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SRM AP’s liaison with Northeastern

University to encourage impactful

education and research

STAFF WRITTER and explore from a top reputed • Professional development
university of the USA. programmes for faculty and
SRM University-AP now has staff.
Our students are the primary
formed a liaison with Northeastern beneficiaries of this MOU as it • Program based partnerships
University, Boston, USA, with provides a platform for them to
a vision of mutual endeavours • Joint development of ongoing
towards the advancement of explore a study abroad programme and new curricula and academic
there, including getting a UG
education and research. A degree from a top-ranked US projects
Memorandum of Understanding university. Other beneficiaries • Collaboration in academic
(MOU) has been signed recently publications and other materials
in this regard between the two include faculty members and of mutual interest
universities. This is a significant scholars, for whom joint research
programs could be enabled in
venture to collaborate with top the future. The MoU Committee of the
SRM Hospital gets universities such as Northeastern The first MoU that has been University will further enhance
the collaboration with specific
University, which will lead
a new ambulance the university to the path of signed is a generic MoU that departments. The university is
already in the process of extending
advanced research and educational helps SRM University-AP to talk
the collaboration to the department
programmes.
with Northeastern University on
to its fleet The MoU committee of the the possibilities of collaboration. level, including Computer Science
and Engineering and Mechanical
The following activities are
SRMAP is working aggressively
to bring top universities across possible with the current MoU Engineering, to start with. Later,
other engineering, science and
STAFF WRITTER special guest to this event. the globe for the students to get that has been signed- management streams will be
Speaking at the formal meet the benefit and enhance their • Mobility of faculty, scholars and included in the alliance. SRMAP
SRM Medical College held before the flag off, Senior career. Northeastern University students between Institutions is also exploring opportunities
Hospital and Research Manager- HR from Amphenol is part of the world’s top 5% of on internships, semester abroad
Centre (SRM MCHRC), Omniconnect Private Limited, universities, and this collaboration • Joint teaching, research, or programs and other educational
Kattankulathur today got a K. Kavitha said, “This is will provide a possibility for cultural activity and research activities that will
new ambulance to its fleet. part of our Corporate Social our students to visit, learn, • Student services and support greatly benefit our students.
The ambulance was donated Responsibility (CSR). SRM
by Amphenol Omniconnect MCHRC was most obliging
Private Limited, Maraimalai when we approached them Webinars in Association with IBM
Nagar in association with with our request. We are
Puthiya Thalaimurai happy that this project has
Foundation. The ambulance been materialised and comes STAFF WRITTER IBM Insights and Intelligence M J Prarthana. The third webinar
was flagged off by Ms. K. at a time when the need is Expert Labs (with over 18+ years session was on “Introduction
Kavitha, Senior Manager- HR more.” Department of Computer of experience in IT Industry) to Supervised vs unsupervised
from Amphenol Omniconnect Science Engineering hosted a talked about the significance vs Semi-Supervised learning”
Private Limited and her team Pro VC Dr. Lt Col. A. 9-series webinar in association of AI and introduced certain conducted. The session’s agenda
along with SRM MCHRC’s Ravikumar said, “Amphenol with IBM under the banner “IBM terms and concepts like AI, Data was to introduce sample problems
Pro Vice Chancellor (Medical has done a great favour to SPOC for IBM Specialization” Science/ Machine Learning, Deep in each area (Fraud Detection,
and Health Sciences) Dr. Lt us. We had limited resources held at recently. IBM Career learning, and their differences. Text Classification, Customer
Col. A. Ravikumar, Dean with ambulance and adding Education organized this series The Second Webinar Session Clustering), Linear models.
(Medical) Dr. A. Sundaram another to our fleet is going of technical webinars for the was on “Deep Dive on Data The fourth and the last Webinar
and Medical Superintendent to help people in a long run.” benefit of students. The first Science Phases”. It was the session was on “Non-Linear
Dr. K. Thangaraj. Regional Also present for the event Webinar session in this 9-series 2nd session of the 9 series Problems - Data Science - Session
Director of American Chamber was Secretary of Puthiya session was on “Data Science session on Data Science. The 4” conducted. The Speaker for
of Commerce, Chennai Mr. Thalaimurai Foundation, Concepts”. Mamatha Venkatesh Agenda of the webinar was the event was Naveen K Yadav
Aubrey Daniels was the Mr. D. V. Venkatagiri. who is an AI Architect for Supply Introduction to CRISP DM who is an AI Consultant for
Chain solutions working with graced by the eminent speaker, Supply Chain.