Nepali OCR software version 1.0.0 was released on 21 August 2017 amidst a function in Kathmandu. The software is a collaborative effort between the Information and Language Processing Research (ILPRL) Lab, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, and the Nepal Association of Blind. The OCR software has the capabilities of converting text image documents (PDF, JPEG, PNG, BMP etc.) to editable text format. This software is yet another milestone in the fie...

Dr. Gajendra Sharma, Associate Professor at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, delivered Keynote speech in the Ninth International Conference on Recent Trends in Science, Engineering, Computers and Technology (RTSECT-2017) held during 10-11 August 2017 in Singapore.   The title of the Keynote was 'Role of Big Data in Environmental Sustainability'. Majority of participants of this conference were from USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, India, Bangladesh and Russia.

Workshop organized by TTL  Turbine Testing Lab (TTL), with the support from EnergizeNepal Project, organized a workshop on "Need and Prospects of Center of Excellence (CoE) at TTL for hydro-turbine development in Nepal" on August 7, 2017 in Kathmandu University. The workshop was organized as a kickoff of discussions and partnership building for achieving short-term and long-term goals of the CoE at TTL. The workshop also aimed to ensure visibility and impact of KU in...

DoCSE participates in IT4D Conference The faculties of DoCSE (Dr. Manish Pokharel (HoD), Dr.Purusottam Kharel, Mr. Manoj Shakya and Mr. Sushil Shrestha), Graduate students (Manish Joshi, Prasamsa Khanal and Subhadra Joshi) and Undergraduate students (Jyotika  Tuladhar, Shirish Khanal, Sakar Ghimire, Roshan Sapkota, Sujal Kokh Shrestha, Prakash Dahal, Ruben Maharjan, Niraj Shrestha, Anup Sedhain, Rajshree Rai, Ashutosh Chapagain, Deepesh Subedi and Krishu Thapa) participated ...

Dr.Bhim Kafle  (assistant professor at the Department of chemical Science and Engineering) and co-workers, have recently got two Journal Articles published. Publication Details: 1.       Bhim. P. Kafle, Rishi R. Lamichhane, and Sandesh M. S. Basnet, Dependence of Optical and Thermal Properties on Substrate of Solar Thermal Collectors. In the Proceeding  of Institute of Physics: IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 73 (2017) 012015 (Impact fa...

Dr. Biraj Singh Thapa, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has recently got two Journal Articles published. Publication Details:

Digital Learning Research Lab Team participates in International Conferences and Mr. Sushil Shrestha, Assistant Professors at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DoCSE) participated in the International conferences. Mr. Shakya participated in The International Conference on Open and Innovative Education 2017. He presented on “Reflections on First MOOC of Nepal: From Learners’ Perspective”. The co-authors of this paper are Sushil Shrestha, Rajesh Manandhar, Man...

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University organized a one day workshop entitled “Towards Building Smart Cities: ICT Perspective” on 18th July 2017. Detail of the program.

Mr. Khagendra Acharya, Assistant Professor at Humanities and Management Unit (HMU), School of Engineering, had his article, "Community Identity and Collective Efficacy: A Social Cure for Traumatic Stress in post Earthquake Nepal," through in European Journal of Social Psychology (Impact Factor: 1.973). This paper reports a study undertaken in earthquake-affected regions in Nepal devastated by April 2015 quake and its major aftershock a month later. Results of the study ind...

World Music Day 2017 Celebrated in Kathmandu University Dhulikhel Campus