Events

KCG WOMEN’S CODING CLUB is an exclusive club for women to learn Coding and Associated Skills. It is a platform to create an awareness and interest among girl students on programming. As an initiative, we have conducted a Bulid2Learn session for the girl students on 2^nd March 2018 at Watts Humphrey Lab. The session was handled by Ms. Bhavani an alumnus of our college, presently working as a Product Developer at Focus InfoTech and Ms. Krthika also from Focus Infotech. On the first session, students were introduced to the concept of turtle in python. Using turtle they were taught to draw lines, shapes and eventually various sceneries. The students were made to apply their mathematical knowledge and they were also enabled to think in a logical manner. After learning session, the students were asked to prepare a scenery as the theme for the competition Creative Colors that was conducted on 8^th March at Steve Jobs Lab. Around 60 students had registered for the competition and participated with much dedication and enthusiasm. All the students applied their knowledge in creating beautiful scenarios with several themes for the competition. They also explained the hidden meaning behind the scenes and proved their technical abilities. Mr.Dorai Thodla and Dr. Sumathi Poobal Vice principal had judged the demonstration. All the competitors presented their work with much excitement. This, in turn, channelized their knowledge and energy towards becoming active participator.

The main objectives of KCG Women’s Coding Club are to improve computational power, logical thinking of students and motivate the students to participate in various events in and outside the college. We also want to help girls fearlessly explore their idea and create the next generation applications. The long-term goal of our Club is we want this club to become a movement to empower more and more girl students.

Dr. Sumathi Poobal Vice-Principal inaugurated KCG Women’s Coding Club by launching club’s official website during Women’s Day Celebration. Faculty and students from various departments had attended the session and made this event fruitful. . We have prepared an AV by collaging all activities related to our club and presented to the audience. Top 5 coders of Creative Colors event had recognized during the function with cash prizes and certificates. Overall the celebration and functions went well.

Anju.A

Coordinator- KCG Women’s Coding Club

A session on Psycho sexual well-being was held for students of First year on 6th March, 2018. Dr. T. Santhanam Ph.D., Director of SDS Institute of behavioural Sciences and his team members – Ms. Shruthi & Ms. Divya, conducted the session for boys and Dr. Anitha Manuel, Dean of Student Affairs, KCG College of Technology, conducted the session for girls.
The session gave an insight about characteristics of adolescents, adolescent behaviour patterns, life goal and its purpose. It also helped them to learn to handle their emotions, to improve their self-esteem and self-confidence and to bring in a change in their behaviour and attitude. The focus was also on stress management and SWOT analysis. It also focussed on as how to have a healthy relationship with opposite gender and how girls can cope with increasing gender violence.
The response from the participants was positive.

8^th March, 2018: KCG College of technology organised the Women’s Day Celebration at the seminar hall at 2 pm on the 8^th of March, 2018.The Speaker for the day was Mr Hafiz Khan from EZone India. All heads of departments as well as students were part of the program.

Ms. Aida Jones preceded over the program, which began with the launch of the website for Women’s Coding Club by our Vice Principal, Dr. Sumathi Poobal with the help of Ms. Anju, the coordinator of the club. The WCC club is a new initiative taken to encourage and strengthen girls in the field of programming.

The second part of the program was the highlight of the celebration. Mr Khan conducted a highly interactive and enjoyable session. He conducted a challenge called Glass Walk. This challenge required a volunteer to walk a few steps on broken glass pieces. The students hesitated initially as the presumption of hurting oneself prevented them from volunteering. Ms. Aishwarya of second year was however ready to take the initiative and she was the first to complete the challenge successfully. After watching her fearless performance, each and everyone in the hall, including our staff performed the challenge. It was a thrilling experience for everyone.

One of the several questions thrown at us were, “Would you be the first one to take initiative to try something new and walk on a path less trodden?” Mr Khan gave us great insight on taking up new challenges. He spoke about being open to new ideas. He went on to explain why none of us got hurt when we walked on broken glass. He therefore gave us a perfect illustration as to solving a problem by complete analysis. He encouraged us to think differently and be an initiator instead of following the band wagon.

The program ended with a vote of thanks and the singing of the national anthem. The session was a thorough learning experience.

The 2nd International Conference on Knowledge based Computing Technologies was organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology at KCG College of Technology, Chennai on 06.04.2018 and 07.04.2018.

The inauguration of the conference ICKCT-2018 commenced with the invocation. After invocation, the dignitaries lighted the kuthuvilakku and the august gathering was welcomed by Dr. M Krishnamurthy, Head of CSE Department. The Conference convener Dr. P. Selvi Rajendran explained the purpose of the conference and the process of the conference. The presidential address was given by Dr. G. Prabhakaran, Principal, KCG College of Technology. Mr. V.P. Sreekantha Kumar, Associate Professor, IT Department gave the introduction of the chief guest and the Inaugural address was given by the chief guest Prof. Dr. T.P. Kothari, Former Director of IIT Delhi. Dr. C. Emilin Shyni, Professor, CSE Department gave the introduction about the Guest of honour. The special address was given by Guest of Honour Dr. Surya R. Asai. Dr. J. Frank Vijay, Head of IT Department gave the vote of thanks.

After tea break, the session started with paper presentation for Day-I (06.04.18) forenoon. Then after lunch the session also had a keynote address followed by paper presentation. Later the panel discussion was held. In the panel discussion, research coordinators from all the departments have participated. Each session was awarded with best paper award.

On Day-II (07.04.17) paper presentation took place in both the forenoon and afternoon sessions. Keynote address was presented in the afternoon session. Best paper award is awarded in both the sessions. Later in the closing ceremony of 2 day international conference was held with the valedictory address by Dr. G. Prbakaran, Principal, KCG College of Technology. Welcome address was given by Dr. R. Anand, Associate professor, Department of IT and vote of thanks was given by Dr. P Selvi Rajendran, Convenor, ICKCT-2018. The conference report was presented by Mr. V.P. Sreekantha Kumar, Associate Professor and the Co-Convener, ICKCT-2018. All the sessions of the paper presentation was held parallel in two venues of F14 and Digital library. On an average of 10 papers were presented in both the venues.

Overall 133 papers were received from national and international institutes. Out of which 105 papers were selected and intimated. 63 papers were registered and 42 papers were presented.

The details of the session for 2 days are given below:

SESSION I: SOCIAL COMPUTING

Date                     : 6/4/2018

Venue                  : F14

Time                    : 11.00 AM To 12.30PM

Session Chairs   :

Mr. Satish Menon                                                   Dr. John Aravindar

Vice President – New Initiatives,                      Professor – CSE,

Thirdware Solutions Ltd, Chennai                     HITS, Chennai

SESSION II: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

Date          : 6/4/2018

Venue       :  Mirza Seminar Theatre

Time         : 11.00 AM To 12.30PM

Session Chairs   :

Dr. K M Mehata                                                        Mr. Krithivasan Rajagopalan

Senior Professor – CSE,                                         Principal Consultant,

HITS, Chennai                                                            Infosys Limited, Chennai

SESSION III: SMART COMPUTING

Date                    : 7/4/2018

Venue                 : F14

Time                    : 9.30 AM To 11.00 AM

Session Chairs

Dr. V. Vijayakumar                                                  Mr. Deenadayalan P

Professor&Associate Dean – CSE,                     Group Technical Manager,

VIT University, Chennai                                         HCL Technologies, Chennai

SESSION IV: INTELLIGENT COMPUTING

Date                     : 7/4/2018

Venue                  : Digital Library

Time                    : 9.30 AM To 11.00 AM

Session Chairs   :

Dr. Rajeswari Mukesh                                            Dr. C Emilyn Shyni

Professor& Head – CSE                                         Professor – CSE

HITS, Chennai                                                            KCG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, Chennai

SESSION V: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

Date                    : 7/4/2018

Venue                 : Digital Library

Time                    : 11.15 AM – 12.45 AM

Session Chairs   :

Dr Poonkavithai K                                                    Mr. Prabhu Chakrapani

Professor – CSE                                                        Team Leader – Development

KCG College of Technology, Chennai                               Uniphore Software Systems Pvt.Ltd,

IITM Research Park,   Chennai

SESSION VI: SOCIAL COMPUTING

Date                    : 7/4/2018

Venue                 : F14

Time                   : 11.15 AM – 12.45 AM

Session Chairs   :

Dr. L. Kavisankar                                                       Dr S. Sankar

Associate Professor – CSE,                                   Associate Professor – CSE

HITS, Chennai                                                            KCG College of Technology, Chennai

The best paper award was given in each session and following are the details:

Invited Talk:

Day 1 (06.04.18): AN session: The invited talk was given by Dr. Surya R Asai, Software Engineering & Design, Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore on “Cloud Native Platform and Micro Services”. She Highlighted the Cloud Services such as Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service and how Micro services can be related to all Services in her speech. She insisted upon Micro services related to Billing, Video Streaming and Trend Analysis related to Scalability issues of Software. Among the three, Video Streaming finds more suitability towards scalability due to vast usage & need and how Micro services find its application.

The Participants from the following Colleges were participated in the conference.

1. Vel Tech RangarajanDr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi,Chennai,India
2. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
3. SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai,Tamilnadu
4. Agni College of Technology,
5. IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram
6. JBAS College for Women,CEG Campus, Anna University
7. Anand Institute of higher Technology,Chennai
8. M.K.Engineering College
9. Sri Sairam Engineering College
10. Swami Vivekanada Institute of Technology, Secunderabad,
11. Meenakshi College of Engineering
12. PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil nadu
13. Jeppiaar Engineering college
14. R.J.College of Engineering and Technology,Mannargudi
15. Valliammai Engineering College
16. Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tamilnadu
17. Loyola – Icam College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai
18. S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
19. SRM-TRP engineering college, irungalur
20. Joseph’s College of Engineering,Chennai, India
21. Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology,Chennai, India
22. Adhiparasakthi Engineering college,Melmaruvathur
23. Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering & Technology
24. Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering college, Chennai

The Workshop on Photoshop started with the introduction of the resources person by the HoD and continued with the explanation of basic tools, menus and options in the Photoshop CS4. The session continued with an interactive hands-on session of Photoshop software with an example of preparing a brochure, creating logo, preparing a ‘png’ image, etc. Also the participants where trained to prepare texts using masking, and different picture masking techniques. The workshop concluded with different ways of exporting the Photoshop documents like ‘PSD’, ‘PDF’, ‘PNG’, ‘JPEG’, ‘GIF’ etc.

The Professional Development Program “Impress & Inspire”, was held from 7 – 9 May, 2018 from 9 am – 5 pm @ KMC Auditorium, KCG College of Technology. All the Heads of the Departments and Senior Professors attended the Program. The Program was inaugurated by Dr G. Prabhakaran, the Principal. Ms Revathy, the Student Counsellor introduced Mr Sengu Paal, the resource person to the participants.

The trainer started his session with 3 promises – for the purpose, interactive and fun filled experiential learning. The “Fire Ball”, activity made the participants feel that anything is possible and it is “ME and the Power of my mind”, will make the difference. The session also threw a light on the types of barriers, leadership qualities and goal setting. The session provided an insight to the participants to know their strengths and weaknesses and to embrace diversity.

Day 2 concentrated on qualities of a good teacher, team building, strategic planning, problem solving and decision making skills. The 6 thinking Hats of Edward De Bono made the participants to analyze and think from various perspectives. The Balloon Sofa Activity gave an experiential learning for team building and team performance.

Day 3 focussed on mastering the time, identifying the time wasters and prioritisation of activities, effective communication and empathy. The Gold mine activity gave the experience of planning and execution skills. By the end of the day the participants were equipped with the necessary skills to lead their team in a smart and effective manner.

The session came to an end with a Vote of Thanks and National Anthem.

A two day workshop on “Automotive Hands on Training” was conducted on 21^st& 22^nd May / 22^nd& 23^rd May 2018.  The workshop was conducted for the third year Mechanical Engineering students.  Total 57 students registered for the workshop and it was divided into 6 batches.  On day one in the forenoon session, Orientation program was conducted in the seminar hall and brief introduction about the internal combustion engines and its working were given.  In the afternoon session, 3 batches have been allotted with bike engine and 3 batches with car engine.  The students were given training about the dismantling of the engines given to them.

On day two in the forenoon session, students were trained to assemble the dismantled engines.  After completing the assembling session of the given engine, the batches were exchanged to other types of engine for dismantling it.  In the afternoon session there were trained to assemble the given engine.  Troubleshooting of the engines was also taught during the training session.

Resource person was Mr. Xavier Jaganathan and team from “Goodwin Industries”, Chennai.  The feedback was later collected and workshop was found to be useful for the participants.

The Workshop on BIM using Revit Structure started with the welcome address and introduction of the resource person by Dr. V. Vandhana Devi, Head of the Department and continued with explanation of basic tools, menus and options in the Structure section of Revit software by Trainer Mr. Vinay, KKM Soft, Chennai.

About 23 participants attended the workshop. We had participants from industry and other educational institutions.

The session continued with an interactive hands-on session of Revit Structure software viz., preparation of templates, formation of grid to locate the footings, centerline for placing the beams, fixing the columns at required position, fixing the slabs and structural wall panels. Transformation and translational repeat of elements/objects in Cartesian or polar coordinates, mirroring objects and cloning properties for similar elements required were also discussed and trained. Importing templates and pre-designed objects, Exporting fabricated objects to other files, rendering and report preparation of schedule of materials were also the part of the hands on training during the workshop. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by the coordinator and distribution of certificates to the participants by the Head of the Department.

The ‘Hands-on Training with Total Station’started with the welcome address by the HoD and continued with the explanation of basic of surveying, and working principles of Total Station. The session continued with an interactive hands-on session of Total Station instruments and the participants were explained about the various parts and its application. Also the participants were trained to handle the instrument for measuring linear distance, heights, vertical/horizontal angles, etc. The training concluded with the measurement of area, inaccessible distances, height of object and check leveling.

The Madras Engines and Emission Research Foundation (MEERF) Chennai, India

The department of Mechanical Engineering organized the seminar on “The Challenges in the Automotive Engines and Emissions Sector Globally and in India” at Mirza Seminar Theatre on 27.06.2018 from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm.

The seminar was extremely useful and packed with current engine emission technologies and the audience gained knowledge about the challenges in the engine emission testing requirements.It shapes the methodology for BS VI engine emission norms in India. We gained a clear idea about how engine manufacturers are overcoming the emission trade-offin engines. And also they presented details about the program they roll-out in India for engineering students.

Dr. Bharadwaj Sathiamoorthy,started his presentation withthe NO_x emission levels of recent modern diesel vehicle generations observed in several real world driving conditions which were observed to be clearly higher than demanded in the type approval procedure. Due to the growing number of modern diesel engine concepts equipped with coated catalytic exhaust after treatment, the fraction of NO₂ of the total tailpipe NO_x emissions is predicted to continue to increase in the next few years.

Bearing in mind the upcoming tightening of the NO₂ air quality limits and the steady increase of traffic volumes, excesses of the NO₂ air quality limits at roadside locations have to be expected to an increasing extent for the beginning of the next decade.

He also described about the issue of particulate emissions originated from the diesel engine combustion process can be regarded as being technically solved due to the extensive introduction of diesel particle filters in the vehicle fleet if these systems will prove a high efficiency over the entire vehicle life in real world operation conditions.

However, particulate emissions from road transport will continue to be in the focus of public attention due to particle emissions caused by dust re-suspension and abrasion processes.

Then we came to know about MEERF- a Non-Profit Organisation which engages in research projects to reduce automotive, commercial and off road engine emissions in India. With strong research faculty at its core, working relationships with OEM’s and test laboratories across India, they aim to empower the academic community through research and testing based Programs. He also shared the different concepts and projects which are tested in their lab.

Mr. Ranganathan Narasimhanexplained about the opportunities for undergraduates and graduate level students to pursue and apply work on research projects

THE MEERF R&D PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH ASPIRANTS:

The program is a 10-12 Month Research Program and each candidate will work on current trending research topic in the Automobile industry under guidance of their research mentor. Accepted candidates gain access to wherein, candidates will train in Emissions Testing, set up, Engine Test setup, Data Acquisition, Calibrations, Design of Experiments, Statistical Data Analysis and Reduction.

All Programs are directed by Leading Scientists (Mentors) from West Virginia University, US and India. Letters of Recommendation & Support from MEERF and MEERF scientists for MS and PhD Admissions & Scholarships in any US, Europe and Australian Universities.

Career Assistance (Jobs):Ashok Leyland, Ford, Tenneco, Ecocat, TVS, TAFE, and Mahindra & Mahindra etc. Candidates will also have access to our connected network of Professors and Scientists in Clemson, Carnegie Mellon, UC, Riverside, University of Houston, and MIT etc

The speaker did keep us excited with his efficacy of language and spontaneous interactive approach. The students were then allowed to ask questions which were well answered by the speakers. It was an overall enriching experience and we look further for other such opportunities where both the staff and the students can be benefitted.