Department of Computer Science Engineering, KEC, Ghaziabad organized Five days FDP on “Computer Forensics and Cyber Crimes” sponsored by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, under TEQIP-III from 8th July to 12th July 2019. The knowledge sharing during the FDP by experts was aimed at understanding the basics of computer forensics. The speakers were from renowned institutes and had a huge experience in dealing with cyber crimes and ethical hacking. The speakers had experience in dealing with various high profile criminal cases in India and abroad.

The whole FDP aimed at enhancing knowledge of the participants regarding basic issues of cyber security. The overall aim and objectives of the FDP were as follows:

• Increasing awareness about cyber crimes

• Learning basics of ethical hacking

• Learning how to be "safe" on social media

• Discussion of well known viruses and Ransomware attacks

The key topics discussed during the 5 days FDP were as follows:

• Motivation behind cyber awareness

• Cyber crimes and its types

• Viruses, worms and Trojan horses

• Introduction to ethical hacking

• Basics of computer forensics

• Biometric security

• Case studies of cyber crime cases

KEC, Ghaziabad organized Eight days FDP on “Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics” sponsored by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, under TEQIP-III from 26th June to 3rd July 2019. The knowledge sharing during the FDP by experts for understanding the differences between values and skills, and in understanding the need, basic guidelines, content and the process of value education.

Faculties have the most important role to play in shaping the engineering student’s career and unarguably an institution having the best faculties who are skilled in latest technologies will top the charts in coming years.Faculty development program (FDP) has been considered as a stand-alone educational pedagogy in fostering knowledge and professional skills of faculty.

“Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions”
-Derek Bok

Faculty Development Program on “Big Data with Hadoop " conducted at Krishna Engineering College , Ghaziabad in association with EICT IIT Roorkee from 11 June to 16 June 2018.