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:20260615T045002Z UID:4C6CCA1D-E1BD-441D-859E-C3FFF39159CE DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260602T113000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260602T123000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE SPS Day Celebration & ICRA 2026 Satellite Conference Centr e Inauguration\n\nDate: 2 June 2026\nVenue: VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute o f Engineering & Technology (VNRVJIET)\, Hyderabad\n\nThe IEEE Signal Proce ssing Society (SPS) Student Chapter and IEEE Student Branch\, VNRVJIET\, s uccessfully celebrated IEEE SPS Day 2026 in conjunction with the inaugurat ion of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026 Satellite Conference Centre at VNRVJIET.\n\nThe event commenced with the formal inauguration of the ICRA 2026 Satellite Centre\, providing stu dents\, researchers\, and faculty members an opportunity to participate in one of the world's most prestigious conferences in Robotics and Automatio n. The gathering was addressed by distinguished IEEE and industry leaders: \n\n- Mr. Bala Prasad Peddigari\, Vice Chair\, IEEE Hyderabad Section and Chief Innovation Officer\, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)\n- Mr. Sreeniva s Jasti\, Treasurer\, IEEE Hyderabad Section and Delivery Head & Head\, Pr ogram Management Office\, India Communications Media & Information Service s\, TCS\n\nThe speakers highlighted the importance of innovation\, interdi sciplinary research\, emerging technologies\, and active participation in IEEE activities for professional growth. Participants gained valuable insi ghts into advancements in robotics\, automation\, artificial intelligence\ , and signal processing technologies.\n\nThe celebration of IEEE SPS Day e mphasized the significant role of Signal Processing in enabling modern dig ital technologies\, communication systems\, healthcare\, multimedia applic ations\, autonomous systems\, and intelligent devices. The event inspired students to explore research opportunities and engage with the global IEEE community.\n\nThe program witnessed enthusiastic participation from stude nts\, faculty members\, IEEE volunteers\, and researchers\, fostering tech nical learning\, networking\, and professional development.\n\nOutcome:\n\ n- Enhanced awareness of IEEE SPS activities and benefits.\n- Increased ex posure to cutting-edge developments in Robotics\, Automation\, and Signal Processing.\n- Strengthened collaboration between academia\, industry\, an d IEEE professional volunteers.\n- Motivated students to pursue research\, innovation\, and active IEEE engagement.\n\nInnovation begins when curios ity meets opportunity. Through IEEE SPS and ICRA 2026\, we empower student s to transform ideas into technologies that shape the future."\n\n[][]\n\n Agenda: \n11:05 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks\n11:10 AM Arrival of Dignit aries and Introduction\n11:15 AM Ceremonial Lamp Lighting\n11:20 AM Welcom e Address by Dr. Y. Padma Sai\, Chair – Student Activities Committee\, I EEE Hyderabad Section\n11:30 AM Address by Dr. B. Chennakesava Rao\, Princ ipal\, VNRVJIET\n11:40 AM Address by Mr. Bala Prasad Peddigari\, Vice Chai r\, IEEE Hyderabad Section & Chief Innovation Officer\, TCS\n11:55 AM Addr ess by Mr. Sreenivas Jasti\, Treasurer\, IEEE Hyderabad Section & Delivery Head\, TCS\n12:10 PM Felicitation of Distinguished Guests\n12:15 PM IEEE SPS Day Celebration and Significance of Signal Processing in Modern Techno logies\n12:25 PM Vote of Thanks\n12:30 PM Inaugural Session Concludes\n12: 35 PM onwards ICRA 2026 Technical Sessions and Live Streaming of Conferenc e Events\n\nBldg: B Block Seminar Hall\, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of E ngineering and Technology\, Hyderabad\, Telengana\, India LOCATION:Bldg: B Block Seminar Hall\, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engin eering and Technology\, Hyderabad\, Telengana\, India ORGANIZER:srinivas_t@vnrvjiet.in SEQUENCE:36 SUMMARY:ICRA2026 Inauguration| SPS Day Celebrations URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562176 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="isSelectedEnd">IEEE SPS Day Celebra tion &amp\; ICRA 2026 Satellite Conference Centre Inauguration</p>\n<p cla ss="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Date:</strong> 2 June 2026<br><strong>Venue:</s trong> VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering &amp\; Technology (VNRV JIET)\, Hyderabad</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Student Chapter and IEEE Student Branch\, VNRVJIET\, succes sfully celebrated IEEE SPS Day 2026 in conjunction with the inauguration o f the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026 Satellite Conference Centre at VNRVJIET.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Th e event commenced with the formal inauguration of the ICRA 2026 Satellite Centre\, providing students\, researchers\, and faculty members an opportu nity to participate in one of the world's most prestigious conferences in Robotics and Automation. The gathering was addressed by distinguished IEEE and industry leaders:</p>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li><strong>Mr. Bala Prasad Peddigari</strong>\, Vice Chair\, IEEE Hyderabad Section and Chief Innovation Officer\, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)</li>\n<li><strong>Mr . Sreenivas Jasti</strong>\, Treasurer\, IEEE Hyderabad Section and Delive ry Head &amp\; Head\, Program Management Office\, India Communications Med ia &amp\; Information Services\, TCS</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" >The speakers highlighted the importance of innovation\, interdisciplinary research\, emerging technologies\, and active participation in IEEE activ ities for professional growth. Participants gained valuable insights into advancements in robotics\, automation\, artificial intelligence\, and sign al processing technologies.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The celebration of<strong> IEEE SPS Day</strong> emphasized the significant role of Signal Processing in enabling modern digital technologies\, communication system s\, healthcare\, multimedia applications\, autonomous systems\, and intell igent devices. The event inspired students to explore research opportuniti es and engage with the global IEEE community.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd ">The program witnessed enthusiastic participation from students\, faculty members\, IEEE volunteers\, and researchers\, fostering technical learnin g\, networking\, and professional development.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEn d"><strong>Outcome:</strong></p>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li>Enhanced a wareness of IEEE SPS activities and benefits.</li>\n<li>Increased exposure to cutting-edge developments in Robotics\, Automation\, and Signal Proces sing.</li>\n<li>Strengthened collaboration between academia\, industry\, a nd IEEE professional volunteers.</li>\n<li>Motivated students to pursue re search\, innovation\, and active IEEE engagement.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong> Innovation begins when curiosity meets opportunity. Through IEEE SPS and I CRA 2026\, we empower students to transform ideas into technologies that s hape the future."</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/vtools_ui/media/display/6935a55e-849d-4261-9da6-b78ed0befd48" alt="" wid th="853" height="427"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/m edia/display/ac915d02-4a97-4b09-9523-affb098150ba" alt="" width="850" heig ht="1137"></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:05 AM</td>\n<td>Welcome and Opening Remarks</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n <table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:10 AM</td>\n<td>Arrival of Dignitaries and Introduction</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> 11:15 AM</td>\n<td>Ceremonial Lamp Lighting</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table >\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:20 AM</td>\n<td>Welcome Address by Dr. Y . Padma Sai\, Chair &ndash\; Student Activities Committee\, IEEE Hyderabad Section</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:3 0 AM</td>\n<td>Address by Dr. B. Chennakesava Rao\, Principal\, VNRVJIET</ td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:40 AM</td>\ n<td>Address by Mr. Bala Prasad Peddigari\, Vice Chair\, IEEE Hyderabad Se ction &amp\; Chief Innovation Officer\, TCS</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table >\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>11:55 AM</td>\n<td>Address by Mr. Sreenivas Jasti\, Treasurer\, IEEE Hyderabad Section &amp\; Delivery Head\, TCS</td >\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12:10 PM</td>\n< td>Felicitation of Distinguished Guests</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n< table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12:15 PM</td>\n<td>IEEE SPS Day Celebration and Significance of Signal Processing in Modern Technologies</td>\n</tr>\n</t body>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12:25 PM</td>\n<td>Vote of Th anks</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30 PM </td>\n<td>Inaugural Session Concludes</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<t able>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12:35 PM onwards</td>\n<td>ICRA 2026 Technical S essions and Live Streaming of Conference Events</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</t able> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR