Distinguished Lecture Program
Pradeep Ray - University of New South Wales, Australia
The IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section organized two Distinguished Lecture Programs (DLPs) in March 2016 on the topic “Cooperative Service Management in the Healthcare Sector: Emerging Trends and Future challenges.” The first session was held on 30 March 2016 at CDAC Trivandrum from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, with participation of around 35 people. The second session was held on 31 March 2016 at the Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET), Kochi from 12 noon – 1.00 pm, with participation of over 50 people. The sessions were handled by Professor Pradeep Ray from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Professor Ray is the Director of WHO Collaborating Centre on eHealth. His talk extensively discussed the role of technology in e-health and m-health initiatives, and its impact on rural areas. The sessions were organized in collaboration with IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT).
Anura Jayasumana – Colorado State University, USA
The IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section organized two Distinguished Lecture Programs (DLPs) by Anura Jayasumana in September 2016 on the topic “IoT–A Pervasive Technology for Innovation.” Anura Jayasumana is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and computer science at Colorado State University, USA. The first session was at the Adi Sankara Institute of Engineering and Technology in Kochi on 26 September 2016. The event was attended by around 50 people. The second session was organized at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut on 27 September 2016, with a participation of around 70 people.
Technical Workshops
Amateur Radio Workshop
The IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section, in association with the IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), the Internet Society Trivandrum Chapter, the Trivandrum Amateur Radio Society, and the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum, organized a one-day workshop to focus on new developments in amateur radio. The workshop was conducted on 17 September 2016 at the Kerala State Science Technology Museum. The trainer was Miroslav Skoric, a Serbian Ham (YT7MPB), with wide-ranging, global experience and expertise in the domain of amateur radio.
5G Workshop
A 5G workshop was organized by the IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section as part of the Kerala IEEE Technical Exhibition and Symposium (KITES) on 21 October 2016 at the LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Trivandrum. The workshop, which was attended by 35 students, was conducted by Mr. Anand Mohandas, Senior Research Engineer, Centre for Development of Telematics.
LiFi Workshop
A LiFi workshop was organized by the IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section as part of the Kerala IEEE Technical Exhibition and Symposium (KITES) on 22 October 2016 at the LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Trivandrum. The workshop, which was attended by 35 students, was conducted by Mr. Anand Mohandas, senior research engineer, Centre for Development of Telematics.
Shannon Centennial Workshop on Communications and Information Theory
A two-day Shannon Centennial Workshop on Communications and Information Theory was organized by the IEEE Communications Society Kerala Section at CDAC Trivandrum on 13-14 December 2016. The workshop included sessions on the evolution of information theory, power transfer in wireless systems, remote diagnostics, and Shannon inequalities in distributed storage. There were also poster presentations and student presentations from research scholars. There were more than 65 participants at this workshop.