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Date(s) - 23/10/2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am

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Sona Star associated with Sona College of Technology has conducted the inaugural session of Xccelerator Program 2.O at Sona Garage on 23rd October 2024. Over 100+ students and faculties from various engineering domains have participated in this special event. Xccelerator Program was initiated by our Vice-chairman Mr.Thyagu Valliappa with a vision to produce industry-ready engineers and to create more start-up companies on campus. As a mission, he has established a Centre of Excellence in Digital Engineering Software and collaborated with Dassault Systemes, TANCAM, and TIDCO. He has identified six strategic projects in Industry 4.O including Autonomous Connected Electric Vehicle, Collaborative robots, Additive Manufacturing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Digital Factories, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality that lead to operational excellence in the product development life cycle. He has introduced a multi-disciplinary approach and implemented project-based learning in this program. Each project comprises students and faculty of multiple domains, solving industrial problems on campus, and experiencing teamwork.

Dr.D.Senthilkumar HOD-Mechanical & Dean-Student Affairs has shared the insights and career opportunities involved in Industry 4.O.  The principal at Sona College of Technology, Dr.S.R.R.Senthilkumar has motivated students and addressed the gathering. The chief guest Mr.Rabindra Sah, a Chief Technology Officer, Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai skilled in Industry 4.O has graced the occasion. Sona College of Technology adopts Unreal Engine from Epic Games which is a Game Engine to meet the growing demand for AGVC- Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics. High-end workstations and infrastructure are being used to train students and work on industry-live projects. Our Vice-chairman Mr.Thyagu Valliappa delivered the inaugural address and encouraged students to utilize the opportunities in digital technologies and start their entrepreneurship journey at Sona Garage at the end of projects. S.A.I foundation (Sona Accelerator & Incubation Foundation) is an incubation center at Sona College of Technology which is ready with plug-and-play infrastructure.

Dr. K. Muralidharan, professor & Deputy Head-Mechanical Engineering coordinated the event and shared the project glimpses of xccelerator 1.O along with SPOCs, Deputy SPOCs, and faculties. Mr.Suresh Rao and Mr.Nagarajan from Sona Star and Dr. K. Venkatesh Raja participated in the inaugural session. Certificates have been issued to all the students who have undergone training in the 3D Experience platform. The heads of all departments, deputy heads, faculties, and students have participated in the program.

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