The prestigious two-day Annual National Conference on "Computer Society of India" will be organised by the Visakhapatnam Chapter of Computer Society of India in association with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The theme of the Conference is Edge Computing, Process Automation thru Robotics, Industry 4.0 & Cognitive Technology (EPIC). The Conference will be held on Februaury 20 and 21 2020 in Visakhapatnam.

The brochure for EPIC-2020 was released on Tuesday by the chief patron of the event, chairman and managing director of RINL-Visakhapatnam steel plant (VSP) P K Rath in the presence of CSI Executive committee. The newly designed website www.csi-vizag.org/epic was also launched by him for its wide publicity.

Speaking on the occasion, Rath mentioned that it is a relevant subject in the present scenario and the Edge Computing and Process Automation would definitely revolutionize the industry and contribute for cost reduction.

The two-day conference will serve as a forum for the Industries, Government Bodies, Academia, MNCs, NGOs, Professionals, Engineers, Developers, Practitioners, Researchers and Students to share, interact and exchange their knowledge, experience and ideas about how the ensuing disruptive technologies are changing the todays society and the industry in particular leading to the evolution of latest development in cutting edge Industry 4.0 solutions in the entire organisational eco-system.

Necessary guidance and support for the convention is being provided by CSI-Vizag chapters chairman and vice chairman K C Das, Director (Personnel)-RINL and K K Ghosh, D (Projects)/RINL respectively.

According to the CSI Local Chapter Secretary, Dr. B G Reddy, around 20 renowned speakers across India are supposed to deliver lectures in this convention. CSI appealed to IT professionals to utilise this opportunity and participate in the event.