Dr. Bommidi Sridhar is the Head of the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at Scient Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad. He has an experience of 19 years in teaching. He graduated B. Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH). He obtained his M. Tech in Digital Systems and Computer Electronics from JNTUH College of Engineering, JNTUH Hyderabad. He was awarded a Doctorate for a Novel Kernel Recursive Least Squares Approach for Efficient Spectrum Sensing to Cognitive Radio Applications from JNTUH, Hyderabad. He is a life member of professional bodies ISTE & IAENG and a Member of IEEE.

He published more than 22 research papers in various National and International journals/ conference proceedings. His areas of interest include Signal Processing and Communication, Embedded Systems, and VLSI Design. He has guided many students in their projects under UG and PG programs. He had an Indian publication patent on the title “An Effective VLSI Architecture for Data Encryption Standard and its FPGA Implementation”. He had written textbooks on "Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation” and “Fundamentals of IoT”. He also attended and conducted many seminars, symposiums and workshops.

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What is the latest program that you are offering in your institute/dept which will help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

In our Department, we are offering: a B.Tech (Undergraduate) in Electronics and Communication Engineering with add-on training with hands-on Experience in IoT and VLSI.

What are the factors that make this program the best for the students to opt?

The current and future automation needs in all the sectors of science and technology are going to be addressed by Electronics and Communication Engineering and its core technology solutions, such as Embedded Systems and IoT, VLSI Design and 5G Communication only. In view of this predicted big future of Electronics, we are training our ECE Students to get acquainted with these technologies during their B. Tech Program. We drive them to build their future. 

What will you say are the “best practices” in the course you’re offering?

Some of the “best practices” offered in the course are: 

  • Best learning environment with well-qualified faculty and good infrastructure with ICT Tools
  • All Laboratories equipped with the required infrastructure to provide a more practical understanding of cutting-edge technologies
  • Best teaching with a focus on learning of an individual ensured with mentoring systems
  • A higher level of knowledge will be provided through field projects, Mini, Major and hobby Projects, Seminars and industry visits, etc.,
  • Hands-on experience in all core technologies via Hackathons, workshops and symposiums 

What are some valuable insights of the program that you are offering at your institute/dept.?

Some of the valuable insights of the program that are being offered are: 

  • We offer a curriculum that will serve the current and future needs of all industries. 
  • More practical learning atmosphere for developing better skills to make the student ready to be employable
  • All round development of the student with various curricular and extracurricular activities

How does the program ensure that students are being prepared for the future?

The below-mentioned steps ensure that the students become ready for the future:

  • We offer a curriculum that will serve the current and future needs of all industries. 
  • More practical learning atmosphere for developing better skills to make the student ready to be employable
  • All round development of the student with various curricular and extracurricular activities

How did you train yourself/faculty to deliver this program to the students?

Below mentioned are the points that help the faculties to deliver the best to the students: 

  • The faculty are encouraged in a continuous learning process in updating their skills and knowledge via NPTEL, Coursera, online certification courses 
  • The faculty are sponsored to attend Workshops and FDPs on all emerging areas of technology
  • The institution also arranges workshops and FDPs for faculty on all concern areas of engineering
  • Faculty are trained about the usage of ICT tools, during their teaching and these methodologies are helping us in promoting a higher level of learning among students
  • The mentoring system is ensuring the overall development of the students 

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How do you tend to build an industry connection with this program? 

The industry connection is made in the following mentioned ways: 

  • To create an industry-oriented awareness we encourage the students in terms of their Feels, Mini and Major Projects, seminars, industrial visits
  • All the skills and knowledge about industrial needs will be provided by offering various Workshops and hackathons. The students will be trained with hands-on experience in these areas of engineering.
  • Modern tools will be introduced and students will be trained on these tools

What were the challenges that you faced while inculcating this program into your curriculum?

A few challenges faced while inculcating the program are: 

  • The shortage of core industries in and around for establishing strong industry and institution relations (IIR)
  • The lack of IIR causes difficulties in offering internships and industry-oriented skills and knowledge among students

What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

Through the program, the students work on different projects, some of which are mentioned below: 

  • We train and support the students in doing Field Projects, Nine and Major Projects and Hobby Projects during their B. Tech Program
  • All the projects are carried out from the domains of current and future areas of engineering only
  • All the projects are targeted at finding the best technological solutions for the problems of various areas of science and technology, Medical, Agricultural, Defense, Communications, etc., 
  • The observations of these solutions will be promoted to further levels of converting them into Patents, Copyrights, and Prototypes based on the scope of outputs

What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course?

The knowledge of Electronics and Communication Engineering is going to drive the future Automation needs. The Electronics and its core areas of knowledge such as VLSI, IoT, and 5G are going to influence the future infrastructure in many areas of Engineering.