2013 ANNUAL REPORT ON
ACTIVITIES OF IEEE
BANGLADESH (BD) SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
IEEE Bangladesh Section Activities
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IEEE Bangladesh Student Branch Activities
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IEEE PES Bangladesh Activities
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IEEE COMSOC Bangladesh Activities
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IEEE GOLD Bangladesh Activities
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IEEE WIE Affinity Group Bangladesh Activities
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IEEE ED/SSC Society Bangladesh Chapter Activities
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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 1884. 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.
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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)
2nd 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 21-22 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.
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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
1. 2013 International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE)
2. 2013 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").
3. 2013 16th 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").
4. 2014 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication
Technology (ICEEICT)
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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 20-24 May, 2013. 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
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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
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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.
COMPETITIONS
IEEE Xtreme 7.0
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
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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
An automated robot in action
The judging panel of BCC IRC BD
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.
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An automated robot in action
A team controlling their Manual Robot
Respected guests of the closing ceremony
The Champion Team – BUET REX
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IEEE BUET SB Chair taking appreciation certificate
Central organizing team from IEEE BUET SB
Photos of BCC IRC BD 2013
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IEEE Bangladesh Section Student | GOLD | WIE Congress
The congress was probably one of the biggest IEEE events in Bangladesh in 2013. 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
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IEEE GOLD Ex-com
Volunteers and delegates from IEEE BUET Student Branch
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Technical talk of Dr Rizwan Khan
Technical talk of Dr Anisul Haque
IEEE BD Students Activities Chair performing in the cultural program
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Prize giving ceremony of the Congress going on
Photos of IEEE Bangladesh Section Student | GOLD | WIE congress
AUST Student Branch
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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, 2013.
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Industrial tour to BTCL Earth Satellite Station was arranged on June 27, 2013. A group
consisting of 40 IEEE student members participated in this tour.
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Seminar on “Writing and Publication of Research Articles and Preparation for Higher
Abroad” was arranged on June 29, 2013.
Speaker: Ms. Esmat Farzana, Lecturer, Department of EEE, AUST
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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 “2nd 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 1st 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, 2013. IEEESB,
EWU also joined in this congress.
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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
4th 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
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Seminar on ‘Wireless Communication for Sustainable Rural Development: Delay
Tolerant Networks’ by Dr. Khondokar Habibul Kabir
Date: January 29, 2013
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Seminar on Higher Studies Abroad by Taskin Jamal, Sayedus Salehin and Zaheen
Farraz Ahmed
Date: April 04, 2013
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Industrial Tour to Energypac Engineering Ltd.
Date: June 23, 2013
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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
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Seminar and Workshop on ‘Embedded System Design and Robotics’ with Pi Labs
Bangladesh Ltd.
Date: September 07, 2013
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NSU Student Branch
1. INSB celebrates IEEE Day 2013
On 1st 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.
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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 2013. The photo above won this prestigious award.
3. Inauguration of INSB Website
INSB officially launched their first website on 1st October, 2013. 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: http://www.ieeensu.com/
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 2013.
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.
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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 “1st 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
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Training for volunteers:
On 10th 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 DyeSensitized 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 1st 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 1st and 2nd year students.
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Technical Events:
On 20th 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 6th 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 1st and Redwan Farhan from Ahsanullah
University of Science & Technology was judged 2nd 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.
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Award & Recognition:
On 26th June, 2013, IEEE RUET Student Branch Members attended IEEE
Bangladesh Section Student/GOLD/WIE Congress 2013. In Activity
Representation Session, IEEE RUET Student Branch has achieved the “Most
Promising Student Branch” award for last year's activity.
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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 2000. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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, 2013. 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, 2013. 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
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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 10.00 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, 2013. 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
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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
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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 15 2013, 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
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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 25000 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 4000.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
9. 2013 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 2013. This year, R10 WIE received a total number
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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
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IEEE ED/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter along with IEEE BUET Student Branch jointly
organized a talk on “Light Trapping in Solar Cells: Towards the Limit and Beyond” on
Wednesday January 09, 2013 at the department of EEE, BUET. The talk was given by Mr.
M. Ryyan Khan, Graduate Student, Purdue University, IN, USA. Total 43 participants with
28 IEEE members were present on the talk.

A talk on “Current Status and Future of Solid-State Devices: A Semiconductor
Industry” was held on Monday January 28, 2013 at the department of EEE, EWU. The talk
was jointly organized by the department of EEE, EWU and IEEE ED/SSCS Bangladesh
Chapter. Dr. A K M Arif Ahsan, R&D Reliability Engineer, Intel Corporation, USA was the
speaker of the talk. Total 60 participants including 10 IEEE members attended the talk.

A short course on Digital Logic Design Using FPGA was organized by IEEE ED/SSCS
Bangladesh Chapter on Saturday March 30, 2013 at the VLSI Laboratory of department of
EEE, BUET. Prof. A. B. M. Harun-Ur Rashid, Chair, IEEE ED/SSC Society, Bangladesh
Chapter delivered a presentation on benefits of becoming a IEEE member at the beginning
of the event. The short course was instructed by Mr. Upal Mahbub, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of EEE, BUET and Mr. Shuvro Chowdhury, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, BUET. Because of
seat limits, the participants had to pre-register for the short course. Total 20 participants
including 5 IEEE members participated in the short course.

IEEE EDS/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter organizes a seminar series on “high-k dielectric field
effect transistors” and “VLSI Design with Novel Nanoelectronics Devices” on Wednesday
June 19, 2013 at the VLSI Laboratory, Department of EEE, Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET). 35 participants attended the seminar of which 15
were IEEE Members.
In the first talk Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman Khan, Professor, Dept. of EEE, BUET spoke on Solgel based high-k dielectric field effect transistor. Prof. Zia described the fabrication and
characterization of a SOI FET structures for cryogenic operation using a sol-gel derived
electron beam resist as the gate dielectric. Different characterization techniques were
explained. Interesting results were shown for certain operating region.
In the 2nd Talk Dr. ABM Harun-ur Rashid, Professor, Dept. of EEE, BUET gave a
presentation on "VLSI Design in Nanoelectronics Era : Opportunities and Challenges".
Prof. Rashid described the challenges and opportunities in VLSI design using Multi-gate
transistors and Novel nano devices such as Memristors, Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
based MOS devices.
The talk was followed by refreshment and free discussions among the participants and
the presenters.
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IEEE ED/SSC Joint Bangladesh Chapter organized an Electron Devices Society
Distinguished Lecture Program as a part of the IEEE Bangladesh Section student-GOLDWIE congress held on June 21, 2013 in ECE building of Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka. The one hour spanned talk was delivered by
EDS Distinguished Lecturer Professor Dr. Anisul Haque from East West University. Prof.
Haque is also serving as the Editor of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. On the day,
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his talk was entitled as “High-Mobility Semiconductor MOSFETs for Beyond the Silicon
CMOS Technology”. He addressed the issues of Ge and III-V materials as a potential
alternative of widely used silicon and their associated pros and cons; as the trend in CMOS
industry kept with the continuous scaling down of devices. His lively lecture drew a wide
group of enthusiastic audiences, all IEEE members, exceeding 70 in number from various
universities—BUET, RUET, AIUB, IUT, UIU, EWU to name a few. An interactive session
between Professor Haque and the participants over the issues he brought forth marked
the successful end of the DL program.
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A day long workshop on VLSI Design Using Cadence EDA Tools was held on 8th July 2013
in VLSI Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE),
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. The
event was jointly organized by Department of EEE, BUET, IEEE EDS/SSCS Bangladesh
Chapter and IEEE GOLD Affinity Group of IEEE Bangladesh Section. Due to the limitation
on the numbers 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 of
IEEE Bangladesh Section. The workshop started at 10.00 AM. IEEE GOLD Bangladesh
Chair, Mr. 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 VLSI 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.

IEEE EDS/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter organizes a seminar on Graphene for Transparent
Flexible Electronics and High Speed Devices on Sunday July 28, 2013 at Huawei Lab, 5th
Floor, Dept. of EEE, ECE Building, BUET. 40 participants attended the seminar of which 23
were IEEE Members. The talk was conducted by Dr. Samiul Haque, a Graduated from
Warwick University in 2003. Dr. Haque also did his PhD from University of Cambridge, UK
in early 2008 in Carbon Nanotube based sensors. His focus was on compatibility of
nanotubes and nanowires of CMOS platforms. He joined Nokia in March 2008 in Helsinki
Nanosystems division to work on graphene and CNTN based devices.
Dr. Haque’s talk fouces on Graphene which has recently attracted tremendous interest in
various research areas due to its exceptional electrical and mechanical properties. Its
unique band structure is notably being exploited in nanoelectronics to achieve novel highspeed devices such as field effect transistors and frequency multipliers. Application of
Graphene in areas of novel user interface technologies, Battery, Solar Cells, RF Devices,
Antennas and Novel Sensing applications on Flexible and Stretchable platforms were
discussed. It was also emphasized that future wearable devices, displays and photovoltaic
devices require materials which are mechanically flexible, light weight and low-cost, in
addition to being electrically conductive and optically transparent. Transparent material
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such as indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most wide spread transparent conductor in
optoelectronic applications, however the mechanical rigidity of this material limits its use
for future flexible devices. In the race to find novel transparent conductors, graphene
monolayers and multilayersare the leading candidates as they have the potential to satisfy
future requirements.
The talk was followed by a refreshment and informal discussion of the speaker with the
attendee.
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IEEE ED/SSCS Bangladesh Chapter organizes a seminar jointly with IEEE Bangladesh
Section and Department of EEE, BUET on Saturday 3rd August 2013 at the VLSI Lab of the
Department of EEE, BUET. The title of the Seminar was. “New High-end Processing
Technologies: From New Memories (PCRAM, ReRAM) to High Mobility Channels (III-V,
Graphene)”. Dr. Zia Karim, Sr. Director, Business Development and Global Customer
Support AIXTRON Inc., 1139 Karlstad Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA (Email :
z.karim@aixtron.com) presented the lecture.
To keep up with the diverse applications of memory devices, a number of next generation
memory options are being studied, such as STTRAM, PCRAM and ReRAM. The memory
configuration is also changing to 3-D structures. In addition, the demand for low power
high performance Microprocessor is a must for future Logic Devices involving high
mobility channel FinFET using III-V films and Graphene. Dr Zia focuses on all aspects of
the above topics. A very interactive discussion was held after the seminar.
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