Conferences

IEEE International conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies (CSNT-2016), on March 05-07, 2016 Chitkara University, Punjab organized and successfully hosted international conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies (CSNT-2016), on March 05-07, 2016. Renowned keynote speakers from international universities were invited. Session chairs were also invited from institution of repute from all over the world and the country. It was attended by more than 110 delegates. Over 150 research papers were presented. The aim of the conference was to bring experts in their fields of electronics and computer engineering from academia and the industry was successfully achieved. Keynote addresses were given by Prof Jorge Barbosa, Brazile, Mr Vipan Kumar, Senior Scientist CSIO, Chandiarh, Dr. Ashraf Samara, Jordan. Mr. Poojan Mitra, Technical manager (CISCO) was invited as Guest of honour. Mr. Suman Jolly, Managing Director, Recorders & Medicare Systems Pvt. Ltd. (An Indian MNC) a self technology entrepreneur of the seventies honoured the conference by being the Chief Guest and sharing his vast experience of research and industrial leadership. His presence shall motivate and inspire the delegates by showcasing the achievements of Recorders and Medicare Systems in the domain of healthcare critical medical electronics instruments.

About NCSID-2015 National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh is established by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 1967 for the development of Technical Education. The institute has excellent laboratories, library, computer centre and modern reprographic and other production facilities. The institute offers short term courses in the areas of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Educational Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Rural Development, Applied Science and Computer Science. The institute also offers Regular and Modular Master of Engineering Programmes and undertakes a spectrum of activities such as Education and Training Programmes, Curriculum Development, Instructional Material Development, Research and Development, Extension Services, Consultancy in Technical Education and Technology areas. The institute has been recognized as a 'Research Centre' by Panjab University, Chandigarh as well as by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (Punjab) for pursuing research work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy i.e. Ph.D. Civil Engineering Department offers a variety of professional level courses such as Concrete Quality and Mix Design, R.C.C. Design, Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures, Construction Planning and Management, Construction, etc. in addition to courses in areas like Soil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Highway Engineering and Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering, Software Applications etc. Civil Engineering laboratories in the relevant field are well equipped for carrying out laboratory and field experiments.

About Wecon 2015 "WECON 2015, the fourth edition of international conference on Wireless Networks & Embedded Systems was organized during March 20-21, by Chitkara University in association with British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada and Deakin University, Australia. Conference attracted over 250 technical papers by students, academicians & researchers from India & abroad of which 94 papers were shortlisted for publishing in the conference e-proceedings & 60 papers were presented during the conference in four parallel tracks. WECON 2015 was attended by over 200 delegates that included students, faculty, researchers from India & Abroad as well as Industry Professionals"

‘Drug Resistance, Development, Pharmaceutical Technology and Outcomes’ DRDPTO on 11th and 12th April, 2014 Eminent and distinguished dignitaries from the pharmaceutical industry and academia communicated the most significant information on DRDPTO through their highly informative technical sessions. The primary objective of the international conference was to convey the knowledge regarding the related recent findings and highlights of the pharmaceutical industry and at the same time give an opportunity and platform for the young researchers to reach out to develop insights into all the related issues.Chitkara University Publications

NATIONAL CONEFRENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (NCSID) Chitkara University, H.P took the initiative in collaboration with NITTR, Chandigarh for organizing a conference Titled- NATIONAL CONEFRENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (NCSID) under the Patron ship of Dr. Ashok Chitkara, CUHP and Dr. M.P Poonia, NITTTR and Conveners Dr. Varinder S. Kanwar, CUHP and Dr. S.K Sharma NITTTR. The Conference was divided into Five Session in which three sessions were on 13.03.2014 and two on 14.03.2014 with different chairperson, secretary, co-chairperson and rappoteur for each session. In these sessions various papers were presented by various participants from across the country. The last session was devoted to sustainable development of Chandigarh a number of valuable suggestions emerged which were consolidated and forwarded to appropriate agencies. The conference was a great success entitled to the organizers.Chitkara University Publications

AMMT-2013 Manufacturing industry has benefited the world economy with recent developments in technology design & research. Due to globalization & liberalization, there is stiff competition in this industry for offering the products & services of the best quality, at the cheaper cost & within the desired delivery schedule. Global economy has derived benefit with development of new materials & technologies. The purpose of AMMT is to broaden the technical knowledge, deepen the understanding of innovative research & networking with peers and colleagues from academia & industry. Convener of the conference was Mr. Rakesh Goyal & Co-convener was Mr. Kulwinder Singh.Chitkara University Publications

INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY (IMKE-2013) The International Conference on Information Management in the Knowledge Economy (IMKE) is a multidisciplinary Conference on digital information management, science and technology . The principal aim of this conference is to bring professionals in academia, research laboratories and industry together and offer a collaborative platform to address the emerging issues and solutions in digital information science and technology. The IMKE intends to bridge the gap between different areas of digital information management, science and technology. The Conference will feature original research and industrial papers on the theory, design and implementation of digital information systems as well as demonstrations, tutorials, workshops and industrial presentations.Chitkara University Publications

International Conference cum Training Workshop on ‘Filling The Gaps: World Heritage And The 20th Century’ An International Conference and Training Programme was organized at Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture (CSPA) along with National Institute Of Advanced Studies In Architecture- Pune (NIASA), from 03-07 October 2013. The objective of this 5-day programme is, thus, to promote an understanding of the significance of twentieth century heritage, not only of its physical and visual attributes, but also its historical, cultural and social dimensions. The Programme was designed into two parts: International Conference and hands-on Training Workshop.The first half comprising of a series of well-illustrated lectures on four themes representing key issues of conserving 20th Century Heritage -- Evaluation, Intervention, Management of Change, and, a special focus on twentieth-century Historic Urban Landscapes. Each of these thematic sessions were be structured around an overview on the theme by an invited specialist, presentation of selected papers, as well as discussions for a rich exchange of experiences and approaches. In addition, poster displays on conference themes enabled sharing of lessons learnt in diverse territories of the twentieth-century heritage.

The programme also aimed to examine the scope and the challenges of managing this recent heritage within the framework of the World Heritage regime. The fact that the event was a roaring success can be gauged from the fact that it had the largest ever gathering of foreign and Indian participants and experts drawn from 22 countries across the world. Ar. Niyati, Ar. Neha Singh, Ar. Sunanda, Ar. Sachin, Ar Kanika, Ar Harveen, Prof. Nitin, Ar. Parminder, Ar. Aarti, Ar. Vaishali, Ar. Neha Garg, Ar. Shaffali, Ar. Kasturi, Ar. Mona Ali, Ar. Mukta, Ar. Shweta, attended the course from CSPA.

International Conference on Management & Information Systems in association with International Forum of Management Scholars Chitkara Business School organized its 2nd International Conference titled ICMIS-2013 (International Conference on Management and Information Systems) on 22nd-24th September 2013 at Bangkok in association with Association with International Forum of Management Scholars and AUE, Dubai. The conference experienced gathering of many international experts in the field of Business Management from China, Dubai, Mauritius, USA, UK, Phillipines, Korea, Taiwan etc. Dr. Kiran Mehta and Dr. Renuka Sharma, faculty, CBS received outstanding paper award. Award is selected out of 79 papers submitted for the conference from around the world. Participants from 32 Universities presented research papers in four different sessions planned during two days conference.

Prof. Sohail Chaudhary, known name in Supply Chain Management and Operations, serving Professor at Villanova University, USA gave away the Award and addressed the presenters during Key Note Speech.Chitkara University Publications

Faculty Development Workshop on “Complex Functions and Partial Differential Equations” 1st July, 2013 to 5th July, 2013 The objective of this workshop was to throw light on the application area of mainly two topics i.e. Partial differential equations and Complex Analysis which was successfully done by the two resource persons Dr. Sita Ram Sharma and Ms. Neha Kumra. On each day there were two presentation sessions, one each for a resource person. Hon’ble Registrar “Dr. Varinder Kanwar” was welcomed for the closing ceremony & to distribute the certificates to the resource persons and participantsChitkara University Publications

Internal Quality Assurance: Developing Process for Positive Outcomes NAAC sponsored National Level Seminar : Internal Quality Assurance: Developing Process for Positive Outcomes on July 25-26, 2013. Quality in Education is a burning issue and is a problem that has to be tackled right now in order to secure the better future prospects of the coming generation. The main objective of organizing this seminar was to direct the attention of the academicians on this widely neglected topic and gathering precious ideas that would not only help in its eradication but also provide a qualitative future for the generations who are yet to see the light of the day.Chitkara University Publications

International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Sciences-2014 (ICMES-2014) 20th March, 2013 to 22nd March, 2013. The conference was a combined effort of Chitkara University and IMRF(International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation). More than two hundred researchers participated in the Conference, representing five different countries: USA, Hungary, Nigeria and Thailand apart from the researchers from many states of India. Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Ashok K Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor Dr. Madhu Chitkara and the Vice-Chancellor Dr. Vijay Shrivastva welcomed the Chief Guest, Guest of honors and participants at the Chitkara University. Prof. (Dr.) D B Ratnakar Chair of the Conference gave the introductory remarks about the conference. It was concluded by Dr. Sita Ram (Conference Convener) who placed on record his special thanks to participants and guests.Chitkara University Publications

ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL APPROACHES TO DRUG DISCOVERY AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT (APPADDCD-2013) Fast strides are being taken by the pharmaceutical industry and the academics the world over, and research related to recent advances in pharmacological knowledge driven identification of novel therapeutic targets and resultant facilitation of drug discovery and preclinical & clinical evaluation of novel drugs is being carried out. The International Conference made an effort to compile some of the related recent findings and highlight some of the major issues related to above topics in the form of plenary lectures from expert dignitaries in the field of pharmaceutical industry and education from all over India and also from other countries, and at the same time give a platform for a young researcher to reach out to and develop insights into all the related issues with thrust on pharmacological approaches to drug discovery and clinical development.Among the experts who delivered technical expert session during the conference were:

Dr Oliver Grundmann, PhD, MS, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Prof Dr Oluwatoyin A. Odeku (Mrs.), Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (Protein Drug Delivery Systems), Dr. Sudhir K. Sharma, General Manager, Research and Development, Panacea Biotech, Mohali (Antidiabetic Drug Discovery at Panacea), Sh Sandeep Sharma, Manager, R and D, Jubilant Organosys Ltd., New Delhi (BA/BE studies and development at Jubilant), Sh Sreedhar Singamala, Director, Clinfox international, Hyderabad (Present Scenario in Clinical Trials), Sh S V K Prasad, Exec Dir, CITO Healthcare, Hyderabad (Clinical Trials-Processes), Dr Prafull Mathur, Head, R and D Anjaneya Pharma Mahad, Dr Suvigya Mathur, Sr Scientist, Anjaneya Pharma, Mahad (Synthetic Drug Discovery), Dr Ankur Arora, Head, DRA, Zee Labs, Karnal (Regulatory CTD Doccuments in Drug filing), Dr Nirmal Singh, Asso Prof, DPSDR, Punjabi Univ, Patiala (Drug Discovery for Alzheimer’s Disease), Dr Saranjeet Singh, Prof and Head, Pharm Analysis, NIPER, Mohali (Metobolic studies in Drug Discovery).

Dr Neelam Gulati, Addl Director, Punjab State Council of Science and Technology was the Guest of Honour for the occasion. The conference received support from Punjab State Council of Science and Technology, BBNIA, and Drug Control Authorities HP and Haryana.

The conference was initiated with felicitation of distinguished guest on behalf of Hon Chancellor Dr Ashok Chitkara and Hon Vice Chancellor Dr Madhu Chitkara, followed by ceremonial lamp lighting, a glimpse of recent trends in Drug Discovery and Development by Dr S. Arora, Dir, CCP, and then the Chief Guest address delivered by Dr Oliver Grundman, Univ of Florida who delved upon drug discovery in relation to gut microbial flora. Five expert sessions each were conducted on the first and second day respectively. About 380 delegates registered for the conference and presented their research presentation as poster or oral scientific presentation. First two best oral and poster sessions were awarded amongst a thunderous appalause by Hon Vice Chancellor Dr Madhu Chitkara.

Right to Education: Reaching Every Child Two Days National Level Seminar on Right to Education: Reaching Every Child on March 14-15, 2013. 'Strive for Excellence', this is what Chitkara College of Education for Women truly believes in. So, taking the tradition forward, Chitkara College of Education for Women organized a two day National Seminar on the theme: Right to Education: Reaching Every Child in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research, Chandigarh. Experts from various colleges and professions participated in this Seminar and proved to be the torch bearers for those who are till now oblivious of the burning issue.Chitkara University Publications

ICCB-2013, 16th March 2013, International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Chitkara University, Punjab Chitkara Business School organized its 1st International Conference titled ICCB-2013 (International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business) on 16th March 2013 at Chitkara University, Punjab. The conference received an overwhelming response from both academicians and industry experts. Professionals from five different countries and twelve Indian states contributed papers to the conference. 79 papers were received out of which 31 were selected for presentation during the conference. The conference received participation from Institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia, IHEC, Tusinia, Tefler College, Canada, University of Texas, USA, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Punjab University, University of Delhi, Univesity of Mysore, LPU, HPU, GNDU and many other institutions of repute.Their contributions not only helped comprehend the current challenges facing the business world, but also provided a peek into the future predicaments that businesses are likely to confront. Extensive strategies and measures suggested to combat these problems were discussed to help businesses, not only survive, but also prosper in these turbulent times. The suggestions proposed were relevant for business professionals, academicians, researchers and policy makers alike.

AMMT-2012Chitkara School of Mechanical Engineering, Chitkara University, Punjab welcomes its distinguished delegates and guests to the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology, AMMT-2012 on October 6, 2012. The conference has received very encouraging response from international and national research scholars, and professionals. Over 75 papers covering the main themes of the conference were received electronically. The papers published in these proceedings and to be presented during the conference were selected after a thorough review process. The papers were selected on the basis of originality, clarity and relevance to the theme of the conference. The conference aims to provide a platform for faculty, researchers and designers from academia and industry to present their research ideas, share their experiences, and challenges in the field of Materials and Manufacturing Technology. Convener of the conference was Ms. Shakunpreet Kaur & Co-convener was Mr. Deepak Lamba.Chitkara University Publications

Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (MMSO-2012) School of Applied Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab organised National Conference on Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (MMSO-2012). The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. Ashok Chitkara, Chancellor, Chitkara University, Prof. (Dr.) Sarvajit Singh, Scientist, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi as the Chief Guest of the day, Prof. (Dr.) Ashok KumarProf. (Retd.) Department of Statistics Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences, M.D University, Rohtak, Prof. (Dr.) H.C.Taneja, Head Deptt. of Mathematics, Delhi Technical University, New Delhi, Brig (Dr.) RS Grewal, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University and Wg Cdr RS Gill, Vice President, University Affairs. The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. RS Grewal. The key note address was delivered by the Guest of honor of the day Dr. Sarvajit Singh. The goal of this conference was to provide a common platform to all participants to exchange their ideas and expand their knowledge about the Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in various engineering disciplines.School of Applied Sciences is also celebrating 2012 as the the National Mathematical year and they have organized three faculty development workshops in June-July,2012. FDW on Operational Research, FDW on Designing Multiple Choice Questions for Higher Mathematics, National Workshop on Numerical Analysis using C++.

International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics The first International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics-2012 (ICRTNP-2012) was held at the Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh from Nov.19-21, 2012. More than 100 researchers from India and abroad participated in the Conference. The various aspects of nuclear physics were discussed in the conference. All these sessions were spread over three equally intense and productive days. The purpose of the conference was quite fulfilled by utilizing the scientific activities to share the acquired knowledge, to generate collaborations with foreign colleagues and to encourage the researchers.Chitkara University Publications

`Speech Image biomedical & Information Processing ‘(SIBIP-2012)’ An International Conference `Speech Image biomedical & Information Processing ‘(SIBIP-2012)’ was organized on November 1-2, 2012, in association with IETE sponsored by CSIR India along with several electronic industrial houses. The conference was convened by Prof. Shivani Malhotra and Prof. Harsimranjit Kaur of Electronics and Communication Engineering Deptt. of Chitkara University Punjab. In all 67 papers were selected after review for publications in the proceedings of the Conference . The conference was inaugurated by an eminent technologist Dr. C. P. Ravikumar, Director, University Relations, Texas Instruments (India). Dr. Amod Kumar scientist G(CSIO) delivered the keynote address. There were invited talks delivered by technology experts from Texas Instruments India, Cranes Software, CSIO and NITTTR. Hands-on workshops on `Finger Print Development usingTMS320C5515’ by Mr. Malesh VS from Cranes software International limited were conducted as part of conference. In addition, electronic products were exhibited by industries, and. About 70 delegates attended the conference spread over two days. Forty-three papers were presented in six technical sessions. In short, two-day deliberations turned out to be unique platform for researchers and engineers to share their experiences and research results about all aspects of signal processing. It further helped them to discuss practical challenges encountered and the methods adopted to overcome them. This conference concluded with discussions on related areas for future collaborative research amongst participants.Chitkara University Publications

'Ethics of Globalization-Life Skills- Important as a Part of Learning in collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi on November 21-22, 2012. Eminent dignitaries not only graced the National Level Seminar but also participated wholeheartedly to celebrate the spirit of International Philosophy Day.Chitkara University Publications

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY (IMKE-2012) The International Conference on Information Management in the Knowledge Economy (IMKE) is a multidisciplinary Conference on digital information management, science and technology . The principal aim of this conference is to bring professionals in academia, research laboratories and industry together and offer a collaborative platform to address the emerging issues and solutions in digital information science and technology. The IMKE intends to bridge the gap between different areas of digital information management, science and technology. The Conference will feature original research and industrial papers on the theory, design and implementation of digital information systems as well as demonstrations, tutorials, workshops and industrial presentations.Chitkara University Publications

Faculty Development Workshop on “Graphs” The objective of this workshop was to discuss and understand different types of graphs of Inequality, Trigonometric functions, Linear functions etc. These graphs were explained by Dr. Sita Ram Sharma, Ashok Kumar, Shefali Batra and Rajni Sharma. Hon’ble Chancellor “Dr. Ashok K Chitkara” was welcomed for the closing ceremony & to distribute the certificates to the resource persons and participants.Chitkara University Publications

Advances in Drug Design Delivery and Pharmaceutical Technology A National level symposium" Advances in Drug Design Delivery and Pharmaceutical Technology was organized at CCP on 4th and 5th May 2012. The various issues in drug delivery system were taken up for discussion at length by various dignified speaker. Prof. Dr.B.S. Bhoop, UIPS, Punjab University Chandigarh delivered a talk on QBD. Dr.sanjula Baboota, Associate Professor ,faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi deliverd a lecture on Sustained Drug Dekivery Systems. Dr.Harish Dureja, Reader, M.D University Rohtak delivered a session on Optimization. Indusry participation was prominent with session on Quality Assurance by Mr. Avtar Singh, VP, QA and RA, Nectar Life Sciences, Mr Krishna Prasad, Exec Director, CITO Healthcare, Hyderabad and Mr. Sreedhar Singmala, Director, Clinfox International, CRO, Hyderabad.Chitkara University Publications

AMT-2011 The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chitkara Institute of Engineering, welcomes its distinguished delegates and guests to the National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, AMT-2011 on January 07, 2011. The conference has received very encouraging response from faculty and researchers from all over the country. Nearly sixty papers covering the main theme of the conference were received electronically. The papers published in these proceedings and to be presented during the conference were selected after a thorough scrutiny and review process. The papers were selected on the basis of originality, clarity and relevance to the theme of the conference. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for academicians, researchers and industry professionals, including those from the Power Sector and Automobile Sector, to share their experiences and research- results on various aspects and application areas of the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. One of the most important areas being covered are the Technologies involved in Manufacturing of the Plant and Equipment for Generation, Transmission and distribution of Electrical Energy including Non Conventional Energy. Convener of the conference was Mr. Anuranjan Sharda & Co-convener was Mr. Rajeev Kamal Sharma.Chitkara University Publications

AMMT-2011 The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, welcomes its distinguished delegates and guests to the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology, AMMT-2011 on July 20-21, 2011. The conference has received very encouraging response from international and national research scholars, and professionals. Over 100 papers covering the main themes of the conference were received electronically. The papers published in these proceedings and to be presented during the conference were selected after a thorough review process. The papers were selected on the basis of originality, clarity and relevance to the theme of the conference. The conference aims to provide a platform for faculty, researchers and designers from academia and industry to present their research ideas, share their experiences, and challenges in the field of Materials and Manufacturing Technology. Convener of the conference was Mr. Anoop Kumar Singh & Co-convener was Mr.Ram Narayan Muni .Chitkara University Publications

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURE & GRID COMPUTING International Conference on High Performance Architecture and Grid Computing -HPAGC-2011 In Association with University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Germany, aimed at presenting and exchanging current research themes and foster a relation among universities, research institutes, and industry and policy makers to take stock of the current developments and have a look into the future trends in this area.Chitkara University Publications

Nanoscience fundamentals & Applications (NCNFA, 2011) The primary objective of the conference “The National Conference on Nanoscience fundamentals & Applications (NCNFA, 2011), July 23-24, 2011” was to explore the current research being carried out in nanoscience and highlights the diverge area where nanoscience is applicable. Both fundamental and applied aspects of the Nanoscience were covered in various technical sessions (oral and poster presentations) and other informal discussions. The conference covered broad range of topics like various synthesizing techniques, morphology structure, optical/thermal properties and applications in opto-electronics, sensors, medical, chemical and environmental protection. In addition the conference also covered the safety aspect of indiscriminate use of the nanotechnology. There were five invited talks, sixty oral and poster paper presentations.Chitkara University Publications

Advances in Computing and Artificial Intelligence -2011 (ACAI-2011) The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Chitkara Institute of Engineering, welcomes its distinguished delegates and guests to the International Conference on Advances in Computing and Artificial Intelligence, ACAI 2011 on July 21--22, 2011. The conference has received overwhelming response from international and national research scholars, and professionals. Over 300 papers covering the main themes of the conference were received electronically. The papers published in these proceedings and to be presented during the conference were selected after a thorough review process. The papers were selected on the basis of originality, clarity and relevance to the theme of the conference. The conference aims to provide a platform for faculty, researchers and designers from academia and industry to present their research ideas, share their experiences, and challenges in the field of Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. The Conference program will include invited lectures by experts in the field. The program will favor interaction amongst participants, who belong to different areas both professionally-academics, research, industry and geographically.A number of expert talks were organized in the conference by the dignitaries in the field of Computing and Artificial Intelligence; some of them were through skype. Workshop on Data Mining was oeganized under ACAI 2011. Dr. Anil Verma And Dr. Maninder Singh from Thapar University, Patiala delivered expert lectures on the theme. Delegates were introduced to the tool WEKA and Microsoft Office 2010 which includes the features of Data Mining in MS-excel itself. A demonstration of the tool was also given to the delegates. At last the security issues related to Data Mining were also discussed.

`Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2011)’ A 3rd International Conference `Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2011)’ was organized on July 18-19, 2011, in association with George Brown College Canada and sponsored by several electronic industrial houses. The conference was convened by Prof. Rajvir Singh of Electronics and Communication Engineering Deptt. of Chitkara University Punjab. Over 230 papers covering the theme of the conference were received. After a thorough review process, 55 papers were selected to be published in the proceedings and to be presented during the conference. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Rabi Mahapatra, Director, Embedded System Codesign Group, Deptt. of Computer Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA. Prof. Jorge Olenewa of George Brown College Canada delivered the keynote address titled “Its a Wireless World”. Another eminent guest, Prof. P.R. Kumar (Franklin Woeltge Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Research Professor, Coordinated Science Lab, Univ. of Illinois, USA) delibrated on the topic of “Cyber Physical Systems” in his expert talk . The expert talks were followed by paper presentations spread over five different venues that were chaired by the invited guests along with Dr. C Ramakrishna (NITTTR, Chd.) and Dr. Amod Kumar (Scientist-G, CSIO, Chd.).

Second day of the conference started with a two-day (19th to 20th July, 2011) symposium on “RF Data Communications and Wi-Fi” conducted by Prof. Jorge Olenewa. In addition, a five-day (Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education) IUCEE workshop on the topic of “Embedded System Design” was conducted by Prof. Rabi Mahapatra for the faculty members of the IUCEE consortium colleges from 19th to 23rd July, 2011.Chitkara University Publications

`Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (NCADSP-2010)’ A national Conference `Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (NCADSP-2010)’ was organized on October 22-23, 2010. The conference was convened by Prof. Shivani Malhotra Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of Chitkara University Punjab. In all 53 papers were selected after review for publications in the proceedings of the Conference in. The conference was inaugurated by an eminent technologist Dr. Raghbir Singh Khandpur Director General, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala. Dr. T.S Lamba Dean (A&R), Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat gave a keynote address on emerging technologies in signal processing. There were three invited talks delivered by technology experts from JP University, CSIO and NITTTR. Hands-on workshops on `Lab VIEW’ by Karun Jain from National Instruments India was conducted as part of the conference. In addition, electronic products were exhibited by industries, and a competition `Teckniki’ on digital poster presentations related to the themes of the conference was also held for engineering students. About 50 delegates attended the conference spread over two days. Forty one papers were presented in four technical sessions. A cultural programme `SAANJH’ was organized on the evening of October 22, 2010 in the campus for the participants. In short, two-day deliberations turned out to be multi-dimensional conference, providing a platform for faculty researchers and designers from academia and industry to present their views, share their experiences , intellectual ideas and challenges in the field of digital signal processing.Chitkara University Publications

International conference on Education Informatics (EduMatics-2010) The objective of the Conference is to bring together educationists, academicians, scientists, technologists, engineers, research scholars and government agencies on a common platform to take stock of the changing requirements of the education system and trend towards integration of technology with education through exchange of their ideas and experiences. This will help in devising suitable strategies for making our education system more responsive to the present and future challenges and making our students globally competitive.Chitkara University Publications

Conserving the Heritage of Modernity A 5-day training programme was organized at Chitkara University.School on Planning and Architecture (CU.SPA) along with National Institute Of Advanced Studies In Architecture- Pune (NIASA), from 22-26 March 2010. The objective of this 5-day programme is, thus, to understand the notion and categories of ‘The Heritage of Modernity’, impart knowledge of recent advances in identification, protection and management of such heritage resources around the world, and, analyze their current status in India. Ar. Niyati, Ar. Neha, Ar. Sunanda and Ar. Sachin attended the course from CSPA.Chitkara University Publications

Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2009)’ An International Conference `Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2009)’ was organized on October 23-24, 2009, in association with George Brown College Canada and sponsored by CSIR India along with several electronic industrial houses. The conference was convened by Prof. T. L. Singal and Prof. Isha Verma of Electronics and Communication Engineering Deptt. of Chitkara University Punjab. In all 156 papers were selected after review for publications in the proceedings of the Conference in two separate volumes. The conference was inaugurated by an eminent technologist Dr. C. P. Ravikumar, Director, University Relations, Texas Instruments (India). Prof. Jorge Olenewa of George Brown College Canada delivered the keynote address. There were seven invited talks delivered by technology experts from CEERI, BITS, STMicroelectronics, CSIO and NITTTR. Hands-on workshops on `Wireless Technologies’ by Prof. Jorge Olenewa and `Open Source Embedded Systems Design using Beagle Board’ by Dr. C. P. Ravikumar were conducted as part of conference. In addition, electronic products were exhibited by industries, and a competition `Bravura’ on digital poster presentations related to the themes of the conference was also held for engineering students. About 150 delegates attended the conference spread over two days. Seventy-three papers were presented in six technical sessions. A cultural programme `SAMANWYA’ was organized on the evening of October 23, 2009 in the campus for the participants. In short, two-day deliberations turned out to be multi-dimensional conference, providing a unique platform for coming together of participants from varied fields and also opened doors for discussions on related areas for future collaborative research amongst them.Chitkara University Publications

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SECURITY AND NETWORKS (ISAN-2009) Communication networks and information systems have become ubiquitous utilities and their security is of increasing concern to society. The growing number of security breaches results in substantial financial damage, undermined user confidence and has been detrimental to the development of e-commerce. The proliferation of Internet connections and increased networking are making security requirements ever more pressing. ISAN2009 provides an opportunity to look at a variety of security concerns stemming from the use of computer networks such as unauthorized access, online frauds, virus attacks etc. This conference cum workshop also aims to explore the issues of safeguards for these risks and personal safety related to Communication networks.Chitkara University Publications

`Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2008)’ An International Conference `Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2008)’ was organized on October 18-19, 2008, in association with George Brown College Canada and sponsored by CSIR India along with several electronic industrial houses. The conference was convened by Prof. Neela Rayavapu and Prof. Rajesh Hooda of Electronics and Communication Engineering Deptt. of Chitkara University Punjab. In all 273 papers were selected after review for publications in the proceedings of the Conference in two separate volumes. The conference was inaugurated by an eminent technologist Dr. C. P. Ravikumar, Director, University Relations, Texas Instruments (India). Prof. Jorge Olenewa of George Brown College Canada and Scientist R.P Bajpai VC Kurukshestra University delivered the keynote address. There were three invited talks delivered by technology experts from CEERI, BITS, STMicroelectronics, CSIO, GNDU and NITTTR. About 200 delegates attended the conference spread over two days. Seventy-three papers were presented in seven technical sessions. A cultural programme was organized on the evening of October 18, 2008 in the campus for the participants. The two-day deliberations field fruitful results. It provided platform to participants to work together in emerging field.Chitkara University Publications

TME-2007 The one day national conference on Trends in Mechanical Engineering being organized by department of Mechanical Engineering of Chitkara Institute of Technology in association with Aeronautical Society of India (Chandigarh branch) on 19th January, 2007 is a step forward in bringing together the experts from industry and academics to interact and exchange views so as to bridge the gap between industry and institutions on various areas of mechanical engineering. The conference received an overwhelming response from various professionals across the country.

We have received more than 55 research papers covering various fields like Design and Development, Materials & Manufacturing, Automation, Thermal & Fluids etc. After thorough reviewing about 47 papers were selected to be presented in technical paper presentation session as well as poster session. Convener of the conference was Mr. Nitin Singla & Co-convener was Mr. Gautam Malik.Chitkara University Publications

Recent Trends and Developments in Applied Science in Engineering and Technology National Conference – July 6, 2006: - The Institute organized a national conference on “Recent Trends and Developments in Applied Science in Engineering and Technology” which had as many as 100 participants from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Utar Pradesh. Dr. M.S. Grewal Registrar, Punjab Technical University was the Chief guest on the occasion and Professor S.L. Sharma, Course Director, Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh was the Keynote Addressee. During the conference, 5 expert lectures and 12 paper presentations added to the academic environment of the Institute.Chitkara University Publications

Wireless Networks & Embedded Systems (WNES 2006) A National Conference on Wireless Networks & Embedded Systems (WNES 2006) was organized by Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajpura (Punjab) on July 28, 2006. The conference was convened by Prof. Rajneesh Talwar and Prof. T. L. Singal of ECE Deptt. The conference offered a platform of interaction and exchange of views through technical paper presentations, panel discussions and review of related research activities. Dr. Pawan Kapur, Director CSIO Chandigarh was the chief guest. He enlightened the participants on latest developments in the field of Smart Sensors and their applications. Dr. H. K. Sardana, Scientist F, CSIO Chandigarh presented an expert lecture on Image Processing Techniques. More than 60 research technical papers were received from various professionals of academic institutes and R&D industries across the country. A large number of advanced technological areas such as 4G Cellular communications, Smart Antenna, Wireless Networking Technologies, Enhancing Embedded Security, Remote Sensing Systems, Mobile Computing, Nano-technology, etc were covered during paper presentations by eminent academicians and research scholars.Chitkara University Publications

National Conference on Emotional Intelligence:The Changing Perspective in Teacher Education was organized on 25 March, 2006. The National Conference which dealt with an emerging issue of prime concern was attended by over 100 delegates from various states of the country. Prof. J.N.Joshi, Chairman & Member of the Governing body of Institute for Development & Communication & Jan Sikshan Sansthan was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Dr. Asha Gupta, Former Chairperson, Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh was the Guest of Honour. The Key note address was delivered by Dr. Vidhu Mohan, Former Chairperson, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh who urged teachers to be in control of their own emotions so that they could become truly effective teachers.Chitkara University Publications