Mahendra Engineering College :: Top Engineering College in Tamilnadu

Electronics and Communication Engineering

About the Department

Established in the year 1995 with the intent of raising qualified Electronic Engineers and Researchers who can make substantial contribution to the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Alumni strength of more than 2,000 and they are working in top MNCs across globe.
Twenty five percentage of faculty members having Ph.D., qualification
Recognized as Research Centre by Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu.
Government and industry sponsored projects
Publication in IEEE/ Scopus indexed Journals
DST-FIST Supported department
Consultancy work and social interactions
Industry sponsored laboratories
Specially designed skill development programmes with support of industrial experts
National and international conferences and courses
Placement in core companies (Jasmine info tech, Info view, IBM, Amazon, )
Various technical clubs such as embedded system design club, signal processing club, circuit design club and image processing club have been actively functioning to impart specialized knowledge and skills to the students in diverse domains.

Programmes offered

B.E. - Electronics and Communication Engineering - 4 years
M.E. - Communication Systems - 2 years
M.E. - VLSI Design - 2 years
Ph.D. - (Research Programme)

Vision & Mission

Vision

To provide competent electronics engineers and entrepreneurs to the industry and society through quality education

Mission

To impart technical education through effective teaching-learning process
To enhance students employability through mentoring various skill based activities
To promote research activities with a focus on excellence and innovation to meet the global challenges
To imbibe ethical and enterprising characters to become socially responsible citizens

PSOs, PEOs & POs

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

The students will demonstrate the abilities

To understand and apply the fundamental concepts of core Electronics and Communication Engineering subjects to meet the global industrial challenges.
To enhance the competence in using modern IT tools for the design and analysis of complex electronic systems in furtherance to employability and research activities.
To provide conducive environment to develop professionalism, entrepreneurial skills and leadership qualities with ethical integrity.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The graduates of Electronics and Communication Engineering will be able to

PEO1: Expertise on advanced electronics technologies to become competitive
PEO2: Develop attitude towards research and innovation to provide sustainable solutions for Interdisciplinary issues and societal problems
PEO3: Communicate and Manage resources effectively as Professional Team members and Entrepreneurs with ethical values.

Program Outcomes (POs)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:

Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Advisory Committee

Department Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)

S.No	Member	Designation
1	Dr. N.Viswanathan	Professor & Head, Department of ECE
2	Dr.M.N. Shanmukha Swamy	Professor, Department of ECE
3	Dr.M.Muthuvinayagam	Professor, Department of EEE
4	Dr.S.Umamaheswari	Professor & Head, Department of EEE
5	Dr.M.Kannan	Professor & Head, Department of CSE
6	Er.S.Rajkumar.	JTO, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Salem
7	Er.J.Rajeshkumar	Project Manager, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Chennai
8	Dr.R.Vijayakumar	Professor, Department of ECE
9	Dr.K.Manivel	Associate Professor, Department of ECE
10	Dr.V.Ellappan	Associate Professor, Department of ECE
11	Mrs.D.Chitra	Assistant Professor, Department of ECE
12	Mr.V.Senthilkumaran	Assistant Professor, Department of ECE

Board of Studies

Members of the Board of Studies

S.No.	Name of the Member	Communication Address of the members	BoS Designation
1	Dr. N.Viswanathan	Professor & HOD, Department of ECE, Mahendra Engineering College	Chairman
2	Dr. M.Chandrasekaran	Principal, Government College of Engineering, NH 46, Chennai Bangalore Highway, Bargur, Krishnagiri - 635104	University Nominee
3	Mr.P.Chuinnadurai	Sr. Project Leader Jasmine InfoTech Pvt.Ltd Velachery-Tambaram Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600100.	Industrial Expert
	Dr. G.Murugesan	Professor, Department of ECE, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode	Academic Expert
4	Dr.S.Sakthivel Murugan	Associate Professor, Department of ECE, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai	Academic Expert (Alumni)
5	Dr. M.Suganthi	Professor &HOD, Department of ECE, Mahendra College of Engineering, Salem- 636 106	Academic Expert
7	Dr.M.N Shanmukha Swamy	Professor, Department of ECE, Mahendra Engineering College	Academic Expert
8	Dr.P.Suresh Kumar	Associate Professor, Department of EEE, Mahendra Engineering College	Academic Expert
9	Mrs.D.Chitra	Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Mahendra Engineering College	Academic Expert
10	Mr.V.Senthilkumaran	Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Mahendra Engineering College	Academic Expert
11	Ms.B.Soundriya	First year Student, M.E. Communication Systems, Mahendra Engineering College	Member

Laboratory

Analog Electronics Laboratory:

Major Equipment

Analog and Digital IC trainer kits
DC To DC buck- boost converter kit
DC To DC fly back converter kit
150W output power meter
Auto compute LCR Q-Meter
PRBS Generator
Motor speed control demonstration kit
Orcad Capture with PSPICE

Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes

Capabilities

Verification of electrical circuit theorems and laws
Frequency response of series and parallel resonance circuits
Design of amplifiers and oscillators using BJT, UJT and MOSFET
Design of multistage amplifiers
Design of power amplifiers
Design of customized electronic circuits
Design and analysis of various electronic circuits using simulation software

Utilization

Analog Electronics Circuits Laboratory for second year ECE Students
Engineering Practices laboratory for all branch of engineering Students
Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory for third year mechanical students

Laboratory In-charges

Dr. R.Vijayakumar
Mr.G.Gopalakrishnan

Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits Laboratory

Major Equipment

Digital IC trainer kits
Digital Storage and cathode ray oscilloscopes
Function Generators
Single and dual mode regulated power supplies

Capabilities

Verification of logic gates
Design and implementation of Adder and Subtractor
Design and implementation of code converters
Design and implementation of Magnitude Comparator
Design and implementation of parity checker/ generator
Design and implementation of Multiplexer and De-multiplexer
Design and implementation of encoder and decoder
Construction and verification of ripple and mod counter
Design and implementation of synchronous up/down counter
Design and verification of any combinational and sequential digital circuits
Design and testing of Inverting, Non inverting and Differential amplifiers using IC741
Design and testing of Integrator , Differentiator and instrumentation amplifier
Design and testing of Active low pass, High pass and Band pass filters using IC741
Design and testing of Instrumentation amplifier using IC741
Design and testing of Astable & Monostable multivibrators and Schmitt Trigger using Op-amp
Design and testing of Phase shift and Wien bridge oscillators using Op-amp
DC power supply using LM317 and LM723
Design and analysis of Active low pass, High pass and Band pass filters using PSPICE
Design and analysis of DC power suppliers

Utilization

Digital Electronics Laboratory for second year ECE Students

Laboratory In-charges

Dr.V.Ellappan
Mrs. N.Jayanthi

Microprocessor and Microcontroller Laboratory

Major Equipment

8085 microprocessor trainer kit
8086 Microprocessor kits
8051 Microcontroller Kits
PC based control system
LVDT position control
Wireless data modem trainer kit
PLC trainer kit
DMA Controller
Motor speed control
Interfacing boards

Capabilities

Programming for arithmetic and logical operations using 8085,8086 &8051
Programming for memory based operations using 8085,8086 & 8051
Interfacing and Programming ADC & DAC
Interfacing keyboard and display
Interfacing and Programming of Stepper Motor
Interfacing and Programming of DC Motor Speed control
Programming for real time clock and stop watch
Communication between 8051 Microcontroller kit and PC
Interfacing Traffic light control using 8085,8086 & 8051
Programming for Parallel and serial Communication
Programming and Interfacing of Temperature monitoring
Programming and interfacing of electronic appliances

Utilization

Microprocessors and microcontrollers laboratory for third year ECE students
Microcontroller Laboratory for third year MCT Students
Microprocessor and its applications laboratory for third year Mechanical students

Laboratory In-charges

Dr.R.Samson Ravindran
Mr.K.Kalaimaamani

VLSI Design and Signal Processing Laboratory:

Major Equipment

Texas TMS320C6748 Development Kits,
Digital media developer kit,
Video capture frame grabber
Real Time Image Processing Software
TMS320C50 Trainer Kits and Add-on Cards
Universal VLSI Trainer Kits
LAN Trainer Kits
Cadence
SCILAB
MATLAB software package
MATLAB Communication Tool Box
MATLAB Signal Processing Tool Box
MATLAB Image Processing Tool Box
MATLAB Wavelet Tool Box

Capabilities

Generation of various kinds of Signals
Convolution and sampling processes
Design of Digital Filters
Noise cancellation techniques
Various modulation and demodulation techniques
Implementation of Error Detecting Codes (CRC) and IP subnet
Design and simulation of combinational circuits
Design and simulation of sequential circuits
Design of traffic light controller using verilog HDL
CMOS Circuit design using SPICE (DC and transient analysis)
FPGA Implementation of adder and real time clock

Utilization

Digital Signal Processing Laboratory for third year ECE Students
Signals and System Laboratory for second year ECE Students
VLSI Design Laboratory for third year ECE Students

Laboratory In-charges:

Dr.N.Viswanathan
Mr. M.Ravikumar

Communication Engineering Laboratory:

Major Equipment

Digital storage oscilloscope
Spectrum analyzer with tracking generator
Network analyzer
AM and FM Transmitter-receiver kits
Digital Modulation and Demodulation Trainer Kits
QPSK/DQPSK Modulation and Demodulation Trainer Kits
PCM Modulation and Demodulation Trainer Kits
Delta Modulation and Demodulation Trainer Kits
PAM, PWM and PPM Modulation and Demodulation Trainer Kits
GFSK /GMSK Modulator / Demodulator kit
FDM Transmitter/ Receiver kit
CDMA Mobile Communication Trainer kit
Linear Block codes, Hamming Code and Cyclic codes kits
Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) kit

Capabilities

Design and analysis of Amplitude modulation and Demodulation techniques
Design and analysis of Frequency Modulation and Demodulation techniques
Deign of various Pulse Modulation techniques like PAM, PDM and PPM
Deign of Pulse Code Modulation technique
Design of Delta Modulation and Adaptive Delta Modulation and demodulation
Design of various Digital Modulation & Demodulation techniques like ASK, PSK, QPSK, GFSK
Designing, assembling and testing of pre-emphasis / de-emphasis circuits
Design and analysis of digital transmitter and receivers

Utilization

Communication Systems Laboratory for third year ECE Students

Laboratory In-charges

Dr. K.Manivel
Mr. M.Arunkumar

Embedded System Design and Computer Networks Laboratory:

Major Equipment

PIC18F4550 Microcontroller Development Board
ARM Microcontroller trainer kit
Stepper motor and DC motor drivers
Sensors (Float, Gas, LDR & Temperature (LM35)
GSM Module
GPS Module
Zigbee Tx & Rx module
Thermal printer
LAN trainer kits
Computer Network simulation software
HP Procurve Router

Experiment details

Programming for arithmetic and logical operations
Keyboard interface LED and LCD interfacing
Interfacing sensors with Microcontroller
Motor drive controls
Interfacing GSM module with Microcontroller
Interfacing Zigbee Transceivers with Microcontroller
Implementation of error detecting codes (CRC) and IP subnet
Implementation of Ethernet LAN protocol
Implementation of Token bus and token ring protocols and Wireless LAN protocols
Implementation of distance vector routing algorithm
Implementation of Data encryption and decryption
Design and analysis of customized network based on ISO / OSI reference model

Utilization

Embedded System Design Laboratory for third year and final year ECE Students
Computer Networks Laboratory for third year ECE Students

Laboratory In-charges

Dr.S.Shamugha swamy
Mr. M.Shanmugam

Optical and Microwave Communication Laboratory

Major Equipment

Optical Fibre Trainer Kits
Optical Light Source
Photodiodes and photo detectors
Gunn Power Supplies
Klystron Power Supplies
Microwave active and passive Components
DSO and CROs

Capabilities

DC Characteristics of LED, LASER and PIN Diode
Study the characteristics of fiber optic analog and digital link
Study the mode characteristics of fibers
Study the characteristics of various microwave devices
Measurement of frequency, power measurement and VSWR
Computation of Directional coupler – Directivity and coupling coefficient
Antenna gain measurement

Utilization

Optical and Microwave Laboratory for final year ECE students

Laboratory In-charges

Mrs. D.Chitra
Mrs. S.Saraswathi

Advanced Computing and Simulation Laboratory:

Major Equipment

Universal VLSI trainer kits
Spartan3 FPGA kit
Add-on card for VLSI Kit
Xilinx and other Software packages
SCILAB
ModelSim
Altera Quartus – II trainer kit
Universal VLSI Trainer Kit with piggy –back support Add on cards
FPGA Development Board Cyclone II With Add on Cards
Orcad capture with Pspice A/D software Oracd layout
Xilinx software with modelsim simulator
MATLAB Software with signal processing Toolbox

Capabilities

Transform based compression techniques
Antenna Radiation Pattern measurement.
Performance Evaluation of digital modulation schemes
OFDM transceiver design using MATLAB
Performance evaluation of Digital Data Transmission through Fiber Optic Link
Simulation of Audio Compression Algorithms
Performance Evaluation of Simulated CDMA System
Modeling of Sequential Digital system using VHDL and verilog
Modeling and Simulation of MOSFET and CMOS circuits using SPICE
Implementation of DSP algorithms using software package
Implementation of MAC Unit using FPGA
Design and Simulation of Gate-level and Switch-level modeling
Modeling and synthesis of simple scheduling algorithm
Design and implement reducing power consumption in memories
Design and simulate Power Estimation

Utilization

VLSI and Simulation Laboratory for first year M.E VLSI Students
Communication System Laboratory for first year M.E Communication Students

Laboratory In-charges

Mr. V.Senthil kumaran
Mr. M. Gautham

Project laboratory

Major Equipment

Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
General purpose PCBs and necessary electronic components
Arduino and PIC microcontroller evaluation board
Embedded systems development boards
Micro C software tool
Necessary Simulation software
Personal computers with Internet facility

Laboratory In-charges

Dr. M.Madheswaran
Mr.K.Giri

Faculty & Staff

S.No	Name of the Faculty	Designation
1	Dr.N.Viswanathan	Professor and Head
2	Dr.M.Madheswaran	Professor
3	Dr.R.Samson Ravindran	Professor
4	Dr.M.N. Shanmukha Swamy	Professor
5	Dr.R.Vijayakumar	Professor
6	Dr.B. Rajan	Professor
7	Dr.P.V.N. Reddy	Professor
8	Dr.V.Ellappan	Associate Professor
9	Dr.K.Manivel	Associate Professor
10	D.Chitra	Assistant Professor
11	V.Senthilkumaran	Assistant Professor
12	N.Jayanthi	Assistant Professor
13	M.Arunkumar	Assistant Professor
14	S. Saraswathi	Assistant Professor
15	M. Ravikumar	Assistant Professor
16	S. Vinotha	Assistant Professor
17	K. Giri	Assistant Professor
18	M. Shanmugam	Assistant Professor
19	M. Parthiban	Assistant Professor
20	S. Mathumitha	Assistant Professor
21	R. Santhosh Kumar	Assistant Professor
22	S. Yuvarajan	Assistant Professor
23	D.Karthickraj	Assistant Professor
24	M. Gautham	Assistant Professor
25	G. Gopalakrishnan	Assistant Professor
26	R. Mothi	Assistant Professor
27	A.Sivanantham	Assistant Professor
28	P. Balashanmugavadivu	Assistant Professor
29	G. Gaythri	Assistant Professor
30	A.Vijaylakshmi	Assistant Professor
31	P. Gowthapriya	Assistant Professor
32	G. Kavitha	Assistant Professor
33	S. Divya	Assistant Professor
34	C.Karthick	Assistant Professor
35	K. Kalaimamani	Assistant Professor
36	D. Nandhini	Assistant Professor
37	S.Suresh	Assistant Professor
38	S.Y. Dharani	Assistant Professor
39	G. Ragunath	Assistant Professor

S.No	Name of the faculty	No. of Publication
1	Dr.M.Madheswaran	227
2	Dr.R.Samson Ravindran	36
3	Dr.N.Viswanathan	25
4	Dr.M.N. Shanmukha Swamy	72
5	Dr.R.Vijayakumar	10
6	Dr.B. Rajan	12
7	Dr.P.V.N. Reddy	15
8	Dr.V.Ellappan	15
9	Dr.K.Manivel	20
10	D.Chitra	20
11	V.Senthilkumaran	13
12	N.Jayanthi	12
13	M.Arunkumar	06
14	S. Saraswathi	14
15	M. Ravikumar	15
16	S. Vinotha	7
17	K. Giri	12
18	M. Shanmugam	05
19	M. Parthiban	04
20	S. Mathumitha	04
21	R, Santhosh Kumar	05
22	S. Yuvarajan	05
23	D.Karthickraj	07
24	M. Gautham	07
25	G. Gopalakrishnan	05
26	R. Mothi	05
27	A.Sivanantham	05
28	P. Balashanmugavadivu	05
29	G. Gaythri	02
30	A.Vijaylakshmi	02
31	P. Gowthapriya	02
32	G. Kavitha	02
33	S. Divya	03
34	C.Karthick	03
35	K. Kalaimamani	03
36	D. Nandhini	02
37	S.Suresh	02
38	S.Y. Dharani	02
39	G. Ragunath	02

S.No	Name of the Supporting Staff	Qualification
1	M.Manivannan	D.E.C.E
2	M.Tamilselvan	D.E.C.E
3	P.Sivaraj	D.E.C.E
4	C.Perumal	D.E.C.E
5	P.S.Rajkumar	D.E.C.E
6	M.Tamilselvan	D.E.C.E
7	K.S.Thivya	D.E.C.E
8	S.Iyyanar	D.E.E.E
9	C.Prabhu	D.E.C.E
10	Mr.M.Dhanapal	I.T.I

Credentials

Credentials of the Department

IITB – Remote centre for training the faculty members and students. Department has trained more than 350 faculty members and students in latest technologies though IIT, Bombay Remote Centre
Department is accredited by National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), New Delhi to provide technical knowledge and skill based training to the school students, diploma and degree holders
Department is recognized as Research Centre by Anna University, Chennai and produced more than 25 Ph.D. degree holders in last 4 years; More than 25 research scholars are currently involving in collaborative research and for pursuing Full Time / Part Time Ph.D / M.S. Degree.
4 faculty members have been approved as research supervisor for guiding Ph.D /M.S candidates. in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
6 faculty members have completed Ph.D degree and 5 more faculty are pursuing in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
More than 82 students and faculty members have been trained. 45 students passed Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) examinations and 05 students passed Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) examinations conducted by National Instruments, Bangalore. Best Performing LabVIEW Academy for year 2017 won by our students and faculty members team
NPTEL Local Chapter is established for students and faculty members appearing for NPTEL courses online examinations
Established R & D centers for Image and signal processing, VLSI Signal Processing & Mixed Signal Design
Faculty members have published 2 Text Books and 181 Technical Papers in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Faculty members are Faculty Advisors of IEEE, ISTE & IETE (ISF) chapters. One faculty member won the best academic performer award – 2017 from IETE.
Undertaken students’ projects funded by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai.
Our Students have undergone Internship in various Government / reputed Private Industries / Organizations.
Department organized two IEEE Conferences and published more than hundred quality technical research papers in IEEE Explore
IEEE hardware project design contests have been conducted frequently. Many intra/inter college students have been active participating and bagging cash prizes
Industry Standard training has been provided to more than 200 students in Electronic Circuit Designing using PSPICE Software in the last three years.
Three Centers of Excellence, namely Intel Intelligent Laboratory, Wipro Mission 10x Laboratory and Texas Instruments Analog IC Design Laboratory have been established in last three years and more than 1200 students have been benefited
All the students are undergoing skill development programmes like soft skills, communication skills, aptitude and logical reasoning , group discussions and technical interview skills

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Wipro Mission10x Programme

Wipro Mission10X is an industry-academia collaboration program to align engineering student competencies with industrial needs
Wipro Mission10X enhances the Engineering attributes of the Engineering graduates through Project based learning. The initiative was aimed at deepening the industry-academia bonds and building a strong foundation for the future needs of both academia and the growing embedded industry
Various training programs are conducted for members of faculty members and students in WIPRO Mission 10X Technology Learning Centre (WIPRO MTLC).

Intel Intelligence program (Intel – FICE)

Intel Intelligence program has several program components weaved together to create needs of industry
Training programs are conducted continuously to our students and upon successful completion of training, certificates will be issued by Intel FICE
Carrier openings on embedded system industry are created and many students are placed in embedded system related industries by utilizing the resources available at the centre of excellence

Texas Instruments Analog IC Design

Texas Instruments Analog IC Design centre has been established in 2016
Students are trained for using TI analog ICs for various applications
Web based ICs design contents have been conducted frequently. Many students received award for active participation in the design contents
More than 180 students appeared online examinations and 6 students have been awarded for their excellent performance in the ICs contests.

Short-Term Courses

Short-Term & Value-Added Courses organized in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

S.No	Name of the Short-Term Courses /Value-Added Courses	Number of students benefited
1	Circuit Designing using PSPICE Software	180
2	CMOS, Mixed signal and radio frequency VLSI Design	50
3	Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning	50
4	AICTE approved FDP on ‘’Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning	50
5	Foundation Program in ICT for Education	50
6	Virtual Prototyping in PSPICE	91
7	Intel College Excellence Program on Arduino Platfrom	87

Events

Seminars, Conferences & Workshops conducted through Professional Societies

Events Organized in the Academic Year 2017-2018

S.No.	Type of Events	Professional society	Date	Events Name	Resource Person
1	Workshop	IETE	05-03-2018 & 06-03-018	Raspberry pi programming with MATLAB and Simulink	Mr.Manesh Murthi Sub Project Manager software,Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solution Private Ltd,Coimbatore
2	Workshop	IETE	31-01-2018 & 01-02-2018	Troubleshooting of smart phones	Mr.B.Krishna kumar Managing Director New Technology ,Coimbatore
3	Seminar	IETE	10.01.18	Engineering in Medicine and Biology	Mr.Shriram Duraisamy, Research Scholar, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore.
4	MAILS	IETE	29.12.17	Opportunities in Software Industries	Er. B.V.Rakesh Reddy, Senior Software Engineer, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Electronic City phase 2, Bangalore.
5	MAILS	IETE	29.12.17	Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Skills	Er.A.Santhoshkumar CEO,First Success Technologies,Salem
7	MAILS	IETE	26.12.17	Opportunities in core companies	Ms.S.Deepika, Trainee Engineer, Jasmin Infotech Pvt Ltd ,Chennai
8	Seminar	IETE	15.11.17	Current and Future initiatives to bridge Institute & Industry	Dr.Shobha Rekh Professor/ECE Karunya University Coimbatore
9	Seminar	ISTE	15.09.17	Insights of Software Engineering	Mr.Haripratap Reddy, MD-Green Tree Tech Pvt Ltd,Chennai
10	Technical Training	IETE	14.09.17	Key Insights of Python	Dr.T.Senthilkumar Professor/ECE Amitha University,Coimbatore
11	Seminar	IETE	11.09.17	Applications of Digital Signal Processing	Mr.Moorthi Kanagaraj, Product Manager, Enthu Technology Solutions India Pvt.Ltd., Coimbatore
12	Workshop	IETE	01.09.17	Training on Analog Electronics	Dr.J.Thangaraj, Proprietor, Knowledge Electronics, Salem.
13	Technical Training	IETE	11.08.17	Microprocessor &Microcontroller:Architecture,programming and system design of 8086&8051	Dr.Marimuthu, AP(Senior Gr), School of Electrical Engineering,VIT University Vellore
14	Seminar	IETE	11.08.17	Job Opportunities and Latest Tools in JAVA platform	Mr.K.Sivakumar, Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai
15	Workshop	IETE	07.08.17 & 08.08.17	Internet of Things using ESP8266	M.Arunprakash Embedded Software Developer ArunEworld,Bangalore
16	Workshop	IETE	31.07.17	Implementation of DSP in MATLAB	Dr.T.Balakumaran, Professor/ECE,CIT Coimbatore
17	Technical Seminar	IETE	24.07.17	Seminar on Introduction to Communication System and Evaluation of Digital Technology	Dr.S.Sakthivel Murugan, AP/ECE, SSN College of Engineering Chennai
18	Seminar	IEEE	07.07.17	Active optical remote sensing for NASA space based earth observations	Dr.Upendra N Singh, NASA engineering and safety centre,NASA Langley research center, Hampton, Virginya,USA
19	Workshop	IETE	21.06.17	Seminar on Keysight Education safari	Mr.V.Rajkumar, Asst.manager, Mr.V.Saravanaprabhu, Application Engineer, Sinetec Tech,Coimbatore
20	Workshop	NIELIT	08.06.17 09.06.17 10.06.17	FDP on IOT using Raspberry pi	Mr.J.R.Suresh babu, Scientist ‘B’ NIEILT,Chennai

Events organized in the Academi Year 2016-2017

S.No.	Type of Events	Professional society	Date	Events Name	Resource Person
1	Seminar	ISTE	13.04.17	Analog Electronic Circuits	Dr.M.Madheswaran, Principal,MEC Dr.N.Shanmugasundaram, HOD/ECE, MEC Mrs.D.Chitra,AP/ECE,MEC Dr.R.Vijayakumar, ASP/ECE, MEC.
2	Seminar	IETE	03.04.17	Analog and Digital Communication	Dr.N.Shanmugasundaram, HOD/ECE, Mrs.D.Chitra, AP/ECE, Mr.V.Senthilkumaran, AP/ECE, Mrs.N.Jayanthi, AP/ECE
3	Guest lecture	IETE	06.03.17	Guest lecture on Medical Electronics	Mr.G.L.karthik AP/Dept. of Biomedical Engg. Mahendra Inst. Of Tech, Namakkal
4	Conference	IEEE	03.03.17 & 04.03.17	IEEE Conference on Emerging Devices and Smart Systems	Dr.Manoj Sharma, Secretary, IEEE India SSCS chapter Shri.T.Pradeep, IIT Madras Research park, Chennai Dr.Karthikeyan Ramasamy, CTO,Teclever, Bangalore
5	Seminar	IETE	01.03.17	Seminar Current Research in Internet of Things: Issues and Implementation Challenges	Dr. Zubeir Izaruku Dafalla, Asst. Dean, Academic Affairs and Scientific College of Applied Sciences, Salalah, Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman
6	Technical Seminar	IETE	24.02.17	Technical Training in Digital Image processing	Dr.S.Md.Mansoor Roomi, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE Thaigarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
7	Technical Seminar	IETE	24.02.17	Technical Training in Signals and Systems	Dr.P.G.S.Velmurugan, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE Thaigarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
8	Technical Training	IETE	23.02.17	Insight of Control Systems	Dr.M.Suganthi, Prof. /ECE Mahendra College of Engg., Salem
9	National Level Workshop	IEEE	20.02.17 & 21.02.17	Recent Trends in Communication and Networking using CISCO Packet Tracer	Dr.V.Jayaprakasan, Chairman, IEEE PSES (Madras Chapter) Asso.Professor / ECE, Sreenivasa Institute of Technology and Management Studies,Chittoor, AP.
10	Technical Seminar	IETE	17.02.17	Pattern Recognition and Machine learning	K.B.Sathya Research Scholar MIT Campus, Chennai
11	Technical Workshop	IIT	30.01.17 to 04.02.17	“'CMOS, Mixed Signal and Radio Frequency VLSI Design”	T.K.Bhattacharya, Indrajit Chakrabarti and Dr.Mrigank Sharad, Department of ECE IIT Kharagpur.
12	National Seminar	IEEE	28.01.17	Ethics in Peer-reviewed Research Publications	Dr.R.Jayavel, Director-Centre for Research, Anna University, Chennai
13	Workshop	IETE	29.11.16 & 30.11.16	Hands-on Training on Embedded System Design using Arduino Platform	V.Senthilkumaran, AP/ECE Mahendra Engg. College, Namakkal
14	Project Contest	IETE	23.09.16	Project Expo and Technical Events	Dr.Muthuvinayagam Prof./EIE Mahendra Engg. College, Namakkal
15	Workshop	IETE	19.08.16 & 20.08.16	Embedded System Design using PIC Microcontroller	Dr.M.Kannan, Technical Consultant, Vaarahi Embedded (P) Ltd., Coimbatore
16	Technical Seminar	IETE	12.09.16	Opportunities in Software Domain	A.Santhoshkumar CEO - First Success Technologies, Salem
17	Workshop	IETE	08.09.16 & 09.09.16	Hands on training on MSP430 Microcontroller	Mr.C.Sathguru Ensemble Technologies,Erode.
18	Workshop	IETE	30.07.16	Hands on training In Network Analyzer	Mr.Saravana Prabu Application Engineer, SciTech technology,
19	Seminar	IETE	22.07.16	Piezoelectric Nano Generators For Self Powered Nano devices	Dr.C.Periyasamy, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
20	Seminar	IETE	19.07.16	Insight on Communication Networks	Mr.A.Mahendran, Network Administrator, Livewire, Chennai
21	Guest lecture	IETE	18.07.16	DSP and its Applications	Dr.N.Malmurugan, Dean Academics, Mahendra College of Engineering, Salem
22	Seminar	IEEE	12.07.16	Recent Advancements In Microwave Devices And Its Applications	Prof.T.Senthil Vinayakam, Associate Professor/ECE, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
23	Workshop	ISTE	11.07.16 to 13.07.16	Industrial Electronics	Mr.S.Sundara Moorthy Managing Director Sunshiv Electronic Solution, Coimbatore
24	Guest lecture	IETE	28.06.16	Analog and Digital Communication	Prof M. Raja Madasamy Assistant professor Department of Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology,Uttar khand

Events organized in the Academic Year 2015-2016

S.No.	Type of Events	Professional society	Date	Events Name	Resource Person
1	Seminar	IETE	25.05.16	Electric Circuits	Mr.N.Shanmugasundaram Prof./ECE,MEC Mr.G.Gopalakrishnan, AP/ECE Mrs.V.Agalya,AP/EEE Mr.P.Ponmurugan, AP/EEE,MIT
2	Conference	IEEE	05.03.16	IEEE Conference on Emerging Devices and Smart Systems	Dr.L.M.Patnaik IISc., Bangalore Dr.Sudeb Dasgupta IIT, Roorkee Dr.R.Seshasayanan AU, Chennai
3	Workshop	IEEE	04.03.16	Pre-Conference Workshop on IoT	Dr.L.M.Patnaik IISc., Bangalore Dr.Sudeb Dasgupta IIT, Roorkee Dr.R.Seshasayanan AU, Chennai
4	Project Contest	IETE	26.02.16	Mini Project EXPO-2016	Dr.M.Suganthi Prof./ECE, Mahendra College of Engineering, Salem
5	Seminar	IETE	24.02.16	Digital Image Processing	Dr. T.Balakumaran, AP/ECE, Coimbatore institute of Technology, Coimbatore
6	Hardware Design Contest	IEEE	23.02.16	IEEE Collegiate Circuits Design Contest-2016	Mr.Dhanapal, Mangla Smart Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., CBE Mr.S.B.Nagasudan, Chief Technical Officer, Raana Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd., Hosur
7	Workshop	IETE	10.02.16 to 12.02.16	Electronic Project Design & Troubleshooting	Dr.S.Arumugam Chairman, IETE Erode Sub Center Mr.Periyasamy Gurudev Engineering and Equipments Service, Erode
8	Seminar	IETE	10.02.16	Higher Education Opportunities for Engineering Graduates	A.M.Rupan B.E, MBA Inside Sales Manager Simplilearn Solutions, Bengaluru
9	Workshop	IETE	05.02.16	Current Awareness in Embedded Hardware Design for Engineering Students	Er.Hari Pratap Reedy Managing Director, Green Tree Software Solutions, Chennai
10	Seminar	IETE	22.01.16	Road Map for Software Industry	Mr.R.Pradeep Chandra Kumar Senior Software Engineer, CTS, Chennai
11	Workshop	ISTE	21.01.16	Arduino Uno-ATMEGA Processor	Dr. Vimalathithan Rathinasabapathy, Young Researcher, Post Doctoral Research Fellow at SIGNET, Department of Information, University of Padova, Italy
12	Seminar	IETE	08.01.16	How to choose your carrier on smarter way	Mr.M.Sridharan Testing Engg, DELL internet Services, Chennai
13	Guest Lecture	IETE	04.01.16	Microprocessors and Microcontrollers	Mr.K.Saravana Kumar AP/ECE, Mahendra College of Engineering ,Salem
14	Seminar	IETE	25.11.15	Electron Devices and Circuits	Dr.M.Madheswaran Principal, MEC Mr.V.Senthilkumaran, AP/ECE,MEC Mr.P.Navaraja AP/ECE,MIT Ms.S.J.Saranya AP/EEE,MIT
15	Seminar	IETE	13.11.15	Understanding the basic of VLSI	Dr.N.Viswanathan Prof/ECE,MEC Mrs.M.Sangeetha AP/ECE,MIT Ms.D.K.Monisha AP/ECE,MEC Mr.V.Senthilkumaran AP/ECE,MEC
16	Seminar	IETE	02.11.15	Microprocessor and Microcontroller	Mr.N.Shanmugasundaram Prof./ECE,MEC G.Rajesh AP/ECE,MEC K.Saravana Kumar AP/ECE,MCE N.Jayanthi, AP/ECE.MEC
17	Technical seminar	ISTE	18.09.15	“Intellectual Property Rights".	Dr. Kantha Babu,Director - Center for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Anna University, Chennai.
18	Seminar	IETE	10.09.15	Applications of Digital Signal Processing	Mr.Moorthi Kanagaraj Production Manager Enthu Tech., Coimbatore
19	Workshop	IETE	10.09.15	Computer Hardware & Troubleshooting	Prof.V.Senthilkumaran AP/ECE Mahendra Engg. College
20	Seminar	IETE	08.09.15	Advances in Digital Image processing	Dr.S.Mohamed Mansoor Roomi Prof./ECE Thaigarajar College of Engineering,Madurai
21	Seminar	IETE	28.08.15	Opportunities and Challenges in Electronics Industries	Mr.Arvind Shanmugham IT Analyst Caterpillar India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
22	Guest Lecture	ISTE	26.08.15	Digital water marking research in the last six decades	Dr.Namuduri Vyaghrewara Rao,Professor,CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad
23	Workshop	IETE	25.08.15	Practical Electronics	Mr.E.Rajasekar Technical Head, Raana Power Solutions, Salem
24	Workshop	IETE	08.08.15	Hands on Training on DSO	Mr.Rajkumar Technical Chief Key sight Technologies, Chennai
25	Workshop	IETE	05.08.15 to 08.08.15	Intel Intelligent Lab	Mr. Raghav Ankur and Ms. Yamini Shali, Technical Manager.
26	Seminar	IEEE	25.07.15	MEMS / NEMS: present & Future Technologies	Dr.R.Joseph Daniel, NP-Mass MEMS Design Centre, Annamalai University Dr.M.Rajavelu, Department of E&I, Annamalai University Dr.Deepak Mathur, DGM, ONGC Ltd., Gujarat & IEEE India Council Chair
27	Workshop	NIELIT	03.07.15	Digital India : A Programme to Transform India into a Digitally Empowered Society and Knowledge Economy	Shri.S.Thangavel Dy. General Manager(CM), BSNL, Salem Mr.S.Janarthanam Scientist-C, NIELIT, Chennai

Events organized in the Academic Year 2014-2015

S.No.	Type of Events	Professional society	Date	Events Name	Resource Person
1	National Conference	IETE	17.04.15	Modern Communication and Embedded Systems (MECS-15)	Dr.S.Kanthamani Associate Professor/ECE Thaigarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, TamilNadu
2	Contest	IETE	09.04.15	Mini Project Department Technical Contest	Dr.P.SureshKumar Associate. Prof/EEE Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal
3	Workshop	IETE	12.03.15	VLSI Design using Verilog	Mr.V.Senthilkumaran, AP/ECE, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal
4	Workshop	ISTE	22.12.14	Alteta Quartus-II Simulator	Mr. S.P.Ramanathan, Vice President, Enixs Technology, Trichy
5	Seminar	IETE	21.11.14	Understanding the Basic of Digital Electronics and HDL	Dr.N.Viswanathan, HOD/ECE,MEC Mrs.T.Loganayagi, AP/ECE,MEC Ms.G.Niramala ,AP/ECE,MIT Mr.V.Senthilkumaran,AP/ECE,MEC
6	Hardware Design Contest	IEEE	10.10.14	IEEE Collegiate Circuits Design Contest-2014	Dr.N.Mohan Kumar, Chairman IEEE, EDS Madras Chapter Dr.B.Gobi Prof & Head/ECE Sona College of Tech, Salem
7	Seminar	IETE	26.09.14	Opportunities in Bank	Mr.S.Prabhakaran Assistant Manager in Axis Bank, Chennai
8	FDP	NIELIT	16.09.14 to 20.09.14	"Embedded Systems- Arduino Platform”	Dr.V.Krishnamurthy Director I/C J.R.Suresh Babu, Scientist ‘B’ NIELIT
9	Workshop	IETE	12.09.14	PSPICE Simulation Tool	Mr.M.Dhilip Kumar, Senior Project Engineer, Mr.P.Balakrishnan Embedded Engineer, Raana Power Solutions, Salem
10	Guest Lecture	IETE	10.09.14	Opportunities in core industry	Mr.A.K.Mohammed Azad CEO Reach Information & Communication System, Coimbatore
11	TI Contest (College Level)	IETE	10.09.14	India Analog Maker Contest-2014	D.Chitra AP/ECE Mahendra Engineering College,Namakkal
12	Guest Lecture	IETE	08.09.14	Employment Opportunities in IT sector	S.K.Ajay Kumar SAS Programmer Icon Clinical Research, Chennai
13	Technical Seminar	IETE	07.09.14	SAS Program	Mr.S.K.Ajay Kumar (2008 -2012) SAS programmer in Icon Clinical Research, Chennai
14	Guest Lecture	IEEE	05.09.14	Competency Development through Academic Project Work - Passport to Employability Enhancement & Electronic systems Level Design and Engineering	Prof.K.Jayaraman, University Outreach Program, Maxim Integrated Bangalore
15	Seminar	IETE	21.08.14	Opportunities in IT sector	Mr.A.Mohammed Anees Wipro Technologies, Chennai
16	Workshop	IETE	06.08.14	ARM Processor and its Interfacing	Dr.S.Vasantharathna Professor & Head/EEE, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India Dr.S.Geetha Assistant Professor/EEE Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India
17	Workshop	IEEE	14.07.14	Nano Electronic Device Modeling	Prof.Dr.C.K.Sarkar, Professor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Dr.D.Nirmal, Professor, ECE, Karunya University, Coimbatore Dr.R.Ramesh, professor, ECE, SASTRA University, Thanjavur

IEEE Conference

IEEE Conference on Emerging Devices and Smart Systems – ICEDSS 2016 held during 04 & 05 March 2016
IEEE Conference on Emerging Devices and Smart Systems – ICEDSS 2017 held during 03 and 04 March 2017
IEEE Conference on Emerging Devices and Smart Systems -. ICEDSS 2018 will be held during 02 & 03 Mar 2018

RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY WORK

Academic research activities in last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering is approved as Research Centre by Anna University, Chennai (Code: 4260907) for carryout research activities in various domains

Number of research publications of the faculty members

Academic Year 2014-2015 : 53
Academic Year 2015-2016 : 60
Academic Year 2016-2017 : 68

Faculty members guiding Ph.D. research scholars

S.No	Name	Area of Specialization	Number of Research scholars
S.No	Name	Area of Specialization	Progress	Awarded
1	Dr.M.Madheswaran	Electronics Engineering	12	11
2	Dr.R.Samson Ravindran	Biomedical Engineering	3	7
3	Dr.N.Viswanathan	VLSI - NOC	4	-
4	Dr.M.N. Shanmukha Swamy	Digital Communication	5	2
5	Dr.V.Ellappan	Image Processing	4	-
6	Dr.N.Parasuram	Image Processing Instrument and Control	2	-

List of Faculty Members Pursuing Ph.D

S. No.	Name of the faculty	Specialization	University
1	Mrs. D.Chitra	Communication Networks	Anna University
2	Mrs.S.Saraswathi	Image Processing	Anna University
3	Mr. V.Senthilkumaran	Low power VLSI	Anna University
4	Mr. R.Mothi	Image Processing	Anna University
5	Mrs. P. Bala Shanmugavadivu	Image Processing	Anna University

Faculty members to whom Ph.D. Degree awarded during the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017

Dr.N.Viswanathan – Academic year 2014-15
Dr.N.Shanmugasundaram - Academic year 2015-16
Dr.V.Ellappan - Academic year 2015-16
Dr.R.Vijayakumar- Academic year 2016-17
Dr.K.Manivel- Academic year 2016-17

S.No.	Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount in Rupees (Rs.)
1	Fund for Improvement in S&T Infrastructure (FIST)	Department of Science and Technology (DST)	19,21,000/-
2	Railway Track Pedestrian Crossing Without using Staircase	Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology	10,000/-
3	IIT, Bombay - Remote Center	IIT, Bombay	2,81,090/-
4	Two-Week ISTE STTP on CMOS, Mixed Signal and Radio Frequency VLSI Design	IIT, Bombay	1,81,000/-
5	Two Week ISTE STTP on Electric Power System	IIT, Kharagpur	1,25,450/-
6	Fund support for Foundation Program In ICT For Education - Teachers	IIT, Bombay	25,000/-
Total:	25,43,540/-

Product Developed during the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017

S. No.	Project Title	Status (Completed/In progress)	Number of faculty involved
2016-17
1	Railway Track Pedestrian Crossing Without using Staircase	Completed	2
2	Web Based Remote Test Solution	Completed	3
3	Agribot for Automatic Seed Sprayer using Microcontroller	Completed	4
4	Electric Shock Prevention for Human Safety Using Embedded System	Completed	2
2015-16
1	Panic Alert System For Women’s Safety	Completed	3
2	Wireless Electricity Transmission for House Hold Devices	Completed	2
3	Automatic Infant Incubator Using Pic Microcontroller	Completed	3
4	Switching Algorithm And Cell Dynamics for Battery Packs using Multi-FINFET with Reduced Leakage Current	Completed	2
2014-15
1	Implementation of Speech And Music Discriminator Using MATLAB	Completed	3
2	An Approach For Robust Recognition System For IRIS	Completed	3
3	Performance Analysis Of WDM System Using EDFA	Completed	2

Consultancy work completed in last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017

S. No.	Project Title	Funding Agency / Industries	Amount received (in Rupees)
1	Industrial Pollution Monitor Based on Internet of things	Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Hosur	133500
2	Ultrasound Based Repellent for Elephants	Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Hosur	151000
3	Multi-Channel Programmable Industrial Data Acquisition and Processing System with Periodical SMS Alert	Vee Eee Technologies Solution Pvt. Chennai	2,64,000
4	Smart Motion Sensing Shoes Designed for Diabetic Patients	SM Micrro System, Chennai	2,36,000
5	Handheld All in One Electronic Digital Transaction Card Replacing the Present Multi Card Scenario Based on NFC	Pantech Prolabs India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai	1,93,000
6	Measurement and Experiments Performed with Handheld Assistant Device With USB Connectivity	Lakman Electronics, Chennai	74,650

Mous

Memorandum of Understanding signed during last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017

S.No.	Name of organization	Domain / Area of Activities	Contribution	Activities & Outcome
1	Mangala Smart Energy Solutions Private Ltd.	Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Solutions	Technical Training	Opportunities are provided to the students to learn renewable energy sources
2	ECIL(Arvin Varsity, Chennai)	Embedded systems	Training	Students are trained in the field of Robotics to meet the needs of industries
3	INTEL- FICE	Embedded Systems	Technical Training	Students and Faculty members are provided an opportunity to expertise in IOT based real time projects in Intel-Galileo Arduino Platform
4	Texas Instrument(TI)	Analog Integrated circuits	Technical Training	Students are trained on analog integrated circuits and its various applications. National level technical contests are conducted frequently
5	Livewire-Salem	PSPICE Training	Students are provided in house training	Students are trained on the basics of EDA tools like PSPICE , Layout Design and they are practiced to design real-time products
6	Mecton Training& Technical Services Private Ltd.	Automation	Technical Training	Placement opportunities are provided to the students to work in gulf countries
7	Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA), Coimbatore	Electronics and automation product development and training	Training and Placement	Students are permitted to take part in various technical fairs conducted by CODISSIA, Coimbatore Permitting and guiding the students to do projects in CODISSIA membership companies.
8	Sunshiv Electronics-Coimbatore	PCB design	In-plant training and PCB Design Training and Consultancy work	Students are trained in basic electronics and circuit design
9	National Instruments, Bangalore	Signal Conditioning	Students are provided in house training throughout the year	Seminars ,Workshops, awareness programmes, short-term refresher courses and training for appearing Certified LABVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) examinations

Contact

Department of Electronics and communication engineering

Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous),

Salem- Thiruchengode Highway, Mahendhirapuri,

Mallasamudram,

Namakkal-637503,

Phone: 04288-238587,

E-Mail id: hodece@mahendra.info