Campus Connect

Campus Connect

The rich literary canon of poet Subramania Bharathi was celebrated as part of his 142nd birth anniversary by students of Jamal Mohamed College recently. At the men’s section (unaided), the Department of Tamil organised a debate on “The creative output of Subramania Bharathi”. Second-year students M. Mohamed Imaduddin and M. Mukeshkanna and third-year students S. Abdul Kadir and R. Senthil participated in the debate.

Assistant professor T. Prabaharan spoke on “Subramania Bharathi: Some Perspectives”. JMC’s women’s section celebrated the day under the auspices of the National Welfare Programme. A debate was held on “Who is more confident? Men or Women?” in which Tamil department faculty M. Sharmila Banu, Fathima, A. Janartali Begum, and students Darshini, Adshaya, Jessica, Nargees Bivi and Anusha presented their views.

Techniques and applications utilising artificial intelligence (AI) were the focus of a national workshop organised at the Indian Institute of Information Technology – Tiruchi (III-T) recently under the sponsorship of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The five-day programme was inaugurated by C. Valliyammai, Anna University, Guindy, in the presence of Professor N.V.S.N. Sarma, Director, III-T. Participants were taught skills to build and deploy explainable AI models using transfer learning methods.

Putting one’s best foot forward during interviews was among the personality development lessons imparted during a seminar held by the PG and Research Department of Computer Science, National College in Tiruchi recently. A. Sudha, academic trainer, Rexona Confidence Academy, Hindustan Unilever, spoke on the soft skills that young women need when applying for jobs, including grooming and body language. K. Raghunathan, Secretary, National College, spoke.

Faculty development

Two faculty development programmes sponsored by the AICTE Training and Learning Academy on “Artificial Intelligence Aided Reconfigurable Surface and Devices for 6G Communications” and “Recent Developments in Geospatial Techniques, Hydrological Systems and Waste Remediation” were held at the SASTRA, Deemed to be University, in Thanjavur recently. While the first FDP was organised by the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the second was conducted by the School of Civil Engineering. The FDP on 6th generation communication technology was addressed by the speakers from IIT, NIT and industries, the FDP on “Geospatial techniques”, various advanced technologies in the geospatial, hydrological and waste remediation were discussed, according to a release.

Virtual reunion