Maitreyee 2025

About

Maitreyee is IBM Research India’s annual forum designed for celebrating and advancing women in STEM and to connect, inspire, and engage emerging innovators through knowledge sharing, mentorship, and collaborative opportunities.

This year’s Maitreyee program will feature sessions designed to support and inspire women pursuing careers in research. We welcome participation from women and allies in the academic, scientific, and technology community.

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Important Dates

  • Registration deadline: September 06, 2025
  • Research showcase submission deadline: September 07, 2025
  • Research showcase notification of selection: September 13, 2025
  • Date of event: September 20, 2025

Research Showcase

Maitreyee 2025 event invites submission of vlogs/elevator pitch from women in technology willing to showcase their knowledge. The content should be on technical topics pertaining to Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Quantum Computing, Cloud and/or Climate and Sustainability. Out of all the submissions, top 3 vlogs will be selected for a short presentation during Maitreyee by the authors themselves.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be original and an outcome of the author’s own efforts.

  • A max 3-minute video
  • Submission should be on technical topics related but not limited to:
    • Quantum Applications
    • Agentic AI
    • Data Platform (Trusted Data and AI, Data Readiness for AI)
    • AI Model Testing
    • Reliable Hybrid Cloud
    • Systems for AI
    • AIOps
    • AI Observability
    • AI4Code
    • Time series modeling
    • Climate and Sustainability
    • Security and Cryptography

The goal of the submission is to talk about at least one of the following as an author: 

  • Own research work
  • A tool developed
  • Short how-to-tutorial on a technology ·    For any further queries please reach out at: maitreyee1@ibm.com

Submission Link

  • Each author can submit ONLY one Vlog link. Please specify the emailid used for registration during submission.

Perks

Selected top entries will get a chance to present their vlog during the Maitreyee event and receive a prize.

Why attend

  • Hear from distinguished figures in both industry and academia.
  • Present your work at IBM Research.
  • Participate in in-person mentoring sessions with IBM researchers.
  • Learn about potential research internship opportunities.
  • Win exciting prizes.

Speakers

AS
Amith Singhee

Amith Singhee

Director IBM Research India and CTO, IBM India and South Asia
IBM Research
RR
Ruchika Rattan

Ruchika Rattan

Market Leader - Technical Sales, IBM Automation, India & South Asia
IBM
MR
Maya Ramanath

Maya Ramanath

Associate Professor, IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi
NB
Nusrat Bano

Nusrat Bano

Technical Director
Bosch Global Software Technologies
AP
Arpita Patra

Arpita Patra

Professor of CS
IISc

Agenda

  • Description:
    Speakers:
    AS
    Amith Singhee
    Director IBM Research India and CTO, IBM India and South Asia
    IBM Research
  • Description:
  • Description:

    Panelists

    • Ruchika Rattan (Market Leader - Technical Sales, IBM Automation, India & South Asia)
    • Maya Ramanath (Associate Professor, IIT Delhi)
    • Nusrat Bano (Technical Director, Bosch Global Software Technologies)
    • Arpita Patra, Professor of CS at IISc
    • Pratibha Moogi, Senior Technical Staff Member & Senior Manager, Hybrid Cloud Platform & AI Accelerators, IBM Research

    Moderator : Renuka Sindhgatta (Senior Technical Staff Member & Manager, IBM)

    Speakers:
    RR
    Ruchika Rattan
    Ruchika Rattan
    Market Leader - Technical Sales, IBM Automation, India & South Asia
    IBM
    MR
    Maya Ramanath
    Maya Ramanath
    Associate Professor, IIT Delhi
    IIT Delhi
    NB
    Nusrat Bano
    Nusrat Bano
    Technical Director
    Bosch Global Software Technologies
    AP
    Arpita Patra
    Arpita Patra
    Professor of CS
    IISc

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