Month: October 2010

TechnoGrail-2010, a national level technical symposium held at College of Engineering, Andhra University hosted by Department of Computer Science & Systems Engineering under the stewardship of Dr V. Valli Kumari was a unique attempt to reach students from diverse backgrounds and hailing from far off places. It covered technical, academic and cultural events to bring out the creativity and innate talents of the young generation.

The young generation in particular is not bound by convention and tend to experiment with original techniques and approaches that even the experienced might not think of. TechnoGrail conducted by the CSSE department third time in the row provides a platform for such experimentations.

The inauguration was done by the chief guest Prof. Beela Satyannarayana , the honourable Vice Chancellor of Andhra University. He blessed the students with his advice. Prof. GSN Raju , principal of AUCE presided over the function. Smt. B. Jaya, Scientist G of DRDO Hyderabad and Mr. Naresh Kumar , CEO of Symbiosis Technologies were the guests of honour. Smt Jaya gave a talk on C4I technologies and Mr. Naresh emphasized that discipline was necessary for a person to be successful. Prof. M. Shashi, Head of the department of CSSE, Prof. V. Valli Kumari, Convener, Mr. DVS Chakradhar , Bhaskar and teachers of AUCE , students and delegates participated.

Later there were six parallel tracks for paper presentations held during three sessions in which around 1050 students participated. Poster sessions were held in three tracks and 75 teams participated. In all the 3000 students participated in all the events. There were competitions held in paper presentations, poster presentations, hardware exhibits, software demos, c-programming contest, general quiz, debate, group discussion etc. The proceedings also included short films, music, dance, treasure hunt and the like for people who wanted to explore their creative sides.

The valedictory was graced by Prof. PVGD Prasad Reddy, Registrar of Andhra University and the guest of honour was Sri Gopi Kumar Bulusu, CEO of Sankhya Technologies. Prof. M. Shashi, Head of the CSSE department presided over the function. Prof. V. Valli Kumari, Mr. Chakradhar, Mr. Bhaskar, all the professors and staff of CSSE were among those who were present. Meritorious students of CSSE were given awards. The winners of the contests were awarded cash prizes ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 and certificates. Dr. D. Lalitha Bhaskari Treasurer proposed the vote of thanks.

Thanks everyone for making Technograil-2010 possible 🙂