The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), Salem Local Centre, along with the Knowledge Institute of Technology (KIOT), organized a seminar on “Evolution of Fuel Cell Technology in Autonomous Vehicles using Internet of Vehicles”. The well-attended seminar was found most useful to KIOT’s BE students.
Mr. S.R. Saravanan, Honorary Secretary, Institution of Engineers (India), Salem Local Centre, in his welcome address, presented the various activities of IEI. With its headquarters in Kolkata, IEI is a multi-dimensional non-profit body with branches all over India. By becoming a member of IEI, a lot of knowledge can be acquired. IEI is also regularly funding a lot of programmes organized all over India. Every year, on September 15, on the birthday of Dr. Visvesvaraya, IEI conducts its Annual Award Meet by honouring the engineering fraternity.
In order to get the various benefits of IEI membership, Mr. Saravanan appealed to the students to join the institution.
Dr. PSS. Srinivasan, Principal, Knowledge Institute of Technology, in his keynote address, complimented IEI Salem for its active role in conducting interesting programmes. With a lot of changes in the automotive industry, fuel cell, autonomous vehicle and IoT have become important areas of interest in today’s world.
He provided details about the fuel cell associated with the chemical technology. The Montreal Protocol of 1998, in fact, discussed solar and other sources of energy. He also suggested that in order to reduce CO2, there is need to plant more trees all over.
Referring to autonomous vehicles, Dr. Srinivasan said that, considered a dream once upon a time, it has become a reality today. In IoT, a lot of electronic revolution is taking place to monitor the various parameters.
Finally, he urged the students to become strong in their fundamentals through higher learning.
Post inauguration, Mr. S. Praveen, Project Engineer, Power Systems Division, Nuratech, Chennai, and Dr. P.A. Gowrisankar, Asst. Professor, KIOT, Salem, made detailed presentations on the revolution technology in automotive electronics.