Our instructor for the workshop was Engr. Sheikh Rafat Bin Ali. He is currently serving as the CEO & Founder of Ulterior Engineering.

The workshop started at 10:25 AM. Tayeba, one of the incharges of the content and creative writing team, was the host for this workshop and started the event by giving an introduction to IEEE and IEEE NSU Student Branch (INSB) , IEEE NSU IAS SBC and Ulterior Engineering Intl and stated the aims of the workshop. Then Tayeba invited the instructor, Engr. Sheikh Rafat Bin Ali to start the workshop. The instructor gave a short introduction about him and his company, Ulterior Engineering. He conducted the session in 3 parts. The 1st part was a brief discussion about the industrial automation instruments; Programmable Logic Controller(PLC), VFD & HMI. The instructor also provided guidance on job preparation, skills requirements in 21st-century job sectors, and the qualities needed for entrepreneurs in the technical sector. The 2nd part of the session was the Technical part. The instructor gave a quick explanation of the many kinds of automation systems and how they operate. The participants were able to learn more about the many kinds of industrial automation equipment thanks to this. In order to get the attendees more involved in the session and ensure they fully understood the subjects, the instructor included some entertaining bits.

There was a refreshment and jumma break at around 1:10 PM. Participants were given food to their seats. The session again continued from 2:00 PM.

Following the lunch break, the third part of the workshop was devoted to a practical demonstration of the HMI, VFD, and PLC that had been previously mentioned. The participants were then divided into three teams. They proceeded towards each piece of equipment that the teacher and his team had brought. The three teams received instruction on the apparatus and saw firsthand how it operated. The participants found it to be a highly engaging and informative portion of the event.

The instructor thanked everyone for attending the workshop and IEEE NSU IAS SBC for arranging it as he concluded the third part of the event. Finally, Engr. S received a token of appreciation.

Finally, a token of appreciation was given to Engr. Sheikh Rafat Bin Ali by the Chair of IEEE NSU IAS SBC, Abrar Mahir Uddin Sahil. The certificates of the workshop were handed out to the participants by Sahil and the instructor and pictures of the individual certificate distribution were shot. Lastly, Sahil thanked the participants and the instructor for conducting the informative session. The workshop was a bit extended and successfully ended at 3:40 PM with a group picture taken with all the participants and IEEE NSU SB members.