Technical education lecture series launched by Punjabi University CSE department

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Technical education lecture series launched by Punjabi University CSE department

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in

A special series of lectures “Technical Education Lecture Series” has been launched by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala to acquaint the students with the challenges of the future in this age of technology. Dr. Raman Maini, Head of the Department said that the Department of Computer Science and Engineering has always been running various programs for the betterment of the students and the society and this lecture series is a part of this endeavor.

Dr. Maini said that in this age of technology, along with the course topics, it is very important to be aware of the technical challenges of the future. The lecture series was launched today by the lecture of Dr. Abhinav Bhandari, a world class expert in cyber security. Dr. Abhinav Bhandari has been involved in the field of cyber security for the last 20 years and has written more than 40 international research papers on the subject.

Technical education lecture series launched by Punjabi University CSE department

Dr. Bhandari spoke on cyber security in his lecture on Internet Architecture, Ethical Hacking and its Types and ways to avoid Hacking. He spoke on the occasion especially about the factors that mentally motivate a person to become a hacker. He said that in order to deal with hacking, it is very important to assess the mental state of the hacker. The students also learned how to become a Cyber Security Expert. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Williamjeet Singh, Coordinator of this lecture series said that this lecture series has been started especially for the students of Punjabi University Patiala and experts in various subjects would give lectures in it.

The lecture series will also be streamed live on the department’s YouTube channel so that more and more students can watch it all over the world and benefit from the lecture later too. Er. Navroz Kaur and Er. Jashanpreet Singh Toor played a key role in making this program a technical success.

December 18,2020