Alumni Contribution / Engagement

Title: Hands on Workshop on “FPGA”
Speaker: Mr. Jayesh Koli, Alumni Department of Electronics Engineering, currently working as a FPGA Engineer at Apple Inc.
Date: 6th May, 2022

The workshop on FPGA was conducted by Mr. Jayesh Koli, FPGA Engineer at Apple, California. The workshop began with a brief introduction to FPGA devices and how they are different from microcontrollers. It was followed by an in-depth description of an FPGA device and how its design directly correlates to its working. It was followed by some coding where participants were familiarized with Xilinx software and taught how to design FPGAs. Gate arrays created on the software were explained clearly and eventually the future of FPGA in the tech world was discussed.

The workshop proved to be helpful, illuminating and fun for everyone. It was concluded with a vote of thanks wherein a member of the council expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards everyone followed by E-certificates that were provided to all through a feedback form.

Title: MOU with ExcelR Solution, Mumbai
Contributor Alumnus: Mr. Iftekar Patel, Alumni Department of Electronics Engineering, currently working ExcelR Solution
Date: From April 2022

Scope of The MoU:
The budding graduates from the institutions could play a key role in technological upgradation, innovation, and competitiveness of an industry. Both parties believe that close co-operation between the two would be of major benefit to the student community to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Curriculum Design: First Party will give valuable inputs to the Second Party in teaching / training methodology and suitably customise the curriculum so that the students fit into the industrial scenario meaningfully.

Software Technologies Training: The first party will provide the trainings to the students and Faculties of the second party on different technologies like Data Science, Data Analyst, Artificial Intelligence, Tableau, Python, etc.,

Research and Development Skill Development Programs: First Party to train the students of second Party on the emerging technologies to bridge the skill gap and make them industry ready.

Guest Lectures: First Party to extend the necessary support to deliver guest lectures to the students of the second Party on the technology trends and in house requirements.

Faculty Development Programs: First Party to train the faculties of second Party for imparting training as per the industrial requirement considering the National Occupational Standards in concerned sector, if available.

Title: As a Mentor for Hackthon 2022, organized by CSI PCE
Contributor Alumnus: Ms. Mansi Sawant, an alumna of IT Department 2020 batch
Date: 25th and 26th March, 2022

One mentoring team was called for mentoring the students. They all are alumni of our college. The team consists of 03 members. They all were winners of Smart India Hackathon conducted in previous years. From which Rushikesh Shirke was the winner of the Chhatra Vishwakarma Award.

Title: Mentor for Hackathon 2022, organised by CSI PCE
Contributor Alumnus: Mr. Shubham Verma, an alumnus, Department of Computer Engineering who is currently working with Jio
Date: 25th and 26th March, 2022

Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the problems which we face in our daily lives and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving.

In Smart India Hackathon 2022, it is mandatory to conduct an Internal hackathon at college level. So the proposal has been made to organize the Internal Hackathon on 11th March, 2022. Before this, the event is announced in each class so that students will be aware of the event. students are also informed to register a team of 6 members. According to the proposal, the schedule is also prepared.

Title: Webinar on “Leadership For Youth”
Speaker: Ms. Mansi Thakkar, an alumna, Department of Computer Engineering who is Leadership Trainer, Board of Director: Windplus Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore and the Founder of Mansi Thakkar Training Systems LLP – Mumbai
Date: 6th October, 2021

The contents covered

to become an Entrepreneur.

Title: Webinar on “Sales Force: Cloud Based Customer Relationship Management”
Speaker: Mr. Karthik Dineshan, an alumnus of the IT department who is currently working as a Business Integration Architect at Accenture, Sydney
Date: 25th September, 2021

This talk focuses on the following points.

Title: Hands on Workshop on “Embedded System Design : TEXAS MSP430 & ARM LPC 2148”
Speaker: Mr. Ishmeet Singh, an alumnus Department of Electronics Engg., currently working as Assistant Professor at Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel
Date: 4th and 5th September, 2021

The workshop on Embedded System Design was conducted by Prof. Ishmeet Sigh Riar, professor at Pillai College of Engineering from the ETRX department. The workshop began with a brief introduction to embedded systems and their various applications in real life. It was followed by an in-depth description of the microcontroller Texas MSP430, its launch pad, and what the multiple pins on it are used for. Line by line explanation of the programming of MSP430 using Code Composer Studio was provided to all the participants. They were also familiarized with the workings of the software used to carry out the simulation and programming. Various simulations like LED Blinking, Gas Leakage Detection, Rain Alert System, and more were carried out and a live hardware demo of a few were shown to the participants. The workshop proved to be helpful, illuminating, and fun for everyone. It was concluded with a vote of thanks wherein our Staff Coordinator expressed her heartfelt gratitude towards everyone followed by E-certificates that were provided to all through a feedback form.

Title: Talk on Startup
Speaker: Mr. Akash Pera, is an alumnus of our college PCE from the Electronics and Telecommunications department, who is Chief operations officer at SFA & ATP, and Chief executive officer at What You Tech
Date: 21st August, 2021

Mr. Akash Pera talked about himself and his journey. He started with how he doesn’t consider himself a self-made man and how it’s fine not being self-made. He then talked about how it doesn’t matter if you take monetary help from your parents or friends and how it’s just all about how you use the resources at your disposal. He then went on to teach the students about the basic difference between an entrepreneur and a business and talked about the steps needed to set up a Startup. He then talked in detail about various strategies he employed and learned through his journey and how the most important thing is knowing how to take your business or entrepreneurship from zero to one, i.e. you should know about your product more than anyone else. He talks about how calculated risks are the only way you should take risks and lastly mentioned how failure should not be the last benchmark and how starting over again should always be your aim in life.

Title: Webinar on “Insights of Master’s in Germany” conducted by CSI-PCE
Speaker: Mr. Saurabh Mete, an alumnus of the Department of Computer Engineering. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Data Science at TU Dortmund, Germany
Date: 14th August, 2021

CSI-PCE organised the webinar on “Insights of Master’s in Germany” for all the students. The session was conducted on the online platform Zoom, by Mr. Saurabh Mete, who is currently pursuing Master’s in Data Science at TU Dortmund, Germany. This webinar will help students to envision what lays ahead in the world of the master’s degree. The webinar was free for all the attendees considering making the attendees aware of the future scope of their career and which will help to envision what lays ahead in the world of the master’s degree.

Title: Webinar on – Deep Learning – A Revolution in Mechanical and Automobile Industry
Speaker: Mr. Siddhesh Gunjal is an alumnus of our college PCE from the Mechanical department. He is ML & Extended Reality Developer at Live Pixel Technologies, Navi Mumbai
Date: 14th August, 2021

Deep Learning has a great approach to the Mechanical and Automobile Sector in the past few years and will get more vital in the coming decades. It is being evolved as a crucial practice in the Industries such as Automotive, Manufacturing, Digital Assistance (IoT) and much more. This webinar was conducted by the Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering. In the talk, the speaker gave a wide glance at Deep Learning. He shared his idea about how AI actually works on various projects. What is Deep Learning and when and where it has to be applied for best results. He shared his experience and his future projects like the stock market.

Title: Hands on Workshop on “Latex”
Speaker: Ms. Ruchira Patole, an alumna Department of Electronics Engineering, currently working as Assistant Professor at Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel
Date: 7th August, 2021

ETSA PCE organized a Workshop on “LaTeX”. The speaker for the event was Prof. Ruchira Patole. The session was conducted on the online platform Zoom. This workshop was free for all the participants making the attendees aware of the LaTeX software. LaTeX is a document preparation system. LaTeX software is a high-quality typesetting system and a standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. In addition to that, it can be used for almost any form of publishing.

Title: A Webinar on “Introduction to Data Science”
Speaker: Ms. Nidhi Menon, Alumni- Department of Computer Engineering, currently associated with Autodesk, USA
Date: 1st July, 2020

CSI-PCE organized this webinar for students from Computer Engineering and IT departments. The speaker gave real-world examples to aid better comprehension of Data Science, which is the fastest growing domain in the current era. Also, various algorithms, hypotheses and data modelling methods were discussed during the webinar. Lastly, various professional roles within the field were discussed. Overall, it was an enlightening and interactive session.

Title: A Webinar on “Pathway to Higher Studies Abroad”
Speaker: Mr. Aniket Jadhav, Mr. Deepak Padmanabhan, Mr. Suraj Panicker, Alumni- Department of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, all speakers were pursuing doctorate courses abroad.
Date: 1st July, 2020

The speakers shared their thoughts on overseas education based on their experiences. Their talk covered the following topics: ME Vs MS, exam requirements and preparation, selecting Universities, visa process, scholarships, fellowships, funding options, cultural difference in approach to education, finance during MS and opportunities after MS.

Title: A Webinar on “Product Management Vs Project Management”
Speaker: Mr. Fenil Dedhia, Alumni- Department of Computer Engineering, currently associated with Agolo, USA as a Product Manager
Date: 25th July, 2020

The webinar helped students explore a new domain with potential career objectives and covered various topics related to Product Management, Project Management and the difference between both. The speaker highlighted the importance of Product and Project Management, along with the certifications required and job opportunities in the market.

Title: A Webinar on “Demystifying IOT”
Speaker: Prof. Akhil Menon, Alumni- Department of Electronics Engineering, Assistant Professor- Jain University, Bangalore
Date: 25th July, 2020

IEEE PCE organized this webinar for the students and faculty members of PCE. The talk included topics such as why the internet was invented, how we got involved in it, and why it is so important in our everyday life. He also covered ‘Introduction to IoT as the Future of the Internet’ and explained all the present cases where it is being currently used. The basics of embedded systems such as how to turn on an LED, how MCU/MPU works, how communication between two devices can be established, etc. were precisely explained.

Title: Hands on Workshop on “Python MongoDB”
Speaker: Prof. Safa Hamdare, Alumni of Department of Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor at St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali
Date: 26th July, 2020

PCE Alumni Association arranged an online workshop for TE and BE (Computer Engineering and IT) students of Pillai College Of Engineering. The session aimed at making the attendees gain more knowledge on the topic of MongoDB. The speaker gave extensive information of the Basics of SQL and NOSQL – MongoDB, Installations of MongoDB, Hands on Python MongoDB — CRUD Operations and SQL vs NOSQL. She also gave an overview of Schema and No Schema. The workshop happened to be very successful and interactive.

Title: A Webinar on “Professional Industrial Resume”
Speaker: Ms. Swetha Ramaswamy, Alumni of Department of Computer Engineering, currently working as a Software Development Engineer, in Amazon, USA.
Date: 2nd August, 2020

CSI-PCE organized this webinar for students of all the departments. The webinar helped create an awareness among students about the importance of creating a short and effective resume, and how hackathons and internships add value to a resume. The speaker also gave key insights on the upcoming trends and domains in the IT industry. It was an interactive session between the speaker and the participants.

Title: Expert Lecture on “Future Educational Opportunities and Job Opportunity in Machine Learning and A.I.”
Speaker: Mr. Saurabh Mahajan, Alumni- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, currently working as Client Delivery Engineer, Groundspeed Analytics, Inc., USA
Date: 16th August, 2020

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering organized this Industry Expert lecture for students and faculty members of PCE. The talk provided an in depth knowledge about what is Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and their techniques, opportunities for higher education and jobs- specific to this field of study. A very enlightening session for all.

Title: A Workshop on “LaTeX”
Speaker: Ms. Ruchira Patole, Alumni- Department of Electronics Engineering, currently working as Assistant Professor at Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel.
Date: 6th September, 2020

ETSA PCE organized this hands-on training session for the students of PCE. During the workshop, students were trained to prepare their own black book with the help of LaTeX which will help them to prepare their own reports and black book for their final year projects. The speaker showed how to make a document using LaTeX, how to add contents, tables and graphical image in the documents. Students were acquainted with the methods to insert any text or images according to them. Overall, an extremely resourceful session was conducted by the speaker.

Title: A Webinar on “iOS Application Development”
Speaker: Mr. Rahul Pinjani, Alumni- Department of Computer Engineering, currently associated with Hilton, USA as a Senior iOS Engineer.
Date: 27th September, 2020

This webinar was organized by CSI-PCE student branch. The webinar gave a basic understanding of the iOS ecosystem to participants. The speaker gave useful insights on the increasing demand for reliable iOS application developers in the global market, interviewing aspects and management strategies of iOS Application Development. In addition to this, Mr. Rahul Pinjani gave a live demo as to how Swift Programming is used for the development of iOS applications.

Title: Talk on “Networking Fundamentals”
Speaker: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Alumni- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Date: 8th November, 2020

The Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering organised this talk for the faculty members and students of second year EXTC and Electronics. The speaker explained the basics of networking, gave an insight into the opportunities available in this field for higher studies and for career growth. It was a successful event where the speaker interacted with students nicely and cleared their doubts.

Title: A Webinar on “Towards Enabling Shape Memory Ceramics: Considerations for Stress Concentration Optimisation through Additive Manufacturing”
Speaker: Dr. Viraj S Raut, Alumni- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Founder CEO Azendiv Technology OPC Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 26th November, 2020

The Department of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering organised this webinar for their students and faculty members. The speaker gave a thorough understanding of the underlying mechanism of shape memory behaviour to solve inherent limitations in ceramics. He emphasised that, in future, these considerations would ensure manufacturing of ceramic parts that would exhibit shape memory behaviour using additive manufacturing commonly known as 3D- Printing. It was an interactive and useful session for all the attendees.

Title: Industry Expert Talk on “Transition from Campus to Corporate”
Speaker: Miss. Aditi Sharma, Alumni- Department of Computer Engineering, currently working as a Consultant at LTI
Date: 20th February, 2021

Department of computer and IT engineering organized this industry expert talk for the students of PCE. The talk focused on the importance of transition from college to corporate culture. Speaker advised logical reasoning and programming skill set to be developed among students during college time. The speaker emphasized that in order to enhance technical ability and develop soft skill, certifications are required for better aspects in industry. It was very clearly explained how the need to change in attitude from college to corporate is useful for their career. Speaker also elaborated the selection process to get into the corporate world.

Title: A Webinar on “How to Plan for Start-up and Legal & Ethical Steps, How to File Patent in India and Workshop on Prototype / Process Design and Development – Prototyping”
Speaker: Mr. Nishant Ravle, Alumni- Department of Information Technology, Founder and Director of Ravle Consultancy Service Pvt. Ltd. And TechNeethi LLP.
Date: 27th February, 2021

IIC and NISP PCE organised this webinar for the students and faculty of PCE. Mr. Dipak Kokane spoke about patent filing in India whereas Mr. Nishant Ravle’s talk was about Prototype / Process Design and Development – Prototyping.

Title: A Webinar on “Introduction to Networking and Cyber Security”
Speaker: Mr. Tanmay Pradhan, Alumni- Department of Electronics Engineering, currently Technical Executive at Softcell Technologies, Mumbai
Date: 27th March, 2021

The speaker discussed the importance, scenario and concept of networking and cyber security. He shared his experience in this field and also discussed some important case studies related to the topic. He gave a detailed idea about this area like what are the different courses available for the students, various certification courses as well as mentioned few industries which provide placements in this area.

Title: A Workshop on “Automate Things”
Speaker: Prof. Akhil Menon, Alumni- Department of Electronics Engineering, Assistant Professor- Jain University, Bangalore
Date: 27th March, 2021

This workshop was organized by IEEE PCE to give an insight into the basics of home automation and its use in day-to-day life. To make the workshop more interesting, the speaker showed videos related to this topic leading to better understanding of the topic. All the participants were given hands-on experience. Sir designed two circuits for Home Automation using the Tinkercad platform. He also guided the participants on the future scope of automation. The attendees thoroughly enjoyed his session and are looking forward for more such workshops.

Title: Industry Expert Talk on “Career in Operations and Supply Chain Management”
Speaker: Mr. Saurabh Lad, Alumni- Department of Automobile Engineering, currently working as a Senior Engineer, Corporate Strategy & Operations at Badve Engineering Limited.
Date: 3rd April, 2021

The department of Automobile & Mechanical Engineering organized this webinar for their students and faculty members. He spoke about the importance of supply chain management and its related activities. He also gave an insight into the business strategies and project management in the context of supply chain management. It was an enlightening session for all the attendees.

Title: Industry Expert Talk on “Networking and Communication”
Speaker: Mr. Utsav Katira, Alumni- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, currently working as Home Protocol Engineer at Apple, USA.
Date: 17th April, 2021

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering organized this Industry Expert Lecture for the students and faculty of PCE. His talk included the fundamentals of networking, discussed concepts related to cellular and finally gave an insight into the career opportunities in networking.

Title: Expert Talk on “Architecture Design of Jio from Planning to Implementation”
Speaker: Mr. Nikhil Kumar, Alumni- Department of Computer Engineering, currently working as Automation Network Solution Architect at Cisco Systems Inc.
Date: 24th April, 2021

Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology organized this talk for the students and faculty of PCE. The speaker briefed about the Complete Architecture Design of Jio and detailed the process from planning to implementation.

Title: Industry Expert Talk on “Career Path in Software Development – The Unsaid Things”
Speaker: Mr. Abhishek Datar, Alumni- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Software Developer at Vertisystems Inc.
Date: 24th April, 2021

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering organized this expert lecture wherein the speaker explained the following:

1) Software Development

• SDLC Phases
• SDLC Models

2) Jobs in Market

• General Team Structure
• Web application Architecture

3) Where to begin

• The Building Blocks
• The X-Factor
• What do you do know
• The dark side

Title: A Webinar on “Prototype Validation – Converting Prototype into a Start-up”
Speaker: Mr. Nishant Ravle, Alumni- Department of Information Technology, Founder & Director of Ravle Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd & TechNeeti LLP
Date: 24th April, 2021

IIC and NISP PCE organised this webinar in which Mr. Nishant Ravle spoke about Prototype Validation. The session was very informative and the speaker answered all the queries of the participant.