July 22, 2020 | Adamas University

Introduction

By means of Covid-19 contaminations rising worldwide, there is too growing concern regarding a need of vital life-saving appliances and more essential medical assets to avoid the extend of the pandemic and offer best possible care to those affected. In addition, for COVID-19 related patients, who might require vital care, ventilators provide as a critical medical option earlier than a pharmacological treatment is recognized. A large diversity of test-kits (antibody examples, self-administered) need a quickening in the manufacturing procedure. The increasing demand for diagnostics investigations, ventilators, other critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE), has additionally augmented the demand for medical based electronics in excess of the forecast phase (2020-2025).

Electronics and Communication Engineering Vs Covid19

Electronics and Communication Engineering participate a extremely significant position in providing automated resolutions like infection supervision, incorporating sensor scheme in a android based smart phone for early recognition of infection indications like aarogya setu app, sensor-related sanitizer dispenser, thermal scanner etc. so, utilisation of electronics components, incorporation with sensors, wifi connectivity, and remote workability etc are the basic requirements for this epidemic apparatus.

Individuals with this explicit information are providing, and will provide appreciably in developing automatic technology in combating against this type of epidemic. When the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Corona virus as a deadly disease and immediately several countries have imposed lockdown process to prevent the spread of this disease. As per a market study, electronics company await minimum five to six-week manufactured goods dispatching delay from dealers because of the corona virus pandemic. Along with these difficulties, the electronics engineers have worked in R & D sectors in combating beside the pandemic and performing as a mainstay to all the leading staff (Doctors, Nurshing staffs, House keeping staffs, Health workers, Administration staffs like Ministers etc.). One of the important techniques of reducing the spread of the infection in common public areas has been to distantly note the temperature of persons when they move through selected regions. Different electronics monitoring appliances came into marketplace to note the temperature of the common public. Electronics peoples mainly favour infrared rays to calculate the temperature of a group of persons.

There are few more appliances that are further complex in operation, like wearable temperature supervising equipments thermal imaging related cameras, drones, robots, etc. Basically, each appliance on the forefront to calculate the temperature of a person with no direct contact. Drone is also used to monitor social distancing.

Social Responsibility by Electronics and Communication Engineers

To precisely examine the information to predict and supervise the extend of the disease crosswise countries, the life span of patients and obtain the stress off forefront radiologists, the Internet of Things (IoT), deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques are being utilized. At present, satellite communication offers high-baud rate, multi-media patient data to assist shared medical resolution-making and timely analysis. Distant visual and phone discussions or video conferencing assist in various surgeries diminishing the spread of viruses.

The utilize of satellite communication permits quarantined analysis with no danger of face-to-face touch, because of the infectious character of COVID19.

Drones are now dominant equipments to visualize and communicate in complicated and infected areas. In an attempt to sterilize public areas and avoid the further extend of COVID19,few health care organizations have experienced out methods to arrange agriculture based showering drones to sanitize infected regions most effectively. These drones are occupied with sanitizers as a substitute of pesticides.

Few more drones are utilised by infrared cameras to examination body temperature calculations. Some health care centres approved wide-ranging distant temperature calculation in mainly building compounds by using drones. Furthermore to road surveillance, few organizations are utilizing drones to broadcast information concerning lockdown processes, particularly in the rural region that absences open communication paths for health related issues.

Robots to sanitize nursing homes, hospitals and autonomous aerial vehicle drones to transport medical provisions and foods are being supported by general positioning system or satellite navigation technique. AI is being utilized to process large quantity of data to develop a antibody. By means of the use of a trajectory-tracing algorithm ,It is possible to display real-time chorography of disease positions and recognize hotspot zones. After evaluating the position of the cause of disease with respect to the frequent way of employees’ daily travel, and inspecting the population density and vehicles with respect to dissimilar time, the method may re-structure a secured drive to work. To authenticate approach to online school classes based on the position of pupils and also the time satellite Communication technique is used. Geo-location detection technique is being used in a few countries, to update people whether they have been in near contact by a virus carrier and to quarantine them. So, navigation, internet of things, satellite communication, mobile telecare system, geo-observation merged with independent technologies and geographic statistics schemes are performing a crucial task in distributing health protection, avoiding cross-contamination between doctors and virus carriers.

Finally the technology not just improves delivery of crucial medical equipments and samples but too decreases the risk of contact to health care staff which prepared a main difference in efforts to fight the corona virus.

Knowledges like Machine learning, Location detection Technology, Artificial Intelligence and autonomous equipments separately from Electronic healthcare kit are also participating a rising position in responding to COVID-19 epidemic where a lot has been and still being donated by Electronics People. Anyway, in this battle in opposition to unseen enemy, a huge salute to the forefront soldiers and hero of our country – healthcare staffs, doctors, house keeping staffs, media, local police, security guards, etc.

Engineering and Technology has been and will always be one of the most sought after career paths for the brightest minds. And why should it not be? Even today, while there is a general belief going around that the profession has reached saturation and that many of the engineering graduates are not employable, in our country a major shift has happened towards adoption of digital means, tools and methods in all spheres of life with robots, sensors, intelligent computers et al. Major global technology companies have set up base in India and are engaged in manufacturing and services of products that caters to the next generation of consumer demand.

The School of Engineering and Technology at Adamas University, in its 6^th year of operation was built on the strong foundations of the Adamas Institute of Technology which delivered quality engineering education for more than 10 years.

Making the right choices are now even more important given that there are so many alternatives to choose from. At Adamas University, the students’ options start from making a decision on whether they are interested in the Technology track or the Bio-medical engineering track. For students having biology as a subject and keen to pursue a career in this very interesting area will be studying Biomechanics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Prosthetics and such other courses in the 4 year Bio Medical Engineering BTech program. The career options are amazing both in the Industry and the Academics.

Students who are interested to pursue the technology track can choose from a bouquet of specialized programs. In the under-graduate level, students have the option to pursue a 4 year BTech, a 3 year BCA or a 3 year BSc (Computer Science) program.

At Adamas University, at the time of admission every 4 year BTech engineering aspirant student gets the opportunity to create a customized program structure that they would like to take up. The program structure has been designed keeping in mind the need of the engineers of tomorrow i.e. “STEM+A” (meaning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics along with elements of the Study of the Arts).

4 Year BTech Program Structure and choices:

Choice of vanilla engineering courses, Students get to choose from Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering
Add-on a Specialization from the same discipline or a Minor Course from another discipline or a diploma in management
Add-on a major hands-on project (“Capstone” project) that runs through 5 semesters. Students may choose from “working on automated electric vehicle”, “working on drones’ or “working on smart city infrastructure”.
Mandatory courses on EQ (emotional quotient) development, social responsibility development and design
Add-on access to the “Beautiful Mind Program” which is a state-of-the-art programming lab designed specifically for the lovers of computer programming
Add-on access to more than 20 clubs like Robotics and IOT, Entrepreneurship et al.

The “Beautiful Mind Program” prepares the engineering graduate for the employment. As we know, today most companies look for hands on experience to a greater detail. The exposure created by this interesting program creates the opportunity for students to grab the more interesting job roles. The program focusses on self-learning and what we know as “learning to learn”. This structured program runs parallel to the main program and offers 5 learning path to anyone with a passion for software design and programming.

Through the “Capstone project” students get the opportunity to “learn by doing”. The practical experience also helps students in self-discovery. For example, a student who has chosen to pursue computer science, may realize that his / her real interest lies in some other areas like automobile technology and then switch track as necessary; or not.

In today’s time, Emotional Quotient or EQ has become more important than IQ to achieve success in life. Your EQ is the level of your ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how to work cooperatively with them. Self-awareness (confidence), Self-regulation (handle emotions), Motivation (attitude commitments) , Empathy (recognize how people feel), Social skills (communication and collaboration) are the 5 main components of EQ. At Adamas University, the engineering program incorporates a well-designed course on EQ that covers the above aspects through a number of interesting applications like movie making, drama, debate, public speaking et al.

There are 3 specializations that students may choose from while studying the 4 year BTech in Computer Science & Engineering. They are AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence), Cyber Security & Forensics and Blockchain Technology. The 3 year BCA program offers 2 specializations in the areas of “Gaming and Animation” and “Banking & Financial Services”.

Robotics and IOT are creating huge opportunities and these are sectors that are expected to grow rapidly. Responding to this challenge, Adamas University’s 4 Year BTech program in Electronics and Communications Engineering offers 2 specializations covering IOT, Robotics and Embedded Technologies.

Keeping up with the Industry needs of today and tomorrow, the core programs of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering are offering specialization in Solar & Renewable Energy, Design Engineering and Smart Cities Infrastructure Management respectively.

Just like the bouquet of under-graduate programs, the School of Engineering & Technology at Adamas University also offers a wide range of specialized MTech and MCA programs.

To sum it up, the newly introduced program structure, the courses and the wide-range of choices at Adamas University promises to offer every engineering student a journey that is truly unique and experiential.

Day: July 22, 2020

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