SMVDU Katra, December 2019. Mr. Shubham Mahajan, PhD Research Scholar, School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), attended the IEEE RAS HACKATHON in Dhaka- Bangladesh The event was funded by the IEEE Student travel grant where the student and his team Insurgent, comprising two students of Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, proposed the model of Next Generation Drones & Radio based Disaster Management on topic “Real Life Implementation of Robotics and Automation in Disaster Management”, which was awarded as 2nd Runner up. Previously, the candidate successfully attended the IEEE Signal Processing Winter School on MSP, IEEE RAS HACKATHON, and International Conference on Signal Processing, Information, Communication and Systems (SPICSCON 2019) from 28th November– 1st December 2019 at Dhaka- Bangladesh.

Dr. Amit Kant Pandit, the supervisor & Coordinator, SMVDU IEEE Student Chapter, congratulated the candidate. Dr. Kumud Ranjan Jha, HOD SoECE, and Registrar, SMVDU Prof. V K Bhatt wished that more students will bring laurels to the university. The Vice Chancellor, SMVDU, congratulated the candidate and the School for this success.