Faculty Seminar Series 2025
MES Research Forum Seminar-I (Academic Year 2025-26)
MES Research Forum Seminar-I (Academic Year 2025-26) was held at the Panvel Campus on 23rd August, 2025. The event was hosted by Pillai College of Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Sandeep M. Joshi. The seminar comprised six expert talks by selected speakers from various institutes. In all, 93 faculty members covering all institutes of MES attended the seminar. The seminar was inaugurated Dr. Daphne Pillai Madam, Secretary MES and Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, Chairman and CEO, MES addressed the participants in the afternoon. The quality of expert talks was very good and there were lot of discussions. A few topics were identified where there could be inter-institute collaborations. It was felt that seminar provided a stimulating platform for scholarly engagement.
Date and Time: Saturday, 23rd August, 2025 (10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.)
Venue: Conclave-1 (3rd Floor), Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus, Sector-16, New Panvel
| Time | Speaker | Institute | Title of Talk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Tea / Registration / Net Working | ||
| 10.45 - 11.00 | Inaugural Function | ||
| Session-I (Chairman: Dr. Celina Joy) | |||
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Prof. Subhendu Bhattacharya | PIMSR, Panvel | Trade winds in turbulent times: India’s economic outlook in a volatile world |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Ms. Shruti Nair | PCER, Panvel | Teacher as a Reflective Practitioner |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Dr. Amruta Khairnar Patil | PiCA, Panvel | Developing Circular Economy Model for Sanitation in Rural India |
| 12.30 - 13.15 | Lunch | ||
| Session-II (Chairman: Dr. Prem S Goyal) | |||
| 13.15 - 13.45 | Dr. Srijita Bhattacharjee | PHCET, HOC | A Combined Utilization of Machine learning and Pre-Attack Analysis to Provide a Protection Framework for Ransomware Attack |
| 13.45 - 14.15 | Prof. Shardul Buva | PCACS, Panvel | Transition of Tax Structure |
| 14.15 - 14.45 | Prof. Ameya Nijasure | PCE, Panvel | From Classrooms to Careers: Rethinking automobile engineering education through skill based learning and evaluation |
| 14.45 - 15.00 | Tea / Discussions | ||
