SCHOOL OF
Computer Science and Statistics
Student’s Experience of the Trinity-Thapar International Engineering Programme
Peru Bhardwaj
Trinity and Thapar University in India have developed a credit transfer International Engineering Programme (IEP), which provides students admitted to undergraduate engineering programmes at Thapar University the opportunity to study at Trinity. Peru Bhardwaj was one of the first students to participate in the programme. What has been the highlight of your programme in Trinity? I got to work on a range of challenging assignments as part of my course at Trinity. Practical work in the form of interesting labs and assignments helped me understand the theoretical concepts and added to my skill set as a computer engineer.
How was your transition from Thapar to Trinity? Both academic and cultural life in Trinity is more independent than life in Thapar and the transition programme provides an opportunity to develop as responsible individuals both academically and personally. Despite the difference in culture, moving to Trinity was smooth due to support from staff involved in the programme. The course mentors from the School were available to help with any academic challenges and a welcoming community of Irish and international students, especially at Trinity Hall where I lived, made it easy to settle into the place. Did you participate in any research within the School? I did a summer internship with ADAPT Centre for Digital Content and Innovation where I took part in the ongoing research on Semantic Web and Linked Data in the School. As a part of my internship, I learned the basics of Semantic Web technologies and developed a proof of concept application, which demonstrates the integration of Linked Data data-sets. Most of the tourists to the Trinity College Library visit the Book of Kells but miss out on other interesting collections that the Library has. Digital Repository and Imaging Services (DRIS) of the Library wish to expose these collections to tourists through engaging mobile-based applications. In the Geo-Library project, geospatial data from the Ordnance Survey
Ireland (OSi) about the churches in Ireland was linked to data from the Clarke Stained Glass Studio Collection. The web-based application provides directions on Google maps to the church nearest to user location and which has the stained-glass windows being referred to in the Library collection. What made you choose to get involved in the research in the School? I was curious about the research within the School since I came here. At the same time, I wanted to work with the Trinity College Library, which is a legal deposit of all works published in the Republic of Ireland. The rich knowledge base from the Library was something that I wanted to look at and understand, so I expressed my interest to Professor Declan O’Sullivan who was working on mobile applications for the Library at that time. What are your plans for the future? I plan to do a full-time Ph.D. in Semantic Web with the ADAPT Centre.
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