On our way to the Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms conference at the Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India

At Heathrow |

In the aircraft |

These two old ladies were resting |

At Kolkota airport. These two ladies are from the USA, en route to Bagladesh to teach English to some nuns. |

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Stephane Forsik in the background waiting for his bag |

Radu, half asleep. It is about 1.30 a.m. |

Delighted to be met by Professors Partha Chattopadhyay and Shubhabrata Datta (the man with the hat). |

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Professor Mahdi Mafouf from Sheffield University, Mechanical Engineering Department. |

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Radu in a daze |

The ceiling of the Taj Bengal hotel |

The place is full of the most beautiful flowers |

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The gang from the computational metallurgy group of GIFT, POSTECH (Pak, Ryu and Joo), together with Stefan and Radu |

Stefan with his fifth helping (literally) |

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Two pink roses |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

Handle on brass plant pot |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

Realy looks nice |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

A large plant pot, made out of alpha-brass which has a cubic close-packed crystal structure and is ductile. It looks as if it is beaten out of sheet. The composition is probably close to Cu-30Zn wt% |

A public library |

Approaching a suspension bridge over the river Ganges |

Approaching a suspension bridge over the river Ganges |

On a suspension bridge over the river Ganges. The extremely strong ropes are made of pearlitic steel |

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Tutorial session of the Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms meeting, 2008 |

At the Bengal Engineering and Science University in Shibpur. This will soon become an institute of national importance, and be renamed the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology. Professor Datta and Professor Carlos Coelo Coelo (from Mexico) |

Professors Bandyopadhyay, Carlos and Mahdi (Sheffield University) |

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Sourav Das (now at the National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur) and Iti Kundu (doing a Ph.D. at the Bengal Engineering and Science University) |

Flowers everywhere in the Tutorial meeting room |

Presenting a boquet of flowers to guests |

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Dr Marimuthu Murugananth, former member of the PT Group in Cambridge, now at the Tata Steel Research and Development laboratories in Jamshedpur |

Joo Hyun Ryu and Min Sung Joo |

Jun Hak Pak (pink shirt) |

Flowers in Harry's room |

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An extension cord was added without me asking for it, to help plug in my computer when in bed. |

Flowers on top of the television |

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Large plant pot made of ductile alpha brass with a probable composition of Cu-30Zn wt% |

The inside of the elevator was also adorned with ductile alpha brass with a probable composition of Cu-30Zn wt% |

Radu and Stephane coming for dinner |

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Large plant pot made of ductile alpha brass with a probable composition of Cu-30Zn wt% |

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An accidental photograph |

Early morning at the Bengal Engineering and Science University |

Harry, Carlos, Rady and Mahdi |

The previous photograph was taken by this man |

Made of steel |

Steel being used to expand the University |

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Anath and his team of students from the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641004, India. |

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"My India is Great" |

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"My India is Great" |

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What beauty! |

Not so pretty! |

Materials science beging properly advertised |

Professor Chakraborty (Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur), Mahdi, Professor Nirupam Chakraborty, Professor Shiv Singh and Professor Sudipto Chakraborty, all from IIT Kharagpur (with the exception of Mahdi, from Sheffield University) |

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