[This page intentionally left blank] 2 | P a g e CONTENTS WELCOMING MESSAGES ......................................................................................................................................... 5 MESSAGE FROM IEEE REGION 10 DIRECTOR .................................................................................................................................. 5 MESSAGE FROM IEEE REGION 10 NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR .......................................................................................................... 6 1. 2020 IEEE REGION 10 AWARDS RECIPIENTS .............................................................................................................. 8 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AWARDS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 2. R10 PERSONALITIES OF THE MONTH ...................................................................................................................... 17 R10 PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH – SUDEENDRA THIRTHA KOUSHIK ................................................................................................ 17 R10 WIE PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH – DIVYA M.G. .................................................................................................................. 19 R10 YP PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH – VAMSI KRISHNA JADALA ..................................................................................................... 20 R10 STUDENT PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH – THARUSHI NATHASHA ............................................................................................... 22 3. R10 ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS OF THE MONTH ....................................................................................................... 25 R10 LARGE SECTION OF THE MONTH - BANGALORE SECTION ........................................................................................................... 25 R10 MEDIUM SECTION OF THE MONTH – KARACHI SECTION ........................................................................................................... 26 R10 SMALL SECTION OF THE MONTH – SOUTH AUSTRALIA SECTION ................................................................................................. 27 R10 STUDENT BRANCH OF THE MONTH – A. D. PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 29 R10 COVID-19 PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH – INDONESIA SECTION ............................................................................................... 31 4. R10 UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................... 34 IEEE R10 EAC EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES UPDATES ....................................................................................................................... 34 IEEE R10 LMAG COMMITTEE UPDATES ..................................................................................................................................... 36 IEEE R10 DIRECTORS’ DIALOGUE ............................................................................................................................................... 37 IEEE R10 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2020.................................................................................................................... 38 IEEE R10 SAC WEBINAR .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 IEEE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: ENGINEERING IN COVID-19 ................................................................................................................ 40 IEEE SECTIONS CONGRESS TOP 3 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................. 41 5. TECHNICAL COLUMN ....................................................................................................................................... 43 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER SURFACE: AUTOMATIC DEFECT CLASSIFICATION WITH DEEP CNN .................................................................. 43 AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION ALGORITHM FOR PAPER SUBMISSION RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS ................................................... 44 A CONFORMAL ANTENNA WITH BROADSIDE AND MONOPOLE-LIKE PATTERN RECONFIGURABILITY ........................................................... 45 6. OTHER ARTICLES ....................................................................................................................................... 47 2020 IEEE MEDAL & RECOGNITION RECIPIENTS HONORED ONLINE ................................................................................................. 47 IEEE CONSULTATION FOR NATIONAL STIP 2020 OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ...................................................................................... 48 IEEE GUCON 2020 ................................................................................................................................................................ 50 INTERNATIONAL COVID19 CONGRESS (ICC-2020) ....................................................................................................................... 52 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZING PANEL (VCOP 2020) .............................................................................................................. 53 7. SECTION AND SUBSECTION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................... 55 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 IEEE DELHI SECTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 55 IEEE KARACHI SECTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 57 IEEE MADRAS SECTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 58 IEEE MALAYSIA SECTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 59 IEEE SRI LANKA SECTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 IEEE WESTERN AUSTRALIA SECTION............................................................................................................................................ 61 IEEE MANGALORE SUBSECTION ................................................................................................................................................. 62 8. AFFINITY GROUP AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................... 64 IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING BANGLADESH ................................................................................................................................ 64 3 | P a g e IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING SENDAI ........................................................................................................................................ 65 IEEE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BANGLADESH ................................................................................................................................... 65 IEEE CIS MADRAS CHAPTER ...................................................................................................................................................... 66 IEEE EMBS BANGLADESH CHAPTER............................................................................................................................................ 66 IEEE IAS BANGLADESH CHAPTER ................................................................................................................................................ 67 IEEE PES BANGLADESH CHAPTER ............................................................................................................................................... 67 IEEE RAS BANGLADESH CHAPTER............................................................................................................................................... 68 IEEE SPS BANGLADESH CHAPTER ............................................................................................................................................... 68 IEEE SSIT BANGLADESH CHAPTER .............................................................................................................................................. 69 IEEE PES AND COMSOC KOLKATA CHAPTER ............................................................................................................................... 69 IEEE AP/MTT/EMC ISLAMABAD JOINT CHAPTER ......................................................................................................................... 70 9. STUDENT BRANCH AND STUDENT CHAPTER ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................