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Webinar on “Introduction to Google Cloud”

Google Developer Student Club of Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology had successfully conducted an online Webinar on “Introduction to Google Cloud” for students and faculty members.

Date
Platform
Resource Person

Coordinator
Department

16th October, 2021
Zoom
Mr. Dharmesh Vaya,
Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud Platform and Payments
Ms. Neetu Pillai and GDSC Team
Computer Engineering

The key speaker, Mr. Dharmesh Vaya is the Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud Platform and Payments, as well as Cloud Solutions Architect, he has over 14 Years of experience in developing and driving Cloud strategies across the large organization. Apart from this, he actively manages the Google Developer Groups (GDG) Cloud Mumbai, and has taken many sessions on various google technologies.

A total of 115 students and faculty had registered for the event. Mr. Dharmesh commenced the session by explaining about the cloud technology and infrastructure, history of cloud, how cloud came into existence in various different stages, introduction to the google cloud platform, and then discussed about many different APIs available on the Google Cloud Platform for developers to use and Integrate in our ongoing projects, he explained about the key APIs and features of GCP, as told us about various use-cases for many of these APIs and features present in the Google Cloud Platform.

Later in Question answer session, participants asked their doubts and questions. The speaker took all the questions and explained them, he also specified important certifications in cloud for freshers and job opportunities on this domain. After QNA session, the Lead of the Google Developer Student Club, PHCET discussed the upcoming event on Android Development for all the students and faculties, as well as the upcoming Android Study Jams for all the students to develop their skills and gain certification in Android Development.

The session ended with vote of thanks by Ms. Neetu Pillai, Faculty Co-ordinator. Later Feedback link was sent to the participants and E-Certificate were mailed to their registered mail ids. Positive feedback was received from all participants.

October 16, 2021
Webinar on “Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) in Power Systems using PMUs“

Mrs. Pragati Gupta has more than 25 years of experience. She has completed her B.E. with silver jubilee merit award for securing highest marks in BE examination of Dibrugarh University. She got VJTI Gold Medal for securing highest marks in M.Tech., 2010. She has industrial as well as teaching experience. Currently she is working as Assistant Professor at VJTI, Matunga and pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engg. from IIT, Bombay. Her area of research is Wide Area Measurement system using Phasor Measurement Units.

Date
Timing
Platform
Co-coordinator
Speaker Profile

16th October, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Google Meet
Prof. Pranita Chavan
B.E. Electrical, MTech Electrical, Ph.D. Pursuing (IIT Bombay)

The webinar on the topic, “Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) in Power Systems using PMUs” was organized under student chapter IEI and special interest Group Power System for all the undergraduate Engineering students. The main objective of the webinar is to get brief idea about new concept of WAMS and its application in power system. Prof. Aamir Shaikh introduced the Speaker and Session started.

The guest made the session very interactive. She has started the session with basic concept of power system. She gave detailed history and overview of National Grid with their MW capacity and also, the HVAC, HVDC transmission system detailed overview. Then she shifted the presentation towards introduction of WAMS, its significance and application in power system. The concept of WAMS and PMUs were explained with application in power system protection. The session was really informative and students gained the knowledge of new area WAMS which will help them for selecting Project topic in future. The session was carried out through the online Google Meet platform around 65 Students and faculty participated enthusiastically.

The session ended with a vote of thank speech given by Prof. Pranita Chavan. The feedback link circulated among the participants and E-certificates were provided.

October 16, 2021
Guest Lecture on “The Essentials of Writing Your First Resume”

Speaker Profile
Mr. Akhil Arun Menon is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Schools of Computer Science and Information Technology (Department of BCA), JAIN (Deemed to be University) since last 5 years. He has completed his Master’s Degree (Embedded Systems) from BITS PILANI Institute and B.E. (Electronics) from Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel. He has also published papers in journals for example on “A systematic Study of Progressive Authentic Trust Based Security Techniques for Cloud”, and many more.

Prof. Sanobar Sayed did an introduction of the speaker and started the session.

Date
Platform
Link
Speaker
Coordinator

13th October, 2021
Google Meet
https: meet.google.com/muh-bzng-jfa
Prof. Akhil Arun Menon
Prof. Sanobar Sayed

Schedule

Time Programme

2.40 p.m. to 2.50 p.m. Inaugration

2.50 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Guest Lecture

3.30 p.m. to 3.40 p.m. Query Session

3.40 p.m. to 3.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks

Guest Lecture:
Speaker started with the key points to be considered while making attention grabbing resume. He explained the type of templets and standard resumes available in the market, how students can create professional resume. He has also shown students some website having lots of information which is necessary while preparing first resume. He also shared his resume and experience he gained in his carrier. He highlighted the benefits and trends of making resume on social networking site which are strictly profession like LinkedIn. He has also given brief overview of useful websites. Students were motivated after listening to his experience.

Glimpse of the Guest Lecture
Glimpse of the Guest Lecture
Sharing the informative websites
Sharing the informative websites
Solving the Queries from students
Solving the Queries from students

Student from B.E. Electrical and T.E. Electrical, asked questions about websites for helping resume writing and the speaker gave satisfactory answers to all the queries.

This guest lecture session has great impact on soft skill development of students.

Total 71 participants have attended the session and all gave positive feedback through the form circulated after the session. They have also requested to plan more such informative sessions in future that could give them more insight.

We have a recording of whole session for those who were unable to join us due to network issue or some other unavoidable circumstances.

October 13, 2021
Session on “Career Counselling – Campus Recruitment Training”
Objective:
To make students aware of aptitude test and help them in understanding the concept and importance of aptitude test.

Course Content / Description:
- Detailed description regarding various concept of aptitude test.
- Different preparation methods in aptitude test in case of higher studies and job perspective.
Topic
Attendees
Trainer
Date
Location

Career Counselling Session – Campus Recruitment Training
B.E. / T.E.
Mr. Vinay Raikar (Campus Credentials)
10th October, 2021
Online

Mr. Vinay Raikar explained students regarding importance of aptitude test preparation and self-knowledge in making good carrier choices.

Understanding aptitude pattern helps to identify type of skills you will enjoy and be most successful developing.

It helps student to understand the area of interest and strength better.

It provides clarity to the students on which career path is most suited based on their skill set.

Total Attendance: 214
October 10, 2021
Game of Code Competition 3.0
Coding Club is from the Department of Computer Engineering. The coding competition, Game of Code 3.0 was coordinated by Mrs. Babita Bhagat and organized by Harsh Shah. The event was organized to test the coding skills of the students and help them compete with their college mates after a good response in the Game of Code 2.0 organized before. Various language options were available for coding. The competition duration was from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Total 40 Students Have Participated in the coding competition.

Date and Time
Activity
Mode of Conduction

9th October, 2021
Coding Competition
Hackerrank Platform

The winners of Game of Code 3.0 competition were:
1. Himanshu Ghatole
2. Aniket Sawant
October 9, 2021
Virtual Inauguration-cum-Webinar of ASTR Student’s Chapter

The Virtual Inauguration-cum-Webinar of ASTR Student’s Chapter was held on 8th October, 2021 at 3 p.m. The meeting began with a prayer and the introduction of all the chief guests. The Principal of PHCET, Dr. J. W. Bakal and Head of Civil Department Mr. Raju Narwade gave their respective speech on the background of PHCET. The president of ASTR Mr. Vedant Sawant introduced all the members of ASTR students’ chapter to the chief guests and gave a speech on the events conducted by ASTR students’ chapter till then. Dr. Gopal Rai (General Secretary, ASTR) gave the Webinar on “New Dimension to Structural Rehabilitation as Future Profession”. The virtual inauguration of ASTR students’ chapter was done by Dr. G. R. Reddy (President, ASTR). The meeting came to an end with a Vote of Thanks by secretary of ASTR students’ chapter Miss Anjali Sharma. It was a very informative session and many positive feedbacks were received.

Faculty Coordinators: Ms. Steffi Stephen & Ms. Ashwini P.

October 8, 2021
Workshop on “Optsim Simulation Tool for Fiber Optic Communication”

A Webinar on “Optsim Simulation Tool for Fiber Optic Communication” was organised under IETE Student Forum by the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering for B.E. students on 7th October, 2021. Prof. Santosh Jagtap, Assistant Professor Vidyalankar Institute of Technology was invited as guest speaker for this session.

OptSim™ is an award-winning software tool for the design and simulation of optical communication systems at the signal propagation level. With state-of-the-art simulation techniques, an easy-to-use graphical user interface and lab-like measurement instruments, OptSim provides unmatched accuracy and usability. The software has been commercially available since 1998 and is in use by leading engineers in both academic and industrial organizations worldwide.

Department IETE student forum Coordinator Mr. Pratik Mhatre organised this event. The speaker explained the usage of this software and different scenarios which can be helpful in studying technologies like Non Linear Optics, Wavelength Division multiplexing & Optical Amplifiers. The QA part of the session was really fruitful as students took part actively and cleared their queries.

Session feedback submitted by students has confirmed the effectiveness of the session.

October 7, 2021
Technical Quiz on “Geotechnical Engineering”

A Technical Quiz on “Geotechnical Engineering” on account of Birth Anniversary of ‘Karl Von Terzaghi – Father of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics’ was organized for students of Civil Engineering across all engineering colleges to test the knowledge in Geotechnical Engineering. The quiz was conducted on 2nd October, 2021 from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Date
Co-Ordinator
Department

2nd October 2021
Ms. Ashwini P., Ms. Steffi Stephen, Ms. Apurva Deshpande
Civil Engineering

A total of 300 students from more than 20 institutes had participated in it throughout the country. The registration was free of cost. The Quiz had 30 questions of 1 mark each. The students who obtained 50 percent of marks have been provided with the certificate. The response from the students was also exciting. Maximum number of participants attended the quiz with good dedication. Head of the Department Prof. R. P. Narwade and all faculty members of the department worked together for successful completion of quiz.

October 2, 2021
Game of Code Competition 2.0
Coding Club is from the Department of Computer Engineering. The coding competition, Game of Code 2.0 was coordinated by Mrs. Babita Bhagat and organized by Harsh Shah. The event was organized to test the coding skills of the students and help them compete with their college mates after a good response in the Game of Code organized before. Various language options were available for coding. The competition duration was from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Total 54 students have participated in the coding competition.

Date and Time
Activity
Mode of Conduction

2nd October, 2021
Coding Competition
Hackerrank Platform

The winners of Game of Code 2.0 competition were:
1. Anish Ghogare
2. Riddhi Bhonkar
October 2, 2021
Seminar on “International English Language Proficiency Exam”

Date: 28th September, 2021
Department: Computer Engineering and Information Technology
Event Coordinator: Poonam Patil

The department of Applied Sciences and Humanities organized a Seminar on “International English Language Proficiency Exam” for the students. The guest Speaker Myrunmayee Sathe. Expert IELTS trainer explained the test and its component. The four sections Listening, Reading, Writing and speaking was briefly explained with a valuable tips and strategies for each section. She further elaborated the technique to listen carefully and identify key words and taking notes during listening section of the test. Ms. Sathe emphasized a technique to skim and scan the passage quickly. In writing section the speaker discussed different types of essays such as argumentative, descriptive and discursive. She provided tips for speaking section of the test like vocabulary building, coherence, use of appropriate choice of words and maintaining eye contact with the examiner. The seminar ended with doubt solving session. A total number of 170 students attended the seminar and imbibed the knowledge on IELTS and its band score to clear the examination successfully.

September 28, 2021

Time	Programme
2.40 p.m. to 2.50 p.m.	Inaugration
2.50 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.	Guest Lecture
3.30 p.m. to 3.40 p.m.	Query Session
3.40 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.	Vote of Thanks