RNSIT
IEEE Signal Processing Society Student Chapter Inauguration
DATE: 11TH JANUARY 2021
VENUE: Hi-Tech Lab, ECE DEPT, RNS
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BANGALORE
Report:
The RNSIT IEEE SPS STUDENT CHAPTER inauguration ceremony was held on 11th of January,2021 at 9:30AM IST in the ECE department by the support from students and staff. The inauguration event was organised in the Hi-Tech lab of the ECE department. The programme was conducted partially online and partially offline. The Principal of the RNSIT Dr. M K Venkatesha, Head of ECE department Dr. Vipula Singh, IEEE student branch counsellor Dr. Rajini V Honnungar, IEEE SPS student Chapter Mentor Mr. Sanjay M Belgaonkar, IEEE SPS student Chapter Chair Ms. Vaishnavi V Bhandarkar and faculties of ECE department had gathered to attend the event offline at the venue. A zoom meeting was hosted by Mrs. Leena Chandrashekar, Assistant professor, ECE department, for the chief guest Mr. Shailesh Sakri, students and faculties to attend the event online.
The
event kicked off with an invocation song by Ms. Raksha Bai. Then the welcome
speech was delivered to audience by Dr. Vipula Singh, Head of ECE department.
The event was continued by lighting the lamp by the dignitaries. The event was
led by Dr. Rajini V Honnungar, IEEE student branch counsellor who gave the
insight of the recent activities conducted by the RNSIT IEEE STUDENT branch in
the year 2020. The insight included details regarding the webinars,
motivational and technical talks, IEEE Day celebrations and many activities
conducted online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Then,
Mr. Sanjay M Belgaonkar, assistant professor, ECE, led the event giving an
introduction about the chief guest Mr. Shailesh Sakri, Chairperson, IEEE Signal
Processing Society, Bangalore Chapter who is currently working as a Senior
Manager at DSP Engineering at Harman International. The introduction of Mr.
Shailesh Sakri included his experiences and contributions made in the field of
audio signal processing for about 20 years. Further, the chief guest Mr.
Shailesh Sakri addressed the gathering regarding the IEEE signal processing
society. His address note included activities conducted by the Signal
Processing society, the benefits of IEEE membership and scope of the signal
processing domain.
The
event was led by Ms. Vaishnavi V Bhandarkar, Chair of IEEE SPS student chapter
who gave the details of the activities planned under the student chapter. The
activities list included awareness of IEEE SPS member benefits, technical talks
by various experts from research institutes and industries in the signal
processing domain, technical and non-technical events like quiz, crosswords,
ideathons, hackathons, project and paper presentations, competitions,
workshops, conferences and many more activities which will provide a good
platform for the students.
Furthermore,
Dr. M K Venkatesha, Principal of RNSIT delivered the presidential remarks which
included support from the entire college will be provided for the growth of the
SPS student chapter and help students in the learning process during the
pandemic. Then, Mrs. Leena Chandrashekar, assistant professor, ECE department
delivered the vote of thanks to the audience.
The
event was led by chief guest Mr. Shailesh Sakri who gave the key note address
to the audience. His address included his journey in the signal processing
domain, details of the signal processing society, the learning process, scope
in research field and applications in the latest smart device technology. It
also included guidance provided by IEEE societies to the growth of one’s
career, benefits of attending various webinars, conferences and publishing
one’s work. Later, questions were asked by the audience to the chief guest who
answered them in detail motivating each and every person. He also encouraged
them to take up IEEE SPS membership and wished good luck to the students for
their career in signal processing domain.
The
event successfully ended at 11AM IST, and was closed by Mrs. Leena
Chandrashekar, assistant professor, ECE department.
REPORT
BY: VAISHNAVI V BHANDARKAR, ECE, RNSIT
