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The Founder Chancellor flanked by the Vice Chancellor (left) and Pro Vice Chancellor (Right) on the announcement of 300 Scholarships

The Founder Chancellor Presenting a memento to Mr.N.Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner 2 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1

Photo taken during “Train the Trainer” program “Train the Trainer” STAFF WRITER 1 To train the students/faculty Management team of EY in selected Mr E.V. Abhishek Anand the intern etc., where around l30 on the subject by name the areas of US Taxation for a final year MBA student of lnterns-from various colleges With the expanding role of “International Taxation and Individuals, US Taxation for SRM School of Management, all around India including business globally, Faculty of Technology” Partnership firms, US Taxation SRM Institute of Science and leading B Schools like IIMs Management, SRM Institute of for Corporate and Transfer Technology, Kattankulathur 2 To hire the students for Summer took part in the race, and where Pricing during the academic as a “SELECT INTERN” for Science and Technology (formerly Internship with a stipend of E.V. Abhishek Anand got the year 2018-19 for a period of the fiscal year 2019 to attend known as SRM University) ` 20,000 per month opportunity and brought laurels provides a platform for the 10 days in their EY office at the EY’s annual International to SRM School of Management, students and the companies by 3 To hire the students for Bengaluru. Leadership Conference along SRM Institute of Science and permanent role in EY Global with 9 other interns from India signing mutually beneficial MoUs Also 8 out of 18 final year Technology, Kattankulathur. Delivery Services (GDS) who will be representing EY- with leading Multi National MBA students who took US Thanks to the Management Team on year on year basis GDS in the conference which Corporation (MNC’s) across Taxation as their electives in of SRM IST especially Dr is scheduled to happen for a the globe. In the above context, Based on the above Objectives, their 3rd and 4th semester, Michael Barnes- Director, Dr week (during July 2019) in the School of Management SRM our faculty members namely Mr got placed with EY and had V M Ponniah- Dean and Dr T State of Florida, USA IST has entered an MOU with K Balaji, Mr T Velmurugan, Dr an opportunity to pursue their Vijayakumar HoD (Finance) Ernst and Young (EY) recently, A Shanmugha Priya, Dr Vijay internship for a period of 3 months This election by EY was made from the School of Management one of the Top four consulting Karthikeyan and Dr Kavitha from Feb 2019 to April 2019 on the parameters like, Subject for this very best initiative taken firms in India on the following Shanmugham got trained by in the EY office at Bengaluru. Knowledge, Discipline in the in the interest of students and grounds. the experts from the Senior During the internship, EY has work floor, and Productivity of teaching fraternity.

Capegemini - International Yoga Day

STAFF WRITER TechSTAFF WRITERFiesta 2019 SRM Institute of Science & Technology Celebrated 5th International Yoga Day recently at the Multipurpose Indoor Capgemini organized Tech Stadium. Totally 300 students participated in the yoga program Fiesta 2019 - a unique on-stage and demonstrated different types of yoga. Prof. Dr Sandeep initiative for our NextGen talent. Sancheti, Vice Chancellor SRM IST presided over the function With various discussion formats, and delivered the special address by explained the benefit of Yoga. such as showcase zones, expert panels and technical learning sessions, Tech Fiesta 2019 saw a new-age solutions presented across the entire spectrum of future technologies. We are proud to share that, Ms.Ishita Malhotra from final year CSE department, SRMIST emerged as the winner of the event. 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 3 Simulation - Based Medical Education

STAFF WRITER Instructors, who had attended the Level- 1 program. The training The Faculty Development was provided by Educational Program on Simulation-Based Service Specialist, Ms. Princy Medical Education –(Level-2) from Laerdal Medical India was conducted, recently at the Pvt Ltd. SRM / Stratus Centre for Medical Knowledge acquisition, Skills Simulation, SRM MCH & RC. proficiency, Critical Thinking/ This program was in continuation Decision making, Simulation of the Level-1 Program held in teams, Clinical experience earlier in January, this year, and practice were the key areas which was inaugurated by the of training. The participants The team of Doctors at SRM Medical College Hospital Dean (Medical), Prof. Dr.A. practiced on Sim Man 3G using Sundaram pre-designed scenarios in groups. We are extremely thankful to The participants also learnt to the management for supporting design simulation-based modules Liver Transplant Facility at SRM the program which is accredited pertaining to their respective with Tamilnadu Medical Council speciality area , using LLEAP Hospital, A Boon to local residents (TNMC) credit points. software. The participants were Dr.K. Next, the participants had STAFF WRITER Subramaniyan (Professor, General hands-on practice, using the The 6-hour-long procedure Medicine), Dr. R. Jai Vinod Hi- fidelity patient simulators, The first deceased donor liver Kumar, ( Professor, Surgery), SIMMAN 3G and SIMMOM transplantation (DDLT) has been was performed as part of the Dr.P. Karthikeyan ( Associate using their designed simulation successfully performed at the Professor, Paediatrics) Dr.R. modules. The highlight of state-of-the-art SRM Medical collaboration between SRM Sangeetha ( Assistant Professor, the training program was College Hospital, Kattankulathur on effective, structured medical college hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology), near Chennai by doctors from “De-brief”,incorporating Dr.VM. Harikrishnan (Senior Gleneagles Global health city. Kattankulathur and Gleneagles Resident, Orthopaedics) and Dr. AETCOM ( Attitude, Ethics The patient, a 46-year-old Global Health City following a Rachula Daniel ( Head- SRM and Communication). male from Andhra Pradesh was / Stratus Centre for Medical At the end of the 3-day program, memorandum of understanding diagnosed with end-stage liver Simulation) of SRM MCH & the participants said they would disease and was under medical (MoU) signed by them. Gleneagles RC, Dr. C. Saravanan (Professor, be integrating simulation-based management initially but later this OMFS, Kattankulathur Dental topics during their classes, which failed. Due to the decompensated Global Health City, the largest College), Ms.D.Anandhi will benefit the students. This liver disease status and failure (Associate Professor, College will go a long way, to implement facility of Gleneagles Global of medical therapy, doctors at of Physiotherapy) and Ms.A. the “ Skills Module” of the new SRM medical college hospital Hospitals, Chennai Sheeba Jebakani (Associate Competency based MBBS advised the patient and family Professor, College of Nursing). curriculum- 2019.The final members the urgent need for They are all American Heart Level-3 program, is scheduled liver transplantation. As the Speaking about the partnership added, Dr. Vivek Vij Association (AHA) accredited for September 2019. with SRM, Dr. Joy Varghese – patient did not have matching Speaking on the occasion Ram Director Hepatology & Transplant liver donor from his family he Natesan - COO SRM Medical Hepatology said, “The association was listed for deceased donor health sciences & Research said liver transplantation (DDLT) will see Gleneagles Global “We are particularly pleased and was kept on optimal medical Health City, Chennai bring its to partner with Gleneagles management. top-notch emergency services in Global Health city, Chennai for liver disease and liver transplant The 6-hour-long procedure expertise to SRM medical college the Liver transplant program was performed as part of the hospital which will benefit the and would look forward to collaboration between SRM local residents. We are extremely a long term association with medical college hospital, delighted, as we successfully them. To strengthen the organ Kattankulathur and Gleneagles transplant program at SRM we Global Health City following a performed first DDLT at SRM hospital post our association.” are launching a new dedicated memorandum of understanding OT complex with ICUs in (MoU) signed by them. Gleneagles “Once the patient is diagnosed SRM medical college hospital Global Health City, the largest with Chronic Liver diseases, initial exclusively for multi-organ facility of Gleneagles Global treatment of optimal medical transplants by August’19. We Hospitals, Chennai has inked therapy can help the patient to will soon be setting up a heart the MoU to support the liver stabilize but on decompensating, transplantation program. failure clinic and doing our first advanced medical therapy will Heart transplant in the coming not work and the only option is Dr. Vivek Vij, Director – Liver months”. Transplant & HPB surgery, liver transplantation,” said Dr. Gleneagles Global Health City and Vivek Vij. “Jaundice, fatigue, Dr. Sundaram – Dean for his team performed deceased abdominal distension are the SRM Medical college hospital donor liver transplantation. main symptoms suggestive of said “We are very happy that we Participants of the Simulation-Based Medical Education – Post-transplant the patient made liver disease. Other symptoms are have aligned with Gleneagles Faculty Development Program ( Level- 2) with the Dean (Medical), remarkable recovery and was blood vomiting, panning black Global Health. Hope to do more Prof. Dr. A. Sundaram. discharged from the hospital. stools and altered sensorium” service to the poor and ailing”. 4 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 SRM Students Participating in Swachh Baharat Internship Programme on Rural Community Service

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The “Internship programme on rural community service for University/College students” for the year 2019 is implemented under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. A team of enthusiastic students from SRM College of Nursing, Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy actively participated in this internship contributing over 60 hours of their time. The internship commenced with an inaugural session at the Kancheepuram District Collectorate. The students were oriented to the objectives of the internship and were provided a “Handbook on Sanitation’’ and other guidelines. They organised and conducted swachata-related activities in Government schools and community at Appur, Kolathur, Reddipalayam, Chettipunyam and Kondamangalam villages at Kattankulathur block in Kancheepuram district. They focussed their activities on promotion of safe sanitation practices, waste segregation and disposal, personal hygiene, toilet usage, sustainable water management practices through door-to-door visits, awareness rally and street plays. Antenatal mothers and children were educated about malnutrition, worm infestation, stunting and ill-effects of poor sanitation on their health. The interns participated in mass cleaning, developing compost pit, rainwater harvesting pits and tree plantation activities. The interns also conducted swachhata- themed competitions in Government Schools and distributed prizes for students. Public walls were beautified with painting and messages about sanitation and hygiene. The participating teams will present their work at Kancheepuram District Collectorate and will be awarded participation certificates. 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 5

Founder Chancellor Lighting the Traditional Lamp SRM is ragging free, but sets up monitoring panel as precaution

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On a day when over 5000 freshers were inducted in different courses at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology, parents from different parts of the country were assured that there was no ragging on the campus and their wards were quite safe to pursue their academic studies without worry. Although SRMIST is ragging- free, it has been decided to form an anti-ragging committee as a confidence building measure, the Registrar Prof N Sethuraman told the packed audience of aspiring students and their parents at the freshers’ induction programme held at the T P Ganesan Auditorium, believed to be one of the largest of its kind in Asia. facilities for research at SRMIST remarked that he felt guility for they completed their courses, by students. Noting that there The initial reference to the to experiment and innovate as taking leave from Parliament he said once they had an SRM were three lakes and hills near retrograde practice of ragging their objective should be to go to attend the freshers induction brand tag, they did not have to and around the campus which was made by SRMIST Vice beyond their standard curriculum programme. Dr Paarivendhar worry on this score. Alluding also had a medical college and Chancellor Prof Sandeep Sancheti to emerge as entrepreneurs and explained his initial feeling of to the PM’s ambitious plan to hospital, he said students should who spoke among other things trail blazers. While 75 per cent guilt to skip Parliament even generate 2 crore jobs every use this ambience to improve about the do’s and don’ts for attendance was necessary to for a day came as he was new year since 2014, he noted that their knowledge, health and students while welcoming them. qualify for examinations, he in Lok Sabha and had been while this was not achieved, lifestyle to become good citizens. He pointedly said they should not advised freshers to aim for 100 generally urging students to he could assure that SRMIST Among those present were indulge in ragging or abuse of per cent attendance to derive the ensure 100 per cent attendance could do its bit to ensure job Vice Chancellor Prof Sandeep substances reported from some full benefit of knowledge and at SRMIST. But a meeting with placements for students. He said Sancheti, Pro Vice Chancellor colleges. He also had advice for guidance from their teachers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi it was not enough for students Dr T P Ganesan, Registrar Dr. parents saying they should keep “Even if you already have in Delhi had changed his mind. to be computer literate as they N Sethuraman, besides Deans a vigil on their wards as well knowledge of some subject “On Thursday, PM Modi saw had to be competitive as well and Directors. Engineering and and adopt a friendly attitude of matters, you should be patient me and putting an arm around to succeed. He stressed that a Technology Director Dr. C. understanding problems that and help other students,” he said. my shoulder asked me, ‘How is degree alone was not sufficient Muthamizhchelvan proposed may be faced by their sons or Ultimately, it was important for our Universtity?’ Then the idea and students should aspire the vote of thanks. daughters during their initial years students to become better human came to me that I should take for extra knowledge in their on the campus. Emphasizing beings apart from excelling in leave of absence from Parliament respective areas of studies. With The induction programme that there was a significant 7 studies. Delivering the inaugural to attend this programme to 20,000 students in its hostels, ended with a feedback session per cent investment in R & D in address, Founder Chancellor welcome the students,” he SRMIST was more or less like a wherein four parents took the SRMIST, he urged students to and newly elected Lok Sabha added. Assuring students about municipality, he observed adding, mike to explain why they chose make full use of state-of-the-art member Dr T R Paarivendhar their placement in jobs after discipline should be maintained to admit their wards in SRMIST. 6 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1

SRM awards scholarships to 300 students from Perambalur Constituency

STAFF WRITER board examinations, he said. SRMIST. and EPSI to allot more funds research within the educational to encourage more research system. Dr. Paarivendhar said he had The break-up of overall seats SRM Institute of Science wanted to give something back allocation is as follows: Kulithalai activities. On the water scarcity situation and Technology has offered to the people of the constituency 47, Lalgudi 47, Mannachanallur On the proposal by Union in Perambalur constituency, he scholarships to 300 students who had elected him as their 29, Musiri 37, Perambalur 95 finance minister Nirmala said, “We are distributing water residing in Perambalur representative in Parliament. and Thuraiyur 45. The list of Sitharaman in her budget for through tankers and digging constituency. This was He said students should utilize recipients was handed over bringing legislation to set up a borewells.” announced at a press meet by this opportunity to pursue by Dr Paarivendhar to the higher education commission to Among those present were SRMIST Founder Chancellor higher studies. He assured that Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sandeep give shape to the new education Vice Chancellor Dr. Sandeep and Perambalur MP, Dr. T. R deserving students would get Sancheti. policy, he said SRM faculty Sancheti, Pro - Vice Chancellors Paarivendhar. suitable placements. Asked about the meagre would give their inputs for Dr. T P Ganesan and Dr. R The recipients hailing from He said out of a total of 1500 allocation of funds to private the same. He hoped private Balasubramanian, Director economically weaker sections applications from aspirants, universities for research, Dr. universities would benefit Admissions, Dr. T. V. Gopal were selected based on their 300 students were shortlisted Paarivendhar said internally from the creation of a National and Controller of Examinations performance in their respective for different courses offered at we are discussing with AIU Research Foundation to fund Dr. S Ponnusamy.

Cognizant Student Club - Project Expo 2019

STAFF WRITER were chosen by 10 panelists and they were awarded with Cognizant conducted Project a shield. Expo contest for Cognizant We congratulate Mr. Rahul Student Club members of all H Bhatia from our final year colleges recently. 29 teams IT department, SRMIST who comprising of 60 students from bagged the Best project award 12 colleges participated in the for his project titled “Voting project expo. Top 3 projects System using Face Detection”.

Discover your inner-self ... Dr.T.P.Ganesan

STAFF WRITER Science College felicitated the Chennai (North) Division, gathering. He also implied the stated that winners do not think SRM Arts and Science College need for Emotional Intelligence differently but act in a different conducted its Induction day and skills. In her special address, way. at TP Ganesan Auditorium. the Managing Director of SIMS Dr.R.Vasudevaraj welcomed the Hospitals, Chennai, Smt. R. In his exceptional speech to gathering and introduced the Padmapriya spoke about the the student community he said, Chief Guest to the audience . importance of dreams and “Winning is not life itself, it is achieving it through holistic just a comfort zone. what matters Dr. T.P.Ganesan, Pro-Vice development in studies. the most is the journey of life”. chancellor, SRMIST emphasized the need to discover inner self The chief guest for the day, Head, Department of Visual among students. Dr K.Subburam, Mr. A.B. Devendhra Poopathy, Communication delivered the Mr.Rahul H Bhatia from IT Department - Associate Director, SRM Arts and Joint Commissioner (State Tax), Vote of Thanks. Winner of the Best Project 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 7 Engineering is the foundation for career growth ... Vice Chancellor

STAFF WRITER explore all the possibilities. He advised the students to listen to The eleventh induction day their interests and act accordingly. for B. Tech courses of SRMIST, He also reassured the fact that Vadapalani was held recently. all the campuses of SRMIST The programme commenced are equally best and competitive with an invocation followed in providing quality education. by lighting of kuthuvillakku. Dr.Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, SRMIST, delivered Dr.K.Duraivelu, Dean (E & T), the inaugural address. He said SRMIST, Vadapalani campus, the most important aspect of welcomed the gathering. He any engineering graduate is highlighted on the special features to be an efficient engineer. He of SRMIST, Vadapalani campus also said that change is only like academic ranks, placement constant. Real intelligence is records etc. Dr.T.V.Gopal, very important for all engineers. Director Admissions, SRMIST, Ability to learn anything at expressed that there is a huge anytime is the order of the day. demand for Computer Science Engineering remains to be the Engineering. Artificial Intelligence foundation for career growth. He (AI) is most sought after by the highlighted on the awards and students. He highlighted on accolades received by SRMIST the fact that AI can be studied Lighting of the Traditional Lamp in the field of education. He even through other courses. He gave information about various told that the recruiters look for Jaiakaash, ECE, expressed as a mechanical engineer. She daughter in SRMIST, Vadapalani. opportunities available for the analytical skills, communication that he was able to do many also appreciated the faculty Mrs.Hasena Taj, Senior Vice budding engineers. ability and decision making skills. projects with the help of faculty for helping her out to do her President, CITI Bank, another He advised the students to hold Mr.M.Sakthivel, Final Year and professional bodies like SAP programme in Sweden. parent, appreciated about the on to their passion. He wished B.Tech. CSE appreciated the IET, IEEE etc. Ms.R.Swarna, Mr.A.S.Bhaskar, Manager, Samco friendly attitude of staff and the students all the very best. efforts of faculty of SRMIST Final year Mechanical student, Hotels (Parent) appreciated the students of SRMIST, Vadapalani. Prof N.Sethuraman, Registrar, in widening his knowledge valued the activities of the efforts of admission committee Dr.C.Gomathy, Head, Dept. of SRMIST, asked the students to about computer science. Mr. department in moulding her in getting admission for his ECE proposed the vote of thanks.

A Hackathon model that others could follow

STAFF WRITER the gap between research in Inter Institutional Inclusive to feel challenged when it participation of players from universities and industries as Innovations Center (i4c) an comes to seeking medical India. The envoy said he looked Namibia open to collaborations students were finding solutions independent, non-profit entity attention in India,” he said. forward to collaboration with with India in diverse fields, says to problems posed by industries. is all set to identify people from High Commissioner Sinimbo SRM Hospital and Institute for its High Commissioner, Mr. The participating industries are India with innovative ideas. who later went around the SRM sending students and patients. Gabriel P. Sinimbo, welcoming Apollo Hospitals, Aurobindo Hospital, said Indian hospitals Sinimbo noted that more With India emerging as a collaboration with India in diverse Pharma, Tata Steel Processing like Apollo and Fortis had affordable medical services and software giant and making fields including academics and and Distribution Ltd., and expressed keenness to train technical expertise made India advances in hardware as well, medical services. Hindustan Unilever. Namibian doctors and students. one of the leaders in the medical “Such collaborations will help Information and Communications Inaugurating the five-day Smart The SIH is jointly organized field in the world. “India is geared Namibia close the gap in medical Technology was another major India Hackathon- Hardware by Union Ministry of Human to make it easy for African services with other countries,” area of collaboration between Edition, 2019 at the SRMIST Resources Development, patients to come without worrying he said. At present, Namibia the two countries. He said campus recently, he said the AICTE, Inter Institutional about visa, transportation and had just one medical university, Namibia was a virtual gateway hackathon event was “very Inclusive Innovations Center accommodation. I will sensitize he pointed out adding, there to Africa and had a treasure of impressive” and could be a (i4c) and Persistent Systems. our Namibian citizens not was scope for expansion with investment opportunities for model for Namibia to follow with Indian manufacturers, energy the participation of Namibian entrepreneurs particularly in solar ministries of higher education energy, agricultural scientists and technology, industrialization as well as welcoming Indian and trade and small and medium expertise in mining and low enterprises development in cost housing. With a strong partnership with his country’s democracy and very low level business chambers. “Their of crime, Namibia would be a partnership will be critical to great investment destination for organize something like this Indian businesses. The envoy (hackathon),” he said. SRMIST said he welcomed exchange of Vice Chancellor Dr.Sandeep business delegations with India. Sancheti presided. Later, the Namibian High The envoy who interacted Commissioner met the President with student participants from of SRMIST, Dr.P Satyanarayanan, ten Indian universities at the SRM Hospital Dean Dr A. FabLab in the SRM campus, Sundaram and Medical lauded the hackathon for bridging Students during the Hackathon Superintendent T. Swaminathan. 8 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1

Lighting of the Lamp

From Left : Abirami, Gopika and Harini of JMC performing

Dr. Archana Arul

Mr. Shakeel Akhtar, IPS /ADGP (Crime) A fresher at the Orientation

Dr. K.R.Maalathi Dr. Mythili, Director of Student Affair 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 9 Look at Issues as Opportunities .. Dr. Velan tells FSH Freshers

DHARINI the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. Faculty of Science and Humanities Following the Induction of Freshers, the hosted an induction program for freshers Faculty of Science and Humanities had a on 7/1/2019 at T P Ganesan Auditorium. two day Orientation for the new students. The chief guest for the morning was Dr. Principally organized by Drs Archana Arul C Velan, City Head-Chennai operations, and Shantichitra, the program saw both Ascendas India. The program was also in-house administrators as well as experts felicitated by Dr. Balasubramaniam, from outside SRM to speak to students Pro-Vice Chancellor of SRMIST and Dr. on various issues and challenges facing N Sethuraman, Registrar. Directors and them as they make this vital transition Deans of various faculties and Heads of in their lives. Dr. Mythili, Director of several departments were also present. Students Affairs shared insights on how Dr Velan began his address by quoting students can reach out for any assistance; Ratan Tata’s words “Look at your issues Dr. Sriram Padmanabhan, Director Career as opportunities”. He injected motivation Center spoke of the excellent career and into the students by explaining how placement opportunities. India’s youth are going to play a pivotal A highlight of the Orientation program role in shaping the country’s future. “We was a talk on “Say NO to Drugs”, by Mr. all leave one day. When we leave, what The Pro Vice Chancellor (External Affairs) presents a memento to Dr.Velan Shakeel Akhther IPS who is currently the we leave for the Nation to talk about? students that the future was very much in 15 years and exhorted students to take Additional Director General of Police India’s economy is progressing and you their hands, Dr. Balasubramanian urged advantage of the faculty and infrastructure (Crime). Explaining in detail about how are at the right time to share your part into the incoming freshers to explore every as they have their career in their minds. drugs affects health, the senior police it. Be focused and do things differently. avenue that came their ways in their study The Registrar also wanted parents and officer also discussed the psychological The need for non-technical knowledge at SRMIST. “ We go the full distance in guardians to stay in peace as they left and social effects of getting into the in the country is growing. You are all making sure we provide an education their wards at SRM. “ At SRM we have drug habit as also the legal implications fortunate to study at SRM, make use of no tolerance for ragging of any kind and that awaited anyone convicted on drug it”, he further added. that goes much beyond classrooms and examinations to include an understanding we take this issue very seriously” he said. offences. Dr. K.R. Maalathi, Advisor at Earlier in welcoming parents, guardians of the society and the environment around Dr. Sridhar Krishnaswami, Professor of SRM Public School and generally an and freshers, the Pro Vice Chancellor you”, he said. Journalism and Mass Communication and Educational Consultant spoke to students (External Affairs), Dr. R. Balasubramanian Deputy Dean presented the broad framework on a phase of life they are about to enter spoke on the extensive facilities that were Addressing the gathering, the Registrar of the FSH and Dr. K.Shantichitra, Head and how they should be using the time available at the Faculty of Science and of SRMIST, Dr. N. Sethuraman, spoke of the Dept. Of English, proposed a vote and opportunity to improve their skills Humanities and urged incoming students of the rapid expansion of the Faculty of of thanks. The Induction program was in communication, general knowledge to make full use of them. Reminding Science and Humanities in a span of about compered by Dr. Archana Arul, Head of and technology.

Parents, Guardians and Faculty at the Induction Program 10 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 Certificate Course in Sports Coaching

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SRM IST organized a Six week certificate course in sports coaching from in the following discipline, Under the Auspices of Sports Authority of India. Athletics, Basketball, Football, Kabaddi and Volleyball Students from all over India attended the Six week certificate course in Sports coaching. Most of the students are working in Schools, Colleges, Railways, Police and in services public sector. The purpose of attending the course is to enrich their Update, Adapt and Innovate knowledge in the concerned discipline .They had Morning and evening practicals and in between from 10.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m theory classes and they learnt the advance training methods in – The Magic Mantra their particular disciplines. During practical they learnt Tactics & Strategy that they were adopting in the game situations. In STAFF WRITER addition to that they learnt rules and regulations. “Innovate and share the Dr. K.Ramasamy, Director (Faculty & Academics) delivered limelight with successful the valedictory address and distributed the certificates to the people” said the Chief Guest trainees, Prof Dr.K.Vaithianathan; Director Sports welcomed the Mr. Sathappan Narayanan, gathering. Dr R.Mohana Krishnan proposed the vote of thanks. All Managing Director, Accenture, the SAI coaches attended the function and graced the occasion. in his Convocation Day address COURSE TOPPERS during the 15th Graduation Day in SRM Valliammai Engineering Sl.No Name Reg No Discipline Marks College recently. 1 Damodharan.c 2019Aths06 Athletics 76 The Chief Guest in his address 2 Santhana Krishnan.J 2019Bbs43 Basketball 76 appreciated all the graduands 3 Monish.e 2019Fbs13 Football 76 of the day and emphasized the 4 Rajasekar.r 2019Kbs20 Kabaddi 75 importance of being successful in 5 Deepan Raj.m 2019Vbs05 Volleyball 76 one’s career. The young engineers confidently and venture to Director, SRMVEC & Pro were encouraged to innovate encounter risks with determination Vice Chancellor Planning and and transform their innovations and prudence. They were advised Development, SRM Institute into real time achievement. To not to be perturbed by early of Science and Technology be successful, one must have failure as failing early will surely welcomed the august gathering. help them cross hurdles later on a wider exposure to the latest The graduation day report was in life and achieve successful technology and should strive p r e s e n t e d b y t h e P r i n c i p a l , outcomes.The Graduation for their betterment. He urged Dr. B. Chidhambararajan. Day which was organized fresh graduates of today to with exuberance and grandeur The report comprised of identify their specific interests, was indeed a proud moment the proud accomplishments develop their inquisitiveness and for all the 829 graduands, 13 and accolades received by the subsequently infuse adaptability Anna University Rank holders, college, the students and the into themselves. their parents, the Staff and Staff members. As the curtains This would surely stimulate the Management. After the came down, the stakeholders their minds to update themselves formal academic procession, the including the Management, with the recent trends that keep Graduation Day ceremony was the Staff, the students and surfacing in the modern world. declared open by Dr. Sandeep their parents were filled with The Chief Guest persuaded the Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, pride and accomplishments future technologist to confront SRM Institute of Science and and looked on to more laurels difficulties and complexities Technology. Dr. T.P. Ganesan, coming their way.

Placement Update

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The academic year 2018-19 season saw a record number of increase in both companies visited and the offers made. It recorded 600 Companies with 6,777 offers issued with the highest package offered being 39,50,000/annum by Microsoft. We have witnessed our students achieving great heights, maintaining high-level of performance, and proved to be a great asset to the recruiting organizations. With the commencement of Campus Placement season 2020, students from all colleges, in their Final year, are gearing up to get first job out of campus. SRM IST is beginning the placement season with Amazon (32 Lakhs) ; Udaan (30 Lakhs) and Nutanix (18 Lakhs) We wish the upcoming season 2019-2020 to be a great success. 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 11 Understand pain of customers

STAFF WRITER He said with the Union finance minister announcing With India lagging behind in incentives for start ups, there hardware development even as was no better platform than it has progressed by leaps and Hackathons for students to bounds in software, the Smart interface with industries to India Hackathon Hardware emerge as start up entrepreneurs. edition, 2019 held at the signature “Info Tech companies will look FabLab of the SRM Institute into your bio-data to see how of Science and Technology was many hackathons and pitchfests a significant event. you have participated in as well as the ideas you have come up The winners were Team with, and this is probably going Livonian from Bannari Amman to play a very important part to Former CEC flays fake news Institute of Technology, Erode, get your job,” Dr Tyagi said. Team Whack1 from Bharati on EVMs for Creating Myth Vidyapeeth’s College of He said Chennai has been Engineering, Delhi, Team Sangili significantlychosen for setting Thalavaadu from Kumaraguau up a Centre for Excellence STAFF WRITER but the court did not agree. He the Lok Sabha in 1951-52, 1957, College of Technology, for financial technology at the said BJP spokesperson G V L 1962 and 1967 and there was Coimbatore and Team Trinetra Software Technology Parks of Taking a dig at winners in the Narasimha Rao in a book in no reason why it could not be from Madanapalle Institute of India (STPI). recently concluded Lok Sabha 2009 had faulted the EVMs done again. “This will require Science and Technology, Chittoor. elections who had made an issue for the party’s defeat and Dr constitutional amendments but Ms Shubangi Bhagwat, SIH The teams were presented cheques of so-called rigged Electronic Subramaniam Swamy had that can not be a hurdle,” he Nodal Centre Head, in her special of ` one lakh each and trophies. Voting Machines (EVMs), former cited US experts to claim that said “But will we do it, I have address, said Hackathons had Ten teams participated to find Chief Election Commissioner EVMs could be tampered with. my doubts,” he added. created a positive eco system for solutions to problem statements N Gopalaswami observed that However, the matter could not start ups and would go a long Gopalaswami said One India, given by Apollo Hospitals, Tata these critics had fallen silent be proved. Later a US expert way to create next generation One Election would cut down Steel, Aurobindo Pharma and now and praised the ‘Janata at a gathering in Chennai had solutions. Start ups would be time and costs. The issue was Hindustan Unilever. Janardhan’ (supreme public emphatically said that stand much more productive and not whether Modi would be mandate) for their victory. alone machines could not be The five-day competition satisfying than doing routine elected for the next five or ten tampered with. at SRM, a nodal centre of jobs, she said. Using a favourite Speaking on ‘Indian Elections years but how best if would SIH Hardware Edition, was line of PM Narendra Modi, she and Enduring Myths” at the He said the latest trend of serve the national interest. kicked off by Namibian High asked student participants, “How SRM Institute of Science demanding Voter Verifiable Replying to queries from Commissioner Gabriel P Sinimbo is the Josh (Spirit)?” evoking and Technology recently, Paper Audit Trails attached the audience of academics and and concluded with a call to cheers at the mini hall of the T Gopalaswami remarked in lighter to EVMs had also not put the students, he said India was still engineering students to understand P Ganesan Auditorium. vein spiced with sarcasm that controversy over EVMs at a fledgling democracy with the pain of customers in the leaders who contested from two rest. “VVPAT has come but the SRM Director, Engineering tendencies for violence that made process of developing prototypes constituencies, winning one seat allegations have not stopped,” he and Technology, Dr. C. it necessary for huge deployment and products. “Students have and losing the other, should now observed. Other myths related Muthuthamizhselvan, in his of para-military forces. He to Pain Storm apart from Brain ponder which EVMs in which to EVMs included suspicion welcome address, thanked the said very few policy were Storming while developing booths were tampered with. that software in the machines students and industries for their deployed during elections in US, products and prototypes,” Dr SRMIST founder chancellor could be hijacked or made to participation. Dr Shantanu Patil, Maldives and Sri Lanka as Sanjay Tyagi, Director, STPI, and MP, Dr T R Paarivendhar behave in a particular way and SPOC, SIH-2019, proposed the citizens were committed to free Chennai, said delivering the said the lecture was the first in a that this was possible because vote of thanks. and fair polls. “I hope one day valedictory address. series planned by the institution EVM chips were manufactured this can be possible in India,” to spark public debates on in Japan. An AAP leader in he said. burning issues. Delhi had prepared a machine to show that first ten votes for a He lambasted the vote for The veteran bureaucrat who candidate would ensure that all money culture in Tamil Nadu as had supervised the 15th Lok other votes would be recorded demeaning the glorious ancient Sabha elections flayed the in his or her favour. But this was Tamil civilization. In contrast, rampant “fake news” relating to not an EVM checked by the in Kerala if money is offered the EVMs over the years even Election Commission. The EC to voters, the offenders would though they were “stand alone has very strict methodology to be beaten up. machines” not connected to any monitor how EVMs record votes online system. This fake news On a suggestion by the founder and a series of steps to verify had created one of the biggest chancellor of SRMIST and Lok the fidelity of these machines, myths of Indian democracy that Sabha MP, Dr T R Paarivendhar he added. Yet rumours are EVMs were tamperable and that voting age should be reduced floated regarding EVMs come could be meddled with. from 18 to 16, Gopalaswami election time. Gopalaswami said urged him to introduce a private He recalled that Punjab Chief perhaps” New EVMs would member’s bill in the House in Minister Capt Amrinder Singh have to be manufactured to this regard. had challenged the use of EVMs settle the myths over EVMs.” in the state’s high court in He urged students from other On the proposal by the Modi 2002 but trials failed to prove states to register as voters in government for One Nation, One his charge and he had fallen TamilNadu instead of having Election, Gopalaswami said the silent after he won. In 1982 to travel back home to their EC had conducted simultaneous one contestant had challenged respective states to exercise elections to state assemblies and Winners and runners of Smart India Hackathon 2019 EVMs in the Kerala high court their franchise. 12 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 SRMSAT-1 Completes 40,000 Orbits

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Indigenously designed and built by students of the SRM Institute of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the nano-satellite SRMSAT-1 has completed 40,000 orbits since it was launched on October 12, 2011 from Sriharikota. Speaking about the significant Model of SRMSAT-1 sending data to ground control centre milestone, Dr S R S Prabaharan, Joint Director (Research) at ISRO,” Prof Prabaharan said accommodate scientific payloads SRMIST, said that the satellite complimenting all branches of that will operate in orbit after the has outlived its original engineering students and faculty demonstration in order to obtain life span of two years and mentors at SRMIST who came useful data for the scientific continues to send data to the together to create the satellite. community. Different fields of ground control centre in the ISRO provided solar cells and interest have been considered campus at Kattankulathur in batteries for the satellite apart for this purpose and a few have Kancheepuram district. Indeed, from making available its facility been shortlisted, Dr Prabaharan the satellite will complete nine at the Satish Dhawan Space added. The exact choices of years in space on October 11th Centre at Sriharikota for the payloads are currently under Assisting and uplifting local villages this year. launch. review and will be finalized after further communication An ambitious project conceived To demonstrate rendezvous STAFF WRITER the science lab. Mr.Kartar with ISRO. by SRMIST President Dr P. and docking using an in-house Singh, Director International Satyanarayanan, the satellite is developed docking port involving On upcoming initiatives of SRM Institute of Science and Relations, SRMIST expressed tasked to monitor and estimate two small satellites the students of the SRM students who have Technology Kattankulathur, in his gratitude to SRMIST and carbon dioxide and water vapor Team SRMSAT have developed formed a Team SRMSAT, he coordination with the District the School’s Management for in tropical atmosphere globally. a novel design for a docking said one of the projects being Administration under the guidance working towards a good cause. port which is unique in terms proposed to ISRO was on how of MHRD, New Delhi has “We are proud of our students Dr.C.Muthamizhchelvan, of its mechanism and operation. to neutralize and/or prevent organized many events during who built and launched the Director (E&T), SRMIST in The two satellites will also space debris, he added. the past one year under “UNNAT satellite with the help of his presidential address offered BHARAT ABHIYAN”. SRM’s continued support towards The Institute has adopted the upliftment of the school’s the following 5 Villages and facilities. planned for the Scientific and Mr.A.Jayapal, PTA President Technological interventions for and Mr.A.Baskar, Head Master the upliftment of the villages. of Anjur Govt High School were 1. ANJUR, immensely thankful to SRMIST 2. PATTARAVAKKAM, for organizing the medical camp and donating the experimental 3. THENMELPAKKAM, learning kits for their science lab. 4. ORATHUR, Mr.Bharathi, Panchayat Officer, 5. NATTARASANPATTU. Anjur graced the occasion. All As a part Unnat Bharat Abhiyan the dignitaries were felicitated activities, the Institute organized a duringthe function. function at 11 AM on 10.07.2019 The event was also attended by at Govt High School, Anjur a team of international students for the conduct of “Medical& from Teesside University, Health Camp and distribution Middlesbrough, UK, who have of educational learning kits for been on a week-long field visit, Science Lab”. observing and participating Director – Career Centre - Mr.Sriram S. Padmanabhan ; Deputy Managing Dr.V.Thirumurugan, Associate in community development Director – Mr.Sriram Viji (TVS) along with the Senior Management Team (TVS) Director (Campus Life) and activities under UBA at Anjur. Dr. Simon Lynch, their Principal UBA Nodal Officer, SRMIST Lecturer remarked about their welcomed the gathering. He TVS Brakes top management visit SRM enriching experience and is acknowledged the SRM teams looking forward to support this STAFF WRITER in Automobile Engineering The visit paved a way for whose technology intervention program in future through their a successful collaboration proposals have been sanctioned Department, Bosch Rexroth, University. The inaugural event The Senior Management of SRMIST with TVS and by MHRD, New Delhi. Fab Bay, Machining Centre, was followed by visit to Science Team headed by Mr. Sriram Bio Engineering Department, will focus on various aspects Dr.M.Logaraj, Head of Lab where the Science teacher Viji – Deputy Managing Nanotechnology and SRM - like establishing a Centre of Community Medicine, SRMIST and students explained the Director (TVS) along with WABCO COE. Excellence (COE), Subject briefed about the objectives theory, process and applications an eight member senior Matter Experts (AME) of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. of the experimental kits. The management team visited our The state-of-the art facilities Talks, Faculty Development Dr.K.Vijayakumar, Head of International students from campus recently. They visited available at our premise made programs and research in EEE Department, SRMIST Teesside University had helped our Facilities and Laboratories a positive impact on their visit. other areas. initiated the idea of equipping in setting up the Science Lab. 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 13 Number 1 13

On the pursuit of exploring!

that we have kept on revising through DIVYANSH MANSUKHANI the millenniums. Since we haven’t yet SHARMISTA PAUL answered the deepest mysteries such as our existence and its purpose, we may as It has been around 13.8 billion years well agree that our current understanding that our universe has come into the might only be an illusion subjective over existence, and we, the modern humans, our limited inference, and not the absolute have lived only a small fraction of this truth. Despite this realization, we have age. Despite this, we have been able to always devoted ourselves to decrypt estimate with good precision the state of the universe with the least degree of the universe at even a hundredth second selfishness, and have exotically worked after the beginning. We have always collectively not for any applicative been the explorers of the deep space, benefits, but for a common motion to so much so that we could conjecture a merely understand the laws that govern lot of its arrangement just by the naked whatever composes our surroundings. eyes. More importantly, we could We look forward to make more sense move on from the orthodox and the of the disputed universe with even more religious interpretations of the conduct enthusiasm and rigour so that we don’t of the universe. We have demonstrated stand speechless when an amateur asks extraordinarily our imagination and us about the multiverse theory, or even creativity to formulate certain theories, something like consciousness!

futurologist Alvin Toffler’s famous largest particle accelerator, said reduction of water table in Call to develop technology quote, “Yesterday Violence was collaboration and cooperation Punjab were matters of great Power, Today Wealth is Power within the international team concern, he said. He lamented to transform quality of life and Tomorrow Knowledge comprising was in itself a that funding of projects to in rural areas will be Power,” Chidambaram transforming experience as prevent landslides remained said, “Today Technology is it made the scientists inter- unimplemented on the ground. Power.” The former director dependent on one another. In his presidential address, of Bhabha Atomic Research STAFF WRITER of SRMIST, scheduled from Guest of honour, noted Director Engineering and Centre said Indian scientists September 26. geologist andinc fellow of the Technology, Dr C Muthamizh SRM Institute of Science and and researchers had to be in Speaking on ‘Technology is Indian Academy of Sciences chelvan, said higher education Technology, Kattankulathur, the forefront to create new IP Power’, he noted that Indian Dr. Vikram Chandra Thakur, institutions were no longer rigid July 12: Ace nuclear physicist to make the country immune engineers would play an urged students to come up with in offering multi-disciplinary Rajagopala Chidambaram to technology control regimes instrumental role in developing solutions for environmental courses if they resulted in more considered the ‘Hero’ of imposed by certain developed degradation of various hill innovation in research. He Pokhran-2 nuclear tests in 1998, Gaganyan, the country’s first nations. towns in India in the Himalayan asked engineering students to said Friday that Technology manned flight mission in space In his keynote address, region. He expressed grave extend their interests beyond has a pivotal role to play in scheduled to be launched before high energy physicist Dr Atul concern over the scenario of their selected courses. Dr V transforming quality of life in 2022 and Chandrayan-2 with Gurtu who led a 70-member vanishing agricultural land and M Ponniah, Dean, Faculty of rural areas. Lander and Rover later this year. Alluding to the Pokhran tests team which participated in the green cover due to expansion Management, welcomed the Delivering the inaugural address which he had supervised during CERN Experiment at the Large of concrete jungles. The water delegates from 24 institutions to the SRM Technical Summit his tenure, the former Atomic Hadron Collider, the world’s problem in river rich areas and including IITs and NITs. 4.0 on the theme of ‘Pioneering Energy Commission Chairman Social Innovation’ , Chidambaram stressing the indigenous scientific said, “When the quality of life in effort said, “We stole knowledge rural areas becomes comparable from nobody.” In contrast, China to urban areas, then only India and Pakistan benefitted from can be considered a developed borrowed technology, he said. country.” Achieving the United Nations designated development On fears expressed by late goals is only the starting point, physicist Stephen Hawking he said urging engineering regard Artificial Intelligence student delegates from across taking control of human lives that the country to become creators might spell the end of the human of technology, not followers. race, Chidambaram said Roger This fourth T-Summit is a Penrose of the Tesla group had build up to the 13th edition debunked this theory by asserting SRM T-Summit 4.0 inaugurated by Dr. R. Chidambaram (Former director of BARC) alongside of Aaruush, the national level that humans would always be Dr C Muthamizhchelvan, Director E&T, Dr Atul Gurtu, Physicist, Dr. Vikram Chandra Thakur, Techno-Management Fest smarter than AI. Referring to Geologist, Dr V M Ponniah, Dean, Faculty of Management, Dr. A. Rathinam, Convenor, Aaruush