Electronics & Communication Engineering

Where Discipline & Excellence is a Way of Life

Vivekananda

College of Engineering & Technology

VTU Medalist

Placements 2019-20

Secured 1st Prize for Project Smart Mirror in GSSSIT College Mysore

Project Expo-2019

Innovation by EC Students

Talk on Aviation India by Young Scientist Pratap N M, Drone Boy of India

State level Excellence Award

About

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (Established: 2001)

Electronics and Communication Engineering is a 4-year degree programme, affiliated to the VTU was started in the year 2001. ECE is the utilization of science and math applied to practical problems in the field of communications. It includes designing, fabrication, testing, maintenance, supervision, and manufacturing of electronic equipments in entertainment, media, hospitals (Medical Electronics), computer control systems, broadcast, communication systems and in defence. It also engage in research, design, development and testing of electronic equipment used in various communication systems. The defined courses aim to prepare students to play a leading role in the continuing adventure of modern communication, research, designing, building and marketing the next generation of products.

Vision:

To produce comprehensively trained, innovative, technically competent, creative and socially responsible engineers contributing to nation's imprint on the world stage.

Mission:

M1. Establish a unique academic environment to enable the students to face the challenges of the electronics and communication engineering field.

M2.To impart quality education on par with industry requirements through state of art infrastructure, highly qualified and competent faculty.

M3. Build cutting edge technology hub adding to understudies making progress

M4. To collaborate association with government, industry, society, alumni to promote entrepreneurship

M5. Develop student centric methodology by creative teaching-learning environment

PEO

1. To have a strong foundation and ability to apply mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and modern tools to analyze, design and implement the solutions to problems in the electronics and communication engineering fields.

2. Excel in professional career and/or higher education and/ or entrepreneur by acquiring knowledge in area of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

3. Analyze real life problems, design appropriate system to provide solutions that are technically sound, economically feasible and socially acceptable.

4. Exhibit professionalism, ethical attitude, communication skills, team work in their profession and adapt to current trends by engaging in lifelong learning.

PSO

1. Ability to apply the fundamental concepts of electronics circuits and programming skills to design and develop real time embedded systems.

2. Ability to design and develop solutions to the problems in the area of DSP and communication using modern simulation tools.

3. Ability to apply concepts of computer networking to meet desired needs of modern information technology .

4.Ability to apply the fundamental concepts of CMOS VLSI design in developing application specific integrated circuits

Salient features:

Qualified & Dedicated Faculty
Well-equipped laboratories
VTU Research centre [Ph.D.]
Association of Electronics & Communication Engg.(AECE)
Industrial Projects & internships
Vacational Training Courses
Industrial Visits

Vacational Training Courses Conducted by the department:

Xilinx
Cadence
Mission 10X
SciLab
Microwind
MASM
Turbo C

Laboratory Facilities:

Analog Electronics Laboratory
Logic Design Laboratory
Microcontroller Laboratory
HDL Laboratory
Analog Communication + LIC Laboratory
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
Advanced Communication Laboratory
Microprocessor Laboratory
Power Electronics Laboratory
VLSI Laboratory
Project Laboratory

Faculty

Faculty Details:

Mr Shrikanth Rao S K

Designation:

Assistant Professor & Head

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech, (Ph.D)

Area of Specialization:

Computer Application in Industrial Drives

Dr Roshan Joy Martis

Designation:

Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech, PhD

Area of Specialization:

Biomedical Signal Processing,Machine Learning

Mr Udaya Kumar S

Designation:

Associate Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.E., (PhD)

Area of Specialization:

Signal Processing

Ms Rajani Rai B

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication

Mr Vinay P

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech, (PhD)

Area of Specialization:

Information and Communication and Technology

Ms Sowmya Anil

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Electrical and Electronics(BE) Microelectronics and control systems(M.Tech)

Ms Prabha G S

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication

Ms Jovita Lasrado

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication

Mr Suhandas

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech , (PhD)

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication, Image Processing

Mr Shivaprasad

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics

Ms Nirupama K

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics & Communication

Mr Praveen M Ullagaddi

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication Systems

Mr Mahabaleshwara Bhat P

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication Systems

Mr Guru Sandesh M

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication

Mr Naveena C

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation

Ms Nisha G R

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics

Ms Sangeetha B L

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Digital Electronics and Communication Systems

Mr.Yadunandana V

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualification:

B.E., M.Tech

Area of Specialization:

Power Electronics

Non Teaching Staff:

Mr Hariprasad D

Designation:

Sr. Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE

Experience:

20 years

Mr Sateesh K

Designation:

Sr. Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE

Experience:

16 years

Industry Experience:

3 years

Mr.Dinesh A. S

Designation:

Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE(AMIE)

Experience:

12 years

Mr.Rajesh A

Designation:

Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE(AMIE)

Experience:

12 years

Mr Manoj K P

Designation:

Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE

Experience:

4 years

Ms Akshatha

Designation:

Lab Instructor

Qualification:

Diploma in ECE

Experience:

4 years

Ms. Harshitha

Designation:

Lab Instructor

Qualification:

ITI, Diploma in ECE

Experience:

3 years

Department Helper:

Mr Harisha

Designation:

Attender

Qualification:

SSLC

Experience:

13 years

Highlights

Highlights :

Association Inauguration
Association of Electronics and Communication Engineers Inauguration function was held on Sep 2019. HOD, Prof. Shrikanth Rao S K welcomed all the 2nd Year EC students to the branch. He inspired students to plan and prepare on a daily basis for internal as well as external VTU exams seriously as well as placement activities. Principal, Dr. M S Govinde Gowda addressed the gathering and wished all the students.

Student Achievements
1. Project titled “Smart Mirror” developed by Mr. Mohith, Mr. Mithun M, Mr. Shashikanth T, Mr. Sourabh, Mr. Kshitheesha and Mr. Vishnu K V of 5th semester Electronics and Communication department under the guidance of Prof. Vinay P and Prof. Gurusandesh M bagged 3rd place ion Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) project exhibition held at SMVITM, Bantakal, Udupi on 24th Oct 2019.
2. Mr. Mohith and team of 5th semester, Electronics and Communication Engineering got first prize for their project “Smart Mirror” in the inter college Project Expo-2019, held at GSSS Institute of Engineering and technology Mysore on 13th Nov 2019. Team project is guided by Prof. Vinay P and Prof. Gurusandesh M.
3. Ms. Rakshitha V Rai, 5th semester, Electronics and Communication Engineering has been selected as "Zonal winner" for her excellence in the event from Braintech, Azure Skynet Solutions Private Ltd under the technology "Bug Bounty" which was conducted at Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology jointly by IEEE VCET student branch and ELAN & NVISION IIT Hyderabad. She has selected for the next level event "Brain tech Grand Finale -2020" in the same series.
4. Mr. Shrivardhana and Mr. Rahul, 3rd semester, Electronics and Communication Engineering won the “Excellence Award” in Anveshana Agri Tinkering fest – 2019 on 30th Nov 2019 and 1st Dec 2019 held at Vivekananda English Medium School, Tenkila, Puttur.

Alumni Talks
1. An Alumni talk on “Internship and Projects” was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering for pre-final year students on 21st Oct 2019. Mr. Ramesh S.C and Mr. Sujan Raj, Slekin Technical Solutions, Mangalore interacted with students.
2. An Alumni interaction was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering for pre-final year students on 31st Oct 2019.
Ms. Arpitha Rai, proud Alumni presently working in Siemens, Bangalore interacted with students.

Student Activities
1. A sapling plantation was conducted by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering with the theme “Preserve Planet Earth” under Unnath Bharath Abhiyaan-2 in two government schools of Chickmudnoor Village on 30th Aug 2019. Prof. Prabha G S coordinated the programme.
2. A one day workshop on “Drone and Gliders” was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering for the talented students of various branches on 8th Nov 2019.
Mr. Vishal P Rao, Proprietor, Kinetic Hobbies was the resource person.
3. An Activity on “Awareness of Electronics and Electrical devices” was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in association with Unnat Bharath Abhiyan, IEEE, ISTE, a session on IoT projects for Chikmudnur Government School on 12th Nov 2019. Around 78 students attended the program. Students of Electronics and Communication Engineering gave awareness on Electronics and Electrical devices and demonstrated IoT projects. Prof. Prabha G S coordinated the programme.
4. A talk on “Gazing the Crystal Ball” by Dr. Krisha Raj P M , Professor, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, was organized by association of computer science on 13th Nov 2019 for Pre-final year students of Electronics and communication Engineering.
5. A one day “Project Exhibition”- practical implementation of the innovative ideas was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in association with Industry Connect IOT lab on 20th Nov 2019. The projects were developed in industry connect IOT lab by all the pre-final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students and they have exhibited around 20 different project designs. Prof. Gurusandesh M coordinated this event.
6. "IOT project Demo" was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering for second year Electronics and Communication Engineering students on 22nd Nov 2019. Students exhibited different projects developed in industry connect IOT lab. Prof. Shrikanth Rao, Prof. Gurusandesh M, Prof. Sowmya Anil and Prof. Prabha G S, Prof. Yadunandan and Prof. Rajani Rai coordinated this event.
7. A one day workshop on “Industrial Internet of Things programming using Arduino” was organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in association with industry connect IOT lab for 1st year PUC students of Vivekananda PU College, Puttur on 29th Nov 2019. Prof. Gurusandesh M, Prof. Mahabaleshwara Bhat P, Prof. Shivaprasad and Prof. Naveen C coordinated this event.
8. Ms. Anushree K Babu, Ms. Krupa, Ms. Jesmitha Menezes, Ms. Divya, Ms. Akshatha, Mr. Adarsh, Mr. Kishan Bharadwaj, Mr. Aiyappa, Mr. Ajay Steevan and Mr. Varun Kumar of final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students helped students of Vivekananda English medium school, Tenkila in doing projects related to Auduino and IoT.

Staff Activities
1. An activity was conducted on IoT for MCA students of in and around Dakshina Kannada on 24th Aug 2019 by Prof. Naveen C.
2. A hands on workshop on “Placement Readiness: Python Programming & its applications” was conducted for the final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students by Prof. Shivaprasad, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 30th Aug 2019.
3. One day workshop on “IoT Applications” was organized for the faculties of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 17th Sep 2019.
4. A one day Seminar on “IoT and its applications” was conducted for faculties of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering by RDL technology, Mangalore on 12th October 2019.
5. An activity on “Realization of characteristics of SCR, MOSFET and IGBT circuits” was conducted for final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students by Prof. Sangeetha B L, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 12th Sep 2019.
6. A hands on activity on “ Basics of VLSI design was conducted for pre-final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students by Prof. Rajani Rai, Prof. Jovita Lasrado and Prof. Suhandas, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 13th November 2019.
7. A hands on activity on “Application of Fourier transforms in Filters using Matlab” was conducted for pre-final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students of by Prof.Vinay P and Prof. Shivaprasad, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 13th November 2019.
8. An activity on “Circuit simulation using JS software” was conducted for Second year Electronics and Communication Engineering students by Prof. Rajani Rai and Mr. Dinesh A S, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 19th November 2019.
9. An activity on “Power Electronics circuit simulation” using ORCAD was conducted for second year Electronics and communication Engineering students by Prof. Sowmya Anil and Prof.Prabha G S, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 13th November 2019.
10. An activity on "Application of Digital Signal Processing to Real Life Problems-Peak detection in Biomedical Signals" was conducted for pre-final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students by Dr. Roshan Joy Martis, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 15th November 2019.
11. An activity on “Statistical Inference using t-test for applications in Business Projects” was conducted for MBA students of Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology by Dr. Roshan Joy Martis and Prof. Rajani Rai, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 3rd Dec 2019.
12. An activity was conducted on Basic circuits of electronics for first year engineering students on 19th Dec 2019 by Prof.Vinay P and Mr. Satheesh K.
13. An activity was conducted on basic electrical engineering circuit simulation using ORCAD for first year engineering students by Prof. Sowmya Anil and Prof. Praveen U on 19th Dec 2019.

Achievements

Ms. Sindhura Saraswati secured First rank with 6 gold medals in B.E in Electronics and Communication under VTU Belagavi for the academic batch 2015-19.
Mrs. ShriRaksha K A secured Fourth rank in M.Tech in Digital Electronics and Communication Systems under VTU Belagavi for the academic year 2018-19.
The Electric Solar Vehicle Championship (ESVC) is Asia’s largest solar event was held at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh from 27/03/2018 to 2/4/2018. Totally there were 81 teams registered out of which 35 qualified for final round. The team MUSTANG of Vivekananda college of Engineering and Technology, won Overall 6^th rank.

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Alumni Interaction: A Talk by Mr. Ravi Bhat, Software Engineer at TCS Kolkata on 9th March 2020

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IoT workshop for Ist PU, VPU students.

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One Day workshop on Drone and Gliders

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Department activity “Basics of VLSI design” for 5th sem students

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Application of Fourier transforms in Filters using Matlab

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Power electronics circuits simulation using ORCAD.

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Application of Digital Signal Processing to Real life problems -peak detection in biomedical signals

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IoT Workshop for Narendra PU Students

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IoT Workshop for ShriRama PU Students

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Viveka Sankalpa ( an association for character building) , Vivekananda College of Engineering and technology Puttur organised a talk “Kalam’s vision :India 2020