VIIT Center of Excellence in Research and Development (CERD)
Shreenivas Londhe Ph.D. P.D.F.
Director, CERD and Dean (R &D)
Center of Excellence in Research and Development (CERD) formulated to promote R&D activities.
Research:
Gaining more vitality and acceptance in academic sectors
Allows one to think out of the box
It’s all about defying the convention
Research carries huge futuristic scope
Quality concern in research necessary
A common platform for R&D activities required
Research culture desired to be developed
Hence Center of Excellence in R&D (CERD)!!!
CERD objectives
We propose to create a pool of researchers in the field of applied
innovations through the establishment of CERD
The center serve’s as a stepping stone for the researchers
A research panel set up to guide the research teams and help maintain the quality
The center try’s and foster research as a field of interest across the institute
The main idea in establishing CERD is to carry out applied research at various disciplines
This will help increase the knowledge base of faculty leading to overall development of institute
Eminent personalities from various fields can be involved in the activity to maintain quality
The key focus of CERD will be to promote research activities at institutional level, PROFESSIONALLY
Intellectual merits of CERD
Developing a new class of high resolution analysis techniques in respective fields developing new technologies for rapid deployment in real applications.
Broader impacts of CERD
Advancing theoretical understanding, thus impacting numerous fields of science and technology
Developing interactive web-based course material for courses that will be introduced at the host institution and will be disseminated publicly for use by other schools,
Helping to put the applied innovations in the mainstream of R&D through development and wide dissemination of database/software modules
Leveraging research to undergraduate/graduate education through planned experiential learning activities in currently offered course
Education of highly qualified students on the post-graduate level (Ph.D. and Master’s) attracting talented undergraduate students, to graduate studies in engineering
Fostering interest in engineering and science among high school students (e.g. creating a techno museum)
Increasing cross-disciplinary interaction between engineering and other disciplines