Location: Techno International New Town, Kolkata
Program: Advanced Internet Operations Research in India (AIORI) Regional Faculty Workshop
Associated Partner: Internet Society – India Kolkata Chapter
Techno International New Town in Kolkata successfully held a strong and enlightening AIORI Regional Faculty Workshop on August 2, 2025. This event was a big step forward in AIORI’s statewide endeavour to improve people’s understanding of Internet Engineering and raise India’s general digital technical skill level. The school was in the New Town area, which is growing quickly. It was the perfect, modern place for a full day of deep learning, important hands-on experience, and working together. This strongly showed how Kolkata is continuing to grow as a central hub for technological development in eastern India.
Adding to the warmth and collective momentum of the day, institutions from all over Kolkata and nearby areas, such as Kalyani Government Engineering College, Bengal College of Engineering, Techno India University, Future Institute of Engineering, Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College, Seacom Engineering College, NSEC, RCCIT, B. P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, NIMAS (George Group of Colleges), the Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Heritage Institute of Technology, MSIT, Techno Main Salt Lake, Calcutta Institute of Technology, and others, showed how committed Bengal’s vibrant academic community is. Their participation, whether direct or indirect, brought people together and showed that the young engineers in the area are really interested in helping India build a digital future.
The very concentrated program started with an inspiring welcome session that stressed how important it is for students to have a strong, practical technical understanding of key digital systems. Speakers underlined that this important technical literacy connects academic learning with the needs of the digital economy and the needs of the industry right now.
Unveiling the Internet’s Hidden Layers
Mr. Anand Raje (Chair, Internet Society – India Kolkata Chapter) led the first big session. His talk on AIORI and Internet Engineering gave us a rare and valuable chance to look into the Internet’s complicated architecture in more depth. He clearly described how the Domain Name System (DNS), different routing policies, and independent autonomous networks must all function together without any problems to make sure that people can connect to the Internet.
Mr. Raje strongly stressed the need to improve India’s technical skills and get more involved in global engineering discussions. His talk was really good at getting the students to think about the complicated, systemic engineering problems that will determine the internet’s stability, security, and future growth.
As the workshop moved on to the next session, which was brilliantly led by Mr. Anupam Agrawal (Chair – IIFON), the energy in the room stayed high. One of the most interesting portions of the day was when he talked about the “AIORI Ambassadors program.” He simply and practically described how students can join AIORI’s national technical network, do well in big hackathons, and be a part of important research projects. His advice gave pupils confidence and encouraged them to see themselves as active participants in India’s larger digital agenda.
Collaborative Ecosystem and National Policy
The event then moved on to a concentrated and very essential discussion about how different groups, such as government agencies, expert technology councils, academic institutions, and industry entities, all have a role in the ongoing construction and maintenance of the digital ecosystem. Students learnt how legislation, engineering techniques, and open collaboration must all work together to create a strong and safe digital infrastructure for the country.
The next session was just as important and focused on the work done by MeitY and NIXI. This part gave students important background information about national-level digital infrastructure projects that aim to make the internet more accessible, make networks more reliable, and make better use of network resources all around the country. This conversation made sure that the kids knew that the technical skills they were learning were helping the country grow.
Hands-On Anchors and Global Engineering
One of the most interactive and highly valued components was the “AIORI Anchors demonstration,” led once again by Mr. Anand Raje. This session successfully brought real-time tools and complex technical demonstrations to the forefront, showing students how AIORI frameworks can be practically used for deep digital analysis, infrastructure modeling, and advanced network monitoring. The hands-on engagement sparked curiosity and creative ideas, especially among students seeking real-world applications for their academic interests. A total of 20 AIORI Anchors were deployed, allowing the Kolkata region to contribute meaningfully to India’s growing measurement footprint and giving participants a heartfelt sense of involvement in something truly national in scale.
The session just for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) was another great chance to learn. The participants learnt how to clearly and systematically use IETF mailing lists, contribute to important working groups, and actively participate in worldwide engineering communities. This made it even more clear how important it is to have open, consensus-driven, and standard-driven engineering methods.
The great concluding session honoured the hard work of all the participants and the teachers who helped them. The Associate Partner, Internet Society – India Kolkata Chapter, deserves a special and heartfelt thank you. Our deep involvement, always guided by the Internet Society’s aim to promote the open development and constructive use of the Internet, was a key factor in the Kolkata workshop’s great success. Working together made the event’s technical execution much better and made the learning experience for the students that took part much better.
The AIORI Workshop at Techno International New Town was a big step forward since it made sure that students are not just passive users of technology but also knowledgeable and able to help create its future, which will help shape the digital future of the whole country.
10th Regional Faculty Workshop – KOLKATA
Hosted by Techno International New Town on 2 August 2025, this workshop saw the largest attendance with 34 faculty members from 21 engineering institutions. The successful AIORI 2 Ambassador Program included the appointment of three AIORI Ambassadors: Soumen Santra, Sudip Barik, and Jhalak Dutta. Demonstrating their training, the faculty members conducted two national student workshops, greatly enhancing the regional network and marking a strong step toward expanding the AIORI Measurement Network.
