Ranjith Raj
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2025-01-27
🚀 Swecha Telangana hashtag#AIYatra – Building AI by & for the People! 🚀

The Swecha Telangana hashtag#AIYatra is a vital step towards creating awareness and fostering an AI built in the true spirit of community collaboration. This journey is enabling us to gather diverse data sets that capture the essence of every production process, fable, and the rich cultural diversity of our state.
What makes this Yatra unique? It’s not just the geeks or techies contributing to these datasets—everyone with a mobile phone is part of the process. Together, we’re working towards an AI that truly reflects our community’s diversity and needs.
Districts Covered:
📍 Nizamabad
📍 Jadcherla
📍 Jogulamba Gadwal
📍 Karimnagar
📍 Khammam
📍 Mahabubnagar
📍 Nagarkurnool
📍 Narayanpet
📍 Peddapalli
📍 Sangareddy
📍 Siddipet
📍 Suryapet
📍 Kamareddy
With over 3000 students attending and more than 1500+ students volunteering, we reached out to future innovators in colleges across Telangana, including Higher Education Institutions along with Engineering Colleges.

💡 Highlights:
Engaging students in AI-focused workshops and activities
Collecting diverse data sets that capture every production process, fable, food and the rich cultural diversity.
Navigating challenges in logistics, data collection, and tech setup

A Huge Thanks to the volunteers, faculty, and local organizers who made this possible. This is a unique and inclusive effort to build AI by the people and for the people!

Stay tuned for more as we continue empowering communities through technology. hashtag#AIYatra hashtag#ArtificialIntelligence hashtag#CommunityAI hashtag#YouthEmpowerment hashtag#Telangana hashtag#AIForEveryone
Gimpses of AI Yatra in the districts
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2024-12-23
Why is India investing ₹6000Cr in a subscription model while the world moves to Open Access? ONOS risks being a costly short-term fix, ignoring systemic issues. Time to rethink priorities. #OpenAccess #ONOS #PublishingInnovation #Accountability #OpenAccess
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2024-12-23
The #AIDays 2025 to be held on 15-16 Feb. Day1: #BurningMan kind of an event for AI. Select participants from 50 Eng Colleges to build things in #Art #Music #Education n more!
Day2: Conference
Prep Committee discussing the unfolding!
@swecha @swechaap
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-16
Greetings from Swecha,
Today's #DevDaysHyd on the theme of 'Explore Data Science' has completed successfully with 100+ attendees.

The session on 'Python essentials for Data Science' by Roja Rani showcased real-time applications of Python Fundamentals in Data Science and its associated libraries. Participants eagerly asked questions and showed enthusiasm for learning more about Python's features in Data Science.

During the second session of #DevDaysHyd, Pranali Bose conducted a session on the "Data Science Project Life Cycle". Attendees gained a comprehensive understanding of the different stages involved. Pranali emphasized the use of Python tools and frameworks for tasks like data analysis, visualization, and web development. The session provided practical insights for participants to apply in their own data science projects.

Thank you for attending! We appreciate your involvement and interest. We hope you had a great time and gained new knowledge. Stay tuned for future events, hope to meet you soon.

#Swecha #Python #DataScience
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-16
Talk: Python Essentials For Data Science.

Tagline: From Python Basics to Pandas Pro: Elevate yout Data Science skills.

Speaker: Roja Rani is a Security Management Engineer at TechMahindra.

Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/roja-rani-iza/

🗓 July 16th, 2023
⏰ 10:00AM - 1:00PM
📍 Venue: PurpleTalk India Pvt Ltd, Watermark Technopark, Kondapur

Live demo, networking, and more! Limited spots available. Register now: https://swecha.org/devdays

#WomenWhoHack #DevDaysHyd
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-16
An exiting start of the day at #DevDaysHyd on "Python essentials for data science" by ROJA RANI IZA.

Developers are interacting to explore more on Python to enhance their Data Science skills.

#datascience
#swecha
#fsmi
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-16
At #DevDaysHyd, Pranali Bose is currently delivering an insightful session on the "Data Science Life Cycle".

Participants are actively engaging with the content, asking questions, and discussing the different stages and processes involved in the life cycle.

#swecha #python #machinelearning #datascience
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-08
Participants from academia and industry will discuss AI&ML advancements with experts. A number of key subjects will be covered, including Web ML and AI in the year 2023, creating cutting-edge applications using LGMs, as well as integrating AI into digital ecosystems. Additionally, the event will offer practical workshops and live demonstrations.

#DevDaysHyd #AI #ML
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-08
Jason Mayes' captivating talk on machine learning on the web in 2023 and beyond. The possibilities are endless, and the future is looking incredibly bright! 🌐✨

Jason's expertise in the field is evident as he unravels the latest advancements and trends in web-based machine learning. It's truly fascinating to witness how this technology continues to reshape our digital landscape.

#DevDaysHyd #Swecha #MachineLearning #WebAI #AIInnovation
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-08
We are presently captivated by Janakiram MSV's presentation at the #DevDaysHyd, as he explores the realm of next-generation applications powered by Language and Learning Models (LLMs).

The session is providing valuable insights and a practical preview of the forthcoming trends that are shaping the field of AI.

#Swecha #DevDaysHyd #LLMs #NextGenApps #AITechSummit #ArtificialIntelligence #TechConference
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-07-02
During the Android Ecosystem DevDays on July 1st, 2023, Tarun Yekbote and Hemachandra K took the stage to unravel the intricate web of the Android Ecosystem. They expertly guided developers through a captivating learning path, empowering them to grasp the core concepts with ease. But that's not all! They also presented a remarkable framework, Flutter, which offers a streamlined approach to building applications

We welcome you to the future events where we can come together once again, exchange ideas, and forge new connections. Until then, let's continue our commitment to knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and driving progressive change through code.

Check here for the upcoming events: Swecha.org/DevDays

#Code4Change #Swecha #DevDaysHyd
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2023-06-29
#DevDays Hyderabad: Android Ecosystem.

#1 Workshop: Android App Development 101
Tagline: Roadmap for Android developers
Description: This workshop is designed to give a comprehensive understanding of the current Android ecosystem and provides suggested learning paths along the way to help grasp the concepts.

Speaker: Tarun Yekbote, Technical Architect, ATD
He is a Senior Android developer with 10+ years of experience in software development in developing a wide-range of mobile applications (Mobile & HMI Apps), AI technologies integration with Android like OpenCV, ML inference SDK & IoT Integration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharun-yekbote-a4683619

Title: Flutter for Android Development
Tagline: The One Framework to Rule Them All
Description: In this talk we will cover the basics of Flutter, a modern framework that makes it easy to build high-performance, cross-platform apps. We will also discuss the basics of Dart, a programming language that's designed to be both expressive and efficient.

Speaker: Hemasaicharan Kothamasu, Technical Lead, Network18 Media and Investments Pvt Ltd
He is a Senior Android Engineer with 10+ years of experience in analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of third-party SDK/library and applications for the android platform.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemandroid/


Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Venue: Thoughtworks Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd ,115, 4th Floor, Rajapushpa Summit 2-58, Sy.No.115, Financial District, Nanakaramguda, Telangana 500008

#android #devdays #flutter #workshop
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2022-01-26
Inauguration of #SwechaTelanaganaStateConference2021 on Dec18th & 19th.
We had 3,500 participants including Students, researchers, developers from different parts of state.
Industry and Academic leaders were part of our panels and got impressed by our conference and its conduct. 🎉💯

#swechaconf2021 #swecha #hyderabad #telangana #stateconference #people #freedomsoftware #freesoftwaremovement #day1 #openday

✅ 📢 Follow @Swechafsmi for more updates.
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2022-01-26
"Women in Tech", a panel discussion with @Pravallika (Vice President, Swecha), @Sahithi (Secretary, Swecha) & @Srujana (EC Member, Swecha) at Swecha Telangana State Conference."

"Gender sensitivity is not about preaching. It is about internalizing the understanding of women's realities in functioning."

"The change in gender roles at home is very important to enable women in IT."

"It's time to break the myth that women can't code ! "

✅ 📢 Follow @swecha for more updates.

#swechaconf2021 #swecha #hyderabad #telangana #stateconference #people #freedomsoftware #freesoftwaremovement #WomeninIT #GenderSensitization #girlscancode #breakingmyths.
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స్వేచ్ఛ | Swechaswecha@fsmi.social
2021-12-05
Greetings from Swecha, "Packaging libraries/Frameworks to NPM" session will be start in 30 Minutes.

Timings 🕐: SUN, DEC 5 @ 1:00 PM IST.

For those who can't attend in-person, please join through the below link🔗
https://collab2.swecha.org/b/raj-eva-sfu-rbb
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Free Software Movement of Indiafsmi@fsmi.social
2021-08-13
FSMI's General Secretary Kiran Chandra has filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court demanding investigation of data breaches by CERT-In. The matter was listed and heard today & further listed on Sep 23. Please find the petition copy as attachment.

~ https://fsmi.in/press-release/fsmi-general-secretery-files-writ-petition-data-breaches-delhi-high-court
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2021-08-13

You can embed Mastodon posts on web pages by going to the post you want to embed, then click "..." underneath it, then select "embed".

This will give you HTML embedding code to post on your website.

#MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips

2021-08-12
@downey @ademalsasa DuckDuckGo is a proprietary software ☠️, let's suggest FOSS alternatives.

Privacy can't be assured without the source code being public.
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Srikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்logic@freeradical.zone
2021-08-12

Dear @UIDAI . Please eat your own fart. I am not providing PoI for #RTI. #BuzzOff

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2021-08-12

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