News From Various Departments Java Programming”, jointly organized by Oracle Academy and ITC Academy of Kerala from 8th to 11th DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER September 2015 at St. Thomas College for Science APPLICATIONS (MCA) and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. • Mr. Justin G. Russel, Assistant Professor, was a Representative from College in Principal’s Meet @ Infosys Campus, Technopark on 26th March, 2015. • Department of Computer Applications conducted a two weeks training programme in ‘E-Governance and Cyber Security’ scheduled from 16th to 26th March 2015. Valedictory function was held on 26th March 2015, presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Mani Puthiyidom, President, Lourdes Matha Catholic Educational Society. The course contents include Computer Architecture & Traditional models, Basics of intra and • Mr. Justin G. Russel, Asst. Professor, has participated internet, Computer Hardware Assembling, Software in “Distinguished Facilitator and Content Guru of Installation, Networking, Ms Office packages, Cyber Inspire Faculty Excellence Awards 2015” on 25th June Laws and Cyber Crimes. 2015 held at Infosys Campus, Mangalore. • Department of Computer Applications conducted • Mr. Justin G. Russel, Asst. Professor, was an active seventh “On the Job Training Programme” from participant in LMCST@school Campaign Programmes October 26th to November 16th 2015 for the students conducted under the leadership of Prof. Devy Cherian of VHSS Poovachal and VHSS Paruthippally. Valedictory K. in 2015. function was held on November 16th 2015, presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Mani Puthiyidom, President, Students Achievements Lourdes Matha Catholic Educational Society. The other dignitaries who were present at the function were Er. Philip John (Secretary, LMCES), Mr. Philip Ms. Shilpa Babu secured first rank in C.T. (Treasurer, LMCES), Prof. P.M.Hormese (Director, S4 MCA Degree Examination 2014. LMCST), Prof. James Kattady (Principal, LMCST). Certificate distribution to the students was done by the dignitaries during the function. Ms. Athira Suresh secured Fifth rank • Mr. Justin G Russel, Asst. Professor, has participated in S4 MCA Degree Examination in the training program “Java Fundamentals and November 2014 1 JANUARY - DECEMBER 2015 LMCST News • Mr. Sajan K. of S4 MCA, secured • Ms. Nithya M. Nair participated in the one day first rank in university examination Entrepreneurship Management orientation program with 86.6% marks, held in titled ‘ARISE INDIA-2015’ conducted by Nirbhaya November 2015. Debating society and Kerala Startup Mission held at Park Rajadhani, Trivandrum on 15th August 2015. • Mr. Prem B. H., Mr. Shajeer M., Mr. Rajesh Praveen of S3 MCA • Mr. Visakh Vijayakumar, student of 1st Semester, has team got First prize in “24 Frames” event at Marian secured 2nd position in the event “Best Manager” College Kuttikkanam, on March 2015. competition of “CALIGO 2K15” organized by Marian International Institute of Management, Idukki • Mr. Nitheesh M. Nair, Mr. Rajesh Praveen, Mr. Sarath District, Kerala on 19th and 20th October 2015. Chakravarthy, Mr. Shajeer M. of S3 MCA and Gurudeth V. G. of S1 MCA team got first runner up prize in • Mr. Visakh Vijayakumar, student of 1st Semester, st Inter-Collegiate Technical Fest at RIT, Kottayam on has secured 1 position in the event “Best Manager” March 2015. competition of CHAKRAVYUH 2K15 organized by Musaliar Institute of Management, Pathanamthitta • LMCST secured Third position in the university with on 12th and 13th November 2015. 85% pass for S4 MCA Degree Examination, held in • Mr. Visakh Vijayakumar, student of 1st Semester, November 2015. has secured 1st position in the event “Best Manager” • Eleven Students of Fifth Semester MCA, 2013-2016 competition of “JEROMIA 2015” organized by School Batch got placed in Wipro Ltd, Bengaluru. of Management, Bishop Jerome Institute, Kollam on 23rd and 24th November 2015. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES • Ms. Nithya M. Nair, Mr. Aravind G.S. and Mr. Visakh R. S. has participated as delegates in the interactive • The department of management studies has panel discussion on ‘Ecological Entrepreneurship” organized a two-week induction program for the organized by Nirbhaya debating society in First year students of 2015-17 batch from 27th July association with Indian Chamber of Commerce to 7th August 2015. & Industry held at Cardinal Cleemis School of Management Studies Nalanchira on 24th November • The department of management studies has 2015. organized Industrial seminar on the topic “Financial Literacy” for S1& S3 MBA students by Mr. V. Sivaram • Mr. Visakh Vijayakumar, student of 1st Semester, has from Finmark Financial Technology on 5th October secured 1st position in the event “Best Manager” in 2015. “Le Emperoz 2015” organized jointly by Rajadhani Business School and Association of Intellectual Students Achievements Management Student’s held at Rajadhani Institute • Mr. Visakh Vijayakumar, student of 2nd Semester, of Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum on 3rd has secured 1st position in the event “Maharadha” & 4th December 2015. (The Best Manager) in PRAYAAN 2015 organized • Mr. Sarath S. Nair, Mr. Saroj S., Mr. Sajith T. and Mr. by Mar Thoma Institute of Information Technology Saji Satyan, students of 1st Semester, has secured held on 23rd & 24th April 2015. 1st position in the event “Finance Game” in “Le • Ms. Nithya M. Nair has participated as an active Emperoz 2015” organized jointly by Rajadhani volunteer in the 5th Eco-Youth festival held at Business School and Association of Intellectual Gandhi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram conducted Management Students held at Rajadhani Institute by the Centre for Gandhian Studies, university of of Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum on 3rd Kerala from 21st to 25th July 2015. & 4th December 2015. • Ms. Nithya M. Nair has participated the interactive • The team of MBA students has secured the overall panel discussion on “Copyright in the Entertainment championship in “Le Emperoz 2015” organized jointly Industry” organized by the Chamber in association by Rajadhani Business School and Association of with the US commercial Service, American Consulate Intellectual Management Students held at Rajadhani General, Chennai at Kesari Hall, Trivandrum on Institute of Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum Wednesday 22nd July 2015. on 3rd & 4th December 2015. 2 JANUARY - DECEMBER 2015 LMCST News • Ms. Luvitta Nunez, Mr. Roshan Philip, Mr. Arjun SRAM Memory” in International Journal of Modern Chakravarthy and Mr. Varun Chandran, students Trends in Engineering and Research, pp. 235-244, of 1st Semester, secured 2nd position in the event Volume 2, Issue 3, February 2015. “Business Plan Contest” in ENTREPRESARIO organized • Ms. Beshiba Wilson, HOD, presented a paper entitled by Allama Iqbal Institute of Management held “Performance Analysis of Filtering Techniques for at Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust Hall, PMG, Susceptibility Weighted Images of Brain” in National Trivandrum on 12th December 2015. Conference on Emerging Trends in Applied Science • Mr. Aravind G. S., student of 1st Semester, has & Technology’15 organized by Dept. of Computer secured 1st position in the event “Best Manager” Science & Engineering, Noorul Islam University on competition of AVENIR 2K15 organized by Kerala 18/3/2015. Institute of Co-operative Management, Trivandrum • Ms. Resmi Sekhar, Asso. Professor, presented a on 4th and 5th December 2015. paper titled “A Study on Segmentation Based Copy- DEPARTMENT OF Move Forgery Detection using DAISY Descriptor” in the International Conference on Soft Computing CIVIL ENGINEERING Systems-2015, held at NI University, Thuckalay on 21/04/15 and 22/04/15. Faculty Achievements • Ms. Beshiba Wilson, HOD, presented a paper • Established a new concrete lab for civil engineering entitled “A Classified Overview of Filtering department during the month of June-July 2015. Techniques for Susceptibility Weighted Images Faculty News of Brain” in International Conference On Advances in Engineering and Applied Sciences, ICAEAS-2015 • Ms. Sumitha Rani, Asst. Professor, has participated organized by Dept. ECE, Noorul Islam University in the Faculty Training program on “Introduction to on 29/04/2015 and 30/04/2015. Sustainable Engineering” organized by the Kerala • Dr. C. G. Sukumaran Nair, Professor, published an Technological University at College of Engineering article on “Stephen Hawking’s Communication Trivandrum from 18th to 20th June 2015. through Computer”, Executive knowledge lines Students Achievements No.117, April 2015, pp-18-20. • Students of CE 2013-2017 batch constructed a • Dr. C. G. Sukumaran Nair, Professor, published tree house in the college campus in connection an article on “Digital Continuity for Information with Equinox 2015, under the guidance of Prof. Security” Executive Knowledge Lines No.117, April Mohan S. on February 2015. 2015, pp-33-34. • Ms. Smitha J. C., Asst. Professor, published a paper titled “Classification of MRI Brain Images with the aid of Back Propagation Neural Network” in Lmcst Journal of Engineering & Technology, ISSN No:2278- 2672, Issue No.04, pp.26-33, July 2015. • Ms. Smitha J. C., Asst. Professor, published a paper titled “MRI Brain Image Classification Using Haar Wavelet and Artificial Neural Network” in Proceedings of Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Algorithms DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER in Engineering Systems, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 325, DOI 10.1007/978- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 81-322-2135-7_28, pp. 253-261, Springer India, Faculty Achievements 2015. Conference