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Hosting a webinar on intellectual property and copyrights can be a great way to educate people about these important concepts. An intellectual property and copyrights webinar can be highly beneficial for college professors for several reasons. Firstly, it can empower educators to better understand the complexities of intellectual property law, helping them navigate issues related to using copyrighted materials in their teaching materials and research. By gaining insights into fair use, licensing, and permissions, professors can confidently incorporate various resources while adhering to legal guidelines. Secondly, such a seminar can enhance professors' ability to guide students in ethical research practices, emphasizing the importance of proper attribution and respecting creators' rights. Moreover, as many professors engage in research and creative endeavors themselves, the seminar can equip them with knowledge to protect their own intellectual property and navigate collaborations effectively. Ultimately, this knowledge can contribute to a culture of respect for intellectual property rights within academic institutions, fostering a more responsible and innovative academic community. Intellectual property encompasses the intangible products of human creativity and innovation, ranging from artistic works and technological inventions to brand identities and trade secrets. Copyrights specifically pertain to the legal protection of original literary, artistic, and intellectual expressions, granting creators exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and control the use of their works. This crucial legal framework fosters a balance between encouraging creativity by ensuring creators' rights and facilitating the advancement of society through the sharing of knowledge and ideas.

   Speaker Profile       

Dr. Debabrata Samanta
IPR cell Coordinator,
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India

Dr. Samanta is presently working as IPR cell Coordinator, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engg. from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India, in the area of SAR Image Processing. He is keenly interested in Interdisciplinary Research & Development and has experience spanning fields of SAR Image Analysis, Video surveillance, a Heuristic algorithm for Image Classification, Deep Learning Framework for Detection and Classification, Blockchain, Statistical Modelling, Wireless Adhoc Networks, Natural Language Processing. He has successfully completed six Consultancy Projects. He has received funding of 8,110 USD under Open Access, Publication fund. He has received funding under International Travel Support Scheme in 2019 for attending the conference in Thailand. He has received Travel Grant to speaker at conferences, seminars, etc for two years from July 2019.

He is the owner of 22 Patents (4 Design Indian Patents and 2 Australian patents Granted, 16 Indian Patents published) and 2 copyright.

He has authored and co-authored over 222 research papers in an international journal (SCI/SCIE/ESCI/Scopus) and conferences including IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier Conference proceedings. He received “Scholastic Award” at the 2nd International Conference on Computer Science and IT application, CSIT-2011, Delhi, India. He is a co-author of 13 books and the co-editor of 13 books, available for sale on Amazon and Flipkart. He has presented various papers at international conferences and received Best Paper awards. He has the author and co-authors of 08 Book Chapters. He also serves as acquisition editor for Springer, Wiley, CRC, Scrivener Publishing LLC, Beverly, USA., and Elsevier. He is IEEE Senior Member, an Associate Life Member of the Computer Society of India (CSI), and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He is a Convener, Keynote speaker, Session chair, Co-chair, Publicity chair, Publication chair, Advisory Board, and Technical Program Committee member in many prestigious International and National conferences. He has invited speakers at several Institutions.