NCTDEE-15

Electronics & Communication Engg. Department of Dronacharya College of Engineering ,Gurgaon organized a two days National Conference on “TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING” (NCTDEE-15)“Macro to Nano world”, on 13 & 14 Mar 2015 under “Seminar Symposia Scheme” of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.

The conference provided a common platform to the Academia, Industry delegates, Researchers for sharing of information related to the technological developments in the various fields of Electronics Engineering. The presentations and discussions during the Conference were related to the following topics:
1. Technological developments in Mobile & Wireless Communication
2. Role of Nanotechnology in Electronics
3. Technological developments in VLSI & Embedded Systems
4. Technological developments in Optoelectronics & Devices
5. Technological developments in Signal & Image Processing
6. Technological developments in Antenna & Wave Propagation

Thirty six technical accepted papers from researchers & academies in above said areas of Electronics Engineering and have been included in the conference proceedings. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. P. Saxena, D.G of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon.

The inaugural session started with the lighting of lamp by the chief guest, Dr. P. Saxena, in the presence of Prof. (Dr.) B. M. K Prasad, Principal, DCE Gurgaon, and Prof. (Dr.) H. S. Dua HOD (ECE), Convenor of the conference and other dignitaries.

Chief Guest, Dr. P. Saxena gave an expert talk on Solar Energy and Solar Cells. In his talk he brought out that solar energy materials & solar cells are intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photo thermal and photo-electrochemical solar energy conversion. A study conducted by CII-Green Business Centre for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2010, estimated that 6.5 Lac solar energy professionals will need to be employed. There is thus a need for incorporating various technical, managerial and financial initiatives related with solar energy in the curriculum at graduate and post graduate levels, in institutes across the country.

He also briefed the participants that the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is establishing Solar Energy Training Network (SETNET) to meet the training needs of solar professionals. This initiative is in collaboration with the Indo-U.S. bilateral Partnership to accelerate Clean Energy Deployment Technical Assistance (PACE-D TA) Program.

The Conference continued with other distinguished Experts and Scientists are Dr. Shailesh N. Sharma, Scientist E-II, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, Prof. B. K. Kaushik, Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE, IIT Roorkee, Dr. Umang Singh, Associate Professor, Department of ECE, IES, Ghaziabad, Dr. Samaresh Das, Assistant Professor, CARE, IIT Delhi, Dr. Manoj Duhan, Professor & Chairman, Dept. of ECE, DCRUST, Murthal, Dr. Mahesh P. Abegaonkar, Assistant Professor, CARE, IIT Delhi.

They stressed upon the importance of research and the innovations in the technical field. He inspired the students & faculty members to take up new creative ideas for their research work and advised all the delegates to keep pace with the latest technological developments in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering. Highlighted the various technological developments in the field of Electronics Engineering during the recent past and also briefed on the new technologies which are developing at a rapid rate. He covered the areas like Broad Band, National Optical Fibre Network, Wireless Communication, Laser Based Communication, Satellite Communication, Embedded System and Internet of Things (IoT) etc. It was brought out that Digital India can play role of a catalyst to push 3G/4G networks. There is an outlay of Rs. 1.13 lakh cr. by Govt of India over the next three years for the creation of hundred smart cities in the country.

It was highlighted that low broadband penetration in non-top tier cities itself is a market opportunity, provided systematic imperatives are made to fuel the demand so that Telcos have demand –led reasons to provide coverage rather than fulfilling an obligation. IBM and Google have made their intentions clear to work with Government of India on the ‘Digital India’ initiative. The latest developments in Internet of Things (IoT) was also talked about. A thing in IoT can be a person with a heart monitor implant, a farm animal with a biochip transponder or an automobile with built in sensors to alert the driver when the air pressure in wheels is low. The advent of IPv6 allows a nearly unlimited address space (3.4 x 1038 unique addresses). IoT is expected to lead to an explosion of connected devices. 50 billion devices are expected to be connected through IoT by 2020.

The closing session of the conference was chair headed by Dr. Bansi Dhar Malhotra, Ex-Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University. In his address, he laid emphasis on the importance of technology to gain greater levels of excellence in higher education, research and innovation. He stressed upon the research in nanomaterials and biosensors and highlighted the use of the nanomaterials for health systems. He shared that during his research; he found that biosensors have recently gained much attention in the field of health care.

At the end of the programme, Dr. Bansi Dhar Malhotra distributed the certificates to the paper presenters and appreciated their enthusiasm as well as the efforts put in by them in their research work.