Hackathon at Graphic Era
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 13 Oct: Students at Graphic Era have started working on AI-based solutions to problems in the tourism and hospitality sectors. A 24-hour hackathon has been organised for this purpose.
A 24-hour hackathon, titled ‘AI-Tourism Hackathon’ began at Graphic Era Deemed University today. Addressing the opening ceremony, Pro Chancellor Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma said that tourism plays an important role in the economy of Himalayan regions. He said that these areas have great tourism potential and that the available natural resources should be used wisely. He added that AI can help predict disasters, improve disaster management and make tourism facilities better in hilly areas.
With guidance from external mentors, Co-founder and CTO of Integrated Maritime Exchange Vikas Gadoo and Founder and CEO of Crobstacle Anmol Gogia, students will work on solutions to major tourism-related problems. These include predicting tourist numbers, reducing food waste in hotels and restaurants, and saving energy and water.
The hackathon has been jointly organised by the Department of Hospitality Management and the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of Graphic Era Deemed University. The event was attended by Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Santosh S. Sarraf, Head of the Department of Hospitality Management Dr Amar Dabral, TBI CEO Sarishma Dangi, TBI Manager Harshvardhan Singh Rawat along with Rakesh Dani, Ravish Kukreti, other faculty members and students.
