The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) organised “ECE Open House Day-2025: From Microchips to Megatrends,” the first edition of its flagship event. The Open House 2025 witnessed the presence of industry experts like Dr Rajkumar Elagiri Ramalingam, Mphasis; Dr Kamal Das, Senior Research Scientist & Technical Assistant to Director – IBM Research India; Mr Bhavani Shankar, Executive Manager & Head – IoT at Efftronics; Dr B Surya Prasada Rao, Chairman IETE Vijayawada, along with Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ch. Satish Kumar; Registrar, Dr R Premkumar; Dean- SEAS, Prof. CV Tomy; Head & Associate Professor, Dr K A Sunitha; Event Convenor- Dr Goutam Rana; Co-convenors- Dr Arijit Datta, Dr Pradyut, Dr Saswat Kumar, other members of the faculty, staff and student community.
The event featured over 150 groundbreaking student projects developed as part of Capstone, UROP, and M.Tech tracks under the mentorship of ECE faculty at the varsity. Apart from the students from the varsity, the event saw the participation of students from the local schools and colleges, aiming to inspire their technical and innovative acumen.
The Open House 2025 presented projects across various cutting-edge domains, including VLSI, Embedded Systems & IoT, Biomedical Signal Processing, RF & Antenna Design and Communication Engineering. Among the 150+ projects presented, the judges recognised the top twelve for their outstanding innovation and creativity.
Pujari Sri Sai Manikanta and Ajit Kumar received accolades under the Embedded and IoT Track for their project on Autonomous Drone Delivery. Darapureddy Divya Deekshitha was honoured in the Robotics and Bionics category of the Biomedical and Signal Processing Track for her exemplary work. From the VLSI Track, Dhanesh Kumar Jallepalli earned recognition for his software project titled Exploring Logic Locking Techniques: The SAIL Attack. Shaik Shaista Zabeen excelled in the Communication and Networks Track with his project, O-RAN with AIML. Venkata Ramana Murthy Pondala stood out in the RF and Antenna Track for his work on Reconstruction of SPARS SAR System mmWave Radar Images.
In the Capstone Project category, P Mahesh, N Boobalan, V Harsha, and M Stephen Daniel made a significant impact. Bhuvan Chand Guntuku and Sai Meghana Unguturi excelled in the Biomedical and Signal Processing Tracks. In the VLSI, Communication and Networks, and RF and Antenna Tracks, students Amrit Kumar Singha, Arnov Paul, Meera C, Kamalnath S, Hamshini T K, and Sri Sankeerth Dhanekula also made their mark. Lastly, Bandi Raja Babu and A Trilochan Kumar were awarded in the MTech VLSI and IoT Tracks, respectively, highlighting their remarkable contributions to the field.
The winners were decided based on the problem-solving, sustainability and innovative technological contributions of their project. Events of this calibre do not just test the students’ learning but also test their dexterity and innovation skills, carving a legacy of excellence.
