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Vol. 13 No. 5 Jun 2016
Message from Chairman
Dear Members,
Season’s Greetings
Students will be excited to take up engineering courses at various engineering colleges.
I am sure the rat race would lead the students somewhere. While every parent wants
his/her son/daughter to become an engineer or doctor, let us look at the alternates
available. There are areas such as bio technology, agriculture, finance and accounting,
architecture, tourism, hotel management, shipping related, fashion related, pharmacy,
journalism, horticulture, mass communication etc. to name a few.
Let me touch upon some of them to give an impetus for students to think. While agriculture in the country has
grown leaps and bounds, we are faced with pesticides residues which are chemically toxic for humans. Effects
of many of these on long term basis on humans are not studied. Organic farming is an emerging area which is
coming up. Usage of bio fertilizers which can be generated from bio waste is an area which has lot of potential.
Similarly use of bio pesticides which are harmless to humans is another area of interest. Studying in general on
agriculture and specialising in these areas will be beneficial in the long run.
Another area is marine or shipping. There are two different branches in shipping. One is the engineering one
where in engineers are employed to take care of the various machineries on board. They start from 5th
engineer
to 4th, 3
rd, 2
nd and the Chief engineer. However these require engineering qualifications and hence are not the
topic of our discussion. The other branch takes care of the ship management basically. As we all know, the
Captain or “Master” as he is called is the real head of everything in a ship. He is all powerful on board. Below
him is the chief officer, who takes care of the loading of cargo, other operations etc. further down are 2nd
officer, 3rd
. officer etc. In order to become a Captain, one has to take up marine related courses, being taught
by Indian Maritime University (IMU) and many private institutions. It is however expensive though. Those
passing out join as cadets initially and they have to pass qualifying exams during their career to get higher
positions and finally become Captain. This is one of the maximum paying jobs and a responsible one too.
Family life will be affected as sailing will be continuously for many months before returning home. However,
seniors can take their spouse and children too in the ship.
I am sure one can identify many such areas and not go after the rat race of engineering and medicine alone. I
wish all aspiring students and parents to ponder on the job prospects and the future before taking up
engineering courses.
IEEE is contemplating to assist sends to make them employable after their graduation through specific
programs. We will be announcing these in due course.
Wish you all the best
Till next time,
Yours voluntarily
M A Atmanand
Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
IEEE MAS LINK Vol. 13 No.5 Jun 2016 Page 2
Prashant R Nair
Editor [email protected]
Message from the Editors
H.R. Mohan
Chief Editor
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the 4th issue of IEEE MAS LINK for the year 2016. Most colleges and universities are into
examinations and/or vacation mode. Understandably, there is a dip in professional activities. Nonetheless, SBs
and SB members can use this hiatus to embark on gainful internships and projects of societal and humanitarian
relevance true to the IEEE vision of leveraging technology for humanity.
This month issue of MAS LINK features activity reports from 11 SBs and seven Society Chapters. The reach
and visibility of the MAS LINK is tremendous and we request all SBCs to make use this of avenue and voice
of the Madras Section. Reporting in LINK is incentivized with rebates, grants, incentives and awards from the
Madras section and therefore we request that all SBs to report their activities and achievements.
In order to release the newsletter by middle of the month, we are continuing with the practice of not
considering events reported after 8th
. All SBCs are requested to make a note and submit the reports as per the
guidelines available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/link-web/report-to-maslink-submission-
guidelines.pdf
This issue has exciting snippets on solar thermal plant (contributed by a student member) in addition to
our popular ready-reckoner, Information Resources. Also, you may find three inspiring stories.
In the Announcements section, there are exciting opportunities listed such as IEEE in 2030
Challenge, Foundation Grants, free e-books, medical insurance and entrepreneurship mentoring.
The forthcoming events section has information on much-awaited and sought-after events such as TENCON,
INDICON. ADCOM, Women in STEM etc.
In this issue, we highlight the various technology initiatives and projects led by SIGHT to support the fishing
community in Tamil Nadu. These activities of the IEEE Madras Section find resonance with the vision of our
Honorable IEEE President, Barry Shoop for IEEE to focus on humanitarian work and "provide technologies
that people can understand and maintain by themselves". One example of this is IEEE Smart Village, in which
IEEE members are training local entrepreneurs in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sudan to set up micro-utilities using
solar panels to power homes, businesses, and schools.
We congratulate the winners of the MAS LINK READER QUIZ-1605 Mr. Arun Srivastava, Professional
Member, Leeyo, Sivakasi and Dr. S. Sakthivel, Professional Member, Anna University, Chennai. Both will
get Amazon Gift Coupon of value Rs. 500/- each. The prizes are sponsored by IEEE Communications Society
Madras Chapter. As the response for the MAS LINK READERS QUIZ is dwindling, we regret to inform that
this item is being discontinued from this issue.
We look forward contributions from our members to make MAS LINK more informative and appealing. To
access past issues of MAS LINK, pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/link-web/index.html
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Dr. NGP Institute of Technology
Voter Awareness programme
IEEE SB and EEE department organized Voter awareness
programme on 10th
May, 2016. College Secretary Dr.
Thavamani D Palaniswami, presided over the programme.
Mr. O. T. Buvaneshwaran, CEO, Kovai Medical Center for
Research and Educational Trust; Dr. K. Porkumaran,
Principal and Dr. S.Jaganathan, HOD/EEE participated. The
Voter awareness Programme intends to educate the public in
and around Kalapatti Village on the importance of
Voting. More than 50 students of IEEE SB had issued over
1000 Pamphlets to public to create awareness on Voting.
Report by, Dr. K. Porkumaran, [email protected]
Jansons Institute of Technology
Induction of New Office Bearers
IEEE SB elected its new office bearers for the academic year 2016 – 2017 and
they were formally inducted.
IEEE SBC Dr. S. Elangovan explained the roles and responsibilities of the new
office bearers. College Principal Dr. V. Nagarajan and Heads of various
departments attended the induction.
Exploration of IEEE website and launch of IEEE Email Alias
IEEE SB organized an event named
“Exploration of IEEE website and Launch
of IEEE Email Alias” on 11th
May, 2016.
Dr. S. Elangovan, IEEE SBC explained the
benefits of IEEE membership, history of
IEEE and organizational structure of IEEE.
He also provided insights on the global
IEEE website www.ieee.org, which contains
lots of information about their membership
benefits, structure of various organizational
units, activities around the globe, various
awards, scholarships, insurance contests like
like IEEE Xtreme, Website contest,
AIYHUM for young professionals to the faculty members. Email alias were created for all the 28 IEEE student
members and the usage of the same was explained to all the student members and new professional members. This
event was well coordinated by the IEEE Joint SBCs, Mr.G. Myilsamy, AP/ECE and Mr.P. Ravikumar, AP/EEE.
Report by: Dr. S. Elangovan, [email protected]
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Karunya University, Coimbatore
Circuit debugging competition
IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted circuit
debugging event on 9th
March, 2016. 18 teams
participated in the event.
Electric circuits and networks quiz competition
IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a
technical quiz on Electric circuit Analysis on 17th
March, 2016. 21 teams participated in the event.
Electromagnetic fields quiz competition
IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a
technical quiz on Electromagnetic fields on 22nd
March, 2016. 22 teams participated in the event.
Google tech search competition
IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a
Google Tech search Competition held on 6th
April,
2016. 22 teams participated in the event.
Report by: Prof. K.Vinoth Kumar, [email protected]
Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem
Lecture on “How Industrial Products are Marketed and what are the skills to be possessed for this field?”
IEEE SB, ICE club and EEE department organized a lecture
on “How Industrial Products are Marketed and what are the
skills to be possessed for this field?” as a part of IEEE
Blended Learning in VLSI on 1st April, 2016. The chief
guest for the program is Mr.Y.Arunkumar, Engineer -
Technical Marketing JVS Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.
The coverage of the lecture included insights on various
industrial products and how to market the products to the
customer. Dr.PSS.Srinivasan, Principal; Dr.K.Visagavel,
Vice Principal; Dr.N.Suthanthira Vanitha, Head/EEE and
Dr.N.Santhiyakumari, IEEE SBC participated in the lecture.
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Discussion on IEEE spectrum
IEEE SB conducted a discussion session on IEEE Spectrum Magazine
Analysis on 11th
Apr 2016. Led by Mr. M.Bharanidharan, IEEE SBC and
Mr.R.Rasu, AP/ECE.
An interesting discussion item included, “World's Smallest Diode Is Made
of DNA”.
Hands-on training on “PLC using Siemens S7 – 200
Smart”
IEEE SB, ICE club and EEE department organized hands-
on training on “PLC using Siemens S7 – 200 Smart” as a
part of IEEE Blended Learning in VLSI on 12th
April,
2016. The resource persons were Mrs. S.Kalpanadevi,
Assoc Prof and Mr. M.Rajendiran, AP. Topics covered
included basics of automation and industrial application,
PLC programming and SCADA with hands-on lab
sessions.
Hands-on Training on Embedded C Language
IEEE SB and FORCE club hands-on training on
“Embedded C Language” on 19th
April, 2016. FORCE
Club coordinators, Mr. P.Shanmuga Sundaram, Mr.
G.Dinesh Kumar, Mr. N.Vijayanandam and Mr. R.Rasu,
all AP/ECE led the training programme. Topics covered
included importance of embedded systems, embedded C
language in Keil for different real-time applications.
Association Valedictory Function
IEEE SB and INTEC association organized “Association
Valedictory Function” on 29th
April, 2016. Dr.
PSS.Srinivasan, Principal, presided over the function.
Dr.P.Rajendran, Director-Placement; Prof.M.Thangavel,
Director-Training; Dr.N.Santhiyakumari, IEEE SBC and
Dr.K.Visagavel, Vice-Principal participated in the
valediction. The chief guest was Mr. T. Aravindan,
Associate director, Film industry, Chennai. The guest
provided insights on various Image processing and signal processing techniques used in film industry. Outstanding
students were also honored during the event. Report by: R. Hari Prasath. [email protected]
Airbus unveils world's 1st 3D-printed aircraft
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently unveiled 'Thor', which it claims is the world's first 3D-printed aircraft, at the
2016 edition of the Berlin Air Show. Weighing 21 kilograms and measuring 13 feet in length, the aircraft has been
printed from a substance called polyamide. Printed aircraft offer ecological benefits as lighter jets use lesser fuel and
release fewer pollutants.
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KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology Soft Computing Techniques Workshop IEEE SB and EEE department organized a one-day Workshop on
“Soft Computing Techniques” on 18th
May, 2016. Dr. V.Kumar
Chinnaiyan, HOD/EEE and SBC welcomed the gathering and
handled the first session, where he introduced the need for synergy
of Scientific and Technological disciplines in order to show the
great potential of soft computing techniques in all domains. The
second session on Fuzzy Logic was handled by Mr.G.Saravanan,
AP/EEE. 40 faculty members participated in the workshop.
Dr.K.Bommanna Raja, Principal presided over the workshop.
Think out of box- Guest Lecture IEEE SB and EEE department organized a lecture on “Think out
of Box” on 3rd
May, 2016. May 3rd
, 2016. Mr.S.Vivekanandan,
AP/EEE gave an introduction of how to carry out new projects
and to participate in project contest. He shared case studies for
preparing the project report. Dr.V.Kumar Chinnaiyan concluded
the session by encouraging the budding Engineers to solve real
world problems by pertaining new Technologies and apply for the
funded projects in various funding agencies. 70 students of pre
final year attended the lecture.
Report by: Dr .V .Kumar Chinnaiyan, [email protected]
K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode
Research forum on "Tissue Engineering Biomaterials" and “India's Energy Security-The Role of Nuclear
Energy”
IEEE-EMBS SB organized a research forum on 5th
May 2016. Ms.K.Suriya, Full-Time Research
Scholar/Biotechnology presented her research views on Tissue Engineering, where she covered scaffold, assembly
methods, tissue culture and other developments in tissue engineering. Mr. G.Ayyappadasan, AP/Biotechnology
presented his views on National energy status, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, nuclear energy, energy
security, energy policies of the country and future scenario of energy etc., He also discussed the current status of
nuclear power plants across the country. A total of 44 EMBS members and 12 faculty members attended the forum.
Report by: Dr. P. Ponmurugan, [email protected]
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Quiz Contest
IEEE SB & WIE and ECE department organized a Quiz contest on 12th
April, 2016. The quiz focused on current
affairs & Indian Politics. Ms.E.Indira , III ECE won the first Prize.
Lecture on Expectations of IT Industries from Young Engineers
IEEE Young Professionals & IEEE SB in association with PIT Alumni Association, CDC organized a Lecture on
“Expectations of IT Industries from Young Engineers” on 13th
April, 2016. A college alumni, Mr. Jeeva Mahendran,
Senior Software Developer, Wipro & Founder of a Start Up was the resource person. He exhorted the students to
learn Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics, which were some of the current trends.
Dr.T.Jayanthy Principal and Dr.Joshi, HOD IT attended the lecture.
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Project Contest
IEEE SB and ECE department organized a project contest on 14th
April, 2016. Project titled “ Invisible Tester
Circuit ” by II ECE Anusha A , Berslin Jeni D & Monisha M won the first prize.
Seminar on Technological Advancement in the field of Communication
IEEE SB, COMSOC in association with Department of ECE organized a Seminar on Technological Advancement
in the field of Communication on 18th
Apr, 2016. Dr. M.Prem Kumar, Prof/ECE was the resource person. Highlights
of his talks included Cognitive radio, SDN, Millimeter Wave Technology, scope & opportunity in communication
field
Seminar on Advanced Embedded Processor
IEEE SB , RAS in association with Department of ECE organized a
Seminar on Advanced Embedded Processor on 18th
Apr, 2016.
Mr.S.Ganesh, Assoc Prof/ ECE was the resource person. During his
talk, he introduced various embedded processor such as Aurdino,
MSP 430 , Raspberry Pi etc., to the students. He also shared his
experience among students how they made UAV for SAVe 2012
Competition which won First Prize at NIOT.
Seminar on Electromagnetism in Real World
IEEE SB, Microwave Theory and Techniques society in association with department of ECE organized a Seminar
on Electromagnetism in Real World on 19th
Apr, 2016 by college principal, Dr. T.Jayanthy. Mrs. Jansi Rani,
AP/ECE and Mrs.D.Kalaiarsi AP/ECE also spoke.
Seminar on Recent trends in Image & Video Processing
IEEE SB & SP society in association with department of ECE organized a
Seminar on Recent trends in Image & Video Processing on 20th
Apr, 2016 by
Mr. L. Ashok Kumar, AP/ECE. Mrs.V.Jeya Ramya, AP/ECE and Mrs.
R.Prathipa, AP/ECE also spoke.
Seminar on Networking
IEEE SB, SP, COMSOC in association with department of ECE organized a
Seminar on Networking on 20th
Apr, 2016 Mrs. R.Suganthi AP/ECE & Ms.
Jyotshna, AP/ECE were the resource persons.
Seminar on Modern Antennas & its Applications
IEEE SB, Microwave Theory and Techniques Society in
association with department of ECE organized a seminar on
Modern Antennas &its Applications on 21st Apr 2016 by
college principal, Dr. T. Jayanthy. Dr. S.Sathiya Priya,
Prof/ECE and Mrs. Jansi Rani, AP/ECE also spoke.
Seminar on Scope of VLSI Domain & its Opportunities
IEEE SB, SP, COMSOC in in association with department of ECE organized a Seminar on Scope of VLSI Domain
& its Opportunities on 20the Apr. 2016 by Mr. J. Venkatesan, AP/ECE.
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International Conference on Innovative &
Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology -
ICIETET'16
Panimalar Institute of Technology in association with
IEEE, IETE, CSI, SAE, and ICT ACT organized an
International Conference on Innovative & Emerging
Trends in Engineering & Technology -ICIETET'16 on
7th
May, 2016. Resource persons included Dr.Girish
Kumar, Prof/EE, IIT Bombay, who spoke on “Cell
phone/tower radiation hazards and solutions”, Dr. V. N
Mani, Scientist-E, C-MET, Govt. of India, Hyderabad,
who spoke on “Role of Electronic Materials and
Devices for Select Space & Defense Electronic
Applications & Electronic Waste Recycling, Recovery & Management Of Precious Metals -A Bird’s Eye View and
Mr.R.Seenivasagam, HSE senior safety advisor, Arabian Industry, Oman. Dr.T.Jayanthy Principal presided over the
conference.
Inauguration of IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
IEEE SB organized the inauguration of its IEEE
Oceanic Engineering Society on 26th
May, 2016 by
Mr. Vincent Jain, Chair, IEEE Madras Section SIGHT.
Workshop on Seed your IDEA don’t Weed
IEEE SB in association with IEEE Madras section
SIGHT organized a two days’ Workshop on “Seed
your IDEA don’t Weed” on 26th
and 27th
May, 2016
by Mr. Vincent Jain, Chair, IEEE Madras Section
SIGHT. The objective of this workshop was to train
the faculty to do a quality project and make their
students to do the same. Topics covered cinluded
budgeting, project Preparation, Evaluation & Proposal Writing.
FDTP on CS6701-Cryptotgraphy and Network
Security
Department of IT conducted Anna University
sponsored seven days FDTP on CS6701-
Cryptotgraphy and Network Security in association
with IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE SB and CSI
Students chapter from 23 to 20 may, 2016. The FDTP
was inaugurated by Dr. V.Mary Anita Rajam, Assoc.
Prof, CEG, Anna University, Chennai. Dr.A.Joshi,
HOD/ IT, and Dr.T.Jayanthy Principal PIT also spoke
during the inauguration. Professors from other
affiliated institutions were invited as Resource
persons.
Report by: M. Arun, [email protected]
Foxconn replaces 60,000 staff with robots
Chinese electronics manufacturer and iPhone maker Foxconn has reportedly replaced 60,000 staff at its Kunshan
factory in China with robots. The company said that it is applying robotics engineering and other manufacturing
technologies to replace the repetitive tasks previously done by employees. Since September 2014, around 505
factories across China have invested over $640 million in robots.
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Sastra University
Tech Quiz
IEEE SB in association with SANKALP (Technical fest of SASTRA) conducted a Tech Quiz on 8th
April, 2016 to
encourage the technical knowledge of the students. 220 enthusiastic students participated in the quiz.
VV Chronicle
IEEE SB has started an initiative that sends electronics-related articles and research papers through e-mail to the
interested students twice a week. This initiative was started to keep students updated on latest technology and
motivate them for doing research. This initiative has got a great response from the students, having 110 registrations.
Chennai Hub Congress
Eight IEEE SB members participated in IEEE Chennai Hub
Congress (CHC 2016) hosted by SB of Jeppiaar Institute of
Technology on 8th
and 9th
April, 2016.
Mr. B.Ashvanth served as a volunteer for this event.
Report by: Supraja R , [email protected]
SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
Valedictory Function of SSN's EMBS Student branch Chapter
The valedictory function of SSN's EMBS SB Chapter was held on
27th
of April 2016. The office bearers of 2015-2016 & 2016-2017
and IEEE EMBS student members attended the function. Dr. A.
Kavitha, Head/BME and Dr. V. Mahesh, Asso. Prof./BME
distributed the certificates of volunteering to the students the 3rd
year
BME students, Atul Taneja, Vishal S. B., Vaibhav M., SushmithaS.,
Surya Prakash, Ritu V. and Gopichandran, Mr. Saravana Prakash,
Chair, SSN-EMBS for 2015-16 was also appreciated. The new
office bearers of SSN - EMBS student branch chapter for the year
2016-17 were selected
Valedictory Function of SSN's Student branch
The valedictory function of SSN's SB was held on 27th
of April
2016. The office bearers of 2015-2016 & 2016-2017 and IEEE
student members attended the function. Dr. R. Ramaprabha, SBC
distributed the certificates of volunteering to the students, Sakina
Moto (EEE), Ranjini V (IT), Yash Oza (EEE), Azarudeen (EEE),
Arvindswamy (EEE) and Harsha Vardha Raju (ECE), who
demonstrated excellent abilities and skills during the events
conducted during 2015-2016 Mr. Gadepalli Sai Krishna Dileep, SB
Chair, for 2015-16 was also appreciated. The new office bearers for
the year 2016-17 were selected .
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SSN - IEEE Student Project Funding
Two student batches took part in "IEEE Student Project Funding (SPF-2015-16) held at the IEEE Madras Section
office on 7th
May 2016.
Batch 1: R. Supriya and Gadepalli Sai Krishna Dileep (EEE), "Prototype Development of Scalable Solar Charging
Station for Rural Schools" guided by Dr. R. Ramaprabha
Batch 2: N. Srividya and V. Soniya (ECE), “Automated Wheel Chair Using Sensor Networks" guided by Ms. M.
Anbuselvi.
The students demonstrated their work and Batch 2 won the first place with a prize money of Rs. 15,000/-
Volunteer Training Camp
IEEE SB and EMBS chapter, conducted a Volunteer training camp on 9th
May, 2016. 30 students from various
colleges participated in the camp. The following speakers spoke on various aspects of the student branch in an IEEE
society and volunteering:
1. Mr. Chelliah Rajendiran (Section Student Representative during 2015-2016) spoke on the hierarchy of a
student branch, constitution, awards, roles and duties of the student branch committee members and the
various types of events that could be conducted which fall under four broad categories namely
administrative, humanitarian, technical and managerial.
2. Mr. Deepak Yeleshetty (Active volunteer and winner of Richard E Merwin Award) stressed on the
importance of creating a mail ID with the ieee.org tag known as the IEEE alias.
3. Mr. Solomon Sagar (Former Chairman of Student Branch, Jeppiar College ) expounded the reporting of
events to the IEEE website and spoke on the procedure for the same.
Finally a panel discussion was held and the students interacted with the speakers and clarified their queries ranging
from attracting new members to the involvement in IEEE after graduation.
Report by: Dr. R. Ramaprabha, [email protected]
Campaign launched to name Android N 'Neyyappam'
Following Google's announcement that it will crowdsource Android N's name, three Bengaluru-based techies have
launched a campaign to get the latest Android operating system named 'Neyyappam'. Neyyappam is a traditional
rice-based sweet of the state of Kerala. The official poll will close on June 9, after which the company will announce
the final name.
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Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Info Meet, Demo Task and Virtual Info
The IEEE SB organized InfoMeet, DemoTask and Virtual Info, Paper, Project and Animation Contests and were
held on 23rd
Mar 2016.
Report by: Karthiga.S, [email protected]
Velammal Engineering College
Workshop on Research Prospective – An insight to Proposals and
Patents
The IEEE SB and EEE department organized a one-day Workshop on
topic ‘-Research Prospective – An insight to Proposals and Patents’ on
23rd
Jan, 2016. Dr. Srinivasan Alavandar, Dean-R&D & Prof/EEE,
Agni College of Technology, Chennai, handled various sessions. The
workshop enhanced the capability of participants in writing
publishable manuscripts in first-class scientific journals and
understanding the processes of scholarly publishing.
Course on MATLAB – For Engineers
The IEEE SB organized a one-week value-added
course on topic ‘MATLAB for Engineers’ from 1st
to 5th
Feb, 2016.
The workshop covered the basics of MATLAB and
usage of MATLAB in Electrical Engineering.
WIE chapter inauguration 2016
The VEC-IEEE Student Branch has around 140 members from EEE and EIE for this
year. The IEEE student chapter’s activities were inaugurated on 04.04.2016.The
Inauguration was presided by esteemed chief guest Dr.Vydeki Vijakumar,Chair-WIE
Chapter. The branch also started the new WIE chapter,this year. The annual report of
the activities of the previous year was presented by the Mr.Damodaran.B, Vice Chair.
He elaborated the activities conducted for the year 2015. The Chairman Mr.
Kishorekumar, detailed upon the proposed activities of the IEEE student chapter for
the year 2016. Ms. Shreelakshmi Vice Chair- WIE explained about WIE and
Ms.Rashika.E, Chair-WIE,narrated the proposed activities through WIE
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chapter.Various innovative events like alumni talks,intra college paper presentation, technical quiz, workshops and
idea suggestion events were enumerated. These ideas were received with enthusiasm by the audience.
The guest speaker of the day spoke about the benefits of IEEE student membership, volunteering in IEEE, various
activities in IEEE madras section as well as in R10,funds available for students, and many more valuable points
related to IEEE membership and WIE benefits. She explained the ways to use IEEE membership to reach greater
heights in professional life. His talk was received with enthusiasm by the audience.
Reported By: Geetha Raman, [email protected]
IEEE SIGHT
Modern Lifebuoy Test at Chotha Vilai Beach
The first part of the work of Lifebuoys was completed on 24th
of
April 2016. The SIGHT team brought the buoys to Chotha Vilai
Beach at Nagercoil on 25th
April 2016 for undertaking various tests
like buoyancy, strength, leakage etc. The team members put the
buoys to sea and used them for swimming and crossing the surf.
The testing was carried out for two hours. The team members are
Mr. N. Kumanan, Mr. Dhanasekhar, Mr. Carry Humfrey, Mr. Tamil
Selvan, Mr. Abin, Mr. Bisholin and Mr. Vincent Jain
Solar Powered Tricycle for Fish Vending women: An improved
model
The task of making Solar Powered Tricycle for Fish Vending
Women-II was assigned to the students of Annai Vailankanni
College of Engineering (AVCE). A coordination meeting to this
effect was organized on 9th
April 2016. The participants of the
meeting were Mr. Tamil Selvan, Mr. Deepak, Mr. Kumanan, Prof.
Manikandan, Prof. Pearlson, Prof. Justin Raj, Mr. Nagendran and
Mr. Vincent Jain. The work of making the second Solar Powered
Tricycle was started by the students on 10th
May 2016. It is
expected to be completed by the end of June 2016. Mr. Tamil
Selvan, Mr. Deepak, Prof.Manikandan and Mr. Nagendran are
leading the work.
CC CAM Monitoring System - The Boat Mojanam
CC CAM Monitoring system is being introduced for fishing
boats by IEEE ADSF SIGHT. This project is being done by
a team from Aishwarya College of Engineering and
Technology (ACET). This system helps to avoid unexpected
accidents like boat to boat collision or boat to ships collision
especially at night time. With this system, the skipper can
monitor the inside activities and what is happening around
the boat. A college team from ACET led by Mr. A.K. Mano
visited Thoothoor and Muttom on 14th
April 2016 to
understand the real problems and learn more about the
various dimensions of the boat.
Students installed the system in the boat ‘mojanam’ and
conducted the test run on 13th
may 2016 in the presence of Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Chair, IEEE Madras Section at
Jeppiaar fishing harbour, Muttom. It is the first time in India, that a fishing boat has a CC cam. Presently, two
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cameras have been fixed in front and back of the boat and in the later phase two more such cameras maybe fixed in
both sides of the boat. Dr. Atmanand advised the team that having CC cam system in a fishing boat is a good idea
but it requires extra care in the selection of products. Good quality cams are expensive and affordability by
fishermen, sea worthiness etc should also be considered. The owner of the boat is Mr.Xavier of Eraviputhenthurai.
Biometric Card Project
The project involves fixing a biometric reader for thumb print in the
boat to know the actual crew members, who go for fishing.. The boat
owner who is at home will get an SMS in his mobile phone on the
details of the crew members who are in the boat. The project team had
a discussion with Mr. John Milton on 18th
March 2016 and learn more
about the operation of the biometric system. He gave a demonstration
on handling of biometric reader, feed information, collection of
information etc.
Volunteers for the Project TAVRF
A team of students from Tirunelveli Government College of Engineering visited Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour, Muttom,
Kanyakumari District on 23rd
April, 2016. The purpose of the visit is to get better exposure in the field of fishing and
fisheries. They enthusiastically have seen the Artisanal Deep Sea Fishing Boats and their activities at the harbour.
They showed interest in become part of the project “Technology Adoption for Reduction of Vulnerability in
Fishing” (TAVRF).
Modern Life Buoy With GPS Tracker
Er. Angelin Indira, Mr. Dhanasekharan, Ms. Amala Devi, Ms. Pon
Ahila and Ms. Divya guided by Prof. Arivazhakan are working on this
project. This modern life buoy supported by SIGHT is in cylindrical
form instead of the usual circular. It is made up FRP-coated PVC pipe
and insulated with Sawdust and Puff. GPS tracker is another activity to
be connected with the Lifebuoy to know the location (latitude and
longitude) of the user. The prototype of the tracker is already
developed. In continuation of the first test of lifebuoys held at
Chothavilai Beach on 16th
May 2016, the team further made water test
at Anantha Victoria Marthanda Varma (AVM) Canal on 10th
May 2016. Mr. R. Ahilash Danie and Mr. Elkiyas led
the water testing. On 13th
of May there was a demo organized in the presence of Dr.Atmanand, Mr. Romanse, Mr.
Sam Micheal, and Mr. Dicrose. Dr.Atmanand appreciated the team for bringing out a new lifebuoy. He advised the
need of undertaking scientific testing of the buoys. He welcomed the team to NIOT for further improvement of the
buoys.
Luminous Intensity Study The project team lead by Prof: Gaswin Kastro along with other team members Mr. MariaPristin, Mr. Ajith Kumar
and Mr.Sankarnath of AVCE are engaged in the project for the last one year. On 20th
May 2016, the team had a
meeting with a company called Snows Lights. It is an LED lights manufacturing company whose products are
mainly for fishing boats. The team took the advice of Dr. James, Department of Physics; Scot Christian College,
Nagercoil. The team expects to complete the project by the end of June 2016.
An un-forgettable day for the project team of MECT
13th
May 2016 was an un-forgettable day for the project
team of Mar Ephrem College of Engineering and
Technology (MECT). They have received a biometric reader
from the Chair of IEEE Madras Section, Dr.M.A. Atmanand
under the project “Technology Adoption for the Reduction
of Vulnerability in Fishing”. The team led by Mr. Verghese
is consistently keeping in touch with the office bearers of
Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen
(ADSGSF) for establishing a monitoring and controlling
room in the Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour, Muttom.
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Special Programme for Women
A special programme was organized on 13th
May, 2016 by
inviting 35 fisher women leaders, students from the
fishermen’ community and engineering students with an
objective to identify the possible self employment to these
marginalised women. The meeting was held at the
Animation Center, Bishops House, Nagercoil. Er. Angelin
Indira welcomed the gathering. Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Chair,
IEEE Madras Section delivered the special address.
IEEE Madras Section Chair’s Visit
The Introductory programme of the project
“Technology Adoption for the Reduction of
Vulnerability in Fishing” was held 12th
and 13th
May,
2016. Major components introduced in the
programme were Modern lifebuoy with GPS Tracker,
CC Cam Monitoring System and On-board crew
members monitoring system. Student teams from
Aishwarya College of Engineering and Technology,
Cape Institute of Technology, Moderator Gnanadason
Polytechnic College, Mar Ephrem College of
Engineering and Annai Vailankani College of
Engineering were involved in these projects. Dr. M.A Atmanand, Chair, Madras Section visited the project areas on
these two days. The visit was coordinated by Mr. Kumanan, Secretary IEEE ADSF SIGHT and Mr. Tamil Selvan
from AVCE. The SB members of AVCE and IEEE ADSF SIGHT organized a special meeting as well for the
project. Dr. Atmanand encouraged the students to undertake meaningful project activities. He motivated them to
research in the areas of power and energy. He also talked about the need for developing fishermen-friendly
technologies, for the empowerment of fishermen as well as fisher women. He appreciated Annai Vailankanni
College of Engineering for their success and involvement in various SIGHT projects such as Solar Tricycle. Ms.
Divya Chelladurai, Joint Secretary, IEEE ADSF SIGHT; Ms. Amala Devi, Project Director; Mr. Maria Victor,
Correspondent, AVCE; Dr.Ramasubramian Principal; Prof.Gaswin Kastro; Prof. Valan Arasu and Mr. Vincent Jain,
Chair of IEEE ADSF SIGHT attended the meeting along with 50 student volunteers from various colleges.
Report by: Vincent Jain ,[email protected]
IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society chapter Technical Seminar on “Easy way to Save the Planet”
A Technical Seminar on “Easy way to Save the Planet” was
organized on 9th
May, 2016 at Jayaraj Annapackiam CSI
College of Engineering, Nazareth with the support of IEEE
Madras Section, IEEE Information Theory Society and IEEE
Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES). Dr. S. Jeyakumar,
College Principal delivered the Presidential address. Chief
Guest Dr.V.Jayaprakasan, Chairman, IEEE PSES presented the
seminar. During his presentation, he explained of the causes
that affect the environment and the ways to reduce such
problems. He highlighted the role of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the regulatory agency authorized to formulate regulations that explain the critical details
necessary to implement environmental laws. There are many laws written to protect human health and environment
such as Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Occupational Safety and Health
Act. Dr. Mariyappan, HOD/IT delivered the vote of thanks. More than 55 students got benefited through this
programme.
Report by: Mr. Jeayaprakasan [email protected]
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IEEE Communications Society Chapter
Presentation on Communication Systems in Indian Railways: Today and Tomorrow
Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter, IEEE Madras
Section, IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter and IEEE
Communications Society Madras Chapter organized a
presentation on “Communication Systems in Indian
Railways: Today and Tomorrow” by Mr. R Baskaran, Group
General Manager, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd Chennai
on 11th
May,, 2016 at Chennai.
The Speaker gave a historical insight into the Operational
Communication Systems, Administrative Communication
Systems and Emergency Communication Systems in the
Indian Railways. He mentioned that the Railways has been
the pioneer in implementing modern communication technologies. He also spoke on the future of communication
technologies in the Indian Railways.
Report by: P Subramanian
IEEE Madras Section & IEEE CS, PCS, COMSOC & TEMS
11th
May 2016: Presentation on "Communication
Systems in Indian Railways: Today and Tomorrow"
by Mr. R. Baskaran, Group General Manager, RailTel
Corporation of India Ltd, Chennai at a joint meeting of
CSI, IEEE, IEEE CS & COMSOC.
17th
May 2016: Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Chairman, IEEE
Madras Section addressing at the joint meeting on
“World Telecommunication and Information Society
Day” by IETE, IEI, IEEE & CSI.
4th
Jun 2016: Release of the book “Software Project
Management” authored by Mr. S. Ramanathan by Mr.
S. Mahalingam, Former CFO & Executive Director of
TCS with the chairs of IEEE CS, PCS, TEMS and CSI
Chennai
4th
Jun 2016: Presentation on " Managing
Expectations - Essence of Software Project
Management " by Mr. S. Ramanathan, author of the
book “Software Project Management” at a joint
meeting of CSI, IEEE CS, PCS & TEMS.
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IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Chapter The IEEE Robotics & Automation Society of
St. Josephs Institute of Technology, Chennai
organized a technical meet on “Micro Satellite”
on 31st May 2016 by Data Patterns (India) Pvt
Ltd. Dr. C. Gnana Kousalya, HoD/ECE
welcomed the gathering. Dr. P. A. Manoharan,
Chair, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
Madras Chapter then highlighted the
importance of designing educational satellite.
His inspiring speech created awareness about
the need of microsatellite and its applications.
Our Technical resources Mr. E. Jagathalapratap, Manager-Technical Marketing and Mr. M. Bharatha Raja, Senior
Engineer, Hardware Design and Development, Data Patterns (India) Pvt Ltd along with their team members
elaborated about the features of microsatellite designing, ,manufacturing issues, possibilities of getting projects from
various agencies like DRDO ,DSR etc..,The meet ended with vote of thanks by T. Siva, Assistant Professor, ECE.
Advancement in Solar Thermal Power Plant Compilation by
Siva Subramaniyam C N
Student Chair,IEEE PES SB Chapter,
Sri Sairam Engineering College
Using CO2 To Generate Electricity
Solar power is a great source of renewable energy, but as with many things in life, timing is everything. The sun
doesn’t shine on long winter nights when people turn on their lights. On the other hand, a sunny Sunday afternoon
can produce an ample electricity surplus that’s difficult to store.
“That’s the grand challenge,” says Stephen Sanborn, senior engineer and principal investigator at GE Global
Research (GRC). “We need to make renewable energy available to the grid when it is needed.”
Sanborn and his team decided to solve this problem by storing some of the heat generated by thermal solar power
plants in carbon dioxide. These power plants concentrate solar rays with vast fields of mirrors and use the heat to
generate steam that spins a turbine. The carbon dioxide effectively works like a battery that can quickly release
energy during peak demand. http://goo.gl/RPb00x
Sand Batteries For Solar Energy Storage The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused
on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, announced that its researchers have successfully demonstrated
that desert sand from the UAE could be used in concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities to store thermal energy up
to 1000°C. https://goo.gl/qnpfzL
'Hydricity' concept uses solar energy to produce power round-the-clock
Hydricity uses solar concentrators to focus sunlight, producing high temperatures and super heating water to operate
a series of electricity-generating steam turbines and reactors for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The
hydrogen would be stored for use overnight to superheat water and run the steam turbines, or it could be used for
other applications, producing zero greenhouse-gas emissions. http://goo.gl/vw0sQx
New solar cell turns raindrops into electricity Researchers from two Chinese universities have developed a solar cell that can produce electricity from light and
water, enabling a solar panel that works in the sun or rain. The scientists from Ocean University of China in
Qingdao and Yunnan Normal University in Kunming developed a highly efficient and flexible dye-sensitized solar
cell and then coated that cell with a one atom-thick layer of electron-enriched graphene. http://goo.gl/7rEIxC
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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
The A-Z of computer and data security threats: Whether you’re an IT professional, use a computer at work, or
just browse the Internet, this book is for you. We explain the facts about threats to your computers and to your data
in simple, easy-to understand language. https://goo.gl/XHRbJb
“Locky” ransomware – what you need to know: “Locky” feels like quite a cheery-sounding name. But it’s also
the nickname of a new strain of ransomware, so-called because it renames all your important files so that they have
the extension .locky. Of course, it doesn’t just rename your files, it scrambles them first, and – as you probably
know about ransomware – only the crooks have the decryption key. You can buy the decryption key from the crooks
via the so-called dark web. The prices we’ve seen vary from BTC 0.5 to BTC 1.00 (BTC is short for “bitcoin,”
where one bitcoin is currently worth about $400/£280). https://goo.gl/CCVAqf
Top 10 IoT Platforms: In simple words the purpose of any IoT device is to connect with other IoT devices and
applications (cloud-based mostly) to relay information using internet transfer protocols. The gap between the device
sensors and data networks is filled by an IoT Platform. Such a platform connects the data network to the sensor
arrangement and provides insights using backend applications to make sense of plethora of data generated by
hundreds of sensors. In light of the possibilities that internet of things is offering tech companies has started
capitalizing it. There are many IoT platforms available now that provide option to deploy internet of things
applications on the go. While there are hundreds of companies and a few startups venturing into IoT platform
development, players like Amazon and Microsoft are way ahead of others in the competition. Read on to know
about top 10 IoT platforms you can use for your applications. http://goo.gl/sta8dJ
The 15 most frightening data breaches: All data breaches are scary, but some just have that extra scream factor. In
arguably the most embarrassing data breach of the bunch, a group calling itself "The Impact Team" stole 37 million
records from adultery website Ashley Madison, including many records that customers had paid to have deleted.
Virtually all of the company’s data was stolen in the hack, including records that suggest most female accounts on
the site are fake, and that the company used female chat bots to trick men into spending money.
http://goo.gl/tQQFYh
6 cool uses for augmented reality in healthcare: Augmented reality is already making inroads in several
industries, including healthcare. A session at Augmented World Expo 2015 highlighted six of them.
http://goo.gl/CR3VJC
Five tools for generating interactive PDF forms: Have you ever had someone send you a PDF form that you had
to print, fill out, and scan before returning it to the sender? Much of this hassle could have been avoided if the
sender had created an interactive PDF form rather than a simple PDF document. Thankfully, there are lots of tools
available for generating various types of fill-able PDF forms. Anyone who has ever tried to create interactive PDF
forms knows the value of the right tools. Here are five good ones to consider. http://goo.gl/8LRHFl
Five free tools to help brainstorm solutions and spark innovation: Visualize project requirements, sketch out a
new org structure, identify workflow bottlenecks, or discover creative solutions to stubborn problems -- all with the
help of these free mind-mapping tools. http://goo.gl/GIXADw
Five free web-based tools that make diagramming a snap: Whether you need to create a flowchart, a use case
diagram, a mobile device interface mockup, or network design specs, one of these free web-based tools will simplify
the task. http://goo.gl/1F0AMo
Google is building an in-house startup incubator called 'Area 120': Google is creating an in-house startup
incubator to help keep its entrepreneurial talent closer to home. http://goo.gl/1BKOqW
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Master these 10 processes to sharpen your project management skills: The bigger and more complex a project
gets, the more you need formal processes and techniques to effectively manage the work. Project management
expert Tom Mochal explains the purpose, value, and implementation of the most critical aspects of successfully
managing a project. http://goo.gl/SDshdM
7 lessons start-ups can learn from the Armed Forces: The fundamental definition of warfare is 'more contenders
with less resources'. Interestingly enough, it is also the fundamental definition of a business. Raghu Raman in his
recent TEDx talk in Goa taught 7 lessons that a startup can learn from an army and succeed. He said there is a single
tool to make this lesson easy. The tool is simple, the Z KIT bag that an army carries. This tool has been used
worldwide to understand complex problems. "This framework can be used to write a term paper or used for your
startup to scale up," said Raghu. Here it begins with each alphabet. http://goo.gl/f8aGRg
25+ Alternative & Open Source Database Engines: Almost every web developer has a favorite database that
he/she feels comfortable working with as all the tricks & gimmicks are already experienced. It can be one of the
popular databases below: MySQL; PostgreSQL; MSSQL; SQLite; MS Access or even simpler ones like XML, text,
etc. It is understandable why these databases are frequently used; they are well-documented, have a community
behind them, integrated with most popular CMSs', easy-to-use, offered by most of the hosting companies ,etc.. But
there are also many other databases which are getting popular day-by-day & may have advantages over what you're
already using. Here are 25+ open source alternative databases that you may consider using in your next project:
http://goo.gl/fEiAjU
eBook: The Fundamentals of Hybrid Cloud for Dummies: Increasingly, businesses are thinking about the cloud
as the way they can implement changes in both their technology platforms and their approach to business. Changing
the way business services are delivered to customers requires that technology be available to facilitate that change.
The hybrid cloud means you have the capability to use the right type of cloud service to support the right workloads
at the right time. This eBook gives you insights into what it means to use a hybrid approach to cloud computing and
the flexibility and choice that it provides. http://goo.gl/T7KYnm
Your questions answered on artificial intelligence: Artificial intelligence and robotics have enjoyed a resurgence
of interest, and there is renewed optimism about their place in our future. But what do they mean for us? Some
questions about artificial intelligence and robotics, and the answers by the Conversation’s experts.
https://goo.gl/KoVu7g
Machines with guns: debating the future of autonomous weapons systems: The roles played by autonomous
weapons will be discussed at a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this week which could have far reaching
ramifications for the future of war. The second Expert Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)
will discuss issues surrounding what have been dubbed by some as “killer robots”, and whether they ought to be
permitted in some capacity or perhaps banned altogether. The discussion falls under the purview of the Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), which has five protocols already covering non-detectable fragments,
mines and booby traps, incendiary weapons, blinding lasers and the explosive remnants of war.
https://goo.gl/wHAUMr
Innovation in Communications Services: Breaking With the Past Without Waiting for the Future: Service
providers today face rising growth expectations along with competing pressures to reduce operating and capital
expenditures. This paper examines a cost effective path toward digital transformation that leverages existing DNS
infrastructure. DNS today is moving outside the realm of passive Internet look-up function and into an active,
intelligent resource to deliver new, value-added services to subscribers. The paper outlines the pressures facing
providers today such as “cloudified” networks while examining the capabilities of Domain Name System (DNS).
The unique gateway position of DNS—as the bridge between subscriber and network—can be leveraged to drive
better subscriber experiences and greater loyalty. http://goo.gl/ZgvCnl
Teaching Pack: Artificial Neural Networks: This teaching pack from Computational Intelligence Society is
designed to introduce artificial neural networks to 14 to 18 year olds. The pack comprises: An interactive power
point presentation which examines how we learn using our brain and examines, what exactly is an artificial neural
network?; Provides a basic introduction to how an artificial neural network learns; Introduces a simple Eyeball
Neural Network and associated activity- how does the network learn to detect apples?; and A hands-on classroom
activity where you get to identify features and classify items in a bag. http://goo.gl/0mKmdP
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Inspiring Stories
CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Three Fish in a Pond
Once there lived three fish in a pond. The name of the first fish was “Plan Ahead”, the name of the second fish
“Think Fast”, and the name of the third fish “Wait and See”.
One day they heard two men saying that they were going fishing in their pond the next day. They also mentioned
something about casting a net.
“Plan Ahead” said, “I’m swimming down the river tonight!” and so he did.
“Think Fast” said, “I’m sure I will think of a plan on the right moment.”
“Wait and See” lazily said, “I can’t think about this problem now, I’ll think about it tomorrow!”
The next day the two fishermen came and cast their nets. “Plan ahead”, the first fish, was not in the pond. But the
other two fish were caught in the net!
“Think Fast” quickly rolled his belly up and did not move, pretending to be dead. “Oh, this fish is no good!” said
the man, and threw him back into the pond. But, the third fish “Wait and See” ended up in the fish market.
Because, “In times of uncertainty or danger, when the net is cast, plan ahead or plan to think fast!”
DECISION MAKING: Two Pebbles
In a small village, a farmer owed a lot of money to a moneylender. The moneylender offered him a deal. He would
erase the farmer’s debt if the farmer gave him his daughter to marry. The farmer was not happy about this deal, so
he refused.
The moneylender then offered another deal. He would put into a small bag a black and a white pebble. The girl
would pick one from the bag. If she picked the white one, she would marry the moneylender. If she picked the black
one, she would not marry him, but the moneylender would erase the debt. But, if his daughter refused to pick a
pebble, the moneylender would send the farmer to jail.
Then, the moneylender picked two pebbles up from the ground. The girl noticed that he cheated, as both pebbles
were black. The old man asked her to pick.
She drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall on the ground among the other pebbles. "Oh,
I am so clumsy, I am sorry" she said, "never mind though! You can tell which pebble I picked by looking into the
bag.”
This is a very successful example of combining fast decision making and creative thinking for solving problems!.
ATTITUDE: Bounty for Wolves
There was once a wildlife protection organization that offered a bounty of $ 3,000 for wolves captured alive.
Two friends, John and Jim, decided to make their fortune. So they scoured the mountain and the forest day and
night, looking for wolves. One night, as they were exhausted, they fell asleep.
Suddenly, John woke up by the sound of growls and saw that they were surrounded by a pack of nearly 20 wolves
with scary black eyes, and bared teeth. From their throats, low growls rumbled.
He slowly reached over and woke Jim and said, “Jim, wake up! I think we are rich!”
Courtesy & Source: 99 Inspiring Stories for Presentations by Powell, Barry
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Forthcoming Events
The IEEE-sponsored International CyberCrime and Computer Forensics Conference to be held in Vancouver,
Canada during 12-14 Jun 2016. http://www.apatas.org/icccf/icccf-2016/
IEEE Madras Section SIGHT organises a one day Seminar on “Clean, Green, Safe and Great Marina” in association
with Angels of Marina on 15th Jun 2016 at Koodal Hall, Anna University from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. For
registration details please contact Mr. Eugene Kingsley. E-mail: [email protected] Mobile:
8012055236
IEEE ADSF SIGHT Five day Camp in association with IEEE Madras Section SIGHT at Eraviputhenthurai,
Thoothoor, Kanyakumari District on 26-30 June 2016. .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HJ2knpFzKHcXVPdC1iMHNkaEE/view
IEEE AP-S Madras Chapter is organizing a one day Seminar and Poster session on “Recent Advances in Antenna
Technologies & Applications” at Karunya University, Coimbatore on 8th July 2016. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6SVspbG0fHbR05pbHpER3ZqVGc/view?usp=sharing
IEEE WIE Global Summit 2016 at Bangalore on 24th Aug 2016. Early bird rates are available up to June 25, 2016.
http://wiesummit.ieeer10.org/
IEEE R10 Student/YP/WIE/LM Congress 2016. 25-27 Aug 2016 at Bangalore. http://sywlcongress.ieeer10.org
ADCOM-2016: The Advanced Computing and Communications Society (ACCS) in association with the PES
University, Bangalore, announces the 22nd
annual International Conference on Advanced Computing and
Communications on the theme Machine Learning Applications at Bangalore during 8-10 Sep 2016. This event is
technically so-sponsored by IEEE Bangalore Section. http://accsindia.org/category/adcom-2016/
ISC2-2016: 2016 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. The flagship conference of the IEEE Smart Cities
Initiative, ISC2 will be held in Trento, Italy, 12-15 Sep 2016 and will foster plenary discussions and collaboration
between all entities involved in planning and implementing successful smart cities. http://events.unitn.it/en/isc2-
2016 .
IEEE ProComm during 2-5 Oct 2016 at Austin, Texas. Theme: Communicating Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
http://sites.ieee.org/pcs/procomm2016/
The 5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2016) ; October 11-14, 2016 at Kyoto, Japan
http://www.ieee-gcce.org/2016/index.html
IEEE International Forum on Smart Grids for Smart Cities (SG4SC) that will be held October 16-18, 2016 at Paris,
France. http://www.ieeesg4sc.org/
17-19 Oct 2016: The first IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC 2016) at the Hilton San
Diego/Del Mar, in San Diego, CA, USA. http://icrc.ieee.org
TTM 2016: IEEE Technology Time Machine during 20-21 Oct 2016 in San Diego, CA, USA, will bring together
renowned experts from research and industry to provide an overview of emerging technologies and explore how
they may be leveraged towards "making the future" through their research, products and services. This event is
geared towards industry leaders, government officials, scientific innovators, economists, and social policy makers.
http://sites.ieee.org/ttm/
2016 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 2016) on the theme Disruptive
Technologies, Ethics and Global Development. 21-22 Oct 2016, Trivandrum, Kerala, India http://istas2016.org/
7th International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 2016 is being held on 21-22 Oct 2016, ITC
Chola, Chennai along with 21st annual conference of ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth).
As the IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter is a supporting organisations of this conference, a discount of 15%
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is applicable on the registration fee to the members of IEEE. While registering for the event pl. enter the discount
code as DISCIEEE. http://www.transformhealth-it.org/
BIBE-2016: The 16th annual IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. Oct 31-Nov 2,
2016, in Taichung, Taiwan http://bibe2016.asia.edu.tw
The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference IEEE ITSC 2016. 1-4 Nov 2016 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
https://web.fe.up.pt/~ieeeitsc2016/
Global Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) leadership summit in Atlanta, GA, USA, 2-
4 November 2016. http://www.wielead.org/
TENCON-2016: TENCON is a premier international technical conference of IEEE Region 10, which comprises 57
Sections, 6 Councils, 21 Subsections, 514 Chapters and 1159 Student Branches in the Asia Pacific region. The
theme for TENCON 2016 is Technologies for Smart Nation and it will be held in Singapore from 22-25 Nov 2016.
Last date for paper submission: 30 May 2016. http://www.tencon2016.org
PEDES 2016: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, 14-17 Dec 2016,
Trivandrum, Kerala, India. www.pedes2016.org
International Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC'16) at RGM College of Engineering and Technology(autonomous),
Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India during 15-17 Dec 2016. Last date for paper submission: 15th Sep 2016
http://rgitnandyal.com/ICSC16/
INDICON-2016: 16-18 Dec 2016 at Bangalore. Paper Submission Last Date: 16-Jul-2016.
http://www.indicon2016.in
9th International Conference on Trends in Industrial Measurements and Automation -TIMA 2017 during 6th,7th &
8th - January, 2017. Last date for paper submission is 15th Nov 2016. http://tima2017.org/
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nowadays is more massive and varied, and is accessed at higher speeds than ever before. This is Big Data. New
technologies are constantly being developed to better manage Big Data. This computer science course, from the
IEEE Smart Cities initiative and the University of Trento, helps students understand and use these new technologies
to help improve a city. In this self-paced, introductory-level course, you will learn:
The fundamental concepts of Big Data and how it changes traditional data management approaches
Applications of Big Data to different sectors of a modern city, and how it can improve the life of its citizens
Technologies and techniques for developing Big Data applications
Commercial tools for big data management: how they work and how to apply them
Learn more and enroll today at edX.
IEEE in 2030 Challenge seeks the “Next Big Idea”
For the second year, IEEE is holding the IEEE in 2030 Challenge, designed to discover innovative, creative, and
potentially disruptive approaches to new products and services targeted to technology professionals in industry. The
IEEE New Initiatives Committee is currently accepting proposals for short-term (completed in 12 months or fewer)
projects. Submissions for the IEEE in 2030 Challenge are due by 1 July 2016.
Applications may be submitted by one or more IEEE members or organizational units, individually or in cooperation
with an IEEE staff group. The proposals will be evaluated on their potential to lead to new IEEE products, services,
and communities delivering value to engineers and technology professionals working in industry. More at
http://www.ieee.org/about/initiatives/2030_challenge.html
Return-To-Work
Any of your friends or former colleagues ready to resume her career after a break? eWIT has recently launched
Return-To-Work program. Several organizations like, iNautix Technologies, Virtusa-Polaris, Sutherland Global,
Fifth Generation Technologies, Maarga Systems, RR Donnelley have come forward to support this initiative. There
are many openings, in different functional areas. Experience, career break and wanting to resume one’s career are
the only prerequisites to apply. For registration link visit eWIT website home page www.ewit.co.in
For clarifications, please write to [email protected] or call 044-42120706.
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IEEE Foundation Grants program: what do you propose?
The IEEE Foundation Grants Program is a vital element of the Foundation’s mission to enable IEEE programs that
enhance technology access, literacy, and education. Thanks to the generosity of donors to the IEEE Foundation, in
2016 the Foundation will invest approximately US$325,000 in grants funding specifically to innovative and
promising IEEE grassroots projects that raise awareness and understanding of technology and its impact on society.
If your IEEE organizational unit (OU) has a project worthy of IEEE Foundation grant funding under the theme:
increase the understanding of technology and its critical role in meeting global challenges and improving the human
condition, we invite you to apply for a grant.
Application deadline is 15 July 2016, so send your proposal in now. Your project could be among the ones selected
to receive funding from the IEEE Foundation Fund or IEEE Life Members Fund. Funding decisions will be
announced in December 2016. http://www.ieeefoundation.org/grants
IEEE-USA offers free e-books to members in May, June
As a special benefit to IEEE members for the month of May, IEEE-USA E-Books will offer "Starting Your Start-
Up-- Book 5: The Launch," by author Tanya Candia, which presents a detailed roadmap to successfully launching
your company and product. From setting realistic goals for the launch, determining the key messages, and preparing
the sales team--to briefing the press and analysts, finding the right venue, and enlisting the help of early customers--
this book takes you through all the necessary steps to a successful launch. The e-book is available 1 May to 15 June.
Get your free e-book (log in to your IEEE Account, add book to your cart, and use promo code MAYFREE16 at
checkout)
In June, IEEE-USA E-Books will offer "Shaping an Engineering Career – Book 2: Dual Career Ladders," by authors
Raymond E. Floyd and Richard H. Spencer. The "dual career ladder" represents the choice of career paths many
engineers face: technical, management, or both. In this e-book, Floyd and Spencer give a brief summary of their
backgrounds, write about their experiences in a “dual career ladder” and what they learned along the way, and offer
insight to readers who may be considering a dual ladder career path. The e-book is available 1 June to 15 July.
Get your free e-book (log in to your IEEE Account, add book to your cart, and use promo code JUNEFREE16 at
checkout)
Learn about Risk Management
Entrepreneurship means Risk of Gain or Loss! IEEE offers a Risk Management Course for Engineers that is FREE
to members. This online course covers the following topics: Risk management process; Defining and measuring
risk; Exposure identification and risk analysis; Risk responses and risk mitigation; and Professional liability
insurance and contracts. Take the course at www.ieee.org/riskmanagement and put these skills to work for you.
IEEE Medical Insurance by National Insurance Company
This insurance is available at attractive rates and there are timely actions that are needed. The period for enrolment
for this year ends on 30 June 16. For those interested, it is advisable to join before the 20th
of May 2016 to have your
policy term begin from 01Jun16.
All IEEE members in the age group 18 to 85, at the time of entry, are eligible to buy the insurance with coverage
options for 2,3,5,7 and 10 lakh rupees. You may purchase the policy from the insurance registration portal at
www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/discounts/secure/india_insurance.html
You need your IEEE account credentials to enrol for insurance. Payment is accepted with Internet Banking, Credit
and Debit cards. For more information or clarifications, you may contact Mediassist, the Third-Party Administrator
for National Insurance, on the toll-free no. 1 800 425 7678 or write to [email protected]
The policy documents are shared at
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5jxEnDN1CofQ3dTcHVNbmRqQVU&usp=sharing
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How IEEE Helps Entrepreneurs
Pramod Abichandani, IEEE member and CEO/founder of Locorobo, discusses how IEEE helped him launch his
concept for low-cost educational robotics into a viable company. See the video at http://ieeetv.ieee.org/ieeetv-
specials/how-ieee-helps-entrepreneurs
IEEE Madras Section is recognized for retention goal.
Mr. Antonio Luque, Chair (2016), IEEE Membership Recruitment and Recovery
Committee has sent a communication to the Chair, IEEE Madras Section
recognizing the Section for meeting its retention goal for the 2016 membership
year.
The membership development goals were developed based on the Section's four
year performance. We are being commended for continuing to grow IEEE
membership in the Madras Section. In recognition of this achievement, an image is
presented to us for placing in our e-mail signature and in the Section website and
newsletters, which signifies the outstanding achievement for the 2016 membership
year.
IEEE Madras Section membership status as on 1st June 2016
Affiliate 14
Associate Member 25
Fellow 4
Graduate Student Member 787
Life Member 5
Life Senior 11
Member 1259
Senior Member 162
Student Member 3699
Total 5966
For Private Circulation
IEEE MAS LINK Newsletter of the IEEE Madras Section
Vol. 13 No. 5 :: Jun 2016
Editorial Team
Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chief Editor
Mr. Prashant R. Nair, Editor
Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Dr. N.R. Alamelu
Mr. P.A. Manoharan, Mr. M. Arun, Mr. A. Ashok Vardhan
IEEE Madras Section
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