SSSIHL Achievements Tag

Prof. B. Andallu, an esteemed Honorary Faculty member at the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (DFNS), Anantapur Campus, SSSIHL, was honored with the IWAA – Indian Women Achievers Awards 2023 on 23 December 2023 at an award ceremony held at the Taj Yesvanthapur, in Bengaluru. The award acknowledged her outstanding achievements in the field of education under the category of ‘Excellence in Education.’

The recognition was a tribute to her extensive journey and outstanding contributions spanning over three decades as an educator and researcher at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. Her research contributions in areas such as Natural Remedies for Stress-induced Diseases, Isolation, and Bioactivity Assessment of Nutraceuticals have been instrumental in shaping the academic landscape.

This prestigious accolade stands as a testament to the dedication and remarkable accomplishments of Prof. B. Andallu. Her impact as an inspiration to both, students and the teaching community at SSSIHL is profound, and her legacy will undoubtedly continue to motivate aspiring educators and researchers.

The Indian Women Achievers’ Awards (IWAA), established in 2018 by Mrs. Spoorthi Vishwas, is a non-commercial platform designed explicitly to honor and celebrate the exceptional achievements of Indian women across various categories.

SSSIHL extends heartfelt congratulations to Prof. B. Andallu for this well-deserved recognition from IWAA, highlighting her invaluable contributions to the field of education and research.

Dr. Vijayalekshmi Ramachandran, Assistant Professor, and Ms. Pratiksha Pradhan, a doctoral research scholar, both from the Department of Languages and Literature – English, SSSIHL, Anantapur Campus, had the opportunity to participate in and present their research papers at the 5th ASLE-ASEAN International Ecocritical Conference on Posthuman Southeast Asia conducted at Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand from 23rd to 25th November 2023.

Dr. Ramachandran’s paper “Multispecies Modalities: Towards a Historiography of Posthuman Art from India, Southeast Asia, and Australia” was part of the panel on the “Past, Present and Future of Southeast Asia: Ecocritical Approaches”.

Ms. Pradhan’s paper “Rivers and Their Trysts with Humans in the Wasteocene: A Study of Selected Documentaries on Teesta and Mekong”, co-authored with her research supervisor Dr. Vijayalekshmi Ramachandran, was part of the panel on “Blue Ecocriticism: Southeast Asian Water Ecologies.”

Organized by the School of Liberal Arts, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand, and the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment in ASEAN (ASLE-ASEAN), the conference saw over 135 participants from 21 Countries most of whom were academicians and research scholars.

Both the papers were well-received and the abstracts published online at https://asleasean.mfu.ac.th/index.php/193/  & https://asleasean.mfu.ac.th/index.php/188/ respectively as well as in the 5th ASLE-ASEAN Ecocritical Conference Abstract Book edited by Dr. Ignasi Ribó, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Mae Fah Luang University.

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Doctoral Research Scholar Ms. Mounika Pandey from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (DFNS), Anantapur Campus, SSSIHL, won the ‘Best Oral Presentation’ for her paper entitled ‘Association of Dietary Insulin Index and Insulin Load on Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Health: A Scoping Review’ at the 6th International Conference on Food and Nutrition, held online on October 25-26, 2023.

Organized by the Universal Society of Food and Nutrition (USFN), the event saw over 169 presentations made by participants in multiple breakout sessions.

Presented under the ‘Food Nutrition and Health’ track, the paper was co-authored by Prof. N. Srividya, Research Supervisor, and Ms. Manogna Pathri, MSc, DFNS. The study analyzed dietary insulin indices for their association with different metabolic biomarkers.

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Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh signed an MoU with All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, Karnataka on 20 November 2023 to further common academic interests through collaborative research and exchange of expertise, resources, and related information. One of the key areas is to address congenital problems in children with speech and hearing impairment, leading to learning disabilities.

This includes the exchange of faculty and researchers to promote research & development activities, student exchange programs including Internships and projects, and conducting seminars and lectures that further research collaboration between the two Institutions. Some of the areas of interest in the fields of Speech and Hearing include using Genetics and genomics, Big Data Analytics, Biomedical image, Signal processing, and app development for assessment and assistance to therapeutic and remedial measures.  Similarly, the therapeutic use of Music & Veda, Analytical studies for developing policy guidelines, linguistic studies to identify the cause of disabilities and remedies, and Nutritional dietary supplements for the target population are the other areas of proposed collaborative research. Students Internship/Projects for Management Students is an important aspect of this MoU.

The MoU was signed by Dr. M Pushpavathi, Director of AIISH, and Dr. Srikanth Khanna, Registrar of SSSIHL. Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL, Dr. Ramkumar, Chief Administrative Officer, AIISH, Mysore, Prof. Pallav Kumar Baruah, Dean of Sciences, SSSIHL, Dr. P Sujith Kumar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biosciences, SSSIHL and Sri Nishikant Barodekar, Asst. Professor, Music, SSSIHL were present at the event.

The Vice-Chancellor announced the MoU during his welcome address at the 42^nd Annual Convocation of the Institute on 22 Nov 2023, in the presence of the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

CAS Student Central: Summer Program 2023

Congratulations to Srinand Hegde and Sumanth Chebrolu from the I M.Sc. (Math) batch, Prasanthi Nilayam campus, on their successful completion of the CAS Student Central: Summer Program in 2023.

CAS Student Central Summer Program is an eight-week interactive professional and educational experience offered by the Casualty Actuarial Society. This includes successfully completing all modules of the program including Property and Casualty Basics, Excel, Data Visualization, Ratemaking, Reserving, Predictive Modeling, Soft Skills, and a Property and Casualty Case Competition. The program was developed by practicing actuaries who are subject matter experts in the field of property and casualty insurance.

CAS Student Central: Independent Summer Program 2023

Congratulations to the students from the Brindavan campus, on their successful completion of the CAS Student Central: Independent Summer Program in 2023: Arrnav Dutta, Shashi Kumar, Hursh Gupta, Saiprasanna G, Sathya Sai Sri Charan, K Damodar Reddy, KVSS Kasyap, and V Ram Sai Deep.

CAS Student Central Independent Summer Program is a six-week self-paced professional and educational experience offered by the Casualty Actuarial Society. This includes successfully completing all modules of the program including Property and Casualty Basics, Excel, Data Visualization, Ratemaking, Reserving, Predictive Modeling, and Soft Skills. The program was developed by practicing actuaries who are subject matter experts in the field of property and casualty insurance.

Actuarial Exams (July & October 2023)

Congratulations to the students for successfully passing the Actuarial exams administered by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and The Society of Actuaries (SOA): Swayam Kumar Patro (Exam FM), C Sai Kartheek (Exam FM), Manan Luthra (Exam FM), KVSS Kasyap (Exam FM), K Damodar Reddy (Exam P) and C Sai Yashwanth (Exam P).

Ms. B. Sai Latha, a 1st-year B.Sc. student from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, secured the 3rd position in the prestigious essay writing competition at the World Food Day 2023 and 9th IFCoN 2023 Curtain Raiser Program held on 16th October 2023, at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Tarnaka, Hyderabad.

Her essay titled “Apamahabhuta” (meaning: Water is a great element) was chosen as one of the three best essays among 80 other entries made by students from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Miss B. Sai Latha received a Certificate of appreciation and a cash prize. The theme of the competition was “Water is Food & Water is Life: Leave No One Behind”.

The competition was organized by the Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India) – AFSTI (Hyderabad Chapter), in collaboration with CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Resource Centre, Hyderabad and Oil Technologists’ Association of India (Southern Zone).

Students from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences participated in the International Conference on Public Health and Dietary Lifestyle (Virtual) held on May 10 -11, 2023, and won three awards for their presentations, from over 127 oral and poster presentations made in multiple breakout sessions on the two days. The details are as below:

Ms. B. Sowjanya, a final year PG student received the Best Oral Presentation award for her paper titled, “Formulation, Development and Acceptability Attributes of Composite Millet Flour-Based Gluten Free Crackers with Amaranth as Value Addition for Post-COVID Era”.

Ms. A. Srinidhi, a final year PG student received the Best Oral Presentation award for her paper titled, “Evaluation of Physical, Nutritional and Sensorial Attributes of Flax Seed Incorporated Composite Millet Flour Cookies”.

Ms. Amrita Shaw, a research scholar, received the Best Poster Presentation award for her poster titled “Different Fat Profiling Techniques Used for Food Quality Evaluation: A Review”.

Ms. B. Sowjanya and Ms. A. Srinidhi (2021-2023 batch) carried out the above-mentioned research work under the guidance of Dr. M. Meera as part of their M.Sc. Dissertation. Miss Amrita Shaw joined the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences as a Ph.D. scholar in September 2022 and is currently working in the area of Food Quality and Safety, under the supervision of Dr. Jhinuk Gupta.

The conference was organized by the Universal Society of Food and Nutrition (USFN) in virtual mode on May 10 -11, 2023, on the theme Food, Diet & Obesity. USFN is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to food and nutrition research and actively helps to build up a network amongst researchers and academicians globally. The conference was attended by professionals from different genres like health care providers (doctors, nurses, dietitians), Professors and Students

SSSIHL Congratulates the students for the above achievements and for making the University and department proud.

Ms. S Sai Dharshini, a research scholar, and Prof. B. Andallu, both from the Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences, participated and presented at the “7^th International Diabetes Summit” organised by the Chellaram’s Diabetes Institute, Pune on 10^th-12^th March 2023.

Ms. S Sai Dharshini was conferred a ‘Special Recognition Award’, for her oral presentation titled “Formulation and Assessment of Millet-based Gluten-free Snack Box for Diabetes Management – A Response Surface Analysis” which is also a part of her doctoral research work, conducted under the able guidance of Asst. Prof (Dr.) M. Meera.

Prof. B. Andallu was conferred a ‘Special Recognition Award’ for her two research papers titled ‘Antidiabetic Efficacy of Mulberry (Morus indica L.) Leaves: Mode of Action in Streptozotocin-diabetic rats’ and ‘In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of Coriander Seeds (Coriandrum sativum L.) for Antihyperglycemic, Antioxidant and Hypolipidemic Effects’

The Chellaram’s Diabetes Institute’s International Diabetes Summit is a prestigious and cutting-edge event that brings together leading experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the globe to exchange knowledge and insights on diabetes management and research. The 3-day mega event comprised of a workshop on advances in diagnosing diabetic foot and retinal diseases. There was a special session on diabetes in the young focusing on diet, lifestyle, and type 1 diabetes session with an on-table display and a visual toolkit of diet and these sessions attracted the audience. There were various scientific sessions by expert faculty covering diabetes complications and their management in day-to-day life.

SSSIHL Congratulates Ms. S Sai Dharshini and Prof. B. Andallu on their recognition and wishes them all the very best for their future.

The Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) and AICTE organized a five-day ‘Innovation, Design Thinking, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp’ at 6 Universities across India, from 22-26 June 2023, to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in India.

Participating in the IDE Bootcamp held at IIT Bhubaneswar on 26 June, Team SAI (Service Association Individual), represented by our MBA students from the Anantapur Campus, Ms. Kota Apoorva Havisha and Ms. Himika Piduri presented the idea of “Hand to Help – Promoting Individual Social Responsibility“.

Of the 79 teams that presented, Team SAI’s idea made it to the top 6 before going on to win the First Prize at the event.

Team SAI also participated in several interactive lectures on design thinking, innovation, global markets, and other topics during the day-long programme.

Hearty Congratulations to Ms. Kota Apoorva Havisha and Ms. Himika Piduri of Team SAI for the above achievement.

Eight students including an alumnus from the SSSIHL have successfully passed the actuarial exams administered by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), USA, as per the results announced by CAS in June 2023.

The CAS exams are considered amongst the most challenging in the Actuarial field and are well known for their level of difficulty. The success of these students is a great source of inspiration for other students and aspirants and a matter of great pride for the department and the Institute. It is indeed a rare accomplishment, as only a few universities around the world attain such levels of success.

Congratulations to the students for successfully passing:

MAS I (Modern Actuarial Statistics I): 1) Kasyap Sathya (II B.Sc.), 2) Saiprasanna G (II B.Sc.), 3) Sumanth Chebrolu (I M.Sc. Math), 4) Srinand N Hegde (I M.Sc. Math), 5) Hursh Gupta (II B.Sc.) and 6) Abhiishek Chugh (alumnus)

MAS II (Modern Actuarial Statistics II): 1) Sathya Sai Sri Charan 2) Arrnav Dutta and 3) Hursh Gupta all students of the II B.Sc. programme.

About SSSIHL Actuarial Data Science:

To date, 60+ students have successfully passed various actuarial exams, since the inception of the Actuarial Data Science programs in 2017 at SSSIHL.

In 2022, SSSIHL was the first Indian Higher Education Institution to have received the 2022 CAS University Award, since the inception of the CAS University Award Program in 2016. SSSIHL is also one of the first HEI, to award a Ph.D. in Actuarial Science in India.

SSSIHL has been offering Actuarial Data Science programs since 2017 and is actively involved in research specifically in the area of fraud detection. It has to its credit about 36 research papers/book chapters, 27 dissertations in the non-life actuarial stream, and 2 PhDs awarded in the area of actuarial data science.

About CAS:

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is a leading international organization for credentialing and professional education. Founded in 1914, the CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property and casualty risks and serves over 9,100 members worldwide. CAS members are experts in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management. Professionals educated by the CAS empower businesses and government to make well-informed strategic, financial, and operational decisions.

About SOA

The Society of Actuaries is the largest professional society for actuaries in the world with 31,000 members and 36,000 candidates (those working towards becoming an actuary) in more than 100 countries.

For over a century, SOA has advanced actuaries as leaders in measuring and managing risk to improve financial outcomes for individuals, organizations, and the public. That’s taken the form of cutting-edge research, continuing education, and the fostering of a community of peers supporting each other.

About IAI

The Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, viz. The Actuaries Act, 2006 for regulating the profession of Actuaries in India. The IAI has over 8218 members of which 7409 are students, 569 Fellow, and 231 Associates.