About NIT Silchar Chief Patron

National Institute of Technology Silchar (NIT Silchar) is one Prof. Sivaji Bandyopadhyay, Director, NIT Silchar
of the 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) of India Patron
and was established in 1967 as a Regional Engineering Prof. M. Ali Ahmed, Dean R&C, NIT Silchar
College Silchar in Assam. In 2002, it was upgraded to the Advisory Committee
status of National Institute of Technology and was declared Prof. F. A. Talukdar, ECE Dept., NIT Silchar
as Institute of National Importance under the National Prof. S. Baishya, ECE Dept., NIT Silchar
One-Week ATAL Faculty Development Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. NIT Silchar is a fully Chairperson
Program (FDP) on “Information and residential campus situated on the banks of river Barak and Dr. K.L. Baishnab, HOD ECE, NIT Silchar
Communication Technologies for Smart a sprawling green campus spread over 625 acres of land Coordinator
surrounded by scenic tea gardens on the outskirts of Silchar. Dr. Taimoor Khan,
City Applications”, (ICT4Smart-2021) NIT Silchar is a teaching and research institute which reflects Assistant Professor, ECE Dept., NIT Silchar
in the top NIRF ranking. In the 2020 NIRF ranking, NIT Organizing Committee
Silchar secured 9th among all NITs, 46th rank in engineering Dr. P. K. Paul, Dr. M. Choudhury, Dr. R. H. Laskar, Dr. M.
and 94th in the overall category. NIT Silchar has been ranked Paul, Dr. B. Bhowmik, Dr. W. Arif, Dr. T. R. Lenka, Dr. K.
internationally for the very first time by the highly reputed Guha, Dr. A. Hossain, Dr. R. K. Karsh, Dr. G. Prasad, Dr. B.
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking Basu, Dr. S. K. Tripathy, Dr. A. Nandi, Dr. U. Chakraborty,
2021 with a rank in the band of 801-1000. NIT Silchar Dr. C. Choudhury Dr. P. Pattanayak, Dr. R. Khosla, Dr. P.
ranked in band of 11-25th rank in ATAL Ranking of Puspa Devi, Dr. R. Murugan, Dr. D. S. Gurjar, Dr. Kavicharan
Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2020. M., Dr. M. V. Swati, Dr. G. S. Baghel, Dr. T. Goel, Dr. B.
Duration: 11-15 January-2021 About ECE Department
Choudhuri, Dr. A. Deka
Distinguished Speakers
Organized By The department offers B. Tech in Electronics and
Distinguished and well-experienced faculty members/
Department of ECE, NIT Silchar, Assam, India Communication Engineering and M. Tech in two
scientists from reputed organizations (IITs/NITs/
specializations (i) Micro-Electronics and VLSI Design &
Universities/Research Organizations) will be the resource
(ii) Communication and Signal Processing Engineering.
persons for this FDP.
This department also offers Ph.D. programme in Electronics
Objectives of Attending ICT4Smart-2021
and Communication Engineering. The state of art laboratory
facilities exists in the department to train the UG, PG, and  To earn extra credit by attending expert lectures delivered
in the FDP by eminent professors/researchers working in
Ph.D. scholars to carry research in the different frontier areas
different academic and research organizations.
of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The faculty
members are specialized in diverse fields, and there is a  To learn about different ICT Challenges in Smart City
commendable research environment in the department. The Environments.
department takes up R & D projects sponsored by various  To direct the possible ways for meeting the on-going/up-
Sponsored by coming challenges as per the current state-of-art.
AICTE New Delhi under ATAL FDP (AICTE Training funding agencies such as MHRD, DST, SERB, BARC,
MeitY CSIR, and many more.  To establish a research collaboration with a Scientist
And Learning Faculty Development Programme)
working in a premier academic/research organizations.
Participation’s Digital Certificate About FDP Eligibility of Participation
Minimum 80% attendance and 60% scoring in the MCQ The objective of this online FDP is to promote basics and The faculty members of the AICTE approved institutions,
test is mandatory for getting a participation E-certificate. advanced research related to information and research scholars, PG Scholars, participants from
Registration Details communication technologies (ICT) required for sustainable Government, Industry (Bureaucrats/Technicians/
There is no registration fee. Interested candidates can development of smart cities. It cover challenges and issues Participants from Industry, etc.) and staff of host institution.
register (on or before 8 January 2021) using the link: related to ICT as per the requirement of different key For any further query, please contact:
https://atalacademy.aicte-india.org/signup components of smart cities. This FDP will bring the Dr. Taimoor Khan, Coordinator, ICT4Smart-2021
Selection researchers and technocrats from different parts of our Dept of ECE, NIT Silchar, Assam, India
The seats are limited to 200 candidates on a first come first country to a common gathering for exchanging and sharing Email: ktaimoor@ece.nits.ac.in
serve basis. The intimation regarding selection will be sent knowledge about the recent developments in this area. Mobile: +91-9411823416/+91-9864782439
to the candidates by email.
 National Institute of Technology Silchar, India
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
One-Week ATAL FDP (AICTE Training And Learning Faculty Development Programme) on “Information and Communication Technologies for Smart
City Applications” (ICT4Smart-2021)
Duration: 11-15 January 2021
-:ATAL FDP SCHEDULE:-
Day #1 (11 January 2021, Monday)
09:30 AM-10:30 AM 10:30 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-12:30 PM 12:30 PM-02:00 PM 02:00 PM-03:00 PM 03:00 PM-04:30 PM
Inaugural Break Session-1 Session-2 Lunch Break Session-3
Session-1Topic: RF through THz Integrated Circuits for Wireless Applications in Smart City (Prof. Nagendra Pratap Pathak, IIT Roorkee)
Session-2Topic: IoT Networking for Smart Cities (Dr. Satyam Agarwal, IIT Ropar)
Session-3Topic: Green and Self-Powered Internet of Things: Intelligent Techniques for Smart City Applications (Dr. Koushik Guha, NIT Silchar)

Day #2 (12 January 2021, Tuesday)

09:30 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-12:30 PM 12:30 PM-01:30 PM 01:30 PM-03:00 PM
Session-4 Session-5 Lunch Break Session-6
Session-4Topic: Multifunctional Antenna Technology in Smart City Environment (Dr. Taimoor Khan, NIT Silchar)
Session-5Topic: Edge Computing and IoT for Smart Cities (Prof. Sonali Chouhan, IIT Guwahati)
Session-6Topic: Terahertz Communication Zone for Smart City Applications (Dr. Ravikant Saini, IIT Jammu)

Day #3 (13 January 2021, Wednesday)

09:30 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-12:30 PM 12:30 PM-01:30 PM 01:30 PM-03:00 PM
Session-7 Session-8 Lunch Break Session-9
Session-7Topic: RF Beamformers for 5G Base Stations (Prof. Mrinal Kanti Mandal, IIT Kharagpur)
Session-8Topic: Self-Sustainable IoT Solutions for Smart Applications (Dr. Sudhakar Modem, IIT Jammu)
Session-9Topic: IoT Communication Protocols for Smart City (Dr. Sudhir Kumar, IIT Patna)

Day #4 (14 January 2021, Thursday)

09:30 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-12:30 PM 12:30 PM-01:30 PM 01:30 PM-03:00 PM
Session-10 Session-11 Lunch Break Session-12
Session-10Topic: Role of Communication Technologies in Smart City Implementation (Prof. F.A. Talukdar, NIT Silchar)
Session-11 Topic: Artificial Intelligence with ICT for Smart City: A Glimpse (Prof. Dharmendra Singh, IIT Roorkee)
Session-12Topic: Design of Compact Phase Shifters for Phased Array Applications in Smart Cities (Prof. Bhaskar Gupta, Jadavpur Univ, Kolkata)

Day #5 (15 January 2021, Friday)

09:30 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-12:30 PM 12:30 PM-01:30 PM 01:30 PM-03:00 PM 03:00 PM-03:30 PM 03:30 PM-04:30 PM
Session-13 Session-14 Lunch Break MCQ Test Break Valedictory
Session-13Topic: Underwater Sensor Network based River Pollution Monitoring for Smart Cities (Dr. Prashant Kumar, NIT Jamshedpur)
Session-14Topic: Stress Management (Advocate Aditi K. Sahaja Yoga Meditation)
Session-15 MCQ Test
(Dr. Taimoor Khan)
Coordinator, ICT4Smart-2021
Dept. of ECE, NIT Silchar, India, Email Id: ktaimoor@ece.nits.ac.in, Mobile: +91-9411823416/+91-9864782439