STRATA ’26 AI & Data Science Symposium at LICET Chennai
Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai
📌About the Event
STRATA ’26 is the annual AI and Data Science technical symposium organised by the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai. The one-day symposium features six Gotham-themed competitions covering technical research, coding, chatbot development, AI video generation, prompt engineering and SQL-based problem-solving.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Event name: STRATA ’26 – Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Symposium
- Mode of conduct: Offline
- Event date: August 8, 2026
- Timing: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Venue: Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Loyola Campus, Nungambakkam, Chennai
- Number of events: Six technical competitions
- Major domains: AI, data science, coding, research, prompt engineering, databases and AI-generated content
📅 Important Dates
- Registration status: Open through the official registration form
- Symposium date: August 8, 2026
- Event timing: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Participation is open exclusively to engineering students.
- Team size varies according to the selected competition, ranging from individual participation to teams of four.
- Participants must register for their chosen event through the official form.
- WayneTech Research Summit participants must submit their paper, project or poster in advance and defend it before a faculty panel.
- Rogue AI participants will receive the chatbot domain and an additional constraint during the competition.
- Batman & Robin participants must work only through verbal descriptions and prompt engineering to recreate the given image.
- Riddler’s Escape participants must solve SQL queries to progress through elimination stages.
- Evaluation will be based on event-specific performance, including technical accuracy, problem-solving, execution and completion of the assigned task.
- The official portal does not specify a common marks-based evaluation rubric; decisions will be made according to the rules of each competition.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Cash prizes will be awarded to the top-performing participants or teams in every competition.
- Participation certificates will be provided.