IEEE Islamabad

Section Report

IEEE Islamabad Section (R00091)

2018

Section Report

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Section

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Contents Part A: SECTION SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 4

A1: Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 4 Section Executive Committee Member List ......................................................................................... 4 Section Activities Highlights ................................................................................................................ 5 Section Membership Statistics .............................................................................................................. 5 Society Membership Count .................................................................................................................. 5 WIE Membership Count ....................................................................................................................... 5 Major Events (International, National) ................................................................................................. 6

Grants and Programs Availed by IEEE Islamabad Section in 2018 ........................................................ 6 A2: Financial Report ............................................................................................................................ 8

Part B Organizational Activities .......................................................................................................... 9 B1: Membership Development Activities ............................................................................................ 9 B2: Section Activities ........................................................................................................................... 10 Islamabad Section Annual General Meeting ..................................................................................... 10

PSYWC PIEAS 18 November 2018 .................................................................................................. 12 Training Session on Vtools ................................................................................................................. 13 Region-10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (HTC) 2018 ......................................................... 13 IEEE Day Celebrations ....................................................................................................................... 14

B3: Society Chapter Activities ............................................................................................................ 14 IEEE Joint Microwave Theory and Techniques and Antenna Propagation and Electromagnetic Compatibility Joint Chapter ................................................................................................................ 14 International Seminar On Antennas And Wave Propagation ............................................................. 15 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Joint Chapter ...................................................................... 16 EDVON Robotics league competition ................................................................................................ 16 IEEE Control System Society Joint Chapter ...................................................................................... 17 System Based Strategies for P53 Recovery ........................................................................................ 17 IEEE Computer Society Chapter ........................................................................................................ 18 Machine Learning Techniques And Its Application ........................................................................... 18 Capture The Flag ................................................................................................................................ 18 IEEE PE/PEL Society Chapter ........................................................................................................... 19 Potentials Of Harnessing Energy Resources Of Pakistan ................................................................... 19 Seminar On Large Scale Integration Of Renewable In Power System ............................................... 19

B4: Professional Activities .................................................................................................................. 20 Seminar/Talked: Dr. Ian Willis from the University of Liverpool at NUST-SEECS: ........................ 20 Huawei ICT Competition Middle East 2018-2019: ............................................................................ 20 HONET-ICT 18: ................................................................................................................................. 21 Students / faculty members from eminent universities of Balochistan visited at NUST-SEECS ....... 21 Mr. Chen Youngqing, Director International Affair along with Mr. Pan Qibo, Deputy Dean, International Education College, SAU, China talked at NUST-SEECS: ............................................ 22 Talk by Dr. Syed Ejaz from Brock University Canada: ..................................................................... 22 Talk of Lecture on Allama Iqbal by Professor Jaleel Aali:................................................................. 23 Seminar on State-of-the-art Research EEG Facilities in Islamabad, Pakistan: Press release by Brain Products, Germany ............................................................................................................................. 23 Seminar/Talk on Machine Learning at Scale ...................................................................................... 24 Seminar/Talked on Role of Critical Thinking in Engineering by Dr. Asim Sajjad Akhtar: ............... 24 IoT kickoff Event: .............................................................................................................................. 24

B5: Industrial Relation Activities ....................................................................................................... 25 Academia Industry Meetup ................................................................................................................ 25

B6: SIGHT Activities .......................................................................................................................... 26 Key Elements of SIGHT Groups ........................................................................................................ 26 SIGHT Projects .................................................................................................................................. 26 Humanitarian Training & Professional Development ........................................................................ 26 SIGHT Group Capacity Building ....................................................................................................... 26 Let’s Breath Clean Together ............................................................................................................... 26 About Let’s Breath Clean Together .................................................................................................... 26 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 27 IEEE SIGHT Annual Meeting 2018 ................................................................................................... 27 IEEE SIGHT Idea Competition: ......................................................................................................... 27 IEEE SIGHT Islamabad Cew: A Community Meetup Over Climate Action and Environmental Changes in Pakistan ............................................................................................................................ 28

B8: YP Activities .................................................................................................................................. 28

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IEEE YP Introductory Meetup ........................................................................................................... 28 IEEE YP Meetup In NIC .................................................................................................................... 28 IEEE YP Meetup and Session on Promoting Entrepreneurship ......................................................... 29 How YP Can Keep A Balance Between Job and Volunteering .......................................................... 29 STEP Session...................................................................................................................................... 30 Visit to National Incubation Center (NIC) ......................................................................................... 30 Student Transition Elevation Program - IEEE YP .............................................................................. 31 IEEE YP Meetup Program ................................................................................................................. 31 Learn from Those Who Know ............................................................................................................ 31 IEEE Pakistan Student / YP / WIE / SIGHT Congress 2018 (PSYWSC'18) ..................................... 31

B6: Student Activities .......................................................................................................................... 32 List of Student Branches with member count ..................................................................................... 32 Student Activities ............................................................................................................................... 34

Part C Others ....................................................................................................................................... 38 C1: Collaboration with other IEEE section ........................................................................................ 38 C2. Support Extended to Sub Sections ............................................................................................... 38 C3: Problems anticipated and suggestions.......................................................................................... 38

PART D Goals and Plans .................................................................................................................... 39 D1: Future Conferences ...................................................................................................................... 39 D2: Interaction with IEEE Islamabad Members from Industry .......................................................... 39

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Part A: SECTION SUMMARY A1: Executive Summary

Section Executive Committee Member List

Name Position Dr. Amir Qayyum Chair Dr. Mansoor Ahmed Vice Chair Dr. Muhammad Arshad Islam Secretary

Treasurer Dr. Zuhaib Iqbal Electronic Communications Coordinator Professional Activities Conference Chair Mr. Mansoor Malik Mr. Saleem Tariq Dr. Aftab Maroof

Nominations and Appointment Chair

Dr. Uzair Khan Membership Development Chair Dr. Sajjad Madni Publications Dr. Abdul Qayyum Awards and Recognition Committee Chair

Education Activities Dr. Mohsin Tiwana YP Coordinator Dr. Azzam ul Asar Chair Peshawar Sub Section

Chair Power Electronics Power Engineering Society

Dr. Amir Iqbal Chair Control Systems Society Pakistan Dr. Naveed Ikram Chair Computer Society Pakistan Dr. Yasar Ayaz Chair Robotics and Automation Society

Pakistan Dr. Nosherwan Khan Chair Microwave Theory and Techniques

and Antenna Propagation Society Pakistan Mr. Ahsan Farooqui Industry Relation Coordinator Mr. Hammad Shafqat SAC Chair Ms. Mukhtiar Bano WIE Chair Mr. Fahad Sajid SSR

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Section Activities Highlights

ExCom Meeting 5 Conferences 6 Pakistan Student Section Congress PSYWC

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Annual General Meeting ✓ ExCom Elections ✓ Student Activities 50

Section Membership Statistics

Active Member Count Islamabad Section 869 Peshawar Subsection 204 Total 1073 Graduate Student Members 89 Members 365 Student Membership 539 Senior Members 70 Life Seniors 4 Associate Members 4 Society Membership Count

Computer Society 459 Control Systems Society 89 MTT/AP/EMC Society Robotics and Automation Society Geo Science and Remote Sensing Society

WIE Membership Count

Islamabad Section 258 Peshawar Subsection 60

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Major Events (International, National)

1. 2018 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST)9-13 Jan 2018

National Centre for Physics Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

2. International Conference on Power, Energy and Smart Grid (ICPESG-2018) 9-10 April 2018 Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Pakistan

3. International Symposium on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering -17-18 October 2018 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad

4. International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics

(ICAEM)4-5, 2018 HITEC University Taxila Pakistan

5. Frontiers of Information technology 17-19 December 2018 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)

6. 14th International conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET) 21-22November 2018, Quad-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

Grants and Programs Availed by IEEE Islamabad Section in 2018

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Program Name Sponsoring Body

1 MD incentive grant received in recognition of recruitment and retention goals.

R-10 Membership Development Committee

2 Section incentive in recognition of performance based on various activities

R-10 awards and recognition committee

3 Grant for visit by IEEE Islamabad representative to SYWL Bali Indonesia

R-10 awards and recognition

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A2: Financial Report Complete Financial report are available at NetSuite Proposed Budget

Head Proposed (PKR) SAC 10,000 MDC 10,000 YP 10,000 WIE 10,000 SIGHT 10,000 Congress 10,0000 ExCom Meetings 90,000 Salaries 96,000 Travel 100,000 Misc 50,000 Total 396,000

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Part B Organizational Activities

B1: Membership Development Activities

Year Membership Count Dec 2018 Dec 2017 1197 Dec 2016 1017 Dec 2015 950 Dec 2014 735 Dec 2013 836 Dec 2012 541 Dec 2011 544 Dec 2010 475

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B2: Section Activities

Islamabad Section Annual General Meeting

IEEE Islamabad Section Annual General Meeting was held on 7th of December 2018 at Islamabad Club. Dr. Amir Qayyum, more than 60 members of the Islamabad Section participated in the meeting

The agenda of the AGM included following items

As recommended by Nomination and Appointment Committee, paper balloting was conducted during for the ExCom positions of the Islamabad Section. The call for nomination was launched in November 2018 and all the nomination were vetted for eligibility by the Nomination and Appointment Committee. The balloting process was supervised by Dr. Aftab Maroof.

1. All members of the outgoing ExCom presented the achievements and contributions for their respective portfolios in the following order.

Chapter Officers

Dr. Amir Qayyum, Chair Dr. Amir Qayyum presented the current activities of the section highlighting the achievements. He also introduced the members of the outgoing ExCom.

Dr. Aftab Maroof, Past Chair

Dr. Aftab presented the history of the section along with the profiles of the past chairs.

Dr. Muhammad Arshad Islam, Treasurer/Secretary

Dr. M. Arshad Islam presented the financial status of the section for both concentration baking and local account

Dr. Azzam ul Asar, Chair Peshawar Subsection

Dr. Azzam presented the activities of Peshawar subsection including various seminars and projects by the members.

Activities Chair Dr. Uzair Khan, Membership Development

Dr. Uzair Khan presented the statistics related to membership development.

Dr. Zuhaib Iqbal, Chair Media Electronic Communications

Dr. Zuhaib Presented the activities and statistics related to the ieeeislamabad.org and Facebook page

Dr. Sajjad Madani, Chair Publication

Dr. Sajjad Madani presented the process of information gathering for newsletter. He also appreciated the efforts of the volunteers who are involved in the newsletter publishing. The copy of the newsletter for Jan-Jun 2018 was also available for the AGN participants.

Dr. Gulistan Raja, Chair Awards and Recognition

Dr. Gulistan shared the process of volunteer selection for various awards by Islamabad section

Mr. Ahsan Farooqui, Industrial Relations Coordinator

Mr. Ahsan presented the summary of the various seminars and training session that have been conducted with the collaboration of industry.

Technical Society Chapter Dr. Abdul Qayyum, Chair Control System Society Joint Chapter

Dr. Abdul Qayyum presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella of CSS in the year 2018.

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Dr. Nosherwan Shoaib, Chair Microwave Theory and Technique, Antenna Propagation, Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Joint Chapter

Dr. Nosherwan Shoaib presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella

of MTT/AP/EMC joint chapter in the year 2018.

Dr. Yasir Ayaz, Chair Robotics and Automation Society Joint Chapter.

Dr. Yasir Ayaz presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella of RAS joint chapter in the year 2018.

Dr. Azaam ul Aser, Chair Power Engineering, Power Electronics Society Chapter

Dr. Azaam ul Aser presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella of PE/PES chapter in the year 2018.

Dr. Fahim Arif, Chair Geo-Science and Remote Sensing Society Chapter

Dr. Fahim Arif presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella of GRS chapter in the year 2018.

Dr. Zuhaib Iqbal, Vice Chair Computer Society Chapter

Dr. Zuhaib Iqbal presented the summary of scientific seminars that are held under the umbrella of CS chapter in the year 2018.

Affinity Groups Ms. Mukhtiar Bano, Chair WIE

Ms. Mukhtiar Bano presented the summary of activities that are held under the umbrella of WIE AG in the year 2018.

Mr. Moeiz Chaudhary, Vice Chair YP

Mr. Moeiz Chaudhary presented the summary of activities that are held under the umbrella of YP AG in the year 2018.

Mr. Junaid Manzoor, Coordinator SIGHT

Mr. Junaid presented the achievements of SIGHT including the various projects that have been completed under the theme of humanitarian activities.

Student Activities Committee Mr. Hammad Shafqat, Chair StudentActivities Committee

Mr. Hammad Shafqat presented the activities that were conducted by various student branches with the coordination of SAC.

2. Section Level awards for year2018 were presented to the following volunteers.

Name Award

M. Zeeshan Javed Best Student Volunteer

M. Saeed-ul-Hasan Raza Best Young Professional Volunteer

PIEAS Best Student Branch

Zoha Rasheed Best WIE Volunteer

UET Taxila Best WIE AG

Awais Khan Assistant Student Representatives

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PSYWC PIEAS 18 November 2018

Interconnecting eminent professionals, aspiring innovators and meritorious engineers from all over Pakistan, the IEEE Pakistan Student / Young Professionals / Women In Engineering / Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology Congress (PSYWSC) is back this year with an ever-more promising experience of the technological advancements happening around the globe. The first episode of IEEE Pakistan Student / Young Professionals / Women In Engineering Congress (PSYWC) was held in 2007 as IEEE PSC, organized by the IEEE Karachi Section under Chairmanship of Om Prekash. Felicitous as it was, the IEEE PSC was turned into a concatenation of congresses to be hosted by one of the sections each year. The Young Professionals and WIE Congresses collaborated with IEEE PSC at the first ever IEEE Pakistan Student/GOLD/WIE Congress held at GIK Institute under IEEE Islamabad Section.

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With a brief reminiscence of the historic glory of the IEEE PSYWSC and imminent prospective of the future, what better place could there be to host the 12th episode of this Congress other than the most well-planned beauty of Pakistan, The Islamabad City. You heard it correct, this year’s PSYWC will be hosted by the renowned PIEAS University Islamabad under IEEE Islamabad Section on 17th (Saturday) and 18th (Sunday) November, 2018. As we enter the age of Intelligent Connectivity with the magnification of 5G networks, growth of Smart Cities and manifestation of AI for healthcare, finance, education, transportation and just about anything, there is no better theme for this year’s congress than “Artificial Intelligence and its Connectivity Around the Globe”. Do you want to be a witness of pioneering spectacles and experience what it is like to enter the world of Intelligent Connectivity? Don’t forget to save the dates then! See you this November.

Training Session on Vtools

A Training session was held on 272nd of March for IEEE student branches and other volunteers to make maximum use of IEEE Vtool's features in managing various activities of IEEE units. Great interest was shown by all the participants. The exercise provided hands-on experience to learn and practice the tool.

Region-10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (HTC) 2018

IEEE R10 HTC is a premier annual cross disciplinary conference that brings together technologists, engineers, scientists, investors, representatives from NGOs, governments, academia, and industry. The conference was scheduled in Srilanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Srilanka, on 6th December 2018 - 8th December 2018. SSR, IEEE Islamabad Section, Mr. Muzamil Mahmood attended the conference,which was funded by IEEE HAC.

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IEEE Day Celebrations

A humble event was organized in October 2018 to celebrate the IEEE Day. All members of Student Activities Committee along with SSR and YP office bearers attended the meeting to discuss the various issues with the section.

B3: Society Chapter Activities

IEEE Joint Microwave Theory and Techniques and Antenna Propagation and Electromagnetic Compatibility Joint Chapter

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International Seminar On Antennas And Wave Propagation NUST Research Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS) organized a 2-day visit of IEEE Antenna & Propagation Society (APS) Distinguished Lecturer (DL), Prof. Dr. Yahia Antar, from the Royal Military College of Canada on 5-6 Nov. 2018. The visit was sponsored by IEEE APS society and held through the platform of IEEE Joint Chapter of Antennas & Propagation Society, Microwave Theory & Techniques Society and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Society (IEEE MTTS/APS/EMCS). Prof. Dr. Yahia Antar is a well-known professor and distinguished speaker in RF & Microwave community. He obtained degrees from the University of Alexandria (BSC) and the University of Manitoba (MSc, PhD). He worked at CRC and NRC in Ottawa before joining the staff of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston where he has held the position of professor since 1990. Dr. Antar is a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC). He serves as an Associate Editor (Features) of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine and served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE AWPL. He served on NSERC grants selection and strategic grants committees, Ontario Early Research Awards (ERA) panels, and on review panels for the National Science Foundation. In May 2002, Dr. Antar was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electromagnetic Engineering which was renewed in 2009. In 2003 he was awarded the Royal Military College of Canada “Excellence in Research” Prize and in 2012 the Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award. He served on the URSI Board as Vice President, and on the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Administration Committee. On 31 January 2011, Dr Antar was appointed Member of the Canadian Defence Science Advisory Board (DSAB). In October 2012 he received from the Governor General of Canada, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition for his contribution to Canada

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Joint Chapter

EDVON Robotics league competition Robotics Competition is considered as one of many best way to show talent and creativity to the world. It helps you develop the following 21st century skill sets like critical thinking, communication, problem solving, team work etc. Under banner of IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS), EDVON Robotics league competition was specially designed to build logic thinking, critical thinking, programming skills, robotics and electronics hardware. Participants were guided on how to troubleshoot problems and provide extraordinary facilities in a friendly learning environment. It also gave an opportunity to hands on experience through "Do It Yourself tasks". Microcontroller, EDVON’s robotic kit and sensors were used to enhance participant basic knowledge and guided them to build and create their own robots.

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IEEE Control System Society Joint Chapter

System Based Strategies for P53 Recovery

IEEE Control Society Islamabad has organized an event on "System Based Strategies for p53 Recovery" on 31 May,2017 at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. Current research proposes a systems theory based novel drug design approach for the p53 pathway. The pathway is taken as a dynamic system represented by Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) based mathematical model. Using control engineering practices, the system analysis and subsequent controller design is performed for the re-activation of wild type p53. To define the problem in control system paradigm, modification in the existing mathematical model is performed to incorporate effect of Nutlin. Attractor point analysis is carried out to select the suitable domain of attraction. A two-loop negative feedback control strategy is devised to drag the system trajectories to the attractor point and to regulate cellular concentration of Nutlin respectively. An integrated framework is constituted to incorporate the Pharmacokinetic effects of Nutlin in the cancerous cells.

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IEEE Computer Society Chapter

Machine Learning Techniques And Its Application

CS Chapter IEEE CUST Student Branch organized a seminar on “Machine Learning Techniques and Its Application”. Miss Ashbala Khan student of Management Department hosted the seminar. The program started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Mr. Syed Abbas student of Management department. Right after the recitation brief introduction of distinguished guest speaker given by host and then guest speaker invited to enlighten about topic. He talked about Multimedia interface, Multimedia processing, Networked media application.

Capture The Flag

Capture the flag event was organized by IEEE Computer Society with the collaboration of Institute of cyber security that is working to educate public about latest cyber threats and tactics used by cyber criminals to compromise government, pvr firms. Chaudhry Mansab Ali chairman of C-AtraX group and CEO of Institute of Cyber Security sponsored this mega event. Students from all over the universities of Pakistan participated in this event. Participants had to hack the server. The winner team was from Iqra University and was awarded with the cash prize of 1 lac, also got job in Institute of Cyber Security

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IEEE PE/PEL Society Chapter

Potentials Of Harnessing Energy Resources Of Pakistan

A seminar was arranged on the topic of Potentials of Harnessing Energy Resources of Pakistan which was delivered by Dr. Najeeb Ullah, Director Energy Centre, US – Pakistan Centre for Advance Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), Peshawar. The Guest Speaker talked about variety of opportunities that exist in Pakistan to harness energy resources that nature has blessed Pakistan. He also introduced about the aims and objectives of Energy Centre and its present activities underway. The session was well attended by faculty, students and other guests. Seminar On Large Scale Integration Of Renewable In Power System

While a world where a majority of electricity generation is based on renewable sources is far beyond the horizon, it is clear that the confluence of government policy, utility planning and global demand growth has the potential to increase penetrations of RE substantially on electricity grids worldwide. This seminar highlighted the shift in generation portfolios to have profound effects on the operation of the grid, which will in turn affect the operation of RE resources themselves as well as the operation of other resources and equipment connected to the grid. A large number of faculty, students and engineers from utility company attended the Seminar.

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B4: Professional Activities

Seminar/Talked: Dr. Ian Willis from the University of Liverpool at NUST-SEECS:

Dr. Ian Willis from the University of Liverpool visited NUST Main office on 15th May 2018. Pro-Rector Acad called Dr. Hassan Zaidi and Dr. Muddassir Malik to join the meeting. Dr. Wilis explained his work in education and the role of educational technologists to enhance faculty productivity and for better learning in the classroom. Dr. Willis was given details about the MS ITL program being offered at SEECS. Dr. Willis gave a detailed presentation at 2:00 pm in SEECS conference room about the initiatives they are taking with HEC to improve education and teaching in Pakistan. Pro-Rector and Principal showed interest in collaborating in their endeavors for uplifting the education standard in Pakistan.

Huawei ICT Competition Middle East 2018-2019:

Huawei is a leading global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution provider, Huawei Certification System is well –recognized and is becoming a

standard for ICT talent cultivation. In order to promote ICT industry technology certification, develop ICT industry talent and a strong ecosystem, Huawei would like to invite colleges and universities in the Middle East to participate Competition Middle East 2018 HONET-ICT 18:

NUST School of Electrical Engineering & ComputeInternational Conference on HighTechnologies (HONET-ICT) from 8th to 10th October 2018 in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), USA, and under thesponsorship of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE Communications Society. The focus areas of the conference included: Optical Networks, Cloud Computing, Virtualisation Technologies, Big Data, Energy and Enabling TecIntelligence, Internet of Things, Cyber Security. Conference was attended by foreign and national Researchers, Academicians, Industry experts and students. Students / faculty members from eminent universities of Balochistan visitedatNUST-SEECS

standard for ICT talent cultivation. In order to promote ICT industry technology evelop ICT industry talent and a strong ecosystem, Huawei would like

to invite colleges and universities in the Middle East to participate the “Huawei ICT Competition Middle East 2018-2019.

NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (SEECS) organised International Conference on High-capacity Optical Networks & Enabling/Emerging

ICT) from 8th to 10th October 2018 in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), USA, and under the sponsorship of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE

The focus areas of the conference included: Optical Networks, Cloud Computing, Virtualisation Technologies, Big Data, Energy and Enabling Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cyber Security. Conference was attended by foreign and national Researchers, Academicians, Industry experts and students.

Students / faculty members from eminent universities of Balochistan visitedat

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standard for ICT talent cultivation. In order to promote ICT industry technology evelop ICT industry talent and a strong ecosystem, Huawei would like

Huawei ICT

r Science (SEECS) organised capacity Optical Networks & Enabling/Emerging

ICT) from 8th to 10th October 2018 in collaboration with the technical

sponsorship of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE

The focus areas of the conference included: Optical Networks, Cloud Computing, hnologies, Artificial

Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cyber Security. Conference was attended by foreign

Students / faculty members from eminent universities of Balochistan visitedat

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Mr. Chen Youngqing, Director International Affair along with Mr. Pan Qibo, Deputy Dean, International Education College, SAU, China talked at NUST-SEECS:

Talk by Dr. Syed Ejaz from Brock University Canada:

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Talk of Lecture on Allama Iqbal by Professor Jaleel Aali:

Seminar on State-of-the-art Research EEG Facilities in Islamabad, Pakistan: Press release by Brain Products, Germany

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Seminar/Talk on Machine Learning at Scale

Seminar/Talked on Role of Critical Thinking in Engineering by Dr. Asim Sajjad Akhtar:

IoT kickoff Event:

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B5: Industrial Relation Activities

Academia Industry Meetup Industrial relations coordinator conducted a meeting with representatives of industry under the umbrella of First Industry Academia meetup that discussed the various suggestion for the improvement of curriculum of engineering disciplines offered various universities.

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B6: SIGHT Activities Key Elements of SIGHT Groups SIGHT Projects

SIGHT groups partner with local entities that positively and sustainably contribute to their community. Most SIGHT groups co-create a project with a local entity, but it is also acceptable to make a significant contribution to an existing humanitarian/development project.

Humanitarian Training & Professional Development

IEEE SIGHT has determined key subject areas of training and professional development that are important for SIGHT group volunteers in order to implement sustainable and impactful humanitarian projects within their local community.

SIGHT Group Capacity Building In order to implement sustainable and impactful projects in local communities, groups need to build various capacities including, but not limited to, building community partnerships, recruiting and engaging volunteers, and securing funding. Let’s Breath Clean Together

About Let’s Breath Clean Together Let`s breathe clean together (LBCT) is the flagship project of IEEE SIGHT Islamabad based on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: Climate Action. This project aims to develop a sustainable system to monitor and improve air quality of twin cities. Pollution is now a common place term that our ears are attuned to. We hear about the various forms of pollution and read about it through the mass media. Air pollution is one such form that refers to the contamination of the air, irrespective of indoors or outside. A physical, biological or chemical alteration to the air in the atmosphere can be termed as pollution. It occurs when any harmful gases, dust, smoke enters into the atmosphere and makes it difficult for plants, animals and humans to survive as the air becomes dirty. This project intends to provide a database that will contribute towards the effective monitoring of meteorological conditions, and particulate matter concentrations, providing a clear image of the state of the atmosphere and the degree to which the urban heat island effect is present in the city of Islamabad. Furthermore, this project will, in fact, provide a precedent for future studies that can be designed on the same lines, contributing effectively in research. Moreover, the information collected through this project, and the results generated, can be used to make future policies concerning air quality, saving the community from the impending threat to their health and well-being, by worsening air quality. If this information is actually utilized in a proper manner and the project continues, people can be made aware of the quality of air they breathe every instant. Especially, an air quality catalogue will be made for the city of Islamabad that will comprise the information: • What times it will be safe for them to spend outside

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• Which places in the city are having healthy ambient conditions. • Which time of the day is suitable to which park for exercise and outdoor activities. An air quality management system can be devised, including an air quality index that specifies the degree to which the air polluted, and is an effective tool for communicating air quality information and raise the awareness among the masses. Objectives The objectives are to

To develop low-cost sensor network for air quality monitoring

To identify urban heat island effect under current and changing local climate scenarios.

Characterize the spatial resolution of local air pollutants

Determine concentration gradients

Identify source signatures from various land use practices

Validating satellite observations with monitoring data

Provide information to the Environment Protection Department and community groups to better address exposure and risk issues related to air pollutants

Assist in the identification of health risk reduction and air pollution mitigation strategies.

What we have done so far This study will serve as a pilot project and provide valuable information that can be applied to other communities and cities not only nationwide but also around the region as well. Till now, the project is in technical development phase and Four Remote Sensing Kits have been installed at different locations in Islamabad. IEEE SIGHT Islamabad has raised 4200 US$ so far in fundraising from IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee, IEEE Islamabad Section and Local groups. IEEE SIGHT Annual Meeting 2018 IEEE SIGHT Islamabad successfully organized their Annual AGM on 31 DEC 2018 at Islamabad. We invited Team 2018 and Team 2019-20. The event in summary constitutes of the following; - Announcement of New SIGHT Team 2019-2020 - Acknowledgement and Farewell to Team 2018 - Acknowledgement of Collaborating Universities throughout year 2018 - General Discussion, Review 2018-2019 and Planning for year 2019 IEEE SIGHT Islamabad ExCom 2019-20: Chairperson: Haris Zaman Vice Chairperson: Shangol Haider Vice Chairperson: Muneeb Malik IEEE SIGHT Idea Competition:

IEEE SIGHT Islamabad organized an Idea Competition to motivate and encourage students and professionals to work on local community problems and come up with sustainable low-cost solution. Event was held in conjunction with IEEE PSYWC at

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PIEAS Islamabad and people from across Pakistan joined the competition. Out of shortlisted 5 projects were taken by SIGHT Islamabad to incubate and take to SIGHT Steering Committee. Finalists and Winners were also given waiver on IEEE Membership. IEEE SIGHT Islamabad Cew: A Community Meetup Over Climate Action and Environmental Changes in Pakistan

A round table conference was held between community Leaders from several localities in Islamabad & Rawalpindi along with IEEE SIGHT Delegates and Met Dept Representatives. Problems as well as opportunities were discussed to propose different strategies and solution to combat climate change and take action as soon as possible. Further collaboration opportunities were discussed with the Municipal Corporation Representatives too.

B8: YP Activities

IEEE YP Introductory Meetup

The IEEE Young Professionals is an international community of innovative members and volunteers. Members of this community are interested in elevating their professional image, expanding their global network, connecting with peers locally and giving back to the community.The IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad was established on January 20, 2015 and is directly working in connection with global IEEE body. We are a team of over 350 seasoned professionals in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and KPK region, working in different fields related to engineering, managements, science and technology. Our goal is to not only provide personal grooming and career elevation opportunities to the professionals but also assist the graduating students and preparing them for the industry experience, before they graduate. As part of our programs, we have arranged technical workshops training over 500 people in different engineering domains. Moreover, our trainings on personal, professional and leadership development have been attended by over 1,000 students/professionals in total, during the last 1.5 years.IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad has recently created a new team for the year 2017-18. A Team meetup was organized to formally welcome new ExCom members and to discuss about ideas and brainstorming for the new year activities. Our vision is to build a community where professionals and students can work together for collective good. Following are the newly reported members. Chair Person: Dr. Mohsin Tiwana Co-Chair: Mr. Muhammad Moeiz Chaudhary Secretary/Treasurer: Mr. Asfand Yar Khan Documentation Coordinator: Ms. Huda Mehmood Promotion Coordinator: Mr. Saeed ul Hassan Graphics Coordinator: Mr. Aamir Javed Graphics Coordinator: Ms. Fariha Sana IEEE YP Meetup In NIC

IEEE Young Professional Islamabad Section Team kickbringing Industrial Tour to (NIC) National Incubation Center Islamabad on 27th January 2018 at 11:00AM. IEEE YP Meetup and Session on Promoting En

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section conducted a meetup program and session on promoting entrepreneurship for Young Professionals and graduating student at PION a national level event hosted by PIEAS University Islamabad.

How YP Can Keep A Balance Between Job and Volunteering

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad arranged a meetup session with Dr. Zia Ahmed, Chair IEEE Australia council. Students and Professionals joined in to discuss around the topic "How to manage IEEE with your personal and professional lives". Mr. Moeiz Chaudhary presented a token of appreciation to Dr. Zia Ahmed on behalf of IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad.

IEEE Young Professional Islamabad Section Team kick-start new year 2018 with bringing Industrial Tour to (NIC) National Incubation Center Islamabad on 27th

IEEE YP Meetup and Session on Promoting Entrepreneurship

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section conducted a meetup program and session on promoting entrepreneurship for Young Professionals and graduating student at PION a national level event hosted

Can Keep A Balance Between Job and Volunteering

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad arranged a meetup session with Dr. Zia Ahmed, Chair IEEE Australia council. Students and Professionals joined in to discuss around the topic "How to manage IEEE with your personal and professional lives".

dhary presented a token of appreciation to Dr. Zia Ahmed on behalf of IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad.

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start new year 2018 with bringing Industrial Tour to (NIC) National Incubation Center Islamabad on 27th

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section conducted a meetup program and session on promoting entrepreneurship for Young Professionals and graduating student at PION a national level event hosted

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad arranged a meetup session with Dr. Zia Ahmed, Chair IEEE Australia council. Students and Professionals joined in to discuss around

dhary presented a token of appreciation to Dr. Zia Ahmed on behalf

STEP Session

STEP is an acronym for Student Transition & Elevation Partnership, a program developed by IEEE to facilitate the transitionprofessionals by introducing opportunities and benefits of IEEE membership at the start of the career. IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad conducted a STEP Session at Foundation University. Visit to National Incubation Center (NIC)

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad sponsored NIC (National Incubation Center) Trip for Graduating Students of Foundation University Rawalpindi.

STEP is an acronym for Student Transition & Elevation Partnership, a program developed by IEEE to facilitate the transition from student member to young professionals by introducing opportunities and benefits of IEEE membership at the start of the career. IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad conducted a STEP Session at

National Incubation Center (NIC)

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad sponsored NIC (National Incubation Center) Trip for Graduating Students of Foundation University Rawalpindi.

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STEP is an acronym for Student Transition & Elevation Partnership, a program from student member to young

professionals by introducing opportunities and benefits of IEEE membership at the start of the career. IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad conducted a STEP Session at

IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad sponsored NIC (National Incubation Center)

Thank you Dr. Mohsin Tiwana for your assistance and support. Team YP is working best for Student Transition & Elevation to facilitate the transition from student member to young professionals

Student Transition Elevation Program

IEEE Young Professionals organized STEP Session like previously to promoteprofessional memberships as well as to promote young professionals’ benefits to the graduating student.

IEEE YP Meetup Program

IEEE Young Professionals hosts regular meetup with its member to engage them in the activities and to discuss opportuni Learn from Those Who Know

Learn from those who know is a seed program by IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section in which we engage Young Professionals from Industry with graduating students. IEEE Pakistan Student / YP / WIE / SIGHT Congress 2018 (PSYWSC'18) Eminent professionals, aspiring innovators and meritorious engineers, As we enter the age of Intelligent Connectivity with the magnification of 5G networks, growth of Smart Cities and manifestation of Aabout anything, there is no better theme for this year’s congress than “Artificial Intelligence and its Connectivity Around the Globe.

Thank you Dr. Mohsin Tiwana for your assistance and support. Team YP Islamabad is working best for Student Transition & Elevation to facilitate the transition from student member to young professionals

Student Transition Elevation Program - IEEE YP

IEEE Young Professionals organized STEP Session like previously to promoteprofessional memberships as well as to promote young professionals’ benefits to the

Meetup Program

IEEE Young Professionals hosts regular meetup with its member to engage them in the activities and to discuss opportunities came out in the networking sessions.

Those Who Know

Learn from those who know is a seed program by IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section in which we engage Young Professionals from Industry with

Student / YP / WIE / SIGHT Congress 2018 (PSYWSC'18)

Eminent professionals, aspiring innovators and meritorious engineers, As we enter the age of Intelligent Connectivity with the magnification of 5G networks, growth of Smart Cities and manifestation of AI for healthcare, education, transportation and just about anything, there is no better theme for this year’s congress than “Artificial Intelligence and its Connectivity Around the Globe.

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Islamabad is working best for Student Transition & Elevation to facilitate the transition from

IEEE Young Professionals organized STEP Session like previously to promote young professional memberships as well as to promote young professionals’ benefits to the

IEEE Young Professionals hosts regular meetup with its member to engage them in ties came out in the networking sessions.

Learn from those who know is a seed program by IEEE Young Professionals Islamabad Section in which we engage Young Professionals from Industry with

Student / YP / WIE / SIGHT Congress 2018 (PSYWSC'18)

Eminent professionals, aspiring innovators and meritorious engineers, As we enter the age of Intelligent Connectivity with the magnification of 5G networks, growth of

I for healthcare, education, transportation and just about anything, there is no better theme for this year’s congress than “Artificial

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B6: Student Activities

List of Student Branches with member count

Sr. School Name Contact

Id

1 COMSATS Institute of Information Tech

Islamabad 98

2 COMSATS Inst of Info Technology - Abbottabad 68

3 Fatima Jinnah Women Univ 56

4 Pakistan Inst of Engineering & Applied Sciences 54

5 National University of Sciences & Technology

NUST 54

6 Capital University of Science & Technology 39

7 Taxila Univ of Engineering and Tech 36

8 COMSATS Inst of Information Tech Wah

Campus 32

9 Riphah International University 21

10 Bahria Univ - Islamabad 21

11 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Inst Of Eng 19

12 Centre For Advanced Studies In Engineering 18

13 National Univ Computer & Emerging Sci-

Peshawar 16

14 Intl Islamic Univ - Islamabad Pakistan 12

15 Institute of Space Technology 12

16 Namal College Mianwali 10

17 Sarhad Univ of Science & Information

Technology 8

18 Foundation Univ 8

19 NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Eng 6

20 Military College of Signals 6

21 HITEC University 6

22 NUST School of Electrical Eng and Computer

Science 5

23 Abasyn University 5

24 Peshawar Univ Of 4

25 Nwfp Univ Of Engrg And Tech - Peshawar 3

26 Mirpur University of Science and Technology 3

27 Air University 1

28 Abasyn University-Islamabad Campus 1

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Student Activities

Sr Title Date

1 SQL Database Competition 12/31/2018 11:00

2 C++ Programming Competition 12/21/2018 11:00

3 Java Programming Competition 12/19/2018 12:00

4 Industrial Visit to RIMMS-NUST 12/18/2018 11:00

5 Shell Scripting competition 12/17/2018 1:00

6 Networking Competition 12/14/2018 12:00

7 Robian 2018 (All Pakistan Robotics Engineering and Science Fair) 12/14/2018 8:30

8 Seminar on Importance of Central Sterilization & Supply Department in Hospitals 12/7/2018 2:00

9 Autodesk Revit Electrical Workshop 11/29/2018 5:00

10 Green Functions in Electromagnetism and Optics 11/20/2018 5:30

11 Research and Placement Opportunities - Arizona State University (ASU) 11/16/2018 4:00

12 Precise and Robust Navigation Systems - Part I 11/15/2018 5:00

13 Group talk on "Velocity profile optimization of an electric vehicle (EV)" 11/14/2018 4:00

14 IEEE CS Carnival - Unity 3D: Game Development 11/9/2018 11:30

15 Talk on "Synthesis of robust anti-windup compensator for nonlinear and time-delay systems " 11/7/2018 1:30

16 IEEE CS Carnival - Web Designing 101 11/7/2018 11:30

17 Learn From Those Who Know 11/4/2018 1:00

18 Machine Learning Techniques And Its Application 10/30/2018 11:30

19 Seminar on "Video Coding" 10/23/2018 12:30

20 Seminar on "Research Process" 10/22/2018 6:00

21 Practical Application from signal processing to emotion recognition 10/22/2018 11:00

22 Printed Circuit Boards Workshop 10/20/2018 11:00

23 CODE WARS 10/20/2018 8:30

24 EDVON Robotics League 10/20/2018 8:00

25 Talk on "Cyber Security Aware Controller of Real Time Control System" 10/17/2018 9:00

26 15th Workshop on Field and Assistive Robotics (WFAR 15) 10/13/2018 9:30

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27 4th International Workshop on Precision Agriculture & Forestry 10/12/2018 9:30

28 Conversations on Deep Learning 10/11/2018 10:00

29 Seminar on Nano-Technology 10/10/2018 1:00

30 CUI France Focus Day 2018 10/10/2018 11:00

31 IEEEmadC Awareness Session and Android Development Workshop 10/5/2018 2:30

32 IEEE DAY 2018 at IEEE COMSATS University Islamabad Student Branch 10/2/2018 9:00

33 EPICS In IEEE Day 2 10/1/2018 11:00

34 PCB Designing Workshop by IEEE PES COMSATS Islamabad Chapter 9/28/2018 11:00

35 Recent advancements in High Voltage Engineering 9/27/2018 10:00

36 Improved Attitude Determination by Gyroscopic Bias Compensation Using Quaternion Feedback Structure 9/26/2018 4:00

37 Distributed Fault detection and isolation techniques for NCS 9/26/2018 9:00

38 CPEC Importance for Pakistan 9/17/2018 5:00

39 Live Webinar and Awareness Session on IEEEmadC by Waleed Nasir and Jashan Preet Singh at Zoom 9/9/2018 8:30

40 IEEE Awareness Campaign - Fall 2018 8/31/2018 8:41

41 IEEE International EMC/EMI Workshop 8/27/2018 9:00

42 Commercialization of Ideas of Final Year Projects 8/16/2018 11:00

43 A talk about " Just in time learning " 8/15/2018 10:00

44 Talk on "Factors affecting tracking process in Gimbal System" 8/15/2018 10:00

45 Talk on "Modeling Uncertainties in Gimbal System" 8/8/2018 10:00

46 Talk on "Fault Modeling in Gimbal System" 8/1/2018 10:00

47 Talk on "Output feedback robust MPC for time-varying system" 8/1/2018 9:00

48 PCB Prototype Technology & Laser Material Processing Workshop 7/23/2018 9:00

49 Talk on "Secure and Robust State Estimation " 7/20/2018 9:00

50 Event-triggered control switched linear systems 7/18/2018 9:35

51 Synthesis of mixed objective output feedback Robust MPC 7/18/2018 9:00

52 A talk on Energy Storage optimization techniques in Distributed Generation Scenarios 6/12/2018 6:00

53 CODIGO, the ultimate programming competition 6/12/2018 12:00

54 Skywars 6/1/2018 12:00

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55 IEEE WIE AG UET Taxila Series of Workshop on MATLAB Day 1 5/31/2018 1:05

56 SILICON CARBIDE (3C-SIC) A PROMISING MATERIAL FOR MEMS APPLICATIONS 5/24/2018 3:57

57 Visit to National Incubation Center (NIC) 5/23/2018 9:00

58 Speed Wiring Competition 5/22/2018 10:00

59 IEEE RAS Workshop on Graphic Designing 5/21/2018 9:00

60 Programming Competition 5/16/2018 2:00

61 IEEE RAS Seminar on Robot Design 5/14/2018 9:00

62 IEEE RAS Seminar on Line Following Robots 5/14/2018 2:00

63 Seminar on Internet of Things 5/9/2018 2:30

64 NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURAL MODELING OF MICROWAVE CIRCUITS 5/8/2018 3:54

65 An Introduction to the General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS)- A framework for Optimization 5/2/2018 6:00

66 General optimization framework for Electric Vehicles 4/25/2018 6:00

67 PES Day Celebration - IEEE SB of HITEC University 4/22/2018 9:00

68 Project Exhibition - Open House 4/21/2018 9:00

69 High Gain Observer for Induction Motor 4/17/2018 6:00

70 COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS: FROM CONVENTIONAL FAST SOLVERS TO THE NOVEL FRACTIONAL FORMULATIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 4/16/2018 3:51

71 Generalized Framework for the Navigation of Multi-Vehicle System Based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control 4/11/2018 6:00

72 Sensor-less Control of Brush-less DC Motors 4/4/2018 6:00

73 Introduction to Quaternion, its basic concepts and vector rotation 3/28/2018 6:00

74 Training Session on Application of VTool and its Benefits 3/22/2018 3:00

75 Cyber Warfare the Next Generation Hybrid Battle Field Seminar 3/22/2018 12:30

76 Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control using PMP: An Optimal Control 3/21/2018 6:00

77 General optimization framework for Electric Vehicles 3/14/2018 6:00

78 IEEE WIE TECHNO FEST 18 3/10/2018 9:00

79 Coding Competition 2 3/8/2018 2:45

80 Mathematical Modelling and Control of Triple Link Robot for Lower Limb Rehabilitation 3/7/2018 6:00

81 Cyber Attack and Investigation Workshop 3/7/2018 9:00

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82 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management—New Domains for Expanding the Scope of Control Science and Engineering 2/28/2018 6:00

83 Cooperative System Control Design using PMP optimal Control 2/21/2018 6:00

84 7th National Pakistan FLL Robotics Championship 2017-2018 2/17/2018 9:00

85 Defective Nodes Identification of fatty acid synthesis and Warburg effect pathways using BCN 2/14/2018 6:00

86 Control Oriented Dosage Design for P53 Revival 2/7/2018 6:00

87 First Lego League - Qualifying Competition 1/30/2018 9:00

88 A Method for Multimodal Optimization with Application to Signal Processing 1/17/2018 6:00

89 EPICS In IEEE Day 1 1/9/2018 11:30

90 Air-to-Fuel Ratio Control of Gasoline Engines using Smooth Sliding Mode Algorithm 1/3/2018 6:00

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Part C Others C1: Collaboration with other IEEE section Collaboration performed with

IEEE Lahore Section IEEE Karachi Section

Joint Activities

IEEE INMIC is rotating in three sections i.e., IEEE Lahore, IEEE Karachi and IEEE Islamabad Section

IEEE Mini Poco is a joint activity among the three sections IEEE Pakistan Student YP and WIE Congress

C2. Support Extended to Sub Sections MD activities performed in collaboration with Peshawar subsection. IEEE Islamabad plans to organize conference with the collaboration of other subsection. SKIMA2018 has already been organized with the cooperation of Cambodia subsection. C3: Problems anticipated and suggestions

Limited financial resources to support student activities. Section should be encouraged to generate their own funding

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PART D Goals and Plans

D1: Future Conferences 1. International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST)

Centers of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies 9-13 January 2019 2. International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics, HITECH

University Taxila August 2019 3. 14th International Conference on emerging Technologies October 2019, UET

Taxila. 4. International Symposium on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering August

2019, PIEAS Islamabad 5. International Multitopic Conference November 2019, FAST-NU Islamabad 6. Frontiers of Information technology, December 2019, COMSATS Islamabad

D2: Interaction with IEEE Islamabad Members from Industry The section has taken initiative to engage with the members belonging to industry and a few collaborative events have been held. Section is considering to take a senior member from industry on board with the ExCom.