Vision Empower Regional Conference

The VE Regional CTiS 2025 Conference, held on 14–15 June at IIIT Bangalore, was hosted by Vision Empower in collaboration with CSpathshala (ACM India). Focused on the theme “Computational Thinking for Inclusive Education in Schools,” the event brought together special educators and pre-service teachers from across India.

Keynotes were delivered by Dr. Manohar Swaminathan (Microsoft Research India) and Prof. Viraj Kumar (Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre), who joined virtually.

The conference featured 35 paper presentations spanning subjects like Math, Science, Language, Music, and Coding, with hands-on demos and CT-based games enriching the sessions. 24 presenters attended in person, with others joining online, making it a truly hybrid and accessible event.

VE Regional CTiS 2025 served as a powerful platform for collaboration, showcasing how Computational Thinking can be adapted for inclusive classrooms, particularly for children with visual impairments. The event marked a meaningful step in Vision Empower’s mission to make CT accessible to all learners.

Sr.No Author Co-Author Schools/Group City/District State
1

Pritikona Bharat

–

RKM Blind Boys Academy

Kolkata

West Bengal
2

Celine Selvi

R. Bharathi

Govt Primary Visually Impaired School,
Sivagangai

I.E.L.C School for Visually
Impaired, Bargur

Sivagangai

Tamil Nadu
3

Sana Basir Khan

–

The Victoria Memorial School
for the Blind

Mumbai

Maharashtra
4

Rekha Kulkarni

–

Shri Manikprabhu School for the Blind,
Raichur

Raichur

Karnataka
5

R. Bharathi

–

I.E.L.C School for Visually
Impaired, Bargur

Krishnagiri

Tamil Nadu
6

Silima Pradhan

–

Louis Braille School for the Blind,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Odisha
7

E. Sherly Tabitha Grace

–

Higher Secondary School for the Visually
Impaired,Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli.

Thirunelveli

Tamil Nadu
8

P. Annal Suganthi

–

Higher Secondary School for the Visually
Impaired,Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli.

Thirunelveli

Tamil Nadu
9

R.Suvathi

S.Karpaga Moorthy

Alagappa University,
Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi

Tamil Nadu
10

A. Mary Fathima Vijaya

–

Govt Higher Secondary School for Visually
Impaired, Poonamalle, Chennai

Chennai

Tamil Nadu
11

Yuvaraj PK

–

Vision Empower

Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu
12

Shreya B N

Rajesh S

Vision Empower

–

Karnataka
13

Nagarathna R Bhat

Rajesh S

Vision Empower

–

Karnataka
14

Swagata Sen

–

Vision Empower

–

West Bengal
15

Ramita Paul

–

Vision Empower

–

West Bengal
16

Sangeetha

–

Educational coordinator -ARC under as project
staff in IIITB

–

Karnataka
17

Usha

Kaveri

Asha Kirana School for Blind Children
(Chikmagalur)

Vishwachetana Residential Blind School
(Hospete)-(Vision Empower RP)

Hospet

Karnataka
18

Jyoti Bisht, Rishi Vadhana

–

Vision Empower, Bangalore

Bangalore

Karnataka