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Amrita TBI
Pitch Fest 4th & 5th February 2017
Satsang 7th February 2017
Planetarium Visit 19th February 2017
Voice of Amrita 19th to 27th February 2017
Dance Day 23rd February 2017
Shivarathri 25th February 2017
Roasted Kon The Humour Club organised an event titled 'Roasted Kon' on 1
st February, 2017. The event revolved around
the popular concept of roasting, which involves humour targeted at a certain personality.
The large gathering was welcomed by Ms. Roshni Maniraj (S4, ECE) who described the rules of the event. A demo of a
traditional roast by the panel members followed. Subsequently, volunteers from the audience were given a shot at
picking a celebrity name randomly. Depending on the names they chose, they were given a chance to exhibit their
humour quotient in answering questions posed.
School Highlights
February 2017 PAGE 1
Quiz on TV Shows A quiz on TV shows was conducted by the Quiz Club on 2
nd February, 2017 as part of the Quiz League.
The quiz was hosted by Mr. Nukala Suraj (S4, ME) and comprised of over 20 questions. The theme of TV shows
evoked a large audience. The quiz had questions from famous shows and some were based on famous celebrities and
interviews.
The innovative facts and novel presentation of the quiz made for a memorable session.
Similarity Different Similarity Different, a session on homophones, homonyms and figures of speech, was conducted by Lekhani
on 3rd February, 2017.
The session was hosted by Ms. Ashwini Nayak (S4, CSE) and Ms. B. Toshitha Royan (S6, ECE). Ms. Ashwini and
Mr. Manoj A. (S4, ECE) began the event with an impromptu dialogue involving similes and metaphors. Ms. Nayak
introduced the difference between homophones and homonyms, and posed such words requiring the audience to
highlight the differences in usage through sentences. Mr. Roshan S. Sharma, Secretary, Lekhani (S6, ECE) then took
over and discussed the importance of puns, similes and metaphors in making written and verbal expression appealing,
and encouraged the audience to contribute humorous examples.
Workshop on PTP A workshop on Publication Tracking Portal (PTP) was organized for the faculty of ASE, Bengaluru campus on
1st February 2017 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm.
Mr. Snehal Shetty, from Amrita TBI gave a live demo stating the highlights of the portal which was followed by a hands
-on workshop on the next day. The outcome of this workshop is to track all the papers that were submitted or
accepted.
Amrita Technology Business
Incubator, one of the most
prolific start-up incubators in
the world supported by
Govt. of India and Amrita
University, conducted its
annual mega event,
‘PitchFest’ on 4th and 5
th of February, 2017.
The event had over 700 applications from start-ups
across 20 different states in the country. The top 30
start-ups were chosen to compete against each other
for funding worth $200,000.
The inaugural ceremony commenced with the lighting
of lamp by the dignitaries Dr. N. Manjula (IAS,
Director IT&BT and Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka),
Mr. Hemal Patel (Sr. V.P., Sophos) and Mr. Chinu
Senthilkumar (Venture Partners, LCP), following
which the dignitaries were felicitated with mementos.
The dignitaries started the event with speeches and
anecdotes about their experiences, which inspired the
participants. A video conference with Shri. Amitabh
Kant (IAS, CEO, Niti Aayog, National Institution for
Transforming India, Govt. of India) gave an insight
into several successful start-ups which originated in a
short span and made India a smarter and safer
country. He also focused on Make in India campaign
and encouraged the youngsters to think big.
The event progressed with Mr. Hemal Patel
inaugurating the new Cyber Security Lab set up by
Amrita TBI. A sumptuous lunch was arranged for the
gathering. 20 start-ups pitched their ideas on the first
day and three of them were selected as wildcard
entries into the top 13 start-ups.
Five among the top 13 start-ups were chosen as
winners on day two, after the judges contemplated all
the ideas presented. Cookifi, Swasti Agro &
Bioproducts, Bizbee, Nextsky and Miqasa were the
winners and will be funded by Amrita TBI to
accelerate their start-ups. The event drew to a close
with the distribution of mementos, prizes and
certificates to the winners.
Amrita TBI Pitch Fest
February 2017 PAGE 2
School Highlights
Satsang by Poojya Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
The 7th of February 2017 dawned bright at the campus which prepared to receive Poojya Swami
Amritaswarupananda Puri, the senior most disciple of Sadguru Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, fondly known as AMMA.
Ritualistic chants of "Om Amriteshwaryai Namaha" and a formal parade procession welcomed Swamiji to the august
gathering. Swamiji ascended the dais following a devotional rendering. Ms. Sreevidya B. from the Dept. of CSE
welcomed the multifarious audience gathered from different parts of the city. Swamiji was garlanded by prominent
members of the society including Commander T. L. P. Babu, recipient of the Navasena Gallantry Award; Capt. Arun
Nair; retired DGP-IP Shri Omprakash -IPS and Associate Dean Dr. Rakesh S.G.
Swamiji formally launched Ayudh, an acronym of Amrita Yuva Dharmadhara, which is an international youth movement
started by the Math in 1985 to empower the youth to integrate universal values into their lives. Volunteers who made
significant contributions to the Ayudh movement were recognized and awarded certificates.
Swamiji's discourse began with his observations on the westernization of our culture, and he urged the youth to
understand the facets of Western culture before absorbing them. He characterized youth, a great blessing, as a reservoir
of energy and an embodiment of change. He cautioned the audience to use their formative years wisely, and highlighted
the role of parents in developing good citizens.
He also corrected a general misconception that discipline is slavery and asserted that discipline is a necessity. He then
quoted Amma's belief "We need to blend science and technology with spirituality to serve the poor and needy".
School Highlights
February 2017 PAGE 3
IQ Test Sankhya, the Mathematics Club held IQ Buzz on Friday, the 17
th February, 2017. The club aims to revisit the
fundamentals of mathematics, explore new theories, and designs intellectually stimulating events for students.
The event was an IQ test comprising questions designed and commenced with a few words from Ms. K. Dharmini,
Joint Secretary (S6, ECE) and Mr. Ankit Sharma, Secretary (S6, ECE), who briefly explained the instructions. Papers
were distributed and the starting time was recorded. The crowd of around thirty students from different years thorough-
ly enjoyed solving the questions.
School Highlights
February 2017 PAGE 4
Workshop on LaTex Lekhani, the Press Club, organised a workshop on LaTeX, document preparation software on 17
th February,
2017.
Ms. Supriya M., Asst. Prof., Dept. of CSE presided over the event. She started the session by discussing the advantages
and disadvantages of LaTeX over the other documentation software, and elaborated on its importance in articles,
documents, papers etc. The syntax was discussed, and examples delivered helped the participants to understand the
basics of the software. In the hands on session, commonly used document classes, document class options, section and
subsection tags, mathematical expressions, graphics and various packages were introduced.
Planetarium Visit VYOM - The Astrophysics Club organised an informative visit to the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium on the 19
th
of February, 2017. A total of 160 curious students and five faculty members, were enlightened about the workings of
the institute.
The congregation was welcomed by Dr. Praveen D., Mentor, VYOM club, who laid out the ground rules for the subse-
quent space show.
Once inside the auditorium, the gathering was witness to a mesmerising show describing the characteristics of the vari-
ous moons in our system and an account of the stars and constellations as viewed from outer space. During the visit, a
one hour show titled “Our Universe” was attended by all in the sky theatre.
Subsequently, insights were given on the life of Galileo, the Father of Astronomy, and his theories and with the theories
of some other renowned astrophysicists such as Aristotle.
Voice of Amrita Voice of Amrita, the flagship event of Raaga, the music club, was conducted from 19
th to 27
th February, 2017.
The Closed Auditions, held on 19th February, witnessed a record breaking participation of 75 contestants. Out of this
versatile pool of talent, 16 qualified to the second round. The second round, based on the theme ‘A R Rahman’s
compositions’, was held on 22nd February. The crowd witnessed mellifluous renditions - A.R. Rahman's masterpieces,
and 8 participants were selected to proceed to the finals.
The grand finale, held on 27th February, had three rounds. The ‘Medley round’ required the finalists to pay a tribute to
Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar or Kishore Kumar. Six made it to the second round, and delivered
energetic performances in the karaoke based ‘Fast Song round.’ The final 4 contestants were Ms. Pruthvi C.H (S4),
Ms. K. Poorna (S6), Ms. G. Shrinidhi (S4), Ms. Lalitha Amruta (S8), and Ms. Kritika Lakshmi (S2). The final round
was a showcase of immense vocal skill, as the participants put up their best in a bid to impress the jury.
Mr. Sai Pavan Kartheek (S6) was awarded the People's Choice title based on votes that were registered on the AHAN
blog, and those sent through SMS. Ms. C.H. Pruthvi secured the title of Voice of Amrita 2017 with Ms. K. Poorna
was adjudged the runner up.
School Highlights
February 2017 PAGE 5
Dr. Omar A. Ghrayeb, Dean, Engineering &
Engineering Technology; Dr. Purushothaman
Damodharan, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Industrial
and Systems Engineering from Northern Illiniois
University, USA visited our campus on 21st February
2017.
The initial meeting was with the Associate Dean and
the Heads of all the Departments. Associate Dean
introduced all the members present to the NIU team.
He briefed the visiting team about the programs at
Amrita University and also highlighted about our
Chancellor AMMA & her services to the society. It
was followed by a briefing session by the Amrita team
about their respective departmental research areas.
The NIU team briefed about their research thrust
areas and UG/PG programs offered at NIU. A
detailed discussion was also held about the possible
collaborations with Amrita University in areas like
student exchange, Internship, 4+1 Joint programs and
research.
Later, the NIU team moved on to an interactive
session with the B.Tech. students of Amrita, wherein
they presented the overview of their university,
research & funding opportunities, admission criteria,
internships possibilities etc. There was an active
participation and elaborate interaction by our students
with respect to admission, funding, research and other
qualified criteria for getting admissions into NIU.
‘Sankhya, the mathematics club, hosted “Freaking
Maths” on 22nd
February, 2017 in the campus.
The event was a basic Math quiz consisting of 3
rounds and the participants were allowed to take part
in teams of utmost 2. The participating teams were
briefed about the rules of the competition by
Ms. Dharmini K., Joint Secretary, Sankhya (S6, ECE).
The teams were presented with a set of questions on
basic mathematics in each round. The first round
consisted of 3 questions with a buffer time of 10
seconds and each of the teams had to answer at least 2
out of 3 to progress to the 2nd
round. The 2nd round
consisted of 5 questions and the top 3 teams which
answered the most number of questions in the least
amount of time went on to the 3rd round. The 3
rd round
also consisted of 5 questions with an increased
difficulty level and the top two teams which answered
most number of questions correctly were declared
winners.
NIU Team Visit Freaking Maths
February 2017 PAGE 6
School Highlights
Narthana, the Dance club, hosted ‘Dance
Day’ on 23rd February, 2017 and emphasized the
motto ‘where talent meets opportunity’.
The entire event consisted of three flash mob
performances at three different time slots and three
different places. The first and second performances,
delivered by first and second years in the New Block
Centre and in the cafeteria road during the short
break, and lunch hour received immense applause
The third performance was held at 3:30 PM on the
fountain road. As the dancers moved and grooved to
famous Bollywood and Kollywood songs, the crowd
displayed much fanfare and grooved along to the
peppy beats.
Dr. Veeresh Kumar G. B., Associate Prof., Dept. of
ME and Mr. Shashi Kumar M. E., Asst. Prof., Dept.
of ME also supported this endeavour and danced to
immense applause.
Dance Day culminated with cheers and
congratulations being offered to the entire Narthana
team and Ms. Deepa K. Narayanan, Mentor,
Narthana for the graceful performances.
‘Shivarathri’ was celebrated in
the campus on 25th February
2017.
The celebration started with
an interactive session wherein
the attendees discussed topics
like logical reasoning and de-
cision making. Abhinaya, the drama club, presented
an astounding play which showcased a scene where
Lord Shiva descends to the Earth owing to his fight
with Goddess Parvati, and the lord’s encounter with
residents of the Earth induced laughter.
An elegant Tandav performance by Ms. Ankita (S2),
and a vocal-instrumental performance by Ms. Deepa
K. Narayanan, Faculty Associate, English Dept.,
enthralled the crowd.
The attendees were briefed about Indian mythology
and stories of all the Jyotirlingas in India. The CSO of
the school spoke about the historical temples of India
and narrated the story behind them.
At 12:30 am, students were taken for Smashana Yatra
and documentaries like 'Ancient Aliens' were shown
which helped students gain insights about Lord Shiva.
The concept of fear was explored and tackled with
clips from the movie 'Insidious' and the much loved
Mr. Bean videos. This event lasted till 3:30 am, after
which everyone chanted the Mrityunjaya mantra.
The students were then asked to introspect
themselves. They were asked to find out a quality in
them that they would rather not have. After writing this
quality in a piece of paper, they were asked to throw it
in the fire, symbolizing the destruction of the bad.
The celebration culminated with a Pooja.
Dance Day Shivarathri Celebrations
February 2017 PAGE 7
School Highlights
The School hosted a workshop on Stand-Up
Comedy on the 27th of February 2017.
Interlaced with thought provoking satires, the
workshop brought to the limelight the practices widely
recognized in the world of professional stand-up
comedy, and highlighted the significance of timings,
confidence and spontaneity.
The event attracted a sizeable participation from all
the years drawing a satisfying number of about 30
aspiring stand-up comedians. The event was anchored
by Mr. Ashish Pai (S6, CSE) who gave his audience a
brief account on the art of stand-up comedy throwing
light on its versatility and timing. He was succeeded by
Mr. Amandeep Singh Rajput (S4, EEE) whose
presentation focused on the effective content making
for a blockbuster stand-up comedy. Mr. G. Krishna
Sandilya (S4, EEE) laid emphasis on the necessity of
sounding convincing to the target audience, and
discussed the personality of a stand-up comedian,
stage dynamics and the significance of spontaneity.
The Humour Club ended its event hinting that a
follow-up session would be held in the near future.
Woven with hearty laughs, inspiring legends, and
admirable talents, the workshop turned out to be the
first stable step into the beautiful world of sensible
humour.
Shivarathri Celebrations Stand-Up Comedy
February 2017 PAGE 8
School Highlights
Papers Presented
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE
CONFERENCE
Presented By:
Sereddy Pravin Reddy
Author(s):
Tushar Sawhney
Sereddy Pravin Reddy
Amudha J.
C. Jyotsna
“Helping Hands – An Eye
Tracking enabled User Interface
Framework for Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis Patients”
27th -28
th
January,
2017
2nd International Conference on
Sustainable Computing Techniques
in Engineering, Science and
Management (SCESM-2017) Presented By:
Chandrika K.R.
Author(s):
Chandrika K.R.
Amudha J.
“An Eye Tracking Study to
Understand the Visual Perception
Behavior while Source Code
Comprehension”
Department of CSE
February 2017 PAGE 9
Dr. Amudha J. delivered a keynote talk on "WE
ARE WHAT WE SEE - A COMPUTER VISION
PERSPECTIVE" at the International Conference on
Contemporary Topics in Power Engineering and
Aiding Technologies (ICCPEAT'2017) held during
24th-25th February 2017 at Pondicherry.
She also chaired a session on "Signal Processing and
Image Processing".
Mr. Rishikeshwar (BLENU4CSE15102) and
Mr. Vivek Reddy (BLENU4CSE15088) have
secured II and III position in the events OSPC,
Debugging and Reverse Coding respectively, of
CARTE BLANCHE’17, a National Level
Technical Symposium held from 17th to 19
th
February , 2017 organised by Computer Society of
MIT, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna
University, Chennai.
A talk on “Autonomous Mobile Robots Developed
at CAIR”
The Amrita CSI (Computer Society of India)
chapter organised a Distinguished Speaker Program
on “Autonomous Mobile Robots Developed at
CAIR” on 3rd February 2017. The speaker who
presided was Dr. P. Murali Krishna, Scientist ’F’
CAIR, DRDO, Bengaluru. Dr. Murali Krishna
explained how Industrial Robots performance in
real time scenarios,replacing human intervention.
The hardware details like various sensors used to
implement the robots, software architecture aspects
of capturing the moments of the Robots and path
finding mechanism in different obstacle scenario
were also some of the topics discussed. The talk
ended with queries from audience related to
Robotics.
The program witnessed an audience of around 75
members including M.Tech. students and faculty
members. The event was coordinated by Dr. Rakesh
N., Dept of CSE, Assistant Professor and Mentor –
CSI.
Faculty Achievements/
Participation/Recognition Department Activity
Students Achievements
Department of CSE
February 2017 PAGE 10
Workshop on Django
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Student Chapter organized a hands-on workshop
on Django on Saturday, the 4th of February, 2017,
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event was exclu-
sively held for ACM members.
Mr. Sanket M. Bhat (S6, CSE), Secretary, FACE,
commenced the session by welcoming the speaker,
Mr. Sreecharan from SAP Labs. The session began
with a discussion of the basics of the Python, as
Django is an open-source web framework written in
Python. The speaker then proceeded to explain
about the applications of Django, making use of
various well-placed demos and examples as
learning aids. The keen interest of the crowd was
evident and the two-hour event was well-received.
The event concluded with Mr. Bhat thanking
Mr. Sreecharan for his time and the knowledge he
imparted.
Session on Actuators and Sensors
Amrita Centre for Robotics and Mechatronics
(ACROM) conducted a session on actuators and
sensors on 21st February, 2017. The session attracted
over 30 students from all branches. The talk was
delivered by Mr. Utkarsh (S4) and Mr. Deepak (S4),
student members of the club, at the E-learning hall.
The talk enlightened the audience to the various
types of motors used in robotics. The varied applica-
tions of each component and future scope in design
were discussed.
Department Activity Department Activity
A talk on “Autonomous Mobile Robots Developed at
CAIR”
Departmental Club Activity
Papers Presented
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE
CONFERENCE
Presented By:
A. Susmitha
Author(s):
A. Susmitha
T. Alakananda
M. L. Apoorva
T. K. Ramesh
“Automated Irrigation Sustem
using Weather Prediction for
Efficient Usage of Water Re-
sources”
27th & 28
th
December,
2016
International Conference on Ad-
vanced Material Technologies
(ICAMT) 2016, at Dadi Institute of
Engineering and Technology
(DIET), Vishakhapatnam
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Presented By:
Rajath Vasudevamurthy
Author(s):
Rajath Vasudevamurthy
“Buddhism at Swadeshi Indology-
2”
17th to 19
th
February
2017
National Conference on Global Per-
ceptions of Indian Heritage at Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
(IGNCA), Delhi
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE ORGANIZER /
VENUE
Rajath Vasudevamurthy Seminar on “Science & Technol-
ogy in the Indic Tradition”
3rd to 5
th
February,
2017
IISc., Bengaluru
Workshops / Conferences / Seminars Attended
Department of ECE
February 2017 PAGE 11
Ms. Vinodhini M. as Inventor and Dr. N. S. Murty as
Co-Inventor, filed a Patent titled, “System and
Methods of an Efficient and High Throughput
Network-on-Chip Architecture” on 14th February,
2017.
Dr. N. S. Murty attended the IESA vision summit
2017 on 21st & 22
nd February, 2017 at The Leela
Palace, Bengaluru.
Dr. Robin Augustine, Associate Professor, Uppsala
University, Sweden delivered a talk on "Applied
Bio-Electromagnetics" on 28th February, 2017 in the
campus. The talk was arranged by Dr. Dhanesh
Kurup for the faculty members and students.
Ms. Kirti S. Pande attended a talk by Dr. Sparsh
Mittal at National Conference on Parallel Computing
Technologies PARCOMPTECH India 2017 at IISc.
Bengaluru om 23rd
February 2017. The conference
was organized by CDAC, Bengaluru.
Faculty Achievements/
Participation/Recognition Other News
Department of ECE
February 2017 PAGE 12
ECIF in association with the Quiz Club organized
selections for the TCS Tech Bytes Quiz on 6th
February, 2017 at Amrita School of Engineering,
Bengaluru. Students turned up in large numbers in
teams of two to answer the questions in the given
time. The questions were based on recent
developments in the IT world as well as tech trivia.
Ten teams have qualified for the regional round.
The TCS Tech Bytes Quiz is an intercollegiate quiz
on IT conducted jointly by TCS and BITES. It is
open to engineering students of all semesters across
different branches in Karnataka. The quiz features
attractive cash prizes for the winners along with
recognition and fame which ASE-B students hope to
reap this year.
Electronica 2017, ECIF’s magnum opus, started in
the CP Lab at in the campus on 18th February, 2017.
The annual event was sponsored by Paytm,
StudyOwl (studyowl.in), Module143 and SculpIt.
The participants were welcomed by the Secretary,
Tanmay Sharma, and the details of the event were
outlined. They were divided in 73 teams, with 3
students per team. The introduction was followed by
a small instruction session, where the Executive
Members and Office Bearers of ECIF educated the
participants about the basics of electronics and
electronic components. This was followed by an
extensive session on simulation, conducted by
Mr. Nandivardhan H. R. (Asst. Prof, Dept. of ECE),
and saw the students follow keenly as the circuits
simulated on the screen were brought to life. Post
lunch, the component kits were handed out to the
teams and the participants started connecting units
to build the Doorbell Circuit. This post lunch
session extended till dinner and saw all teams
successfully execute and test the working of their
circuits. Post dinner, the teams gathered to learn the
method to solder the components on an On-Hole
Board, and learnt the complexities around it. The
competition began with the challenge to all teams
being to build 3 circuits on the breadboard in the
shortest time possible – a Code Lock, a Traffic
Signal circuit and a Digital Dice. The competition
saw all teams working hard to realize the circuits on
the breadboards.
Departmental Forum Activity
Papers Presented
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE
CONFERENCE
Presented By:
V.S. Kirthika Devi
Author(s):
V.S. Kirthika Devi
S.G. Srivani
“Modified phase-shifted PWM
for cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel
Inverter”
27th & 28
th
February,
2017
3rd IEEE International conference on
Advances in Electrical, Electronics,
Information, Communication and
Bioinformatics(AEEICB-2017)
Prathyusha Engineering College,
Thiruvallur, Kanjipuram (Dt).
IEEE-Digital Library
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE ORGANIZER /
VENUE
V.S. Kirthika Devi Workshop on “Advance Power
Electronics In Renewable Inte-
gration”
6th
to 8th
February,
2017
R.V. College of Engineering,
Bengaluru
Workshops / Conferences / Seminars Attended
Department of EEE
February 2017 PAGE 13
An event 'What’s Going On?'
VIDYUTH in collaboration with IEEE PES chapter
conducted an event “What’s Going On?” on 22nd
February, 2017 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm in Krishna
Hall, which is a sequel of its former version with two
more interesting topics 'Power Transmission' and
'Pulse Oximeter'. The first version was on 6th
October, 2016 on the topics of 'Hybrid Vehicles' and
'Gadgets'.
The session started with a technical question posed to
the audience. Then it was carried forward by the ex-
planation for working of Power Grids and how power
is transferred from generation point to user end. In
continuation to this, the club executives also ex-
plained about Pulse Oximeter, a medical electronic
device which is used to maintain correct heart beat
rate. The session was attended by 35 students and
came to an end with an interactive session.
Departmental Forum Activity
Department of EEE
February 2017 PAGE 14
Talk on 'Power Electronics and Drives for Defence
Applications'
IEEE PES AND IAS Jt Student Chapter of Amrita
School of Engineering has organized a talk on ‘Power
Electronics and Drives for Defence applications’ on
22nd February, 2017 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in
Rama Hall. The talk was delivered by Mr S.
Sundaresh, DRDO distinguished fellow.
Mr. S. Sundaresh is guiding and mentoring the
DRDO Project teams in Technology domains of
Futuristic Combat Vehicles, Armament Systems and
Unmanned Ground Vehicles. He joined DRDO and
served DRDO for 40 years. As Chief Controller
R&D and Director General, he had steered and
guided many Combat Vehicle and Armament
projects, and evolved new strategies for the growth of
DRDO and for better synergy with the Armed Forces
and Production Agencies. He received the DRDO
Performance Excellence Award in 2008 as the leader
of the Battle tank Arjun team.
He received the DRDO Technology Leadership
Award for 2010 for his contribution to Combat
Vehicles Technologies development. He was
awarded Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in 2011
by Sathyabama University.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Fellow of IETE
and Member in SAE. He is presently Chairman of
IEEE Technology & Engineering Management
Society of Madras Chapter. He superannuated in
March 2014 as Distinguished Scientist and Director
General, Armament & Combat Vehicles and
Engineering. Earlier, he led the MBT Arjun
programme as Director, Combat Vehicles Research
& Development Establishment, one of the labs of
DRDO, located in Avadi, Chennai.
The event was attended by the students of S6 EEE
Department. The talk mainly focused on the various
drives used in different parts of defence and also the
control engineering involved in defence. The
evolution of drives from pneumatic to electric and the
reasons for the evolution was been discussed. The
advantages of electric drives over pneumatic and
hydraulic drives were also mentioned. Mr. S.
Sundaresh mentioned the scope for research in this
field. At The end of the session Mr. S. Sundaresh
was felicitated with a memento as a token of gratitude
by Dr. Deepa K., Asst. Prof., EEE Department &
Coordinator of IEEE PES and IAS Jt student chapter
at Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru.
Other News
Papers Published
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
NAME TITLE MONTH
& YEAR
NAME OF THE
PUBLICATION
Kartik Balkumar
Abishek V. Iyer
Abishek Ramasubramanian
Kaliyannan Devarajan
Prakash K. Marimuthu
“Numerical Simulation of Low
Velocity Impact Analysis of Fiber
Metal Laminates”
February
2017
Mechanics and Mechanical
Engineering
Vol. 20, No. 4 (2016)
Pages : 515–530
Publisher: Lodz University of
Technology
Department of ME
February 2017 PAGE 15
Mr. Rajeevlochana G. Chittawadigi was invited by Robotics
Research Center at IIIT Hyderabad to deliver a talk on
Robo Analyzer software and its usage in Robotics
Education on 2nd
February, 2017.
SAEINDIA Collegiate Club Activity
Inauguration of BAJA vehicle
The team ‘AMEYA’ from Amrita School of
Engineering, Bengaluru designed and built an
All-Terrain Vehicle ‘ASWADHAMA V1.0’ to
participate in the Main BAJA SAEINDIA 2017. The
vehicle “ASWADHAMA V1.0” was launched on 7th
February, 2017. The vehicle was flagged off by
Poojya Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-
President-Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Director
Br. Dhanaraj Swami, Associate Dean Dr. Rakesh S.
G., Chairman-Mechanical Engineering Department
Dr. Nagaraja S. R., Faculty advisor Mr. Vinod
Kotebavi, other faculty members and the students
were present during the event.
BAJA SAEINDIA is an annual event organized by
the SAE INDIA (Society of Automotive Engineers)
in which various technical minds across the country
and abroad come together for showcasing their intel-
lectual skills for a common task. The task offered was
Design and Fabrication of an All-Terrain Vehicle
(ATV).The Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA is a filtration
criterion, through which all the registered teams are
scrutinized for their knowledge and capability to
participate successfully in the main event.
The team AMEYA consisted of 23 students from S6
and S8 Mechanical Engineering under the captaincy
of Mr. Chaitanya.
Faculty Achievements/
Participation/Recognition Departmental Clubs Activity
Departmental Clubs Activity
Department of ME
February 2017 PAGE 16
BAJA SAEINDIA 2017
The 'TEAM AMEYA' from the School participated
in the 10th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA 2017 held at
NATRAX, PEETHAMPUR, and INDORE. The
vehicle “ASWADHAMA V1.0” reached the final
round ‘endurance race’ after clearing several tests
including Engine inspection, Technical inspection
and braking test. The event was scheduled for four
days from 16th-19
th February, 2017. In the Endurance
Race, the vehicle gave very good competition for oth-
er vehicles on the track. This was the first time, the
team from our campus participated in the Main
BAJA SAEINDIA RACE. The team consisted of 19
student members from S6 and S8 ME and it was led
by the team captain Mr. J. S. Chaitanya. Also the
team was accompanied by the Faculty advisor
Mr. Vinod Kotebavi, Assistant Professor, Department
of Mechanical Engineering.
The team won the second prize in the Cost category.
Baja has organized a recruitment drive, conducted
Baja Aptitude Test (BAT) on 15th February, 2017.
Companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, ARAI, En-
durance, Altair, Anand group, etc. have participated
in this event. Eight students from S8 and four stu-
dents from S6 were eligible for this test, out of which
six students from S8 successfully cleared the BAT
exam. HR meet was organized on 20th -21
st February,
2017. Lakshman Shiva S, from S8 ME has
successfully cleared all the rounds of ARAI
(Automotive Research Association of India) and
has been placed. J.S. Chaitanya from S8 ME has
cleared the technical round and the interview
conducted by Altair Group and he is in the waiting
list.
JIDO – The Industrial Automation Club
Organized an industrial visit to CMTI, Tumkur Road,
Bengaluru on 21st February, 2017 for the ASEB
mechanical students. Thirty S6 ME students
accompanied by Mr. Prashanth B. N. and Mr. Pramod
R., faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
visited the plant. CMTI is an R & D organization focusing
its efforts mainly on harnessing know-how in the
manufacturing technology sector for practical purpose
and assisting technological growth in the country. CMTI
has the role of being a Catalyst and a Key Player in
manufacturing technology growth in the country. Students
were first briefed about the company, its technology and
how the entire infrastructure of the plant is spread-out. A
guide was allotted throughout the plant visit, who
explained about the current thrust areas of manufacturing
technology. All the students were guided to various
departments such as Precision Engineering, Product
Development etc. and explained about the activities and
services such as Prototype Development and Engineering,
CAD, CAM and CIM, Metrology and Calibration, Rapid
prototyping, Nanotechnology and Academy & Training
the CMTI provides.
Departmental Clubs Activity
Department of ME
February 2017 PAGE 17
JIDO – The Industrial Automation Club
Also the students were given a brief about the new
initiatives of CMTI such as Nano Manufacturing
Technology Centre (NMTC), Academy of Excellence for
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AEAMT), Digital
Design Centre (DDC), Sensors & Vision Technology
(SVT) and Advanced Machine Tool Testing Facility
(AMTTF).
The trip bolstered the understanding of the students with
the fast changing technology in thrust areas of
manufacturing to support and serve in the manufacturing
sector. Also it gave an insight on how shop floors are
designed to give maximum production in least time.
A Session on Indian Military Vehicles
A session on Indian military vehicles was conducted by
Ingenium on 1st February, 2017. The session marked the
third event of Curiousus, a periodical dose of facts and
questions for the audience. The event was hosted by
Harish Krishnan (S4, ME) and Lalith Kumar (S4, ME).
Vehicles such as Kartik (the bridge laying model), Sukhoi,
Arihant Class Submarine, Pinaka, and INS Kolkata were
discussed. The history, speed and capabilities of these
vehicles were the focus in the event. The session was a
fitting tribute to Republic Day and made the audience
aware about the potential in the Indian Defence
technology.
Departmental Clubs Activity
Departmental Forum Activity
Departmental Forum Activity
Papers Published
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
NAME TITLE MONTH
& YEAR
NAME OF THE
PUBLICATION
B.H. Nanjunda Reddy
T.M. Mohan Kumar
V. Venkata Lakshmi
“Synthesis and characterization of
sodium alginate stabilized Nano-
Zno impregnated in to Bentonite
clay”
February
2017
Journal of Bionanoscience,
Vol. 11; Pages 59-65 (2017)
Scopus Indexed
Impact factor 0.61
Department of Sciences & Humanities
February 2017 PAGE 18
Papers Presented
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE
CONFERENCE
Presented By:
B.H. Nanjunda Reddy
Author(s):
B.H. Nanjunda Reddy
Pradadipta Ranjan Raut
V. Venkata Lakshmi
K.R. Vishnu Mahesh
M. Mylarappa
N. Raghavendra
“Development of sodium
alginate/poly (acryl amide –
closite-30B nano clay) hydrogel
composite for paclitaxel anti-
cancer drug transfer applications”
19th January
2017
International Conference on Ad-
vances in Science and Engineering
ICASE 2017 held at East West In-
stitute of Technology, Ben-
galuru
NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE ORGANIZER /
VENUE
Meera K.N. “Optimization using MATLAB” 16th to 18
th
February,
2017
R.V. College of Engineering,
Bengaluru
Workshops / Conferences / Seminars Attended
Chemistry
Mathematics
Faculty Achievements/Participation/Recognition
Mr. Murali K., Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis
titled “Contributions to the theory and development of Mathematical means and inequalities” at Bharathiar
University, Coimbatore.
Ms. Sreevidya B. Dept. of CSE
Ms. Kirti S. P ande
Dept. of ECE
Ms. Mamatha I.
Dept. of EEE
Ms. Mrudula Prashanth
Dept. of ME
Mr. H. Manjunath
Dept. of Sciences
Dr. Neetu Srivastava
Dept. of Mathematics
Ms. Deepa K. Narayanan
Dept. of English
Dr. Rakesh S.G. Associate Dean & Head
Chief Editor
Ms. Kavitha C.R. Assistant Professor
Dept. of CSE
Editor
Ms. Vasanthi ES to Associate Dean
Editor
Mr. Shiju ICTS
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