Interviewer 0:00:00
Hello Dr., thank you for taking the time today. I'm Arjun. I've reviewed your background and would like to go deeper—shall we begin?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:01:22
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:01:46
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix.
Interviewer 0:01:24
Alright, so you're an associate professor at the Center of Excellence in Electronics and Nanoparticles at an engineering college in Chennai. Anything else from your academic journey you'd like me to know before we dive in?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:02:00
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:02:14
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international.
Interviewer 0:01:47
So you’ve got fifteen years of research experience, focusing on semiconductors and their applications, and you’re currently managing two research projects, with one supported by IET Matrix. Anything else in your academic journey—like key teaching experiences or major publications—you want to highlight before we proceed?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:02:36
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:02:50
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0.
Interviewer 0:02:02
Okay, so you’re coordinating two major research projects—one with IET Matrix through The Fairy, and another supported by your college’s management. Given your experience, what’s been the most significant challenge you’ve faced supervising research in semiconductor device physics?
Interviewer 0:02:19
Given your experience supervising research and teaching, Professor, what’s one foundational physics concept you especially enjoy introducing to undergraduate students, and why?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:03:26
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:03:42
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching.
Interviewer 0:02:38
Alright, you mentioned successfully fabricating semiconductor structures with your team and publishing over 23 international journal papers—that's quite an accomplishment. Thinking of your time mentoring students in the lab, can you share a moment when you noticed a student finally grasp a difficult concept, and what you did as an educator to help them get there?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:04:16
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching. It's my experience in teaching is. I have uh. Created a mini syllabus. But the. Search upstream, especially for physics, for quantum computing. And the nanophonics. Electronics, physics, fabrication and its technologies. Uh, these are the unique subjects. Suited for the development of curriculum.
Interviewer 0:02:52
So your team managed to fabricate semiconductor microtubes with an eight-micrometer diameter—that's pretty impressive, especially as a first. When you explained the significance of this breakthrough to a group of undergraduate students, how did you help them grasp why it matters in the bigger picture of device physics?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:04:38
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching. It's my experience in teaching is. I have uh. Created a mini syllabus. But the. Search upstream, especially for physics, for quantum computing. And the nanophonics. Electronics, physics, fabrication and its technologies. Uh, these are the unique subjects. Suited for the development of curriculum. OK, uh, in my research career. I presented my research. Comes in then. 30 International. Conferences. Simple CM. ETC. Uh. Then I got a. This took about twice.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:04:43
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching. It's my experience in teaching is. I have uh. Created a mini syllabus. But the. Search upstream, especially for physics, for quantum computing. And the nanophonics. Electronics, physics, fabrication and its technologies. Uh, these are the unique subjects. Suited for the development of curriculum. OK, uh, in my research career. I presented my research. Comes in then. 30 International. Conferences. Simple CM. ETC. Uh. Then I got a. This took about twice. From International. Cancel.
Interviewer 0:03:29
So you’re dividing your current work into three main categories, and you’ve been collaborating with the Deity Cooperation and Nagpur Institute of Technology as well. With so many partnerships and fabrication projects, how do you adapt your teaching style to make these complex research activities accessible to students at different levels?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:05:37
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching. It's my experience in teaching is. I have uh. Created a mini syllabus. But the. Search upstream, especially for physics, for quantum computing. And the nanophonics. Electronics, physics, fabrication and its technologies. Uh, these are the unique subjects. Suited for the development of curriculum. OK, uh, in my research career. I presented my research. Comes in then. 30 International. Conferences. Simple CM. ETC. Uh. Then I got a. This took about twice. From International. Cancel. From RN. So the conference on. Materials, 2070. The Indian. Society for. Engineering. And uh. I'm acting as a. Editor group member of. Scientific Reports. This year, nature. Portfolio Journal. And apart from? This uh. I'm recently signed up. With the IAC. For the. Collaboration of. Indians Weekend.
Interviewer 0:03:44
Alright, so you’re splitting your work across fabrication, synthesis, and application of materials, and you’re still actively engaged in teaching. When you’re introducing a complex topic like semiconductor fabrication to undergraduates, what’s your go-to strategy for making sure they really understand the core principles?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:06:00
Hi, this is Doctor Ansalam. Working as an associate professor of physics. For the center of Excellence. Electronics and nanoparticles. See with the Engineering college, Chennai. I'm having in 15 years of. Research experience. And 10 years of. Experience my area of research. Semiconductor. What's something? Operative applications. Currently I'm having. Two researcher projects. One is supported by. IET matrix. Through the platform of. The fairy. And one more. Project supported by. Our management Savita engineering college. So my current projects. And I have published more than. 23 journal papers. In international. Scopus in this 1. Cajuns. During my research period. And in first time meeting you. Our team successfully. Fabricated. Semiconductors. Show groups on Gathering last night. The microtube. The diameter of the micro. 8 micrometer. This achievement is. The 0. His career. Apart from that, we work. So I'm connected with the. Deity Cooperation. Professor. And Nagpur Institute of Technology. These are. Currently my works are divided into 3 categories. This. Fabrication. Synthesis participation of. Materials. The ANSI related applications. Apart from my. As such, I am. Currently encasing with the teaching. It's my experience in teaching is. I have uh. Created a mini syllabus. But the. Search upstream, especially for physics, for quantum computing. And the nanophonics. Electronics, physics, fabrication and its technologies. Uh, these are the unique subjects. Suited for the development of curriculum. OK, uh, in my research career. I presented my research. Comes in then. 30 International. Conferences. Simple CM. ETC. Uh. Then I got a. This took about twice. From International. Cancel. From RN. So the conference on. Materials, 2070. The Indian. Society for. Engineering. And uh. I'm acting as a. Editor group member of. Scientific Reports. This year, nature. Portfolio Journal. And apart from? This uh. I'm recently signed up. With the IAC. For the. Collaboration of. Indians Weekend. It's collaboration enabled us to. Make the device fabrication related. Detailed process. Uh, simulator 3D? Work. The software is supported by. By AEC Bangalore. And the India?
Interviewer 0:04:20
Okay, so you’ve actually created a mini syllabus yourself—covering quantum computing, nanophotonics, electronics, physics, and fabrication technologies, all designed to strengthen the curriculum. Can you give me an example of how one of those unique subjects—maybe quantum computing—became accessible for your students through your teaching method?
Interviewer 0:04:40
You’ve clearly put a lot into curriculum development, especially with those unique courses covering quantum computing and nanophotonics. When you taught one of these subjects for the first time, what was the biggest challenge you faced in getting students comfortable with such advanced material?
Interviewer 0:05:17
That's an interesting point. Could you elaborate a bit more on that?
Interviewer 0:05:40
Alright, Dr., that's quite a range—editorial work with Scientific Reports, new collaborations with IAC, and significant conference activity. From your 23 journal papers, is there one publication or research project that you feel most directly influenced how you approach teaching, maybe by shaping a course or inspiring a lab module?
Interviewer 0:06:20
So you’re leveraging live research and industry collaborations to enrich the classroom—students must get a real sense of how the theory connects to actual device fabrication and simulation. Let’s talk about the long-term impact of your research. With your background in semiconductor device physics and these active projects, where do you see the most fundable research directions over the next few years, and which grants or agencies would you target to support that work?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:07:11
So you want to allow. Upgrade my logics.
Interviewer 0:07:13
Alright, so you’re looking to upgrade your research logic—given your experience with semiconductor device fabrication and those collaborative projects, where do you see the most fundable research directions in your field over the next few years? Which grants or funding bodies would you target to support that work?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:08:01
OK, so. The current project is supported by. Government of India. Through Indian. Electronics user. The IIT metrics. So this project is. Release answered by Government of India. Here doing. Solar cell. This fabrication, especially for a. Browse Skype. Solar cell device fabrication.
Interviewer 0:08:04
Alright, so that project on perovskite solar cell fabrication is government-backed through the Indian Electronics User and IET metrics. You’ve mentioned both government and internal management support—how do you approach the publishing process for your research, and what’s your strategy to ensure your work achieves high-impact publications that boost the institution’s academic reputation?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:09:32
OK, so. The current project is supported by. Government of India. Through Indian. Electronics user. The IIT metrics. So this project is. Release answered by Government of India. Here doing. Solar cell. This fabrication, especially for a. Browse Skype. Solar cell device fabrication. So this material. Or a more promising material? For nowadays. So it is. The suitable material for energy. A conversion mode. Energy conversion. And currently material especially we are working. For a lead free perovskite sort of cells. So usually lead. Uh, more material? But our team. Bring that material. Due to environmental concern. And it is. Work for getting better achievement. In terms of. Power conversion efficiency. And more stability. So etcetera. And the fund? In future direction of semiconductor is. Today, waste technologies. And then one body Sunday. In Who said they're putting. Funding for. Conduct related. Fabrications especially. Today, etcetera. So in future. The students and. The faculty of like. Purposes. Device applications related research. So student will get. Especially still.
Interviewer 0:09:43
Right, so your hands-on work with lead-free perovskites and device fabrication actually gives you a strong foundation for shaping courses that address current research and industry needs. Let’s talk about teaching—imagine you’re running a large undergraduate physics class at VIT, but you can’t use slides or a traditional lecture format. How would you keep 200 students actively engaged with the material?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:10:44
OK, so. This. Solar cellification. And, uh, apart from uh. Semiconductor Fabrication. That nano fabrication is. Interesting topic. Uh, for students, I can connect you with real time applications and. Real time examples. I like how the. Like. The industries.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:11:10
OK, so. This. Solar cellification. And, uh, apart from uh. Semiconductor Fabrication. That nano fabrication is. Interesting topic. Uh, for students, I can connect you with real time applications and. Real time examples. I like how the. Like. The industries. Hi people are uh. Intel. Developing this material. So I'm taking that example. From that industry. And connecting with the students. Stop the. The semiconductor physics. Why it is important? Uh, it is, uh. Utilized for. The device application.
Interviewer 0:10:45
Okay, so you're excited about connecting nano fabrication to real industry applications for your students. But let's say you notice a group of students who are still disengaged in that big class, even with hands-on examples. What would you actually do to figure out if your teaching methods were working for them?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:12:05
OK, so. This. Solar cellification. And, uh, apart from uh. Semiconductor Fabrication. That nano fabrication is. Interesting topic. Uh, for students, I can connect you with real time applications and. Real time examples. I like how the. Like. The industries. Hi people are uh. Intel. Developing this material. So I'm taking that example. From that industry. And connecting with the students. Stop the. The semiconductor physics. Why it is important? Uh, it is, uh. Utilized for. The device application. Especially for. Like from uh. Cleanroom standards. White cleanroom. Important for. Semiconductor Fabrication. Uh, the clean. Application. Cleanroom standards like. Chemical safety, etcetera. We can introduce. For department. A deposition. Then thin film. Uh, puppy techniques. Then doping and metallization. Uh yeah. Detail. Process You can engage with the students. Using Simulator 3D. Software and the real time manner. Tools. Uh, whichever, Whichever applicable. For students Uh, usually. The education is one of the best education method. To inculcate. Each trans. Uh, hotel community. Uh, here the. We have to start from. Based on. We have from.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:11:59
OK, so. This. Solar cellification. And, uh, apart from uh. Semiconductor Fabrication. That nano fabrication is. Interesting topic. Uh, for students, I can connect you with real time applications and. Real time examples. I like how the. Like. The industries. Hi people are uh. Intel. Developing this material. So I'm taking that example. From that industry. And connecting with the students. Stop the. The semiconductor physics. Why it is important? Uh, it is, uh. Utilized for. The device application. Especially for. Like from uh. Cleanroom standards. White cleanroom. Important for. Semiconductor Fabrication. Uh, the clean. Application. Cleanroom standards like. Chemical safety, etcetera. We can introduce. For department. A deposition. Then thin film. Uh, puppy techniques. Then doping and metallization. Uh yeah. Detail. Process You can engage with the students. Using Simulator 3D. Software and the real time manner.
Interviewer 0:11:21
Alright, you’ve shown a real focus on making your teaching practical and relevant—now, let’s shift to the administrative side for a moment. Say you join our department and discover that outcome assessment data for accreditation is inconsistent across different physics courses. How would you approach fixing that, and what’s your experience with these kinds of accreditation or quality assurance processes?
Interviewer 0:12:02
Okay, so you’re using real-time industry examples, cleanroom protocols, and simulation software to make physics and nano fabrication tangible for students. But say you join our department and notice the outcome assessment data for accreditation is inconsistent across courses—how would you approach fixing that?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:14:29
Uh, usually. The education is one of the best education method. To inculcate. Each trans. Uh, hotel community. Uh, here the. We have to start from. Based on. We have from. Uh, level. The courses then further. Uh, we train the students for a apply level, that is. Higher order tracking level. So. You Who's the? Understanding of. Analysis level. So. Understanding the subject and applying. Page and they can. Education. The subject is suitable for. Industry. And time applications And conduct activity based. Thinks that the students. Can give some meaningful. And uh. Some poor. The persistence.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:14:25
Uh, usually. The education is one of the best education method. To inculcate. Each trans. Uh, hotel community. Uh, here the. We have to start from. Based on. We have from. Uh, level. The courses then further. Uh, we train the students for a apply level, that is. Higher order tracking level. So. You Who's the? Understanding of. Analysis level. So. Understanding the subject and applying. Page and they can. Education. The subject is suitable for. Industry.
Interviewer 0:14:28
Okay, so you’re focused on helping students move from basic understanding to higher-order application and analysis, aiming to make the subject relevant for industry. But for accreditation, it’s not just about the teaching methods—it’s about documenting and aligning outcomes, assessment, and evidence. What’s your experience with preparing reports or documentation for accreditation reviews or audits?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:16:23
And conduct activity based. Thinks that the students. Can give some meaningful. And uh. Some poor. The persistence. You can give the. Some argument based topics like Socratic, uh. Discussion. And we can give some. Set a representative. So we can. Create some. Active. Discussion with the students. We can engage them.
Interviewer 0:16:05
Alright, so you're emphasizing activity-based learning and meaningful persistence for students, which definitely helps with engagement and skills-building. For the administrative side, having those activities is great, but for accreditation, consistency of data collection is key. You've touched on active engagement—can you talk about a time when you were directly involved in academic quality assurance, like preparing for an audit or accreditation cycle, and how you ensured everything was up to standard?
Interviewer 0:16:28
Alright, you’re putting a real emphasis on activity-based learning and student engagement. Let’s shift—how do you approach the publishing process for your research, and what’s your strategy for ensuring those publications actually have impact and contribute to VIT’s reputation in physics and engineering?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:18:38
And conduct activity based. Thinks that the students. Can give some meaningful. And uh. Some poor. The persistence. You can give the. Some argument based topics like Socratic, uh. Discussion. And we can give some. Set a representative. So we can. Create some. Active. Discussion with the students. We can engage them. Correct. Suitable. Based on the. Activity. Uh. And periodic assessment. Uh, we can.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:18:53
And conduct activity based. Thinks that the students. Can give some meaningful. And uh. Some poor. The persistence. You can give the. Some argument based topics like Socratic, uh. Discussion. And we can give some. Set a representative. So we can. Create some. Active. Discussion with the students. We can engage them. Correct. Suitable. Based on the. Activity. Uh. And periodic assessment. Uh, we can. We can evolute the student. So it will support. But a lot of them. System.
Interviewer 0:18:40
Alright, so you’d use activity-based learning and Socratic discussions to help students show meaningful engagement, and you’d rely on periodic assessments to track progress. With your experience in research publishing—how do you approach the publishing process, and what’s your strategy for ensuring high-impact publications that contribute to VIT University’s reputation in physics and engineering?
Interviewer 0:18:58
Alright, Dr., switching topics now. Imagine a situation where a student formally complains that your grading is biased, but at the same time your department head is pressuring you to raise pass rates. How would you handle that tension between maintaining academic standards and responding to institutional pressure?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:19:31
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:19:45
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying. They are in persons. I have to evolve it there. Their progress systematically. Then those.
Interviewer 0:19:35
Okay, you started to say, “I have to...” and then paused. Can you walk me through exactly how you’d respond in that situation—what would you tell the student, and what would you say to your department head if they pushed back on your approach?
Interviewer 0:19:47
Okay, so you’d evaluate each student’s progress systematically and make sure your process is fair. But let’s say your department head disagrees with your approach and insists you raise more students’ grades. What would you do in that situation?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:20:20
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying. They are in persons. I have to evolve it there. Their progress systematically. Then those. In. We have to force. The students. So. Then without. Without business, we have to. Their papers and their activities. That activities. That activities. Attendance. Etcetera.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:20:32
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying. They are in persons. I have to evolve it there. Their progress systematically. Then those. In. We have to force. The students. So. Then without. Without business, we have to. Their papers and their activities. That activities. That activities. Attendance. Etcetera. According to call it is. We can give. A Cypress. Some external. Hello, Auditor.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:20:46
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying. They are in persons. I have to evolve it there. Their progress systematically. Then those. In. We have to force. The students. So. Then without. Without business, we have to. Their papers and their activities. That activities. That activities. Attendance. Etcetera. According to call it is. We can give. A Cypress. Some external. Hello, Auditor. Can check cover. Whether it is by or not. Uh, and different. Then we can defend. We are not biased. For evaluating the papers.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:20:57
OK, so. I have to. The. We are studying. They are in persons. I have to evolve it there. Their progress systematically. Then those. In. We have to force. The students. So. Then without. Without business, we have to. Their papers and their activities. That activities. That activities. Attendance. Etcetera. According to call it is. We can give. A Cypress. Some external. Hello, Auditor. Can check cover. Whether it is by or not. Uh, and different. Then we can defend. We are not biased. For evaluating the papers. Is. Transparent to. So here at. Currency is important than the pressure.
Interviewer 0:20:22
Okay, so you’d keep evaluating students based on their actual performance and documented activities, not just on pressure to pass more people. Let’s say your department head really pushes back and insists you change your grading standards—how would you respond in that situation?
Interviewer 0:20:35
You mentioned bringing in an external auditor and sticking to documented activities for fairness—so if your department head kept insisting you raise pass rates, even after you explained your process, how would you respond?
Interviewer 0:20:48
So you’d suggest bringing in an external auditor to review grading and rely on documented student activities and attendance for fairness. If your department head keeps insisting on higher pass rates even after you explain your process, how would you respond?
Interviewer 0:21:02
You brought up your collaborations with both industry and academic partners—like the IIT-supported project and working with AEC Bangalore. Given those connections, how would you leverage them to open up internship or placement possibilities for students at VIT University?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:21:29
So collaboration, especially for student.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:21:50
So collaboration, especially for student. Collaboration, So. Uh, currently I am teaching the semiconductor. Uh, physics and fabrication. Naval patients. So this application theory. As well as via. Sing for a. Simulated 3D software. That software.
Interviewer 0:21:39
Okay, Dr., now I'd like to ask a few focused questions about your technical experience. First up—imagine you're working on a theoretical model in physics, and your predictions consistently don't match experimental data, even after rechecking your equations. What concrete steps would you take to identify where the discrepancy is coming from?
Interviewer 0:21:52
Alright, you’re using that Simulator 3D software in your teaching and connecting students to real-world semiconductor applications. Now, I want to shift to technical depth—imagine you’re developing a theoretical physics model, but your predictions keep diverging from experimental data. Where would you start troubleshooting, and what steps would you take to reconcile theory with observation?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:22:23
So collaboration, especially for student. Collaboration, So. Uh, currently I am teaching the semiconductor. Uh, physics and fabrication. Naval patients. So this application theory. As well as via. Sing for a. Simulated 3D software. That software. Gil. More practice oriented. This is a. The application. Definition of. Can we deposit layer? And how can we? Do the. Process so this. Stable to them for. Gateway to. The EC for getting.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:22:38
So collaboration, especially for student. Collaboration, So. Uh, currently I am teaching the semiconductor. Uh, physics and fabrication. Naval patients. So this application theory. As well as via. Sing for a. Simulated 3D software. That software. Gil. More practice oriented. This is a. The application. Definition of. Can we deposit layer? And how can we? Do the. Process so this. Stable to them for. Gateway to. The EC for getting. The training will help. To connect the industries. And we can directly contact with the industries for getting some. Intensive opportunities.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:23:21
So collaboration, especially for student. Collaboration, So. Uh, currently I am teaching the semiconductor. Uh, physics and fabrication. Naval patients. So this application theory. As well as via. Sing for a. Simulated 3D software. That software. Gil. More practice oriented. This is a. The application. Definition of. Can we deposit layer? And how can we? Do the. Process so this. Stable to them for. Gateway to. The EC for getting. The training will help. To connect the industries. And we can directly contact with the industries for getting some. Intensive opportunities. Secondly, the students. We'll get more exposure. And they are more suitable. For working in industrial atmosphere. So giving up is not. The students through our curriculum. Conducting. Then they will get. Opportunity to reach. Uh, industry. Initially. The team went to the opportunity. Then giving. Then they will reach to. The good job? Absolutely The. Theoretical Physics. We have to do. Yeah, complete the. Literature is the way.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:23:12
So collaboration, especially for student. Collaboration, So. Uh, currently I am teaching the semiconductor. Uh, physics and fabrication. Naval patients. So this application theory. As well as via. Sing for a. Simulated 3D software. That software. Gil. More practice oriented. This is a. The application. Definition of. Can we deposit layer? And how can we? Do the. Process so this. Stable to them for. Gateway to. The EC for getting. The training will help. To connect the industries. And we can directly contact with the industries for getting some. Intensive opportunities. Secondly, the students. We'll get more exposure. And they are more suitable. For working in industrial atmosphere. So giving up is not. The students through our curriculum. Conducting. Then they will get. Opportunity to reach. Uh, industry. Initially.
Interviewer 0:22:25
So you’re using that simulator and hands-on process training to help students build real skills for placements and internships in semiconductor fabrication and design. I want to shift gears to your technical depth—imagine you’re developing a new theoretical physics model, but your predictions consistently don’t match experimental data. What’s your process for narrowing down where your model might be going wrong?
Interviewer 0:22:42
Okay, so you’re using that Simulator 3D software to help students get hands-on with semiconductor processes, and using it as a bridge to industry internships. I want to shift gears to your technical depth—imagine you're developing a theoretical model in physics and your predictions consistently don't match experimental results, even after double-checking your math. Where do you start troubleshooting the disconnect?
Interviewer 0:23:14
You mentioned using Simulator 3D software to help students practice semiconductor fabrication processes, which is pretty hands-on. Now, let's talk about your experience with machine learning—say you're building a predictive model to estimate the efficiency of new semiconductor materials. What data would you need, and how would you handle cases where the dataset is small or noisy?
Interviewer 0:24:44
So diving into literature review is your starting point when you're stuck on a theoretical physics problem. But what if the literature is unclear, or the models seem contradictory—how do you decide which path to follow next?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:24:59
The. Theoretical Physics. We have to do. Yeah, complete the. Literature is the way. And we'll get some. Software. Or something that issues like. Python are be suitable. Mathematical modeling Soft.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:25:23
The. Theoretical Physics. We have to do. Yeah, complete the. Literature is the way. And we'll get some. Software. Or something that issues like. Python are be suitable. Mathematical modeling Soft. That will help to. Understand. This problem and it will help to solve it. Uh. And practicing more. Through literature. Uh, we can, uh. Solve the problems. Celebrate the best. Way to solve?
Interviewer 0:25:01
Okay, so for theoretical physics, your process is to go back to the literature and then try tools like Python or mathematical modeling software to test out ideas. When your models still don't align with experimental data even after all that, how do you decide if the issue is with your assumptions, the math, or the data itself?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:25:40
The. Theoretical Physics. We have to do. Yeah, complete the. Literature is the way. And we'll get some. Software. Or something that issues like. Python are be suitable. Mathematical modeling Soft. That will help to. Understand. This problem and it will help to solve it. Uh. And practicing more. Through literature. Uh, we can, uh. Solve the problems. Celebrate the best. Way to solve? Uh, and we can do some. Operation. That collaboration will help to. Lead research in next dimension.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:26:05
The. Theoretical Physics. We have to do. Yeah, complete the. Literature is the way. And we'll get some. Software. Or something that issues like. Python are be suitable. Mathematical modeling Soft. That will help to. Understand. This problem and it will help to solve it. Uh. And practicing more. Through literature. Uh, we can, uh. Solve the problems. Celebrate the best. Way to solve? Uh, and we can do some. Operation. That collaboration will help to. Lead research in next dimension. It's all through collaborative research. We can solve the problem. Accordingly. And it will help to. Support our experimental research also. So so. Upgrade. Understanding. In the field of. Theoretical Physics.
Interviewer 0:25:27
Okay, you rely on deep literature review and mathematical modeling tools like Python when you hit a wall in theoretical work. Now, let’s talk about machine learning—suppose you’re applying ML to classify experimental data from your solar cell research. What features would you engineer, and how would you handle noisy outputs?
Interviewer 0:25:47
Okay, so you rely on literature and mathematical modeling tools like Python to tackle theoretical physics problems, and you see collaboration as a way to break through when things get stuck. Now, thinking about machine learning—suppose you're trying to classify materials based on their spectroscopic data, but your model's accuracy plateaus. What steps would you take to improve it?
Interviewer 0:26:21
Okay, so you mentioned using mathematical modeling software and Python, and collaborating to solve theoretical physics problems. Can you walk me through a specific example where you developed or applied a theoretical model to explain an experimental result—what was the physics concept, and how did your model help clarify or resolve the issue?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:27:00
So you, uh. That is reflecting material. A. For a e-mail application.
Interviewer 0:27:04
Alright, let's switch topics, Dr. — you've mentioned quantum computation in your background. Suppose you're tasked with designing a basic quantum algorithm to demonstrate superposition and entanglement to undergraduate students. What specific example or experiment would you use, and how would you make it accessible to students with only classical physics experience?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:27:18
So you, uh. That is reflecting material. A. For a e-mail application. So here also I. Activating the literature. OK, so literature survey. Way to guide us.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:27:29
So you, uh. That is reflecting material. A. For a e-mail application. So here also I. Activating the literature. OK, so literature survey. Way to guide us. 5 long under. The difference in. Lab scale and. Throughput in Lower performance. Vogue Performance.
Interviewer 0:27:20
Okay, so you’d start with a literature review to guide you, but I was asking—if your machine learning model gives high training accuracy but performs poorly on real-world test data, what practical steps would you take to diagnose and fix that issue?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:27:42
Lower performance. Vogue Performance. Overall performance, we have to. Optimize. That we Then do some more.
Interviewer 0:27:38
Okay, so you’d attribute the lower real-world machine learning performance to differences between lab data and actual application data, and you’d look to the literature for guidance. If you suspected your model was overfitting, what’s one concrete step you’d take to address that?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:28:46
Then do some more. Still, uh, we can do some model. Like, uh. We can solve the problem. So. Based normal system. Can also support.
Interviewer 0:28:38
You mentioned optimization, but I need more detail—what specific steps would you take to improve real-world performance if your machine learning model works well on training data but fails on actual test data?
Interviewer 0:28:55
Okay, so you mentioned using model-based approaches and normal systems to support optimization, but let's shift topics. For quantum computation, if you had to design a basic experiment to demonstrate superposition and entanglement to undergraduates who have never seen quantum hardware, how would you set that up so they really grasp the concepts?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:29:25
Then do some more. Still, uh, we can do some model. Like, uh. We can solve the problem. So. Based normal system. Can also support. The deviation. Lab scale and. Can sort out. Prototype or a? Some kind of, uh. A similar model. To solve the And the prototype.
Interviewer 0:29:39
So you’re thinking about building a prototype or simulation model to address that performance gap between lab and real-world data—makes sense. Now, regarding quantum computation: if you had to set up a classroom demo to show both superposition and entanglement to undergrad students, what tools or approaches would you use to make those abstract concepts concrete?
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:30:02
And the prototype. We can compare with the existing. The goals. Then we can. Get some conclusions. We can do. Based on the research. We can get more improvement. Collaborative improve. Radio work will support.
Dr. Silambarasan M 0:30:09
And the prototype. We can compare with the existing. The goals. Then we can. Get some conclusions. We can do. Based on the research. We can get more improvement. Collaborative improve. Radio work will support. Volatility work will support. Further.
Interviewer 0:30:07
So you're using prototype comparison and collaborative improvements to refine your machine learning approach—got it. Now, for quantum computation: say you need to design an experiment to show superposition and entanglement to students with only basic lab hardware. What’s your practical setup?