BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250323T064436Z UID:547C0748-1B65-47F6-ADFA-05C97F5CAFBD DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250314T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250314T161500 DESCRIPTION:On March 14\, 2025\, the IEEE Education Society & Photonics Soc iety Student Branch Chapters hosted Project Expo 2K25 themed ‘Engineerin g Excellence for A Better Tomorrow. at St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering\, Nagercoil. The objective of Project Expo is to foster engine ering innovation in addressing real-world challenges while also creating o pportunities for the student community to engage in similar initiatives. T he event was organized by Mr. A. Mohammed Abdul Hakkim\, Chair of IEEE Pho tonics Society SBC-62851. Preparations for the event started six months ea rlier. Registration forms were sent to colleges\, inviting teams to submit their project abstracts by January 10\, 2025. A total of 78 colleges regi stered\, with 48 teams focusing on hardware projects and 30 on software pr ojects. The deadline for final report submission was February 28\, 2025. F rom these submissions\, only 23 teams advanced to the final round\, compri sing 13 hardware teams and 10 software teams\, representing 9 different co lleges. The event was commenced at 9:00 am with the registration of partic ipants\, followed by the inaugural function at 9:30 am. The program was co mpered by Rinu and Shanu. Ms. S. R. Nicksha\, an IEEE member\, read the IE EE Code of Ethics\, emphasizing the importance of ethical guidelines as th e foundation for professional conduct and decision-making in engineering a nd technology. This was followed by a warm welcome address by Ms. J. Raksh a\, Chairperson of the IEEE Education Society\, setting a positive tone fo r the participants and members while welcoming the speakers and the chief guest. She then welcomed our beloved Alumnus: Ms. Ivana Bhagya M \, Senior Software Engineer\, H&R Block Pvt. Ltd.\, Mr. Benny Jackson J G \, DevOps Engineer\, Capestart Software Pvt. Ltd.\, Ms. Ankayarkanni R \, Principal Engineer\, Formcept.\, Mr. Abhishek R\, Director\, Strategic Advisor\, Ch ekintek.\, Mr. Allen Matthew M J\, Associate Software Engineer\, Block Pvt . Ltd.\, Mr. Antilin Stanis S R\, Software Development Engineer\, Centizen Inc\, and Mr. Collins David C\, Graduate Engineer Trainee\, Data Patterns (India) Ltd.\n\nThe inaugural address was delivered by Rev. Fr. R. Xavier Raj\, Bursar of SXCCE\, who highlighted the significance of participating in competitions and their impact on personal growth. Subsequently\, Dr. M . Marsaline Beno\, Dean of Research\, delivered a heartfelt felicitation\, emphasizing the joy of research and how it enhances self-learning and boo sts knowledge. Next\, Ms. K. Mirna\, an IEEE member\, introduced the chief guest\, Mr. Prasanth Mohan\, Chair of IEEE Madras Young Professionals and Vice Chair of IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter. He then delivered an inspiring keynote session ‘Big Picture of IEEE’ emphasizing on the imp ortance of IEEE\, the various opportunities it offers\, and its wide contr ibutions to society. He also encouraged participants to become active memb ers of IEEE. He also encouraged the students to write papers and present t hem at international conferences. Finally\, The inaugural function was con cluded with a sincere vote of thanks by Mr. A. Mohammed Abdul Hakkim\, who expressed his gratitude to the speakers and participants. A short tea bre ak was then provided for participants and volunteers. The much-awaited pro ject presentations began soon after.\n\nThe competitions were held for bot h hardware and software projects. The judges carefully evaluated each proj ect\, and the participants eagerly explained their projects to everyone. A t 1:00 pm\, lunch was provided\, followed by a networking session at 2:00 pm\, where students connected with participants from various institutions. \n\nThe valedictory function began at 3:00 pm with a welcome address by Ms . C. Seldev Christopher\, Counsellor of IEEE StB-62851. This was followed by the chief guest address by Mr. Prasanth Mohan\, who praised the achieve ments of IEEE StB-62851 in various domains\, recognizing it as one of the most active student branches in Madras. He applauded the innovative projec ts presented at the expo. Dr. J. Maheshwaran\, Principal of SXCCE\, delive red a congratulatory felicitation\, appreciating the efforts of all partic ipants and the organizing team. A feedback session was then held\, where p articipants shared their feedback about the expo. The presidential address was delivered by Rev. Fr. S. Godwin Selva Justus\, Correspondent of SXCCE \, who commended the arrangements and the dedication of everyone involved in making the event a success. The much-anticipated prize distribution sta rted with excitement. The winners of the hardware project competition are Nataraj E.L. and Sujith S.M. from Sri Sai Ram Engineering College. The fir st runners-up are Gowtham Krishnan P\, Karthikeyan S\, Dharaneesh A. and A akash S from Sri Krishna College of Engineering\, followed by the second r unners-up\, R. Abeesh and Abishek A. from Anna University Regional Campus\ , Coimbatore. Next\, the winners of the software project competition were announced. The first prize was secured by Anto Jeffrin G.\, Bersin S.\, De vadharshan B.\, and Naveen Kumar S from Sathyabama Institute of Science an d Technology. Additionally\, two consolation prizes were awarded — one t o Avinash Murukanandhan\, Dillon Cruz I.\, Sahaya Sherin S.\, and Alvin Su dhan Vincent from Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology\, and ano ther to Srisha T. and Jananii D. from Sri Sairam Engineering College. Fina lly\, Dr. A. Darwin Jose Raju\, Coordinator of IEEE StB-62851\, delivered a heartfelt vote of thanks\, acknowledging the contributions of speakers\, judges\, participants\, and volunteers. The program concluded on a high n ote with the National Anthem\, leaving everyone inspired and Motivated. Th e event enhanced the student’s communication\, teamwork\, and presentati on skills while giving them the chance to expand their networking opportun ity through effective interactions with the alumni\, experts and participa nts from various colleges. It encouraged and motivated the students to lea rn more\, explore new ideas\, and strive for continuous improvement in var ious new technologies.\n\nSpeaker(s): Prasanth Mohan\n\nSt. Xavier's Catho lic College of Engineering\, Chunkankadai\, Nagercoil\, Tamil Nadu\, India \, 629003 LOCATION:St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering\, Chunkankadai\, Nage rcoil\, Tamil Nadu\, India\, 629003 ORGANIZER:johncy@sxcce.edu.in SEQUENCE:17 SUMMARY:PROJECT EXPO 2K25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477242 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justi fy\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'T imes New Roman'\,serif\;">On March 14\, 2025\, the IEEE Education Society &amp\; Photonics Society Student Branch Chapters hosted Project Expo 2K25 themed &lsquo\;Engineering Excellence for A Better Tomorrow. at St. Xavier &rsquo\;s Catholic College of Engineering\, Nagercoil. The objective of Pr oject Expo is to foster engineering innovation in addressing real-world ch allenges while also creating opportunities for the student community to en gage in similar initiatives. The event was organized by Mr. A. Mohammed Ab dul Hakkim\, Chair of IEEE Photonics Society SBC-62851. Preparations for t he event started six months earlier. Registration forms were sent to colle ges\, inviting teams to submit their project abstracts by January 10\, 202 5. A total of 78 colleges registered\, with 48 teams focusing on hardware projects and 30 on software projects. The deadline for final report submis sion was February 28\, 2025. From these submissions\, only 23 teams advanc ed to the final round\, comprising 13 hardware teams and 10 software teams \, representing 9 different colleges. The event was commenced at 9:00 am w ith the registration of participants\, followed by the inaugural function at 9:30 am. The program was compered by Rinu and Shanu. Ms. S. R. Nicksha\ , an IEEE member\, read the IEEE Code of Ethics\, emphasizing the importan ce of ethical guidelines as the foundation for professional conduct and de cision-making in engineering and technology. This was followed by a warm w elcome address by Ms. J. Raksha\, Chairperson of the IEEE Education Societ y\, setting a positive tone for the participants and members while welcomi ng the speakers and the chief guest. She then welcomed our beloved Alumnus : Ms. Ivana Bhagya M \, Senior Software Engineer\, H&amp\;R Block Pvt. Ltd .\, Mr. Benny Jackson J G \, DevOps Engineer\, Capestart Software Pvt. Ltd .\, Ms. Ankayarkanni R \, Principal Engineer\, Formcept.\, Mr. Abhishek R\ , Director\, Strategic Advisor\, Chekintek.\, Mr. Allen Matthew M J\, Asso ciate Software Engineer\, Block Pvt. Ltd.\, Mr. Antilin Stanis S R\, Softw are Development Engineer\, Centizen Inc\, and Mr. Collins David C\, Gradua te Engineer Trainee\, Data Patterns (India) Ltd.</span></p>\n<p class="Mso Normal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; lin e-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></ p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-s ize: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;" >The inaugural address was delivered by Rev. Fr. R. Xavier Raj\, Bursar of SXCCE\, who highlighted the significance of participating in competitions and their impact on personal growth. Subsequently\, Dr. M. Marsaline Beno \, Dean of Research\, delivered a heartfelt felicitation\, emphasizing the joy of research and how it enhances self-learning and boosts knowledge. N ext\, Ms. K. Mirna\, an IEEE member\, introduced the chief guest\, Mr. Pra santh Mohan\, Chair of IEEE Madras Young Professionals and Vice Chair of I EEE Computer Society Madras Chapter. He then delivered an inspiring keynot e session &lsquo\;Big Picture of IEEE&rsquo\; emphasizing on the importanc e of IEEE\, the various opportunities it offers\, and its wide contributio ns to society. He also encouraged participants to become active members of IEEE. He also encouraged the students to write papers and present them at international conferences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </spa n>Finally\, The inaugural function was concluded with a sincere vote of th anks by Mr. A. Mohammed Abdul Hakkim\, who expressed his gratitude to the speakers and participants. A short tea break was then provided for partici pants and volunteers. The much-awaited project presentations began soon af ter. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Ro man'\,serif\;">The competitions were held for both hardware and software p rojects. The judges carefully evaluated each project\, and the participant s eagerly explained their projects to everyone. At 1:00 pm\, lunch was pro vided\, followed by a networking session at 2:00 pm\, where students conne cted with participants from various institutions.</span></p>\n<p class="Ms oNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; li ne-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">&nbsp\;</span>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font- size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; ">The valedictory function began at 3:00 pm with a welcome address by Ms. C. Seldev Christopher\, Counsellor of IEEE StB-62851. This was followed by the chief guest address by Mr. Prasanth Mohan\, who praised the achieveme nts of IEEE StB-62851 in various domains\, recognizing it as one of the mo st active student branches in Madras. He applauded the innovative projects presented at the expo. Dr. J. Maheshwaran\, Principal of SXCCE\, delivere d a congratulatory felicitation\, appreciating the efforts of all particip ants and the organizing team. A feedback session was then held\, where par ticipants shared their feedback about the expo. The presidential address w as delivered by Rev. Fr. S. Godwin Selva Justus\, Correspondent of SXCCE\, who commended the arrangements and the dedication of everyone involved in making the event a success. The much-anticipated prize distribution start ed with excitement. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; l ine-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-ansi-langua ge: EN-US\;">The winners of the hardware project competition are Nataraj E .L. and Sujith S.M. from Sri Sai Ram Engineering College. The first runner s-up are Gowtham Krishnan P\, Karthikeyan S\, Dharaneesh A. and Aakash S f rom Sri Krishna College of Engineering\, followed by the second runners-up \, R. Abeesh and Abishek A. from Anna University Regional Campus\, Coimbat ore. Next\, the winners of the software project competition were announced . The first prize was secured by Anto Jeffrin G.\, Bersin S.\, Devadharsha n B.\, and Naveen Kumar S from Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technol ogy. Additionally\, two consolation prizes were awarded &mdash\; one to Av inash Murukanandhan\, Dillon Cruz I.\, Sahaya Sherin S.\, and Alvin Sudhan Vincent from Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology\, and another to Srisha T. and Jananii D. from Sri Sairam Engineering College. </span>< span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times Ne w Roman'\,serif\;">Finally\, Dr. A. Darwin Jose Raju\, Coordinator of IEEE StB-62851\, delivered a heartfelt vote of thanks\, acknowledging the cont ributions of speakers\, judges\, participants\, and volunteers. The progra m concluded on a high note with the National Anthem\, leaving everyone ins pired and Motivated. The event enhanced the student&rsquo\;s communication \, teamwork\, and presentation skills while giving them the chance to expa nd their networking opportunity through effective interactions with the al umni\, experts and participants from various colleges. It encouraged and m otivated the students to learn more\, explore new ideas\, and strive for c ontinuous improvement in various new technologies.</span></p>\n<p class="M soNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; l ine-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;"><img src="http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/2a3a0fd4-0a9b-4183-b70c -20db3482aa12"></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR