The Discipline of Computer Science and Technology at Goa Business School, Goa University organized a two-day event ‘InfoFest 2023’ on 10th& 11th August 2023. The event drew participation from colleges both within and outside Goa, encompassing a diverse range of participants. A contingent of 25 students from the College actively engaged in the event. InfoFest 2023 is an event to create a platform for students to share their ideas, compete, and learn from each other. The event has also featured offline events such as Hackathon (24 Hrs) as well as online events such as CTF and other exciting competitions, providing students with real-world experience in their chosen field.
On Day 1, the event began with the inaugural function, which was followed by three informative talks. After the informative talks, the main competitions commenced. In the Hackathon, a 24-hour coding competition, two of our groups participated. The first group consisted of Bhakti Mirashi (SY B.Voc) and Nester Fernandes (SY B.Voc), while the second group comprised Glyde Rebelo (FY B.Voc), Khushal Naik (FY B.Voc), and Anito Fernandes (FY B.Voc). The participants in this event were tasked with coding for a continuous 24-hour period.
In the VID CRED competition, two of our groups participated. The first group consisted of RoshniPatil (FYBCA) and Valanka Dourado (FYBCA), while the second group included Neeraj Aroskar (SYBCA), Dipam Naik (SYBCA), and Pranav Pawar (SYBCA). In this event, they created a video capturing the entire InfoFest event. In the Astral Coder competition, RaizaVaz (FYBCA) and Akshay Kocharekar (FYBCA) represented our college. Additionally, two of our students, Siddhivinayak (FYBCA) and Magaj (FYBCA), participated in the Cross Fire Debate against Chowgule College. The topic of the debate was “Cybersecurity: Is the responsibility of securing digital data and networks on individuals or the government?” In the Biz-Wiz Business Pitch event, two groups from our college competed. The first group included Siddhivinayak Hadapad and Siddhi Gawade, while the second group consisted of Unnat Mandal and Radhika Dabolkar.
Day 2 began with an informative talk, followed by the event Interface Rumble-UI/UX, in which Malik Rehan participated. In the Cyber Strike event, our students Hayen, Franil, Joven, and Rahul took part. Shreyank Desai and Sujal Naik participated in the Neuro Query Quiz event.
The winners of the competition are as follows:
Mr. Siddhivinayak Hadapad and Ms. Siddhi Gawade from FY BCA secured the 1st place in the Biz-Wiz Business Pitch event. The College secured the 3rd Runner-up place out of 21 colleges. Teachers in charge were Ms. Karishma Tuenkar and Mr. Ramkrishna Reddy.
