WORKSHOP ON EMERGING DIRECTIONS IN GRAPH THEORY AND GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS

May 18–22, 2026

Venue: National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal

About the Workshop

The workshop theme highlights the synergy between foundational graph theory and graph neural networks in modelling and analysing complex, interconnected data. By unifying mathematical rigour with data-driven learning, it provides a powerful framework for understanding real-world networks across domains such as artificial intelligence, communication systems, and bioinformatics, while fostering interdisciplinary research and computational thinking.

Who Shall Attend?

• Industry professionals
• Faculty members
• Postdoctoral fellows
• Research scholars
• Postgraduate students

Maximum Participants: 60

Mode: Offline

Topics Covered

• Foundations of Graph Theory
• Advanced Concepts in Graph Theory
• Algebraic Graph Theory
• Spectral Graph Theory
• Algorithmic Study on Graph Modification Problems
• Graph Coloring through the Lens of Graph Neural Networks
• Graph Neural Networks (GNN) Fundamentals and Applications
• Graph Embeddings and Representation Learning
• Advanced GNN Models and Large-Scale Graph Training
• Graph Neural Networks: Industry Use cases

Practice Sessions

• Graph Modeling and Visualisation
• Computing Graph Metrics
• Case Studies on Social and Information Networks
• Graph Embeddings and Link Prediction Implementation
• GCN Implementation and Node Classification

** The workshop will include a field visit as part of its programme.

Important Dates

• Last Date for Registration: May 8, 2026
• Intimation of selection by email: May 9, 2026

Registration

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Registration Form

Registration Fees

• Industry Participants: ₹6000 + GST
• Faculty Members: ₹5000 + GST
• Research Scholars/Postdocs: ₹4000 + GST
• Other PG Students: ₹3000 + GST
• NITK Participants: No Registration fee

Resource Persons

• Dr. B. S. Panda, Professor, IIT Delhi
• Dr. T. Ramalingeswara Rao, Senior Data Scientist TCS India
• Dr. Pratima Panigrahi, Professor, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. Dinabandhu Pradhan, Professor, IIT/ISM Dhanbad
• Dr. Geetanjali Panda, Professor, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Asst Professor, Delhi Technological University
• Dr. Unnikrishnan Cheramangalath, Asst Professor, IIT Palakkad
• Dr. Dhanyamol Antony, Asst. Professor, IISER Trivandrum
• Dr. Abidha V P, Asst. Professor, NIT Calicut

Workshop Schedule

"The Workshop schedule will be updated shortly"

Workshop Coordinators

Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kola (Associate Professor)

Dr. Jisna V. A.(Asst Professor)

Dr. Pushparaj Shetty D (Professor)

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided in NITK hostels/guest houses free of charge

Contact

Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kola

Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences

NITK Surathkal, Karnataka – 575025

Phone: 8050849092

Email: srinukola@nitk.edu.in

Venue Address

Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (MACS)

NITK Surathkal, NH 66, Srinivasnagar

Mangalore, Karnataka – 575025, India

Funded By

Anusandhan National Research Foundation and
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR - HRDG)

Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India