Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, was selected for the international and national boards and conference committees in 2016.
On the lines of ACM Distinguished Speaker and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer programs, Computer Society of India (CSI) has unveiled its Distinguished Speaker program. CSI has recognized 50 distinguished speakers from among its membership base of over 200,000 all over India and abroad. The services of these speakers are made available to over 500+ colleges and universities in India with CSI student branches. Mr. Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman and Dr. Shriram K. Vasudevan, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), both from the department of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore have been recognized as CSI Distinguished speakers.
Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, has been nominated as the National Student Coordinator (NSC) of the Computer Society of India (CSI). The CSI NSC has overall responsibility for professional activities and administration of the 500+ CSI student branches in leading universities and colleges all over India.
Dr. Deepak S. Kumar, Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore (ASB) published a chapter in the book, Smart Economy in Smart Cities – International Collaborative Research: Ottawa, St.Louis, Stuttgart, Bologna, Cape Town, Nairobi, Dakar, Lagos, New Delhi, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Kozhikode, Hong Kong.
Dr. Asoke Banerji, Distinguished Professor, Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri, was nominated to The American Chemical Society, one of the world’s oldest, most trusted, and prestigious scientific societies. To become a member of the American Chemical Society, the person has to be nominated by two current members.
Dr. P. Chitra, Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi, was awarded ‘Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ at a Seminar on Economic Growth and National Integration organized by India International Friendship Society (IIFS) at New Delhi on June 9, 2016. She received the certificate of excellence for her meritorious services, outstanding performance and remarkable role.
The Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has awarded the prestigious Young Faculty Research Fellowship under Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT for the year 2015-16 to Prof. Maneesha Ramesh and Prof. Shyam Diwakar of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Dr. P. Chitra, Professor, Amrita College of Nursing, received the Outstanding Woman Educator & Scholar Award for her exemplary contribution to teaching and scholarly activities..
Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair, Dean of Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and Director of Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine is awarded the IIT-Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2016.
Dr. Krishnakumar R., Associate Professor, Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedics, Amrita School of Medicine has described a new clinical sign in Orthopaedics & Spine termed “Sternum into Abdomen Deformity” which was published in The Spine Journal- internationally leading journal.