A W O R D F R O M T H E P R I N C I P A L

ECE Newsletter M V S R E N G I N E E R I N G C O L L E G E

November, 2010. V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1

Patron: Dr. P.A. Sastry

Principal

Editor: Dr. B. Hari Kumar Head, ECE Dept.

Editorial Committee:

Staff: V.Chandra Sekhar, Professor

G. Sravan Kumar, Asst. Prof.

Students: P. Joy Daniel, 4/4 ECE

NV Sai Chandra, 4/4 ECE

S. Prudhvi Raj, 3/4 ECE

A. Vinod Kumar, 3/4 ECE

P. Vijay Bhaskar, 3/4 ECE

B. Subhash, 2/4 ECE

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Editors Desk 2

E-LABS MVSREC 2

AECES 3

Career Guidance 4

Staff Achievements 5

Student Achievements 6

Department Updates 6

M.E. Course in Embedded Systems & VLSI

Design is starting from the academic year

2010-11.

Foundation stone for the new E.C.E. block

was laid by Sri. D. Sridhar Babu, Honorable

Minister for Higher Education on 3rd May,

2010.

Consultancy Project “Canister Instrumentation

for Missiles”, worth `4.4 Lakh has been sanctioned by DRDO. The project has

been successfully completed by Prof. KSR Murthy, the Project Coordinator.

AICTE has sanctioned `13.5 Lakh for Communications Lab under MODROBS

scheme.

Sri. Ramachandra Rao‟s Memorial Lecture by Sri. MVKV Prasad, Technology

Director, Instrumentation on the topic “Telemetry in Missiles and Aerospace

Systems” was organized on 6th October, 2010.

D E P A R T M E N T H I G H L I G H T S

Chairman: Dr. M.V.Sridhar Secretary: Sri T. Jitendranath Treasurer: Sri M. Krishna Kumar

I am glad that the ECE dept. is starting a news letter. I understand that the newsletter will provide information about

the various activities and achievements of the staff, students and of the dept., and also enlighten the students about

placement details and other academic issues. I believe that such an initiative can provide a number of benefits to the

student community. The newsletter, I trust, will also cover the major achievements of other students of the college,

project the activities of students during the seminar periods, interesting projects in the dept., and write-ups on the prize

winners in various important technical festivals, and about successful alumni of the ECED. With such coverage, the

newsletter will help in better awareness and enthusiasm of students about the technology and trend, while also promot-

ing fraternity abound the students of the discipline.

On my behalf and on behalf of the management, I extend the best wishes for the successful publication of the first issue of the newsletter, as

well as for its continuance in a way that the student community will look forward to each issue in the future.

Dr. P.A.Sastry

F r o m t h e e d i t o r ’ s d e s k

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Faculty Advisory Committee: Founders: Dr. B. Hari Kumar - Chairman K.Pradeep B. Bala Murali Krishna

Sri. DVSR Sesidhar - Faculty Incharge K.Hareesh K.Lokender

E-LABS is a technical club formed by the students of ECE to improve upon their technical and practical approaches

towards engineering technology especially in the fields of electronics & communication. The club is headed by the HOD of ECE

Dept with Sri. DVSR Sesidhar, Asst. Prof. as the Faculty Adviser. The main theme of the club is a MENTOR-LEARNER

program by which any student who has learned a technique can share it with other members of the club. In this process the

MENTOR will improve his knowledge and the ability to express ideas while the others will learn about new technologies. The

club emphasizes on development of new projects and ensures that its members are provided with all the requirements to complete

these projects successfully.

As a part of the AECES weekly activity, there was formal announcement about the launching of E– LABS on 18th

August, 2010. The first session of E-Labs was held on 13th September, 2010 and the main agenda behind starting it was conveyed

to the members. The session was to make each member aware of the rules they need to follow to continue being a part of the club.

The basic work structure of each member was also discussed.

Goals:

Every member of the club is expected to strive hard for achieving all goals set and also work towards defining new goals

for the club.

Increase the representation of the college in technical events conducted by various other college and institutions.

Develop new and innovative products in collaboration with organizations like DRDO, ISRO.

Make MVSREC a centre for research and innovation.

The members got categorized into groups, with each group lead by a team leader. The team leaders were selected on the

basis of their experience. The team leaders are K. Hareesh, K. Lokender, Pranit Gaurav, B. Bala Murali Krishna, K. Pradeep

leading a total of 40 students. These teams meet once every week and exchange information within the group.

A variety of topics were discussed in the meetings of which, a few are stated below:

What is Robotics?

Classification:

a. Manual Controlled,

b. Semi Autonomous

c. Autonomous.

Electronic components used in Robotics.

Practical uses of resistors, relays, transistors, diodes.

Various IC‟s like comparators, motor drivers, voltage regulators and so on.

Micro Controllers (MC).

Software used for Programming (WINAVR, AVR Studio).

Programming the MC to use it as a processor for making simple line followers using

3 sensors & making edge detectors.

In a short interval of time, the students have leant how to build line follower and maze solver robots. The club is eagerly waiting

to gain more knowledge and fulfill their goals. Let us wish them all the very best.

E - L A B S M V S R E C

An AI Robot which finds its way

using GPS tracker

Welcome to the first edition of our department Newsletter. This Newsletter will regularly be published

twice a year and specially issued to communicate, and share various important activities of our ECE Dept.

The news letter brings out all the important academic activities that take place in a semester. Apart from

giving the details about Staff updates, Journal publications by faculty, Paper presentations at conferences by

both faculty & students, Students‟ achievements, we are also allocating due space for accommodating

On behalf of our faculty, staff and students I thank our Principal and the Management for the support and

encouragement they have rendered both morally and financially in bringing out this News Letter.

We wish you all a most rewarding and enjoyable reading

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A S S O C I A T I O N O F E C E S T U D E N T S

a c t i v i t i e s o f s e m — I

Faculty Advisory Committee:

Prof. K.S.R. Murthy - Chairman Sri. N. Namassivaya - Member Smt. N.Kavitha - Member

Faculty Advisory Committee has met the Class Organizers under the Chairmanship of HECE. Various programs for the

semester, activities proposed and related topics were discussed.

Based on the proposals from the organizers the following events were planned and conducted.

11-08-10 Guest lecture by Mr. Kashap of TIME institute on Career Guidance.

18-08-10 Introduction of AECES & Professional Body Student Chapters was given to 2/4

students by Mr. N. Namassivaya and E-LABS was introduced by Pradeep, 3/4.

25-08-10 A competitive event “Brain Storming” was organized ECE(3/4)-A students

wherein students were tested in their Emotional Quotient (EQ) & Group

Discussions were held among participants.

08-09-10 Teachers Day was celebrated by the ECE department where the staff & students

indulged themselves in fun events.

15-08-10 A competitive event “Think Ahead” was organized by ECE (3/4)-B students in

which a Quiz & Debates on current affairs were conducted.

06-10-10 A guest lecture was given by Sri. MVKV Prasad, DRDL, on Telemetry in

Missile & Aero Space Systems.

12-10-10 An open seminar to all the branches of students was organized by ECE students

where Sri Bodhamayananda Maharaj of Rama Krishna Matt discussed about

Personality Development with reference to Principles of Swami Vivekananda.

13-10-10 A competitive event “Catalyst-Boost your mind” was organized by ECE(2/4)-A

students comprising of a Quiz & an Extempore session.

20-10-10 A competitive event “Anagram” was organized by ECE(3/4)-B students in

which Memory Testing & Situational reaction rounds were conducted.

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3. What is US Grads? Why was it

started?

There is a very bad culture prevailing

where in some agents promise compul-

sory admission in some random univer-

sities and students falling for that and

landing in places and problems that they

do not deserve. In order to stop this

culture, some of us who have studied in

different fields in various universities in

US have come forward to form this

platform named US Grads (www.us-

grads.com). Through this platform, we

aim to reach out to as many US aspi-

rants as we can and guide them for free. Our team is into this for the last five

years guiding many students to their

dream universities and we are deter-

mined to help students in many more

years to come by.

We come from different educational

backgrounds in us like engineering,

business, pharmacology, etc. During our stay in US, we have un-

derstood their education system and

the admissions process. We also conduct awareness sessions,

information meetings, discussions and

mock visa sessions with student

groups, for their benefits Our network consists of thousands of

present and ex-students of US Uni-

versities 4. What are the main advantages in

studying in a US University There are many reasons why USA is the

target destination of most of the

students; we have talked to many

students in US and they have mentioned

the following reasons:

Unique education system, Excep-

tional and flexible course work.

Excellent research facilities and Im-

mense opportunities for the deserving

International exposure and decent

Indian Population.

Many ways to finance your educa-

tion: Education Loans, Scholarships,

Assistantships and other forms of

financial aid.

During MS, you have the opportunity

to work as a part of your internship or

the CPT (Curriculum Practical Train-

ing) program. After MS, you are given a chance to

work in the US as a part of the OPT

(Optional Practical Training) program

which can later be converted into a

work visa (H1B) if interested. 5. How to prepare for our admission

and education in USA? Admission into engineering programs of

US Universities depend on 3 things i. Academic percentage.

ii. Any practical exposure (work experi-

ence, projects, presentations, publica-

tions, industry trainings, etc.).

iii. Test scores (GRE, TOEFL/IELTS).

Getting good scores in your GRE and

TOEFL tests is pretty important for

admissions and also to be considered

for different forms of assistantships. Apart from these the student has to

get good reference letters, prepare a

good resume and a strong statement

of purpose. One piece of advice from all those

who have studied in the US: The most

important thing about applying to US

Universities is to shortlist the best

universities based on your profile; it

is essential that you land in the best

university possible for your profile so

that you have a bright career later on

with decent scope in the industry.

Contact information:

US Grads,

4F2 Ballad Estates, Tarnaka,

Sec‟bad - 500017.

Phone: 040-66906108, 9866660865.

Email: usgrads@gmail.com

C A R E E R G U I D A N C E

Today a good percentage of

students prefer to pursue post graduation

at a foreign university. Most of the US

and UK institutions require you to qual-

ify GRE exam in all graduations except

for Business & Law. It has become a

standard exam all over the world and is

one of the steps in the road towards

success and a bright career.

Here is an exclusive interview

with one of our alumni who runs a

successful consultancy company - “U.S.

Grads”. Read on to find more about

GRE.

1. Hello, tell us about yourself.

Hello, my name is Sai Manohar, I have

completed my Civil Engineering from

MVSR Engg College in 2003; after

which I went ahead to study my MS

program at Oklahoma State University.

After few years in the US, I have ven-

tured into some businesses here in

Hyderabad and I am also the head of

this group called US Grads where peo-

ple who have studied in US come

together on a common platform to guide

prospective students about education in

USA and everything related to that

2. Why MS? How was your experi-

ence during your stay at Oklahoma

State University

A Master‟s degree is almost mandatory

these days in order to gain more focus

and knowledge in your field of interest.

When I got a chance to pursue my mas-

ter‟s degree at a school like Oklahoma

State University with World class edu-

cation and Exceptional course work, I

grabbed it with both hands and it was

totally worthwhile. During my stay in

the US for my MS Program, I have

grown both as a person and as a profes-

sional. The quality of education was

truly amazing and the kind of facilities

and exposure that I got there was top

notch. All these factors have made me

realize time and again that I have taken

the right decision by studying in a good

US University.

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Journal Papers Published by Faculty

S.

No.

Name(s) of Faculty Title of the Journal Details Year

National/

International

1 G.Kanaka Durga

Assoc. Prof

Low power 1-Bit Full Adder in

70nm CMOS technology

Journal of Jawaharlal Nehru Technologi-

cal University, Technology Spectrum,

Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2009, pp 23-26.

2009

International

2 G.Kanaka Durga

Assoc. Prof.

Low Power Adder Operated on

Multiple Supply Voltages

Research Journal of Engineering and

Technology, JNTU Anantapur,

2009

International

3 G V Chalapathi Rao

N Namassivaya

B Hari Kumar

Non-linearity Effects in

Pseudolites and Stratolites

IETECH Journal of Communication

Techniques, Volume 3, Number 2

2009, pp 44 – 46

2009

International

4 G.Kanaka Durga

Assoc. Prof

.1-Bit Full Adder Cell Operated on

Dual Supply Voltages”

IETECH Journal of Electrical Analysis,

Vol. 3, No. 1, 2009, pp 31-34.

2009

International

5 G.Kanaka Durga

Assoc. Prof

Design and Analysis of Low

Power 1- Bit Full Adder in 50nm

CMOS Technology

Engineering and Technology Journal of

Communication Techniques, 2008, Vol.

2, No. 2, pp 49-52.

2009

International

6 V. Chandra Sekhar

Professor

G. Sravan Kumar

Asst. Prof.

Golden sequences its application in

the realization of linear block

codes for error correction

Technology spectrum journal of JNTU,

Hyd Vol.3 no:1, 1st March,2009

2009

International

7 V. Chandra Sekhar

Professor

G. Sravan Kumar

Asst. Prof.

Construction of variable length

codes for symbols of discrete in-

formation sources using golden

sequences terms

International journal BITM

transactions on EECC

ISSN no: 0974-9527 April- July,2009

2009

International

8 V. Chandra Sekhar

Professor

G. Sravan Kumar

Asst. Prof.

A technique of digital data

compression for tele text facsimile)

transmission

IETECH journal of Communication

Techniques

Vol.3 no:2,2009

2009

International

9 V. Chandra Sekhar

Professor

Source coding of facsimile digital

data using multiples of code lights

of golden sequences terms

International journal of Electronics

Engg. Research (IJEER)

ISSN 0975-6450

2009

International

Conference Papers Presented: Year 2009 - 2010

S.

No.

Name of the Staff Topic Venue Dates

1 V. Chandra Sekhar

G. Sravan Kumar

Construction of Generator metrics for

single bit error correcting linear block

codes using terminating bits of Rabbit

(Golden) string

Signal Processing and Communica-

tions-09

Malla Reddy College of Engineering

& Tech., Hyd.

4-12-2009 &

5-12-2009.

2 N. Namassivaya

B. Sarala

Implementation of channel estimator

of a RAKE Receiver in WCDMA

S V University

Tirupati

9-4-2010

10-4-2010

3 G. Kanaka Durga Low Power Low Voltage Level Re-

storing 1 bit Full Adder Cells

International Conference on Future

Engineering Trends (ICFET 2K10)

Saveetha University, Chennai

29-30 April

2010

4 G. Kanaka Durga Design and Analysis of New VLSI

Cell in 35nm CMOS Technology

National Conference on Recent

Trends in Communication Technolo-

gies and VLSI Design (RTCTV

2010), Vardhaman College of Engi-

neering, Hyderabad

2-3 June 2010

1. O.U. RANKS: G. Shruthi - 6th Rank & Sreetheja Kethireddy - 10th Rank.

2. MATRUSRI EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST GOLD MEDALS: IV Year: G. Shruthi III Year: K. Divya II Year: N.V.N.V. Pavan I Year : Syeda Farheena Tazeen

3. P. Srinivas of 4/4 E.C.E has been selected as Microsoft Student Partner.

Paper Presentations & Other Competitions:

A.V. Karthik Reddy, P. Joy Daniel and L. Susheel Kumar of 4/4 E.C.E have won 1st Prize in Robotics (Yodha) at Roboveda

2010 organized by Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology.

G. Gandhi, Shiva Shankar and Venket of 4/4 E.C.E have won 2nd Prize in Robotics (Line Follower) at Electret„10 organized by

CBIT and at Technovision „10 organized by MGIT.

P. Srinivas and Sumera Naaz of 4/4 E.C.E have won 2nd Prize in Paper Presentation at Elite „10 (Tirumala Engg. College).

D. Swathi of 3/4 E.C.E won 1st Prize at Aurora Scientific and Technological Research Academy.

S.K. Parveen, N. Nikhil, N. Alekhya and N. Suma of 3/4 E.C.E won 2nd Prize in Robotics at Technolite 2k10 organized by

Vardhaman Engg College.

Pradeep, Lokender, Hareesh and Nikhil 3/4 of E.C.E won 2nd Prize in Robotics at Pragnya2k9 conducted by GRIET.

Pranit and Varun of 3/4 E.C.E have won:

1st Prize in Robotics ( Robo race & Robo maze) at ATRI conducted by Aurora Engg. College.

2nd Prize in Tech-a-maze organized at GRIET.

B. Subhash of 2/4 E.C.E has won:

1st Prize in Poster Presentation & 2nd Prize in Mini Project presentation at Illuminate 2010 (CMR Engg. colg)

1st Prize in Sreevision-10 in Mini Project Presentation organized by SNIST.

2nd Prize in Innovative Project Presentation at Innovision 2010 conducted by SNIST.

S T U D E N T A C H I E V E M E N T S

STAFF UPDATES:

1. Dr. G. Kanaka Durga, Assoc. Professor has been conferred Ph.D for her work on Low power VLSI.

2. Mr. S. Kranthi Kumar, Ms. K. Sushma, Ms. M. Haritha and Ms. D. Sunitha have joined in ECE Department

as Assistant Professors in August 2010.

3. Mrs. M. Lakshmi Narmada has joined the dept. as Asst. Programmer in October 2010.

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED:

A 2- day workshop on Robotics “Mobi-Botrics” cum prelims of Robotics challenge “RADIANCE 10”, IIT Bom-

bay is organized in association with ROBOTRYST on 6th & 7th March, 2010

CAREER GUIDANCE:

A talk on “Higher Studies in USA, UK, Canada and Ireland” by Mr. Y.V. Raghunath, Director, Takeoff Group,

Secunderabad on 26th October 2010.

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