Year: 2018

Dec
18
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Smartphone App to Aid Smoking Cessation

Smartphone App to Aid Smoking Cessation

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Smartphone applications in the present times are the popular source of information on market intelligence. In the last decade, these gadgets have been revolutionizing the consumer world by replacing our wallets and bringing services such as cabs, restaurants, shops, IoT based smart homes at our doorsteps. These are also contributing to our fitness regime. But smartphones can give a lot more insights, they can tell what we are doing at the moment, our habits and the associated health hazards. This is what researchers at IIT KGP have confirmed through their latest innovation. A research team led by Prof. Ram Babu Roy at…
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Dec
18
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
Going places

Going places

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Prof. Abhijit Mukherjee, Dean international South Asia and Director, Curtin-India Academy, Curtin University, has been visiting IIT Kharagpur for the past five years with a team drawn from the top faculty of Curtin University who understand, as he does, the immense potential the Curtin University-IIT Kharagpur joint PhD programme holds out for both countries in the field of education, research and the betterment of human resources. Prof. Mukherjee is a civil engineer, researcher and educator. At the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, he has taught structural mechanics, structural design, structural stability and finite element analysis courses. His…
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Dec
14
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP Sets New Placement Benchmark

IIT KGP Sets New Placement Benchmark

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The Week     Business Standard    Economic Times   Zee Business  Financial Express IIT Kharagpur has completed the phase 1 of placement for 2018-19 with 1275+ offers from 192 companies. The campus has witnessed the presence of many IT-Software, e-commerce, Finance and Analytics companies including the core engineering one. About 40% of the profiles offered are in IT-Software followed by 20% in core engineering, 15% each in analytics and e-Commerce and 10% in finance. Companies who have made a remarkable contribution in terms of number of hires are Google, Apple, Microsoft, EXL, Intel, Tata Steel, Flipkart, L&T Construction, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS…
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Dec
14
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Global Experts to address Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge at IIT KGP

Global Experts to address Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge at IIT KGP

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Business Standard      Jagran Josh     NDTV     The Week     Millenium Post Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the most crucial challenges faced by the healthcare industry. In the 21st century, germs are evolving resistance to drugs at a faster rate which has now been identified as a severe global threat. A major contributor to this issue has been our malpractices of antibiotic use, be it not finishing the entire antibiotic course or over-prescription of antibiotics for human patients or in livestock and pisciculture. This is further aggravated by poor infection control in health care settings, poor hygiene and…
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Dec
12
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
The Changemaker

The Changemaker

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Times of India Alumnus Arjun Malhotra has been conferred with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Dataquest Digital Leadership Conclave 2018. Arjun who graduated from the Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Communications Engineering at IIT Kharagpur with B.Tech. (Hons.) in 1970, is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Indian IT industry with his leadership role and entrepreneurial zeal of over three decades. At the Dataquest ICT Conference & Awards 2018, Arjun was felicitated with this award for his outstanding contribution in organizing and building the Indian IT industry from where it was over 40 years ago to today. Arjun's…
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Dec
07
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
6 Days, 1000+ Offers

6 Days, 1000+ Offers

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Times of India   Business Standard   India Today    CNBC TV18   Anandabazar IIT KGP has received 1000 job offers in a record 6 days. A total of 112 companies visited till December 6, 2018 with the 6th day ending with 1000+ offers. This included more than 250 PPOs. This has been the fastest 1000 till date, typically it takes a little more than a week. About 40% of the profiles offered are in IT-Software followed by 20% in core engineering, 15% each in analytics and e-Commerce and 10% in finance. "The dynamic content of the curriculum equipping the students with the necessary technical skill which is…
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Dec
06
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Leading Cyber Security Education

Leading Cyber Security Education

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Times of India     The Week    Business Standard IIT Kharagpur has been adjudged the winner of the DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for Cyber Security Education by NASSCOM's Data Security Council of India (DSCI). The Institute, which has been making waves in the areas of cybersecurity, IoT security and associated areas in Artificial Intelligence, was awarded for its focused curricula and research work in cryptography, hardware security, cyber security, network security, that has helped create awareness among students. "Our research and coursework in cyber security, network security and cryptography are targeted towards delivering the necessary technologies and also creating leaders in research, industry and governance who would bring…
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Dec
06
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
PAN IIT Conclave 2019

PAN IIT Conclave 2019

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PanIIT, the alumni association of more than 30,000 IITians from all the IITs, is going to hold a Conclave at IIT Delhi on Artificial Intelligence on January 19-20, 2019. The theme of the meet is “Artificial Intelligence: What does the Future hold for India?” The conclave will be attended by over 1,500 IITians from across the world, thought leaders, researchers and authors, ministers from the Central and state governments, senior bureaucrats, industry captains, entrepreneurs and practitioners. PanIIT has previously held national meets on issues of great national and international importance. There is no doubt that AI and Machine Learning are…
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Dec
05
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Smart Diagnostics for Pulmonary Healthcare

Smart Diagnostics for Pulmonary Healthcare

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Business Standard (IANS)   Business Standard (PTI)    Deccan Chronicle   Biospectrum     Outlook    Quint     Devdiscourse Researchers at the Dept. of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering at IIT Kharagpur have developed a decision support system to diagnose malignant and other diseased tissues in the lungs. While one system can refer to CT scan images to detect lung nodules and test them for the possibility of malignancy, a second software can detect Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) patterns in chest HRCT images. “Biopsy especially in the lungs is a critical process, hence conducted only after initial medical analysis is done by expert…
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Dec
03
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Japan Fever Hits IIT KGP Placement

Japan Fever Hits IIT KGP Placement

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Times of India   Times Now   Economic Times   Indian Express    Financial Express    Business Standard   The Week   The Hindu BusinessLine    ABP News  First Post Hindi Analytics is again ruling the roost in the first three days of campus placement at IIT Kharagpur with 150+ Analytics profiles among the 769 offers made so far.  The recruiters include top global corporations such as Microsoft, Intel, Barclays, Master Card, Qualcomm, EXL etc. offering positions in their offices in India and abroad. The American analytics company EXL has made 35 offers so far followed by Intel and Barclays with 29 and 22 offers respectively;…
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