Dr. Nitin Vaidya, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA, visited the Coimbatore and Amritapuri campuses between January 11th–13th, 2016. During his visit to Amrita, Dr. Vaidya gave two talks, held interactive sessions with faculty members and students, discussed potential areas of collaborations, and visited several research labs.
Dr. Anura Jayasumana, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, USA, visited the Kochi and Amritapuri campuses in early 2016. At the Kochi campus, Dr. Jayasumana. . .
Dr. Millind Pimprikar, founder and chairman of CANEUS (Canada, Europe, US), an international organization that fosters the development of Micro-Nano-Technologies (MNT) for aerospace and defense applications headquartered in Montreal (Canada), recently visited the Amritapuri and Kochi campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from December 3rd – 4th, 2015.
Rahul Krishnan, Project Associate & PhD student, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA), Amritapuri, presented research papers at the 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies)- MOBIHEALTH 2015 held fromOctober 14-16 at London, Great Britain.
For many villagers in India, collecting and carrying water is part of their daily routine. However, villagers often have to walk several kilometers to collect water necessary for themselves and their families, sometimes walking several times a day. Many villagers, especially women, collect and carry between 200 and 500 liters of water per day for their families and cattle.
Many villages in India do not have access to electricity. Villages that do receive power, do so intermittently and with frequent disruption, making the supply of electricity unreliable. Komalikudi, a tribal settlement in Kerala well-known for its abundant natural resources, is one such village.
Preeja Pradeep, Research Associate and PhD Scholar at AmritaWNA presented papers at the 5th International Conference on IT Convergence and Security (ICITCS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 24-27, 2015.
Dr.Kalyan Sasidhar, Assistant Professor, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA) was invited for a talk as part of MICRONet collaborations with IIITM-K. He delivered the talk on Wireless Link Characterization over Arabian Sea
MICRONet team of Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AmritaWNA) conducted a two day practical workshop on ‘Ansys HF package at the Amritapuri campus from July 17-18 July, 2015.
Amrita Wireless Sensor network to predict landslides in Himalayas.