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IEEE MAS LINK Vol. 14 No.11 Nov 2017 Page 1
Vol. 14 :: No. :: 11 :: Nov 2017
Message from Chairman
Dear Members,
We are in the last quarter of this year with the New Year fast approaching. We
have been doing a good job throughout the year. We could celebrate our
achievements especially the winning of the R10 Large Section Award on Oct
28th. I would like to once again congratulate and thank one and all for the efforts
taken in getting this award. At the cost of repetition, let me also indicate that we
should not bask on past glories. We have to continue further with all activities in
much more vigour and see that after the cooling period of two years, once again
our Section should win the R10 Large Section Award.
The miniPOCO held on the 29th was a grand success, going by the feedback from the participants. It
provided a detailed overview on how to go about from start to finish of an International Conference. It
was an eye opener for most of the participants. I am sure with this, the quality of conferences technically
sponsored by the Madras Section will improve. The presentations made in the event are available at the
Section website. It is also planned to make the miniPOCO an annual event of the Section so that more
participants can attend and get familiarized with conference organizing strategies and steps. We propose
to organize the next miniPOCO outside Chennai region so that out station participants can get benefited.
Once again at the cost of repetition, may I request current members to renew their membership soon?
Also, my request to student members passing out would be to convert their membership to professional
grade so that they can become part of Young Professionals (YP) affinity group and be apart and serve as
volunteer in various activities being organized by YP apart from benefited from the events. You are the
pillars and torch bearers of future of IEEE. Please take IEEE Madras to greater heights.
As far as the conference papers are concerned, please note that their inclusion in IEEE Xplore is not a
matter of right once they are accepted for presentation in the conference. There will be an another round
of thorough review of all papers by headquarters and only those pass through it will be accepted for
inclusion in IEEE Xplore. There have been of late, cases where some conference papers are not found to
be acceptable for inclusion in IEEE Explore. This puts many researchers into trouble. Hence my request
to conference organizers would be to have a thorough review before papers are accepted so that such
unfortunate issues do not take place. Also, authors please note and contribute papers only to the
conferences which have high standing.
Till next time,
Yours voluntarily
M A Atmanand
Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
IEEE MAS LINK Vol. 14 No.11 Nov 2017 Page 2
Prashant R Nair
Editor [email protected]
Message from the Editors
H.R. Mohan
Chief Editor
Dear Readers,
We are happy to present the Nov issue of IEEE MAS LINK in 2017.
We are pleased to announce that the founder of the IT bellwether, Infosys, Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy has won
2018 IEEE Founders Medal. The past winners of this Medal include F.C. Kohli (TCS), Eric Schmidt (Google Inc),
Craig R Barrett (Intel), Gordon E Moore (Intel), and Akio Morita (Sony Corporation). The IEEE Founders Medal,
established in 1952, recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession and to the Institute through wise and
courageous leadership in the planning and administration of technical developments.
This issue of IEEE MAS LINK features listing and brief reports of events held at 39 SBs which includes: Cape
Institute of Technology, Tirunelveli; Dr. N. G. P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore; Ganadipathy Tulsi’s
Engineering College, Vellore; Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai; JCT College of Engineering
& Technology, Coimbatore; Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Chennai; Karpagam College of Engineering,
Coimbatore; Kings College of Engineering, Pudukkottai; KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Coimbatore; Kings College of Engineering, Pudukkottai; Kongu Engineering College, Erode; Knowledge Institute
of Technology, Salem; K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli; K.S. Rangasamy College of
Technology, Tiruchengode; Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram; Dr. Mahalingam College of
Engineering and Technology, Pollachi; M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur; National Engineering
College, Kovilpatti; Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi; Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai;
Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai; Prathyusha Engineering College, Chennai; PPG Institute of Technology,
Coimbatore; RVS Technical Campus, Coimbatore; SCAD Institute of Technology, Palladam; Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar
College of Engineering, Tiruchendur; SCAD College of Engineering Technology, Tirunelveli; St. Joseph’s College
of Engineering, Chennai; Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya University, Kanchipuram;
Surya Engineering College, Erode; St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai; Sri Krishna College of
Technology, Coimbatore; SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam; Sri Eshwar College of Engineering,
Kinathukadavu; St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil; St. Peter’s College of Engineering and
Technology, Chennai; Sathyabama University, Chennai; Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai; Vaigai
College of Engineering, Madurai; Vetri Vinayaha College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli; and the
society chapter activities of IEEE PSES, Section events IEEE Day 2017 & R10 Large Section Award celebrations
and IEEE MAS mini POCO
Under Forthcoming Events various conferences technically sponsored by Madras Section and Madras Section
Societies are presented. The details of financial assistance/support are also highlighted. We had compiled and
presented a number of announcements which would interest the members and SBs to get benefited from IEEE and
its offerings. We are sure that members will find our usual column Information Resources useful.
IEEE MAS LINK Congratulates Adithya, Aditya and Vishwanath from SSN College of Engineering (IEEE Madras
Section) for winning IEEEmadC Competition and securing a grand prize of USD 3000 for their App – SOS.
We wish to remind that the IEEE membership dues for the year 2018 is due for payment by 31st Dec 2017. We
request the members to renew on time to ensure continuity of services.
.We look for contributions from all to make the MAS LINK a sought after publication from the Section. While
doing so, pl. adhere to the guidelines at https://goo.gl/bYB44p As you are aware, the MAS LINK issues are
archived in a shared folder at for reference in a shared folder at https://goo.gl/RJ8HGag
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Cape Institute of Technology, Tirunelveli
11th
Sep 2017: IEEE Day celebration awareness
program with Ms. Virushne, IEEE SB chair and
Ms. Suchitra, IEEE Day 2017 ambassador as
speakers. 200 students participated.
12th
Sep 2017: E-Waste Awareness Program for
the self-help groups at Ambalavanapuram
organized by IEEE SB
25-26 Sep 2017: Workshop on Arduino.
3rd
Oct 2017: IEEE Benefits sharing session by
Ms. Asvini. R.A, Richard E Merwin award
scholar
6
th Oct 2017: IEEE Day 2017 celebration with
Mr. Vincent Jain, Past Chairman, IEEE Madras
Section SIGHT and Ms. Asvini. R.A as speakers.
50 students participated
16th
Oct 2017: Spreading Light through
Technology programme with lighting of 400
lamps at a time.
Report by: Ms.Virushne V K, [email protected]
Dr. N. G. P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
22
nd Oct 2017: Programming marathon,
IEEEXtreme 11.0. Competition with
participation of 13 teams. Organized by IEEE SB
and Industry Institute partnership cell (IIPC)
Report by: Dr. K. Porkumaran,
Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Engineering College, Vellore
4-5 Oct 2017: Intra College Quiz Competition
with a participation of 170 students. Organized
by ECE department and IEEE Communication
Society, PSES & WIE SBCs.
Report by: Mr. C Kumar, [email protected]
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai
7th
Sep 2017: Talk on “Basics and Energy
Applications of Carbon Based Nanomaterials”
by Dr. S. Ramaprabhu, Institute Chair Professor,
Alternative Energy and Nanotechnology
Laboratory (AENL), Nano-Functional Materials
Technology Centre (NFMTC), Department of
Physics, IITM. Organized by IEEE Madras
Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter in
association with IEEE SB.
3rd
Oct 2017: IEEE Day Celebrations with a
seminar on “Business Intelligence and its Scope”
by Mr. Galil Damian, Business Analyst, Amtex
Software Solutions and college alumnus of
Computer Science and Engineering. Organized
by IEEE CS SBC.
Report by: E Terence,
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JCT College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
19
th Sep 2017: Lecture on “Augmented Reality:
An Industrial Perspective” by Mr. S.
Balamurugan, Director, Research &
Development, Mindnotex Technologies,
Coimbatore. .
21-22 Sep 2017: Workshop on “Internet of
Things (IoT) by Mr. K. Sasikumar, Sr. CRG
Engineer & Mr. Dhanush, CRG Engineer
Prolific Systems, Coimbatore.
Report by: Dr. P. Pitchandi, [email protected]
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Chennai
16th
Sep 2017: Online Programming Event –
Finding Output with a participation of 20
students
18th
Sep 2017: Workshop on Problem Solving
Python by Mr. Pravin Kumar, Python Trainer,
Chennai. 176 students participated in the
workshop organized by IEEE CS SBC
12th
Oct 2017: IEEE Day 2017 celebrations with
Mr. Vinod Sharma P, Regional Student
Ambassador (Asia-Pacific), IEEE Computer
Society as chief guest.
Reports by: Karthikeyan. D,
Google has launched the 'Two-wheeler' mode on Maps in India, a feature which will show the fastest route and directions to two-wheeler riders to reach their entered destination.
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
3 Oct 2017: IEEE Day celebrations. Talk by Dr.
V.Kumar Chinnaiyan and essay competition on
“The role of technology in rural development”.
Report by: Dr.V.Kumar Chinnaiyan,
Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore
1st Sep 2017: Mr. Arjun M.E, first year was
felicitated by Smt. S. Lakshmi, Deputy
Commissioner, Law and Order, Coimbatore for
his device on women safety
10th
Sep 2017: One day workshop on
“Entrepreneurship Development” by Mr. E. Ebin
Ephrem Elavathingal AP/ECE. 80 students
attended the workshop
15th
Sep 2017: Open source software forum
inaugurated by Mr. Shrinivash Padmanabhan,
Software Engineers @ Apple Inc, California
21st Sep 2017: Talk on “Solar Power Tree” by
Ms. Nethraa. 30 students attended the talk
organized by IEEE SB and EEE Dept.
3rd
Oct 2017: IEEE Day celebrations
7th
Oct 2017: Dimlight workshop on “Desktop
Publishing” by Mr. Philip AP/ECE. Organized
by ECE Dept. and IEEE SB
7th
Oct 2017: Dimlight workshop on “Toddlers’
CAD by Mr. Pandi Elavarasan AP/Mech. 30
students participated
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10th
Oct 2017: Skill Development Programme on
“Internet of Things” by Mr. Arunkumar
AP/ECE. 30 students attended the workshop.
Organized by IEEE SB and EEE Dept.
11th
Oct 2017: Skill Development Programme on
“Basics of Design”, by Mr. Pandi Elavarasan,
AP/Mech. 30 students participated in the
programme organized by IEEE SB and
Karpagam Skill Development Centre
12th
Oct 2017: Talk on “Basics of Starting Up”
by Mr. Amith Kumar, Chief Technology Officer,
Server Cake India. 30 students attended.
7th
Oct 2017: Talk on “Smart Digital Notice” by
Vidiyalai Nooki Team. Organized by IEEE SB
and EEE Dept.
28th
Oct 2017: Dimlight workshop on “Mobi-
Hack” by Mr. M .S. Pradeepraj, AP/ECE. 30
students attended the workshop.
28th
Oct 2017: Dimlight workshop on “Toddlers’
CAD” by Mr. Pandi Elavarasan, AP/Mech. 30
students attended the workshop.
28th
Oct 2017: Dimlight workshop on
“Webmaker” by Mr. Arunkumar AP/ECE. 30
students attended the workshop.
Report by: Mr. R.Arunkumar, [email protected]
Kings College of Engineering, Pudukkottai
30th
Oct and 1st Nov 2017: Industrial visit to
Science Expo 2017 at AVVMSPC, Poondi
organized by Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) Propulsion Complex,
Mahendragiri
Report by: Dr. J. Arputha Vijaya Selvi,
Google's parent company Alphabet-owned
artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind has
revealed that its computer programme
'AlphaZero' learned chess rules in four hours.
Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem
20th
Oct 2017: Technical Meeting on
“Computational Intelligence Techniques for
Image Analysis” by Dr. M. Madheswaran,
Principal, Mahendra Engineering College,
Namakkal. Organized by IEEE SB along with
IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter and
IEEE Information Theory Society Madras
Chapter.
Report by: P Subramanian, [email protected]
Kongu Engineering College, Erode 21
st Aug 2017: Hands-on Training on
ARDUINO Programming by Dr. M. Karthick,
AP/EEE
30th
Aug & 1st Sep 2017: StalloTechnico, Open-
House Exhibition. Organized by IEEE SB and
WIE
21-22 Sep 2017: SPESC’17 (State Level PES
Congress) inaugurated by Mr. S. Rajasekhar,
Founder, Man of Drones. Workshops on Drones
and Stunt Quad as well as talks on Microgrids
and Smart Grids by Dr. S. Umashankar, IEEE –
MAS YP Vice-Chair were the highlights of the
event.
Report by: M. Gokul, [email protected]
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K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli
6-7 Oct 2017: Workshop on Python
Programming by Dr. Rajeev Sukumaran, Senior
Advisor, Teaching Learning Centre, IIT, Madras.
60 students attended the workshops organized by
IEEE SB and CSE Dept..
Report by: Dr. K. Dhayalini,[email protected]
K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode
13th
Sep 2017: Volunteering To Mentor. 25
school girls of Akshara Academy participated in
the Engineering/Science Projects organised by
WIE
28th
Sep 2017: Lecture on “Transmission Lines
and Waveguides” by Dr C. Rajasekaran, IEEE
SBC
3rd
Oct 2017: IEEE Day Celebration organized
by IEEE SB with participation of 100 students
6th
Oct 2017: Knowledge Café session focusing
on latest technologies. 10 batches of students
participated
4-5 Oct 2017: ICMR-sponsored two-day
national seminar on “Clinical Application of
Emerging Sensor Technologies in Diabetes
Management” 50 faculty benefitted from the
seminar addressed by Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu,
Assoc Prof, Sciences, Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
13-14 Oct 2017: ICMR-sponsored two-day
national level technical symposium on “Internet
of Things: Unlocking New Solutions in
Healthcare. Organized by IEEE-EMBS SBC and
Dept. of ECE. 150 students participated in the
events such as paper presentation, quiz and
poster presentation
23rd
Oct 2017: Mini Project Contest’17 with
participation of 15 student project teams.
Organized by IEEE SB and ECE Dept.
24th
Oct 2017: IEEE Awareness Program for
100 students.
Report by: Dr.C.Rajasekaran, [email protected]
Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram
8
th Sep 2017: Workshop on “ADS and
Multipurpose Lab Station” organized by IEEE
SB, ECE Dept. and Sinetec Technologies,
Coimbatore. Speakers included Dr. J.
Rangarajan, Prof/ECE and Mr. V. Rajkumar,
Assistant Manager, Sinetec.
23rd
Sep 2017: Workshop on Sensor Networks
and IoT with speakers Mr. R. Thirukkumaran,
Technical Head, SAT Technologies, Chennai
and Dr. J. Rangarajan, Prof/ECE. 80 students
and faculty participated and benefitted.
5-7 Oct 2017: Hands-on Training in IoT - “A
Pathway to Smart City Implementation” by Dr.
Vimalathithan Rathinasabapathy, Director,
KRISHTEC R&D (5G), Coimbatore. 81 students
participated and benefitted from this training
programme organized by IEEE SB and Depts. of
ECE, CSE and IT.
Report by: Ms. K.Radhika, [email protected]
World's 1st robot citizen Sophia calls for Saudi
women's rights.
Facebook launches Messenger for kids under 13 in
US
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M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur
27th
Sep 2017: IoT Based Machine To Machine
Communication Using Esp8266 workshop by
Mr. K. Karthik 78 students attended the
workshop. .
3rd
Oct 2017: IEEE Day Celebrations
5-6 Oct 2017: Two-day workshop on “IoT
application development using arduino &
ESP8266”. Speakers included: Dr. S.
Jegadeesan, Prof. B. Rajesh Kumar, Prof. G.
Sabareesh and Prof. A. Karthi
12th
Oct 2017: Start-up Contest with 38 teams
inaugurated by Dr. Muthu Singaram, IIT,
Madras and talk by Mrs. Rashem HOD/MBA
12th
Oct 2017: Consumer Awareness Program by
Mrs. Kavitha, District Children Welfare Officer,
Karur and Mr. K. K. Chokkalingam, Consumer
State Coordinator.
14th
Oct 2017: Inter College Meet and events
Debate & Brain Twist.
Report by:
Dr.K.Sundararaju ,[email protected]
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi
13th
Oct 2017: Talk on Social Media Signature
by Ms P. S. Anujah of III CSE.
Report by: P.S.Anujah, [email protected]
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi
4th
Aug 2017: Guest lecture on Real Life
Awareness for the IEEE-WIE members by E.R.
Madhu Ramakrishnan
12th
Sep 2017: Workshop on “PIC
microcontroller program using MPLAB IDE-1”
by Mr. Muthubharathi and Mr. Vignesh kumar,
both AP/EEE.
18th Sep 2017: WIE SBC orgnaised a talk on
“Effective way of presenting paper in the form of
story” by Dr. Jayanthi, Dept. of S&H
3rd
Oct 2017: WIE SB organised “Awareness
about IEEE”, an interactive session by G.
Ganaga Rajesh, Chairperson, IEEE SB by WIE
SBC for the students of 1st year, ECE & EEE as
a part of IEEE Day Celebrarions.
13th
Oct 2017: Electric RC car race, Asphalt
racing championship with a participation of 10
teams. Prizes were distributed by Dr. R.
Sudhakar, SBC and Dr. A. Sakthivel, SB
Advisor. Event was organized by WIE.
Report by: Mr. G.Ganaga Rajesh,
National Engineering College, Kovilpatti
IEEE Day Celebrations with events for 60
students of K. R. Saradha HSS, Nalattinpudur
and Govt. HSS Uthupatti.
Report by: Dr.B.Paramasivan, [email protected]
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Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai
5-6 Oct 2017: National workshop on Robotics
with MATLAB by Mr. Ashok Kumar, Project
Head, Zebros Electronics. 60 students
participated in this workshop organized by IEEE
SB in association with IEEE Computer Society
and CSI
Report by: Dr.S.Malathi,
Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai
Mr. Kirubakaran, Vice Chairman, IEEE SB was
sponsored by IEEE Madras Section to participate
as a delegate in the All India Students, Young
Professionals and Women in Engineering
Congress AISYWC -2017 at IIIT, Allahabad.
Sep 2017: Medical camp by IEEE SB and WIE
along with NSS unit at Valarpuram Village.
2-3 Sep 2017: Mr. M. Benhur Rodriguez of III
Year ECE was nominated to attend as a
facilitator by the Madras Section to Google
Applied CS with Android Program at Google,
Bangalore.
6th
Sep 2017: Lecture on Opportunities in Social
Entrepreneurship by Mr. James Rajanayagam,
Senior Project Advisor, Entrepreneurship, IIT
Madras.
15th
Sep 2017: Engineers Day celebrations with
address by Dr. S. Ganesh, Prof/ECE.
20th
Sep 2017: Workshop on Animation using
After Effect Software by Mr. S. Madha and Mr.
Surdharsen from CSE Dept. 30 students
participated.
23rd
Sep to 7th
Oct 2017: Training program on
SQL 2016 and C# .NET by Mr. Joel S Davis,
Technology Architect, Infosys, Chennai. Event
was conducted by Dept. of CSE & IT in
association with IEEE CS & IEEE ITS SBCs.
26-27 Sep 2017: Workshop on Antenna and
Filter Design using CST Studio organized by
IEEE SB, IEEE MTTS, APS SBCs & WIE in
association with ECE Dept. and Tesla Minds,
Chennai. The session was handled by T.
Jayandan /Founder & Director/ Tesela Minds.
26th
Sep 2017: Technical Quiz organized by
IEEE SB and WIE.
27th
Sep 2017: Workshop on PHP and MySQL
by Mr. T. A. Mohanaprakash, Assoc Prof/CSE
with a participation of 80 students.
28th
Sep 2017: Poster competition organized by
IEEE SB and WIE.
28th
Sep 2017: Workshop on FOSS by Mr.
Santhosh Koteeshwaran was organized by the
Dept. of CSE in association with IEEE CS. 60
students participated.
29th
Sep 2017: Project competition organized by
IEEE SB and WIE.
3rd
Oct 2017: Seminar on Mobile Application
Development by Mr. C. S. Prem Sella Kumar,
avid Game Designer from QNeuro India
Organized by Dept. of IT in association with
IEEE, IEEE ITS & CSI Student Chapter.
4th
Oct 2017: IEEE day celebrations with a
participation of 60 students.
3 to 10 Oct 2017: Microsoft Certification
Training & Certification Programme by Mrs.
Vijayalakshmi, Director Hi-Tech solution for 50
students.
4 Oct 2017: Lecture on Microwave Integrated
Circuits Essentials by Dr.S.Raghavan, Prof/ECE,
NIT, Trichy.
4th
Oct 2017: Workshop on Graphics using
Adobe Photoshop CS5 with a participation of 40
students.
4th
Oct 2017: Lecture on Robotics by Mr. M. K.
Swaminathan, CEO, AROBOT Director, and
MooVitaIndia.
5-6 Oct 2017: Workshop on IoT based Alert
System for Heart Attack due to Diabetics by Dr.
P. Gayathri Devi, Shridi Homeo Clinic and Mr.
Rahul Yennu, from PantechPro. 50 students
attended the workshop organized by the Dept. of
CSE in association with IEEE SB, CSI, Chennai
& IEEE CS and sponsored by Indian Council of
Medical Research.
5th
Oct 2017: Lecture on Introduction to Analysis
of Algorithm by Dr. John Augustine, Assoc
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Prof/CSE, IIT Madras organized by IEEE SB,
IEEE CS & ITS.
13th
Oct 2017: Inauguration of IEEE Industrial
Electronics, Industrial Applications &
Aerospace Society SBCs and talk on
“Innovation is easy” by Dr. V. Jagadeesh
Kumar, Prof/EEE and Dean Academic Courses,
IIT Madras, Chennai.
Oct 2017: Short Term Course on PHP for 40
students.
16-19 Oct 2017: Short term course on Basics of
Electric Circuit using PSPICE by Mr. K.
Dinesh, AP/EEE.
16th
Oct 2017: Awareness Programme on Health
Hazards by Microwave Radiation for Humans
by Mr. T. Jayandan, Founder, Tesla Minds,
Chennai, Prof. S. Ganesh, Prof/ECE an, Mr.
M.Arun, AP/ECE. 105 students from various
colleges attended the event supported by R10
EA funding.
Report by: M.Arun,
Prathyusha Engineering College, Chennai
1st Sep 2017: Workshop on MEGHDOOT, an
open cloud stack by Mr Kailaas & Ms
Prabha, Principal Engineers, C-DAC
5th
Sep 2017: Industry Expert Interaction on
Renewable Energy Resources by Mr. G.
Rajaganesan, CTO, Tamilnadu Advanced
Technical Training Institute, Chennai organized
by IEEE SB & Dept. of EEE
6th
Sep 2017: Lecture on " Microbial pollutants
of the atmosphere and its impacts on human " by
Dr. N. K. Udhayaprakash, Director, R&D,
Marina labs organized by IEEE SB and WIE
Sep 2017: Hands-on training on R Tool by Mr. I.
Mohan, Asso. Prof/IT organized by IEEE SB
and IT Dept. 96 students benefitted
8th
Sep 2017: Technical Meet by Ms. Nalani
Kannan, Senior Manager, Security Division,
Software Labs, IBM India and Mr.
Madhusudhana Rao R D, Regional Manager -
Career Education, Software Group - India/South
Asia IBM India. 100 students attended.
12th
Sep 2017: Field visit cum workshop on
"LAB ANIMAL RESEARCH" at Sathyabama
University Lab animal research centre organized
by Biotech Dept. and IEEE SB.
15th
Sep 2017: Technical Meet addressed by Mr.
C. V. Seshadri, Managing Director, Synkromax
Biotech. 90 students benefitted from the meet
organized by IEEE SB and Biotech Dept. .
16th
Sep 2017: Technical Meet addressed by Mr.
Danial Jacob, Assistant Vice President- HR, EC
Group Data Soft. 90 students attended.
18th
Sep 2017: Field visit to Global Techno
Solutions, organized by IT Dept. and IEEE SB
20th
Sep 2017: E-waste awareness programme by
WIE and IEEE SB
20th
Sep 2017: Seminar on “ LABVIEW in
Industrial Applications” by Mr. Viswanathan,
Automated Test Technologies , Chennai
24th
Sep 2017: Field visit to IBM Chennai
addressed by Dr. Subramani Ramakrishnan,
Lead, Resource and Capacity Management, IBM
26th
Sep 2017: Field visit to CSIR, Taramani.
Organized by EEE Dept. and IEEE SB
Report by: Dr.M.Moorthi,
PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
19-20 Oct 2017: 2
nd International Conference on
Communication and Electronics Systems
(ICCES 2017). with 202 papers presented..
Keynote speakers included: Dr. N. Mohan
Kumar, Prof/ECE, SKP Institute of Technology,
Tiruvannamalai, Dr. R. Harikumar, Prof/ECE,
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,
Sathyamangalam, Dr. D. Nirmal, Assoc
Prof/ECE, Karunya University.
Report by: Dr.V.Bindhu, [email protected]
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RVS Technical Campus, Coimbatore
24-25 Aug 2017: 2nd
International Conference on
Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT
2017). Keynote speakers included: Dr. A.
Nagappan, Chair, IEEE Aerospace and
Electronic Systems Society and Dr. R.
Harikumar, Prof/ECE, Bannari Amman Institute
of Technology, Sathyamangalam. 249 papers
were presented.
4th
Oct 2017: Workshop on “Cloud and Network
Security” by Mr. S. Sridhar, AP, Alpha College
of Engineering, Chennai with 31 participants.
13th
Oct 2017: Seminar on Wireless Networks
by Prof. S. Ramesh, KLNCE, Madurai. 70
students attended the seminar.
Report by: Dr.S.Smys, [email protected]
SCAD Institute of Technology, Palladam
26th
Sep 2017: Hands-on training in C# and .Net
framework by Mr. P. Suresh, Assoc Prof/ CSE,
Sethu Institute of Technology, Madurai. 100
students benefitted from the training organized
by CSE Dept. and IEEE SB
26th
Sep 2017: Workshop on “Practical
Approach to Electrical Machine Design” by Mr.
B. Philip Raj, Technical Skill Trainer/Electrical
Machine from E-Trainers, Coimbatore.
Organized by EEE Dept. and IEEE SB
Report by: Dr. M. Durai Pandian,
Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering, Tiruchendur
28th
Aug 2017: Logistics Contest with 30
participants. The prize winners were S. Muthu
Gomathi of III ECE-B, H.M.Ayshath Duhr of III
ECE-A and J.Paulinesarah of III ECE -B
7th
Sep 2017: Logical Thinking Contest with 29
participants. The prize winners were R. Blessing
Stanly IV ECE-A and R. Ponni IV ECE –B
12th
Sep 2017: Techno Buzz Contest with a
participation of 20 batches. Prize winners were
S. Arun Selvam & M. Gurumanikandan of II
ECE-A and M. A. K. Sithimadhani and Ms.
S.Sujitha of II ECE-B
4th
Oct 2017: Circuit Stars Contest with 30
participants. The prize winners were N. Valli II
ECE-B, V. Suba Lakshmi II ECE-B and K.
Archana II ECE –A
9-10 Nov 2017: Research Awareness Seminar
Boot Camp for Engineering Researchers with
Dr. R. Suchithra, Head/MSc (IT), Jain University
Bangalore and Dr. T.D. Subash, Prof/ EEE,
Mangalam College of Engineering, Kerala as
resource persons. 50 participants attended the
seminar organized by IEEE SB and IEEE
Photonics Society Madras Chapter
Report by: Dr.R.Manjith ,[email protected]
SCAD College of Engineering Technology, Tirunelveli
24th
Oct 2017: Internet Programming Seminar by
Mr. J. Avinash, HOD/CSE, St. Mother Teresa
Engineering College Tuthukoodi. 40 students
were benefited from this seminar.
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27th
Oct 2017: Artificial Intelligence Seminar
Mr. P. Ebby Darney, HOD/EER, SCAD CE. 60
students benefitted.
Report by: Dr.Jeena Jacob,
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai
23rd
Sep 2017: IEEE Day Celebrations organized
by IEEE CIS and Dept. of IT with 74 students
participants
20th
Oct 2017: Hands-on Training on “Basic
Electronics and Robotics” at Evans Matriculation
School, Taramani, Chennai and Manuelmony
Matriculation School, Palavakkam, Chennai. 520
school students benefitted.
Report by: Mr.Sreekanth Ramasamy,
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya University,Kanchipuram
4
th Oct 2017: IEEE Awareness Programme with
a participation of 330 students
Report by:
Dr.M.Rathinakumar,[email protected]
Russia proposes criminalising cryptocurrency
mining
Surya Engineering College, Erode
28th
Sep 2017: Seminar on Green Energy by Dr.
P. Karuppusamy, HOD/EEE
Report by: Dr. P. Karuppusamy,
St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai
Inauguration of IEEE Industrial Electronics
Society SB Chapter by Mr. Duncan Macgregor,
National Training Program Head, Enphase
Energy, USA and Mr. Raguram , Director, Cares
Renewables, Coimbatore.
6th
Sep 2017: Inauguration of IEEE Computer
Society SB Chapter by Mr. H R Mohan, Vice
Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Report by: Ms.M.Abirami,
Apple informs that the developers had earned
roughly $70 billion in revenue through the App
Store.
WhatsApp to allow group admins to restrict other
members.
Smartphone start-up Xiaomi seeks valuation of
$50 billion in IPO
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Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore
26-27 Sep 2017: Workshop on IoT by Mr. S.
Sathiyakumar
11th
Oct 2017: National level webinar on RTL
Design and Functional Verification by Mr.
Sivakumar P, CEO, Maven Silicon.
Report by: Mr. Hans John Dcruz,
SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam
14-15 Oct 2017: IEEE Xtreme 11.0 24-hour
Programming Competition was organized by
IEEE Madras Section and hosted by the SB and
IT Dept of SSNCE. 66 teams from various
colleges and universities in and around Chennai
region participated in this competition which had
a global participation of 3348 teams. Dr. R.
Srini, Software Technology Manager, ABB,
USA delivered a talk on “Making the invisible
visible“. The participants were motivated by
interactions with Mr. H. R. Mohan, Vice Chair;
Dr. Sakthivel, Treasurer and Dr .Koteeswaran,
Executive Member of IEEE Madras Section. The
team Heuristics with members J Chandramowli, ,
S. Murugappan and Rahul Ramji from the Dept.
of Information Technology, SSNCE secured the
first place in the Madras Section, third place at
the national level and, 43rd
place in the IEEE
Region 10 and 109th
place in the international
level. .
Report by: Dr.T.Sree Sharmila,
Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Kinathukadavu
13th
Oct 2017: IEEE Day Celebrations and
Membership Awareness Program with a
participation of 29 members
Report by: Venugopal Elangovan,
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil
3rd Oct 2017: Technical Gathering with
discussion on International Day of Non-Violence
7th
Oct 2017: IEEE Day Celebrations with a talk
by Mr. J. G. Benny Jackson, IEEE Day
Ambassador
10th
Oct 2017: Technical Gathering with
discussion on 5G Technology
14-15 Oct 2017: IEEE Xtreme 11.0, a 24 hour
Programming Competition with a participation
of 20 teams. There was a video conference with
Er. P. R. Vishnu, Treasurer of Young
Professionals Affinity Group, Madras Section
and Mr. Prasanth Mohan, Program Chair,
IEEEXtreme11.0.
15th
Oct 2017: World Student’s Day Celebration
with a participation of 51 students.
Report by: Ms. Shelfa Lambert H L,
Samsung patent proposes palm scanning to show
password hints
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St. Peter’s College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai
6-7 Oct 2017: Two-day workshop on Internet of
Things (IOT) Technologies by Dr. S. Radha,
Chairman WIE Affinity Group, IEEE Madras
Section. Mr. Babu Kannan, Head Technology,
Parrot Solutions, Chennai presented a technical
session on “IOT in Agricultural Farming”. 85
participants participated from various colleges
and universities.
Report by: Dr. V.Amudha, [email protected]
Sathyabama University, Chennai
28th
Aug 2017: Awareness Program on IEEE -
Advances Technology for Humanity
6-7 Sep 2017: Two-day workshop on Image
Processing using Labview by Mr. Nishant Singh,
Senior Technical Consultant, ProTreX,
Technology re-Xplained, Mumbai. 50 students
benefitted.
8th
Sep 2017: Technical talk on "Internet of
Things" by Mrs. Sakthi, Group Leader, NIIT,
Chennai.
12-13 Oct 2017: Workshop on Creative Design
by Mr. Mithoon, CEO & Founder of Empower
Edutech with a participation of 70 students
Report by: Dr.M.S.GodwinPremi,
Amazon patents self-destructing drone
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai
9th
Sep 2017: Arduino workshop with a
participation of 30 students.
5th
Oct 2017: Seminar on “Emerging areas in the
field of Engineering” with a participation of 56
students
6-7 Oct: Workshop on Grid Connected Solar
Plant Design and Installation by Mr .S.V. Sreeraj
and Mr. D. S. Purushothaman, Faculty members
with a participation of 51 students
12th
Oct 2017: Documentary and Speech
program in association with Rexona Confidence
Academy with a participation of 350 students
13th
Oct 2017: Workshop on Embedded System
Design and Applications in association with
Retech Solutions with a participation of 38
students
Report by: Dr.KR.Santha, [email protected]
Vaigai College of Engineering, Madurai
7th
Oct 2017: Hands-on Training on Antenna
Design Using ADS Software Tool by B.
Anandhi Meena, AP/ECE, University College of
Engineering, Anna University, Dindigul. 52
students and 5 faculty members participated
benefited from this hands on training
programme.
Report by: Dr.A.Pasumpon Pandian,
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Vetri Vinayaha College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli
11th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on “New Trends in Automotive
Engineering by Mr. K. Balamurugan,
HOD/Mech, Mr. K. Kumararaja,AP/Mech and
Mr. P. Senthilraja, AP/Mech. 50 students
benefitted from the programme organized by
IEEE SB and Mech Engg Dept.
12th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on Engineering Improvements
in Civil Engineering by Mr. C. G. Deepanraj,
HOD/Civil and Mr. M.Prabhudeva, AP/Civil. 50
Students benefited from this programme,
organized by IEEE SB and Civil Engg Dept.
12th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on New Innovative Thinking in
Mechanical Engineering by Mr.K.Balamurugan,
HOD/Mech, Mr.K.Kumararaja,AP/Mech and
Mr.R.Yuvaraj, AP/Mech 150 students benefitted
from the programme organized by IEEE SB and
mech ENgg Dept.
14th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on Energy Conservation and
Renewable Energy Sources by Mr. P.Arulkumar,
HOD/EEE and Mr.C.Sasikumar, AP/EEE. 40
Students benefited from this programme,
organized by IEEE SB and EEE Dept.
14th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on “Python Programming
Language by Mr. N.M.K. Ramalingam
Sakthivelan, HOD/CSE and Mrs. A.Mohanadevi,
AP/CSE. 30 Students benefited from this
programme, organized by IEEE SB and CSE
Dept.
20th
Oct 2017: Student Skill Development
Program (SSDP) on “Future Scope of
Electronics and Communication Engineering” by
Prof. T. Satheeshkumar, HOD/ECE, Ms. T.
Kiruthiga, AP/ECE and Mr. P. Gopinathan,
AP/ECE. 40 Students benefitted from this
programme, organized by ECE Dept. and IEEE
SB.
Report by: Prof.P.Arulkumar ,
IEEE Product safety Engineering Society, Madras Chapter
17 Oct 2017: Fire Safety Awareness Program for
school students of Koona Presidency Matric
School, Vellore organized along with IEEE SB
of Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College
and Fire & Rescue Department of Tamil Nadu
Government, Vellore. The session was led by
Mr. P. Vinayagam, Superintendent of Police,
Fire & Rescue Department and his team.
Report by: Dr. V.Jayaprakasan,
Samsung files patent for phone with fully curved
display
International Workshop On
Futuristic Healthcare Technologies: Emerging Trends Telemedicine And Medical Drones
On 16-17 Dec 2017 at Apollo Children’s Hospital, No. 15, Shafee Mohammed Road, Chennai - 600006
Registration Fee: Industries Rs. 3,500/-; National R&D Organizations Rs. 3,000/-; Faculty/Research Scholar Rs.
1,200/-; Healthcare Workers Rs. 900/- ; Students Rs. 800/-
For Further Details Mr. B. S.Sankar Reddy, +919901903336, [email protected], https://goo.gl/rcPbwr
IEEE MAS LINK Vol. 14 No.11 Nov 2017 Page 15
IEEE Day 2017 and IEEE R10 Large Section Award Celebrations
The IEEE Day 2017 and IEEE R10 Large Section Award Celebrations was organised on 28
th Oct 2017 at TAG
Auditorium, Anna University. About 120 members participated in the event.
The event started with the welcome address and briefing on the event highlights by Mr. H.R. Mohan, Vice Chair,
IEEE Madras Section. Dr. Atmanand, Chair, IEEE Madras Section in his presidential address thanked all the
members, SBs and others who made it possible for the Section to get the R10 Large Section Award for the year
2017.based on the activities of 2016. He stressed the need to organise quality and branded events and take the
chapter to a newer height.
Dr. Krishna M Sivalingam , Prof. and Head, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and IEEE
Fellow was the chief guest at the celebrations. Dr. P. Sakthivel, Tresurer, IEEE Madras Section introduced Dr
Krishna M Sivalingam who had shared how the membership in IEEE had helped in both academically and in his
career progression. He also presented the member achievement certificates to 48 of our Section Members who have
been recognised for their achievements in 2017. The list is at https://goo.gl/tF5moY After the formal vote of
thanks by Dr. Michael Kumar, Secretary, IEEE madras Section, the formal IEEE Day Cake cutting and a group
photo session took place.
Following this a brief quiz session on Know Your IEEE was conducted by Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chair, Student
Activities, IEEE MAS in which members enthusiastically participated and answered various questions relating to
IEEE and its activities and received cash prizes. Ms. K. Visalini, a young achiever and 17 year old, 3rd
CSE student
at Kalasalingam University and a young IEEE & IEEE CS Student Member (presented by IEEE MAS & IEEE CS
for her 5 World Records and completing 13 International Certifications in the last 10 years.as a token of
appreciation) delivered a motivational talk. Her presentation is available at https://goo.gl/Ht1iJd
A brief presentation on IEEE MAS entrepreneurship initiatives was made by Mr. Vijay Srinivas and shared at
https://goo.gl/jW9Gsr Following this, a stand-up comedy show on the theme, Humour as a medicine in day to day
life was performed by Mr. Sridhar Krishnan & P. Venkatesan. Eight Student Branches presented their activities and
shared the best practices followed at their SB. Their presentations are available at https://goo.gl/MbVjr5 A session
on Fun Activities & Networking by IEEE MAS volunteers was enjoyed by all and provided a good networking
opportunity. The Photos taken at the event are shared at https://goo.gl/1xPJkV
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IEEE Madras Section mini POCO
The IEEE Madras Section organized a mini POCO (Panel of Conference Organizers) event for the benefit of
conference organizing community on 29th
Oct 2017 at the Conference Hall, Alumni Centre, Anna University. The
idea behind this Mini-POCO event was to help participants in gaining in-depth knowledge to hold International
conferences of high level, commensurate with IEEE standards. The event aimed to provide exposure to Timeline
Planning, Procedures, Research Papers Preparation, Plagiarism Check, Publication, and IEEE Best Practices etc.
This event also attempted to clarify and guide in all factors related to organizing a conference following global
standards.
The 2017edition of IEEE MAS mini POCO which attracted about 50 participants was a one day event with the
following sessions and covered almost all topics relating to organizing a quality IEEE conference.
Conferene Organizer Best Practices by Dr R. Hariprakash, Sr. Member, IEEE Madras and Chair, IEEE Constol
Systems Society
How to Write Good Journal Papers by Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar, Dept of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Timeline and Factors for Consideration to Organize an Quality Conference – IEEE Conf. Sponsorship
Overview &
Conf. Application Process by Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Chair, IEEE Madras Section & Formeer Dirctor, NIOT,
Chennai
Supporting IEEE Authors by Mr. Dhanu Pattanashetti, IEEE Client Services/University Partnership Program
Manager, IEEE India Office (through video conference from Bangalore)
Tools for Plagiarism Check and Quality Conf. Publications by Mr. H.R. Mohan, Vice Chair, IEEE Madras
Section & Chairman, IEEE Professional Communication Society
Guidelines for Madras Section Technical Sponsorship for Conferences by Mr. H.R. Mohan, Vice Chair, IEEE
Madras Section
Event & Membership Management Platform offering Pre-event, event-day, post- event SaaS application for
Events by Nithin Samuel, Sales Manager, Explara
The participants interacted with the presenters and clarified various aspects relating to the conference organising
since the IEEE HQ has of late become very strict in approving conferences under its banner in the context of
growing plagiarism. It was decided that similar events are to be organised at different centres to educate the
conference organisers who could not participate in this event.
The presentations made and select photos of the event are shared at https://goo.gl/pC534F
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Information Resources Compiled by
H.R. Mohan
Vice Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Chief Editor, IEEE MAS LINK
ICT Consultant & Former AVP (Systems), The Hindu, Chennai
Smart Cities | Mission Statement & Guidelines: Cities are engines of growth for the economy of every nation,
including India. Nearly 31% of India’s current population lives in urban areas and contributes 63% of India’s GDP
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contribute 75% of India’s GDP by 2030. This requires comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social
and economic infrastructure. All are important in improving the quality of life and attracting people and investments
to the City, setting in motion a virtuous cycle of growth and development. Development of Smart Cities is a step in
that direction. Full Post
Guidelines for open educational resources (OER) in higher education: Open educational resources (OER) are
materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared. These Guidelines
outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER into higher education. Their purpose is to encourage
decision makers in governments and institutions to invest in the systematic production, adaptation and use of OER
and to bring them into the mainstream of higher education in order to improve the quality of curricula and teaching
and to reduce costs. Given the potential of OER to improve higher education systems, UNESCO and the
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have developed these Guidelines, after broad consultations with stakeholders in
all regions of the world, to support governments, higher education institutions/providers, academic staff, student
bodies and quality assurance/accreditation and recognition bodies. A UNESCOCOL companion document, A Basic
Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) (2011; 2015), provides more detailed information about all aspects of
OER. Full Post
A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to DevOps: DevOps is making software development more agile. In this 15
page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at the control needed for continuous delivery, the challenges of
DevOps adoption, and the barriers enterprises must clear. Full Post
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7 Cool IoT Apps and How to Develop One: The predictions voiced by BI Intelligence make it pretty clear: the
Internet of Things will take off really soon. In an attempt to stay ahead of the curve, businesses across a number of
domains are already investing heavily in IoT initiatives. Indeed, there is a huge potential in connected devices and
the capabilities they provide. That is why keen business owners are looking for new ways to capitalize on this
opportunity. And there is no industry that will remain untouched by the IoT. In this article, we will further explore
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Forthcoming Events
Conferences Technically Sponsored by Madras Section and Madras Section Societies
2017 Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT): 3rd - 5th Nov 2017 at ABV Indian
Institute of Information Technology and Management at Gwalior. http://cict2017.org/
2017 International Conference on Inventive Computing and Informatics (ICICI); 23-24 Nov 2017 at Ranganathan
Engineering College, Coimbatore. http://icici17.com/committee.html
2017 International Conference on Intelligent Sustainable Systems (ICISS); 7 - 8 Dec 2017 at SCAD Institute of
Technology at Palladam http://www.icoiss.com/
2017 Ninth International Conference on Advanced Computing (ICoAC); 14-16 Dec 2017 at Madras Institute of
Technology, Chennai. http://www.icoac.mitindia.edu/index.html
2017 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Research (ICCIC); 14-16 Dec
2017 at Tamilnadu College of Engineering, Coimbatore. www.itfrindia.org/2017ICCIC/
2018 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI); 4-6 Jan 2018 at Sri Shakthi
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. http://www.iccci.in/
2018 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computers, Communication, Mechanical and Computing
(EECCMC); 28-29 Jan 2018 at Priyadarshini Engineering College, Vaniyambadi http://eeccmc.org/
2018 4th International Conference on Electrical Energy Systems (ICEES); 7- 9 Feb 2018 at Sri Sivasubramaniya
Nadar College , Chennai. http://www.icees2018.in/
2018 Second International Conference on Computing Methodologies and Communication (ICCMC); 15-16 Feb
2018 at Surya Engineering College Erode. http://icocmc.com/
2018 International Conference on Communication, Computing and Internet of Things (IC3IoT); 15 -17 Feb 2018 at
Sri Sairam Engineering College,Chennai. http://www.ic3iot-conference.org/
2018 International Conference on Computer, Communication, and Signal Processing (ICCCSP); 22 – 23 Feb 2018
at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering. http://www.icccsp.com/
2018 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission Systems (ICPECTS); 22-23 Feb 2018
at Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai. http://www.icpects2018.com/
2018 National Power Engineering Conference (NPEC); 9-10 Mar 2018 at Thiagarajar College of Engineering,
Madurai. npec.tce.edu/
2018 4th International Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICDCS); 17-18 Mar 2018 at Karunya
University, Coimbatore. karunya.edu/ece/icdcs18/index.html
2018 International Conference on Recent Trends in Electrical, Control and Communication (RTECC); 20-22 Mar
2018 at B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent University, Chennai. http://www.rtecc.in/
2018 International Conference on Informatics Computing in Engineering Systems (ICICES); 21- 22 Mar 2018 at
S.A.Engineeering College, Chennai. www.saec.ac.in
2018 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET); 22-24
Mar 2018 at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai. http://www.wispnet2018.org/
2018 International conference on computation of power, energy, Information and Communication (ICCPEIC); 28-
29 Mar 2018 at Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Chennai. http://iccpeic.weebly.com/
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2018 International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP); 3-5 Apr 2018 at Adhiparasakthi
Engineering College, Melmaruvathur. http://www.iccsp-apec.com/
2018 International Conference on Photonics and High Speed Optical Networks (ICPHON); 12- 13 Apr 2018 at S A
Engineering College. http://saec.ac.in/icphon2018/
2018 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Sustainable System (ICICSS); 20-21 Sep 2018 at
Akshaya College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore. http://icicss.com/index.html
2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES); 18-21 Dec 2018
at IITM at Chennai.
Financial Assistance to SBs from IEEE Madras Section
Funds transferred from IEEE HQ to IEEE SBs through IEEE Madras Section
College Name Amount (Rs) Remarks
Jeppiaar Engineering College 23,933 PES High Performing Student Branch Chapter
Program (HPSBCP)
Sri Sairam Engineering College 21,882 PES High Performing Student Branch Chapter
Program (HPSBCP)
Travel Grant Provided by IEEE Madras Section
Funding for hosting Hub Congress
College Name Amount (Rs)
Kalasalingam University 30,000
Thiagarajar College of Engineering 20,000
Hindustan University 30,000
Knowledge Institute of Technology 30,000
Fund sponsored by Society Chapters to SBs
Sponsoring Society College Name Amount (Rs)
EDS, Coimbatore chapter Kalasalingam University 5,000
IEEE MAS LINK Congratulates Adithya, Aditya and Vishwanath from SSN College of Engineering (IEEE
Madras Section) for winning IEEEmadC Competition and securing a grand prize of USD 3000 for their App – SOS.
For SOS App Demo, pl. visit https://youtu.be/EDdsUSuxibc
IEEE Membership Dues: For the year 2018, it is due for payment by 31st Dec 2017. We request the members to
renew on time to ensure continuity of services from IEEE and urge the SBCs to encourage enrolling new members.
.
SB College Name Event dates Topic Amount (Rs.)
S.A. Engineering
College
18-19 Aug
2017
Two days' Workshop on Internet of
Robotic things(IoRT) 5900/-
Name Institution / Organisation Name Amount (Rs)
Dr. R. Venkatesan National Institute of Ocean Technology 10,000
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Announcements
Call for participation in the programme “The Art of Doing Research”
"The Art of Doing Research", is a need of the hour programme to those aspiring for a career in research and higher
learning. This programme is being offered by MADIEE, a start-up incubated by Anna University which aims to
curate experimental learning solutions in the form of open electives and short term courses in the humanities and
liberal arts, and acts as the platform for passionate professionals to teach the next generation.
The first batch of this one day programme is scheduled on 9th Dec 2017 from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at Optimus
Hall, Anna University and the second batch is planned on 16th Dec 2017. For the programme description,
highlights, outcome, registration info, please visit http://www.madiee.com/research.html You can see the flyer at
https://goo.gl/HRGZDF
As IEEE MAS being a supporting partner to this programme, the IEEE members get an exclusive discount of 20%
on the normal registration fee of Rs. 1500/- During the registration process, the discount code "IEEE20" needs to be
applied to realize the reduction in the regn. fee. Further, you may have to provide your membership no. As seats are
limited, early registration is suggested.
Consultation on Nano Satellite for Deep Sea Fishers: To explore the possibilities of satellite technology for the
use of fishers, IEEE ADSF SIGHT, ADSGAF and Space Kidz India are jointly organizing a consultation on Nano
Satellite Design, Fabrication and Launch on 11th
Dec 2017 from 10.30 a.m, to 4.30 p.m, at Russian Centre of
Science and Culture, Chennai, India. The tentative pgm schedule is at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0YiahsJ0c2MuJPHhi8D_i9wmzQdZJbS/view?usp=sharing The participation in
this pgm is free and you can contact: Mr. J Vincent Jain, :+919585615351 at [email protected] OR Mr.I.
Tamil Selvan, +918056852551 at [email protected]
IEEE INDICON 2017: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is organizing the 14th edition of the IEEE India
Council International Conference INDICON-2017 in technical cooperation with IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section.during
15 – 17 December, 2017 at the IIT Roorkee campus. More at www.indicon2017.in
Faculty Development Programme: Practical Issues & Challenges in MM Wave Communication for 5G
Applications on 13-14, December 2017 at Jeppiaar Institute of Technology> For detaile pl. see the brochure at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UO9TIQzU6yQDU32hNMUnWq3JCzAL-l37/view?usp=sharing
AICSSYC-2017: IEEE All India Computer Society Student and Young Professionals Congress is being organised
at Chennai during 17-19 Dec 2017. The host Section is IEEE Madras and the host institution is SSN College of
Engineering. The focus of this three days congress is AI and Data Science. Mr. Roger U Fujji, President, Fujji
Systems and the IEEE CS president 2016 and Mr Eric Berkowitz, Director Membership, IEEE Cs are participating
in the inaugural session. The congress sessions include a no. of technical keynote addresses by industry
professionals and member engagement sessions. More details at http://www.ieee-aicssyc.org/
IEEE Madras Section Technical Talk: The Future of Electronics – From 2D Semiconductor’s Perspective by Prof.
Mayank Shrivastava, (http://mayank.dese.iisc.ac.in/) IISc, Bangalore on 21st Dec 2017 at Panimalar Institute of
Technology, Chennai. Formal invite will follow soon.
AuthorAID travel grants: Grants upto USD 1500/- for early-career researchers to present their research at an
academic conference is provided by AuthorAID, a global network that provides support, mentoring, resources and
training for researchers in developing countries. The final round of travel grants awarded under the SRKS funding
programme which comes to an end in March 2018. AuthorAID has been proud to support over 50 researchers with
the award of travel grants during the course of this programme. The AuthorAID travel grant online application is at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V6JK3JC The application deadline is 3rd
Jan 2018. More about AuthorAID at
http://www.authoraid.info/en/
SB Activity Reports for the year 2017: To facilitate the preparation of the consolidated report for the Annual
Meeting to be held in Jan 2018 and to evaluate and decide the cash awards and certificate of appreciation, all the
student branches, are requested to submit their activity report for the year 2017 (period 1st Jan 2017 to 15th Dec
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2017) as per the template format as per the template available at https://goo.gl/ua8LC1 This is also one of the
essential requirement to get the technical sponsorship from IEEE MAS. Pl. submit the activity report latest by 20th
Dec 2017 by email to [email protected]
Society Chapter & Affinity Group Activity Reports for the year 2017: tTo facilitate the consolidated report
preparation for submitting to IEEE R10 & for the Annual Meeting being planned in Jan 2018 and to decide the
cash awards and certificate of appreciation, all the chairs of society chapters and affinity groups are requested to
submit their activity report for the year 2017 by 20th Dec 2017. The report can include activities for the period from
1st Jan 2017 to 15th Dec 2017. The report template is available at https://goo.gl/6HA8nd Pl. submit the report in the
suggested template format latest by 20th
Dec 2017 by email to [email protected]
IEEE MAS Student Branch Particulars: After the SB revamping exercise, we wish to have closer interaction with
the SBs to make our Section a vibrant one among all the Sections in the India Council. In this context, some
essential details about each SB are being collected through a google form at https://goo.gl/QK426B It has been
noted that many SBs have not provided the information sought. All the SB officers are requested to kindly fill-up
this google for with all fields.
From Smart to Neural Grids - open innovation challenge: As massive volumes of machine-generated data from
smart meters becomes readily available, utilities can use that data to detect patterns in consumption. Through
improved analytics they can optimize energy distribution, making the most efficient use of their resource pool.
Nokia is looking for fresh ideas how the collected Smart Grid smart data can be used to gain a complete 360-degree
view of utilities customer and create new opportunities. You can find more information about the project here The
last date is 31st Dec 2017.
IEEE MAS SB Website Contest: The results of the website contest conducted by IEEE Computer Society, IEEE
Professional Communication Society in association with the IEEE Madras Section have been announced and can be
seen at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HJ2knpFzKHU3Jab2dOTDJrcWM/view
The result and recommendation based on the evaluation and ranking provided by Mr Ramesh Gopalaswamy and
scores provided by Ms Latha Ramesh are as given below:
Certificate of Appreciation with a prize of Rs. 2000/= : Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Certificate of Appreciation with a prize of Rs. 1000/= to Jeppiaar Institute of Technology; Aarupadai Veedu Institute
of Technology; and Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
Certificate of Participation to Sri Sai Ram Engineering College; SRM University; St.Xavier's Catholic College of
Engineering; Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering; and Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College.
Pl. note that a credit of 10 points is given to all SBs having their own website while evaluating the SB activities for
certificate of appreciation and cash prizes for the year 2017.
IEEE MAS LINK Changes: As announced in the Oct 2017 issue of IEEE MAS LINK, the newsletter format has
been changed to the digest format (similar to the one followed in the case of the quarterly print edition of LINK) and
add a link to the website of the SBs for the detailed report, pictures, presentations and any other supplementary
materials. The SBCs are requested to provide the link to detailed reports of their events while sending the matter as
per guidelines for publishing in the IEEE MAS LINK. By this way, we will be motivating the SBs to have their own
websites to popularise their activities and SB as such. As a precursor to this, IEEE Madras Section along with IEEE
CS & PCS held a website contest. While the response was not to the extent expected, some SBs took interest in this
direction. IEEE HQ provides space on its server for all the OUs and encourages having websites. We at IEEE
Madras Section also encourage the SBs by incentivising with 10 points during the annual evaluation of the SBs for
awards. We had also made a presentation during the SB Officers Meet – 2017 on how to create and manage your
own website. Pl. refer https://goo.gl/GjPSsx
Call for Proposal to organize SPAC: IEEE Madras Section invites proposal from SBs to organize IEEE SPAC –
Students Professional Awareness Conference of duration two days in the 1st quarter of 2018. Funding to the extent
of Rs.15K will be made available collectively through the Section, India Strategic Initiatives and other supporting
OUs. Pl. send proposals to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected]
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IEEE Madras Section membership status as on 1st Nov 2017
Affiliate 21
Associate Member 66
Fellow 4
Graduate Student Member 678
Life Member 8
Life Senior 15
Member 2099
Senior Member 208
Student Member 5627
Total 8726
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IEEE MAS LINK Newsletter of the IEEE Madras Section
Vol. 14 No.11 :: Nov 2017
Editorial Team
Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chief Editor
Mr. Prashant R. Nair, Editor
Mr. M. Arun, Associate Editor
Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Dr. N.R. Alamelu, Dr. P.A. Manoharan, Mr. A. Ashok Vardhan
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