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IEEE Conference #44297

POST CONFERENCE REPORT

Contributing towards improving quality of life through technology

Technically Sponsored by

November 16-17, 2018Chitkara University, Punjab

6th International Conference on Wireless Networks & Embedded Systems

www.chitkara.edu.in/wecon

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Distinguished Patron

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Mr. Sagar JunejaAssociate Professor, ECE Department, Chitkara University, IndiaConvener, WECON 2018

Dr. Rajnish SharmaDean (Research), Chitkara University, IndiaAssociate Chair, WECON 2018

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Contents

About Chitkara University 1

WECON Theme 2

Committees 3

Program Overview 5

WECON 2018 Stats 6

Detailed Description 7

List of Papers Accepted and Presented 12

Flashback into Previous Editions of WECON 14

Mr. Sanjay Gupta – Vice President and Country Head, NXP Semiconductors, India for delivering the inaugural address during WECON 2018

Applied Materials, India (AMAT) for becoming Principal Patron of WECON 2018. Thanks are due to Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal – Director (Govt. Affairs), AMAT who also delivered a keynote address.

Members of IEEE Delhi Section for attending WECON 2018 and conduct-ing 5th IEEE Delhi Section Executive Council Meeting on the sidelines of the conference. Thanks are due to Dr. Subrata Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Abdul Q. Ansari and Dr. Jasdeep Kaur Dhanoa.

Heriot Watt University, Malaysia for becoming an academic partner to WECON 2018 and Dr. M.L. Dennis Wong – Deputy Provost, Heriot Watt University, Malaysia for attending the conference in person and deliver-ing invited talk.

Mr. H.S. Jatana – SCL Mohali and Mr. Vivek Tripathi – STMicroelectronics for conducting tutorials on Analog Chip Design and Data Converters respectively.

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(L to R) Dr. Subrata, Dr. Ansari and Dr. Jasdeep from IEEE Delhi Section during the 5th Executive Council Meeting held on the sidelines of WECON 2018

Special Acknowledgements

Chitkara University would like to offer special acknowledgements to –

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About Chitkara University

Chitkara University, HP | www.chitkarauniversity.edu.in

just few of highlights of the great systems being followed at Chitkara campuses. Tie-ups with industries like nVidia, NXP Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, ARM, Dassault systems, SAP, Wipro, Infosys and many more speaks about the stringent effort being put in by each and every member of Chitkara University for a great overall outcome. Chitkara remains one of the top choices for engineering aspirants in the northern part of the country every year and has been growing very fast on pan India basis so as to produce engineering professionals of the highest standards. Other than Engineering, Chitkara University also offers programs in Business management, Architecture, Health care Sciences, Mass media, Educa-tion, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nursing.

Prominent Conferences Organized by Chitkara University• COMPUTE 2018 – 11th edition of ACM India International Conference• International Conference on Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (5 editions) - WECON2008, WECON2009, WECON2011, WECON2015, WECON2016• 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) • National Student Research Convention ANVESHAN2018• International Conference on Computing Analytics & Networks - ICAN2017• VLSI Design & Test Symposium - VDAT2010• International Conference on High Performance Architecture & Grid Computing 2011• 6th International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies - CSNT2016• International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics 2012• International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Practices 2016 & 2017• Chitkara University Doctoral Consortium - CUDC2017

Upcoming Conferences• Sixth International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (ICTIEE 2019) jointly organized by Chitkara University and IUCEE (January 10-11, 2019)• Chitkara University Doctoral Consortium 2nd - CUDC2019 (May 17-18, 2019)

The state governments of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh under the provisions of their respective state legislature acts have established two campuses of Chitkara University –Chitkara University, Punjab & Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh. Both these Universities are govern-ment recognized and sanctioned by UGC with the right to confer degrees.

With Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara (hard core academicians with more than 40 years of experience in academia) at the helm of affairs, whole ethos system at Chitkara University campuses is very different and learn-ing- centric. Strong industry engagement, a vibrant culture to research and innovate, 100 % application oriented teach-ing while following highest of the academic standards are

Chitkara University, Punjab | www.chitkara.edu.in

WECON Theme

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We are living in dynamic world that is continually & rapidly changing. Throughout the course of history, mankind has seen technological developments in various areas like – transporta-tion, healthcare, medical, communication, infrastructure, energy etc that has certainly improved the lives of the people & continually pushed them to think about future possibilities.Innovations in the field of electronics are in a fast forward gear owing to the fastest possible technological changes, humanity has ever seen. With the growth of social media applications like FaceBook, WhatsApp etc. and technologies like Big Data, Cloud Computing and data analytics, the expectations from Electron-ics engineers to innovate are immensely high. As a result, we find electronics coupled with computing & communication functionalities embedded in most of the products/gadgets/de-

vices that we use. Through technological advancements in the field of electronics & semiconductors with possibilities of carrying out complex computations with ease together with adding various communication protocols/functionalities to the system, it is now possible for us to perceive everything around us in a total different & newer way.WECON over the years brings together academicians and professionals from universities, research institutes and industries from India and abroad to share knowledge on advancement of wireless communication, wireless network-ing technology, embedded systems and their applications in the field of engineering/research. 6th edition of WECON was able to draw some high quality research papers primarily in five track areas that are as follows:-

Track 1 - Smart & Intelligent Electronics

Internet of Things (IoT) Applications,Electronic Systems for safety and security

Medical – Portable Medical, Assistive Technologies, Non-Invasive, Telemedicine

Automotive – Smart Cars, Accident Prevention Systems, Smart Traffic Management Systems

Latest Trends in Wearable Electronics/Fashionable Electronics

Robotics – Industrial Robots, Assistive Robots, Medical Assistive Robots

Artificial Intelligence

Track 3 – Real Time Embedded Systems

Real-Time Computing Multi/Many-Core Embedded Systems Parallel and Distributed Embedded Systems

Emerging trends in embedded multimedia systems (gaming, streaming)

Security & Reliability in Real time Embedded Systems

Distributed Real time Embedded Systems

Track 5 – Wireless Networks

3rd/4th/5th Generation Wireless Networks

High Speed Wireless Networks Wireless Network Security

Wireless Network Management Bandwidth Optimization of Wireless Networks

Broadband Wireless Networks

Track 4 – Wireless Communication

Short distance battery less wireless communication, NFC, WiFi Direct, Voice over WiFi

Optical Wireless Communication, Photonics, Free Space Fiber-Optic Software Defined Radio

LTE, LTE-Advanced, 4G, Wi-Fi and Wi-MAX

Antennas – High Performance RF Front End, High Frequency High Gain Antennas, Switched Beam Antennas, Monopole Antennas

OFDM and Bluetooth Technology, ZigBee, RuBee

Convergence of Wireless and Internet Technologies

Track 2 – Energy Efficient and Alternate Energy Based Electronic Systems

Low Power Electronic Systems Home Automation/Industry Automation Energy Efficient Infrastructure

Wireless Power Power Management in Embedded Systems

Smart Grid, Micro Grid

Smart Electronic Systems for Solar photovoltaic and other renewable energy sources

Electric Vehicles Latest Trends In Green Electronics

Associate Chair & Finance Chair Dr. Rajnish Sharma, Chitkara University, Punjab

Mr. Sagar Juneja, Chitkara University, Punjab

Committees

Core Committee

Chief Patrons

General Chair Dr. Archana Mantri, Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. Ashok K Chitkara

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IEEE Oversight CommitteeDr. Arun Sharma

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Jain

Dr. Jasdeep Kaur Dhanoa

Dr. Mahesh BundeleIGDTUW, New Delhi

DCRUSTM, Murthal

IGDTUW, New Delhi

Poornima Group of Colleges, Jaipur

Dr. Prerna Gaur NSIT, New Delhi

Dr. Shabana Urooj Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

just few of highlights of the great systems being followed at Chitkara campuses. Tie-ups with industries like nVidia, NXP Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, ARM, Dassault systems, SAP, Wipro, Infosys and many more speaks about the stringent effort being put in by each and every member of Chitkara University for a great overall outcome. Chitkara remains one of the top choices for engineering aspirants in the northern part of the country every year and has been growing very fast on pan India basis so as to produce engineering professionals of the highest standards. Other than Engineering, Chitkara University also offers programs in Business management, Architecture, Health care Sciences, Mass media, Educa-tion, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nursing.

Convener

Publication Committee

Technical Program CommitteeDr. Aman Than Oo

Dr. William Joseph Spring

Dr. Balwinder Singh

Dr. Bhanu Kapoor

Deakin University, Australia

University of Hertfordshire, UK

C-DAC Mohali, India

British Columbia Institute of Tech., Canada

Dr. Bob Gill NSIT, New Delhi

Mr. Hitesh Garg NXP Semiconductors, India

Dr. Patanjali V. Parimi

Dr. Rajesh Khanna

State University of New York, Oswego, USA

Thapar University, Patiala, India

Advisory CommitteeDr. Varinder S. Kanwar

Dr. Jagdish Raheja

Dr. M N Suma

Dr. M.S. Hashmi

Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, H.P.

CEERI Pilani, India

BMS College of Engg., Bangalore, India

IIIT Delhi, New Delhi, India

Dr. Rajeevan Chandel National Institute of Tech., Hamirpur, India

Dr. Ravibabu Mulaveesala IIT Ropar, India

Dr. Sadanand Gulwadi

Mr. Sandeep Singhai

Mr. Vijay Anand

ARM, USA

CSIO, Chandigarh, India

Aricent, India

Reviewers’ CommitteeDr. Ajay Kumar Singh

Dr. C. P. Ravikumar

Dr. Kamal Z. Zamli

Dr. Katrin Hartmann

Multimedia University, Malaysia

Texas Instruments, India

Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

Glasgow Caledonian University, U.K.

Dr. Mukul Goyal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Dr. Yanhui Guo University of Illinois, Springfield

Dr. Abhijit Mitra

Dr. Amit Kamra

Dr. Archana Mantri

Gargi Memorial Institute of Tech., Kolkata

Guru Nanak Dev Engg. College, Ludh., Pb.

Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. B Srinivas Rao

Dr. Balaka Biswas

Dr. Bhisham Sharma

G R Institute of Engg. and Tech., Hyd.

CSIO, Chandigarh

Chitkara University, H. P.

Jagdeep Singh NEC Corporation

Dr. Jagdish Raheja CEERI Pilani

Dr. Jaya Madan Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. K.R. Ramkumar

Dr. M N Suma

Dr. Manish Yadav

Chitkara University, Punjab

BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

CPA Global, Noida

Manoj Gulati

Dr. N.K. Yadav

Dr. Neela Chattoraj

Dr. Nishant Shankhwar

IIIT Delhi, New Delhi

IIT Indore

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Delhi Technological University, ND.

Dr. Nitin Saluja Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. Rajnish Sharma

Dr. C. P. Ravikumar

Chitkara University, Punjab

Texas Instruments, India

Dr. Kamal Z. Zamli Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

Dr. Katrin Hartmann Glasgow Caledonian Univ., U.K.

Dr. Neena Gupta

Dr. Pao-Ann Hsiung

PEC Univ. of Tech., Chandigarh

National Chung Cheng Univ., Taiwan

Mr. Vincent Lim BY Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

Dr. Sanjay Sood CDAC Mohali

The state governments of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh under the provisions of their respective state legislature acts have established two campuses of Chitkara University –Chitkara University, Punjab & Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh. Both these Universities are govern-ment recognized and sanctioned by UGC with the right to confer degrees.

With Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara (hard core academicians with more than 40 years of experience in academia) at the helm of affairs, whole ethos system at Chitkara University campuses is very different and learn-ing- centric. Strong industry engagement, a vibrant culture to research and innovate, 100 % application oriented teach-ing while following highest of the academic standards are

Mr. Sagar Juneja, Chitkara University, PunjabDr. Rahul Pandey, Chitkara University, PunjabDr. Jaya Madan, Chitkara University, Punjab

Chancellor, Chitkara University

Dr. Madhu Chitkara Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab

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Dr. Cherry Bhargav Lovely Professional University

Dr. Deepika Koundal Chitkara University, H. P.

Dr. Dinesh Arora

Dr. Disha Handa

Dr. Gagandeep Jagdev

CGC College of Engineering, Landran

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Punjabi University, Patiala

Dr. Harsimran Kaur

Dr. Hitesh D. Mathur

Dr. I.S. Sandhu

Jagdeep Singh

Chitkara University, Punjab

Birla Institute of Tech. and Science, Pilani

Chitkara University, Punjab

NEC Corporation

Dr. Prasenjit Das

Dr. Punit Khanna

Chitkara University, H. P.

IFTM University, Moradabad

Dr. Raghunath Bhattacharya National Physical Lab. of India, ND. (Retd)

Dr. Rahul Pandey Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. Rajnish Sharma

Dr. Raman Singh

Dr. Ramesh Karandikar

Chitkara University, Punjab

Thapar University, Patiala

K. J. Somaiya College of Engg., Mumbai

Dr. Bhupinder Verma Lovely Professional University Dr. Prabhakara Rao Kapula B V Raju Institute of Technology

Dr. Rinkle Rani

Dr. Rishu Chaujar

Dr. RP Singh

S. Mahalakshmi

Thapar University, Patiala

Delhi Technological University, New Delhi

Raipur Institute of Technology, Raipur

B.M.S. Institute of Tech. and Mangt., Bangalore

Dr. S.N. Panda Chitkara University, Punjab

Dr. S.P. Yadav Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, M.P.

Dr. Sachin Ahuja

Dr. Sapna SaxenaDr. Sartajvir SinghChitkara University, Punjab

Chitkara University, H. P.

Chitkara University, H. P.

Dr. Shantala Devi Patil

Dr. Sheifali Gupta

Dr. Shikha Tripathi

Dr. TSB Sudarshan

Reva Institute of Tech. and Mangt.

Chitkara University, Punjab

PES University, Bangalore

PES University, Bangalore

Dr. V.K. Chaubey Birla Institute of Tech. and Science, Pilani

Dr. Varinder S Kanwar Chitkara University, H. P.

Dr. Virender Kadyan

Abhishek Thakur

Amrit Kaur

Chitkara University, Punjab

Indo Global College of Engineering, Punjab

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engg. College, PB.

Anshu Sharma

Anu Singla

Anuj Gupta

Atul Garg

Chitkara University, H. P.

Chitkara University, Punjab

CGC College of Engineering, Landran

Maharishi Markandeshwar University

Avinash Kaur Lovely Professional University

Birinderjit Kalyan Chandigarh University

Deepak Prashar

Deepak Punetha

Deepika Sandil

Lovely Professional University

IIT Patna

Delhi Technological University, New Delhi

Dishant Khosla

Gaurav Garg

Hitesh Garg

Dr. Hossein Hosseini

CGC College of Engineering, Landran

Grabb-it, USA

NXP Semiconductors, India

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Ishpreet Virk BBS Bahadur Engg. College, PB.

Jagreet Gill XenonStack, Chandigarh

Jerwinprabu A

Kiranpreet Kaur

Lipika Gupta

Bharati Robotic Systems India Pvt Ltd

BBS Bahadur Engg. College, PB.

Chitkara University, H. P.

Pallavi S MEC Engineering College, Hyd.

Parwinder Dhillon JC DAV College, Dasuya

Pooja Dhand

Rajesh Akula

Rajshree Srivastava

MMU, Mullana

ACE Engineering College, India

Dehradun Institute of Tech., Dehradun

Rajvir Singh

Ravneet Kaur

Sandhya Singh

Shivani Malhotra

Chitkara University, Punjab

BBS Bahadur Engg. College, Punjab

MVSR Engineering College, Hyderabad

Chitkara University, Punjab

Shivendu Parashar Chitkara University, H. P.

Smith Thavalapill Dharmsinh Desai University

Sudhanshu Singh

TL Singal

Vijay Banga

Amity University Rajasthan

Chitkara University, Punjab

Amritsar College of Engg. and Tech.

Local Organising Team

Dr. Virender Kadyan

Mr. Kulbhushan Sharma

Ms. Rupinder Kaur

Ms. Sashi Bala

Mr. Ravi Gupta

Ms. Rina Angel

Col. Rakesh Sharma

Col. C. Jhamb

Ms. Simran Kapoor

Mr. Amit Mehra

Mr. Parveen Sharma

Mr. Ajay Goyal

Mr. Gaurav Mittal

Mr. Neeraj Pandey

Mr. Pawan Mehta

Program Overview

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Day 1 – Nov 1611:00AM - 1:00PM 1:00 - 3:15 PM 3:15 - 4:30PM

Delegates Registrations11:00AM – 12:00PM

Welcome Address Dr. Rajnish Sharma

(Associate Chair, WECON)

Keynote Talks

Autonomous Vehicles - Robots on Wheels

Mr. Sanjay Gupta(VP & Country Manager, NXP India)

Enter the Tornado…The next inflexion in semiconductor industry

Mr. Ashwani Aggarwal(Director Govt. Affairs, Applied Materials)

Invited Talk

Combinational Logic Optimization for UltraConstrained Applications

Prof. M L Dennis Wong(Deputy Provost, Heriot-Watt

University, Malaysia)_____________

Paper Presentations in One of the Parallel Tracks

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IEEE Delhi Section Executive Council Meeting

(only by invitation)

Day 2 – Nov 179:30AM - 12:30PM 1:30PM - 4:30PM

Paper Presentations in 4 Parallel Tracks

Tutorials

Analog Chip Design

Mr. H S Jatana(SCL, Dept of Space, Mohali)

Data Converters

Mr. Vivek Tripathi(STMicroelectronics)

WECON 2018 Stats

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SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED IN WECON 2018

North - 98• PEC Chandigarh, CDAC Mohali, CSIO, Punjabi University Patiala, GNDU Amritsar, MIET Jammu, NIT Hamirpur, AIACT & R New Delhi, Amity University Noida, MANIT Bhopal, BIET Jhansi UP, DTU New Delhi and many more

South - 13• REVA University, VIT Chennai, CDAC Hyderabad, RV College of Engineering, Anna University Chennai, Govt. College of Engineering Palakkad, SRM University and more

West - 20• Govt. College of Engineering Ajmer, ISRO (SAC) Gujarat, CEERI Pilani, BITS Pilani, Pune Institute of Technology, Terna Engineering College Mumbai, Symbiosis Center of Research and Innovation Pune, Bharati Robotic Systems India Pvt Ltd Pune

East - 11• Amity University Kolkata, Prescriber360 Kolkata, Siliguri Institute of Technology West Bengal etc.

Abroad - 8• Duy Tan University Vietnam, Hefei University of Technology China, AT&T USA, Ibri College of Technology Oman, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology China, Arizona State University USA, Glasgow Caledonian University UK, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Swinburne University of Technology (Malaysia and Australia)

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED

As per IEEE guidelines each WECON 2018 paper was reviewed by atleast 3 reviewers using double blind review process. A team of 117 reviewers from prominent institutions reviewed 150 papers submitted to WECON 2018. A total of 39 papers were accepted for oral presentation in WECON 2018, the track wise distribution is given below. The acceptance rate of WECON 2018 was 26%.

• Wireless Networks –6• Wireless Communication – 10• Real Time Embedded Systems – 2• Alternate Energy Based Embedded Systems – 5• Smart and Intelligent Electronics – 6• Late Entry Submission – 4• Invited Papers – 6

Wireless Networks

Wireless Communication

Real Time Embedded Systems

Alternate Energy Based Embedded Systems

Smart and Intelligent Electronics

Late Entry Track

Invited Papers Track

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Detailed Description

6th edition of International conference on Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON 2018) was conducted at Chitkara University, Punjab campus on 16th and 17th November, 2018. WECON 2018, which was technically sponsored by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE conference no. 44297) and

supported by Applied Materials, NXP Semiconductors, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Heriot Watt University (Malaysia) & Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) drew a participation of about 200 delegates.

Delegates of WECON 2018

Keynote talks by Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Country Head, NXP Semiconductors, India and Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal, Director, Government Affairs, Applied Materials were the main highlights of the inaugural event.

Dr. Madhu Chitkara – Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab and Dr. Archana Mantri - General Chair, WECON 2018 felicitating Mr. Sanjay Gupta – VP and Country Head, NXP Semiconductors India

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Inaugural was also graced by many other distinguished guests like Prof. Dr. M.L. Dennis Wong - Deputy Pro Vost, Harriot Watt University, Malayasia, Dr. Madhu Chitkara - Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, Prof. Dr. Abdul Q. Ansari - Vice Chair, IEEE Delhi Section, Prof. Dr. Subrata Mukhopadhayay - Secretary, IEEE Delhi Section, Prof. Jaspreet Dhanoa - Treasurer, IEEE Delhi Section, Dr.

Archana Mantri - Pro Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab, Dr. H S Jatana and Mr. Rajesh Srivastava from Semiconductor Complex Limited, Mohali, Mr. Hitesh Garg - Site Lead (Bangalore), NXP Semiconductors, Mr. Bedanta Choudhary - NXP Semiconductors and Dr. Jagdish Raheja from CEERI Pilani.

Distinguished dignitaries of WECON 2018

Mr. Sanjay Gupta in his keynote address on the topic Autonomous Vehicles highlighted on the changing paradigms of technological aspects in upcoming generation of vehicles. He insisted on the need of being extremely innovative to keep up the pace with fast changing technological trends and need for far more encroachment of technology in vehicles than ever in past.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta delivering his inaugural address Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal during his keynote talk

Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal talked about semiconductor industry in India and its evolution. He emphasized the need for solving India specific problems using semiconductor technologies available at our disposal.

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A brochure highlighting the tasks being undertaken by VLSI Center of Excellence established at Chitkara University under the leadership of Dr. Rajnish Sharma (Dean, Research) was also released by dignitaries during the inauguration ceremony.

Unveiling of VLSI CoE brochure

Dr. M.L. Dennis Wong - Deputy Pro Vost, Heriot Watt University, Malaysia delivered an invited talk on Combinational Logic Optimization. He discussed a relatively new approach to combinational circuit optimization based on a low multi-plicative complexity heuristic. The purpose of the optimization heuristic is to produce low gate count circuit to enable complex transformation to fit in devices that operate in ultra-constrained environments.

Felicitation of Dr. M.L. Dennis Wong

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Day two of the conference began with two wonderful and comprehensive tutorials. Mr. H S Jatana from Semiconductor Complex Limited, Mohali delivered a tutorial on Analog Chip Design & Mr. Vivek Tripathi from STMicroelectronics delivered a tutorial on Data Converters. Both tutorials attracted interest of a large number of delegates and lead to good follow-up discussions.

Mr. H.S. Jatana is explaining a concept during the tutorial

Mr. Vivek Tripathi (right) was felicitated by Mr. Hitesh Garg from

NXP Semiconductors India after his tutorial

While maintaining the high academic standards set by Chitkara University, only 39 high quality research papers were accepted from a total pool of more than 150 papers received from across the country and abroad. All received papers were subjected to a double blind review process and authors were provided detailed inputs to improve upon their manuscripts so as to make those worthy of inclusion in IEEE Xplore. A

Track 1 – Alternate Energy based Electronic Systems | Paper title ‘Investigation of Grating Parameters’ Impact on Spectra Characteristics of LPFG using Two-Layer Fiber Geometry’ presented by Mr. Shivendu Parashar from Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh.

Track 2 – Smart & Intelligent Electronics | Paper title ‘Analysis of Varied Dielectrics as Surface Passivation on AlGaN/GaN HEMT for Analog Applications’ presented by Jaya Madan from Chitkara University, Punjab.

Track 3 – Wireless Communications | Paper title ‘CPW-Fed UWB Reconfigurable Antenna (RF MEMS Switch) with X Band applications’ presented by Kuldeep Sharma from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.

Track 4 – Wireless networks | Paper title ‘Experimental Evaluation of Performance of Underwater Free Space Optical Link in the Presence of Air Bubbles’ presented by Mandeep Singh from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

total of 33 research papers were presented in four technological tracks named as ‘Alternate Energy Based Electronic Systems’, ‘Smart & Intelligent Electronics’, ‘Wireless Communications’ and ‘Wireless networks’. Research papers as below were adjudged as Best Papers in their respective tracks –

Best Paper Award in Respective Track

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Papers presentations in 4 parallel tracks during WECON 2018

Certi�icates distribution at the end of sessions by the session chairs

All WECON 2018 pictures are available on www.chitkara.edu.in/wecon

List of Papers Accepted & Presented

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Track 1 - Energy Efficient and Alternate Energy Based Electronic Systems | Real Time Embedded Systems

Power Efficient Arithmetic and Logical Unit Design on FPGA

Bhuvan Kaushik, Vatsala Anand , Kainat Yasmeen and Amanpreet Kaur

Chitkara University, Punjab

Home Automation Using Energy Usage Avirup Basu, Abhishek Nandy, Raja Nand Sharma, Risab Biswas, Manisha Biswas

Prescriber360 Solutions, Siliguri

Myoelectric Signal based Multiple Grip Pattern Prosthetic Arm

Raj Khatik and Vijaypal Yadav Terna Engineering College,Mumbai University, Mumbai

Development of Fiber Optic Sensors for Leak Detection in Underground Energy Storage Pipelines

Rajan Gupta and Rajinder Singh Kaler Thapar University, Patiala

Harmonic Minimization in Modified Multilevel Inverter for Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources

Mamatha Sandhu and Tilak Thakur* Chitkara University, Punjab*PEC, Chandigarh

A Survey on FPGA Implementations in Embedded Augmented Reality Applications

Amanpreet Kaur Chitkara University, Punjab

Nanostructure Materials for Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage: A Review

Himanshu Jindal, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, Mansi Chitkara and Amandeep Singh Oberoi*

Chitkara University, Punjab*Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala, India

FPGA Solution for Ethernet Controller as Alternative for TCP/UDP Software Stack

Anshuman Choudhary, Deepika Porwal and Abhishek Parmar

LASTEC, DRDO, Delhi

Investigation of Grating Parameters’ Impact on Spectral Characteristics of LPFG using Two-Layer Fiber Geometry

Shivendu Prashar Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh

Title Authors Institution

Track 2 – Smart & Intelligent Electronics

ReachOut Smart Safety Device Utsav Rai, Aman Saha, Vergin Raja Sarobin M, Kashish Miglani and Bismita Sahoo

VIT Chennai

Smart Stick for the Blind Raj Khatik and Vijaypal Yadav Terna Engineering College, Mumbai University, Mumbai

Atlas Simulation of a Long-Infrared p+-n Homojunction Photodiode

Shonak Bansal, Kuldeep Sharma, Prince Jain, Neena Gupta, and Arun K. Singh

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

Exfoliation of Graphene Oxide via Chemical Reduction Method

Sakshi Rana, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu and Mansi Chitkara

Chitkara University, Punjab

Title Authors Institution

Combinational Logic Optimization for Ultra-Constrained Applications

*Jia Jun Tay, **Dennis MouLing Wong, ***Ming Ming Wong, *Cishen Zhang, and Ismat Hijazin

*Swinburne University of Technology,**Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia***Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Early Stage Cervical Cancer Detection using Machine Learning

Shalini Nehra, Kaustubh Butte*, Ameya Zope* and Jagdish Lal Raheja

CEERI Pilani *BITS Pilani

Analysis of Varied Dielectrics as Surface Passivation on AlGaN/GaN HEMT for Analog Applications

Jaya Madan, Rahul Pandey, Henika Arora* and Rishu Chaujar**

Chitkara University, Punjab*DRDO**DTU, New Delhi

Prototyping Bluetooth-Enabled Vehicle Anti-Theft System using Android-based Handheld Device

Vidhyotma Gandhi, Jaiteg Singh and Dapinder Virk Chitkara University, Punjab

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Photonic Based Refractive Index Sensor for Portlandite Monitoring in Civil Structure

Gurpreet Kaur and Rajinder Singh Kaler

Thapar University, Patiala

Analysis of Average Symbol Error Probability of MDPSK, MFSK and MPSK in the Beaulieu-Xie Fading

Veenu Kansal and Simranjit Singh Punjabi University, Patiala

CPW-Fed UWB Reconfigurable Antenna (RF MEMS Switch) with X Band applications

Kuldeep Sharma, Shonak Bansal, Neena Gupta, Arun K. Singh, Manish Sharma*, Ayan Karmarkar** and Ashish Chauhan**

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh * SGT University, Gurugram**SCL Mohali

Design of Ku Band Reflectarray Antenna Using Novel Half Ellipse Elements

Rahul Bhaskaran, Pranav Srinivasan, Laxman Sethuraman, and H Umma Habiba

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai

Rate Adaptation in GSM with RCPC Codes Bindu P and Jibukumar M G Cochin University, Cochin

Compensation of Power Amplifier Non-linearity for Satellite Communications

Gurpreet Singh, Abhishek Kakkar, Ujjwal Gangele and Subhash Chandra Bera

Space Applications Centre, ISRO

Journey of UWB Antenna Towards Miniaturization for RF/Wireless Community

Balaka Biswas and Ayan Karmakar* CSIR-CSIO*SCL Mohali

Title Presenting Author Institution

Ultra-thin and Dual Band Metamaterial Absorber for Terahertz Applications

Prince Jain, Arvind K. Singh, Janmejay K. Pandey, Shonak Bansal, Neena Gupta, Arun K. Singh, Sanjeev Kumar and Neha Sardana*

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh *IIT Ropar

Track 3 - Wireless Communication

A Novel Zero Cross-correlation Diagonal Identity Matrix Code Simarpreet Kaur and Simranjit Singh Punjabi University, Patiala

Provisioning Authentication On Demand in Wireless Sensor Networks: PAW

Shantala Devi Patil and Kiran Kumari Patil REVA University, Bengaluru

Title Presenting Author Institution

Track 4 - Wireless Networks

A Survey on Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio Networks

Jatin Singla, Rita Mahajan and Deepak Bagai

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

Synthesis and Characterization of LNT (Li2O–Nb2O5–TiO2) based Dielectric Ceramics

Ranjeet Singh, Shalini Bahel and Sukhleen Bindra

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Passive Optical Network Evolution to Next Generation Passive Optical Network: A Review

Meet Kumari, Reecha Sharma and Anu Sheetal*

Punjabi University, Patiala*Guru Nanak Dev University, Regional Campus, Gurdaspur

Simulation and Analysis of Uniformity of Illuminance in Indoor VLC System Priyanka and Maninder Lal Singh Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Experimental Evaluation of Performance of Underwater Free Space Optical Link in the Presence of Air Bubbles

Mandeep Singh, Harpuneet Singh Gill, Maninder Lal Singh

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Static force analysis of a climbing bot with target tracking using WSNs

Jerwin Prabu and Abhinav Tiwari Bharati Robotic Systems, Pune

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Flashback into Previous Editions of WECON

• Chitkara University started WECON in 2008. So far we have conducted six editions of the conference – WECON 2008, WECON 2009, WECON 2011, WECON 2015, WECON 2016 and WECON 2018• It was during WECON 2016, we could successfully obtained technical sponsorship from IEEE for the first time for the conference o Proceedings of WECON 2016 is available on o WECON 2016 was attended by close to 300 delegates, it featured 56 papers presentations in 5 parallel tracks, two pre-conference workshops by Texas Instruments and a panel discussion session

• WECON has been continually garnering support from National & International Institutions/Organizations. Following are some of the collaborators & supporters during the previous editions of WECON.

Chitkara University, PunjabChandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH- 64), Village Jhansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401

www.chitkara.edu.in