Students will learn to create digital twins and use them to model, simulate, and control systems across various domains from industrial engineering to business and socio-technical systems.
Esteemed Speakers:
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (CHAPTERS)
Professional chapters play very important role bringing faculty and students together to instigate a culture of co-curricular activities participation across students, thinking beyond curriculum and making students aware about recent trends in engineering and technology. Following are professional chapters institute have and some highlighted activities under those chapters.
1) IEEE-RCOEM Student branch
Since its inception, IEEE RCOEM Students’ Branch (IRSB) has been helping students hone their technical skills by taking baby steps on the path of professionalism. The IRSB conducts various programs encompassing different technical topics.
It helps nurture the new entrants into the industry and makes them cognizant of the latest events and happenings in the technical world. Different speakers are invited at frequent intervals to interact with the members and help them broaden their horizons.
Recent Activities of IEEE Student Branch
Sr. No. |
Date |
Name of Activity | Level (State/ National/ Internation al) |
No. of Students Participant | |
1 |
07/02/2025 | Introducing JETSON NANO from Basics to Real-World Applications |
College |
52 | |
2 |
31/01/2025 |
Introduction to the ESP32 Microcontroller Board |
College |
53 | |
3 |
03/04/2024 |
Hackathon (Signal processing) |
College |
15 teams | |
4 |
10/01/2024 | Session by Vikram Dalal, Distinguished Prof., Iowa State University, USA |
College | 20 ( faculty & Ph.d. scholars) | |
5 |
03/11/2023 | Session on Smart Phone Based Imaging System |
College |
26 | |
6 |
09/09/2023 |
IEEE Student Membership- A Gateway to Opportunities and Resources |
College |
24 | |
7 |
08/09/2023 |
Microsoft Power BI workshop |
College |
52 | |
8 |
01/07/2023 |
Paper Writing Workshop |
College |
48 | |
9 |
24/06/2023 | Session on Digitization of ECG wave |
College |
56 | |
10 |
16/06/2023 | SPS Day Celebration : Session on Game Development as a Career |
College |
55 | |
11 |
05/04/2023 | Inauguration of IEEE SPS student Chapter |
College |
60 | |
12 |
21/01/2023 | Entrepreneurial Project Development and IPR Creation |
College |
86 | |
13 |
06/10/2022 07/10/2022 | Arjana Workshop Names Daksha-Developing soft skills & building a resume Sanhita-How to ace the coding interviews |
College |
65 35 | |
14 |
01/10/2022 | Inauguration of IEEE PES and IEL Joint Student Chapter at Electrical Department |
College |
45 | |
15 |
20/08/2022 | IEEE EMBS Chapter Inauguration at Biomedical Engineering Department with keynote speech of Dr. Ramgopal Rao Sir |
College |
54 | |