(4th August 2020)
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University Institute of
Engineering and Technology(UIET), Panjab University, Chandigarh inaugurated TEQIP-III
sponsored five days Online Faculty Development Program on “Emerging Trends in
Electronics and Communication (ETEC-2020)”. The FDP scheduled from 4th to 8th Aug 2020
is being organised under twinning activity of TEQIP-III in collaboration with Govt
College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu under the guidance & patronage of Prof
Savita Gupta, Director, UIET & Er. Sameru Sharma, Principal, GCET, Jammu.
Resource Persons are experts from IITs/ NITs/ other premier institutes across India.
The aim of this FDP is to empower faculty with technical skills to enhance the content
delivery and bring in transformations in the teaching learning process. The event has
witnessed an enthusiastic response with more than seventy registrations from various
institutes.
Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh in his welcome address
emphasised on the collaboration and integration of different streams of academia and
industry for a meaningful research activity. He appreciated the new education policy
2020 which shall bring several major reforms in education in India. He encouraged value
education to develop an individual and help in lifelong learning in several ways by
giving a positive direction to shape their future. Further, the chief guest
congratulated the organizing team for the initiative especially during the current
crisis.
The expert talk for first session was delivered by Prof. Sandeep K. Arya, Dept. of
Electronics and Communication Engg, G.J. University of Science & Technology Hisar. He
talked about the Optical Communication Systems and Networks. He provided the knowledge
about different trends available nowadays in optical communication and why Optical
fibre is used by many telecommunications companies to transmit signals. Due to much
lower attenuation and interference, optical fibre has large advantages over existing
copper wire in long-distance, high-demand applications.
The resource person for next session was Prof. Maninder Lal Singh, GNDU Amritsar. Prof.
Singh discussed the history of wireless networks and optical networks being used in
today’s era. He also discussed the wireless optical communication without Laser, known
as Li-Fi. Working technology of Li-Fi is discussed in detail. At last he concluded that
this new technology is going to solve four basic problems in wireless communication
i.e. finite capacity, security, need to turn off phones in hospitals and energy
efficiency.
Dr. Naresh Kumar and Dr. Arvind Kumar from UIET and Er. Baldev Raj from GCET are the
Event coordinators. The organizing team members are Dr. Nidhi Garg, Dr. Charu Madhu,
Mr. Vishal Sharma, Dr. Pardeep Kaur, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur and Dr. Roopali Garg from UIET.
