Conferences

International Conference on VLSI, Communication and Instrumentation ( ICVCI -2011)

ICVCI-11 was organized by the Departments of Applied Electronics & instrumentation and Electronics & Communication of SAINTGITS College of Engineering along with ISA south India section and IETE. This joint conference was a forum for researchers and designers to present and discuss various aspects of VLSI design, Embedded systems, Communications, Instrumentation and enabling technologies. It covered the entire spectrum of activities in the three vital areas of very large scale integration (VLSI), Communication and Instrumentation, which underpin the Semiconductor industries Process Industries and Communication Technologies. Workshop on Virtual Instrumentation was held on the first day. Industry presentation sessions, panel discussions and industrial exhibits round off the program.

ICVCI-2011 in International Journal of Computer Science Issues

ICVCI-2011 in International Journal of Computer Applications

Website: http://icvci.org/

Name of the Delegates

Dr. C. Thangaraj Vice -Chancellor,
Dr. Alain Martin, Prof of CSE, California Inst. Of Tech., USA
Dr. Kyung Tae Kim, Dept. of IT & Multimedia, Hannam University, SK
Dr. Wenjian kai Asso. Prof, Dept of C&I, NTU Singapore
Dr. Sisiil Priyantha Kumaravadu, Prof, Dept. of EEE,University of Moratuwa, Srilanka
Dr. Prhalad Vadekkepat, Dept. of EEE, NUS, Singapore

Conference paper analysis

No. of Papers received - 640
No. of papers selected - 225
Percentage of paper filtration -65.00
No. of Papers Registered- 170
No. of papers Presented-155
Percentage of participation- 91.11

International Conference on VLSI and Communication  ( ICVCom -'09 )

The first International Conference on VLSI and Communication, ICVCom '09, hosted by the Department of ECE & AEI, SAINTGITS College of Engineering was held from the 16th to 18th of April 2009. Out of the 520 papers that were reviewed, 210 papers were selected and 190 papers were presented in the conference.

16th April '09 - Pre-Conference Day

A pre-conference tutorial on Biometrics was given by Dr. Ashok Rao, formerly Head Network Project, IISc., Bangalore. Expecting Dr. Ashok's talk to technically pave the way to IC-VCOM '09, the audiences experienced in live, the discussions that revolved around the current social issues and the fact that the technological advancements must be used for constructive rather than destructive purposes. The latter half of Dr. Rao's talk dealt with the technical aspects of Face Recognition.

17th April '09 - Day 1

ICVCom '09 was inaugurated by Dr. Tamal Bose, by lighting the lamp. He also delivered the inaugural address, in which he mentioned the college and the milestones of the department as it conducted each national and international conference. He spelled the importance of research work, which is exciting and increasingly being lucrative these days.The other members of the inaugural function were:

Dr. Ashok Rao (Formerly Head Network Project, IISc., Bangalore)

Dr. Natarajan Mahadevan Iyer(Chartered Semiconductor Manufacuring, Singapore)

Er.Oommen Varghese(Governing Board Member, Treasurer, SAINTGITS)

Dr. K. P. P. Pillai (Former National Executive Secretary of ISTE & Project Advisor, SAINTGITS)

Mr. Thomas T. John (Director, SAINTGITS)

Prof. Amey George (Head of Departments, ECE&AEI)

Prof. Shajimon K. John (Organizing Secretary)

The welcome speech was delivered by Dr. Jason Cherian Issac, Principal, SAINTGITS and a briefing about ICVCom was given by Dr. T.V. Babu Rajendran, Director, Academics and Research, SAINTGITS. The presidential address was given by Dr. K.P.P. Pillai, Former National Executive Secretary of ISTE & Project Advisor, SAINTGITS and the chief guest was introduced by Prof. Amey George, Head of Departments, ECE & AEI. After the official lighting of the lamp, the proceeding of   ICVCom '09 was released by Dr. Ashok Rao by giving a copy to Dr. T.V. Babu Rajendran. This was followed by the felicitation by Mr. Thomas T. John, Director, SAINTGITS. The memento was presented to the chief guest by Er. Oommen Varghese, Governing Board Member, Treasurer, SAINTGITS. The inaugural ceremony came to an end with the vote of thanks by Prof. Shajimon K. John, Organizing Secretary, ICVCom.

This was followed by lunch at the food court after which paper presentation session - 1 began at 1.00 p.m. sharp. The panel members for the various venues were:

VLSI 1

Dr. Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Asst .Professor, Dept. of EEE, G. B. Pant Engineering College 
Dr. S. Ravi, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, MGR University, Chennai.

VLSI 2

Dr. K A Narayanan Kutty, Professor, Amrita Viswavidyapeedam, Coimbatore.
Dr. K.R. Kashwan, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, SONA College of Technology, Salem

Communication 1

Dr. R. Radhakrishnan, Professor, Dept. of ECE, Sri. Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore.
Dr. K. P. Zacharia, Professor, SAINTGITS.

Communication 2

Dr. Gopalakrishna Iyer, Principal, Adi Sankara Institute of Engineering &Technology, Kalady.
Dr. Latha Kumari, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, UCE, Thodupuzha.

Signal Processing 1

Dr. Ashoka Rao, Former Head Network Project CEDT , IISc, Bangalore.
Dr. V. R. Vijayakumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, Anna University.

Signal Processing 2

Dr. A. Subramaniam, Professor, Dept. of ECE, MGR University,Chennai.
Dr. Masila Mani, Professor, Dept. of ECE, MGR University, Chennai

The old Library Hall served as the venue for the poster presentations, pertaining to all three subjects. The research papers and the posters were judged by a panel of experts in the respective fields. On the 17th, after the inauguration, the plenary session by Dr.Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech, USA was conducted at the Seminar Hall. His talk revolved around the Automatic Modulation Classification for Cognitive Radio. After the sessions, a pleasure trip was arranged to the backwaters of Kumarakom. The Backwater Ripples had arranged a cruise for the delegates and the faculty of the departments of ECE & AEI. This was followed by Kathakali, a unique temple art form of Kerala and a sumptuous dinner.

18th April '09 - Day 2

The second day commenced at 8:45 am with a plenary session by Dr. Natarajan Mahadevan. His talk dealt with Semiconductor Technology Scaling and its impact on reliability. After tea, keynote addresses took place as follows:

VLSI :  Dr. Anil Kottentharayil, Professor, IIT, Bombay
Communication :  Dr. K. P. Zacharia, Professor, SAINTGITS
Signal Processing :  Dr. Thomas Kurian, Group Diretcor, VSSC

After the three keynote addresses, panel members and participants moved towards their respective venues for paper presentation session 2. The panel members for session 2 & 3 were:

VLSI 1

Dr. Anil Kottentharayil, Professor, IIT, Bombay
Dr. K.R. Kashwan, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, SONA College of Technology, Salem
Dr. Mini M. G., Asst.Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, MEC, Cochin

VLSI 2

Dr. K A Narayanan Kutty, Professor,Amrita Viswavidyapeedam Coimbatore
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Asst .Professor, Dept. of EEE, G. B. Pant Engineering College 
Dr. S. Ravi, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, MGR University, Chennai

Communication 1

Dr. R. Radhakrishnan, Professor, Dept. of ECE, Sri. Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
Dr. Binu Paul, Reader, Division of Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, CUSAT

Communication 2

Dr. S. Mridula, Reader, Division of Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering CUSAT
Dr. Latha Kumari, Professor & Head, Dept. of ECE, UCE, Thodupuzha.

Signal Processing 1

Dr. Thomas Kurian, Group Diretcor, VSSC 
Dr. P. Mythili, Reader, Division of Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, CUSAT
Dr. S. N. Deepa, Asst.Professor, Department of EEE Anna University

Signal Processing 2

Dr. R. Gopika Kumari, Reader & Head, Division of Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering CUSAT
Dr. V. R. Vijayakumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, Anna University
Dr. Ashoka Rao, Former Head, Network Project CEDT , IISc, Bangalore

This session was followed by lunch after which all the judges and participants of ICVCom gathered once again at the Seminar Hall for the final plenary session by Dr. Benjamin Premkumar, NTU, Singapore on Communications - past, present and future. After tea the keynote on the various subjects were given by:

VLSI :  Dr. Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Asst. Professor, Department of EEE, G. B. Pant Engineering College
Communication :  Dr. P. Mohanan, Professor, ECE, CUSAT
Signal Processing :  Dr. K A Narayanan Kutty, Professor, Amrita Viswavidyapeedam Coimbatore

Paper presentation session 3 commenced in the 6 different venues at 3:30pm sharp and came to an end at 5.00 pm. Even though ICVCom-'09 was a maiden endeavor, it turned out to be a grand success because of the support and whole hearted co-operation of the management, faculty and students of the departments of ECE & AEI and delegates.For more details visit www.icvcom.org