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All Roads lead to Science Fiction All Roads lead to Science Fiction All Roads lead to Science Fiction 1 | Page 2| Page 3| Page Bangalore University (Jnanabharathi campus, Bangalore-560056, Karnataka, India) & Indian Association for Science Fiction Studies ® (Registered Office: A 107, DS-MAX Signature, Devinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka State 560094 India) Organize the 19 th Annual/5 th International Science Fiction Conference 2020 (ISFC-2020) (Virtual) For all Domains of Science, Engineering and Humanities December 7, 8 & 9, 2020 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Brochure Version 3.0 Eligibility: Open to Students (Ph.D./ PG/ UG); Faculty members; Industrialists; Film field professionals; Media persons; Advocates; farmers; Software engineers; Homemakers; Writers; Business people and others who are all above the age 18 years. It is not mandatory for everyone to present papers. One can also participate in the event as an observer. About the Conference: The entire humanity is disturbed by the coronavirus pandemic this year. Everyone is looking for a light - a breakthrough - to restore the former glory. The conference aspires to bring back hope and optimism which are the mantras of Science Fiction. The conference aims to bring together people from all walks of life through this event. Conference vision is to provide a platform for the presentation of scholarly papers and creative writing, which will be spread across various disciplines. Interactions with the eminent personalities who would be delivering special lectures, panel discussions, book releases, and other activities will provide a fresh perspective on the present and future possibilities. Themes in Science Fiction : 1. Science Fiction 2. Future Science and Engineering 3. Fictions of Future Technology 4. Fictions on Physical and Chemical Sciences 5. Fictions on Life (Biological) sciences 6. Fictions on Earth/Marine sciences 7. Fictions on Astrophysics 8. Fictions of Humanities 9. Fictions of Literature & Languages 10. Future of Library and Information Science 11. Fiction of Economic and Commerce 12. Fiction on Law & Education 13. Social Science Fiction 14. British Science Fiction 15. Western Science Fiction 16. Indian Science Fiction in Vernacular Languages 17. Future Shocks and Plausible solutions 18. Science Fiction on Natural Pandemics 19. Myth, Utopia and Fantasy in Science Fiction 20. Portrayal of women in Science Fiction 21. Space, Time, Alien, Robot and Artificial Intelligence 22. Crimes, Big Data, Future Class Rooms 23. Human relationship in the Future 24. Man-Machine Symbiosis.

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Bangalore University (Jnanabharathi campus, Bangalore-560056,

Karnataka, India)

&

Indian Association for Science

Fiction Studies ® (Registered Office: A 107, DS-MAX Signature,

Devinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka State –560094

India)

Organize the

19th Annual/5th International

Science Fiction Conference 2020

(ISFC-2020)

(Virtual)

For all Domains of Science,

Engineering and Humanities

December 7, 8 & 9, 2020 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Brochure Version 3.0

Eligibility:

Open to Students (Ph.D./ PG/ UG); Faculty

members; Industrialists; Film field

professionals; Media persons; Advocates;

farmers; Software engineers; Homemakers;

Writers; Business people and others who are

all above the age 18 years. It is not mandatory

for everyone to present papers. One can also

participate in the event as an observer.

About the Conference:

The entire humanity is disturbed by the

coronavirus pandemic this year. Everyone is

looking for a light - a breakthrough - to

restore the former glory. The conference

aspires to bring back hope and optimism

which are the mantras of Science Fiction.

The conference aims to bring together

people from all walks of life through this

event.

Conference vision is to provide a

platform for the presentation of scholarly

papers and creative writing, which will be

spread across various disciplines.

Interactions with the eminent personalities

who would be delivering special lectures,

panel discussions, book releases, and other

activities will provide a fresh perspective on

the present and future possibilities.

Themes in Science Fiction :

1. Science Fiction

2. Future Science and Engineering

3. Fictions of Future Technology

4. Fictions on Physical and Chemical

Sciences

5. Fictions on Life (Biological) sciences

6. Fictions on Earth/Marine sciences

7. Fictions on Astrophysics

8. Fictions of Humanities

9. Fictions of Literature & Languages

10. Future of Library and Information

Science

11. Fiction of Economic and Commerce

12. Fiction on Law & Education

13. Social Science Fiction

14. British Science Fiction

15. Western Science Fiction

16. Indian Science Fiction in Vernacular

Languages

17. Future Shocks and Plausible solutions

18. Science Fiction on Natural Pandemics

19. Myth, Utopia and Fantasy in Science

Fiction

20. Portrayal of women in Science Fiction

21. Space, Time, Alien, Robot and Artificial

Intelligence

22. Crimes, Big Data, Future Class Rooms

23. Human relationship in the Future

24. Man-Machine Symbiosis.

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25. Fictions of Computational Sciences

26. Fiction of Health and Medical Science.

Themes in Current Research:

1. Current research in Engineering

2. Recent Advances in Science &

Technology

3. Current research in Physical Sciences

4. Current research in Chemical Sciences

5. Current research in Life (Biological)

Sciences

6. Current research in Environmental and

Atmospheric Science

7. Current research in Humanities

8. Current research in Economics,

Commerce and Management

9. Recent Advancements in Electronic

media and Mass Communications

10. Current research in Literature

11. Current research in Social Sciences

12. Current research in Library &

Information Science

13. Current research in Computational

Sciences

14. Current research in Law & Education

Papers on Science Fiction linked with the

broad domains of Science, Medical Sciences,

Engineering, Languages, Arts, Commerce,

Management, Agriculture, and Law are also

accepted. Creative presentations as Stories,

Documentaries, Short Films, and other such

activities are also welcome.

Topics pertaining to Science Fiction and its

allied fields.

Parallel sessions would be held on all three

days of the conference.

Submission Dates for fresh submissions:

On or Before

Registration 15.11.2020

Abstract & short Profile

submission

15.11.2020

Acceptance of abstract from

the date of submission Within

7 days

Sending a video of paper

presentation; storyreading, etc. 15.11.2020

Full paper submission 20.11.2020

Program schedule

Announcement 31.11.2020

Highlights of the Conference:

The University and the Organizers have

approached renowned speakers from around

the world and are awaiting their consent. It is

planned to have a few panel discussions,

book releases; interaction with the eminent

personalities, authors speak session and

others. Students, faculty members in various

departments will get opportunities to present

papers in the form of pre-recorded videos.

The University opens up opportunities for

the non-academicians to organize activities,

to screen movies, and documentaries in the

concerned fields.

Online Conference

Plenary sessions, paper presentations, book

releases, story narration, activities, will take

place online.

The registered participants; speakers; guests;

media persons; dignitaries; will receive a

user id and password for every session. They

can log in from their devices at their places.

Each one will have a choice of partaking in

any one of the sessions provided there is a

vacancy. Rooms will be locked for security

reasons exactly on the dot of the

commencement of the sessions.

E-Certificate: E- participation and

Presentation certificates will be issued to

those who have requested for in their

registration form. Hence, everyone has to

indicate the name, organization, and title of

the paper presenting / title of the story/name

of the attraction/title of the speech delivering

in the prescribed format.

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E–Attendance certificate: This would be

issued to those who have attended sessions

on all three days.

E-abstract book:

An e-abstract book is proposed to be released

during the inaugural session of the event. The

organizers are also exploring the possibilities

of publishing a proceeding soon after the

conference. The organizers will direct the

writers of the full-length paper to enable

them to publish in ISSN/ISBN numbered

UGC approved journals. This would be

possible to ascertain after the conference

when the papers satisfy the norms prescribed

by the journals. They may levy a nominal

charge for publication if approved by the

editorial board of the respective journals.

Language: The Conference would be in

English except for the vernacular language

sessions. One can present the video recorded

in the language of one’s choice. It is desirable

to have subtitles in English for such a video

presentation. The abstract/synopsis should be

in English so that the gist of the paper could

be comprehended globally by one and all.

https://buofc.inhawk.com/seminarfeee/miscfeeho

me.aspx

Alternately, one can visit Bangalore

University official website:

https://www.bangaloreuniversity.ac.in or

https://eng.bangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Then click on: Online Service> On-line

Service and University fee payment> click

on workshop/ Seminar/ Conference>

Registration Fee.

Registration Fees (for other than

Bangalore University Participants):

People

(Delegates)

Amount

(INR)

Process

-ing Fee

(INR)

Total

Amount

(INR)

Student/

Public

200 15 215

Faculty 300 15 315

Industrial/ Institutional

500 15 515

Foreign 1000 15 1015

Payment link:

Enter in respect of Description: Registration

fee for International Science Fiction

Conference 2020.

Save-> pay-> Credit card; Debit card;

Internet banking.

The receipt will be generated. Print or save

as PDF. One needs to quote the receipt

number; date of payment and the amount

paid in your future correspondences. Also,

one could generate duplicate receipts on a

later date by entering the receipt number and

mobile number. (Registration is for the entire

event).

Procedure for Registration:

Registration is compulsory for all. Please

click on the link to register (Common link)).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1

FAIpQLScpy1ITg-

56XxyPlKrDNi22aCf5zF7YVX3fuato37

WxKUl7Qw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Submission of Abstracts:

One has to submit the final version of the

abstract of the paper/ presentation/ speech/

self-authored story/ movie/ review and others

in word format not exceeding 400 words,

Times New Roman script with font 12 and

1.5 or 2 line spacing. Attach your brief

profile (short bio-data) with a stamp size

photograph. The abstracts are to be sent to

[email protected] AND

[email protected]

on or before 15.11.2020.

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Preparing for pre-recorded videos:

After the approval of abstracts, every

presentation, panel discussion, the author

speech, PPT, activity, movie, documentary,

review, and others should all be sent in the

form of pre-recorded videos. Unless

specified otherwise, one has to make

preparations for presentation of

paper/speech/PPT in the form of a video that

may span 10 minutes for paper presentations

using PPT slides and 20 minutes for plenary

sessions. The link of the video could be

shared with us over the email On or before

15.11.2020.

[email protected]

AND

[email protected]

Please double check your video of the

presentation before mailing it to us. It is

advised to upload a link to your video. Also,

preserve a backup of your video.

Presentation:

There will be Live/video presentations.

However, presenters may be allowed to

answer a few questions raised by the listeners

at the end of the presentation.

Publication of Full-length papers:

The full-length papers for publication should

be in English except for papers in Language

/Literature subjects. The names of the peer

viewed UGC approved ISSN/ISBN numbered

journals in which your papers could be

published will be informed in future

communications. However, the publication is

subject to the approval of your paper by the

respective editorial board. The full-length

papers should be sent to the following email

addresses.

[email protected]

AND

[email protected]

Any general inquiry must be made/letter

must be addressed to the Convenor of the

Conference Prof Krishnamurthy G, PG

Department of Chemistry, Jnanabharathi

Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore –

560056, Karnataka, India or to the Secretary-

General Dr Srinarahari IASFS, over the same

email

[email protected]

or

[email protected] .

Note: Please note the updates whenever you

receive a new version of the brochure. Please

join the Telegram group for more updates.

The link is given at the end.

What is Science Fiction?

Science fiction is like a vehicle that can carry

us to the imaginary future world. It is a

coalescence of the profound fields - science

and literature. These two disciplines are

generally presumed to be poles apart.

Science always pays attention to the proven

facts, but literature focuses on both facts and

fantasy. Science fiction exposes how science

has been transforming the fields such as

industry, education, government, politics,

medicine, space exploration, military, and so

on. The working place of scientists’ is the

laboratory, where they execute all their

experiments. While the laboratory is the

birthplace of scientific innovations, literature

is the laboratory of the science fiction

writers’ creative innovations. The science

fiction is focused entirely in the mind's eye of

the author. In the real world, scientists are

allowed to exhibit their inventions only after

the successful experimentation of the

product. On the other hand, the science

fiction forum allowed scientists or writers to

exhibit even their imaginary inventions and

its potential through a perfect storyline.

Thus, people from various fields like

cybernetic, engineering, arts, and humanities

can have a role in science fiction and has the

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liberty to come up with their possible future

predictions.

Science fiction is a distinguished form of

literature in which the stories often tell about

science and technology of the future. It

involves speculations, extrapolations, and

thought-experiments on current or future

science or technology. Numerous

technologies are introduced in science fiction

before its existence in the real scientific

world. The setting of science fiction is

always projected in far/ near future, space,

alternate worlds, different planets,

underground, under the sea, and on the moon.

It depicts either a utopian or a dystopian

picture of the past or the future world that too

with a present concern. The common

elements of science fiction are advanced

artificial intelligence, space colonies, space

travel, cyborgs, time travel, teleportation,

holograms, and so on. The characters of

science fiction are human beings,

superhuman, aliens, robots, computers, and

monsters. It is the study of the impact of

science and technology on humanity.

A link will be provided in the next version of

the brochure for more detailed information

on SF.

About the organizers:

Bangalore University

(Geographic Coordinates: 12.9504° N,

77.5022° E)

Bangalore University is located in the

Garden City of Bangalore, Karnataka, India,

aptly hailed as the “I.T. Capital of India”. It

was established in July 1964 as an offshoot

of the University of Mysore. It became a

public state University since 1966 at Central

College Campus, which was established way

back in 1858. Later it moved to its campus

called Jnanabharathi, which spreads 1100

acres wide in the year 1973. The University

is a part of the Association of Indian

Universities (AIU), Association of

Commonwealth Universities (ACU), and

affiliated by University Grants Commission

(UGC). The University is accredited A+

Grade by NAAC.

The University is structured into six

faculties, namely Arts, Science, Commerce

& Management, Education, Law, and

Engineering. It has 48 Post Graduate

Departments, around 225 affiliated Colleges

(684 colleges before trifurcation of the

University), PG centers, and many more

unique courses.

The University has constructed a bio-park

in which the departments of Mathematics,

Civil Engineering, Geology, Geography,

Zoology, Botany, and Microbiology are

carrying out activities. The University has

constructed the first time in the country an

NSS Bhavan to promote such activities. The

University library has become self- sufficient

in providing services to the students and

teaching fraternity.

Sir CV Raman, who was awarded the

Nobel Prize in 1930, was associated with the

University while he was working at the

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Professor Leonid Hurwitz, who won the

Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007 was

serving in the University from 1965 -1968.

Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari, Sir M

Vishweshwaraiah, H Narasimhaiah, CNR

Rao, Rahul Dravid, and Anushka Sharma are

the notable personalities among the alumni.

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Now, Bangalore University is headed by the

Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Dr K. R.

Venugopal.

Please visit for more details:

https://www.bangaloreuniversity.ac.in.

Indian Association for Science Fiction

Studies ®

(Geographic Coordinates: 13.0527° N,

77.5685° E)

Indian Association for Science Fiction

Studies (IASFS) was established on

Asimov’s birthday on January 2, 1998. The

day coincides with the centenary publication

of Indian Science Fiction story “Agosh” by

Scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose. The

objectives of the Association are to provide

material and guidance to students who would

pursue their research for their Masters and

Doctoral degrees in the field of Science

Fiction and to provide a platform for the SF

enthusiasts to share their views in the form of

presenting papers during the annual

Conferences.

IASFS has organized 14 National and 4

International Science Fiction conferences at

different locations in India. The motto is to

bring together hundreds of academicians,

scholars, scientists, writers, publishers,

critics, movie makers, journalists, fans,

webmasters, industrialists, technologists,

farmers, and readers to explore and exchange

the knowledge in the multidisciplinary areas.

So far, the Annual Conferences were held

at Chennai, Coimbatore, Gandhigram,

Gudiattam, and Vellore in Tamil Nadu,

Bangalore, Yelahatti, and Mysore in

Karnataka, Varanasi in UP, Aurangabad, and

Pune in the Maharashtra State, Pondicherry a

Union Territory and Ernakulum in Kerala

State in India.

The themes, which were dealt with during

the annual conferences: the forms of science

fiction, Artificial Intelligence, Cinema and

SF, “Science Fiction Film: Seventy Years of

Synergy: 1926 to 2003", Aliens, A Tribute to

Kalpana Chowla, Technology and Science

Fiction, Fantasy, Genetic Engineering, Hindi

SF, Indian Responses to World SF, Indian SF

in Vernacular languages, Literary Criticism

on Indian SF, Myth, Fantasy, Utopia,

Feminism, Colonialism, Popular Science,

Genetic Engineering, Robotics, Media and

SF and others.

The Association publishes a quarterly

magazine entitled Indian Journal of Science

Fiction Studies. It comprises of papers and

stories presented in the previous conferences,

reviews of books, and interaction by the

readers.

IASFS is a non-profitable association

registered under the Karnataka Societies

Registration Act, website: https://iasfs.in;

Life Membership is open for all those who

are between 18 and 90 years. Knowledge of

SF is not mandatory. Please click the link to

register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL

Seo8ZEYjyNytmMPM7JfcgLtJgjmy0rHGa

3TZRsB99uLRvqKDw/viewform?usp=sf_li

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Keynote Address:

Nobel Laureate

Prof Didier Patrick Queloz

(Physics, 2019)

Global Speakers

(Details will be provided in the next

version very soon).

Our Torchbearers:

Chief Patron

Prof K. R. Venugopal, Honorable Vice-Chancellor,

Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Professor, Deptartment of Computer Science

Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore

University, Bangalore, India.

Patrons Mrs K. Jyothi, IAS,

Registrar (Administration),

Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Prof J.T. Devaraj, Registrar (Evaluation),

Professor, Dept. of Electronic Science,

Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Mrs H. B. Parvathi,

Finance Officer, Bangalore University,

Bangalore.

Organizing Committee

Convenor: Dr G. Krishnamurthy, Professor,

Dept. of Chemistry, BUB.

Secretary: Dr Srinarahari,

Secretary-General, IASFS, Bengaluru.

Treasurer: Prof B. L. Muralidhara, Chairman,

Dept. of MCA, BUB.

Members of the Committee:

Prof Vijayakumar H Doddamani, Chairman,

Dept. of Physics, BUB.

Prof N. Nandini, Chairperson, Dept. of

Environmental science, BUB.

Prof B. R. Radhakrishna, Head Librarian, BUB.

Prof R. Shashikumar, Chairman, Dept. of

Economics, BUB.

Prof S. N. Susheela, Chairperson, Dept. of

Performing Arts, BUB.

Dr Rajaram Zirange, SF Activist, DoS in English,

YMC, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune.

Prof Samata B Deshmane, Chairperson, Dept. of

Sociology, BUB.

Ms Savitha Srinivas, IPS, IPS Officer & Science

Fiction Writer Bangalore, Karnataka.

Prof B. Cheluvaraju, Chairman, Dept of

Mathematics, BUB.

Prof P Mehaboob Basha, Dept. of Zoology, BUB

Dr C. G. Sangeetha, SF Activist, DoS in English,

Sarada College, Salem, TN.

Dr Harish B P, Chairman, Dept. of Electrical

Eng., UVCE, BUB.

Dr Pavan Kumar, Chairman, Dept of Architecture

Engineering, UVCE, BUB.

Prof Parameshwar V. Pandith, Chairman, Dept.

of Statistics, BUB.

Mr. Gautham Shenoy T, Leading Science Fiction

Columnist, Bangalore, Karnataka

Dr Raveesha H. R, Professor, Dept. of Botany,

BUB.

Dr Y. Shivaraj, Associate Professor, Dept. of

Chemistry, BUB

Dr Vahini, Coordinator, Associate Professor,

Dept. of Electronic media, BUB.

Dr Kamsali Nagaraj, Associate Professor, Dept. of

Physics, BUB.

Dr N Satish Gowda, Associate Professor,

University Law College, BUB.

Dr D. K. Chittaiah Pujar, Associate Professor,

Dept. of Kannada studies, BUB.

Dr S Y Surendra Kumar, Associate Professor,

Dept of Political Science, BUB.

Dr Cynthia Menezes, Professor, CBSM, BUB.

Dr K Nirmala, Associate Professor, Dept of

Commerce, BUB.

Dr Chaitra Nagammanavar, Assistant Professor,

Dept. of English, BUB.

Dr Ramakrishna Bhise, Dept. of Applied Sciences

& Humanities, SIES GST, Neural, Navi Mumbai.

Mr. Rishabh Dubey, SF Author, Mumbai,

Maharashtra.

Mr. Debraj Moulick, SF Scholar & Activist

Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Our Guiding Spirit

Prof K. R. Venugopal, Honorable Vice-

Chancellor, Bangalore University,Bangalore;

Professor. Department. of Computer Science

Engineering, UVCE, BUB.

Prof B. K. Ravi, Former Registrar; Chairman,

Dept. of Journalism & Mass Comm, BUB.

Prof M. Ramachandramohan, Dean, Faculty of

Science, Dept. of Zoology, BUB.

Prof B. C. Mylarappa, Dean, Faculty of Arts;

Director, DDE; Dept. of Sociology, BUB.

Dr K. S. Purushothaman, Founder- President,

IASFS, Principal (Retired), Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

Prof H. N. Ramesh, Principal, UVCE, Dept of

Civil Eng., BUB.

Prof P. Deepa Shenoy, Dean, Faculty of

Engineering, UVCE, BUB.

Prof Suresh V Nadagowdar, Principal,

Unicersity, Law College, BUB.

Prof Sudesh V, Formarly Dean, Faculty of Law,

University Law College, BUB.

Prof N. Dasharath, Dean, Faculty of Law,

University Law College, BUB.

Prof Haseen Taj, Dean, Faculty of Education,

BUB.

Advisory Committee

Dr N. Shiva Shankar, Director, Riogen, NJ, USA.

Dr M. V. Reddy, Professor, Hydro-Quebec Inst. of

Research, Canada.

Dr H. C. Anandamurthy, Associate Professor,

School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science

and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia.

Dr R. V. Jagdeesh, Associate Professor, University

of Rostock, Germany.

Prof M. R. Maurya, Dean, Faculty of Faculty

Affairs, IIT- Roorkee.Uttarakhand, India.

Dr KarunaKar Nanda, Professor, Materials

Research Centre, IISc, Bangalore.

Dr M. Eswaramoorthy, Professor, Chemistry, and

Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR., Bangalore.

Prof K. S. Vaishali, Formarly Chairperson, Dept. of

English, BUB.

Prof Chitra Panikkar, Chairperson, Dept. of

English, BUB.

Prof Nagabhushana C, Chairman, Dept of Kannada

studies, BUB.

Prof T. H. Murthy, Director, Chairman, Dept. of

Rural Development studies, BUB.

Prof Keshav Malhotra, Dean, Business Management

and Commerce; University of Punjab, Panjab.

Prof Venkatesh Kumar, Dean, Faculty of Science

and Technology; University of Mysore, Mysore.

Prof N. M. Talawar, Dean, Faculty of Arts,

University of Mysore, Mysore.

Prof Pami Dua, Dean, Academic activities and

research projects, University of Delhi, New Delhi.

Dr Pyara Lal Garg, Dean, Medical Sciences,

University of Delhi, New Delhi.

Dr M. K. Singh, Dean of Students, Banaras Hindu

University, Varanasi, UP.

Dr A. Gopala Krishna, Director, Research and

Development, JNTU, Kakinada, AP.

Dr Pavan Kumar, Chairman, Dept. of Architecture,

UVCE, BUB.

Dr A. S. Ravikumar, Chairman, Dept. of Civil Engg,

UVCE, BUB

Prof K. Suresh Babu, Dept. of Electronics Eng.,

UVCE, BUB.

Dr Jayaraman, A. P, Hon. Chairman, National

Center for Science Communicators; Senior Nuclear

Scientist (Retired – BARC, Mumbai), Maharashtra.

Prof Shivalingaiah, Dean, Faculty of Science,

Mangalore University, University, Mangalore.

Prof B. Udaya, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Mangalore

University, University, Mangalore

Shri. N. Sreeramaiah, Executive Director,

Resurgent India Ltd.; Formerly SBI, Visiting Faculty,

Chitkara University (HP).

Ms Shweta Taneja Best Selling Speculative Fiction

author from India; a leading voice in feminist SF &F

Bangalore, Karnataka.

Prof M. Shivashankar, Chairman, Dept. of

Biological Sciences, BUB.

Prof Jayakumar G Reddy, Chairman, Dept. of

Visual Arts, BUB.

Prof B. Gangadhar, Director, Prasaranga,

Professor, Dept. of Kannada, BUB.

Prof M. Pandurangappa, Chairman, Dept. of

Chemistry, Dean of Science, Bangalore City

University, Bengaluru.

Prof V. R. Devaraj, Chairman, Dept. of

Biochemistry, Bangalore City University, Bengaluru.

Mr. Anant P Deshpande, Hon. Secretary, Marathi

Vidnyan Parishad, Leading Science & Science

Fiction communicator in India, Mumbai,

Maharashtra.

Prof Nagesh Betakote, Acting VC, Karnataka State

Dr Gangubai Hangal Music University, Mysore.

Prof B. G. Hegde, Dean, Faculty of Science,

Chairman, Dept. of Physics, Rani Chennamma

University, Belgaum.

Prof L. Gomathi Devi, Formerly Chairperson Dept.

Of Chemistry, BUB.

Prof Puttaswamy, Formerly Chairman, Dept. Of

Chemistry, BUB.

Prof V. V. Sureshbabu, Chairman, Dept. Of

Chemistry, BUB.

Prof C. S Karigar, Professor, Dept of Biochemistry,

BUB

Prof D. Usha Anandi, Chairperson, Dept. of

Zoology, BUB.

Prof Manjunth H, Chairman, Dept of Biochemistry,

BUB.

Prof C. H. Ramesh, Dean, Faculty of Science and

Technology; Dept of Botany, Karnataka University

Dharwad.

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Prof Vajrappa, H C, Chairman, Dept. of Geology,

BUB.

Prof Ashok D. H, Chairman, Dept of Geography,

BUB.

Prof Srinivas, C, Chairman, Dept. of Microbiology

and Biotechnology, BUB.

Dr S. M. Dilip Kumar, Chairman, Dept. of Computer

Science Eng., UVCE, BUB.

Prof U. N. Kempaiah, Chairman, Dept of

Mechanical Eng., UVCE, BUB.

Prof Ratnakar Bhelkar, Science Fiction Resource

Person, Dhanwate National College, Nagpur,

Maharashtra.

Prof Ashwathnarayana, Chairman, Dept. of History,

BUB.

Prof P. Ramanna, Chairman, Dept. of Political

Science, BUB.

Prof Nagaraj Y, Director, Canrabank School of

Management, BUB

Prof R. Sarvamangala, Chairperson, Dept of

Commerce, BUB

Dr C D Venkatesh, Coordintor, Dept. of Women

Studies, BUB.

Prof Kodanda Rama, Chairman, Dept. of Social

works, BUB.

Prof T. G. Umesh, Chairman, Dept. of Botany, BUB.

Prof M. Narayana Swamy, Chairman, Dept. of

Education, BUB

Prof Ramesha, Chairman, Lirary & Information

Science, BUB.

Prof Krishnaswamy, P C, Chairman, Physical

Education, BUB.

Dr. R. Sudhakar, Coordinator, Dept. of Apparel

Science &Technology, BUB.

Dr Srinivas, M, Chairman, Dept. of Psychology,

BUB.

Prof Shekhar, Chairman, Dept of Hindi, BUB.

Dr T. Sripathy, Associate Professor, Dept. of

Electronic media, BUB.

Dr Balaji A Navle, SF Resource Person, Associate

Professor, Department of English, Devagiri College,

Auragabad, Maharashtra.

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