Amrita School of Engineering

Bengaluru

KritiThe E-Newsletter

April ‘11

“Only when goodness awakens within,

will one's personality and actions gain beauty and strength."

-Amma

Kriti

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

“Never look back and grieve. Look forward and smile.”-Amma

The Annual Athletic Meet of Amrita School of Engineering Bengaluru

was held on 16th March 2011 at Sports Authority of India, Southern Center

Bangalore. The day embodied the spirit of holistic education that Amrita Viswa

Vidyapeetham upholds, with students elevating the body and the mind by

participating in various athletic events.

The students, representing their respective houses, gave one another

tough competition to emerge as winners. The most coveted title- the Champion of

the Event in boys and girls category was bagged by Mr. Sushane and Ms. Ramya

Krishana R. of VI semester ECE respectively.

April ‘11

Annual Athletic Meet 2011

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“We cannot change all situations in life, but we can change our attitude towards them .”-Amma

April ‘11

The following are the results of Annual Athletic Meet held at SAI Kengeri

100m

SL.

NoNAME BRANCH HOUSE TIME/DISTANCE

PLACE

SECURED

1 ARJUN NAIR ME KABINI 13.65s 1st

2 SAAGAR ANAND ME KRISHNA 13.81s 2nd

2 JIBBI JAMES EIE SHARAVATHI 13.81s 2nd

3 MOHIT TYAGI EEE KABINI 13.94s 3rd

200m

1 JIBBI JAMES EIE SHARAVATHI 25.81s 1st

2 ARJUN NAIR ME KRISHNA 26s 2nd

3 AMARDAS ME TUNGABADRA 26.06s 3rd

400m

1 SUSHANE ECE KABINI 01:02.43min 1st

2 E.ANURAG REDDY ECE CAUVERY 01:03.56min 2nd

3 ARJUN ME KABINI 01:04.00min 3rd

800m

1 SUSHANE ECE KABINI 02:38min 1st

2 SACHIN ECE KABINI 02:38.41min 2nd

3 HARIPRASAD ECE NETRAVATHI 02:38.58min 3rd

1500m

1 SAAGAR ANAND ME KRISHNA 05:17min 1st

2 ADARSH CSE CAUVERY 05:22min 2nd

3 PUNEET CSE KRISHNA 05:22min 3rd

HIGH JUMP

1 ARAVIND KABINI 164cm 1st

2

P.ASHOK KUMAR

REDDY SHARAVATHI 162cm 2nd

3 SAAGAR ANAND ME KRISHNA 160cm 3rd

LONG JUMP

1 MOHIT TYAGI EEE KABINI 5.78m 1st

2 MANOJ SHARAVATHI 5.76m 2nd

3 JAGADEESH TUNGABADRA 5.62m 3rd

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“Spirituality is the science that teaches us how to live happily in the material world.”-Amma

April ‘11

SHOT PUT

1 VIGNESH K. S. ECE TUNGABADRA 9.40m 1st

2

P. ASHOK KUMAR

REDDY SHARAVATHI 8.70m 2nd

3

KRISHNA PARIMAL

REDDY EEE KRISHNA 8.25m 3rd

DISCUS THROW

1 VIGNESH K. S. ECE TUNGABADRA 24.38m 1st

2 NIKHIL TUNGABADRA 20.46m 2nd

3 VISHAL TUNGABADRA 20.10m 3rd

4X100 m RELAY

1 CHANDU CSE SHARAVATHI 51.78s 1st

1 MANOJ ME SHARAVATHI 51.78s 1st

1 RIJEEK ME SHARAVATHI 51.78s 1st

1 JIBBI JAMES EIE SHARAVATHI 51.78s 1st

2 SACHIN SURANA ECE KABINI 52.66s 2nd

2 SREEJITH EEE KABINI 52.66s 2nd

2 ARJUN ME KABINI 52.66s 2nd

2 MOHIT EEE KABINI 52.66s 2nd

3 PRANEET CSE KRISHNA 54.87s 3rd

3

KRISHNA PARIMAL

REDDY EEE KRISHNA 54.87s 3rd

3 PUNEETH CSE KRISHNA 54.87s 3rd

3 SAAGAR ME KRISHNA 54.87s 3rd

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“Always keep a positive attitude towards life. Optimism is a great tool to eliminate agony from life.”-Amma

April ‘11

WOMEN’S SECTION

100m

1 RAMYA ECE KRISHNA 15.44s 1st

2 SAI NAIAN CSE KRISHNA 16.44s 2nd

3 VINEETE SINGH ECE NETHRAVATHI 16.56s 3rd

200m

1 RAMYA ECE KRISHNA 34.97s 1st

2 SAI NAIAN CSE KRISHNA 38.51s 2nd

3 VINEETE SINGH ECE NETRAVATHI 39.81s 3rd

400m

1 RAMYA ECE KRISHNA 1.26min 1st

2 VINEETHA ECE NETRAVATHI 1.31min 2nd

3 SPANDANA CSE SHARAVATHI 1.43min 3rd

LONG JUMP

1 VINEETE SINGH ECE NETRAVATHI 3.15m 1st

2 SAI NAIAN CES KRISHNA 3.14m 2nd

3 SAVISHA TUNGABADHRA 2.86m 3rd

SHOT PUT

1 RAMYA ECE KRISHNA 7.65m 1st

2 SAVISHA TUNGABADHRA 6.30m 2nd

3 VINEETHA ECE CAUVERY 6.27m 3rd

DISCUS THROW

1 SAVISHA TUNGABADHRA 16.74m 1st

2 DEBOSHREE CAUVERY 16.45m 2nd

3 VINEETE SINGH NETRAVATHI 15.70m 3rd

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

“The real center is within. It is not to be found in the external world.”-Amma

April ‘11

National Seminar on Trends and Developments in Sensors and

Instrumentation – TDSI 2011

Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of Amrita

School of Engineering, Bengaluru, organized a two-day national seminar on

“Trends and Developments in Sensors and Instrumentation: TDSI- 2011” on 8th

and 9th April 2011. The objective of the seminar was to bring together the

academicians, engineers and researchers from eminent institutions to discuss and

understand the issues related to sensors and its applications. The seminar was

attended by 44 delegates from across the country and 88 students from

ASE,Bengaluru. The inaugural ceremony was presided over by the Chief Guest,

Prof. S. Mohan, Chairman, Centre of Excellence in Nano Electronics, IISc Bangalore;

and graced by Correspondent, Br. Dhanraj; Associate Dean, Prof. Rakesh S.G.;

Chairman, Department of ECE, Prof. C.G.S. Sarma; and Vice Chair, Department of

ECE, Prof. Shikha Tripathi. Prof. C.G.S. Sarma welcomed the gathering and

introduced the Chief Guest to the audience. The keynote address was delivered by

Prof. S. Mohan on “Micro and Nano Systems”. He spoke about the concepts and

applications of MEMS. He also brought to light the research and development

happening in this area at the national level .

The first day hosted invited talks from distinguished speakers;

namely, Dr. M. M. Nayak, Director, Launch Vehicle Programme office, ISRO,

Bangalore; Prof. Rajanna, Chairman, Dept. of Instrumentation & Applied Physics,

IISc Bangalore; Mr. Janardhana Rao, Robert Bosch Engineering; Mr. Manish

Mohan, Field Technical Consultant, National Instruments, Bangalore.

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“Be careful not to fall in love with your ego, in the name of loving and serving others.”-Amma

April ‘11

They touched upon the recent trends and research in the areas of

Sensors and Instrumentation. Their topics were “Advanced Sensors for Space

Applications”, “Thin Film Based Sensors”, “Automotive Power-Train Sensors”, and

“Emerging Trends in Instrumentation: Virtual Instrumentation”. An exhibition and

demonstration of sensor devices and instruments was also organized during the

workshop. Institutes such as ISRO, DRDO, Bigtec Labs, Robert Bosch Engineering

and National Instruments were among the institutes that displayed their

products.

The second day of the workshop had eminent speakers talking about

the significant applications of sensors. Mr. G. Natarajan, Aeronautical

Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru; Mr. Mohanvelu, Scientist, DEBEL,

Bengaluru; Dr. Chandrasekhar Nair, Director & CEO, Bigtec Labs, Bengaluru

delivered their talks on “Ground Control Station for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”,

“Biomedical Sensors and Applications”, “Evolution of an Idea into a Product –

Micro PCR at Bigtec Labs” respectively. The seminar concluded with a valedictory

function and felicitation of the speakers and session chairs. The valedictory

address was given by Dr. M. S. Thakur, Dy. Director, CFTRI, Mysore. He gave a

detailed presentation on the applications and the work done in the area of

biosensors in India.

The dignitaries and the participants appreciated the institute for

organizing an event of such importance and relevance that offered an opportunity

to all to discuss and familiarize with the trends in the field of Sensors and

Instrumentation.

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

“Never be depressed seeing the obstacles on your path. You have the lamp of faith with you. Light it.”-Amma

April ‘11

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

“The smile that lights up a face brimming with love is the most beautiful in the entire world.”-Amma

After soliciting applications for the post of president, vice-president,

secretaries and joint secretaries of the twelve clubs of Amritadhara, scrutiny and

few interviews, the new Amritadhara team was announced on 29th April 2011.

The event began with the outgoing President and Vice-President

expressing their gratitude to everybody for the support extended to them. With

words of advice and caution, the Associate Dean, Dr. Rakesh S.G. and the Chair

Amritadhara, Dr. Shika Tripathi called upon the new team to plan and design

future activities for Amritadhara.

Over the years, Amritadhara has grown with many new clubs added

to it; thereby requiring more people to shoulder responsibilities. So, this year, the

team has one President and two Vice-Presidents each for cultural and technical

wings.

Ms. Nandini M. of 5th Semester ECE is chosen to be President with

Mr. Anuj Ramakrishnan and Ms. Sreesha Kashyap as Vice-President of the

technical wing and cultural wing respectively.

Declaration of Office Bearers of the Amritadhara Team 2011-12

April ‘11

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“Whenever a heart beats with compassion : God is there.”-Amma

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND

COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

April ‘11

PAPERS PUBLISHED

International ConferenceNAME PAPER PUBLISHED DATE NAME OF THE EVENT /

PUBLICATION

Co-authored by

T.K. Ramesh

P.R. Vaya

“An Adaptive Reliable

Multipath Centralized RWA

Algorithm for All-Optical

WDM Networks”

April 2011 CiiT International Journal (CiiT-

IJ-1562) Vol.4

Presented by:Lakshmi M. (M.Tech. student)Contributed by:Lakshmi M. (M.Tech. student)Satyananda,P.R.Vaya and SrinivasanVenkatramanan

“Power Management in SoC

using CPF”

8th – 9th April

2011

Proceedings of 3rd International

Conference on Electronics and

Computer Technology (IEEE –

ICECT 2011) Vol. 2 , Page 325-

329

Presented by: Swetha Priya(M.Tech. Student)Contributed by:Swetha Priya(M.Tech. Student) andP.R.Vaya

“Behavioral Modeling of

Switched Capacitive

Interfacing Circuitry Using

MATLAB/SIMULINK”

8th – 9th April

2011

Proceedings of 3rd International

on Electronics and Computer

Technology (IEEE – ICECT 2011)

Vol. 2 Page no. 310-315

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Dr. Shikha Tripathi chaired a session at the “Annual International Conference

on Emerging Research Areas” (AICERA-2011) based on the theme of

Computers and Communications, organized by Amal Jyothi College of

Engineering, Kanjirapalli, Kerala, held from 28th to 30th April 2011.

Kriti

“Recognize that we are God’s instruments, and develop the attitude of a servant.”-Amma

April ‘11

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

NAME TITLE NAME OF THE

ORGANIZER

DATE VENUE

Mr. R. Karthikeyan FDP on “Research issues

in Process Control”

Department of

Electronics &

Instrumentation

Engineering

20th – 21st

April 2011

K.L.N. College of

Engineering,

Pottapalayam

Ms. Vinodhini M.Ms. Kavitha N PillaiMs. Sankari M. S.Ms. Jayashree M. Oli

National Seminar on

“Trends and

Developments in Sensors

and Instrumentation-

TDSI-11”

Department of

Electronics &

Communication

Engineering

8th – 9th April

2011

ASE, Bengaluru

OTHER NEWS

Ms. Susmitha Vekkot joined as Assistant Professor on 7th April 2011. She

holds a M.S. (Digital Communications Networks) degree from London

Metropolitan University, UK.

Kriti

“The mental attitude of a person is transmitted in his actions.”- Amma

April ‘11

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND

ENGINEERING

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Dr. T. S. B. Sudarshan has been invited to be a Technical Programme

Committee member for International Conference on “Distributed Computing

& Internet Technology” to be held between 2nd and 4th February 2012 at

Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.

Dr. T.S.B. Sudarshan gave a keynote address on “Cache Memory Design for

Embedded Systems” on 30th April 2011 in Annual International Conference

on “Emerging Research Areas” held between 28th and 30th April 2011 at

Kottayam, Kerala.

CSE Forum – FACE Activities

The forum hosted a seminar conducted by Mr. Navdeep Kumar from Infosys

on “Rapid Application Development using Adobe Flex” on 6th April 2011. It

was attended by 45 students from VI semester CSE and IT.

The 4th edition of “Broadcast”, the newsletter of the CSE students’ forum

was published in the month of April. A copy is displayed on the CSE notice

board and is also available on the forum’s website.

Kriti

“If we are not ready to willingly change, Nature or God will take up the task in His own way.”- Amma

April ‘11

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

NAME TITLE NAME OF THE

ORGANIZER

DATE VENUE

Ms. Deepa K.

Ms. Sreekala

Manmadhan

Ms. Sudha Yadav

National Seminar on

“Trends and

Development in Sensors

and Instrumentation

TDSI-11”

ECE Dept., Amrita

School of

Engineering,

Bengaluru

8th - 9th

April 2011

Amrita School of

Engineering,

Bengaluru

Dr. K.

Manickavasagam

Workshop for co-

ordinators on “Solar

Photovoltaics:

Fundamentals,

Technologies and

Applications”

Continuity

Education and

Quality

Improvement

Programmes

(CE & QIP)

11th - 15th

April 2011

IIT Bombay

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Dr. K. Manickavasagam reviewed a research paper titled “Design of

Differential Evolution Algorithm Based Robust Fuzzy Logic Power System

Stabilizer Using Minimum Rule-Base” for the International Journal, IET

Generation, Transmission & Distribution.

Kriti

“Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our mind.”- Amma

April ‘11

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND CIVIL

ENGINEERINGPAPERS PUBLISHED

International ConferenceNAME PAPER PUBLISHED DATE NAME OF THE EVENT / PUBLICATION

Veeresh Kumar G. B. “Synthesis and Property

Evaluation of Al 7075 –

Al2O3 Composites”

April 2011 “CIIT International Journal of

Biometrics and Bioinformatics”

Print: ISSN 0974-9675;

Online: ISSN 0974-956X

www.ciitresearch.org/bbapril2011.ht

ml

PAPERS PRESENTED

International Conference

NAME PAPER PRESENTED DATE NAME OF THE EVENT / PUBLICATION

R. Pramod

“FEM Model for

Measurement of Hardness

of INCONEL 718 Coatings”

22nd April

2011

International Conference on “Recent

Advances in Mechanical

Engineering”

M.G.R. Educational and Research

Institute University, Chennai

Veeresh Kumar G.B.

“ Mechanical & Tribological

Properties of Al6061-

Tungsten Carbide-Graphite

Hybrid Metal Matrix

Composites”

22nd April

2011

International Conference on “Recent

Advances in Mechanical

Engineering”

M.G.R. Educational and Research

Institute University, Chennai

National Conference

R. Pramod“An Experimental Investigation on Drillabilityof GFRP/CFRP Composites”

8th April

2011

National Conference on

“Developments in Composite

Materials and Processes”

Don Bosco Institute of Technology,

Bangalore

Kriti

“In the eyes of the spiritual aspirant all are different forms of God.”- Amma

April ‘11

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Ms. Mrudula Prashanth was invited to judge a State Level Technical Paper

presentation for students, DYNAMECH 2011 held on 7th April 2011 at K. V. G.

College of Engineering, Sullia.

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

NAME TITLE NAME OF THE

ORGANIZER

DATE VENUE

Mr. K. Shankar Talk on “Soil beyond

Mechanics”

Karnataka

Geo Technical

Centre

1st April

2011

IISc, Bengaluru

Mrs. Janaki R.

Mrs. Mrudula

Prashanth

One-day workshop on

“Mathematical Modeling

and its applications”

Department of

Mathematics,

BMSIT, Bengaluru

13th April

2011

BMSI, Bengaluru

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

PAPERS PRESENTED

National ConferenceNAME PAPER PRESENTED DATE NAME OF THE EVENT / PUBLICATION

K. N. Venkatachalaiah,

G. N. Kumaraswamy

“Effect of Zinc Oxide

Nano Particles and Podt

Deposition Annealing on

the Conductivity of

PEDOT: PSS”

25th – 26th

April

POLYCON-2011-5th National

Conference on “Plastic and Rubber

Technology” organized by Department

of Polymer Science & Technology, Sri

Jayachamarajendra College of

Engineering, Mysore

Kriti

“Pray: May none of my thoughts, words or deeds ever harm anyone.”-Amma

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

International Journal

NAME PAPER DATE NAME OF PUBLICATION

K. N. Meera,

Dr. B. Sooryanarayana

“Optimal Outer Sum

Number of Graphs”

To appear in Jan-June

2011 issue

“International Journal of

Combinatorial Graph

Theory and Applications”

Vol. 4, No. 1, PP23-35

April ‘11

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Dr. K. V. Nagaraja reviewed a research paper “Symmetric Quadrature Rules

for Tetrahedra” for the International Journal of Computational and Applied

Mathematics (Elsevier).

Department of Mathematics, under the aegis of Aavishkara, the Science

forum, conducted hands-on-experience lab session in MATLAB for the first

year students. The session was conducted in three batches, and more than

150 students benefited from it.

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“Our humbleness and large-heartedness are the foundation of our upward progress.”- Amma

April ‘11

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

PAPERS PUBLISHED

National ConferenceNAME PAPER PUBLISHED DATE NAME OF THE EVENT /

PUBLICATION

B. H. Nanjunda Reddy,

M. Ashok Kumar

“Assessment of Nanoclay Filled

Epoxy on Mechanical, Thermal

and Chemical Resistance

Properties of Nanocomposites”

December

2010

Journal of Metallurgy and

Material science

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS / PARTICIPATION / RECOGNITION

Mr. Nanjunda Reddy B. H. has registered for Ph.D. under the guidance of

Dr. Akanksh Saxena Pandit . His research area is Polymer Nano Composites.

Amrita School of EngineeringKasavanahalli, Carmelaram P.O.,

Bengaluru - 560 035

Ph: 080-25183700Fax: 080-2844 0092

Web: www.amrita.edu/campuses/blr

Dr. Rakesh S.G.Associate Dean

Patron

Ms. Smita SailAssistant Professor

Department of EnglishEditor-in-chief

Mr. Rajesh M.Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and EngineeringAssistant Editor