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Training Programme by MBAs at Govt. Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna

Training Programme by MBAs at Govt. Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood''. Inspired by Fred Rogers quote, MBA students from the 1st year facilitated a Training Programme in Government Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna as an Activity Based Learning which is part of Human Resource Management curriculum. From taking approval with the Principal of the Govt. School till its execution followed by collating feedback post the training, the entire activity was carried out by our students.

Training Programme by MBAs at Govt. Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna They conducted engagement activities like making craft models, identifying famous personality, Pick & Speak, Sketching and also Yoga. Participants were given a forum to exhibit their talent and many came forward to dance & sing. Awareness Session on “Swachh Bharat'' was also a part of the training programme. Students of the Govt. School gave handwritten feedback which shall be treasured as it brings in a sense of accomplishment to our students.

PeopleLogic Business Solutions (P) Ltd pooled campus recruitment drive

PeopleLogic Business Solutions (P) Ltd pooled campus recruitment drive PeopleLogic Business Solutions (P) Ltd. visited Sahyadri to conduct the pooled Campus Recruitment Drive for MBA-HR students of the current batch for the post of Associate Staffing Analyst/ Recruiter.

85 candidates from ten colleges were part of the recruitment process of which 20 were shortlisted post the Aptitude Test Round for Personal Interview including 7 students from Sahyadri MBA. Mr. Ankur Agrawal, Director - Operations & John Samuel, Managing Director was at the campus to facilitate the entire process.

Sahyadri Talent

Akhil N Jain, a student of second semester Mechanical Engineering is a National level Netball Player. He has participated in School Games Federation of India Netball Competition and in several other competitions and won prizes.

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"Congratulations Prof. Steven L for successfully defended your PhD thesis"
- Dr. D L Prabhakara, Director

"Congratulations to Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering for successfully defending his thesis and award of Doctoral Degree. Your hard work has paid. My best wishes for your bright career."
- Prof. Balakrishna S S, Vice-Principal

Faculty Member Successfully Defends PhD Thesis & Receives Invitation for Post-Doctoral Research from 3 Prestigious USA Universities

Prof. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering defended his PhD thesis entitled “Design and Development of Dictionary Matching Technique for Composite Sketches with Human Face Images” at Karunya University, Coimbatore. The research work was guided by Dr. G. Josemin Bala, Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore.

As per National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) instituted by MHRD, Government of India, Karunya University is ranked 44th under Engineering institutions category and 48th under Universities category. It has secured 5th rank under outreach category and 35th rank under research, professional practice and collaborative performance category on all India basis when compared to IITs, NITs, IIITs and leading universities.

Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes worked for 05 years (2012-17) towards design and development of three novel approaches for matching composite sketches with human face images. These methods include:
• Sparse representation with dictionary matching fusion intended for recognition of human beings in hysterical surroundings
• ODROID XU4 assisted decision stage fusion technique realization for composite sketch matching
• Decision support for matching the composite sketch with captured images from un-manned aircraft systems
Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes has received seed research grants from University of Houston–Downtown, USA ($ 1000), Vision Group Science & Technology (Rs. 04 lakhs), The Institution of Engineers (India) (Rs. 0.80 lakhs). He has collaborated with various Scientists, Professors, Researchers, Students and jointly published 19 Research articles in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) Journals, 05 Research articles in Emerging Sources Citation Indexed (ESCI) Journals, 07 Research articles in Scopus (Elsevier) indexed journals, 16 Book Chapters in Springer Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), 18 Research articles in various IEEE, ACM, Elsevier conferences across India and USA. http://stevenfernandes.in/publications/

Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes has been invited for Post-Doctoral Research from 15th July 2017 for a period of 06 months from 03 prestigious USA Universities. This includes:
• University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA under the guidance of Professor Hongwei (Harry) Zhu, Former Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA under the guidance of Professor Murat M. Tanik, Former Scientist of NASA, USA
• University of Houston–Downtown, USA under the guidance of Professor Hong Lin, Currently working on USA government funded projects.
Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, has thanked Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation, Dr. D L Prabhakara, Director, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, Prof. Balakrishna S S, Vice-Principal, Dr. J V Gorbal, Dean Academics, Dr. Manjappa Sarathi, Director Research & Consultancy, teaching and non-teaching staff of the institute for their continued support throughout his research work. He has dedicated this research towards the B.E. and M.Tech students of the institute who have helped him for the past 5 years.

Quote for the day

“Talk to yourself at least once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World…”
- Swami Vivekananda
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