Techfest 2011, IIT Bombay

ArchiTech: Design and Innovate
Autobots: Enter the age of Robo Sapiens
Code Maestros: No motors, no engines, only pure logic is required here
Kaleidoscope: A spectrum of endless possibilities
Kaspersky_ISC: Wanna be a cyber-crime expert? Here's your chance
Prayaas: An effort today for a better tommorow
Robowars: The Inter-collegiate Combat Robotics competition in the spirit of Mortal Combat
Nexus: Reaching out to National enthusiasts
Split Second: Between a winner and a loser, all that matters is a split second
Technopreneurship: A concourse of Technology and Entrepreneurship

Eminent personalities, exotic topics and enlightening insights - A segment dedicated to spreading excellence - Welcome to The Lecture Series.

A platform for both the brilliant and the blooming to connect and devour the interaction of a lifetime in a very unorthodox fashion, the Techfest Lecture Series gives a whole new meaning to the classroom term "Lecture". Involving a rich spectrum of ideas and behind the scenes of awe inspiring science, it brings you as close as you can imagine to such personalities who are at the helm of changing our world today. This year also you can be sure to take home much more than just an autograph as Techfest continues to organize thrilling lectures, some in a totally new format, to foster the flow of knowledge beyond the conventional bounds of books.

Policy for attending lectures: There is no registration or fees required to attend the lectures at Techfest. All the lectures will be held in the span of three days (7th to 9th January). The exact schedule will be put up on the website later. You are required to carry a valid Photo ID card along.

Sir Harold Kroto 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of Buckminsterfullerene	Michael Jones Chief Technology Advocate, Google Founder, Google Earth
William Baker Structural Engineer Tallest Manmade Structure Burj Khalifa	David Griffiths Author of Introduction to electrodynamics
K. S. Pua Inventor of Pen-Drive	Jaap Haartsen Inventor, Bluetooth
Holger Bech Nielsen Father of String Theory	Charles H. Bennett Founder, Quantum teleportation and Quantum Cryptography
Gero Miesenböck Founder Optogenetics	Tarek el Awady Director of Research, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Rolf Pfeifer Director, AI Lab University of Zurich	Costin Raiu Director Global Research & Analysis Team Kaspersky Lab
Steven Cowley Chief Executive, UK Atomic Energy Authority	Ambrogio Fasoli Professor of Physics, EPFL and CEO, CRPP The main center of Plasma Physics Research in Switzerland
Peter Newman Environmental Scientist, Professor Curtin University	Session on da Vinci Robotics Niccolai-TeknoArt Research Group Museum of Leonardo da Vinci(Florence)
Arun Jaura Vice President, Technology & Head India Engineering Center Eaton Corporation	Richard Stallman(Prefest Lecture) Founder GNU Project and Free Software Foundation

Prefest Workshops

HackTrack: Information security workshop
Nexus Workshop: A stepping stone towards Nexus
Vertical Habitat Workshop: An opportunity to sharpen your technical acumen

During Fest

Crime Scene Forensics: Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation Workshop
Digital Photography: Its technique and not camera that makes a photographer
Embedded System: Learn how to design an embedded system
HackFest: Information Security and Ethical Hacking Workshop
Haptic Robotic Arm: Let your motion be replicated on robotic arm
Hexapod: Make an autonomous six legged bot
Special Effects: Create your own world of fantasy
Tricopter: Fly your own triblade helicopter
Underwater: Hold your breath and go underwater
Windows 7 Platform Workshop: Learning session organized by Microsoft