SPARC Workshop on Distributed Learning and Optimization

The SPARC Workshop on Distributed Learning and Optimization is a one-day workshop featuring invited talks on recent advances in distributed learning, optimization, and related areas, bringing together researchers and students for technical discussions and research exchange.

🗓️ Date

July 13, 2026 (08:00am-01:00pm)

🏫 Mode

Offline

📍 Venue

MP 20, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
(📌 Map location)

Registration

Deadline:Last Date of Registration 09 July 2026, 12:00 PM

Workshop Schedule: (Tentative)

08:30AM – 09:00AM

Talk-1 Prof. P. N. Karthik (IIT Hyderabad)

09:00AM - 09:30AM

Talk-2 Dr. Kartikeyan Shanmugam (Google DeepMind India)

09:30AM - 10:00AM

Talk-3 Prof. Kunal Chowdhury (IISc Bengaluru)

10:00AM - 10:30AM

Talk-4 Prof. Nikhil Karamchandani (IIT Bombay)

10:30 – 11:00 ☕ Tea/Coffee Break

11:00AM - 11:30PM

Talk-5 Prof. Salim El Rouayheb (Rutger University)

11:30PM - 12:00PM

Talk-6 Prof. Chandramani Singh (IISc Bengaluru)

12:00PM- 12:30PM

Talk-7 Prof. Amitalok Budkuley (IIT Kharagpur)

12:30PM - 01:00PM

Talk-8 Prof. Sundeep Chepuri (IISc Bengaluru)