Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre and International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by N. Ahuja (Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad) and Luca Chittaro (University of Udine)

The course dealt with relevant topics such as the recognition of user's hand gestures and the computational relationships between images of the user acquired with a camera and interaction aspects. The applications to the emerging field of Augmented Reality (where virtual worlds are seamlessly mixed with the user's real world) have been also dealt with.

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by Peter Hacker (ÖFPZ Arsenal, Vienna) and V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao (National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad).

The course dealt mainly with the results of the joint research project carried out in Patancheru area. This area is a very typical example of the type of problems and conflicts, which are afflicting urban and semi-urban areas in India due to vested interests of industries, agriculture and human settlements.

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by Furio Honsell (University of Udine) and M. Radhakrishna (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad)

The main objective of the course was to introduce methods of functional programming, based on rigorous methodology of logic and mathematics, for the verification of software. This is a most important aspect in modern times, with a universal emphasis on information technology.

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by Bernhard Schrefler (University of Padua) and R. Ransing (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)

The course dealt with typical problems related to the area of environmental geomechanics. Special attention has been given to exploring those aspects that will promote exchanges with the experts involved in the joint research project.

Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre and International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad) and Paolo Serafini (University of Udine).

The course reviewed the main results connected to probabilistic models, especially those related to Markov chains. The course was devoted mainly to researchers and/or post-graduated in computer science and operations research.