Event Details

Five-Days FDP on Open Source Tools for Research Organized by EE Dept, MUJ in collaboration with NITTR Chandigarh

FROM 17 Nov 2025 TO 21 Nov 2025

Venue : Board Room, Faculty Block-II, 1AB, Manipal University Jaipur @ 10:00 AM

The Department of Electrical Engineering, in collaboration with the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, organized a Five-Days Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Open Source Tools for Research” from 17th to 21st November 2025 at Manipal University Jaipur.

This FDP was designed to enhance the research competencies of faculty members and research scholars by introducing them to a wide range of open-source tools, AI-driven applications, and collaborative platforms essential for modern academic research, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and visualization.

Across five days, participants were exposed to structured sessions covering research workflows, AI tools, data mining, visualization, publication writing, reference management, social media–based knowledge dissemination, cyber security awareness, and advanced analytical tools.

Day-wise summary is given below:

• Day 1:
  Introduction to research processes, data collection tools, survey tools, and benchmark datasets. Participants learned about literature review techniques supported by AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini, along with reference management using Zotero and Mendeley. The day concluded with insights into open-source tools for creative communication and responsible use of publicly available content.
• Day 2:
  Hands-on exposure to the Orange Data Mining Tool, followed by a session on writing effective research and review papers suitable for Scopus and SCI-indexed journals. Later, participants learned to execute network visualization tasks using Gephi and Python NetworkX, which are widely used in research involving social networks, bibliometric studies, and complex graphs.
• Day 3:
  Demonstrations on research workflow automation using AI tools and app scripts. A practical session on Canva and draw.io helped the participants create research posters, diagrams, flowcharts, and infographics. The final session introduced GIMP, an open-source image editing tool used for enhancing figures, improving resolution, removing backgrounds, cropping, and preparing publication-quality visuals.
• Day 4:
  Integration of AI and open-source tools for effective teaching and learning, followed by scholarly writing and publication management using Overleaf and LaTeX. This helped participants understand professional typesetting for theses, research articles, and conference papers. A cybersecurity awareness session highlighted best practices for data protection, online safety, and responsible usage of digital tools in academia.
• Day 5:
  Sessions on advanced pre-processing and data visualization using open-source analytical tools, followed by training on leveraging social media platforms for academic networking and collaborative knowledge sharing. The FDP concluded with a quiz and participant feedback session.

Overall, this five-day program empowered participants with practical skills and hands-on experience in using open-source software tools that support high-quality research, innovation, and academic productivity.