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IEEE CS Student Branch Chapter at MACE in collaboration with Takshak 24 Tech Fest hosted a thrilling Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge on campus. This on-site competition required participants to decode, decrypt, solve, and find hidden flags within a limited timeframe. The event that tested participants' problem-solving, critical thinking, and technical skills. Participants, working individually or in teams, were tasked with decoding, decrypting, and solving a series of challenging puzzles within a limited timeframe. The event provided a platform for networking, collaboration, and showcasing technical abilities.

Computer Science Association, in collaboration with the Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC), successfully conducted a session on “Opportunities and Options in the Software Industry” on March 10, 2025. The session was open to third-year students from the Computer Science, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning branches.

Department of Computer Science organized an IoT Workshop from 11th February to March 4th, 2025, providing a hands-on learning experience focused on ESP32 microcontrollers, sensors, networking, and IoT applications. It begins with an introduction to IoT and setting up the ESP32 development environment using Arduino IDE. Participants will explore various sensors, including temperature, humidity, and ultrasonic sensors, and learn to display real-time data on LCD screens. The workshop also covers ESP32’s Wi-Fi capabilities, networking concepts, and setting up web servers to control devices remotely. The workshop is handled by Manu Francis ,PSE TeqardLabs and Prince John Joseph , COO TeqardLabs

As part of the Faculty Development Programme 2024-2025, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, in association with the Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE) Kothamangalam, organized a six-day online FDP on “Generative AI Tools in Prompt Engineering.

The Computer Science and Engineering Association 2024- 2025 inauguration ceremony was held on 12-09-2024 by Mr Abul Qasim K P, Technical Architect, Gen AI & AEM, Adobe.

AI Summit 2024 was successfully conducted at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, from October 19th, 2024, spanning over five days. The event was organized by AccelerateX, a startup focused on empowering students through AI education and career opportunities. The summit was recognized as Kerala's largest AI summit, featuring high-profile industry leaders, government dignitaries, and international experts. The event included two workshops and an internship program, providing hands-on experience to participants. The event was supported by multiple organizations, including: Being Abroad, Google for Developers, Hack2Skill Youdata.ai, PCPL, Recur Club, String Ventures, and 707 billion Capital. The summit was graced by eminent personalities from various domains, including government, corporate, and international sectors

On 5th October 2024, an AWS Hackathon was held at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, sponsored by Octaunitech in collaboration with the IIPC and organized by the Computer Science Department. The event featured guest speakers Mr. Eby Kuriakose and Mr. Rajkumar Thoppen, who guided participants through various cloud computing tasks using Amazon Web Services (AWS). The hackathon involved group participants deploying a website using Amazon EC2 virtual machines. Each group was required to configure two virtual machines, one on Ubuntu and the other on Windows, and implement a load balancer to distribute traffic between the two. This setup demonstrated the efficiency of load balancing by alternating traffic between the VMs upon refreshing the webpage, showcasing the benefits of scalability and reliability in web applications

INFORMATYKA - AR VR WORKSHOP organised by IEEE CS MACE was conducted on 20th August 2024 to provide hands-on experience in creating immersive experiences, empowering participants to innovate with the latest technologies. The session was led by Mr. Salih Yoosaf.

The Capture The Flag (CTF) Workshop was a one-day offline event organized by ENCIDE MACE on 17th August to introduce participants to the fundamentals of cybersecurity and ethical hacking. Designed as a hands-on learning experience, the workshop aimed to equip attendees with the skills needed to analyze security vulnerabilities and navigate CTF competitions effectively. By fostering practical learning and skill development, the CTF Workshop provided a solid foundation in cybersecurity, helping participants enhance their problem-solving abilities and prepare for future competitions and career opportunities in the field.It was handled by Anwar Swadique P ,Senior Cyber Security Researcher along with Muhammad Suhail CS , Junior Cybersecurity Researcher.

EXCITE by ENCIDE MACE, a 3-day offline event, was conducted on 12,13,14 April 2024 at St.George Forane Church, Manakodam. The event aimed to teach and improve the understanding of children in the coastal region of Cherthala, on topics covering the basics of computer tools, Programming logic, Web development, Machine learning, Data management, UI/UX designing, and a few programming languages

Girlathon, the first of its kind in GDSC MACE, a three-week long hackathon held from the 16th of March, 2024 until the 6th of April 2024. The hackathon aimed to bring into light innovative ideas and creative solutions that can be brought into the world by those who identify as women through the means of a hackathon.

Oh My Google, an event to enhance technical awareness and foster enthusiasm towards the futuristic world today was held on the 6th of March, 2024 by GDSC MACE at Kerala Startup Mission, Kalamassery. The event, which consisted of panel discussions, workshops, awareness sessions, and effective games, was attended by more than 80 undergraduate students from different parts of Kerala

The Developer Student Club of MACE organized the " DeepDive into ML" workshop on 2nd March 2024. It offered a hands-on introduction to the fascinating Machine Learning (ML) world. The event, led by Ms. Bindu Krishnan, a seasoned statistician at IBM, aimed to demystify ML concepts and equip participants with practical skills to leverage ML algorithms effectively. Approximately 60 individuals from diverse backgrounds attended the workshop, including students, professionals, and enthusiasts eager to delve into the realm of ML.

The Computer Science and Engineering Association 2023- 2024 was inaugurated by Dr. S Vijayan Pillai, Technical Director, Keltron, on February 1st, 2024. He also presented a talk on "Student Empowerment" on the same day

As part of the Faculty Development Programme 2023-2024, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, in association with the Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam, organized a five-day FDP on “Recent Trends in Cloud Computing & IOT from 16/01/2024 to 20/1/2024. The FDP aims to understand the latest technologies and explore current research challenges related to cloud computing.

IEEE CS SBC MACE conducted the event ‘web.abc’ for high school students on 22nd October 2023, aimed to introduce them to the basics of Web development. The participants were made to practice the various HTML tags and the implementation of CSS to improve their overall quality.

She Can Code is a coding competition for girl students organized by IEEE WIE AG MACE in collaboration with IEEE CS SBC MACE, to bring together women coding enthusiasts from across the campus. The 12-hour Coding Competition was held at the Alumni Seminar Hall on 14 October 2023. The primary aim of the event was to foster coding skills in students, especially girls, and to provide a learning platform to build their interest in competitive coding.

A one-day hands-on workshop was conducted about "Big Data Analytics with Hadoop and Spark" on 11/04/2023 for faculty to enhance their understanding and skills in the rapidly evolving field of big data. The workshop aimed to provide an in-depth knowledge of Hadoop and Apache Spark, two of the most widely used frameworks for big data processing.

Oh, My Google, an event to enhance technical awareness and foster enthusiasm towards the futuristic world today was held on the 25th of March, 2023 by GDSC MACE at Kerala Startup Mission, Kalamassery. The event which comprised of panel discussions, workshops, awareness sessions, and effective games was attended by more than 140 undergraduate students from different parts of Kerala.The event began with an interactive and fun networking session by Mr. Kiran S Raj, Research SDE at BuildNest, Lead organizer at GDG Cloud Kochi.

Girlathon, the first of its kind in GDSC MACE, was a three-week long hackathon held from the 4th of March, 2023 until the 25th of March 2023. The hackathon aimed to bring into light innovative ideas and creative solutions that can be brought into the world by those who identify as women through the means of a hackathon. The event was held in two phases- an online phase and an offline phase. The event started off with an inaugural ceremony on the 4th of March,2023, which was hosted on the Google meets platform. The event was graced by the presence of Ms. Anusree Saji, Control Systems Engineer, Kleinbus and Director of Pehia Foundation. Ms. Anusree shared her experience of hackathons, especially hackathons for girls have played a really important part in her career.

enFOSS, organized by the NetX Club, was a three-day free and open-source software (FOSS) learning camp and summit held from March 17 to 19, 2023. The primary aim of the event was to promote open-source software development and provide a platform for enthusiasts to network and learn from experts in the field. The event was sponsored by Mar Athanasius CollegeAssociation, Zerodha and Fantacode. The event had over 70 pre-registrations for the major workshops and an additional 10 participants for the summit. The event was open to anyone interested in open-source software development, and the participants ranged from students to professionals

A database management Training Session was conducted by Key Value Solutions on 10/03/2023 for several participants. Selected students from various branches of the Computer Science and Engineering Department attended the session. The session was designed to provide attendees with insights into the fundamentals of database management and query optimization.

As part of the Faculty Development Programme 2022-2023, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, in association with the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam, organized a five-day FDP on “Recent Trends in Machine Learning” from 30/01/2023 to 3/2/2023. The FDP introduces the fundamentals of Neural Networks, Image Processing, and different Machine Learning Models, applications, and research outcomes, addressing the theoretical and practical approach.

Vajra project exhibitions were conducted from 26th November 2022 to 4th December 2022. A variety of projects were made, including still and working models. The majority of the projects made were displayed within the Computer Science and Engineering department.

On before the most awaited coding competition, IEEEXtreme 16.0, IEEE CS SBC MACE conducted MACATHON, a 12-hour coding competition, to enhance the overall programming ability of the students and to prepare them for the competition ahead. The competition was held from 16th October 2022, 6:00 AM to 16th October 2022, 6:00 PM. MACATHON was held exclusively for the IEEEXtreme registrants of IEEE MACE SB. The contest, which consisted of 12 problems to be solved within 12 hours, was hosted on the platform Hacker rank. A total of 23 teams participated in the event. The solutions submitted by the respective team leads were considered for ranking

IEEE CS SBC MACE organized a talk, EPIK#1 How to excel in Tech: From Zero to Hero, on 23rd May 2022. The Speakers were Mr. Feny Roy, Associate Software Engineer at KeyValue Software Systems, and Mr. Shameel K, Lead Architect at Totto Learning. The session started at 04:15 pm, where the speakers introduced themselves and shared their stories on how they got to where they are. Both of them shared their work experiences, their opportunities, their viewpoints on academic and non-academic activities, and how much they contribute to building up one's professional life and discovering one's passion. They talked about the benefits and opportunities provided by IEEE in moulding up their character and in levelling up their creativity. They also talked about the exposure provided by the college in nurturing their skills and ideas