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Vol: 3 Issue No: 1 January 2014

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The release of FESTSCHRIFT in honour of our beloved Director, Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose was held on October 12, 2013 at AISAT. FESTSCHRIFT is a celebratory collection of articles in recognition of his outstanding Engineering career. His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarakal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly & Patron of AISAT released the FESTSCHRIFT by handing over to Padmabhushan National Research Professor Dr. M. V. Pylee. Dr. Babu T. Jose was the former director of CUSAT and it was he who introduced Fire and Safety, Information Technology and Marine Engineering streams into the professional education scenario in Kerala. FESTSCHRIFT is a collection of articles wherein the first part covers technical scripts related to Civil Engineering and the second part is a tribute to

Release of FESTSCHRIFT: On the Trail of an Institution Builder

Glimpses of Hakerspace inauguration

Release of FESTSCHRIFT

Hackerspace @ AISATHackerspace was inaugurated by Mr. Varghese Daniel, CEO and founder,

Wrench Solutions Pvt. Ltd. on October 19, 2013 at AISAT. Hackerspace at

AISAT is the first of its kind in Kerala. It's a place where people can meet,

work and innovate. Hackerspace will function as centre for peer learning

and knowledge sharing, in the form of workshops, presentations, and

lectures. It provides space for members to work on their individual

projects, or to collaborate on group projects with other members. Mr.

Rahul Ramesh, CTO, Codeyssus Lab, Mr. Amrit Sanjeev, Technical

Architect, Intuit, Mr. Bobinson K. B., CEO & Founder, Agileblaze

Technologies were present during the function. The inaugural session was

followed by a talk on Google App Engine by Mr. Shashidhar Gurumurthy,

Senior Solutions Architect, Salesforce and was followed by an interactive

session on Android application development by Mr. Amrit Sanjeev.

Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose detailing the selfless contributions made by him to the professional education field in Kerala. All the articles in the FESTSCHRIFT are contributions from his students, colleagues and friends.

Mr. P. Rajeev, Member of Parliament, Dr. A. Sreedaran, Deputy Director, IISc Bangalore, Prof. Lopez Mathew, Syndicate Member, CUSAT, Dr. Benny Mathews Abraham, Professor, Division of Civil Engineering, CUSAT, Rev Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT, Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager, AISAT, Dr. George Sleeba, Dean, AISAT and Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT blessed the programme with their participation.

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The office of the IEEE Kochi Subsection was inaugurated on

October 1, 2013 by Dr. A. Unnikrishnan, Associate Director,

NPOL. He delivered a talk on 'Leveraging Technologies for

better tomorrow'. Mr. Shahim Baker, Managing Director,

GREY Technolabs and Secretary, IEEE Kochi sub section,

welcomed the gathering. Dr. Suresh Nair, CTO, NEST group of

Industries and Chairman, IEEE Kochi sub section, presided

over the function. IEEE Day 2013 was inaugurated

by Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT.

The official announcement of a competition for the IEEE best

innovators award from the engineering students of colleges in

Kochi was made during the function by Mr. Paul Ansel V.,

Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, AISAT and VSAC, IEEE Kochi

Hub. Mr. Sabarinath G., Secretary, IEEE Kerala Section, Dr. K. E. George, Principal AISAT, Mr. Simon Akkara, Deputy Director, IT Cell, KSEB and vice

chairman, IEEE Kochi sub section, Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil, Associate Manager, AISAT and various dignitaries from industry and academia were

present. Ms. Mini Ullanat, IEEE student activities chairperson, delivered the vote of thanks.

celebration

IEEE Kochi Subsection Office Inaugurated

The HAM club at AISAT was inaugurated on October 26, 2013 by

Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT. During the

inaugural address Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery said that the

HAM club will add on a new chapter to the social commitment of

AISAT. Dr. T. K. Mani, former Principal, AISAT, Mr. Subramania

Sastri, Senior HAM, Mr. Ravichandran Nair, Senior HAM, Mr. Paul

Ansel V., HOD, Dept. of Electronics and Communication, AISAT

and Ms. Anu Antony, Faculty-in-charge, HAM Club of AISAT,

were also present.

Dr. T. K. Mani in his keynote address pointed that the amateur

radio is still relevant since it could be widely used in disaster

management as it was used during the recent disaster at

Uttarakhand. He also pointed out that a full-fledged disaster

management system for Kerala is a need of the hour and the HAM club could grow as a centre for disaster management.

Mr. Ravindran explained on various technologies in the HAM fraternity and also the various activities carried out by the HAM for the society. Mr.

Shinto, an HAM enthusiast performed a demonstration of HAM and its communication possibilities.

Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager, AISAT,

inaugurated the Aquinas Research Centre at AISAT on November 11,

2013. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT, addressed the

gathering. He stressed the significance and necessity of research in

the fast changing world. He also mentioned that research and quality

of education should always go hand in hand and Aquinas Research

Centre will help all the research scholars in the college for a greater

career development. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT, Dr. K. E.

George, Principal, AISAT and faculty members were present during

the inaugural function.

Dr. T. K. Mani lighting the lamp during the inaugural ceremony of Ham Club

Aquinas Research Centre Inaugurated

Rev. Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil inaugurating Aquinas Research Centre

During the inauguration of IEEE Kochi Subsection Office

HAM Club Inaugurated

AISAT in coordination with CSI Cochin Chapter and IEEE Kerala

Section organised a talk on Cyber Security on November 26, 2013.

The speaker for the session was Mr. Harjinder Singh, a Senior

Teaching Fellow at University of Warwick, UK. Prof. Dr. K. E. George,

Principal, AISAT welcomed the gathering. Mr. Singh in his session

emphasized that cyber-crimes are not just about encryptions or

algorithms, but is more about public relations. He also gave

awareness about the present day cyber-crimes, the different viruses

used for these crimes and methods to overcome the disasters caused

by them. He also explained the various security measures to be taken

against cyber-crimes. Mr. K. B. Rajasekharan, CSI Cochin

Chapter and Ms. Mini Ulanat, CSI National Student Coordinator and

Chair of Student Activities IEEE Kerala Section were also present.

Patron

The maiden college magazine –

‘Akshara’ was released on December

20, 2013. It was released by Rev. Fr.

Alex Kurisuparambil and first copy was

handed over to Dr. George Sleeba, Dean,

AISAT. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery

appreciated the efforts put in by the

students and the faculty members in

bringing out a very creative and

interesting magazine.

Christmas celebration at AISAT was held on December 20, 2013.

Ms. Mary Angela Kavya, Arts Club Secretary, welcomed the

gathering. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT and

Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT, delivered their Christmas messages.

The Christmas cake was cut by Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager,

AISAT and distributed to everyone. Carol competition was held thereafter.

Prizes were distributed for the winners of Christmas Carol and card

competition. Vote of thanks was delivered by Ms. Riya Benny, Vice-

Chairperson, Students Union. Students participated very actively in the

competitions and the campus was filled with a festive mood.

‘Akshara’- Maiden College Magazine

Rev. Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil releasing 'Akshara'

Rev. Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil handing over a memento to Mr. Harjinder Singh

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Talk on 'Cyber Security'

Christmas Celebration at AISAT

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Lumina, the Electrical and Electronics Engineering association

organised a talk on 'Illumination' on December 17, 2013. The talk

was delivered by Mr. G. Krishnakumar, Director, Empower

Management Solutions.

ACEA, the Civil Engineering Association organized a talk on the topic

'Opportunities in Civil Engineering' on December 12, 2013. The talk

was delivered by Dr. K. Balan, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering,

College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

FLAME, the Mechanical Engineering Association, organized a visit

to a senior citizens' home, The Providence House at Kacheripady,

Kochi on December 11, 2013. The visit was organised as a part of

the community service programme under Ashwas Centre.

The department of Civil Engineering organised a one-week short

term workshop on 'Finite Element Method – Applications in Civil

Engineering' from December 2 to 7, 2013. The workshop was

inaugurated by Dr. P. K. Aravindan, former Professor, IIT Madras. The

workshop included hands on training and technical lectures on the

use of CSi softwares such as E-Tabsv2013 and SAP-2000v15.

The department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

organized a webinar on ‘IEEE Xplore’ as a part of inauguration of the

department library on November 22, 2013. The resource person was

Mr. Dhanukumar Pattanashetti, Client Services Manager, IEEE.

ACEA, Civil Engineering Association of AISAT in co-ordination with

ICI Kochi Chapter and Samhitha Innovations Bangalore, organized a

one day deminar on Non-destructive testing of concrete and metals

on October 18, 2013. The deminar was handled by Proceq Asia pte

Ltd, Singapore.

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ACEA, Civil Engineering Association of AISAT organised an

industrial visit for the third semester Civil engineering students to

Peechi dam site on October 5, 2013

EACE, Electronics and Communication Engineering Association

organised an industrial visit for the third semester ECE students to

Keltron Controls, Aroor on October 5, 2013

FLAME, the Mechanical Engineering Association, organized an

industrial visit to Carborundum Universal Limited, Electro

Minerals Division, Edapally on October 5, 2013.

Lumina, the Electrical and Electronics Engineering association

organised a talk on 'Power System' by Dr. K. K. Sasi, Professor,

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore on October 5, 2013.

An MoU was signed between IGS Kochi chapter and AISAT on

September 29, 2013 during the annual meeting of IGS Kochi

chapter held at Hotel Mercy, Kochi. Mr. M. D. Nair, Chairman, IGS

Kochi chapter and Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT,

were present at the function. The MoU will help AISAT to conduct

various technical talks and will provide research assistance in

association with IGS Kochi Chapter.

Engineers' Day was celebrated at AISAT on September 27, 2013.

Prof. G. N. Gandhi, President, Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)

was the chief guest and delivered a talk on the topic 'Prospects of

Future Engineers'.

An all Kerala M.Tech project presentation competition in

geotechnical field was conducted at AISAT in association with

IGS, Kochi Chapter on September 27, 2013

News from faculty

Mr. Jikhil Joseph, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, presented a paper titled 'Finite Element Modelling and Ultimate Strength Prediction of CFS Plain Angle Compression Members' at the National Conference on Recent Advances in Structural Engineering (RASE-2013) held at School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, from December 12 to 15, 2013.

Ms. Priya S. Pai, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, presented a paper titled 'Dual Maximisation of Solar Power for Medium Power Applications' at the International Conference on Renewable Energy and Research Applications (ICRERA 2013) held in Madrid, Spain from October 19 to 23, 2013.

Ms. Priya S. Pai, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, presented a paper titled 'Dual Maximisation of Solar Power for Medium Power Applications' at the IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting Conference held at Orlando, Florida, USA from October 4 to 11, 2013.

Ms. Neenu Raphael, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, presented a paper titled

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'Mathematical transforms clubbed with artificial intelligence for Power Quality Disturbance classification' at the International conference on Research for advancement held at Global Institute of Science and Technology, Singapore, on October 2, 2013.

Mr. Arun Joy, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering presented the paper titled 'Low Complexity 2D Adaptive Channel Estimation for OFDM Based Two-Way Relay Systems' at NGMAST'13 held at Czech Technical University, Prague from September 25 to 27, 2013.

Mr. Neeraj Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled 'Advanced Visualisation Techniques' at the National Conference on Technological Trends (NCTT 2013) held at College of Engineering, Trivandrum on August 30, 2013.

Mr. Stephen P. C., Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, published a paper titled 'Sustainable Mass

ndHousing with Ferrocement' in the proceedings of 2 National Convention on Ferrocement (FS 2013) held at Pune on July 13 and 14, 2013.

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Editorial Board

Mr. Thomas Felix (Asst. Professor - Dept. of E.E.E.), Ms. Priya Xavier (Asst. Professor - Dept. of E.E.E),

Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious (Asst. Professor - Dept. of C.S.E.), Mr. Sabin Mathew (Asst. Professor - Dept. of M.E)

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Events at a glance