ACTIVITIES OF IEEE BANGLADESH (BD) SECTION

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1 2013 ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF IEEE BANGLADESH (BD) SECTION

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents IEEE Bangladesh Section Activities 1 IEEE Bangladesh Student Branch Activities 7 IEEE PES Bangladesh Activities 24 IEEE COMSOC Bangladesh Activities 25 IEEE GOLD Bangladesh Activities 26 IEEE WIE Affinity Group Bangladesh Activities 30 IEEE ED/SSC Society Bangladesh Chapter Activities 36

3 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES Event 1: Jan. 5, 2013 Technical Seminar: A High Efficiency Low Cost Multi-junction Solar Cell Technology Speaker: Raisul Islam, Ph.D. Student, Stanford University, CA, USA The speaker presented the recent condition of the solar industry and demonstrated a proposed high efficiency low cost disruptive, mono-crystalline multi-junction solar cell technology. Event 2: Jan. 9, 2013 Technical Seminar: Light Trapping in Solar Cells: Towards the Limit and Beyond Speaker: M. Ryyan Khan, Ph.D. Student, Purdue University, IN, USA The speaker pointed out the challenges involved in recently developed nanostructures aiming towards exceeding the conventional light trapping limit and presented the light trapping schemes. Event 3: Jan. 9, 2013 Technical Seminar: Chipless RFID: Revolution in Identification in the New Millennium Speaker: Dr. Nemai C. Karmakar, Asso. Prof., ECSE, Monash University, Australia The speaker discussed the issue of micro-chip in the RFID tag, which is the most expensive item there and presented the idea of chipless RFID tag and reader for low cost item level tagging. Event 4: May 13, 2013 Technical Seminar: Biometric Recognition for Security: Recent Trends and Challenges Speaker: Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Asso. Prof., EEE, BUET The speaker presented some promising biometric systems along with theirmajor challenges. He focused on new spectro-temporal features for face, palm-print and voice recognition. Event 5: May 13, 2013 Technical Seminar: The Quantum Coherence anda Novel Approach to Create Ultra-Short Pulses in Quantum Cascade Lasers Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Anisuzzaman Talukder, Asso. Prof., EEE, BUET This talk covered an introduction to QCLs, coherent tunneling and incoherent scattering. The speaker presented a novel approach to create ultra-short pulses from QCLs using SIT effect. Event 6: May 15, 2013 Membership Workshop: IEEE & WIE Membership Development Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, Membership Development, IEEE BD Section A half day long workshop was held at BUET to encourage students to join in IEEE. It was focused on the benefits and role of IEEE in advancing engineering education and research. Page 1

4 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES Event 7: May 20, 2013 Technical Seminar: Visualisation and Browsing of Image Repositories Speaker: Dr. Gerald Schaefer, CS, Loughborough University, UK The speaker discussed on methods for managing large image databases and introduced the method of horizontal and vertical browsing to achieve interactive, intuitive and efficient browsing. Event 8: May 30-31, 2013 Project Competition: SS12: Asia Code-A-Thon Challenge: 1st Round Competition Coordinator: Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BD Section The first round of the SS12 Asia was held at BUET in collaboration with IISAT 2013, Coimbatore, India. Participants from BUET, BRAC University, Dhaka University and AUST showcased 14 project ideas addressing the unique needs of people with disabilities. A panel of 6 judges selected the first prize winning team to attend the final round at Coimbatore, India. Event 9: June 1, 2013 Entrepreneurship Seminar: Market Place for Embedded System: Imagine, Implement, Introduce. Speaker: Mahmudul Hasan Shohag, Chairman, PiLabs and Onnorokom Group The speaker highlighted the demand in the market for embedded system design and implementation and encouraged the students to move forward with their innovative design ideas. Event 10: June 18, 2013 Project Competition: 1st IEEE Control System Project Show Coordinator: Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Secretary, IEEE Bangladesh Section Twenty seven innovative real-life control system projects were displayed. Four to five final year EEE students of BUET were involved in each project. A panel of 9 judges evaluated the projects. Event 11: June 19, 2013 Project Competition: 1st IEEE Digital Electronic Project Show Coordinator: Upal Mahbub, Student Activities Chair, IEEE BD Section Fifty digital logic circuit based projects were displayed. In each project three third year EEE students of BUET were involved. A panel of 3 judges evaluated the projects. Page 2

5 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES Event 12: June, 2013 Central Event: Formation of Special interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) group Coordinator: Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Associate Professor, Dept. of EEE, BUET and Chair, WIE, IEEE Bangladesh Section Dr. Celia Shahnaz s petition to form Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) was accepted by IEEE. A new SIGHT group namely FLASH in association with WIE affinity group was launched in IEEE Bangladesh Section under the leadership of Interim Chair Dr. Celia. IEEE BD section has already received $250 seed fund for the activities of FLASH. Event 13: June 21, 2013 (Nationwide Event) Congress: IEEE Bangladesh Section Student, Gold and WIE Congress, 2013 IEEE Bangladesh section, Student, GOLD, WIE Congress 2013 took place at the ECE building of BUET on 21 June, 2013.The sponsor of the event was Energypac Limited. A total of 61 students, GOLD and WIE delegates from six student branches were present at the congress. The participating IEEE student branches were from BUET, AIUB, AUST, EWU, IUT, and RUET. Prof. Satya Prasad Majumdar, Dean, Faculty of EEE, BUET inaugurated the congress at 8:30 am. The first event was Interactive Session I titled The Conquest where the delegates were randomly formed into 6 groups and were asked questions on how they plan to promote science. Dr. Fattah and Dr. Celia were the official judges of the event. There was a Tesla corner, basically a quiz corner, from where questions related to the tech world were announced at a regular interval for the participants. The next event was a technical talk Renewable Energy in Bangladesh: The Way Forward delivered by the invited speaker Professor Dr. M. Rezwan Khan, Vice-Chancellor, United International University. Another technical talk titled, High Mobility Semiconductor MOSFETS for Beyond the Silicon CMOS Technology was delivered by Dr Anisul Haque, Professor, East-West University and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. There was an open forum discussion session conducted by Dr. Celia in order to inspire, engage, encourage, and empower women participants in the congress and also women engineers, scientists, and young professionals in Bangladesh. All student branches shared their activities. Finally they participated in a Treasure Hunt where they had to find set of clues at different places in the ECE building. At the end there was a cultural program and prize giving ceremony followed by Dinner. Different prizes were given to the participants by Prof. Dr. P. K. Saha, Chair, IEEE. Event 14: August 3, 2013 Technical Seminar: New High-end Processing Technologies: From New Memories (PCRAM, ReRAM) to High Mobility Channels (III-V, Graphene) Speaker: Dr. Zia Karim, Sr. Director, Business Development and Global Customer Support AIXTRON Inc., 1139 Karlstad Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA The speaker presented detail on configuration of some next generation memories (PCRAM, ReRAM), characteristics of complex thin films, advances in new channel materials for low power high performance logic devices by employing III-V compound materials, applications of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube (CNT). Page 3

6 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES Event 15: September 29, 2013 Technical Seminar: Heterogeneously Integrated Micro/Nanoscale Devices and Multi-functional Systems for Computing, Energy Conversion, Storage and Sensing Speaker: Prof. M. Saif Islam, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Northern California Nanotechnology Center and University of California Davis, California, USA. The speaker presented a high-throughput method for large area fabrication of micro/nano-scale single crystal devices and recent developments on highly-sensitive sensors enabled by ultra-sharp nanotips for disease diagnosis and other agricultural/industrial applications. Event 16: October 4, 2013 (Nationwide Event) IEEE Day Celebration: was Leveraging technology for a better tomorrow. Ambassador: Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Secretary, IEEE Bangladesh Section IEEE BD Section celebrated the IEEE Day on October 3, 2013 at East West University (EWU), Dhaka. IEEE Day 2013 is the 4th time in history when engineers worldwide celebrated the anniversary of the first time IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in The event was organized by IEEE Bangladesh Section. The sole sponsor of the event was Muspana and EWU IEEE Student Branch provides the organizational support. A total of 140 students, GOLD, WIE, and IEEE delegates from 13 universities including all IEEE student Branches attended the event. (3 public universities: BUET, UofD, JU and 10 private universities: AUST, EWU, NSU, AIUB, BRAC, UIU, IUB, PU, DU, SU). Prof. Pran Kanai Saha, Head, Dept of EEE, BUET inaugurated the congress at 9:00 am. Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Associate Professor, Dept. of EEE, BUET and Secretary, IEEE Bangladesh Section was the Ambassador of the event. There was a colorful rally attended by all participants inside the EWU campus. The rally was ended by cake festival and opening of the WIE booth. Considering the importance of nuclear energy in solving acute power crisis in Bangladesh a Technical Seminar titled Prospect of Nuclear Energy was organized. The speaker Engr. M. Ali Zulquarnain, Member, P&D, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission discussed detail on implementation aspects, prospects, risk factors, and advance technical issues of nuclear energy. For the young undergraduate IEEE members, Invited Talks on Carrier Development was arranged by WIE BD Section. In this session, two esteemed female speakers, Prof. Shamima Karim Choudhury, Department of Physics, Dhaka University and Ms. Sadequa Hassan Sejuti, Founder, Amar Desh Amar Gram were invited. The first speaker discussed mainly on choice of carrier as an academician while the second one focused on choice of carrier as an entrepreneur. Prof. Choudhury presented her recommendations on selecting carrier as scientists, researcher or an academician. On the other hand, Ms. Sejuti inspired young members to look for entrepreneurship with innovative technology. Participating members asked several inquisitive questions and shared their ideas during the talks. In the afternoon, considering the theme of the IEE Day, there was another Technical Seminar titled Current and Next Generation Biometrics for Security. The speaker was Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Associate Professor, Dept. of EEE, BUET and Secretary, IEEE Bangladesh Section. Dr. Fattah presented the importance of strengthening the security measures to obtain a better tomorrow, and demonstrated emerging biometric security technologies. Page 4

7 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES An essay competition on Technology for Humanity: Future Challenges in Bangladesh was organized. Moreover, EWU IEEE Student Branch organized an interactive session where all the student participants attended in randomly selected group basis. The session consisted of several quizzes and theme proposal. Event 17: November 22, 2013 (Nationwide Event) 2 nd BCC International Robotics Challenge 2013 Chief Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Secretary, IEEE Bangladesh Section 2nd BCC International Robotics Challenge (IRC) 2013, Bangladesh was held on November, Friday at ECE Building, BUET. The event was jointly organized by IEEE Bangladesh Section and IEEE BUET Student Branch with technical cooperation from Departments of EEE and CSE, BUET. Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) was the sole sponsor of this prestigious event. The IRC, Bangladesh served as the qualifier round for the teams to participate in the IRC Grand Finale which was held on Jan 5-7, 2014 at Techfest 2014 in IIT Bombay, India. Fourteen teams, each consisting of four to five members, participated in the competition. Apart from BUET, students from three other universities (IUT, U of D, RUET) took part in the challenge. During the event on both days, a huge number of audience was present (on an average 300, mostly undergraduate students, some faculty members and guardians). Top four teams were selected and sent to India for the final round. In the final round, there were participants from following twelve countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and Thailand. We are very proud to inform you that this year BUET team secured the third position in IRC Grand Finale at IIT Bombay, India. Among the top ten positions, BUET teams secured 4 positions (second, seventh, ninth, and tenth). Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh, was present as the Chief Guest and Prof. Dr. Aminul Hoque, respected Dean, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), BUET was present as the Special Guest in the Prize Giving Ceremony. Mr. S. M. Ashfaque Hussain, Joint Secretary and Executive Director, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) was present as the Guest of Honour in this event. Event 18: December 18, 2013 Tutorial: Pattern Recognition: Techniques and Fields of Application Speaker: Abu Shafin M. Mahdee Jameel, PhD Candidate, Department of Electrical, Computer, and System Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY-12180, USA The tutorial has given opportunity to a large number of registered participants to have a hands on experience on a demanding area of Pattern Recognition. Starting from fundamental theories of pattern recognition, some recent developments and applications were discussed by the speaker in a friendly manner with huge interaction. Page 5

8 IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION ACTIVITIES Event 19: December 21, 2013 Technical Seminar: Latest Trends inquantum Mechanics and Nano-Electronics Speaker: KM Mohsin, PhD Candiate, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA The speaker presented the challenges faced by state-of-the art CMOS technology in nm- and subnm node for VLSI and presented new findings regarding modeling based on carbon nanotube. Event 20: December 21, 2013 (postponed) Technical Seminar and Reception: Prof. M. S. Alam being elevated to IEEE Fellow Speaker: Prof. Mohammad S. Alam Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA Nomination: Nomination for 2013 R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award: Dr. Celia Shahnaz Date: October 31, 2013 MOU Approval International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE) International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT) and EICT to be held 19-Dec-2013 to 21-Dec-2013, in Khulna, Bangladesh (the "Conference") th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) and ICCIT to be held 21-Dec-2013 to 23-Dec-2013, in Khulna, Bangladesh (the "Conference") International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT) Page 6

9 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES BUET Student Branch April 4, 2013 Tour to Energypac Energypac is one of the largest power generation companies in Bangladesh. They have their manufacturing, testing, research and development facilities at Baruipara, Savar, Dhaka. IEEE BUET SB has organized tours to this facility in earlier years as well. This year a group of 40 students participated in this industrial tour. The tour consisted of a glimpse of the Power Transformer Plant, Distribution Transformer Plant, Instrument Transformer Plant, Switchgear Plant, High Voltage Testing Lab, Liquid Painting Plant and Powder Coating Plant. Photos from the tour to Energypac April 20, 2013 Seminar on Space Robotics: Autonomy with Wireless Mannual Override featuring BUET Lunabot for NASA's 4th Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition In 2013, BUET s team Mechatron with their robot Lunabot participated in NASA Lunabotics competition on May, For this they had to work for autonomy with wireless manual override. Team Mechatron appeared in front of the participants in the seminar and shared the knowledge that they gained in this field and in the field of Space Robotics. More than 70 students were present in the seminar. Photos of Seminar on Space Robotics Page 7

10 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES July 20, 2013 Instructive Discussion Session on Robotics A number of robotics contests for undergrad students have been organized in the country in recent times. So in order to have experienced participants share their knowledge with younger robotics enthusiasts, IEEE BUET Student branch organized an instructive discussion session. Past participants of Robotics contests like CUET Roborace, BUET EEE Formula R, RUET Micromouse contest and International Robotics Contest were present at the discussion. More than 80 students participated in this very lively session. December 18, 2013 Workshop on Recent Trends and Techniques of Pattern Recognition Speaker: Mahdee Jameel, Ph.D. Candidate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Venue: DSP Laboratory, ECE Building, BUET Mahdee Jameel, Ph.D. Candidate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and alumnus of BUET EEE conducted a workshop on recent trends and techniques of pattern recognition. This workshop, conducted in the Digital Signal Processing Laboratory of BUET EEE gave the participants an idea on different pattern recognition trends and on new breakthroughs in the field of Pattern Recognition. The workshop had about 40 participants. It was co-sponsored by IEEE Bangladesh section Seminar on latest trends on Pattern Recognition Page 8

11 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES December 24, 2013 Technical talk on Quantum Mechanics & Nano-Electronics Speaker: K M Mohsin, Graduate student of Louisiana State University Venue: ECE Building, BUET K M Mohsin, Graduate student of Louisiana State University and alumnus of BUET EEE gave a talk on recent trends in the field of Quantum Mechanics and Nano Electronics. He discussed his own research interests, which includes Nano-electronics, Quantum Photonics, Graphene and CNT. The workshop, co-sponsored by IEEE Bangladesh section had about 40 participants. IEEE Xtreme 7.0 COMPETITIONS This year two teams, formed of BUET IEEE student members, participated in this prestigious worldwide programming contest. IEEE BUET SB assisted in their participation in this 24 hour programming contest, which requires a fixed venue for the whole period. Mindwarp v2.0 Mindwarp is a math and science based quiz contest for freshman students of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department. This is the second year that IEEE BUET Student Branch organized this event. And this year the number of participants crossed 50. Mindwarp v2.0 going on Page 9

12 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES BCC IRC Bangladesh 2013 International Robotics Challenge Bangladesh is one of the biggest robotics contests to be organized in Bangladesh. It has a daunting task of building two robots for a race against time. This is the second year in a row that IEEE BUET student branch co-organized this prestigious contest along with IEEE Full Arena of the contest The judging panel of BCC IRC BD An automated robot in action Manual robot in action Bangladesh Section. A large team of student volunteers worked under faculty supervision for more than a month to organize the Robotics contest as well as possible. A total of 15 teams with participants from four universities participated in this two-day long contest. Page 10

13 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES An automated robot in action A team controlling their Manual Robot Respected guests of the closing ceremony The Champion Team BUET REX Page 11

14 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES IEEE BUET SB Chair taking appreciation certificate Central organizing team from IEEE BUET SB Photos of BCC IRC BD 2013 Page 12

15 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES IEEE Bangladesh Section Student GOLD WIE Congress The congress was probably one of the biggest IEEE events in Bangladesh in More than 60 student members, WIE and GOLD affinity group members attended the contests. There were student members from 6 different student branches. IEEE BUET SB co-organized the event along with IEEE GOLD, Bangladesh Chapter and IEEE WIE affinity group, Bangladesh section. The event included two interactive sessions for the delegates, a hypothetical problem discussion session and the fun session, a treasure hunt. The Congress included a presentation of activities of all the IEEE student branches of the country; and also a poster exhibition by IEEE BUET Student Branch. Two technical talks were arranged. Dr Anisul Haque, Professor, East West University presented his talk on High Mobility Semiconductor MOSFETS for Beyond the CMOS Technology. Dr Rizwan Khan presented his talk on Renewable Energy in Bangladesh: The Way Forward. Also an engineering idea contest, Technology for Humanity was part of the congress. The event ended with a cultural program with participation from various student branch members. Inauguration of the congress commencing Chair and Secretary of IEEE BUET SB Page 13

16 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES IEEE GOLD Ex-com Volunteers and delegates from IEEE BUET Student Branch Page 14

17 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES Technical talk of Dr Rizwan Khan Technical talk of Dr Anisul Haque IEEE BD Students Activities Chair performing in the cultural program Page 15

18 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES Prize giving ceremony of the Congress going on Photos of IEEE Bangladesh Section Student GOLD WIE congress AUST Student Branch AUST Student Branch arranged Intra-University Website Design Competition: Judgment Day on June 18, 2013 in AUST Campus. The Final day named Intra-University Website Design Competition: Gala Day was held on June 24, Industrial tour to BTCL Earth Satellite Station was arranged on June 27, A group consisting of 40 IEEE student members participated in this tour. Seminar on Writing and Publication of Research Articles and Preparation for Higher Abroad was arranged on June 29, Speaker: Ms. Esmat Farzana, Lecturer, Department of EEE, AUST Page 16

19 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES AUST Student Branch celebrated IEEE Day on October 1, 2013 untraditionally. Following the global motto of IEEE Day Technology for Humanitarian, AUST Student Branch celebrated the day with under privileged orphan children and provided academic text books and lunch. Representative from IEEE AUST Student Branch attended ETCell Camp Summer organized by IEEE RUET from 3-4 October, 2013 Student Branch and won the 2 nd Best Idea award. EWU Student Branch Industrial Tours In February, the members of EWU Student Branch made an industrial tour to British American tobacco or BAT, which is one of the largest multinational groups situated at Mohakhali, Dhaka. In 1 st June, 2013, the members of EWU Student Branch arranged another industrial tour to Epyllion group, which is a textile company situated at Gazipur. Workshop To increase technical knowledge of East West student branch members, a workshop was arranged on ARDUINO microcontroller. Dr. Muhammed Mazharul Islam, Assistant Professor, EEE, EWU gave a brief knowledge on ARDUINO microcontroller. Attending Congresses IEEE Bangladesh Section arranged Student Gold WIE Congress in June, IEEESB, EWU also joined in this congress. Page 17

20 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES Eight members of EWU Student branch joined in IEEE region-10 Student Gold WIE Congress at Hydrabad, India. IEEE student Branch, EWU and IEEE Bangladesh Section Jointly celebrated IEEE day on 4 th October, 2013 at East West University campus. WIE Bangladesh Section arranged '1st WIE BD Congress: A Call of Engineering for Humanity' at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology. Female as well as male student members participated in that event successfully. IUT Student Branch Seminar on Wireless Communication for Sustainable Rural Development: Delay Tolerant Networks by Dr. Khondokar Habibul Kabir Date: January 29, 2013 Seminar on Higher Studies Abroad by Taskin Jamal, Sayedus Salehin and Zaheen Farraz Ahmed Date: April 04, 2013 Page 18

21 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES Industrial Tour to Energypac Engineering Ltd. Date: June 23, 2013 Seminar on Social Problems, Advanced Technologies and Our Role in Academia by Dr. Ashir Ahmed, Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Japan and Director, Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications Date: June 24, 2013 Seminar and Workshop on Embedded System Design and Robotics with Pi Labs Bangladesh Ltd. Date: September 07, 2013 Page 19

22 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES 1. INSB celebrates IEEE Day 2013 NSU Student Branch On 1 st October 2013, INSB celebrated IEEE Day 2013 in a grand and festive way with more than 300 students. Based on the theme Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow, there was a fun quiz competition with open participation from the audience. Prizes were given on-spot to the winners of the quiz competition. In addition to that there were interactive sessions on the importance of being an IEEE member taken by several faculties and students. The ceremony ended by cutting cake with festoons flying all over and refreshments distributed to all the audience members. Page 20

23 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES 2. INSB won The Largest Gathering award in the IEEE Day Photo Contest 2013 INSB took part in IEEE Photo Contest 2013 which was based on the theme Leveraging Technology For a Better Tomorrow. Student Branches from all around the world took part in the contest, and ten best photos designated for unit activities were chosen as the winners. IEEE NSU Student Branch (INSB) has won the award for the Largest Gathering photo category in IEEE Day The photo above won this prestigious award. 3. Inauguration of INSB Website INSB officially launched their first website on 1st October, The website keeps all up-to-date with information regarding INSB and other IEEE Student Branches in Bangladesh. It also covers a section regarding IEEE, and the problems faced by its members in FAQs. Website: 4. INSB Idea Contest 2013 INSB hosted an idea contest that focused on the IEEE Day theme of 2013 Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow. It is generally based on any idea that reflects and implicates technological innovation that would help to make our daily lives easier. 5. INSB wins the championship of Quizdom 2013 On 9th November, 2013, INSB won the championship of Quizdom 2013 defeating other clubs of North South University. Quizdom 2013 is a general knowledge competition among the clubs of North South University. 6. Seminar on Professional Ethics by Dr. Muhammad H. Rashid IEEE Student Branch IUB & IEEE Student Branch North South have jointly organized a seminar on PROFESSIONAL ETHICS at Independent University, Bangladesh on the 23rd December Speaker: Dr. Muhammad H. Rashid. 7. LateX workshops INSB arranged basic LaTex workshops for the engineering students of North South University. They were conducted by Dr. Lamia Iftekhar. Page 21

24 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES 8. Visit to AIUB IEEE Student Branch In June, 2013, some officers of IEEE student branch of NSU went to visit AIUB In House Project Contest 13 of IEEE student branch of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), which was organized in their university campus to showcase the hard work, dedication and talent of their young members. 9. INSB visits 1 st IEEE Control System Project Show in BUET On the 18th of June, 2013, Department of EEE, BUET and the IEEE Bangladesh Section jointly organized the first show of control system projects at BUET. The show brought forth a diverse range of innovative and amazing projects including a few line tracker robots, robotic arm, conveyer belt, voice controlled robot, image processing projects and a lot more. RUET Student Branch Training for volunteers: On 10 th May, 2013 IEEE RUET Student Branch organized seminars on Nanotechnology and Optical Fiber Communication. Branch Counselor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Goffar Khan and Branch advisor Dr. S. M. Abdur Razzak was present in the seminar. About 150 participants from dept. of EEE and ETE attended the seminar. Dr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Assistant Professor, Dept of EEE, RUET, presented a speech upon Introduction to Dye- Sensitized Solar Cells. Later on Md. Selim Habib, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, RUET, also represented his topic Microstructure Holey Fibers: Application to Sensing & High Speed Optical Communication System. IEEE RUET Student Branch members presented a video showing branch s past activities including 1 st IEEE Bangladesh Section Student/Gold Congress 12. Branch Counselor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Goffar Khan focused on the topic that IEEE is a place where you invest minimum but you get maximum return. On the eve of the seminar, a competitive IT Quiz Contest took place only for the 1 st and 2 nd year students. Page 22

25 IEEE BANGLADESH STUDENT BRANCH ACTIVITIES Technical Events: On 20 th April,2013, a seminar was held in EEE seminar room, RUET named Seminar on Renewable Energy & DSM. A.H.M Mohiuddin,Manager (Technical), DPDC & S M Altaf Hossain Managing Director & CEO, Drik ICT Limited acted as honorable speaker on that seminar. Participants were about 70 from different departments of RUET mainly from EEE & ETE. In view of thinking to publish our research works in International journals & Conferences, RUET Student Branch organized a Seminar on Technical Paper Writing, specially for the students of final year to get an idea for writing down a standard paper properly & learn all its technical aspects. Prof Dr. S. M. Abdur Razzak, Head of the Dept, EEE, RUET was the honorable speaker of that seminar which took place in EEE Seminar Room, RUET on 6 th July, 2013 On 20th September,2013, Md. Selim Habib, Assistant Professor of EEE, RUET represents a seminar on Optimization of Photonic Crystal Fibers using COMSOL Multiphysics Software at EEE Seminar Room, RUET. Almost 100 students participated on that seminar. Collaborative events: IEEE RUET Student Branch organized an entrepreneur based camp named ETCell Camp Summer on 3-4 October, 2013 at RUET Auditorium. All the student branches of Bangladesh section were invited on it. A technology based Idea Contest, a number of seminars & workshops were held on that event. Dr. Juhurul Islam Sarkar, Associate Professor, Dept of EEE, RUET acted as Program Chair & S M Altaf Hossain Managing Director & CEO, Drik ICT Limited, was appointed as Chief Judge of Idea Contest. Shafiul Hasan Rafi from RUET was judged 1 st and Redwan Farhan from Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology was judged 2 nd on that contest. This two day event was sponsored by Electro Transformer & Switchgear Co. Ltd, Bengal Telecommunications and Electric Corporation (Pvt) Ltd (BETELCO) & Muspana Filaments Ltd. Award & Recognition: On 26 th June, 2013, IEEE RUET Student Branch Members attended IEEE Bangladesh Section Student/GOLD/WIE Congress In Activity Representation Session, IEEE RUET Student Branch has achieved the Most Promising Student Branch award for last year's activity. Page 23

26 IEEE PES BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Prospect of Jatrofa as bio fuel in Ghana Date: February 24, 2013 Dr. Emmanuel M. Attua is a senior lecturer and the immediate past Head of the Department of Geography and Resource Development of the University of Ghana. He studied plant science using remote sensing and Geographic Information technologies and presently lectures at both graduate and undergraduate levels. His core fields of teaching and research are in tropical biogeography, environmental ecology, remote sensing and GIS applications to land mapping. His PhD thesis focused on land use change and carbon sequestration in fallow vegetation, using the Densu River Basin of Ghana as a case. Before his appointment as Head of Department, he had served in several academic positions at the University of Ghana since He was a visiting scholar to the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University, in the United Kingdom in 2008 and has visited several European Universities in Denmark, Sweden, France and Germany. Page 24

27 IEEE COMSOC BANGLADESH UPADATES IEEE ComSoc Bangladesh Chapter organized a technical seminar at Stamford University Bangladesh on May, 2013 in cooperation with Department of EEE, Stamford University Bangladesh. Seminar theme was Cellular Mobile Communication Networks and Telecommunication Policy in Bangladesh. The speakers were Mr. Altaf Hossain, Managing Director of Drik ICT Limited and Mr. Touhid Ahmed Choudhury, Manager, Transport Network Planning of Robi. This Chapter organized student paper competition 2nd Student Paper Contest 2013 as part of regular activity for the students of Bangladesh. Students were encouraged to submit their original and unpublished works following the IEEE rules and formats and using the ComSoc Bangladesh Chapter website. This year only one paper has been selected for the best paper award. The best paper award has been bestowed to the following paper titled Performance Evaluation of a Wireless MIMO Channel in the Presence of Multiple Keyhole and the authors are from MIST, Dhaka. In November 2013, IEEE ComSoc Bangladesh Chapter has finalized the criteria for sponsoring conferences in Bangladesh following the guidelines provided by IEEE. The Chapter also decided to be technical sponsor for iceeict 2014 organized by Department of EECE of MIST, Dhaka and IIT of Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Page 25

28 IEEE GOLD BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Event 1: Technical Workshop on Embedded Systems In February 2013, GOLD Bangladesh section jointly organized a weeklong technical workshop named Training on Computer Interfacing and Embedded Systems wtih ITRRC, HEQEP in the department of Computer Science and Engineering of Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The inauguration ceremony of the workshop was held on February 12, 2013 in the presence of participating students and teachers. The instructors from GOLD Affinity Group, IEEE Bangladesh Section and also faculties of BUET Mr. Upal Mahbub (Past AG Chair), Mr. Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury and Mr. Shuvro Chowdhury were also present in the ceremony. Total 36 participants including teacher and students attended the workshop. Chairman of the department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mr. Ujjal Kumar Acharjee presided over the ceremony. Professor Peyar Ahmed of department of Mathematices was the chief guest of the ceremony. Mr. Abu Layek, coordinator of the workshop and sub-project manager of ITRRC, HEQEP, Jagannath University conducted the ceremony. The chief guest and the put emphasis on the importance of the workshop. They both requested the participants to attend the workshop carefully and to use the knowledge acquired from the workshop for the welfare of the country. In the training workshop the instructors covered basic concepts of microcontroller based embeded systems necessary for professional development. Event 2: 1st Workshop on LaTex and Scientific Writing With a view to develop young professionals and undergraduates, IEEE GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter organized the 1st Workshop on LaTex and Scientific Writing on 17 May 2013 in Robert Noyce Simulation Laboratory, ECE Building, BUET. A total 33 participants including undergraduate students and graduate engineers participated in the workshop. The speakers of the workshop included Sajid Muhaimin Chouhury, Chair, GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter, Shuvro Chowdhury, Vice-Chair, GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter, Md. Shahadat Hasan Sohel, Secretary, GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter and Asif Ahmed, Treasurer, GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter. Firstly, the participants were given a presentation on IEEE and IEEE GOLD. The day long workshop covered different topics on scientific writing, and students were given practical training in using Latex software. The sessions were interactive, and the participants were found to be very much interested in the topics covered. At the end of the workshop, participants were distributed certificates. Finally the speakers and participants posed for a photo session. Page 26

29 IEEE GOLD BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Event 3: 2nd Workshop on LaTex and Scientific Writing After the overwhelming response of participants and to honor the requests of a large number of members GOLD arranged 2nd Workshop on LaTex and Scientific Writing on June 6 in the same venue and another Day Long Workshop on Latex a document preparation system, this time in a new venue American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) on June 20. Event 4: Workshop on COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling IEEE GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Section, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and COMSOL arranged a workshop on COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling, on June 19th, The workshop was held in Robert Noyce Simulation Laboratory (R-531), ECE Building, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. The workshop included an overview of COMSOL Multiphysics: its capabilities, new features, enhanced functionality, and revamped GUI. A total 38 participants attended the workshop, with 4 IEEE Members, 29 IEEE GOLD Affinity Group members, and 5 graduate students of BUET. Mr. Lakhvinder Singh of ComSol conducted the session. Event 5: IEEE Bangladesh section Student GOLD WIE congress 2013 IEEE Bangladesh section Student GOLD WIE congress 2013 took place at the ECE building of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on 21 June, The event was jointly sponsored by IEEE Bangladesh Section and Energypac Limited. GOLD had a stall in this event, students were introduced to GOLD activities here and they were motivated to join GOLD after their graduation. Gold Stall at Congress Page 27

30 IEEE GOLD BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Event 6: VLSI Workshop on Cadence EDA Tools A workshop on VLSI Design Using Cadence EDA Tools was held on 8th July 2013 in VLSI Lab, Dept of EEE, BUET. The event was jointly organized by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), IEEE EDS/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter and IEEE GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter. Due to the limitation on the number of licenses of the Cadence EDA tools, total number of participants were limited. The participants had to pre-register for the event. A total 15 (fifteen) IEEE Members attended the workshop, where 11 are members of IEEE GOLD Affinity Group Bangladesh Chapter. The workshop started at AM. IEEE GOLD Bangladesh Chair, Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury introduced the speakers at the beginning. Chair of IEEE EDS/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter, Prof. ABM Harun-ur Rashid conducted the first session. He gave basic idea on CMOS technology, fabrication process and design flow and design flow. Afterwards Shah Md. Abid Hussain, Lecturer, United International University, conducted the Tutorial sessions. Participants were given hands on training to effectively create and edit schematics for use with the full suite of Cadence simulation and layout tools. Participant created the schematic of a macro cell using Virtuoso Schematic editor L, created symbol and performed Spectre simulation to verify functionality of the cell. In the evening session layout of the macro cell was created, Design rule was check, Layout Versus Schematic was done and post Layout simulation including parasitic extraction was performed. The daylong workshop included two light refreshments and a lunch for all registered participants. At the end of the workshop, Chair of IEEE Bangladesh Section, Prof. Pran Kanai Saha distributed certificates among the participants and gave a concluding speech, thanking the participants and the organizers. The event concluded at 5.00 PM. Event 7: Tour to Atomic Energy Research Establishment IEEE GOLD Affinity Group, Bangladesh Section organized a Tour to Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) on July 25, The Establishment is situated in Savar, 40 km away from the capital city, Dhaka. 18 members of the GOLD Affinity Group ranging from different University graduates, Faculty members, Industry personnel and Defense Personnel attended the tour. The GOLD AG Chair, Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury, Assistant Professor, Dept of EEE, BUET, led the participants in the tour. Shuvro Chowdhury, Vice Chair GOLD AG, Md. Shahadat Hasan Sohel, Secretary GOLD AG, and Md. HasibulAlam, Acting Treasurer GOLD AG also actively organized the tour. AERE is a major research setup of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) for peaceful application of nuclear energy in various fields of physical, biological and engineering sciences. At AERE tour, participants visited i) Centre of excellence of VLSI technology, where state of the art fabrication tools were demonstrated, ii) Nuclear Research Reactor, where the only nuclear reactor in Bangladesh, 3 MW TRIGA Reactor was demonstrated and iii) Tandem particle accelerator, where high voltage particle accelerator was demonstrated. All the participants Page 28

31 IEEE GOLD BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES had a wonderful firsthand learning experience throughout the tour and in the feedback session, they demanded more tours like this to be arranged by IEEE GOLD. AERE Tour Page 29

32 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES 1. LaTeX learning workshop The first LaTeX learning workshop in the history of IEEE Bangladesh (BD) Section was arranged by WIE Affinity Group on March 8, 2013 at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BD Section, introduced and demonstrated different features of LaTeX and also mentioned its advantages over regular document writing softwares. She taught them every know how to write a technical paper/document in LaTex starting from abstract to Bioliography. Ms. Urmita Sikder, Vice-chair, Ms. Orchi Hassan, Secretary, and Mrs. Fariah Hayee, Membership Development Secretary, all from WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BD Section, provided a more detailed demonstration on some key features of LaTeX. The participants had an opportunity to get hands on experience on usage of the tools and received certificates of participation. Participants of LaTeX Workshop 2. IEEE and WIE Membership Development Workshop In May , WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section arranged WIE membership and IEEE membership Development Workshop at VLSI Lab,, in the Department of EEE, BUET. In this workshop, Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE, IEEE BD section highlighted the benefits of IEEE and WIE Membership and inspired engineering students to nurture professional and leadership skills as members of the global community of technology. Most of the young women in engineering education in the IEEE BD Section are now informed of the fact that if they become a student member of IEEE, they can be member of WIE at free of charge. Participants of IEEE and WIE Membership Development workshop Page 30

33 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES 3. SS12: Asia 13 Code-A-Thon Challenge: First Round Competition The international committee of SS12: Asia 13 Code-A-Thon Challenge has selectedbuet as pilot venue and assigned Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section as co-ordinator of the first round competition. WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section conducted this first round coding competition open to female and male participants on May 30-31, 2013 at BUET in collaboration with the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Interactive Systems on Assistive Technology, August 1st-3rd, 2013 at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and Project: Possibility. In this competition, participants from different Universities of Bangladesh showcased 14 project ideas addressing the unique needs of people with disabilities. Six panel of judges selected the first prize winning team to attend the final round. The selected team in the first round has been awarded a prize money of BDT as travel grant to attend the final round. In the final round competition on August 1-3, 2013 at Coimbatore, India, Bangladesh BUET team has won the second prize. The members of the winning team have received certificates of participation, and a prize money of Rs Participants of Code-A-Thon Challenge: First Round Competition 4. IEEE Bangladesh Section Student GOLD WIE Congress In the IEEE BD Section Student GOLD WIE Congress, June 21, 2013, a booth of WIE affinity group was set up. Volunteers from the WIE affinity group showcased their past activities and future plans in the booth throughout the congress. As Chair, Membership Development and Chair, WIE affinity group, IEEE BD Section, Dr. Celia Shahnaz conducted a special session covering the detail information about the internal structure of IEEE, and WIE membership benefits and affinity groups in IEEE Bangladesh Section, namely WIE and Gold. Page 31

34 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Dr. Celia Shahnaz s lecture at the Special Session The WIE members actively participated in the Interactive Session I titled The Conquest, two invited talks, the second interactive session- Treasure Hunt, and a cultural program. It is to be noted that among the six participants of the idea contest Technology for Humanity, four were female. All the Female participants of the idea contest have been awarded certificates of Honourable mention. WIE participants at IEEE Bangladesh Section Student GOLD WIE Congress 5. Invited Technical Talk On September 29, 2013, WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section has co-arranged an Invited Technical Talk by Dr. Saif Islam, Professor, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. The title of the talk was ``Heterogeneously Integrated Micro/Nanoscale Devices and Multifunctional Systems for Computing, Energy Conversion, Storage and Sensing``. In the talk, Dr. Saif has presented some recent developments on highly-sensitive sensors enabled by ultra-sharp nanotips for chemical and biological detection, diagnosing medical symptoms of diseases, monitoring and controlling agricultural and industrial greenhouse gas emission, waste disposal and treatment plants, and systems for pollution monitoring and control. The goal of the talk was to introduce the WIE members to the recent technologies and modern research. Page 32

35 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES Professor Saif Islam s Invited Talk 6. Career Talk on IEEE Day In October 4, 2013, on the occasion of IEEE day celebration in BD section, WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section arranged two invited talks, where eminent speakers from academia and industry provided insightful thoughts. Shamima K. Choudhury, Professor, Department of Physics, DhakaUniversity provided talk on choice of career as an academician and Sadequa Hassan Sejuti Founder, Amar Desh Amar Gram provided talk on choice of career as an entrepreneur. These talks have created an interesting scope of knowledge sharing for the WIE members that has helped them to empower themselves with appropriate guidelines about their career development in the Male-dominated Engineering profession. WIE participants at Career Talk on IEEE Day 7. 1st WIE BD Congress: A call of Engineering for Humanity With 2013 IEEE R10 WIE support fund, WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BD Section organized the event ``1st WIE BD Congress: A call of Engineering for Humanity on 20th December, 2013, Friday at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Dhaka, Bangladesh. This BD congress has attracted 95 female registered participants, 5 male participants, 10 female delegates and speakers, 5 male delegates, 15 volunteers and 5 technicians and support staff for event hall management. The congress begins with registration kit Page 33

36 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES collection by the participants, delegates, invited speakers, and volunteers. There was a rally of all around the AUST Campus with an accompanying Congress banner. Inauguration of 1st WIE BD Congress after the rally After the rally, the congress was inaugurated by flying balloons and festoons. There was a WIE booth showcasing posters, banners, and newsletter of WIE Affinity, IEEE BD Section. The booth was formally opened and chocolates were distributed among the participants. This congress highlighted particularly Women Technical Professionals who are working for the Benefit of Humanity. Here, 3 experts from Bangladesh with varied technical backgrounds, namely Dr. Dil Afroza Begum, Dr. Umme Kulsum Navera and Dr. Celia Shahnaz provided Invited talks. The major events, such as Humanitarian Technology Project Idea Competition, Interactive Session on Humanitarian Technology, WIE logo and poster competitions, panel discussion on Campaign for "Go Engineering Girl" were conducted and crests/prizes/certificates were bagged by the participants. The advantages and opportunities as IEEE WIE member and how to build up leadership Qualities, significant past activities of WIE BD Section and their achievements were displayed during lunch break in the event hall. 8. Dr. Celia Shahnaz: Winner of the 2013 IEEE R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award This year, the Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) WIE Committee has selected Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE, IEEE BD section as the winner of 2013 IEEE R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award. This award has been established to recognize individuals who have exhibited exemplary and substantive leadership of an extraordinary nature in implementing activities which support the visions of R10 WIE at the local, regional, national, and/or international level. Dr. Celia has demonstrated strong leadership for promoting outstanding and innovative activities for the WIE of Bangladesh IEEE R10 WIE support fund Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE affinity group, IEEE BD Section, had submitted a proposal for 2013 IEEE R10 WIE support funds in May This year, R10 WIE received a total number Page 34

37 IEEE WIE AFFINITY GROUP BANGLADESH ACTIVITIES of 59 proposals. After careful consideration, R10 WIE committee has reached the final decision to award 35 proposals among which WIE affinity group, IEEE BD Section has received the highest fund ($400). 10. Formation of SIGHT FLASH In June 2013, Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE Affinity group, IEEE BD section has filed a petition to form FLASH, a new special interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) of IEEE BD Section. IEEE BD section has already received $250 seed fund for the activities of FLASH. As a nominee from FLASH, Dr. Md Forkan Uddin, treasurer, IEEE Bangladesh Section attended the IEEE R10 Student GOLD WIE Congress, July, 2013 at Hyderabad, India. WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BD Section is an associated group of FLASH. The acceptance of FLASH has widen the platform for WIE members to carry out Humanitarian Technology Activities for the benefit of underserved. 11. Winner of Best Appearance in the R10 WIE Poster Session In the IEEE R10 Student GOLD WIE Congress, July, 2013 at Hyderabad, India, WIE affinity group, IEEE BD section participated in a competition, where different WIE groups of R10 have showcased their activities. WIE affinity group, IEEE BD section has become the winner of Appearance for the R10 WIE Poster Session. The idea and writings of the poster were provided by Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, WIE, IEEE BD Section and it is designed by Urmita Sikder, Vice-Chair, WIE, IEEE BD Section. Apart from Urmita Sikder, Orchi Hassan, Secretary, WIE, IEEE BD Section was also a nominated delegate from IEEE BD Section to IEEE R10 Student GOLD WIE Congress. Urmita Sikder and Orchi Hassan at Poster Session in the IEEE R10 Student GOLD WIE Congress Page 35