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Vol: 3 Issue No: 4 October 2014

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SCHOLA BREVIS 2014

The welcome ceremony for the first year engineering students

was held on July 31, 2014 with all its characteristic pomp and

pride at the Da Vinci Auditorium. The function started with a prayer

song by the AISAT choir. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager

in his welcome note wished good luck to all the new engineering

students. He also quoted 'Success is one percent inspiration,

ninety-nine percent perspiration' and urged the students to work

hard and reap success. Rt. Rev .Msgr. Jose Padiyaramparambil,

Vicar General, Archdiocese of Verapoly and the chief guest

inaugurated SCHOLA BREVIS 2014 by lighting the lamp. He briefed

on the history of catholic educational institutions and the divine

motto behind them. Education should fuel the minds and hearts, he

said. Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director addressed the gathering and

journeyed through the various events at AISAT. The new students

lighted the candles and a short prayer followed. Rev. Fr. Alex

Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager, handed over the memento

to the chief guest. Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal proposed the vote

of thanks.

The Inaugural ceremony was followed by a motivational talk by

Mr. Justin Padamadan, Counselor and Psychologist on the topic

'Bringing up our wards in the right way'. He evaluated the problems

faced by the students in the present world scenario. He urged the

students to aim high and make maximum use of all the available

facilities. He made the session attractive with examples and asked

parents to be a good friend of their wards. The next session was

handled by Prof. M. R. Joseph, HOD, Applied Sciences and Humanities

Department on the topic 'Rules and Regulations' at the college.

The programme concluded with an afternoon session by Mr. Justin

Padamadan on the topic 'Steps towards Maturity'.

Naming of St. John Paul Square

and friendly Basketball Match The third of July turned out to be a historic day for AISAT. Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager unveiled the name board – ‘St. John Paul Square’. During the naming ceremony of the square, Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager welcomed the gathering. Rev. Dr. Vincent Variath, Rector, St. Joseph Minor Seminary was the chief guest of the day. He quoted inspirational and spiritual words and deeds

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Contd. from page 1 Naming of St. John Paul Square and friendly Basketball Match

Academic Advisory Council

The second Academic Advisory Council meeting was held on August 30, 2014. The AISAT Academic Advisory Council consists of stalwarts from both academia and industry, intended to develop AISAT as a 'college with a difference'. Rev. Dr.Clement Valluvassery, Manager welcomed the gathering. Dr. Babu T Jose, Director introduced the members of the Academic Advisory Council to the AISAT family. A detailed Power Point presentation by the Head of the Departments followed. The presentations included extracts from the Department Advisory Committee meeting with a road map for the next five years. The Academic Advisory Council members put forward innovative and creative suggestions to achieve the goals and plans presented by the Heads of the Departments. Dr. Cyriac Davis, CMD, KITCO Ltd., Dr. S. R. Gandhi, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Mr. Venugopal C. Govind, Chartered Accountant & Managing Partner, Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants, Dr. Joseph Augustus, Emeritus Professor, Manhatten College, USA, Dr. T. V. Geetha, Professor, Anna University, Chennai, Er. Fazel Ali, Executive Director, Bhava Constructions & Ex-President, Builders Association of India, Kochi Chapter, Dr. Benny Mathew Abraham, Professor, CUSAT participated in the Academic Advisory Council meeting. Dr. K. E. George, Principal proposed the vote of thanks.

MoUs Signed

of St. John Paul II and urged everyone to follow the example of St. John Paul.The naming of St. John Paul square was followed by a friendly match between students of St. Joseph Minor Seminary and AISAT. Dr. K. E. George, Principal in his thanking note remarked that the day turned out to be a perfect mixture of academics, spirituality and physical rejuvenation.

l AISAT signed MoU w i t h t h e I n d i a n Institution of Industrial Engineer ing ( I I IE) , Kerala chapter at Renai Kochi on September 3, 2014.

l An MoU was signed on July 23, 2014, bet-ween the Association of Piling Specialists, Kochi and AISAT with a n o b j e c t i v e t o promote professional a n d a c a d e m i c interaction in the field o f G e o - t e c h n i c a l Engineering in general and piling activities in particular.

Talk on Energy Efficient StructuresThe Department of Civil engineering organized a talk on 'Energy Efficient Structures' by Dr. Paul Mathew on July 25, 2014 for the third and fifth semester students. Dr. Paul Mathew is a staff scientist and Deputy Leader of the Commercial Building Systems group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in USA. He delivered a very captivating presentation on the various aspects about energy efficient structures and related construction practices prevailing in the field. In his session, he certainly enriched the students with the innovations and progress happening in the domain of energy efficient construction, which has become a prime topic of concern in the contemporary world. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager acknowledged his excellent talk by presenting a memento.

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ZEALOUSTA ‘14AISAT celebrated its second Annual Sports Day, 'Zealousta' 14', on September 20, 2014. Ms. Bentila D' Couth, India's leading FIFA Women's

Referee, was the chief guest of the day.

Events at a Glancel Amateur Station Operator's Certificate Examination (ASOC) Grade II

for the award of Amateur Station Operator's license was conducted at AISAT on June 27, 2014. It was organized by the Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, under the coordination of the Director of Institute of Amateur Radio in Kerala (IARK) and AISAT HAM club.

l ENIAC organized a 4-day workshop on 'Android' for the fifth semester CSE students from June 30 to July 3, 2014. The sessions mainly focused on Java and Android programming.

l The RJ hunt for AISAT Livewire 90.3, the college FM radio was organized by EACE, on July 15, 2014. Students from various departments took part in the competition and six students were selected as RJs for AISAT LIVE WIRE 90.3.

l The finale of Procomp 2013-14, the annual project competition jointly organized by Graduates' Association of Consultant Engineers (GRACE) and Department of Civil Engineering, AISAT for final year B. Tech students was held on July 19, 2014 at AISAT.

l LUMINA, the Electrical and Electronics Engineering students' association organized an industrial visit for the fifth semester EEE students to KSEB's 220 kV Substation, Kalamassery on July 19, 2014.

l A talk on 'Hygiene and Safety' was organized for the girl students on

Smart Grid: Where Computing, Communication and Power Systems Meet

A talk on 'Smart Grid: Where Computing, Communication and Power Systems Meet' was held on July 4, 2014 for the S5 students of ECE, CSE and EEE. Dr. Sandeep K. Shukla, professor, department o f E l e c t r i c a l a n d C o m p u t e r Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA, IEEE Fellow and an ACM Distinguished Speaker was the resource person.

The vision of a smart grid is predicated on the pervasive use of modern digital communication techniques to today's power system. As wide area measurements and control techniques are being developed and deployed for a more resilient power system, the role of communication network becomes prominent. Power system dynamics are influenced by the communication delays in the network. Therefore, extensive integration of power system and its communication infrastructure mandates that the two systems are studied as a single distributed cyber-physical system. The seminar was informative for the upcoming techies. Dr. Sandeep K. Shukla made the session very interactive.

Editorial Board

Ms. Priya Xavier (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE), Mr. Jose V. Mathew (Asso. Professor, Dept of ME),

Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious ( Asst. Professor, Dept. of CSE), Ms. Neena Jeeno (Asst. Professor, Dept. of ASH),

Mr. Thomas Felix (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE)

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Tribute to Prof. M.R. Joseph

Professor M.R. Joseph, HoD,

Department of Applied Sciences

and Humanities, AISAT and former

Principal, St. Albert's College,

Ernakulam passed away on

September 3, 2014. Prof. M.R.

Joseph was a driving force behind

AISAT ever since its inception and

will always be fondly remembered

as our Leader and Mentor.

July 24, 2014. Ms. Anu Suresh and Mr. Deepesh Singh, Max-care India were the resource persons.

l A motivational talk on 'How to be successful' by Mr. M. Rajan, HR Manager, Petronet Ltd was organized for the students of all branches on July 24, 2014.

l A talk on 'Anti-Ragging' by Ms. Diana M. K., Asst. Professor, Govt. Law College, Thrissur was organized on July 24, 2014.

l AISAT Nature Club organized a tree planting event on July 24, 2014 with a motive to cultivate the concept of 'eco-friendly living' in the campus. A talk on 'Nature vs. Development' by Ms. Zabna A. B., River Research Centre, Chalakudy was also organized as a part of the function.

l AISAT LIVE WIRE 90.3 FM, the college radio was inaugurated by Mr. Mathukutty, a renowned RJ (RED FM) on July 26, 2014.

l The inauguration of Yoga classes for the first year students was held on August 6, 2014. Mr. Tommy Mulloor, Yoga Teacher, Sports University, Innsbruck, Austria was the chief guest of the function.

l A two-day National seminar on 'Building a Career in Petroleum Sector' was organized jointly by AISAT and Petrolearn Consultancy from August 2 to 3, 2014. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Prasad K. Panikar, Executive Director, BPCL Kochi Refinery.

l The department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a four-day hands-on workshop on AutoCAD and Electrical CAD from August 6 to 9, 2014 for S5 EEE students.

l A one-day workshop on PSPICE was conducted on August 14, 2014 for the third semester ECE students. Dr. Arun Joy and Mr. Michael George, Assistant Professors, Department of ECE were the resource persons.

l AISAT celebrated the 68th Independence Day with great joy and pride upholding the message of patriotism. Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager hoisted the National Flag and the ceremony was followed by the National Anthem. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager and Dr. K. E. George, Principal delivered their Independence Day messages. The celebration ended with the distribution of sweets to all the students and staff.

l EACE, the Electronics and Communication Engineering students' association organized an industrial visit for the fifth semester ECE students to BSNL on August 16, 2014.

l Enigma '14, a computer hardware exhibition was organized by the students of S3 Computer Science on August 19 to 20, 2014

l EANIC, the Computer Science and Engineering students' association organized an industrial visit for the fifth semester CSE students to UST Global on August 20, 2014.

l Eclipse 2014, an intra-college digifest was organized by ENIAC, the Computer Science & Engineering students' association from August 18 to 22, 2014. It mainly consisted of three sessions: a gaming session “GFL-Games Fully Loaded”; a 'C' fest named 'Let's C'; and a presentation session named 'Do or Die'.

l The Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a

talk on 'Hardware Security: Threats & Emerging Solutions' by Dr. Rajat Subhra Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur for the students and faculty on August 28, 2014.

l A one-day workshop on 'Civil Engineering' was held on September 18, 2014 for the fifth semester Civil Engineering students. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with ICI, Kochi chapter. The sessions mainly focused on practical issues faced by a Civil Engineer, methods to carry out good quality concrete work and the latest advancements in Concrete technology.

News from Facultyl Ms. Anitha G. Pillai, Mr. Stephan P. C., Ms. Veena V. S., and Ms.

Saranya Ullas attended a Two-day workshop on ' Piling – Design and

Practice' organized jointly by Indian Institute of Geological Society,

Kochi Chapter and Deep Foundation Institute of India during

September 22 to 23, 2014.

l Mr. Alex Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical

Engineering, attended a three-day National workshop on 'Finite

Element Analysis using ANSYS' at NIT Calicut.

l Mr. Michael George, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics

and Communication Engineering won the second position in the

Master Student Thesis Contest conducted as part of the IEEE

International Conference on 'Current Techniques in Medical Image

Analysis' held at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and

Technology from August 6 to 8, 2014 and presented the paper titled

'Implementation of Digital Stimulus Generation System for a Passive

Programmable Medical Implant'.

l Ms. Nisha Varghese, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics

and Communication Engineering presented a paper titled ' Peak-to-

Average Power Ratio Reduction in FBMC-OQAM System' at IEEE

International Conference on Computing and Communication (ACC

2014) held at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi

during August 27 to 29, 2014.

- May the Soul Rest in Peace