OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021
DSU PULSE
DSU collaborates with
IISc to develop photon
detector
DSU’s Sensor Lab has developed a light
weight Photon Detector in collaboration
with Indian Institute of Science.
Dr. Baishali Garai, Dept of Physics and her
team of researchers have now published
their research on sensor development in the
Springer Nature journal Applied Physics A
on October 22, under the title,
“Investigations on rGO on silicon based UV
photon detector”. The device has been
fabricated from scratch in the Sensors lab
set up by Dr. Baishali. The research article
discusses the fabrication and performance
of a graphene derivative based UV photon
detector. The device is of 1.5cmX1.5 cm size,
extreemely light weight and has an
architecture of a field effect transistor.
It has successfully detected UV photons in
the wavelength range of 200-280 nm. Some
of the preliminary results of this work has
already been presented by Dr. Baishali at the
2019 IEEE Photonics Conference, held at
San Antonio, Texas, USA.
The device will be soon taken to U R Rao
Satellite Centre, ISRO for testing with X-
rays. The work is DSU’s collaboration with
Indian Institute of Science and Indian Space
Research Organization, Bangalore.
INSIDE
Infosys Founder Sets Roadmap for
DSU in Building a Vibrant India 2 disciplinary areas. We have never faced the
Students Told To Examine Farm 3
Realities Beyond TV Screens
CJMC student invited to Harvard to
attend conference 5
DSU Students Win Honourable
9 Group’s Times Business Awards 2020-21,
Mention At NASA's Global challenge
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Climate change occupies
centerstage at convocation
The fifth annual convocation 2021 of the
Daynanda Sagar University (DSU) was held
on December 29, conferring degrees to 1428
graduates, including gold and silver medals
to 62 rank holders.
Eight research scholars were also awarded
PhDs at the convocation held in virtual
mode under strict government guidelines.
Chief Guest, Padma Bhushan and Padma
Vibhushan awardee, Dr Vasudev K. Aatre,
former director general, DRDO, former
scientific advisor, Ministry of Defence, Govt
of India delivered the convocation address.
Tracing the different epochs of human
history Dr V.K.Aatre recalled that humans
had lived in harmony with nature for
thousands of years, learning, mimicking but
always respecting nature. As science and
technology evolved we deviated from this
harmony and have created the new
Anthropocene epoch.
Some argued that the beginning of this new
epoch should begin in 1780 with the
Industrial Revolution when we started
mining, factories and mills creating a
demand for coal. Of course, the benefits of
the industrial revolution for human
betterment can hardly be questioned.
Subsequent developments had put the
biosphere to the risks of climate change,
ozone depletion, chemical pollution,
deforestation accelerated extinctions and
global warming
Clearly, notwithstanding the outstanding
progress made, humanity faces the issue of
very survival. We now face the twin
challenges of improving the quality of life
and human population.
Science and technology have sowed the
seeds of some of these problems. Can we
now use their power and knowledge to
reverse these effects?
There was a need to reorganize education
with ample emphasis on environmental
education, he said. This requires
participatory and coming together of many
existential challenge like we today but never
been better equipped to counter it, he
concluded.
Thanking the Chief Guest, Hon’ble Pro
Chancellor Dr D. Premachandra Sagar
congratulated the graduating students.
“It was the day to celebrate and to reflect,”
he said. Two years of covid had affected
people and organizations in previously
unimaginable ways.
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Dr Sagar also reminded that the year had
indeed been special because the Dayananda
Sagar Institutions and the university also
celebrated the centenary of its renowned
founder, Late R. Dayananda Sagar, who was
much ahead of time in envisaging
institutions of education of the highest
quality.
He said the Indian education had three
shortcomings: inadequate competition,
inadequate experimentation and
inadequate measurement of outcomes.
“And as the world gets more automated the
Indian graduates are going to be
challenged”, he cautioned.
Hon’ble Chancellor, DSU, Dr Hemachandra
Sagar delivered the presidential address.
“Degree is just a seed. You need to sow it,
water it and nourish it to grow. You have 25
years of active life. You have to make them
count in order to achieve and serve the
great community of India”, he emphasised.
Earlier, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Dr K.N.B.
Murthy presented the annual report of the
university. During 2020-21, close to 150 top
companies visited the campus, recruiting
514 job offers including international
placements, he revealed. Besides funded
research, DSU faculty had also contributed
237 scholarly research articles, published in
70 national and 138 international journals.
DSU signed 15 MoUs with reputed
organisations. Besides giving birth to start-
ups, the university was also bagged the Best
Emerging University award at the Times
he said.
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Infosys Founder Sets Roadmap for
DSU in Building a Vibrant India
Chairman Emeritus of the technology giant,
Infosys, delivered the DSU Foundation
Commemorative Lecture 2021 on Oct 8,
addressing the “Role of DSU in building a vibrant
India”.
He said in order to embrace the grand vision for
to make DSU a top-quality university in Science,
Engineering, Law, Medicine and Liberal Arts,
DSU should lay the foundation for sowing the
seeds of observation, curiosity, discussions,
questioning, meritocracy and pluralism in solving
real world problems.
It should also provide an environment of deep
thinking, of imagining the unimaginable,
collaboration and data and fact-based orientation
in research.
"We must embrace analytical and critical thinking
and begin to solve real world problems", he said.
Taking a leaf out of ancient Nalanda we must
impart modern education. He recalled that John
Hopkins University, the first US University to
focus on research as it’s the primary objective.
The objectives of a university like DSU is to guide
the students to reach the frontiers of knowledge
in any branch of study and integration of both
the teaching and research models.
The importance of science and research is that it
makes the youth capable of original thinking, if
an environment that encourages such adventures
of mind is created. Science is about exploring
secrets of nature and understanding reality, he
said.
He elaborated on how the earlier research and
inventions by scientists like Neil Bohr, Max
Planck, Albert Einstein, Newton, Heisenberg and
others had served the mankind. He suggested a
book, named “Usefulness of Useless Knowledge”,
authored by Abraham Flexner, on how useful
fundamental research is.
Rajyotsava Celebrations at CoPS
The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CoPS) organized
week-long competitions to commemorate Karnataka
Rajyotsava beginning November 8.
Competitions included essay writing, elocution, debate,
shayari, quiz, singing and anthakshari at the CD Sagar
Auditorium, Campus 1. S.S. Maini Girija was the Chief Guest.
She was felicitated by Dr Pushpa Sarkar, Dean SAHS, and Dr
V. Murugan, Principal, CoPS. Prize distribution followed. The
staff and students also looked like they were dressed to kill on
the Ethnic Day.
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Mr Murthy quoted from his recent readings
saying that it is important to recall that the
foundations of 'useful knowledge' originate, in the
exploration of 'useless knowledge.' He said we
must overcome our scepticism about the so-
called useless knowledge and encourage our
youngsters to pursue fundamental science
enthusiastically. He extolled youngsters to stay
curious and teachers to follow the Socratic
method of teaching.
Talking about India’s contribution in music,
literature, philosophy, science and mathematics,
Mr Murthy recalled the works of Thyagaraja,
Shankara, Ramanuja, Aryabhatta and
Bhaskaracharya.
India is beset with huge population, low Human
Development Index, degraded agricultural
productivity, polluted cities, inefficient ports,
migration to cities and various other problems
and solutions for it.
"Youngsters should be encouraged and equipped
to become contributors to solving these huge
problems and it can be done only by educating
the young to think independently in order to find
scientific and technological solutions", he said.
DSU thus can play a pivotal role to transform
fertile minds into confident, knowledgeable and
independent thinkers.
Mr Murthy said he wanted DSU to be an
expression of an age as well as an influence,
operating upon both the present and the future.
He wished DSU fraternity the best in this
endeavour.
He thanked Dr D. Premchandra Sagar, Hon'ble
Pro Chancellor, Dr KNB Murthy, Hon'ble Vice
Chancellor, K Jairaj, Group Advisor and former
Additional Chief Secretary, GoK, Rohan Sagar,
Board Member, Galliswamy, Secretary, DSI,
Prof. R. Janardhan, Pro-VC and the entire
fraternity of DSU.
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Internship for SoE
students at Bosch
Rexroth lab
TRAINING
Bosch Rexroth Innovation lab conducted a month-
long internship program for B.Tech Electronic and
telecommunication engineering students from
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering beginning
Oct 6.
The internship program was designed to provide
students a practical experience of industrial
automation technology. Students also carried out
their Project work during the Internship Program in
Bosch Rexroth Center, DSU.
The internship program set its primary focus on
Programmable Logic Controller.
Seven students actively carried out Ladder
programming with the Programmable Logic
software.
Students called the program “Excellent”.
Ms.K.Sudha Deepthi, Asst. Manager and Certified
Trainer of Bosch Rexroth Innovation Lab
conducted and trained the students.
Pharmacy College
Walks for Stroke
Awareness
PUBLIC HEALTH
October 29 is observed as the World Stroke
Day to create awareness about early warning,
diagnosis and the medical emergency caused
by a strokes.
To mark this day, more than 35 students from
the pharmacy practice department from CoPS,
along with faculty members, doctors and
health professionals participated in the Stroke
Awareness Walkathon, organized by the
Department of Neurosciences, Sagar Hospital,
Bangalore.
The walkathon was held as part of the World
Stroke Awareness Week, which culminated on
October 29. The walkathon was flagged off by
medical superintendent of Sagar Hospital,
Tilak Nagar. Dr. Kalyani Dilip Karkare,
Consultant Neurologist Sagar Hospital DSI
coordinated the event.
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DSU scientists develop
new composite using
rural waste
INNOVATION
Banana-baggese fiber is a composition of rural
waste-banana peel and urban waste-plastic
component powder. But who would have thought
that it can be used to produce car windshields, floor
tiles and composite walls?
In fact, with an objective of using rural and urban
waste to produce a composition DSU investigators,
Dr Rammohan Bhanumurthy and Prof. Raviteja Y.
P. have discovered how the fibre can replace some
of the expensive materials used in construction. The
product is used along with bauxite composition.
A reinforced composite of banana, bagasse fibres
and plastic powder was first fabricated using hand
lay-up technology. Prepared composite lamina was
tested for tensile strength, hardness, impact, shear,
bending, delamination studies and microstructural
examinations.
Prof. Raviteja, who had earlier worked on a paper
about banana baggese, came up with an idea of
adding plastic powder to produce a new
composition. The added advantage is that the new
material is not only rustproof but stronger than the
material currently in use. Obtained properties from
the natural fibres and plastic polymer matrix
composites were validated by modelling and
analysing Dassaults Systems’ products like CATIA
3DS, ABAQUS and BIOVIA tools.
Tests were repeated for the composites prepared by
allowing different orientations of the banana and
bagasse fibres (i.e. 0,30°,45°,60°,75°,90°). The test
result of both were compared with each other and
the influence of fibre orientations was evaluated.
The best combination and orientation angle of
reinforcements (Fibres) were fabricated, machined
and used for different applications like chimney
liners, composite doors, composite tiles and
composite boards
The two scientists, who published their work in the
journal, Applied Physics A, say this could be an
excellent way of managing waste.
This is the first time a composition is formed using
rural and urban waste. Practical composite walls and
tiles have been lined up for further testing and
research.
DSU explores eco-friendly
material for foundries
DSU scientists, Dr Rammohan Bhanumurthy and
Prof. Sandeep. M.J. have worked on the partial
replacement of sand with eco-friendly sustainable
material for foundry applications.
The project aims at conversion of industrial waste to
use by replacing it partially with sand. The two
scientists aim to use optimization tools such as
Abaqus® which finds the best possible way for
reducing wastage and improving efficiency in the
foundry industry.
Since eco-friendly materials are used human health
hazards are reduced, the scientists say.
The project also uses forward modelling to predict
the sand mould properties for a known set of input
variables like industrial waste, resin, hardener,
setting time, and degree of ramming by using
experiments, neural networks, genetic algorithms,
fuzzy logic and their diverse combinations.
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Students Told To Examine Farm
Realities Beyond TV Screens
This is likely to happen in India, had the farm bill
The College of Journalism and Mass
Communication organized a national webinar on not been withdrawn, he said. Journalist need to
focus on how economic reforms are affecting people
policy issues concerning sustainable agriculture,
hunger, farm incomes and food security on rather than the GDP numbers put out periodically.
November 23.
At the end of the session, Mr Sharma advised the
aspiring journalists to move out of textbook culture
Distinguished food and trade policy analyst,
Devinder Sharma, was the guest speaker. In his and report on the field situation, question the
dominant thinking and start examining the realities
hour long interaction with the students, guests and
faculty members, he discussed the issues faced by beyond the television screens.
farmer communities, the recent repeal of farm laws,
the future of farm laws and the road ahead. This webinar helped the students to know about the
current agricultural crisis in India and the ways to
address it. After all, farmers are the ones who drive
Terming the recently withdrawn farmer’s protest in
India as one of the largest protests in years, he the agricultural economy and help lead sustainable
development in a country.
discussed how important the repeal of the three
farm laws were and why minimum support price
(MSP) is a very important demand fuelling farmers' Prof. Rakesh Katarey, who organised the webinar
said, "Along with P. Sainath, Devinder Sharma is
protests.
perhaps the most prolific and published writer on
agricultural policy and livelihood of farmers. His
Farmers have rejected the market "reforms" in
agriculture, but privatisation is not the solution. To perspective was filled with astounding data and
solve this, MSP should be made legal and direct students received deep insights into national and
global policies governing farmers lives".
income source for marginal farmers should be
assured. Calling the withdrawal of farm laws as battle
half won, Mr Sharma said that there is no respite Meghana HR, Assistant Professor, said that these
webinars are important for students to access the
from the severe farm crisis the farmers are living
with. views of outside world, and especially of the experts.
For quintessential part of learning, CJMC has always
brought in eminent speakers like Mr Sharma, who
One of the critical questions addressed at the
webinar was, if the USA and Europe have failed to interacted and took direct questions from the
students.
achieve the same goals envisaged by the recent
farms laws, then how was the Indian Government
expecting any better through its reforms? For Apurav, a second-year student, this webinar was
very helpful in making him understand about farm
laws and what impact it would have on agricultural
Discussing the Economic Survey-2016 findings, Mr
Sharma said that the average income of farmers in sector. It also made him realise the significance of
India is just Rs 1700 a month. He also said that farmers protests.
government’s aim of doubling farmers income by
2022 is impossible. According to a study, between CAE Simulation Workshop
2000 and 2016, the Indian farmers have lost Rs. 45
lakh cr due to stagnant farm policy. Even media do
not pay heed to farmers issues, he said
Using Fusion 360 Conducted
WORKSHOP
According to Mr Sharma, the solution given by
various economists for higher farmers income like
The Autodesk Design and Innovation Centre, DSU,
aggregation of farm lands, less number of people
held an online workshop titled "Simulation using
dependent on agriculture and raising the
Fusion 360" on November 23 for students of SoE.
productivity by applying technology and inputs, is a
flawed concept and that is what the modern
Rajesh Yadav, Education Account Manager,
countries did and failed. Providing minimum
Autodesk and Abhinandan, Manager, Autodesk
support price for the crop is the most important
Innovation Lab, DSU were the resource persons.
measure to increase farmer's income.
CAE simulation using Fusion 360 is essential for
engineers and designers to make the right design
Taking the example of agricultural distress in
decisions, improving product functionality and in
France, he pointed that how young grooms who are
identifying critical areas in design with real life
employed in farming are facing difficulty in finding
applications in areas like designing machine
brides for them. They put up suicide dolls on trees
components in automotive, aerospace, civil
and protested. A similar protest was going on in
structures etc.
India for a year. The collapse of dairy industry in US
by the mega-farm industries has killed the dairy
twenty eight students underwent the workshop with
sector. The big farm dairies operated by
key learnings in analyzing Fusion 360 using FEA
industrialists has also killed jobs of small scale dairy
simulation, setting up and running linear static
farmers by bringing the overall price of dairy
stress and modal analyses in addition to visualizing
products.
and interpreting results.
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Different Strokes
How do different winners reflect on their success? Do they rest on their
laurels or set new goals? Is it time to pause or press the throttle? DSU Pulse
met a few gold and silver medal winners after the convocation to find out
what helped them win and how they want to take their success forward.
“One of the most interesting stages in life that
gives you an opportunity to explore is the college
phase. My experience at DSU has taught me one
fundamental thing – life is unpredictable. It is a
perfect blend of joy and hardships. You meet
different people, you interact with them, you
learn about their cultures and grow as a person”,
says Aishanya Kushwaha, silver medalist,
Computer Technology. “With all the knowledge
and skills that I have gained from DSU, I aspire to
become an entrepreneur and work for welfare”,
she says.
“My experience at CJMC has been full of learning
and fun. Guidance from my professors has been
very valuable to etch a career path for myself.
DSU helped me discover my passion” says
Vennela G.S., gold medalist. “I aspire to serve
smaller, less privileged entrepreneurs
communicate about their products and services
to a larger audience using my communication
skills”.
“The undergrad program at Dayananda Sagar
University was truly challenging, but the colossal
support and opportunities I received through
teaching, counselling and research here energize
the student and last for a lifetime. I couldn’t have
asked for a better group of people to enjoy
learning with!” says Suhiepha Sameer of ECE. “As
a technology professional. I aspire to invent,
prosper and be sufficiently capable to venture to
every part of the globe. I want to understand and
contribute to the wellbeing of the planet”, the
medalist says.
“I would like to thank my parents who helped me
join the ECE department at Dayananda Sagar
University. I wouldn’t have achieved without
their support. Today if I have received a gold
medal and placement in a reputed company it’s
because of the faculty support. I thank everyone”,
says Mamatha D, another medalist from ECE. “I
aspire to be a business women, no matter what. I
just have to believe myself and my abilities to
achieve what I have set my mind to” she adds.
"It was about making great memories, exploring,
having fun-filled interactions with the faculty and
learning new skills. In the process, I evolved," says
R. Sreelakshmi, silver medalist, CJMC. " I aspire to
be a great professional in event marketing. I
would also like to establish my presence in
cinema and performing arts. I guess it is not too
much to ask for in one life!"
“In these four years of my course at DSU has
provided me with best opportunities that has
helped me to grow and develop. It was a perfect
blend of learning and joy”, says Bhanupriya S., a
medalist from ECE. “I desire to follow my
passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice.
And keep learning, keep trying to drive towards
my dreams”.
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“Although these two wonderful years seemed to
end within a blink of an eye, they left behind with
me enormous amount of learning, says Jyotsna,
another medalist. “Completing the degree was not
just studying and chasing marks, it was more like
a game of balance, dedication, commitment, grit
and resilience. The air of DSU is filled with
positivity and good hopes, this kept me
determined throughout my journey”.
“My college life in DSU is one of the most
amazing and have unforgettable collection of
memories. DSU made me confident, hardworking
and compassionate”, says Karthik, a medalist from
M. Pharm. “My aspiration in life is to endeavour
to transform society”.
“I am proud to call myself a student of College of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, DSU. College was a
beautiful period of learning, freedom and
enjoyment. And I feel each and every moment I
spent here is worth remembering,” says Niveditha
Shenoy, silver medalist, CoPS. “We sailed through
the pandemic smoothly finishing our projects
without a problem. And thanks to the fantastic
placement wing, I have the chance to work in a
renowned organization. As the college taught me,
the harder you work the luckier you become”.
“I want to thank all of my professors who are
present at this institute. Because of their love, care
and support, I achieved my goals and helped me
get to second rank in this course which is a very
valuable thing in my life”, says Rachana, silver
medalist, M. Pharmacology, College of
Pharmaceutical Schiences. “The hardest part of
college life was my last days of college, knowing
that I would soon be leaving my beloved
professors, friends and the beautiful campus”.
“I learned a lot. I gained a new perspective on the
world and on people that I'm so thankful and
appreciative for”, says Kriti Naik, a gold medal
winner, BCA. “I just aspire to be the best I can be”.
“Innovation is most welcome at Dayananda Sagar
University. The college provided us with several
learning possibilities, such as workshops, national
seminars, and industrial tours. During the
pandemic, college provided us with the greatest
possible academic assistance and assisted us in
planning and completing tasks in a timely
manner. The gold medal as a symbol of academic
achievement would be only possible due to the
sheer support of mentors, friends, and family,”
says Vaibhav Gokhale, a gold medal winner. “I
waited for a suitable chance to pursue my passion
in research and am currently working as a trainee
at Biocon Research Centre in Bangalore”.
“It was a wonderful experience at DSU a memory
to cherish for lifetime. I am thankful to all faculty
members and management of DSU” says
Adityavardhan Singh, gold medalist, CSE. “The
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skills I have learned at DSU have opened
many doors to opportunities. DSU always
reminded us that life is unpredictable and that
you can never stop learning”.
“DSU gave me a wonderful experience to
learn and grow as a student as well as to be a
responsible citizen. It taught me to observe
and comprehend the real world challenges
and discover ways to solve them using latest
technologies”, says Pinky B., silver medal
winner, CSE. “At DSU they taught us to be
authentic, believe in yourself and focus on
gaining skills”, she says.
“The journey has been transformational. If it
weren't for my professors at CJMC and the
wonderful classmates, seniors and juniors I
had, I don't think I would be who I am today.
I'm grateful for everything I've learnt and for
how much I've grown”, says Aadya
Chidanand, silver medalist. “Aspirations are
dynamic. But if there is one thing that's
always been constant, it's that I aspire to be
free. Freedom is a hard earned nickel and I
would never let go of mine”.
On a parting note, Ketineni
Himabindu, silver medalist,
CSE, has a few words of
advice for DSU freshmen:
“Talk to people. Everyone is
new and a little nervous, so
take that leap and be the first
to speak up; Ask for help. If
you’re struggling in a class,
get in touch with the
professor. Most professors in
fact are delighted to see you;
Keep track of events. DSU
campuses offer a unique range
of event opportunities that you
may never get to experience
again; And finally, read DSU
Pulse and keep track of what’s
going on across different
campuses”.
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SoE students visit CJMC student invited to Harvard

HAL museum
FIELD TRIP MUSINGS OVERSEAS CONFERENCE

Industrial visit help transcend the
printed word in books, making
the imagined objects come alive.
Here is how Kiran Kote, an
aerospace student describes his
experience of visiting the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s
Heritage Centre and Aerospace
Museum in Bengluru.
In a landmark achievement for the College of
Journalism and Mass Communication (CJMC),
its undergraduate student Vennela GS has
been selected and invited for Harvard College
Project for Asian and International Relations
Conference 2022 (HPAIR).
This conference will be held in the US, from
February 18-21, 2022. The theme of this year’s
conference is, Through the Looking Glass: 30
years of HPAIR.
HPAIR conferences feature world-class
speakers and guests to foster mentorship,
networking and guidance opportunities for
delegates. It connects the top leaders of today
and tomorrow in a dynamic forum of
exchange to discuss and learn about the most
important economic, political, and social
issues facing the Asia-Pacific region.

The main focus of this conference is Impact

The Aerospace Department of Dayananda
Sagar University made it possible to arrange a
visit to the museum on October 4. At first
there was an introductory AV film for the
greetings, carried on by two major halls, in
which one displayed the photographs and the
chart which monitored the growth of aviation
and the main historical events that occurred
during the past since 1940.
The second Hall highlights the various
functions of an Aero Engine by displaying
motorized cross sections of various models of
Aero Engines.
Challenges, a case-competition style workshop
in partnership with leading organizations
designed to ask delegates to formulate
solutions to some of Asia’s biggest issues. This
year the speakers include Condoleezza Rice,
former United States Secretary of State;.
Patrick Soon-Shiong, billionaire bio scientist
and many accomplished persons. Previous
speakers include Kevin Rudd, the former
Prime Minister of Australia; Ban Ki-moon, the
former Secretary General of the United
Nations and many other world leaders.
On receiving the news of the invitation to the
HPAIR Conference, Rakesh Katarey, Professor,
CJMC, said that Vennela has been a model
student and one of their most hardworking ones
so far. "CJMC department is thrilled for her'.
“I am confident that HPAIR will provide me with
a holistic learning experience; from being
intellectually challenged and to being
emotionally stimulated. I am looking forward to
learn from renowned visionaries and connecting
meaningfully with the youth”, Vennela said.

SCMS (PG) Ranked, Rated and Awarded

Coming to the outdoor, we could see the
display of aircraft such as MARUT, MIG-21,
HT-2, KIRAN, CANBERRA, AJEET, LAKSHYA
(Pilotless Target Aircraft) and many more
retired aircrafts whose main purpose is display
only will excite aviation lovers like us. In the
exterior we could also see the unique exhibit is
the ATC Radar parched with L Band
surveillance Radar having a range of 200
nautical miles which rotates at speed of 3-4
RPM, with the frequency of 1250-1350 MHZ
and Meteorological Radar. In addition, a PSLV
model of the size ratio 1:10 and 1:100 and the
PSLV heat shield of the actual size are
displayed to give a glimpse of forays made by
the country in space technology.
While the Museum’s prized possessions
include various types of Aircraft models on
static display, the availability of Audio-Video
facility and display of Tran slides enhances the
experience immeasurably. Taking one's
experience a notch above are the true-motion
simulators that put oneself in the pilot’s seat,
offering a thrilling ride. It is where visitors of
all ages can explore and imagine what it would
be like to soar through the skies and have a
realistic feel of flying fighter jets and
commercial aircraft.
The Museum also has an excellently
landscaped exterior with an exclusive Rose
Garden, Orchidarium and Herbal Garden with
several exotic varieties.
A sustainability park displays working models
of solar power systems, biogas plants and
hybrid windmills to educate visitors and
students on alternate energy sources which
help conserve natural resources and preserve
the environment.
\ comprehensive mentorship program.
Our aviation field trip came to an end with a
excited group photo session of our
enlightened faces saying it all. It was a
wonderful visual experience.
Highly recommended.
The School of Commerce & Management
Studies (PG) has been ranked, rated, and received
awards for performance across several domains.
To begin with, SCMS (PG) was nominated for the
prestigious National Educational Excellence
Awards & Conference 2021.
It bagged two awards: Leading and Most Trusted
Management College of the Year 2021,
Karnataka Award under “Innovative Teaching
Approach, Outstanding Administration, Industry
Connect and Leading Infrastructure” Category
for the year 2021.
The school was also selected under the category
of Outstanding Performance in Virtual
Knowledge Delivery during the pandemic.
The Silicon India B-School Survey
2021 ranked SCMS (PG) 12th in the
A+++ category and sixth in South
India. The Week magazine ranked
SCMS(PG) as the 12th best emerging
B-School in India along with a cohort
of IIMs.
The Fintech Club, Vriddhi has seen the launch of a
COLLABORATIONS very successful stock trading competition, Dalal
Street Champion which saw participation by
students from several top B Schools and an
The school has also embarked on several
international collaborator, Trader Inc. The school
international collaborations: Dataiku USA, for
also launched student wellness programs by
collaboration, in the area of AI/ML and Data
collaborating with the International Coaching
Analytic, UIPath for collaboration on Robotic
Federation, Bengaluru Chapter, and rolled out a
Process Automation and IBM and NASSCOM for
Campus Connect Programs, giving the students
access to their high-quality academic programs
The school has established articulation agreements
in new-age areas of business technology
with organizations like Surya Software Systems
including AI and ML SCMS (PG) students have
Private Ltd., Bengaluru, and Cycle World,
also secured certificates from several top
universities through the Coursera platform after Bengaluru, wherein students were allowed access to
their resources and live projects.
being mentored by a professor.

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Workshop on Senior podcaster

using JMP visits CJMC GUEST

WORKSHOP

The College of Pharmaceutical visualization and distribution

Sciences (CoPS) held a workshop covering descriptive and
on “Statistical Discovery for inferential statistics.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Using
JMP” in Collaboration with JMP He also gave the training for
Statistical Discovery from SAS. Design of Experiments (DOE),
Factorial Designs, Response
Over 35 participants registered Surface Designs (RSM) and
for the workshop. JMP is a suite Mixture Designs.
of computer programs for
statistical analysis developed by “Design of Experiments (DOE) is
the JMP business unit of SAS a data analytics method that helps
Institute. you plan, conduct, analyse and

The College of Journalism and

The College of Journalism and podcast to what one shouldn’t do
Mass Communication, DSU, in a podcast. Further, he talked
organized a fun-filled interaction about periodicity of the podcast
with the famous podcaster and how it helps to connect with
Ashraf Engineer, on November the listeners. The students had a
24. wonderful experience attending
his webinar and are looking
Ashraf Engineer is a senior forward to have him again in
journalist and is successfully upcoming sessions.
running the podcast “All Indians
Matter”. He spoke to the students Ms. Prachi Pinglay, the
about his own journey as a organizer, said that she wanted
podcaster and about how he to connect the students to
views podcasts as a medium of contemporary issues and
communication in today’s world. opportunities. She believed that
having Mr. Ashraf’s lecture was
Mr. Ashraf believes that podcasts the most appropriate because he
must not be formal. It should be narrated his experiences as a
like the podcaster is having a journalist and also talk about
direct conversation with the pros and cons of podcasting in
audience. According to him, a today’s world.
The Speaker at the workshop Dr interpret controlled tests to good podcaster is the one who
Muralidhara Anandamurthy, determine which factors exert finds the balance between Anushree, a second-year student
Academic Ambassador, used his influence over your product serious issues and the connection said, "It was wonderful to be a
vast experience as member of quality, stability or other key with the audience. part of the webinar. We got
the global team at JMP. process attributes”, he said. introduced to a lot of terms,
He also mentioned that the most tricks and tools used in
He said, “The classical “Rather than experimenting with important part of the podcast is podcasting too."
optimization techniques are one parameter at a time, DOE the quality of the content and
useful in finding the optimum speeds up the process and helps how much value it holds to the Apurva Singh, another student
solution or unconstrained you identify important audience. He talked about said, “It was very helpful, as we
maxima or minima of interactions by manipulating various aspects of podcasting, are looking forward to come up
continuous and differentiable multiple factors at the same time. right from how one can start a with our own podcast.”
functions. These are analytical By building experiment certainty
methods and make use of
differential calculus in locating
and reproducibility into your
process, you can be confident in CoPS Conducts Webinar On
Pharmaceutical Regulations
the optimum solution”. the robustness of your
formulation and quality of your
Several factors can make final product”
A webinar on Regulatory Affairs - Dr. B. Wilson, organizing secretary
optimization problems fairly
Using the  Quality by Design Perspectives and Career of the webinar, introduced the
complex and difficult to solve.
 (QbD) approach to the testing Opportunities was held by CoPS in speaker to the audience.
One such complicating factor is
association with Group
the existence of multiple and choosing the critical quality
Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bengaluru The resource person discussed the
decision variables in a problem, attributes for a pharmaceutical
and Karnataka Registered evolution of regulatory affairs and
he said. product can help in ensuring
Pharmacist Association on emphasized the role of various
products meet defined quality
December 7. regulatory agencies in the world
Using the test optimizing attributes, regulatory compliance, and their responsibilities.
process, testing can not only be predict formula robustness, More than 100 participants were
quicker but accurate. reduce waste and get to the attended the webinar, including Further, he explained the various
market faster students, research scholars and job oppourtunities in regulatory
He also elaborated on statistical faculty members. affairs departments of
thinking in pharmaceutical Dr Pushpa Sarkar, Dean, SAHS pharmaceutical companies.
sciences, measurement scales and Dr V. Murugan, Principal, Dr. V. Murgan, Principal, CoPS,
and data visualization. He CoPS, convened the workshop. welcomed the speaker Dr. P. Sanil Dr. Kalpana Divekar, faculty,
provided insights into graphs, Dr Sonal Dubey, Professor, Kumar, Associate Vice President, CoPS, delivered the vote of
proposed the vote of thanks. Risk & Compliance, Accenture, thanks.
plots, charts, and interactive
Bengaluru and the gathering.

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Robo Race At
Electroblitz
The ELECTROBLITZ Club of
Electronics and Communication
Engineering conducted Robo Race on
October 9 with great enthusiasm.
Eight participants were in the fray at the
competition. The eminent jury members
also provided valuable inputs and ideas
on robotic theories for further
exploration. Akash Suresh and Aditya
Iyer won the competition for Bluetooth-
controlled Robo. Dr. Banga, Director,
Innovation, DSU gave away the prizes.
Students from the final year and many
parents who witnessed the event,
expressed their happiness and
complimented the initiative.
UGVs built at ECE
The ELECTROBLITZ Club of ECE
conducted the event ArduiNoob: Build
your own Universal Ground Vehicle
(UGV) on October 30, at ECE’s
microprocessor laboratory.
The students seemed passionate about
building their own UGV. Using the
software, students completed the coding
and interfacing it with the Arduino UNO
boards. They realized the merits of
cooperative learning and how it helped
make their UGV run successfully as per
specifications.
The line follower and the obstacle
detection UGVs built by team members
successfully ran on the track.
Earlier, Kanmani B. S., Faculty
Coordinator, who inaugurated also
introduced the event.
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Melomanie
Tests the Vocals
Melomanie music club held its first
competitive singing contest on October 9,
an offline event after a long covid
disruption.
With the dance and fine arts clubs adding
to the competition, the day packed fun
and energy. A draw of 20 singers gunning
for the top meant that the audience had a
repertoire cutting across language, genre
and vocals.
Not content with being serenaded, many
from an enthusiastic audience, including
the faculty members took the stage and
surprised everyone. Nandini Hazarika,
Rishab Sidenur and Rishi Sood won the
competitions.
Mechanical faculty
bids farewell
A college is a place where new things are
learnt and new people are met and no
journey to a college ever ends without a
befitting goodbye
The mechanical engineering batch
graduating in 2021 celebrated a day of
joy and nostalgia, creating many
cherished moments at the farewell event,
organized by the department faculty and
students of seventh semester on
November 27 at the Kudlu Gate campus.
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri, Chairman,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
spoke about the continuing relationship
that the alma mater and alumni hold. He
also encouraged them to aim higher in
life and reach heights in their career. The
former chairman, Dr. Rajagopal and
former Professor, Dr Mrityunjaya
Swamy were also present during the
event.
The outgoing students were entertained
with a series of fun filled events. Many
shared their experiences in the college
and spoke about how DSU helped them
shape their future and made them better
professionals.
VOLUME 04
Lecture Series
on NDT
Methods Held
MECHANICAL
The Department of Mechanical
Engineering organized a lecture series on
Nondestructive Testing (NDT) methods
in critical structures in association with
Matma-Sci, Technical Club, DSU, from
October to December.
Dr. Vijayendra Kumar, an expert in the
field of NDT and based in Germany,
addressed the faculty and students,
sharing his insights on the topic. He
discussed the necessity of maintaining
quality, reliability, social, ethical and
moral responsibilities, and, the
importance of NDT.
Students and faculty of mechanical
engineering attended the lecture series
and the talk was deeply appreciated by
the participants.
Visual, ultrasonic, eddy current,
magnetic particle, acoustic ground
penetrant radar, microwave and
radiographic testing and many more
applications of NDT were discussed
during the course of the lecture series.
The participants took home immense
knowledge and exposure to the advances
in NDT with emphasis on case studies,
ultra sound inspection, and phase array
technology.
“The real time data of aircraft wreckages
and how the NDT data helps understand
the gravity of wreckage and the
possibility of obtaining all the necessary
data in such incidents was in spoken
about in detail.
The talks opened up opportunities and
encouraged students to take up projects
on NDT. These kind of lecture series will
reinforce the Project Based Learning
objective of DSU”, said Dr Rahul Kumar,
co-convener of the lecture series.
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri, Chairman,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
welcomed the speaker Dr Ing,
Vijayendra Munikoti and Dean, Dr A.
Srinivas.
He briefed the gathering about the
department and activities undertaken by
Matma-Sci Technical Club.
Concluding remarks were made by Dr
Saravanabavan and Dr Rahul Kumar
proposed the vote of thanks.
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SCMS gets active

with events
India's Defence and Foreign
Serving locally at the university
adopted village through NSS, the
School of Commerce and
Policy Jigsaw Explained
Management organized the Clean The College of Journalism and
India NSS camp. Mass Communication organized a
national webinar on the topic
This was just one of the many events “India’s Security and Foreign
SCMS has organized this season. Policy Challenges”, on October 9.
Operating under strict Covid
guidelines, the school also organized Brig. Kuldip Singh (Retd), one of
cultural and literary events for India’s foremost defence
students. strategists, delivered the seminar.

Beginning his presentation, he

remarked that the Indian media
was reducing India’s security and
foreign policy to Pakistan and
China bashing on national
television. The tone is being set to
create a war like situation.

Apart from Mukula, the fresher meet, “The half baked

SCMS also took charge of Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav. a Govt of India
initiative, commemorating National
Unity Day, Children’s Day and
Constitutional Day.
“While teachers are
academic ambassadors,
students are cheerful,
playful and like electricity.
We need to strategically
channelize these two,”
Dr V.K. Murthy, Research Advisor,
DSU and Mentor, SCMS said.
They held kite flying, face painting
and a march around the campus to
pay tribute to the soldiers. These
activities encouraged the students to
return to the campus after the covid
hiatus. The school also sported red
and yellow for the Rajyotsava Day. It
also sang the state anthem on prime
time, an initiative of GoK. The school
organized a total of seven major
events under Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav.
Among other competitions was
Doodliography with “My Vision for
India 2030” as its theme. The Dasara
celebrations also brought life back to
the campus in addition to webinars,
training programs and project work.
“We were welcomed with colorful
moments, cheerful people creating
unforgettable memories during our
first three months”, a fresher
remarked.
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knowledge of TV
anchors and distorted
facts imparted on
WhatsApp University
by educated people is
becoming a major
headache for India’s
security establishment”.
Most Indians, including experts,
do not fully understand strategy.
Explaining the contours of the
current security architecture of
India, he said that only the army
knows the consequences of war
and how wars plunge economies
into darkness. Nations go
backward by decades before they
can fully restore their strength and
resources, he warned.
Geopolitics is the driving force
which defines national security
issues of any country and it
transforms physical space into
political space, he said. He spoke
about what should and should not
guide the nation's foreign policy
and national security.
A nation’s foreign policy should
never use or compromise on
external issues to serve the
purpose of internal politics. He
explained how foreign policy takes
a long term perspective that can
dare change only if the strategic
circumstances are altered. Above
all, it should focus on grand
strategy.
The National Security System in
India was started in 1998.
Mr Singh also talked about the
aspects that are factored into
national security. These may be
population, geography, GDP,
energy etc.
The second set of factors could
constitute current challenges to
our national security including
conflicts, unemployment, scarcity
of resources, competition for land
and lack of infrastructure. The
increasing population of India
with limited resources is
challenging future perspectives
on national security.
Consumption of energy which
drives both economy and social
stability in India, is a major issue,
he said
The developments that will likely
affect national security are
governance gaps, which may grow
due to geopolitical, geophysical,
cultural and social changes.
Demographic patterns like cross
border issues, growing
urbanization and economic
growth will put a new strain on
food and water.
According to Brig. Singh, these
issues are factored into the
national security system..
Brig. Singh fielded a number of
questions on Sino-Indian ties also.
He explained how it was critical
for India to expand its econopmy
if it wanted to overcome China.
Later, Prof. Rakesh Katarey,
CJMC, who organized the webinar.
said, "Brigadier Kuldip Singh
served in the highest rank of
DSU PULSE
Principal Director n the National
Security Council Secretariat, PMO
on strategy for nine years. I cannot
think of a more distinguished
person to speak to our students on
national security threats, both
internal and external. I am simply
amazed that he agreed to talk to us
for an entire afternoon taking
questions from participants from
within and outside DSU".
Anoushka, a student said that, it
was a great experience for her to
o hear in such detail about India’s
defence and strategic planning
from Brigadier Singh. It was very
insightful and we now understand
issues of national security and
foreign policy more clearly.
Brigadier Kuldip
Singh was the part of
Indian Army for
almost four decades
and also served as the
Principal Director of
Defence for the Prime
Minister’s Office's in-
house think tank - the
National Security
Council Secretariat
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021
Talk on Network
Evolution
The department of ECE conducted a webinar on
the “Evolution of Network over last 30 years” on
October 9 for their students.
Mr. Subhhas Mondal, Head of Research &
development–5G, IEEE was the invited speaker.
Over 150 participants attended webinar. The
event was organized by Prof. Divyashree H B and
Pof. Navya R, Assistant Professor, Dept of ECE.
Dance contest held
The Abhinaya club of School of Engineering
organized a dance contest on October 9.
Solo and group dance events were held as part of
the competition.
The stage was set by performers at the solo
event, titled Switch-foot, where participants
choreographed on the cue on a surprise song.
The group event also drew appreciation of the
judges said they had difficult time choosing the
winners.
The event was hosted by Shambhavi and
coordinated by Amulya, Prof. Nandini Rao and
Prof.Ranjini K.
Case Study Club:
Learning To Solve
While the recent pandemic disrupted life for
many, it has also thrown up new challenges for
managers.
An exclusive Case Study Club has now been
launched at DSU primarily to create managers
who are problem solvers and decision makers.
The club was inaugurated on Nov 17 by Mr. K.
Jairaj, IAS and Advisor, DSU.
Mr. Jairaj drew from his experience at Harvard
and Princeton universities on the efficacy of the
case methodology.
Case analysis is an effective tool for teaching,
learning, and most importantly, practising the
art and science of management, he said. The
method immerses students in real-life
situations, allowing them to develop their
business skills by analyzing realistic situations,
applying business theories and tools, and
making substantiated recommendations for a
course of action.
However, working with cases is a pedagogical
approach that is unfamiliar to most new
business students and often inadequately
understood by advanced students, he added. He
said he was looking forward to the club
addressing this gap.
Workshop ends at
Vriddhi
Vriddhi, the Fintech Club of SCMS concluded
Dalal Street Champion, a virtual month-long
stock market competition on October 8. Over
560 students, representing over 100 institutions
and universities from nearly70 cities from all
over the country registered for the competition.
The competition was conducted in
collaboration with TRDR Inc, a US incorporated
Fintech firm.
Mr. Yash Sahay from Model College Mumbai
was adjudged the winner based on the profits
generated at the competition.
Vriddhi also conducted a workshop introducing
Fintech for students from October 27 to
October 30.. About 165 students from over 20
institutions participated in the workshop.
The workshop was conducted by Prof.
Ravishankar Iyer, an adjunct professor at SCMS.
Apart from introducing Fintech, it tracked the
changes occurring in the industry.
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DSU Students Win Honourable Mention At
NASA's Global challenge
Dayananda Sagar University- AIC DSU, Bangalore
in collaboration with SUMVN, a space app start-up
based in Hyderabad and Pi-Learn, a startup based
in Bangalore, hosted the final two-day virtual
hackathon, the NASA Space Apps Challenge on
Oct 2.
Space Apps Challenge is NASA's incubator and
innovation program. The student project team
from Department of Mechanical Engineering won
the Global Finalists Honorable Mention on the
NASA Space Apps Challenge website. This gives
the opportunity to DSU students to carry the
project and execute it the Space Apps Challenge
next year. Besides the invitation to present their
projects to NASA scientists, the project team can
also witness a spacecraft launch.
Dayananda Sagar University has been hosting the
event in Karnataka for the past three years and is
privileged to host for this year's virtual challenge.
NASA International Space Apps Challenge, the
largest annual global hackathon on Earth! NASA is
commemorating ten years of collaboration by
forming a “power team of ten” international space
agencies that worked together and made the Space
Apps accessible to more communities worldwide.
NASA and the Space Apps Global Organizing
Team have made the difficult decision to make
the 2021 hackathon an all-virtual event.
About 198 participants across the state of
Karnataka registered on DSU location page and
worked on different challenges posed by NASA
organizers and completed their projects. The
global nominees were chosen by judges from
Dhruva Space, Hyderabad.
Lecture on energy efficiency
Helios - The energy club organized a lecture by
Mr. Kranthi Kiran on how companies can increase
their energy efficiency and achieve their
sustainability goals using speciality lubricants. The
talk was very well received and appreciated by the
65 participants.
Mr. Kranthi Kiran is as alumnus of IIT Roorkee
and IIM Bangalore and Head, Digital Business
(Asia Pacific) for Klueber International
Infotix Workshop on DevOps
HA workshop on Devops was organised bythe
Infotix club of SCMS (PG Programmes) on
November 16.
Ms. Deeksha, pursuing business analytics
specialization was the resource person. She
explained in detail the concept of Devops and it
popular platforms. She highlighted the stages of
Devops implementation in organizations. The
advantages and challenges of Devops
implementation were also highlighted.
]Participants Mr. Guru Shankar and Prof. A. G.
Krishnan shared their experiences with respect to
IT and Devops implementations in their
organizations.
VOLUME 04
Three teams from School of
Engineering are going ahead as global
nominees and one as a people's choice
winner.
The first global nominee team,
CERBERUS includes Shubhashree. P.
and Shishira S. from computer science
engineering and, D.Varun and Karthik S. from
mechanical engineering.
The second global nominee team, SCAM has Dilip
Gowda N, Chandramouli M, Pruthvinag, Sai
Soorya Natiyala, Sairam V Shetty and Chetan Sai
S.G., all students of mechanical engineering.
The third global nominee team AIRCRAFT
SMART TAXIING also has students from the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Krishna
Sharma.V, Ayush L.V.
The people’s choice winners are SPACE
CRUISERZZ from BNMIT College, Bangalore.
DSU students who were selected as First Global
Nominee's were felicitated by Mrs.Deepthi R.,
CEO, WE HUB, India's first incubator for women
entrepreneurs, Hyderabad, registered under the
Government of Telangana.
Students were also given the opportunity to visit
DHRUVA SPACE, a private Indian aerospace
manufacturer, headquartered in Hyderabad.
The local leads and mentors for the international
hackathon are Ms.K.Sudha Deepthi, Asst.Manager-
Bosch Rexroth Innovation Lab and Prof. Shubha
Javagal, Asst. Prof. of Mechanical Engineering.
Thought leaders
visit Quriosity club
The Quriosity Club of the School of
Commerce and Management Studies (PG
Programs) organized a series 10 curated
sessions by thought leaders for students of
marketing from various industry verticals.
Speakers from Bengaluru, Mumbai, Dubai,
Singapore, Canada etc. addressed the sessions
that covered new-age relevant topics under
marketing, strategy, research and data,
trends.
The series titled, “Stay hungry. Stay Qurious”
also covered how technology was impacting
business decisions.
The series began on Nov 4 and concluded on
December 6.
Over 350 students registered for these one-
hour sessions hitting an average of 100
participants in each session.
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Rajyotsava
Celebrations
at CoPS

The College of Pharmaceutical

Sciences (CoPS) organized week-
long competitions to commemorate
Karnataka Rajyotsava beginning
November 8.

Competitions included essay

writing, elocution, debate, shayari,
quiz, singing and anthakshari at the

Computer Vision Impelled

CD Sagar Auditorium, Campus 1.

S.S. Maini Girija was the Chief

Technology Conclave Held

Guest. She was felicitated by Dr
Pushpa Sarkar, Dean SAHS, and Dr
V. Murugan, Principal, CoPS. Prize
distribution followed. The staff and
students also looked like they were The Department of Electronics and educational institutions like IISC Deepa N., DSU, Srijani
dressed to kill on the Ethnic Day. Communication Engineering, Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, NIT Chakraborthy, RVCE and Dr Preeta
School of Engineering, in Sikkim, IIIT Dharwad, Cambridge Sharan, TOCE, Bangalore won the
Farewell at ECE collaboration with Atal Incubation
Centre, DSU, organized the second
Institute of Technology Bengaluru
and domain experts from Oracle,
best paper awards along with
Dr.Vaibhav Meshram, DSU who
edition of the three-day virtual Sapiens, Siemens and Empyra presented the paper, Simulation
conclave on Computer Vision Software spoke at the conclave. and Analysis of Bragg Grating.
Impelled Technology beginning
October 28. The topics were diverse, from hard The best presentation award
coded features in brain and their winners were Manjunatha K N,
The AIC-DSU promotes problem- relevance for deep learning, Kiran B, Dinesh Kumar V,
solving culture and foster computer vision in digital Department of Robotics and
innovation-incubation models in economy, role of computer vision Automation, JAIN (Deemed-to-be
The Department of Electronics and
healthcare, mobility and waste in industrial automation and many University), India for the paper
Communication Engineering, SOE,
management. other. titled “Design of Maze Solving
bid farewell to the Batch Of 2017-
Robot using LSRB Traversal
2021 on November 27.
The workshops encompassed Earlier, the conclave was Technique”.
Dr. Vaibhav Meshram, Chairman,
ECE, addressed the gathering and hands-on sessions for students by inaugurated on campus by Dr
welcomed the guests. The outgoing industry professionals and K.N.B.Murthy, Vice Chancellor, Dr S Sivaramakrishnan, Dr
batch presented mementos to the academia on machine learning, big DSU. Registrar, DSU, Dean- Bhawani Patnaik, Dr Sneha
teachers and thanked them for the data analytics and algorithms for Research, Dean, SoE and Sharma, Devikarani H. S. and
impact they had made on their lives. data science. hairpersons from different Darshan H coordinated this
Several fun and games were held to departments and other invited conclave
entertain the guests. Scholars of eminent educational dignitaries were present.s

ECE Student Projects Exhibition Held

The Department of Electronics The Department also conducted
and Communication a project exhibition for its Sem V
Engineering, conducted project and Sem VII as a part of Special
exhibition for its third year ECE Initiative courses
students on November 26.
The students demonstrated 35
There were over 120 participants projects from various fields like
who presented 40 various Machine Learning, Image
projects which included both processing,
hardware and software
implementation in various fields Speech processing, Digital
like Robotics, IOT, Wireless communication, Control systems
Communication and Sensor etc using the various platforms
based Projects. like Python, MATLAB, Proteus
etc.
The event included invited
lectures from various department The staff members of Dept. of
and project work presentation by ECE were present during the
the students in diverse fields. exhibition and appreciated the
work done by students. The co-
The co-ordinators of this event coordinators of this event were
were Prof. Divyashree H B, Prof. Dr. Sivaramakrishnan S and Mrs.
Navya R Dept. of ECE. Devikarani H S, Dept. of ECE.

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OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021
Visvesvaraya Museum: As we saw it
KIRAN KOTE
In many museums, they don't allow visitors
to take photographs and to touch the items
in the museum.
Quite strikingly, not at Bengaluru’s
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological
Museum. And all my friends from
Aerospace Engineering had a field day
trying out the priceless technological
displays at this museum.
I guess, this plays an important and easiest
way for anyone to learn science quickly.
The first section we wandered into had lined
up displays and working models that helps
understand the evolution of basic inventions
in science and their functions: levers, tools,
gears, the evolution of clocks, sewing
machines, typewriters, telephones, and
printing machines. The list seems endless.
Next we stepped into the first floor which
Webinar on Careers in Pharmacy Held
The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CoPS)
conducted a webinar on December 10 as a part
of their webinar series, “Career Options in
Pharmacy”.
The webinar, conducted in collaboration with
Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Karnataka
Registered Pharmacist Association (KRPA)
drew nearly 300 participants.
The speaker at the webinar, B.R. Rachubabu
lent value from his three decades of
experience in the pharma industry into the
webinar. He is currently working as Head,
Operations Excellence in Bluefish
Pharmaceuticals.
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Amullya R.S. Dr Monica Singh
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Prof. Nandini
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VOLUME 04
Colloquium on
PTEE under NEP
held PHYSICS
The Department of Physics, organized a one-
day mini colloquium on the importance of
Physics Teaching in Engineering Education
(PTEE) on October 9.
Renowned scientists from CSIR, IITs and ISRO
participated in the colloquium and shared
their insights on Engineering Physics and
Advanced Physics in engineering curriculum
in higher education.
Dr. Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR
and Secretary, DSIR, Govt. of India highlighted
the importance of learning by Experience in
line with the recommendations of the New
Education Policy (NEP).
“Education must be integrated and holistic. In
this regard, physics plays vital role and it is
important to encourage the learning of physics
for engineering students”, he said.
Dr. Bhanu Pratap Das, Director, TCG-CQuERE
consists of two sections technology and highlighted the importance of teaching the
digital technology. quantum physics and quantum computing for
engineering students, particularly the
There is precise information about how we application of quantum computing for
have come to use technology in our daily optimization problems like traffic control,
lives. supply chain, finance, medicine etc.
We could learn about solar electricity, He suggested that the Engineering Physics
hydroelectricity and thermal electricity are should be a two-semester course and should
harnessed and how we utilize them. include the introduction to superconductivity.
“The department should offer elective courses
There is also on display the state-wise
on the concept of entanglement, quantum
distribution of power-supply. computing, quantum communication, and
quantum annealing and quantum internet”, he
For a curious visitor, it is interesting to trace said
the evolution of batteries, current,
transistors, diodes, five generations of Dr. P. Sreekumar recommended that in view
computers, and other exhibits like the early of NEP, thrust may be placed on hands-on
digital clocks. workshops and labs, undergraduate research
projects and more collaborative programmes
A visit to the Museum is a must see. be worked out. “The overall goal is to retain
Especially for those who were never interest in the subject. This requires students to
interested in science. develop communication and critical skills”, he
said.
Prof P.B. Sunil Kumar said the importance of
physics in engineering curriculum is
indisputable.
“Concepts should be strong in students mind,
so that they can actually come up with new
Mr. Rachubabu spoke about the current inventions. It is extremely important that
scenario and India’s prospects in the world students have very thorough basics on physics
pharmaceutical industry, its contribution to and mathematical concepts together so that
India’s GDP, the issues of e-pharmacy and students can make a connection. Don’t
various career options in pharmacy. separate them”, he said.
Sunil Chiplunkar Vice President, Business Prof, Kumar wanted students to take one
Development, Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd. science course in the first year, which should
Introduced the topic and the speaker to the be one subject, not a mixture of subjects. Then
participants. the students should take compulsory electives
which can strengthen basics.
Dr V.Murugan, Principal, CoPS gave the
welcome address while Dr Pushpha Sarkar, The industry experts expect from the students
Dean, SAHS presided over the session. Dr coming from top institutions to have very strong
Kalpana Divekar, Professor, CoPS, proposed foundation. The industry will take care of the
the vote of thanks. rest, he remarked.
Departmental Correspondents (SoE) School/College Correspondents
Prof. Krishna Sowjanya, CSE Dr. Archana Lokkur, SCMS
Prof. Divyashree (ECE) Dr.Premakumari K.B., CoPS
Prof, Karthik (AE) Priya M., CoNS
Prof. Shwetha M.P., ECE Renuka Phadnis, CJMC
Prof. Ramandeep Kaur (CT) Dr.Srihari Sharma, CoPT
Prof. Shylaja (E-MBA) Prof. V.V. Rajan, PGPM
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