IEEE CIIT Student Branch
Annual Activity Report
Executive Summary:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) is an international organization with a primary purpose to promote innovation and excellence in technology through its publications, conferences, engineering standards and professional and educational activities. IEEE pays special attention to its student members so they may become a better human, a better leader and a better scientist. For this purpose IEEE student branches are playing a vital role to promote the mission and vision of IEEE at all leading institutes of the world. The primary objective of an IEEE student branch is to provide guidance and help to student members of an institute to take the benefit of their memberships and give thema unified representation in their regions. These student branches not only make the delivery of IEEE services easier but organize their on local activities according to their needs with the help from IEEE. Currently there are more than 2,173 student branches actively working at colleges and universities in 80 countries.
IEEE-CIIT
IEEE-CIIT was established in year 2007 under the supervision of Mr Shahid Ayub, assistant professor at department of electrical engineering. Haad Akmal and Sikandar were appointed as first chair and vice chair. IEEE CIIT startedwith 5 IEEE International members and had huge growth afterwards. The number quadrupled in a year, and kept increasing exponentially as the number of memberships raised up to 100-members per year. IEEE CIIT is continuously working to bring out value for the students of CIIT since the day of itsinception. Several workshops, seminars and tremendous events were organized to provide benefits to the IEEE Member students. Not only thisrecreational activities and non-technical events were organized, as IEEE-CIIT admits that education and recreation must go side by side.
PLC Programming Workshop
PLC is one of the most common tools used for industrial automation. Keeping its importance in mind, IEEE CIIT organized a workshop on PLC Programming. During the workshop various industrial automation professionals explained the basic mechanism and concepts of PLC Programming. The workshop was conducted in two parts. In first part students were given theoretical overview and in the other part they were trained to use PLC Programming Kit and hardware. A tremendous response was seen on this occasion. We, at IEEE-CIIT, have received numerous requests by the students to arrange another session of this workshop.
eXcode Programming Competition and E- Gaming Challenge
eXcode Programming is an initiative taken by IEEE-CIITto be held biannually. The purpose of this nail-biting competition is to promote and encourage the programming skills of the students. The theme of the competition is to judge the students on their approach to programming problems. This is the reason that the students are given an option to program in the language of their desired choice. The students participated with great interest and zeal and the feedback was very favorable and positive.
In order to provide students with recreation, IEEE-CIIT holds E-Gaming Challenge along with eXcode Programming competition. The students are given a chance to challenge each other on tactical and challenging games like Counter-Strike, Need 4 Speed, MOHA and FIFA.
Final Year Project Exhibition, Fall 2012
Final Year Project is an important part of the degree program. It is a platform through which students show all their potential and skills through their single meaningful application. IEEE-CIIT provided the final year students an opportunity in the form of an exhibition to showcase their projects. Professionals from various industries were invited to evaluate the projects. IEEE Lahore Section chair Dr. Khaver Zia and vice chair Dr. Syed Amjad Hussain Shah also examined the projects critically. After exhibition the chair and vice-chair addressed the students and invited the winning students to participate in IEEE Lahore Projects Competition.
IEEE Orientation
IEEE-CIIT set up a promotional desk on the orientation ceremony of CIIT Lahore. IEEE-CIIT team introduced the society to the new comers and distributed the brochures and promotional material to encourage them to be a part of IEEE. After the departmental orientation batch advisers brought their classes to the desk. IEEE-CIIT team briefed them about the IEEE and its role in CIIT-Lahore as well as internationally.
IEEE & WIE Promotional Seminar
IEEE-CIIT organized a promotional seminar to encourage students to understand the essence and importance of IEEE and WIE and also to make them understand the mentoring provided by these societies. On this occasion WIE-
CIIT introduced itself for the first time to COMSIANS as an active society. Various WIE chapters in Lahore were invitedto come and share their experience with IEEE-WIE community and motivate the student to join IEEE and WIE. IEEE-WIE-GCUL and WIE-UET graced the occasion with their participation. Mr. Ijlal Haider, a lecturer at University of Lahore, represented IEEE-GOLD Lahore and addressed the students. The event proved to be very fruitful and made a great impact on the recruitment process.
IEEE Membership Drive
IEEE-CIIT started its membership drive immediately after the commencement of classes in which we got tremendous response from the students. This semester more than 56 international students were registered, which is a record in itself.
Seminar on Smart Grid Technologies by Dr. Murtaza Hashmi
Smart Grid Technology is the next big thing in the energy sector. It Is a method to make power distribution system more efficient and smarter. The students at CIIT Lahore were interested in doing their final year projects on this emerging technology. To facilitate them, IEEE-CIIT invited Dr. Murtaza Hashmi, a renowned scientist from VTT research centered based in Finland, to give the students an overlook of this technology.
IEEE Day 2012 Celebrations
Members and volunteers of IEEE-CIIT and WIE-CIIT celebrated IEEE Day with great passion and enthusiasm. On this occasion a number of recreational activities were planned. IEEE & WIE members printed IEEE & WIE shirts with their own hands using plain shirts and spray paints. They decorated the student branch officeand also prepared a banner with their hand prints and signatures as memorabilia which was displayed on top of the IEEE Office. At the end of the day all faculty members and branch counselor were invited for the cake cutting ceremony. All faculty members appreciated the efforts of team members.
Seminar on Career in Embedded Systems by Mr. Zeeshan Altaf from Mentor Graphics
Mentor Embedded is a leading embedded systems software vendor in the world. IEEE CIIT invited them to guide the students at CIIT Lahore about careers in embedded system engineering and the opportunities offered by Mentor Graphics. On this occasion Mr. Zeeshan Altaf addressed the students and briefed them about the basic concept and the need of real time embedded systems.
Seminar on Volunteerism – A Social Gift by Dr. Sabeeha Khursheed
WIE CIIT organized a seminar on Social Role of Individuals and the essence of volunteerism. Dr. Sabeeha Khursheed addressed the students as the guest speaker. The speaker has dedicated her life in working as a volunteer by creating medical awareness amongst masses and setting up free medical camps in affected area. The speaker held an interactive session with the attendees, asking them about what they think they can do for fellow humans. The response of the students was overwhelming as the session went longer than expected.
IEEE Mobile Apps Ideas Competition in Collaboration with Blue Nile Apps
IEEE CIIT took an initiative to conduct IEEE Mobile Apps Ideas Competition. This event was unique as it was open for all faculty members and staff as well as the students of different departments. Participants were invited to bring forward innovative ideas for catchy and marketable applications for smart phone and tablet pc platforms like iOS, Andriod and Windows Mobile. The event was sponsored by Blue Nile Apps. IEEE CIIT invited Blue Nile Apps representatives for an introductory session. The co-founder Mr. Junaid Rehmat shared his experiences and valuable knowledge with attendees. He gave instructions and tips to prepare for the competition. He also announced that Blue Nile Apps will award two best ideas, cash prizes of $200 or 5% royalty for winner and $100 or 3% royalty for runners up.
Seminar on Intellectual Property Ownership by Dr. Bilal Siddique
The technologies of today make it increasingly easier to transfer intellectual property from one person to another. The Information Age and the New Economy are forcing us to rethink property rights. What kinds of “things” do people have a right to call their property? To what kind of compensation are they entitled if someone takes that property? These questions are not easily answered. That’s why WIE CIIT invited Dr. Bilal Siddique a renowned scholar to help the professionals of tomorrow to find these answers.
Seminar on Real Time Operating Systems for Embedded Systems by Zeeshan Altaf from Mentor Graphics
Real time operating systems are a major concern in the field of embedded systems. Mr. Zeeshan Altaf was once again invited by IEEE CIIT to give a lecture on the need and fundamental concepts of RTOS for embedded systems. Mr. Zeeshan highlighted the significance of RTOS for an embedded system and informed the students about basic consideration like deterministic behavior, power consumption and low latency in embedded systems. Students found this lecture very interesting and informative.
We have a series of events to be organized in the near future, some of which are:
•Circuit Hoppers, IEEE eXcode 2013
•Web Development Workshop
•Mobile Application Development Workshop
•APTEC 2013
•Seminar on Final Year Project Selection
•Series of seminars and workshops
Achievements:
Establishment of WIE CIIT
Winner IEEE Lahore Section Projects Competition
Winner EMCOT Projects Competition 2012
2nd Position in IEEE GIKI Race to Innovation at PSC 2012
Under the vigilant leadership of its Counselor the IEEE-CIIT Student Branch hopes to prosper, advance and grow in the near future. IEEE-CIIT will, God Willingly, ensure the fulfillment of IEEE motto, “Advancing Technology for Humanity”.