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Vol: 4 Issue No: 1 January 2015
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Edu Mithra National Cyber Olympiad, a joint
venture of AISAT and Edu Mithra Intellectual
Services Pvt. Ltd. was held at AISAT on
October 26, 2014. It was an exploratory
venture to buoy up and nurture the young
talents in the cyber world. The Olympiad
provided a unique and one of a kind platform
where the students showed off their metal,
triumph, met the legends of the cyber world,
shared their thoughts and implemented mind
blowing ideas.
The National Cyber Olympiad 2014 witnessed
great participation from all over India
including Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
The Olympiad started with a Cyber Quiz. The
winners of the Olympiad were Mr. Rajeel K.P.,
MES College of Engineering, Malappuram,
Kerala, Mr. Deepak G. Anil, Federal Institute of
Science and Technology, Angamaly, Kerala
and Mr. Nishchal Gautam, Sree Venkiteswara
College of Engineering, Bangalore. The
winners were awarded with cash prizes of
Rs. 30,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs 10,000 to the
first, second and third place respectively.
National Cyber Olympiad
MongoDB WorkshopThe Department of Computer Science & Engineering organized a two-
day certification programme on BigData Analytics with MongoDB in
association with Computer Society of India (CSI). The workshop was
inaugurated on October 28, 2014 by Mr. Vijay Kumar Nair, CTO &
Principal Enterprise Architect, Assyst International Pvt. Ltd, Kochi
Kerala. Ms. Mini Ulanat, CSI National Student Co-ordinator, Prof. Dr.
Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT, Prof Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT,
Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious, HoD, Department of Computer Science &
Engineering, faculty members, students of AISAT and delegates from
various engineering colleges were present for the inaugural function.
The MongoDB Fundamentals Workshop Training was led by Mr. Vijay
Kumar himself and provided hands on training to handle documents in
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a free Schema design using the database tool-MongoDB. The
sessions threw light on development basics, such as document
design in MongoDB and using the drivers, and operational basics, like
how to set up replication for high availability and sharing for horizontal
scalability. The sessions were structured around a series of lectures
and accompanying exercises that reinforced and enriched the
participants' ability to use MongoDB to build new apps better and
faster.
A follow up programme on Advanced Concepts, Online Test and
Project Review for interested participants was conducted on
December 3, 2014. All participants of the 2-day course were awarded
with a Course Certificate and those who cleared the online exam on
the follow up day were awarded Excellence Certificates.
AISAT-IGS and AISAT-ICI Awards for Best Thesis
The final presentations for the AISAT - IGS Award for the best M.Tech
thesis in Geotechnical Engineering in Kerala state was held at AISAT
on October 28, 2014. The selected five finalists from all over the state
presented their theses before the judges for the final evaluation.
Ms. A. R. Sindhu, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam won the
AISAT - IGS Award, sponsored by AISAT for her M.Tech thesis on
'Prediction of Soaked CBR Value for Lateritic Soils in Central Kerala'. The
award which comprised of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-,
was presented to her by Dr. Verghese Chummar, who is a veteran in the
field of soil exploration in India. The award was presented in an august
function at the Third Praphullakumar Lecture – 2014 on October 29,
2014 at Hotel Gokulam Park, Ernakulam which was jointly organized by
Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi Chapter and APS Kochi.
The AISAT – ICI award for the best B.Tech thesis was also presented in
the same function. The ever rolling trophy presented by the Civil
Engineering Department of AISAT and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/-, was
bagged by SNGCE, Kolenchery. M.A College of Engineering,
Kothamangalam and SCMS, Karukutty won the second and third prizes
respectively. Citations were given to the project guides of the teams
and the winning college was honored with a plaque and a trophy.
Workshop on Mentoring
A one day workshop on Mentoring was conducted for the faculty on
December 1, 2014. The forenoon session was handled by Dr. Mary
Metilda, renowned international trainer and senior faculty member,
AISAT. She was the former Principal of Maharaja's College Ernakulum.
She emphasized that Mentoring is successful only when it happens
naturally and informally. She encouraged the faculty to include
informal ways of checking in
w i t h s t u d e n t s i n t h e i r
academics as well in their
personality development. An
effective mentor should always
nurture empathy and listening
skills.
The afternoon session was
handled by Prof. Jose Prakash,
Associate Professor, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam. He enlightened
the faculty with the fact that certain techniques and skills
were necessary for mentoring the students. These include
development rapport, effective listening skills, effective
communication, observation of behaviour and most importantly
asking the right question.
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Talk on Welding Technology: Industrial Developments
The Fleeting Albertian Mechanical Engineers (FLAME) organized a talk
on 'Welding Technology', in association with the Indian Institute of
Welding (IIW), Kochi chapter on the October 1, 2014. The objective of
the program was to introduce the students to the advancements and
opportunities in the field of welding technology. Mr. Jose Philip,
Chairman, IIW, Cochin Chapter delivered the introductory speech and
spoke on the importance of welding in the current infrastructural and
industrial developments.
Mr. V. Muralidharan, Chairman, IIW, Chennai Chapter, in his keynote
address explained the various advanced and improved welding
technologies, its scope, applications and the opportunities in the
welding sector. He also threw light on the different courses offered by
the IIW and urged the student members of FLAME to form an IIW
Chapter at AISAT. Mr. V. Muralidharan is currently the Regional
Director, Southern Region of The Indian Institute of Welding.
Signing of MoU between AISAT & IIW
An MoU was signed and exchanged between Mr. Jose P. Philip,
Chairman, IIW, Cochin and Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager,
AISAT on December 10, 2014. The major objectives of the MoU are to
work together towards the upliftment of education in welding
technology and related engineering practices through seminars,
workshops and technical conferences in the state of Kerala, to train and
mentor selected students by experienced engineers from IIW, guide
the students in their projects, to provide training to the technicians so
as to improve their skill etc. Dr. George Sleeba, Prof. P. P.
Premachandran, Prof. Jose V. Mathew and Mrs. Asha K. R. represented
the AISAT management. A few selected students from the Department
of Mechanical Engineering were also present on the occasion.
Christmas Celebration
Christmas was celebrated at AISAT on December 19,
2014. The joy of Christmas filled all over the campus
throughout the day. The celebration was held at the Da
Vinci auditorium. Carol and Crib competitions were held
for the students as part of the celebration. The presence
of Magi made the occasion more glorious. Rev. Dr.
Clement Valluvassery delivered the Christmas message.
The Christmas cake was cut by Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil
and the Magi distributed the cakes to all who were
present. Prizes were distributed to the winners by the
Principal and the Vice Principal.
Editorial Board
Ms. Priya Xavier (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE), Mr. Jose V. Mathew (Asso. Professor, Dept of ME),
Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious ( Asst. Professor, Dept. of CSE), Ms. Neena Jeeno (Asst. Professor, Dept. of ASH),
Mr. Thomas Felix (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE)
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Events at a Glancel The Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized an
Industrial visit to Visual IQ, Infopark for the fourth semester
students on December 17,2014.
l A training program on HTML was conducted for the fourth semester
Computer Science and Engineering students on December 12,
2014. The training was handled by Ms. Josna Joseph and
Ms. Sinijoy P. J., Asst. Professors, Dept. of Computer Science and
Engineering.
l An IEEE seminar on 'The art of Project Management' by Mr. Sagar
Pottachilakath, Manager, Thermo LLC, Dubai was held at AISAT on
November 26, 2014.
l The Department of Computer Science Engineering conducted
training programme in C, C++, JAVA and DBMS for the IETE
students on November 17, 2014.
l A Workshop on LaTeX was organised by the Department of Civil
Engineering on November 15, 29 and December 6, 2014 for the
faculty and M.Tech students of the department. The sessions were
handled by Dr. P. N. Radha Krishnan, Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, CUSAT.
News from Facultyl Ms. Sreelekha K. V., Asst. Professor, Dept of Electrical & Electronics
Engineering, Ms. Nisha Varghese, Asst. Professor, Dept of
Electronics & Communication Engineering and Ms. Shilpa Francis,
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering attended a
workshop on Control Systems organized under the National
Mission on Education, MHRD, Govt. of India from December 2 to 12,
2014 at KMEA Engineering College, Edathala.
l Prof. Vincent K. John, Prof. Anitha G. Pillai, Ms. Liji Anna Mathew,
Ms. Saranya Ullas, Ms. Athira I.C. and Ms. Sheeja M.K., faculty
members in the Dept. of Civil Engineering and first year M.Tech
students of Civil Engineering attended the Third Praphulla Kumar
Annual Lecture series on 'Geotech Challenges of Kochi', organised
by IGS, Kochi Chapter and APS Kochi at Hotel Gokulam Park on
October 29, 2014
l Dr. Arun Joy, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication
Engineering presented a paper on 'Performance study of
BFAM 20RLS channel estimation for AOFDM based two way
Relay' at IEEE congress on Ultra-Modern Telecommunication &
Control System held at St. Petersburg, Russia from October
6 to 8, 2014.