A two day workshop on “Micro & Smart Systems Technology” was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, and the IEEE student chapter, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, in technical collaboration with IEEE Sensors Council, Bengaluru Section on September 10-11, 2015.

On September 10, 2015, the inauguration of the workshop was conducted and the dignitaries were Dr. K Natarajan, Professor and Head, Department of Telecommunication Engineering, MSRIT; Dr. Rakesh S.G., Associate Dean, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru; Br. Dhanraj, Director, Bengaluru Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; Dr. S.R. Nagaraja, Chairperson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru; Mr. M.V. Phanibhushana, Vice Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru; Mr. Ravi Kumar. V, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bengaluru and Mr. Basavaraj Noolvi, Assistant Professors, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering; Bengaluru.

The key note address was delivered by Dr.K. Natarajan. He gave an introduction to Micro and Smart Systems. He emphasized potential applications in automotive, aerospace and every day applications. He unveiled the present day scenario of Micro and Smart Systems Technologies in India. Dr. Natarajan’s talk was motivating and inspiring for the students to take up initiatives in the area of Micro & Smart Systems.

Dr. S. Raja, Senior Principal Scientist, NAL, Bengaluru, spoke in the second session on the topic, “Design and Development of Smart Aeromechanical Systems”. Dr.Anjana Jain, Principal Scientist, NAL, Bengaluru, spoke in the third session on the topic, “Applications of PVDF films in High-end Sensing Technologies”.

On September 11, 2015, Dr. Anath Suresh, Co-chair Biosystems Science and Engineering, IISC, spoke on the on the topic, “Mechanical Solutions to MEMS Devices”. Mr. Sripadaraj, from Intellisense Systems, took over the 5th session on the topic “Modelling & Simulation of MEMS devices and Micro-Machining Processes”. Dr.Gopala Hegde, Head of centre for Nanoscience and Engineering, IISc, spoke on the topic “Smart Nano Systems”. In the last session, Dr.T.Srinivas from IISc, spoke on the topic, “Micro-Opto-Electro Mechanical Systems (MOEMS)”. The session was followed by a report of the workshop by Mrs. Mrudula Prashanth, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bengaluru, and a short valedictory function