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Since 1984, India celebrates National Youth Day on January 12. This date was chosen to honour the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest spiritual and social leaders and to encourage the youth in the country. He saw promise for the future in every child and believed that with “muscles of iron” and “nerves of steel” they could bring about the social change required for the sustainable growth of this great country. Swami Vivekananda himself personified the eternal energy of the youth and a restless quest for truth. In a country like India, where almost 50 per cent of its population is under the age of 25, making celebrations that empower young people is essential because the country’s future rides on their shoulders.

Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk from India, who shook the world with his knowledge, wisdom, positivity and affection. He played a significant role in the development of Indian nationalism during the 19th and 20th century. His teachings and philosophy made the people rethink various aspects of education, faith, character building, as well as social issues pertaining to India.

According to Swami Vivekananda, a country’s future depends on its people.” Vivekananda believed education is the manifestation of perfection already in men. He thought it a pity that the existing education system did not enable a person to stand on his own feet, nor did it teach him self-confidence and self-respect. To Vivekananda, education was not only a collection of information but something more meaningful; he felt education should be man-making, life-giving and character-building. To him, education was an assimilation of noble ideas. He also told the youth- Set yourselves to the task of spreading education among the masses.

SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, a multi-stream research-intensive university, came into being with a vision of making nation builders. SRMAP has always put its students first. That is the reason the students have come up with transformative ideas and challenging developments. The students of SRMAP is globally recognised for their intellect and brilliance. During the COVID-19 wars, our student developed cost-effective face-shield to support his nation. The applications developed by our students for various societal well-being are recognised worldwide and celebrated with prizes and accolades. The budding entrepreneurs of SRMAP have founded a start-up- OurEye.ai, which enhances surveillance by enabling CCTV cameras to produce actionable insights using AI-ML technology. The nascent university also has a student who holds a Guinness World Record for art and creativity.

Furthermore, not only students but also the young faculty members of SRMAP are very enthusiastic about making a change for good for their nation. Our faculty and students have published 350+ papers in reputed journals in two years along with 27 funded projects and 16 patents. Our young faculty is recognised among the world’s top 2% biotechnologists. The tool developed by our faculty engineer is being used and applauded by senior NASA scientists.

Following the path as shown by Swami Vivekananda, SRM University-AP sets on a voyage to Channelising Youth Power for Nation Building. The university focuses on the overall growth of the students as advocated by Swamiji. SRMAP inspires students to follow their dreams and prepares them to be able enough to live their dream. The passion and dedication of its faculty members are touching the lives of the students. The nascent university has just begun its journey and will not stop until we meet our goal to make India greatest of all. We are confident that with the right mindset and guidance, India will again retrieve its former glory and SRM University-AP aims to be a proud contributor in the process.

Dr Malavika Binny, Assistant Professor, Department of History, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh will be presenting a webinar on the Life and Legacy of Swami Vivekananda to memorialize the legend on his birth anniversary. Swami Vivekananda worked relentlessly to propagate the ideas of pure life across the globe. His unparalleled greatness surpasses and excels all worldly achievements. He has left us with a rich spiritual legacy pertaining to Hinduism, and salvation of the soul. On January 12, 2021, at 1 PM, Dr Malavika will be providing a depiction of Swami Vivekananda’s life and teachings for the benefit of the audience.

On the eve of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh presents a Poetry Competition on January 12, 2021, at 2 PM. Being a spiritual leader and a reformer in India, Swami Vivekananda has perpetually inspired the youth, marking January 12, 2021, as the National Youth Day. During this contest, the participants will be remembering the remarkable contributions of Swami Vivekananda by reciting at least 20 lines of any poem written by the icon. In addition, the contestants are encouraged to encapsulate the poem in a few words for a clear depiction of the intriguing message presented by Swami Ji. The winner of the competition will receive goodies worth Rs 750 and the runner up will be awarded the second prize comprising of gifts worth Rs 500. All the students are urged to participate in the competition to get inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, and win exciting prizes and e-certificates. 

Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes contests to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. To commemorate the philosopher’s journey, Virtual Poster Designing Competition Depicting Swami Vivekananda’s works and teachings, has been arranged. Students are requested to send their entries latest by 11 am on January 12, 2021and win the first prize worth Rs 750, or secure the second place and receive a gift worth Rs500. In addition, all the students will be awarded with e-certificates of participation. 

Send the posters immediately to office.sa@srmap.edu.in

The Newsmakers presents an exhilarating session with Harsha and Mahesh, our winners at iHack Alpha Hackathon. iHack Alpha is an AI-Hackathon, where developers from all backgrounds were invited to solve real-world problems with innovative AI solutions, powered by sentient.io AI and Data platform. It was conducted over three weeks starting from December 2, 2020, and finished on December 27, 2020. The whole Hackathon was broadcasted online. Harsha and Mahesh, B.Tech students at Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, won the grand cash prize of $2300 after defeating 1083 teams worldwide. Join the ceremonious occasion on January 9, 2021, at 5 pm to listen to the Winners’ experience. Know your peers better. Join them at 5 pm today.

SRMIST Kattankulathur organized an extravagant event to celebrate Christmas 2020. Among all the universities under the umbrella of SRM group, talented students of SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh gleamed the brightest. As part of the “NOEL’20” competitions, solo Carol Singers performed phenomenally and set the mood for the merrymaking. Sanjana Vadapalli, Department of Psychology, SRM AP, stunned the panel of judges with her spirited singing and bagged the first prize. Further, Bismark Razak Haruna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM AP, sang delightful carols and secured 2nd place in the contest. While bidding adieu to the year, the students of SRM AP added another feather to their crown. Bismark illustrates, “SRM AP empowers us to pursue our passion and aspirations. Also, the clubs and societies sharpen our skills, encourages us to practice regularly, and participate in many contests enhancing our confidence.”

Students of SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh get the opportunity to attend the 73rd outreach programme titled “Overview of Geo-processing using Python” arranged by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) -Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In the modern era, satellite imagery fused with the power of Geographic Information System enhances environmental management system by providing solutions pertaining to issues such as disasters, global climate change, natural resources, wildlife, and land cover. Effectively processing the massive data to decipher useful information is considered the most challenging aspect of geospatial technology. This programme encompassing a session from January 18, 2021 till January 29, 2021 will enable the participants to use Python to visualize geospatial data and derive the desired knowledge, mitigating the aforementioned challenge. Students of SRM AP are encouraged to attend this programme to broaden the prospect of achieving their career aspirations.

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering is conducting a five-day workshop on the real-world applications in the Internet of things and Blockchain Technology from January 18-22, 2021. The workshop has been organised in association with APPLY VOLT. Eminent speakers from reputed institutes such as the University of California, San Diego, USA; IIT Kharagpur, NIT-Warangal, MNIT Jaipur will be sharing their valuable opinions and insights in the workshop. The registration for the workshop ends on January 16, 2021.

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most exciting trends and innovation in the recent history of technological advancement covering a wide range of applications like healthcare, entertainment, appliances control & utility services, security, defence, traffic management, transportation, home & industrial automation, remote monitoring, smart cities, smart farming, smart grid etc. IoT is the network of physical devices accessed through the Internet. IoT market is likely to experience year-on-year growth, rising to more than 50 billion devices, digitally connected across the globe by 2020, and representing $19 trillion in business opportunities. The graduate and postgraduate engineers have substantial job opportunities because of a wide range of IoT applications. Research scholars have a tremendous opportunity to work in different applications of IoT.

This workshop aims to impart knowledge about the real-time applications of IoT among students and the teaching community. Experts from academia and industry have been invited to deliver lectures about the current and emerging trends in IoT and Blockchain technology. The workshop will focus on theoretical and hands-on experience in IoT and Blockchain Technology to interface the things for different applications using Raspberry Pi/Arduino/Intel Galileo toolkits with devices such as LEDs, sensors, actuators etc. The theoretical session will be conducted in the morning hours and practical sessions in the afternoon. To conclude the workshop, a small project will be given to the students as a task, and the winners will be awarded a certificate of participants.

To register: http://bit.ly/SRMAP_IoT2020

Registration Closes on: January 16, 2021

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Nothing brings more pleasure than seeing our students being recognised in the best educational institutions abroad. Ms Abirami Ravishankar has secured a seat in King’s College London for their full-time Master’s Programme in Telecommunications and Internet Technology. She is in the final year of B. Tech in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The duration of the Master’s programme is one year, and she will be joining her programme in September 2021.

King’s College, London is well known throughout the world for its eminence. It is one of the top institutes with high QS ranking. Abirami informed that the admission process in such a reputed institute is very rigorous and challenging. King’s College, London accepts only 10% of all the applications each year. “The sheer credit goes to my professors who briefed me on the admission process and guided to crack it. Thanks to the incredible learning experience at SRMAP, I was able to achieve a thorough understanding in my subjects, which helped me immensely during my application days. King’s College, London minutely judges the applicant’s overall knowledge and depth before offering them admission. However, for me, it was no tough job because of my excellent grooming here at SRMAP. I sincerely thank all my professors for all their efforts in making me a good engineer, and now I wish to avail this opportunity to prosper and make a difference to the world in the coming days,” says Abirami, deeply overwhelmed.

“We are very happy for Abirami for her enrolment in the Master’s programme at King’s College, London. We, the faculty of SRMAP, always strive to provide best guidance and support to our students. Abirami is a meritorious student who aspires to do something for herself as well as for the community. We wish her all the best for her future. She can always count on our support whenever she needs it,” said Prof Siva Sankar Yellampalli, who has closely witnessed Abirami throughout the years of her undergraduate studies. Prof Yellampalli is also the Professor and Head in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

SRMAP signs MoU with Asia University, Taiwan in furtherance of the advancement of learning

SRM University-AP welcomes Asia University, Taiwan in the fraternity of advancing education and research. The two leading universities of repute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 29, 2020, towards the progression of education and research. Asia University is an internationally competitive comprehensive university that has been snowballing since its creation. The university now has 28 departments with more than 12,000 students along with wide acclamation for its learning and research initiatives.

Collective wisdom and shared experiences have an immense capability to empower and enrich. According to the MoU, the universities have agreed to collaborate to encourage academic cooperation through research and studies. The universities have further agreed to Faculty and Students’ visits on their campuses for educational and research activities. Furthermore, deserving and eligible candidates from one university to another will be facilitated for admission in undergraduate and graduate programmes. Both universities will foster and promote the exchange of academic publications and scholarly information, along with other academic activities that enhance the goals mentioned earlier.