About Electrical & Electronics Department

Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation

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An Industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized to the 5th semester students by the EEE department on 22 February 2024.A total of 65 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation along with faculty coordinators Ms Bharathi Rao and Mr Franco Menezes. KPTCL officials Mr Deepak and Mr Krishnanad Pai provided information about the layout of the substation. The objective of the visit was to have practical exposure on transmission and distribution of electrical power.

Students were informed that the incoming 220 KV duplex lines to this substation were supplied from KEMAR station, Karkala. The officials also explained in detail the working of Gang Operating Switch, lightning arresters, current transformers, circuit breakers, potential transformers and other equipments which form the main components of the substation. Students also visited the 11 KV substation in the same premises and were enlightened on the capacitor banks and the purpose of these banks for distribution. They also had a glance of the SCADA (control room) and the battery room. Single line diagram of the substation was studied and students had a discussion on how to identify the practical location of the equipment referring to the single line diagram. 

The industrial visit provided an enlightening experience to the students mainly on the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power. It also gave an insight on the sectors available for choosing career in Electrical Engineering.

Workshop on Programmable Logic Controllers

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The Workshop on Programmable Logic Controllers ( PLC) was organised for interested third year EEE students on 10 February 2024 by Mr Deepesh S K and   Mr Franco Menezes, Asst Professors, EEE Dept. The resource person for this workshop was Mr Shreekesh Udupa, Engineer, Rockwell Automation Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. Mr Shreekesh Udupa is a EEE Alumnus from the batch of 2016. This handson session was based on the free Rockwell Automations Software (PLC software) which gave adequate knowledge and skills to students on ladder programming used in PLC's. The program was highly appreciated by all the studnets and staff present for the program.

EEE: Industrial Visit

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An Industrial visit to Leksa Lighting Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mijar, Moodabidri Taluk, was organised by Mr Deepesh S K, Asst professor, EEE Dept and was coordinated by Ms Madhavi G and Mr Sathisha K, Asst Professors, EEE Dept. This program was organised under the banner of EELS Association for Third year EEE students on 08 February 2024. Leksa Lighting is a industry that designs and manufactures lights for different occasions. It has a complete design and tukey solutions for stage lighting and drapery systems as per inteational standards. It also manufactures lights for film and fiction shoots, for interior and exterior light designs and lights for fountains etc. The visit commenced with a presentation on Introduction of Leksa Lighting and their recent Indian and foreign projects. This was followed by the amazing light show using the lights that were manufactured by Leksa Lighting. The students were divided into two groups and were sent for the industry tour to different departments. The students were taken to the production line where all the components are assembled and made into a complete product before testing them. The testing process was shown where the lights are kept ON for several hours to check for faults and observe the current and power drawn by it. Also water resistance tests was done to check the lamp's conditions for fountains etc. The students also got insight information on the raw materials used in lighting industry and knowledge on lighting controllers. Students got bird's eye view of the surface mounted devices used in testing of lights. The students interacted with the employees of Leksa lighting in Q&A session. The visit was highly appreciated by all the students and faculty members.

Orientation Programme for New Faculties

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The department of EEE in association with Quality & Goveance Group (QGG) And Inteal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), SJEC organized an orientation programme for new faculty memebers on 19 January 2024 in Room No 1124, First floor, AB-1. The programme was initiated by a welcome note delivered by Ms Himani Kishan Raj,Assistant Professor, EEE dept. 

The first session was about a brief introduction to St Joseph Engineering College. This session was delivered by Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash DSouza, Director, SJEC. Second session was about a comprehensive review of outcome based education- necessity, concepts, leaing styles and active leaing strategies and was delivered by Dr Rio D'Souza, Principal, SJEC. After the tea break, the session was on research at SJEC which was delivered by Dr Purushothama Chippar, Vice Principal. Then Dr Pavana Kumara B, Head IQAC explained about PO, PSO, Course Assessment, Programme Assessment and attainment calculations. 

The post-lunch sessions consisted of hands-on sessions on "creating LMS, personal and course website” delivered by Dr Hareesha B & Dr Vijay V S. The session on HR functions at SJEC was delivered by Mr Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager, SJEC.  The last session of the day was delivered by Dr Felcy D'Souza, Librarian on Library Orientation at SJEC. 

All the sessions of the day were appreciated by the participating faculty members and motivated them for future endeavors.

Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2023-24

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The Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2023-24 was held on 04 January 2024 at 10.00 am in Fr Fred Seminar Hall. Mr Rathnakar Bhat, CEO, KarMic Design Pvt. Ltd graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr. Sanath Saralaya, Head of the Department , Ms MadhaviGatty, Staff Coordinator and EELS office bearers were the other dignitaries on the dais.  The programme began with a prayer song, followed by the auspicious traditional lamp lighting ceremony to formally inaugurate the Association activities. Dr Sanath Saralaya welcomed the gathering& introduced the distinguished Chief Guest. A video presentation of EELS association activities held during the academic year 2022-23 was done. Mr Koushik Bhat, president of EELS proposed the association activities for the academic year 2023-24. The meritorious students were felicitated with certificate presented by the chief guest Mr Rathnakar Bhat.  The formal event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator, EELS. The formal inaugural ceremony was followed by a motivational talk on "career opportunities in semiconductor industries” by the Chief Guest. The talk was highly appreciated by all the students and faculty members present. The honourable Chief Guest of the day was felicitated with a memento presented by the Head of the Department. Ms Renita Pinto, Final year student compered the programme. 

The inaugural function of EELs was followed by a branch entry program in the post lunch session on 04 January 2024 in the Kalam Auditorium. The third semester students of EEE branch welcomed cordially by the EEE faculty and students from third and final year. The program constituted exciting games for third semester students followed by a cultural program hosted by third and final year students. This program was liked by all the students and faculty members.  

Lecture on “Development of Scientific Temper Under Article 51 AH-Constitution of India”

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Department of EEE in association EELs association organized a Lecture on "Development of Scientific Temper under Article 51 AH-Constitution of India” for the IInd & IIIrd year EEE students on 21st December 2023 from 2:00 -5:00pm. The resource person for the session was Professor Narendra Nayak, Former professor-KMC Mangaluru, President of Indian Rationalist Thinking Associations.

Professor Narendra Nayak stressed the importance of Development of scientific temper among the students. He urged the students to develop logical & critical reasoning. He stressed on the importance to develop the habit of questioning on the facts told or already known to you. Prof. Nayak also demonstrated few facts by giving live demonstration to the students. 

The session left behind a very deep impact on the students as it made students to rethink on the many of the facts which was shown by live demonstration to the students.

EEE: Three-day workshop on Internet of Things

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St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru, in collaboration with SJEC AICTE IDEA LAB and the Departments of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering, organized three-day workshop on "Inteet of Things" from 21 to 23 November, 2023, specifically tailored for the teaching faculties.15 faculty members from different Institutions registered for the workshop and actively participated.

The workshop covered a spectrum of topics, commencing with an Introduction to IoT, followed by in-depth sessions on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Node MCU. Participants delved into practical aspects, leaing about static web page creation, establishing a simple server in Node MCU, understanding Adafruit, creating dashboards in Adafruit, connecting Node MCU with Adafruit, and installing a local server in Raspberry Pi.

The sessions were expertly led by resource persons including Mr. Vijay Ganesh P.C, Ms. Jennifer C. Saldanha, Mr. Radhakrishna, Ms. Jayalakshmi K.P, and Ms. Priya Seema Miranda, Assistant Professors from the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, along with Dr. Binu K.G, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Deekshith and Ms. Theresa Pinto guided the participants as Tech Gurus. The training program was well appreciated by all the participants. Ms Madhavi Gatty , Assistant Pofessor, Dept. of EEE and Ms Simi P Thomas, Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE coordinated this program.

EEE: Three days workshop on Rapid Prototyping Techniques

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Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in association with SJEC AICTE IDEA LAB organized a three days Skill Development Program on "Rapid Prototyping Techniques” from 02 to 04 November 2023 for the students of diploma colleges of Mangalore region. About 69 students from KPT, Mangaluru registered for the workshop and actively participated. The program was coordinated by Ms Madhavi Gatty and Mr Joysun DSouza- Assistant Professors, EEE department. 

The first session of the workshop was focused on training the participants on the working of different machines and use of Software like SOLID WORKS, TINKERCAD, ART CAM, CREALITY ENDER SLICER, LIGHT BURN etc. which is primarily used to create the design of the model or product to be developed. Students were later divided into three groups of 10 students each and hands-on training was given on 3D printers, 3D scanner, Laser cutting machines, and CNC wood router machines respectively. Dr. Ravikantha Prabhu and Dr Vijay V S conducted different sessions as resource persons for the workshop. Mr. Deekshith, Mr. Harshith, Ms. Chaithra K, and Mr Praveen Dsouza demonstrated the working of different machines and guided the participants as Tech Gurus.

Hands-on workshop on “Patent : Prior Art Search”

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering under EELS association in collaboration with ISTE organized an Hands-on workshop on "Patent : Prior Art Search”  for VII semester EEE students on 17 October 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco & Ms Madhavi Gatty, Teaching Faculty, Department of Electrical and Electronics were the resource persons. 

The objective of the workshop was to provide information about Patent search and analysis of claims. Dr Sheryl Colaco started the session with details of open patent databases available worldwide and gave a glimpse on writing novelty search report. Ms Madhavi explained on performing practical searches in the USPTO, WIPO PATENSCOPE and ESPACENET databases. Different Patent Classification Systems with Novelty were discussed. Students were assisted to carry out hands on search regarding patent related to their field of interest. The session was well appreciated by the students. The session provided valuable insight to perform prior art search and identify novelty in their project work.

EEE: Placement training program ‘PRAYATHNA 2023’

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in association with Training and Placement Cell, organized placement training program 'PRAYATHNA 2023' for the final year students of EEE department. The detailed report is as follows:

The training took place from 03/10/2023 to 09/10/2023 and aimed to enhance the employability skills of our students and prepare them for the competitive job market.

Objective:

The primary objective of the placement training program was to equip our students with essential skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in job interviews and professional environments. The training covered various aspects such as technical skills, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and overall personality development.

Day 1: Technical Skills Enhancement

Electrical subjects brushed up and GATE level questions solved by Mr Franco Menezes, assistant professor and Mr Sathisha K, assistant professor, dept of EEE.

Workshop conducted by Dr Hareesha B, HOD of MCA department and Mr Murari B K, assistant professor from the department of MCA on C++ programming language and coding practices

Day 2: Technical Skills Enhancement (continued)

Electrical subjects such as Power Electronics and Control Systems were revised and problems associated with these were solved by Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar M.K, assistant professor and Dr Sheryl G Colaco, professor, dept of EEE.

Workshop on C++ programming language continued for day 2 by Dr Hareesha B, HOD of MCA department and Mr Murari B K, assistant professor from the department of MCA 

Day 3: Technical Skills Enhancement (continued)

Electrical Machines being a core subject was taken up by Mr Deepesh S K and topics on Digital Circuits solved and clarified doubts by Ms Chaithra Shetty on the 3rd day.

In the afteoon, Workshop on C++ programming language continued with the students being asked to answer a test on C++ and execute programs pertaining to the topics leat.

Day 4: Communication and Mock Interview

Team-building activities and group discussions to enhance interpersonal skills. Ms Preetha Aroza, campus counselor was the main spectator for Group Discussion. Various aspects as to how to start the GD, how to address people and the postures and body language maintained in a GD was discussed.

Followed by, Mock interview sessions with 3 Alumni of EEE dept and our college faculties like Dr. Binu K G, Mr. Sathyendra Bhat, Mr Glenson Tony, Mr Roopesh, Mr Rolvin Sunil D'souzaour, college HR, Mr Rakesh Lobo was organized in the afteoon.

Detailed feedback and constructive criticism provided to each student.

Individual counseling sessions to address specific conces and provide tailored guidance.

Day 5: Resume Building and Interview Etiquettes

Mr Glenson Tony, assistant professor from ECE department took up session on resume building which provided guidance on resume writing, emphasizing key achievements, skills, and experiences.

Personalized feedback and suggestions for improving individual resumes.

Followed by a session on Interview Etiquettes by Ms. Anuradha Hegde, Head HR at Seven Technologies Ltd, Mangalore.

A brief on Interview preparation workshops, including common interview questions and best practices for answering them were discussed. 

Case studies and real-life examples illustrating successful career paths in various engineering fields.

Do's and Don'ts in an interview were also discussed. 

Outcomes and Feedback:

The placement training program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both students and trainers. Participants expressed their gratitude for the valuable insights, practical skills, and confidence gained during the training. The mock interview sessions were particularly beneficial, helping students identify their strengths and areas for improvement.

Next Steps:

In light of the success of this placement training program, we plan to continue organizing such events in the future. We will also explore opportunities for collaboration with industry partners to provide our students with inteships, guest lectures, and hands-on industry experience, further enhancing their employability.

Conclusion:

The 5-day placement training program was instrumental in preparing our 7th semester students for the challenges of the job market. We are confident that the skills and knowledge acquired during this training will significantly enhance their prospects in interviews and future careers. We extend our sincere appreciation to all the trainers, guest speakers, and staff members who contributed to the success of this program.

Orientation Programme for New Faculty Memebers

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The department of EEE in association with QGG& IQAC, SJEC organized an orientation programme for new faculty memebers on 25 September 2023 in Room No 1124, First floor, AB-1. The programme was initiated by a welcome note delivered by Ms Himani Kishan Raj, Assistant Professor, EEE dept. 

The first session consisted of a comprehensive review of outcome based education- necessity, concepts, leaing styles and active leaing strategies. This session was delivered by Dr Rio D'Souza, Principal, SJEC. Second session was on HR functions at SJEC and was delivered by Mr Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager, SJEC. The third session was delivered by Dr Pavana Kumara B, Head IQAC on PO, PSO, Course Assessment, Programme Assessment and attainment techniques. 

The post-lunch sessions consisted of hands-on sessions on "creating LMS, personal and course website” delivered by Dr Hareesha B & Dr Vijay V S. The last session of the day was delivered by Dr Felcy D'Souza, Librarian on Library Orientation at SJEC. 

All the sessions of the day were appreciated by the participating faculty members and motivated them for future endeavors.

InsightSphere: Empathetic Solutions - One-Day Workshop on Design Thinking

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The One-Day Workshop on Design Thinking was organized by InnoVenture: SJEC Innovation Platform in collaboration with the Department of Electrical Engineering and SJEC AICTE Idea Lab. The workshop was held on 17 August 2023 at the Kalam Auditorium from 9:15 am to 5:00 pm. The workshop was attended by a batch of 60 students from across the Departments. The workshop was delivered by Mr Pradyumna Pandit, Co-Founder of KoInvent Business Solutions - Pune. 

The workshop on design thinking proved to be an insightful and engaging session aimed at fostering innovation and creative problem-solving. The workshop was divided into several key stages, each designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the design thinking process. The session commenced with a dynamic activity that encouraged participants to channel their creativity in designing a toaster. This initial exercise not only served as an icebreaker but also set the tone for the rest of the workshop by highlighting the importance of thinking outside the box.

The core of the workshop was dedicated to exploring the phases and intricacies of the design thinking process. Over 15 minutes, participants were taken through each stage, from empathizing with users and defining the problem to ideation, prototyping, and testing solutions. This systematic breakdown equipped attendees with a clear roadmap to approach complex challenges while keeping the end-users' needs at the forefront.

The subsequent 45 minutes were dedicated to delving deeper into the concepts of innovation and ideation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, participants gained valuable insights into how design thinking has been applied in real-world scenarios to drive innovation and achieve remarkable outcomes.

The workshop also addressed essential aspects such as the dos and don'ts of design thinking, offering practical guidelines for participants to follow in their future endeavors. The exploration of "Jugaad" and its relationship with design thinking underscored the adaptability and versatility of these concepts, particularly in contexts where resource constraints call for ingenious solutions.

The notion of frugal innovation, which encapsulates the idea of achieving more with less, resonated strongly with participants, showcasing the universal applicability of design thinking principles. The Q&A session provided an opportunity for participants to seek clarifications and delve deeper into specific areas of interest.

As the workshop drew to a close, a comprehensive recap reinforced the key takeaways from each stage. Participants also had the chance to provide feedback, ensuring that the workshop not only met their expectations but also served as a valuable platform for leaing and skill enhancement. Overall, the workshop on design thinking succeeded in nurturing a collaborative and innovative mindset among the participants, equipping them with a powerful problem-solving toolset applicable across various domains.

Dr Nitin Kulkai, the Program Manager of InnoVenture was also present for the session and shared his knowledge with the participants. A team of 8 faculty members from SJEC were also present for the workshop.

EEE: Outreach Program

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Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering under EELs association in collaboration with Community Engagement Group conducted a technical training programme titled "Electricity and Automation” for the students of 8th, 9th and 10th grade of Govt. High School, Hosabettu, Moodbidre on 9 August 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm. The objective of this technical programme is to enhance the scientific temper of high school students belonging to the rural background. 

The training program consisted of student groups providing demo of automation based projects to school students and informing them about safety issues related to electricity, students also made charts to explain the demo projects with simple block diagrams. The school students exhibited high energy and clarified their queries during this program.

Ms Venita Monteiro- Asst Professor, Physics department, Ms Madhavi Gatty, Mr Joysun Dsouza , Assistant Professors, Dept. of EEE were the faculty in charge for this activity.  Mr Anson Feandes , Department of  ME was the student coordinator of the Community group activity. The program was well appreciated by the school students and the teachers present.

User Awareness Programme on National Digital Library India

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A User awareness programme on "National Digital Library of India” organized by the Library and Leaing Group and Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in association with National Digital Library of India, on 3rd August 2023 between 10.00 am. at Prerana Hall. Mr. Dubbendu Chakrabarty, Senior Outreach Manager at IIT Kharagpur, was the Resource Person.

Objectives of the programme:

• Introduce participants to the NDLI platform and its features, making them aware of the diverse range of digital resources available, including textbooks, research papers, articles and multimedia content.
• Promoting Digital Literacy: Enhance students' digital literacy skills by guiding them on how to navigate the NDLI platform, conduct effective searches, and access relevant resources for their academic needs. 

The outcome of the programme: 

The resource person provided a comprehensive overview of the NDLI Club, shared insights into the club's activities and future event plans, and detailed the procedure for becoming a member of the institute's NDLI. Through this programme participants will be able to develop better digital literacy skills, becoming more proficient in using digital skills, and becoming more proficient in using digital libraries and online resources effectively. Also, participants will be able to develop a habit of using digital resources for continuous leaing, contributing to their personal and professional growth beyond formal education.

Talk by a dietician- “Let’s Talk Nutrition”

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Wellness and Sports group, in association with the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, organized the first health talk "Let's Talk Nutrition”, on 28 th July 2023, from 3.30pm to 4.30 pm. The talk aimed to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating habits and their impact on overall well-being. The talk covered a wide range of topics, including the fundamentals of nutrition, the role of various nutrients in the body, and practical tips for maintaining a balanced diet. The key points discussed in the talk are understanding nutrition, a balanced diet, the role of nutrients, the Impact of diet on health, the dietary recommendations for specific groups, hydration and mindful Eating.

The talk on "Let's Talk Nutrition” provided valuable insights into maintaining a healthy diet for optimal well-being. Attendees gained a deeper understanding of the role of nutrients in the body and received practical advice on making sustainable dietary changes. The talk aimed to contribute to a healthier and more informed community by promoting the adoption of healthier eating habits.

The talk was attended by students of electrical and electronics as well as civil engineering.

Technical talk on “How to Write a Research Paper”

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A technical talk on "How to Write a Research Paper" was organized by the EELs association in collaboration with the IEEE SJEC student Chapter-PES for the 3rd-year students of the EEE department on 30th June 2023. Dr. Sheryl Grace Colaco, Professor of the EEE department, was the resource person for the program.

Dr. Sheryl started with the basic idea of working with research and innovative minds. She gave an introduction to research and explained the concepts mandatory for writing a research paper. She elaborated on the literature survey, methodology, citations, and pictorial representation in a research paper. Finally, she illustrated the IEEE conference template in detail for writing research papers with importance given to abstracts, pictorial depiction of results, and conclusions.

Students found this workshop interesting and knowledgeable. The program was coordinated by Ms. Madhavi Gatty, Assistant Professor from the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

EEE: Mini Project Exhibition cum Competition

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The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a mini project exhibition cum competition for the 6^th semester students on 16 June 2023. A total of 16 teams consisting of 3- 4 members in each team participated in this event. The faculty members from Physics department, Dr Vincent Crasta, Professor and Electronics and Communication department, Ms Padmini Bhat Assistant Professor were the judges for the event. The groups were also evaluated for their final presentation by the faculty members of the department. The first prize was bagged for the project titled "Smart Bee Hive” by Mr Ajwin D Souza, Mr Arin Raqshan and Ms Deepthi P under the guidance of Mr Franco Aldrin Menezes, Assistant Professor,EEE. The second prize was bagged for the project titled "Alteative for Pesticides” by Mr Vineeth R Gatty, Mr Sushanth Kumar M, Mr Abdul Basith, Mr Ashwin Kumar under the guidance of Mr Franco Aldrin Menezes, Assistant Professor, EEE. The certificates and cash prize was awarded to the prize winners by the judges at 4.00 pm in Relay and High voltage laboratory of the department. The 2^nd year students of the department too witnessed the projects and interacted with the project teams. The program was coordinated by Ms Bharathi Rao,Ms Madhavi Gatty and Mr. Joysun D'Souza- Assistant Professors, EEE department.

Workshop on PCB Design and Fabrication using KiCad Software

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One day hands on training session on "PCB Design and Fabrication using KiCad Software” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering & Department of Civil Engineering in association with SJEC AICTE Idea Lab & IEEE SJEC student Chapter- PES for the III year students of EEE and Civil Engineering Department on 5 June 8, 2023.  The final year studentsMr Rajath Kumar & Mr ManojKulal from the dept. of EEE were the resource persons. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge of students on PCB design skills. A brief introduction was given on a schematic capture tool to create PCB layout, understanding the electrical parameters and creating the schematic. The resource team also explained to define design rules and requirements,placing of the components, route the traces and generating design/layout files. Participants were given hands on exercise to create the schematic of op-amp tester circuit, PCB etching, drilling and soldering. The outcome of the training has enabled the students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using KiCad software for building mini projects andmain project. The training session provided a great opportunity for interested students inelectronic projects to lea new skills. The program was coordinated by Ms MadhaviGatty and Mr Rohith Veigas - Assistant Professors from Dept. of EEE and Civil Engineering.

A hands on training on “Introduction to MATLAB”

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A hands on training on "Introduction to MATLAB” was organized for lab instructors of SJEC by the LLG group with association EEE department on 1st and 2nd June, 2023. Rakshith B S Senior Application Engineer-UPT Technology was the resource person .

Mr. Rakshith BS demonstrated a hands-on approach throughout the workshop, engaging participants with practical examples and interactive exercises. He emphasized the importance of understanding MATLAB's syntax and encouraged attendees to experiment with the software on their own to reinforce their leaing.

Some of the workshop's highlights included:

• Insightful explanations: Mr. Rakshith BS provided clear and concise explanations of complex concepts, making it easier for participants to grasp the materials.
• Real-world examples: Participants were exposed to real-world use cases where MATLAB played a crucial role in solving scientific and engineering problems.
• Q&A Sessions: Regular Q&A sessions allowed participants to seek clarification on specific doubts and challenges they faced while leaing MATLAB.
• Practical exercises: Hands-on exercises provided participants with opportunities to apply what they leaed in real-time, solidifying their understanding of the concepts.
• Participant Feedback: The workshop received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the participants. Attendees appreciated Mr. Rakshith BS's expertise and teaching style, which made the subject accessible to both beginners and those with prior MATLAB experience. Participants expressed that the workshop offered valuable insights and practical knowledge.

The event contributed significantly to enhancing participants' skills and confidence in utilizing MATLAB as a powerful tool for numerical computing, data analysis, and visualization. The organizers extend their heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Rakshith BS for his exceptional guidance and expertise, which made the workshop a valuable and enriching experience for all participants.

EELS: Technical Talk on “Power Electronics Design and Analysis”

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A technical talk on "Power Electronics Circuit Design and Analysis” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics under EELs Association in collaboration with ISTE for the 3^rd year students. Mr Sandesh Nayak, Embedded Design Engineer, Brevera Technologies, Mangalore was the resource person. The objective of the session was to impart knowledge on design of power electronics circuits.  A brief introduction was given on different types of power and power factor correction.  Design of power factor controlled flyback topology SMPS design was explained and  analyzed with various waveforms. The outcome of the session has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth  knowledge on SMPS design and provided a great opportunity for people interested in power electronics to analyze the circuit designs. A total of 25 students participated in the session.

EELS : Talk on Climate Emergency

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EELS), Torque student association & Eco club organized a talk on "Climate Emergency' for VI semester EEE and mechanical engineering students on 17.05.2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mr. H. Shashidar Shetty, General Secretary,   and Mr. Benedict Feandes, Member, National Environment Care Foundation (NECF),  Mangaluru were the resource persons. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness of nature preservation through renewable energy sources and the planting of trees. Mr Benedict Feandes provided information on deforestation and fossil fuels ruining the environment through Co2 emission and global warming. He stressed the role of planting trees by students to save nature for future generations.  Mr Shashidar Shetty shared his experience as an environmentalist and called the students to be volunteers in the service of nature.

EEE: FDP on “Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms”

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Department of Electrical & Electronics in association with SANJOSH-SJEC Teaching Leaing Centre & Inteal Quality Assurance cell organised three day FDP on "Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms” for the faculty of the department. The Objective of the FDP was to give an insight on the Formation of the Competency & Performance Indicators (PIs) in the course plan and also the importance of complex engineering problems in the curriculum followed by the assessment for the same.

Mr Sathisha K, HOD welcomed the gathering & briefed on the FDP. He also welcomed the resource person for the day Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs.

Session 1: Introduction to Competency and Performance Indicators - Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs

Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs explained on how the competency & performance indicators (PIs) can be framed from POs. He also explained on how Course outcomes can be mapped to the PIs for a particular courses.

Session 2: Developing assignments based on Complex Engineering Problems - Dr Shreeranga Bhat, HOD-ME

Dr Shreeranga Bhat, explained how a complex engineering problem of higher levels can be entrusted to students in the form of assignments and mapping the assignments to particular POs.

Session 3: Insights on Course plan- Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head- IQAC

Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head-IQAC explained how a course plan & assessment sheet needs to be prepared as per the new format. He said course outcome once framed by the respective course coordinator needs to be reviewed by the course review committee before finalizing the same.

Session 4: Effective assessment using Blooms Taxonomy- Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs

Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs said that there needs to be an effective assessment based on the blooms taxonomy. He also said that assessment should be based on the rubrics framed.

Session 5: Reviewing of Competency & Performance Indicators of the Department -Mr Franco Menezes

Competency & Performance Indicators framed was reviewed & changes were made wherever necessary as per the suggestions given by the faculty members. Finally a fair Competency & performance indicators (PIs) was framed. 

FDP was compered by Ms Himani Kishan Raj, Assistant Professor-Dept of EEE. FDP was concluded by thanking all the faculty members.

FDP Conducted Date  :  27-4-2023 to 29-4-2023 

Program Name : FDP on "Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms”

Target Audience  :  All E&E Faculty

Resource Person  :  Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs, Dr Shreeranga Bhat, HOD-ME and Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head-IQAC

Program Coordinator  :  Mr Franco Menezes, Assistant Professor-Dept. of EEE and Ms Chaithra Shetty, Assistant Professor-Dept. of EEE

EEE: Talk on “Signal Processing using LabVIEW“

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A Talk on "Signal Processing using LabVIEW"was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in association with ISTE & IEEE- SJEC Student Chapter & PES for the 6th semester students. Mr Franco A Menezes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SJEC, Mangaluru was the resource person.

A brief introduction was given on the topics sensors and transducers. Participants were introduced to the signal processing tool LabVIEW. A brief introduction of the signal processing tool was given. Various sensors were introduced such as IR sensors, motion sensors and actuators such as LEDs, motors and servos which could be interfaced using LabVIEW.

The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E & E students to gain the practical knowledge on using LabVIEW for data acquisition. The training session provided a great opportunity for people interested in signal processing and data acquisition to lea new skills.

EEE: Outreach Program on “Installation of Solar System”

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On 13 April 2023, a survey on "Installation of Solar System” was conducted by the final year and pre-final year students of Dept. Of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in association with Community Engagement Group, SJEC at Malluru village, Mangaluru. The survey was conducted with the aim of identifying the type of energy consumption, appliances used in the houses and educate them on the benefits of using Solar appliances. Around 9.20 am, we departed from the college and reached the village at 9.45 am. Total 91 Students from Dept. of EEE were present for this activity. These students were divided into 18 groups and survey form was given to them. Students visited around 60 houses in the village and enquired about grid connection, facilities available in the house and type of tariffs. Students actively participated in this survey and gave awareness to several villagers about the necessity for installing solar appliances. It gave an opportunity for students to develop their communication skills and sensitize them on the electricity issues faced by the rural people.

Our survey found that all the houses in Malluru village were connected to the electrical grid. However, there is a lot of scope for using solar appliances as many houses have not installed PV panels. For example: there are household using sewing machines which can be connected to solar system to save energy. Ms Madhavi Gatty, Ms Divya K Pai , Mr Joysun Dsouza , Assistant Professors, Dept. Of EEE and Ms Anusha S, Assistant Professor, Dept. Of CSE were the faculty in charge for this activity. Mr Anson Feandes , Department of ME was the student coordinator of the community group activity. Thanks to the management, faculty and students for the support.

Workshop on “Basics of Arduino”

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A one day hands on training session on "Basics of Arduino” was organized by the department of Electrical and Electronics under EELs Association for the 3^rd year students. The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge on working with Arduino microcontroller and its components. Mr Leswin D Souza, 8th sem, E& E was the main resource person. Mr John Pramith D Souza, Mr Glenal D Souza, Mr AnwithRaj Jain K from 8^th semester E&E volunteered the session. A total of 45 students participated in the session. The theory syllabus on microcontroller was limited to 8051 microcontroller for the 3^rd year students. To bridge the gap between the syllabus and the real world problem, this workshop was organised. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge on building projects using Arduino and to code the controller.  A brief introduction was given on the Arduino uno and the simulator Arduino IDE. Participants were introduced to programming of arduino with simple code. Various sensors were introduced such as IR sensors, motion sensors and actuators such as LEDs, motors and servos which could be interfaced to Arduino. Participants were given hands on exercises to practice using these sensors. Participants also built an Ultrasonic sensor and IR sensor based detection and ranging circuits. The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using Arduino IDE for building their own mini projects and main project. The training session provided a great opportunity for people interested in electronics and robotics to lea new skills.

EEE: FDP on Applications of Communication and Artificial

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Date  :  16/3/2023 to 17/3/2023

Program Name : FDP on Applications of Communication and Artificial

Intelligence using MATLAB

Target Audience  :  All staff of SJEC

Resource Person  :  Mr Rakshith B S, Senior Application Engineer-UPT, Technology Solutions Division, CoreEL Technologies- Bengauru.

Program Co-ordinator  :  Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco- EEE department, Ms Nandini Maninarayana- ECE department

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Department of Electronics Communication Engineering in association with SJEC MATLAB, CoreEL Technologies organized a Faculty Development Programme on "Applications of Communication and Artificial Intelligence using MATLAB” from 16th to 17th March 2023 in DSP Lab, AB1. This programme was organized by Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco- EEE department and Ms Nandini Maninarayana- ECE department. The resource person for this FDP is Mr Rakshith B S, Senior Application Engineer-UPT, Technology Solutions Division, CoreEL Technologies- Bengauru.

Day 1 (9:30am-1:00 pm) : The session began with an Inauguration by HOD-ECE followed by the technical sessions from Mr Rakshith BS, CoreEL Technologies. The resource person gave an initial introduction to various Simulink block sets of the Communication tool box and later provided hands-on training with an example to create modulator and demodulator blocks.

Day 1 (2:00pm-4:30 pm) : In the afteoon session, the resource person introduced the participants to MATLAB Grader and its usefulness in teaching and evaluating MATLAB codes of various engineering concepts. He also demonstrated a few video tutorials that guide the participants in using MATLAB Grader for academic teaching and leaing purposes.

Day2 (9:30am-1:00 pm) : The resource person discussed the Machine leaing toolbox with the GUI interface with apps. He later on provided hands-on sessions with supervised leaing, unsupervised leaing and LSTM with examples.

Day 2 (2:00pm-4:30 pm) : In the afteoon session, the resource person discussed deep leaing techniques for image acquisition and prediction. He also taught deep leaing layer interface with apps. The sessions ended with a note on MATLAB's innovative project demonstrations and competitions for academic excellence.

EEE: Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation.

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A one day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized by the E&E department in association with ISTE for the I semester students on 10 March 2023. A group of 37 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Faculty members Ms Madhavi Gatty & Ms Bharathi Rao-Assistant Professors from the department of Electrical and Electronics accompanied the students. Er Deepak from KPTCL provided lot of information regarding the substation. He informed that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV are supplied from Kemar to this substation. Er Yogaraj explained about the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system Students were introduced to practical knowledge on substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and other substation components which form the main part of the substation. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power to the students.

EEE: Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation by VIII semester students

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A one day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized by the E&E department (EELS association) for the VIII semester students on 01 March 2023. A group of 25 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Faculty members Dr Narasimha Pandith-Adjunct Faculty, Ms Madhavi Gatty-Assistant Professor from the department of Electrical and Electronics accompanied the students.

Er Krishnaprasad Pai from KPTCL provided lot of information regarding the substation. He informed that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV are supplied from Kemar to this substation. Students were introduced to practical knowledge on substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and transformers and other substation components which form the main part of the substation. The KPTCL official also explained about the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power to the students.

EEE: Patent Search & Prior Art Assessment by VIII semester students

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EELS) in association with IEEE & IPSC organized an Hands-on workshop on " Patent Search & Prior Art Assessment”  for VIII semester EEE students on 24.02.2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco & Ms Madhavi Gatty of Electrical Department were the resource persons.

The objective of the workshop was to provide information about Patent search and analysis of claims. Dr Sheryl Colaco started the session with details of open patent databases from several regions. Ms Madhavi explained about performing practical searches in the USPTO, WIPO PATENSCOPE and ESPACENET databases. Different Patent Classification Systems with Novelty and Inventive Step Patentability Searches were discussed in the workshop. Also  guided  the students to perform Patent searches on their own technologies. The session was well appreciated by the students.

Workshop on Electrical Switchgear and Protection

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A three-day work shop on Electrical switchgear and protection was organised from 09 to 11 February 2023 in Basic Electrical Lab for interested students of second year and final year EEE Branch. This program was organised by Mr Deepesh S Kanchan and Mr Franco Menezes, Asst Professors, EEE Dept. The resource personnel for this hands on work shop were Mr Shivananda, MD, DBsons Pvt Ltd, Tumkur, Mr.Basavesh, HR Manager and Ms.Rajeshwari, Trainer, DBsons Pvt Ltd, Tumkur. The resource team provided in sights in to the world of Electrical Switchgear, Importance and Applications. They provided Industry based knowledge on contactors, push buttons, NOs, NCs, Timers, Indicators and Circuit breakers. Students were divided in to groups of 5 members. Each group worked on Modules related to ACB, Timer, Indictor, OLR, Motor controllers, VFD, APFC and PLCs. Students attained skills on automatic and manual star delta starters, DOL starters, Slip ring resistance controllers and many such protective schemes. Students interacted with the trainers on a regular basis and found all the sessions interesting and knowledgeable.

EEE: Technical Talk on “Mangaluru Smart City Cooperation Projects”

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 A technical talk on "Mangaluru Smart City Cooperation Projects” was organized for third semester EEE students on 21 December 2022 from 9:30AM to 11:00AM in Fr Fred Memorial Hall. The resource person for the talk was Mr Mohammed Shakeer, Alumnus batch of 2014, KPTCL representative, MCC. This programme was organized by Mr Deepesh S K and Mr Franco Menezes, Assistant Professors, EEE department. The talk provided significance of different voltage levels in transmission and distribution systems in Kaataka state. It also provided information on different type of substations and transformers. The resource person also presented completed projects of Mangaluru smart city project and future plans like the water front project. There was a video presentation of these projects which made the event interesting for the students present.

EEE: Industrial Visit to Traction Power Substation

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 EEE dept. in association with EELS and IEEE organized an Industrial Visit to Traction Power Substation, Konkan Railways, Mulky for 7^th  semester EEE students on 19.12.2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Mr Narayan Nair, Senior Section Engineer, KRCL-Udupi addressed the students on the 25KV substation layout, equipment in the substation, remote and manual control and maintenance of the Substation, the difference between Conventional substation and traction substation etc. The students could relate their theory content on the traction leat in  UEP with practical visualization and clarification from industry personnel

EEE: Technical Talk on "Awareness on TPSDI Internship courses"

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 EEE dept. in association with EELS and IEEE organized a Technical talk on Awareness on TPSDI Inteship courses for 5^th  semester EEE students on 14.12.2022 from 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Mr. Sateesh Mahajan addressed the students on various inteship courses for EE students on solar , Cable Laying and power systems. He explained to the students the need of employability skills leaing during student life. He stated that renewable energy, especially in solar system design, would be creating lot of job opportunities and hence he stressed that the students should undergo such training courses at TPSDI -shahad.

EEE: EELS INAUGURATION

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 The Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2022-23 was held on 13 December 2022 at 9.30am in  Fr Fred Seminar Hall. Dr. Subramanya Bhat, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Mr. Sathisha K, in-charge Head of the Department , Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator and EELS office bearers were the other dignitaries on the dais. The programme began with a prayer song, followed by the auspicious traditional lamp lighting ceremony to formally inaugurate the Association activities. Mr. Sathisha K welcomed the gathering & introduced the distinguished Chief Guest. A video presentation of EELS association activities held during the academic year 2021-22 was done The logo of the EELS Association was revealed by the chief guest. Mr Deekshith V, president of EELS proposed the association activities for the academic year 2022-23. The honourable Chief Guest of the day was felicitated with a memento presented by the in-charge Head of the Department Mr Sathisha K. The formal event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator, EELS. The formal inaugural ceremony was followed by a motivational talk on "Various opportunities for Electrical Engineers in private and public sectors” by the Chief Guest. The talk was highly appreciated by all the students and faculty members present.

EEE: Technical Talk: Traction Power Supply

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EEE dept. in association with EELS organized a Technical talk on Traction Power Supply for 7^th semester EEE students on 02.12.2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Ms. Prarthana Deepak, Alumnus Batch 2016, Junior Engineer, 33/11KV substation, Kankanady MESCOM delivered the talk. The technical talk was a part of beyond syllabus activity relevant to the 7^th -semester course on Electrical Power Utilization (18EE742), Module 4: Electric Traction Systems. 

Resource Person was Ms. Prarthana Rao, Alumnus -Batch 2016, Engineer @MESCOM , Mangaluru

Ms. Prarthana in her talk spoke about the advantages of electric traction over conventional systems, the transformation in Indian Railways with mode Electric trains, various voltage levels AC & DC systems, pantograph systems, different types of transformers design, need for AC & DC motors, mechanical and electrical aspects of traction systems. Finally, she motivated the students to take up competitive exams in Railway Board to serve and make a difference in Indian Railways 

EEE: Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation

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A one day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized by the E&E department (EELS association) for the 4^th semester students on 9^th September 2022. A group of 20 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Faculty members Ms Bharathi Rao, Mr Franco Menezes from the department of Electrical and Electronics accompanied the students.

Er Krishnaprasad Pai from KPTCL provided lot of information regarding the substation. He informed that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV are supplied from kemar to this substation. Students were introduced to practical knowledge on substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and transformers and other substation components which form the main part of the substation. The KPTCL official also explained about the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power to the students.

EEE: Follow your Robotic lines

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The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is association with SJEC IEEE Student branch organized Follow Your Robotic Lines- A Hands on Session on "Design & Building of Robotic Bots” for the Ist & IInd year students of B.E on 22^nd & 23^rd July 2022 in Fr. Fred Memorial Hall from 9:00 - 5:00 P.M. A total of 45 students registered for the session making 14 teams.

Day 1: 22-7-2022

The moing session was started by explaining participates the working principle and schematic diagram of the components used in building the Robotic Bots & the key features of the Arduino. Later an introduction to the basics of Arduino programming was demonstrated by taking some examples. Moing session was concluded by demonstrating Thinker Caed.

Afteoon session was started by demonstrating the participates on how to fix the wheels to chassis and then program the same to move forward and reverse, program IR sensors to differentiate between black and white region. First day session was ended by informing the teams to build the bot and program it by varying the parameters.

Day 2: 23-7-2022

On day 2 teams were asked build their bots & demonstrate the program developed. Once the bot was developed by the teams, it was tested on the track and if required troubleshooting of the same was done by the volunteers to rectify the problem & corrections was told to the teams.

Feedback was collected from participants through the Google Form & the session was well appreciated by the teams.

EEE: QUIZ COMPETITION

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The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is association with SJEC IEEE Student branch organized a QUIZ Competition for the Ist & IInd year students of B.E on 2^nd June 2022 in Bishop Aloysius Paul Hall from 2:00 - 5:00 P.M.

The session was addressed by Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco, Professor-Department of Electrical & Electronics to create an awareness on the importance of IEEE in student life.

A total of 265 students registered for the event making 78 teams. The QUIZ competition consisted of 4 rounds. First Three rounds were elimination rounds in which 50 teams qualified to the second round, then 30 teams qualified to the third round and 8 teams qualified to the final round.  The first 3 rounds were conducted in quizziz.com.

Final round comprised of 2 sub rounds. First round consisted of 8 questions with one question to each team, each right answer would give team a score of 3 marks if they secure a goal or the team could grab a score of 2 mark from the neighboring team. Second round was a buzzer round. Correct Answers to question would give the teams a score of 10 points & a wrong answer would give them a negative 5 marks.

The Entire competition was well planned and executed without any hassle.

 Following teams were declared as winners of the Competition:

EEE: Visit to Solar Roof Top Panel

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a Visit to solar panels installed on Rooftop in SJEC campus for all the  8th Semester  students of EEE Department on 06-05-2022.

Mr. Ajithanjaya addressed the students about the details of the design and construction and technical specifications of the solar installation. Students leat a great deal starting from the sun as a source of energy to how to get maximum energy from the sun through photovoltaics. Students were also introduced to the concepts of net metering and gross metering. This one hour session was conducted in the Tutorial room of the department. After the break of 5 mins students moved on to the field visit. The solar panel installation on the rooftop was visited first. Mr. Ajithanjaya explained all the construction details of the panels. Then the group of students moved on to visit the 5 inverters and the control panel. After spending some time answering the questions by the students the team visited the transformer at the incoming 11kv lines from the MESCOM. The generator set and the main electrical control panel of the college was also visited. The total visit was spanned for a duration of around 3 hours.

Workshop on “Basics of Arduino”.

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A one day hands on training session on "Basics of Arduino” was organized by the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized under the EELS Association for the 3^rd year students. The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge on working with Arduino microcontroller. Mr Prajwal, 8th sem, E& E was the main resource person. Mr Avinash, Ms Jyothi, Ms Amrutha from 8^th semester E&E volunteered the session. A total of 28 students participated in the session.

The syllabus in study of microcontroller was limited to 8051 microcontroller. To bridge the gap between the syllabus and the real world problem, training session was organised. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge on different kinds of Arduino boards, and how to code them. 

A brief introduction was given on the arduino module and online stimulator called TinkerCad. All the pins of the arduino were explained and a hands-on session was conducted on TinkerCad, starting with simple circuits such as blinking of single LED, blinking of alteating LED participants went on to complex circuits of potentiometer and a project on automatic street light. Different types of arduino boards such as Arduino UNO, Arduino Nano, Arduino Mega were introduced and arduino coding was explained. TinkerCad was introduced in the moing session of the workshop whereas hands-on sessions on Arduino IDE were conducted in the afteoon session. Participants built an Ultrasonic sensor and IR sensor based detection and ranging circuits.

The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using Arduino IDE for their mini projects and main project.