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Volume : 9 Issue : 2 : August 2017

AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Bengaluru

NEWS LETTER

Introductory Sessions by Clubs 28th July - 4th August 2017

EAI Conference 3rd - 4th August 2017

Alumni Meet 2017 5th August 2017

Photowalk 6th August 2017

MADnite 2017 9th August 2017

Sri Krishna Janmashtami 14th August 2017

Kalakriti 2017 11th August 2017

71st Independence Day 15th August 2017

IConAMMA 2017 17th - 19th August 2017

What is inside NAVY? 21th August 2017

Eco-Friendly Clay Ganesha Idols 23rd August 2017

Ganesha Chathurthi 25th August 2017

IAM Technique 28th August 2017

Squad and Smriti The Introductory session of ‘Squad’, the adventure enthusiasts club and ‘Smriti’, the photography club, was held on 28th of July 2017. Mr. Sudeesh Reddy (S5-CSE), Secretary, Smriti gave an elucidation on the various genres of photography such as nature

photography, food photography, wildlife photography, astro-photography and so on. The various activities of the club like designing posters and attending photo walks were expounded upon. The courses of basic photography, photoshop and advanced photography were then introduced by him. Mr. Kasi Vishwanath (S5-CSE), Joint Secretary, Smriti then took over and probed the audience about their interest in designing and editing. The concept of digital painting was also briefly touched upon using various logos as illustra-tions. Mr. Gowtham Reddy, the former Secretary of Smriti was then called upon the stage. The importance of having a hobby and utilizing every minute of the student life doing something worthwhile was explained by him. He then concluded by saying “Photography is a way of life, which reflects who you are”. The dais was then taken over by Mr. Sriraj Vuppala (S3-CSE), Secretary, ‘Squad’, who began with a friend-ly interaction with the audience. He then went on to speak about the alignment of the club’s motto with patriotism and familiarized the gathering with the functioning of the club. Photographs of the March Past and the Trekking that were undertaken during the previous year were shown. Mr. Sri Harsha Merugu (S3-EEE), Joint Secretary, Squad then spoke about the adventures one can have by being a part of the club. Mr. Nitin Bhagat, former Secretary of Squad took the opportunity and urged the students to actively participate in various events the club is planning to hold. The event ended on a great note with the audience becoming aware of the future endeavours of the clubs.

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Vedanta and Kala Vedanta, the spiritual club and Kala, the fine arts club held their introductory sessions on 29th July 2017. The session commenced with Ms. Siri Dhatri (S5-ECE), Secretary, Vedanta and Ms. Mani Sravani (S5-ECE), Joint Secretary, Vedanta, introduc-

ing the club’s ideologies to the students and sharing details of the events that organized by the club over the past year. A small story was then narrated to the audi-ence and they were asked to interpret it according to their understanding. This led to an enlightening discus-sion which was well-appreciated by the attendees. The stage was then given to Mr. Vishnu Madevan (S5-ME), Secretary and Mr. Bharat Vinayagam (S5-ME), joint-secretary of Kala and the duo went on to lay down the general idea behind the functioning of the club. They discussed about the various events Kala conducts and some new developments they plan on making this year. The session culminated with the crowd anticipating the events of both the clubs in the near future.

Abhinaya and SPICMACAY Abhinaya, the Drama club, and SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion of Culture Among Youth), student chapter ASE-B, held their introductory sessions on the 31st of July 2017 . The session began with

Ms. Navyashree G. (S5- ECE), Secretary, SPIC-MACAY explaining the various activities and roles of the club. Ms. Jaswitha K.R. (S5- ECE), Secretary then took the audience through the various events Abhinaya plans to host over the course of the year and mentioned about the accolades that were awarded to the events conducted by the club at the state and national levels. An alluring skit was then performed by the Executive Members of the club which received an enthusiastic response from the audience. Mr. Tarak Sai Srinatha Reddy (S5-ECE), Joint Secretary, SPICMACAY then took over and presented a video containing footage from various events held by the club during the past year ranging from celebrations of festivals to promotion of Indian art forms. He along with Ms. Navyashree G., went on to speak about the events the club plans to host in the year to come and asked for an enthusiastic participation from the students. Mr. Varun Hande (S5-ME), Joint secretary, Abhinaya then went on to share the gist of various events the club plans to host as a part of Kalakriti, the annual talent hunt for freshmen. This was followed by acting performances by a few of the students from the audience. The event came to a culmination with the organizers thanking the attendees.


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Abhinaya and SPICMACAY Lekhani and Quiz Lekhani, the Press Club and the Quiz Club held their introductory sessions on 1st August, 2017. The session began with Mr. Sesha Sai Rakesh J. (S5-ECE), Secretary, Lekhani shedding light on the various activities of the club. He mentioned that Lekhani encourages kindred souls who share a love for writing. He also

spoke about took the gathering through the events that were held by the club during the previous year. AHAN, the official blog of ASE-B which contained reports on various events held in the school, was then introduced to the attendees. Mr. Prasen Moudgal (S5-EIE), Joint Secretary then went on to speak about SPECTRUM, a contest held by Lekhani in collaboration with Smriti, the photography club and Kala, the fine arts club, which allowed the students to showcase their talents in fields of photography, literature and art on topics of current affairs. The audience were then familiar-ized with Sanchita, the annual magazine of ASE-B. A short game of ‘Taboo’ was then held, which received an enthusiastic response from the audience. The session was then carried forward by Mr. Suraj Nukala(S5- ME), Secretary, Quiz club, who began by highlighting the agenda of the club and went on to speak about their upcoming events. The idea that a quiz is a battle of the mind and not that of the memory was put forth by him. A quiz was then conducted with he and Mr. Sharan R.V. (S5-EIE), Joint Secretary being the Quiz Masters. The concept of deductive reasoning using which the solution to a question can be found from the clues present in the question was then introduced to the students. The session then came to a culmination with the audience fully familiarised with the various activities of the clubs and the events they plan to conduct in the future.


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Lekhani and Quiz

Chetana and EPIC Chethana, the sports club and EPIC, the movie club held their introductory sessions on the 2nd of August 2017. The session commenced with Ms. Ashmita Ganguly (S5-EIE), Joint secretary, Chethana intro-ducing the mentor and the coach of the sports club to the

audience. She deciphered the meaning of the word 'Chethana' and how the sports club justifies its name. Mr. R.K. Ashwin (S5-EIE), Secretary interpreted the benefits of playing sports and emphasised on how playing sports improve management skills and team work. In addition to this, he briefed the gathering about the previous year's accomplishments. He encouraged the students that it is never too late to start, citing Naveen Kumar’s (S7-ECE) example, a national level semi finalist who had started training in his first year. Mr. Kunaal Kumar (S5-ME), Joint Secretary laid out the names of the events that Chethana has planned to conduct in the upcoming year. The EPIC club took over the session by screening the motion poster of the club, which received a tumultuous cheering from the audience. Mr. C. Vigneshwaran (S5- EIE), Secretary, EPIC described the various events that are planned to be conducted throughout the year. Mr. Subhash Arunachalam (S5-EIE), Joint Secretary informed the audience about the workshop on editing that was due be held the following weekend. The session culminated with screening of a video that offered a glimpse of all the major events that took place in the previous academic year, thus leaving the audience with an outpouring excitement. The session by both the clubs were thus very informative and encouraged the students to put their best foot forward and take part.


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Chetana and EPIC Prerana and Prakriti Prerana, the social outreach club and Prakriti, the eco club held their introductory sessions on the 3rd of August 2017. The session commenced with inspirational videos be-ing presented to the student gathering. Mr. Madan K. (S5-ECE), Secretary, Prakriti spoke about various events hosted by the club during the previous year, some of which were Paper Bag prepara-tion, Art from waste, Bubble shoot and Vrindavan (organic farming). Details of Amala Bha-ratham Cleaning campaign, ASE-B’s contribution to-ward ‘Swachh Bharat Abhyan’, which washeld by Pra-kriti in collaboration with the state govt. were discussed. Events that took place as a part of Eco-week were expounded upon. Mr. Anudeep Krishna J. (S5-ME), Secretary, Prerana, then took over and spoke about 'Joy of giving', a show of appreciation for those who contribute to the upkeep of the campus. The work done by the club under the banner of Shiksha and Seva Darshan was revealed. Events such as Swadeshi Bhojan, Blood donation camp, Scribe were also highlighted. Vijaya Raksha, a culture propounded by the club which emphasised the importance of seeing the divinity in women was described. Ayudh, an acronym of Amrita Yuva Dhar-madhara, which is an international youth movement started by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math in 1985 to empower the youth to integrate universal values into their lives was also explicated. The event concluded on a great note with students fully cognizant of what the club has achieved and also about what the clubs aim to do in the days to come.


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Prerana and Prakriti


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Maardhani and Narthana Maardhani, the Literary club and Narthana, the Dance club held their introductory sessions on the 4th of August 2017. Ms. Harini Srivatsan (S5-ME), Secretary and Ms. Akshaya Sridharan (S5-CSE), Joint Secretary of Maardhani briefed the students on the various events the club plans to hold over the course of the year. The events of Debate, Green Screen and JAM were expounded upon. Details of the events which were to be hosted during Kalakriti, the annual talent hunt for freshmen, were discussed. This was followed by a ‘Group discussion' which witnessed active participation from the audience.

Narthana, sowed the seed of interest among the students with a scintillating flashmob earlier that day. Mr. P. Manish Kumar Reddy, Secretary (S5-CSE) and Aparna Pallavaraja, Joint Secretary (S5-CSE) shed light on the events to be hosted by them in the year to come. Ms. Vineetha Jain, Mentor of the club motivated the students to bring out their passion towards dance. The outgoing Secretary and Joint Secretary of Narthana, Ms. Aishwarya Raja and Mr. Vinay Reddy addressed the students and encouraged them to actively participate in the various events of the club. This was followed by an enthralling dance performance by the Narthana team. The session ended on a great note with the students looking forward to being involved with the clubs in the near future.

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Humour and Raaga The introductory session of the Humour club and Raaga, the Music club was held on 7th of August 2017 . The event started off with a stand-up comedy session jointly hosted by Amandeep Singh (S5-EEE), Secretary, Humour Club and Krishna Sandilya (S5-EEE), Joint Secretary, Humour Club. Following this, Krishna Sandilya engaged the audience in a short and entertaining game which helped foster spontaneity in the audience. A hilarious video on the famous ‘Harlem Shake’ by Devarshi Pandey (S3-ECE) was shown which received loud cheers. This was succeeded by a skit that portrayed the life of a hosteller in a whimsical manner. Ensuing this, Pruthvi Bhat (S5-ECE), Secretary, Raaga along with Shishir Harishanker(S5-ECE), Joint Secretary, Raaga took over the proceedings and went on to brief the gathering about the activities the club plans to host in the near future. Shishir then went on to explain about the flagship events the club hosts every year. The Raaga team then went on to mesmerize the audience with their performance which was a melange of songs from various genres of music. The session concluded on a positive note with the student gathering acquainted with the various events of both the clubs.

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The Department of ECE and CSE organized a 3-Day International Conference on Ubiquitous Communications and Network Computing (UBICNET) during August 3rd -5th, 2017. The confer-ence witnessed delegates from different parts of the country. The UBICNET Conference commenced with three tutorial sessions. On the first day, the tutorial on ‘The Complexity of IoT World, Security Challenges and Building Secure Wired and Wireless Networks’ was delivered by Mr. Nishant Krishna, Software Architect, Extreme Networks and his team proved to be very helpful for the participants. The second tutorial included ‘Hands-On Training Program on Data Analytics & Machine Learning Using R’ by Dr. Mahesh Anand, Scientific Computing Solution, India which gave a new experience to the attendees. The third tutorial session was taken up by Mr. Anand M., CDoT, Bengaluru in which he expounded on ‘MQTT Protocol’ with Demo. On the inaugural day of UBICNET, the first keynote address was delivered by Prof. V.R. Singh in which he emphasized discussion on “U-Care Health Devices”. The second keynote address was delivered by Dr. Venkatesh Prasad (Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology), on “Murphy loves Constructive Interference”. The third keynote address was presented on “Secure Device Management in IoT: Practical Scenarios” by Dr. Vishwas Lakkundi, IncedoInc, India. A panel discussion on “The impact of 5G-IoT and Wearables and India’s Efforts towards Standardization / development”, was moderated by Mr. Kishore AT and the speakers included Dr. Dilip K, Dr. Sivaram, Dr. V.R. Singh, and Dr. Vijay Kumar who brought forth different perspectives on India leaping towards 5G standardization and efforts on IoT. The second day of the UBICNET concluded with technical paper presentations. The conference resumed on third day with technical session presentations followed by a keynote address by Dr. Pamela Kumar on ‘Cloud Computing and

Internet of Things- Key enablers for Digital India and Smart Cities’. The next two keynote addresses were delivered by Prof. Manimaran (Iowa State University, USA) and Mr. Suresh Chitturi (Head of Technology Standards at Samsung R&D (Bengaluru)) on ‘IoT Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Cities’ and ‘Mission Critical Communications’. The second half of the day witnessed keynote address by Mr.Jagadish Kumar Chandrasekar (Director-Test Engineering, Tessolve Semiconductor Pvt Ltd) in which speaker provided insights on ‘Consideration from IoT from Test Industry Perspective’ followed by technical presentations. The vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Sahithi Kolasani, M.Tech. (S3-VLSI) and the conference concluded on a positive note. The Conference was coordinated & organized by Dr. Navin Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of ECE, contributed as General Chair, Dr. Arpita Thakre, Assistant Professor (SG), Department of ECE rendered as TPC Chair, Mr. Sagar B. and Ms. Sreebha B., Assistant Professor, Department of ECE & CSE, as Local Chairs. In addition, Dr. N. Rakesh, Vice-Chairperson, Department of CSE and Dr. Kaustav Bhowmick, Assistant Professor (SG), Department of ECE, chaired some of the technical sessions, which included technical presentations from the participants. The conference benefitted students of M. Tech. (VLSI, CSEP, Embedded Systems and Computer Science streams).

EAI International Conference on ‘UBICNET’

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EAI International Conference on ‘UBICNET’

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The School organized 4th Annual Alumni Meet on 5th August, 2017 under the banner of “Alumni Meet-2017”. The Programme was graced by the Campus Director Br. Dhanraj Swamy, Associate Dean & Head, Dr. Rakesh S.G. and Chair of the Alumni Association, Bengaluru Chapter Dr. Supriya M., Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE. The meet witnessed the presence of around 60 Alumni. The programme gathered the Chairmen and Heads of various Departments, faculty and staff members. The event was mastered by Ms. Sreevidya B. from the Department of CSE. The programme began with lighting of the lamp followed by the prayer. A formal welcome address was given by Ms. Kirthika Devi S. of Department of EEE following which the Chair of the Alumni Association, Dr. Supriya M. addressed the gathering, expressed her happiness in welcoming the Alumni and also gave the statistical report on the participation of the Alumni. Following this, Director Br. Dhanraj Swamy addressed the invitees and emphasized on performing every work assigned with interest for a fruitful result. He also advised to choose the righteous path in life. Associate Dean & Head Dr. Rakesh S.G. welcomed the Alumni and appreciated them for making it to the meet in spite of being connected through various social networking forums. He also took this opportunity to invite the Alumni community to attend various meets and other activities that will be held in the campus and thereby lend a hand to the juniors/school in terms of technical knowledge/funds etc. Heads of various departments including Dr. Nagaraja S.R., Dr. N.S. Murty, Vice Chairman of Department of CSE Dr. N. Rakesh and Head of CIR, Capt. Sood also addressed the gathering and spoke about the fact that the Alumni are responsible for the ranking on the social media and have contributed to the overall progress of the Institution. They also stressed on how the growth of Alumni has an impact over the research and development of a School. The Alumni expressed their appreciation to the School for organising such meets and were also willing to extend help in terms of conducting sensitization sessions for their juniors, arranging for invited talks by industry experts etc. The meet also witnessed the Alumni sharing their experience in the School as students then.

The later part of the event was devoted to recreation with cultural activities. Raaga-the music club and Narthana-the dance club of the school presented the myriad mellifluous musical performances and electrifying dances to applause from the crowd. As a token of appreciation, a memento was presented to all the Alumni for their participation in the meet. The Alumni Meet closed with the vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Nalini S. of Department of CSE. The Alumni parted with a resolve to visit again and with a promise to make sure that there is more number of participation in the next Meet.

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Photowalk

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Smriti, the Photography Club of ASE-B organized a photowalk at Kaikondarahalli on 6th August 2017 with the theme ‘COLOURS’. Around 150 students turned up with their photography equipment, eager to learn the tricks of the trade. The organizing team led by the Secretary Mr. Sudheesh (S5 CSE) and the Joint Secretary Mr. Kasi Vishwanath (S5 CSE_ taught the budding phtographers the technical aspects of clicking a photo. The walk was a success with the participants sharing useful insights with each other. The team was accompanied by the Mentor of the club Mr. Sagar B., Assistant Professor, Department of ECE.

The School hosted MADnite, an evening dedicated to the performing arts on the 9th of August 2017 under the tagline "Ek shaam, talent ke naam". Prasen Moudgal (S5-EIE) and Rohit Nair (S5-ME) took to the stage as hosts and welcomed the gathering. Euphoria, one of the musical bands, rocked the stage with the medley of popular songs from various lan-guages turning the celebration mode on. They were followed by Stompers, who took up a challenging act of fusing various genres of music and that got the audience on their feet. A ‘Mannequin challenge’ was then held, which was followed by a performance from Nemisis, a band led by Kalyan Mandal (S3-CSE) who performed a mashup of popular tunes. Subsequently, Pruthvi Bhat, Secretary, Raaga(S5-ECE) and Shishir Harishanker, Joint secretary, Raaga (S5-ECE) came together to perform. To give a fitting end to Raaga’s performances, Gravity, the college band, put together an breathtaking performance, which received an overwhelming response from the audience who were over the moon, waving torches in the air. Right after the music performances, the Humour Club enacted filler that sent the audience into peals of laughter and contained several references made to current trends. Narthana, the dance club’s Desouls team kick-started the dance performances with an energetic South Indian dance which was followed by The Strikers, who enthralled everyone present with their performance. The Rhythmic Eagles then awed the audience with their robotic yet wavy moves. Mr. Vinay and Mr. Manoj, involved the gathering by dancing amidst them and were then joined on stage by Mr. Shashi Kumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of ME who turned the audience frenzy. As a filler, Karthik Raghu (S7-ME) amazed the audience with some catchy beat boxing performance, and kept them wanting for more. Ms. Aparna Pallavraj (S5-CSE), Joint secretary, Narthana and Aishwarya Raja (S7-CSE) showcased their Bharatnatyam skills while dancing to popular western songs. The duo was later joined by Ashmita Ganguly (S5-EIE) who dazzled on stage with a contemporary style performance to the EDM music. The Tamil Thalaivas, with their folksy music and choreography, got the throng to caper around in an

unscripted yet jolly manner, ensuing which, a performance by Aishwarya (S7- CSE) and team combined with the DFRX-Dance group received thunderous applause from the crowd. The evening culminated with the hosts thanking the crowd and hoping for a similar, if not better participation in Kalakriti 2017.

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The School witnessed Kalakriti’17, the annual talent hunt for freshmen, on 11th of August 2017. The inaugural ceremony commenced with the lighting of lamp by the Associate Dean In-charge Dr. Nagaraja S.R., Chairman, Dept. of ME, Dr. S. Ravishankar, Chairperson, Amritadhara, Ms. G. S. Jyotsna, Co-Chair, Sanskriti, and Ms. Shali S., Co-Chair, Prachodhana. Ms. Pruthvi Bhat, Secretary, Raaga (S5-ECE) rendered a melodious prayer. Ms. G. S. Jyotsna, then introduced the 2017-18 Amritadhara team, the student ensemble of ASE-B, to the gathering following which, Dr. Nagaraja S.R., declared the event open. The Quiz Club hosted events like ‘InQUIZitive’, and ‘Phantasia’to put the young minds to test. Kala, the Fine Arts Club, organized ‘Face Painting’, ‘One mi-nute Art’, and ‘Find the Best from Waste’, which were savoured by art enthusiasts. Smriti, the Photography Club, captured the interest of photography enthusiasts through events like ‘Spot it’ and ‘Third Eye’ while also preserving the memories of the gigantic carnival. Prakriti, the Eco Club, brought the nature lovers together through events like ‘Beckon of Nature’ and ‘Art from Waste’. Chetana, the Sports Club fostered competitive spirit in the freshmen through events like ‘Gamer’s Hub’, ‘Tikki Taka’, ‘Chess’ and ‘Treasure Hunt’. The Squad, the Adventure Enthusiasts Club, attracted the fitness fanatics through ‘Time Run’ and ‘Run Raja Run’. Raaga, the Music Club, brought out the musical talents through ‘Western/Indian Solo’, ‘Classical solo’, and ‘Solo Instrumental’. Narthana, the Dance Club, got the gathering tapping their feet to events such as like ‘Solo Dance’, ‘Dancing Duos’ and ‘Group Dance’. The Humour Club sought out the funniest and impetuous fresher’s through events such as ‘Jester of the Campus’ and ‘Stand Up Comedy’. EPIC, the Movie Club, aimed to bring out the prospective actors, actresses and film makers through events like ‘Act on cam’ and ‘Ad Making’. Vedanta, the cultural club emphasized on the need to maintain good virtues in life through events such as ‘YOU’ and ‘Kalpana’. SPICMACAY, the Indian fine arts club fostered the various aspects of Indian culture by organising events

such as ‘Dhoti Pratiyogita’, ‘Dumbcharades’ and ‘Tatoo’. Abhinaya, the Drama club, evoked acting skills in the students through ‘Dramebaaz’ and ‘Curtain Call’. Lekhani, the Press Club aimed to bring out spontanei-ty and writing skills through ‘Taboo’, ‘Tell-A-Tale’ and ‘Unscripted’. Maardhani, the Literary Club tested the oratory skills through ‘Debate’. ICON, the Flagship event of Kalakriti’17 played host to the diversified tal-ents and culminated with Mr. Mrinalkanti Roy (S1-ME) being crowned as Mr. Kalakriti 2017. Food stalls set up by the organising committee of Kalakriti 2017 witnessed a buzzing crowd throughout the day. Kalakriti’17 culminated with a closing ceremony which included the declaration of prize win-ners. Ms. Harini Srivatsan (S5-ME), Secretary, Maardhani proposed the Vote of Thanks.

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Sri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated in the campus on the 14th of August 2017. The eventful afternoon began with lighting of the lamp by Dr. S. Ravishankar, Chairperson, Amritadhara, Ms. G.S. Jyotsna, Co-Chair, Sanskriti, Amritadhara and

Ms. Shali S., Co-Chair, Prachodhana, Amritadhara. Following this, a traditional pooja was performed by Mr. Ananth Sharma, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Cultural Education, which drew to a close with the distribution of prasadam. This marked the beginning of a series of cultural performances by the staff and students. Mr. Ananth Sharma enthralled the audience by show-casing his mastery on the flute, while Ms. Swetha Parameswaran (S3-ECE) and Ms. Devasena Pasupuleti (S3-ME) put on elegant dance performances dedicated to Lord Krishna. Mr. Ananth Sharma and Mr. Shankar Kumaran from the Dept. of Cultural Education, then addressed the audience and reinforced the spirit of Janmashtami in them by sharing numerous anecdotes of Lord Krishna. The organizers also saw an enthusiastic participation by the students in various events such as ‘Pot Breaking Competition’ and ‘Tug of Wars’. The day ended on a high note with everyone looking forward to many more such celebrations.

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The School hosted the 71st Independence Day Celebrations on the 15th of August 2017. The celebrations

commenced with the flag hoisting by Campus Director Br. Dhanraj Swamy. This was followed by a well-coordinated parade by The Squad, the adventure enthusiasts club. Br. Dhanraj Swamy inspired the attendees with his speech, wherein he highlighted the sacrifices and achievements of Indians through the years. The importance of valuing nature and working in coordination with it were also highlighted by him. The cultural programs began with a melodious rendition of a medley of patriotic songs by Raaga, the music club. Mr. Basavaraj Noolvi, Asst. Prof., Dept. of ME, delivered an engrossing speech which paid homage to the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters and highlighted the threat we bring to our country’s economy by using imported products. This was followed by an enthralling dance performance by the girls of Narthana, the dance club and a captivating speech by Mr. Shivappa, Warden, Boys Hostel. Abhinaya, the Drama club, performed ‘Bus Number’, a scintillating skit on the cultural and poignant conflict that came as an aftermath of the partition. The artists received thunderous applause from the audience for their brilliant performances. Following this, the boys of the Narthana team mesmerized the audience with their dance performance. The winners of ‘Nurture Nature’, a contest conducted to instil among the students a sense of responsibility towards the nature, presented their views on topics of ‘Preservation of biodiversity’ and ‘Use Technology in the advancement of Nation’. Amala Bharatham Cleaning Campaign, ASE-B’s contribution towards the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ saw an enthusiastic participation from both the staff and students alike. Refreshments and various fun games were organized by Prakriti, the eco club, during the campaign. The day ended on a high note with the events inculcating a patriotic spirit in the students while also reminding them of their responsibilities towards nature.

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering proudly hosted the 2nd edition of the 3 day International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications – IConAMMA in association with IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering and Elsevier’s: Materials Today Proceedings during August 17th to 19th 2017 Chaired by Dr. Veeresh Kumar G.B. and Co-chaired by Mr. R. Pramod. The conference aimed at creating a cross disciplinary summit that transcends departmental, institutional, industrial, public and private research organizational barriers and lends itself to the integration of research and education in the vital field of advanced materials. IConAMMA is dedicated to bringing up substantial discussions on major segments of advanced manufacturing processes, material characterization, modeling and simulation, properties and performance of materials, device fabrication, thermal power and energy systems. The conference is a gathering of many International and National achievers, scientists, researchers, and academicians in this field to share their vision and experiences. All accepted papers of IConAMMA 2017 will be published by IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Journal, and Elsevier’s: Materials Today Proceedings, which are indexed through Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science (CPCI-S), Thomson Reuters, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Compendex, Chemical Abstracts, NASA Astrophysics Data System, Polymer Library. All accepted papers will have an open access and will be available soon on the IOP Conference Series and Elsevier’s: Materials Today Proceedings websites. Prof. C.S.P. Rao, Department of ME, NIT Warangal and Prof. S Basavarajappa, Registrar IIIT Dharawad, Karnataka generously accepted the invitation to serve as Guest Editors for the conference. The major topics that define the scope of the IConAMMA includes but not limited to Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Composite Materials, Advanced materials, Thermal Power and Energy Systems, Design Engineering, Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials.

IConAMMA received a total of 888 papers from researchers from India and over 19 countries across the globe. All the papers have gone through the double peer review process from the Review and Advisory Committee comprising of subject experts across the globe. The conference paper submission was done through EasyChair in order to facilitate the authors to easily upload or withdraw their papers. Dr. Shantikumar Nair, Dean of Research and Director of Nano-sciences, Amrita Centre for Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi India had graced the inaugural function as the Chief Guest and key note speaker of IConAMMA 2017. Prof. Nair, in his key note address shared valuable knowledge on the development of bio-materials and Nano-materials for the medical applications. The honorary keynote speaker, Dr. R.R. Sumathi, Group leader, Wide Bandgap Semiconductor, Functional Materials and Devices of Ludwig - Maxi-milians University, Munich, Germany, delivered a key note on Applications of Functional Materials for “Go for Green” electronic materials like Silicon Carbide, Aluminium Nitride and Graphene. Both the addresses from distinguished speakers were very well received by the Delegates of IConAMMA, faculty and students of Amrita. 414 of 888 papers were accepted and presented during the IConAMMA 2017, by means of oral presentations in 7 parallel sessions and 4 poster presentation sessions with a total of 63 technical sessions which were piloted by 45 session chairs comprising of eminent personalities throughout the country. The conference marked its successful completion through a valedictory function where the certificates were handed over to the participants.

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‘What is Inside NAVY?’

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School Highlights

A team of four serving Naval officers (consisting of three gentlemen and one lady officer from Southern Naval command visited Amrita Bangalore on 21st August 17 to give an overview of "What is Inside Navy ?". The talk was delivered as part of the recruitment drive under University Entry Scheme(UES) of the Indian Navy. The School was chosen to be the first campus by the Navy in Southern Region for the UES drive for having contributed maximum candidates in the year 2017 under the University Entry Scheme. The pre-placement talk was held at the Amriteshwari hall . The presentation benefited everyone about Indian Armed Forces in general and why Armed Forces remain one of the best career options today. Indian Armed Forces remain as one of the top options for placements as assured career progression, pension and host of unparalleled privileges are given to the selected officers. The Navy also ensures that the the officers are looked after for serving the nation from the Cradle to Grave.

Eco-Friendly Clay Ganesha Making Workshop

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School Highlights

With vast number of people celebrating the Ganesh Chathurthi, it becomes more so significant to promote the importance of using eco-friendly Ganesh idols. Many people as responsible citizens have started realizing the importance of using eco-friendly Ganesh idols and the need to protect our environment. Eco-friendly Ganesh idols can be made from various biodegradable substances like clay, paper pulp, natural colours and natural gums. These substances do not affect the aquatic life and water bodies like that of Plaster of Paris. Prakriti, the Environment Club conducted a workshop on making of Eco-friendly Clay Ganesh Idols on 23rd August 2017. It saw overwhelming participation from the students & faculty. The event which started as a fun contest, turned into a fierce battle, with each one bringing out the best in them. It was an attempt to kindle the imaginations of each mind and encourage them to find newer and greener methods. It was also a platform for the participants to work in teams, which was an attempt to make them realize that festivals are only occasions to celebrate and bond with your near & dear ones.

Ganesha Chathurthi

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School Highlights

The School celebrated ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ with devotion on 25th August 2017. A masterfully sculpted idol of the Modak afi- cionado decorated the threshold of the new block, offering a divine sight to all the en- trants. The celebrations began with the traditional Ganapathi Pooja in the august presence of Director Br. Dhanraj Swamy. The pooja was followed by the recitation of the holy Astotharam. The morning was made memorable by vocalizing beautiful Ganapathi hymns in synchrony.

The celebrations drew to a close with the auspicious Mangalaarathi and distribution of prasadam. The evening session comprised of thought provoking mythological narrations of Lord Ganesha interlaced with vivid video clippings and mesmerizing music. The storytelling aptly segued into melodious Bhajans and Mangalaarathi.

IAM Techniques

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School Highlights

IAM is a simple combination of yoga, pranayama and meditation. It is a meditation technique for the present gener-ation. .The technique is a synthesis of traditional, time-tested methods suited for the current mental conditions, time constraints and needs of modern man.

IAM Techniques sessions for the first year B.Tech. students started on 28th August 2017.

The inauguration was done with the ceremonious lightly of the lamp. Mr. Shekar Babu and Mr. S. Balasubramaniam gave introductory talk.

Students of every section attended two slots on consecutive days.

Papers Presented INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE CONFERENCE

Presented By: Shekhar Pandey Author(s): Shekhar Pandey Supriya M. Abhilash Shrivastava

“Aggregation Algorithm to Overcome Data Travel Cost in Map Reduce”

2nd -3rd June 2017

International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Data Science (ICCIDS) SSN College of Engineering, Chennai

Presented By: Nalini Sampath Author(s): N. Kavin Prasath Nalini Sampath Shriram K. Vasudevan

“Dynamic reliable algorithm for IoT based systems”

28th-29th July 2017

International Conference On Signal Processing and Communication (ICSPC’17) Karunya University

Presented By: Dejohn David Author(s): Tripty Singh Dejohn David

“Estimation of Field of View on Human Fundus Image”

1st -2nd Au-gust 2017

International Conference on Energy, Communication, Data Analytics and Soft Computing (ICECDS 2017) , Chennai

Presented By: P.Amrutha Valli M.Uma Author(s): P.Amrutha Valli M.Uma K.R.S.Pravallika Sasikala T.

“Tracing out various diseases by analyzing twitter data applying data mining techniques”

Presented By: Pratima Deshpande Author(s): Pratima Deshpande, S. Santhanalakshmi, P. Lakshmi

“Experimental study of Diffie Hellmam Key Exchange Algorithm on Embedded Devices”

Presented By: Tripty Singh Author(s): Tripty Singh G. Karthik Apurvanand Sahay Sunil Angadi

“Optimal Election Winning Search Algorithm for Distributed Systems”

10th -11th August, 2017

2nd International Conference on Telecommunication and Networks (TELNET-2017 ) ,Noida, India

Presented By: Tripty Singh Author(s): Tripty Singh, Shikhamani Das

“EnergyAware Routing Protocol for Ad-Hoc Networks”

12th -13th August 2017

International Conference on Innovations in Control, Communication and Information Systems (ICICCI-2017), Noida

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Department of CSE



Presented By: Tripty Singh Author(s): Tripty Singh

“Foggy Image Enhancement and Object Identification by Extended Maxima Algorithm”


International Conference on Innovations in Control, Communication and Information Systems (ICICCI-2017), Noida

Presented By: Tripty Singh Author(s): Tripty Singh Rashmi Jha

“Multinomial Logistic Regression and Hybrid GLCM for Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis”

Presented By: Omkar Joshi Author(s): Omkar Joshi Bhargavi R. Upadhyay Supriya M.

“Parallelized Advanced Rabin-Karp Algorithm for String Matching" [Got Best paper per Session award]

17th- 18th August, 2017

3rd International Conference On Computing, Communication, Control And Automa-tion (ICCUBEA2017), Pune

Presented By: Hemant Singh Author(s): Tripty Singh Hemant Singh

“Reinforcement Learning based Search algorithm in Social Network”

17th -19th Au-gust 2017

International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon2017), Reva University, Bengaluru

Presented By: Aravindh Aki Author(s): Aravindh Aki Krishna Mohan Reddy D. Koushik Reddy Y. Kavitha C.R. Sasikala T.

“Analyzing the real time electricity data using data mining techniques”

Presented By: Kumar S.M. Author(s): Kumar S.M. Meena Belwal

“Performance Dashboard Cutting-Edge Business Intelligence and Data Visualization”

Presented By: Brundha Sholaganga Author(s): Brundha Sholaganga P. Lakshmi S. Santhanalakshmi

“Home Automation in Client-Server approach with user notification along with efficient security Alert System”

Presented By: AkuVenkata Raviteja Author(s): AkuVenkata Raviteja Nalini Sampath

“Detection and Tracking of objects using thresholding technique”

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Department of CSE



Presented By: Aparna S. Nayanar Author(s): Aparna S. Nayanar Bhargavi R. Upadhyay

“A Study of Scheduler Performance Analysis of Spark Enabled GPU Cluster”

17th -19th Au-gust 2017


Presented By: Kiran S. L. Author(s): Kiran S. L. Supriya M.

“Siren Detection and Driver Assistance using Modified Minimum Mean Square Error Method”

Presented By: G. Sai Teja Author(s): Dheeraj M. G. Sai Teja N. Yathendra Supriya M.

“Ranking of Internet Service Providers Considering Customer Priorities using Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Methods”

Presented By: Sindhu Suryanarayanan Author(s): Sindhu Suryanarayanan N. Rakesh

“Emergency human collapse detection and tracking system”

Presented By: Ruchika Das Author(s): Ruchika Das N. Rakesh

“OMLP: An Efficient Opportunistic Multi-path Routing using Location and Power aware method in Wireless Network”

Presented By: Ch. Srividya Author(s): Ch. Srividya N. Rakesh

“Comparative study and Performance Analysis of Incentive Compatible Routing Protocol for Two-Hop Delay Tolerant Networks”

Presented By: Swetha K.M Author(s): Swetha K.M. Suja P.

“A Geometric Approach for Recognizing Emotions From 3D Images with Pose Variations”

Presented By: Gowri Patil Author(s): Gowri Patil Suja P.

“Emotion Recognition from 3D Videos using Optical Flow Method”

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Department of CSE



Presented By: Vaishnavi Karanam Author(s): Vaishnavi Karanam Uma Maheswari B. Sudarshan T.S.B.

“Overlay Based Fault Tolerant Peer to Peer Multicasting for Emergency Data Communication in VANETS”



Presented By: Chinasanisravya Author(s): Chinasanisravya Uma Maheswari B. Sudarshan T.S.B.

“Cluster Based Fault Tolerant Architecture for Multicasting Data in Wireless Sensor Network”

Presented By: S. Kavyashree Author(s): Sangita Khare S.Kavyashree Deepa Gupta, Amalendu Jyotishi

“Investigation of Nutritional Status of Children based on Machine Learning Techniques using Indian Demographic and Health Survey Data”

22nd -24th August 2017

7th International Conference on Advances in Computing & Communications (ICACC-2017), Cochin

Presented by: Sandhya Vishwakarma Author(s): Sandhya Vishwakarma D. Radha Amudha J.

“Effectual Training For Object De-tection Using Eye Tracking Data Set”

25th August 2017

2nd International Conference on In-ventive Computation Technologies-2017 (ICICT-2017), Coimbatore

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Dr. Tripty Singh reviewed a research paper for IET Journals on 19th August 2017.

Dr. N. Rakesh reviewed three technical papers for

Second International conference on “Circuits, controls and communications” which will be held during 15th -16th December2017 with Technical co-sponsorship from IEEE Bengaluru section, IEEE CAS Society Bengaluru Chapter, IEEE CIS Society Bengaluru chapter, IEEE COMSOC Society Bengaluru chapter organised by RNSIT, Bengaluru.

FACE kick-started the year with BUGSTERS, a code debugging contest on 10th August, 2017. It saw around 100 students from all the years participating in the first round of the contest. They either took part in solo or teams of two. It consisted two sets of question paper, an amateur one for the first years and a competent one for the second and third years.The names of the top 20 teams along with the key to the questions asked were put up on the FACE official Facebook page. The Second round of ‘Bugsters’ was conducted on 30th August, 2017 with an equally exciting and stimulating note. All the selected team came in with great enthusiasm and high spirit of competitiveness. This was an online programming round, wherein each team had to debug and code, two thought-provoking and brain racking programs within a time limit of 40 minutes. After an intense level of competition, the FACE team had a tough time short listing the three winners of the contest.

Faculty Achievements/Participation/Recognition

Departmental Forum Activity

Department of CSE



Presented By: Kaustav Bhowmick Author(s): Sathya Narayanan R.R. Srinivasulu T Chitrank Kaul Arvind Narendran Ashit Sharma Jhilick Ghosh Nabanita Acharjee Kaustav Bhowmick

“Dimensional modification induced Band Gap tuning in 2D-Photonic Crystal for advanced communication and other application”

3rd to 5th August 2017

International conference on Ubiquitous Communications and Network Computing (UBICNET)

Presented By: Navin Kumar Snehalatha T.K.A.C. Author(s): Navin Kumar Snehalatha T.K.A.C.

“Multiband Antenna Design for Mobile Communications”

11th to 12th August 2017

IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICMDCS’17), at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu SCOPUS Indexed

Presented By: T. K. Ramesh Author(s): P. L. Sindhuja Rao K. V. V. N.D. Santhosh T. K. Ramesh

“Priority Based Traffic Balancing Routing Protocol for WDM Optical Networks”

Presented By: Vajresh Kumar N. Author(s): Vajresh Kumar N. T. K. Ramesh

“Polymer Optical Waveguide for Optical-Electrical Printed Circuit Board”

Presented By: Ganapathi Hegde Author(s): Ganapathi Hegde Akhil P.G.

“An Efficient Hybrid Integer Coefficient-DCT Architecture using Quantization Module for HEVC Standard”

Presented By: Ganapathi Hegde Author(s): Ganapathi Hegde Bizhu Vijay

“An Efficient Hardware Realization of Diamond Search Algorithm for Motion Estimation Task in Video Coding Applications”

Presented By: Vinodhini M. Author(s): Vinodhini M. N.S. Murty

“Merged Arbitration and Switching Techniques for Network on Chip Router”

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Department of ECE



Presented By: Sajith Author(s): Sajith Vignesh V. Kalyan Bhattacharyya

“A QVCO in 180nm CMOS for WiFi High Band Applications”


IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICMDCS’17), at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu SCOPUS Indexed

Presented By: D.V. S. Srikar Author(s): Dharmini Kanteti D. V. S. Srikar T. K. Ramesh

“Intelligent Smart Parking Algorithm”


International Conference on Smart Technologies for Smart Nation(SmartTechCon 2017), REVA University, Bengaluru SCOPUS Indexed

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NAME TITLE DATE VENUE

Department of ECE and CSE

International conference on Ubiquitous Communications and Network Computing (UBICNET)

3rd to 5th August 2017 Amrita School of Engineering,

Bengaluru

Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences Organized

Dr. Navin Kumar delivered an invited talk titled, “mmwave Channel Model and Unifrom Coverage Area without Beam Steering”, at IEEE International SG Summit and 29th Series Meeting of GISFI held at SOA University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

VIDEOTRONICS ECIF, the departmental forum conducted its first event “VIDEOTRONICS “on 7th of August, 2017. The main objective of the event was to educate the students on the

latest and upcoming technological inventions that would make the world a better place to live in. Mr. S. Rishi Nandan (S5-ECE) had given an introduction on how the world would exactly look in the year 2020 if the existing technology is made better. Various videos were played which mesmerized the audience into learning more about it. The videos conveyed its viewers a message that the world would be made easier with the technological devel-opments in the fields of Transportation, Shopping, Edu-cation, learning etc. The session was then taken over by the ECIF executive members Ms. Soumya Dambal (S5-ECE) and Ms. Adithi.R (S5-ECE) explaining how exactly all these technologies would work and how it was all pos-sible. The session was both interactive and entertaining along with some learning in the field of science with an amazing display of information about the different types of glass materials that would be an essential substance in this new era of science and technology. The session was concluded by Jt. Secretary Ms. Harini. M (S5-ECE) and was appreciated by the students with a thundering round of applause.


Departmental Forum Activity

Department of ECE



Presented By: Manikumaran K. Author(s): Anandaraman Manikumaran K. Sudharsan Aswathaman K. Manitha P.V.

“Design and Development of Enhanced Road Safety Mechanism using Smart Roads and Energy Optimized Solar Street Lights”

1st- 2nd August 2017

International Conference on Energy, Communication, Data Analytics and Soft Computing(ICECDS 2017) at SKR Engineering College, Poo-namallee, Tamil Nadu

Presented By: Bhavana T. Author(s): Bhavana T Nithya M. Rajesh.M.(CSE Dept)

“Leader-Follower Co-ordination of Multiple Robots with Obstacle Avoidance”


International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon2017), REVA Uni-versity, Bengaluru

Presented By: V. Sai Krishna Author(s): K. Deepa P. Ajay Kumar V. Sai Krishna P.N. Koteswara Rao A. Mounika D. Medhini

“A Study of Comparative Analysis of Different PWM Techniques”

Presented By: Perka Ajay Kumar Author(s): P. Preetham Reddy P. V. B. Suresh P. Thirumal Reddy Manitha.P.V K. Deepa

“Remote Control of an Electronic Device Using EOG”

Presented By: Shreedhar Thiwari Author(s): Shreedhar Thiwari Mini Sujith

“Analysis Of Closed Loop Control of Matrix Converter For Capacitorless Single Phase Induction Motor for variable speed operation”

Presented By: Keerthana T. Author(s): Keerthana T. Shankar S. Ramprabhakar J.

“Continuous tracking of maximum power point of PV array with controller”

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Department of EEE



Presented By: Rahul K. Author(s): Rahul K. Ramprabhakar J. Shankar S.

“Comparative Study on Modeling and Estimation of State of Charge in Battery” 17th -19th

August 2017

International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon2017), REVA University, Bengaluru

Presented By: Sandra Joji Author(s): Sandra Joji Aravind N. Kumar Aruna Tangirala Diwagar S.V. Mini Sujith

“Comparative Analysis of Level-Shift PWM in 31-level MLI Topology”

17th – 19th August 2017

IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid’s, Power and Advanced Control Engineering [ICSPACE-2017] at Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Presented By: R. Mahalakshmi Author(s): R. Mahalakshmi K. Deepa K.C. Sindhu Thampatty

“Current Source Multi Level Inverter for Renewable Energy Integration”

Presented By: K. Reethika Raj Author(s): K. Reethika Raj R. Mahalakshmi

“Enhancement of Oscillatory Response of DFIG based Wind Energy Conversion System” Won Best Paper Award

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Students Achievements A. Mounika, M.Tech (S3-PE) and Chair of IEEE PES & IAS Jt Student Branch Chapter of Amrita School of

Engineering, was sponsored by IEEE PES Bengaluru chapter to attend the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid’s, Power and Advanced Control Engineering [ICSPACE-2017] from 17th -19th August 2017 at Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Department of EEE

Departmental Activity

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A Seminar on 'Power System Scenario in India' IEEE Power Electronics Society Student Branch chapter of ASE, Bengaluru organized a seminar on “Power System Scenario in India” by Mr. Soumendra Mishra, Secretary of IEEE PELS, ASE Bengaluru. The seminar was conducted on 5th August 2017 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at E-learning hall. B. Tech. (S1, S3 and S5) of EEE branch students attended the seminar. The event was conducted in two sessions. The first session was a technical talk by Mr. Soumendra Mishra about the power scenario in India & second session was a quiz competition based on the knowledge gained from the seminar. Nearly 36 students from first year B. Tech. attended the seminar and participated in the quiz competition with great enthusiasm and competitive spirit.

Workshop on ' Introduction to Matlab Simulation with Hands on Training' A workshop was conducted by IEEE PES & IAS Jt students branch chapter on 'Matlab Simulation' on 10th August 2017 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in Simulation lab. Mr. Harshith Varma, Vice Chair for IEEE PES Chapter & Mr. Srikar Vamsi, Co Secretary for IEEE PES who are doing their bachelors in Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, conducted and co-ordinated this workshop. This workshop was open for all. The session was started by Mr. Harshith Varma with a brief introduction on MATrix LABoratory (MATLAB) and briefed about the various tools available in the Matlab and their usage.

Two day workshop on 'Electrical Systems' IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) & IAS Jt. Student Branch Chapter, Power Electronics Society (PELS) Student Branch Chapter of Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru and VIDYUTH, EEE depart-ment forum jointly organized a two day workshop on 'Electrical Systems'. The workshop was spearheaded by Dr. Ragavan K., Associate Professor at IIT Gandhinagar on 22nd & 23rd August 2017 in Amriteshwari Hall. His research interest are diagnostic testing and condition monitoring of power apparatus, mathematical modeling of transformers, rotating machines, system identification in frequency domain. The workshop was conducted in three sessions. The first session was “Grid Connected Wind Energy Conversion System” conducted from 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM on 22nd August 2017. Dr. Ragavan K., known for his spontaneity, humour and flamboyance made a quick impression on the fellow audience. He explained the components of wind energy system and discussed about the intricacies of system. The lines of discussion were inclined towards choosing the machine specifications pertinent to speed characteristics. Further on he discussed the typical value of flux density in air gap and DC magnetization characteristics. Around 39 students from M. Tech. (S1 and S3) and Ph.D., and few faculty members attended the workshop. Second session started from 2 PM to 4 PM on 22nd August 2017 on “Modeling and Analysis of Electrical System”. In this session, he gave a brief introduction on the most influential leaders in the field of technology from the bygone era such as Thomas Alva Edison, Nicola Tesla, Obliver Heaviside and Charles Proteus Steinmetz. He discussed about linear and non-linear elements in electrical system by providing equations of various networks. This talk regarding modeling and analysis of basic electrical circuits was very informative to first year B. Tech. students. Around 93 members from B. Tech. (S1) and M. Tech. (S1 & S3) were benefitted by the talk. The third session was conducted on 23rd August 2017 from 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM on the topic “Electric Vehicles and Electric Motors”. Dr. Ragavan K. gave good insight of the topic by throwing light on the fundamentals. He further explained speed and torque characteristics of different types of motor and presented a clear view of how the motors were being used in earlier

Department of EEE


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Two day workshop on 'Electrical Systems' Dr. Ragavan K, made the session interactive by giving many examples and made sure that every student had their thinking caps on. About 119 members including B. Tech. (S5 & S7) and M.Tech. (S1& S3) attended the session.

A weeklong event 'Energy Week' IEEE PES and IAS Jt. Student Branch Chapter conducted “ENERGY WEEK” from 28th of August to 1st of September in the campus. This week long celebration mainly focused on the themes: The future of Energy, Innovation and Research. The ENERGY WEEK is an energy awareness week conducted every year by the School devoted to students learning and talking about energy systems, sources and use. Efficient and smart usage of Electrical Energy has become very much essential these days. Talk on 'Energy Conservation-Need of the Hour?' On the first day i.e. on 28th August 2017, a talk on 'Energy Conservation-Need of the Hour?' was delivered by Mr. Harshith, Vice-Chair of IEEE PES student branch chapter who explained the importance of energy conservation. Conservation is the process of reducing demand on a limited supply and enabling that supply to begin to rebuild itself.

Many times the best way of doing this is to replace the

energy used with an alternate like renewable sources of energy. After the talk a small technical fun game called “Minute To Spot” was conducted for the students where the participants had to identify the technical elements shown on the computer screen and also write its properties. Discussion on 'Re-Solution' The 2nd day of the event was a discussion forum about coming up with alternative solutions for non- renewable sources of energy. The discussion was followed by a small technical game where the participants had to find the values of the resistors given in the circuit and design the circuit accordingly to the voltage given in the question.

A talk 'Tech-E' A talk called 'Tech-E' was arranged on the 3rd day of the event i.e 30th August 2017 which was about the energy evolution in India. Mr. Srikar Vamsi, Co-Secretary for IEEE PES spearheaded this talk. He spoke about the evolution of electricity, power sources, their development in India and need to conserve electricity which were shown through videos followed by its explanation. The talk was followed by a discussion on the current energy scenario in India.

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A talk on 'D-BUG' Another talk 'D-BUG' was conducted on 4th day of the event which was focused on electrical circuits and faults. Fault is one of major problems and often it leads to damage of electric vehicles. Ms. Swetha (S5-EEE) explained the various types of faults and how fault detection can help with conservation of energy. A technical fun game on circuit debugging was conducted for all the participants. She also explained about the Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and its importance in designing electronic circuits. The main aim behind conducting circuit debugging was to make the students identify the faults in the circuit. The students participated in the event with tremendous enthusiasm and learned some basics regarding faulty connections.

A talk on 'The Power of Innovation' The 5th and the last day of the event was a talk on 'The Power of Innovation' delivered by Mr. Harshith, Vice-Chair for IEEE PES and Mr. Srikar, Co-Secretary for IEEE PES. Mr. Harshith explained why a breakthrough in technologies is needed to balance the energy demand with global ambition to curb emissions through fossil fuels and how innovation and research in sustainable energy is key for the future of energy worldwide.

Later, Mr. Srikar discussed about the companies who invested in clean and sustainable energy and those who are using these eco friendly technologies in the

automobile market. Mr. Srikar, Mr. Harshith and their team demonstrated the ‘Solar Powered Plant Watering System’ which was built by them. All the events under this banner were well coordinated by IEEE PES and IAS joint student branch members of Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru under the able guidance of Dr. K. Deepa. A total of 45 students partici-pated in these events. The winners were awarded with certificates based on a cumulative assessment of their performance in all the events participated throughout the week. The whole week was highly appreciated by the students and also requested the coordinators to conduct the event again next year.

Department of EEE



Presented By: Anirudh Vigneswaran Author(s): Anirudh Vigneswaran R. Pramod G. B. Veeresh Kumar

“Influence of Titanium Diboride and Graphite Reinforcement on the A16061 Alloy”


Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2017). To be published in Elsevier's Materials Today: Proceedings/ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Presented By: Shreekhar Author(s): Shreekhar Mohan Akhil Sairam Venkata Gopaiah Sandeep Koundinya S. R. Nagaraja

“Study of effects of shock waves on nanofluids”

Presented By: Dileep B.P. Author(s): Dileep B.P. Vitala H.R. Ravi Kumar V. Suraj M.M.

“Effect of ECAP on Mechanical and Micro-Structural Properties of Al7075-Ni Alloy”

Presented By: Vinod Kotebavi Author(s): B.V.N. Pramod J. Prudhvi Raj Hari Krishnan S.

“Performance analysis of a solar still coupled with evacuated heat pipes”

Presented By: Mohan Kumar S. Author(s): Aditya Ranganathan Akshay Krishnan P. V. Akshay S. Nambiar Mohan Kumar S. Ravi Kumar V.

“Mechanical Characterization of AA7050-TiC Metal Matrix Composites under as Cast as condition”

Presented By: Mrudula Prashanth Author(s): Mrudula Prashanth Satish N. S. Ajay Kumar

“Effect of Brass and Silver on Mechanical Properties of Copper”

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Department of ME

Papers Presented

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE


Presented By: Shankara Author(s): Shankara S.N. Maya Naik P.V. Sivapullaiah

“Assessing the Transport of Potassium and Solium Ions through Red Earth Soil Using Column Tests”


Advances in Materials and Manufac-turing Applications (IConAMMA 2017)/ To be pub-lished in Elsevier's Materials Today: Proceedings/ Department of Me-chanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Presented By: Y. P. Deepthi Author(s): Y. P. Deepthi P.V. S. Subhashini N. Amulya

“Parametric Optimization of Surface Roughness of Deburring Process on Aluminum Alloy Using SCARA Manipulator”

Presented By: Praveen Alok Author(s): Debjyoti Sahu Praveen Alok

“Flow Analysis of Isobutane (R-600A) Inside and Adiabatic Capillary Tube”

Presented By: T. Srinivas Rao Author(s): T. Srinivas Rao

“An Evaluation of ACO and GA TSP in a Supply Chain Network”

Presented By: K. Rameshkumar Author(s): K. Rameshkumar C. Rajendran

“A novel discrete PSO algorithm for solving job shop scheduling problem to minimize makespan”

Presented By: Phanibhushana M.V. Author(s): Phanibhushana M.V. A.N.N.S. Bharath A.R. Sundeep A.C. Sharan A. Sai Pratap Reddy

“Characterization of Aluminium Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites Subjected to Equal Channel Angular Pressing”

Presented By: Phanibhushana M.V. Author(s): Phanibhushana M.V. V. Gaurav Pedro Jacinto Paramo Kanetas

“Hot Deformation Characterization of Haynes – 242”

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Department of ME



Presented By: Shashi Kumar M.E. Author(s): Shashi Kumar M.E. R. Pramod Arun G. K. Nikhil Sreenivas Kesari Brahma Reddy K. Sai Krsishna Reddy

“Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Graphene Oxide reinforced Glass fibre reinforced Composites”


Advances in Materials and Manufac-turing Applications (IConAMMA 2017)/ To be pub-lished in Elsevier's Materials Today: Proceedings/ Department of Me-chanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Presented By: B.N. Prashanth Author(s): B.N. Prashanth V. Sai Varun P. Tejesh

“Design and Development of Tilting Rotary Furnace”

August 2017 PAGE 41


Other News

Dr. Debjyoti Sahu’s research work on Nanoparticles effect on Biodigestion, has been quoted in an article titled,” Three ways Nanomaterials could help combat climate change and prevent pollution” in an environmental maga-zine named Ensia on 19th August 2017.

Dr. Pradeep S. Jakkareddy has joined amrita fraternity in the Department of Mechanical Engineering as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr) on 02ndAug, 2017. He received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2017. His research interests include Inverse Heat Transfer, Computational Heat transfer, Bayesian inference, Artificial Neural Network, Genetic Algorithm, Liquid crystal thermography etc.

To add, he has completed M. Tech. programme in Thermal Power Engineering in 2010 from P.D.A. College of Engineering, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and has completed B.E in Mechanical Engineering from S.K.S.V.M.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum.

He has worked as a Teaching Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for a period of 4 years. He has served as Assistant professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at S.K.S.V.M.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Karnataka for a period of 3 years. He has been a Project Assistant at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru during his M. Tech. project work for a period of 10 months.

To his achievements, he had received a fellowship equivalent to Institute Post-Doctral Fellow at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras during March 2017 to July 2017. He possesses 4 International Conference publications and 2 International publications to his credit, yet another two in communication.

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