Held on October 14, 2023, SPARK 2023 marked the inaugural National Conference organized by the Department of Physics at North Lakhimpur University. It also served as the inaugural conference of the SPARK conference series. SPARK 2023 represents not just an academic event but also a proud moment for North Lakhimpur University, recently elevated to the status of a state university by the Govt. of Assam, India, from its earlier identity as North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous).

SPARK 2023 brought together participants from across India, particularly from the eastern and north-eastern regions, and received an impressive 71 abstracts submitted by researchers from 28 institutions. These institutions encompass universities, colleges, and autonomous research institutes, and their submissions span seven states. The number of total registered participants was 88.  The conference was organized into four broad thematic tracks, each covering a diverse range of areas within physics. These tracks are: (a) High Energy Physics and Cosmology, (b) Material Science & Nanoscience, and Statistical Physics, (c) Electronics, Spectroscopy, Photonics, and Computational Physics and (d) Astronomy & Astrophysics, Space & Atmospheric Physics, Plasma Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Non-linear Dynamics.