Meet on communication engineering

Kurukshetra: An international conference on "Cutting-edge technologies in computing and communication engineering" was launched online at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra. The two-day online international conference was inaugurated by Satish Kumar, NIT director. He emphasised the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex problems with uncertainties and improve the performance of digital communication infrastructure. Guest of honour Prof Carlos, A Coello, IEEE fellow and professor in the department of computer science, Cinevestav-IPN, Mexico, discussed the importance of evolutionary multi-objective adaptation to real-life problems in his keynote address. Many researchers and scholars from across the country and foreign institutions are participating in the international conference. They will share their research results and innovative ideas to solve complex problems by implementing intelligent algorithms during a two-day technical session

Global mathematics webinar

Rohtak: The department of mathematics at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) organised an international webinar on 'Mathematical models, artificial intelligence and pandemic responses'. Keynote speaker Prof Arni SR Srinivasa Rao, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, focused on the role of artificial intelligence in the identification of Covid patients. He said the convergence of mathematics, statistics, computer science with medical sciences could be helpful for advanced research during the pandemic.

KU Profs in world rankings

Kurukshetra: Emeritus Prof A Pal from the department of chemistry and Prof Rajneesh Kumar from the department of mathematics of Kurukshetra University have made it to the coveted list of the world's top scientists. The list has been published by the Stanford University, US, in October 2020. While Emeritus Prof Pal has been ranked 448th in the world ranking of chemical engineers, Prof Rajneesh stands at the 897th position among the top mathematicians. Prof A Pal has published 224 research papers in national and international journals and Prof Rajneesh has 525 research papers to his credit in reputed journals. KU Vice-Chancellor Dr Nita Khanna congratulated Professor A Pal and Prof Rajneesh Kumar for the noteworthy achievements.

MDU introduces three courses

Rohtak: Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) under the aegis of Chaudhry Ranbir Singh Institute of Social and Economic Change (CRISC) has introduced three new academic programmes from the session 2020-2021. CRISC director Prof Inderjeet said online applications had been invited for one-year diploma programme in gender studies, one year diploma programme in heritage and culture and six-month certificate programme in academic writing. The details are available on the MDU website. The last date for the submission of online application form is November 16.

Scholar prepares electrode material

Panipat: The chemistry department of Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, has prepared a new electrode material for making fast and efficient super capacitors. Rinki Malik, a PHD scholar, has prepared an electrode comprising polypyrrole and carbon quantum dots as a new material under the supervision of Prof Suman Lata and Rajender Singh Malik of the department. Vice-Chancellor Prof Rajendra Anayat congratulated the entire team. Dr Malik said the material was tested for capacitance, scan rate, mass loading, power and energy where the capacitance was 1073.5 F/g with 1.4 g/cm2. This value is quite higher than the other similar electrodes prepared for these purposes.

Talk on lockdown impact

Faridabad: The BBA and business economics department of the DAV Institute of Management organised a webinar on the "Impact of lockdown on Indian economy". Speakers, including Amita Rana, associate professor, CISKMV, Pundri; and Kamal Agarwal, associate professor, SRM University, expressed their views on the macro-economic challenges India faces and covered the fiscal measures the government has put in place. They reviewed the current scenario, emerging trends and predictions looking into 2021 and beyond, both from a general and sector-specific perspective. The query handling session was managed by Shweta Baghel under the guidance of Dr Sunita Bishnoi.

Special lecture organised

Rohtak: A special lecture on the topic "Exploring happiness in this fad-filled world" was organised by the Dean, Students' Welfare Office, of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU). Prof. Shalini Singh of the department of psychology and director, alumni relations, said: "Happiness is a choice we make in life. A positive mindset, adaptability to prevailing circumstances, self- motivation helps in achieving happiness." IMSAR director and Dean, Students' Welfare, Prof Raj Kumar said the DSW office was organising a special lecture series on health, hygiene and wellness to motivate the students during the Covid pandemic. Faculty member of IMSAR Dr Sapna conducted the online special lecture programme. Invited speaker Prof Shalini Singh answered the queries of the students after her lecture. Students of university teaching department(s) took part in the online lecture programme.

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