Centre of Excellence

KIET-NI LabVIEW Academy

KIET Group of Institutions in collaboration with National Instruments (India) has set up KIET-NI LabVIEW Academy (Centre of Excellence) at ECE Department, KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad. This Academy has been conducting the Employability Enhancement Program for Indian engineering graduates to provide cost effective access to world class latest technology through classroom teaching-learning. The KIET-NI LabVIEW Academy is the authorized center in ECE Department to provide the CLAD certification course training and hands-on Hardware modules like MyDAQ, MyRIO, sbRIO, WSN, Bio-Medical Sensors, ELVIS, USRP RIO, etc., using LabVIEW for engineering students, faculty and industrial personnel. The KIET-NI LabVIEW Academy also provides facilities for students to carry out their undergraduate and postgraduate projects.

ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS LAB

Center of excellence of Robotics and Mechatronics has also been established by the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of KIET Group of Institutions. E-Yantra Lab has also been established by the ECE Department which is sponsored by IIT, Bombay. Robotics and Mechatronics Lab are beyond the AKTU syllabus. This lab is very useful for all the other departments of engineering. In this lab we have Fire Bird V, Fire Bird VI, Fire bird XII, and Four Wheel based robots. We also have a humanoid in this lab which is designed by 20 servo motors.

ADVANCED MICROWAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY (CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR ANTENNA DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING)

Microwaves and radio-frequency (RF) are at the heart of many electronic applications such as cellular phones, Wi-Fi, RFID, GPS, Radar and satellites etc.. The Lab allows both hardware implementations and theoretical studies in electromagnetic theory, antennas and RF, microwave and millimeter-wave circuits and systems for various government, industry and defense related applications, e.g. wireless communications, biomedical and healthcare applications, and satellite and space thrusts. The laboratories have the EM simulation tool HFSS for RF circuit and antenna design and the E44 Miller Machine for PCB Fabrication.

SPACE TECHNOLOGIES

To keep the pace with the new advancement and technologies, Center of Excellence in "Space Technologies" is providing a platform to the researcher faculties and curative students, who want to nurture themselves in this newly emerging field of space technology. This Center of Excellence is hosted by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering under KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad. This establishment is supporting the vision and mission of the Institution to imparting the knowledge to the desired one.
In the recent advancement of technological era of spacescience is playing a dominant role on each and every person direct or indirect way. Cellular communication, farming, geographic area mapping, remote sensing and many more other areas are available that are affected by new advancement of space technologies.

About Centre
"Centre of Excellence for Power Engineering Technologies and Clean Energy Integration" is one of the centre of KIET Group of Institutions Ghaziabad established by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in March 2019. It is one of centres in Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU)Lucknow, working in power engineering applications included clean and renewable energy system technologies. The intention is to create a platform with multi-disciplinary environment in area of power engineering and renewable energy technologies for experts, researcher, academicians, students and industry.

To accommodate this objective, the centre will provide an infrastructural facilities and environment to conduct experiments to understands knowhow, constraints and requirements of power engineering applications including clean/ renewable energy system technologies. The purpose is to produce collaborative research outcomes/solutions with social impacts in association with academic institutions and industries globally. The platform also provides a channel of communication to exchange the experiences and ideas at global level through technical programme such as training, workshops, seminars, conferences, expert talks, schools, internships and FDPs. The centre is placed in Room No. A-016, A-Block, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.                   

Objectives

• Research and development on electrical grid infrastructure produce flexible, reliable, resilient, secure, and sustainable solutions.
• To solve energy challenges using computational science, applied mathematics, scientific data management and artificial intelligence.
• Research on photovoltaics, wind power, solar-thermal power, bio-mass energy systems integration.
  Development of solutions for future energy systems including security, resiliency, reliability, affordability, and cleanness features.
• Design and development of cost effective, energy-efficient and affordable Electric Vehicle and Mobility technologies for public transportation.
• To support the industry partners for creating innovative and integrated systems for electric, fuel cell, and conventional vehicles.
• To help manufacturers and power practitioner for finding the most energy-efficient and sustainable solutions in production and processes.
• To create a strong association of expertise with verity of experiences to exchange the knowledge and ideas.
  Conduct technical programme such as training, workshops, internships, seminars, conferences, expert talks, schools and FDPs in relevant areas.

Laboratories

• Advance Computer Modelling and Simulation Laboratory
  • MATLAB, DigSilent Power Factory, PVSyst.

• Real-Time Simulation and HIL Laboratory
  • Opal-RT Real-Time Digital Simulator with access to hardware-in-the-loop capabilities.

• Renewable Energy Integration Laboratory
  • Eco-sense makes Hardware Simulator for PV Energy Conversion system; Hardware Simulator for PMSG based wind Energy Conversion system; 3.2kWp Roof Top Solar PV Panels; 2.0 kW Grid-Tie Solar Inverter, 1-Phase Inverter (3.5Kw, 48V, 40A) with Customized drivers, Customized MPPT Charge Controller (48v, 40A); Charge Controller (12-24v, 20A); Single phase and three phase constant power and dynamic loads;Battery pack (48 Volt,84 Ah Lead Acid).

• Advance Electrical Vehicular Technology Laboratory
  • Various types of electrical drives and machines; dSpace; DSP Trainer Kits; Digital storage oscilloscope TPS 2014, 100MHz 4 Isolated channel color display,Power Quality Analyzers with data logging facility, Battery pack (48 Volt,84 Ah Sealed Lead Acid); PCBs Fabrication (CNC) and prototyping machines; Tig Welding Machine.

Infrastructural Facilities

• A 31X23Ft. air-conditioned large floor space for research activities
• Single-Phase and Three-phase AC electrical power supply systems (10 kVA loading capacity)
• Dedicated 15X8 Ft. computer lab for soft computing and simulations  
• Uninterrupted power supply system
• ICT based classroom for conduction of FDPs/STTPs/SDPs/Tutorials (max. 20 person).

Associated Knowledge Partner
Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers (ISIE), Noida
An ISO 9001:2008 & Associate Member of FMSCI and SFI; National Youth Award Winner by Ministry of Youth Affairs; Recommended by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India.

Funded/Sponsored Projects
Ongoing

1. Development of Retro-fitted Electric Car under skill development programme on Design and Assembly of Electric Vehicles, funded by KIET Ghaziabad, INR 3.88 Lac, Feb 05, 2020.
   (Peoples working: Dr. Brijesh Singh and Students of B. Tech (EN) VI Sem.) 

2. Development of Standalone Small Scaled Hybrid Microgrid System for Agriculture Requirements, CRIP funding through TEQIP-III funded by AKTU, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, INR 3.0 Lac, June 26, 2019.
   (Peoples working: Dr. Brijesh Singh and Prof. Kapil Gandhi) 

Completed

1. Installation of 4 kW Solar Power Plant with intelligent Energy Management System for PC lab, Research Project under VRPS scheme granted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, INR 5.0 Lac, July 2018 to Feb 2020.
   (Peoples worked: Dr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Prof. Ashish D. Thombre and Mr. Aditya Singh) 

Research Projects

Proposed

1. Intelligent Parking & Charging Stations
2. AI based Cell Balancing System inE-Mobility & Storages Technologies
3. Energy Management Systems for Micro-Grids
4. Identification of Customer Priority Factor for Economic Load Dispatch in Power Markets
5. Solar Powered Toilet
6. Distribution System Automation and AI for Prosumers (Combination of Power Producers and Consumers)
7. Smart Grids Operation and Control
8. Forecasting for Electricity Market
9. AI for Matching Supply and Demand in Power Systems
10. AI for Efficiency and Reliability of Renewable Energy System
11. Weather Monitoring System Using IOT
12. Smart Building System using IOT

Technical Committee

• Professor (Dr.) Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Professor & Head
• Prof. (Dr.) Brijesh Singh, Associate Professor&Convener
• Prof. Ashish D. Thombre, Associate Professor &Advisor
• Prof. (Dr.) Faisal Jalil, Assistant Professor& Member
• Prof. (Dr.) Ajeet Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor& Member
• Prof. (Dr.) Shruti Pandey, Assistant Professor& Member
• Prof. (Dr.) Natwar Singh Rathore, Assistant Professor& Member

Activity Reports
Joint Activity Report (CEPET&CEI and KIET IEEE Student Branch) 2019                      Click here
Joint Activity Report CEPET&CEI and IEEE SB-Jan-June 2020 Vol.1                            Click here

Contact for Collaboration and Association
Dr. Brijesh Singh
Associate Professor (Research) and Convener
KIET Centre of Excellence Power Engineering Technology and Clean Energy Integration (CEPET&CEI)
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, Meerut Road (NH-58), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201206, INDIA
Contact No: +91 8377825935, +91 9450838018
E-Mail: brijesh.singh@kiet.edu, singhb1981@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/singhb1981

Process Control and Industrial Automation

In order to meet the exacting demands of the oil and gas, mining, manufacturing and downstream processing industries, modern plants are equipped with systems and devices which are needed to measure and regulate variables such as temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, liquid level, velocity and density. Industrial Automation provides the technology to control and monitor a process plant using such concepts as feedback, cascade, feedforward and advanced process control.

Students in the Centre of Excellence in Process Control and Industrial Automation are exposed to the practical, up-to-the-minute knowledge and skills demanded by leading industries worldwide. Here they study subjects which include: process control, instrumentation, control valves, process plant layout and piping design, tuning of process loops, SCADA, PLCs, advanced process control (APC), boiler control, hazardous areas, safety instrumentation (IEC 61511 and IEC 61508), industrial data communications, networking, device Net and Fieldbus, industrial wireless, shielding/EMC/EMI, and noise reduction.

IOS Learning Centre of Excellence

The iOS learning centre has been established under an MOU with Apple iOS University Programme in Jan 2015. It is equipped with 25 Mac machines, 2 iPads , 1 Laptop MAC book and LCD Projector.

The main objective of the centre is to make our students industry ready for the MAC Platform and for iOS development.

D-Link Global Centre of Excellence

The D-Link Global Centre of Excellence was established in May, 2016 under an MOU with D-Link India Pvt. Ltd. This centre is equipped with 25 i5 computers, latest Switching and Wireless equipment. The main objective of the centre is to make our students industry ready for IT infrastructure jobs.

PARAM SAVAK SUPER COMPUTING FACILITY For AI AND ML Centre of Excellence

The PARAM SAVAK SUPER COMPUTING FACILITY For AI AND ML Centre of Excellence consist of dedicated and hardworking students along with highly skilled faculties of CSE department. It aims to provide practical knowledge and familiarity with how the industry is adopting and utilizing AI and ML. The students are provided dedicated cabins which with all the necessary equipment including systems installed with the latest version of Linux.

For high-performance computation, they have been provided Param Shavak desktop supercomputer by CDAC. The Param Shavak has dual intel Xenon Gold 6132, 14 cores server-grade processors with each core having a minimum 2.6GHz clock speed, 96GB (expandable) DDR4 2666MHz RAM in a balanced configuration, two 1GbE networks ports, 2x16 PCI-E Gen3 slots for GPU/Co-processors with NVIDIA P5000 GPUs. For deployment of their projects, students are provided NVIDIA Jetson devices. They have also been provided with access to the latest contents published by top publishers, including O’Reilly and Wiley.

D-Link Global Centre of Excellence

The D-Link Global Centre of Excellence was established in May, 2016 under an MOU with D-Link India Pvt. Ltd. This centre is equipped with 25 i5 computers, latest Switching and Wireless equipment. The main objective of the centre is to make our students industry ready for IT infrastructure jobs.

BLOCK CHAIN LAB

Hardware: Dell PC intel I7, 3.60 GHZ, 1TB Hard Disk, 8 GB Ram, Key Board, Mouse, 17" Colour TFT Moniter (15) Dell Switch Rack(01), 24 Port Switch(03), Printer (HP P 1606 dN) (01), LCD Projector(01)

Software: Window 7/ Windows 8, MS Office 2007, WinZip, Acrobat Reader, Winzip, Winrar, Star UML, Prolog, CLISP, J2SDK7, XAMMP, Apache Tomcat 7, IBM RSA

Material Science and Testing Lab

Centre for Automotive Mechatronics

Structural Analysis and Design

The Department of Civil Engineering has established its centre of excellence namely Structural Analysis and Design. The Centre provides training on design and detailing of precast / cast-in-situ steel and RCC structures including design of industrial buildings, pre-engineered buildings, and elevated large span connecting bridges, road under-passes, elevated / underground storage tanks, storage structures and hoppers. Further, the Centre also extends it services for training and skill development of students and faculty members for designing many RCC structures including high-rise buildings, silos, machine foundations, etc. Furthermore, the centre provides exposure towards strength assessments of old structures and retrofitting, feasibility reports, tender specifications & drawings, approval of fabrication drawings and designer’s supervision on site.

• The aim of center is to promote
  • Professional efficiency in various software being used by industry
  • Industrial consultancy projects
  • The placement of students
  • The quality of major Projects of final year students

• Student Employability Program through External Agency (2019-20)
  • Training of Final Year students in order to enhance their employability (Students Employability Program)
  • 04 out of 13 students got a chance for 4 months pre-placement internship in Ramboll India.
  • In order to give the industry readiness exposure to the students of Final Year, Projects in accordance with current industry trends are assigned to the students under ageis of the Centre of Excellence in which 10 Groups of students (34 students) have completed their final year projects through the Centre of Excellence

• Industry Readiness (2019-20)
  • Additional Skill Classes (through External Agency) are being run in the Centre of Excellence.
  • Final Year Projects in accordance with current industry trends are assigned to the students. Presently, 24 students are working for their B. Tech. Final Year Projects.

IOS Learning Centre of Excellence

The iOS learning centre has been established under an MOU with Apple iOS University Programme in Jan 2015. It is equipped with 25 Mac machines, 2 iPads , 1 Laptop MAC book and LCD Projector.

The main objective of the centre is to make our students industry ready for the MAC Platform and for iOS development.

D-Link Global Centre of Excellence

The D-Link Global Centre of Excellence was established in May, 2016 under an MOU with D-Link India Private Limited. This center is equipped with 32 i5 computers, latest switches and wireless equipment. The main objective of this centre is to make our students industry ready for IT infrastructure.

Finance and Tally Lab

A value added offering, KSM has a dedicated Finance and Tally Lab for honing the financial acumen of students. Apart from providing training on ERP softwares like Tally and MARG ERP, this lab also provide a chance for simulative environment for stock market trading. The lab has a capacity of 30 students and has all the teaching aids.

PARAM SAVAK SUPER COMPUTING FACILITY For AI AND ML Centre of Excellence

The PARAM SAVAK SUPER COMPUTING FACILITY For AI AND ML Centre of Excellence consist of dedicated and hardworking students along with highly skilled faculties of CSE department. It aims to provide practical knowledge and familiarity with how the industry is adopting and utilizing AI and ML. The students are provided dedicated cabins which with all the necessary equipment including systems installed with the latest version of Linux.

For high-performance computation, they have been provided Param Shavak desktop supercomputer by CDAC. The Param Shavak has dual intel Xenon Gold 6132, 14 cores server-grade processors with each core having a minimum 2.6GHz clock speed, 96GB (expandable) DDR4 2666MHz RAM in a balanced configuration, two 1GbE networks ports, 2x16 PCI-E Gen3 slots for GPU/Co-processors with NVIDIA P5000 GPUs. For deployment of their projects, students are provided NVIDIA Jetson devices. They have also been provided with access to the latest contents published by top publishers, including O’Reilly and Wiley.

D-Link Global Centre of Excellence

The D-Link Global Centre of Excellence was established in May, 2016 under an MOU with D-Link India Pvt. Ltd. This centre is equipped with 25 i5 computers, latest Switching and Wireless equipment. The main objective of the centre is to make our students industry ready for IT infrastructure jobs.

BLOCK CHAIN LAB

Hardware: Dell PC intel I7, 3.60 GHZ, 1TB Hard Disk, 8 GB Ram, Key Board, Mouse, 17" Colour TFT Moniter (15) Dell Switch Rack(01), 24 Port Switch(03), Printer (HP P 1606 dN) (01), LCD Projector(01)

Software: Window 7/ Windows 8, MS Office 2007, WinZip, Acrobat Reader, Winzip, Winrar, Star UML, Prolog, CLISP, J2SDK7, XAMMP, Apache Tomcat 7, IBM RSA

Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics

The Department of Computer Applications (MCA) has inaugurated the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics on 14 Sept. 2019. The aim of CoE is to develop projects on Big Data, ML, Data analytics and Blockchain. The CoE has one HPE ML 110 Gen 10 4208 server, one GPU Machine with NVIDIA GTX 1080i and four client machines (Intel® Core™ i7 8700T 2.40 GHz, HP Prodesk 400 G4 DM). The AICTE provided the support of Rs. 2.69 Lakhs to CoE under MODROB scheme.

The Hardware and Software Configuration is as follows:

Technical Advisors:

• Mr. Abhay Tomar, Senior Software Architect, Schneider Electric Software
• Mr. Ashis Vyas, Senior Technical Architect, IGT Solution
• Mr. Chetan Vashistth, NEC
• Mr. Vishal Maurya, Barclays
• Mr. Ankur Singh Bist, Chief AI Scientist, TowardsBlockchain (TBC)
• Dr. Devpriya Soni, Associate Professor, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology