ICIDSET 2018: A step to promote innovation among budding engineers

NEW DELHI, APRIL 23: International Conference on Innovations & Discoveries in Science, Engineering & Technology was organized by the Research Forum of KCG College of Technology. The conference proceedings and the campus newsletter ‘Campus Buzz’ were released during the occasion. 

While addressing the gathering, Dr Chin-Kuan Ho, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Computing and Informatics, and Chairman, Data Science Institute Multimedia University, Malaysia, said, “It is important to bring together scientists and experts from various disciplines and to have multi-disciplinary research in order to solve the global challenges faced by the humankind in the twenty-first century.”

The Chennai-based college, with the help of this conference has taken a step towards promoting innovations and entrepreneurship amongs the budding engineerings. During the conference Dr Ranjan Pradhan, Research Investigator, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, highlighted the need to focus on research and innovations in order to make the world a better place to live in. 

Dr Pradhan shared his experience of how he and his team of researchers are working on building frameworks that can be used by doctors who are struggling to address the health care problems faced by people.  
Adding further, Dr Elizabeth Verghese, Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions, stressed the need for creating a forum for experts and researchers to share their knowledge and research findings with the participants of the conference. 

Dr Annie Jacob Verghese, Director, KCG College of Technology emphazied on the need for organizing a multi-disciplinary conference. “Tamil Nadu has been at the forefront of engineering education in India by nurturing thousands of well-qualified and talented graduates groomed with the right attitude. For such innovative and energetic minds, entrepreneurship offers huge prospects for self-employmen,” said Dr Annie Jacob Verghese.

The conference has attracted experts, researchers and delegates from different higher education institutions across the country.