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Page 1: Taurus - LBRCE 2019 News Letter.pdf · 2019-12-23 · Taurus College News Letter Vol. VII Issue:8, August ’19 LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING(Autonomous) Approved by

Taurus College News Letter

Vol. VII Issue:8, August ’19

LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING(Autonomous)

Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to JNTU-K, Accredited by NAAC and NBA Under Tier-I(CSE,IT,ECE,EEE&MECH)

ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution MYLAVARAM – 521230, KRISHNA Dt., A.P

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EVENTS @ LBRCE:

Orientation Program for Freshers

Dawn of an exciting journey !!!

The newly admitted students of B.Tech

Programme of the A.C.Y.2019 were welcomed

into the portals of our beautiful center of learning

in an impressive induction program on 7th

Aug‟19. The program was inaugurated by

Sri.Lakireddy Prasad Reddy, Vice

chairman in the august presence of

Sri.G.Srinivasa Reddy, President and Lakireddy

Rani, member, promoter family. Dr.K.Appa Rao,

Principal gave an exhaustive and insightful

orientation to the inductees. Among others,

Sri.Timma Reddy, Director Infra, Deans, HODs

&faculty and staff as well as students and parents

attended the program.

Vice chairman lighting the lamp @ Freshers’ orientation program-2019

LBRCE NPTEL SPOC sharing the Best Local chapter award with the management

Faculty & students excel in NPTEL at All-India level

Our college was adjudged as the 9th Best Local

Chapter among colleges in India with „AAA‟ Grade.

651 students and 139 faculty successfully completed

certification courses, which validates the efforts of the

institute to promote innovative learning practices

through ICT. Mr. J.V. Pavan Chand, Sr.Asst.Prof.,

EEE , SPOC, NPTEL Local chapter received the

award at IIT-Madras on 14th Jul‟18. The Vice

chairman, President & Principal congratulated faculty

& students on successful completion of NPTEL Online

Courses.

Nationalistic fervor grips LBRCE @ Independence Day-2019

LBRCE celebrated the 72nd Independence Day in an

atmosphere of traditional gaiety and festivity on

August the 15th. Sri. Sri.L.Prasad Reddy, Vice-

chairman hoisted the tricolor and urged youngsters to

emulate the timeless ideals of our founding fathers in

our march towards superpower status. Among others,

Sri.Lakireddy Prasad Reddy, Sri.G.Srinivasa Reddy,

President, Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal, faculty, staff &

students attended the program.

Vice-chairman unfurling the Tricolor

The resource person speaking @ the inaugural

Exploring collaborative learning @ workshop on

“Automotives”

The Dept.of Mechanical Engineering, in association

with AMZ Automotive organized a Workshop-cum-

Hands-on Practice on “Electric Vehicle Design Hands

on Practice" during the period i.e. 19th -21

st Aug‟19.

Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal inaugurated the program in

the presence of Dr.E.V.Krishna Rao, Dr.S.Pichi

Reddy, HoD and others. Sri.Vinay Kumar , Sri.Rahul

Ranjan, Rahul Ranjan, Sr. Research officer. Baggio

Fernandez, Research Engineer. Amith Patel, Research

Engineer,Vinay Pathak, Chief Relation Officer acted

as the resource persons of the workshop. Mr. S. Rami

Reddy and Mr. Mallikarjuna Rao Dandu coordinated

the event.

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Certification program on “LABVIEW” The Dept. of Electronics and Communication

Engineering & the Dept. of Electronics and

Instrumentation, conducted an In-House Training

program on “Lab View" from 19th to 23

rd Aug‟2019.

Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal, inaugurated the program in

the presence of Dr.Krishna Rao, Dean, Academics, Dr.

Amar Babu,HoD & other faculty members. Sri. Naga

Rajan National Instruments, Bangalore acted as the

resource person of the program. V.V.Ramkrishna,

Assoc.Prof. coordinated the program.

Principal delivering inaugural address@ LABVIEW workshop

The resource person speaking @ the inaugural of Python workshop

Certification program on “Python”

The Dept. of Computer Science Engineering

organized a one-week Microsoft-certified Training

Program on "Data Science with Python" during

the period i.e. 26th

- 31st Aug‟ 2019. Sri. K.Naga

Kumar, Dev Spark , Hyderabad acted as the

resource person for the program and imparted

hands-on training to students. Dr.Krishna Rao,

Dean, Academics, Dr. R.Chandrasekhram, Dean,

School of Computing Sciences,Dr.Ch.Narayana

Reddy, HoD & other faculty members attended

the inaugural program.

Leveraging real time Learning @workshop in ECE

The Dept. of Electronics and Communication

Engineering organized a workshop on "Advances

in Telecom Technology" for its students on 27th

Aug‟2019. Sri.P.Raju , BSNL , Senior Sub-

Divisional Engineer imparted real time hands-on

training on various advance telecom technologies

as the resource person of the program. Dr.K.Appa

Rao, Principal inaugurated the program in the

presence of Dr.Krishna Rao, Dean,

Academics,Dr. K.Harnadha Reddy, Dean R&D,

Dr. Amar Babu,HoD & other HoDS and faculty

members. Dr.V.Sudhakar coordinated the event.

Mr.Raju from BSNL in interaction with Principal and senior academic members

Dignitaries snapped @ the inaugural of Fresher’s Day

Fresher’s Day celebrations- The Dawn of an

exciting journey!

The II B.Tech students of all Branches formally

welcomed I.B.Tech students at the Fresher's Day

function on 7th Aug‟19. This function was marked by

a delectable display of fun & frolic, which was

enthusiastically savored by students. Sri.Lakireddy

Jayaprakash Reddy, Co-chairman advised students to

enjoy the camaraderie and friendship that student life

offers. Among others, Sri.Lakireddy Prasad Reddy ,

Vice -Chairman , President , Sri.G.Srinivasa Reddy,

President, Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal, faculty & staff

greeted the newly-admitted students on this occasion.

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Guest Lectures / Workshops / Conferences / Seminars

Dept. of CSE

The Dept. conducted Association activities such as JAM, Group Discussion and English

Dumbshalats for their students on 6th

& 13th

Aug 2019

The Dept. conducted Wipro-specific Training for IV B.Tech Students on “Advanced Java” during

the period i.e.5th

-30th

Aug‟19.

Dr.P.Ashok Reddy participated in a Short Term Training Program on “DEEP LEARNING FOR

IMAGE AND TEXT ANALYSIS" at DVR & DR. HS MIC College of Technology,

Kanchikacherla, 26th

-31st Aug‟19.

Dr. O Rama Devi acted as a session chair in “International Conference on Innovations In Science

& Engineering (ICISE-2K19)” at ANUBose Institute of Technology, Hyderabad on 31-08-2019.

Dept. of ECE

Mr. B.Siva Hari Prasad attended a 5-day regional workshop on “Technical Orientation and

Training for Participating Institutes” hosted by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural

Education, in association with Dhanekula Institute of Engineering and Technology,14th

-18th

Aug‟19.

Mr. Y.Chinna Jamalaiah attended 2-day workshop on “High Frequency Structure Simulator”

organized by Gudlavalleru Engineering College, 29th

-30th

Aug‟19.

Dept. of IT

The Dept. organized a Guest Lecture on “Block Chain Technologies” by Dr.E.Suresh Babu, Assistant

Professor, Department of CSE, NIT Warangal for its II & III students. Dr.B.Ramadevi attended the International conference on “Innovations in Science and Engineering” at

ANUBOSE Institute of Technology, Paloncha a session chair on 31st August 2019.

Dept. of MCA

Mr. K.Phaneendra participated in the Short Term Training Program on “DEEP LEARNING

FOR IMAGE AND TEXT ANALYSIS" organized by DVR & DR. HS MIC College of

Technology, Kanchikacherla, 26th

-31st Aug‟19.

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Dept. of MBA

As part of the AIMS-sponsored Management Week organized in the campus during the period i.e. 1st -7

th

Aug‟19, the following activities were conducted:

S.No. Date Activity Resource Person/ Guest/

Place/Institution

1. 02.08.2019 Health awareness camp on changing scenario

of seasonal diseases

Dr. G. Hari Prasad, Mahadev

Hospital, Mylavaram

2. 03.08.2019 Interaction with alumni & industry expert Mr. Ravi Srikanth(Alumni)

3. 05.08.2019 Visiting the government Hospital &

orphanage

Primary Health care center,

Mylavaram

4. 07.08.2019 Discussion on the role of different

management gurus

Business Quiz-Departmental

Activity

Dept. of MECH

Dr.Y.Appala Naidu attended Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Advances in

Composite Materials & Analysis of Composite Structures” in JNTUK Kakinada from 29th

Jul- 3rd

Aug‟ 19.

Mr.J.Subba Reddy participated in the Faculty Development Program on “Applied Robotics

Control Lab 2.0” conducted by European Centre for Mechatronics Aachen/Germany in

association with APSSDC at VIT-AP, Amaravati, 5th

-12th

Aug‟19.

Mr.J.Subba Reddy & Mr.Mallikharjuna Rao Dandu attended the “Python Workshop”

organized by ICT, IIT Bombay at our college on 22nd

Jun‟19.

Dr.V.Dhana Raju & Mr.S.Rami Reddy participated in the workshop on “Hands on Practice-

Writing Technical Research Articles and Reports” organized at NIT Warangal,7th

-11th

Aug‟ 19.

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES:

Research Activities (Papers Published /Grants Received/Facilities developed):

Dept. of CSE

Dr. O Rama Devi published a paper entitled, “Ant Colony Optimization with Advanced

Machine Learning Technique for Prediction of Heart Diseases” in IJAEMA Journal, Vol. XI,

Issue-VIII, Aug‟19.

Dept. of ECE

B.V.N.R Siva Kumar & K. Siva Naga Lakshmi Pavani published a paper entitled “Integration

of Blockchain Technology in IOT for High Level Security” in the International Journal of

Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, ISSN: 2278-3075, Vol.8, Issue. 10, Aug-2019.

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B.V.N.R Siva Kumar, K. Siva Naga Lakshmi Pavani published a paper entitled “Applicability

of Blockchain Technology in Communication of Data using Raspberry Pi as server” in the

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, ISSN: 2278-3075,

Vol.8, Issue. 10, Aug-2019.

K. Rani Rudrama & V. Ananth Kumar published a paper entitled, “Smart Embedded Audio &

Video System Based on ZYNQ-SOC” in the International Journal of Technical Innovation in

Modern Engineering & Science, ISSN: 2455-2585, Vol.5, Issue. 08, August 2019.

K. Sasi Bhushan, M. Suresh Reddy published a paper entitled, “Vehicle Overspeed Monitoring

and Automation Challan Generation System With SMS FeedBack” in the International Journal of

Research, ISSN: 2236-6124, Vol.8, Issue.8, Aug‟ 19.

Mr. B.V.N.R.Siva Kumar delivered a talk on “Developments in Lower Limb Mobile

ExoSkeletons” at the colloquia in VLSI & ES Research Group on 3rd

& 31st Aug‟19.

Mr. G. Venkata Rao delivered a talk on “Effect of Interfacial Layer on Leakage Currents in

Germanium MOS Devices” at the colloquia in VLSI & ES Research Group on 3rd

& 31st

Aug‟19.

Smt. T. Kalpana delivered a talk on “Carbon Nanotubes” at the colloquia in VLSI & ES

Research Group on 3rd

& 31st Aug‟19.

Mr. R. Harikishan delivered a talk on “Reliability-Aware Test Methodology for

Detecting Short-Channel Faults in On-Chip Networks” at the colloquia in VLSI & ES Research

Group on 3rd

& 31st Aug‟19.

Mr. M. Siva Sankara delivered a talk on “Basics of Wind Profiler Signal & Data Processing” at the

colloquia in Signal Process Research Group on 10th

Aug‟19.

Smt. B. Rajeswari delivered a talk on “Arterial Input Function Measurement” at the colloquia in

Signal Process Research Group on 10th

Aug‟19.

Mr. V. Ravisekhara Reddy delivered a talk on “Miniaturized Ratrace coupler with Harmonic

Suppression" at the colloquia in Communication Research Group on 17th

Aug‟19.

Mr. B.Y. V. N. R. Swamy delivered a talk on "Design of Compact Wide-band MIMO antenna

with improved isolation by decoupling structure made by EBG for wireless applications" at the

colloquia in Communication Research Group on 17th

Aug‟19.

Mr. Ch. Siva Rama Krishna delivered a talk on "Next Generation Cellular Networks and Green

Communication" at the colloquia in Communication Research Group on 17th

Aug‟19.

Dept. of EEE

Sudha Dukkipati, AVGA Marthanda, G.G. Rajasekhar &M.Kiran Kumar published a paper

entitled “Design Analysis and Implementation of a 3-Phase Seven Level PV& Wind Based Micro

grid” in the International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE),

ISSN: 2278-3075, Vol.8,Issue-10, Aug‟19.

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Dept. of EIE

Dr. T. Satyanarayana published a paper entitled, “Preparation and structural characterization of

P2O5-CaO-Na2O: CuO glasses” in the Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials (SCI),

21 (7-8) (2019) 530-535, Aug‟19.

Dr. B.Rambabu presented a paper entitled, “An efficient and dynamic query compressive

wireless sensing networks” in the International Conference on Advanced Communication

Technologies ICACT 2019 hosted by Sir C. R. Reddy College of Engineering, Eluru, 26th

-27th

Aug‟19.

Dept. of MECH

Gopichand Dirisenapu, Lingaraju Dumpala & Dr.S.Pichi Reddy published a paper entitled, “Experimental Optimization of mechanical properties of Al7010/B4C/BN hybrid metal matrix

nanocomposites using Taguchi technique” in Materials Research Express, ISSN: 105068, Aug‟19.

K.Madhu Babu, Mr.A.Naresh Kumar & Mr.K.Somasekhar presented a paper entitled, “Experimental Study on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Corn Seed Oil Methyl Ester Along

Decanol as an Additive Diesel Engine” at the International Conference in Sree Vahini Institute of

Engineering & Technology, Vol. 6, Special Issue, Aug‟19.

Dept. of MBA

Dr.A.Adisesha Reddy presented a paper entitled, “Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for

Micro and small Enterprises” at the 31st AIMS Annual Management Education Convention-2019

on “Management education 4.0: Strategies for Global Competitiveness” at Vivekananda Institute

of Professional Studies- Technical Campus (VIPS-TC), NEW DELHI, Aug‟19.

Dr.A.Adisesha Reddy & Mr. P.Siva Reddy published a research article entitled, “Human

Capital Talentum Analytics: A study on Schools of Business in Telangana & Karnataka” in the

AIMS Journal of Management, ISSN:2395-6852, Aug‟19.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS /ACTIVITIES:

Dept. of ECE

The students of B.Tech (V Sem) made an Industrial Visit to “Cyclone Detection RADAR

Station,Machilipatnam” during the period i.e. 20th

– 22nd

Aug‟ 19 with Ms.K. Rani Rudrama as the

coordinator.

Dept. of EEE

Ms. T.Sri Lekha bagged 1st prize in „Senior Women‟s Krishna District Weight Lifting Championship”

conducted at Gandhi Hills, Vijayawada on 11th

Aug 2019.

Dept. of EIE

Akurati Sai Meenakshi , Boddu Jaya Annapurna, E Nalini Priya, Gogulamudi Rajasree, Gogulapati

Divya, Gudavalli Medhini, Kandikonda Oohasri, Mundra Saisowmya, Pola Vamsi Krishna,

idhamsetti Pavani, Valluri Likhitha Naga Sai & Appikatla Durga Vara Prasad participated in the

Five Day In-House Training Program on “Labview” organized by the ECE Dept. during the

period i.e. 19th

-24th

Aug‟19.

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Dept. of Mech

The following students participated in the 3-day Incubation & Entrepreneurship program conducted in

the college during the period i.e.28th

- 30th

Aug‟ 19.

S. No. Name of Student Year

1. P.V.M.Subhakar IV

2. B.V.Naresh Kumar III

3. B.Veera Subhash III

Dept. of MCA

Ch.Sateesh Reddy, M.Pavan kumar &G.Mallikharjuna have been placed in TCS in LBRCE.

Dept. of MBA

Ms. P Tirumala Durga won 3rd

Prize in „Essay Writing‟ conducted by SPOORTHY- The Literary

Club, LBRCE on the eve of Independence Day, 15th

Aug 2019.

Mr. N Satish won 2nd

Prize in “Poetry Recitation” conducted by SPOORTHY- the Literary Club, LBRCE

on the eve of Independence Day, 15th

Aug 2019.

Dept of EEE

B.Tech IV & II year students visited at LANCO Power Station, Kondapalli in Vijayawada on 27

th

& 28th

Aug 2019.

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NSS & NCC:- ACTIVITIES:

MBA students participated in the Awareness Program on “Changing Scenario off Seasonal

Diseases” organized by LBRCE NSS Unit. Dr.G.Hari Prasad, MS, FMAS General Surgeon, Mahadev

Hospital, Mylavaram acted as the resource person.

Dr.G.Hari Prasad addressing students @NSS Program

LBRCE NSS unit celebrated Telugu Basha Dinotsavam on 30th

Aug 19 and organized a number

of events. Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal led others in paying floral tributes to the doyens of Telugu

Language & literature.

A view of Telugu Basha Dinotsavam celebration@ LBRCE

LBRCE NSS Unit launched a special plantation drive,“One Student-One Tree” in the

campus on 16th Aug 2019.

Plantatin drive in full swing…

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LBRCE NSS Unit conducted a special walkathon to highlight Mahatma Gandhiji’s

Teachings” in the campus on 15th Aug 2019.

Dignitaries snapped @ the special walkathon

The NCC Army wing selections were conducted for first year students in the campus on 22th Aug

2019.

Action from the NCC Army wing selections

GAMES & SPORTS

The Physical Education Dept. celebrated National Sports day (FIT India) on 29th

Aug 2019.

A view of the FIT India program in LBRCE

T.Srilekha (III EEE) M.Tirumala Sai(II MECH) G.Pravallika (II MECH) T.Tarun Kumar N.Teja

(II MECH) SK.Chan Basha (II MECH) bagged medals in the District Level Weight Lifting

competitions held at KBN College Vijayawada, Aug 2019

Medal winners in Weight Lifting posing with Principal& others

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LBRCE IN NEWS

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Editorial Board Chief Editor : Dr.K.Appa Rao, Principal Editors : Dr.B.Samrajyalakshmi, Professor, FED

Dr.K.V.M.Achutaramaiah, Professor&Head, CSS Dr.SujitKumarRath, Associate Professor

Technical Support : Information Center Published by : Principal, LBR College of Engg.