Department of Computer Applications (MCA) Presents
International Virtual FDP 2026
Exploring Modern AI: Large Language Models, Intelligent Automation and Cloud Services
A prestigious international faculty development initiative uniting global computing experts, professors, and research scientists from India, Saudi Arabia, and Italy. Empowering higher education educators with practical mastery over LLMs, Agentic AI automation, local open-source deployments, and Transformer architectures.
2–7 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 PM IST
Google Meet
₹300 Only
Bishop Heber College (Autonomous)
Dept. of MCA & Marcello Tech
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International Expert Sessions
Speakers from India, Saudi Arabia & Italy
Large Language Models
Foundations, fine-tuning & prompt steering
Intelligent Automation
Agentic AI workflows with n8n
Cloud Services
Scalable RAG & cloud AI deployment
Hands-on Learning
Live demos, code notebooks & Q&A
About the International Virtual Faculty Development Programme
The International Virtual FDP on Exploring Modern AI is a six-day intensive faculty development initiative designed to equip educators, researchers, and industry professionals with practical mastery over the most consequential developments in modern Artificial Intelligence — Large Language Models, Generative AI, Intelligent Automation, and Cloud-based AI services.
Delivered online via Google Meet across six consecutive evenings, the programme unites distinguished academic researchers and senior industry consultants from India, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Italy. Each session blends rigorous theoretical foundations with hands-on demonstrations, enabling participants to translate frontier AI concepts directly into teaching, research, and real-world applications.
6 Days
Duration
90 Min/Day
Session Time
Online
Mode
₹300
Fee
Bishop Heber College (Autonomous)
Affiliated with Bharathidasan University, Bishop Heber College is a premier higher education institution in Tamil Nadu, dedicated to holistic education and cutting-edge academic research. The Department of Computer Applications (MCA) is renowned for fostering advanced computing competencies, faculty upskilling, and industry-aligned curriculum in emerging technologies.
📍 Post Box No. 615, Tiruchirappalli – 620 017, Tamil Nadu
Visit bhc.edu.in
Lush Eco-Friendly Campus
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli
Ranked among India's finest autonomous institutions
Programme Theme & Key Pillars
Exploring Modern AI: Frontier Large Language Models, Agentic Workflows, Transformer Architectures, Local Privacy-Preserving AI & Cloud Intelligent Services for Academic Innovation
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Explore foundational models, fine-tuning methodologies, attention mechanics, KV caching, and prompt-steering protocols for reproducible output.
Agentic AI & Automation
Build autonomous AI agents with reasoning loops and tool integration using n8n workflows for automated evaluations, teaching rubrics, and research pipelines.
Local & Privacy-First AI
Execute open-weights models (Llama 3, Mistral) locally on institutional workstations without data egress, leveraging 4-bit quantization and Ollama.
Cloud Intelligent Services
Deploy production-ready RAG architectures, multimodal reasoning endpoints, and vector search on hyperscale cloud environments efficiently.
Learning Outcomes
Six core competencies participants will develop across the six-day programme.
Understanding Large Language Models
Grasp the architecture, training, and capabilities of modern LLMs, from tokenization to generation and the fundamentals that power today's AI systems.
Generative AI & Prompt Engineering
Master prompt design techniques — few-shot, chain-of-thought, and structured prompting — to reliably steer generative models for academic and research tasks.
Intelligent Automation & AI Workflows
Build autonomous agentic workflows using no-code/low-code tools like n8n to automate evaluations, feedback, and academic processes.
Cloud Computing & Cloud Services
Understand how cloud platforms host, scale, and serve AI models, and explore managed AI services for deploying production-ready applications.
Practical AI Tools & Applications
Get hands-on with open-source and local LLM tooling, quantization, and privacy-preserving deployment on institutional hardware.
Responsible AI & Future Opportunities
Examine ethical considerations, data privacy, and the responsible use of AI, while exploring emerging research and career pathways.
Designed for Academics, Researchers & Tech Leaders
Whether you teach computer science, spearhead institutional AI adoption, or author scholarly research, this international 6-day curriculum delivers actionable, hands-on, and theoretically rigorous competencies.
Faculty members and educators from Engineering, Arts & Science, Management, and Polytechnic Institutions across India and abroad
Research Scholars, PhD candidates, and Post-Doctoral Fellows exploring AI/ML and Generative AI applications
Postgraduate students (MCA, M.Sc CS, M.Tech CSE, MBA Systems) eager to bridge academic concepts with frontier industry AI practices
Industry professionals, data scientists, and developers wanting deep insight into modern LLM deployments, agents, and local fine-tuning
6 Days · 6 International Resource Persons
Every evening 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM IST via Google Meet · Live Q&A and Resource Sharing
Joe Dhanith P. R.
Assistant Professor
VIT Chennai Campus
Seminar Topic
Generative AI for Software Development, Academic Learning, and Research Innovation
A comprehensive foundational dive into how generative foundation models are reshaping code synthesis, curriculum delivery, and literature review workflows. Explore hands-on strategies for integrating AI copilots into pedagogy and scholarly publication pipelines.
Aashu Dev
Senior Consultant
Marcello Tech
Seminar Topic
Cloud-Based AI Services: From Intelligent Computing to Real-World Solutions
Architecting enterprise-grade AI applications on hyper-scale clouds. Practical demonstration of API-driven intelligent services, multimodal pipelines, serverless inference, and cost-effective deployment patterns for academic and industrial products.
Dr. Mohan Sellappa Gounder
Faculty, Department of Computer Science
King Faisal University
Seminar Topic
Running AI Locally: Open-Source Language Models and Privacy-Preserving AI
Demystifying local LLM execution without external API dependencies. Learn how to quantize, run, and fine-tune open-weight architectures (Llama 3, Mistral, Gemma) on commodity hardware with Ollama, vLLM, and privacy-first data boundaries.
Dr. Priya Stella Mary I
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Seminar Topic
Agentic AI for Teaching and Learning: Automating Academic Workflows with n8n
Step into the paradigm of autonomous AI agents. Build production-grade agentic loops combining LLMs with n8n workflow automation to evaluate assignments, orchestrate student feedback, manage committee records, and publish dynamic learning modules.
Dr. C. Oswald
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Seminar Topic
From Attention Mechanisms to Generative AI: Understanding Modern Transformer Models
A rigorous theoretical and architectural exposition of modern Transformers. Unpack self-attention, multi-head attention, rotary positional embeddings (RoPE), KV-cache optimizations, and why these architectures form the bedrock of generative intelligence.
Dr. Santhosh Paramasivam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor / Researcher (RTDA - PNRR)
University of Cagliari, DIEE
Seminar Topic
Prompt Engineering: Techniques, Reasoning Frameworks & Frontier AI Steering
Master the science and craft of prompt engineering to reliably steer state-of-the-art LLMs. Delve into Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, Chain-of-Thought (CoT), Tree-of-Thoughts (ToT), Directional Stimulus, and jailbreak defense for high-accuracy academic research and complex enterprise tasks.
Institutional Patrons & Committee
Guiding academic excellence, innovative pedagogy, and international research synergy.
Chief PatronRt. Rev. Dr. S. Samuel Rajadurai
Bishop of CSI Trichy-Tanjore Diocese | Chairman & Secretary, College Governing Board
PatronDr. Princy Merlin J
Principal, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous)
Vice-PatronDr. J.G.R. Sathiaseelan
Vice-Principal (Aided) & Head, Department of Computer Science (Aided)
Benefits & E-Certificate Eligibility
Participants gain exposure to modern AI technologies, practical understanding of Large Language Models and intelligent automation, and live demonstrations from international academic and industry experts.
- Exposure to frontier AI technologies and architectures
- Practical demonstrations of LLMs, agentic workflows, and cloud AI
- Academic and industry perspectives from international speakers
- Resource materials, slide decks, and code notebooks for reference
E-Certificate of Participation
Jointly issued by BHC & Marcello Tech
Eligibility requirements:
Attend all six live sessions via Google Meet
Complete the post-session feedback forms
Submit attendance as verified by coordinators
The verified E-Certificate, with QR authentication, will be issued to eligible participants after the programme concludes on 7 November 2026.
Secure Your Spot in the International Virtual FDP
Registration fee of ₹300 only includes all 6 interactive live sessions, digital study materials, code notebooks, recorded replays, and an official verified E-Certificate of Participation.