The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, has awarded Ph.D in Computer and Information Sciences to H.Y. Vani for her thesis ‘Novel Feature Extraction Algorithms for Automatic Speech Recognition Using Wavelet and Fuzzy Techniques’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. M.A. Anasuya.

Hadimani Shivakumar has been awarded Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University for his thesis titled ‘Investigations on Factors Affecting Electrical and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Grahpene Nanocomposites’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.M. Renukappa.

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER) has awarded Ph. D in Division of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Life Sciences, to N. Chaitra for her thesis ‘Statistical and Data Mining Techniques for Analysis of Large Scale Data in Cardiovascular Disease’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. B. Madhu.