Monday, June 30 2025

Sahyadri hosts IEEE PhD Research Scholars Colloquium

Sahyadri hosted the 5th PhD Research Scholars Colloquium, organized by the IEEE Mangalore Subsection and the IEEE Student Branch SCEM, held on June 28, 2025. The event brought together research scholars, academicians, and professionals to foster innovation and collaboration in research The event began with a formal inauguration in the presence of esteemed dignitaries. The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Mustafa Basthikodi, Head of the Department of CSE, marking a gracious beginning to the proceedings. The inauguration had the informative addresses from:
• Chief Guest: Dr. S. V. Sathyanarayana, Chair, IEEE Mangalore Subsection
• Keynote Address: Dr. Manjappa Sarathi, Director of R&D, Sahyadri College
• Presided by: Dr. S. S. Injaneri, Principal, Sahyadri College

A book of Abstracts, compiling selected research papers of the colloquium, was released during the inaugural ceremony. In addition, a newsletter of the IEEE Mangalore Subsection was unveiled. The dignitaries addressed the gathering, emphasizing the importance of research and the role of such colloquia in strengthening the academic ecosystem. This was followed by two insightful Expert Talks by eminent professors from NITK Surathkal:
• "IEEE Funding Opportunities" by Dr. Mohit P. Tahiliani
• "Prerequisites to Publish in Conferences" by Dr. Sourav Kanti Addya

These sessions provided valuable insights into academic publishing and international research funding opportunities.
Later, PhD scholars presented their research work across eight parallel technical sessions, each moderated by panels of experts from diverse domains. The sessions enabled rich peer learning and constructive feedback.

A dynamic panel discussion was also held on the theme:
"The Power of Discovery – PhD Research and Publications as Engines of Innovation", featuring:
• Dr. Somashekara Bhat, Professor & Former Joint Director, MIT Manipal
• Dr. S. S. Injaganeri, Principal
• Dr. U. C. Niranjan, Director of Research & Training, Manipal Dot Net Pvt ltd.
• Dr. Vasudeva Acharya, Past Chair, IEEE MSS
• Moderator: Dr. Anush Bekal, HoD-ECE
The panel emphasized the transformative role of research in societal advancement and innovation. The colloquium ended with a meaningful valedictory program. During the Valedictory the best presentation awards from 8 tracks were presented by Dr. Somashekara Bhat. Participants expressed their positive feedback during the feedback session The colloquium witnessed active participation from 55 enthusiastic research scholars and around 25 expert members, marking the event as a resounding success in promoting academic dialogue and collaboration.

ECE students participate in YUKTI Innovation Challenge 2025 Evaluation Round

A total of 20 project teams from the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) took part in the evaluation process of the YUKTI Innovation Challenge 2025. This initiative, supported by the MoE's Innovation Cell and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry Of Education, Government Of India offers a national platform for innovators to develop scalable start-ups.
Mr. Nandavara Jayaram Hariprasad, Founder of Anmaya Technologies and Mr. Errol Joshua, Co-Founder of Tiny Prism Labs Private Limited served as the esteemed external jury members. Their insights, feedback, and encouragement have supported the students in enhancing their innovations.

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Allied Program conducts its 6th Board of Studies Meeting

The Board of Studies (BoS) meeting in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering was held on 28th June, 2025. Dr. Lawrence J Fernandes, BoS Chairperson, welcomed the BoS members to the meeting. Dr. Shankara Murthy H M, BoS-Convener, presented the feedback taken from the students on the existing 2022 scheme and Syllabi, Assessment Process, and Model Question Paper Pattern for the 2024 Scheme. The course leaders of the different courses presented the proposed syllabus to the members for suggestions. The BoS reviewed student feedback, assessment techniques, course design and evaluation. Principal Dr. S. S. Injaganeri, in his closing remarks, emphasized the value of self-learning component and the efficient method for evaluating it.
The Board expresses gratitude to the following members for their numerous remarks, ideas, and input during the meeting:
1) Dr. Naveen Karanth (VTU Nominee), Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal, Mangaluru.
2) Dr. Dhiraj V Patil (Subject Expert), Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, IIT, Dharwad.
3) Dr. Asha C S (Subject Expert), Associate Professor, Department of Mechatronics, MIT, Manipal.
4) Dr. Rudresh M (Subject Expert), Professor, Department of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru.
5) Dr. Srividya P (Subject Expert), Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, RVCE, Bengaluru.
6) Dr. Vijayalayan R, Senior Manager, MathWorks, Bangalore.
7) Mr. Mahendra S B, Janatics Global Solutions Private Limited, Bangalore.
8) Niranjan Sharma K V (Alumni member), Research Associate, NMAMIT, Nitte.

Dr. Prabhu Shares AI-Based Investigation Techniques with Lokayukta Officers in Belgaum

Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering and Principal Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for Digital Forensics and Cyber Security was invited by the Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta Belgaum to interact with the Police officers from 7 districts.
The interactive session focused on enhancing investigative techniques through the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in tackling corruption and other complex cases.
This initiative was spearheaded by Sri Hanumantharaya, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta, a committed officer and well-wisher of Dr. Prabhu. The two-hour session was conducted with the inputs from Justice Phaneendra, Upa Lokayukta of Karnataka, who played a pivotal role in guiding and fine-tuning the workshop to align with the legal and operational needs of the Lokayukta teams.
Dr. Prabhu shared practical demonstrations of AI-assisted evidence collection, digital forensics, data correlation methods, and ethical boundaries in surveillance, which were well received by the attending officers. The session also included discussions on common errors in trap cases and the proper handling of digital evidence. Dr. Prabhu expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to contribute to strengthening the fight against corruption and acknowledged the sincere efforts of the Lokayukta team in adapting to new-age investigative technologies.

CSE Faculty participated in an “AI-Powered Image Processing” workshop at IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai

Dr. Poornima B V., Dept. of CSE participated in a six-day offline hands-on workshop titled “AI-Powered Image Processing: Techniques and Applications”, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kancheepuram, Chennai, held from 23rd to 28th June 2025.
The workshop focused on cutting-edge methodologies in artificial intelligence for image processing. The program also provided introductory insights into advanced architectures such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Transformer models, highlighting their emerging applications in image processing.

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Sahyadri hosts IEEE PhD Research Scholars Colloquium

Mon Jun 30 2025