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Centre for Software Development

Centre for Software Development

Effective resource utilisation across different locations when the numbers involved are large is always a challenge. We have several thousand students and faculty spread across our 4 campuses. When the students in our off-campus work integrated learning programme are included, the challenge grows manifold. The Centre for Software Development (CSD) and the Centre for Educational Technology came together to form the Software Development & Educational Technology Unit (SDET) with a mandate to identify, evolve and deploy appropriate technology to address this issue.

Overview

The SDET Unit incorporates the Centre for Software Development (CSD) as well as Centre for Educational Technology (CET). The unit has a mandate to include in its scope of work to include identification, establishment, deployment and evolution of appropriate educational technology in order to support effective resource utilization of expertise (teaching / mentoring / collaboration) available at various campuses as well as enable students and faculty involved in various off-campus work-integrated learning programmes of the institute. The SDET Unit has specific sets of activities handled by its two wings :

  • The Centre for Software Development (CSD) 
  • The Centre for Educational Technology 

Research

Overview

The faculty and students at the Unit carry out research / development activities in the following areas:

  • Network Protocols
  • Wireless Sensor Networking
  • Pervasive Computing
  • Power-aware Routing
  • Internet Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Structural Engineering
  • IPv6
  • Optical Networks
  • Quality-of-Service
  • Anti-Spam Technologies
  • Software Engineering
  • Real-time Operating Systems
  • Telemedicine Framework
  • Mobile Computing
  • Wearable computing
     Physics
  • Theoretical Particle Physics

Major Research Projects

NGNi IPv6-based Multimedia Internetwork QoS Project
This four-nation European Commission Funded project was technically led by BITS Pilani but officially managed by UPM-Madrid. Focussed on QoS and IPv6.
 
Power-aware IPv6-Protocol Stack Design & Implementation for WSN Nodes
A major component of a French Govt. Funded four-nation research project in 6LowPAN area
 
Project NetFirst
a real network research laboratory being built atop the "NetFirst Architecture" set-up with a pool of resources accessible over the Internet; originally evolved atop the extended variant of the MIT iLabs architecture with several innovations introduced at BITS-Pilani --- a collaborative project involving BITS-Pilani and MIT-Cambridge, USA
 
Project BITS-WearComp
Wearable Computing initiative for saving human lives; currently includes Project BITS-Life-Guard and BITS-Heart-Guard
 
Project Grid-One
IPv6-aware Grid Computing, focuses on QoS, collaboration but includes features like heterogeneity, multi-role support, fixed and mobile nodes
 
Oxford Journal Server Project
Funded by JST, Trinity College, Oxford University

Projects

We breathe life into technology centered with effective and innovative software solutions. We provide an avenue whereby the ongoing software development activity at BITS is integrated and channelized for better utilization. Currently we are working with following major projects.

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Projects at SDETU
  • Connect 2.0
  • Project IPv6@BITS
  • Project BITS-WearComp
  • NGNi IPv6 based Multimedia Internetwork QoS Project
  • iLabs @ BITS Pilani
  • Project NetFirst, Project iMOAT, Project iCampus
  • Project Smart One
  • BITS OSTN
  • IntraBITS
  • BITS Virtual University
  • Course Management Tool
  • Grid One Computing Initiative
  • Journal Server Freeware Digital Library
BITS WearComp

Project BITS WearComp
It is an initiative of the CSD, BITS Pilani in the area of Pro-active Human-Centered Computing. Objectives the project include design and development of a non-invasive, body-safe, personalized, lightweight Wearable Computing Devices that could save human lives and reduce chances of damages to critical systems.

iCampus Initiative BITS Pilani

This international research, development and deployment project is the result of collaboration between the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA on MIT?s iCampus initiative. Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions, BITS-Pilani has been designated as an iCampus Hub Institution in India. In addition to adaptation, co-development and deployment of iLabs, iMOAT and xTutor for its own students as well as helping several other interested institutions of higher learning in the country to use these resources, BITS-Pilani shall carry out joint collaborative research with researchers at MIT under the broad agreement between the two institutions. As part of the understanding, MIT-Cambridge shall also be provided access to the e-learning technology developed by BITS-Pilani in the process. Sharing of the knowledge and technology generated through this and other discussed form of collaboration with the worldwide community of learning is one of the major objectives of this effort.

iLabs @ BITS Pilani

The iCampus India initiative has been in progress for quite sometime. BITS Pilani has been working in collaboration with MIT, Cambridge since 2005 on this project. iLabs, one of the many projects under the iCampus initiative was also a part of this collaboration. Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Associate Professor CS & IS Group at BITS-Pilani and Head of the Software Development and Educational Technology Unit (SDET Unit) has been leading the project ever since it's inception.

Grid One Computing

Project Grid-One, initiative taken at CSD, BITS - Pilani, is a two-part experimental research project. In the first phase, it involves building of a medium-sized campus-wide IPv6 native support-based grid involving several involving several Server-class systems, about 3000 PCs class systems and select mobile computing devices used inside the Institute?s laboratories and faculty chambers, including quite a large number of student-owned PCs in their hostel rooms and many of the staff-owned PCs / Laptops etc. The second phase would involve connecting the resultant grid to a bigger IPv6-enabled Grid for experimentation. For the experimentation of resultant grid is being connected to "i-Charak" - A Grid enabled Healthcare Support System, which will be set atop an IPv6-enabled Grid. As many other practitioners and researchers we too feel that Grid computing may enthuse industries to invest only if the users could feel confident that the approach would guarantee them adequate data security, take care of their privacy requirements, can offer the desired quality of service and the entire system is robust, scalable and reliable.

BITS OSTN

Project BITS Open Student Television Network
The Open Student Television Network (OSTN), a global channel exclusively devoted to student-produced programming, and BITS-Pilani have partnered to bring OSTN?s student-made programming video material from all over the world to the India-based campuses of BITS-Pilani. At the moment, BITS is planning on delivering the select OSTN content initially through the internal web-based portal and a Video-on-Demand system over its IPv6-enabled internetwork. BITS intends to begin at Pilani campus and gradually extent it to all its campuses in India via the Internet. OSTN multicasts short- and feature-length films, documentaries, performing arts, news and cultural programs. Students create content and make programming decisions necessary for the network to appeal to its peer-viewing audience. It also provides students with resources, community, exposure and experience.

Project IPv6

Identification and solution of the Quality of Service issues, benchmarking and roadmap for IPv6-oriented NGN Multimedia Internetworks are the primary objectives of the project. These objectives shall be fulfilled in the six months in a structured manner. The major challenge to the QoS group is to combine various mechanisms and protocols for attaining the desired degree of Quality-of-Service over these Next Generation Networks.

BITS Virtual University

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is an All-India Institute for higher education deemed to be a University by the Government of India. BITS Pilani is a technological university currently offering Master's degree and Doctoral programmes in various areas of Science, Humanities, Management and various branches of Engineering & Technology. As of this writing, BITS Pilani has three full-fledged campuses at Pilani & Goa in India and at Knowledge Village, Dubai in UAE.

These programs were initially offered to only on-campus students. However in the past decade it has had significant experience in distance learning pedagogy and instructional design. To make its model of distance learning scalable, reachable to wider audience and leverage the benefits of emerging technologies, BITS conceived and designed the BITS Virtual University (VU).

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Course Management Tool

This tool has been made available for the instructor's-in-charge as well as the co-instructor's who have been authorized by the instructor-in-charge. This tool enables the instructor to Upload marks, generate histograms, calculate grades etc. This in turn minimize time required and maximize producitvity.

IntraBITS

This project enables the student to view the courses to which he has enrolled. This contains all the information about marks, assigments, submissions made etc. for every course being conducted at the campus.

Services

Overview

Like anyone with the passion for software development, we are humbled with the power of a brilliant strategy. A beautiful concept or a headline that simply sings. But whats behind that big idea, and why it works so well is our obsession. We have our hands in providing various services to the institute and will continue to be heading in the same direction.

Services we provide
  • BITS Website
  • Course Management Tool (Nalanda)
  • High Definition Video Conferencing - BITS Connect 2.0
  • Desktop Video Conferencing
  • On Demand Services
Course Management Tool ( Nalanda )

On Campus Course Management Tool ( Nalanda )
This tool has been made available for the instructor's-in-charge as well as the co-instructor's who have been authorized by the instructor-in-charge. This tool enables the instructor to Upload marks, generate histograms, calculate grades etc. This in turn minimizes time required and maximizes productivity.

BITS Virtual University

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is an All-India Institute for higher education deemed to be a University by the Government of India. BITS Pilani is a technological university currently offering Master's degree and Doctoral programmes in various areas of Science, Humanities, Management and various branches of Engineering & Technology. As of this writing, BITS Pilani has three full-fledged campuses at Pilani & Goa in India and at Knowledge Village, Dubai in UAE.
These programs were initially offered to only on-campus students. However in the past decade it has had significant experience in distance learning pedagogy and instructional design. To make its model of distance learning scalable, reachable to wider audience and leverage the benefits of emerging technologies, BITS conceived and designed the BITS Virtual University (VU).

Online Notice Board

OnBoard is an integrated online notice board for Administrators, Faculty and Students of BITS Pilani - Pilani Campus. Salient Features of OnBoard:

Publish, View, Archive and Delete Notice
Categorised view of Notices as per Division, Units, Groups, Centres etc.
Moderation of notices - Notice Approval/Rejection
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Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing Facility for Work Integrated Learning Programme with Live Interactive Lecture Facility is available at Software Development & Educational Technology Unit, BITS, Pilani High Definition Video Conferencing IP based desktop video conferencing IP based video on demand

Team

Our faculty have extensive experience in industry, research as well as teaching. Our strength is a reflection of their skills, innovation and drive.

List of CSD Members

Name Designation
Phone
(Prefix: +91-1596-51-) 
Email ID
Virendra S Shekhawat
Assistant Professor
 5457
vsshekhawat@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in

Nucleus

Virendra S Shekhawat
Responsiblities : Faculty Incharge, Education Technology Support, SDET Unit 
 
Chamber: 6121-R
Landline No.  +91-1596-515457
Email Addr.   vsshekhawat@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Virtual Members
  • Akshay Ramchandra Mane
  • Manjusha K
  • Swati Keskar
  • Amit Bidwai
  • Tosif Khan
  • Shivam
  • Sumit Kumar
  • Ajay Rungta
  • Bhavesh Neekhra
  • L N S Prakash Goteti
  • Mohan S
  • Naresh Kumar Reddy. N
  • P. V. K. Chaithanya
  • Prashant Chirania
  • Puneet Shadija
  • Sanket Prakash Tulangekar
  • S.Jagadish
  • Ruchi Sharma
  • Stueti Gupta
  • Subba Reddy Vempati
  • Usha Banerjee
  • Abhishek Gupta