Awareness Webinar on Alcoholic Addiction and Drug Abuse among youths organized by EEE Dept., ADBU

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering under the banner of the Health Care Unit of School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), Guwahati has organized an “Awareness Webinar on Alcoholic Addiction and Drug Abuse among youths” in association with the Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Central University of Haryana, India on 23 December 2021. More than 175 students from Assam Don Bosco University participated in the webinar through Webex and YouTube Live platform. This webinar was organized as an extension of the “नशा मुक्त समाज अभियान आंदोलन कौशल का” (Intoxication-free Society Campaign), a nationwide campaign started by Shri Kaushal Kishore, Honorable Union Minister of State, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, who was the Chief guest and resource person of this webinar.

The program kicked off with a welcome speech by the Director of School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University- Prof. Manoranjan Kalita. Addressing the audience, the chief guest Minister Shri Kaushal Kishore said that just as the British had looted the country's wealth and honour by making the country a slave, similarly intoxication has been also destroying the honour. He said that via this awareness campaign, every citizen should make people aware of the harmful effects of alcohol and drugs so that a new clearheaded and disciplined society can be created. Shri Kaushal mentioned that his son - late Mr. Akash Kishore died at a young age of 28 years on 19 October 2020 due to liver damage from alcohol addiction. Hurt by the death of the son, Minister Kaushal Kishore and his wife, who is the MLA from Malihabad, Mrs. Jayadevi Kaushal had taken a pledge that now no one's son or daughter should end their life due to drugs; for this, they started an intoxication-free society movement. "Our new generation has to be told about the disadvantages of drugs and they have to take a pledge not to take drugs"- the minister said. Furthermore, he appealed to inspire the children and near and dear ones to be friends with sober friends. Shri Kaushal concluded his speech by urging everyone to carry this movement forward and take a pledge to observe the upcoming new year’s celebrations alcohol and drugs free. The program ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Manish Kumar, Central University of Haryana.

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EEE Department holds Industrial Talk on Substation Automation System (SAS)

The department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University organized an Industrial talk online on "Substation Automation Systems" by professional expert on December 1, 2021, to bridge the industry-academia gap of the studets and to make them industry-ready as soon they enter the professional life. A total of 66 participants of B.Tech, M.Tech along with the faculty members of the department attended the session. Ms. Plabita Kalita, Assistant Manager in the Assam Electricity Grid Co. Ltd. (AEGCL), who is also an alumnus of the dept. (2014 BTech Graduate) was the resource person of the programme.

Ms. Kalita started off with a brief introduction to the Substation Automation System (SAS), which is a collection of hardware and software components that are used to monitor and control an electrical system, both locally and remotely. SAS uses high-speed microprocessor-based computers and Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs). She explained the various functions of SAS, such as monitoring, recording, protection, etc. Furthermore, Ms. Kalita also elaborated briefly on the SAS- architecture structure, which includes three levels as the station, bay, and process-level functions. The speaker ended her talk by mentioning the economic advantages of using SAS in an electrical system. The program concluded with an interactive session with the students and a vote of thanks by Dr. Bikramjit Goswami, Senior Assistant Professor of the department.

EEE Alumni Meet organized

On 14 November 2021, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering under its Alumni Association Board organized its first virtual Alumni Meet for the past B.Tech batches (2008-12, 2009-13, 2010-14 & 2011-2015) of the department. The alumni event has been titled as ‘Coalescence’, which refers to uniting or merging into a whole, thus signifying the grand reunion of the Department’s alumni of this esteemed university.

   

World Energy Day Celebrated on the global SDG-7 agenda

According to the World Bank, a billion people are still living without power. International Energy Agency (IEA) says that by 2030, 674 million people will still be without electricity. The IEA predicts that the vast majority, nearly 90% of this number will be in sub-Saharan Africa. Energy for Growth Hub reports 3.5 billion people – almost half of the world’s population – face the daily challenges of not having access to reliable power. Energy poverty and financial poverty go hand in hand. In 2015, the United Nations (UN) noted “Energy lies at the heart of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.” The UN focuses on phasing out coal in stages to ultimately achieve a goal by 2050 of 92% of usable power coming from renewable energy sources. The UN drives the global strategic initiatives to address the different poverties by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created in 2015. There are 17 goals in all, that have specific, vital targets to elevate the conditions for the populations. Goal 7 (SDG-7) is created specifically to solve the problem of affordable and clean energy for all. With SDG-7, The UN commits to ending energy poverty by “ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030.” Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) is the global leader of the cluster formed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) for SDG 7 and is engaged in dialogue with Strathmore University, Kenya and Qatar University for collaboration in affordable and clean energy.

ADBU recently organized a day-long program to celebrate World Energy Day on 22 October 2021 under its Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The resource persons for the program were Mr. Sanjay Chhettri, Project Manager with Environmental Design Solutions, New Delhi and Professor Izael Pereira da Silva, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation Division of Strathmore University, Kenya. The interrelationship between energy poverty and financial poverty and the role of the UN on sustainable energy was discussed. Fr (Dr) Stephen Mavely, Vice-Chancellor of ADBU mentioned the historical concentration of industry and wealth in the developed countries that are responsible for major carbon emission and their role to minimize the adverse effects of climate change, in addition to suggesting using all resources of energy responsibly. Mr. Chhettri spoke on the topic “Energy efficiency and renewable energy- A global Perspective” wherein he put forward the concept of every energy unit (KWh) saved is equivalent to two units generated. He also mentioned the relevance of demand-side management, energy security and energy efficiency and net-zero energy building in the present-day energy scenario. There has been an intensive discussion on roof-top solar power plants and smart grids for sustainable energy services. Prof. Izael from Kenya discussed the topic “Energy Transition in Africa and its global lesson”. He mentioned the technologies that have been adopted within the campus of Strathmore University such as the Water Evaporating Cooling System and 600 kW grid-tied PV systems. Furthermore, he elaborated on concept 3 D’s for sustainable energy- decarbonization, decentralization and digitalization.

It is worthwhile to mention that the World Energy Forum initiated the World Energy Day first on 22 October 2012, to raise awareness about energy usage, ensuring the affordability of safe and sustainable energy for all people while promoting global decarbonizing efforts, and is now observed annually worldwide.

Professor Izael Pereira da Silva, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Strathmore University

EEE organizes Webinar on Application of Artificial Intelligence for Solving Power System Load Forecasting Problems

A webinar on “Application of Artificial Intelligence for Solving Power System Load Forecasting Problems” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) on 12 September 2021.

Dr. Mayur Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics, Aditya Engineering College and an alumnus of the EEE department of ADBU (2008-2012), who was the resource person of the webinar, discussed the Power System Load Forecasting (PSLF) schemes used by power companies to predict the power or energy requirement for balancing the supply and load demand at all the times. PSLF is mandatory for the proper functioning of the electrical industry. Dr. Mayur explained how PSLF enables the utility companies to plan well since they have an understanding of the future consumption or load demand. Statistical tools and AI-based tools (ANN, SVM, Fuzzy inference system) were discussed under PSLF. Furthermore, he also mentioned that SVM hybridized with the suitable evolutionary algorithm is the most efficient method of PSLF in the present scenario. The webinar concluded with a Q&A interactive session between the resource person and the participants.

A total of 50 participants, consisting of BTech 5^th semester, BTech 7^th semester, and MTech students along with the faculty members from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, attended the webinar. A video recording of the webinar can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1go4T6Tg1uT368ynL33eEjYvowpBMqpgx/view?usp=sharing

Free International Hands-on Online Workshop on Computation with Python

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), organized an International Free “Hands-on Online workshop on Computation with Python”, from 30 August - 3 September, 2021. A total of 109 participants from different foreign institutions, viz. 58 from Strathmore University (Kenya), 1 from University of New South Wales (UNSW, Australia), 3 from Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (Bangladesh), 1 from University of Nairobi (Kenya), 1 from Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI, Sri Lanka), 1 from East Delta University (Bangladesh), and the rest from the various colleges and universities across India including IIT and SMIT, participated in the 5-day workshop. The main idea behind the workshop was to equip the participants with the basics and applications of the Python programming language.

Python is the preferred choice of high-level programming language these days by all industries and academia alike. This introductory treatment of Python is primarily intended to provide a glimpse of the computational possibilities of the programming language. The resource persons were Dr. Bikramjit Goswami, and Mr. Jyoti Kumar Barman, Assistant Professor, Assam Don Bosco University.

The different sessions of the workshop covered the following topics:

• What is computation, python basics, mathematical operations, python variables and types, branching and conditionals, indentation, iteration and loops.
• Guess and check algorithms, approximate solutions, bisection method, structuring programs, and hiding details, functions.
• Compound data types, tuples, lists, and dictionaries, recursion – divide/decrease and conquer.
• Computation with python: Numpy, SciPy, Matplotlib.
• Engineering applications: analysis of basic signals and systems.

It is worthwhile to mention that the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), ADBU has recently conducted a series of free webinars and certificate courses viz., Webinar on Solar Photovoltaic Cell: Properties and Design, Certificate course on Automation of Machines: An introduction to sensors, controllers and actuators, etc. For upcoming webinars by the department, interested participants can contact at +91-7896938893.

EEE organizes Webinar on Solar Photovoltaic Cell: Properties and Design

A webinar on “Solar Photovoltaic Cell: Properties and Design” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) on 3 August 2021 for the students in class 12, Engineering Polytechnic, and BSc. The resource person for this free certificate course was Mr. Sunil Deka, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

The webinar's major goal was to look at the photovoltaic cell's future potential in the energy sector, as well as to discuss the properties of the two most significant components of this technology: sunlight, which is the primary source of energy, and solar cells, which convert that sunshine into electricity. Mr. Deka goes over the fundamentals of solar system operation, how to find appropriate applications, and how to construct a simple photovoltaic system. The webinar had a total of 35 participants from various colleges and institutes across India.

Urgent: For Proficiency Certificates of B.Tech & M.Tech. 2021 outgoing students (EEE)

For Proficiency Certificates, B.Tech & M.Tech 2021 outgoing students are hereby requested to fill up the form at: https://goo.gl/op8zdn

• It is the student's responsibility to enter correct and complete data.
• Your entry will be validated only if you submit "copies of all certificates of your achievements" (which you would upload in the above form).
• Last date to submit: 31 July 2021

Invited Talk on Optical Sensors

EEE department of ADBU organized an invited talk on the latest advancements in Optical Sensors on 19 March 2021 for the BTech & MTech students. The resource person was Dr. Sandip Bordoloi, Head of Electrical Engineering department, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT), Guwahati campus, Assam. 

EEE Organizes ICERME-2021: International Conference on SDG-7

Sustainable energy generates opportunity – it transforms lives, economies and the planet. There are tangible health benefits to having access to electricity, and demonstrable improvement in wellbeing. Energy access, therefore, constitutes a core component of the sustainable development agenda for energy. Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG-7), as set by the United Nations General Assembly, aims to correct the enormous imbalance by ensuring everyone has access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services by the year 2030. Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) of India, being appointed as the leader of the cluster formed by the International Association of Universities for SDG-7, has recently organized an Online International Conference on Emerging Renewable and Modern Energy (ICERME-2021) on the theme of “Access to Affordable, Reliable, and Modern energy services to all” under its Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) of ADBU, in Collaboration with Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, India during 12-13 February 2021. 

A total of 18 research papers on sustainable development and clean energy were presented on this global agenda. ICRME-2021 brought together researchers, educators, students and policymakers from various nations including Bhutan, Algeria, Thailand, UK and India, across academia, government, industry and non-governmental organizations to discuss, share and promote current works and recent accomplishments in various aspects of green energy sector.

ICERME-21 also featured a panel discussion titled “Synergies and trade‑offs between sustainable development goals and targets, with special reference to SDG-7". The panel discussion of the conference was aimed at bringing some pertinent issues to the attention of the policymakers, budding researchers, innovators, industry professionals and the intelligentsia of the global community. With the active support and participation from various reputed institutions including IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, Royal University of Bhutan, SMIT Sikkim, NIT Silchar, Tezpur University, Assam Engineering College, RedLemon Technologies, etc., the International Conference concluded successfully.

Lecture on "Global IT Industry as a career option for Electrical and Electronics Engineers"

To bridge the industry-academia gap, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University, organized a talk on “Global IT Industry as a career option for Electrical and Electronics Engineers” for its BTech & MTech on January 3, 2021. The main objective of the talk was to make the students aware of the multi-disciplinary opportunities of electrical and electronics engineering in the field of IT.

The invited talk was delivered by alumni of the department Mr. Aditya Upadhaya, currently based in UK as a senior Software developer in Coforge UK Limited & Santander Tech UK. Mr. Upadhaya in his talk, who is also an author and entrepreneur, and has written many books, presented an overall idea of the Global IT scenario. The presentation started with a brief introduction of various computer languages and the platforms to be used in the present as well as in near future. Further, he demonstrated the basics of the low-code automation platform 'Appian' for interface designing and also mentioned the importance of java, C++, python, cybersecurity, ethical hacking etc. Mr. Upadhaya concluded his talk by highlighting the various global options available for EEE graduates in the field of IT and software industry.