IEEE SL Section - Newsletter

Startup week - IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter of IIT

2018-12-07T13:30:01+05:30

Behind every successful startup, there is a bright entrepreneurial mind - yet for those who aspire to become such entrepreneurs, where do they begin their journey? Startup School Colombo is the launch pad for them.

Startup School Colombo’s vision is “To elevate enthusiasm into entrepreneurship” along with the mission of producing a “Platform to inculcate and ignite the entrepreneurial spirit”. This is a collaborative effort between IEEE Computer Society of IIT and StartupX Foundry.

It is a 10 week program conducted by leading startup evangelists in Sri Lanka’s ecosystem, who share their knowledge and expertise in building a successful startup from ground-up to market-ready, and scale them beyond that too. It consists of key areas such as but not limited to, business model creation, team formation, branding, business development, financial management and funding.

To all readers interested in our program, no matter what your current status is, be it a schooling student, an undergraduate, a current startup owner or a business employee, we look forward to having you on-board, since our sole motive is to shine a path to the bright entrepreneurs of the future.

For more details visit our website https://startupschoolcolombo.com.

LetMeHack 2k18 - Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

2018-12-06T13:30:01+05:30

“LetMeHack v1.0 “ was the first ever product oriented hackathon in the history of all hackathons hosted by Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. It was organized by the IEEE Student branch of SUSL in collaboration with Society of Computer Sciences and Department of Computing and Information Systems of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. It was successfully held on 24th and 25th February 2018 at the University premises. 20 teams representing 12 state universities and 8 private universities were competed against one another while building a complete open sourced product. It was not just a 12 hours of combat in the code arena. There were some thrilling events like campfire & mini games which made way to collaboration between teams. The main purpose of LetMeHack was to develop a backend for a front-end design that had already been developed by the organizing team. Participants were given GitHub issues to commit and solve the dilemmas and they were judged by a set of experts in the field who represented companies such as IdeaMart, 99x Technology, Virtusa, and CeyDigital. In addition, the participants had assistance from 15 highly experienced and proficient mentors, from companies such as RS Metrics, Sysco Labs, Arimac, and Gapsters.
The winner was the Team Void, from the University Of Colombo School of Computing, getting a cash prize of LKR 50,000. The 1st Runners Up was Team DeltaX from the University of Peradeniya, who was awarded a cash prize of LKR 35,000. Lastly, the 2nd runner up was claimed by Team Scorpions from University of Moratuwa, who were awarded a cash prize of LKR 25,000.

“Footsteps to Success” with Peradeniya MTT-s Student Branch Chapter

2018-12-05T13:30:01+05:30

IEEE MTT-S (Microwave Theory & Techniques Society) Student Branch Chapter, University of Peradeniya has organized a variety of events including projects, workshops, competitions, and field visits to expose undergraduates to the microwave world. Recently a Talk Series was organized by the society successfully. The first talk was on ‘Non-Resonating Modes’ and it was conducted by Dr Simone Bastioli, a Distinguish Microwave Lecturer and also the Vice Chair of IEEE MTT-S Filters & Passive Components Technical Committee. Here the participants were able to grab the knowledge about benefits of non-resonating modes, importance of microwave filters, various filter technologies, dielectric resonators based architecture and many more. The second talk organized was about “Automotive Radar” and it was conducted by Dr Markus Gardill, a Distinguish Microwave Lecturer and a development site engineer at “Hella”, Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia. The event was proceeded with sharing the knowledge on automotive megatrends, automotive sensor technology & the radar, operating principles and advanced signal processing. The society hopes to organize many more productive events and lead the journey of Microwave Engineering for the well-being of young generation.

University of Vocational Technology establishes IEEE Student Branch

2018-12-04T13:30:01+05:30

The University of Vocational Technology Ratmalana joined hands with IEEE as one of the newest members IEEE Sri Lanka section by establishing the IEEE student branch of University of Vocational Technology. The main aim of initiating the student branch is to encourage and support students of the University to engage in projects related with the Electrical & Electrics fields. University of Vocational Technology is a leading University in Sri Lanka which produces competent graduates in the technical field & provides nearly fifteen Bachelor of Technology courses to its students in the two faculties, Faculty of Industrial and Vocational Technology and the Faculty of Training Technology. Students of both faculties have willingly joined hands with IEEE student branch for the betterment of their personal careers and the advancement of the University.

CodeSprint 3.0

2018-12-03T13:30:01+05:30

The cardinal event organized by the IEEE Student Branch, Women in Engineering Affinity Group and IEEE Computer Society Chapter of Informatics Institute of Technology, CodeSprint 3.0 - Powered by Ideamart, amassed over 150 applications from top Tech universities and institutes in Sri Lanka. Beginning on February 17th this year, the event ran for one month, ending it’s journey on the 17th of March 2018.

What was initially a 24-Hour hackathon, has grown this year to be a Startup Battle. CodeSprint’s goal was to inculcate a spark of ambition in the budding entrepreneurs; that wish to begin their entrepreneurial journey from the University.

It was held in three phases; starting off with an Idea pitch, where teams showcased their unique solutions. In the next phase, accepted applicants gained experience through sessions conducted by industry professionals, passing on their valuable insights on entrepreneurship. Afterward, teams had two weeks to build their MVP for the Product pitch on the 10th of March 2018. Teams were given mentors in respective fields of their products, assisting them is preparation for the final phase, the Investor Pitch, where the final 6 teams were given the lifetime opportunity to pitch their product to angel investors.

IEEE SS12 International Project Competition and Maker Fair 2018

2018-12-02T13:30:01+05:30

IEEE SS12 International Project Competition and Maker Fair 2018 was organized by IEEE Sri Lanka Section and IEEE Education Society Madras Section.

The final event of this competition was held on September 8th and 9th, 2018 at the NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka with the participation of 300+ local and international competitors, 50+ invitees including eminent IEEE leaders, 100+ visitors, and 60+ dedicated volunteers. Undergraduates and school students from nine different countries in the Asia and Africa regions competed under four tracks for two days - Innovation Challenge, Maker Fair, Junior Einstein Competition and Virtual Track.

The four tracks were placed to capture different ideas to address social issues through social innovations. The theme ‘EMPATHY TO ENGINEERING: SOLUTIONS FOR MACRO ISSUES’ catered for a wide array of fields. This, in turn, addressed issues in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as poverty and famine, disaster management and first aid, special needs, women safety, healthcare, Illiteracy, sustainable and clean energy and smart cities - to name a few. This was the main reasons for the IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) being the Platinum sponsor of IEEE SS12 2018 as the whole competition was in line with the goals and vision of IEEE HAC.

Annual General Meeting 2018 – IEEE Student Branch RUSL

2018-12-01T13:30:01+05:30

IEEE Student Branch of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka held its first Annual General Meeting on 30th October 2018 in the university auditorium with the presence of the branch members, academic staff as well as non-IEEE members who are under IT and related disciplines and interested in getting to know more about the new-born union in the campus.

The main intent of the meeting was electing the executive committee members. Nevertheless, an equally important purpose was to discuss about future arrangements and what the members are looking forward to achieving as a student branch. It was especially made clear to the participants what being part of the organization as a student member can mean to them as future professionals in IT, computer science and related industries, and in turn, the experiences they can gain engaging in various activities as a unit inside the university while they are undergraduates.

The session was winded up with lofty hopes for the times to come, and anticipations of the branch growing as a community and also contributing to enrich other communities in various ways both inside and outside the university by being a leading representation of it.