About the society

Computer Science Society

Faculty of Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Department of Computer Science

Formerly the Area of Dominant Coders (ADC). Sharing computer science across the Faculty of Science since December 2018.

Current student team Events & hackathons

Introduction

What is CSS?

The Computer Science Society (CSS), formerly the Area of Dominant Coders Club (ADC), is run by students in the Department of Computer Science, Aligarh Muslim University. It shares computer science knowledge with interested members of the Faculty of Science.

Inspired by the vision of Sir Syed to create a scientific society, the ADC club was formed in December 2018 and has been consistently working since then. It consists of a team of B.Sc. (Hons.) and MCA students of the University having technical insight and a passion for programming. Here we mentor, guide, share, and learn from each other regarding the latest technology, giving students the much-needed exposure for industrial demands and global trends.

The club received a warm response from the students of the Department of Computer Science. The members of the club are accomplishing various achievements and recognition in the field of Information Technology. In addition to regular informative sessions, the club also organizes workshops, hackathons, and internships at regular intervals.

History

A walk through the history

From ADC in 2018 to university-recognized Computer Science Society.

December 2018

The inception

The Area of Dominant Coders Club (ADC) came into existence in 2018. Initially, it involved 27 registered members from B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Applications I and II Year.

Final-year coordinators (Mr. Arish Rehman, Mr. Mohammad Areeb, Mr. Mohammad Umair, and Mr. Jaanbaaz Akhtar) mentored juniors and ran sessions on current technology and industry practice.

Classes were arranged during breaks or in the afternoon to avoid clashes with regular department classes. The vision was to provide a platform for all future students of the department to showcase their skills and present their ideas.

September 2019

The revision

With newly assigned Coordinator Miss Noor Fatima and Secretary Mr. Syed Mohib Raza, both from B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Applications final year, the ADC Club returned in a new form.

B.Sc. and MCA students joined as members and guides; the sphere of ADC’s work spread to the whole Faculty of Science, not only the Department of Computer Science. At that time, the club had more than 129 registered members from the Department itself.

Zerynth, an IoT-based Italian company, encouraged work at ADC and offered its paid software for free to the club. The club organized AMUHacks 1.0 with Microsoft as Strength partner and SmartEdge as Knowledge partner.

March 2021

Recognition as CSS

By the efforts of the Club and the Chairperson of the Department of Computer Science, AMU, the club was granted recognition and financial support by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University.

The club was renamed the Computer Science Society (CSS), marking official university recognition and continued growth of workshops, hackathons, and student-led technical activity.

Mission

Objectives

1.To bring about innovations in the technological sphere.
2.To learn beyond the classroom level.
3.To provide consultancy to industries, institutes, and universities.
4.To instill computer-related technical knowledge in students; they are encouraged to seek help from peers and seniors.
5.To help students realize their interests at an early level.
6.To make them aware of the latest trends in the field of Computer Science.
7.To organize technical events and coding competitions such as workshops, short-term courses, hackathons, webinars, and more.
8.To invite experts to deliver talks on major technologies.
9.To conduct sessions to improve soft skills and the overall personality of students.
10.To explore areas to generate revenue.

Impact

Outcomes for students

✓Better job opportunities and stronger performance in recruitment drives.
✓Ability to develop applications: websites, apps, machine learning, and IoT-related products.
✓Confidence to represent the University on national and international platforms.
✓Access to good internship opportunities.
✓Contribution to automating manual processes of the University.
✓Improved communication skills.
✓A meaningful boost to the CV through society participation.

Governance

How the society operates

1Every academic year, the committee to run the society is decided by the President of the society.
2The committee designs the academic calendar of the society, with event details and tentative dates for the year.
3An orientation event is conducted at the beginning of each academic year for newly admitted students.
4New students may work under student mentors after interviews with the committee.
5Before organizing an event, student members discuss details with teacher mentors.
6Before an event, the coordinator and secretary divide responsibilities among student members.
7In case of conflict, the matter is presented before the President; their decision is final.

Committee

Composition of the society

Faculty mentors and the student roles that run each academic session.

Faculty members

Prof. Arman Rasool FaridiPresident
Prof. Mohammad Ubaidullah BokhariSenior Mentor
Prof. Aasim ZafarMentor
Prof. Suhel MustajabMentor
Prof. Swaleha ZubairMentor
Dr. Faisal AnwerMentor
Dr. Mohammad SajidMentor
Dr. Mohammad NadeemConvener

Student roles

Each session, students serve in roles such as:

Coordinator
Secretary
Senior Student Mentor
Web Development Mentor
Machine Learning Mentor
App Development Mentor
Alumni Mentor
Volunteers

See the Team page for the current session's coordinators and domain leads.

Convener

Dr. Mohammad Nadeem

Convener & Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science, AMU

Contact

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 202002

society.cs@myamu.ac.in