MOU BETWEEN DAV INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (DAVIET)
AND CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING (C-DAC), MOHALI TO PROVIDE A BOOST TO ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with Centre for Development of Advanced Studies (C-DAC), Mohali, on 6th June, 2017. The MOU between the two institutions will ensure collaborative research initiatives for intellectual wealth generation and to provide wide exposure to students about the nascent interdisciplinary fields. The heads of both the Institutions, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Principal, DAVIET and Dr. D.K. Jain, Director (C-DAC) agreed to jointly work in the areas of Cyber Security, VLSI Design and embedded systems, Software solutions and technologies, Bio-medical Image Processing, Content Based Medical Image Retrieval, Software Technologies and other related Bio-Science/ Engineering topics. Further it was decided that there will be exchange of research documents/findings on a case to case basis, joint supervision of PhD Scholars (in case of a Research Project) as per the University rules governing the same, planning and organization joint conferences/ workshops/Seminars, sharing of laboratory, library and such other resources for the research teams on availability for bilateral applications without any financial burden on either party, exchange of technical staff, research scholars, faculty, post doctoral fellows & students and devise other activities/programmes as mutually agreed from time to time.
The MOU was signed by Dr. Manoj Kumar, Principal DAVIET and Dr. D.K. Jain, Director (C-DAC) in the presence of Dr. Balwinder Singh, Senior Engineer C-DAC, Dr. Sonia Chawla, Dean Academics, Dr. Sudhir Sharma, Dean RIC, DAVIET and other Heads of the Departments of DAVIET. The signing of MOU was preceded by an extensive dialogue between the two heads of the Institutions about the scope and benefits of the mutual exchange.
Dr. Manoj Kumar stated that the future lies ahead in the field of Electronics, Communication and Telecom Engineering. He shared that it is the Electronics hardware industry which has never been hit by the economic slowdown. Further with the efforts of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and initiatives like Make in India, the manufacturing sector is going to be the next big thing in India. Further with the advent of 4G and 5 G services in India, it is the telecom sector which promises to provide bright future to the budding technocrats. The burgeoning demand will be met by Electronics, Communication and Telecom Engineers who are committed to go an extra mile to make a mark for themselves. Dr. Manoj referred to Department of Electronics and IT Ministry’s target of having an electronics output of $ 400 billion a year by 2020 to emphasize the vast potential that the field possesses. He also shared that to boost the Electronics and Communication Engineering sector, 100 % FDI with 25 % subsidy has been provided. Under such a scenario, DAVIET has made prominent tie ups. Chief among them is the establishment of a Texas Innovation Lab under the Texas Instruments University Programme dedicated to support educators, researchers and students in facilitating the inclusion of TI analog and embedded processing in engineering classrooms, teaching and research labs, textbooks, design projects and course curricula. Further he highlighted the need to concentrate on manufacturing in the field of electronics. He stated that there is a huge market in India which can be tapped citing example of growth of manufacturing of mobile phones from 10 million in 2014 to 100 million in 2016. He also added that Huawei has emerged as a major challenger to CISCO in the field of Networking. DAVIET has also established a Networking and Storage Lab in association with Huawei to equip students with the required skill set in networking and communication sector. He highlighted that the MOU with C-DAC Mohali is yet another initiative by DAVIET to provide the students a chance to utilize the high end facilities at C-DAC in the field of VSLI design. While sharing the details of the MOU, Dr. Manoj stated that rights regarding publications, patents, royalty, ownership of software, design, product developed, etc. under the scope of this MOU, shall be decided by the two parties by mutual consent. Intellectual Properties, which are in possession of institutions prior to signing of the MOU will remain the exclusive property of the respective institute. He further expressed his gratitude to Dr. D.K. Jain for extending an opportunity to sign the MOU. While introducing Dr. D.K. Jain, he stated that he is a well renowned academician and scholar who has created a world class infrastructure to do quality research at C-DAC Mohali.
C-DAC , Mohali has emerged as a premiere institution with the mission to train manpower in electronic design & technology by offering a variety of training programmes in diverse aspects of electronics design, product development, production technology, maintenance engineering, information technology and quality control. The major thrust areas of the Centre in training and R&D are: Multilingual and Heritage Computing, Professional Electronics including VLSl and Embedded Systems, Software Technologies including Open Source software, Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics, Health Informatics including Medical Electronics, PCB Design and Manufacturing, Ubiquitous computing. It also offers M.E programmes in VLSI Design, Electronic Product Design and Technology (EPDT), Embedded Systems and IT (part-time). C-DAC has successfully developed telemedicine network along with various software solutions for health care, it is a Resource Centre for Cyber Security and RFID based Systems and has many successful electronic products to its credit.