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Wednesday, 31 March 2021

News from Dr. NSAM PU College, Nitte | International Women’s Day

The NSS unit of Dr. NSAM PU College, Nitte celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021. Prof. Shalini K Sharma, Head, Department of Training, Welfare, Counselling and Placement, NMAMIT, Nitte was the chief guest and resource person. In her keynote address she emphasized the need for women’s liberation and empowerment. A patriotic song by the NSS volunteers engrossed the audience. Mrs. Bhavani Shetty, Principal Dr. NSAM PU College, Nitte presided over the program. Dr. Prakash Shenoy, Vice Principal explained the significance of Women’s Day. Mr. Sunil V, Coordinator, NSS Unit, Dr. NSAM PU College, Nitte gave the opening remarks. Ms. Anushree of II PU Commerce compered the program; Ms. Joshitha Vaz of I PU Commerce welcomed the gathering; Ms. Crystal Jean Rodrigues of II PU Commerce introduced the chief guest and Mr. Rithesh of II PU Commerce proposed vote of thanks.



Tuesday, 30 March 2021

News from NMAMIT | Hands-on training program for the ITI students in Machine Tools

The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) of NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte in association with the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering organized a ten-day Hands-on training program for the ITI students in Machine Tools (Lathe and Milling).

The inauguration of the training program was held on 26th March 2021 at the Machine Shop of the institute. Dr. Niranjan N Chiplunkar, Principal advised the participants to make use of the opportunities available in enhancing the most needed technical skills for real-time application in entrepreneurial career options.

Dr. Shashikantha Karinka, Head, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Gururaja Upadyaya, Associate Professor and Training Program Coordinator and Mr. Gururaj, Lecturer, M R Poonja ITI were present.  Dr. Ramakrishna B., Chief Project Leader coordinated the training program.

Nineteen students from M R Punja Industrial Training Institute registered for the training program.




Sunday, 28 March 2021

News from NMAMIT | KSTA funded 5-day FDP on 'Recent Trends in Application of AI&ML in Engineering'

The Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning organized a 5-day Faculty Development Program on 'Recent Trends in Application of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Engineering', from 22nd to 26th March 2021, mainly funded by Karnataka Science & Technology Academy (KSTA), Govt. of Karnataka.

Dr. Niranjan Chiplunkar, Principal, NMAMIT presided over the inaugural function held on 22nd March. Dr. TN Nagabhushana, Former Principal, SJCE, Mysuru delivered the inaugural talk. Dr. JB Simha and Dr. Praveen P from M/s Numentrix, Bengaluru were the industry resource persons.

Dr. Shashikantha Karinka, Head, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering welcomed the gathering and spoke about the efforts of the department in adopting AI&ML. Dr. Srinivasa Pai P, Coordinator of the FDP spoke about the program. Dr. Rashmi P Shetty, Co-Coordinator compered the program and delivered the vote of thanks. Experts from NITK, Surathkal; IIT Bombay; Jadavpur University and SJCE, Mysuru and internal experts presented talks and conducted hands-on lab in 17 sessions during the 5 days. Dr. Annappa from NITK, Surathkal was present during the valedictory function. Participants both internal and external from nearby colleges were present during the FDP and the participation was both in online and offline mode.



Meet Saiman Shetty, who went from a small town near Udupi to building powertrain systems at Tesla

Saiman Shetty got a computer at home when he was in Class 4, but his love for technology and engineering was driven by hardware. Today, he's a technical program manager for robots at Nuro, a Valley-based robotics company, Saiman, who has also been the powertrain engineer at Tesla, works on building robots that are changing local commerce through driverless delivery. “I liked taking things apart and seeing how they worked. I realised early that I needed to understand how each part works and just wouldn’t accept the thesis. I would open things, see how batteries work, how the light connects to the power systems,” Saiman says. Hailing from a small town in Udupi, Karnataka, Saiman’s early schooling was done in Doha, Qatar, where his father was a sales manager for a construction company and mother is a homemaker. Saiman returned to Udupi for his high school graduation. In 2009, he joined a local engineering college where he pursued electrical engineering. “The first year of engineering was a bit difficult. I had moved to state board syllabus from CBSE education in Doha. It got me an engineering seat, but it was difficult to cope in the first year. Most CBSE students found the first year easier. In the second year, I opened clubs and started a computer literacy initiative. The impact it created was meaningful, and kept me going,” he recalls. The Tesla coil Saiman says his turning point was in the fourth semester when a professor with deep industry experience began working with them. He would work closely with students, help with projects, and encourage them to think differently. It was during this time that Saiman worked on building a Tesla coil - designed by scientist Nikola Tesla as a wireless method of transmitting electricity. “We had to be really thrifty as the capacitors and inductors that we needed would cost around Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000 per piece and we needed plenty of these. We wondered how to make our own capacitor-like setup? I took a few empty beer bottles, wrapped them in aluminium foil, and filled them up with saltwater. Saltwater acted as one plate, the foil as another, and the glass as the third. All these were connected,” Saiman says. This project helped Saiman to “think differently” and was “a great learning experience”. While at college he also built a platform to sell merchandise and other personalised products along with his batchmates.In 2013, after completing his engineering, Saiman had to choose: work or study further? He decided to pursue another course. “I got through Arizona State University, and began a master’s course in controlled systems. I was the first person in my family to go to the US. Nobody had ventured beyond the Middle East. Multiple degrees were also new in my family. There was a lot of adjusting to do…many of my roommates hinted that placements would be tough.”Controlled systems or not?His self-esteem took a hit, but Saiman continued to work hard. He knew that his chosen field of study - controlled systems – offered limited job avenues in the US. Most were with the defence forces, and the US government didn’t give defence jobs to immigrants. Saiman also interned as an automation engineer at Integra International in 2014. Here he built low-voltage control panels for lighting applications. He also participated in the installation of the HVAC system at QatarGasTM Laboratory and took up work as a lab assistant and data analyst at college. “I continued with controlled systems because that is where my heart lay. It wasn’t easy. Around 2014-15, there were many immigration issues in the US, and many of the job offers that I had were withdrawn at the last minute,” he says. After 600 applications and 50 interviews, Saiman in 2015 got a job at Atronics Engineering, a small company that catered to the automation needs and equipment for companies like FedX. Saiman was sending in numerous applications and ended up getting the offer before he graduated. “I hadn’t graduated and had to move. I explained the situation to one of the professors, who happened to be very understanding. He agreed that I move and start working and complete my graduation remotely.” Building systems For the next five months at Atronics, he worked on building vision systems to detect bottle caping defects on a detergent’s filling line, and automation of large-scale sorting and material handling processes for freight clients.“After five months, another company approached me - Container Automation Systems. At Atronics, I had people guiding me and they had an understanding that I was a fresher. But, not at Container,” Saiman says. Here, he worked on designing the control logic and UL-compliant electrical scheme for take-out units, spray booth lubristat, and leak detectors of a content manufacturing line. He also programmed FANUC robots and servo systems. As the only electrical and controls engineer, Saiman had a lot of exposure and learning at Container Automation systems where he was responsible for building, testing, and deployment. The Valley and Tesla By the end of 2015, there was a lot of buzz about Silicon Valley and the innovation emerging from there. “I wanted to try my luck there. It was the early days of electric and autonomous vehicles, and I had an offer from Tesla. It timed well with me moving to California,” Saiman says. At Tesla, he began working as a control engineer, and developed the software applications for process automation on Model S and X battery pack line using a Python and Java-based platform. “I had worked on designing the associated hardware and operator GUI. I designed and implemented the advanced conveyance line and safety systems,” says Saiman, who was one of the early engineers at the US carmaker and went on to work on the powertrain systems. Saiman led the advanced insights initiative at Tesla for more robust system state monitoring using tools on robots and automation equipment software in the powertrain engineering. He worked on the Tesla Model S and X P100D battery pack systems, building enhanced quality control methods to ensure product safety, and logging of parameters during the production process. Starting up Alongside, Saiman began spending his evenings at varied entrepreneurial events. “I would meet super-passionate people who would discuss ideas, exchange skills, and discuss the next big project they were working on. I realised the need to be fast and grow quickly. It was while working at Tesla that I started working on my startup, Hygeia,” Saiman says Hygeia was a software platform that worked on increasing the efficiency of waste management in campuses and cities. It used IoT-based devices to generate data from distributed waste containers. This helped sort and collect the garbage more efficiently The startup raised funding and was incubated at the Plug and Pay incubator, which is where companies like Dropbox and PayPal emerged from. “We secured contracts from customers and Silicon Valley campuses like Space Systems Loral and Twitter. We even won recognition from leading representatives such as the Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti for significant contribution to the life of the people of Los Angeles and to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and Congressman Ro Khanna of California's 17th congressional district. But the problem was that our pricing wasn’t feasible,” Saiman says. The business aspects of the project were yet to be fully finalised, and the team decided to focus on their full-time jobs. Soon, product-level shifts were made and the team decided to pivot to a healthcare application, which Saiman wasn’t keen on. He decided to focus on his work at Tesla and the many immigration issues that were cropping up at the time. The Lyft journey After two and half years at Tesla and understanding car manufacturing, Saiman became more interested in autonomous vehicles. In 2018, Saiman moved to Lyft, Uber’s competitor, started working on its autonomous vehicle division. At Lyft, he led the new product introduction for associated software and camera, and also worked on the development, build, and execution of Lyft’s first functional autonomous vehicle platform. “I executed the established fleet-grade product reliability over five months. This involved heavy cross-functional interfacing with external vendors various layers of the AV SW stack + test plan/report documentation, mechanical, thermal, and EE teams,” Saiman says. He adds they started off as a small group, and the team soon expanded to over a 100 people.“I was given the responsibility of running and delivering the first functional autonomous vehicle,” says Saiman, recalling that he was at Lyft when the company took the IPO route. Automated delivery and moreBy now, Saiman was keen to go back to building something from scratch. In 2020, he moved to Nuro where he is working on building robots that are built to do driverless delivery. “After the COVID-19 crisis, the need for self-driving vehicles and an automated delivery system has become even more important. We are working on building a fleet of self-driving vehicles that can deliver local goods of all kinds,” he says. The startup has raised over $1 billion and has partnered with the likes of Walmart, CVS, and Domino’s. Saiman is also building Resume Puppy, a platform that makes simple resumes for tech jobs. 



It has an AI-powered optimisation tool that helps people find jobs across countries.What does he look for while hiring engineers? “The skill more than the degree.”“I look for what you have built. While educational qualification is a good indicator, actual projects and other work that you have done matters. What do you focus on building? What impact are you looking to create? That is also my advice. Build something. Create an actual impact. You will learn far more than what is taught in a classroom,” Saiman says.

Press release | Healthcare hackathon held at Nitte

 


News from Nitte Gajria Hospital | Felicitation

Dr. Karthik Rao N, Physician of Nitte Gajria Hospital was felicitated today on the occasion of World TB Day for diagnosing and treating the highest number of TB cases in Karkala Taluk of Udupi District





Invitation | IPR course details | Nitte College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bangalore

Thursday, 25 March 2021

President of the Dental Council of India


Prof. (Dr.) Bharath Shetty Y Alumni of our Institution (BDS Batch of 1989 and MDS Batch of 1996) has taken over as the acting President of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi. 

He has also been elected as A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Mangalore North constituency.

Invitation | "MOU SIGNING CEREMONY" | Dr. Nitte Shankara Adyanthaya Memorial First Grade College, Nitte

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

News from NSAMPUC, Mangaluru | Self defense training programme

“It is one’s responsibility to protect the society through self-defense. According to the recent statistics violence against women and cybercrimes are increasing day by day. In order to fight against this kind of exploitation, one must be aware of self-defense techniques”, said Mr. Karthik S Kateel, Founder of Swaraksha for Women Trust, Mangalore on the occasion of the self-defense training program organized by the Child Protection & Prevention of Sexual Assault on Women Student Committee of Dr. NSAM PU College, Mangaluru at the college grounds on 16th March 2021.

Principal Dr. Naveen Shetty K, in his presidential speech said “Knowing self-defense techniques is a requirement in the present scenario. Our government provides special protection to ministers, judges, political, religious & social leaders. But it is impossible to provide such protection to every citizen. In such a situation, we need to learn self-defense techniques to protect ourselves and society”.

In the next 75 minutes, Mr. Karthik S Kateel along with his mother Ms. Shobhalatha, demonstrated several self-defense techniques clearly explaining how women can hit back when attacked by a stranger or a group of people. As eyes, nose and neck are sensitive parts of the human body, these should be targeted by women to bring under control, a dangerous situation.

Around 490 students and 30 staff participated actively in the program which was coordinated by Ms. Suman, Lecturer in Computer Science. Ms. Sangeetha Shetty, Lecturer in Statistics was the MC and Ms. Shakunthala Shetty, Lecturer in Commerce delivered the vote of thanks.





Invitation | inaugural ceremony of 6 KAR NAVAL SUB UNIT NCC, NAVAL WING | NMAMIT


 

News from NSAMPUC, Mangaluru | Cyber crime Awareness Program

In the background of alarming increase in cyber crimes, the NSS unit of Dr. NSAM PU College, Mangalore organised a Cybercrime Awareness Program on 17th March 2021 at the college auditorium.

The resource person Shri. Savitrathej, Inspector, Kadri Police Station, Mangaluru said “Creating an awareness on cybercrimes among student population, is of crucial importance. We need to substantially improve our knowledge regarding internet safety and issues of illegal internet usage to prevent cybercrimes. Most crimes in recent days have been committed using computers as a tool.” He further added that while some criminal cases have come to light, many have not. These crimes occur not only in our states but also at national and international levels. He expressed his regret that young people are behind such criminal activities.

Students were also made aware of different types of cybercrimes such as email bombing, hacking, salami, phishing, identity fraud, ATM skimming, web banking, cyberstalking, online lottery fraud etc.

Principal, Dr. Naveen Shetty in his presidential address said that in a number of cases, phone calls & messages of students are recorded and they are blackmailed on the basis of these records and video footages. He advised students to refrain from sending photographs to strangers on social network and sharing personal ideas with them, as it could get them into trouble.

The program was organized by the NSS officer Ms. Sandya with the support of Ms. Meera Crasta, Asst. NSS officer and NSS volunteers.




 


News from NICO | Two-day online FDP on Media Research

A two-day online Faculty Development Programme on Media Research: Exploring approaches and opportunities was organised by the Research Cell of Nitte Institute of Communication on 15th & 16th March, 2021. The program aimed to bring together diverse voices and perspectives important to the field of media research, and to explore various possibilities and methods in response to these changes.

The programme began with a welcome address by Prof Raviraj, Head, Nitte Institute of Communication. The opening remarks were delivered by Dr. M S Moodithaya, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Nitte (Deemed to be University).

The first session of the day was by Dr. Usharani, Retd. Professor, the University of Mysore on Planning and Writing Grant Proposals. This was followed by a session on Writing research papers for peer-reviewed journals by Dr. Buroshiva Dasgupta, Director, School of Mass Communication, Arts and Design, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. The final session for the day, on the Importance of Media Research in Critical Social Change during a Pandemic: A case study of COVID-19 was delivered by Prof. Srinivas Melkote, Professor Emeritus, Bowling Green State University.

The second day of the programme began with a session on Critical Discourse Analysis by Dr. Sweta Mukherjee and Dr. Rolla Das, Assistant Professors, Christ University. Dr. Buroshiva Dasgupta then presented the Use of New Media Techniques in Media Research. The programme concluded with a session by Dr. Meera Baindur, Associate Professor, Manipal University, Jaipur on Research: From information to conceptualisation.

The programme was hosted on Google Meet and live-streamed on the YouTube channel of Nitte DU.



News from NICO | Congratulations to Poonam-Zabih and Kavya-Meghana

NICO congratulates Poonam-Zabih (III BA) and Kavya-Meghana (II BA) on winning the First and Second places respectively in the Crisis Management and Quiz Competitions held at St Aloysius College as part of their Annual Fest.






A short video titled "Jala" to observe World Water Day

The students of the Department of Public Health, KSHEMA, have developed a short video titled "Jala" to observe World Water Day on 22nd March 2021

 


Invitation | Nitte Healthcare Innovation Hackathon 2021- Inauguration Ceremony

Sunday, 21 March 2021

News from NICO | Interactive session with Sindhu Janardhan

Sindhu Janardhan, Creative Director, Interactive Avenues, Bangalore a leading Digital Marketing Agency interacted with students of NICO, sharing her experience of working and creating popular campaigns for top brands. The interactive session took place on Thursday, 18th March 2021 at the Institute premises.

Having worked in advertising for 15 years, a large part of it in digital marketing/online advertising, Sindhu shared with students the challenges and opportunities of this medium. She also narrated to students the planning and ideating that went into some of the award-winning campaigns designed by her Agency.





Invitation | YouTube live | From Nitte to Silicon Valley Tale of Two Entrepreneurs

 


B C Alva | First Cricketer from Dakshina Kannada to be selected to the National Cricket team

 


News from NUINS | One-day seminar on ‘Good Clinical Practice’

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences organized a one-day seminar on ‘GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE’ on 16th March 2021 at the NUINS Learning Centre, to enhance knowledge regarding the concepts of ethics in research.

Dr Neetha Kamath, IQAC Coordinator, welcomed the gathering. Prof. Dr. Ashok Shenoy, Dept. of Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore; Prof. Dr. Vinitha R Pai Dept. of Biochemistry, Yenepoya DU and Dr. Sheethal Ullal, Professor & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore were the Resource Persons. Dr. Nalini, Head, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing, NUINS proposed the vote of thanks. The program was compered by Ms. Priya, Lecturer, NUINS. 45 faculty members from the constituent Colleges of Nitte DU attended the seminar.











News from K S Hegde Medical Academy | White Coat Ceremony

The Medical Education Unit (MEU), K S Hegde Medical Academy conducted the White Coat Ceremony for the first-year MBBS students on 2nd February 2021 at K S Hegde Auditorium. Major Shivakumar Hiremath, Medical Superintendent, Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital, Deralakatte was the Chief Guest.

He stressed the importance of the white coat and briefed students on the challenges of the medical profession. Dr Jayaprakash Shetty, Vice-Dean (Admn) welcomed the gathering. Prof (Dr) Amrit Mirajkar, Vice Dean (Academics), administered the White Coat oath.

Dr. P S Prakash, Dean, KSHEMA released the foundation course logbook. Dr. Swathi Shetty, Foundation Course Coordinator introduced students to the foundation course plan at KSHEMA. Dr. Kishan Prasad HL, MEU Coordinator delivered the vote of thanks. A total of 150 students of first-year MBBS participated in the programme.

Dr.Minnu Cherian and Dr. Abena H, Residents, Department of Pathology compered the program.



Wednesday, 17 March 2021

News from NIPT | Workshop on 'Advanced critical care physiotherapy management and pulmonary rehabilitation'

Dr. Tarpan Shah, Principal, Swaminarayan Physiotherapy College, Surat, and alumnus of Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy (NIPT) conducted a Workshop on Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy on 10th March 2021. The Workshop touched upon multi-disciplinary therapeutic interventions including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, rehabilitation of patients in intensive care, assisted chest mobility techniques, artificial airways, neuromuscular facilitation in chest physiotherapy, and many others.

Prof (Dr) Dhanesh Kumar KU, Principal, NIPT welcomed the participants, and Ms. Yogitha Hathmode, Coordinator of the Workshop delivered the vote of thanks.