M.Tech in Computational Techniques

THE COURSE DETAILS


This programme is being offered by School of Physics (University of Hyderabad) with the participation of the Department of Computer/Information Science of the University.


THE GENESIS, OBJECTIVE & NATURE OF THE COURSE


This course was started looking at the increasing need for the people trained in the Computational Science with a background in Physics or related sciences. The basic structure of the course was designed after consulting with many Research and Development (R & D) Organizations. The students after completing the M.Tech(C.T) course are expected to be well equipped with different computational techniques applicable in different areas of Physics, Computer Science and other related sciences.

M.Tech (Computational Techniques) . This is a 4-semester course with last two semesters wholly dedicated for Project-work. The students are selected through a nationwide entrance test followed by an interview. Currently, the School offers 12 seats for this course.

This is a flexible course and the course material is subject to frequent revival according to the needs and the development in the field. Students of this course take classes with other students coming from myriad backgrounds like Mathematics, Statistics, Electronics & Computer Science. Throughout the 4-semesters the students interact with other students doing their MSc, MPhil, MTech(CS & AI) and MCA. This exposure is expected to benefit the students of M.Tech(C.T) to develop themselves as multi faceted professionals.

The course was started in the year 1999 with the name MSc-Tech(CT) and was later upgraded to M.Tech(C.T). In the same year, a course of similar nature called M.Tech(Computational Sciences) was started in Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore. This coincidence of two premier institutes coming up with courses of similar nature indicates the right timing & acute necessity of such a course.

Four out of six students of the first batch(1999-2000) of M.Tech(CT) have been placed. Two of them in Mahindra British Telecom (MBT, Pune) & one each in MegaSoft India Ltd and SQL-Star India Ltd.From the second batch two students have been placed. The diverse nature of the fields of these companies says a lot about the diverse areas in which the students of this course can fit into. The pure science background of the student with added knowledge of the technological aspects of computation enables these students to be versatile.


THE STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE

Following is the brief introduction to the 4-semester structure of the course.

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FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER THIRD And FOURTH SEMESTERS

FIRST SEMESTER

  • The course like Computer Organization is meant to develop the understanding of the student, about the Architecture & Design of the computer.
    Prof. Arun Agarwal( Dept. of Computer Science) has been teaching this course for the past four batches.This course includes lab work,which is graded.

  • The Data Structure and Programming is intended to develop & enhance the algorithmic problem-solving approach of the student, with enough emphasis on actual programming in C,C++.
    Dr. K.N.Murthy(Dept. of Computer Science)had taught this course.

  • Programming Methodology introduces the student to the Problem Analysis & Design of the Solution & Algorithmic Programming Language.
    Mr. B.M.Muralidhara taught this course, he emphasized on solving problems in C. He also introduced the students to Object Oriented Programming (OOP) through C++.

  • Advanced Mathematical Techniques (AMT) includes Digital Signal Processing(DSP), Stochastic Processes, Differential Equations & Integral Transforms, which are very important in the field of telecommunication.
    Prof. V S S Sastry (School of Physics) has taught AMT for last four batches.

  • Use of Numerical Techniques, has become an integral part of the life of all the modern engineers and scientists. In this course, the student learns about different numerical techniques of Integration/Differentiation, Interpolation/Extrapolation, Differential Equations, Matrices, Solutions of Linear Equations etc.
    Dr. Anantha Lakshmi(School of Physics) taught for 2002-2004 batch and Prof. Vipin Srivastava (School of Physics) taught for the the last two batches.

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SECOND SEMESTER

In this semester out of total six subjects four are core courses. And two electives Department of Computer Science are offered. Following is the list of those subjects with short introduction.
  • Monte Carlo Techniques & Molecular Dynamics is a core course for second semester. It includes basics of Monte Carlo Techniques & its applications for solving various problems like Ising Model, Brownian Motion, Fractals etc. And it also includes Molecular Dynamics.
    Prof. V S S Sastry (School of Physics)
  • Wavelet Transforms is another core course in second semester.This technique is being practiced by engineers & scientists in Geology, Communications, Computer Science and many other fields.
    Prof.V.S.S.Sastry (School of Physics)

    • Electives from School of Physics
  • Quantum Computing is a newly emerging field of research in Computation. This field has wide applications in cryptography,quantum teleportation,Factorisation of large numbers etc.
    Prof. A.K.Kapoor and Prof. B.S.Chaturvedi (School of Physics)

  • Non-Linear Dynamics and Chaos is now a widely applied field in fluid dynamics,complex systems,etc.This course covers Bifurcation theory,Fractals,Integrable Systems,Dynamics of Conservative Systems,Classical and Quantum Chaos
    Prof. Bindu.A.Bambah (School of Physics)

    • Electives from Department of Computer/Information Science
    • Image Processing covers all the fundamentals, advanced topics, application and other aspects of Image Processing.
      Prof.B.L.Deekshatulu and Dr. Chakravarti Bhagavathi (Department of Computer Science)

    • Speech Processing covers the fundamentals of Speech Processing and Synthesis.
      Dr. P N Girija (Department of Computer Science)

    • Machine Learning apart from providing an understanding Neural Network,this course also aims at fields like Bayesian learning, content based learning and Naive learning etc.
      Dr.S.Bapi Raju (Department of Computer Science)

    • Algorithmics covers the fundamentals of the Algorithmics, Applications of Data Structures, Graph Algorithms, Probabilistic & Parallel Algorithms etc.
      Dr. Durga Bhavani (Department of Computer Science)

    • Information Systems and Management covers the fundamentals of the COBOL language and Data base management using COBOL etc.
      Dr. B.Muralidhara (Department of Computer Science)

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    THIRD And FOURTH SEMESTERS

    In the third semester the student is supposed to take up a project. The project work can be carried out in School of Physics, Department of Computer/Information Sciences, or any recognized Research & Development (R & D) centers .

    The first batch of the students (1999-2000) did their projects in Department of Computer Science, School of Physics and in National Remote Sensing Agency.The second batch of students completed their project work from School of Physics and Department of Computer Science. The School has Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL). Talks are on for MoU with Mahindra British Telecom (MBT) and the MoU is expected to get materialized soon.


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