CEC-CGC Landran organizes Faculty Development Programme
The department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Chandigarh Engineering College (CEC)-CGC Landran organised a week-long Faculty Development Program (FDP), sponsored by the AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, on the theme ‘LabVIEW for IoT Applications in Healthcare.’ The programme was attended by more than 50 distinguished faculty participants from institutions including DAV College Ambala, UIET Kurukshetra, Lovely Professional University (LPU) Jalandhar, and Chandigarh University (CU), among others. The FDP aimed to equip educators with advanced knowledge and practical expertise in using LabVIEW software for research-driven IoT applications, focusing on transformative healthcare solutions. The program’s core objective was to enable participants to design IoT-based monitoring systems, using LabVIEW’s powerful Graphical User Interface capabilities combined with IoT sensor integration. This AICTE ATAL-sponsored FDP also underscored CGC Landran’s commitment towards nurturing industry-academic collaborations while empowering faculty members with practical industry aligned skills and competencies which will reinforce the impact and quality of research and teaching in engineering education. The event commenced with an inaugural session led by Dr. G. Kulanthaivel, Professor at NITTTR Chennai, who delivered insights on Biomedical Engineering, IoT, and Virtual Instrumentation, underscoring the critical applications of IoT in healthcare monitoring and telemedicine. Dr. Kulanthaivel, known for his global contributions in ICT and instructional design, emphasized the importance of IoT-driven healthcare innovation.Throughout the programme, attendees engaged with a series of high-impact sessions led by dynamic industry and academic experts. Day two featured Dr. Parikshit Sahatiya from BITS Pilani Hyderabad, who delved into smart sensors for IoT, exploring their application in wearable devices and healthcare monitoring systems, including artificial e-skin and minimally invasive glucose monitoring. Further sessions highlighted cutting-edge practices and hands-on learning. Mr. Ajay Kumar Godara from Enovate Skill Chandigarh presented a workshop on connecting LabVIEW to the Thinkspeak IoT platform, bridging software with real-time IoT data. Mr. Nitesh Pradhan and Mr. Yashwant Rana from VVDN Technologies conducted interactive sessions on advanced programming with myDAQ and myRIO, focusing on data acquisition and process automation in IoT. Day four addressed innovative security applications with Dr. Sunil Singla from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, who demonstrated fingerprint-based biometric authentication using LabVIEW. A concurrent session by Dr. Vinay Bhatia, HOD, ECE, CEC- CGC Landran, reviewed pivotal aspects of the National Education Policy (NEP), stressing its holistic, multidisciplinary approach to educational reform.