‘ICRACE’ 20 – International Conference on Research Advancements & Challenges in Engineering Sciences
‘ICRACE’ 20 – International Conference on Research Advancements & Challenges in Engineering Sciences was conducted at Velammal Institute of Technology on 6 th & 7 th March 2020 on the college premises in a grand manner. Dr. S. Soundararajan, Principal extended warm welcome to all the participants. Dr. Jothi Chitra, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering presented about the conference in a brief manner. Prof. K. Razak, Advisor in his Presidential address, highlighted about the importance of learning new things and developing knowledge in various streams. Shri. Andi Giri, CEO, Softsquare was the Chief Guest for the function. In his address, he elaborated about various opportunities available in the corporate sectors and explained how to use them for the benefit of career advancement and success. Dr. S. Soundarapandian, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Madras was the Guest of Honour, he insisted the importance of research in all the fields and elaborated the details of various agencies and organizations providing support for pursuing the research. Dr. B. Sridevi, Head, Deparment of Electronics and Communication Engineering proposed Vote of Thanks. Nearly 250 papers from all over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and also from countries like UAE and Saudi Arabia were presented in the conference. Shri. M.V. Muthuramalingam, Founder – Chairman, Velammal Educational Trust, Shri. M.V.M. Sasikumar, Director, Prof. K. Razak and Shri. M. Vasu, Advisors of the college graced the occasion. The Principal, Coordinators and all the HODs of various departments and staff members have arranged the conference in a grand and successful manner.
International Conference on Automation and Computing Technologies–ICACT-2018 17th March 2018
Shri.P.Suresh Kumar, Scientist-G, Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore delivered the inaugural address in development of science and technology and its future trends. The guest of Honour, Shri.G.Jegapriyan, Director-India Regional operations, Valeo discussed the opportunities and challenges in Engineering field for the students and insisted them to do smart work to grab the right opportunities.
National Conference on Recent Innovations in Signal processing and Communication (NCRISC’16) 13th April 2016
Mr. K. Mourougayane, scientist, Head-DSP division, SAMEER (society for applied microwave electronics engineering and research) delivered the inaugural address
National Conference on Information and Communication (NCIC’13) 12thApril 2013
Mr.Vivardhan, SVAPAS Innovations has inaugurated the National Conference and delivered a valuable lecture regarding communication and advised the scholars to do research in various areas
ECE – SYMPOSIUMS AGNIESZKA 2K23 held on March 4th, 2023
The Agnieska Inauguration Ceremony was held in the third-floor seminar hall of Velammal Institute of Technology. Chief Guest and Alumini are invited to this function. They were honoured by Principal Dr. N. Balaji and Dr. B. Sridevi, HoD/ECE. A welcome address was given by Dr. B. Sridevi, HoD/ECE, in the gathering. The principal gave a presidential address and insisted on the importance of the symposium event. The Chief Guest was introduced by Symposium Coordinator Mrs. T. Kamalam, AP/ECE. The Guest of Honour (Alumini) was introduced by Symposium Coordinator Mr. G. Sethuram, AP/ECE. The Chief Guest and Guest of Honour shared their ideas about current trends in the electronics field and demonstrated the projects at DRDO and ISRO.
AATRAL 2K16 National Level Technical Symposium 06-08-2016.
The function was inaugurated by chief guest Ms.MadhaviRavanan ,Senior architect at wipro telecom group, delivered the inaugural address.
A National Level Tech Fest AATRAL 2K14 14-08-2014
Mr.J.Parthasarathy Director STPI , Chief guest insisted students to participate in many such activities and improve their co-curricular skills.
A National Level Technical Symposium AATRAL 2K13 28-09-2013
Mr.G.R.Sanjeev Kumar, Program Manager, Verizon Services and Mr.Sivaraj, Co-founder, Claystone Technologies graced the occasion as chief guests.
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Recent Developments in Analog IC & PLL
Date: 24.03.2023
Event: Guest Lecture on Recent Trends in Analog IC and PLL
Speaker: Dr. Mahaboob Basha, Professor & Head of Machine Learning, Saveetha School of Engineering
Velammal Institute of Technology had the privilege of hosting Dr. Mahaboob Basha, an esteemed professional in the field of Analog Integrated Circuits (IC) and Phase-Locked Loops (PLL). Dr. Basha, currently serving as the Professor and Head of Machine Learning at the institution, shared invaluable insights into the latest advancements and trends in these domains.
Guest Lecture on Linear Integrated Circuits on 10.03.2020
A Guest Lecture on the topic “Waveform Generators and Special Function ICs” – Linear Integrated Circuits was delivered on 10.03.2020 by Dr.S.Mary Joans for II Year ECE students .
Guest Lecture on DSP Processor on 03.09.2019
A Guest Lecture on the topic “DSP Processor” – Linear Integrated Circuits was delivered on 03.09.2019 by Dr.M.Manikandan, Associate Professor ECE MIT – Anna university for III Year ECE students .
Guest Lecture on Embedded System
A Guest Lecture on the topic “Embedded System” – Linear Integrated Circuits was delivered on 03.09.2019 by Mr.M.Manoj, Core Research Group Engineer, Prolific systems technologies PVT. LTD, for III Year ECE students .
Industry visits are arranged for students in batches to reputed establishments. The main objective of arranging these visits is for students to gain an insight into a working environment related to a subject area. The student gains a perspective of what has been disseminated in classrooms. The following are the companies/sectors our students had been to:
| Sl No | Name of the organization | Year | Date | Faculty Accompanieds | Total No of Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMARAJAR PORT-ENNORE | III ECE | 11/08/2023 | Mrs.D.Jeyamani latha Mr.M.Kamesh Mr.V.Mugunthan Mrs.J.janish Blessy | 120 |
| 2 | Kamarajar Port-Ennore | II/III | 24/11/2023 | Mr.SS.manikandan Dr.K.menaka Mr.S.karthikeyan Mrs.K.Jannaipriya | 114 |
| 3 | Chennai trade centre-South Indian Automation Expo | III/V | 28/04/2023 | Dr.K.Menaka Mr.R.Vinoth Raj Mr.S.Karthikeyan Mrs.K.Janani Priya | 120 |
| 4 | ISRO-(SHAR)Sathish Dhawan Space research Centre-Sriharikota | III/V | 13/09/2022 | Dr.G.Sethuram Rao Mrs.D.Jeyamani Latha | 49 |
| 5 | Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited(BHAVINI) | III/VI/A&B | 13/03/2020 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 101 |
| 6 | NIOT-National Institute of Ocean Technology | II/IV/A&B | 06/03/2020 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 101 |
| 7 | NIOT-National Institute of Ocean Technology | II ECE A&B | 15/03/2019 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 98 |
| 8 | PARLE AGRO | II ECE B | 07/03/19 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 51 |
| 9 | SIEMENS GAMESA | II ECE A | 13/02/2019 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 50 |
| 10 | BHAVINI | III/V(A&B) | 13/7/18 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 111 |
| 11 | KAMARAJAR PORT | II/III(A&B) | 24/8/18 | Faculty advisors & Coordinators | 103 |
| 12 | Software Technology Park of India | III/V(A&B) | 1/7/2017 | Mr.K.Ragupathi Ms.T.Kamalam Mr.Dhayaniythi Mrs.S.Ishwarya | 113 |
| 13 | Indian Space Research Organisation | II/III(A&B) | 27/9/17 | Mr.K.Ragupathi Mr.Jijingodwin, Mr.T.Chandrasekar M.manju | 92 |
| 14 | Honey Infospace Pvt.Ltd | IIIECE(A&B) | 1/9/2016 | Mr. G.S. Shanmugaraj Mrs. S. Manju | 112 |
| 15 | Honey Infospace Pvt.Ltd | II ECE(A&B) | 25/8/2016 | Mr. S. Karthikeyan Mrs. M. Manju Ms. P. Rajalakshmi | 113 |
| 16 | CHENNAI PORT TRUST | II-ECE(A) | 25/8/2015 | J.Jijin Godwin Ms. P. Rajalakshmi | 55 |
| 17 | IGCAR | IV-ECE(A) | 31/07/2015 | Mr. L.Balaji Mrs. G.Gomathy | 55 |
| 18 | SCADA - TANGEDCO | II ECE(B) | 25/8/2015 | Mr S.Karthikeyan Mrs. G. Gomathy | 55 |
| 19 | ENNORE THERMAL POWER PLANT | III | 2/9/2015 | Mr.G.Shanmugaraj Mrs. S. Manju | 94 |
Research Laboratories & Facilities
There is a dedicated Project/Research laboratory with well equipped systems and latest software tools with total cost of 40 Lakhs. The research lab helps to do more number of in-house projects by the UG students and Research Scholars. A team of highly experienced and dedicated faculty members in our department give technical support to the students for doing projects even beyond the working hours. Faculty members motivate and guide the students to accomplish the mini projects and final major projects in a successful manner.
Research Facilities
- Microcontroller Board (Intel/Philips/Atmel)
- Universal programmer VLSI kit
- Micro controller kit with Ethernet controller
- PIC microcontroller boards
- Temperature Sensor
- Traffic Light Control Stepper Motor
- 16 bit processor MSP430 microcontroller
- Altera 3.0 with quantus
- Cypress Atmel FPSIC
- ARM 7 Development board RTOS
- ARMT/ARM9 with RTOS
- Personal Computers
Soft wares:
- Ansoft HFSS
- MatLab
- NS2
Skill Development:
- Design and Simulate Antenna
- Design of Microwave Device
- Design of VLSI circuits
- Projects using Arduino
- Design of Wireless sensor Networks
- Image Processing using MatLab
Ongoing Funded Projects
Digital Poompuhar –Network Project on Digital Reconstruction of Underwater Heritage Site- Poompuhar of Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems – DST
Research Highlights:
- Design of Multistar Fractal Microstrip Patch Antenna for Multiband Application.
- Inverted Adjustable slot Meander Patch MIMO Antenna for 4G/5G.
- Enhanced surf Wavelet based under water image stitching.
- Detection of Underwater SONAR IMAGERY.
Industry Institute Laboratory
NI LabVIEW Academy
The department is well equipped NI LabVIEW Laboratory with latest software tools with total cost of 21 Lakhs. We have an eminent NI Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) faculties in our department. These faculties help students to do more inhouse projects and motivate to attend students for project competition. Students get a wide exposure and practical hands on training in this Lab. Faculty members identify the individual learning needs of their students and train them practically. All our trainings are conducted by certified LabVIEW developers.
Research Facilities
- NI lab VIEW Academy-NI my DAQ with required accessories and cables (hardware bundle 1).
- NI lab VIEW Academy-NI my DAQ Instructor course material softcopy.
- NI lab VIEW Academy-NI my RIO with required accessories.
- NI lab VIEW Academy- NI my RIO Starter Kit.
- NI lab VIEW Academy- NI my RIO Embedded Kit.
- NI lab VIEW Academy-NI my RIO Mechatronics accessories kit.
Software:
NI lab VIEW Academy software bundle.
Skill Development:
NI’s platform-based approach combines modular hardware and software to solve complex engineering challenges.
To build a system with NI products.
LabVIEW is development software that students can use to build custom test, design, and control systems in a graphical programming environment.
Data acquisition from sensors and signals using compact DAQ systems.
Compact RIO training with Labview FPGA for advanced control and monitoring applications.
Highlights:
Project titled “An Enhanced quality inspection system for the detection of Rotten Fruits by Blob Analysis” was carried out successfully.
Project titled “Agrimation” also completed successfully.
MSME SPONSORED CDCE AUTOMATION LABORATORY
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FACTORY AUTOMATION AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
There is a dedicated CDCE Automation laboratory with more than 30 kits and 180 products supply with total cost of 30 Lakhs. This Lab Helps the Students to get training in real time industrial equipment and for doing Mini projects, Final Year Projects and R &D projects.
Research Facilities:
- PLC(Programmable Logic Controllers)
- HMI(Human Machine Interface)
- Sensors,Transducers,Controllers
- Assembly stations
- Automated test rigs
- Fatigue durability testing machines
- Endurance testing machines
- Automatic welding machines
- Robotic welding machines
- Pick and place robots
- Conveyor systems
- Inspection stations
- Work stations
- Automation system and panels
- LT/HT panels
- Retrofits
Skill Development:
1. Design of Human Machine Interface
2. Projects using PLC and SCADA
3. Projects using Machine Vision Systems
4. Design of Industry Automation Projects
We provide a 48 hours course on MSME Automation. After completion of the course students can get MSME Certification and he can able to do projects on PLC, SCADA and automation. A team of highly experienced and dedicated faculty member from CDCE Industry give technical support to the students for doing projects.
Funded Projects and Consultancy Works
Research and Development
Academic Year (2018-19)
| S.No | Title of Project | Investigators | Name of the Agency | Amount | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Poompuhar- Network Project on Digital Reconstruction of Underwater Heritage Site-Poompuhar of Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems(ICPS). | Dr.B.Sridevi | DST | 30.76 | 14.03.2019 |
| 2 | Farmer to Customer e-trade | Dr.K.Chinnusamy Professor Student Members : Muthu Manjula. M Abarna.N R Gnanasankari.B | TNSCST | Rs.7500 | 18.2.2019 |
| 3 | Design of Pentagonal Fractal Wearable | Dr.R.Jothi Chitra Professor Student Members : Lokesh A Mukesh. D Navaneedhan.G | TNSCST | Rs.7500 | 18.2.2019 |
CONSULTANCY DETAILS
| S.No | Project Title | Funding Agency | Amount | Duration | Faculty received the fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Robot | EPR Labs | 1.1 lakhs | 2017-18 | Dr.A.Arun |
| 2 | Computer Vision based segregation of cloths in Textile Industry· Intelligent Robotic ARM for Physiotherapy | EPR Labs | 0.85 lakh | 2018-19 | Dr.B.Sridevi |
| 3 | EEG based Object Control Stress Detector and Relief based on EEG signals. Sensing of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis | AMOGAA Products Private Limited | 0.9 lakh | 2018-19 | Mr.S.Karthikeyan |
| S.No | Name of the Staff | FDP/Workshop/Seminar | Title of the Program | Date | Organized by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.V.Santhosh Krishna | Workshop | IEEE Seminar cum Workshop on Photonics and Optical Networks | 29.10.2019 to 31.10.2019 | S.A. Engineering College. Chennai |
| 2 | J.Jijin Godwin | STTP | AICTE Sponsored STTP on Green Communication Networks & Simulation of Wireless Networks using NS3 | 02.12.2019 to 07.12.2019 | S.A. Engineering College. Chennai |
| 3 | M.Narender Mallishetty | STTP | AICTE Sponsored STTP on Green Communication Networks & Simulation of Wireless Networks using NS3 | 02.12.2019 to 07.12.2019 | S.A. Engineering College. Chennai |
| 4 | D.Jeyamanilatha | FDP | AICTE sponsored two week FDP on Deep Learning & Internet of Things (IoT) | 11.11.2019 to 24.11.2019 | Velammal College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai |
| 5 | S.Manju | Workshop | TNSCST sponsored National Level workshop on Recent Research advancements in the design of microwave antennas | 27.11.2019 to 29.11.2019 | SVCE,Chennai |
| 6 | Dr.R.Jothi Chitra | Workshop | TNSCST sponsored National Level workshop on Recent Research advancements in the design of microwave antennas | 27.11.2019 to 29.11.2019 | SVCE,Chennai |
| 7 | Dr.K.Chinnusamy | Workshop | Certificate Course on Effective Patent search and Drafting 2019 | 2.12.2019-6.12.2019 | CEG Campus |
| 8 | K.Ragupathy | STTC | STTC on Machine Learning Algorithms & Applications | 30.11.2019 to 04.12.2019 | IITDM,Kancheepuram |
FACULTY – NPTEL CERTIFICATION DETAILS
| Sl.No | Name of Faculty | Course | Duration | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.Jeyamani Latha | Microwave Theory | 12 week | Elite |
| 2 | Dr.B.Sridevi | Accreditation and Outcome based learning | 8 week | Passed |
| 3 | S.Ilaiyaraja | Accreditation and Outcome based learning | 8 week | Elite |
| 4 | G.Shanmugaraj | Accreditation and Outcome based learning | 8 week | Elite |
| 5 | G.Shanmugaraj | Control System | 12 week | Passed |
| 6 | M.Dayanidhy | Digital Circuits | 12 week | Elite |
| 7 | S.Ilaiyaraja | Ethics in Engineering Practice | 8 week | Passed |
| 8 | Dr.G.Babu | Teaching & learning in General (TALG) & Patent Drafting for Beginners | 4 week | Elite |
Faculty Achievers in Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)
| Sr. No | Name | CLAD Pass % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.Sethuram Rao | 90 |
| 2 | M.Narender Mallishetty | 82.5 |
| 3 | S.Manju | 95 |
| 4 | T.Kamalam | 82 |
A National Level Workshop on Machine Learning Algorithms and its Applications in Medical Field
Pancheti: A National Level Workshop on Machine Learning Algorithms and its Applications in Medical Field catalyzed and financially supported by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Department of Higher education, Government of Tamil Nadu was organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Velammal Institute of Technology on 09.01.2019.Dr.B.Sridevi delivered welcome address. Dr.T.Chandrashekar, Principal felicitated the guest and proposed the presidential address. Prof. Dr. P.Vetrivelan, VIT-Chennai inaugurated the workshop by lightening the inaugural lamp and delivered the inaugural address. In the first session, Dr.P.Vetrivelan introduced machine learning and its applications in medical field .He introduced various programming languages for implementing machine-learning algorithms.
Second session was handled by Prof.Dr.R.S.Milton –SSN Chennai. Milton discussed about various machine learning algorithms and showed some demos using python language. Practical session using matlab by Prof.S.Sankar Ganesh –VIT-Vellore done in the afternoon session. Around 55 participants comprising of Research scholars, Students and Faculty members form Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Pondicherry participated in this workshop.
A Two Day Workshop On RESEARCH TRENDS IN IMAGE PROCESSING AND MATLAB EXPLORATION 09-08-2016 & 10-08-2016
The Yelcom Revolutionary Club and workshop commenced on August 09th, 2016 with the inaugural function which was graced by Dr. Dr.R.Baskaran, Associate Professor, DCSE, Anna University-Chennai who was the chief guest of the function.
ISTE Approved Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on Emerging Trends in Digital Image Processing 22-06-2015 to 26-06-2015
The programme was inaugurated by Dr.M.Sasikala, Associate Professor, Department of ECE, College of Engineering, Anna University in the presence of Dr.N.M.Nandhitha, Professor and Research Head, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics ,Sathyabama University.
Anna University sponsored Faculty Development Training Programme on EC6303 – Signals and Systems 11-06-2015 to 18-06-2015
Faculty Development Training Programme on EC6303 – SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS was conducted from 11th June 2015 to 18th June 2015. Twenty participants from various colleges in Tamil Nadu have actively participated in this FDTP.
ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON WAVELET TRANSFORM AND IT’S APPLICATIONS 09-03-2015
Dr. G.Thirugnanam, Annamalai University gave a presentation about Digital Image Watermarking- A data hiding technique and Dr.T.Mangayarkarasi, Annamalai University gave a presentation about Wavelet Transform and its Application to Images.
