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HEARTY WELCOME
to our new Vice Chancellor
Dr. D. P. KOTHARI
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Historians and authors of books on history and tourism should correct the
north Indian bias and the neglect of Tamil Nadu and other south Indian states
in books relating to history and tourism, Mr. Durai Murugan, Minister for
Public Works Department and Law said while releasing the book: “VELLORE
REVOLT: 1806” at VIT Campus on 27.8.07.
The book, Vellore Revolt: 1806 was authored by
Prof. K.A. Manikumar, Professor of History at
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli and published by VIT University,
Vellore.
The Chithannavasal cave paintings in Pudukottai
District, the Mamallapuram stone sculptures in
Kancheepuram District and the Brigadeeswarar
Temple in Thanjavur are the places worth seeing
in India, since these are the places of high
historical importance in Tamil Nadu, he observed.
But, these places are not known to many outsiders
since we had not projected Tamil Nadu adequately
through books or other visual media. Many
tourism books describe more about places in north
India than about historical places in south India.
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“We, the people of
southern region, have
failed to document the
history of our forefathers
who lost their lives in the
freedom struggle. Instead
of popularizing our own
history, we have buried it
in the darkness due to
lack of knowledge about
its importance. The
history is not past, it is
the pathway to the future
and is a precious treasure
and should be given
importance and protected
for our future
generation.”

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Mr. Durai Murugan said authors of books on India
had not gone south of the Ganges, with the result
that most books on Indian history and tourism
neglected south India. He, therefore, requested
historians, writers and Tamil Scholars to correct
this north Indian bias in books on history and
tourism by adequately
Vellore revolt
referred as ‘mutiny’
in the regional
language should be
rewritten as ‘revolt’
in the Indian
history.
projecting the historically
and culturally important
places in Tamil Nadu.
He said the people of
Vellore District themselves
did not to know much
about the historical
significance of many
places in the District. “How many of us know that
the Chola King Raja Raja Cholan died in
Brammadesam near Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai
District?” he asked. He said that a book earlier
published by the Tamil Nadu Textbook Society,
Chennai, on the “Revolt” the event, had not
properly projected the brave spirit of the native
Indian soldiers when they revolted against the
British Army officers of that time during the
famous revolt that took place
inside the Vellore fort.
Appreciating the institution for
reviving the history of Vellore
revolt, he urged that the good
work should be continued and
the institution should keep up
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the momentum of documenting such important
historical facts and the richness of the historical
events in this part of the state. He congratulated
the VIT University, a Technical University, on
having brought out the book which dealt with
history, with the objective of educating people
about the historical event.
Mr. G. Viswanathan, VIT University Chancellor,
who presided over the function, assured that the
University would get the book translated into
Tamil by Prof. K.A. Manikumar and the
University would release the book soon.
Mr. G. Viswanathan has also urged the Minister to
form a separate Department in the District to
facilitate and to take care of the freedom fighters
and the ex-servicemen in the Vellore District. Prof.
K.A. Manikumar, the author of the book, said that
the people of the country should safeguard their
traditions and that it is important to keep them
alive as it is their identity.
Prof. V. Shanmugasundaram, former Vice-
Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli and Mr. C. Gnanasekharan,
Vellore MLA, urged the Minister
to take steps to get history
rewritten in such a way that the
Vellore Revolt of 1806 (and not
the Meerut Revolt of 1857) should
be recorded as the “First War of
Indian Independence” against the
British rule in India.

Prof. A. R. Venkatachalapathy,
Madras Institute of Development
Studies, Chennai and Mr. R.
Gandhi, Ranipet MLA,
congratulated the author Prof.
K. A. Manikumar for scripting
the book as authentically as
possible. Mr. G.V. Selvam, Pro-
Chancellor, VIT University
earlier welcomed the gathering. He appreciated
the efforts taken by the Minister Mr. Durai
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“Engineering and technological advances must be
used to improve the quality of life of all people and
not just of a select lot”, said Mr. S. Ramadorai,
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) while
delivering the 22 nd Annual Convocation
address at the VIT University, on
26.09.07.
“The future is full of opportunities to
make a difference,” Mr. S. Ramadorai
said and advised the graduates to make
their alumni stronger, share learning
from professional life, encourage young
students towards engineering profession
and keep in touch with their classmates and
faculty as “they will be the sounding boards in
their professional life”.
India, with its 4.5
lakh engineers who
can create, design
and innovate, is
being looked upon
as the next ‘global
powerhouse’
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Murugan to make the Vellore
District as a model district in
the state of Tamil Nadu. Mr.
Sekar Viswanathan, Pro-
Chancellor, VIT University
presented Mementos to the
Minister and other dignitaries.
Dr. Anand A. Samuel, Pro-Vice
Chancellor, VIT University,
proposed the vote of thanks.
Expressing hope in the younger generation, Mr. S.
Ramadorai urged the student community to
contribute towards more equitable growth for the
underprivileged. “The privileged in this country
are obliged to help those who are not,”
he said.
Sustainable Development
Mr. S. Ramodorai said, “At the heart of
modern engineering lie questions such
as, ‘Can engineers match the abilities of
the human body? How can engineers
repair some of the environmental
damage that their own products have in
the past caused? Each of the areas
offers exciting possibilities to you.”

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Mr. S. Ramodorai said if he were among those who
received Degrees at the Convocation today, he
would be most worried about the next great
challenge facing humanity, viz sustainable
development.
“It is your generation and the one that
follows that will be greatly impacted by
climatic changes driven by greenhouse
gases, and it is your generation that will
face the oil crisis unless alternative energy
sources are worked upon seriously”.
“These may seem deceptively distant from
your world right now, but you will be
eventually affected, and you will have to
innovate to overcome these difficulties”.
Survival kit
Mr. S. Ramadorai said, “Technology is
revolutionizing things as never before.
Even buying a car or a versatile digital
disc player requires you to know elements of new
developments. It compels you to learn and keep
up to date”.
“Technology literacy has become part of today’s
survival kit,” he urged the new graduates to invest
in themselves as the world is waiting for them.
“Technology has
touched the lives of
everyone, old and
young. The
convergence of
Information
Technology with
practically every
discipline determines
how a person
behaves,
communicates,
learns, earns and
entertains ”
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Future engineering challenges
“The confluence of these trends makes the world
highly competitive and yet filled with
opportunities which you should identify and
utilize. What I describe is merely the
world of today, but, this is not your
concern. It is the unknown and
unexpected world of tomorrow that must
be your focus”.
“Your inspiration lies in the future
engineering challenges that will
significantly impact the standard of living
of people across the world,” Mr. S.
Ramadorai said.
Students must fight graft
In his Presidential Address, the VITU
Chancellor Mr. G. Viswanathan urged the
younger generation to evolve themselves
as technologically superior and ethically
stronger.
Pointing out that India ranks 74 th in the
Corruption Perception Index (CPI) Chancellor,
urged the students to fight against corruption and
make India a corruption-free country.

“The Transparency International has ranked India
as the 74th most corrupt country in the world. In
2005, India ranked 88; we are fortunate that we
reduced corruption and India’s CPI came down to
74 with a score of 3.3. Finland is the country with
least corruption, Kerala state was the least corrupt
state in India and Bihar found place on the list as
the most corrupt state in India,” he said.
Appreciating the Union Government for setting up
the Lok Ayukta, which is used for redressing
citizens’ grievances, Mr. G. Viswanathan lamented
that only a few states in the country have set up
the Lok Ayukta to address grievances of its
citizens.
“Fight corruption and fight for justice,” he said.
Hardworking and disciplined citizens and honest
governance were the needs of the hour, he said. He
wanted the students of VIT University to be role
models.
He said that TCS for the first time selected 789
candidates from VIT University in the campus
interview this year as against 525 last year. Out of
the 1700 candidates who appeared for the campus
interview this year, 1639 have already been placed
in different companies.
The Chancellor also said that India was lagging
behind China in various fields like power and
infrastructure development. India’s economic
growth rate which was 9.3 % last year could reach
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double digit only by attracting greater investment.
“We have to build necessary infrastructure such as
roads, Colleges and Universities so that access to
higher education goes up”, he said.
Dr. Anand A Samual, Pro Vice-Chancellor
welcomed all the invitees and introduced the Chief
Guest.
The University, for the first time conferred Ph.D.
Degrees on 7 candidates:
1. Mr. P. Sundaramoorthi, SSH (External)
2. Mrs. K.Vijaya, SSH (Internal)
3. Ms. P. Bharathi, SBCBE (External)
4. Ms. A. Kannammal, SCS (External)
5. Ms. N. Lavanya, SSH (External)
6. Ms. B. Uma, SSH, (External) and
7. Mr. A. Anand, SBCBE (Internal)
The Chief Guest presented the Ph.D. Degrees to
the candidates. In this Convocation as many as
2586 students (Males: 1809 and Females: 777)
received their U.G. and P.G. Degrees.
Chief Guest Mr. S. Ramadorai presented the Gold
Medals to the University rank holders. 44
Graduates received the Gold Medals in the Science,
Engineering, Technology, Humanities and
Management streams. Chancellor
Mr. G. Viswanathan presented 50 Endowment
Awards and the Certificates.

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Excerpts of Convocation Address by Mr. S. Ramadorai
You don't get the iPod without engineers; you don't get
Google without engineers. Engineers design,
create, invent and innovate.
Engineering is in fact a key driver of human
development. Consider this… the
comparatively small engineering capacity in
Sub‐Saharan Africa results in many African
nations being unable to develop crucial
infrastructure without outside aid. India on
the other hand with its 450,000 engineers a
year is looked upon as the next global powerhouse.
Something to think about isn’t it?
As a tribute to the Engineering fraternity, I am delighted
to be here amongst some of the best and most talented
people in the country.
Good afternoon to all of you… Mr Viswanathan, Prof.
Pullabhotla, Distinguished faculty and students, thank
you for inviting me to this convocation, I am happy to be
a part of what I think is a significant moment in a
students’ life when you step out of one world into
another. Perhaps I should also in the same breath, be
welcoming many amongst you who will be joining TCS.
To all students of this institute, I have this to say… I’m
sure you realize how privileged you are, to have enjoyed
what VIT has to offer, this state of the art campus, top
quality education, the best of faculty and fellow
students some from across the globe. Your being here
also means that you are amongst the best minds the
country has. You start with impeccable credentials and a
great advantage.
Within the short time span of your entering college …to
now …when you are passing out…the world has changed
tremendously … The individual has been empowered as
never before. You can Blog, Google and You Tube your
way in and out of communities. There is a YOU in the
Real world and your AVATAR in the virtual reality of
‘Second Life’. Both co‐exist. Tomorrow’s goal is to
upload your consciousness into the virtual world.
Making this a reality is the Blue Brain Project (IBM and
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).
Technology has touched the lives of everyone…from our
grandparents to newborns. The convergence of
information technology with practically every discipline
determines how you behave, communicate, learn, earn
and entertain. It is revolutionizing things as never
before… Even buying a new car or a DVD player requires
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you to know elements of new technologies. It compels
you to learn and keep up. Indeed ‘Technology
Literacy’ has become part of today’s survival kit.
The confluence of all these trends makes this
world highly competitive and yet filled with
opportunities. Opportunities that you must see
and capitalize on. What I describe is merely the
world of today, but then … this is not your
concern… it is the unknown and unexpected
world of tomorrow that must be your focus.
Your inspiration lies in the future engineering
challenges that will significantly impact the standard of
living of people across the world.
And challenges there are many. From a global
perspective… challenges of security, environment,
digital divide, intelligent tutors, alternate energy
sources, biotechnology and media and convergence of
ICT are waiting for innovative minds to address them.
The way I see it … at the most fundamental level the
role of engineering and technology is to enhance the
quality of life.
At the heart of modern engineering lie questions such as
‐ Can engineers match the abilities of the human body?
How can engineers repair some of the environmental
damage that their products have in part caused? Each of
the areas offer exciting new possibilities to you.
Perhaps in your lifetime it will not be unusual for people
to store their genetic profile in an accessible database.
People will be able to live in smart houses equipped
with sensors to monitor the status of their health. Early
detection and treatment will be accessible and many
diseases we battle with today… will be preventable.
Efficient non‐invasive sensor‐based procedures will be
designed to monitor and evaluate health status of
citizens. A fitter population will help address challenges
in Europe of a depleting workforce. Perhaps the working
age will be raised to 75 years in order to obtain in 2050
the same potential support ratio as that existing in 1995,
that is, 4.8 persons of working age per older person.
If I were your age today, I would be most worried about
the next great challenge facing humanity: sustainable
development. It is your generation and the one that
follows… that will be greatly impacted by climatic
changes driven by greenhouses gases; it is your
generation that will face the oil crisis unless alternate
energy sources are worked upon seriously.

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These may seem deceptively distant from your world
right now, but take my word you will be eventually
affected. Till yesterday the environment and climate
were things that a company did as part of its Corporate
Social Responsibility, today we talk of a triple bottom
line. Perhaps more real and exciting to your world is the
world of media and entertainment that is being turned
upside down by the convergence of devices and perhaps
in the future inter‐network convergence integrating
broadcasting, communication and information
networks. Perhaps in information processing
conventional semiconductor technologies may reach
their physical limits and new concepts from
biotechnology and nano‐technology may be taken resort
to. Perhaps YOU will create them.
Going beyond Moore’s Law, Organic Computers with
hybrid CPU’s which are silicon based, but have some
organic components as well, will push the limits of
processing power, Programmable matter – which
involves the creation of a substance that could be
morphed into any shape to carry out useful tasks, could
well create an artificial fire fighter, for instance, to go
into a burning building to look for survivors. Internet
2020, Tera scale processing Quantum computers and
even Human 2.0 are all areas of promising research and
could develop over the next 15‐20 years i.e. in your
lifetime.
How would all this affect people, companies,
communities, nations no one can tell now. We can at
best prepare for it one step at a time. One thing is
certain, yours will not be a ‘solo career’ but instead it
will need to be built upon teamwork and collaboration.
Take a case in point from today’s world. The Boeing 777,
one of the world’s largest and most complex machines;
It has 132,500 uniquely engineered parts that were
designed in 12 different nations. In the United States
alone, 487 suppliers made parts for it. Yet no full‐scale
mock‐up of the plane was ever made to make sure all
the parts would fit together. That’s virtual engineering
in action. It was simply built and flown. The team
process involved people from design, analysis,
manufacturing, tooling, materials and customer service,
vendors and customers working together to a common
goal. The design of the parts was coordinated across
company lines and national boundaries using
compatible software on network computers. This kind
of multidisciplinary collaboration through technology is
the new way of business. The question you need to ask
yourselves is ‐ how must you learn to work in groups
learning to compromise, learning not to be walked over,
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learning to get your point across, learning to give in.
That’s a skill that comes with understanding the
dynamics of people and a good time to start working on
it is NOW.
Being from VIT I can safely assume that …You are tops in
your subject … our ability to keep pace with new
technologies is also given … so what I want to share …
are the non‐technology skills that you will need to excel
in your career. One of people skills I have just touched
upon, another is the ability to think in technological
terms, but talk in management language. Be sensitized
to the fact that your customer or colleague is not
necessarily an Engineer. Whether you are an
entrepreneur with your own start up or an
‘intrepreneur’ with a corporation an ‘entrepreneurial
mind set’ – that’s risk taking, creative in problem‐
solving, perceptive about the global economy,
knowledgeable about management, and able to
communicate ideas effectively is a great asset.
I have great hopes on your generation; I see a
consciousness and realization that we must contribute
towards a more equitable growth for all especially the
underprivileged. The privileged in this country are
obliged to help those that are not. Companies such as
TCS take great pride in using our expertise in
developmental projects that impact large communities
in our country, we are partnering with the Govt. on the
Employment Guarantee scheme, and E‐governance
amongst others. I urge you to keep this mind ‐ the larger
responsibility to the community. You can contribute in
small ways even as you begin your career, many young
TCSers are part of community activities, the organization
provides them opportunities to do so. I reiterate again
that Engineering and Technology must be used to
improve quality of life of all not just of a select lot.
The concept of giving back to society extends to your
own institute as well. What can you do to contribute? …
You can help make your alumni stronger, you can share
learning from your professional life, you can enthuse
young students towards Engineering and most of all
keep in touch with all your batchmates, for they will be
your sounding boards in your professional life.
So invest in yourself for you have a great future ahead
of you … and the future is full of opportunities… the
opportunity to create cutting edge technologies …the
opportunity to improve lives…the opportunity to make a
difference. So follow your heart and trust your mind…
the world is waiting for you.
God Bless and Thank you!

The VIT University Chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) hosted the 2007
SEDS International Conference (SEDSIC) during 22 and 23 September at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
SEDSIC is the annual meeting of student space organization leaders throughout the world. The Conference
was characterised by lectures, workshops, and demonstrations aimed specifically at ambitious students. On
the night of 22 nd September, a dinner, a star party, and HAM radio demonstration was organized on the top of
Technology Tower. Eminent professionals from ISRO and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research shared
their experiences and also provided guidance for students to pursue career in space. A design competition was
also held in conjunction with SEDSIC, with the winner to receive a half-tuition scholarship to the
International Space University. The design topic was to develop a series of small lunar rovers that may be
carried aboard a proposed human mission to the Moon.
The Inauguration
The SEDS International Conference was inaugurated on September 22 nd, 2007 by Mrs. D. Purandareshwari,
Minister of State for HRD (Higher Education), Government of India. The Conference had representatives
from the various SEDS national chapters, dignitaries from elite R&D institutions of India, Directors and
Deans from VIT, organisers and members of SEDS VIT Chapter and school children from the SEDS’
OneSpace School outreach initiative. Honourable Minister quoted the need for sustainable and relevant higher
education opportunities that need to be created in India and the shortcomings of our present system in terms
of meeting the industry’s requirements of a skilled workforce. She emphasized the need to take up basic
sciences seriously and to focus on core R&D to strengthen the industry. She released the Conference souvenir.
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Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University emphasized the importance of Space Exploration and its
benefits to mankind. He pin-pointed the several achievements of India’s space programme in its endeavour to
make India a name to reckon with in space exploration and its commercial benefits. Dr. Ing. B.V.A Rao,
Director (International Relations) also shared his thoughts on how space exploration has benefitted mankind
and the importance and far reaching goals of the same in the coming years. He also touched upon the need to
thrust our research into this inter-disciplinary field as it holds the future for mankind.
Astro-Expo (Exhibition cum Career fair)
Astro-expo showcased an array of various commercial/non-commercial and space related organizations. It
provided a platform for embassies of countries like Russia and U.S.A to showcase the various opportunities for
higher education. Leading banks put up stalls to enlighten the students regarding several loan facilities. It
aimed at exploring the unleashed talents of young minds in the field of aerospace, astrophysics and
aeronautics. SEDS VIT team took this event to a higher pedestal by displaying working models. The major
highlight of this event was a mini planetarium set up by TNSTC (Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre)
that created an impression of a virtual solar system.
An overwhelming response shown by the young and enthusiastic crowd made this event a success and
cultivated their interest in space domain.
An overwhelming response shown by the young and enthusiastic crowd
made this event a success and kindled their interest in space science.
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OneSpace (Space Model-making Contest), Cosmo Guide (Career Talk), Space Ventura (Business Plan
Competition), Moon Rover Competition, and Rendezvous (Star Party) were some of the interesting aspects of
the Conference. There were representatives from USA, Austria, Philippines, UK, Afghanistan, Nepal and
India. SEDS-VIT is the largest of all the SEDS Chapters not only in India, but the world. SEDS-VIT is the
most active of all the SEDS-INDIA Chapters and has
conducted a wide range of events like star-gazing, rocket
workshops, cubesat design competitions, documentary
screening sessions, seminars, quizzes, and trips to
observatories.
ROCKIT, the water propelled rocket design competition
was held on September 23, 2007 as
the last competitive event of the
SEDS International Conference. It
witnessed participation from across
the nation. Out of the twenty one
design reports submitted by the
teams, Mr. Kevin Mock, the
reviewer, shortlisted twelve reports
which were invited to launch the
rockets during the Conference. The
first three prizes were bagged by
the teams from VITU while the IIT Kanpur team won
the prize for the best design.
Nakshatra (Technical Paper/Poster Presentation)
NAKSHATRA was the technical paper/poster
presentation event of SEDS International Conference (SEDSIC) ’07. Graduate and post-graduate students &
research scholars presented their papers on the following
topics:
1. Materials used in space re-entry vehicles
2. Clearance of space debris
3. Use of space technology/energy for human
welfare
4. Protection of communication systems from
solar flares
5. Extra-galactic astronomy, and
6. Planetary sciences
Valedictory ceremony
The chief guest of the function was Dr. A. Iyamperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Science and
Technology Centre. The function was also graced by the presence of Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor VIT
University and by Professor Devadas of Devadas Telescoptics.
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Branding For Profit
VIT Business School in association with The Hindu Business Line organized a Management Development
Programme (MDP) on ‘Branding for Profit’ on 22, Sept. 2007. Mr. Ramanujam Sridhar, Chief Executive
Officer, Integrated Brand.Com, Bangalore inaugurated the programme and ascertained that it is not possible
to bring about an emotional attachment to brands among customers unless the companies ensure quality. He
discussed various brands of products people use in their daily life. One of the strategies used by the companies
to popularize their brands is to choose a brand name that is distinctly different from that of their competitors.
Mr. K. Venugopal, Joint Editor, The Hindu Business Line, Chennai said both The Hindu Business Line and
the VIT Business School have many things in common. Both were started in 1994 and both have powerful
parents, namely The Hindu, Chennai and the VIT University Vellore respectively, both of which are reputed
brands in their own spheres.
Mr. Ajith Gopalakrishnan, Business Development Manager, South India Castrol Limited, said the company
did a lot to foster an emotional relationship with customers by conducting medical camps and games for truck
drivers.
The students of the VIT Business School presented a skit to depict the evolution of Brand India from the
medieval age to the present era of privatization. Dr. Bhushan D. Sudhakar coordinated the programme.
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Human Capital Valuation in the Present Scenario
The importance of human capital in the area of human
resources management was stressed by executives from
various corporates at a ‘Management Development
Programme on Human Capital Valuation’ organized by
VIT Business School on 6.10.07. Programmes organized
by VIT Business School have in the recent times been
enjoying good response from industries and business
organizations as they create a confluence of experience
of managers from different sectors of business at various
levels. One of the topics of interest presently among the
corporate human resource managers is human capital
management.
The term, ‘human capital,’ was coined by the pioneering
economist Adam Smith, who used it to connote the
productive power of labour. In modern times, human
resources are valued for dependability, continuous
appreciation in value, untapped potential and high
return on investment. The emerging scenario in the
valuation of human capital management was
deliberated at this programme in the VIT University.
Mr. Vijay Gulla Naidu, Vice-President, Supply Chain
Management, Amararaja Batteries, Chennai
inaugurated the programme. He stressed the
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importance of human capital in HR management. He
said that India is being recognized mainly for the
potential of its people and it is necessary to nurture and
develop this human capital. Mr. G. Viswanathan,
Chancellor of VIT University, released a Compact Disc
of the course material on human capital management.
Mr. M. Ragavachary, General Manager-Personnel, TVS-
Brakes India, Sholinghur, Mr. Shashikanth Jayaraman,
Regional Manager-HR, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Company, Chennai, Mr. Bharath, Senior Manager-HR,
Polaris, Chennai, and Mr. Raj Prabhakar, CEO,
Faithfully Yours Management, Consultant, Chennai
discussed HR Metrics, Human Capital Valuation for
Outstanding Results, Need for Measuring Human
Capital, and Developing and Implementing Balance
Scorecard respectively. Representatives from
organizations such as Cognizant, Caritor, ICICI, Titan,
BHEL, Parryware, P1 Shipping and K.H. Group
participated in the programme and shared their
experiences.
The programme was coordinated by Mrs. R. Indira Devi,
faculty member, VIT Business School.

EVENTS – VIT BS
Conference on Social Marketing
Social Marketing is acclaimed by Management
Gurus right from Philip Kotler onwards, to be a
reliable marketing strategy that links a company
or a brand to a relevant social cause or issue, for
mutual benefits. Social marketing is actively
pursued by the giants of corporate world as part of
their social responsibility. Recognizing the power
of this mechanism, a two-day National Conference
on “Significance of Social Marketing in India” was
organized by VIT Business School on the 26th and
27th of October, 2007. This Conference was
supported by major public sector undertakings like
NABARD, LIC, DRDA and major NGOs and
SHG Members in Vellore District. Over 150
participants from four southern states representing
educational institutions, research centres,
community-based organizations and Self-Help
Groups participated in the event.
Mr. Shankar V. Subramaniam, Assistant Vice
President, Hindustan Times Media Ltd., Chennai
was the Chief Guest at the inaugural function of
the programme. Mr. K.V. Raghavulu, Chief
General Manager, NABARD, Chennai delivered
the key note address.
Shri G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University
presided over the function and also released the
Conference souvenir. Shri Sekar Viswanathan &
Shri G.V. Selvam Pro Chancellors graced the
occasion and distributed mementos to the Chief
Guest and Keynote speakers. Dr. Anand A.
Samuel, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean VIT BS
felicitated the occasion. Dr. K.T. Rangamani,
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Associate Dean, VIT Business School, welcomed
the gathering. Dr. D. Ashok coordinated the
event.
Ms. R.V. Shajeevana, Project Officer, DRDA,
Vellore, Dr. K. Murugesan, Project Coordinator,
SHARE Vellore, Ms. Madhu Sharan, Executive
Director, Banyan Academy, Chennai, Mr. M.
Kathiresan, Circle Head, Indian Bank, Vellore, Dr.
K.R. John, Project Coordinator, RUHSA & Mr.
K. Srinivasan, CEO, Prime Point Public Relations
Pvt. Ltd., Chennai shared their experiences with
the delegates on various topics of the Conference
theme.
In connection with this Conference, an exhibition-
cum-sale stall was put up by District Rural
Development Agency, Vellore. 20 SHG members
exhibited their products which included craft
products such as textiles, wood work, paper and
food products.

Workshop on Software Productivity Improvement
The School of Computing Sciences, VIT University in association with Computer Society of India, Education & Research
Division and Software Division, Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Vellore Chapter and IEEE Computer Society,
Madras Chapter organized a two day Workshop on Software Productivity Improvement: Techniques, Tools and Best Practices
during 26-27, Oct 2007 at VIT University, Vellore.
With the escalating costs, depreciating Dollars, increasing competition from China, Russia and shortage in the quality talent
professionals in the software industry, the only alternative to sustain the lead is to improve the productivity. This was the
message communicated to the 40 plus participants who had attended the first of its kind Workshop organized at VIT. Apart
from software specialists and domain experts from industries such as IBM, Motorola, Sasken, HCL, AmitySoft, Alcatel-Lucent,
and C-DAC, a few renowned academicians served as the resource persons for the programme. The programme consisted of the
following sessions:
Topic Resource Person
Software Productivity Improvements - Issues and Challenges Prof. H.R. Vishwakarama, VITU
Productivity Through Verification & Validation Mr. Srinivasan Desikan
Software Productivity & Project Management Mr. Mukund Toro
Software Productivity and Reuse Engineering Prof. J. Vaideeswaran, VITU
Traditional Vs Agile Methodologies – followed by XP Workshop Mr. Karthik Selvan, VITU
Software Development in Multi-Services Delivery Paradigm Dr. Ravi Kishore, HCL
Software Quality and Productivity Improvement- Role of Test
Mr. Venkat Ramakrishnan &
Practitioners
Ms. S. Neelima Gogineni, IBM
Presentation and Demonstration of MetricAdvisor Tool Mr. Kalaiselvan, C-DAC, Bangalore
Software Productivity and Estimation Mr. Jayakumar, AmitySoft
Process Automation – Configuration, Build and Release Management Mr. Paranthaman Sriramulu, Alcatel-Lucent
Knowledge Management for Productivity Improvement Prof. H.R. Vishwakarama, VITU
Prof. H.R. Vishwakarma, SCS, VITU welcomed the delegates and outlined the objectives of the Workshop. He also highlighted
on the role of CSI at the National level and Software Process Improvement Networks (SPINs) at the International level in
promoting software engineering education and research. In India, there are only 10 SPIN Chapters. The SPIN Vellore Chapter,
established in January 2006 at VIT University, is the uniquely recognized – being the lone Chapter operating from an academic
institute. Mr. H.R. Mohan, the Chairman of the CSI Division on Software & Chairman, IEEE Computer Society, Madras
Chapter outlined the learning resources and materials developed on Software Productivity. In his address at the valedictory
session, Prof. B.V.A. Rao, the Director International Relations at VIT University said that a batch of software professional
trainees from China who are on a two months programme and attending this Workshop have been assured jobs in China by the
leading Indian IT Companies such as TCS, Wipro and Infosys. Dr. BVA Rao also distributed the Certificates to the
participants. A CD containing the Workshop material and other references was also released.
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EVENTS – SCS
PHREAK 0.7: 2 Day Technical Symposium
‘Eximus’, ‘Atelier’, ‘Fanatizzare’, ‘Query Quest’, ‘Conoscenza Monstra’ and ‘Deception Point’ were the highlights of Phreak 0.7,
a National-level technical Symposium organised by the School of Computing Sciences at VIT University on October 16 and 17.
‘Eximus’ covered the presentation of technical papers, which displayed novelty. As many as 30 technical papers (selected from
over 200 received) were presented in three parallel sessions. ‘Eximus’ gave innovative brains an opportunity to attain the zenith
of the digital world. The topics included biometrics and smartcards, cryptography and network security, embedded and real
time systems, intelligent systems and soft computing, Internet and multimedia technologies, nano-computing, open source
software, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, and computing and nature.
‘Atelier’ comprised two Workshops on Information security and Enterprise database technologies with demonstration and a
hands-on session on DB2 and ethical hacking by resource persons from IBM and Adept Technologies. ‘Fanatizzare’ gave
students an opportunity to update their knowledge of technology, talk to tech gurus, and get inspired by their thoughts and
ideas. Prominent speakers at the event included domain experts from Infosys and Alcatel. The students were exposed to
emerging technological areas such as Web 2.0 and Wimax.
‘Query Quest’ showcased the potential and talent of participants in managing database. ‘Conoscenza
Mostra’ was an event that helped students ‘learn by doing’. It provided a platform for students to
showcase their innovative hardware and software projects. A total of 30 projects were shortlisted from
a large number of project proposals for demonstration and presentation during this innovative
exhibition. The project titles in the exhibition included path-breaking work, such as data hiding by
stenography, 3-D titles holography, automatic voice caller identification, human resource
management system, utilisation of digital energy to obtain mechanical work, paint code generator and
tracking robot. ‘Deception Point’ showcased the talent of students in debugging a given piece of
software.
Mr. B. B. Prahlada Rao, Group Coordinator, C-DAC, Bangalore, inaugurated the Symposium. VIT
University Chancellor G. Viswanathan said information security is a big challenge that the world
faces. This challenge could be effectively countered only with a well-thought-out vision and concerted
efforts of budding professionals, the students of today, when they become system designers and
developers. An equally important role had to be played by society at large, he added, as the end users of systems predominantly
based on information and communication technologies.
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Special Lectures: (i) Software Development Life Cycle
The software industry has grown from nothing at mid-century to a powerful and essential component of modern society today.
At the heart of this industry are the people who create and maintain software products: viz. software engineers. Software
engineering is an important discipline that will only grow more important as society increases its reliance on computing.
Software engineering began as a discipline at a NATO-sponsored Conference held at Garmisch, (West) Germany in 1968 about
the software crisis and software engineering. Some people claim that Software engineering is now emerging as a discipline
separate from Computer science rather than part of it-this emergence signals the importance of software engineering.
To know more on “Software development life cycle” a series of Special Lectures by the Alcatel- Lucent Industry experts (who
themselves volunteered by seeing our students interest at free of cost) was organized for the benefit of the students of 4th year
M.S (S.E) on 29-09-2007. Mr. Abid Ahmed Salem (Senior Technical Specialist in Multi Core at Alcatel-Lucent R&D, Chennai,
India) delivered the presidential address. Apart from expert lectures, VIT students also presented their views and thoughts in
the form of the paper presentations. The experts gave prizes to the students for their best work. The first prize was won by
Sanjeev Prabhu S. & Prasad G and the second prize was shared by two teams Lavanya Ramanan, Preethi Mohan and Anukriti
Dixit. The sessions were truly enlightening and the company executives distributed the certificates and prizes for the winners.
Ms. J. N. Swathi coordinated the programme.
(ii) Free & Open Software
Mr. Saravanan Sekar of IBM India Ltd, Chennai conducted a two-day training programme on Free and Open Software under
IBM academic initiative programme on 22-23, Sep. ‘07. He gave an overview about J2EE & Server side programming,
Demonstrations on how to use Eclipse IDE 3.2 for software application development. The programme also gave an exposure on
how to use (i) the latest version of DB2 (Ver. 9) and (ii) the Web Sphere Studio Application Developer 5.1.2.
A resource kit consisting of (i) e-books, tutorials, demos, (CD) (ii) IBM JDK 1.4.2, Eclipse 3.1.1 and Web Sphere Application
Server software and (iii) DB2 software (DVD) (costing commercially Rs. 2.5 lakhs) was given free of cost to all the participants.
Over 100 students and faculty got benefitted through this programme. Dr. K. Ganesan coordinated the programme.
(iii) Image Processing for Automation
Similarly, a two-day Seminar on “Image Processing for Automation” was organized on 28 th and 29 th Sep. 2007. The Computer
Society of India, Vellore Chapter and School of Computing Sciences jointly organized this programme to provide a common
platform for faculty members, professionals and students working on Image Processing. M/s AEM Holdings Limited, Singapore
partly sponsored the programme (S$ 800). 63 participants got benefitted through this programme which had 11 sessions
altogether of which 4 were given by external resource persons and 7 by internal faculty members. The programme was well
received and participants showed high enthusiasm throughout the programme. CSI –Vellore Chapter Chairman, Dr. K. Ganesan
coordinated the programme.
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EVENTS – CDMM
Training Programme on: Retro-fitting of buildings and their
foundation slope systems in earthquake and landslide prone-areas
CDMM (Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management), VIT University in association with BMTPC (Building Materials
Technology Promotion Council) of Government of India organized the training programme during 8-10 Oct. 2007.
Earthquake-resistant features should be incorporated in all buildings to be built hereafter in view of the earthquake-proneness
of a major portion of India’s geographical area, Mr. N.V.C. Menon, Member, NDMA (National Disaster Management
Authority) said while inaugurating the training programme. While so many multiplexes, techno-parks and flyovers have been
built in India in recent times, it is doubtful whether they are safe and have been built according to the standards laid down for
earthquake-prone buildings, he lamented. “With 58.6 % of India’s geographical area being earthquake-prone, and with 229
districts coming under the Seismic Zone-4 and Zone-5, it is necessary that all buildings constructed hereafter are built with
earthquake-resistant features,” he said. The NDMA Member said that lifeline structures such as schools, colleges, hospitals and
government buildings should be made compulsorily earthquake-resistant. “With modern cities increasingly becoming crucibles
of hazards because of the natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and serial blasts, we have to inculcate a
culture of preparedness to natural disasters”, he said.
Shri G. Viswanathan, Chancellor of VIT University, in his presidential address said that buildings are meant to protect us from
the vagaries of nature and from the much feared natural hazards of every description. However, the ground reality seems
exactly the opposite. When the earthquake struck in Bhuj in Gujarat on January 26, 2001, the people of Gujarat were told to
run out of the buildings to save their lives. Those who were not quick enough to respond to the call got injured or killed.
Mr. J.K. Prasad, Chief, BMTPC, said that the new approach to disaster management was that development would not be
sustainable unless disaster management was built into the developmental process. The BMTPC has taken up retrofitting
(strengthening) of the Government Hospital Buildings in Kupwara District in Jammu & Kashmir state. This is the first
training programme in retrofitting.
Dr. R.K. Bhandari, Chairman, Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, called for a national strategy to develop trainers
to train people in retrofitting of the foundations, slopes and superstructures of all types of buildings so that they are safe in all
conditions. The CDMM is willing to coordinate with the builders and State Governments in organizing the future training
programmes, he said.
Dr. TVSR Appa Rao, Distinguished Scientist, CDMM, Dr. N. Lakshmanan, Director, Structural Engineering Research Centre,
Chennai, Dr. S.M. Ramasamy, Director, Centre for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Dr. A.R. Santha
Kumar, Visiting Professor, IIT, Chennai, Shri K. Balasubramanian, Dy. Director, SERC, Chennai, Dr. R. K. Bhandari, CDMM
Chairman and Dr. D.V.S. Bhagavanulu, Dy. Director, CDMM conducted various sessions during the training programme.
Dr. B.V.A. Rao, Director, International Relations, VIT University was the Chief Guest at the Valedictory function.
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SAADHANA 07: 2 Day Technical Symposium
Mr. G.K. Kumaravel, Project Director, Combat Vehicle Research and
Development Establishment, (CVRDE), Chennai, has called upon
the student community to be creative and innovative in their
approach to life. He asked them to sport a social outlook to provide
multi-disciplinary technology solutions in order to address the
challenges, faced by the country, in terms of resources and
environmental management, security of life and sustainable
development. Management of resources and environment is emerging
as one of the most serious technological challenges demanding top
priority from the government and educational institutions, said Mr.
G.K. Kumaravelu. The resources and environment of the planet
were never under so much stress as they are today. Habitat fragmentation, industrialization, urbanization, air pollution,
waste generation, global warming and depletion of resources have generated new demands for re-discovering our
resources and environment. Mr. Kumaravelu said the modernization of societies today was technology-driven. One of the
negative consequences of this process was the rapidly increasing generation of waste. The earth neither had infinite
resources to cater to the unlimited consumption nor the capacity to sustain unlimited waste.
“Our focus has to be on reducing the generation of waste material, substitute a material which can be effectively recycled
or disposed, re-use and recycling of waste, safe disposal of waste that cannot be utilized and educating everybody on
waste management”, he said. Mr. G.K. Kumaravel delivered the inaugural Address at the two-day (28.9.07 and 29.9.07)
National Technical Symposium “Saadhana 07” held under the aegis of the School of Mechanical and Building Sciences,
VIT University. He appealed to the younger generation to focus on new initiatives in the field of nano technology and to
concentrate on smart materials which has got tremendous potential for applications in the areas of life-saving medicines,
consumer electronics and material science.
He wanted the academic institutions to offer courses in the emerging fields such as: Nano-sciences, Nano-systems, Nanomaterials,
Micro electromechanical systems and Smart materials which are the most prospective technologies of the
future and there are many opportunities for young graduates. Mr. Kumaravel urged the students of the VITU to take up
challenging careers in the DRDO. DRDO has invested enough on training in advanced technologies to refresh and
enhance the skills of the scientific community in the country, he said.
Shri V.K. Ravikumar, Managing Director, Cera-Chem Private Limited, Chennai, Guest of Honour said, while five years
ago, parents did not want their children to study Civil Engineering, the situation had changed today. The Government of
India will be spending enormous amount (approx. Rs. 12 Lakhs crores) on development of infrastructure like roads and
buildings in the next five years, thereby providing tremendous employment opportunities for civil engineers. Civil
engineers must opt for alternative technologies like self-curing concrete, and bioengineering concrete, which prevents
cracking of the concrete through bacterial intervention, and porous concrete, which facilitates percolation of rainwater
into the earth. VIT University Chancellor Mr. G. Viswanathan said the impact of engineering branches such as Civil
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering remained undiminished. The employment of these engineers is expected to
increase as fast as the average for all occupations through 2010. Mr. T. C. Kanish coordinated the event.
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EVENTS - SES
Electroutsav ‘07: 2 Day Inter-Collegiate Students Mini-Projects
Engineering skills of students and their humanitarian spirit in finding lowcost
solutions to problems peculiar to India came to the limelight at
Electroutsav. 2007. The 2-Day Inter-Departmental Students’ Mini-
Projects and Technical Exhibition, organised by School of Electrical
Sciences (SES) was held during 18-19, Oct. ’07.
Prof. J.P. Raina, Dean, SES welcomed the Chief Guest and all the
participants. Shri Sekar Viswanathan, Pro-Chancellor in his special
address stressed the importance of developing leadership skill and people
skill amongst the students. Shri V. Mahadevan, Country General Manager,
Agilent Technologies, Bangalore was the Chief Guest. He impressed upon
the students that whatever activity they do, they should work with
passion, devotion and with the right attitude to succeed in life. Single minded obsession and clear vision are important to
become a leader.
Various technical events such as Presentation of live models, Line follower (robots), Quiz and Robo sumo were organized
for the participating teams. The meet attracted 600 students from nearly 25 engineering colleges in the country. About
300 projects, including 90 live demonstration projects and over 200 online projects were presented at the exhibition.
Some of the highlights of the event are:
1. One of the projects, “Talon” which caught the attention of several visitors, was the development of a device
created by the students of Easwari Engineering College and Sairam Engineering College, both in Chennai. The
gadget can be used to rescue children trapped in uncovered holes dug for drilling bore wells. Ms. Jyotsna of
Easwari Engineering College and Mr. S. Praveen Bharathi of Sairam Engineering College said that whenever
children fall into such holes, the Fire and Rescue Services personnel dig a similar hole close by to the same depth
and rescue the children through a connecting pathway. This process is slow, cumbersome, costly, risky and
involves more labour. But, when the “Talon” device, which contains four hooks at the bottom, is lowered into
the hole, one holds on to the child by its shoulders and pulls it out. The safety of the child is ensured by viewing
the entire process on a computer monitor to which the system is linked.
2. Another device which is useful for the railways is the “Automactic Railway Gate Control System,” improvised
by Mr. Chandrakumar, Mr. Chandrasekhar and Mr. Suresh Babu of Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam,
A.P. The students explained that the system comprises a microcontroller unit placed in front of the level
crossing gate and magnetic sensors are fixed to the track at a distance of 3 km from the gate. When the train
(which also has a magnetic device) passes the sensors, the system is activated and the gates close automatically.
They open automatically after the train passes the level crossing.
3. Another notable exhibit was the “GSM-based Vehicle Theft Control System” displayed by Ms. Sunitha,
Ms. Bharathi and Ms. Prathibha of Sri Vidya Niketan Engineering College, Tirupati. The device helps in
preventing thefts of parked vehicles by activating a mobile phone kept inside the car.
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Date Title / Topic Resource Person(s) & Organization
School of Electrical Sciences
01.09.07
29.10.07
Reactive Power Compensation and Load Balancing &
Introduction about FACTS Controllers
Electromechanically active materials for electromechanical
transducers in underwater sonar, medical imaging, smart
aerospace structures and other applications
School of Mechanical and Building Sciences
10.08.07
11.08.07
Dr. M. Arunachalam, Additional General Manager, BHEL, Bangalore.
Dr. Binu Mukherjee, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Physics, Royal Military
College of Canada, Canada.
Thermal Energy Conservation (EU-Asia Link Programme) Prof. S. Srinivasa Murthy, IIT Madras, Chennai.
22.08.07 Novel Approach to Control Environmental Pollution Dr. V. Senthil, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA.
23.08.07 Surface Engineering
30.08.07
03.09.07
07.09.07
(i) Condition Monitoring – A Modern Approach
(ii) Environment Friendly Machining and Grinding
(i) Design of Piping Systems for Thermal Power Plants
(ii) Bio-Energy and the 2 nd Law of Thermodynamics
Dr. S. V. Joshi, Associate Director, International Advanced Research Centre for
Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad.
Dr. Venkatraman, Scientist, IGCAR, Kalpakkam.
Prof. A. B. Chattopadhyay, IIT Kharagpur.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Burghard Muller, Solar Institute Julich, UAS, Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr. M. J. Prins, Technical University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
07.09.07 Cloud Seeding Technologies (Artificial Rains) Dr. I. V. Murali Krishna, Director, R& D Cell, J.N.T. University, Hyderabad.
10.09.07 Energy & Environmental Problems facing the 3rd World and their
probable solutions
13.09.07
21.09.07
26.09.07
(i) Finite Element Analysis in Heat Transfer
(ii) Renewable Energy Technologies
Materials perspective in the design of RP processes based on laser
sintering
Prof. D. P. Kothari, Centre for Energy Studies, IIT-Delhi.
Dr. Ir. C. C. M.Rindt (Camilo), Technical University, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Christian Faber, Solar Institute Julich, Germany.
Dr. Sanjeev Bhargava, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology,
Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur.
04.10.07 What they teach in IIMs Dr. T. V. Ramanaiah, Professor, IIM, Bangalore.
05.10.07 Virtual Reality Solutions and Demo of Stereoscopic Display Mr. Surya Prakash, CEO, Virtual Logic Systems, Bangalore.
17.10.07 Nominal Mix Design of Concrete Mr. M. Murugu Elan Thendral, ACC Ltd., Coimbatore.
22.10.07 Bioceramic Coatings
26.10.07
(i) Applications of Laser in Emerging Technologies
(ii) Non-Invasive, Non Contact, In Vivo Measurement of Blood
Glucose using Optical Coherence Tomography
School of Computing Sciences
13.08.07 Ethical Hacking and Computer Security Mr. Ankit Fadia, Reliance World.
Dr. Thair Latif Alzubaydi, Head Directorate of Materials Science, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
Dr. Thomas Andrews, Asso. Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Birla
Institute of Technology, Ranchi.
18.10.07 Database Design Principles & Practices Dr. V. Chandra, Professor, IIT – Delhi.
School of Science and Humanities
25.09.07
Numerical solutions of singular integral equations & water wave
scattering by a floating elastic strip
School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
31.08.07
18.10.07
(i) Emerging Technologies in Healthcare and drug discovery
(ii) Cytokines and their role in Rheumatoid Arthritis, and
(iii) Genomics and Proteomics Approaches to Drug Discovery
(i) Space genetics (Experiments at NASA),
(ii) Radio sensitivity in Genetic analysis, and
(iii) Structure of human chromosome
25.10.07 Collagen – A Smart Biomaterial
Prof. Birendra Mandal, ISI, Kolkata.
Dr. Arun Balakrishnan, Vice President, Dr .Asha Almedia, Group Leader, HTS
Dr. Murali Padigaru, Group Leader, Mol. Biology, Nicholas Piramal Research
Centre, Mumbai.
Dr. Prof K.M. Marimuthu, Formerly Vice Chancellor, Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore and Head, Dept of Genetics, Madras University, Chennai and
Research Advisor, Biosciences, VITU.
Dr. Mary Babu, Deputy Director & Head, Dept. of Biomaterials / Skin Research,
CLRI, Chennai.
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SPECIAL LECTURES

SERVICE TO SOCIETY
World Tourism Day being celebrated at VIT University Campus
Inauguration of PMRY-Entrepreneurship Training Programme (20.8.07)
Mr. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, I.A.S., Collector, Vellore District has urged the youth to get themselves trained in various
skills and utilize the growing opportunities that are now available for skilled manpower in various sectors of economy.
Inaugurating the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)-Entrepreneurship Training Programme sponsored by the
District Industries Centre (DIC), Vellore and coordinated by the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development and Research
Studies of the VIT University, Mr. Yadav said while the business process outsourcing (BPO) services sector in Chennai
alone required about 2,000 skilled persons for various jobs this year, they were able to recruit only about 1,200 owing to
lack of skilled persons.
He called upon the youth to utilize the opportunities such as the one provided by the VIT University and the DIC so
that they can work on the jobs in the BPO sector. Besides, there are plenty of employment opportunities in the
hospitality and retail sector and self-employment opportunities in different fields, he said.
VIT University Chancellor Mr. G. Viswanathan in his address stated that it is the duty of the State Government to
facilitate Indian and foreign companies to set up industries in Tamil Nadu by helping them to get the required land, and
develop required infrastructure since industrial development is necessary to provide large scale employment
opportunities to the skilled and unskilled youth in the State.
Mr. V. Ramasubbu, General Manager, DIC, said a total of 1,208 youth in Vellore District have been sanctioned loans for
setting up self-employment ventures under the PMRY Scheme. Of them 686 are to be trained by VIT University, 248 by
Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), 125 by the Industrial Technical Consultancy Corporation of Tamil Nadu
(ITCOT), 30 by the Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA), Christian Medical College, K.V. Kuppam and
119 by Voorhees College, Vellore. The VIT University would be offering a stipend of Rs. 250 a month for the trainees in
the University. Mr. G.V. Selvam, Pro-Chancellor, VIT University said the VIT University will be acting as a bridge
between the Government and the people to ensure that the youth get employment. They will also be helped to set up
self-employment ventures.
CUFEST 2007 organized by M/s Corborundum Universal Group of Industries being held at VIT University Campus
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INVITED TALKS
School of Biotechnology, Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Radha Saraswathy gave a plenary talk entitled
“Radiosensitivity screening in human genetic disorders” at
the National Seminar on Genome analysis perspective in
the post-genomic era and its relevance to society
organized by School of Human Genome Research and
Genetic disorders and School of Biotechnology,
MGNIRSA at Osmania University, Hyderabad from 26-
28th Oct 2007.
School of Science and Humanities
Dr. S. Kalainathan has given the following guest
lectures: (i) Growth and characterization of bimetallic
thiocyanate complexes in silica gel, Second Nonlinear
Symposium on Nonlinear Optical Crystals and
Modelling in crystal growth at Anna University on
26.03.07, (ii) Growth procedure and Characterization of
Cadmium mercury thiocyanate (CMTC) single crystals in
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
School of Biotechnology, Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering
R. Zhang, A. Best, R.Berger, S.Cherian, S. Lorenzoni,
E.Macis, R. Raiteri, and R. Cain, Multiwell
micromechanical cantilever array reader for biotechnology,
Review of Scientific Instruments, 78, 084103, 2007.
A.M.Korsunsky, S.Cherian, R. Raiteri and R. Berger,
On the micromechanics of micro-cantilever sensors:
Property analysis and eigenstrain modeling, Sensors and
Actuators A, 139, 70-77, 2007.
Venkatesan Gopiesh Khanna and Krishnan Kannabiran,
'Antimicrobial activity of saponin fraction from the roots of
Hemidesmus indicus' Research Journal of Medicinal
Plants (2007), 2(1) pp 39-42.
M. Rasool and E.P.Sabina, ‘Antiinflammatory effect of
the Indian Ayurvedic herbal formulation Triphala on
adjuvant-induced arthritis in mice’, Phytother Research,
21(9), 2007, pp 889-894.
E.P.Sabina and M.Rasool, ‘Analgesic, antipyretic and
ulcerogenic effects of Indian ayurvedic herbal formulation
Triphala’, Research Journal of Medicinal Plants, 1 (2),
2007, pp 54-59.
E.P.Sabina and M.Rasool, ‘Therapeutic efficacy of Indian
ayurvedic herbal formulation Triphala on Lipid
peroxidation, Antioxidant status and inflammatory
mediator TNF-α in adjuvant-induced arthritic mice’,
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FACULTY COLUMN
silica Gel at Sacred Heart College on Sep-17, 2007 and
(iii) Technologically important crystals and its applications
at Voorhees College, Vellore on 11.10.07.
Dr. R. Jayachandran was the Chief Guest at the Hindi
Day Celebrations in LIC Divisional Office, Vellore on
14.09.07 as well as in the valedictory function of the
Hindi Fortnight Celebrations in the Employees'
Provident Fund Organisation, Sub-Regional Office,
Vellore on 28.09.07.
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Dr. D. V. S. Bhagavanulu was invited as a guest and
delivered lectures on: 1) Natural Disaster and Lessons
from Flood Disaster in India at PSNA College of
Engineering in Dindigul, and 2) Emergency Management
at Dindigul Disaster Management Authority on
11.09.07 and 3) Disaster Risk Management Concepts &
Processes, at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth
Development, Sriperumbudur, Chennai on 27.09.07.
International Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1 (3),
2007, pp 149-155.
M.Rasool, E.P.Sabina, P.Nithya, K. Lavanya, ‘Potential
of Indian ayurvedic formulation Triphala against
acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity in mice’, Journal of
Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2(8), pp 725-731, 2007.
M.Rasool, E.P.Sabina, P.Nithya, K. Lavanya,
‘Analgesic, antipyretic and ulcerogenic properties of
spirulina fusiformis’, Journal of Pharmacology and
Toxicology, 3 (1), pp 47-52, 2007.
School of Computing Sciences
A.Kannammal, V.Ramachandran & N.Ch.S.N.Iyengar,
‘Design and Performance Analysis of Agent Based
Architecture for Session Management’, Int. J. Electronic
Business (IJEB), Vol.5, No.3, 2007, pp 263-275.
Deena Yunam, N.Ch.S.N.Iyengar & A.Kannammal,
‘Webatu: Web Service Automated Testing Utility’,
Academic Open Internet Journal, Internet Computing,
Vol. 21, 2007.
A.Kannamal & N.Ch.S.N.Iyengar, ‘Optimizing
performance in maintaining web-cache consistency’,
Journal of ACCST, Vol.1, No.1, 2007.
Ch. Aswani Kumar, R. Sri Lakshmi and M. Preethi,
‘Implementing Secure Group Communications using key
Graphs’, Defence Science Journal, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp.
279-286, 2007.

FACULTY COLUMN – RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
School of Electrical Sciences
S. K. Sudheer, V. P. Mahadevan Pillai, & V. U. Nayar,
‘High repetition-rate multiwavelength polarized air cooled
solid state laser source for light detection and ranging
applications’, Optical Engineering, 46 (6), 2007.
S. K. Sudheer, N. Venogopalan Pillai, V. P. Mahadevan
Pillai, & Zachariah C. Alex, ‘Characterization of laser
beam parameters for optical microfabrication of ultrahard
and wide band gap photonic materials for MoEMS
applications’, Journal of Optoelctronics & Advanced
Materials, 9(8), 2007, pp 2327-2338.
School of Science and Humanities
T. Maiyalagan and B. Viswanathan "Catalytic activity of
platinum/tungsten oxide nanorod electrodes towards electrooxidation
of methanol" Journal of Power Sources, 175
(2008), pp 789-793.
M. Jambulingam, S. Karthikeyan, P. Sivakumar, J.
Kiruthika and T. Maiyalagan "Characteristic studies of
some activated carbons from agricultural wastes" Journal
of Scientific & Industrial Research, 66 (2007) 495.
H.M. Srivastava, G. Murugusundaramoorthy, & S.
Sivasubramanian, ‘Hypergeometric functions in the
parabolic starlike and uniformly convex domains’, Integral
Transforms and Special Functions, 18(7), 2007, pp 511-
520.
G. Murugusundaramoorthy, & N. Magesh, ‘Integral
means for univalent functions with negative coefficients’,
Int’l Journal of Computing and Mathematical
Applications, 1(1), 2007, pp 39-46.
M. K. Aouf, & G. Murugusundaramoorthy, ‘On a subclass of uniformly
convex functions defined by the Dziok-Srivastava operator’, The
Australian Journal of Mathematical Analysis and
Applications, 3(3), 2007, pp 1-18.
S.R. Kulkani, G. Murugusundaramoorthy, & SH.
Nahafzadeh ‘On certain generalized class of p-valently
parabolic starlike functions based on an integral operator,
Mathematica, Tome 49 (72), 1, 2007, pp. 49-53.
G. Murugusundaramoorthy, S. Sivasubramanaian & C.
Ramachandran, ‘Differential sandwich theorems for
certain subclasses of analytic functions associated with
convolution, Far East J. Math. Sci. 27 (1), 2007, pp 147-
167.
G. Murugusundaramoorthy, & N. Magesh, ‘Starlike and
convex functions of complex order involving the Dziok-
Srivastava operator’, Integral Transforms and Special
Functions, 18 (6), 2007, pp 419-425.
G. Murugusundaramoorthy, & N. Magesh, ‘On
applications of Jung-Kim-Srivastava integral operator to a
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subclass of starlike functions with negative coefficients’,
Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications, 9
(2), 2007, pp 221-232.
S. Syed Tajudeen, & F.Nawaz Khan, ‘Synthesis of some
3-substituted Isochromen-1-ones’, Synth. Commun. 37,
3649-3656,
Venkatesha R. Hathwar, P. Manivel, F. Nawaz Khan &
T.N. Guru Row, ‘3-bytyl-1-isochromene-1-one’, Acta
Cryst. 2007, E63, o3707.
Venkatesha R. Hathwar, P. Manivel, F. Nawaz Khan &
T.N. Guru Row, ‘3-butyl-1-isochromene-1-thione’, Acta
Cryst. 2007, E63, o3708.
K.Jagannathan and S.Kalainathan, Growth and
characterization of 4– Dimethylamino – N - methyl 4–
Stilbazolium Tosylate (DAST) single crystals grown by
Nucleation Reduction Method, Materials Research
Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 11, (2007), pp 1881-1887.
P.Sundaramoorthi and S.Kalainathan, G.Kanchana and
R.Santhi, In-Vitro Studies of Artificially Removed
Human Renal Stones In The Economic Age Group (30-40
years), The Journal of Minerals and Materials
Characterization of Engineering ,Vol. 6 No. 2, (2007),
pp. 151-167.
P.Sundaramoorthi and S.Kalainathan, Crystal growth of
some renal stones constituents: in-vitro crystallization of
trace element and its characterization studies, The Journal
of Minerals and Materials Characterization of
Engineering, Vol. 6 No. 1, (2007), pp. 17-24.
A.Albert Irudayaraj, P. Kuppusami, R.
Thirumurugesan, E. Mohandas, S.Kalainathan, and
V.S. Raghunathan, Influence of nitrogen flow rates on the
growth of TiAlN films prepared by DC magnetron
sputtering, Surface Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 1, (2007),
pp. 7-11.
P.Nisha Santha Kumari, S.Kalainathan and N. Arunai
Nambi Raj, Study of optimum growth condition of Zinc
Cadmium Thiocyanate (ZCTC) single crystals in silica
gel, Materials Letters, Vol. 61, No. 22, (2007), pp 4423-
4425.
P.Nisha Santha Kumari, S.Kalainathan and N. Arunai
Nambi Raj, Study of optimum growth condition and
characterization of zinc mercury thiocyanate (ZMTC)
single crystals in silica gel., Materials Research Bulletin,
Vol. 42, No. 12, (2007), pp 2099-2106.
K.Jagannathan, S.Kalainathan and T. Gnanasekaran,
Microhardness studies on 4-Dimethylamino -N-methyl 4-
Stilbazolium Tosylate (DAST), Materials Letters, Vol.
61, No. 23-24, (2007), pp 4485-4488.

P.Sundaramoorthi and S.Kalainathan, Crystal growth
and characterization studies of SMHP single crystal in
silica gel medium and laser induced nucleation reduction
process. Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 35, No.
2, (2007), pp 244-249.
P.Sundaramoorthi and S.Kalainathan, Growth and
Characterization of Struvite Crystals in Silica, Gel
Medium and Its Nucleation Reduction Process, Asian
Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 19, No. 4 (2007), 2783-2791.
P.Sundaramoorthi and S.Kalainathan, Characteristics
studies of SHP crystals, Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol.19, No. 5 (2007) pp 3739-3746.
K.Jagannathan, S.Kalainathan, T.Gnanasekaran,
N.Vijayan and G. Bhagavannarayana, Growth and
Characterization of NLO crystal – 4 -Dimethylamino – N –
methyl 4 – Stilbazolium Tosylate (DAST), Crystal
Growth and Design, Vol. 7. No. 5, (2007), pp 859-863.
K.Jagannathan, S.Kalainathan, T. Gnanasekaran,
N.Vijayan and G. Bhagavannarayana, Growth and
Characterization of novel organic NLO crystal – 4 – Ethoxy
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
School of Computing Sciences
A. Kannammal, N.Ch.S.N.Iyengar and V.
Ramachandran, “A frame work for non-repudiation in ebusiness
systems”, International Conference on
Information and Communication Technology, IICT-
2007, Deharadun Institute of Technology, Deharadun,
Uttaranchal. 26-28 July 2007.
B. Dinakaran, Ch. Aswani Kumar, “Facsimile recoup: an
image retrieval system using text and image content”.
Proceedings of International Conference on Information
Processing, ICIP 2007 held at UVCE, Bangalore, 10th -
12th August 2007, 501-506.
Swarnalatha. P and Sumathy. S , "A new framework for
the establishment of comprehensive automated tracking
system", International Conference on Systemics,
Cybernetics and Infomatics - ICSCI – 2007, Hyderabad,
3-7 Jan. ‘07.
The following papers have been presented in the
National level Conference on Software Engineering and
Application, (NCSE) organized by Sacred Heart College
(autonomous), Tirupattur during Nov. 11-13, 2007.
Measurement of dynamic
coupling for object oriented
program
Automated tool to determine
the quality of design metrics
Swarnalatha. P, T.Mythili,
S. Margret Anouncia
T.Mythili , P.Swarnalatha,
S. Margret Anouncia
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Benzaldehyde – N – methyl 4 – Stilbazolium Tosylate
(EBST, Crystal Research and Technology Vol. 42, No.
5. (2007), pp 483 – 487.
R.Ezhil Vizhi, S.Kalainathan and G.Bhagavannarayana,
Solution growth of new ferroelectric glycine phosphite
unidirectional single crystals at room temperature, Crystal
Research and Technology. 42, No. 11, (2007), pp 1104 –
1109.
VIT Business School
C. M. Maran, ‘Impact of E-commerce in Business’, CJMR
Journal of Management & Research, 2007, pp 58-59.
A. Vasumathi, P.Dhanavanthan, & P. Parthiban, ‘An
Application of Stochastic Model and Simulation
Techniques for Call Centre’, The Int’l Journal of Applied
Management and Technology, 5(2), 2007, pp 183-196.
A. Vasumathi, P.Dhanavanthan, & R. Srividya,
‘Application of Optimization Techniques in Lamination
Industry – A Case Study’, Int’l Review of Pure and
Applied Mathematics, 2(2), 2006, pp 177-202.
School of Electrical Sciences
FACULTY COLUMN
Mr. S. Prabhakar Karthikeyan presented a paper titled
"Distribution system feeder reconfiguration- a novel
approach" in the conference on "Recent trends &
Practices in Designing, Planning, Construction,
Operation and Maintenance of Electricity Distribution
systems" conducted by Karnataka Electricity Board
Engineers' Association Zonal Centre and
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation
Limited at Mysore on 25 th Nov.’07.
School of Biotechnology, Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Suman Cherian presented a paper titled,
“Microcantilever platform for the determination of melting
temperatures of nucleic acid duplexes", co-authored by
Roberto Raiteri and Lazar Mathew in the 2 nd ISSS
National Conference on "MEMS, Microsensors, Smart
Sensors, Structures and Systems", (ISSS-MEMS 2007)
jointly organized by CEERI and BITS, Pilani, Rajastan
during Nov. 16-17, 2007
School of Science and Humanities
Mr. A. Edward Samuel presented a paper titled “An
algorithmic approach to fuzzy transportation problem” in
the International Conference on Modelling and
Simulation held at Coimbatore Institute of Technology,
Coimbatore during 27-29 August 2007.

FACULTY COLUMN
Dr. Arunai Nambi Raj presented a scientific paper on
'Estimation of fracture and compressive strength of natural
urinary stones' at the International Medical Sciences
Academy - Annual Conference (IMSACON-2007) held
between 2-4, Nov. ‘07, at Manipal University, Manipal.
Dr.S.Kalainathan presented the following papers at the
15th International Conference on Crystal Growth held at
Salt Lake City, UTAH, USA during 12-17, Aug. ’07.
Growth procedure and
characterization of cadmium mercury
thiocyanate (CMTC) single crystals
in silica gel
Laser irradiated nucleation reduction
strategy of AMHP (Ammonium
Magnesium Hydrogen Phosphate, invivo
approach-1) crystals in gel
medium and its characterization
studies
Growth and characterization of New
Ferroelectric Tri-Glycine Barium
Nitrate single crystals
Mechanical and surface analysis of
stilbazolium Tosylate derivative
crystals
S.Kalainathan &
N.Nisha Santha
Kumari
S.Kalainathan,
Sundaramoorthi R,
Kanchana G, &
Santhi R.
S.Kalainathan &
R.Ezhil Vizhi
S.Kalainathan &
Jagannathan K
The following papers have been presented in the
International Conference on Medical Physics, 28 th
Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists
of India (AMPICON2007) organized by Sher-i-Kashmir
Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu &
Kashmir during Nov. 2-4, 2007 and published in the
Journal of Medical Physics Vol. 32, Supplement (2007).
Commissioning and
characteristics of MOSFET
dosimeter
A.Gopiraj, Ramesh S
Billimagga,
V.Ramasubramanian &
M.Rekha
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Comparison of beam data
measurements using
ionization chamber and
semiconductor detector for
high energy photon beams
Dosimetric evaluation of 3D
treatment planning system
In vivo dosimetry:
Measurement of entrance and
exit dose using MOSFET
dosimeter,
Radiobiological equivalent of
LDR/HDR brachytherapy
and evaluation of tumour and
response dose
A.Murugan, K.Thayalan,
V.Ramasubramanian,
S.Surya & X.Sidonia Valas
A..Murugan, K.Thayalan &
V.Ramasubramanian,
A.Gopiraj, Ramesh S
Billimagga,
V.Ramasubramanian &
M.Rekha
S.Manimaran,
V.Ramasubramanian &
K.Thaylan
Physical Education Division
In the International Conference for Sports
Administrators organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Thirunelveli during 16-18 August 2007, VIT
University staff presented the following papers:
Necessary of Warming up before
Sports Activities
Effect of Computer Assistance in
Teaching Kinesiology for
Physical Education Major
C. Santhaveeran
N. V. Thiyagachanthan
P. Mangayarkarasi
M. Gopinath
Mr. N.V. Thiyagachanthan, & Mr. C. Santhaveeran
presented a paper on “Yoga for obesity’ in the National
Seminar organized by Alagappa University, Karaikudi
on 14.09.07.
Mrs. P. Mangayarkrasi, presented a paper on Gene
Therapy to Sports Medicine in the National Seminar
organized by Alagappa University, Karaikudi on
14.09.07.
PARTICIPATION in Workshops, Seminars & Conferences
Faculty
School of Science and Humanities
Programme Date(s) Conducted by
Dr. T. Maiyalagan
Dr. F. Nawaz Khan
Academic Staff College
G. C. Vijayakumar
SERC School on Polymer Based
Composites & Nanocomposites
Second SERC Summer School in Solid
State and Materials Chemistry
One and Two dimensional NMR
Spectroscopy-Theory & Application
Conitnous Process Improvement in
Engineering Education
26.11.07 –
01.12.07
25-06-07-
14-7-07
22 & 23
Feb. ‘07
22-24
Aug. ‘07
Indian Institute of Technology, New
Delhi
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore
MK University Madurai-Kamaraj
NITTTR, Chennai

Faculty
School of Computing Sciences
R. K. Nadesh
S. Vijayalakshmi
Programme Date(s) Conducted by
Workshop on WEBSERVICES
Emerging Trends in Mobile
Computing Technologies
Refresher Course on C# and .Net
framework
RECOGNITION & AWARDS
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16-18
Aug. ‘07
24-25
Oct. ‘07
16-18
Aug. ‘07
Centre for Advance Computing Research and
Education & Dept.of.IT , MIT Campus, Anna
University, Chennai.
TIFACORE, Velammal Engineering College,
Chennai
Anna University, Chennai.
� Mr. G. Viswanathan,
Chancellor, VIT University
was honoured with “Kalvi
Kalai Venthar” Award
presented by Parent Teacher
Association of the
Government Higher
Secondary School,
Nallurpettai, Gudiyatham,
the forum of the 1955 batch
Golden Jubilee year students
of the School, The Rotary
Club of Gudiyatham, and the
Lions Club of Gudiyatham on
29.10.2007 for his outstanding
contribution to the field of education by way of establishing VIT University and making it one among the
best universities in India. Dr. G. Thiruvasagam, Vice Chancellor of Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
presented the Award in the presence of Dr. V. P. Narayanan, former Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai.
� Mr. G. V. Selvam, Pro- Chancellor, VIT University was presented with
“Kalvi Semmal” Award at the 31 st Anniversary of the Kamban Vizha.
Vellore MLA Mr. C .Gnanasekarn presented the Award to Mr. G. V.
Selvam on 19.08.07.
FACULTY COLUMN
� Dr. B. V. A. Rao, Director-IR has been honoured with “Eminent Engineer Award” presented by The
Institutions of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Centre at A function organized to celebrate 40 th
Engineers Day at Bangalore.

FACULTY COLUMN
� Prof. M.A.Vijayalakshmi, Director-CBST was invited by the organizers for the 17 th Binneal meeting of the
International Society for Molecular Recognition (ISMR) “AFFINITY 2007” (8-12 July 2007) an
International Conference held at New York University, New York, USA as a key note speaker. She also
chaired a session on “Insights into Intra & Inter molecular recognition”. As the former President elect of the
Society and the present Council Member, she is very actively involved in the “Society’s" activities. One of
the major activities was to integrate the Indian scientific community into this
“elite club” to form an Indian chapter.
� Mr. Kamalnathan. A. S, Research Scholar, CBST participated and presented a
poster at the above Conference and received “Hoffman LaRoche Young
Investigator Award” for his presentation.
� Dr. Lazar Mathew, Dean, School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering has been selected
as the Chairman for Biomedical Food and Environmental Applications Committee of National Programme
on Micro and Smart Systems (NPMASS) under the aegis of DRDO for the period 2007-2010.
� Dr. F. Nawas Khan, Senior Lecturer, Chemistry has received a funding of Rs 16, 62, 000/- for three years for
the project titled “Synthesis of novel Camptothecin and Mappicine analogues” from the Department of
Science and Technology under Fast tract proposal for young scientists.
� Dr. Arunai Nambi Raj, Faculty of SSH received the International Medical Sciences
Academy Fellowship (FIMSA) in the Convocation held at the Annual
Conference of IMSA, at Manipal University, Manipal during Nov. 2-4, 2007.
Our Hearty Congratulations to all of them!
OVERSEAS VISITS
Mr. G. Viswanathan Chancellor, VIT University accompanied by Dr. B. V. A. Rao, Director International
Relations visited Korea and Russia during September and October 2007. The primary purpose of the visit is to
understand the working environment of different disciplines in the large universities and sign MoUs for
academic cooperation. A glimpse of their visit is presented here.
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News in Brief
� Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University
visited The University of Fiji, Saweni, Lautoka and
signed an MoU with Prof. Rajesh Chandra, Vice
Chancellor on 29 Nov. ’07 to facilitate academic
linkages between the two organizations.
� In “Connect 2007”, Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor,
VIT University delivered a Keynote Address on “Cocreation
Roadmap for Building Competency, Capacity
and Capability” at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai on
17 Sep. ’07. The programme was organized by CII, Chennai.
� Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University was the Chief Guest at TACKLE (The Academic
Conference on Knowledge Enrichment) – a Conference organized by Confederation of Indian Industries
at Madurai on 8th Oct. ’07.
� Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University was the
Chief Guest at a programame “Sangam” TCS’s annual Heads
of Academic Institutes’ Meet held at Thiruvananthapuram
during 22-23 October 2007. The theme of this year’s meet
was “Collaborate to Create Tomorrow’s Innovative Leaders”.
� Chancellor G. Viswanathan inaugurated a one day Seminar
on “Quality in Engineering Education” organized by
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai on 31 Oct. ‘07.
� Pro-Chancellor Mr. Sekar Viswanathan had a meeting with
alumni of VIT in Singapore.
VITAA UAE CHAPTER
INAUGURATION
The VIT University’s Alumni Association opened a new
Chapter in Dubai on 19 th Oct. ’07. Chancellor G.
Viswanathan inaugurated the UAE Chapter in the
presence of Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Fahad, DGP,
Dubai Police Academy, Dubai and Mr. Balesh Kumar,
Consul (Economic), Consulate General of India, Dubai. Mr.
G. V. Selvam, Pro-Chancellor and other office bearers of
the Association participated in the inauguration.
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New Laboratory
A Micro Pulse LIDAR (Light Detection and
Ranging) Facility was installed in
Photonics and Microwave Laboratory
School of Electrical Sciences. This facility is
a part of collaborative research by Dr. S. K.
Sudheer, Photonics and Microwave
Division, SES with Prof. S.K. Satheesh,
Associate Professor, CAOS, Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore. This equipment costs
Rs 75 Lakhs and can be utilized for aerial
imaging; biological species detection at
atmosphere, LIDAR signal and image processing, mapping of geographical landmarks and remote sensing.
This facility is highly useful for Ph.D scholars and for M.Tech and B.Tech project works in the above areas. A
Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (20 cm diameter) is used for transmission and reception, in a coaxial, collocated
configuration making the MPL a very compact and sturdy system for field operations.
New Vice Chancellor
Prof. Dr. D.P. Kothari, obtained his B.E [Electrical], M.E. [Power Systems] and Doctoral
Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.
His fields of specialization are Optimal Hydro-thermal Scheduling, Unit Commitment,
Maintenance Scheduling, Energy Conservation (loss minimization and voltage control),
and Power Quality and Energy Systems Planning and Modelling.
Prof. Kothari is the recipient of National Khosla Lifetime achievement Award [2005] from
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, National Award for Science and Technology
[2001] from the UP Government at the annual convention of ISTE, Bhubaneswar,
Eminent Engineering Personality from the Institution of Engineers [2001]. He has also
won several best paper awards and gold medals for his work.
Prior to his assuming charge as Vice Chancellor of VIT University, he was the Professor of Centre for Energy
Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. He also served as Director i/c, IIT, Delhi [2005], Deputy
Director [Administration], IIT, Delhi [2003-06], Principal, Visvesvaryaya Regional Engineering College,
Nagpur [1997-98], Head, Centre for Energy Studies, IIT, Delhi [1995-97].
He was visiting professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia in 1982-83 and
1989 for two years. He was NSF Fellow at Purdue University, USA in 1992.
Published 525 research papers in various national and international journals and conferences, guided 27 PhDs,
55 MTechs, authored 20 books in Power Systems and other allied areas. He has delivered several keynote
addresses and invited lectures abroad.
Prof. Kothari has visited and delivered many invited talks, keynote addresses at both national and
international conferences on Electric Energy Systems.
Prof. Kothari is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering [FNAE], Indian National Academy
of Sciences [FNASc], Institution of Engineers [FIE] and senior member, IEEE.
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Placement And Training
Learning in a Box: IT leader Wipro Technologies recently
presented the VIT University with a software kit, “Learning in a
Box.” A part of Wipro’s Synergy–Talent Transformation
initiative, the kit will help students to strengthen their
fundamental programming skills and prepare them for further
learning in the corporate arena. The three kits presented to the
University included a set of video CDs on C & Data Structures, a
book on Computer Concepts and C Programming and a CD with
100 programmes. Ms. Annapoorna Gopal, Senior Consultant,
Talent Transformation, Wipro Technologies presented the KIT to
Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor VIT University in a function held
on 17 th August 2007. Prof. S. R. Pullabhotla, Dean – PAT coordinated the programme.
Campus Recruitments
PAT Centre has organized more than 100 Campus Interviews till 18th December 2007. A total of 2374 students have been
placed, which includes VIT University and Consortium Institutions. Out of which, 1816 students are from VIT, which is
the highest placement at VIT University since its inception. Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Oracle visited VIT and have
recruited VIT students. Microsoft has offered the highest pay package (Rs. 9.2 lakhs/annum).
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has accredited VIT Business School. A team of experts from TCS, Chennai visited VIT
B-School for the Accreditation process on 5th September 2007. The campus recruitment for VIT B- School started on 8th October with TCS being the first Company in our Campus. Other recruiters include Oracle, Cognizant, HDFC Bank,
AIG, Keane, American Express, Cholamandalam, Reliance Money, CavinKare, Syntel etc., The highest salary offer was
made by Oracle (Rs. 6 lakhs/annum).
Mr. Naresh Murthy, Head-South Region, Satyam
Computers visited VIT on 25th Oct. ‘07 and held
discussion with Chancellor and other senior
authorities regarding VIT – Satyam partnership.
GM-Campus Relations, Keane visited VIT on 6th November 2007 and held discussion with Chancellor
and other senior faculty. VIT has been given
‘Platinum Partnership’ Certificate by Keane.
Some of the Companies that visited VIT during
An MoU with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai being signed ...
September – December ’07 include, Verizon,
Crompton Greaves, Honeywell, Minda, TNT, Wipro
Infotech, Nucleus Software, Unitech, L&T Valdel, Vodafone etc.
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Technology Business Incubator
VIT-TBI organized an Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp supported by
Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India during 20th and 22nd Sep. ‘07. About 200 students of VIT University attended the programme.
Dr. R. Sundaravelu, CMD, Alchemy Biotech, Chennai was the Chief Guest at
the inaugural function. He said that when he wanted to start a business
venture, there was no Technology Business Incubator. “The only motivation
for me came from my mother. But you have the TBI. Make good use of it,”
he said. “Entrepreneurship does not come on a platter. You must have the
dream, determination, proper planning and programming to start a business
and succeed in it,” he further added. Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University, in his presidential address lauded the role of
Department of Science and Technology in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The support provided to set up
Entrepreneurship Development Cells, Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks, Technology Business Incubators and the seed
fund grant scheme provide support to create a start up
business ecosystem, he added. He also released an
information CD titled “Start up Tool Kit” compiled by
VIT-TBI during the event. Mr. G. V. Selvam, Pro-
Chancellor highlighted various benefits of
entrepreneurship like, freedom, opportunity to create
wealth, providing jobs and serving the society.
Dr.R.Jagannathan, Advisor- SISI, Chennai and a
scientist turned businessman set the tone for the
programme. He briefed about the advantages and
qualities of entrepreneurs with living examples.
Dr.N.Annamalai, Creative Sphere, Chennai conducted a
practical training session on various aspects of creative thinking and idea generation. He not only talked about creativity techniques
but also the mind blocks that prohibit innovation and creativity. Mr.Raghu Rajagopal, Founder & CEO, Energeate spoke about
essential ingredients of entrepreneurship covering aspects that are needed to plan, start and sustain a business entity. He also
highlighted about the activities of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and about the recently launched “Chennai Fund”, an angel fund
created by 10 TiE Charter members. Mr.K.S.Krithivasan, Addl. General Manager, BHEL, Ranipet presented opportunities available
for Technology based ventures in the Manufacturing, ICT, energy and services. Mr.A.J.Balasubramanian, VP- Kaveri Infosys Chennai
explained in length the advantages of starting a Knowledge centric Industry. Starting from “Bits & Atoms” concept, he explained
with examples the various categories of Knowledge centric businesses viz... Technology based, Design based, and Content based ones.
Other speakers at the camp were: Mr.G.G.Vijaya Kumar, Training Manager – ASC (Business Communication), Mr.G.Venugopal,
Managing Director, Techruit, Chennai (Business Opportunity Identification), Mr.K.S.Manoj, Program Officer, L-RAMP, Chennai
(Mind to Market-L-RAMP Schemes in Funding of Innovative Ideas), Mr.Sreejith, Rural Production Outsourcing (entrepreneurial
experience), and Mr.R.Srinivasan, Sr.Manager, Indian Bank. Mr. A. Balachandran, Manager-TBI and his team coordinated the
programme.
During the past two months VIT-TBI made efforts to popularise its programmes by way of meetings with NGOs (7th to 12th Sep.
2007). Mr. A. Balachandran, Manager-TBI attended a Workshop organized for Incubation Managers by DST & FICCI on 24.08.07 in
Bangalore. He also made a presentation seeking support to two incubation projects to a panel of Intel Technologists during “Social
Entrepreneurship Forum” organized by Intel & DST on 31.08.07 in Bangalore. During the last semester VIT-TBI was able to support
the following projects through its various schemes:
• Mr. S. Janakiraman, an innovator from Vellore was sanctioned Rs.30, 000 /- by TePP outreach centre, TIFAC for developing a
new type of solar water heater (using fused tube lights).
• The following three innovative student projects received financial assistance received from L-RAMP
S.No. Title of the Project Name of the Students Class Project Guide Amount, Rs.
1.
Pesticide removal from irrigation water
using nanomaterials based on oxides
Ravi Chandrasekhar
Arjun Krishna Kumar
III B. Tech.,
Chemical Engg.
Dr. R Vijayaraghavan,
SSH
50,000/-
2. Tech-RACTOR
Sashi Bhushan Pathak
III B. Tech.,
Priteesh Raj Desmukh
Mech. Engg.
Dev Sharma
Mr. V G Sridhar,
SMBS
65,000/-
3.
Genetically marked protein production
and stability analysis
Abhinav Prakash
Miriam T George
IV B. Tech.,
Biotechnology
Dr. G Jayaraman,
SBCBE
50,000/-
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Supraja Prasad and Tulika Tyagi of II B.Tech Biotechnology participated in Genespire 2007 held on
29 th September in Kumarguru College of Technology, Coimbatore and won the first place in Bio Quiz.
Supraja Prasad , Tulika Tyagi and V Suneetha of School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering participated in Genespire 2007 organised by Kumarguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore on 29 th September and presented a poster on ‘Biologically derived products in the Modern
Cosmetic Industry’
Raghavendra Prasad and Satyanarayan Mahapatra final year B.
Tech. EEE students won the Second Prize in a Microcontroller
Design Contest organized by Freescale Semiconductor India (P)
Ltd., amongst the corporates, students and professionals held in
November 2007 for their Design Idea and Prototype. They were
presented the “Bajaj Pulsar” 150 cc DTSI Motor Cycle at FTF 2007
held at Bangalore.
Students of VIT University won 12 Prizes (4 first prizes, 6 second prizes and 2 third prizes) in various
events at PECOFES ’07 held at Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry.
Anand Asuri, Chirag R. Sanghavi, & Mamoon Elahi (II M. Tech. Commn.) students’ papers based on
their project works have been presented and published in the Proceedings of 3 rd IEEE International
Conference on “Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing” held at Shanghai,
China. The title of the papers are: (i) Performance Analysis of Voice Quality aspects in a Wireless LAN
Network, (ii) Secure Mobile Communication Using Low Bit-rate Coding Method, and (iii) Analysis and
Implementation of Adaptive Modem for SDR.
Ashwin Naidu (Final B. Tech. Biotech) presented a poster titled “Presence-absence and occupancy study of the
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) and the Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) using faecal DNA
analysis” at the Felid Biology and Conservation Conference held in Oxford, UK during 17-21 Sep. ’07.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Date(s) Event Name of the Programme Coordinator(s)
January 2008
3-5
National
Conference
Education and Research
Theme: ICT as the Key Enabler for
Innovation and Growth”
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Prof. H. R. Vishwakarma, Professor, SCS.
5 MDP Strategies in Derivatives Trading Dr. K. T. Rengamani, Professor, VIT BS
12 MDP Relationship Marketing Mr. K. Hari Krishnan, Sr. Lecturer, VIT BS
19 MDP Risk Management in SMES Dr. K. Sailatha, Lecturer, VIT BS
19 MDP
February 2008
6-8
International
Conference
Managing BPOs in the Era of High
Attrition
STUDENTS COLUMN
Mr. K. Vijayaraj, Sr. Lecturer, VIT BS
Biotechnology Prof. B. N. Prasad, Professor, SBCBE.

CONDOLENCE
We deeply mourn the sad demise of Mrs. Rajeswari Viswanathan
W/o Shri G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University
Born on
13.07.1948
May Her Soul Rest in Peace! Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family!!
e-Mail your views and School News to
VIT NEWS
O/o Academic Staff College
# 723, Technology Tower
VIT University
Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu.
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Passed away on
14.12.2007
– Faculty, Staff & Students of VIT Family
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Compiled & Edited by: Prof. M. Adithan, Dean & Mr. R. Murugavel, Sr. Lecturer, Academic Staff College, VIT University, Vellore – 14, Tamil Nadu, India.