Malnad College of Engineering is proud to share that Dr. Keerthi D. S., Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, has been honoured with the ‘Protsahan Award 2026’ by the IEEE Communications Society Bangalore Chapter.

The award recognizes his outstanding research publication titled:
“Joint Optimization of User Association and Power Allocation in Wireless Networks Using a Large Spatio-Temporal Graph Transformer Model”, published in the prestigious Internet Technology Letters (Q2 Journal).

The research presents an innovative graph transformer-based framework for optimizing user association and power allocation in wireless communication networks, contributing to improved network efficiency, resource utilization, and the advancement of next-generation wireless systems.

The award was presented during the Protsahan Award Presentation Ceremony held on 13 June 2026 at RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru.

This achievement reflects MCE’s commitment to excellence in research and innovation, fostering impactful contributions to emerging technologies.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Keerthi D. S. on this accomplishment and wish him continued success in his academic and research pursuits.

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ECE Faculty and Student Teams Secure NAIN 2.0 Funding

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, proudly congratulates Dr. Prakruthi H. L. and Dr. Spoorthi B. S. on securing ₹3,00,000 each under the NAIN 2.0 (New Age Innovation Network) initiative supported by the Department of Electronics, IT, BT and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka.

Project 1: Rescue Sense – Intelligent CPR Gloves
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Prakruthi H. L.
Student Team: Shashank Gowda, Samhitha H. S., Rashmi M., and Nanditha M. D.

Project 2: Voice4Health Karnataka
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Spoorthi B. S.
Student Team: Dhanuja K. M., Chetana K. L., Chandana S., Kishore K. M., and Abhiram H. J.

This achievement reflects the department's commitment to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven solutions. The Department congratulates the faculty mentors and student innovators and wishes them continued success in their startup journey.

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AROGYA MANTHAN 2026- Rashmi M and Team, students of the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, have secured 1st Place at Arogya Manthan 2K26, winning a cash prize of ₹35,000 for their innovative CPR Gloves project.

Heartiest congratulations to the winning team! Rashmi M, Shashank Gowda, Samhitha HS and Nanditha MD

Technology Business Incubator – Malnad College of Engineering, managed by ME-RIISE Foundation, successfully hosted Arogya Manthan 2K26, a 24-Hour State-Level Healthcare Innovation Hackathon on 27th & 28th July 2026, bringing together brilliant young innovators to develop impactful healthcare solutions.

* 288 Participants
* 68 Teams
* 24 Hours of Non-Stop Innovation
* Startup & Incubation Opportunities
* Cash Prizes up to ₹1,00,000/-

The hackathon was inaugurated by Dr. B. Rajanna, Director, HIMS, in the presence of distinguished dignitaries B. R. Gurudev, Dr. D. C. Aravind, G. T. Kumar, G. R. Srinivas, Dr. S. Pradeep, Dr. Tejaswi, Dr. Praveen, and Kiran N. G.

The event was led by Dr. Geetha Kiran A., CEO, ME-RIISE Foundation, who emphasized the vision of nurturing innovation-driven healthcare solutions and fostering entrepreneurship.

Throughout the hackathon, participants were guided by experienced healthcare experts Dr. Nirupama, Dr. Sandhya, Dr. Rashmi, Dr. Raghu, Dr. Savithri and Dr. Sunitha, enabling them to transform ideas into impactful prototypes.

After three rigorous rounds of evaluation, the top 17 teams competed in the Grand Finale, where an eminent jury panel comprising Dr. Mamatha, Dr. Arjun B C, and Kiran N. G.  selected the most promising innovations.

Rashmi M. – CPR Gloves – EC, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan
Dhruva K. – Arogya Sethu – REVA University
Devishree – Offline SOS Bridge – Canara College of Engineering
 7 Teams received Special Recognition Awards for their outstanding innovations.

A heartfelt appreciation to all mentors, jury members, organizers, and volunteers whose dedication made Arogya Manthan 2K26 a grand success. Together, we continue to inspire young innovators to create technology-driven solutions for a healthier tomorrow.

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Award for Excellence in Research

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Dr. Venkateswara Rao Kolli of Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka attended the 2025 Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP), held in London Glasgow, United Kingdom from May 19 to May 22, 2025

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Dr P.C Srikanth, Professor, Dept. of Electronics and Communication, Malnad college of Engineering, Hassan.

Conferred 2024-Kannada Rajyotsava Award by LRDE/DRDO,Ministry of Defense, Government of India,C V Raman Nagar, Bangalore for Outstanding work in the area of Research and Development on 28th November 2024

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Dr. Deepika KC|AIR Hassan| Malnad college of Engineering

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Dr. C L Triveni, received an award for outstanding service ((Women) in IEEE ComSoc, Bangalore Chapter for the year 2024, organized by IEEE Comsoc Bangalore Chapter, IISc Comsoc Student branch and IEEE Bangalore Section on 23 March 2024.

A project titled ‘Precision Agriculture for Optimization of Nutrient and Water
Management using Machine-Learning-based Fertigation’ proposed by Dr. Vijay V, Dr. Bhagya D was sanctioned by VGST (Amount: Rupees Three Lakhs), Feb, 2023.

Bhupal Vinay Kumar

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Sri.Sardhar Venkata Ramaiah Memorial  Best Outgoing Student