Programme
Eleven sessions,
real problems to solve
All lectures and workshops are online and free. Every lecture
ends with one open ended problem statement for teams to work on. Times are
India Standard Time.
| Date | Time (IST) | Speaker | Session |
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| 5 September 2026 Saturday | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Inauguration
- Inauguration and prayer
- Welcome note by the President, SSI
- About the Hackathon by the Convener, SciHi
- Introducing the speakers by the Secretary, SSI
- Words of motivation by the speakers, five minutes each
- Open discussion with the students
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| 6 September 2026 Sunday |
11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Dr. T. Madan Raghavan University of Houston, Texas, USA |
Talk 45 mins |
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|
Mrs. Garima Nanda and Mr. Sumat Nanda Plantables, Agra |
Talk 45 mins |
| 12 September 2026 Saturday |
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Dr. M. Jayakumar Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram |
Talk 45 mins |
| 26 September 2026 Saturday |
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Mr. Hardik Chadda DEI, Agra |
Talk and Workshop 90 mins |
| 27 September 2026 Sunday |
11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Dr. Samyak Munot Indian Youth Nuclear Society (IYNS) |
Talk 45 mins |
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|
Dr. Sonali Bhatnagar DEI, Agra |
Talk 45 mins |
| 3 October 2026 Saturday |
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Dr. Monika Aggarwal Professor, CARE, IIT Delhi |
Talk 45 mins |
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|
Dr. Mridul Kumar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
Talk 45 mins |
| 10 October 2026 Saturday |
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Mr. T. Preetam C. Anand CTO, C2i Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru |
Talk and Workshop 90 mins |
| 11 October 2026 Sunday |
11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar Associate Professor, DESM, NCERT, New Delhi |
Talk 45 mins |
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|
Ms. Portia Putatunda Planet Spiti Foundation, Spiti |
Talk 45 mins |
| 1 January 2027 Friday | Time to be announced |
Grand Finale
In person at Agra |
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Recordings
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Inauguration · 5 September
Opening of SciHi 2026
Session 1 · 6 September
Dr. T. Madan Raghavan
Session 2 · 6 September
Mrs. Garima Nanda and Mr. Sumat Nanda
Session 3 · 12 September
Dr. M. Jayakumar
Session 4 · 26 September
Mr. Hardik ChaddaFrom Blink to Brains
Session 5 · 27 September
Dr. Samyak MunotRadiation: Friend or Foe
Session 6 · 27 September
Dr. Sonali BhatnagarThe Techno Search for Life
Session 7 · 3 October
Dr. Monika AggarwalSignal Processing: A Perspective
Session 8 · 3 October
Dr. Mridul KumarFingerprinting Matter
Session 9 · 10 October
Mr. T. Preetam C. AnandHow Semiconductors Work
Session 10 · 11 October
Dr. Arun Pratap SikarwarScience in Space, Care of Mother Earth
Session 11 · 11 October
Ms. Portia PutatundaGrowing Food with Almost No Water