IEEE KERALA SECTION ANNUAL REPORT -2018 1 IEEE Kerala Section Annual Report 2018 Table of Contents PART A - SECTION SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 4 A.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 4 ● Section Executive Committee Member List ............................................................. 4 ● Section Highlights ..................................................................................................... 7 A.2 FINANCIAL REPORT ....................................................................................................14 PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................................16 B.1 MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ...............................................................16 B.2 CHAPTER ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................17 Antenna And Propagation Society .................................................................................17 Circuits And Systems Society ........................................................................................21 Computer Society Chapter. .............................................................................................22 Communication Society Chapter ....................................................................................23 Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter .................................................27 IA/E/PEL joint society chapter ........................................................................................28 Power & Energy Society Chapter....................................................................................33 Robotics & Automation Society Chapter .......................................................................34 Signal Processing Society Chapter ................................................................................37 B.3 PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES .................................38 Professional Lecture Series ............................................................................................38 Distinguished Lecture Programs ....................................................................................40 Section Distinguished Lecture Program ........................................................................41 Educational Activities ......................................................................................................42 Conferences .....................................................................................................................45 B.4 Students Activities ........................................................................................................48 B.5 AFFINITY GROUP ACTIVITIES .....................................................................................58 Young Professional (YP) .................................................................................................58 Women In Engineering (WIE) ..........................................................................................60 Life Member (LMAG) ........................................................................................................63 B.6 AWARDS & RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES ......................................................................67 B.7 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES (NEWSLETTER, HOME PAGE, E-MAIL ETC.) ..........70 B.8 INDUSTRY RELATIONS ................................................................................................71 B.9 HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ..............................................................72 2 IEEE Kerala Section Annual Report 2018 B.10 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ...........................................................................................72 PART C - OTHERS.................................................................................................................73 C.1 SPECIAL EVENTS .....................................................................................................73 Rescue and Rehabilitation Activities Done by IEEE Kerala Section in Connection with the Kerala Floods in August 2018: ..................................................................................74 IEEE New Initiatives Committee Funded Project – One World One Education ..........76 C.2 RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES AND NON- GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGO) ...........................................................................76 Association with Other Professional Bodies : ...............................................................76 Strategic Partnership with Governmental Agencies: ....................................................77 C3. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER IEEE SECTIONS ...................................................77 ● SUPPORT EXTENDED TO NEIGHBORING SECTIONS ...........................................77 ● JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH ANY OTHER SECTION ....................................................78 C.4 SUPPORT EXTENDED TO SUB-SECTIONS & SOCIETY CHAPTERS WITHIN THE SECTION ..............................................................................................................................78 C.5 BEST PRACTICES OF YOUR SECTION (WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH OTHER SECTIONS FOR THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERS) ........................................78 C.6 PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED AND SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLUTIONS, IF ANY ..........80 PART D - GOALS AND PLANS ...............................................................................................80 D.1 CONTINUATION OF PROJECT/ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PLANS .................................................................................................80 D.2 GOALS AND FUTURE PLANS ....................................................................................83 Task Force 1: Bringing more Young professionals to main stream: ...........................84 Task Force 2: Increasing Public visibility to IEEE .........................................................85 Task Force 3: Quiz Programs ..........................................................................................86 Task Force 4: Project of Social Relevance .....................................................................87 TENCON 2019 ...................................................................................................................88 D.3 ANY INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO MAKE IEEE MORE CREATIVE AND VALUE ADDED FOR SUSTAINING THE MEMBERSHIP RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT GOALS .........88 a. Popular Awards ............................................................................................................88 b. Activities Spread Across the Section .........................................................................89 c. IEEE Loyalty Pins .........................................................................................................89 d. Coding Contest ............................................................................................................89 3 IEEE Kerala Section Annual Report 2018 PART A - SECTION SUMMARY A.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ● Section Executive Committee Member List Role Name Chair Dr. S.M. Sameer Vice Chair Ms. Sarada Jayakrishnan Secretary Mr. Shahim Baker Treasurer Ms Jyothi Ramaswamy Immediate Past Chair Dr. Suresh Nair Immediate Past Secretary Dr. Bijuna Kunju K Section Representative to IEEE India Council Dr. Suresh Nair Chair, Kochi Subsection Dr. C.K. Aanandan Vice Chair, Kochi Subsection Mr. Sabarinath Pillai Secretary, Kochi Subsection Mr Paul Ansel Chair, Malabar Subsection Dr. Gopakumar A Vice Chair, Malabar Subsection Dr. S. D. Madhukumar Secretary, Malabar subsection Mr. Edet Bijoy K Chair, Awards Committee Mr. Satish Babu Convener, Awards Committee Mr. Shahul Hameed Chair, Conference Activities Board Prof. K. P. Mohandas Convener, Conference Activites Board Nandakumar R Nandanam Advisor, Educational Activities Prof. K. P. Mohandas Chair, Educational Activities Dr.B.Premlet Secretary, Educational Activities Nandan S Electronic Communication Coordinator Mr.Sridev Shyam K.V Chair, Government Relations Prof. V K Damodaran Co-Chair, Government Relations Muraleedharan M Chair, Industry Relations Mr.Varghese Cherian Co Chair, Industry Relations Mr.Aju Thomas Abraham 4 IEEE Kerala Section Annual Report 2018 Inter Society Activities Mr. J Muraleemohan Lal Membership Development Chair Mr. Ranjit R Nair Membership Development Co Chair Mr. Abey Easow Joseph Chair, PIE (Promotion of Innovation and Entreprenureship) N.Krishnan Co-Chair, PIE Mr.Sandheep Vattappara Chair, Professional Activities Mr. Jayakrishnan M C Publications Prof. K Gopalan Nair Public Relations cordinator Mr.Joseph Joshy SDLP Co-ordinator Mr.Shanu N Advisor, SIGHT Mr. Amarnath Raja Chair, SIGHT Mr. Sasi PM Secretary, SIGHT Mr.Sarath Chand TP Chair, Strategic Initiatives Mr. Unni Sankar Advisor , Student Activities Mr. S Gopakumar Chair, Student Activities Mr. Sabarinath Pillai Vice Chair, Student Activities (Travancore) Nandan S Vice Chair, Student Activities (Kochi) Dr.Binu Paul Vice Chair, Student Activities (Malabar) Dr Ansar S M Student Representative Amrith M Webmaster Nithin RS Chair, Consultant's Network Mr. Satish Babu Chair, Life Member AG Mr. Hareendralal AG Vice Chair, Life Member AG Dr.Madhu Mangal Secretary, Life Member AG Mr. K Gopalan