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Faculty Development Programme is an effort to enrich engineers, architects and people involved in research and development activities including planners, decision makers, academicians and research scholars with research literacy in general and recent trends in scientific and technical communication in particular. The FDP aims to impart skills to handle different tools and technologies useful during entire process of research and scholarly communications.
This faculty development programme was organized from 21’st to 25th February, 2023 at KCG College of Technology on the above mentioned topic. This was a five days Faculty Development Programme where various related subtopics were discussed in detail by eminent experts from Industry and academia guided the participants on various aspects of research in Wireless communication.
The faculty development programme was inaugurated on 21’st Feb 2023 at 09:30 am. There were 36 external participants from different colleges and institutes and around 25 participants from KCG College of Technology. The dignitaries on the stage were Mrs. Jalaja Madan Mohan – Head TCPAS IGCAR, Dr. Kavitha Balamurugan – HoD/ECE, Dr. Jose Anand, Professor, Dept of ECE, KCG College of technology.
Inaugural session of the FDP
The programme commenced with a Prayer song by KCG choir team, the inaugural lecture was delivered Mrs. Jalaja Madan Mohan – Head TCPAS IGCAR in which she mainly focussed on the research going on 5G Wireless communication
Mrs. Jalaja Madan Mohan – Head, TCPAS, IGCAR delivering inaugural lecture
The next lecture was given by Mr. J. Santhana Krishnan, DY. General Manager (Retd), BSNL in which he gave highlights of IoT in the Era of 5G its significance over conventional techniques. This marked the end on first day programme.
Session 1: Mr. J. SanthanaKrishnan, DY. General Manager (Retd), BSNL
On second day technical session 2 and technical session 3 were organized. The day started off with the lecture of Dr. C. Shyam Anand, Principal Engineer, Oppo Mobiles, Hyderabad. His talk was on Aplication of AI in Edge Devices. Participants discussed over various aspects with the speaker and the discussion until 11:45 am, thereafter we left for tea break.
Session 2: Dr. C . Shyam Anand, Principal Engineer, Oppo Mobiles
The next lecture (session 3) was given by Dr. Pandiyarasan Velusamy, Professor – IIITDM in the area of 5G and Wearable Technologies. Participants interacted with the expert during the session. This marked the end of second day program.
On third day technical session 4 & 5 were addressed by Dr. Uma Kumari C.R & Dr. B. Venkatalakshmi. Dr. Uma Kumari C. R, Assistant Professor (SG) enlightened the participants about Role of Optical Sensors in 5G/6G. Various case studies were discussed and the skills required were elaborated. Dr. B. Venkatalakshmi , SME, L&T TECH, delivered a
talk on Mobile Clouds, She also made it interactive by logging onto Menti.com for surprise quiz session for participants . In all, the technical sessions provided a good learning experience
Session 4: Dr. Uma Kumari C.R , Assistant Professor (SG), KCG College of Technology
Session 5: Dr. B. Venkatalakshmi , SME, L&T TECH
On the fourth day the technical session 6 & 7 were organized. Participants were fortunate to listen to Dr. Ganesh Madhan, Professor & Head – MIT, Chennai. Prof. Ganesh Madhan discussed on the Optical technology available for 5G. The various competencies that need to be developed and the preparation required from the side of the researchers were discussed. Session 7 was addressed by Dr. Kavitha Balamurugan, Professor & Head – ECE, KCG College of Technology, Chennai. The topic of discussion was on FSO in 5G. She provided various case studies and doubts of the participants regarding the same were clarified. The session was followed by lunch.
Session 6: Dr. Ganesh Madhan, Professor & Head – MIT, Chennai
Session 7: Dr. Kavitha Balamurugan, Professor & Head – ECE, KCG College of Technology
On day Five the morning session was addressed by Mr. J. Santhana Krishnan, DY. General Manager (Retd), BSNL where he talked Cyber Security Implications in 5G, various questions were raised on the topic by participants which made the discussion very lively. After tea break the last session of the FDP i.e. the valedictory session was held. Report of the FDP was presented by Mrs. R. Maheswari, Assistant Professor, ECE, KCG College of Technology.
Session 8: Mr. J. Santhana Krishnan, DY. General Manager(Retd), BSNL
Participants sharing their experiences
Participants shared their experiences, Most of them talked about their enriching experience at the FDP. Distribution of E- Certificates were discussed to the participants and votes of thanks was given by Dr. Kavitha Balamurugan, Head- ECE and concluded the Five days faculty development programme.
KCG College of Technology celebrated International Women’s Day on the campus from 1st to 8th March 2023. The week long comprehensive programme aimed at sensitising women students and faculty on keeping good health, knowing self-defence techniques, understanding Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, excelling in technological entrepreneurial careers, and achieving financial stability. The celebration was inclusive and not limited to women, emphasising the need for men to reflect and reshape their positive masculine qualities to build a more egalitarian world.
The events included a Master Health Check-up for women staff of the college arranged by the Management of KCG Tech in collaboration with Chettinad Hospital, Karapakkam; Self-Defence workshop for girls by Ms Sharadha Padmanabhan, Tai Chi Practioner and Self Defence Instructor on self-defence techniques; legal awareness session by Mrs Gigi Pramod, Advocate, on POSH Act that boosted further the morale and improve the campus culture, session on “Women Entrepreneurship” by Ms Rajashri Sai, Founder- Impactree Data Technologies and Zuppa Geonavigation that emphasized on women’s participation in technological advancements through technology entrepreneurship to narrow down digital skill divide and create more job opportunities, educational session on “ Financial Literacy” by Ms Vidhya Shivakumar, Co-Founder, Money Marvels to make wise investments and safe loan applications and also a session for men on “Positive Masculinity” by Mr Arun and Mr Arvind, Celebrity Facilitators and Casting Directors- Vijay TV, that galvanised the participants to adopt positive masculinity approaches to prevent and eliminate violence against women.
The grand finale of the International Women’s Day Celebration was held on 8th March 2023 with Tmt. N. Kamini, IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police, HQR & Traffic, Tambaram City as the Chief Guest in presence of Dr Elizabeth Verghese, Founder Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions and Dr. Annie Jacob, Director, KCG College of Technology. Speaking on the occasion to the girls and women faculty the IPS said, “Create an identity, develop a sense of self-esteem, set smart career goals, use technology with prudence, attain financial independence and work for building a sustainable and inclusive world”. She also distributed prizes to winners of literary competitions themed on role of women.
Dr Elizabeth Verghese, Founder Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions presided over the function. In her presidential address Dr Verghese highlighted the International Women’s Day theme for the year “Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” and said, “With digital skills, girls and women will be better able to identify and build digital solutions to solve problems that confront them and others, including gender-based problems”. “Beyond merely preventing bias, empowering women to become digital creators will add value to the digital space by making it more accommodating for both genders”, She reiterated.
Ms. Virusha Balu, Vijay TV Super Singer, gave an electrifying performance and the huge auditorium resounded with her mesmerizing voice. Students sang along and danced as she melodiously rendered hit songs. The highlight of the event was the exclusive cultural programme staged by the students and the members of faculty. The celebration concluded on a fruitful note with lot of fun and learning.
