LRT Talk on "Using Overleaf For Academia" A Hands-On Experience
Celebrating IEEE Ingenuity!
The inaugural session featured a talk by Sathyanarayanan Seshasayanan, a doctoral student from IIT Kanpur. Held in the ACES 313, the event commenced at 5:00 PM on October 6th with around 23 attendees. The focal point of this engaging discussion was "Using Overleaf for Academia: A Hands-on Experience." Sathyanarayanan shared invaluable insights and practical knowledge about utilizing Overleaf, a collaborative platform for scientific research and writing. He delved into the intricacies of Overleaf, showcasing its real-time collaborative features, LaTeX integration, and version control capabilities. Attendees had the opportunity to witness live demonstrations, understanding how Overleaf facilitates seamless teamwork, document versioning, and effortless integration of complex equations and graphics into academic papers. Through this session, participants gained a familiarity of Overleaf. Sathyanarayanan highlighted the power of Overleaf and encouraged attendees to explore its capabilities further in their academic pursuits. The event not only provided practical knowledge but also encouraged exchange of ideas. Finally, the event concluded with Mr. Sathyanarayanan receiving a token of appreciation for delivering his presentation and gathering the audience for a group photograph.
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- Date: 06 Oct 2023
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+05:30) Chennai
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- EE Department, Academic Area
- IIT KANPUR
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- India 208016
- Building: ACES
- Room Number: 313
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Pratyasha Das
Secretary, IEEE DEIS SBC, IIT Kanpur
E-mail ID: pdas.iitk@gmail.com
- Co-sponsored by IEEE PES SBC, IIT Kanpur
Speakers
Sathyanarayanan Seshasayanan of IIT Kanpur
Using Overleaf For Academia: A Hands-On Experience
Overleaf is a collaborative online platform ideal for research scholars. It simplifies writing, formatting, and sharing research papers, theses, and documents in LaTeX. You can collaborate in real-time, track changes, manage references, and create complex mathematical content with ease. Overleaf offers templates for various document types, aids in collaboration with advisors and reviewers, and ensures accessibility from any device with an internet connection. It's a powerful tool for producing professional academic work efficiently. In this LRT talk, the speaker will provide a hands-on learning experience to introduce the tool to the audience.
Biography:
Mr. Sathyanarayanan Seshasayanan is a senior Doctoral candidate at the Distributed Systems and Control Lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He completed his B.E. from SSN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu. His research interests include Robotics and Control Systems.
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Agenda
In celebration of "IEEE Day," the collaborative efforts of the IEEE Student Branch Chapters (SBCs) from The Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) and the Power Energy Society (PES) culminated in a series of enlightening events. A total of 3 events were organized.
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Mr. Sathyanarayanan Seshasayanan | Delivering LRT Talk on "Using Overleaf for Academia: A Hands On Experience" | 80.17 KiB |
Audience | Attending LRT Talk on "Using Overleaf for Academia: A Hands On Experience" | 110.55 KiB |
Group Photo | LRT Talk on "Using Overleaf for Academia: A Hands On Experience" | 125.35 KiB |