BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dhaka BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T091407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+06 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091231T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1TH;BYMONTH=12 TZNAME:+06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260101T123551Z UID:F3C5EBB6-0FAA-43A9-977D-FEF368418887 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dhaka:20251229T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dhaka:20251229T220000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE NSU Student Branch has successfully organized the most anticipated flagship event of the year\, titled “Student Professional A wareness Conference (SPAC) 2025\,” on December 29\, 2025. The event was Powered by Tanvir Constructions Ltd. and Co-Powered by Nasir Syntax Motors . With the success of 2019\, 2022\, 2023\, and 2024\, this year’s confer ence was the largest ultimate gathering of students\, academia\, and indus try leaders.\n\nThe event commenced at 08:30 AM\, with 200 participants co mpleting their registration via unique QR codes. Following breakfast\, the program began with a Quran recitation and the national anthem. For the In augural Ceremony\, the IEEE NSU Student Branch was pleased to have Dr. Moh ammad Abdul Matin\, Professor and Chair of the ECE Department\, North Sout h University\; Dr. Shazzad Hossain\, Professor & Dean of SEPS\, North Sout h University\; and Prof. Abdur Rob Khan\, Treasurer and Pro-VC (IC)\, Nort h South University. In this ceremony\, the respected speakers welcomed eve ryone and shared the importance of events such as SPAC for all engineering students. They also shared how all the participants can learn valuable in sights from all the sessions. A token of appreciation was given to all thr ee respected speakers.\n\nThe first keynote speaker of this event was Dr. Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan\, Vice-Chancellor\, Chattogram University of En gineering and Technology (CUET). The esteemed speaker presented his speech on the topic “Harnessing Solar Energy: Powering a Clean and Sustainable Future.” In his insightful session\, he emphasized the importance of re newable energy in Bangladesh\, discussing its challenges and exploring via ble solutions.\n\nThe second keynote speaker of this event was Dr. Celia S hahnaz\, Professor\, Dept. of EEE\, BUET\, 2025-26 Chair\; IEEE WIE Nomina tions and Appointments\, 2025-27 IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visit or\; and Counselor of IEEE BUET Student Branch. The distinguished speaker presented her speech on the topic “Deep Learning for Research and Innova tion.” In her session\, Ma’am shared her outstanding research on relat ed topics and encouraged everyone to engage in research that addresses our country's challenges.\n\nDr. Md. Khan Sobayel Bin Rafiq\, Deputy General Manager\, Nasir Group of Industry\, conducted the next session. The distin guished speaker gave his speech on the topic “Sustainable Energy Technol ogies for Bangladesh’s Future: Opportunities\, Challenges\, and Global P erspectives.” He explained that renewable energy is green\, sustainable energy is environmentally and economically viable\, and that fundamental r esearch differs from industrial research.\n\nFollowing that\, Mohammad Zub erul Islam\, Senior Principal Engineer\, Innovation Solution Team\, Samsun g R&D Institute\, conducted the session. He presented his speech on the to pic “Engineering High Performance Connectivity (MDE & IoT) Solutions.” In his speech\, he elaborated on advanced technology and different aspect s that can be implemented together to effectively solve problems using con nectivity and IoT.\n\nAfter the lunch and prayer break\, the panel discuss ion was held. The topic of the panel discussion was “AI in the Enterpris e: Hype\, Reality\, and Engineering Challenges.” The respected panelists were Yeaminul Islam\, Digital Solution & Service Senior Manager\, Banglal ink\; Shafqat Asif\, Co-founder\, Vivasoft Limited\, Bangladesh\; Md Shofi ul Alam\, National AI Strategist\, Founder at HyperTAG & Desh A\; and the respected moderator was Saif Ahmed\, Adjunct Lecturer of the ECE Departmen t at North South University\, Branch Counselor of IEEE NSU SB\, and Facult y Advisor of IEEE NSU PES SBC. The panel discussion examined the gap betwe en AI hype and real-world enterprise applications\, highlighting practical skills\, engineering challenges\, and ethical concerns. It emphasized tha t while AI is transformative\, human judgment\, creativity\, and responsib le use remain essential.\n\nThe third keynote speaker was Md Touhidur Rahm an Rad\, Sr. Executive Director & CBO at Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limit ed. The esteemed speaker presented his speech on the topic “The Journey Toward Localized Hardware Manufacturing in Bangladesh.” In this insightf ul speech\, he highlighted Bangladesh’s potential in localized hardware manufacturing\, emphasizing sustainable design\, market-driven engineering solutions\, and growing career opportunities for electrical engineers.\n\ nAfter the final round of Future Builders Hackathon and evening snacks bre ak\, the next session was conducted by Dr. Ariful Haque\, Assistant Profes sor\, Ingram School of Engineering\, Texas State University. He presented his speech on “Bridging Research\, Industry\, and Academia: Lessons from Intel and U.S. Universities.” In his speech\, he shared insights on con necting research\, industry\, and academia\, drawing lessons from Intel an d leading U.S. universities to highlight innovation-driven collaboration. Tokens of appreciation were presented to each speaker by the respective fa culties of NSU following engaging Q&A sessions.\n\nFor the closing ceremon y\, the IEEE NSU Student Branch was honored to have Mr. M.A. Kashem\, Boar d of Trustees member of NSU\, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors o f Southeast Bank PLC\, share his speech. The respected speaker highlighted the importance of effectively utilizing available opportunities to develo p valuable skills and contribute meaningfully to Bangladesh’s progress. Next\, Lt Col. S.M Shahjalal (Retd)\, Project Director & Chief Operating O fficer of Tanvir Constructions Ltd.\, acknowledged the importance of confe rences like SPAC and extended his sincere thanks to all the participants.\ n\nLastly\, the prize-giving ceremony started\, where the Hackathon winner s were awarded. The Lead Ambassadors\, Md Taufiq Alahi and Aditto Rahman\, were awarded for their excellent work. The Best Ambassadors of SPAC 2025\ , MD Redwan Islam from NSU\, and MD. Nahiduzzam from AIUB was awarded. Las tly\, the Hero of SPAC 2025 was awarded\, and the awardees were Muddassir Haque Siam\, Kazi Tanzia Saba\, Jeciah Nazmee\, Mehejabin Kabir\, Mridha F ahad Hossain\, and Nujhat Binte Saleh. The daylong event came to an end wi th a grand dinner and an exciting cultural session. The whole event served the purpose of fostering innovation\, bridging academia and industry\, an d empowering students with skills and insights for future success.\n\n[May be an image of text that says 'IEEE NSU STUDENT BRANCH PRESENT SPAC-25 25 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS ONFERENCE POWERED BY TANHIRCO TANHIRCONSTR ECTIONSITD. STRUCTIONSLT 仁場 6HAл CO-POWERED BY WSIN R 29TH DECEMBER\, 2025 NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 12\,2025 SCANHERE ORGANIZEDBY DECEMBER 15\,2025 ORGANIZEDBY ORGANIZED BY SUPPORTEDBY BY IEE E IEEE NSU STUDENT BRANCH SUPPORTEDBY IEEE IEEE Foundation students']\n\nP lot #15\, Bashundhara RA\, North South University\, Dhaka\, Dhaka\, Bangla desh\, 1229 LOCATION:Plot #15\, Bashundhara RA\, North South University\, Dhaka\, Dhaka \, Bangladesh\, 1229 ORGANIZER:sb-nsu@ieee.org SEQUENCE:26 SUMMARY:Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) 2025 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/525611 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs">\n<p dir="ltr">The IEEE NSU Student Branch has successfully organ ized the most anticipated flagship event of the year\, titled &ldquo\;Stud ent Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) 2025\,&rdquo\; on December 29 \, 2025. The event was Powered by Tanvir Constructions Ltd. and Co-Powered by Nasir Syntax Motors. With the success of 2019\, 2022\, 2023\, and 2024 \, this year&rsquo\;s conference was the largest ultimate gathering of stu dents\, academia\, and industry leaders.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The even t commenced at 08:30 AM\, with 200 participants completing their registrat ion via unique QR codes. Following breakfast\, the program began with a Qu ran recitation and the national anthem. For the Inaugural Ceremony\, the I EEE NSU Student Branch was pleased to have Dr. Mohammad Abdul Matin\, Prof essor and Chair of the ECE Department\, North South University\; Dr. Shazz ad Hossain\, Professor &amp\; Dean of SEPS\, North South University\; and Prof. Abdur Rob Khan\, Treasurer and Pro-VC (IC)\, North South University. In this ceremony\, the respected speakers welcomed everyone and shared th e importance of events such as SPAC for all engineering students. They als o shared how all the participants can learn valuable insights from all the sessions. A token of appreciation was given to all three respected speake rs.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The first keynote speaker of this event was Dr. Mahm ud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan\, Vice-Chancellor\, Chattogram University of Engine ering and Technology (CUET). The esteemed speaker presented his speech on the topic &ldquo\;Harnessing Solar Energy: Powering a Clean and Sustainabl e Future.&rdquo\; In his insightful session\, he emphasized the importance of renewable energy in Bangladesh\, discussing its challenges and explori ng viable solutions.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The second keynote speaker o f this event was Dr. Celia Shahnaz\, Professor\, Dept. of EEE\, BUET\, 202 5-26 Chair\; IEEE WIE Nominations and Appointments\, 2025-27 IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor\; and Counselor of IEEE BUET Student Branch . The distinguished speaker presented her speech on the topic &ldquo\;Deep Learning for Research and Innovation.&rdquo\; In her session\, Ma&rsquo\; am shared her outstanding research on related topics and encouraged everyo ne to engage in research that addresses our country's challenges.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Dr. Md. Khan Sobayel Bin Rafiq\, Deputy General Manager\, Nasir Group of Industry\, conducted the next session. The distinguished speaker gave his speech on the topic &ldquo\;Sustainable Energy Technologies for B angladesh&rsquo\;s Future: Opportunities\, Challenges\, and Global Perspec tives.&rdquo\; He explained that renewable energy is green\, sustainable e nergy is environmentally and economically viable\, and that fundamental re search differs from industrial research.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Following that\ , Mohammad Zuberul Islam\, Senior Principal Engineer\, Innovation Solution Team\, Samsung R&amp\;D Institute\, conducted the session. He presented h is speech on the topic &ldquo\;Engineering High Performance Connectivity ( MDE &amp\; IoT) Solutions.&rdquo\; In his speech\, he elaborated on advanc ed technology and different aspects that can be implemented together to ef fectively solve problems using connectivity and IoT.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="l tr">After the lunch and prayer break\, the panel discussion was held. The topic of the panel discussion was &ldquo\;AI in the Enterprise: Hype\, Rea lity\, and Engineering Challenges.&rdquo\; The respected panelists were Ye aminul Islam\, Digital Solution &amp\; Service Senior Manager\, Banglalink \; Shafqat Asif\, Co-founder\, Vivasoft Limited\, Bangladesh\; Md Shofiul Alam\, National AI Strategist\, Founder at HyperTAG &amp\; Desh A\; and th e respected moderator was Saif Ahmed\, Adjunct Lecturer of the ECE Departm ent at North South University\, Branch Counselor of IEEE NSU SB\, and Facu lty Advisor of IEEE NSU PES SBC. The panel discussion examined the gap bet ween AI hype and real-world enterprise applications\, highlighting practic al skills\, engineering challenges\, and ethical concerns. It emphasized t hat while AI is transformative\, human judgment\, creativity\, and respons ible use remain essential.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The third keynote speaker was Md Touhidur Rahman Rad\, Sr. Executive Director &amp\; CBO at Walton Digi -Tech Industries Limited. The esteemed speaker presented his speech on the topic &ldquo\;The Journey Toward Localized Hardware Manufacturing in Bang ladesh.&rdquo\; In this insightful speech\, he highlighted Bangladesh&rsqu o\;s potential in localized hardware manufacturing\, emphasizing sustainab le design\, market-driven engineering solutions\, and growing career oppor tunities for electrical engineers.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr">After the fina l round of Future Builders Hackathon and evening snacks break\, the next s ession was conducted by Dr. Ariful Haque\, Assistant Professor\, Ingram Sc hool of Engineering\, Texas State University. He presented his speech on & ldquo\;Bridging Research\, Industry\, and Academia: Lessons from Intel and U.S. Universities.&rdquo\; In his speech\, he shared insights on connecti ng research\, industry\, and academia\, drawing lessons from Intel and lea ding U.S. universities to highlight innovation-driven collaboration. Token s of appreciation were presented to each speaker by the respective faculti es of NSU following engaging Q&amp\;A sessions.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">For the closing ceremony\, the IEEE NSU Student Branch was honored to have Mr. M.A . Kashem\, Board of Trustees member of NSU\, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Southeast Bank PLC\, share his speech. The respected spea ker highlighted the importance of effectively utilizing available opportun ities to develop valuable skills and contribute meaningfully to Bangladesh &rsquo\;s progress. Next\, Lt Col. S.M Shahjalal (Retd)\, Project Director &amp\; Chief Operating Officer of Tanvir Constructions Ltd.\, acknowledge d the importance of conferences like SPAC and extended his sincere thanks to all the participants.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Lastly\, the prize-givin g ceremony started\, where the Hackathon winners were awarded. The Lead Am bassadors\, Md Taufiq Alahi and Aditto Rahman\, were awarded for their exc ellent work. The Best Ambassadors of SPAC 2025\, MD Redwan Islam from NSU\ , and MD. Nahiduzzam from AIUB was awarded. Lastly\, the Hero of SPAC 2025 was awarded\, and the awardees were Muddassir Haque Siam\, Kazi Tanzia Sa ba\, Jeciah Nazmee\, Mehejabin Kabir\, Mridha Fahad Hossain\, and Nujhat B inte Saleh. The daylong event came to an end with a grand dinner and an ex citing cultural session. 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