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  • International Workshop on Data Analytics & Applications 2013 (IWDAA 2013)

    • 01 Mar 2013
    • Goa Campus

    International Workshop on Data Analytics & Applications 2013 (IWDAA 2013) was successfully held at BITS-Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus from 26th February to 1st March, 2013.

    International Workshop on Data Analytics & Applications 2013 (IWDAA 2013)

    01 March 2013

    International Workshop on Data Analytics & Applications 2013 (IWDAA 2013) was successfully held at BITS-Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus from 26th February to 1st March, 2013. Jointly organized by Departments of Computer Science and Information Systems of Pilani and KK Birla Goa campuses, IWDAA attracted more than 50 external participants and 41 BITS students and faculty. The participants learnt about many ongoing trends and researches in field of data mining from a total of 13 speakers which included 6 academicians, 3 scientists, 2 entrepreneurs and 2 representatives from industry. Few participants from Pilani and Hyderabad campuses also attended the workshop via the Telepresence facility.
     
    IWDAA'13 was inaugurated by Prof. B.N. Jain, Vice-chancellor, BITS-Pilani along with Prof. G. Raghurama, Director, Pilani campus and Prof. K.E. Raman, Director, KK Birla Goa Campus through Telepresence facility. While first day was dedicated to ongoing and future trends in data analytics, the second day was devoted to diverse applications of data analytics. Following day saw speakers talking about challenges and innovative solutions for efficient web mining and information retrieval. Last day focus was on High Performance Computing and its ever increasing role in solving Big Data related problems.
     
    This 4 day long workshop not only enhanced participants' knowledge in concerned fields but also gave them ample opportunity to interact with experts. At the end of workshop, everybody agreed that the future will see unprecedented growth of data, and there is an urgent need to devise innovative solutions to manage and make best use of the new 'oil'.

  • BLOOD DONATION CAMP

    • 18 Feb 2013
    • Pilani

    The 16th and 17th February 2013 saw large number of people from BITS Pilani turning up for the Blood Donation Camp held by National Service Scheme, BITS Pilani, mentored by the Indian Red Cross Society.

    BLOOD DONATION CAMP

    18 February 2013

    The 16th and 17th February 2013 saw large number of people from BITS Pilani turning up for the Blood Donation Camp held by National Service Scheme, BITS Pilani, mentored by the Indian Red Cross Society.
     
    A whooping 801 units of blood were finally collected.
     
    Dr Jasbir Singh who headed the team of 16 IRCS doctors, termed the camp hugely successful and added that it was always a pleasure to come to BITS Pilani because of the enthusiasm shown by the people. The efforts put in by the NSS team were also duly recognized. The camp was inaugurated by the Director of BITS Pilani Dr G Raghurama, who was present there with a large number of other dignitaries including the Deputy Director R.N Saha and the NSS Program Coordinator Dr.  Anupam Singhal. The event finally concluded at 9 PM on Sunday evening, with the total blood units collected count of 801.
     
    The president NSS, Pratik Kumar, vice president Sanchit Garg and the Co-ordinator for Health Rahul Singla lauded the efforts of the volunteers, thanked the Administration, notably the Chief Warden S.K. Chowdhary for their complete support throughout and the student community for turning up in large numbers. They ended on an optimistic note, wishing for better numbers with each increasing year.

  • Interface 2013 held on 1-3 February 2013

    • 04 Feb 2013
    • Pilani

    36th edition of Annual Management Convention, Interface 2013 was conducted by Management Association of BITS Pilani on 1-3 February 2013. Programs included paper presentations, case studies, talks by experts, marketing plan competitions, management games and panel discussions.

    Interface 2013 held on 1-3 February 2013

    04 February 2013

    36th edition of  Annual Management Convention, Interface 2013 was conducted by Management Association of BITS Pilani  on 1-3 February 2013. Programs included paper presentations, case studies, talks by experts, marketing  plan competitions, management games and panel discussions. Mr Rajesh Tambe, noted investment consultant, was the Chief Guest for the inauguration.  Present on the inauguration were Director, Prof. G Raghurama, HOD,  Prof. Anil Bhat, faculty members, students and participants of the convention. One of the highlights of Interface this year was Pilani Media Conference which was a panel discussion among eminent personalities from the media, academics, and industry to cover a wide view in analysing key social issues pertaining to present generation.
     
    The Media Conference focused on the following two topics :
    1.Media as fourth estate.
    2.Impact of media on youth.
     
    Panel members who participated in the Media Conference were : Mr. B.V.Rao, Editor of Governance Now, Mr. Kishore Chakroborti, Vice President, McCann Erickson, Mr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay, Editor, Mid-day, Mr. Anjani Srivastava, Asst Professor, LLIM-affliated to GGIPU and Mr. Alok Kumar, Faculty of University of Calcutta.It was moderated by Mr. Sunil Kumar, President of exchange4media group. Another highlight was ‘BITS Talk’ by renowned journalist and Creative Director, Neelesh Mishra on 3rd February 2013.Students put up good entertainment programs also at the auditorium in the evenings and that included theatre performance, music night and rock band.

  • Candle light procession to express solidarity and support to issues relating to women

    • 31 Jan 2013
    • Pilani

    Staff Association and Students Union of BITS Pilani organized a candle light procession on the evening of Friday, January 25th 2013

    Candle light procession to express solidarity and support to issues relating to women

    31 January 2013

    Staff Association and Students Union of BITS Pilani organized a candle light procession on the evening of  Friday, January 25th 2013 to express solidarity  and support to the national debate on the issues plaguing the country (rape, gender inequality, etc.). The candle light procession began at the LTC and it ended at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Vice Chancellor Prof B N Jain and Mrs Madhu Jain, Director Prof G. Raghurama, Deputy Directors Prof R. N. Saha, Prof G. Sundar Staff Association President Prof. Sanjeev Kumar, Prof. Geetha B. and other faculty members and a large number of students participated in the candle light procession. 
    Preceding the candle light procession, a panel discussion was held at the LTC on  the following theme :  “Youth : A Remedy to Prevent Social ill”. The following faculty and students participated in the panel discussion :  Prof. Geetha B., Ms Tanu Shukla, Prof. Rajesh Choubisa, Mr Mohit, Ms Isha, Mr Kartik and Mr Shobhit. In the opening remarks, Vice Chancellor Prof B N Jain said that we need to think over as to why the crime against the women is growing fast, whether it is due to poor law enforcement, or failure of judiciary, or whether more severe punishment is required. He added that  we need to prioritize in our efforts and will to deal with the gender issues head on. Following the panel discussion, the president of the Students Union, BITS Pilani,  Mr Lohi announced that the Union will launch a campaign to eradicate the habit of alcohol consumption and drug abuse in the campus, though such incidences are very few.

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  • Seminars in the Department of Chemistry

    Seminars in the Department of Chemistry

    Department of Chemistry organized the following seminars on Saturday, 9th March 2013 :
     
    1. “An organocatalytic direct Mannich–cyclization cascade as [3+2] annulation: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-substituted pyrrolidinesa” , by Dr. Indresh Kumar,  Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry.
    2. “Novel 4-Substituted 2-Dimethylaminotetralins: Synthesis and Binding Affinity at Serotonin 5-HT2-type G Protein-Coupled Receptors with In Silico Docking Studies”, by Dr. Rajeev Sakhuja,       Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry.
    3. “Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of (Imidazo[1,2-a]Pyridin-3-yl)Quinoxalinonesa”, by S M Abdul Shakoor , Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry.
    4. “Synthesis of Ionic Liquid-Supported Hypervalent Iodine Reagent and Application in Organic Synthesisa”, by Manoj Kumar Muthyala,  Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry.
     
    The above speakers had participated in 19th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-2013) during 2-5 March, 2013, held at Mohanlal Sukhadia University , Udaipur, Rajasthan.
     
    Also Dr. Ram Kinkar Roy had participated and chaired one  Session in an international conference entitled “Electronic structure and dynamics on molecules and clusters’ held on17-20 February, 2013,  at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata. He shared his experience on 9th March 2013.

  • Seminar in the Department of Pharmacy

    Seminar in the Department of Pharmacy

    Department of Pharmacy organized a poster presentation on Wednesday, 6th March 2013.
     
    The following research scholars and faculty members presented  posters of their research work :
     
    1.   Mr. Ankur Kumar
    2.   Mr. Arghya Kusum Dhar
    3.   Mr. Muthu V. Sudali
    4.   Mr. Shvetank Bhatt
    5.   Dr. Rajeev Taliyan
     
    The posters were based on papers presented by the above scholars at "International Conference on Recent Advances in Molecular Mechanisms of Neurological Disorders”, 21-23rd February 2013, AIIMS,  New Delhi.

  • Seminar in the Department of Electrical and Electronics/Electronics and Instrumentation

    Seminar in the Department of Electrical and Electronics/Electronics and Instrumentation

    Department of Electrical and Electronics/Electronics and Instrumentation organized a seminar on "Model for Drain Current based on the Exponential Distribution of Tail States for Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Film Transistor " by Ms Prachi Sharma on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. This paper was presented at 3rd IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC-2013) held in Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India from February 22-23, 2013.

  • Lecture on ‘Making the most of your student life@BITS Pilani’

    Lecture on ‘Making the most of your student life@BITS Pilani’

    Academic Counseling Cell and BITS Student Union organized a lecture on ‘Making the most of your student life@BITS Pilani’ on Wednesday, 6th March 2013, by noted motivational speaker, Mr. Emerson Noble Scott. In an informal and lively interaction, Mr Scott covered : 
    - Is there good stress ?
    - Studying with self esteem
    - Manage time or it will manage you
    - Good CG and social life compatible ?
     
    Mr Emerson Noble Scott has been a motivator for both young and old for more than a decade. He has traveled to almost every state in the land following his passion. He describes himself as a "colorful personality in love with life and with a passion to care for people".

  • Seminar in the Department of Chemical Engineering

    Seminar in the Department of Chemical Engineering

    Department of Chemical Engineering organized the following seminar on Monday, 4th March 2013.
     
    Topic : A hybrid soft sensing approach of a cement mill using principal component analysis and artificial neural networks, by Dr. Hare Krishna Mohanta, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
     
    The paper was presented at 3rd IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC-2013) during February 22 - 23, 2013 in Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India.

  • Prof Dalip Kumar awarded for international scientific collaboration

    Prof Dalip Kumar awarded for international scientific collaboration

    Prof. Dalip Kumar, Associate Professor of Chemistry, was awarded with Honorary Diploma by International Charitable Foundation
     
    “Scientific Partnership” of Russia in recognition of his scientific achievements and contribution to international scientific collaboration.  The award was presented to him at the recently held 19th International Conference organized by  Indian Society for Chemists  and Biologists  held on 2-5 March 2013 at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.  Prof Kumar’s recent research collaborations include the following universities : Purdue University and  John Hopkins University, US, Koyota University, Japan and University of Austin at Texas.  Prof Dalip Kumar has published 78 papers in national and international journals/conference proceedings and he has guided 11 doctoral students.  Prof Kumar has two patents.
     
     

  • Prof. Anil Kumar wins Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences

    Prof. Anil Kumar wins Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences

    Prof. Anil Kumar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was awarded ‘Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences’ by the Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCB) in the recently held 19th International Conference of ISCB held on 2-5 March 2013 at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.  The conference was attended by more than 500 participants including international speakers from countries like USA, France, UK, Russia etc.  Having published over 70 papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings, Prof Kumar has guided 8 doctoral candidates so far. A visiting Professor to University of Rhode Island of USA and Acadia University of Canada, Prof Anil Kumar has research interests in Chemical and Medicinal Chemistry. Prof Kumar has completed three research projects funded by UGC, CSIR and Ranbaxy and he has ongoing projects which are funded by these organizations.
     
     

  • Lectures by Swami Anubhavananda

    Lectures by Swami Anubhavananda

    Noted spiritualist and erudite scholar, Swami Anubhavananda delivered the following two lectures at the Institute. The program was organized by the Staff Association. 
     
    (i) “Live Within”, on Monday, 25th February 2013
    (ii) “Aapne ko Badlo”, on Tuesday, 26th February 2013
     
    Swami Anubhavananda, the “Be Happy” Swami, is a karma yogi of the current information revolution age, suave, witty and erudite master of Vedanta. He is a multi-faceted personality and his discourses epitomize the experience of happiness. He has been giving lectures on Bhagwad Gita, Upanishads, Srimad Bhagawatham, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, etc. His oneness with the self has become the springboard of ideas, concepts, thoughts and instantly strike chemistry with the avid listener.He has authored several books and in recognition of his scholarly treatise on Amruthanubhav, the Intercultural Open University in Netherlands honored him with a Ph.D.

  • Applications are invited for Seed Grant Support Start ups

    Applications are invited for Seed Grant Support Start ups

    Website link :
     
    BITS Pilani invites proposal from start-ups for availing seed grant support under the scheme of Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology and Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE), Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India.
     
    The maximum quantum of assistance to each start up company is Rs. 25 lacs*.
     
    Interested start ups to incubate may apply in the prescribed format, available at http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/technologybusiness/TechnologyBusinessIncubator.  The complete application form must be sent to jyoti@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in by 31st March 2013.  For more details, please contact, Dr. Anu Gupta at anug@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in mentioning “Seed grant support application”.
     
    The proposals shall be screened by an expert committee. The shortlisted start ups shall be called for presentation

  • Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers

    Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers

     
    Department of Chemical Engineering & IIChE Pilani Regional Center
    BITS Pilani
    organizes
    Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical & Environmental Engineers
     
    Date     : 22  - 23 March 2013
     
    Analytical methods have been an indispensable area of interest for all chemical and environmental engineers, especially those involved in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of various process streams. The experience of various analytical instruments is vital and enables them to pursue research in many areas of modern science and technology. This workshop aims to equip participants with skills required to handle and operate sophisticated analytical  instruments,  which  are  imperative  in  the present industrial environment.  
     
    The workshop provides a sound knowledge of the basic principles of analysis, an understanding of the instrumentation involved and the opportunity to become familiar with practical techniques. The analytical instruments such as Gas Chromatograph, High Performance Liquid Chromatograph, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer, Thermogravimetric Analyzer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter would be covered.
     
    The workshop will comprise of two sessions. In the pre-lunch sessions, theoretical aspects like introduction to instrumentation, operation, troubleshooting, calibration, method development and limitations would be addressed. Ongoing research pertaining to the use of analytical instruments would also be presented by eminent researcher from allied organizations. The post-lunch sessions will consist of practical demonstration on various instruments, which will help  to consolidate the presentations and discussion. 
     
    For more details about the workshop and registration please visit the website: 

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