IEEE R10 HTC 2014: www.ieeer10htc.org

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Conference Theme

“Engineering a sustainable future for humanity”

2014-24: United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

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Program Committee

Professor, Computer Science, University of Maryland,Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian

College Park, United States of America

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,Dr. Krithi Ramamritham

India

Third World Academy of Sciences,Dr. Romain Murenzi

Trieste, Italy

IEEE R10 - HTC 2014 program committee consists 40 eminent members from various domains including, industry, academia, government organizations etc.

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Guests of Honour

Dr. Howard Michel, IEEE President Elect 2015

Mr. K Ramakrishna, IEEE R10 Director Elect 2015

Dr. Toshio Fukuda, IEEE R10 Director

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Topics Covered

• Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine• Water Planning, Availability & Quality

• Disaster Warning, Avoidance and Response

• Urban Planning and Sanitation• Reducing Ethnic Conflict and Terrorist Events

• Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable Energy• Connectivity and Communications• Conservation of Natural Resources

• Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations

• Educational Technologies• Agricultural Technologies• Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental• Sustainability• Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities

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Conference Events

• Tutorial Sessions

• Keynote Lectures

• Workshop Sessions

• Technical Tracks

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Tutorial Sessions

• Disaster Prediction and Monitoring by

Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice President & Global Head -

Government Industry Solutions Unit (ISU) at TCS, New Delhi, India

• Computationally Predicting and Reducing Terror Attacks by

Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian, Professor, Computer Science,

University of Maryland

• Ensuring Equity in Healthcare Accessibility: Need for a Demand Driven

Approach by

Dr. Arnab Jana, Assistant Professor,

Urban Science and Engineering, IIT, Bombay

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Keynote Lectures• The Myth about Compassionate Healthcare and How

Technology Can Make a Difference by

Dr. Sumanth Raman, Head– Healthcare Innovation at TCS

• The Future of Cities? by

Dr. Krithi Ramamritham, Professor, IIT, Bombay

• Water - Use IT Wisely by

Dr. Anand Sivasubramaniam,

• Capacity Building in Science & Technology for SustainableDevelopment”by

Dr. Romain Murenzi

• Technology for Human Development - Moving Beyond Artifactsto Systems by

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Workshop Sessions

Technical Society Chapters and Affinity Groups coordinated the workshops

•“IEEE SIGHT - Challenges & Opportunities: IEEE & NGO Perspective” by Mr. Deepak Mathur & Mr. Vineeth Vijayaraghavan

•“IEEE SIGHT - Community Engagement Workshop “Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology” by Mr. Anand B

•“IEEE Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) in India” by Mr. Sreevas Sahasranamam

•“IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) - Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Off Grid Electricity Business Plan and Community Based Education Initiative” by Dr. Ray Larsen

•“IEEE R10 Women in Engineering (WIE) Best Practices” by Dr. Takako Hashimoto

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Technical Tracks

• Connectivity and Communication

• Disaster

• Education

• Energy

• Health

• Water & Agriculture

• Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities

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Student Contests

• Paper Contest

• Project Contest

• Poster Contest

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Conference Proceedings - Summary

• Papers Submitted - 134

• Papers accepted - 24

• Delegates Attended - 213

• Student Papers – 14

• Student Projects – 12

• Student Posters - 3

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Major Event Sponsors

Tata

ConsultancyServices

IEEEMadrasSection

IEEE R10 HTC2014

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Other Sponsors

IEEE India Council

IEEE Sight – Special Interest Group of Humanitarian and Technology

Educational Institutions and Corporates

Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Sri Sakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Cont.6th March 2015 14

Other SponsorsList of IEEE Madras Section Society Sponsors

Computer Society (CS)Communication (COMSOC)

Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)Industrial Applications (IAS)

Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTTS)Power and Energy Society (PES)Power Electronics Society (PELS)Product Safety Engineering (PSES)Professional Communication (PC)Robotics and Automation (RAS)

Technology Management Council (TMC)Signal Processing/Computational Intelligence/Computer Joint Societies (SIPCICOM)

Control Systems(CSS)Aerospace and Electronic Systems (AES)

Electron Devices (EDS) Education (ES)

Antennas and Propagation (APS)Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

List of IEEE Madras Section Affinity Group Sponsors Women in Engineering (WIE)

Young Professionals (YP)6th March 2015 15

Conclusion

IEEE Madras Section

Thanks R10

for the opportunity to host HTC

which was a very rewarding experience

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Thank you !!!!