TECHASHI Vol. 1 Issue #1 JULY, 2019 FOR EVERYTHING AIIT An Initiative by AIITians EDITORIAL BOARD ENLIGHTENING DR. ATUL K. CHAUHAN AMITY Chancellor, Amity University “WE ARE CREATING CENTRES OF THOUGHT EVERYTHING IS LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE “ WORLD, WHERE FACULTY, SCIENTISTS & BRILLIANT POSSIBLE IF WE HAVE STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE AND EXPAND THE FRON- AN AMBITION OF THE DR.ASHOK K. CHAUHAN TIERS OF KNOWLEDGE.” WILDEST KIND . HOPE Founder President At Amity our aim and dream is to equip Amity University you and each Amitian with the right val- ue system, caring nature for others and FOR MORE IN ORDER thorough professional knowledge so that “MY MISSION IS NATION BUILDING you can be the leaders of our Country TO DREAM TO DARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND BEYOND……” and the world who will change all this. ASHISH SINGHAL AND JUST RAISE YOUR Amity is not just a group of institutions ND YEAR VALUATIONS AND EXIT which imparts world-class education, B.Sc IT- 2 but an experience where everyone asso- ciated is part of a dream, a mission to see that we nurture truly great leaders. In my over 30 years stay in West Ger- many I realised, through interacting DR. BALVINDER SHUKLA with the over 6000 Europeans working for me, that we Indians have the intelli- Vice Chancellor, Amity University UP gence, the talent and the potential to be THE FEELING OF the more successful people in the world. M.Tech. (IIT Kharagpur), Ph.D. Queen's “ That is why we established the Ritnand University, U.K. Balved Education Foundation in 1986 to start institutions which will groom CONQUEST AND young future leaders. ACHIEVEMENT IS A SELF Today, we are proud that Amity is syn- “AT AMITY, WE FOCUS ON EACH AND EVE- onymous with practical, industry fo- cused education, and attracts the best RY STUDENT, TO BRING OUT THEIR FULL DOWNFALL, AN ANTI- students. The fact that our alumni are POTENTIAL AND EMPOWER THEM WITH A working in the best companies across WINNING ATTITUDE.” DOTE TO WHICH IS TO the world is a testament to our extreme- ly talented faculty who inculcate, by example, in each student the spirit of THINK WHAT CAN BE dedication, sincerity and loyalty, and to all the corporates who support our mis- Isha Gupta DONE BETTER sion with so much enthusiasm. BCA –2ND YEAR TOMORROW. Amity Institute Of Information Technology featured in TOP 5 in India Today ranking for BCA About AIIT… program in 2019. Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT), Noida, integral part of Amity University Ut- tar Pradesh, is a centre of excellence for quality education in Information Technology with special focus on emerging trends. Institute offers MCA, M.Sc.(NT&M), BCA, B.Sc.(IT), Ph.D. (IT) full-time and part-time, BCA+MCA(Dual) and BCA(Evening) programmes. Lectures are supported by independent study, tutorials, and resource based material and group work. We offer a compulsory for- eign language to our students. Highly qualified and committed core faculty supplemented by visiting faculty from industry Amity Institute Of Information delivers a state-of-the-art curriculum to keep the students abreast of latest developments in techniques and practices. At AIIT, Industry Interaction Platforms such as industry mentor- ing, ICT Vision Board, industry visits, Seminars and conferences are active. CYBUS has been a unique platform for an interface with the corporate world. Eminent personalities Technology is conferred from the industry have sought this platform to share their experiences with our students. The strong network of the alumni, its ambassadors, spread all over the globe, holding lead- ing positions in industry and academia alike are a testimony to the Institute's focus of nur- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY turing individual actualization and the pursuit of excellence. AIIT has tie-ups with CISCO and InterSystems Pvt. Ltd. CISCO Networking Program pro- INSTITUTE AWARD, “2015 vides a curriculum of four Semesters participation program, enabling students to attain the privileged CCNA Certification and Training. AIIT is the first Institute in India to offer Inter- Systems CacheCampus Program to foster knowledge about Cache among the student community. Amity University has collaboration with EMC2, Sun MicroSystems, Oracle, SAP LEADERS AWARD (Education)” and Nucleus. Being a part of the University, the students of AIIT have the opportunity to avail access to the courses offered by these organizations. The Institute inculcates human values and professional ethics in the students, which help them, make decisions and create path that are good not only for them, but also are good for the society, for the nation and for the world as whole. We have a strong Mentor-Mentee program where a small group of students is attached to a faculty. The faculty so assigned acts as a friend, philosopher & guide to the students & help them understand and realize their dreams. DR. AJAY RANA Professor & Director Amity Institute Of Information Technology “A true leader is a person who not only has the ability to lead masses but at the same time possess an eye to identify potential leaders “ You will never always be • Motivated. India is producing a amount of skilled scope for developing the framework for If someone wishes to know my opin- workforce and on the other IT industry is generations to study and follow. But ion about the existing scenario in having great potential. India is very high when I compare the IT Industry when I the field of education than I would in demand across the globe those who joined from what it is today, there is a say that “we have already got a ro- You have to learn to be have the ability to understand, process huge difference and Pundits of this bust mechanism which demands no and execute. It is important for all to industry are predicting that it will be to change.” Many people from industry understand the market and then work evolve at a much faster pace relatively and academia would counter me on on the interest areas for higher educa- in a shorter time span. this note but I am very clear and tion. for any specific technology/ indus- rigid over the statement made. But Moreover, some may join me pitching try could be high today but at the time of there is a strong reason behind that. Disciplined. the statement that this industry extends obtaining your degree, will it remain the The technology, with innovation, significant support to other fields of same? It is the toughest question to what it was 10 years ago is different engineering as well. In an era of Auto- answer for any budding engineer. from the one which we have today mation, Artificial Intelligence, robotics and will vary significantly after a and so on, every allied field of engi- Here, the role of teachers, parents, decade from now. If educational neering more or less are dependent on guardians come into play. Before finaliz- institutes would not evolve with the Information Technology. ing any program, whether it is of your changing market/ industry needs, interest area or not before joining the One can say that the Industry since its then there are possibilities that they same students need to study the trends, exploratory phase is not updated, it is may lose their grip in many areas. existing scenario and future predictions. completely changed. Therefore, in my From my point of view, why I firmly If we just look at the past few specific opinion, the IT Industry or the Comput- believe that the education system years (once in a decade in the 30 er Science Education is having huge does not require any modifications years), the Industry has always been on potential, great career opportunities at this point of time is simply associ- top in the charts of employment and job and lot many things to explore. ated with one question “are we (the satisfaction. section of the service in- teacher and students) clear with the dustry is now totally dependent on IT What’s needed is an open mind to basics?” Sector and Indians are successfully cultivate new ideas and understand the leading the work by producing skilled requirement of the . “We should first make our students manpower for the service industry. versed with the existing trends and make them future ready to accept and Due to constant innovation and hard face all the changes and advance- work, Indians are proving their calibers ments.” across all formats of the Industry. When I personally opted for higher education in the field of Computer Science and Engineering, it was on the emerging front. We were having tremendous AI plus Marketing, what’s the new catch? Prof(Dr.) Laxmi Ahuja • Dr Laxmi Ahuja is When we think about Artificial Intelli- marketing in helping marketers effec- presently Professor gence, the first thing that crosses our tively understand the data, it becomes mind is probably not Marketing. The important to understand the two terms and Dy. Director buzzword is associated with the tech- individually, Big Data and Machine ( S tudent Affairs ) . sector, ranging from healthcare to elec- Learning (ML). Starting with Big Da- • She completed her tronic machines and what not. People ta, it is nothing but large amounts of are aware about what AI is and probably structured or unstructured data that is Ph.D ( CSE ) in also about Marketing as a term alone, not possible to be handled on a normal 2011 .Prior to this she but the two terms together? Not so -data-processing software, due to its much. Ai, unlike some people think, is did M.Phil ( CS ) . complexity. On the other hand, Ma- “Good people see the not a threat but a benefit and helping chine Learning (ML) refers to the • Having vast experi- hand to business strategies.