Eminent Alumni Lecture Series


Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur along with CAAIR is proud to have conducted a session on Robot Assisted 3D Printing by none other than Prof.(Dr.) Satyandra K. Gupta , Smith International Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Director of Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, University of Southern California, USA. The key points of the session were Industrial Robotics, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. This session was one of the most sought after one of the year and the audience was greatly interested in learning from such an honourable speaker. The session was very informative with the speaker clearing our concepts in a lucid way and using techniques that peaked our interest. Additive Manufacturing and its benefits over traditional methods and how we combine it with robotics and other fields was the core topic that was explained in great detail. The audience enjoyed the session and interacted with the speaker who cleared all their doubts. The webinar was a great success and we hope eminent speakers like Dr Satyandra K Gupta will always be there to motivate and guide us.

Speaker : Mr. Sourav Sen

Designation: Managing Director & CEO of Eirich India

Topic: Career Pathways after Masters and beyond
Date: 9th April, 2022 - 6pm (IST)
Platform : MS Teams

Summary : Students' Alumni Interaction Cell, National Institute of Technology , Durgapur along with CAAIR organized an Online Eminent Alumni Lecture with Mr. Sourav Sen (Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, 1991). He is currently the Managing Director & CEO of Eirich India. He has also studied business management at IBMR Kolkata and completed MDP from IIM Ahmedabad along with an International Management Program Degree from IFL, Stockholm School of Economics.
He is a true leader who motivates everyone with his innovative approaches and vibrant spirit. He described about the core skills like executive leadership, strategy, business development, project management etc. essentially required for the corporate job. He gave the advice to avoid all the distractions to pursue the dream of anyone's life. Communication skills and problem solving attitude are everything to lead in a position. It was an informative webinar which reached its flag end after the Student Alumni Interaction cell expressed their immense gratitude to Mr. Sourav Sen for his time and presented him a certificate of appreciation as a token of love.
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/rL4CCaNdX8s

Speaker : Mr. Sumit Aggarwal

Designation: Sr Scrum Master at National Student clearinghouse,Virginia, United States

Topic: Why one needs to be Agile and Emotionally intelligent to be successful?
Date: 2nd April, 2022 - 6pm (IST)
Platform : MS Teams

Summary : Students' Alumni Interaction Cell, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur along with CAAIR organized an online Student Alumni Meet with Mr. Sumit Aggarwal (B. Tech in ECE, NIT durgapur, 1998) who has 20+ years of experience in IT with 7+ years of Agile journey, is currently a Sr Scrum Master at National Student clearinghouse Virginia, United States. He explained that everything happens for a reason and helped us to think that " Be Positive - Life is Good ". He shared some valuable insights on the importance of agile and emotional intelligence. The four values of Agile are :
i. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
ii. Working software over comprehensive documentation.
iii. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
iv. Responding to change over following a plan.
The fundamental principles of agile are continuous improvement, go and see, built in quality, respect for workers and their creativity, elimination of waste. He thought to shape our frame of mind as a growth mindset. The speaker threw light on personal competence that includes self awareness and self management and social competence that includes social awareness and relationship management. He has provided the action plan to increase Agility and Emotional intelligence skills using different strategies. This informative webinar reached its flag end after the Student Alumni Interaction cell expressed their immense gratitude to Sumit Aggarwal for his time and presented him a certificate of appreciation as a token of love.
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/oOgDPCfsEjI

Eminent Speaker : Dr. Manoj Jha (1991, B.E, Mechanical engineering)

Designation: Director-Data Science, Advanced Analysis and Transportation,Advancement Strategy LLC ,Columbia ,USA

Topic: AI, Big Data and ML in Transportation Engineering
Date: 13/12/2021
Venue : Hybrid(Ms teams + Campus)

Summary : Our Eminent Alumni Dr. Manoj Jha came to our campus on his visit to India on 13th December and from there we had a Hybrid Learning cum Interaction session on AI and ML in transportation engineering. He is itself the Director of his Transportation Engineering Company where they build new technologies to make transportation safe and Easier for all. In the Session, he explained how Artificial Intelligence is going to be a game-changer in the future. He emphasized we have good communication skills so that we can pitch our ideas Awesomely. He also gave some guidance about how we can get an Internship in his company. It is a matter of great pride that our Institute has been the alma mater of such distinguished people who remember their college and inspire the young generation and present learners towards development and excellence. We are immensely grateful to Dr. Jha for conducting such an informative and productive lecture. We wish him all the best for all his future endeavors and hope he will always be there to guide us.
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4YBr1MPZ5Q

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Sandeep Kapoor (Alumnus, 1987, BE, Mechanical Engg)

Designation: Additional Chief Engineer, Delhi Jal Board Government of Delhi

Date: 05.12.2021 (Sunday)
Time: 10:30AM

Summary : Students’ Alumni Interaction Cell NIT Durgapur is proud to have Mr. Sandeep Kapoor as our Eminent Speaker. This session was an interactive one with the speaker motivating us with his vast knowledge and experience. The speaker talked to us about the importance of discipline and mental strength and how to utilize various techniques like Yoga and Meditation for our well-being. He enlightened us about different fields that we can pursue in the government, private, and Research and Development sectors and motivated us to be the best version of ourselves. The audience was thrilled and enjoyed the interaction with the speaker. The speaker cleared all our doubts. The session was a great learning experience and we hope that our alumni will always be there to motivate and enlighten us with their knowledge and experience.

Eminent Speaker : Dr. Debashis Ghosh (Alumnus, 1991, BE, Metallurgical Engg)

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist, CMERI Durgapur

Topic : Failure Analysis of Engineers Components
Date: 04.12.2021 (Saturday)
Time: 4.00 PM

Summary : Student Alumni Interaction Cell NIT Durgapur is proud to have Dr. Debashis Ghosh as our Eminent Speaker. Dr. Debashish Ghosh elaborated on Failure Analysis of Engineering Components and he explained the working and objective behind various complex machinery and investigation of components in a manner that enlightened our audience greatly. Failure analysis is an important aspect in any industry to increase efficiency and this knowledge greatly benefitted the students. He also cleared our doubts and motivated us to pursue our goals. The session was a great learning experience and we hope that our alumni will always be there to motivate and enlighten us with their knowledge and experience.

Eminent Speaker : Dr. Souvik Chakraborty (Alumnus, 2010, B.TECH, Civil Engineering)

Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi

Topic: Transfer Learning Based Multi-Fidelity Physics Informed Deep Neural Network
Date: 03.11.2021
Time: 4.00 PM
Platform: MS Teams

Summary : Department of Civil Engineering in association with CEC and CAAIR is proud to present an Online Eminent Alumni Lecture by Dr. Souvik Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics IIT Delhi. He graduated from NIT Durgapur with B.Tech in Civil Engineering in the year 2010. The lecture was on Transfer Learning Based Multi-Fidelity Physics informed Deep Neural Network. The audience was looking forward with great enthusiasm to know about this topic owing to the rise of neural networks' importance in the modern world and our speaker surpassed all expectations. He explained a highly complicated and interesting topic in a lucid and interactive manner. After the session, the audience interacted with the speaker and he cleared all the doubts arising in their minds. Topics such as these spark great curiosity in the audience and we are lucky to have had a speaker of such merit among us. We thank Dr. Souvik Chakraborty for his session and hopes to connect with him in the future as well.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Saikat Deb Acharya (1992, B.E, Mechanical Engineering)

Sr. Principal Scientist, CGCRI Kolkata

Topic : Engineering Materials and its Characterization
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 15th March 2021, 11.00 AM

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Dr. Saikat Deb Acharya, an alumnus of our college, Mechanical Engineering batch of 1992. This session was about Engineering Materials and its Characterization . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Commodore Justine M Xavier (1990, B.E, Electrical Engineering)
Indian Navy

Topic : Interactive Session
Venue : Google Meet
Date: 26th March 2021, 11.00 AM

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Commodore Justine M Xavier, an alumnus of our college, Electrical Engineering batch of 1990. This session was about Interactive Session . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Kushal Banerjee

Chief General Manager, Business Development
HPCL

Topic : "EMOBILITY,INDIA and GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE"
Date: 4th April 2021, 5.00 PM (IST)

We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Commodore Justine M Xavier, an alumnus of our college, Electrical Engineering batch of 1990. This session was about Interactive Session . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Chittatosh Bhattacharya (1990, B.E, Mechanical Engineering)
Deputy Director(Technical),National Power Training Institute

Topic : Thermal Power Generation Technology- The present & the future ahead
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 14th April 2021, 10.30 PM (IST)

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Dr. Chittatosh Bhattacharya, an alumnus of our college, Mechanical Engineering batch of 1990. This session was about Thermal Power Generation Technology- The present & the future ahead . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Tarun Kumar Kundu (1997, B.E, Metallurgical Engineering)
Assistant Professor , IIT KHARAGPUR

Topic : ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 26th June 2021, 5.30 PM (IST)

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Prof. Tarun Kumar Kundu, an alumnus of our college, Metallurgical Engineering batch of 1997. This session was about ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING, . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Chandra Sekhar Tiwary (2008, B.Tech, Metallurgical Engineering)
Assistant Professor , IIT KHARAGPUR

Topic : ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 26th June 2021, 5.30 PM (IST)

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Dr.Chandra Sekhar Tiwary, an alumnus of our college, Metallurgical Engineering batch of 2008. This session was about ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING, . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Manas Paliwal (2006, B.Tech, Metallurgical Engineering)
Assistant Professor , IIT KHARAGPUR

Topic : ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 26th June 2021, 5.30 PM (IST)

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Dr. Manas Paliwal , an alumnus of our college, Metallurgical Engineering batch of 2006. This session was about ADVANCES IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING, . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Niladri Basu (1991, B.E, Mechanical Engineering)
Working in GE Power Durgapur Plant

Topic : Industrial Experience
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 3th July 2021, 6.00 PM (IST)

Summary : We, at SAI Cell NIT Durgapur, are proud to conduct the series of Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL). Now in COVID19 condition, it is not possible to arrange it offline, so we have modified it slightly and renamed it the Online Eminent Alumni Lecture (oEAL) series. The speaker in this session was Mr. Niladri Basu, an alumnus of our college, Mechanical Engineering batch of 1991. This session was about Industrial Experience . Sir cleared the doubts and misconceptions students might have about this topic and listened to what our mind says. This session has been a great learning experience, and we hope that our alumni shall keep gracing our occasions with their inspiring talks.
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSluEWA8ZfA

Eminent Speaker : Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh(1983,BE,Civil Engineering)
Chairman and managing director at NHPC Ltd.

Topic : Future of Hydroelectricity and Motivation to core engineers
Venue : Microsoft teams
Date: 24th October 2021, 5.00 PM

Summary : The speaker in this session was Mr Abhay Kumar Singh,an alumnus of our college, Civil engineering batch of 1983.He has worked on Project monitoring and planning, Business Development besides his expertise area of Project Construction.He has been conferred with REPA'Hydro Ratna' Award at India Hydro Award 2019 at New Delhi. The lecture was on Future of Hydroelectricity and Dam Projects and the Jobs associated with this in the Sector.He cleared various doubts the audience had and also motivated Core Engineering Students about their bright Future. We thank Mr Abhay Kumar Singh for his presence and Precious time in this interactive session with the Young Minds of the Alma Mater.
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/j4NZuTXGOx8