Life after ICT

Volume 6, Issue 2: : : June 2016

Volume 6, Issue 2 June 2016

Inside this issue:

Engaging Through

Leadership 3

Advisor

Dr. Sami Al-Ghnimi

Head of Department

Mr. K Shamganth

Head of Section, Electrical

Editorial Board

Ms. Aileen V. Rocillo

Mr. Basil Blasco

Mr. Arturo Vizconde

Mr. Arnold Braza

Ms. Mofeeda Pangadil

Mrs. Asiya Rummana

Mr. Alfonso Evangelista Jr.

Mr. Glenn Magbanua

Mr. Vineeth V.

Special Thanks to

Publishing Center

HoD Message 2

Life after ICT

Warm greetings, infectious smiles, and hugs of felicitations have filled the main hall of Ibra College of Technology as it celebrates its 1st Alumni Gathering last May 17. Hundreds of ICT’s former students have converged for the said event seasoned with tons of experiences after they left ICT as graduates.

Before the main program has started, one can hear

hundreds of small stories from small groups talking about their experiences here in ICT while they were still students.

The roof of the main hall was almost raised by the many laughs as they share their stories.

Equilibrium decided to gate crash the event and interviewed several alumni and borrow a little of their time to ask them what ICT has offered them and how they used it outside the walls of the college. Let us share with you our conversations with them.

Mr. Talal Al-Hashemi, specialized in Electrical Engineering and is now working at Mazoon Electricity Co

as a team leader in inventory management. He shared that ICT has given him the basic skills in in the field Electrical Engineering and that his ability to communicate was harness during his stay in ICT, currently he is finishing his Bachelor degree from Caledonian College in Muscat.

Mohammad Al-Farsi, earned Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, is now with Mazoon Electricity Co as Head Electrician. He remembered the time he was starting at ICT, he used to

hate both English and Mathematics, but with the patience and encouragement of his teachers and his peers, he learned to love both subjects.

Mr. Mohammad Said Al-Rahbi, earned his diploma certificate in Mechanical engineering is now working as an operator at Al-Ghubra Power and Desalination Co. His time in ICT was happy and fulfilling experience for him. It is where, according to him, he learned the value of team work from the various group activities and projects they had. His

favorite part of the degree is whenever they are designing wirings for different types of houses.

Mr. Yaqoob Abdullah Al-Maskari is currently the Senior Mechanical Technician of Oman India Fertilizer Company or OMIFCO. In ICT, he earned his diploma certificate in Mechanical Engineering. According to him, ICT’s impact on his career is his confidence in communicating with others both in Arabic and English. He also said that ICT gave him the basic skills set to adapt easily in the company he is with now. He also take pride of being a graduate of ICT.

Our short conversations with the alumni were pretty inspiring. The success of Ibra College of Technology can only

be measured by its graduates and their life after College. By what we saw from the recently concluded ICT Alumni Gathering, we can truly say our college is a success and still on the rise.

- Art David Vizconde Jr.

Another Feather in the

Cap 3

Engineering Student

Award 4

Skill Competition 6

Staff Development 7

Student Best Project 8

Industrial Visit 9

Staff of the Month 10

Sports Day 2016 11

Dean’s Honor Report 12

Engineering Trends 14

Health and Safety 15


May the peace of Allah be with you always.

Another year is about to come to an end. Looking back, I can say that we have

made great strides as we move forward towards achieving our goals in the

Engineering Department anchored in our mission and vision as a college.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the hardworking members of the

department who made little and big contributions that collectively move our

department closer to where we want it to be. I encourage everyone to continue

with your commitment, focused on our students as we usher them to be the next

generation of the sultanate.

As we are about to go for our holiday break, let this be a chance for us to reconnect with our family and friends

and may we be reenergized for the incoming Academic Year 2016-2017.

And so, I invite you to peruse the latest edition of Equilibrium as we report our activities and accomplishments

of the second half of the current academic year. Special commendation to the members of the Publication and

Website committee under the supervision of Mr. Shamganth and Ms. Aileen Rocillo who have tirelessly collect,

write and report articles for our department's newsletter.

I wish everyone continued blessing on this Holy Month of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak to all.

- Dr. Sami Al-Ghnimi

HoD Message


From the Editor’s Desk

Engaging Through Leadership

Human resource is the greatest asset of every organization. It is the employer’s responsibility to hire people of

good fit so they can easily hit the ground running in a short period of time instead of investing in months of ramp-up and training. Keeping employees engaged at work is another facet of human resource management. The organization has to create an environment in which employees will have the opportunity to bring out the best of their capability and potential. It is a fact however that only a few of the employees are really engaged. There are moaners and complainers in the organization and are considered difficult employees. Moaners have a pessimistic outlook; it creates low morale and loss a sense of purpose. A team of hardworking and dedicated employees will be a great help for the organization to achieve its goals, but it takes only one bad apple to wreak havoc in the work place. Life in the organization will be very difficult if there are people who have the habit to complain and moan because it will pull the life out of the rest of the team. I believe that people can be motivated and deeply engaged with leaders who are willing to share and sacrifice; leaders who can communicate and are willing to listen, leaders who can unite despite of multicultural diversity. We need leaders with vision and focus, leaders who can motivate, create awareness and bring empowerment to people along the line. -Basil Blasco

Another Feather in the Cap

It is becoming a tradition. Another feather in the cap for the Engineering Department as

students’ project won and acknowledged in several competition in Oman. The project

“Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing of Four Stroke I.C. Engine Cutaway Model”

develop by Ibrahim Khalfan Hamood Almahrouqi And Ali Salim Saeed Alharthi won

Second Place during the Annual Student Gathering held in Higher College of Technology

last April 20, 2016. This project shows a two dimensional working model of four-stroke

Internal combustion (I.C) engine. It was developed using CNC Machining Technology . The

model comprises of intake stroke, compression stroke, power stroke and exhaust stroke. It

is intended to help students to have a better understanding and visualizing the working

function of four-stroke engine. This involves precision machining of gears, bearing shaft,

cam and valve mechanism etc. The profile of parts are machined in CNC milling and

turning machines with the help of EMCO software. This project was totally designed,

fabricated and assembled in Ibra College of Technology (ICT). The project was supervised

by Mr. Dhanaraj and Mr. S. Vidhukumar from Mechanical Section.

The project entitled Development of a Black Box Model for the Vehicle Accident and Speed Monitoring won Third

Place in the Innovative Working Projects Competition held in Middle East College on 28th to 30th March 2016. The

said project was also accepted for paper presentation during the 6th National Symposium Engineering Final Year

Projects held in University of Nizwa last May 4, 2016.

The project is a black box model for monitoring vehicle

accident and its speed using Arduino Microcontroller

with GPS module, SMS Module, Camera module, SD

module. When this project kit is installed in any vehicle,

it will monitor the vehicle accidents by video recording

and it will send an automatic SMS and MMS about the

accident location and vehicle information to the nearest

police station and to the family member.

Joining the competition is an opportunity for the

students to showcase their projects and skills which are

part of their independent learning activities and help

them improve their communication skills.

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing of Four Stroke

I.C. Engine Cutaway Model

Students showcasing their projects entitled “Development of a Black Box Model for

the Vehicle Accident and Speed Monitoring” .


Department Activities

Empowering the Future Workforce Through Skills Training Teaching-learning activities in the classroom and laboratory may not be enough to develop the technical skills of engineering students. Besides, there are practical skills that students should learn to reinforce their knowledge. Eventually these skills can help transform the Omani labor force to respond to the needs of their country. This semester, Spring 2016, some selected staff members have conducted skills training in various fields of interest for our engineering students –

Autodesk 3Ds Max Modelling & Animation w as conducted for three w eeks 5:00 – 7:00 PM Sunday and Wednesday, March 6th–24th, 2016. There were 22 participants in Bachelor & Advance Diploma Architecture students. In this training the students learned how to bring characters and environment to life in less time with 3ds Max® 3D customisable, collaborative software; use features and enhancements built for entertainment and design professionals. 3D Max is a great help to draw quality, straightforward architectural design plans and perspective. This training was made possible through the initiative of Arch. Alfonso Evangelista Jr., Technical instructor in Architectural engineering.

Short-term Course on MATLAB Programming w as intended to enhance the understanding of the student about MATLAB software and its applications in the field of engineering. It was conducted for 3 days, February 1-2-3, 2016, 4:00-6:00 PM. under the auspices of Engineering Department Society and IEEE-ICT student chapter. The training was directed by Mr. K. Shamganth, HOS Electrical and our lecturers - Mr. Praveen N. and Mr. V. Loganathan.

AC Motors & Industrial Controls Workshop w as organized to train the students according to the standards in making and wiring motor controls in ISO/DIN terminal blocks. This standard is rare to learn, so it is important as only few uses this standard, but really an easy way to wire and troubleshoot motor wirings when properly applied. It was conducted on March 8 and 15, 2016 by Mr. Alvin Azucenas with 4 Electrical engineering student participants.

Power Transformer Diagnostic Testing & Bank Connections is another im portant skill for the student to learn in the electrical engineering field works. This skill is important for them to be equipped when they are considering applying in electric utility companies. This workshop provide a training for a highly in demand skill in electrical engineering. Mr Alvin Azucenas was glad enough to share his knowledge and skills to the student participants. The training was held on February 4 and 11, 2016.

- Basil Blasco

SN PROJECT EXHIBIT

VENUE DATE TITLE OF PROJECT NAME OF STUDENTS AWARDS

1

Al Roya Youth Initi-ative Awards - 2015

Al Bustan Palace Hotel

16-Nov-

15

MatLab Based Intelligent Monitoring System for Power Transmission Network Using

Internet & GSM

Saleh Saeed Sulaiman Al-Siyabi Zakariya Mohd Khalfan Al-Amaskari

Abdullah Salim Ahmed Ali Yazeed As'ad Mohd Sa'eed Bani-Oraba

Saeed Musallam Saeed Al-Mashaykhi

FirstPrize

2 Electric Two-Wheel Self-

Balancing Personal Transport

Ahmed Said Salim Al-Mahrooqi Fahad Salim Said Al Hashimi

Hashim Hanib Hamed Al Mahrooqi Tahir Hamed Salim Al-Mahrooqi

Fourth Prize

3 Road Safety Project

Exhibition

A'Sharqi-ya

Univeristy

24-Nov-

15

Automatic Design of aBlack Box Model Using Digital

Communication for Automat-ic Vehicile Accident Report

through GPS & GSM

Zaher Ahmed Obaid Al-Habsi Abdullah Salim Abdullah Al-Maskari Ahmed Nasser Khamis Al Masmari

Abdullah Mubarak Al-Jahdhami Zaher Mohd Said Al-Masharafi

First Prize

4 Middle East College Project Competition

Middle East Col-

lege

28th - 30th

March 2016

Development of a Black Box Model for the Vehicle Acci-dent and Speed Monitoring

Faham Abdullah Mubarak Al-Jahdhami Ahmed Nasser Khamis Al Maskari

Zaher Mohammed Said Al-Mashrafi Third Prize

5 Annual Student

Gatthering HCT -

Muscat

20 April 2016

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing of Four

Stroke I.C. Engine Cutaway model

Ibrahim Khalfan Hamood Al– Mahrouqi Ali Salim Saeed Al Harthi

Second Prize

6

6th National Sym-posium Engineer-ing Final Year Pro-

jects (Poster Presentation)

University of Nizwa

4th May 2016

DEVELOPMENT OF A BLACK BOX MODEL FOR THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT

AND SPEED MONITORING

Zaher Ahmed Obaid Al-Habsi Ahmed Nasser Khamis Al Maskari

Faham Abdullah Mubarak Al-Jahdhami

Paper accepted for Presentation

& Publication

Engineering Student Award


Seizing the Moment: Student Skills Training Support

- By Basil Blasco

The Engineering Department has come up with innovative ways to develop the technical skills of engineering students. There

are many fields that require technical manpower where Omanis can easily provide in the local community. One strategy is to

train selected students to learn the skills and prepare them to transfer that learning to those interested students. With this

concept, our students conducted several skills training that can be beneficial to the local community –

Window-Type Aircon Troubleshooting, Repair and Maintenance w as organized and

presented by the following students - Sultan Said Salim Al-Shibli, Ibrahim Yusof Rashid Al-Blooshi,

Khamis Khila Khamis Al-Maskari, Haitham Abdullah Salim Al-Battashi, and Ahmed Mohammed

hamed Al-Gahdhami. The objectives were: skills development, familiarization of cooling system and

practical training. At least 35 students have attended this workshop. This training was conducted on

March 23, 2016 under the supervision of Mr. Syed Muktar Ahmed, Technical Instructor.

Renewable Energy Resources Seminar w as organized to highlight the latest

developments in renewable energy resources. The different renewable energy resources available in

Oman and in other places were discussed in a video presentation. Mechanical Engineering students

in B. Tech Level - Saif Sulaiman Saif Al-Adhubi, Al-Azhar Ali Shafi Al-Sharji presented the seminar

with Dr. Rameshkumar, Lecturer as the presentation coordinator. The seminar was conducted on

March 16, 2016 with 26 participants.

Seminar on Recent Trends in Internal Combustion Engine - This activity was organized

to highlight the latest developments in the area of internal combustion engines and its recent

developments. The Bachelor level students in Mechanical engineering - Ibrahim Khalfan Hamood

Al-Mahrouqi, Omar Rashid Mohammad Al-Habsi presented the seminar with Mr. G. Sivakumar as

coordinator. This training was conducted on March 16, 2016 with 26 participants.

Seminar on Latest Trends in Computer

Networking - Advanced Diploma students in Computer Engineering namely Aysha

Mubarak Salim Al-Naabi and Suha Said Abdullah Al-Hassani presented a seminar on

the latest trends in computer networking under the Supervision of Ms. Aileen Rocillo.

The said seminar which was conducted on March 16, 2016 was attended by Diploma

and Advanced Diploma students.

Architecture Students Attend

“First Civil and Architecture Engineering Gathering”

Students from Bachelor and Advanced Diploma in

Architecture had the great opportunity to attend the

“FIRST CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING GATHERING” held in Sultan Qaboos

University last February 2, 2016. The said event

provided new trends in construction industries like

urban design, railway design, building bylaws, fine

architecture which were presented by the different

companies in Civil and Architecture in Oman. The

students were enthused to know what jobs are waiting

for them in different section of construction

industries. They were accompanied by the staff from

the Architecture namely Mr.Abdul Karim Jafar, Ms.

Jainul Arrifa, Mr. Amar Viplow, Mr.Sivagnanam

Prakash and Mr. Alfonso M. Evangelista Jr.


CAD-COM 2016—AutoCAD Skill Competition

The AutoCAD Skills Competition is an annual event competition for engineering students. This activity was organized on 8

March 2016 to enhance the AutoCAD skills of the students and encourage them to participate in the event which helps them to

identify their strength and get ready for competitive jobs. The competition was conducted by asking the participants to draw

challenging industrial-related drawings using AutoCAD software in stipulated time. There were 17 participants in the

competition with Mr. M. Nusrathulla and Dr. K. Rameshkumar as coordinators. The winners were awarded with certificates:

Asad Musallam Abdullah Al-Jabri , Diploma II year ( 1st Place)

Miytha Hamed Hamood Al-Batrani, Diploma II year (2nd Place)

Rahma Sulaiman Salim Al-Ismaili, Diploma I year ( 3rd Place)

Such kind of competition will motivate more students to excel in Engineering Drawing particularly in using the tools that are

available in modern day technology.

- Basil Blasco

4th C++ Programming Competition Competition is an excellent vehicle for incorporating technology and provide opportunities for students to practice and share

their skills in their chosen field. Student competitions also provide a myriad of opportunities and a platform to demonstrate

their talents and test their ideas.

Believing that competitions is also one of the best way towards student learning approach, the Engineering Department held its

4th C++ Programming competition last March 8, 2016 which was participated by Diploma and Advanced Diploma students. The

said competition aims to test the programming skills of the students who finished the course in the previous semesters. The

students who garnered the highest score are declared as winners.

First Place

Maysa Mohammad Abdullah Al-Neiami - 32J1474

Hind Mohammed Ali Al-Uraimi - 32S13171

Second Place

Hajar Saleh Ahmed Al Harthi - 32J148

Fatema Khalifa Mubarak Al-Daoudi - 32J14231

Third Place

Awadh Saif Hamad Al-Doweiki - 32S13415

MESCOM On 16th of March 2016, the annual Mechanical Engineering Skills Competition 2016 (MESCOM 2016) was held. The activity

aimed to continuously showcase the Mechanical Engineering student’s skills that they have acquired through various challenges

from their workshop courses.

Under the leadership of the Head of Mechanical Section, Mr. Mohammad Syed Saad, with the assistance of the staffs from the

workshop group the activity was a success.

This year’s winners are as follows, in 1st place is Mr. Taher Said Al-Habsi, 2nd place is Mr. Khalid Mohammad Al-Mushrafi and

in 3rd place is Mr. Mohana Hamaid Al-Hashmi.

We will see you at MESCOM 2017. - Art David Vizconde

Skills Competition

“The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority.”

Gary Hamel, Management Expert


Staff Development

Engineering Staff Attends Training on LaTeX Software

Dr. S.V.S. Rama Raju, Lecturer from the Mathematics Section, IT Department conducted a short training on the use of LaTex software which is useful to the staff when writing scientific articles for publication. LaTeX is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing. What is good for this software is that it is free. Anyone who wants to use this software need not to bother in buying the software because it is downloadable. Those who would use the software need not to worry on the format of the document instead they can focus on the content of what they are writing. Some important features which are advantageous especially in the engineering field are the typesetting of complex mathematical formula and automatic generation of bibliographies and indexes. The training was held last May 24, 2016 at EE101 Laboratory.

Engaged Employee

Though the annual vacation is fast approaching, a timely seminar for the staff was conducted last May 31, 2016 by Mr. Mohammed Nasiruddin, Lecturer from IT Department. In his seminar, he discussed the role of oneself in the success of the organization by being an engaged employee. According to him, engaged employees are mentally and emotionally invested in the work and in contributing to the organization’s success. He pointed out that to be a fully engaged employee, he or she must consistently strive to help others, focused on their work, take initiatives, come to work energized and most specially love their job. In contrast, those who are having a negative mindset, always finding fault on others may accomplish their work but mostly for survival.

The seminar was very enlightening and valuable to the staff and somehow help them assess and reflect on how they perform their jobs whether they belong to the “Engaged Employee” or the other way around.

”What you believe about employees comes out in how you treat

them. And how you treat them ultimately determines how effectively

you engage them.” - Scott Carbonara


Student Best Project


Industrial Visit

Architecture Students Visit Two Prominent Places in Muscat This academic year 2015-2016, the Architecture students had the chance to visit two prominent places in Muscat where they were exposed to the practical application of their chosen field. Twenty-two (22) Bachelor students visited the Royal Opera House on February 9, 2016. The main objective of their visit was to see the acoustic and illumination design of the opera house. During the visit, they were able to associate the theory and practical application of the courses they studied like Services II- Acoustic and Illumination and Advanced Design II- History of Architecture II. They were accompanied by Mrs. R. Jainul Arrifa and Mr. Amar Biplow, both Lecturers from the Architecture Section.

Another visit was made at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on May 15, 2016. They specifically visited the SQU Library where they were exposed to architectural design of university library in terms of getting knowledge and visual experience on acoustic and lighting, interior and exterior design, functionalism, and accessibility, economic and aesthetic design. Around thirty-five students were accompanied by Dr. Abdul Karim, Lecturer and Ms. Nawal, Technician from the Architecture Section.

ANNOUNCEMENT Bachelor of Technology

(B. Tech.)

with Specialization in

Computer Engineering

will be offered in Semester 1, AY 2016-207


Staff of the Month

Technical Staff Distribution by

Specialization—Summer 2016

Lecturers Distribution by


May 2016 June 2016

Vicknesh Kumar Electrical Section

S. Vidhukumar Mechanical Section

March 2016 January 2016 February 2016

R. Dhanaraj Mechanical Section

Suthagar Edwin Electrical Section

Noli Trinidad Mechanical Section

April 2016

Mohd Ibrahim Electrical Section

New Faces in the Department

B. Duraibabu M.E. Power Electronics

Ramesh Vellaichamy M.E. Mechanical Engineering

D. Murali Dharan M.E. Power Systems Encineering

Student Distribution by



Sportsday 2016

“Moving the pieces” “Champion batters”

“Bullseye” “Pull”

“Spike it” “Cricketers”

“Awarding” “General Champion”


Dean’s Honor Report Spring 2016

Bachelor

Architectural Engineering

Student # Student Name CGPA

32S11319 Ashwaq Nassir Al Mur Al Sa'di 3.89

32J12140 SHEMSA DAWOOD DADEEN AL BALUSHI 3.83

32S1297 Juhayna Ahmad Saeed Al-Harthi 3.66

22S11195 IMAN MOHAMMED SAID AL-RIYAMI 3.63

32J12295 ANWAAR JAMIL MARIR AL-HABSI 3.63

Electrical Power Engineering

32A132 Zaher Ahmed Obaid Al-Habsi 3.76

PT322005301 Layth Nasser Salem Al-Yahmadi 3.74

32J121530 Bshara Salem Humeid Al-Durei 3.58

32J11223 Salim Mohammad Salim Al-Shuhaimi 3.54

32S11265 RAHAB SAID KHALFAN AL-TOUQI 3.52

Electronics & Telecommunications

32J12134 MARYAM ALI SAID AL BAHLOOLI 3.88

32J12337 HOUDA MOHAMMED HUMAID AL HARTHY 3.68

32J11358 Azza Mohammad Saif Al-Rawahi 3.6

32J1215 AYSHA ABDULLAH RASHID AL-URIMI 3.58

34J1265 HAJAR KHAMIS ALI AL-GHEILANI 3.54

Mechanical Engineering

32S11171 AHMED ALI SAID AL-HARTHI 3.94

32J1179 Ali Salim Saeed Al-Harthi 3.88

32J1187 Saif Sulaiman Saif Al-Adhubi 3.88

32J115 Kareem Obaid Bilal Al-Harthi 3.86

32J11420 Said Khalfan Saif Al-Harthi 3.86

PT3/2/2006723 Omer Rashid Mohammed Al Habsi 3.86

32J11373 Al-Azhar ali Shafi Al-Sharji 3.76

32J11155 Hassan Hmeid Raghmoosh Al-Difaa'ie 3.74

32S11150 IBRAHIM KHALFAN HAMOOD AL-MAHROUQI 3.68

32J1114 Isma'il Hmeid Mohammad Al-Baadri 3.54


32J1185 Khalil Hamad Hamdoon Al-Sawafi 3.52

Advanced Diploma


32S1260 Ayisha Saif Ali Al-Rahbi 3.61

32S1283 Nasser Hmood Salim Al-Harthi 3.53

32S12299 Raya Saoud Mohammad Al-Rahbi 3.51


32S1218 Salwa Khalifa Saeed Al-Namaani 3.8

32S12250 Suha Saeed Abdullah Al-Husaini 3.72

32S12106 Aaiysha Mubarak Salim Al-Naabi 3.6


32S12205 Zaher Nasser Saeed Al-Habsi 3.78

32S1214 Ahd Ahmad Mohamed Al-Aghbari 3.72


32S11273 AHMED MOHAMMED 'ABDALLAH AL-SABAAI 3.62

32S12323 Saeed Sultan Mohammad Al-Siyabi 3.6

32S12152 Ali Saeed Aamir Al-Sadi 3.56

32S12126 Ahmad Nasser Hmood Al-Shithani 3.54


32S12127 Awwatif Saeed Saif Al-Husaini 3.94

32S1135 SAID SHAFI ABDULLAH AL SHABIBI 3.8

32S129 Safaa Saeed Khalfan Al-Taalei 3.76

32S12170 Raya Saeed Salim Al-Musharrafi 3.76

32J1377 Fatma Saif Mohammed AL-Habsi 3.74

32J1383 Khaltham Nasser Sulaiman AL-Rawahi 3.66

32J13210 Saada Saleem Shakhabout Al-Jabri 3.6


32S12139 Hajar Hamad Abdullah Al-Habsi 3.54


32S12160 Mohammad Khalfan A'amir Al-Habsi 4

32J13432 Moath Saleh Salim Al-Maskari 3.76

32S12202 Asad Salim Hamad Al-Ismaili 3.74

32S12303 Hilal Zaher Mohammad Al-Yahmadi 3.74

32S12302 Ahmad Saeed Salim Al-Azri 3.73

32S12369 Hani Musabbeh Mubarak Al-Habsi 3.68

32S12260 Hilal Rashid Khalfan Al-Habsi 3.62

Diploma Second Year


22S1399 Elham Hareb Hamed Al Mahrooqi 3.88

32S13414 Khazenah Abdullah Saif Al-Salmi 3.88

32S13355 Shaima Hamid Hamood AL-Manji 3.82

32S13212 Suliman Khalid Yahya Al-Salmi 3.74

32S14145 INTISAR NASSER MASAAOD AL KITANI 3.74

32S1367 Abeer Mohammed Hamood Al-Maskari 3.72

32J14333 Hawra Saoud Ali Al-Maskari 3.7

34J147 Jawahir Ali Rashid Al-Musharrafi 3.67

34S1444 EBTIHAL JABIR AHMED AL FARI 3.6


32S13450 Abeer Saeed Salim Al-Siyabi 4

32S13251 Mahfoodah Hamood Salim Al-Nudairi 3.94

32J14243 Mazoon Salim Mohammed Al-Rashdi 3.88

32J148 Hajar Saleh Ahmed Al-Harthi 3.8

32J14100 Noora Mubarak Ali Al-Sayabi 3.76

32S13171 Hind Mohammed Ali Al-Uraimi 3.76

34J1421 Fatema Hamed Sultan Al-Sulaimi 3.75

32J1490 Jawaher Said Khamis Al-Battashi 3.74

32S13157 Sumayya Salim Saeed Al-Namaani 3.72

32J14274 Fayeza Mohammed Nasser Al-Jahdhami 3.68

32J1474 Maysa Mohammad Abdullah Al-Neiami 3.6

32J14146 Afrah Ali Hamed Al-Mashaykhi 3.6

32J1472 Ameera Hamad Saeed Al-Hashmi 3.54

32J14322 Zayana Khalfan Ahmad Al-Habsi 3.54


32S13286 Ali Saeed Rashid Al-Sadi 3.94

32S13193 Ashwaq Ali Nasser Al-Busaidi 3.88

32S13375 Haneyah Saeed Hamdan Al-Sadi 3.88

32S13287 Jawaher Saleh Husain Al-Shabibi 3.8

32S13293 Amna Saleh Salim Al-Rahbi 3.74

32S13382 Baheyah Mubarak Saleem Al-Shehaimi 3.74

32J144377 Zakaria Saeed Salim AL-Habsi 3.66

32S1454 MUHJA SULTAN SAIF AL SHARJI 3.6

32S13314 Mohammad Ahmed Hamood Al-Shethani 3.6

32S13425 Saleh Saif Saeed Al-Rahbi 3.6

32S13346 Yumna Suliman Musabh Al-Subaihi 3.54


36S1310 Azza Ahmed Hamed Al-Harthi 3.95

32S13408 Ashwaq Abdullah Saeed Al-Rahbi 3.94

32S13374 Ameera A'amir Salim Al-Masoudi 3.9

31J1475 Zuwaina Hamood Said Al-Aghbari 3.82

32S13461 Walaa Saeed Saleem Al-Habsi 3.82

32S13356 Laila Ali Salim AL-Doweki 3.8

32S13441 Atheer Hamood Salim Al-Amri 3.8

32S13426 Sheikha Mohammed Saeed Al-hakamani 3.74

32J14291 Maiyada Hadoub Hamed Al-Alawi 3.7

32S13110 Wurood Sulaiman Saeed Al-Wahaibi 3.66

32S13370 Jehan Jehad Salim Al-Hashmi 3.66

32S13108 Salma Saeed Salim Al-Masroori 3.6

32J14224 Sheikhah Khalfan Mohammed Al-Jabri 3.58

32J1465 Naama Nasser Khalfan Al-Alawi 3.56

32S13429 Shaima Hamood Mohammed AL-Habsi 3.54


32S141412 Mazin Khadim Saif Al-Mamari 4

32J15466 Asaad Sulaiyam Nasser Al-Rawahi 3.94

32S13459 AbdulAziz Sultan Mushamil Al-Hashmi 3.86

32S1364 Ahmed Salim Aamir Al-Shibli 3.82

32J13104 Mohana Humaid Khalfan Al-Hashmi 3.75

32S13130 Mazen Mohammed Hamad Al-Barashdi 3.7

32S13368 Ibrahim Saif Hamad Al-Munji 3.7

32S13211 Tareq Hamood Said Al-Saabqi 3.7

32J13392 Asad Musallam Abdullah Al-Jabri 3.68

32J1386 Jamal Nasser Saud Al-Amri 3.62

32A152 Asaad Mohammed Nasser Al-Alawi 3.55


32S12220 Amjad Mohammad Khatim Al-Julandani 3.53

32J1415 Mohammed Issa Sulaiman Al-Jahdhami 3.52

Diploma First Year

32J1578 ZAWAN KHAMIS MUBARAK AL MASRURI 4

32S1415 SHIFA HUMAID HAMOOD AL MANJI 4

32S1424 JOKHA HILAL HAMOOD ALHARTHI 4

32S14138 LAILA SAID MOHAMMED AL-AGHBARI 4

32S14213 AFIYA AHMED SALIM AL DUWAIKI 4

32S14339 MARIYA SALIM MOHAMMED AL MUGHAIRI 4

32S14224 RAIYA MOHAMMED SALIM AL RAWAHI 4

32S14165 RAHMA KHALFAN SALIM AL HABSI 4

32S1434 IBTIHAJ AAMIR MOHAMMED AL HABSI 3.94

32S1470 AHOUD MOHAMMED NASSER AL-ALAWI 3.94

32S14227 YOUNIS AHMED SAID AL-BARWANI 3.94

32S15345 Muaad Khadem Salim Al-Rashdi 3.94

32S14250 ABDUL RHMAN MOHAMMED HAMED AL RASHDI 3.94

32J15200 SAFA AHMED MOHAMMED AL-AAMRI 3.94

32S14157 MARYAM BILAL SALIM AL HAJRI 3.94

36S1485 ZAHRA SAID KHALFAN AL HABSI 3.94

31A153 Antisar Saleh Khalfan Al-Jabri 3.93

32S14343 SUHA 'ABDULLAH SALIM AL KOUYALI 3.93

32S1414 HAYAM SAID AHMED AL MANJI 3.88

32S15360 Salim Obeid Said Al-Hajri 3.88

32S15236 JAWAHER AHMED ABDALLAH AL HARTHI 3.88

32S14312 MOHAMMED HAMED HAMOOD AL-BRASHDI 3.88

32S14305 HOUD KHALFAN HUMAID AL MUSALLAMI 3.88

32S14270 AFRAH SALIM SAID AL NUUMANI 3.88

32S14232 MAJID 'ABDALLAH HULAIS AL-HAJRI 3.88

32S14231 SHUROOQ OBAID HALIYAS AL HAJRI 3.88

32S14103 REEM HUMAID RASHID AL RIYAMI 3.88

32J15468 Faisal Said Ali Al-Musharrafi 3.88

32J15415 Rashid Said Hamood AL-Wahaibi 3.88

32J15308 MARYAM AHMED SALIM AL HABSI 3.88

32S15118 Ibrahim Said Hamed Al-Mashaykhi 3.88

32S14331 MAHANNA SAUD SAIF AL-YAARIBI 3.88

32J15301 BASMA ABDDULLAH KHATIM AL MAMARI 3.88

32J15105 AMEERA 'AZAN 'AMUR AL KOUYALI 3.88

36S1443 AMANI SAIF MALIK AL SALTI 3.88

34S1540 Aliaa Said Ali Said Al-Rawahi 3.88

32S1436 SOMAIH KHALFAN MUSABAH AL HABSI 3.88

32S14217 MOHAMMED 'AMUR MOHAMMED AL-AMRI 3.86

32J161612 Murshid Hamood Azan Al-zakwani 3.85

32S14134 THARAYA SAUD MOHAMMED AL-RAHABIYA 3.83

32S146 YASIR SAID SLOUM AL-MALKI 3.82

32S14180 AISHA HAMED AMUR AL RASHDI 3.82

32S1441 KOTHAR NASSER SULAIMAN AL RAWAHI 3.82

32S1442 ZAHRA ISSA SAID AL HABSI 3.8

32J15256 SIHAM KHALIFA SAID AL NUUMANI 3.8

32S14269 SAID JABEER HAMED AL-AAMRI 3.8

32S14272 WADHA SAID SULAIMAN AL RAHBI 3.8

32S14334 JAWHARA SAOUD SAID AL MUGHAIRI 3.8

32S14338 ABRAR KHALIFA 'ABDALLAH AL MASKARI 3.8

32S15143 Ahmed Nasser Said Al-Shabibi 3.8

32S14329 SHAMSA ALI KHALIFA AL RIYAMI 3.8

32J161614 Ahmed Salim Rashid Al-Wahaibi 3.78

32J15185 THARAYA HAMOOD SALIM AL HARTHI 3.76

32J15261 MUZNA SULAIMAN MOHAMMED AL MARJABI 3.76

32S15248 Maya Abdullah Said Mohsin Al-Harthi 3.76

32S14342 FAISAL SAID SHATIT AL MUSALLAMI 3.76

32S14296 MOHAMMED SULAIMAN SAIF AL JAHDHAMI 3.76

32J15259 HALIMA AHMED SULAIMAN AL JAHDHAMI 3.76

32S1485 IMAN SULAIMAN AMUR AL SAWAII 3.75

32J161615 Qais Aamir Masaaod Al-Mashaykhi 3.75

32J1511 Al-Yaqadhan Khalfan Rashid Al-Yazeedi 3.74

32J15430 Safa Abdullah Hamood Al-Azri 3.74

32J15192 NASRA RASHID SAID AL HARTHI 3.74

36S1475 AZZA JUMEYA MOHAMMED AL BARWANI 3.74

36J1524 MASHAAL MAHFOODH SAID AL-MASHAYKHI 3.74

32S1467 SAMIRA SAID MOHAMMED AL JAAFARI 3.74

32J1581 Al-Maha Khamis Humaid Al-Mataani 3.74

32S1412 ISSA HAMDOON HAMED AL-HARTHI 3.74

32S1358 Ibrahim Hamed Ali Al-Hajri 3.74

32S14356 Fatma Humeid Hamad Al-Marhoobi 3.74

32S14258 IBRAHIM MOHAMMED HAMED AL MAAMARI 3.74

32J1519 NASRA SAID NASSER AL SALMI 3.74

32J15409 Dawood Salim Said AL-Mabsali 3.72

32S14344 YOUSUF KHALFAN GHAFIL AL-GHAZI 3.72

32S14137 ABDULMAJEED NASSER HUMAID AL SABQI 3.72

32J15311 SAHEELA HAMOOD MOHAMED AL RAHBI 3.7

32S1426 ABDUL MAJEED 'ABDALLAH SAIF AL RAWAHI 3.68

32S14240 RIMEYA SABIH HAMDAN AL WAHAIBI 3.68

32S14230 MOHAMMED 'ABDALLAH SAID AL-HASHEMI 3.68

32J15190 Asma Hamood Ali Al-Faraei 3.68

32J161619 Ibrahim Nasser Ali Al-Hakmani 3.68

36S1457 HUDA HASHIM MOHAMMED AL RASBI 3.68

32S14175 SULTAN SALIM RASHID AL-HAJRI 3.68

36S1451 SHIKHA NASSER 'ABDULLAH AL MASKARI 3.68

32J1568 INTISAR SAID HAMED AL JAFARI 3.66

36S14119 LAMEES KHALFAN NASSER BANI-ORABA 3.66

32S15354 Juhaina Mubarak Hawash Al-Hajri 3.66

32S15343 Gihad Yaqoub Nasser Al-Taii 3.66

32S15240 Sara Salim Ali Al-Hasani 3.66

32J15373 Rahma Sulaiman Salim Al-Ismaili 3.66

32S1589 Mohammed Salim Hamed Al-Hajri 3.66

32S14159 MAZIN AHMED HILAL AL ZAKWANI 3.62

32S14174 NASSER HILAL SHAMIS AL HARTHY 3.62

32J157 ARWA MOHAMMED AHMED AL MANJI 3.6

32S1439 AHMED SALEEM MOHAMMED AL-JADILI 3.6

32J15421 Marwa Saleem Sulaiman AL-Musllami 3.6

32S14158 NASSER ABDOUN MABROOK AL-MUSALAMI 3.6

32S14125 KHALID SAID MARHOON AL-HASANI 3.6

32J15231 KHALOUD SULAIMAN SHAFI AL SHARJI 3.6

32J15206 JIHAN IBRAHIM BASHIR AL HARTHI 3.6

32J1532 FATEMA SAID HUMAID AL WAHIBI 3.6

34J1560 ASMA SALIM SAID AL WAHABYA 3.6

32J1515 ZEYANA HILAL MOHAMMED AL-MAMARI 3.56

36J15118 AL-ZAHRAA 'ABDULLAH RASHID AL TOQI 3.56

32S15137 HATEM RASHID MOHAMMED HAMED AL SHABIBI 3.56

32S14160 SHADHAN SALIM SAID AL SHIDHANI 3.56

32J15247 Adhra Hamood Said Al-Nofali 3.56

32J15147 HOSAM SAIF FAIL AL MALKI 3.54

32J15416 Shamsa Saif Hamed Al-Rahbiya 3.54

36S14101 ELHAM SAID AHMED AL MANJI 3.54

32S14260 HASANAA SULAIMAN HAMOOD AL HAJRI 3.54

32S14337 YAHYA HAMED NASSER AL-HANINI 3.54

32S14193 HAITHAM RASHID SULTAN AL MASKARI 3.54

32S14152 BASEM MOHAMMED AAMER AL AAMRI 3.54

32J15268 AHAMAD MUSABAH HUMAID AL MUSALLAMI 3.54

32S1429 IBRAHIM HAMED MOHAMMED AL NUUMANI 3.52

32J15271 HAJAR KHALFAN RASHID AL SINAWI 3.52

32J161621 Abdul Majeed Abdallah Said Al-Salami 3.52

32S15122 Bader Nassir Said Al-Mamari 3.52

32S14301 AHMED YOUSUF AHMED AL HARTHI 3.52

32S14161 AHMED KHAMIS MUSLEM AL HAIMLI 3.52

32J15425 Fatma Nasser Mohammed AL-Mashaykhi 3.52

36S1474 AL GHALIYA NASSER RASHID AL SAADI 3.52

32J15116 'ADHARI JUMA SAID AL 'AMRI 3.52

32J161617 Ali Rashid Mahil Al-Mamari 3.5


LiFi vs WiFi: New Wireless Technology! Imagine a life without Internet connection. Nowadays, no internet means disconnection to the world! Wherever we go, we

always depend on WiFi to keep updated on what is happening around us. It became a major requirement in choosing places like

hotels, restaurants, malls and even public parks. But due to high demands, internet through WiFi tends to get slower and

slower.

Good news! A new technology that might resolve issues on slow WiFi connections and it is called Light Fidelity or LiFi. “It’s a

wireless data from every light” according to Harald Haas of University of Edinburgh, Scotland who also discovered the said

technology.

This new system is using a Visible Light Communications (VLC) running wireless and travelling at a very high speeds. It uses

common household LED bulbs and enable data transfer speeds of up to 224 gigabits per second. It also allows photodetector to

receive light signals and uses a signal processing element to convert data into a ‘stream-able’ content.

Comparing to WiFi, a LiFi signals cannot pass through walls thus requiring to install throughout out homes and offices but due

to its short range, LiFi is much more secured compared to WiFi. Moreover, LiFi also has cheaper cost because it’s a free band

that doesn’t requires licenses unlike WiFi that uses radio frequency. LiFi also work well with the high dense environment unlike

WiFi that tends to slow down due to interference related issues.

Despite having many advantages, LiFi is not considered to be a replacement for WiFi Technology, since our homes, offices and

buildings were fitted to work with

WiFi technology. It is considered to

be an incredible companion to WiFi

that can be used to exchange data

incredibly faster and secured at a

lower power consumption. Thus,

researchers around the world are just

working on how to retrofit the devices

right now to be compatible with LiFi

technology. –Mofeeda Pangadil

Photo courtesy of http://www.techtreme.com/internet/li-fi-vs-wi-fi-how-it-works/

Engineering Trends, Innovations and Developments

Engineering in Action

WiFi vs LiFi Technology (b) Block diagram illustrates how Li-Fi technology works

Specialization Choice Induction Program – Semester 2, AY 2015-2016

New Intake Induction Program– Semester 3 AY 2015-2016

Students who are about to go for specialization are given orientation and tips by Dr. Hasin Alam.

Ms. Salma Al-Hajri is giving out the different rules from the student handout,

as New Intake students listen to her attentively.


Health and Safety

Fire Extinguisher Training Program for ICT Engineering Students

H ealth and Safety is one of the top priorities of Ibra College of Technology (ICT) especially in Engineering Department.

Every semester, the department is conducting series of trainings students and staff on different aspects of health and

safety.

Last 15th of March 2016, 56 students from different specializations were gathered between Main Hall and the Welding Lab from

12nn to 2pm to witness the Fire Extinguisher Training Program headed by the Engineering Department Health and Safety

Committee (EDHSC).

The aim of the training is to expose students and provide hands-on experience on how to use appropriate fire extinguishers for

different types of fire. With the assistance of EDHSC committee and senior student volunteers, they were able to demonstrate

the proper way of using fire extinguishers for different classes such as: A for normal combustibles, B for flammable liquids and

E for Electrical related fires.

-Mofeeda Pangadil

"For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind." - Eleanor Everet

http://www.quoteyard.com/for-safety-is-not-a-gadget-but-a-state-of-mind/


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