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  • eSim Marathon - Circuit Design & Simulation with IHP SG13G2:

    The eSim Marathon - Circuit Design & Simulation with IHP SG13G2 was a nationwide circuit design competition where participants use eSim, an open-source EDA tool developed by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay, to design and simulate circuits using the IHP SG13G2 PDK - a 130 nm open-source BiCMOS technology from IHP Microelectronics, Germany. The event was organised in the month of September - October 2025. The key highlights were:

    • Tool Used: eSim – a free and open-source alternative to commercial circuit design tools like OrCAD.

    • PDK Used: IHP SG13G2 – enables design of analog, digital, and RF circuits at 130 nm.

    • Objective: Design, simulate, and submit functional analog/digital/mixed-signal circuits.

    • Eligibility: Open to individuals – students, hobbyists, and early-career professionals.

    • Learning Outcomes: Participants gain hands-on VLSI design experience using a real foundry PDK, develop schematics, run simulations, and build documentation – entirely with open tools.

    This marathon was designed to bridge the gap between theoretical circuit design education and real-world chip design using open-source software. The marathon registration started from 1 September till 15 September 2025. The submissions closed on 27 October 2025. The eSim team arranged 5 webinars where some experts from our partners organisations gave insightful talks. Also there were some hand holding sessions by the eSim Team. The statistics in brief:

    • 1700+ teams registered

    • 220 teams cleared the first round

    • 42 submissions in the final round

    • 25 qualified as winners in various categories

    The winners are divided into 4 categories: Outstanding/ Excellent/ Very Good/ Good. 

    • Outstanding: 3 

    • Excellent: 15

    • Very Good: 4

    • Good: 3

    Students from some colleges participated in large numbers and in the final round, 2 submissions from these colleges came out as winners. These colleges are NIT, Rourkela, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technology , Nuzvid, Yashwantrao Chavan college of Engineering, Nagpur.

    For more details, please visit: https://esim-hackathon-2025.fossee.in

  • PyCon India 2025:

    The PyCon India Conference 2025 was conducted from 12 to 15 September 2025 in Bangalore. The software Osdag, a cross-platform free/libre and open-source software for the design (and detailing) of steel structures, following the Indian Standard IS 800:2007 was showcased in this conference. A talk on Osdag and its development journey to its present stage.  

  • International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer and Electrical Engineering (IACE 2025):

    eSim Team member Mr. Sumanto Kar represented the FOSSEE project and participated as a Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer and Electrical Engineering (IACE 2025) held at Guru Kashi University, Bathinda (Punjab) on 11-12 September, 2025. He delivered a talk on “FOSSEE and its Contributions to AI”. During the event, Ms. Vineeta Parmar was recognized for her outstanding contribution in the field of IT. The conference, attended by over 400 participants from India and abroad, featured several eminent speakers and academicians. Mr. Sumanto Kar also visited NITTTR Chandigarh, where he delivered an interactive session for over 27 faculty members from various institutions, exploring potential collaboration opportunities with the FOSSEE project.

  • National FOSSEE Awards:

    The FOSSEE Awards Ceremony, dedicated to celebrating brilliance, excellence, and the unwavering spirit towards open-source contribution, was conducted on 17 July 2025 at Prof. B. Nag Auditorium, Victor Menezes Convention Centre, IIT Bombay. The event honoured, all the contributors who have done extraordinary work through various activities, the existing FOSSEE Clubs, the mentors who have guided students.

    The awardees were selected from those contributors who have contributed in the last 2 years (2023 - 2025) to FOSSEE and its activities.

    The criteria for shortlisting were:

    • 3 or more contributions from a student, faculty, or institute.
    • Using FOSSEE-supported software in the institute.
    • Including FOSSEE-supported software in the curriculum.
    • Significant contribution to any FOSSEE-supported software.
    • FOSSEE Clubs that have extensively promoted FOSSEE-supported software and its activities.

    The details of the awardees can be found on: https://fossee.in/awards.

  • INAE-CEEE-IITB Faculty Training Programme:

    The ‘Centre for Engineering Education Excellence (CEEE) Programme for Engineering Teachers’ in Civil and Environmental Engineering at IIT Bombay, conducted a faculty training programme at IIT Bombay on 8 July 2025. The faculty participants received hands-on training in Osdag, the free and open-source software developed for the design and detailing of steel structures (and their teaching) by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay. This session was a part of the broader CEEE programme, supported by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and the Infosys Foundation. There were 30 faculty participants who underwent the training. This training aimed to generate awareness amongst faculty members on how to teach concepts effectively with Osdag. 

     

  • INSDAG STTP Workshop, Nirma University, Ahmedabad:

    INSDAG, in collaboration with Nirma University, had organised a short-term training program on Recent Developments in Structural Steel Design on 20 June 2025 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. The programme had 55 participants. As a part of this STTP, the participants explored Osdag while also learning other commercial alternatives.The Osdag team demonstrated Osdag and imparted training on the design of various components of steel structures using Osdag. This training helped in to generate awareness amongst professionals, faculty members and students about Osdag and explore Osdag as an alternative to commercial software.

  • Faculty Development Program on OpenFOAM :

    FOSSEE, IIT Bombay, conducted a Faculty Development Program (FDP) on CFD-OpenFOAM during 10-13 June 2025. We had an overwhelming response from the Faculty community of CFD from India and abroad. 

    We were glad to welcome over 85 participants for the FDP. The FOSSEE team is grateful to the OpenFOAM Faculty Partners Prof. Dr. Harikrishnan S, Prof. Tushar Chourushi, Prof. Dhiraj Garg, Prof. Manimaran R, Prof. Naren P.R, and Prof. Anirudh Kulkarni for their support in the theory sessions. We thank Prof. Chandan Bose for leading the CFD-OpenFOAM project of FOSSEE. Prof. Janani Srree Muralidharan and Prof. Manaswita Bose from IIT Bombay took interactive sessions during the program. The CFD team members of FOSSEE, Mr. Evan Fernandes, Mr. Manjil Sitoula, Mr. Pranay Pandey, Mr. Nikhil Chitnavis and Mr. Diptangshu Dey took hands-on training sessions during the program. 
     
    All the participants were issued participation certificates. FOSSEE got an overwhelming response for the program with requests for more such FDPs in future.

     

  • MumbaiFOSS 2025:

    MumbaiFOSS, a conference that aims to bring software developers, policy makers, communities and enthusiasts together to learn and inspire. FOSSEE project was the organising partner for this conference. The conference was conducted on 27 April 2025. The eSim team under FOSSEE conducted a hands on session on eSim. Osdag, a cross-platform free/libre and open-source software for the design (and detailing) of steel structures, following the Indian Standard IS 800:2007 developed by FOSSEE was also showcased in the conference. The Osdag team members gave a talk on the same. More than 200 FOSS enthusiasts participated in the conference.

  • CE3618-2024: Advanced Structural Design Course at IIT Bombay:

    As part of the course CE3618-2024: Advanced Structural Design (Design of Steel Structures) tutorial on Osdag was conducted at the Department of Civil Engineering (CE), IIT Bombay on 4 March 2025. There were 30 students in the class. The students learnt concepts like Tension Member Design and Connection Design through Osdag. This was a step towards integrating Osdag in the curriculum of CE at IIT Bombay.

     

  • Osdag hands on workshop at INSDAG STTP workshop, IIT Roorkee GNEC Campus:

    INSDAG, in collaboration with IIT Roorkee, had organised a short-term training program on Structural Steel Design - Limit State Design and IS:18168, on 24 January 2025. As Osdag was envisioned with the objective of familiarising practitioners, students and educators with the limit state design of steel structures, the Osdag team was invited. The Osdag team demonstrated Osdag and imparted training on the design of various components of steel structures using Osdag. There were 30 participants who used Osdag to design steel structures. This training was well received and helped to generate awareness amongst professionals about Osdag. 

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