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Philanthropy

Br. C. Selvam Endowment Award

Ms Giruba Beulah S.E. • CSA • Ongoing

About

The Award has been instituted by Ms Giruba Beulah S.E., in memory of her father Br. C. Selvam, to promote excellence and advancement in the area of computer science among young professionals. For Ms Giruba, this endowment is a way of preserving the memory of her father.

Eligibility

  • Students who have completed their M.Tech. program Department of Computer Science and Automation (CSA), at IISc.
  • Only projects that have been awarded A+ will be eligible for this award.
  • The Award is intended to recognize the best project submitted for final evaluation in June of every year. Its aim is to encourage M.Tech. computer science students to perform at a high level and contribute toward solving an original research problem.

Entitlements

This annual award (starting from the academic year 2022–2023) consists of a cash prize of Rs 50,000/- and a citation to the awardee. The award ceremony will be held on September 1 every year, the birthday of Br. C. Selvam.

Winners

2024 Dhruva Kashyap

2023 Jaydeep Pawar Vasudev

Jaydeep Pawar Vasudev is awarded the Br. C. Selvam Endowment Award – 2023 to recognize his work on Using Geospatial Information and Improved Deep Learning Methods for Crop Price Prediction. He has applied deep learning architectures towards crop price predictions for time horizons that are significantly longer than the state-of-the-art and demonstrated improvement even for volatile crops like tomatoes.

2022 Somya Sangal

The committee recommends Ms Somya Sangal for the Br. C. Selvam Endowment Award – 2022 to recognize her work on Privacy-Preserving Heavy-Hitters. She has designed fast and robust protocols for tasks such as aggregating client statistics while ensuring that there is no data leakage.

Br.C.Selvam

1 September 1952 – 22 September 2021

Bro. C. Selvam was a dedicated individual who focused on helping the underprivileged. As the Founder and President of Comfort Trust, he worked in remote villages, visiting homes and providing support and guidance. He remained committed to assisting others and promoting equal rights throughout his life.