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JULY 02 - 07, 2018 |
Sahyadri is graced by the visit of Mr Supreeth Nagaraju,
Head – Education,
Adobe Systems India Private Limited
Sahyadri has been graced by the visits of several distinguished personalities every often. This time too Sahyadri took pleasure in hosting Mr. Supreeth Nagaraju, Head – Education, Adobe Systems India Private Limited, Bangalore, at the campus.
Mr Supreeth had an intellectual interaction with the chairman who received him with great cordiality. He also interacted with the principal. Post this; he expressed his enthusiasm and alacrity to visit and view the innovative labs, in-house start-ups and student-centric initiatives of Sahyadri including Aptra Technologies Private Limited and DTI Labz Pvt Ltd.
Besides, Mr Supreeth also interacted with Mr Johnson, who heads DTI Labz Pvt Ltd. During this interaction Mr Supreeth suggested establishing the Adobe Centre of Excellence at the campus. With the establishment of such a Centre, Adobe Systems, with the use of Adobe tools, aims to train the students in technical verticals like web designing, digitalisation, digital e-learning and content writing.
Having visited the startups and the industries, Mr Supreeth was totally awe-struck and had nothing but deep admiration for the student-centric initiatives undertaken at Sahyadri.
Mr Supreeth opined that these start-ups and industries are great initiatives for providing hands-on training and internship to students. He said that Sahyadri is one of the very few institutions in the whole country to undertake such excellent initiatives.
Finally, Mr Supreeth assured the management that he will connect some of the industries and industry resource people so as to provide technical mentorship to the students of Sahyadri.
RDL Visible Light Communication and Research Centre @ Sahyadri Campus
Best time to showcase our technical ability is when the technology is being formed. Such a transformation is happening in Digital Communication in the form of Visible Light Communication (LiFi). This technology is very attractive as this reduces the R.F. radiation, improve security, offer higher speeds and harness power using existing lighting systems and it remains wireless. LiFi revenues are expected to grow at 80% CAGR and touch 7 billion by 2023 (Global Market Insight).
At RDL Labs, we have been pioneering Visible Light Communication (LiFi) technology for over 10 years it is one among the Top 5 vendors in the world to offer products and solutions. RDL has indigenously developed and tested successful VLC Serial MAC and owns four patents in this area and five are in the pipeline.
Communication and Networking is an exciting domain to be in because they offer huge employable opportunities as they are evolving and offer space for creativity. Integrating VLC to Data Communication network offers some exciting challenges to work on.
As you are reading this message applications are being developed at RDL for customer in LiFi guided Navigation system for vehicles and smart glasses for visually impaired, secure Cyber communication systems, control systems to operate in hazardous environments like oil and gas plants, power plant and space. The Lab infrastructure offers Li-Fi networking systems integrated with 3G/4G, Wi-Fi, Power line communication links and respective tools.
We invite students and faculty to utilise this facility and support LiFi Networking platform for research and paper publication.
Visible Light Communication and Research Centre is a VLC Lab located within RDL premise on the 5th floor. Equipped with VLC based systems, it offers a platform for future R&D. This lab was inaugurated by Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra, CEO & MD BrahMos Aerospace, DRDO on 26th March 2018.
Please visit our site https://researchdesignlab.com
Mr Johnson Tellis, Director of DTLabz, was invited as a mentor during AICTE’s Startup Mentorship Program
Mr Johnson was invited as a mentor at the AICTE Mentorship Program. The program primarily focused on mentoring 70 teams which were shortlisted during a start-up contest organized under the AICTE’s startup policy.
The two-day mentorship program witnessed mentors from government organizations such as NASSCOM, NDRF, NRI Funds, Forge Accelerators, NITI Ayog along with six startup ambassadors amongst which Mr Johnson Tellis was an ambassador. In addition to this, two teams comprising of women entrepreneurs mentored by Mr Johnson Tellis have been selected to participate in an Entrepreneurship Program in Canada.
Sahyadrians go to Malaysia on an international study visit
Twenty Six students from first year MBA accompanied by Dr. Umesh Bhushi & Mrs Bhushi, Dr Vishal Samartha and Mr Girish Madla reached Malaysia on an international study visit. The team visited Royal Selangor, maker of world's finest pewter and a museum at Federal Bank of Malaysia. The students had a great learning experience at both the places.
Besides, the team also visited Petronas Twin Towers, Genting Highlands, Putra Mosque, Prime Minister's Office, Batu Caves, Istana Negara, National Monument, Malaysia, River of Life and King's Palace.
The Team is now proceeding to Thailand on a two day visit.
MBA students to avail paid internship at leading organizations
Mr. Adithya Anil Rao, First Year student of Department of Business Administration has availed paid internship opportunity at Boston Financial Advisory Group (BFAG), Bangalore.
BFAG is a US based accounting and financial consulting firm led by seasoned CFOs, with decades of experience in the manufacturing, technology, trading, and services industries. BFAG is the financial outsourcing partner of choice for several companies across the world.
Mr. Sufian Shareeq, First Year student of Department of Business Administration has availed paid internship opportunity at Upgrad, Bangalore.
Upgrad is an online higher education platform providing rigorous industry relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry. Upgrad, partners with leading corporates which include Disney India, Microsoft, Ola, Paytm, Snapdeal and many more.
Mr Midhun Jyothis of Floatanomers undertakes Survey based Project in Guntur
Mr Midhun Jyothis undertakes a survey based project for the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The project aims at monitoring of development in urban areas in various parts of Andhra Pradesh. The government has given the area of mapping through Google Maps.
Mr Jyothis is designated as the team leader wherein he has to lead the team and complete the survey in specified areas. The major tasks allotted to him are Mission Planning, Photo Assessment and Piloting. Three assistants have been put at his disposal to help here. The team, with Mr Jyothis in the lead, conducts survey for 180 to 240 Kilometers per day thus covering 12 square kilometers each day.
The project is being coordinated by RedBay Technologies one of the leading UAV companies in Hyderabad. Indrones Company, Mumbai provides the necessary support in terms of hardware and technology required for the survey. The visuals and Geo tags obtained from this project will be used for City Planning and Development in various parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Further, the intervention of the Municipal authority of Andhra Pradesh in communicating and interacting with the locals for the smooth working of the project is commendable. They also provide the survey team with the necessary resources from place to place.
The drone which appears in the photograph is used for survey.
Sahyadrians secure 2nd place at the state level VTU Project Competition Civil Engineering Department
Three students of Final Year Civil Engineering Department, namely Mr. Vinaychandra, Mr. Manikanta Prasad and Mr. Sanith Aravind have secured 2nd place in “Project Exhibition Cum Competition” for project “One Step towards Swachh Bharath” under the guidance of Mr. Gireesh Mailar, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Department.
It was a state level VTU project competition, which was held at VTU Belagavi on 28th June 2018.
Bridge Course for the engineering students commenced at Sahyadri campus
The Bridge Course for the Engineering students of 2018 Batch has commenced in the campus. In his inaugural speech Principal, Dr. R. Srinivas Rao Kunte advised the students to accept the branch of study to which they have been admitted and pursue the same sincerely with total dedication and involvement. Further he insisted that students make use of all the industrial and hands on facilities created in the institution and to develop the required personality during the course of studies to emerge as competitive engineers.
Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice Principal, emphasized the importance of engineering and the contributions of engineers to the society, and to the nation as a whole. He highlighted the differences between applied science and pure science. He also explained to the students about the different branches available in engineering.
Mr. Johnson Tellis, Founder of DREAMERS, briefed the students on the qualities a good engineer needs to instill in them. The afternoon session entailed activities that strengthened the team spirit.
Dr. Steven L. Fernandes interacts with Dr. Garan and Dr. Ciaccio, Columbia University, USA
Dr. Steven L. Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, currently pursuing his Post-Doctoral Research at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama Birmingham, USA interacted with Dr. Hasan Garan, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Dr. Ciaccio, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York, USA. Dr. Hasan Garan is a cardiologist and affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Ciaccio holds MS and Ph.D degrees in Bioengineering from Rutgers University. He has been working at Columbia University for more than 25 years.
Columbia University established in 1754, is a top Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Columbia University contains the oldest college in the state of New York and is the fifth chartered institution of higher learning in the United States. As of 2018, Columbia's Alumni include three U.S. presidents, 29 foreign heads of state, 10 Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 95 Nobel laureates, and 101 members of the National Academy. In addition, Columbia students and alumni have won 39 Academy Awards, 125 Pulitzer Prizes, and 11 Olympic medals. Columbia University is ranked fifth among the US National Universities.
Pool Campus Recruitment Drive - Caliper Engineering & Lab Pvt Ltd.
Caliper Engineering Lab conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the Mechanical Engineering students of 2018 Btch. Mr S. M. Sunder, Chief Executive Officer, Mr Natarajan, QA/Training Manager and Mr Abhishek K., Asst Professor, Mechanical Engineering from the recruitment team facilitated the entire process. Five students were selected.
Campus Recruitment Drive - FACE hiring for OYO
Focus Academy for Career Enhancement (FACE) conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the Engineering students of 2018 Batch. Mr. Sumanth, Training Quality Manager, FACE was at the campus to facilitate the entire process. Ninety One students attended the drive.
After the initial process, 21 students were shortlisted. The final results are awaited.
Student counselor invited as a Resource Person to St. Aloysius College, Mangalore
Mr. Ankith S. Kumar, Student Counsellor was invited as a Resource Person by St. Aloysius Degree College for their Annual Induction Program for the undergraduate students of B.Com, B.A and B.Sc. He conducted a session for the students on the topics Time Management, Self-Awareness and Mind Skills.
Mr Ankith has a great way of interacting with the audience. The session went on very well and the students truly appreciated it.
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Dr. Abhishek Vaish from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad visits Sahyadri
Sahyadri takes pleasure in hosting Dr. Abhishek Vaish who is a regular visitor to the campus. His kind presence in the campus and interaction with the faculty and staff is a great source of encouragement.
Dr Vaish is an active researcher in the field of Cyber Security. Time and again he has stressed on setting up of the cyber security lab in the campus more so in view of the rising trend in cybercrimes.
On previous occasions he has given a series of talks on latest trends in Cyber security. This time too he spoke on cyber security issues, thus motivating faculty to work on its various domains.
Dr Vaish gave a detailed presentation on Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) security system. SCADA is an architecture that uses computers, network data communications and graphical user interfaces for high level supervisory management. This talk was organized as a part of cyber security workshop.
Dr Vaish also appreciated all the faculty members for their active participation in the workshop.
RDL Technologies Pvt Limited and Yenepoya Research Centre sign MoU for joint medical equipment and solution development
Evolving technology has enabled Medical and Healthcare systems raise our quality of life to unprecedented levels. We take pride in announcing that RDL Technologies Pvt Limited, in collaboration with Yenepoya Medical College is slated to develop next generation diagnosis system. In this regard a MoU has been signed between RDL Technologies and Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte.
This would enable RDL explore and exploit opportunities in the medical domain. As part of this MoU, RDL would be engaged in developing high precision, dependable Electronic and Networking systems to interfaces with Electro-Chemical sensor developed by research team at Yenepoya Medical College. RDL would developed intelligent systems to analyse the data from network of sensors and generate predictive diagnostic reports. RDL Technologies and Yenepoya Medical College jointly own two patents already, enjoying years of trust relationship.
We encourage faculty and students who wish to participate, conduct research & development in the medical domain to reach out to us and exploit the opportunities thus contributing toward betterment of life.
Campus Recruitment Drive - Focus Academy for Career Enhancement (FACE)
FACE conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the Engineering students of 2018 Batch. Mr. Vikash Chauhan, Head -Training, FACE, was at the campus to facilitate the entire process.
The final results are awaited.
Student Counsellor invited to conduct training program at Roshni Nilaya
Mr. Ankith S. Kumar, Student Counsellor was invited by School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya to conduct Life Skills training for undergraduates of B.A. and BSW course during their annual student induction program – Reflection-2018.
Mr. Ankith Kumar trained the students in basic life skills like communication, responding to stress, inter-personal skills and critical thinking. The training was based on experiment learning and self-analysis.
The training program was accorded a positive reception by the students.
Fr. Muller Hospital deputes a doctor to Sahyadri Health Centre on once a week basis.
Dr. P.V. Kamath MBBS, FCGP, Senior Medical Officer – Casualty Department, Father Muller Hospital, Thumbay is deputed to the Sahyadri Health Centre.
Dr Kamath will be visiting once a week to provide medical and health care service to the staff and students of Sahyadri. He will be available for consultation every Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Sahyadri Health and Counselling Centre, Ground Floor, Sahyadri College.
For appointments and queries contact Ankith S. Kumar, Student Counsellor, Health and Counselling Centre.
Welcome to the Fold
Ms. Shruthi H Shetty has joined the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering as an Assistant Professor. She has completed her B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering from S D I T, Kenjar, and M. Tech in VLSI Design & Embedded System from Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management. Her area of Specialization is VLSI Design and Embedded System.
Ms. Sikha K V has joined the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering as an Assistant Professor. She has completed her B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering, from Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum, Kerala University and M. Tech in Signal Processing from Govt. Model Engineering College, Ernakulam, Kerala Technical University. Her area of Specialization is Signal Processing.
Ms Sikha has 6 years of experience working as Technical Analyst in Infosys Ltd.
Mr. Sunil Kumar P. has joined the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering as an Assistant Professor. He has completed his B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering from AIT, Chickmangaru, and M. Tech in VLSI Design & Embedded System from Rajeev Institution Technology, Hassan. His area of Specialization is VLSI Design & Embedded System.
Mr. Sunil Kumar P has three years of experience as lecturer in Rajeev Polytechnic, Hassan.
Sahyadri family is happy to welcome Ms. Anusha Ananth Rao, who has joined as Assistant Placement Officer in the Placement Department.
Ms. Anusha has completed her B.E in Computer Science from Canara Engineering College and MBA in Human Resource & Marketing from the School of Management, Manipal University. Prior to this she has worked as Human Capital Associate in Pricewaterhouse Coopers, SDC, Bangalore.
Sahyadri family wishes Ms. Anusha all the best for her days at Sahyadri.
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