Awards and Distinctions (June 2021)
KIIT School of Biotechnology
National/International award received by the faculty member
Dr. Sankha Chakrabortty
Title of the Award:
YOUNG SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD – 2020
Award Received:
National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi
Dr. Sankha Chakrabortty, Assistant Professor, School of Biotechnology/Chemical Technology, KIIT Deemed to be University has bagged the ‘NESA Young Scientist of the Year Award-2020’ for his outstanding contribution in the field of Chemical Engineering.
Prior to this, Dr. Chakrabortty, a leading researcher in the field of Environmental Engineering, Membrane Technology, and Green Technology, has bagged 10 prestigious awards and achievements from several organizations for his research activities. Notably, he has published more than 25 publication in several high impact peer review journal
Any National/International Award or Publication (R&D Related) Received by Students:
Ms. Ojaswi Biswas
Title of the Award:
ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship 2021 Asia Pacific, part of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
Award Received:
Short term internship project, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Sanctioned Amount of Project or Award: 1600 Swiss franc per month (1,29,497 INR) for three months
About the Award:
The aim of the project is to determine the specific contribution of the epigenomic factor towards immune diversification of B cells as well as its potential in mediating genomic stability to safeguard cells against tumorigenesis.
KIIT School of Computer Engineering
National/International award received by the faculty member
Dr. Chittaranjan Pradhan
Title of the Award:
Teaching Excellence Awards
Award Received:
Global Innovation & Excellence Award (GIEA), Kolkata, India
About The Award
Global Innovation; Excellence Award (GIEA) is the forum to encourage Teachers, Researchers, Institutions globally. The Teaching Excellence Award is given to recognize the Teachers for excellence in teaching, collaboration with students in research projects, active participation with students in professional activities, growth, and achievements in their area of expertise.
Dr.Chittaranjan Pradhan, Associate Professor, School of Computer Engineering has been conferred with the “Teaching Excellence Awards” in the Global Innovation & Excellence Award (GIEA) – 2021 in association with International Conference on Cyber Intelligence and Information Retrieval (CIIR) – 2021 held at Institute of Engineering; Management (IEM), Kolkata, India.
International Publication (R&D Related) Received by Students:
Pranav Jain
B.Tech, School of Computer Engineering
Methodology and Research by:
Satarupa Chakrabarti, Ph. D Scholar, School of Computer Engineering
Idea and Guided by:
Dr. Aleena Swetapadma, Assistant Professor, School of Computer Engineering
Title of the Publication:
Paediatric Epileptic Seizure Detector APP
Award Received:
Google Play store
About the Award
Published an android application “Pediatric Epileptic Seizure Detector” on Google Playstore that will help the healthcare professionals to predict the actual time of epileptic seizure.
Predictions will be generated from the EEG recordings which in turn will help the user to make appropriate decisions regarding the course of their treatment. It will help medical personnel to determine the presence of a seizure in an EEG recording by allowing them to upload specific files generated from multiple electrode channels. The App will display the occurrence of a seizure by indicating the exact sample value corresponding to the EEG recording.