Mahindra Auto Quotient 2012

Mahindra's Auto Quotient for the year 2012 Chennai city round was held in Hindustan University. IT was jointly organized by the Department of Automobile Engineering and the Department of Placement.

There were nearly 500 students with 250 teams from various colleges in and around Chennai participated. There were two rounds: written test and from that top six teams were selected for the final round on stage.
The event was inaugurated by Dr. A. Joseph Stanley, Director (Academics). Mr.Siddarath Patankar, the popular broadcast business journalist and news anchor, NDTV’s Car & Bike Show was the Quiz Master.

The city finals consisted of five rounds of questions and six teams had participated. Out of the six teams selected, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore was placed first and Sri Sairam Engineering College won the second place. The next round will be the South Zone finals, which will take place in Mumbai in the month of November.

Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director presented memento to Mr.Siddarath Patankar; Dr.Illavazhagan Director (Research) presented memento to Mr.Madave Nane, Marketing Head M&M Mahindra. Dr.K.Sarukesi, Vice Chancellor presented memento to Mr.Anjan Mahindra official.

The Director presented the winner’s trophy to the PSG team and the Vice Chancellor Dr K.Sarukesi presented the runners up trophy to Sri Sairam team.

Prizes and gifts were distributed to the other four teams by the Director Mr. Ashok Verghese, the Vice-Chancellor Dr.K.Sarukesi, the Director (Research) Dr.Illavazhagan and the HOD (Auto) Dr.M.Subramianian.

Fiesta 2012

The reverting beat of something new in the air, a hop in the walk, a curiosity to know and explore the world hit the crescendo for the freshers, as the formal ice-breaking ceremony of FIESTA 12 jingled through the ambience of the University. In queue was the talent of the future auroras waiting to be hoisted on the University platform.

The programme commenced with a word of prayer by the Student Chaplain, Rev. Joby Samuel, and an Invocation dance by Nithya & Saranya. The welcome address was given by the Vice Chancellor Dr. K. Sarukesi who asked the students to be goal-oriented, and wished them a joyful journey of four years.

The cultural extravaganza saw the Band Error 404 performing renowned covers and leaving the audience asking for more

Performance by Band “Error 404”

Raw Rhythm Creed (a group dance by girls) left the audience spell-bound by their integrated style of lyrical hip hop, rock and roll and the traditional folk.

Performance by “Raw Rhythm Creed”

The first batch of Fashion Design & Arts set the ramp on fire with their iconic paper designs fashioned and styled, keeping in mind the Japanese paper art Origami in mind

Designed by the “School of Fashion Design and Arts”

Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director Hindustan University, stated in his Presidential Address that youth can validate their time to mould and chisel their soul and mind. This is the most appropriate time, he said, to inculcate values, ethics, and a positive thought-process and create an environment for learning and to accumulate knowledge so as to gain an edge for competitiveness. He also stated that the fresher should be well-versed with their subject matter and aim for the best placements possible.

Presidential Address by Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director Hindustan University

The Chief Guest for the event, Mr. Thomas Verghese Simon, Vice-President and Global Head - Talent Engagement, Tata Consultancy Services, was impressed by the power show of talent where he felt he saw a blend of MTV & FTV. He stated that in today’s competitive world it is important to adapt or face the danger of being extinct. He emphasized the importance of 3R-Reform, Recoup & Rethink that will spin the wheel of change. Human values like compassion and humility are constant in this seasonal world and help us anchor the most difficult and terrific times. He concluded his remarks by encouraging the students to ask 3 questions before they hit the pillow so as to make their life meaningful and purposeful. Have I lived, loved and laughed?

Chief Guest, Mr. Thomas Verghese Simon, Vice-President and Global Head - Talent Engagement, Tata Consultancy Services

The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Joseph Stanley Director Academic.

Two day National Workshop on "Network Simulator-2"

Department of ECE

Two day National Workshop on “Network Simulator-2” 

Two day National Workshop on “Network Simulator-2” (Hands-on Training) was conducted by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering during 27th & 28th September 2012 in the Networks lab. Faculty and Students from various Technical Institutions had registered and participated in the programme. Dr.A.B.Chandramohan, Visiting Professor and Educational Consultant, Anna University was the chief guest. The Head of the Department, Prof.Aby.K.Thomas welcomed the gathering. Dr. Devanathan, Dean-Electrical Sciences inaugurated the workshop. Ms.Vallikannu, Asst.Professor, ECE department briefed the program. First day Dr.A.B.Chandramohan, familiarized the participants with Hands-on experience of wired network protocols and their simulation. Second day he presented wireless communication network protocols and its simulation techniques. The workshop came to an end with the Valedictory function.

Ponnonam 2012

Hindustan University celebrated ONAM - ‘PONNONAM 2012’ in all its pomp and glory on Saturday, 25th August 2012. The function was inaugurated by the famous music director and playback singer, Sri Sarath, in the presence of the Management, the Vice Chancellor, Directors, Deans, faculty members and the students of the University. The special guests of the function were the children of the New Life Vision Orphanage, Chennai.

ONAM, being an important festival for every Malayalee, this whole-day get-together was a joyous occasion for the sons and daughters coming from their homeland, Kerala. The festival banishes all the barriers of caste and religion and unites the people to live in unison and in prosperity. This year the students of Hindustan University brought to life their culture with their new ‘setu mundu’ and saries, and ‘mundu’ and shirt. It was a pleasure watching them flaunt their new apparel as they went about organizing the items.

The celebrations for the Onam festival commenced with the exquisite variety of ‘Athapookalam,’ the traditional floral carpet, designed in various corners of the college by the students from all batches. Various cultural programs like dance, songs, fashion show, skit, and the festive dance, ‘Thiruvathira’, were displayed on stage by the students and faculty members.

What brought immense happiness was the presence of our special guests of the function -- the children of the New Life Vision Orphanage, Chennai. Contributions for the children were made by the Management and the Chief Guest. The Management provided them with a special kit which included of number of items purchased as per their requirement and desire. As the kids went up the stage to collect the gifts, there was a thunderous applause by the audience which welled up tears in the eyes of many a beholder.

The program also included the most enjoyable and irresistible beats of the ‘Chendamelam’ bringing everyone into the festive mood. This 30-member group invited from Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, enthralled the audience by leaps and bounds. It was an exciting experience to watch the girls in groups dancing graciously in tune to the ‘Chendamelam’ while the boys joined the rhythmic steps in their own boyish style.

A unique and unbelievable sight was the orphanage girls and boys dancing individually in their own places when the university students invited the little ones to join them in the group. Forgetting all differences in age, class and education, the mixed group danced enthusiastically, to which the ‘Chendamelam’ responded passionately. Seeing this, one of the foreign students said, “I will never forget this scene – Hindustan has made me understand that these kids of the orphanage are our own siblings.”

The function was followed by ‘Onam sadya,’ the traditional meal of Kerala served on the day of Onam with about twenty curries, ‘pappadam,’ ‘pazham’ and ‘payasam’ served for all. The kids of the orphanage participated in it with such relish that it was obvious from their expression that their joy was enhanced by the importance given to them by the institution.

The program was a tremendous success indeed. Thanks to the commitment, coordination and cooperation of the students for which they had been doing the spade work weeks ahead. Gratitude to the Management in general, for their invaluable support for the smooth conduction of the programme. As the function came to a close, there was the smile of satisfaction on every lip for bringing in a touch of Kerala in their hearts and a long lasting memory of happiness in their minds. “Thanks to Hindustan University for bringing our home to us at a time when we are far away from home,” said a Keralite.  

India’s 1st and World’s 14th Andro humanoid

SAM The Robot V0.0

India’s 1st and World’s 14th Andro humanoid

Shyam .R. Nair M. E. EIE Dept.

Creation of SAM the Andro Humanoid was a dream of Mr. Shyam. R. Nair of EIE department that come true for him. Fourteen months of dedicated and sincere work at the lab established in his residence, helped him to accomplish this project. The concept of inventing an Andro humanoid was embedded in his mind as a result of a particular incident that happened in North India 2 years ago. The incident shocked the nation and it exposed the lack of use of technology and the stark reality of the dangers engulfed around the soldiers of our soil. He recalls the incident wherein the soldiers were on a mission to encounter the terrorists who were in a hide-out. The Indian army battalion based on the information went on amission to ambush the terrorists, but unfortunately they lost their lives due to a bomb blast planted by the terrorists. Unfortunately this was a trap for the Indian army that shook the whole nation.

Mr. Shyam was depressed that our heroes shouldn’t have attained such a fate, when there is so much of advancement in technology such casualties and accidents shouldn’t occur in future. Thus this incident inspired him to do something for the nation to help our soldiers who guard the nation against the terrorists. It pepped up his innate talents and encouraged him to think out of the box to use his technical knowledge and contribute for the nation to save our soldiers.

He started developing the protocol which integrates computational intelligence with human intelligence and named it as “Cascaded Computational Intelligence”. At the initial stages he created a humanoid and then developed a robot model for executing the protocol and finally decided to create the Andro humanoid.

Once he finished the work of andro humanoid, he then decided to publish it in paper. He ended up with 10 international publications of which 6 are journals and 4 are conference papers.

Thereafter he came to know from various reliable sources that his Andro humanoid was the first of its kind in India and 14th in the world.

Features of SAM:
SAM V0.0 is an Andro Humanoid with 32 DOF (Degrees Of Freedom).
He can move in a plain surface using wheels.
He can be controlled by voice commands.
He has unbounded wireless control that make him controlled by me round the world. For example, if SAM is in America and I am at Chennai, I can control him by my voice commands through internet.
He can be used as an Astronaut, in Defense, emergency rescue operation etc in future.

Guest Lecture on Solid State Drives

Department of EEE has organized for a guest lecture on “Solid State Drives’’ on 21st August 2012. The chief guest of the day was Mr. M. Sundarajan, Retired Engineer, Chennai Port Trust. The welcome address was given by Mr. S. Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE, HITS. The chief guest gave a comprehensive lecture on ‘Solid State Drives’’.

The guest lecture was mainly for the benefit of Final year EEE students. There were around 60 participants.

The vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. S. Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE, HITS.

HITS Dept. of Research on Seminars (July through August)

20.07.12  
Topic: Difference in Research Culture in India and U.K


The Department of Research, Hindustan University, organized a Seminar on “Difference in Research Culture in India and U.K” on 20.07.2012 (Friday) 9.30 A.M at K.S.Moorthy Seminar Hall. The seminar was attended by research scholars, Deans, HODs and Research supervisors. Dr.D.G.Roychowdhury, Dean (Research) welcomed the participants. The Inaugural Address was given by by Dr.G.  Ilavazhagan, Director Research (Funded and Sponsored). He spoke on the need for research and the varied fields where research can be carried out. He later introduced the guest speaker of the day Dr.P.Shanmugam, Principal Scientist, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar. Dr.Shanmugam delivered an enlightening speech on the research culture existing in India and focused on areas for improvement. He also emphasized the planning and execution of a smart PhD. After the presentation there was an interactive session wherein the participants clarified their queries. The seminar ended with the vote of thanks by Dr.A.Anitha, Research Coordinator, and HITS.

03.08.2012
Topic: Occupational Safety and Health in Research Labs and Shop Floors

The Department of Research, Hindustan University, organized a Seminar on “Occupational Safety and Health in Research Labs and Shop Floors” on 03.08.2012 (Friday) 9.30A.M at K.S.Moorthy Seminar Hall. The Inaugural Address and Introduction of Guest Speaker, Dr.M.Surianarayanan, Cell for Industrial Safety and Risk Analysis, CLRI was given by Dr.G. Ilavazhagan, Director Research (Funded and Sponsored), HITS. Dr.M.Surianarayanans presentation focused on the importance and safety measures that one has to follow while doing experiments. He also supported his views by slideshows of real life accidents. Queries raised by the participants were clarified by the speaker. At the end Dr.D.G. Roy Chowdhury, Dean Research concluded the seminar with vote of thanks.

10.08.2012
Topic: How to be an effective researcher

The Department of Research, Hindustan University, organized a Seminar on “How to be an effective researcher” on 10.08.201 (Friday) 9.30 A.M at K.S.Moorthy Seminar Hall. Inaugural Address was given by Dr.G. Ilavazhagan, Director Research (Funded and Sponsored), HITS. He later introduced the Guest Speaker Dr.R.R.Krishnamurthy, Professor, Department of Applied Geology, and University of Madras. Dr.Krishnamurthy emphasized the need for developing skills and confidence in communication, time management, planning, problem solving, leadership and assertiveness. The seminar ended with vote of thanks by Dr.P.Raghavan, Research Co-coordinator, and HITS. 

Shrishti'12 Symposium - Dep.t of Civil Engg.

Invocation  

A National Level Technical Symposium SHRISHTI 12 was organized by the department of Civil Engineering on 18th August 2012. Dr.V.SUBBIAH Dean (P.G. Studies) welcomed the gathering. Er.R.Radhakrishnan. Secretary General, ICI, Chennai was the Chief Guest. Dr.S.V.Srinivasan Scientist, Department of Environmental technology, CLRI, Chennai was the Guest of honour. The traditional Lamp was lighted by the dignitaries. Dr.K.Sarukesi (Vice Chancellor) addressed the gathering with his valuable speech. The chief guest delivered a thought provoking speech about the modern trends in Civil Engineering. The guest of honour delivered a wonderful speech about the present Environmental techniques in Civil Engineering. Around 100 students from various colleges enthusiastically participated in the symposium.

Dr.V.SUBBIAH Dean (P.G. Studies) welcoming the gathering

After the Inaugural ceremony the first session of the technical symposium started with paper presentation by the students of various colleges. There were two parallel technical sessions. One session had 7 papers related to Structural Engineering and the other session had 4 papers related to Environmental, Transportation and Water Resources Engineering. Other events such as Modeling were held simultaneously. There was active participation from the students of various colleges for all the events. The first session of the symposium ended with the lunch break.

Lightning of Kuthuvilakku by the Vice-Chancellor The second session started with Technical Quiz, Cadd Quest and Fun Games like Adatune, Treasure Hunt, Think different and fear factor. Prizes were distributed by Dr.P.S.Jonna(Professor) for the winners. Mrs.S.Durgadevagi (Staff-coordinator) delivered the vote of thanks.

Address by the Chief Guest Er.R.Radhakrishnan. Secretary General, ICI, Chennai  

Address by the Guest of Honor Dr.S.V.Srinivasan Scientist, Department of Environmental technology, CLRI, Chennai

Participation of students from various colleges

66th Independence Day celebrations

66th Independence Day celebrations was held on August 14, 2012 at Open Air Theatre, Hindustan University. The program begins with the invocation, and after that 1(TN) AIR SQN NCC, HINDUSTAN UNIVERSITY cadets carried out a fantastic drill performance. The Chief Guest Lt.Col.S.K.Obheroi, Commanding Officer, 1 (TN) BATTALLION NCC, CHENNAI-08 along with the Director hoisted the National Flag. The Director, Hindustan Group of Institutions, the Vice- Chancellor, the Registrar, and the Director Academic attended the program.

Later the chief guest delivered a thought provoking speech to the gathering. He also distributed prizes to the well deserved students and staff of our university for their meticulous achievements they made during the academic year 2011-12.

Vote of thanks was delivered by the Dean (Student Affairs) and the celebration ended with the distribution of sweets.

Hindustan University inks MOU with YILDIZ Technical University

Hindustan University inks MOU with YILDIZ Technical University, Turkey for a protocol on Educational and Scientific Cooperation

Hindustan University signed an MOU with YILDIZ Technical University, Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, to join in the protocol on educational and scientific cooperation.  This was signed by Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director of Hindustan University and Prof. Dr.Yusuf Avaz, the Vice-Rector of YILDIZ University, Turkey.

This enabled the two universities to cooperate in education, and research in areas of mutual interest.

The areas of cooperation extends over exchange of faculty and students, joint research activities, lectures, seminars, academic meetings, published academic material and other information with special short-term academic programmes.

The University campus is well equipped with smart classrooms and laboratory facilities.

Hindustan University joins hands with YILDIZ Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.  An MoU was signed between Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director, ( can be seen in above photo second from left ) Hindustan Group of Institutions, and Prof. Dr.Yusuf Avaz, the Vice-Rector of YILDIZ University, Turkey on the occasion.   Director was supported by Dr. Pon Ramalingam, Registrar at the alliance ( can be seen above photo first from left ). 

Hindustan University joins hands with Moscow Aviation Institute

Hindustan University joins hands with Moscow Aviation Institute.  An MoU was signed between Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director, ( can be seen in above photo second from right ) Hindustan Group of Institutions, and Rector of Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research Academy, Russian Federation on the occasion.  Director was supported by Dr. Pon Ramalingam, Registrar at the alliance ( can be seen above photo first from right ). 

In another significant development in going global, Hindustan University, Chennai joined hands with Moscow Aviation Institute, Russian Federation thereby strengthening its flagship programme enabling through faculty & student exchange programs, technical and joint Research Projects.

            Also, this MOU enabled the students from Hindustan University to pursue programme at Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) located at Russian Federation.  The University is facilitated with world class and state-of-the-art technology, infrastructure and highly intellectual academic resources.

This MOU will also help them to participate in the mutual exchange of scientific, educational and cultural experiences.

About Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) Russian Federation

            The school equips its graduates to work at the designing of flying vehicles for various purposes including the estimation of their effectiveness and conceptual design; in aerodynamics and flight dynamics; certification (standardization) and flightworthiness testing.

The school includes several R&D departments such as Pilot Vehicle System laboratory, joint engineering design office, ‘Aerocar’ Sectoral Specific Design Bureau of an experiment Aircraft Construction, Technical maintenance sector for special-purpose computers and student design office of aircraft modeling.

The curriculum includes different practical trainings, working, technological design and pre-graduation trainings. Many pre-graduate students undergo a summer pilot training at “Alferyevo” aero Aerodrome (Moscow Region).

The MOU also facilitates promotion of collaboration activities in fields of mutual interest, organizing joint lectures and symposia, and exchange of academic information and materials.

On behalf of Hindustan University the visiting delegation consisted of Director,                                          

Mr. Ashok Verghese who signed the MOU and Dr. Pon Ramalingam, Registrar.  The MOU was signed on 24^th May 2012 between Director of Hindustan University and Rector of Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research Academy, Russian Federation. 

Inauguration of CAADRIA 2012 at Hindustan University

The inauguration of the 17th International Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research In Asia (CAADRIA) was held at Hindustan University on 25th April 2012, at Hindustan University, Padur campus. It is for the first time in South India that the CAADRIA conference is hosted and Hindustan University is privileged to host the same the conference will be held from 25th – 28th April 2012.

Courtesy: Chennai Engineering Colleges

The programme commenced with a Welcome Address by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. K. Sarukesi. He accorded a warm welcome to the Chief Guest, N. Raghavendran, C.R.Narayana Rao, Chennai, India, The Guest of Honour, Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Director, Consulting, Bentley Systems, India. He also welcomed the key note speaker and Special Guest for the 17th edition of CAADRIA conference, Prof.Mark Burry, Professor of Innovation(Spatial Information Architecture) Director, SIAL, RMIT University , Ar. Andrew I-Kang Li President of CAADRIA, Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor and Conference Chair Mrs. Sheeba Chander CAADRIA 2012 & HOD of the School of Architecture, Hindustan University, other dignitaries , delegates, media , management , staff and students of Hindustan University.

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Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Hindustan University in her Presidential Address, stated that she was privileged to preside over the conference. She gave a brief introduction about Hindustan University, she mentioned that this institution followed the ideals of the great visionary and Founder Chairman, late Dr.K.C.G.Verghese. The institution conducts 22 UG and 32 PG programmes. The highlights of the University are that the School of Architecture conducts UG and PG programmes in General Architecture and Housing. The institution has been authorized to conduct NATA exams. It was also selected for the ECO 3 Project by USA this year . The Young CAADRIA ’10 was awarded to our faculty, Mr R. Balaji. It is indeed a proud moment for Hindustan University as it had the privilege to host the CAADRIA conference for the first time in South India. She highlighted the theme for the Conference” Beyond Codes and Pixels”, and elaborated that digital design is an important and a rapidly developing tool. This conference will provide awareness to enhance computational tools with the best known experts showcasing their design technologies. She concluded her speech stating that these design tools will soon enter the Indian subcontinent and be an indispensable architectural tool.

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Ar. Andrew Li, President CAADRIA provided an overview of CAADRIA 2012. The conference creates awareness of the recent developments in the field of architecture at the global level. Countries from the six continents take part in the conference. It was first hosted in Hongkong in 1996 and since, 16 conferences have been held in various parts of the world. India had the proud privilege to host two conferences so far, the first CAADRIA conference in India was held at New Delhi in the year 2005, the second is currently held at Hindustan University from 25th April to 28th April 2012. This conference provides academicians the right platform for international experts, practitioners and researchers from reputed organizations in the field of architecture to interact and share their views. He expressed his wish that Hindustan University successfully conducts the CAADRIA 2012.

Courtesy: Chennai Engineering Colleges

The Chief Guest. C. N. Raghavendra in his address said he was proud to be a part of the 17th edition of CAADRIA 2012 and he congratulated Hindustan University for hosting the same.

Hindustan University has taken a lead to host this important conference and it provides a right platform for architects, academicians and scholars from India and abroad. This conference would pave way for enlightening how the new tools and technologies would enhance the efficiency of sustainability. He also spoke on the status of architecture as a multi disciplinary, architecture is the first step and the other disciplines follow suit in construction technology. In the present scenario, the aspects of architecture are not glued to drawing board and co-ordination of mind and hand. The thinking process has been enhanced from 2 dimensional to 3 dimensional levels. He concluded stating that great architects have used advanced technology for their best designs.

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Guest of Honour, Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Director, Consulting, Bentley Systems, India addressed the audience. He expressed his excitement to be a part of the CAADRIA conference. He informed that he had the privilege to present papers at CAADRIA conferences and now it is his proud privilege to be the Guest of Honour at the 17th CAADRIA conference at Hindustan University. This was followed by a key note address and a presentation by Prof. Mark Burry, Professor of Innovation (Spatial Information Architecture) Director, SIAL, and RMIT University.

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Chancellor, Dr. Elizabeth Verghese released the proceedings of the 17th CAADRIA Conference and the first copy was handed over to Mr. Andrew Li, President CAADRIA 2012.

Ar,. C.N. Raghavendran released a souvenir titled,”SIGARAM” with beyond codes and pixels as the theme and the first copy was handed over to Prof. Mark Burry. The dignitaries were also presented mementos on this occasion.

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The inaugural programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Ms. Sheeba Chander , Conference Chair, HOD, School of Architecture.