Department of Computer Science : Report 2014-2015

(Written for Christite Magazine 2015)

A year gone by and another set of students leave a blazing trail towards the horizon, seeking new adventures and with a will to make a positive impact on the world around. As these students leave, a sense of loss pervades the department. Students passing out is destined and we cannot change that but what is gratifying, is to see them transform, mold themselves to better human beings, honing their skills and succeed in different paths they take. 

There was a dash of color and exuberance as Revelation, Techleons, Interface and Gateways reached out to student communities across Karnataka and neighboring states. The impact is not just extrinsic, its intrinsic too as we see changes in our own students as they become better followers, organizers, artistic performers and leaders. Whether it is the dance performances or theatre productions in In-Bloom, winning Coding Competitions or Best Manager in other colleges, these wonderful students and their actions is what finally defines us.

There has been a strong focus on research this year, starting of the Journal Club and catalyzing research projects has been a great success. Project demonstrations by students were the highlights of the X-eBIT 2015 and Softex 2015 held on 26^th and 27^th February respectively. Some innovative ideas included quad-copter, soil analyzer, traffic mobile apps, home security system, human detector and biometric based applications.

Placement and internship has been very good and with BCA ranked as number one in India, there has been a great demand for our final year students with CTC going as high as twelve lakhs.

Under the “Corporate Connect” sessions students were able to interact with our alumni now working with top IT companies in Bangalore. We also had a series of sessions ranging from Computer Architecture to Cloud Computing, Android Development to Big Data.  Imminent speakers like Dr. Mathew Jacob (IISC),  Mosesraj R (VP) Brillio, Samson Selwyn (Volvo IT), Sukanta Basak and Reynold Pereira (RedHat) , Raghu Venkat (Evive R&D) were able share nuggets of knowledge and inspire students to reach greater heights. One of the judges for a project exhibit remarked that when they interact with Christites, they are able to take a lot of the vibrant energy and infectious enthusiasm back to their workplace. 

January 26^th, Alumni Day 2015 saw more than a hundred computer science alumni returning to their Alma Mater, reliving their college days and yearning to give back to the system.

Some of our faculties represented themselves in Board of Studies in other colleges, as Session Chairs in conferences and taking sessions for corporates. Computer Science is a subject which cuts through most of the courses in Christ University and hence our faculty have taught in different courses. Some students and faculty have also played a major role in improving the IT framework and process flows in the University.

Department organized a National Conference on “Emerging Trends in IT” on February 26^th 2015. The conference brought together Industry Professionals, Academicians and Research Scholars on one platform to share the rapid advancement in the field of computer technology. The year also saw student interactions with German and Korean University for some collaborative programs. The exposure adds to the existing diversity with our own international students.  

What we as a department represent and stands for may seem to get a bit blurred in the plethora of academic endeavors and cultural activities. Sometimes the bits and bytes that differentiates us is what defines us. Who says the rainbow has only seven colors? This is where the lines get blurred and science becomes an art form.