All Management Events

‘Fostering curiosity and nurturing inquisitiveness’ These have been the goals of the Department of History at SRM University-AP to which Deva Harshalai Nimmagadda, Class of 2021 of Bachelor of Arts in History, belongs.

The entire department and especially his beloved mentor, Dr Maanvender Singh, could not be more proud of him for securing a coveted position in the MS Program in Computer Science at Pace University, New York. Deva found a home for his desire to understand the past and progress towards future in SRM University-AP’s multidisciplinary courses which enabled him to learn more about cutting edge technology and innovative approach to history. This experience was instrumental in helping him achieve his place.

“During my course of studying BA History in SRM University-AP, I have realized that history will not equip you with the skills in only one field, but it also opens you up to diverse fields.” Deva said, “Thanks to the curriculum in SRM University-AP which enabled me to explore various fields like economics, Journalism, Data Science etc. Studying history will demand immense research work and it will refine your analytical skills and these are the skills you need to live in a Tech world. I would like to thank all my faculty for equipping me with such skills even during the pandemic. Today interestingly History major in my profile attracts various employers and projects as they believe in the analytical skill of a history major.”

Prof Singh, who is very fond of Deva Harshalai, spoke very highly about his student, “Deva always cultivated the best attributes a historian could possibly possess- the endless and untiring urge to quest for reason and answers, and the unique and insightful perspective to provide the most logical and comprehensive solution.” He added, “With these qualities in one’s possession one can achieve any ambition should they put their mind and efforts to it.”

“The right skill was cultivated in me, and the right attitude took root.” Deva said to inspire his juniors, “I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to call SRM University-AP my alma mater. I am who I am today because of it. I would advise all my juniors to commit to their education seriously and SRM University-AP will give you the experience and encouragement to obtain your dream career.” Deva would like to take advantage of this world capital and invest himself in research and development in the fields of Artificial Intelligence in future.

Children’s Day celebrations were held at Nirukonda and Nauluru government schools from Friday to Monday under the auspices of the Student Affairs department at SRM University-AP. The programme named SRM Sunshine, organised various games and competitions for students from classes one to ten and distributed prizes to winners. The essay writing, drawing, running, skipping and musical chair competitions focused on children and their enjoyment contributing to their cognitive development.

Students of SRM University-AP mingled with the children involving them in various games. The tiny tots of Preschool and Pre-primary celebrated the day with much joy and enthusiasm. The celebrations began on Friday, followed by a variety of fun-filled activities and games planned by the Sunshine team. Children were given chocolates and gifts like crayons, pencils etc. as a token of appreciation. The event was attended by Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director – Student Affairs; Dr Abdul Mohimin, Assistant Director – Physical Education and Mr Narendra Babu, Manager – Student Affairs.

Every year on November 14 India celebrates Children’s Day, the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister. The day is also known as Bal Diwas. He adored children and once said that children are the country’s future and that they should be loved. Children also adored him and referred to him as ‘Chacha Nehru.’

SRM University-AP is pleased to announce that Dr V M Manikandan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, along with his research scholar Shaiju Panchikkil, published a paper titled, “A convolutional neural network model based reversible data hiding scheme in encrypted images with block-wise Arnold transform” in Optik Journal, Elsevier Publications.

The proposed scheme can be used for embedding electronic patient reports (EPR) in the medical image itself while transmitting, and at the receiver side the reports can be extracted along with the lossless recovery of the medical images.

About the Research:

Data hiding or information hiding is a well-explored way to secure some secret data by concealing it in a digital cover medium. The reversible data hiding (RDH) is a recent advancement in the field of data hiding in which the cover medium can be restored during the extraction of hidden messages at the receiver side. The RDH schemes are widely used in medical image transmission and cloud computing. Recently, research in the field of RDH in encrypted images got much attention to improve the efficiency parameters such as embedding rate and bit error rate without compromising the lossless recovery of the images. In this research paper, we propose a new RDH scheme in encrypted images which utilizes the Arnold scrambling technique for data hiding. A convolutional neural network (CNN) model is trained and used to extract the hidden message along with the recovery of the original image. The experimental study and result analysis of the proposed scheme are carried out on the USC-SIPI image dataset managed by the University of Southern California.

Dr Manikandan collaborated with Prof. Yu-Dong Zhang, Professor in School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester, UK collaborated for this research work. In the future, Dr Manikandan’s research will be more focussed on coming up with new reversible data hiding schemes in encrypted images with better embedding rate and bit error.

Quantum computing is one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the century. The Computer Science and Engineering Department at SRM university-AP is organising an online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on the topic “Quantum Computing and Communications: New Paradigm” from December 27 to 31, 2021 for scholars from various reputed universities and institutions. The programme organised jointly with CDAC, Bengaluru, will be inaugurated on December 27, 2021, at 9.30 am.

Quantum computing is a new disruptive paradigm based on the principles of quantum mechanics to solve problems in various fields of science that are beyond the possibilities of classical computing infrastructures. Despite, a lot of theoretical research and hardware implementations, the application of quantum computing in solving a computational problem is yet to be explored. In future, a new generation of quantum technologies will drive the development of disruptive devices, services and systems which will primarily impact imaging and computing of intractable problems, as well as enhance network security.

The FDP aims to provide a comprehensive idea of quantum computing, its applications and research opportunities. Eminent speakers will provide insightful discussions on quantum computing, quantum information, quantum engineering, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Faculty members, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students from various reputed institutions are the target audience for the FDP.

Brochure

Avail yourself the opportunity to interact with the brightest minds in academia from 27 to 31 December 2021.

Register here!

The Department of Biological Sciences at SRM University-AP welcomes Dr Gaiti Hasan, SERB-Distinguished fellow, for the next chapter of our Biology Seminar Series on November 20, 2021, Saturday at 11.00 am for a riveting talk about the vitality of Calcium as an intracellular messenger regulating several parallel processes, particularly aimed towards healthcare.

About the Speaker:

Dr Gaiti Hasan is an eminent researcher with a keen interest in the fields of Neuroscience, neurodegeneration, InsP3 and calcium signalling in neuronal function, and molecular genetics. She joined National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore in 1992 and held various positions there, and, most recently, since 2019 she has carried on as a SERB-Distinguished Fellow. Dr Hasan is also a elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Indian Academy of Science, and World Academy of Sciences, and was elected as INSA’s Vice-President in 2020.

Dr Hasan obtained her doctorate (PhD) from the University of Cambridge, UK. She had completed her M. Phil in Life Sciences and Master of Science in Life Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and her Bachelor of Science in Zoology at Miranda House, University of Delhi.

She is a recipient of “Chaire Gutenberg” by Strasbourg Communities, Strasbourg, France in 2020 and Darshan Ranganathan INSA Award Lecture in 2019 for her prolific contributions to the development of the scientific field.

Dr Hasan has several Editorial Board Memberships notably in PLOS Genetics (Associate Editor), Current Science (Section Editor), Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (Associate Editor), and Journal of Neurogenetics.

Join us on November 20, 2021, Saturday at 11.00 am to hear one of the most gifted scientists of our country, Dr Gaiti Hasan, share her research insights.

Register Here

SRM University-AP, is pleased to announce that the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering is bringing forth a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Recent Trends in Microwave and Beyond Techniques”. The duration of the program duration is November 15, 2021 to November 20, 2021. The sessions are scheduled in the afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday and in Forenoon from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

This is a 6-day online Faculty Development Programme aimed to enhance research capabilities of the researchers and professionals working in RF/ Microwave, Millimetre Waves, 5G communication and Metamaterial domain. Eminent Scientists and professors from highly reputed institutes will share their research experience with budding researchers, and expert from industries will offers Hands on Sessions. This Program will be managed by the Faculties of Department of ECE, SRM-AP.

* There is no registration fee for this FDP program. The certificate will be provided to all the attendees of this program. The candidates can register for this program on the link given below.

Register here.

Download Brochure here.

The programme will cover a wide range of topics such as

• Space exploration and technical challenges in Mars Landing
• High-performance Microwave and Millimetre Wave Components Utilizing Suspended Substrate Transmission Line
• Metamaterials
• RF Energy Harvesting
• Microwave Amplifiers/Microwave absorbers
• 5G Beam forming Techniques/5G Antenna Implementation and challenges
• Characteristic Mode Approach to Antenna and Array analysis
• FSS for Aerospace applications: radome and antenna
• Dielectric Resonator Antennas for Futuristic Applications
• Near and Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer: Trends, Techniques and Recent Developments

Some of the eminent speakers in this program will be

• Dr Goutam Chattopadhyay (NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
• Prof. S.K. Koul (CARE, IIT Delhi)
• Dr Arokiaswami Alphones (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU Singapore)
• Prof. V. Subramanian (Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras)
• Dr Mrinal Kanti Mandal (IIT Kharagpur)
• Dr Chinmoy Saha (Dept. of Space, IIST Thiruvananthapuram)
• Dr Arani Ali Khan (Dept. of Electrical Engg., IIT Jodhpur)
• Dr Debdeep Sarkar (Dept. of Electrical Commu., IISC Banglore)
• Dr Saptrishi Ghosh (Dept. of Electrical Engg., IIT Indore)
• Dr Shiv Narayan (NAL Banglore)
• Mr Sandeep Ghoshal (Maths work)
• Dr Ravi Dutt Gupta (Ace Technologies)
• Swapnil Gaul (Founder – NUMEREGION)
• Sumith S. Pillai (EMAG Solution Engineer, CST Microwave studio, VIAS pvt. ltd.)

This programme is being conducted under the watchful and dedicated eyes of Dr Divya Chaturvedi, Dr Goutam Rana, and Dr Ramesh Vaddi, from the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering.

We invite faculty members from Indian and International institutes, research scholars, undergraduate and post-graduate students to become a part of an interesting and illuminating session which will have speakers from various teaching and professional fields to contribute their theoretical and practical insights.

This program will be especially helpful to the participants who are doing or planning to start research career in RF/Microwave-Millimetre wave domains. The recordings of the sessions will be provided to all attendees. The certificate of participation will also be provided to all the participants.

Register here.