INAUGURATION OF PEGASUS 08
Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science of T.John College inaugurated the symposium as a part of the Inter-Collegiate fest “Pegasus 08”. Dr.Seema Goel, Principal, T.John College delivered the welcome address. During her address she stressed on the importance of the IT industry which propels improvisation and innovation in every sphere of activity. She also stated that the software professionals should update and upgrade themselves in this ever changing cyber age. The Chief Guest, Dr. Vaman, Retired Professor from the Department of Statistics, Bangalore University and an erudite scholar delivered the keynote address. He emphasized that the statistical computingis the buzz word of the day. He also gave a statistical account on the sheer volume and application of statistics in different realms of activities. Vice Principal, Ms. Shikha Tiwari, College Coordinator Prof. Srinivasa Prasad and Ms. Shanthi Mahesh, Head, Department of Computer Sciences were also present during the inauguration.

There were four prominent speakers for the Symposium. The first speaker of the day was Mr. Nawas Pasha, Consultant, Ostfold Softwares. His talk centered on “Performance Engineering”. He elaborated on how to increase the speed and performance of the IT sector, by focusing on the performance of the Computer Systems in Boeing 787. The next speaker Mr. Muralidhara, Chairman, MCA Department, Bangalore University described the courses offered in the field of Computer Science and he encouraged the students to upgrade their academic performance. He rendered specific guidelines to achieve their goals.

Mr. Ashish Gupta, Engineering Manager, Honey Well, conducted a lively and an interactive session on “IT as Profession: Industry Perspective”. He enlightened the students on the various career opportunities in the field of Computer Technology. The prolific growth and stability of the IT industry in India was stressed upon. He also spoke on the progress of the MNCs in India and the impact of the same on the economy of the country. Mr.Binu Orakkan, Programme Manager, Honey Well spoke on “Software System Evolution”. His talk revolved around programming, designing and architecture of software and the eight laws of software evolution. Pegasus came to a close with the prize distribution followed by an entertaining cultural programme.