Programs
- M. Sc. Cognitive Sciences, Learning and Technology - Postgraduate
- Bachelor of Social Work – Honours with Research - Undergraduate
An Amrita research paper titled, Recommending Customizable Products: A Multiple Choice Knapsack Solution, was presented at the 5th International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining & Semantics (WIMS ’15), Limassol, Cyprus from July 13-14, 2015.
This Teacher’s Day, AmritaCREATE (Center of Research in Advanced Technologies for Education), an educational technology initiative, pioneered by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, is setting an ambitious target of preparing 30,000 science teachers in a digital learning innovation called “Online Labs” (OLabs).
Keeping with the theme of Independence Day “Aazad Bharat, Saakshar Gaon”, another initiative of AmritaCREATE was launched on August 16th. The initiative has been launched to bring specialized tutoring, via Amrita Virtual Interactive e-Learning World (A-VIEW), to children in remote areas where there is limited internet connectivity.
IEEE Power Energy Society Student Chapter was inaugurated at the Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru campus on August 10, 2015.
Dr. Madhav Datta, a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science has joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham campus in Ettimadai, Coimbatore, as the Chairperson of the newly established Amrita Center for Industrial Research and Innovation (ACIRI).
Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore Dr. M. Suresh presented a paper titled ‘Selection of New Product: A Case of Clay-Pot-Refrigerator’ at the 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM 2015) held at Hyatt Regency Dubai, UAE during March 3-5, 2015.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham got a unique chance to demonstrate before India its prowess as a pioneer in science and technology when the institution’s top functionaries displayed in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi a cutting-edge virtual facility called A-VIEW.
In the recently held 25th Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) at Glasgow, Scotland from July 1-4, 2015, Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry was shortlisted from a large number of entries in the world to the last 4 finalists to compete for the ‘Bright Smiles Bright Futures Award.’
Amrita Wireless Sensor network to predict landslides in Himalayas.
The IEEE International Conference on “Technological Advancements in Power & Energy– TAP Energy 2015″, organized by the department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Amritapuri campus was successfully held 24th to 26th June 2015.