Last Date to Apply : May 2, 2021
All courses are AICTE approved
GATE Candidates - Eligible for DIRECT Admissions
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(NO Entrance exam required this year)
The Center for Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN) offers MTech level course in Data Science.
Data science has critical applications across most industries, and it is one of the most in-demand careers in computer science. So this M.Tech course aims at preparing students in the area of computational sciences especially in data driven modeling and scientific computation.
Recent advances in computing-hardware platforms (NVIDIA CPU-GPUs, and Intel-Altera CPU-FPGA), Artificial Intelligence software platforms (like Torch, Theano and Tensor-flow) and sensor technology (camera, lidar, ultrasonic sensors) has resulted in rapid progress in machine -cognition tasks and is expected that machines will soon surpass the humans in visual and audio perception capabilities.
This course is tuned to cater to the demands in terms of skills required of the new scenario.
Moreover, the curriculum takes into account the fact that Modern AI, data science and Scientific computing require a strong foundation in Mathematics and statistics.
So the strategy used in the choice and schedule of the subjects is that give strong foundation in common core and foundational subjects in the first two semesters and allow the student to master an area of his/her choice through four electives, one minor and major project. So 50% of the weightage is for building foundation and remaining 50 % for specialization
Fellowship is awarded to meritorious students on the condition that they satisfy the criteria set by the centre.
Workshops @ CEN
Student Achievements
- 2014-2016 batch student secured PhD admission in IIT Madras
- 2014-2016 batch student secured Ph.D admission at IISc Bangalore
- 2015-2017 batch student secured Ph.D admission at Deakin University
Duration : Two years
Eligibility Criteria
- All branches of Engineering/Science.
Thrust Areas in Research
- Machine learning and Pattern Recognition
- Health care
- Driverless Car
- Power Quality Assessment for Smart Grids
- Computer Vision in Robotics
- Natural Language Processing
- Hyper Spectral Imaging-based Remote Sensing
- High Performance Computing
- Speech Processing
- Big Data Analytics in Text, Vision, Health Care and Energy.
Funded Projects in CEN
- Development of English to Indian Languages : Machine Translation System
- Wordnet DIT
- “Analysis, Processing and Synthesis of Emotions in Speech.” DST, Govt of India
- Improving coconut production in Kerala using soil data through Remote Sensing and GIS technique CDB, Kerala
- Joint Development of Speech modules. C-DAC, Pune
- U –share : Multiuser realtime shared access platform for remote experimentation MHRD
- Machine Translation MHRD
- Machine translation system for cinema lab-title translation Consultancy Project from Sharp Electronics
- Computing Tools for Tamil Language Teaching & Learning Tamil Virtual Academy
- Big data for Cyber Security Paramount
- “ Virgin Coconut Oil As A Neuro Regenerative Agent For Alzheimer‟S Disease- Computational Analysis And Pharmacogenomic Study”
- Design and Evaluation of a DRFM Mitigation system National Instruments Corporation, USA
- Large Scale Multilingual Machine Assisted Translation workbench with Mono- lingual search on cloud for eBhasha MMP DEITY, Govt of India
- Early Warning Rframework Part-2 - Network Security Situational awareness and countermeasures using DNS, BGP, Netflow and remote content inception DEITY, Govt of India.
Best Student Projects
- Best paper award in ICCACI-2017 based on the final year project work
- 2016-2018 batch students secured 2nd Place in the Rus profiling shared task based on the ongoing project works
Facilities & Infrastructure
GPU Servers, Autonomous Car, Speech Processing Lab, DNA Sequencer, 3D Printer, Control System Lab using Drones, Big Data Lab. Click here to know more.
Curriculum
| SEMESTER I | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| FC | 20MA604 | Computational Linear Algebra and Optimization for Data Sciences | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| SC | 20DS611 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| FC | 20DS601 | Algorithms and Structures for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SC | 20DS612 | Real Time Operating System for Embedded Computing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SC | 20DS613 | Embedded Computing for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SC | 20RM600 | Research Methodology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HU | 18HU601 | Amrita Value Programs | P/F | |||
| HU | 18HU602 | Career Competency - I | P/F | |||
| Total | 18 | |||||
| SEMESTER I | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| SC | 20DS614 | Machine Learning for Signal Processing and Pattern Classification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| FC | 20DS602 | Probabilistic Graphical Models | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SC | 20DS615 | Scientific Computing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SC | 20DS616 | Computer Networks and IOT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | Elective-I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| E | Elective-II | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| HU | 18HU603 | Career Competency - II | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | |||||
| SEMESTER III | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| SC | 20DS617 | Big Data Framework for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | Elective-III | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| E | Elective-IV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| P | 20DS798 | Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 17 | |||||
| SEMESTER IV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| P | 20DS799 | Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | |||||
| Total Credits | 66 |
List of Courses
| Foundation Core | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| 20MA604 | Computational Linear Algebra and Optimization for Data Sciences | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20DS601 | Algorithms and Structures for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS602 | Probabilistic Graphical Models | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Subject Core | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| 20DS611 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS612 | Real Time Operating System for Embedded Computing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS613 | Embedded Computing for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS614 | Machine Learning for Signal Processing and Pattern Classification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS615 | Scientific Computing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS616 | Computer Networks and IOT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20DS617 | Big Data Framework for Data Science | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20RM600 | Research Methodology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Professional Electives | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Code | Title | L | T | P | Credit |
| E | 20DS701 | Digital Control Systems | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS702 | Multivariable Control Systems | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS703 | Deep Learning in Genomic and Biomedicine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS704 | Deep Learning for Biomedical Data Analysis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS705 | Speech Processing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS706 | Deep Learning for NLP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS707 | Social Media Analytics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS708 | Deep Learning for Visual Recognition | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS709 | Deep Learning for Cyber security | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS710 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS711 | Deep Learning Essential for Self-Driving Car | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS712 | Introduction to Additive Manufacturing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS713 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Essential Control | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS714 | Computational Robotics and Robotic Operating System | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS715 | Complex Systems in Engineering, Finance & Biology: Modelling & Analysis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 20DS716 | Introduction to Data Analysis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Placement Opportunities & Industry Partners
Placements & Internships
Industry Partners
Center has long term collaboration with various national laboratories( C-DAC Pune - Artificial Intelligence as applied to computational linguistics, NPOL - Cochin - Artificial Intelligence applied to Signal Processing), various IIT's (IIT Bombay - Natural Language Processing, IIT Guwahati - Speech Processing, IIT Madras - Spatio Temporal Data Analysis), various NIT's (NIT Surathkal - Natural Language Processing, NIT Trichy - Smart Grids) and International research institutes (KTH- Sweden - Artificial Intelligence as applied to power grids, Potsdam Institute Berlin - Spatio-Temporal data analysis, University of Cincinnati - BioInformatics, University of Wyoming - Artificial Intelligence applied to Agriculture).
Student Testimonials
"I am an alumni of CEN; I completed my M Tech in Computational Engineering in 2012. My time at Amrita was a very different experience, especially the guidance of our beloved Soman Sir, which nurtured my interest into research in the fields of signal processing and optimization. After completing my Masters, I moved to New Zealand where I started exploring opportunities for pursuing my research interests. My PhD thesis supervisor at Victoria, impressed by the research that I carried out under the guidance of Soman Sir, agreed to supervise me for Doctoral research. I was also fortunate to get my research funded using the coveted Victoria Doctoral Scholarship. The scholarship is highly competitive and awarded mainly based on academic credentials and the quality of publications. I could get this scholarship primarily because of the publications from the research work done with Soman Sir." Read More »
Lakshmi Krishnan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
"From my day one in CEN, I came to know a lot of people with full energy and enthusiasm towards research. CEN is a big family under the roof of outstanding professor Dr. Soman K.P, our dearest Soman sir. I learned many things from CEN. The syllabus we had was cutting edge. I was trained in writing technical papers and publications and also experienced many new technologies from here. I got a lot of opportunities and worldwide exposure here. The faculty and staffs were very supportive and are top rated. CEN played a major role in shaping my career. I really believe it is a privilege to be a part of CEN department."
Amitha V., Software Developer, Schwbisch Gmnd, Germany
"CEN gave me step-by-step guidance on how to build my machine learning skills and master the state of the art machine learning problems. All the teachers and staffs are very friendly and its a great place for students who have a passion to work on current research problems."
Anil Ramachandran, PhD Student, Centre for Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics (PRaDA), Deakin University, Australia
"Center for Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN) enlightened my life in so many ways, and opened up employment opportunities.I have chosen Natural Language Processing and Cognitive Learning as core subject in my master degree.I like the hands-on approach of the courses at CEN because it has taken my learning beyond theory. I have learned to apply my knowledge through experiences like publishing research paper's, working with extremely talented Mathematicians and professors and also continuous participating in Artificial intelligence challenges.Thank you CEN!"
Rahul Venkatesh Kumar, Cognitive Engineer AI, Smart Dubai Government , United Arab Emirates
"I started my M.Tech program in Amrita University without knowing much about Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN). But now, I realize that the two years in CEN had really prepared me for a career in Artificial Intelligence. The interdisciplinary nature of the academic programs in CEN which includes Machine learning, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Big Data Analytics etc. and the research atmosphere is the highlight of the department. Unlike other post graduate programs, learning at CEN is really different. Apart from the classroom lessons, we had numerous workshops, paper presentations, seminars which helped me to nurture the latest trends in technology. The excellent faculty, having expertise in various backgrounds gave me proper guidance to learn. I am proud to be a part of the CEN family. My areas of interest includes Image processing, Machine learning, Deep learning, Natural Language Processing."
Nikhila Haridas, Systems Engineer, Artificial Intelligence, Tata Consultancy Services
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Year-wise Curriculum & Syllabus
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