Directors of Incognito Forensic Foundation (IFF Lab) conduct sessions on Cyber security and Cyber Forensics

Mr. Mohit Parmer and Mr. Suresh Kumar, The Directors of Incognito Forensic Foundation (IFF Lab) were at Sahyadri during 27th to 28th Aug’19. During the Day One, they went through all the initiatives of Sahyadri and got well acquainted with the Sahyadri Culture.

On the Day Two, they interacted with faculty members and demonstrated techniques of Cyber Security. This not only created awareness about Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics but also generated interest in faculty to take up Cyber Security as a core area for their further development.

IFF Lab is a non-profit organization established under Section 8 of the Companies Act. It offers a complete range of forensic services and solutions, including litigation consulting, electronic discovery and forensic casework.

Fit India Walkathon for Faculty at Sahyadri

Sahyadri NSS Unit in collaboration with Department of Physical Education and Sahyadri Health Centre organized various activities for the staff and students on the occasion of Fit India Movement launched by The Honourable Prime Minister on 29th Aug’19. A walkathon event was held for the teaching and non-teaching staff and 10,000 steps challenge was held for the students.

Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal flagged off the event and the staff went on a three round walk around the campus. It is worth mentioning that in spite of heavy rains the faculty continued to walk and completed the race.

The following are the winners of the event

Event	Place secured
Walkathon	Male category : ·         First place – Prof. Rithesh Pakkala, Dept of Information Science & Engineering ·         Second Place – Mr. Shreekath Shetty, Campus Security In-charge Female Category : ·         First place – Prof. Shwetha, Dept of Computer  Science & Engineering ·         Second Place – Ms. Ashwitha and Ms. Sowmya, Supporting Staff,  Dept of Computer  Science & Engineering Special Prize  Senior Category : ·         Prof. Hemanth Prabhu, Dept of Civil Engineering
10,000 Steps Challenge	Mr. Shreyas K M, Student of First year Engineering, Section ‘D’ who walked 19,726 steps

Expert Talk on Horticultural Sector

As a part of Social Innovation Programme, an Expert Talk on Horticulture Sector was held in the campus on 30th Aug 2019. Mr. Joe Pradeep Dsouza, Senior Assistant Director Horticulture, Mangaluru addressed the first year engineering students on the interventions in the horticulture sector and also presented the overview of irrigation sector. He stressed on medicinal plants and its importance, guided on the technological opportunities available for students. The expert has shared the various problem statements from this sector which will be taken up by students as research project.

Bridge Course for New Entrants to MBA Batch 2019

On 30th August 2019, fifth day of Bridge Course began with a session by Prof. Anila Kamath on ‘Corporate Etiquettes’. She emphasised on the importance of social skills and knowledge to become a competent and efficient individual. She engaged the students through an activity-based session.

The next session was facilitated by Prof. Samarth Shenoy. He took the students through his journey of life, sharing his experiences. The session was aimed at imparting moral values in students through an emotional story.

The resource person of afternoon session was Ms. Divyashree Gatti. She spoke on the topic ‘Get out of your comfort zone’. It was an activity-based session where students had to come out of their comfort zones and complete the tasks.

Campus Recruitment Drive – HireMee

As a part of the campus recruitment drive, HireMee conducted an online assessment on 30th August '19 for all the Engineering students of 2020 outgoing Batch. A total of 426 students went through the test and the results are awaited.

Tomorrow at Sahyadri

Dept of Civil Engineering will be inaugurating Students Association - SPACE on 31st Aug’19 at 9:00AM in Nethravathi Auditorium. Dr. R Shivashankar, Professor, NITK Surathkal will be the Chief Guest and our alumnus Mr. Akshay Samanth, Project Manager, Allcargo, Bengaluru will be the Guest of Honour of the day.

Quote for the day

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true."
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam