Dr A. Vadivel Ayyasamy, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has been invited to give an expert talk on "Data Science: Nuts and Bolts".
2020-06-30 11:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Organising Institution: M.A.M. College of Engineering, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Type: Webinar
Flyer: Flyer for the Webinar

Webinar on "Inspiring Innovation at SRM University with IEEE Research"
2020-07-01 08:00 - 17:00
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh will be hosting a webinar on “Inspiring Innovation at SRM University with IEEE Research” in collaboration with IEEE Student Branch, SRM University-AP and IEEE Guntur Subsection on 1st July 2020.
The webinar is aimed at helping faculty and students (UG, PG, and research scholars) to discover yet-to-explore research issues pertinent to respective research domains. The webinar will enable students to explore the important information on IEEE Xplore (IEEE.org in general) site which will assist them to get better placement opportunities — through an in-depth knowledge regarding the research work being conducted by companies and organizations. The session will also introduce the advance facilities available for authors on IEEE site such as IEEE Authors Tools, author notifications etc. Other aspects include how to make quick decisions on choosing the right paper from an ocean of research articles on the internet, how to assess the impact of the research article and much more.
Coordinated by Dr. Manjula R, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, the webinar will commence with a welcome note and Prof. Ragunathan T, head, Department of CSE, will precede the event with opening remarks. Followed by, Dr. Dhanukumar Pattanashetti, will take over the session.
Participate, Network and Collaborate to prosper.

Webinar on "Inspire the Inspired: Excellent Research Opportunity in SRM University – AP"
2020-07-08 10:00 - 12:30
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes webinar on 8th July 2020 at 10 a.m. titled “Inspire the Inspired: Excellent Research Opportunity in SRM University – AP” to engage the DST-INSPIRE students. Prof. Vajja Sambasiva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, will be preceding the webinar with the welcome remarks, and Prof. D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, will be delivering a presentation that would introduce the phenomenal research activities and facilities of the university to the audience. Prof. V. Kannan, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Dr. Jatindra Kumar Dash, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dr. Goutam Dalapati, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Dr. Sutharsan Govindarajan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. G.S. Vinod Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Nimai Mishra, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Vaddi Ramesh, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering will be representing their respective department in the webinar to showcase the research being conducted by the expert faculty.
Each panelist will deliver a talk on the profile of the faculty members of their individual departments. They would discuss the contemporary research areas and focus of the faculty members that has the potential to bring revolutionary changes in the domain. Apart from it, the informative sessions will encompass a brief on the facilities available and planned at SRM AP, accomplishments of the faculty, national and International collaborations made and planned, products and processes being developed, ongoing sponsored research projects, key publications, patents filed and published, national and international conferences organized, DST inspire faculty and DBT Ramaligangashwni fellows at SRM AP, nature index ranking and the contribution of the faculty members of the university, and advantages to be endowed to the students.
Prof. V Kannan, during his session in the webinar, will urge the students to revel in Mathematics. He believes that ideas are more important than routine calculations. Prof. V Kannan says, “Research in Mathematics often consists of recognizing patterns and commonalities and using them to bring several items under one umbrella”. Similarly, Dr. Jatindra Kumar Dash will convey the strength of the department of Computer Science and Engineering to invite the best minds for participating in research activities in the department. He says, “We intend to demonstrate a few ongoing research works in the department and their outcomes in terms of funded project, quality publications and patents.”
Dr. Goutam Dalapati will discuss about the stimulating research opportunity in the Department of Physics, SRM AP. “Friendly and highly qualified experienced faculty with interdisciplinary research makes SRM AP a unique place for research and development. Cutting edge technology for renewable energy, molecular electronics, optical communication, CO2 conversion and energy storage together with materials innovation for next-generation memory, lead free perovskites, flexible devices superhydrophobic/philic surface, self healing, computational screening for materials library are some of the research that are being steered in the department of Physics.”, informs Dr. Goutam Dalapati.
Dr. G. S. VinodKumar will be introducing the prolific profile of the faculty members of the Department of Mechanical Engineering who have completed their Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Research from the Institutes of International repute. He articulates, “Since inception, the department with its full effort built and continue building the research infrastructure and dedicated Centers of Excellence to facilitate quality research – 3D printing, Advanced Manufacturing, Materials Processing & Characterization, and FE Simulation, to name but a few. The faculty members of the department spanned collaboration with various national and international institutes to ensure quality in research.” Dr. G. S. VinodKumar will also inform about the inter-disciplinary research culture at SRM AP and that the scholars who enrolls in the department for Ph.D. will get enriched in various disciplines during their tenure. The uniqueness of the department is the Industrial research carried out by the faculty members, that leads to a product or process development and reaches the end-users within a short span of time. The faculty members of the department constantly publish paper in high-quality journals and file patents. The department of Mechanical Engineering provides opportunity for the scholar to learn the methods of doing research which will enable the students to become independent researchers in their carrier.
Dr. Nimai Mishra will present the on-going invigorating research activities in the Department of Chemistry, SRM-AP. His presentation will also cover available research facilities at SRM AP and some of the recent research accomplishments of the faculty members of the department. Further, Dr. Vaddi Ramesh will discuss about the various exciting research opportunities, and facilities available within the Departments of ECE and EEE at SRMAP. The various research strengths, faculty credentials, ongoing and planned sponsored research projects and important publications by faculty will be presented along with a window into few major research activities within the ECE & EEE Departments.

Dr Dinesh Reddy Vemula, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering has been invited as a speaker to a one-week Faculty Development Programme on "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications".
2020-07-14 00:00 - 2020-07-18 00:00
Organising Institution: Balaji Institute of Technology and Science
Type: Faculty Development Programme
Flyer: Flyer of the programme

Department of Student Affairs organizes "Learn to do Mind Mapping"
2020-07-17 08:00 - 17:00
Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes a session titled “Learn to do Mind Mapping”. A mind map is a tool for the brain that captures the thinking that goes on inside your head. Mind mapping helps you think, collect knowledge,remember, and create ideas. Most likely it will make you a better thinker. Mrs. Deepa Narayanan, Assistant Professor, SRM IST, handling soft skills has been invited to deliver a lecture during this session to help in understanding the concept better, and to enable learning the technique for better understanding and clear decision making.

Let's crack the GATE
2020-07-17 14:00 - 16:00
The Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering in collaboration with TEQUIP FACULTIES presents a workshop for GATE aspirants, titled “Let’s crack the GATE” on July 17, 2021, Saturday, at 2.00 pm. Experienced guest speakers namely, Kranti Ingle, Assistant Professor in UEC Ujjain; Atish Katkar, Assistant Professor in GEC Jhalawar; and Rashmi Rathi Upadhyay, Assistant Professor in BIT Mesra will be the trainers of the session. Dr Siva Sankar Y, Professor of Practice from the Department of ECE at SRM University-AP will coordinate the session.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is the gateway for admission into the Masters Program and Job in Public Sector Companies. It is a national level examination that tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
All prudent BTech students preparing for GATE are invited to attend this workshop on July 17, 2021, at 2.00 pm to know more about this Computer Based Test (CBT) that has a crucial role in the life of an engineering graduate.

Econophysics of Income & Wealth Inequalities
2020-07-18 11:00
Affiliation: Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata

Department of Physics presents webinar on: "Econophysics of Income & Wealth Inequalities"
2020-07-18 11:00 - 12:00
Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes the webinar titled “Econophysics of Income & Wealth Inequalities” on 18th July, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.
Prof. Bikas K. Chakrabarti, acclaimed physicist, will be delivering a lecture during the webinar encompassing interdisciplinary aspects of the socio-economic application of Physics.

Department of Student Affairs organizes "How to Review a movie"
2020-07-18 11:00 - 12:00
Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes a session titled “How to Review a Movie“. A celebrated movie critique presents his/her opinion on the cinema reviewed in an entertaining, informative, and persuasive approach.
Mr. Mohamad Ibrahim, Assistant Professor, SRM IST, has been invited as the guest speaker to illuminate the audience on the techniques of reviewing a book.

Department of Student Affairs organizes "How to Review a book"
2020-07-18 17:00 - 18:00
Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes a session titled “Book Review”. A book review enables avid readers to explore their next best reads, and the book reviewer enhances the critical analyzing abilities, along with discovering literature, authors, and genres Tushar Sahu, 3rd year, Department of Mechanical Engineering, will be deliberating on the universal guidelines to be followed by aspiring book reviewers.

Neoteric frontiers in Cloud and Edge computing
2020-07-21 10:00 - 12:00
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at SRM University-AP is organising the first session of the Distinguished Lecture Series on the topic “Neoteric Frontiers in Cloud and Edge Computing” on July 21, 2021, Wednesday at 10.00 am. Prof Rajkumar Buyya, Director at Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia will be the keynote speaker of this session on emerging fields of Computer Science.
The keynote presentation will cover (a) 21st-century vision of computing and identifies various IT paradigms promising to deliver the vision of computing utilities; (b) innovative architecture for creating elastic Clouds integrating edge resources and managed Clouds, (c) Aneka 5G, a Cloud Application Platform, for rapid development of Cloud/Big Data applications and their deployment on private/public Clouds with resource provisioning driven by SLAs, (d) a novel FogBus software framework with Blockchain-based data-integrity management for facilitating end-to-end IoT-Fog/Edge-Cloud integration for execution of sensitive IoT applications, (e) experimental results on deploying Cloud and Big Data/IoT applications in engineering, and health care (e.g., COVID-19), deep learning/Artificial intelligence (AI), satellite image processing, natural language processing (mining COVID-19 research literature for new insights)and smart cities on elastic Clouds; and (f) directions for delivering our 21st-century vision along with pathways for future research in Cloud and Edge/Fog computing.
About the Speaker:
Dr Buyya is the founder and CEO of Manjrasoft, a spin-off firm of the University of Melbourne that commercialises the university’s cloud computing inventions. From 2012 to 2016, he was a Future Fellow of the Australian Research Council. He has over 625 publications and seven textbooks to his credit, including “Mastering Cloud Computing,” which was published by McGraw Hill, China Machine Press, and Morgan Kaufmann for the Indian, Chinese, and international markets. He also edited numerous publications, including “Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms” and “Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms” (Wiley Press, USA, Feb 2011). The Microsoft Academic Search Index ranked Dr Buyya as the #1 author in the world (2005-2016) for both field rating and citation evaluations in the area of Distributed and Parallel Computing. Dr Buyya was named the World’s Top-Cited (#1) Author and the World’s Most-Productive (#1) Author in Cloud Computing by German scientists in “A Scientometric Analysis of Cloud Computing Literature.” He has been named a “2016 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher” by Thomson Reuters, as well as a Fellow of IEEE and Scopus Researcher of the Year 2017 with Elsevier’s Excellence in Innovative Research Award. He founded the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing and served as its first Editor-in-Chief. He is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Software: Practice and Experience, a publication that has been around for almost 45 years.
Join this informative session on July 21, 2021, from 10.00 am onwards and avail yourself of the opportunity to learn about the emerging computing paradigms and Cloud and Edge computing models.

THE NEWS-MAKERS: Dr. Tousif joins an interactive session with the participants
2020-07-21 17:00 - 18:00
The Department of Student Affairs brings another exciting session of THE NEWSMAKERS today. Dr Tousif Khan N, who was very recently honoured with APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award for his remarkable research on “Online adaptive fast output voltage tracking in DC power supply system”, will be joining the participants to share his research experience with them. Dr Khan is the Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering and internationally acclaimed for his impactful research. Join Dr Khan on July 21st 2020, between 5.00 to 6.00 pm to know more from the man himself.
To watch the session live on our official Facebook page, stay tuned on – https://www.facebook.com/SRMUniversityAmaravati/
https://youtu.be/FJr-FMIZ3bk

Department of Student Affairs organizes an engaging session on "E-mail Etiquette"
2020-07-22 17:00 - 18:00
How to write a perfect e-mail? How to choose the salutation and subject line? How to begin and end the e-mail? These questions have bothered individuals at some point in their life. Needless to say, E-mail etiquette are now an essential part of professional grooming, and it is as important as your social etiquette. Get all your queries answered in this engaging session with Mr JOSEPH ARC LEO. Mr Leo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Loyola College, Chennai. He will be joining us today, 22nd July at 5 pm to discuss proper e-mail etiquette that are to be followed. Registrar yourself quickly to avail the opportunity.

Department of Student Affairs organizes "My Corner"
2020-07-24 17:00 - 18:00
Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes the webinar “My Corner”. During this session, Muhammad Muazu Bala, Research Scholar, Department of Economics, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh will deliver a talk as the resource person on the” Political Economy of Nigeria”. Tune in on 24th July 2020 at 5. p.m. for an interactive and illuminative session.

Workshop on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Healthcare" in collaboration with IEEE-SRM AP Student Branch
2020-07-25 09:30 - 10:30
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes workshop on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Healthcare” in collaboration with IEEE-SRM AP Student Branch. Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor will inaugurate the workshop on 25th July, 2020 at 9:30 am with the opening remarks. Dr. Muralikrishna Voonna, Managing Director, Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute will deliver a Guest Lecture on “Impact of AI in Clinical Healthcare”. Further, during the session, Guest Lecturer, Dr. Rajiv Janardhanan, Director, Amity Institute of Public Health, Professor ACVB will be speaking on “Sustainable Healthcare: AI enabled platforms for Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Solutions”.
Eminent panelists such as Padma Shree Awardee – Prof. Upendra Kaul, Dr. Pooja Ramakant, Dr. Sunil Taneja, Dr. Muralikrishna Voonna, and Dr. Rajiv Janardhanan will be interacting on “Impact of Covid-19, AI on Healthcare”. Prof. Priya Ranjan, Department of ECE , SRM AP will be moderating the session during the workshop. Attend this insightful event to understand the approach in which AI is reinventing and improving the modern healthcare through technologies that can estimate, comprehend, explore, and perform effectively.
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SRM AP welcomes Prof Shobhana Narasimhan as the resource person in the webinar "EFFECTIVE WAYS OF WRITING RESEARCH ARTICLE"
2020-07-25 11:00 - 12:30
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh is organizing a webinar titled “EFFECTIVE WAYS OF WRITING RESEARCH ARTICLE” on 25th July from 11.00 AM till 12.30 PM. Writing a research paper is a great opportunity for young students to explore ideas that are relevant and socially beneficial. Being effectively able to write a research paper enables scholars to demonstrate their expertise on the domain, and the writing process helps in enhancing the critical analyzing skills of Ph.D students, and the young faculty members.
Prof Shobhana Narasimhan from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru will be delivering a talk as the resource person. She is a highly reputed theoretical Physicist and has a great passion for ‘writing of Research Articles’. Prof Shobhana did her MSc in physics from IIT Bombay, and her Ph.D. from Harvard University. Since 1996 she has been the faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, where she is a Professor in the Theoretical Sciences Unit.

The Newsmakers: An interview with Dr Somesh on his journey as a researcher
2020-07-25 17:00 - 18:00
Dr Somesh Vinayak Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, joins The Newsmakers session on 25th July 2020 at 5 pm. Dr Somesh Vinayak Tiwari was awarded the prestigious “Outstanding Doctoral Students Award”, from Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) at an event held at the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. Dr Tewari was presented this award for his excellent PhD thesis titled “Study of surface flashover of insulator in gases at high pressure.” In the session of The Newsmaker, he will be interviewed by Dr Anuj Deshpande, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, on his journey as a doctoral scholar and researcher.
Watch the session live on our official Facebook page and avail the opportunity to know more about a doctoral scholar’s life from someone who has recently experienced it.
https://youtu.be/iKZ0qHd6Rvw

Department of Student Affairs organizes "SOP Academics Meeting"
2020-07-28 16:45 - 17:45
Department of Student Affairs, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organizes the SOP Academics Meeting for the students of SRM AP on 28th July, 2020 at 4.45 p.m. During this internal session, the speakers and participants will discuss the protocols that would ensure a beneficial future of the students amidst the pandemic.

Dr Tousif Khan has been invited by BMS College of Engineering Bangalore (BMSCE), Karnataka to organise a workshop on Closed loop Simulation of Power converters with different controllers
2020-07-31 10:00
Organising Institution: BMS College of Engineering Bangalore (BMSCE)Flyer:Flyer of the Workshop
Type: WORKSHOP
Bochure: Brochure For the Workshop
Schedule: TENTATIVE schedule for EEE_workshop

Department of Student Affairs organizes "Healthier Way of Online Learning"
2020-07-31 17:00 - 18:00
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh will be commencing online classes for the upcoming semester from next week onwards. Considering the apprehension of the students regarding the health issues associated with the online classes, the Department of Student Affairs, SRM AP organizes a webinar where Dr Lakshmi Rajyam, Medical Officer, SRM AP will enable you to understand the healthier approach to online learning. Attend this benefitting webinar on 31st July 2020 at 5 p.m.

Department of Chemistry presents "Department Lecture Series"
2020-08-04 11:00 - 12:00
Department of Chemistry, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh is organizing a “Department Lecture Series”. It is a weekly lecture series in which professors/scientists from other institutes are invited to deliver lectures. This online lecture series is planned to promote collaboration among faculty members, between institutes, as well as to motivate young research scholars.
Department of Chemistry Lecture Series- 5
The fifth chapter of the “Chemistry Department Virtual Lecture Series” will witness Dr Masilamani Jeganmohan, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, deliver a talk on “MetalCatalyzed CH Alkenylation Reactions“. His group has been extensively working on the metalcatalyzed CH bond functionalization reaction for the past nine years. During the course of his talk on 4th August at 11 a.m., he would present his observation on metalcatalyzed CH alkenylation of substituted aromatics, heteroaromatics and alkenes.
Department of Chemistry Lecture Series- 4
On the fourth episode of “Chemistry Department Virtual Lecture Series”, Prof Pradip Paik, School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India will be welcomed as the guest speaker to conduct a session on “Designing Polymer Capsules for Drug Delivery“. In this talk, Prof Pradip will be discussing about a series of polymeric nanocapsules and their designing aspect for different applications such as treatment of the genetic disorder, cancer therapy, treatment of infectious diseases, gene therapy, etc. Attend the session on 31st July at 11a.m. to recognize how these nanocapsules can be used for the effective management of various infectious or tumor diseases where immune-stimulation is paramount for therapeutic application.
Department of Chemistry Lecture Series- 3
On the third chapter of “Chemistry Department Virtual Lecture Series”, Dr. V. Subramanian, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai has been invited as the guest speaker to deliver a talk on the contemporary challenge and ways to mitigate the same. During the lecture “Molecular Docking and Repurposing of Drug Molecules for SARS-CoV-2” to be held on 21st July, 2020 at 11 a.m., Dr. V. Subramanian will be demonstrating how an economic and efficient therapeutic strategy to repurpose existing drugs will be beneficial in combating the pandemic.
For any clarifications or queries, please write to: mahesh.r@srmap.edu.in
Department of Chemistry Lecture Series- 2
On the 2nd edition of the Lecture Series organized by the Department of Chemistry, SRM University- AP, Prof. U.V. Varadaraju, Research Advisor, International Advanced Research Centre, Chennai, and Former Professor, IIT Madras has been invited to deliver a talk on “The Rechargeable world with Li-ion Batteries (LIBs)”. During the lecture to be held on 14th July at 11.00 a.m., Prof. U.V. Varadaraju will be narrating the tale of development of Li-ion batteries that have revolutionized chargeable electronic devices. Tune in to further recognize the current challenges imposed on the invention and the direction that has to be followed in the future.
Department of Chemistry Lecture Series- 1
The Department of Chemistry, SRM University- AP, with immense pleasure, invites Dr Angshuman Nag, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER-Pune) to deliver a lecture on Tuesday 7th July, at 11 AM on the topic “Optoelectronic Properties of Perovskite Semiconductor Nanocrystals”. This lecture is part of the Department of Chemistry, SRM University AP’s “Chemistry Department Lecture Series”. Dr Angshuman Nag received his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India in the year 2009. After that, Dr Nag pursued his Postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago, USA, and in the year 2012, he joined IISER-Pune.

Dr Tousif Khan N, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, has been invited to deliver a talk on the topic of Nonlinear Control Strategies for Power Converters with Nonlinear Loads
2020-08-07 11:00
Organising Institution: The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore, KarnatakaFLYER:Flyer of the Webinar
Type: National Webinar Series-08

The Newsmakers: Interactive session with the top-recruited students
2020-08-08 17:00 - 18:00
Another interesting session of The Newsmakers brings an exciting and funfilled conversation with our four champion students who have recently grabbed excellent job offers in the first-ever placement drive of SRM University-AP. Join Pesala Tanmayi, Koushik Bhargav, Tuhin Sarkar, Sri Harsha Tavidisetty Rajendra of CSE Department on August 08, 2020 at 5 pm and learn more about their journey at SRMAP.

Dr. Sujith Kalluri delivered an invited lecture titled 'Footprint of Micro/Nano Engineering in Energy Storage Applications' at a 5-day e-workshop on Emerging Applications of Nanotechnology.
2020-08-10 00:00 - 2020-08-14 00:00
Organising Institution: M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Type: WorkshopProgramme
Brochure: Brochure of the Workshop

Department of Student Affairs organize "Reinventing Self Through the Science of Positive Psychology"
2020-08-12 17:00 - 18:00
Department of Student Affairs is organizing a webinar on “Reinventing Self Through the Science of Positive Psychology”. Dr. Smita Sharma, Student Counsellor, SRM AP will be delivering a talk and interacting with the audience during the session to be held on 12th August , 2020 at 5pm.
INCLUSION OF POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH SKILL BUILDING “WELL-BEING” PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Student life is one of the most important phases of life. In this phase, students are on a journey to discover themselves personally and professionally as well. To understand and discover the potentialities, there is first a need to understand self – How the mind works and processes information? How to deal with life’s challenges? How to bounce back in times of adversities? How to make use of opportunities… how to empower and enable oneself to move towards a flourishing life? How to deal with failures? How to celebrate success?
Importance of Well-Being in Educational Institutions
Historically educational institutions have aimed for academic excellence as sole evidence for their success. Now, there are growing numbers of educational institutions who are now acknowledging the need to develop students in a more holistic way, with a stronger focus on well-being. Much of this is in recognition of the increasing statistics on psychological distress and mental illness in young adults, and the realization of the need to take a more proactive rather than reactive approach to mental health.
‘Well-Being Program’ based on positive psychology and positive education for educational institutions will act as an antidote to the complex emotions college students are exposed to especially in the present circumstances.
Well-Being: Well-being is an individual’s experience of satisfaction with the ‘past’, contentment with the ‘present ‘and hope for the ‘future ‘. The scientific construct of subjective well-being can be defined as both a cognitive and affective self-evaluation of one’s life and experiences.
Well-Being through the Scientific Study of Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, feelings and behavior, with a focus on strengths instead of weaknesses, building the good in life instead of repairing the bad, and taking the lives of average people up to “great” instead of focusing solely on moving those who are struggling up to “normal”. As a field, positive psychology spends much of its time thinking about topics like character strengths, optimism, life satisfaction, happiness, well-being, gratitude, compassion (as well as self-compassion), self-esteem and self- confidence, hope and elevation. These topics are studied in order to learn how to help people flourish and live their best lives.
Well-Being and Happiness
Happiness is “people’s evaluations of their lives and encompasses both cognitive judgments of satisfaction and affective appraisals of moods and emotions” (Kesebir & Diener, 2008). It is the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful and worthwhile.
Well-being and Neuroplasticity
The ability of the brain to reorganize itself, both physically and functionally, throughout the life due to an individual’s environment, behavior, thinking, and emotions is called Neuroplasticity. It is important to understand that we have the opportunity to take more responsibility for the intentional shaping of our own minds and through that, we can shape our brains in ways that would enable fundamental constituents of wellbeing to be strengthened.
WELL-BEING PROGRAM
Well-being & Young Adults
Introducing Well-being in colleges aids students in developing positive self-perceptions and adaptive thinking styles, learning to set constructive goals and make healthy future predictions, and building skills to help manage emotions and cope with difficulty. Through this model, the students’ mental health is supported by nurturing their social, emotional and psychological skills, ultimately leading to well-being and happiness of the optimally functioning students.
There can be a long list of benefits of which the most important are:
• Increases engagement.
• Increases Life Satisfaction.
• Increases productivity
• Increases Hope and resilience
• Reduces and prevents symptoms of depression.
• Reduces hopelessness.
• Prevents clinical levels of depression and anxiety.
• Reduces and prevents anxiety.
• May reduce behavioral problems.
• Works equally well for individuals of different racial/ethnic backgrounds
The embedding of positive psychology research findings into education best practices—has also been shown to reduce or even prevent depression and anxiety, increase enjoyment and engagement in colleges, improve curiosity and love of learning, and enhance social skills like empathy, cooperation, assertiveness, and self-control, all of which are correlated with increased academic achievement.
Positive Education and Positive Psychology Skills will assist colleges to develop and maintain the optimal functioning of students and staff by making them efficient to prevent and cure mental illness, improve their productivity and life fulfillment, provide means to nurture their own talent and mainly build hope to deal with any challenges that come their way.

National flag hoisting by Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor
2020-08-16 08:00 - 17:00
On the occasion of Independence Day, Prof. V. S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor hoisted the national flag and addressed the employees and students. During his address, Prof V. S. Rao remembered our freedom fighters and emphasized on how non-violence freedom struggle set an example for the entire world to imbibe. He further urged everyone to dedicate ourselves to the nation by contributing in advancement of science and technology, especially in the domain of Information Technology, healthcare, nutrition, and agriculture. Dr. D. Gunasekaran, Registrar, Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM, Ms. Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director-Student Affairs and others participated in the ceremony.
Ph.D. students of SRM AP, D. Lenin babu and Yarramsetti Saisrinu who nobly served the needy during the pandemic were praised by Prof. V. S. Rao and Dr. D. Gunasekaran. During the lockdown, the two students distributed free essentials such as rice and condiments to the poor. They were honored with shawls and were presented the “Care Humanity” award along with mementos. Further, cultural events were organized where students participated in dance and song performances through online platform.

IIRS-ISRO 65th Outreach programme on "Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis"
2020-08-17 08:00 - 2020-09-11 17:00
The liaison of SRM University AP-Andhra Pradesh with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) -Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is bringing the exceptional prospect to the students to achieve their career goals in aerospace and geospatial technologies and make a mark globally. The students of SRM AP receives the brilliant opportunity to participate in the 65th Outreach programme on “Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis” that is to be conducted from 17th August 2020 till 11th September 2020. As the seats of the programme will be reserved on a first come basis, interested students are urged to apply for the same promptly.
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IIRS-ISRO 64-Outreach Programme on "Basics of Remote Sensing Geographical Information and Global Navigation Satellite System"
2020-08-17 08:00 - 2020-11-20 17:00
SRM University AP-Andhra Pradesh’s association with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) -Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO)’s outreach programme will enable our students to attend the 64-Outreach Programme on “Basics of Remote Sensing Geographical Information and Global Navigation Satellite System” to be held from 17th August 2020 till 20th November 2020. SRM AP believes that the excellent opportunity of being associated with ISRO-IIRS initiatives will enable the students to achieve milestones in their careers. The students of SRM AP are advised to swiftly register for the programme as the seats are available on a first come basis.
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Dr Anirban Ghosh has delivered a talk titled “Disease Tagging with Similarity in Clinical Multimedia: A Hands-on Approach”
2020-08-18 00:00

Dr Monoj Kumar Singha was the technical expert of the "Review and modification of curriculum structure and syllabus of 3 year diploma programme in "Mechatronics" discipline for the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational education and skill Development.
2020-08-18 00:00
