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, 3rd, 2nd 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

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Message from the Editors

Prashant R Nair H.R. Mohan Editor Chief Editor [email protected] [email protected]

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 Electromagnetic fields quiz competition

IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted circuit nd th technical quiz on Electromagnetic fields on 22 debugging event on 9 March, 2016. 18 teams March, 2016. 22 teams participated in the event. participated in the event. Google tech search competition Electric circuits and networks quiz competition

IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a IEEE Power Electronic Society SB conducted a Google Tech search Competition held on 6th April, th technical quiz on Electric circuit Analysis on 17 2016. 22 teams participated in the event. March, 2016. 21 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 13thMay, 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 17th May 2016: Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Chairman, IEEE Systems in Indian Railways: Today and Tomorrow" Madras Section addressing at the joint meeting on by Mr. R. Baskaran, Group General Manager, RailTel “World Telecommunication and Information Society Corporation of India Ltd, Chennai at a joint meeting of Day” by IETE, IEI, IEEE & CSI. CSI, IEEE, IEEE CS & COMSOC.

4th Jun 2016: Release of the book “Software Project 4th Jun 2016: Presentation on " Managing Management” authored by Mr. S. Ramanathan by Mr. Expectations - Essence of Software Project S. Mahalingam, Former CFO & Executive Director of Management " by Mr. S. Ramanathan, author of the TCS with the chairs of IEEE CS, PCS, TEMS and CSI book “Software Project Management” at a joint Chennai 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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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New IEEE Smart Cities MOOC: Big Data for Smart Cities Cities run on a stream of data. In the smart city, the innovative use of data helps provide better and more inventive services to improve people’s lives and make the entire city run more smoothly. But the data our cities collect 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

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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

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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)

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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

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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 Room No. 3, ISTE Professional Center, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai – 600025 Tel: +91 44 24423939, Mobile: +91 9382328776, Section Email id: [email protected] Email id for newsletter contributions: [email protected] Website: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/madras/ (under revision) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEMadrassection/

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