AMITA (The Association of the MIT Alumni)
Proudly Presents
THE OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD FOR 2011
TO
Dr. S. Shanmugavel
MIT, Chromepet campus of Anna University, founded in 1949 by Sri. C. Rajam, is a unique Institution with pioneering ventures in unconventional engineering courses like Aeronautical, Automobile, Electronics, Instrumentation and by adding Production, Avionics, Mechatronics, Rubber Technology and Information Technology, MIT has carved a niche for itself.
In memory of Sri. C. Rajam, during his centenary birth year in 1982, AMITA instituted the scheme of conducting yearly endowment lecture and award of outstanding alumnus. This would be the twenty-seventh Alumnus award.
AMITA has the pleasure of selecting Dr. S. Shanmugavel of Electronics faculty as the outstanding Alumnus for the year 2011.
Dr. S. Shanmugavel did his B.Sc from Devanga Arts College Virudhunagar majoring in Mathematics and moved to MIT to study in Electronics faculty and passed out in the year 1978 and then obtained his PhD in the area of Coded Communication and spread Spectrum Techniques from IIT Kharagpur.
Dr. S. Shanmugavel worked as a Senior Research Assistant from Nov 79 to March 89 at the Research and Communication Center IIT Kharagpur in Sponsored Research Projects on Digital Communication and Spread Spectrum Technique. He joined the faculty of Department of Electrical, Electronics and Communication IIT, as lecture in 1987 and moved as Assistant Professor in 1991 and later joined as Professor of Department of ECE Anna University since 2002. Now elevated to the position of Registrar, Anna University.
He has published more than 33 research papers in National and International journals. Given 80 conference papers on Mobile Adhoc Networks, Cellular IP networks, Broad Band ATM Networks and CDMA Engineering. He has guided in PhD Scholars.
He received IETC-CDIL award for the best paper published in IETC Tech review 2000. IETC-SK Mitra Memorial Award for the best paper published in IETC journal for Research in 2004.
Dr. S. Shanmugavel hails from a small place in Virudhunagar District and happily married to Smt. S. Vijayalakshmi for the past 29 years and they are blessed with an intelligent girl who is doing her final year BE in Madurai Kamarajar University. He is very keen in building human Relationship and keeps a very low profile.
AMITA takes great pleasure in awarding him Outstanding Alumnus and wish him great success in all his future Endeavours.
