2015

IEEE Kerala Section

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2 One Richard E Merwin Scholarship ...... 36 Outstanding Branch Councillor Award ...... 36 Student Branch Events ...... 36 B.5 Affinity Group Activities ...... 37 Young Professional (YP) ...... 37 Women In Engineering (WIE) ...... 38 Life Member ...... 41 Consultant Networks ...... 41 B.6 Awards & Recognition Activities ...... 41 Award constituted by the Section ...... 42 Section Outstanding Volunteer Award ...... 42 Section Outstanding WIE Volunteer Award ...... 42 Outstanding Young Professional Volunteer ...... 42 Section Outstanding Student WIE Volunteer Award ...... 43 Section Outstanding Student Volunteer Award ...... 43 Section Outstanding Branch Councilor Award ...... 43 Award(s) received from R10 ...... 44 Award(s) received from IEEE HQ ...... 44 B.7 Communication Activities (Newsletter, Home Page, E-mail etc.) ...... 44 Newsletter (name and number of issues in the year) ...... 44 Home Page of the Section ...... 45 Other means of contacts with Section members ...... 45 B.8 Industry Relations ...... 45 Membership growth and retention ...... 45 Activities for/with industrial members ...... 45 B.9 Humanitarian Technology Activities ...... 45 Shasthra Vismaya ...... 45 JyothIEEE ...... 45 Eyes Free Camp ...... 46 B.10 Community Activities ...... 47 IEEE Day ...... 47 PART C - OTHERS ...... 47 C.1 Special Events ...... 47 C.2 Relationship with National Societies ...... 47 C3. Collaboration with other IEEE Sections ...... 48 Support extended to neighboring Sections ...... 48 Joint activities with any other Section ...... 48 C.4 Support extended to Sub-sections & Society Chapters within the Section ...... 48 C.5Best Practices of your Section (which you would like to share with other Sections for the benefits of members) ...... 48 C.6 Problems anticipated and suggestions for solutions, if any ...... 48 PART D - GOALS AND PLANS ...... 48 D.1 Continuation of project/activity in progress and their implementation plans ... 48 D.2 Goals and Future Plans ...... 50 D.3Any innovative ideas to make IEEE more creative and value added for sustaining the membership retention and recruitment goals...... 52

3 Kerala Section Annual Report - 2015

PART A - SECTION SUMMARY

A.1 Executive Summary

Section Executive Committee Member List

Chair Mr. Unni Sankar Vice Chair Dr. S.M. Sameer Secretary Ms.Sarada Jayakrishnan Treasurer Mr.Jithin Krishnan Immediate Past Chair Mr. Srinivasan R Immediate Past Secretary Mr. Sabarinath Pillai Chair, Malabar Subsection Dr. Lilly Kutty Secretary, Malabar subsection Mr. Rijul Chair, Kochi Subsection Dr. Suresh Nair Secretary, Kochi Subsection Mr. Shahim Baker Chair, CS chapter Ms. Mini Ulanat Vice Chair, CS chapter Mr. Padmakumar G Secretary, CS Chapter Mr. Farish CV Chair, IE, IA & PEL Chapter Mr. A K Unnikrishnan Secretary, IE, IA & PEL Chapter Mr. Srikanth Vasudevan Chair, Comsoc Chapter Dr. B. S. Manoj Vice Chair, Comsoc Chapter Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh Secretary, Comsoc Chapter Mr. Prem Krishnan Chair, PES Chapter Dr. Bijuna Kunju Vice Chair, PES Chapter Mr. Hareendralal AG Secretary, PES Chapter Mr. Syamkumar G Chair, SSIT Chapter Mr. Satish Babu Chair, GOLD Affinity Group Mr. Ajin Baby Vice Chair, GOLD Affinity Group Mr. Nitin Padmanabhan Secretary GOLD Affinity Group Mr.Bibin Parukoor Thomas Chair, WIE Affinity Group Ms. Sunitha Beevi Vice Chair, WIE Affinity Group Ms. Mija S J Secretary, WIE Affinity Group Ms. Preethy V Warrier Member, Awards Committee Mr. Amarnath Raja Member, Awards Committee Mr. Sasi PM Member, Awards Committee Mr. Satish Babu Chair, Student Activities Prof. Muhammed Kasim S V-SAC (Travancore) Mr. Anilkumar C V V-SAC (Kochi) Mr. Paul Ansel V V-SAC (Malabar) Dr. Vinod P MDC Mr. Ranjit R Nair

4 Chair, Professional Activities Mr. Brajesh Secretary, Professional Activities Mr. Ranjit R Nair Inter Society Activities Mr. J Muraleemohan Lal Chair, Conference Activities Board Mr. E E Rajakumar Convener, CAB Mr. K.B. Senthilkumar Conference Publications Chair Dr. K Suresh Chair, Educational Activities Prof..K P Mohandas Publications Mr. K Gopalan Nair Industry Relations Coordination Mr.Varghese Cherian ECC Mr. Vijay S Paul Section Webmaster Mr. Nithin R S Student Representative Mr. Jishnu K SDLP Co-ordinator Mr.Sabarinath Chair, PIE Mr. Philip John Secretary, PIE Mr. Shahim Baker Chair, SIGHT Mr. Jayakrishnan M C Member At Large Dr. D S Rane Member At Large Prof. Gomathy K Muraleedharan Member At Large Mr. N T Nair Member At Large Prof. V K Damodaran Member At Large Mr. S Gopakumar Member At Large Mr. Koruthu P Varghese Member At Large Mr. G.Vijaya Raghavan Member At Large Mr. N.A.P. Thampy Member At Large Mr. Satheesh Kumar K G

❖ Section Highlights

○ Key Achievements ○ 2015 MGA Outstanding Large Section Award ○ 2014 R 10 Outstanding Large Section Award ○ 700 + events ○ Seven International Conferences ○ Healthy Growth in membership [30% YoY]

○ Technology Road Map for Kerala 2025 ■ Symposium alongside the Award ceremony on 26th Sept’15 ■ Spotlight on Energy, Intelligent Transport Systems, Digital Kerala, Software Industry and Technology Education ○ AISYC 2015 ■ All India Student Young Professionals Congress 2015 –Hosted at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi during 7-9 Aug 2015 ■ 250+ students and Young Professionals from 11 Sections in India ■ 25+ resource persons from industry, social welfare etc

○ Shastra Vismaya

5 ■ A unique initiative by IEEE Kerala Section and the Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Kerala for Abused Children staying in Government Shelter Homes, to Inculcate interest towards Science and its applications. ■ Three Session Held on Trivandrum, Idukki & Adimali ■ IEEE Kerala Section working along with WIE, SIGHT, Young Professionals

○ JyothIEEE ■ Aimed to lighten the lives of earthquake stricken villagers of Nepal ■ Shipped One Hundred Solar Lanterns as a token of support from IEEE Kerala Section ■ Members donated two types of lanterns ■ Kerala SIGHT members were part of IEEE team who surveyed the earthquake affected areas in Nepal and submitted a draft proposal to IEEE board for rehabilitation and reconstruction

○ International Year of Light

■ The International Year of Light[IYL 2015] and light based technologies, declared by UN to promote light technologies for improved quality of life in developed and developing world.

■ In Kerala, spearheaded by Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP), and supported by EMC, IEEE Kerala Section took up a massive project ● to enthuse, educate and elevate the minds of school children at upper primary, high school & higher secondary levels ● Covering ~12,600 Schools in Kerala ● Spanning of period of 12 months till May 2016.

○ INNOTECH 2015 ■ Initiative of Industry Relations Committee of IEEE Malabar Subsection to enhance the industry awareness of students across the engineering colleges in Malabar region

○ IEEE Kerala working closer with Government of Kerala ■ IEEE Kerala Section now works closer with the governance of Kerala State by way of representations in Key technology decision making technical committees of the Government. ■ IEEE Kerala Section representative in Kerala Water Authority Technical Committee for Implementation of Water Management System – Mr. S Gopakumar ■ IEEE Kerala Section is represented in Governing Body of Kerala State IT Mission Kerala ■ Technical Committee of Commercial Taxes Dept, Govt. Of Kerala - Mr. Srinivasan representing the Section

○ IEEE Kerala Section working with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala (KTU) ■ To give leadership to the technology related policy formulation and engineering planning for the state

6 ■ Scope of engagement: Faculty Development, Curricula Definition, Accreditation, Industry Academy Linkage

○ Section Members holding positions in MGA, EAB, TAB, R10, India Council during 2015: ■ Mr. Amarnath Raja : Member, IEEE Humanitarian Ad Hoc Committee ■ Mr. N.T. Nair : Member, IEEE Life Members Committee . India Council Newsletter editor. ■ Prof. V K Damodaran : Member, IEEE EAB Committee on Global Accreditation Activities. ■ Er. S Gopakumar : Member, IEEE MGA IT Coordination committee, Student Retention subcommittee Lead ■ Dr. Sameer S M : Member, IEEE TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee. ■ Mr. Arjun R Pillai : Member, R7-10, MGA awards and recognition committee; Member, MGA member benefits portfolio advisory committee; Member, MGA Membership Recruitment & Recovery Committee ■ Mr. Vijay S Paul : Member at Large, MGA ieee.tv advisory committee ■ Mr. Ranjit R Nair : Member, Young Professionals Coordinator of Region 10;and MGA Young Professionals Committee ■ Mr. Srinivasan R : Chair, India Council, Industry Relations ■ Mr. Srikanth Vasudevan : Chapter Chair, IA-Chapters & Membership Department Committee. Executive Board Members- At-Large, IEEE Industry Applications Society ■ Mr. Sabarinath Pillai : Member, Internship and Entrepreneurship Development subcommittee, India Council ■ Mr. Bibin P Thomas : Global IEEE Day team Lead

○ IEEE Funded Projects – E-Scientia

■ E Scientia Kerala team was invited to the IEEE Exhibits Program Strategic Summit held at University of Pretoria, South Africa from October 8-9, 2015

■ IEEE Kerala Section celebrated one year of installation of the 6th E-Scientia exhibit world-wide in C-SiS Campus, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Close to 25000 students had benefitted from visiting and experiencing E-Scientia at Kochi.

■ The exhibit is visited by 80 high school students every working day and the feedback is extremely satisfying. Students can have a virtual experience of travelling in a space vehicle and can have hands on experience in designing simple circuits to resolve simulated issues during the travel in the space vehicle. Each student group (3 members) has a dedicated computer system replicating the systems in a space vehicle like communication systems, defence system, power system, navigation system, etc.

○ New Chapters – CAS

7 ■ One new society chapters was initiated during 2015 to improve specific technical benefits to the sections members. Four society chapters Viz. Robotics and Automation Society, Antenna & Propagation Society, Signal Processing Society & Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter were approved in 2014. The Circuits and Society Chapter was approved during January 2015.

○ New Affinity Groups – LMAG, CN ■ Two new Affinity Groups, the Life Member Affinity Group and the IEEE USA Consultants Network Affinity Group were initiated in the Section. With this, Kerala Section has all four IEEE Affinity Groups.

○ SIGHT projects ■ 12 SIGHTS in Kerala – two professional sights and 10 SB SIGHTs. ■ Signature events ● Saastra Vismaya ● Eyes Free Science Camp ● JyothIEEE

○ ISTAS 2016 ■ Kerala Section has been selected to host the flagship conference of IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (ISTAS 2016) for the year 2016. ■ The conference will be held at UDS, Trivandrum from October 21- 22, 2016

❖ Major Events (International, National)

○ Technology Road Map for Kerala 2025 ■ Symposium alongside the MGA Award ceremony on 26th Sept’15 ■ MGA Outstanding Large Section Award presented by Mr.Ramakrishna Kappagantu, Director IEEE R10. ■ Tracks on Energy, Intelligent Transport Systems, Digital Kerala, Software Industry and Technology Education ■ More than 100 invited Guests from Industry, Academia and Government. ■ Follow-up programs on specific technology problems and solution suggestions presented at the symposium by society chapters.

○ SPICES 2015 ■ IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (IEEE SPICES 2015), NIT Calicut, 19-21 February, 2015 ○ RAICS 2015 ■ Third Edition (2011, 13, 15) ■ Theme: Smart Systems for a Smarter World ■ 75 papers presented, out of 311 submissions ■ Conference Keynotes:Prof G. Venkatesh (CTO Sasken);Prof Akihito Sugiyami (NEC Japan);Prof Shankar Narasimhan (IIT Madras) ■ Tutorials, IoT workshop, PhD Forum, Women in Computing

○ Distinguished Lecture Programs : The following DLPs were organized at various locations in Kerala for the benefit of members in the section

8 ■ DLP of IEEE SSIT Kerala Chapter on “Integrated Technical Solutions fot Sustainability “ by Mr.Philip Hall, University of Wester Ausralia on 12th Feb’15 ■ DLP of IEEE EMBS Kerala on “Medical Image Analysis- the key to personalized medicine?” by Prof Ewert Bengtsson, Director Centre for Image Analysis,Uppsala University and IEEE Fellow on 3rd Mar’15. ■ DLP of IEEE APS Kerala Chapter by Prof. P. Mohanan, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Prof. Amelendhu Patnaik, IIT Rookie, on Antenna Arrays, Transmission Lines, and Reconfigurable Antennas – Concepts and Applications, respectively, on 27th April 2015 ■ DLP of IEEE APS Kerala Chapter by Prof. A. Alphones and Prof. E.L. Tan from NangYang Technological University, Singapore, delivered talks on Metamaterial and periodic structures, and Computational Electromagnetics using FDTD Mobile Application, respectively on 5th August 2015. ■ DLP by Dr. Sudhakar Rao, Technical Fellow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems at IIST on 23rd Sept’15. ■ DLP of IEEE SPS Kerala Chapter on “Signal Enhancement in Consumer Products”by Dr.Akihiko Sen Sugiyama on 10th Dec’15 ■ DLP of IEEE SPS Kerala Chapter on “25 years of Audio coding”by Dr.Akihiko Sen Sugiyama on 10th Dec’15

○ IEEE Day Celebrations ■ IEEE Kerala Section celebrated IEEE Day on 7 Oct 2014 with a networking Lunch at Technopark, Trivandrum. Discussions were focused on increasing membership from the professionals in the Software domain.

❖ Major Chapter Activities

○ PES - Formation of Power & Energy Research Group ■ PES Kerala Chapter has taken a formidable initiative to form a Research Group consisting of Members from Industry and Academia leading to collaborative research with a very strong Industry Institute Interaction. ■ A Brainstorming Session was conducted on 12th December 2015 at Hotel Udayasamudra, Trivandrum with members from Industries – KSEB, Energy Management Centre and Anert as well as faculty from Engineering Colleges. ■ The first Cluster level meeting was held on 8th January 2016 at College of Engineering, Trivandrum, with faculty from Engineering Colleges in Trivandrum District and major Industries.

○ PES Quiz ■ The Power and Energy Society Chapter organized a Power Quizzes for pre-university students and also for 1st year engineering students.

○ Invited Lecturers ■ All society chapters organized invited lecturers at various locations in the section. Detailed reports follow.

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○ Women In Computing [WiC] ■ Women in Computing (WiC) Symposium, conducted along with RAICS 2015 was held to bring together individuals, especially Women Engineers, Scientists, and Professionals who actively work in computing and related areas relevant to IEEE RAICS 2015, to share and present their latest research, findings, and ideas. It was well received. We had a keynote by a woman Data Scientist Ms. Sreedevi Menon on “Bigdata challenges in Clinical Research” There were 6 paper presentations. The symposium was coordinated by Ms. Mini Ulanat, Chair IEEE CS . The session was chaired by Ms. Sunitha Beevi, Chair, WIE AG and Dr. Sumitra Nair, Faculty, IIST. The feed back received from participants are very encouraging to expand this in the years to come.

❖ Major Student and Affinity Group Activities

○ Early Career Faculty Development Program : Young Professionals ■ The event was organized for the early career academicians from engineering colleges of the state to boost their technological awareness and IEEE awareness. The Yong Professionals AG with the help of IEEE Educational Activities Board had evolved a program for the Kerala specific needs, which could be useful for the rest of the developing countries as well.

○ Eyes free Science Camp for the Blind & Low Vision Students: Young Professionals ■ A one day event that renewed confidence in the visually impaired students to pursue science and mathematics for higher studies.

○ STEP (Student Transition Elevation Program) & TISP (Teacher In service Porgram) Boot Camp : Young Professionals & WIE ■ IEEE STEP (Student Transition and Elevation Partnership program) on the 23rd of August aimed to convey the benefits of IEEE Young Professionals and thereby facilitate the easy transition of Student member to Young Professional. The participants included recent graduates, Graduate Student members & final year students along with a diverse attendee list of Industry Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Academicians.

○ WIE Summit : WIE AG ■ The WIE Summit organized by WIE AG of Kerala was a three day event on three themes, Women In Computing, Women In Technology & Women In Leadership on 31st Oct – 2nd November.

❖ Awards

Kerala section has been appreciated and recognized on a global scale by awarding the Section and many of its volunteers for their efforts towards the vision and mission of IEEE.

○ Kerala Section : Winner of 2015 MGA Outstanding Large Section Award for 2014 Activities.

10 ○ Kerala Section : Winner of the 2014 R 10 Distinguished Large Section Award ○ Mr. Amarnath Raja: 2015 IEEE MGA Larry K Wilson Transnational Award ○ IEEE Kerala Section E-Scientia Team : 2015 IEEE MGA Achievement Award [Team of Mr. Suresh Nair, Ms. Mini Ulanat, Mr. Shahim Baker, Mr. Ranjit R Nair, Mr .Ajin Baby Mr. Vijay S Paul, Mr .Bibin Purukoor Thomas, Mr. Thomas Sabu] ○ Mr.Srikanth Vasudevan Pillai won the Outstanding Student Branch Chapter Area Chair Award 2015 from IEEE Industry Applications Society ○ IAS SBC Govt Engineering College received certificate of Appreciation for being the 250th IAS Chapter. ○ Kerala Section Young Professionals AG : won 2015 R10 YP Section Affinity Group Award ○ Mr. Vijay S Paul: won 2015 R10 Best Young Professionals Volunteer Award [Industry Practitioner] ○ Mr. Nandakumar R won 2015 R10 Best Young Professionals Volunteer Award [Academician] ○ AIYEHUM 2015 ■ Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology students team led by Salman Nizarudin won the All IEEE Young Engineers’ Humanitarian Challenge (AIYEHUM) 2015 ○ IEEE Student Enterprise Award ■ Sridev Shyam of Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering &Technology was awarded the Student Enterprise Award for the project “Automated Parking Space Allotment and Navigation System”. ○ Richard E Merwin Scholarship ■ Alka Ajit of Mar Baselios of Engineering and Technology, Nalanchira was a recipient of Richard E Merwin Scolarship ○ 2015 Darrel Chong Award ■ College of Engineering, Trivandrum was listed in the GOLD category for All Kerala Students Congress. ■ College of Engineering, Chengannur was listed in the BRONZE category ○ India Council Outstanding Student Branch ■ Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, Nedumangad bagged the Outstanding Student Branch Award by IEEE India Council. ○ IEEE R10 Best Branch Counselor Award ■ Prof. Shanu Nizar of College of Engineering, Chengannur was awarded with the R10 Best Branch Counselor Award.

11 A.2 Financial Report

The summary of financial activities of the section as per submitted Netsuite reporting is as below.

IEEE IEEE : Region 10 : Region 10 INR Balance Sheet

End of Dec 2015

Financial Row Amount Current Assets Bank 70199 - Indian Overseas Rs.1,449,422.28 Bank KERALA 70200 - Custody Banking -Rs.17.46 Section KERALA 72242 - KERALA Petty Cash Rs.602.04 Total Bank Rs.1,450,006.86 Total Current Assets Rs.1,450,006.86 Current Assets Less Current Rs.1,450,006.86 Liabilities Total Assets Less Current Rs.1,450,006.86 Liabilities Long Term Liabilities 74246 - Reserve Allocation Rs.211,874.10 Payable Total Long Term Liabilities Rs.211,874.10 Total Assets Less Total Liabilities Rs.1,238,132.76 Capital and Reserves Retained Earnings Rs.1,412,834.25 Net Income -Rs.174,701.49 Total Capital and Reserves Rs.1,238,132.76

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PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

B.1 Membership Development Activities

Total number of active members in the past 5 years.

2015 Member Grade 2011 2012 2013 2014 13 Life Members 8 8 10 10

90 Senior Members 57 60 74 84

867 Members 692 950 916 891

62 Associate Members 50 27 35 49

Affiliate Members - - 4 6 - Graduate Student 429 467 427 477 664 Members 5461 Student Members 3903 4290 4092 3645

6922 Total 5177 5762 5572 5349

● 30% growth in membership, largely aided by students who constitute 79% ● 30% of members in Kerala are members of Women in Engineering ● 46% of professional members in Kerala are Young Professionals ● “2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment and Retention Performance Award” for meeting both recruitment and retention goals ● Membership drives, vibrant programs, chapter activities, all have contributed.

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B.2 Chapter Activities

❖ Total number of Chapters in the Section :

Kerala Section has a total of Ten Society Chapters, adding one Society Chapter in 2015.

1. Power & Energy Society 2. Computer Society 3. Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics Societies (Joint Chapter) 4. Communication Society 5. Society on Social Implications of Technology 6. Antenna & Propagation Society 7. Robotics and Automation Society 8. Signal Processing Society 9. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 10. Circuits and Systems Society

❖ Number of Chapters formed in the current year

○ Formed during January 2015: Circuits and Systems Society

❖ Number of active Chapters

○ All ten society chapters have reported the required number of meetings during 2015.

❖ Summary of Chapter activities

A list of activities organized by society chapters is listed here.

❖ Power and Energy Society

★ College Level Paper Presentation Contest on Role of Phasor Measurement Units in Power Systems ★ Quiz Contest for 1st Year Engineering ★ PES Research Group with Members from Industry and Academia leading to collaborative research ★ Two new Student Branch Chapters inaugurated – College of Engineering, Munnar and College of Engineering, Chengannur ★ Expert Talks at several Engineering Colleges all over Kerala. ★ Energy Conservation awareness was given to housewives

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❖ Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics Societies Joint Chapter

★ Inauguration of IAS Student Branch chapter, National Institute of Technology, Calicut by Dr.Tomy Sebastian IAS President Elect. ★ Inauguration of IAS Student Branch chapter, Adi Shankara Institute of Technology, Kalady by Dr.David B Druocher, IAS President, Dr.Tomy Sebastian IAS President Elect. ★ Energy Awareness Campaign by IAS SBC Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam. ★ IEEE IAS Indian Workshop. ★ IAS Official Visit to Kerala (Delegations headed by IAS President including President Elect, IAS Director, IAS CMD Chair, IAS Chapter Development Committee Chair visited the SB chapters in Kerala). ★ Workshop on Circuit Simulation using Proteus. ★ Social Program-Tour to Banasura Sagar Dam. ★ Technical Tour-Moozhiyar Power house.

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❖ Computer Society

★ First ever All Kerala Computer Society Student Congress at CEC. ★ Session “Top 10 things for Android developers” by AmritSanjeev, Program Manager at Google. ★ Women in Computing Colloquium to promote the research activities of Women researchers. ★ Campus++: An event exclusively for aspiring student entrepreneurs, at Malappuram. ★ VIGYAAN: awareness session for school going students, on Cyber Security at Government High School, Vennala.

❖ Communication Society

★ Internet of Things workshop by Dr.Srikanth (supported by R10 ComSoc Chapter Funding of 800 USD). ★ Ham radio workshop and examination at Vimal Jyothi Engineering College. ★ Industry interaction session. ★ Project competition and exhibition. ★ Seminar competition.

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❖ Antenna & Propagation Society

★ Two days hands on training workshop on LaTeX software 16th to 17th April 2015. ★ Workshop on computational Electromagnetics from 15th June to 19th June 2015. ★ Three days hands on training workshop on Key sight (Agilent) ADS and EM- Pro.

★ A workshop on computational electromagnetics 7 to 9 December 2015.

★ Workshop on Antenna and Wave Propagation 29 December 2015. ★ Distinguished Lecture (DL) Programs. ★ Technical paper at IEEE APS 2015,IEEE APS reviewers meeting. ★ Conducted technical talks about EMI, EMC, Metamaterial etc.

❖ Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter

★ National Conference in Biomedical Engineering in association with TKM Institute of Technology (9th January 2015). ★ Workshop on ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING in association with SCTIMST conducted on 8th August 2015 ★ Technical Talk In association with C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram on 3rd March 2015.”Medical image analsis- the key to personalized medicine?” By Prof. Ewert Bengtsson, Director, Centre for Image Analysis, Uppsala University and IEEE Fellow ★ Workshop and Hands-on training session on medical equipments on10th September 2015 at Taj Vivanta, Trivandrum

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❖ Robotics and Automation Society Chapter

★ Industrial Visit to NEST Kochi (19th June 2015), in association with Kochi Subsection. ★ Tech Talk ‘Towards Demonstrable Research’ - In a Robotics Perspective’, by Mr Rejin Narayanan (Chair, RAS Kerala Chapter & CEO of Ingen Robotics) on the 20th of July 2015. ★ Tech Talk on ‘State of the Art in Semiconductor Fab’ by Mr Gautam Shankar, CEO, GES Infotek ,TVM (23rd of July 2015). ★ Talk on ‘ Learning Robotics’ at St.Thomas school Trivandrum by Mr Rejin Narayanan (Chair, RAS Kerala Chapter & CEO of Ingen Robotics) ( 29 Oct 2015). ★ Workshop ‘ Python Primer’ at NIELIT Calicut ( 10th & 11th Oct 2015), in association with Kochi Subsection & NIELIT Calicut. ★ Workshop ‘Getting Started with Robotics’ at AWH CE Calicut (17th & 18th Oct 2015), in association with Kochi Subsection & NIELIT Calicut. ★ Tech Talk on ‘Require D’ by Mr S Thomas , CEO, Digi Core Technologies, at NIELIT Calicut ( 07th Nov 2015) in association with Kochi Subsection & AWH CE. ★ Workshop on Automation at BOSCH REXROTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, CET on 12th December 2015.

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❖ Signal Processing Society

★ IEEE SPS DLP Lecture by Dr Akihiko Ken Sugiyama FIEEE on “Signal Enhancement in Consumer Products” ★ Golden Jubilee Lecture Series: Talk-2 on “ 25 years of Audio Coding” by Dr.Akihiko Ken Sugiyama

❖ Society for Social Implications in Technology

★ IEEE Kerala Section and IEEE SSIT co-organized a DLP on Integrated tech solutions for sustainability by Dr. Philip Hall, Adjunct Professor in University of Western Australia on 12thFebruary, 2015. ★ Talk by Mr. Satish Babu on Recent Developments in Internet Governance on 30thDecember at IE (I) Hall Trivandrum.

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❖ Circuits and Systems Society

★ The rapid growth of Electronics and IT technologies in developing solutions for the Internet enabled devices opens up several opportunities for future in India. Recognizing this demand, and the acute shortage of talented young Electronics engineers in India, IEEE CAS Kerala Chapter, envisions to engage in a talent motivation drive in the IT hub of Kerala, Technopark, through series of hands-on workshops and mentorship programs.

★ In 2015, IEEE CAS Kerala Chapter partnered with IIITM-Kerala, IT@Schools and Kerala Startup Mission to implement and organize the workshop.

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B.3 Professional and Continuing Education Activities

Summary of continuing Educational activities including conferences, technical activities, training courses, and distinguished lecture programs

❖ Industrial Relations Activity

INNOTECH 2015 was an initiative of Industry Relations Committee of IEEE Malabar Subsection to enhance the industry awareness of students across the engineering colleges in Malabar region. INNOTECH was carried out in a much bigger scale having 7 industry interaction sessions and professionals from leading technology firms like Intel, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Kalkitech handled the sessions. A participation of around 700 students was witnessed across the 7 events. The events were conducted during the period of August – November 2015.

o Event 1 - The first event of this series was held at Vimal Jyothi Engineering College (VJEC) in association with IEEE Communications Society Student Branch Chapter and the Department of Electronics and Communication, VJEC on 3rd August 2015. Over 60 students attended the session. o Event 2 - The second event of INNOTECH series event was held on 13th August 2015 in association with IEEE student branch LBS College of Engineering (LBSCE) and the Department of Electronics and Communication. Over 100 students attended the session. o Event 3 - The third event of the INNOTECH series was held at Sreepathy Institute of Management and Technology (SIMAT) in association with IEEE student branch chapter of SIMAT & Electrical and Electronics association of SIMAT on 17th August 2015. Over 90 students attended the session. o Event 4 - The fourth event of the INNOTECH series was held at was held at MEA Engineering College, Perinthalmanna in association with IEEE Industry Application Society Student Branch Chapter of MEA Engineering College on 20th August 2015. More than 85 students from various departments attended the session. o Event 5 - The fifth event of the INNOTECH series was held at was held at MES College of Engineering College (MES CE) in association with IEEE Communications Society Student Branch Chapter, MESCE on 10th September 2015. Nearly 110 students attended the session o Event 6 - The sixth event of the INNOTECH series was held at was held at College of Engineering, Vadakara (CEV) in association with IEEE Student Branch Chapter, MESCE TEQIP Phase II, CEV on 6th October 2015. Around 120 students attended the session. o Event 7 - The seventh event of the INNOTECH series was held at was held at AWH Engineering College, Kozhikode on 6th November 2015. Around 150 students attended the session.

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❖ Technical Activities:

o Technology Road Map for Kerala 2025

★ IEEE Kerala Section celebrated the occasion of it being awarded the 2015 MGA Outstanding Large Section Award, by conducting a Symposium on Technology Road Map for Kerala2025, with spotlight on Energy, Intelligent Transport Systems, Digital Kerala, Software Industry and Technology Education, on 26 September 2015 at Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Industry and Technology Education, on 26 September 2015 at Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Resort, Trivandrum.

★ With participation from the elites of industry, academia, R&D houses, infrastructure andgovernment, the symposium saw IEEE R10 Director Mr Ramakrishna Kappagantu handing government, the symposium saw IEEE R10 Director Mr Ramakrishna Kappagantu handing over the award comprising a plaque, to IEEE Kerala Section Chair Mr. UnniSankar.

★ Mr M Sivasankar IAS, Secretary, (Power) Govt. of Kerala and Chairman, KSEB started off with an introduction about KSEB, its 1.15 Crore customers in the state and how the increase in demand has risen by 65% over the last 10

22 years. He explained about the current energy scenario in the state, to better understand its implications and options for solutions, he said “3000MW is the average requirement of power.

★ Mr Mohammed Y Safirulla IAS, Director, Kerala State IT Mission spoke about the various sectors in which further developments have to be made to truly make a movement towards building a Digital Society in Kerala. This include Bharat Net, WiFi Hot Spots, Digital Literacy, E Banking Kiosks, Mobile Governance, E Office, Electronics @ School and Cyber Security Division.

★ Dr. Kuncheria P Isaac, Vice Chancellor, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University started off stating that India have the youngest population in the world at 47% and is on the way to becoming the world’s largest English speaking nation as well as the Largest IT industry in the world. Project based learning, experiential learning, theory coupled with practice, Flipped Classroom and an overhaul in the evaluation system are much needed changes. Hybrid learning tools like Online MOOCs, Physical/Virtual Labs, Expert Mentors and Personalized Learning need to be adapted to meet the changing needs of the industry as well as result in effective teaching.He concluded with the observation that in order to change with the changing times, new technology startup jobs will require new engineering skills.

● Symposium on the Art and Science of Learning

★ IEEE Kerala Section in association with ICT Academy Kerala conducted the Symposium at Aryanet Institute of Technology Palakkad, Kerala on 27, 28, 29 July 2015.

23 ★ The symposium consisted of workshops, interactive seminars and uses theatre as a communication tool. The aim of the symposium is to shift the focus from teaching to learning, paving the way for adopting student and learning centric methodologies in education.

★ Several methodologies (problem-based learning, design-centric approaches and experiential learning) will be explored. It is imperative that the community (learners, educators, parents, managers and the society at large) be exposed to such approaches, so that they will act as a catalyst to evolve and transform the educational landscape for the good of humanity.

★ 27 July 2015 : Workshop on Education: Pedagogical Approaches to Learning by Dr. Suresh Valiyaveettil, National University of Singapore (NUS)

★ Forenoon: A review of teaching and learning concepts, Pedagogical issues; Teaching and learning: (a) Teacher – Students – Tools – Curriculum, (b) Learning – Writing, Reading and Labs; Peer Learning – Class Room vs Self- learning; Instruction methodologies; and; Intellectual development – metacognition, Case studies, Assessment.

★ Afternoon: Discussion on merits of project based learning, Project based learning; Benefits of PBL; Role of educators; Learning targets; Engaging students: (a) Experience, (b) Scholarship, (c) Ethics; Linking research and teaching; Case studies; Assessment.

★ The topics included Transition from Campus to Corporate, Education System – Mode of Education – Bridging the Last Mile, Experiential Learning, An engineer Reconsiders His Education, A Holistic Approach to Learning – Corporate Approach, Education and Human Ecology, So Good They Can't Ignore You, Short Plays (theatre as a communication tool) of 10 min each are interwoven with seminars.

★ Children Learn more from Observing their Parents’ Behavior, Rather than from what their Parents Preach : 1) Based on learning style: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic 2) If I can’t learn the way you teach me, Can You Teach Me The Way I Can Understand? ★ The Second part of topics included Human Evolution: Can the brain, the Masterpiece of Creation, Fail in Examinations?, Observing & Learning from Nature, Project Based Learning, Lessons from Nature as Aids to Design of Engineering Systems, “Carpe diem” – Knowing yourself to seize the opportunity, Emergent Learning : Creation of learning spaces, The Basics of Learning through Programming Methodology, Engaging Research: Bringing Energy and Excitement in Indian Engineering Education, The 'Social of' Technology in System Design, Quiet, Please: Unleashing 'The Power Of Introverts’.

❖ IYL Celebrations – Reaching out to Students by Kerala Section along with KSSP

★ International Year of Light and Light based Technologies (IYL 2015) enters its Finale with a 3-day State Bala Saastra Vijnaanotsavam (Children’s Science Fest) in CUSAT campus, Kochi, in early April 2016, mentored by the IEEE Kerala Section with its partners for the year long campaign – the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) and the Energy Management Centre (EMC) Kerala. Aware of the fact that

24 light plays a vital role in our daily lives, while revolutionizing medicine, international communication, computing and economical as well as political aspects of the global society, UNESCO had launched this campaign to sensitise the public, especially the school children, on the role of light in human life as well as how well it could be utilized for human welfare.

★ IYL activities in Kerala:The IYL festivals in Kerala started with attracting 1.4 million students from 80% of the 12,600 plus schools in the State, who in successive steps at nearly 700 local government (Panchayat & Municipal) level, 129 regional, and 14 district level fests, experiencing the joy of learning of optics and related technologies, experimenting and chalking out projects to showcase their understanding on the role of light in energy, industry, medicine, communications and what not.

★ School teachers and popular science movement activists in thousands in Kerala were trained, at State and district level camps to educate the students on the role of light in our lives, to demonstrate experiments and educational toys and puzzles, to engage groups of children in related projects, and to come up with solutions for the challenges they can identify and work for overcoming. Starting from July 2015, the school levels activities and contests were gearing up for Panchayath/Urban body level, Region level and Revenue district level contests up to the end of December. 5 to 8 winners climb up the ladder. Special issues of science magazine Sastrakeralam and Eureka, distributed in several ten thousands helped students to understand why IYL is important.

❖ Distinguished Lecture Programs

The Section in association with various society chapters organized five Distinguished Lecture Programs during 2015. A brief summary is given here.

● DLP was conducted at the Rajagiri School of Science and Technology, Kakkanad in 27th April 2015. Prof. P. Mohanan, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Prof. Amelendhu Patnaik, IIT Rookie, delivered talks on Antenna Arrays, Transmission Lines, and Reconfigurable Antennas – Concepts and Applications, respectively.32 delegates (Faculty, Research Scholars and Students) from different parts of the state have attended the workshop.

● DLP was conducted at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, on 28th April 2015. Prof. P. Mohanan, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Prof. Amelendhu Patnaik, IIT Rookie, delivered talks on Antenna Arrays, Transmission Lines, and Reconfigurable Antennas – Concepts and Applications, respectively.28 delegates (Faculty, Research Scholars and Students) from different parts of the state have attended the workshop. ● DLP was conducted at the Rajagiri School of Science and Technology, Kakkanad on 5th August 2015. Prof. A. Alphones and Prof. E.L. Tan from NangYang Technological University, Singapore, delivered talks on Metamaterial and periodic structures, and Computational Electromagnetics using FDTD Mobile Application, respectively.49 delegates (Faculty, Research Scholars and Students) from different parts of the state have attended the workshop.

● Prof. P. Mohanan, Chair, IEEE APS Kerala Section has delivered a Distinguished Lecture at the Basaveshwara Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka State, on 11th September 2015 Topic :Antennas Arrays and Transmission lines

25 ● DLP was conducted at the IIST, Trivandrum on 23rd September 2015. Dr. Sudhakar Rao, Northrop Grumman, delivered the lecture.42 delegates (Faculty, Research Scholars and Students) from different parts of the state have attended the workshop.

● DLP of IEEE SPS Kerala Chapter on “Signal Enhancement in Consumer Products”by Dr.Akihiko Sen Sugiyama on 10th Dec’15

● DLP of IEEE SPS Kerala Chapter on “25 years of Audio coding”by Dr.Akihiko Sen Sugiyama on 10th Dec’15

❖ Conferences:

o SPICES 2015 ■ IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (IEEE SPICES 2015) was organized at NIT Calicut on 19-21 February, 2015.

o RAICS 2015 ● The third edition of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Systems focused on "Smart systems for a smarter world" a theme of topical interest to researchers, developers and practitioners across the world. Organized into six technical tracks, IEEE RAICS 2015 features Keynote addresses, Panel sessions and State-of-the-art Tutorials besides presentation of research papers by selected authors and an Open Forum to facilitate interaction among young researchers. ● 75 papers were presented out of the 311 submissions received. Tutorials, IoT workshop, PhD Forum, Women in Computing were the main sessions of the event. ● In 2015, RAICS was organised in Mascot hotel, Trivandrum on December 10- 12.

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❖ Technically Cosponsored International Conferences

■ International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy 2015 was organised at Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham on 24-26 June 2015. - Papers Submitted :295 - Papers Accepted : 90

● National Conference on Emerging Trends in VLSI Embedded Systems ,Opto electronics & Signal Processing (NCEVEOS 2015) was organised at Model Engineering College, Thrikakkara on 14-16 May 2015. - Papers Submitted :72 - Papers Accepted : 25

● International Conference on Advanced Communication and Computing was organised at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam on 02-04 Sep 15. - Papers Submitted :685 - Papers Accepted : 104

● International Conference on Power, Instrumentation, Control and Computing was organised at Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur on 09-11 Dec 15.

● International Conference on Control, Communication and Computing was organised at College of Engineering, Trivandrum on 19-21 Dec 15.

B.4 Students Activities

The student Activities of Kerala Section is vibrant in organizing activities and promoting the vision of IEEE across the state. With 77 student branches and 3600 members, the student team led by the student activities chair support and volunteer to any activity that needs technological solutions.

27 For effective management of such a vibrant, geographically spread student membership, the section has been following the hub and spoke administrative model; the Local Integrated Network of IEEE in Kerala (LINK). The primary aim of LINK is networking student branches in an effective way, thereby increasing the value in IEEE Student membership. LINK has achieved tremendous results, causing an exponential increase in student branches and student activities in IEEE Kerala Section. The LINK and its subsidiary HUB teams (three in numbers divided as Travancore Hub, Kochi Hub and Malabar Hub for the geographic distribution of Kerala Section) are being trained with effective leadership skills which is being passed on to the student community, thus improving key skills like professionalism and ethics in students.

❖ Total number of Student Branches in the Section:

The section has 74 student branches spread across the state, being monitored and mentored by the LINK team.

1. AWH Engineering College 2. Adi Shankara Inst of Engineering & Tech 3. Adoor College of Engineering 4. Al-Ameen Engineering College 5. Amal Jyothi College Of Engineering 6. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 7. Arunachala College of Engineering for Women 8. Baselios Mathews II College of Engineering 9. Bishop Jerome Institute 10. Caarmel Engineering College 11. Chengannur College Of Engineering 12. Cochin Univ of Science & Tech 13. College Of Engineering-Poonjar 14. College of Engineering - Attingal 15. College of Engineering - Karunagappally 16. College of Engineering Trikaripur 17. College of Engineering-Cherthala 18. College of Engineering-Kidangoor 19. Cooperative Institute of Technology 20. Federal Inst of Science & Tech 21. Gov Eng College - Sreekrishnapuram 22. Government College of Engineering - Kannur 23. Government Engineering College - Barton Hill 24. Government Engineering College - Kozhikode 25. Government Engineering College-Idukki 26. Government Engineering College-Thrissur 27. Government Engineering College-Wayanad 28. IES College of Engineering 29. Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology 30. Indian Institute of Space Science And Tech 31. Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Tech 32. Jyothi Engineering College 33. KMEA Engineering College 34. LBS College of Engineering 35. LBS Institute of Technology for Women 36. MEA Engineering, College - Perinthalmanna 37. MES College Of Engineering 38. Malabar College of Eng

28 39. Mar Athanasius College of Engrg 40. Mar Baselios College of Eng & Tech 41. Marian Engineering College 42. Model Engineering College 43. Mohandas College of Engineering & Tech 44. Mount Zion College of Engineering 45. Musaliar College of Engineering & Technology 46. Muslim Assoc Coll of Eng Venjaramood 47. NSS College of Enngineering 48. National Institute of Electronics & IT Calicut 49. National Institute of Technology Calicut 50. Nehru College of Engineering and Rch Centre 51. P A Aziz College Of Engineering 52. Rajagiri School Of Engineering & Tech 53. Rajiv Gandhi Inst Of Tech 54. Royal College of Eng and Tech - Akkikkavu 55. SCMS School of Engineering & Tech 56. Sahrdaya College Of Engineering & Tech 57. Saintgits College Of Engineering 58. Sarabhai Institute of Science and Tech 59. Sree Buddha College of Engineering 60. Sree Chitra Thirunal College Of Engineering 61. Sree Naranyana Gurukulam College Of Eng 62. Sree Narayana Gurukulam College Of Engrg 63. Sreepathy Institute of Management & Technology 64. St Joseph College Of Engineering 65. Thangal Kunju Musaliar Inst Of Tech 66. Thejus Engineering College 67. Tkm College Of Engineering 68. Toc H Institute of Science and Technology 69. Trivandrum College Of Engrg 70. Univ Of Kerala,Kariavattom 71. University Of Kerala - Kariavattom 72. Vidya Academy Of Science & Tech 73. Viswajyothi College Of Eng & Tech 74. Younus College of Eng & Tech

❖ Number of Student Branches formed in the current year :

1. Nehru College of Engg & Research Centre. 2. Govt. Engg College, Idukki 3. LBS College of Engg, Kasargod 4. Sreepathy Institute of Management & Technology 5. Heera College of Engg 6. Marian Engg College, Karyavattom

❖ New Student Branch Chapters

a. Robotics and Automation Society S B Chapters 1. MES College of Engineering, Kuttipuram 2. College of Engineering, Adoor 3. TKM College of Engg, Kollam 4. Govt Engineering College, Thrisur

b. Industry Application Society S B Chapter

29 1. NIT, Calicut 2. Adi Shankara Institue of Engg & Technology 3 Sree Budha College of Engg, Pattoor 4. Govt Engg College, Thrisur

c. Computer Society S B Chapters 1. College of Engg, Adoor 2. College of Engg, Karunagapally

d. Power & Energy Society S B Chapter 1. College of Engg, Chengannur 2. College of Engg, Karunagapally

e. Electronic Devices Society S B Chapter 1. NIT, Calicut

f. Communication Society S B Chapter 1. Vimal Jyothi Engg College, Kannur

g. Solid state Circuits Society S B Chapter 1. College of Engg, Chengannur

h. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society S B Chapter 1. TKM Institute of Technology, Karuvelil

i. Signal Processing Society S B Chapter 1. Adi Shankara Institute of Engg & Tech

j. WiE S B Affinity Group 1. LBS College of Engg, Poojappura, Tvm.

❖ Section level student activities

★ Highlights

● Student Activities Board constituted ● 54.36% increase in Student membership in 2015 (From 3519 in Dec 2014 to 5432 in Dec 2015). ● 5 LINK Events, 12 Hub events, 400 + SB events. ● 6 new SBs formed, 17 new SB Chapters & 1 new WiE AG formed ● Hosted first ever All India Student Young Professional Congress-AISYC ’15 ● Section was represented by students at the R10 SYWC 2015 Srilanka, WIE ILC Chennai in significant numbers

★ Face 2 Face :

● Face 2 Face is the annual Volunteer Leadership and Training program for student branch leaders. The training is offered typically during the month of January; new Execom members of all SBs in the section are invited to one location in the section. The new team members get to know each other, improving networking and inter student branch activities. SB life cycle is one important aspect which is touched upon, from maintaining accounts to performing annual reports and submitting reports for the previous year.

30 ● In 2015, Face 2 Face was held at Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, on 21st February. The new office-bearers were provided an opportunity to network and discuss about the various student branch activities. Various steps in running a student branch is one important aspect which was touched upon. The event was graced by the chief guest Mr. Varghese Cherian, Director UST Global. .

★ Branch Councilors Congress:

● In recognizing and appreciating the efforts of the Branch councilor, the section annually organizes a branch councilors’ congress giving opportunity for councilors to network and improve their professional sphere. Industry experts deliver talks on industry requirements and this professional network tries to bridge the Industry-Institute gap. Volunteer Leadership and Training for branch councilors on student branch life cycle and the importance of continuity in councillor-ship for effective management of a Student Branch are emphasized upon.

● In 2015, the BCC was held at Hotel Abad Plaza, Cochin on November 15th and had councilors from 29 SBs attending along with 4 chapter advisors. The congress had a session on IYL celebrations, Discussion on Mentor’s forum and a session on IoT.

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★ Kerala IEEE Technical Symposium (KITeS) :

● Focusing on providing technical enrichment by offering multiple workshops as well as other platforms for participants to showcase their technical skills by a project exhibition. Students from various parts of the section exhibit their project ideas and prototypes which are being evaluated by senior members of the state. Potential prototypes are selected and mentored for development, both financially and technically.

● Kerala IEEE Technical Symposium ’15 is the most awaited platform to enrich Technical skills of student members with a handful of quality workshops and technical sessions. Around 270 students from different colleges joined in. IOT, Robotics, Open CV, Electrical System Design and Game Design were the five workshops that were handled for the event.In 2015, KITeS was hosted by Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Kannur on 23rd, 24th and 25th of August.

★ All Kerala Student Congress (AKSC) :

● The All Kerala Students Congress[AKSC] is an annual gathering of IEEE students from various student branches all over Kerala. The main aim of the event is to promote networking and to impart the basics of IEEE.AKSC is a typical 3 day technical / managerial training and workshop program on all circuit branches. Workshops on free and open source softwares like Python, LaTex for documentation, Scilab in lieu of Matlab etc are touched upon.

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● In 2015, AKSC was held at TKM College of Engineering on 19th, 20th, and 21st of September. Around 250 members from all over Kerala attended the event which was packed with more than 20 sessions along with cultural programs and competitions. One of the highlights of AKSC this year was the active interaction with the Young Professionals. It incorporated a number of societies and provided more importance in developing the volunteering skills in the members.

★ IEEE Day Quiz ● More than 50 masterminds from across Kerala participated in the event. Student branch level prelims were conducted as a part of IEEE Day celebrations on 4th of October in which forty student branches participated.

● In 2015, IEEE Day Quiz competition was held at Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur on 10th of October. Dr.B.Premlet of TKMCE was the Quiz Master. The day also had interesting sessions on student branch management by Prof Muhammed Kasim, IEEE SAC Chair and on the relevance of IEEE Day.

★ Section Level PES Quiz

The LINK in association with PES activities organized a quiz competition across Colleges and schools in Kerala. The Power and Energy Quiz were conducted in 52 engineering colleges targeting First Year Students.

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· Kochi Hub - 22 colleges

· Malabar Hub - 13 colleges

This event have considerably increased the visibility of IEEE and IEEE membership benefits to non-members, especially to those who have just entered the Engineering field.

★ IEEE LINK CAMP ● LINK CAMP is a two day introspection event where all the student branch executive committee members come together to present the activities at their SBs in the previous year. LINK CAMP provides a venue for the new office bearers to understand the working of a student branch in a broader way. It also plays a major role in developing a strong network between the new executive committee members of different student branches. ● In 2016, LINK CAMP was held at SJCET, Pala on 16th and 17th of January.

★ AISYC ● All India Student and Young Professional Congress was an opportunity of a lifetime. AISYC’15 brought together some of the greatest speakers in the country for three days in God’s own country. The event was a platform for mind blowing talks, disruptive perspectives and insights from some of the biggest visionaries of our generation. It was jointly hosted by Kerala Section, Kochi Sub-section and IEEE SB Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi. ● AISYC was organised on 6th and 7th of August. Above 250 participants from all over India gathered to witness the event.

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● SIGHT event SIGHT Affinity Group of TKMCE was Inaugurated followed by SIGHT Session and SIGHT Group Discussion during IEEE All Kerala Student Congress 2015 at TKM College Of Engineering on 20th Sept’15

★ HUB Events

● Travancore Hub Face to Face - PRATHYKSHA – Jointly coordinated by TKMIT & CE Kottarakara – June 13th – 100+ Participants – Sessions on SB Administration and Membership Development.

● Travancore Hub Meet – CONVENTUS – Organized by MBCET, Trivandrum on July 25th & 26th – 300+ Students participated – 10+ Sessions, 4 workshops

● WIE Congress - IGNITE – Jointly Organized By SIST and CET, October 2nd to 4th – 150+ Participants – Focused on Women in Entrepreneurship – 10+ Sessions – Industrial Visit to Fablabs

● Kochi Hub Face to Face - ASCENDIO – Organized By SCMS – March 28th – 100+ Participants – Sessions on Officer training, SB life cycle and volunteer training.

● Kochi Hub Meet – Organized by FISAT on July 24th & 25th – 200+ Students participated – 10+ Sessions, 4 workshops

● WIE Congress - IRIS – Organized by Vishwajyoti College of Engg, Oct 10th & 11th – 150+ Participants – Focused on Women in Technology – 10+ Sessions

35 ● Malabar Hub Face to Face - Innerve – Organized By CE Vadakara – June 27th – 125+ Participants – Sessions on Administration and Membership Development.

● Malabar Hub Meet – Ekatara – Organized by NSS , Palakkad on 1-2 August – 100+ Students participated – 5+ Sessions and 2 workshops.

● WIE Congress - – Organized By GEC Sreekrishnapuram, 10th October – 150+ Participants – Focused on Women in Technology – Sessions on Empowering women into technology – Session on science of happiness

★ Other Notable events:

● Kaizen 3.0 – Organized by College of Engineering, Munnar

● All Kerala Computer Society Students Congress (AKCSSC) - Organized By College of Engineering, Chengannur

★ HUB/LINK Initiatives

KITES MENTORING FOURUM

Planned as a follow up to KITeS 2015. The mentoring forum constituted of the trainers of KITes 2015 workshop who helped the best 3 groups from each workshop to continue on with the training and also aid them in making a project related to their specific workshop.

INVENTIO A mini project development competition where in each month a new real life problem will be set and the contestant's could try to use their creativity and skill to develop working solutions to these problems

Travancore Hub Intercollege Competition (THIC)

THIC was one of the Initiatives by the vibrant IEEE Travancore Hub to increase the activity in the Hub. The Competition was so designed such that it is a year long process and all aspects of a student branch like events, membership count, retention rates, activity levels, participation in different events were awarded points and at the end of the year the SB with the top point’s would be awarded the Champion

IEEE JOB FAIR

The Job fair is a joint Initiative by IEEE Kochi Hub and IEEE Kochi Subsection with the collaboration of 70+ Technical Institutions across the

36 state. To be held of 13-14 Frebruary 2016 at MACE Kothamagalam. The Job fair aims at bridging the gap between companies and skillful students, by bringing the right companies to the students and the right students to the companies.

❖ Number of active Student Branches

Of the 74 student branches in the section, Forty Student Branches have completed all mandatory reporting as of January 2016

❖ Summary of Student Branch activities

The section student activities received the following awards in 2015

★ IEEE Student Enterprise Award ● Sridev Shyam of Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering &Technology was awarded the Student Enterprise Award for the project “Automated Parking Space Allotment And Navigation System”.

★ Two IEEE Darrel Chong Awards ● College of Engineering, Trivandrum was listed in the SILVER category for All Kerala Students Congress. ● College of Engineering, Chengannur was listed in the GOLD category.

★ India Council Outstanding Student Branch ★ Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, Nedumangad bagged the Outstanding Student Branch Award by IEEE India Council.

★ Richard E Merwin Scholarship ★ Alka Ajit of Mar Baselios of Engineering and Technology, Nalanchira was a recipient of Richard E Merwin Scolarship.

★ IEEE R10 Best Branch Counselor Award ★ Prof. Shanu Nizar of College of Engineering, Chengannur was awarded with the R10 Best Branch Counselor Award.

★ AIYEHUM’15 Five students of the IEEE SB of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology have bagged the first position in the All IEEE Young Engineers Humanitarian Challenge 2015 for their project on plastic waste disposal. The team led by Salman Nizarudin and comprising Anwin Mathai, Rohit Choodan, Gokul J., and Aaron Haris, all final-year students, came up with the project ‘Effective disposal of plastic waste’ as a solution to the problem of plastic waste disposal that is looming large over the State.

❖ Student Branch Events

Over 450 events reported by SBs across Kerala, evenly spread across the 3 hubs. 2015 was “Malabar Hub Year”, giving special emphasis to SBs in the Malabar region of the state. This was to improve the student member benefits of this

37 geographic region as there are only few educational institutions to this part of 1 rd the state and is remote. Despite these difficulties, it was observed that /3 events of student activities have been at the Malabar region and this in itself is an achievement.

B.5 Affinity Group Activities

❖ Young Professional (YP)

★ STEP - Student Transition & Elevation Partnership Program

● The event was targeted at the final year students and recent graduates with the core objective of introducing IEEE Young Professionals and the various benefits of being an IEEE YP member. The event also helped them to explore various avenues for sharpening professional development, technical skills and networking with top professionals in the field of interest.

● In 2015, IEEE Student Branch, College of Engineering, Chengannur (CEC) together with IEEE Kerala Young Professionals conducted IEEE Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) on 28th February.

★ Volunteer Leadership Training

● Volunteer Leadership Training (VOLT) was an initiative where the present leaders took up the responsibility to carve new leaders from evolving volunteers. The event was graced by the presence of Prof. VK Damodaran (Mentor and Advisor, Young Professionals, IEEE Kerala Section) and Dr. Suresh Nair (CTO, Network Systems Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). The event inauguration was presided by Mr. Ajin Baby (Chairman, Young Professionals, IEEE Kerala Section) and was inaugurated by Prof. VK Damodaran.

● In 2015, the event was held on 13 Jun and 14 Jun, and was organized in IEEE Kerala Section in association with IEEE Student Branch, College of Engineering, Munnar.

★ All India Students and Young Professionals Congress

● Mr. Deepak Mathur (Chair, IEEE India Council) and Mr.Ranjit R Nair (Coordinator, R10 Young Professionals) inaugurated the Young Professionals track of All India Students and Young Professionals Congress 2015. Mr.Mathur delivered the keynote, reviewing the past activities and the future vision for IEEE Young Professionals, India Council. Mr.Ajin Baby (Chair, IEEE Young Professionals, Kerala Section) felicitated the ceremony and gave a brief description on the fixture of the event. The event witnessed a strong participation of 35 Young Professional from almost all the Sections’ Young Professionals AG.

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YP Representation at :

–R10 SYW Congress 2015, Srilanka - 6 volunteers

–R10 HTC 2015, Philippines - 1 volunteers

–TENCON, Macau - 4 volunteers

Women In Engineering (WIE)

★ Energy Conservation Drive ● The drive is planned in association with Energy Management Centre, Govt. of Kerala. The program, targeting house wives and local community, focuses on the importance of energy conservation and management, thus facilitating proper usage of electricity. Topics covered include energy conservation – its importance, energy conservation opportunities, star rating equipment, tariff rating, electricity bills and live demos on power consumption by various household devices.

● Phase 1 was conducted at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala on 7th October 2015, in association with NSS Unit of Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST), Trivandrum and Energy Management Centre, Government of Kerala. Chief Guest of the day was Sri. Rajagopalachari, Chief Consultant, Energy Management Centre, Govt. of Kerala.

● Phase 2 was on 17th December 2015 at TKMCE, Kollam, Kerala. Dr. M. Jayaraju (former Director, ANERT, Dept. of Power, Govt. of Kerala) was the Guest of Honor. He showed a comparison between world primary energy demand and India’s oil balance.

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★ Shastra Vismaya ● ‘Shastra Vismaya’ is a unique initiative by IEEE Kerala Section and the Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Kerala for school going children in the age group 10-15 yrs. The main focus of the event is to inculcate interest towards Science and Engineering among students of the Government shelter homes. The event was a joint venture of IEEE Kerala Section WIE, SIGHT and Young Professionals and active volunteers of these groups were present.

● The series of event kicked off on 18th April 2015 at Govt. UP School, Poojappura, Trivandrum. Second phase was at Govt. Shelter Home, Wayanad on 2nd August 2015, while the third phase at Idukki on 3rd October 2015.

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★ All Kerala WIE Summit

● All Kerala WIE Summit is the annual event of WIE Kerala Section. The three day event on the theme Women in Technology, Women in Computing and Women in Leadership, aims at building a strong network of women engineering professionals. It also focuses on technical empowerment of women and WIE membership sustainability. ● In 2015, Women in Technology track was organised on 21st November at NIT Calicut.

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 Launch of WIE Kerala Section Website

● Official website of WIE Kerala Section was launched on 21st December 2015 by Satish Babu, President InApp Information Technologies, during the All Kerala WIE Summit 2015 – Women In Leadership. Website includes information related to WIE activities of the Affinity Group, upcoming WIE conferences and events, past and current office bearers and resources for WIE volunteers. Website link: wie.ieeekerala.org.

Life Member Affinity Group

○ Life Member Affinity Group formed and Inaugurated

Consultant Networks Affinity group

○ IEEE USA Consultants Network Affinity Group Formed and Inaugurated. The consultant’s network aims at mentoring budding entrepreneurs in getting started to the business eco system of Kerala.

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B.6 Awards & Recognition Activities

❖ Award constituted by the Section

● As IEEE Kerala Section stepped into 2016, we are reminded of the flamboyant milestones we set, back in 2015. Along with being adjudged the "Outstanding IEEE Section in the World", we had a lot other achievements being attained, all thanks to the vibrant bunch of volunteers and members in our Kerala Community. ● During the Annual General Meet of IEEE Kerala Section, held on 09 Jan 2016 at Trivandrum, the achievements of some of these volunteers/members/organizations were recognized, for their exceptional services to the IEEE Kerala Community.

The Special Award Winners for 2015 are as –

● Friend of IEEE Kerala – Academy- Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology : In recognition of the whole-hearted support towards IEEE activities, extending warm hospitality and sharing excellent infrastructure facilities to host high impact events, including AISYC 2015.

● Friend of IEEE Kerala– Government- Kerala State IT Mission : In recognition of support extended to IEEE, for conducting various professional activities and providing a platform for public policy initiatives on Digital Kerala & IT implementation.

❖ Two Special Recognitions put in place on special recommendation by the Section Chair were also announced –

● Special Appreciation - Exceptional design services to IEEE Kerala Section – Mr. Bibin P Thomas : In grateful recognition of exceptional design services that have made various Section events stand out in the visual appeal of collateral, backdrops and other artifacts.

● Special Appreciation - Outstanding contributions to conference activities – Mr.Senthilkumar KB : In grateful recognition of outstanding contributions to conference activities of the Section, including successful organizing of three successive editions of IEEE RAICS Conference.

★ Section Outstanding Volunteer Award

○ Mr. Sabarinath Pillai - In recognition of his dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE activities.

★ Section Outstanding IEEE Member

○ Prof. (Dr.) Mohanan Pezholil - In recognition of his significant contributions to IEEE technical activities.

43 ★ Section Outstanding WIE Volunteer Award

○ Ms. Preethy V Warrier - In recognition of her dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE Women in Engineering activities.

★ Outstanding Young Professional Volunteer

○ Mr. Sreevas Sahasranamam - In recognition of his dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE Young Professional activities.

★ Section Outstanding Student WIE Award

○ Ms. Pooja M from Govt. College of Engineering Trivandrum SB - In recognition of her dedicated efforts as a volunteer student engineer, who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE Women in Engineering activities.

★ Section Outstanding Student Engineer Award

○ Mr. Sridev Shyam K. V from ASIET, Kalady - In recognition of his dedicated efforts as a volunteer student engineer who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE student activities.

★ Section Outstanding Student Branch Award

○ IEEE SB-College of Engineering Trivandrum – In recognition of activities conducted at institution level and significant contribution to student activities of IEEE.

★ Section Outstanding Branch Councilor Award

○ Dr Anzar S M, Councilor (MES College of Engineering) – In recognition of his dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who co-ordinated the student branch and contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE activities.

★ Section Outstanding Volunteer Award - Industry

○ Dr K R Suresh Nair – In recognition of his dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who contributed significantly towards promoting IEEE activities aimed at establishing effective Industry Academy connection.

★ Section Outstanding Volunteer Award – Humanitarian Technology

○ Ms. Parvathi Thampi – In recognition of her dedicated efforts as a professional volunteer who contributed significantly towards promoting Humanitarian Technology based IEEE activities.

44 ❖ Award(s) received from R10

○ Kerala Section : Winner of the 2014 R 10 Distinguished Large Section Award ○ Kerala Section Young Professionals AG : R10 YP Section Affinity Group Award ○ Mr. Vijay S Paul: 2015 R10 Best Young Professionals Volunteer Award [Industry Practitioner] ○ Mr. Nandakumar R : 2015 R10 Best Young Professionals Volunteer Award [Academician]

❖ Award(s) received from IEEE HQ

○ Kerala Section : 2015 MGA Outstanding Large Section Award. ○ Mr. Amarnath Raja: 2015 IEEE MGA Larry K Wilson Transnational Award. ○ IEEE Kerala Section E-Scientia Team : 2015 IEEE MGA Achievement Award for engaging members and promoting science, technology, and IEEE among pre-university students through a hands-on science center exhibit intended to engage students with engineering and technology and raise awareness about careers in these disciplines [Team of Mr. Suresh Nair, Ms. Mini Ulanat, Mr. Shahim Baker, Mr. Ranjit R Nair, Mr .Ajin Baby Mr. Vijay S Paul, Mr .Bibin Purukoor Thomas, Mr. Thomas Sabu].

○ Mr.Srikanth Vasudevan Pillai received the “Outstanding Student Branch Chapter Area Chair Award 2015” from IEEE Industry Applications Society ○ IAS SBC Govt Engineering College received the certificate of Appreciation for 250th IAS Chapter.

○ IEEE Darrel Chong Awards ■ College of Engineering, Trivandrum was listed in the SILVER category for All Kerala Students Congress. ■ College of Engineering, Chengannur was listed in the GOLD category Outstanding Branch Councilor Award ○ IEEE Student Enterprise Award ▪ Sridev Shyam of Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering &Technology was awarded the Student Enterprise Award for the project “Automated Parking Space Allotment And Navigation System”. o Richard E Merwin Scholarship ■ Alka Ajit of Mar Baselios of Engineering and Technology, Nalanchira was a recipient of Richard E Merwin Scolarship. ○ IEEE R10 Best Branch Counselor Award ■ Prof. Shanu Nizar of College of Engineering, Chengannur was awarded with the R10 Best Branch Counselor Award

B.7 Communication Activities (Newsletter, Home Page, E-mail etc.)

Newsletter (name and number of issues in the year)

○ Kerala Section regularly publishes its newsletter :

45 ■ 6 issues per year online ■ 1 annual print copy distributed to all members in the section by post

Home Page of the Section

○ http://www.ieeekerala.org/ :: updated regularly as required

Other means of contacts with Section members

○ Regular e-mail updates and invites to section activities ○ Season’s Greetings sent by Post ○ E-notices ○ Section LinkedIn page ○ Facebook page:

■ https://www.facebook.com/ieeekerala : Section facebook page ■ https://www.facebook.com/keralagold : Section Young Professionals Page ■ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ieeelink/ : Section Student Activities Page

B.8 Industry Relations

❖ Membership growth and retention ○ Value adds to Professional Members of the section were introduced by way of MoUs. ○ Formation of a Student Activities Board with members from both Industry and Academia to bridge the gap between what is required in the Industry and the deliverables from Academia.

❖ Activities for/with industrial members

○ All events organized in the section have participation from the Industry. ○ Professional Activities Committee works on requirements of young engineers working in the Industry.

B.9 Humanitarian Technology Activities

❖ Sashtra Vismaya

o ‘Shastra Vismaya’ is a unique initiative by IEEE Kerala Section and the Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Kerala for school going children in the age group 10-15 yrs. The main focus of the event is to inculcate interest towards Science and Engineering among students of the Government shelter homes. The event was a joint venture of IEEE Kerala Section WIE, SIGHT and Young Professionals and active volunteers of these groups were present.

❖ JyothIEEE

o IEEE Kerala Section members visited Nepal and supported the IEEE Sub Section there is assessing the areas where rehabilitation support could be provided

46 o Aimed to lighten the lives of earthquake stricken villagers of Nepal Shipped One Hundred Solar Lanterns as a token of support from IEEE Kerala Section o IEEE Kerala Section Members donated two types of lanterns

❖ Eyes Free Science Camp Instilling confidence in blind and low vision students to go for science and mathematics higher studies Government of Kerala decides in 2015: Blind students can also pursue science and technology studies 4% of the population in India are visually challenged Networking with the NGO Chakshumathi - an empowerment center for the visually challenged

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B.10 Community Activities

● Social activities (Family day, IEEE day, Engineers Week)

❖ IEEE Day

IEEE Kerala Section celebrated IEEE Day on 7 Oct 2014 with a networking Lunch at Technopark, Trivandrum. Discussions were focused on increasing membership from the professionals in the Software domain.

PART C - OTHERS

C.1 Special Events

● Symposium on “Technology Roadmap for Kerala 2025” Spotlight on Energy, Intelligent Transport Systems, Digital Kerala, Software Industry and Technology Education,

C.2 Relationship with National Societies

Kerala section works closely with the following Societies in Kerala.

■ THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA) KERALA STATE CENTRE ■ COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA TRIVANDRUM CHAPTER ■ AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA TRIVANDRUM BRANCH ■ SYSTEMS SOCIETY OF INDIA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CHAPTER ■ IETE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM LOCAL CENTRE ■ PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE – TRIVANDRUM - KERALA CHAPTER ■ INDIAN NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AEROSPACE AND RELATED MECHANISMS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CHAPTER ■ SOCIETY OF AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

48 C3. Collaboration with other IEEE Sections

❖ Support extended to neighboring Sections

o Kerala Section Members volunteer to the India Council on various capacities

❖ Joint activities with any other Section

o AISYC - All India Student Young Professionals Congress along with India Council

C.4 Support extended to Sub-sections & Society Chapters within the Section

● Kerala Section has 2 Sub Sections (Kochi Sub Section and Malabar Sub Section) and 10 Society Chapters. All activities organized by the subsection / society chapters are supported both financially and technically by the Section.

C.5 Best Practices of your Section (which you would like to share with other Sections for the benefits of members)

● Active participation of senior members as well as young professionals in the section activities ● Mentoring of new and young professionals ● Participation in academia, R&D, Industry and in Governance ● Formation of Student Activities Board to provide a sense of direction and guidance to the Student Activities in the Section ● Online fund transfer for speedy disbursement of section financials

C.6 Problems anticipated and suggestions for solutions, if any

PART D - GOALS AND PLANS

D.1 Continuation of project/activity in progress and their implementation plans

Purpose Activities Description The final phase started from January 2016 and ‘International Year of will end by the first Light Celebrations’- week of April, with a One year long programs To sensitize and final three were organized which inculcate interest day [ 5- 7 April’16] could reach 1 million among children camp at CUSAT (Cochin school children across for motivating University of Science & Kerala State, with them to pursue Technology). Event various rounds (of Science/Engineeri host will be IEEE Kerala elimination) on light and ng studies Section [Local host light based being IEEE Kochi Sub technologies/experiment Section]. Participation s. . will include 76 students and 14 teachers from

49 Upper Primary Stream & 81 students and 14 teachers from High School Stream – 185 in all.

Permanent exhibit, fully funded by IEEE HQ, this is modeled on a Space Ship, and engages school children with several To inspire school eScientia Exhibit , experiments. Installed children into installed at C-SiS at a unique Science Science campus, CUSAT Park for children owned by Center for Science in Society in CUSAT campus in Kochi. Shall continue to maintain this. High quality conferences are To provide organized directly by forums for Conference Activities, Section (RAICS, Researchers and with papers being SPICES) and several Academicians for published in IEEEXplore conferences technically interaction and co-sponsored by exchange of ideas Section (around 5-6 every year). Organized by the active Society Chapters in Kerala Section – Computer Society, Communication Society, Power & To provide Energy, Industrial continuing Workshops, Seminars, Electronics, Industrial education for and Technical programs Automation, Power engineers Electronics, Signal Processing, Antenna Propagation, Robotics & Automation, Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society IEEE Consultants Network is expected to play a great role in Promotion of Innovation bring together the and Entrepreneurship Engineering Advise for young (PIE); IEEE Consultants Consultants, SMEs, entrepreneurs Network to join hands Startups (to Be with Young Professionals Defined) in Kerala Section and offer a venue for making available their services

50 to the world. Also it is planned to offer Engineering Consultancy to the Government, Quasi Government and Private institutions. Planning to organize a CEW (Community Engagement Workshop) as an independent track along with the EEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, planned to be held in Kerala this year. . In association with

Chakshumati, an NGO Community Engagement Technology for working towards the Workshops and Eyes free humanity upliftment of the visually Science Camp for the Blind & impaired, and Young Low Vision Students Professionals AG it is proposed to organize an eyes-free-camp, a training session for school students for inculcating confidence in them for pursuing science and engineering for higher studies.

STEP facilitate the transition from student member to young To address the STEP (Student Transition professional, by special needs of & Elevation Partnership) introducing the young by Young Professionals opportunities and professionals benefits of IEEE membership during the onset of a career

D.2 Goals and Future Plans

The membership strength under Kerala Section is depicted below:

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It can be seen that Student members contribute to 79% of the strength and 59% of professional members are Young professionals. Keeping in view to retain and grow membership under this category and to bring in beneficiaries to them, Section has identified a few definite goals and plans to achieve in the year 2016.

1. Bring in more explicit benefits to Student members: a. Inter SB activities to be made very vibrant. b. Section EXECOM will remain very accessible and responsive to students: just a mail away. c. The Leadership will encourage only ETHICAL VOLUNTEERING, and will do everything to go up in the Value Chain to discourage and unethical practices. d. EXECOM represged by Students. e. SAB will be very effective in guiding.entatives will attend events arran f. Try to locate Ex- Members who have gone abroad for higher studies, and their guidance will be made available to prospective students. 2. Professional events to be spread across the state: a. Instead of concentrating activities at a few cities, it is planned to have such meetings spread across the state, so that more professional members can get benefited. b. As far as possible to have One man One Post/Responsibility strategy to bring in more volunteers. 3. Industry Academic Interactions: a. Focus on Industry involvements b. A formal Directory of Electrical and Electronics industries in Kerala. c. Work with sister professional associations. d. Every meeting : Give opportunities to industries to present about them, however small they may be. e. Act as a catalyst (or match maker)to improve industry-academia- government R&D organisation interaction: joint proposals

4. Society Activities: a. The aim is to bring in more and more members joining IEEE as well as to make sure the current members get befitted, Societies are requested to be more vibrant and active with technical programs. Only through

52 technical activities, IEEE can become popular among professionals and students.

5. Bring together Promotion of Innovation (PIE), Consultants Network Affinity Group and Industry Relations to organize meaningful programs that engage the entrepreneurs, consultants, leaders of the industry and IEEE members, and provide them with unique learning and networking opportunities. Partnerships shall be explored agencies like Kerala Startup Mission, and support various programs for creating an entrepreneurship culture in the state. Young Professionals Affinity Group, Women in Engineering Affinity Group and Student Activities shall also play a prominent role in this initiative.

D.3 Any innovative ideas to make IEEE more creative and value added for sustaining the membership retention and recruitment goals.

To enhance value of professional membership in IEEE Professionals have many choice of professional membership in other organisations where membership fee is also very less compared to that of IEEE. Thus, our effort will be to explicitly bring out the direct advantages to current and potential members. The reasons for "not becoming member" are analysed and the following are the major observations: a. No activity in their area of work/residence, and it becomes difficult to travel too far to attend events. b. The Society activities are normally concentrated around one or a few locations and among the same local group. c. Unaware of values brought in by IEEE membership.

In this connection, all Societies are requested to be vibrant and have as much technical activities and events as possible. Only through strong technical events we can make members interested in IEEE. Student Branches are asked to be very vibrant with activities, Distinguished lecture programs, and a series of face to face programs are planned. When the students interact with Seniors and feel the networking capabilities, they feel the value of membership. It is also planned to organize a Job Fair where IEEE brings in potential employees (IEEE members) and employers under one platform. If IEEE can thus facilitate jobs for young people, this will add value to IEEE membership.

The activities are now spread across the geography, and the Office bearers of Societies are purposely inducted covering various institutes and geographical reach.

Professional members are also actively provided opportunity for volunteering as Mentors to Student Branches. These members will actively participating in planning the various programs for an SB focusing on industry orientation along with knowledge enhancement.