Chairman s Message. From The Editor s Desk. Volume : 7 Issue : 10 October 2010 Price : Rs. 3.00

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1 Volume : 7 Issue : 10 October 2010 Price : Rs Chairman s Message Esteemed Members, Dr. T. Thyagarajan thyagu_vel@yahoo.co.in I am happy to inform that a no. of new student branches are formed in the past 6 to 7 months and the count has reached 152. Some of the dormant branches were also invigorated and all most all the branch counselors are actively involved in carrying out various professional activities for the benefit of the student members. Our Executive committee members are also making all-out efforts to participate in the activities in the form of gracing the occasion as chief guest or as key note speaker or motivator or invited speaker for one of the sessions etc., When we see the statistics, majority of the student members are from final year or pre-final year. As one of the first of-its kind initiatives, the executive committee of IEEE Madras Section approved the financial assistance of Rs1,50,000/- for the final year student Rs15,000/- per project (LINK Vol.7(7), July 2010). We had received 31 projects proposals for financial assistance. About 60 IEEE members helped in evaluating the projects and recommended 10 projects based on originality, industrial/social relevance, practical viability etc., The list of selected projects is made available on the web and the teams are informed individually. The 50% financial assistance will be sent by cheque drawn in the name of corresponding IEEE student branch bank account and rest of the payment will be made after receiving the completed project report. I take this opportunity to congratulate the winners and wish them all the best for successful completion of their IEEE funded project. It is the time, the final year students will be planning for their future career whether it is higher studies (M.S, M. E/ M.Tech or M. B.A), or Core Job /IT Job Employment or Entrepreneurship. If you want to pursue MS abroad, you may have to take up TOEFL and GRE. You have to look into updated formats and procedures ( as they change time to time. Some of the other related works include: Reco letters: The reco letters can be prepared by giving the details of the following aspects: Academic performance, Analytical ability, Research potential, Technical strength, Personal traits (hard work, sincerity, getting along with team members, emotional stability, leadership quality), Seminar/conference/pre-conf tutorial participation/presentation, Mini projects/ major project and cocurricular & extra-curricular activities (NSS/ NSO/YRC etc). The reco letters can be obtained from HOI/HOD/Professors/Project guides/maths-eng professors/faculty advisors. contd... page 2 Editorial Team Mr. H.R. Mohan, Dr. T. Thyagarajan, Dr. S. Salivahanan, Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, Mr. T.S. Rangarajan, Mrs. M. Ramalatha From The Editor s Desk Dear Friends, H.R. Mohan hrmohan@gmail.com Our Chairman, typical of his style as a teacher, in his message has provided valuable tips on how to go about applying for higher studies. I am sure our student members will get benefited by visiting the sites listed in the message. As mentioned in the chairman s message, the selection for the financial assistance for the student projects is over and the selected teams are being informed individually by our Section Office. The list of selected project is available at ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/ieeemas-projects/selected-projects.pdf It is heartening to note about the increased level of activities at our student branches. We are flooded with reports on the activities. Due to space constraints, we are unable to publish all of them in the current issue of LINK. Further, we are compelled to skip our regular Info Contest column in this issue. This issue of LINK reports a record no. of 27 activities (last month 20) held at various student branches in our Section. The activities reported in this issue of LINK include: IEEE COMSOC activity and a workshop on Missiles & Virtual Instrumentation at M. Kumarsamy College of Engineering, Inauguration of student branches at Sathyabama Univ., Thiagarajar College of Engineering and SKP Engineering College, Inauguration of IEEE CS branch at MGR Univ., Inauguration of WIE activities, Launch of student branch website and Intracollegiate event at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, IEEE COMSOC Technical Lecture Series I & II held at Chennai, Guest Lecture & Technical Symposium held at K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Inauguration of student branch activities at PSR Engineering College, Membership Drive event at Meenakshi College of Engineering, Engineer s Day Celebrations at Sakthi Engineering College, St. Xavier s Catholic College of Engineering and Sri Venkateshwara Engineering College, Inauguration of WIE Affinity Group and the event on Membership Drive at Dr NGP Inst. of Technology, Guest Lecture on Stress on women in the corporate world at Kongu Engineering College, Seminar on Mainframe Technology & Advancing the Profession of Engineers organized at AVIT, Inauguration of IEEE PES chapter at VIT University, IEEE PES Guest Lecture on Renewable Energy Sources at AVIT, Social Activity on Knowledge About Rights at Arunai Engineering College and the 15 th Faculty Development Programme of the Section on High Voltage in Power System and Power Quality held at Jeppiaar Engineering College. An interesting short article by Prof. Dr. Thiruvengadam on conservation of energy, which will help us in a long way, is featured in this issue. We draw the attention of members to the announcements relating to volunteer positions in IEEE PES, IEEE CS, National Conf. on Innovations in Emerging Technologies being held at Kongu Engineering College and a host of major conferences being planned during the forthcoming months. LINK congratulates our senior member Dr. S. Arumuga Perumal for receiving the Best Teacher Award from the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education and the IETE Brig M.L. Anand Award for his contributions in image processing and biometrics applications. 1

2 IEEE Communications Society Activities at M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering A guest lecture on Career Growth in Embedded Systems was conducted by the IEEE Communications Society, in association with the EMINENCE Association, Department of ECE of M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur for the IEEE members of the esteemed institution on 21 st Jul Shashi Kiran. K, Technical Lead, Epro Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore conducted the session interactively and explained well from the alphabets of embedded system to its recent trends. Many real-time applications were explained on the basis of embedded system so as to make the students think innovatively on day-to-day applications. This guest lecture was mainly helpful for the final year students Inauguration of IEEE Student Branch at Sathyabama University The function held on 20 th Aug 2010 gave a new start to the IEEE student Branch at Sathyabama University. The programme began with the invocation. IEEE student Branch counselor Dr. Suryakala delivered the welcome address. The chief guest for the function was Dr. T. Tyagaragan, Chairman, IEEE Madras Section, and the special invitees were Dr. P. Suresh Chandrapaul, Member, IEEE Madras Section and Mr. V.V. Chandrashekharan, Treasurer, IEEE Madras Section. The welcome speech was followed by the presidential address by our honorable Chancellor Dr. Jeppiaar, in the presence of University Directors Thiru. Marie Johnson and preferring to do their projects in the field of embedded system. With this, an inter-departmental quiz, The SIXTH SENSE was also conducted in a grand manner. The quiz prelims were held at one fine evening and the grand finale of SIXTH SENSE was conducted informatively on 27 th, July Students participated actively and were very eager not only to answer the questions but also to keep them stuffed and updated. Thus the month of July had two of activities by the student branch chapter and proved its active participation within a within a very short period of inaugural. Report by: Parthiban. S, Chair- IEEE COMSOC, mkcecomsoc@gmail.com Tmt. Mariazeena Johnson. Dr. Thyagarajan in his address appreciated the University for enrolling nearly 720 student members and inspired the Students Branch to maintain the same spirit in future. He wished all success for the international conferences (in association with IEEE Madras Section) coming up in the month of Nov-Dec Dr. Suresh Chandra Pal and Mr. Chandrashekaran in their addresses, congratulated the University for revitalizing the IEEE chapter and wished success for all its future endeavors. On this occasion, Campus Blog, a monthly newsletter of the University was also released. Chairman of IEEE Student Branch, Mr. Rahul Sahay proposed vote of thanks. The program ended with the national anthem. Report by Dr. C.D. Suriyakala, IEEE Student Branch Counselor Chairman s Message continued... Statement of purpose can be prepared by furnishing the details of why and what you want to study in MS. Justify your chosen specialization with your scholastic achievements. Selection of universities can be based on your area of interest, fee affordability, reputation of the university, funding availability, TA/RA opportunities, response from professors, climate conditions and availability of seniors/ friends/relatives etc., Application check list (Check the enclosures such as attested copies of university grade sheets, copies of GRE/ TOEFL score sheets, reco letters, statement of purpose, documents relevant to financial position, abstract of project report, rank certificate, resume, certificates showing other scholastic achievements etc.,) Useful websites: Some of the useful sites are: w w w. g r a d a d v a n t a g e. c o m, w w w. s t a t e m e n t o f p u r po se. c om, I shall share some of my thoughts about higher studies pertaining to MBA and ME/ M.Tech in my next month message. Affectionate office bearer Dr. T.Thyagarajan Section Membership as on 15th October 2010 Life Fellow - 2 Fellow - 1 Life Senior - 7 Senior Member - 78 Life Member - 4 Member Associate Affliate - 38 Graduate Student Member Student Member Total - 9,408 2

3 IEEE-MAS Link Volume : 7 Issue : 10 October 2010 IEEE-CS student branch inauguration at Dr. MGR University magazine and the first copy was received by Mr. Pradeep Chakraborty. Dr. Dinakaran, Registrar, Dr. G. C. Kothandam, ExecutiveDirector, Dr. Palamivel Additional Registrar, Dr. S. P. Rajagopalan, Prof Emeritus), and Dr. V. Cyril Raj, HOD CSE were the other dignitaries, who participated and felicitated the chapter inauguration. IEEE Computer Society student branch at Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute was inaugurated on 31st Aug Mr. Pradeep Chakraborty, Associate Principal Consultant, Infosys Leadership Institute, Chennai delivered the inaugural address. Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chairman IEEE CS Chennai Chapter and Associate Vice President (Systems), The Hindu presided over the inaugural function and delivered the presidential address. Mr. A.C.S. Arun Kumar, Vice President, Dr. M.G.R. University released CS Times Inauguration of WIE activities at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College The inauguration of the activities of the IEEE-WIE affinity group of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College was organized on 8th Sep The function began with a prayer song. Mr. S. Vinoth Kumar, Chairperson of WIE affinity group welcomed the gathering. about the role of women in Engineering. She highlighted the challenges a women Engineer faces in the society. She stressed the need for a societal mindset change towards working women engineers. She appreciated the student branch members for their active participation and enthusiasm. Dr. V. Ebenezer Jeyakumar, Director (Academics) delivered the presidential address. He stressed that women engineers are as important as men and need of improving the environment for women to shine as engineers. Dr. A. Ebenezer Jeyakumar presented a memento to the chief guest Dr. V. Lakshmi Prabha, as a token of gratitude. Prof. M. Senthamilselvi, faculty coordinator of WIE introduced the elected office bearers for the year. The proposed plan of activities for WIE was presented by Ms. N. Subha lakshmi, activity co-coordinator of WIE affinity group. The honorable chief guest Dr. V. Lakshmi Prabha, HOD of Information Technology and Computer Science in Government College of Technology, Coimbatore gave an inspiring talk All the IEEE members and additional 100 students who have expressed their interest to become an IEEE member attended the inaugural function. After the formal inauguration, an interesting guest lecture by Mr. Arockiaraj Irudayasamy, Consulting Manager-ERP, Cognizant Technology Solutions was organized. Launch of IEEE Student Branch Website of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College The IEEE Student Branch Website was launched during PHOTON 10, the day of intracollegiate events held on 13th Aug 2010, at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College. The website was launched by the Principal and the IEEE branch counselor Dr. R. Radhakrishnan. Finally the vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. K. Devaraj, Secertary. The function came to an end with the national anthem. The programme on 8th Sep was very useful and the students and faculty thanked Dr. V. Lakshmi Prabha for her valuable inputs. On the whole, the inaugural function of WIE in Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College was immensely beneficial to the students. Dr. R. Radhakrishnan congratulated the IEEE student branch council for designing and launching the website. Nair Siddharth, a student of final Bio Medical Engineering, gave a presentation on the contents of the website. The website can be accessed from the college website at Report by: Prof. M. Senthamilselvi, Faculty coordinator (WIE) Report by: R.Shanmugasundram, IEEE Faculty Coordinator & Asst. Professor 3

4 Intracollegiate Event PHOTON 10 at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College A one day session of intracollegiate events PHOTON 10 was held in Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College on 13th Aug IEEE faculty coordinator Mr. R. Shanmuga Sundaram welcomed the gathering. The Principal and IEEE branch counselor, Dr. R. Radhakrishnan was the chief guest of the function. He delivered his address by highlighting the importance and salient features of IEEE and the benefits for engineering student community to increase their knowledge and networking with the global engineering community. He also highlighted the importance of joining IEEE and participation in the activities. Later he launched the IEEE student branch website of the college and congratulated the team, who created the website. Dr. M. Rangasamy, HOD of Electronics and Instrumentation felicitated the gathering. He suggested measures to encourage more students to join IEEE. Technical Lecture Series - I by IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter IEEE Communications Society Madras Chapter organized a series of three lectures on August 28, 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm. Dr N R Alamelu, Chairperson, IEEE Communications Society Madras Chapter welcomed the gathering. She spoke about the Lecture Series being organized by the IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter for the benefit of the Student Community. She also informed the gathering about the future plan of IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter, including the next lecture series on September 18 and One day Seminar on Emerging trends in Communication Systems and Technologies to be held soon. Mr P Subramanian, Secretary, IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter introduced the Speakers. Guest Lecture at K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology The IEEE student branch of K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode organized a guest lecture on CDMA Technology on 22 nd Sep The day began with the ceremonial tribute to the Almighty. Mr. S. Saravanan, IEEE Coordinator/ AP, ECE, KSRCT welcomed the gathering. Mr. B. Boopathi IEEE Graduate Student Member introduced the Chief Guest, Mr. P. Dananjayan, Professor, Department of ECE, Pondicherry Engineering College. Prof. Dananjayan, in his talk, explained about the CDMA Technology and its current applications. The events started with the competition for the Best Animation on the topic of Benefits of IEEE. It was followed by Technocarve which tested the technical writing skills of students. Later the day the Paper Presentation competition was held. Next event was the IEEE Skill Test which tested the overall ability of the students. At last, the Techno Quiz was conducted, where the students put on their thinking caps. Overall PHOTON 10 was a useful event for the student community of the college. Report by: R.Shanmugasundram, IEEE Faculty Coordinator & Asst. Professor Dr Thulasi Bai, Dean & Professor, Sriram Engineering College, Chennai spoke on the topic Bio Telematics. Shri Srinivasan Ramachandran, Director (Engg), O/o CE (SZ), AIR & DD Chennai spoke on the topic RF Transmission Biological Effects. Shri Rajesh Ramanujam, Practice Manager, Ford IT Solutions, Chennai spoke on the topic General Discussions to be an IT Professional. The meeting was well attended by about 70 students from various Engineering Colleges. Participation Certificates were distributed to all the participants. The lecture was attended by faculty members, PG students and the talk was highly interactive and thought provoking. The questions by the participants were clarified as the talk progressed. The function came to a formal closure with Mr. P. Kumar, CWIN Coordinator, thanking everyone who made the event a grand success. Report by: Mr.S.Saravanan,AP/ECE, saravanans@ksrct.ac.in Inauguration of IEEE student branch activities at P.S.R Engineering College The inauguration of IEEE student branch activities at P.S.R Engineering College, Sivakasi was organised on 22nd Aug, Prof., S. Uma Maheswari and Prof., R. Meena Prakash were invited as guests. The program has started by the Prayer song by our students then the welcome address given by the IEEE student branch secretary Mr. M. Shenbagaraj. The Inaugural address was delivered by Prof., S. Uma Maheswari, after that the convener address was delivered by Ms. S. Thayammal and finally the vote of thanks by Mr. Eswara Moorthy, joint secretary. The programme was convened by Ms..S.Thayammal and Mrs.S. Gomathikalyani and coordinated by K. Vignesh, R. Ramesh and A.Venkatesh. Report by: K. Vignesh 4

5 Inaugural Function and Membership Drive at Meenakshi College of Engineering The IEEE student branch of Meenakshi College of Engineering organized the inaugural function and a Membership Drive or the freshers on 20th Sep 2010.The inauguration was presided over by the college Principal and the HOD s of various departments participated in the programme. The committee members were Technical Lecture Series II by IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter IEEE Communications Society Madras Chapter after the successful organization of Technical Lecture Series - I on 28 th Aug 2010 awarded with their badges and the IEEE MCE Students Branch was started successfully. The chief guest and the speakers for the event were Mr. Felix Fedalis, Mr. Hari Krishnan, Mr. Karthik and Mr. Uma Shankar, who were Gold members in IEEE. All four of them were most effective in actuating the minds of the first years. Mr. Felix Fedalis explained the benefits associated with IEEE membership. He emphasized that networking with other professionals and working united for humanity were the main advantages and the goal of the IEEE membership. All the four speakers kept the gathering more interactive by giving them fun activities and presenting motivational videos. Students displayed immense organized the second series of lectures on 18 th Sep Dr T Rama Rao, Professor & Head, Department of Telecommunication Engineering, SRM University spoke on millimeter wave communications. Shri K Krishnamoorthy, Director, CVRDE, Chennai spoke on the evolution of wireless communication. Mr J Ganesh Amarnath, Founder of Matchpoint, Chennai spoke on interview skills, resume preparation and career management. The meeting was well attended by about 120 students from various colleges. Earlier Engineers Day at Sakthi Engineering College enthusiasm and interest. They were briefed on the e-membership and the Spectrum Magazines which is of immense use and importance for the development of future engineers. It was an astonishing and astounding session in which students came to know about the various aspects of IEEE as a mentor to their engineering dreams. In this endeavor, we would like to thank our college principal Mr.G.Gunasekaran and our branch counselor Mr.Bala Subramanian Ravindra Kumar for arranging this program and we would also like to thank our speakers for making the program a grand success. Report by: J.Venkatesh, jayaramanvenkatesh@yahoo.co.in Dr N.R. Alamelu, Chairperson, IEEE Communications Society welcomed the gathering. She also extended a formal invitation to the one day seminar to be conducted on 9 th Oct The Lecture series and the seminar as part of the funding IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter received from IEEE Communications Society Headquarters. Mr P Subramanian, Secretary, IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter introduced the speakers and delivered the vote of thanks. The meeting ended with certificate distribution followed by Lunch. of the student participants by sharing the importance & benefits of IEEE and also advised them to start IEEE Student Branch, in the college. The principal assured that a student branch will be started soon. There was excellent response from the students to join IEEE in large numbers. After this, an interesting presentation on Automobile Engineering and Engine Technologies was made by Mr. D. K. Jagdish. IEEE Computer Society Volunteers Positions On Sep 15 th 2010, the students of Sakthi Engineering College and the members of ISTE Students Chapter celebrated the 44 th Engineers Day. Prof C. Uthaya Kumar, principal and the faculty advisor, Mr Chezhian participated in the programme. Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal (Executive Vice Chairman IEEE India Council & Chairman, Student Activities, IEEE Madras Section) and Mr D. K. Jagdish (Senior Manager in Product Engineering, Rane Engine Valve Ltd.Chennai) were the Guest of Honors. In his inaugural address, Dr. Pal spoke on the various accomplishments of Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, who was the Engineering Wizard of India, who had obsession for perfection and excellence and his mantra was Industrialise or Perish. Dr. Pal ignited minds Members willing to opt to be volunteers for positions in IEEE Computer Society are requested to send details: Name, Member No., & Statement of Intend to hrm.ieee@gmail.com by 15 th Nov Pl. write in Subject Line IEEE CS Volunteers 5

6 Inauguration of IEEE-WIE at Dr. N. G. P. Institute of Technology Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group was inaugurated at Dr.N.G.P.Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-48 on 24th Sept Prof. Ramalatha Marimuthu, Chair, WIE R10 Committee adorned the function as chief guest. The IEEE WIE affinity group was formally inaugurated by obeisance to the almighty and lightening the kuthuvilaku. The chief guest, Prof. Ramalatha Marimuthu released the logo of IEEE -WIE. Dr. S. Dhandapani, Principal of Dr. NGPIT welcomed the gathering. Presidential address was given by Dr. Thavamani D Palaniswami, Secretary, Dr. NGPIT. In her address she emphasized the significance of women in the social and educational environment. Ms. V. Priyadharshini, Coordinator, WIE spoke about Mission & Vision of WIE and the importance for women development. The chief guest highlighted the benefits & activities of WIE. She also added that WIE plays a vital role in fortifying the women community. Dr. K. Porkumaran,Vice Principal/Branch Counselor of Dr. NGPIT IEEE SB delivered the vote of thanks. The IEEE & IEEE-WIE coordinators Mr. S. Prabakar Senior Lecturer/ EEE, Ms. V. Priya Darshini Lecturer/ECE, Mrs. P. Pradeepa, Senior Lecturer/EEE, Mr. T. Senthil Raja Lecturer/EEE, Mr. R. Karthik Lecturer/ ECE, Professors and about three hundred participants including faculty members, branch counselors, IEEE WIE members attended. Office Bearers for the Year 2010 Counselor - Dr. K. Porkumaran Coordinators - Ms. V. Priya Darshini - Mrs. P. Pradeepa Chairman - Ms. M. Aishwarya Vice Chairman - Guest Lecture on Stress on Women in the Corporate World The WIE affinity group of IEEE Student Branch of Kongu Engineering College organized a guest lecture on 20 th Sep 2010 on the topic Stress on Women in the Corporate World by Ms. S.Ruby Alice, Chief Trainer, R Academy, Chennai. The session started with ceremonial tribute to the almighty. The IEEE student s branch coordinator, Prof. K.Narayanan welcomed the chief guest and the students present. It was followed by the introduction to the chief guest. Ms. Ruby Alice enlightened the students about the role of women in society and the stress faced by them. The lecture began by throwing light on the status of women in earlier days. She acted not only as home makers but also contributed to the family s income. Gradually the focus was drawn towards the new age women who have to face challenging jobs. She then pointed out the stress factors like high Secretary - Ms. D. Usha Ms. Hanah Ayisha_Hyder Ali Treasurer - Ms. J. Hebzibabeula demand for performance, job insecurity, and work. She explained the various hectic work place cultures which include adjusting to new company, hierarchy, workspace, behavioral patterns of coworkers. She ended her talk explaining the mantras to survive in stressful corporate life. The guest lecture was thought provoking and it received excellent feedback from the students. To express the gratitude, Prof. K. Narayanan presented a memento to the chief guest. The vote of thanks was proposed on behalf of student volunteers and the event came to an end by extending gratitude to the motherland through national anthem. Seminar on Growth and Opportunities of Mainframe Technology at AVIT IEEE Computer Society Branch Chapter- AVIT, Association of Information Technology Engineers and the Dept of Information Technology, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology organized a one day seminar on Growth and Opportunities of Mainframe Technology by Maples ESM Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai on 16 th Sep The resources persons for this programme were from Maples ESM 6 Technologies Pvt Ltd. Mr. K. Gopinath, Associate Vice President (Education Services) briefed about Maples ESM Technologies. Mr. Velmurugan, Manager (Mainframe Operations) focused on the features of mainframe and IBM servers. Mr. M. Rajendran, Asst Manager (Business Development) discussed the current trends in IT and Mr. G.S. Naveen Kumar, Executive (Business Development) highlighted on the employment & careers in mainframe technology. Dr. (Mrs.) N.R. Alamelu Principal, AVIT, gave away the presidential address. Dr. A. Anthony Irudhayaraj Dean (IT) AVIT welcomed the gathering and briefed on the employment opportunities in mainframe technology. Faculty members and students from the Department of Information Technology participated in this programme and benefited. Mr. C. Karthikeyan Head of The Department (Information Technology) delivered the vote of thanks. IEEE PES & TMC Volunteers Positions Members willing to opt to be volunteers for positions in IEEE PES & IEEE TMC are requested to send details: Name, Member No., & Society to kvrupchand@dataone.in before

7 Inauguration of IEEE Student Branch at Thiagarajar College of Engineering The inaugural function of the IEEE Student Branch at Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) at Madurai, was held on 17 th Sep All the student members and other interested students participated in the inaugural function. The function was presided over by the Principal & Professor, Dr. V. Abhaikumar and the Chief Guest was Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, Chairman of the Student Activities Committee, IEEE Madras Section. The Vice-Chairperson of the IEEE Student Branch, Mr. Ganesh (IV year ECE) welcomed the gathering. This was followed by lighting of the Kuthu Vilakku by the Chief Guest, Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, the Principal, Dr. V. Abhaikumar, the Branch Counselor, Mrs.Kalyani(lecturer, ECE dept), the HOD of ECE dept, Dr. Mrs. Raju, the Chairperson of the IEEE Student Branch, Mr. Rajkumar (IV year ECE) and Mr. Ganesh. Dr. V. Abhaikumar, in his presidential address, mentioned that the IEEE Student Branch was started many years ago and activity had slowed down, after some years, due to some reasons, but he was very happy that it is revived now, with the ECE students, taking a lot of interest. He assured the support of the management and wanted all the students to actively participate in all the activities and win meritorious awards and distinctions. Mr.Rajkumar, S.B. Chair, presented the activity plan for the forthcoming year. Mr.Harish (IIIyear, ECE), S.B. Treasurer introduced the chief guest. Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, spoke on IEEE awareness and various benefits. He also gave useful tips of how one can handle real-time situations like attending the interviews, acquire leadership, communication, project management skills etc., He conducted self-evaluation exercise and motivated students to develop their strengths with the help of IEEE, to excel in studies, update their technical knowledge and get fully equipped to face the challenges of life. He explained about SPAC & SPAVe and wanted students involvement and participation. He told the students how IEEE would help them in moulding their personality into qualified and competent engineers. He stressed the role of women in society and wanted all the girl students to join the IEEE Women-in Engineering Affinity Group. After his thoughtprovoking speech, which lasted for almost an hour, the session was concluded by the vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Vigness Kumar (III year, ECE). S.B Secretary. After the official inauguration was over, all the IEEE student members had another session with Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, for discussions and formation of various committees for program, publicity, newsletter, website, membership Women in Engineering etc. The date for launching was also fixed. He encouraged student members to participate in various Paper Contests, Website Contests etc., and through their continuous engagement, offer technological innovations and qualify for awards and rewards from IEEE. There was a very useful interaction with the students, at this session. Office bearers: Ms. Kalyani, Student Branch Counselor Mr. R.K.M.Rajkumar, Chairperson Mr. S.S.Ganesh, Vice-chairperson Mr. R.S.Vigness Kumar, Secretary Mr. K.C.Harish, Treasurer Ms. A.Sakthi, Joint Secretary Ms. R.Shruti, Joint Treasurer Knowledge About Rights - Arunai IEEE s Social Activity Coming together is beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success The members of IEEE student branch of Arunai Engineering College and WIE affinity group made a visit to the nearby village (Annamalaipuram) as part of the social activity on 25th Aug 2010, under the guidance of Mrs.Vijaya Ravichandran, branch counselor. The condition of the village is that the people are unaware of most of the governmental facilities provided to the rural residents. Mrs.Vijaya Ravichandran addressed the gathering and briefed on the theme of the activity. The IEEE members of Arunai Engineering College, with the real thirst of service to mankind, formed themselves into teams and presented a skit on women s basic rights (right to property, right to refuse to go to the police station after 6 p.m. and before 6a.m.). Mr. Amanullah, secretary welcomed the resource persons Mr. Kandha Swamy, Junior Inspector of Sericulture and Mr. Sundara Moorthy Inspector of Sericulture, Tiruvannamalai District. Mr. Kandha Swamy elaborated on the scope of the sericulture and its advantages over other small scale businesses. He inculcated to the villagers about the procedures of installing sericulture and improving the production of silk-moth under less expenditure and less water consumption. Mr. Sundara Moorthy gave an informative talk about the various bank loans that are offered by the government. His embellished speech persuaded the villagers to incorporate the ideas of sericulture technique in the near future. Mr. Abdul Rahman 2nd year, EIE department, gave an exuberant speech that emphasized on the responsibilities and rights of the citizen. He insisted on the importance of child education. The guests were honored by Mrs.Vijaya Ravichandran with mementos. All that begins well ends well, on the whole this beneficial activity filled the hearts of the people with new hope. Report by: M. Valarmathi, v.mathi56@yahoo.com & M. Amala Suganya, amala_acheiver@yahoo.com 7

8 Seminar on Advancing the Profession of Engineers AT AVIT IEEE Computer Society Branch Chapter AVIT, Association of Information Technology Engineers and the Dept of Information IEEE Membership Campaign at Dr. NGPIT Dr.NGPIT IEEE Student Branch & Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group organized a membership orientation progranmme on 24th Sep The objective is to convey the significance of IEEE & WIE Membership. Dr. K. Porkumaran, Vice Principal/Branch Counselor DrNGPIT IEEE welcomed the gathering and highlighted the benefits of IEEE Membership & WIE Group. Prof. Ramalatha Marimuthu, Chair, WIE Global Committee accentuated the significance of women community. She shared various activities of WIE-R10 Region which ingrained a motivation for the branch to aim for the Best WIE Branch Award. Ms. Dharshana, Chair, IEEE Student Technology, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology organized a one day seminar on Advancing the Profession of Engineers on 15th Sep 2010 as a part of Engineers Day Celebrations. Mr. Srivatsan, Head, Purna Career Solution (IEEE Registered Education Provider), Chennai and Mr. Balamurugan, Sr. Executive, Purna Career Solution (IEEE Register Education Provider), Chennai addressed the participants comprising of faculty members and students of the Dept. of Information Technology on the need and scope of advancing in the engineering Branch, Ms. Shyamala Chair, WIE, Park College of Engineering & Technology and members of various institutions participated in the programme and they shared their views on WIE. They also suggested to organize various activities of such kind to the upliftment of women education. Ms. Saranya Damodaran, CEO, Technocrat Solutions briefed the profession and the importance of certification programmes. At the inaugural session, Dr. (Mrs.) N.R. Alamelu Principal, AVIT, gave away the presidential Address. Dr. A.Anthony Irudhayaraj Dean (IT) Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology welcomed the gathering and briefed the importance of professional certifications for advancing in the professional careers. Mr. C. Karthikeyan Head of The Department (Information Technology) delivered the Vote of Thanks. achievements & contributions of various women Engineers. Besides the twenty seven members, ten faculty & eighty three students registered in the IEEE Society. Various committees viz. Website Launching, Newsletter, Guest Lecture, and Workshops etc were listed and assigned with activities. Dr. NGPIT-IEEE has submitted two project proposals for this academic year. The coordinators shared their experiences and interacted with the students. Over three hundred participants attended and gained knowledge on the enrollment in a Professional body. Dr. K. Porkumaran, Vice Principal/Branch Counselor Dr. NGPIT IEEE reminded the members to vote in the Annual IEEE Elections 2011 and then delivered the vote of thanks. Engineer s Day Celebration at St. Xavier s Catholic College of Engineering The Engineer s day in the memory of an eminent Indian engineer Er. M.Vishweswaraih was celebrated by the IEEE Student branch at St. Xavier s Catholic College of Engineering on 15 th Sep Various competitions like paper presentation, article presentation, were announced prior to the function, and the interested names were collected. The competitions were held in the presence of IEEE co-coordinator, IEEE counselor and our WIE faculty advisor. The participants were judged by the IEEE SB Counselor Mr. John Moses and IEEE SB Coordinator Mr. Darwin Jose Raju and prizes were given to the winners. Miss. Teresa Mary George of III year CSE won the first prize for paper presentation. Aarathy Jose of IV year ECE and Antonny Demellow of III year EEE were selected for 2 nd and 3 rd prizes respectively. The SB chairman, R. Arshad of IV year EEE gave a brief note on the importance and aim of the grand day of engineers. The function, although short, reached its utmost success and came to an end by 1.30 p.m. Report by: Ms. Nithya, IEEE SB Secretary LINK congratulates Dr. S. Arumuga Perumal, Sr Member of IEEE and Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Computer Science, S.T.Hindu College, Nagercoil for having recd. Best Teacher Award for the year from Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education for his teaching and research contributions. He has also been awarded recently the IETE-Brig M.L.Anand Award (2010) in recognition of distinguished contributions in the field of image processing and biometrics applications 8

9 IEEE-MAS Link Volume : 7 Issue : 10 October 2010 IEEE PES Guest Lecture on Renewable Energy Sources An Overview at AVIT A Guest Lecture on Renewable Energy Sources An Overview was conducted under the auspices of the IEEE PES by Department of EEE on 9th Sep 2010 at Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Paiyanoor. Mr. R.S. Rajasekar, Final Year EEE, welcomed the gathering. Mr. Vaibhav Vishal, Final Year EEE, introduced the Guest Speaker. Dr. N. Veerappan, HOD/EEE & EIE, gave a brief introduction on the various renewable energy sources and the need for changing over from the conventional energy sources from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Prof. Krishna Sasthry, HOD/Mechanical Engineering delivered the Presidential Address. The Guest Speaker, Dr. S.R. Krishnamurthy, Former Member (Generation), TNEB, made a presentation on the various renewable energy sources, their utilization in various countries across the world, including India. Mr. Tathagat Jha, Final year, delivered the vote of thanks. Around 300 students and Faculty members of EEE Department attended the Guest Lecture. Report by: Er. K.V.Rupchand, Chair/ IEEE PES Madras Chapter Inaugural Function of IEEE Student Branch at SKP Engineering College knowledge with the help of IEEE student branch. Mr. V. K. Dinesh Prabu introduced the office bearers and congratulated them. The student chairman Mr. Rajkumar took oath on code of ethics of IEEE. The IEEE student branch of S.K.P Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai was inaugurated on Tuesday 28th Sep 2010 by Major V.V.Chandrasekaran, Treasurer IEEE Madras Section. The Function commenced with an invocation song. Chairman K. Karunanithi, presided over the function and Mr. R. Kuppusamy Secretary /Correspondent participated. IEEE Student Branch Counselor Mrs. R. Sridevi, welcomed the gathering. Principal Dr. S. Balasubramaniyam introduced the chief guest. Director-Academic Dr. C. Kumar motivated the students by his brief introduction of IEEE student chapter. He stressed and encouraged the students to join IEEE by describing the primary objective of obtaining the preformed The chief guest Major V.V. Chandrasekaran delivered the inaugural address stressing the need for the students to keep in peace to competitive world through cultivating the communication skills and leadership skills. He also highlighted the benefits of being the members of IEEE. Further he said that 30% of automobile spares consist of electronic equipments and hence in future these engineers will have better job opportunity. The interactive session with the students was lively. At the end, Mr. Essaki Rajavelu proposed the vote of thanks and the function came to an end with National Anthem. Report by Dr.C.Kumar Technical Symposium at K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology The IEEE student branch of K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode organized an Inter college technical symposium IPAAT-10 on 9 th Sep The day began with the ceremonial tribute to the Almighty. Mr. S. Saravanan, IEEE coordinator welcomed the gathering. Dr. K. B. Jayanthi, HOD/ECE addressed the gathering. Dr. K. Duraiswamy, Dean delivered the presidential address. debugging were conducted. Around 45 papers in different areas such as network security, VLSI, cloud computing, image processing, nanotechnology, neural networks and power electronics were presented. Various events like paper presentation, quiz, movie making, product promotion and Report by: Mr. S. Saravanan, AP/ ECE, saravanans@ksrct.ac.in The function came to a formal closure with Mr. P. Ponmurugan, IEEE graduate student member, thanking everyone who made the event a grand success. 9

10 FDP on High Voltage in Power System and Power Quality The IEEE Madras Section in association with the Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai organized a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on the topic High Voltage in Power System and Power Quality on 3 rd and 4 th Sep This was the 15 th FDP in a series of programs aimed at improving the quality of teaching in Engineering Colleges in Tamilnadu. The programme was attended by 22 faculty members of colleges and universities from all over Tamilnadu. The co-ordinators of the program were Dr. N. Kumarappan, Professor, Annamalai University and IEEE Madras Section Educational Activity Chair, Excom Member and Dr. V. Rajendran, Professor and Head of EEE, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai. The programme was started with an inaugural function. Dr. M. A. Panneer Selvam former Dean, CEG, Anna University delivered the inaugural address, Mr. N. Marie Wilson, Director, Jeppiaar Engineering College preside over the function in the presence of Dr. Sushil Lal Das, Principal, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai. The Resource Persons for the program were Dr. N. Kumarappan, Annamalai University, Dr. M.A. Panneer Selvam, Anna University, Dr. C. Christober Asir Rajan, Pondicherry Engg. College and Dr. V. Rajendran, Jeppiaar Engineering College. The topics covered included: Causes of over voltages, Generation of over voltage, Over voltage in power system and its analysis, Effects of over voltage in power quality, Extra high voltage AC transmission system and HVDC transmission system. The participants were also given Demo on EMTP by Mr. Venkatesulu Racharala, Application Engineer, Lanika Solution Pvt. Ltd., Bangaluru and CYME-Power engineering software and solution by Mr. Sampathkumar and Mr. G. Premkumar, Supporting Engineers, ImageGrafix Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai. IEEE Madras Section thanks both the companies for their sponsorship. The program ended with a valedictory function. Dr. S. Salivahanan, immediate past Chairman IEEE Madras Section, Principal, SSN College of Engineering delivered the valedictory address, Mr. N. Marie Wilson, Director, Jeppiaar Engineering College preside over the function in the presence of Dr. Sushil Lal Das, Principal, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai. The program received an excellent feedback from all the participants. The FDP provided a great opportunity to listen to the experts and also to discuss various high voltage engineering issues. Small Savings Dr. S. Thiruvengadam, Dean & Professor (Retd.) NIT Kozhikode and SVCE, Chennai An old adage says Small drops maketh a mighty ocean. In tune with this, small quantum of energy saved, will add up and contribute to substantial savings of energy. This article aims to focus on saving of energy by tiny and small consumers. It may be surprising to perceive that the simple acting of switching off of ONE KW of power (when not needed) at the consumer end will be equivalent to saving or not generating more than 1.5 to 2 KW power at the generation end. This is tantamount to just removing that much of load off the system. It will become clear if the path of the current that contributes, to the delivery of this ONE KW of power to the consumer, is visualized. From the load end to the generating source, there are at least four to five sections through which the current flows. They are HT transformers at sending end, transmission lines and then LT transformers at the distribution end, followed by distributors. This flow of current causes veritable losses- resistive and magnetic. These losses may add up to about 0.6KW for delivering a load of 1KW at consumer s end depending on the age and quality of equipments used. Furthermore, by switching off this load, the saved power /energy and corresponding fuel (when viewed from a global perspective), can be used to generate power for power starved someone else. This will go a long way in arresting fast depletion of the limited raw sources of energy. This non- burnt fuel due to this deferment of load of 1KW will also help to reduce global warming in the long run. Hence small savings in energy is a concept worth adopting. Charity begins at home - the proverb says. Similarly, small energy savings should begin at home i.e. at domestic or small consumer level. Some simple house keeping measures will help plug the leakholes of energy. Aged equipments like motors and pumps need replacement as the older the equipment, more will be the losses in friction and similar ways. Electric motors should be operated at rated voltage and as far as possible at near full load to ensure maximum efficiency. For example, pumping of water can be deferred to the time of the day when voltage is normal. Another energy guzzler is the lighting load. Replacement of filament lamps by CFL will go a long way in saving considerable energy. The ROI in such cases is not too delayed. Yet another sector where hidden scope for energy saving exists is in the judicious use of electronic equipments like entertainment gadgets and computers. One may think electronic equipments consume less power (compared to motors, heaters and lighting equipments) and hence there is little scope to save energy. This is not true. Normally users neglect to switch off/ remove from power points these electronic equipments like TV, CD players, Computers etc. They are left to hibernate in the so called waiting mode over even 24 hours. All these equipments are fitted with step-down transformers which consume power in the form of magnetic losses. These losses though small in quantity will aggregate to large energy loss over hours. By the simple act of switching off supply, this energy loss could be avoided. Even though very small, while considered separately, the energy saved could swell to large quantities because of the large number of TV, Video Players, Computers and similar equipments in wide use. In conclusion the author wishes to exhort all the readers of this article to attempt implementing the above suggestions at their house level and thus derive the relevant benefits and also spread this message of SMALL SAVINGS. Acknowledgement: The author wishes to record his thanks to Ms T. Ramya for her help in preparing this article 10

11 Inauguration of IEEE PES Student Chapter at VIT University NCOIET-11 National Conference on Innovations in Emerging Technology Feb 2011 Kongu Engineering College CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION The goal of NCOIET 11 is to bring together researchers, academicians, students and other ignited minds to stage their ideas. The IEEE PES Student Chapter at VIT University was inaugurated by Mr. K.V. Rupchand, Chair, IEEE PES Madras Chapter on 8 th Sep He also released the IEEE PES VIT website which will be established soon in the web pages of VIT University. Dr. D.P. Kothari, Advisor to Chancellor, VIT University and Hon. Chancellor Dr. G Viswanathan, enlightened the students about the recent problems pertaining to power in India. Mr. K.V.Rupchand, made a presentation on Prospects and Perspective for Engineers, giving an Overview of IEEE PES and various aspects of power projects. Student Chairman of IEEE PES, Prateek Jain assured to spread awareness about Energy Conservation. Report by: Er. K.V.Rupchand, Chair/ IEEE PES Madras Chapter Engineers Day function at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering The IEEE student branch of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, celebrated Engineers day on 15th Sep Former Vice Chancellor of Bharathidasan University, Prof. P.S. Mani Sundaram, presided over the function as the chief guest. The event started with an invocation followed by a welcome address by Prof. E.G.Govindan, Vice Principal. The Chairman of the IEEE SVCE student branch, C. Mathew Cherian, briefed the gathering about Sir Visvesvarayya and his achievements. After this informative briefing, Prof. M.J.S.Rangachar introduced the chief guest, Prof. P.S. Mani Sundaram to the gathering. The chief guest, Prof P. S Mani Sundaram gave a thought provoking speech on the topic The need of a Paradigm Shift in Engineering Education which was followed by an interaction with the staff and students of SVCE with the Chief Guest. The Vice Principal, Prof. E.G.Govindan presented a memento to the chief guest, SP.Venkatachalam, Vice Chairman of IEEE Student branch proposed the vote of thanks. Report by: S.Ganesh Vaidyanathan, IEEE Student Branch Counselor Forthcoming Events NCMAN-2010: National Conference on Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks, 29-30, Oct 2010 at Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi. ncman2010 ICoAC 2010: 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Computing, 14-16, Dec 2010 at Anna University Chennai, MIT Campus, Chennai. ICSIP-2010: International Conference on Signal and Image Processing, 15 17, Dec 2010 at RMD College of Engineering, Chennai ICCF-16: 16th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, 6-11, Feb 2011 at Chennai. Papers are invited in the fields of Electrical, E l e c t r o n i c s, I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n, Communication, Computation and Information Technology covering the following topics but limited to: Advanced networks; Satellite, microwave & mobile communications; Embedded systems; Digital signal processing; Computational intelligence; Data mining; Optimization techniques; Advanced computing; Human area network; Information system and security; Ontology and semantic web; Open source system; Neural network and fuzzy logic; PLC, DCS and SCADA; Power systems and facts; Wireless technology; Advanced biomedical instrumentation; Virtual instrumentation; VLSI design; Advanced control system; and Industrial automation and application Important Dates: Full Paper Submission: 10th Nov, 2010; Acceptance Notification: 15th De, 2010; Submission of Camera Ready Paper: 5th Jan, 2011; Deadline for Registration: 15th Jan, 2011 Registration Fee: IEEE Student Members: Rs. 300/=; Non-IEEE Student Members: Rs. 500/=; IEEE Staff Member: Rs. 500/=; Non- IEEE Staff Members: Rs. 700/= Venue: The conference will be held at the Kongu Engineering College campus on 16th and 17th of February, Accommodation facility is available in the college if needed at additional charges. For details pl. visit the conf. website at OR contact Ms. V.R. Saraswathy, Senior Lecturer, Department of ECE, (The Organising Secretary, NCOIET 11), Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode contactus@ieeekec.org Telephone:

12 Registrar of Newspapers for India. No.: TNENG/2004/16284 W.P.P No: TN/CC(S) Dn.35/09-11 Postal Regn. No: TN/CC(S) Dn.63/09-11 Workshop on Missiles & Virtual Instrumentation at M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering IEEE Communications Society of M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering organized a National level one day Workshop on Missiles & Virtual Instrumentation on 22 nd Sep This event was sponsored by IEEE Madras Section & IEEE Student Branch of MKCE. More than 180 participants including staff members from various colleges participated in this workshop. The conference hall was full with young innovative minds from more than 25 colleges in and around Tamil Nadu. The workshop was divided into 2 sessions. Morning session was dedicated for Missiles & Satellites and the afternoon session was on Virtual Instrumentation based on LabVIEW covered both in theoretical & practical aspects. The day started with an inaugural session which was done innovatively by the past vice chair of our MKCE IEEE student branch S. Gokul Raj of Final ECE & his team. The Dias was glorified by our Principal Dr. D. Valavan, Vice-Principal/IEEE Mentor Dr. S. Chitra, MBA Director Dr. S. Kuppusamy, workshop Convenor / IEEE Advisor and HoD/ECE Prof. V. Kavitha, IEEE Counselor and HoD/EEE & EIE Prof. K. Sundararaju. Major M. Suresh Kumar (Retd.) added a gem to this crown as the eminent chief guest. Inauguration started with lightening the Kuthuvilaku followed by the felicitation address of the dignitaries on the Dias. After this, the session was handed over to the chief guest. With his on track first hand experience, Major Suresh took the session interactively and maintained the tempo till the end of session. At the end, participants came up with a no. of questions and ideas and the chief guest explained them easily though questions were fired at him as a shower. The later part of the session was focused on the topic Satellites by Mr. M. Manoharan, Production Engineer, ITI Ltd, Bangalore. He briefed about the technologies in satellites and its guidance mechanisms.. The afternoon session was fully on the Virtual Instrumentation based on LabVIEW software. Mr. Cinil Abraham, Application Engineer-NI, Trident Techlabs Pvt Ltd, Chennai presided over the session and briefed about the basics on LabVIEW platform and also conducted an hour of hands on training which was held in DSP lab. He helped the students in the live demo and clarified their doubts. Meanwhile to energize students, IQ event and Quiz was conducted with attractive gifts. During the valedictory, certificates were distributed to the participants. The winners of various events conducted by IEEE COMSOC in this academic year were awarded with prizes and certificates. The vote of thanks was proposed by S. Parthiban, chair/ IEEE COMSOC. He thanked all the organizing committees and the student volunteers especially the staff co-ordinators of COMSOC Ms. S. Sathya, Lec/ECE and Mr. G. Shanmugavadivel, Lec/ECE. The first big event conducted by IEEE COMSOC of MKCE became a great success and this turned out to be the latest sensation in MKCE. Report by: Parthiban. S, Chair- IEEE COMSOC, mkcecomsoc@gmail.com Visit our Website Posted On : 23 rd October 2010 Posted at: Egmore RMS (Patrika) FROM: TO: Room No. 3, ISTE Professional Centre Gandhi Mandapam Road Chennai Tel : Cell : Fax : ieeemas@airtelmail.in, ieeemas@gmail.com ieeemaslink@gmail.com Published by Dr.Krishna V.Prasad on behalf of IEEE Madras Section, Room No. 3, ISTE Professional Centre, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai Printed by : R. Ravi, Vignesha Printers, No. 325/2, Triplicane High Road, Triplicane, Chennai Ph :