Meet our Principal
Meet our Principal
Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world
- Nelson Mandela
Dr. Akila Muthuramalingam, the Principal of KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India. Being an intellectual and innovative thinker, she has made a significant contribution in the field of Engineering and Research. As a primary leader of the institute she has discerned the epitome of philanthropic leadership and effective decision making.
She has carved a niche for herself as a knowledge hub, an inspiring leader and team player among her peers . The beauty of her modest trait and setting her own standards are serving as a great source of inspiration to all the KPRIETians. She used to set her yesterday as the competitor for today and never fails to perform better than yesterday. And also, she unceasingly ensures that her endeavours galvanise and achieve the purpose of creating a happy and peaceful environment to them.
She has been a reviewer for Neuro Computing - An Elsevier Journal, IET Biometrics, IET Image Processing, IET Electronics Letters, and Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence. She has contributed to more than 22 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and refereed conferences organized by various professional bodies around the globe. She is a dynamic speaker, having delivered more than 30+ lectures in International and National level conferences, workshops and seminars. Especially her Ted X talk gained the attention of global audience.
She has received numerous honours and awards. In the last three years, the highly acclaimed honours and awards are
- Honoured as Board of Advisor for Tamilnadu Women Achievers Award - 2022
- “Career Change Maker Award” from Career Guide.com under the category Top Placement Ready Initiatives, 2021
- “India’s Top 20 Pragmatic Women Leaders in Education Industry” from The Academic Insights, 2021
- “Best Women in Academics” (Tamil Nadu WOMEN Achievers Awards) from The Brand Republic, 2021
- Received Certificate of Achievement from IGEN in recognition of organizing First IGEN Nobel Laureate Lecture by Sir Richard John Roberts, 2020
- Kalam Vision 2020 Award in recognition of service to Green Technology, 2018
The Academic Sights
Won bronze at the International event "E - ConDev 2021"
International E - Content Development Competition 2021 is an event organize by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), together Ministry of Higher Education and Institute of Continuing Education and Professional Studies
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21st Century Engineering College in Coimbatore
World is transforming everyday. In the rapidly evolving engineering landscape, we have an Increased responsibility to transform the engineering education from traditional curriculum to meet the 21st century skills like Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication. Through our unique and strategic approach we enable our students to learn beyond and prepare them for life long success.
