Presentation Title: DIY Workshop on Sensors Applications using SeeedStudio’s Grove Open-source Kit & MYOSA
Speaker of the Session: Mr. Abhishek Jani
Affiliation: Secretary-cum-Treasurer, IEEE Gujarat Section Sensors Council Chapter
Bio: Abhishek Jani is a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics Engineering) from Marwadi University, Rajkot. Currently he is working as Research Engineer in DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His interest areas are: Electronic system design, Analog Circuits, PCB design, Embedded C, Embedded Systems Design, 3D model design and Robotics. Abhishek has published papers in peer reviewed international conference in the area of assistive technologies. He is an IEEE member and currently he is Secretary cum Treasurer of IEEE Sensors Council Chapter of Gujarat Section.
Abstract: Seeedstudio’s Grove beginner kit and MYOSA kits are modular prototyping system consisting of Arduino derived Mother Board and various modules including Sensors, Actuators & Display with standardized connector. The standardized connectors allow users to assemble the units with building block approach, compared to the jumper wires or solder based system.
The ‘plug and chug’ feature provides the users with ready-to-apply connections and it is much easier to assemble or disassemble, which simplifies the learning system for experimenting, building and prototyping.
One doesn’t have to worry about tons of wires and can directly jump to developing creative applications!
Figure 7: Panelist with Mr. Abhishek Jani in Middle Right Window
Participants: 43
IEEE Member/Non-member: 17/26
Registration fee: free
Image: Panelist with Mr. Abhishek Jani in Middle Right Window
Technical Workshop: Deep Learning Techniques for Sensors Based Services
Speaker of the Session: Mr. Tushar Gadhiya
Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar
Bio: Tushar Gadhiya is a PhD Research Scholar at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar. Recently he has submitted his thesis “Classification Techniques of PolSAR Images”. Tushar is a MTech (ICT) from the same institute which he completed in 2015. He also taught as a faculty in Marwadi University prior to joining DA-IICT for PhD. He has keen interest in machine learning, deep learning, and image processing and similar areas. He is an IEEE member and a member of GRS Society of IEEE.
Abstract: When technology and market grow in tandem, development happens very fast. Last decade has seen cities converting into Smart Cities. Smart Cities are nothing but to create various services based on the data acquired from smart sensors. With the recent advancement in the field of deep learning, training of big neural networks has been in great demand for the practitioners. In this session, we will focus on how to train a deep learning model to achieve state-of-the-art accuracy using PyTorch and fastai library. The topics of this session include best practice for data acquisition, data preprocessing, validation, model training, and deployment. We will demonstrate the complete training pipeline using real-world data such as traffic management, face-recognition based applications, contactless body temperature monitoring at a public place etc.
Participants: 47
IEEE Member/Non-member: 13/34
Registration fee: free
Panelists with Mr. Tushar Gadhiya in Top Right Corner
Bio: Sonali Dubey is a Human Resources Professional. She specializes in delivering human capital needs and has experience in various sectors – Technology, E-Commerce, Oil & Gas, Banking, Infrastructure and Diversified Conglomerates. She is currently leading the portfolio of Performance Management, Rewards & Recognition & Engagement in India for Pernod Ricard, a French organization in the alco-bev industry. She holds an MBA degree in Human Resources from MDI, Gurgaon and a B.Tech degree in Information & Communication Technology from DAIICT. During her tenure at DAIICT, she contributed to the development of KinectoTherapy – a product to support the differently-abled in rehabilitation. She has co-authored a research paper titled ‘Enhancing effectiveness of motor rehabilitation using kinect motion sensing technology’. Both initiatives were done under the guidance of Anil Roy, Professor at DAIICT and Senior Member, IEEE; and in partnership with Yash Soni, an alumnus of DAIICT and currently Senior Director at Sprinklr. She is a PADI certified Advanced Open Water Diver and a dog mom. She believes that learning is a way of life and is constantly on the lookout to upgrade her skills. She is currently learning how to play the guitar and speak French.
Abstract: Understanding how career paths work in organizations today, the skills that are really value and upcoming jobs that we have never heard about before.
Participants: 73
IEEE Member/Non-member: No data
Registration fee: free
Image: Panelists with Ms. Sonali Dubey in Top Left Corner
Name of the event: Panel Discussion: Strategies to Create Supportive Academic and Workplace Experiences and Environments for Women Engineers.
Panelist 1: Dr. Sinead O’Keeffe
Affiliation: University of Limerick, Ireland & Chair-WiSe, IEEE Sensors Council
Bio: Dr Sinéad O’Keeffe is a Royal Society – Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellow within the Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is leading a team that focuses on the development of optical fibre based sensor systems for biomedical applications. Her current research primarily focuses on radiotherapy for prostate and gynaecological cancer treatment. Sensors are being developed to measure the real-time radiation dose to the tumour and nearby critical structures and to measure the oxygen concentration of the tumour, which determines how resilient the tumour is to the radiation. She is co-ordinating the recently funded European H2020 Research and Innovation Programme Project “ORIGIN” developing an optical fibre dose imaging platform for adaptive brachytherapy.
Panelist 2: Dr. Jill I. Gostin
Affiliation: Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA & IEEE Region 3 Director
Bio: Dr. Jill I. Gostin is a Principal Research Scientist in the Software Engineering and Architecture Division of Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Lab, and is past Deputy Director of GTRI’s Information and Communications Lab. She has worked at GTRI since 1985, where her work has focused on algorithm assessment and software testing and evaluation. In 2016 she was named the Women in Technology Woman of the Year. Dr. Gostin is the IEEE Region 3 Director. She received her BA in Mathematics from Greenville College and her MS in Applied Mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Panelist 3: Dr. Helen Mulvana
Affiliation: Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK & Web EiC, IEEE UFFC Society
Bio: Dr. Mulvana’s research focus is the development of advanced diagnostic tools for the earlier diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancer. Her expertise areas are: non-linear acoustics, contrast imaging, microbubbles, medical device design and fabrication, therapeutic ultrasound and elastography. She works closely with clinicians to better understand clinical needs and with engineers and life scientists to develop solutions to these challenges. Some of her research projects include the development of elasticity imaging using contrast-enhanced magneto-motive ultrasound for the early detection of colorectal cancer, a pilot clinical trial to establish effectiveness of contrast enhanced ultrasound to detect sentinel lymph nodes in rectal cancer, development of physiological flow phantoms to investigate factors capable of influencing ultrasound and microbubble mediated drug delivery, delivery of siRNA using ultrasound and microbubbles to treat hypertension in a mouse model and investigation of low frequency ultrasound to stimulate bone repair.
Panelist 4: Dr. Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb
Affiliation: Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA & Immediate Past President of IEEE UFFC Society
Bio: Dr. Bassiri-Gharb’s research interests are in ferroelectric and multiferroic materials and their application to nano- and micro-electromechanical systems as sensors and actuators. Her research projects integrate micro and nanofabrication techniques and processes, with fundamental science of ferroelectric materials. Her work includes characterization and optimization of the optical and electric response of the IMOD displays, and research on novel materials for improved processing and reliability of the IMOD. Dr. Bassiri-Gharb’s research in the area of smart nano-systems is centered on ferroelectric nanostructures for application in environmental energy harvesting, tunable photonic crystals (TPC) and ultrasonic transducers. Cutting edge fabrication techniques, including Electron Beam Lithography and Nano-imprint, are employed for the production of the final devices. Collaborations with other groups on and off campus are in progress for piezoelectric characterization of the nanostructures and devices. Name of her research lab is: SMART MATERIALS’ ADVANCED RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (SMART). All projects involve interdisciplinary research across the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and Electrical Engineering.
Panelist 5: Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler
Affiliation: Professor, University of Texas, Arlington, USA & VP Finances, IEEE Sensors Council
Bio: Zeynep Çelik-Butler is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She received dual B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 1982. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 1984 and 1987, respectively, from the University of Rochester. Her research interests include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), multi-functional reconfigurable sensors, noise and reliability in nanoelectronic devices. Her research has been supported by NSF, NASA, AFOSR, ARO, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, SRC, Texas Instruments, Freescale Semiconductor, Laerdal Co., L-3 Communications, Legerity, ST-Microelectronics, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Dr. Çelik-Butler is a Fellow of IEEE, and life member of Eta Kappa Nu. She currently serves in the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, IEEE Sensors Journal and Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics. Prof. Çelik-Butler has received several awards including the University of Texas at Arlington Outstanding Research Achievement Award (2006), IEEE-Dallas Section Electron Devices Society Outstanding Service Awards (1995, 1997), IEEE-Electron Devices Society, Service Recognition Award (1995, 2009), IEEE-Electron Devices Society, Distinguished Lecturer Appreciation Award (2006), Outstanding Electrical Engineering Graduate Faculty Awards (1996, 1997, 2001), and MU-Sigma Xi Research Award (1997).
Affiliation: Professor in Marketing and Chairperson – Online Programs, MICA, Ahmedabad
Bio: Dr. Anita Basalingappa is Professor in Marketing and Chairperson – Online Programs. Prior to joining MICA, she was associated with Vishesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Karnatak University, Dharwad.
She has research and teaching interests in Marketing theory and Critical Marketing. Her current areas of interest also include marketing and competition, understanding social media as brands and social media behaviour, marketing decision-making, clothing as communication and CSR. In the past, in 2008, she has also worked on ‘Introducing Common Market Identity’ during her fellowship at Judge Business School and Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. She has been teaching MARKSTRAT, Return on Marketing Investment/ Metrics and Measurement in Marketing, Marketing Theory, Customer Relationship Marketing, Services Marketing, Brand Theory and Research and Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation across programmes at MICA since 2004.
In addition, she has served as Chairperson of the marketing department for 4 years, Admissions committee for 3 years, FPM Program for 3 years and Research Committee for a year at MICA, apart from being a member on various other committees.
She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Mathematics, an MBA in Marketing and a Ph.D. in Customer Relationship Marketing from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India.
Abstract: Learnings from marketing education as you grow in your professional and personal lives in this competitive world.
Participants: 53
IEEE Member/Non-member: 21/32
Registration fee: free
Image: Panelist with Dr. Anita Basalingappa in Center
Title of the talk: How to Write a Good Technical Paper
Venue: Virtual event
Speaker: Dr. Gaurav Sharma
Affiliation: Professor, Rochester University, USA
Bio: Gaurav Sharma is a professor in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics and Computational Biology, and a Distinguished Researcher in Center of Excellence in Data Science (CoE) at the Goergen Institute for Data Science at the University of Rochester. He received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh in 1996. From 1993 through 2003, he was with the Xerox Innovation group in Webster, NY, most recently in the position of Principal Scientist and Project Leader. His research interests include data analytics, cyber physical systems, signal and image processing, computer vision, and media security; areas in which he has 54 patents and has authored over 220 journal and conference publications. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. From 2011 through 2015, he served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Electronic Imaging and, in the past, has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Electronic Imaging, the IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, and for the IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. He is a member of the IEEE Publications, Products, and Services Board (PSPB) and chaired the IEEE Conference Publications Committee in 2017-18. He is the editor of the Digital Color Imaging Handbook published by CRC press in 2003. Dr. Sharma is a fellow of the IEEE, a fellow of SPIE, a fellow of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) and has been elected to Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Mu Epsilon. In recognition of his research contributions, he received an IEEE Region I technical innovation award in 2008. Dr. Sharma is a 2020-2021 Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Signal Processing Society.
Abstract: Publishing a research paper is usually an exciting experience for most researchers, particularly for students and early stage researchers. This presentation, intended for authors that are new to the process of publishing a technical paper, provides a guide to some of the key considerations that authors need to keep in mind when writing technical papers. Topics covered will include: selection of a venue for publishing your work, paper structure and organization, best practices for abstracts and conclusions, and important considerations for following established etiquette and ethics in scholarly publishing. To provide context and motivation for the discussion the presentation will also provide an overview of: (a) the typical peer review process for an archival journal, (b) conventional subscription and emerging open access models for scholarly publications/data, and (c) publication metrics. Examples will be used to concretely illustrate the ideas being discussed and audience participation and questions are encouraged to allow individual concerns to be addressed in an interactive setting.
Image: Panelists Of the talk with Dr. Gaurav Sharma in Center
IEEE Gujarat Section Sensors Council Chapter is privileged to announce “WiSe Week”, a 5-day 90 min each series of events during Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2020. WiSe is an acronym for Women in Sensors (WiSe) of IEEE Sensors Council. In this WiSe Week we are reaching out to students and professionals to promote women in sensing technology, in particular, and in STEM, in general. We hope that such focused occasions would provide the opportunity to create communities for facilitating knowledge sharing and offering support for women in this domain. WiSe Week will witness five highly interactive session covering
Your research temperament (Day 1: a session by Prof. Gaurav Sharma),
Understanding the ecosystem to promote women with equal opportunity (Day 2: Panel Discussion with highly accomplished women leaders),
The management skills when you are working in team (Day 3: a session by Management faculty),
A technical workshop on a very unique topic (Day 4: workshop on Deep Learning Techniques for Sensors Based Services) and
An educational workshop (Day 5: DIY using sensor boards).
Besides these we have also planned a networking session, quiz and some impromptu contests and prizes too. And all these will be on a virtual platform. All these highly interactive sessions are designed to foster discussions, networking, collaboration, knowledge sharing, fun and above all sensitizing the attendees for Women in Sensors. The whole organizing Committee is committed to offer you an exclusive experience. Join us now.
Title : 3D semantic segmentation of brain tumor for overall survival prediction
Organized by : IEEE GS STEP lecture at Charusat SB Date of Event : 12 September 2020 10:00 am onwards Venue of event : Charusat , Changa (online mode)
Audience: total 58 UG +PG participants from CHaruSAT university
Speaker : Dr. Mehul Raval, Professor,School of Engineering and Applied Science, Ahmedabad University
An Expert Talk was arranged virtually on the platform of Google Meet by IEEE Charusat SB. The meeting was led by DR. Mehul Raval on the topic “3D semantic segmentation of brain tumor for overall survival prediction”. The Expert Talk began with the welcome speech which was hosted by Yesha Patel (Chair of IEEE Charusat SB). She welcomed the host and participants on the behalf of IEEE Charusat SB. Then Introduction Speech was given by DR. Trushit Upadhya (Branch Counselor, IEEE Charusat SB). DR. Mehul Raval Sir Initated his talk on 3d Semantic Segmentation of Brain Tumor by giving the basic introduction about Brain Tumor.
He also discussed about the challenges that one faces in Medical Imaging Technology. He explained about the Multimodal Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenges. He also discussed the different types of dataset of images to detect the tumor. Then he also discussed the steps in Image pre-processing and Post processing. And he also discussed some topics of Hand Crafted Features in image processing.
Then he discussed about the main concept which helps in detection of tumor”Deep Neural Network”. He also explained the basics of Deep Neural Network to make participants comfortable with the topic. He also explained how the concepts of math are used in detection of tumor.
Venue of event : Ganpat University – U.V. Patel College of Engineering, Kherva, Mehsana
Organized by: IEEE UVPCE SB
Total number of Participant (IEEE/Non-IEEE) – 69 (16 IEEE Members/53 Non-IEEE Members)
Description: The IEEE UVPCE SB was seeking for a good expert on cyber-attacks and security prevention measure since long time. Our efforts to search such personality came to end by reaching to Mr. Manan Thakker who is not only the senior IEEE member but a well-known and eminent speaker of the desired domain too. The event took place by inviting him for an expert session on “Defending Cyber crimes by Laws” as per his availability and convenience. On the mutually decided day, 29th August, 2020 the event was scheduled. The registration process for the said event started on 25th August, 2020. Despite of the internal exams being scheduled to start on next week; the students of UVPCE showed immense interest and rush for registration.
On the day of event; i.e. 29th August, 2020; the session started with brief introduction and gratitude for the expert to spare the time despite of his busy schedule. Then Mr. Manan Thakker started the talk with briefings of recently happened cyber-attacks. Further he illustrated how cyber bullying, stalking attacks and identity theft attacks can happen with anyone of us. He continued the talk with compensation remedies for online frauds under I.T.Act, 2000 and criminal provision under I.T.Act, 2000. The expert has also provided some case studies and mantra meditation technique to stay away from cyber stress as concluding remark.
At the end of the talk; an open forum for students to ask questions was started. There were plenty of technical and law related questions/queries has been asked by students. The expert has flawlessly answered every doubts the student has raised.
