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NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2014 |
Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji (Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math) and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji Mangalore Math Visits Sahyadri
Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji (Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math) and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji, Mangalore Math visited Sahyadri. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation welcoming the dignitaries and the gathering shared his continuous rapport and his experience with Sri Adichunchanagiri Swamiji throughout his student days till date. Answering the media, Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji said, “No country will rise beyond the level of teachers and only infrastructure cannot build an institution but the role of teachers plays a major role.” He also appreciated the inner beauty of the institution when asked by the media what he felt about the institution.
In a separate session with the faculty members and students, he gave a call to the teachers to invest absolute energy and teach beyond the subjects and that will be the greatest achievement of this holistic profession. Narrating the story of Buddha and Angulimala, he said that the teachers have power to mould the minds of their students by brightening each others lives. He gave an example of Dr. Radhakrishnan and Stalin saying that one should live like a human being. Education leads to emancipation and one’s personality should evolve and spread light around. He further said that one should use their senses and understand the power within and rise above. He compared teachers to flowers and said that they should bloom and spread the fragrance around through one’s spirituality. The session was followed by a Q & A session wherein he gave a call to the students to evolve as good human beings not only through academic learning but with the help and guidance of the parents, personalities and literature but ultimately the inner power should flow from within oneself.
Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal moderated the Q & A session and thanked the dignitaries for their visit and talk on “Role and Message for Teachers.”
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation, Mrs. Prasanna Bhandary, Secretary, Bhandary Foundation, Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal honoured Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji (Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math) and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji, Mangalore Math. In turn, Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji (Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math) honoured the Chairman and his wife Mrs. Prasanna Bhandary. A team from the Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math, Trustees of Bhandary Foundation, faculty members, staff and students were present on the occasion.
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Faculty Members Attend iCMG - Global Enterprise & IT Architecture Excellence Awards 2014
Dr. S. Manjappa, Director, Research & Consultancy, Dr. Gautham Jeppu, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mr. M. Srinath, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering attended the two-day iCMG - Global Enterprise & IT Architecture Excellence Awards 2014 at Move `n’ Pick Hotel & Spa, Bangalore.
The iCMG Awards competition is judged entirely by working professionals in the industry, all of whom have several years of experience in managing complex IT systems & enterprises. iCMG is setting up an international jury which covers the geography including Asia, Europe, US [North America] and Australia. In addition, every chief jury member has demonstrated great balance between vision and practice in their workspace. iCMG is a leader in IT Architecture for Enterprise among 1670 Customers, 21 Domains and 32 Countries. The awards are given for unique lessons learned upon professional experience in practical business architecture which can be useful across most enterprises. It also considers knowledge of innovative business architects which represents the next generation of practices in industry.
Faculty members interacted with eminent business architects John Zachman, Inventor of Enterprise Architecture, Jaap Schekkerman, Thought Leader, IFEAD & CGI, Ronald Ross, Father of Business Rule, Tom Mowbray, Chief Enterprise Architect of Ohio State University, Nathaniel Palmer, BPM Thought Leader, Rolf Siegers, Engineering Fellow at Raytheon, Peter Presland, Chief Architect, Freddie Mac, Jim Heaton, Director, Energy Sector at PwC and Krish Ayyar, Director, iCMG Australia.
Dr. S. Manjappa, Director Research & Consultancy and Dr. Gautham Jeppu, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering interacted with Ronald Ross, Father of Business Rules, iCMG Hall of Fame. He shared his experiences on how Business Rules can be effectively applied.
Mr. M. Srinath, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Mr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering interacted with CEO of Cohesiveft - Customizing cloud networking with Docker containers built in United Kingdom and CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways - Customer-Centric Enterprise SOA Transformation, Hong Kong. Both the CEOs spoke about the great potential in Indian Engineering and Management students. Many of the CEOs were invited to Sahyadri Campus to interact with Sahyadri students of Engineering and Management.
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Campus Connect Programme Held by Institution of Engineers
The Research and Development Cell of The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) held its Campus Connect Programme at Sahyadri campus. The event was organized by the institution of Engineers Mangalore local centre. The dignitaries present on the occasion were Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Prof. T. Narayana Shanubhogue, Principal, Canara Engineering College, Mangalore; Dr. D J Doke, Chairman, Pune Local Centre, IEI; Dr. S Shrihar, Chairman, Mangalore Local Centre, IEI; Er. Rakesh Rathore, Chairman, Jabalpur Local Centre, IEI; Prof. A. O. Surendranathan, NITK; Dr. M. P. Sukumaran Nair, Director, CGTM; Mr. A. K. Mitra, Chairman, Guwhati Local Centre, IEI; and Mr. Nilanjan Sengupta, Director(Technical), IEI.
Mr. N. Sengupta said that the Institution of Engineers which was established in 1920s is the largest multidisciplinary professional body that encompasses 15 engineering disciplines and provides engineers a global platform to share professional interest. IEI has membership strength of above 0.7 million. He further explain that the institution has established R&D centres at various locations in the country and also provides grant-in-aid to its members to conduct research and developments on engineering subjects.
Dr. Doke elloborated more on R&D and said that some of the thrust and emerging areas of R&D supported by IEI are Autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicles, Big Data Analytics, Cyber Security, 3D Printing & Additive manufacturing, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy Solutions, Intelligent Image system and Unmanned under water vehicles. The Project funding from UG, PG and PhD can be up to Rs. 50,000/-, 1,00,000/- and 1,50,000/-, respectively. He further pointed out that project proposals from the institutional membership will be given priority.
Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal thanked all the Research & Development committee member of IEI and presented them with mementos. Prof. Dayanand Shetty, Director-STEP also took part in the interactions. Faculty members from other nearby colleges also participated in this program. For further information please visit https://www.ieindia.org/index.aspx
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Sahyadrians Selected by Unisys
Meghana J. Acharya and Shraddha Satish Pergade of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Dimple V. Shetty of the Department of Information Science & Engineering have been recruited by Unisys in the recently held recruitment drive.
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Student Papers Published in International Journal
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Supreetha Rao |
Supreetha M. |
Vidya Venkatesh |
Prajna |
The paper titled "VHDL implementation of multiplier using PERES and MHNG gates" authored by Ms. Supreetha Rao, Ms. Supreetha M., Ms. Vidya Venkatesh and Ms. Prajna, Semester III, M.Tech.-VLSI & Embedded Systems, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, has been published in the International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management, Volume 1, Issue. 5, November 2014; ISSN: 2349-3858.
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Leema Rachel Mathew |
Varsha Doshetty |
Kavyashree J. |
The paper titled "Analysis of Wifi used in UAV" authored by Ms. Leema Rachel Mathew, Ms. Varsha Doshetty and Ms. Kavyashree J., Semester III, M.Tech.-VLSI & Embedded Systems, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, has been published in the International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, Volume 3, Issue. 11, November 2014; ISSN: 2278-0181.
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Sahyadrians Bag First Place in VIBE Dance Competition
The College won the First place leaving behind ten other participating teams in VIBE-2014; an Inter-Engineering College Dance Competition held at Infosys, Mudipu, Mangalore.
Sonali Rao, Pooja S., Shifali Kamath, Saudamini Rao, Joyelin, Medina Bhat, Sushmitha Rao, Shreeja and Sneha Shetty were part of the team under the guidance of Mr. Naveen Pilar, Coordinator, Department of Art & Culture.
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Faculty Member Invited as Resource Person
Dr. Molly Chaudhuri, HoD, Department of Training, was invited by MSNM Besant Institute of PG studies to deliver a guest lecture on ‘Are Soft skills needed in an organisation?' She addressed the students on corporate culture, the essential skills required for the corporate world and the importance of soft skills as a habit.
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Dr. C. Ranganathaiah Delivers a Talk in International Workshop
Dr. C. Ranganathaiah, Director of Research delivered an Invited talk recently at the International Workshop on 11th Positron and Positronium Chemistry-PPC11 at Cidade De Goa, Goa. This workshop was attended by 65 foreign delegates from 25 different countries and an equal number of Indian delegates from premier Institutions like Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Mumbai, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Chennai, and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SNIP) Kolkata.
Dr. Ranganathaiah spoke on the topic “Characterization of interfaces in binary and ternary interfaces by Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy.” He introduced his new method developed based on hydrodynamic interactions and positron lifetime measurements which was well received by the audience and appreciated. He also mentioned that his method has already taken place in the Book titled “Polymer Physics from suspensions to Nanocomposites and beyond.” written by well known Theoretical Polymer Physicists Leszek A. Utracki (Editor), Alexander M. Jamieson (ISBN: 978-0-470-19342-6 and published by Wiley publishers in 2010.
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Mr. Tenzin Pasang Presents his Research Paper at an International Conference
Mr. Tenzin Pasang, Research Associate, Research Centre, attended the International Workshop on 11th Positron and Positronium Chemistry (PPC11) at Cidade De Goa, Goa, and gave an oral presentation of his research paper titled 'Physical Selectivity of Molecularly Imprinted polymers evaluated through free volume size distributions derived from Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy.'
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Sahyadrian Wins in Power Lifting Competition
Deekshith K. Semester I, M.Tech (Mechanical) won the Second place in the Power Lifting Competition held at Bhadravathi organised by Karnataka Power Lifting Association.
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Mr. Abdul Kareem Successfully Defends his Doctoral Thesis
 Mr. Abdul Kareem, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering completed his doctoral studies by successfully defending his thesis “Fuzzy Logic Based Super-twisting Sliding mode Controllers for Dynamic Uncertain Systems”. He carried out his research under the guidance of Dr. Mohammad Fazle Azeem in St. Peters University, Chennai. He has to his credit 8 International Journal publications and 24 International/National Conference publications. He has authored two text books, one published by LAP, Germany. He has applied for 2 patents and delivered 11 invited talks in various UGC and VGST sponsored workshops and conferences. He is a reviewer of many reputed journals on Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence etc. His research areas include Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Signal Processing, Wavelet Transforms, Digital Communication, etc. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, USA and many other professional bodies.
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Faculty Members’ Paper in International Journal
 A paper titled “Analysis of stress and its influence on job satisfaction in banks" authored by Dr. Vishal Samartha, Associate Professor and Mr. Lokesh, Assistant Professor, S.G., Department of Business Administration, has been published in the Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management for November 2014, volume 4, Issue 11, ISSN:2249-7307(online) 2250-1673(print). Impact factor 2.302. The journal is indexed and listed at Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), IRAN, Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RISeST), IRAN, Ulrichs Periodicals Directory, USA, ProQuest, U.S.A, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International Ltd, Poland, Electronic Journal Library, University Library of Regensburg, Germany and Cabell's Directories, U.S.A.
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Faculty Member Invited as Chief Guest
 Mr. Ramesh K.G., Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, was invited as Chief Guest to address the NSS Volunteers of School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore at their Annual Special Camp, held at PU College, Sampaje Coorg. He addressed the students on the topic "NSS and Service." There were totally 60 volunteers attending the week long camp. The talk was followed by a Q & A session with the students on carrier guidance as well as getting ready for the Corporate World.
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