IEEE Islamabad Section Newsletter 2017 by SAC Team 2017 #iammshr

IEEE Islamabad Section Newsletter
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04Current Executive of IEEE
Islamabad Section
10Section News
12IEEE Islamabad Conferences
19 Industrial Relations
Team
21Activities by SACTeam
41Second Quarter Events
08IEEE Islamabad Section:
A History
24Grants and Programs
56IEEEWIE Islamabad
26First Quarter Events
62IEEEYoung Professionals
64IEEE SIGHT
68Upcoming Events
70Meet the SACTeam
CON-
TENTS

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Dear readers,
Welcome to the newsletter of IEEE Islamabad Section. The is our first issue since I assumed the
charge of the publication chair.
This issue provides details of the members of the executive committee of the IEEE Islamabad
Section. It also provides a brief historical background of the establishment of the IEEE Islamabad
Section followed by the section news. Furthermore, it outlines the conferences and workshops to
be held under the umbrella of Islamabad Section. In addition to this, it details the activities the
industrial relation team, SAC team, IEEE WIE Islamabad, IEEE young professionals Islamabad,
and IEEE SIGHT. It also throws some light on the major activities of the first and second quarters,
grants and programs, as well as upcoming events. This newsletter also gives an opportunity to
meet the members of the very vibrant SAC team led by M. Shangol Haider.
We would like to thank and appreciate every member of the IEEE Islamabad family who sent us
contents for their respective sections. We would also like to appreciate the SAC team who took
the pain to edit the contents once solicited from different quarters. The efforts of Aamir Javaid
with some contributions from Uzma Shafiq are also appreciable with regards to designing of the
newsletter and content of newsletter being edited by SAC Publications team, Huda, Noman and
Nimra with the help of SAC HRs and ASSRs in providing necessary content in support with
Hammad and Ahsan Farooqui. The SAC website team did a great job and deserves applaud. We
also value and regard the time to time input and guidance from Dr Aamir Qayum, Chair IEEE
Islamabad Section and Dr Arshad, Secretary, IEEE Islamabad section. Last but not the least, this
would not have been possible without the untiring efforts of Shangol Haider and we would like
to congratulate him and thank him on this achievement. For me, as the publication chair, it was a
wonderful experience working with Shangol as the team lead and other team members and I am
thankful to them for making my life easy.
We hope that you will enjoy reading this newsletter. We value your contributions and we look
forward to receiving your feedback and contents for the coming issue.
Sajjad A. Madani
Publication Chair

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Current Executive
Committee of
IEEE Islamabad Section

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Chair
IEEE ISL Section
Dr. Amir Qayyum
Chair
Membership Development Dr. M. Uzair
Chair
Publications Dr. Sajjad Madni
Dr. M. Arshad Islam
Secretary/Treasurer
IEEE ISL Section
Professional Activities
Chair Dr. Shariff ullah Khan
Educational Activities
Chair Dr. Najam ul Islam
Media Chair Dr. Zohaib Iqbal
Nominations and Awards Chair Dr. Abdul Qayyum
Power Engineering (PE) and Power
Electronics (PEL) Society Chapter Dr. Azzam ul Asar
Chair IEEE Computer
Society Chapter Dr. Naveed Ikram
amir_qayyum@yahoo.com
arshad.islam@cust.edu.pk
uzair.khan@nu.edu.pk
madani@ciit.net.pk
sharifullah.khan@seecs.edu.pk
najam@bahria.edu.pk
aqkhan@pieas.edu.pk
zohaib.iqbal@nu.edu.pk
azzam_ul_asar@yahoo.com
naveed.ikram@bcs.org.uk

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Industry Relations Chair
IEEE ISL Section M. Ahsan Farooqui
Chair
IEEE Psh Sub Section Dr. Azzam ul Asar
Section Student
Representative M Shangol Haider
Women in Engineering
Secretary Ms. Mehak Saeed
Women in Engineering
Chair Ms. Mukhtiar Bano
Young Professionals Chair
Dr. Mohsin Tiwana
Chair Control Systems Chapter
Dr Aamer Iqbal Bhatti
Chair
Student Activities Committee Hammad Shafqat
Communications Society
Chapter Dr. Fahim
SIGHT Chair
Mr. Junaid
aib@cust.edu.pk
hammadshafqat@ieee.org
shangol.haider@ieee.org
ahsan.farooqui@ieee.org
azzam_ul_asar@yahoo.com
mohsintiwana@gmail.com
mbano2017@gmail.com
mehak.saeed.pk@ieee.org
mianjunaidmanzoor@gmail.com
fahim@mcs.edu.pk

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Message by IEEE Islamabad Section Chair
I am honored that IEEE Islamabad Section Executive Committee entrusted me for the responsibilities of
the Chair, IEEE Islamabad Section in the ExCom meeting held in May 2017. Leading this very active and
prominent IEEE section is a huge responsibility, and I hope that I will be able to contribute to the growth
of our section.
IEEE Islamabad Section is one of the very vibrant sections in the Region 10 of IEEE. With 29 student
branches, 08 technical society chapters, 02 affinity groups and one sub-section, IEEE Islamabad section
strives hard to promote the IEEE cause. With valuable contribution through meetings, conferences,
workshops and other discussion forums, the activities of the section have always focused on our mission,
societal development and benefit to the community through technology. We have maintained a steady
growth in membership in our section and recently received the ‘2017 Outstanding Section Membership
Retention Performance’ award. All this is possible through a very energetic team of young volunteers, who
are rigorously guided and mentored by an experienced and very dedicated team of senior members. I hope
that our members will continue to enhance section’s activities as well as progress further to Senior Member
and Fellow membership grades.
IEEE provides an excellent platform to professionals, not only to synergize efforts but also to excel in
their professions. IEEE membership provides learning opportunities beyond boundaries, through various
forums and interest-based networking of professionals. The society membership offers numerous benefits,
valuable resources and opportunities which can help and guide a volunteer to advance the the career.
IEEE specially encourages professional women through the Women in Engineering (WIE) affinity group.
Industry Relations and Consultancy is another affinity group where IEEE puts lot of emphasis, in order to
bridge the gap between academia and industry.
Withtheteamofexperiencedaswellasenthusiasticvolunteers,IamconfidentthatIEEEIslamabadSection
will continue progressing with the same zeal and dedication, and will contribute positively in the society.
I look forward to your participation and cooperation.
With warm regards,
Dr Amir Qayyum

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IEEE Islamabad
Section:
A History
by
Dr. Mansoor Malik

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1. The seed of IEEE Islamabad section was sown when IEEE Lahore Section decided to hold INMIC
1994 Conference in NUST Rawalpindi (College of EME) where twelve IEEE members from Rawalpindi/
Islamabad section attended the conference.
2. In one of our side meetings during this conference, we decided to pursue the formation of IEEE Sub-
Section Islamabad from our parent Section of Lahore under the leadership of Dr. Akbar.
3. Dr. Akbar started the process with Lahore Section in 1996 when we reached 20 IEEE members in
Islamabad/Rawalpindi Region.
4. It took almost one year to complete the process along with the demarcation of the boundaries between
Lahore and Islamabad Sections.
5. The founding team of Islamabad Sub- Section gathered in the Conference Room of PEC (Pakistan
Engineering Council) in 1997 where Dr. Akbar was elected as the Founding Chairman and Air Cdre
Mansoor Malik was elected as Vice-Chairman of the IEEE Islamabad section.
6. With extensive networking activities, we completed 50 members in 1999 to qualify for a separate IEEE
Section and thus separated from Lahore Section.
7. In the year 2000 at the new millennium Dr. Akbar was elected Chairman and Air Cdre Mansoor Maliik
as Vice-Chairman as well as head of the New Membership Drive.
8. In year 2004 the transition of Chairman from Dr. Akbar to Air Cdre Mansoor Malik was achieved very
smoothly.
9. Year 2005 was a memorable year IEEE Islamabad Section where our membership numbers crossed the
mark of 200 along with more than 10 Student Chapters all over our region.
10. In 2006 IEEE Islamabad Section was awarded the Best Small Section in Asia Pacific Region 10.
11. In 2006 Air Cdre Mansoor Malik was nominated the Regional Director IEEE Aerospace & Electronics
Systems Society (AESS) for a period of two years.
12. AVM Saleem Tariq takes over as Chairman IEEE Islamabad Section in 2008 and continues with the
momentum to be recognized once again through the Best Section Award in Asia Pacifc Region 10 in the
year 2009.
13. In year 2010 VC CUST (ex-MAJU) Dr. Mansoor takes over IEEE Islamabad and sets new goals to
achieve high standards in the next three years followed by an outstanding leadership by Dr. Afab Maroof,
Director FAST Islamabad for the next three years.
14. On 18th May 2017, Dr. Afab Maroof handed over the chairperson’s seat to Dr. Amir Qayyum from
CUST.
15. Dr Amir Qayyum is now leading the section with a renewed vision and focus.

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Section
News

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IEEE Islamabad Section was recognized for meeting the retention goals for
2017 membership year. The membership development goals were developed
based on the Section’s three year performance. IEEE Islamabad Section was
commended by, Dr. Takako Hashimoto, Chair IEEE MGA Membership
Recruitment and Recovery (2017) for continuing to grow IEEE membership
Dr. Takako Hashimoto
Chair, IEEE MGA Membership Recruitment and Recovery (2017)

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IEEE
Islamabad
Conferences

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Summary
2017 International Symposium
on Recent Advances in Electrical
Engineering (RAEE)
The International Conference on Emerging Technologies 2016 (ICET 2016) will be held at Pakistan
Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan from October 18-19, 2016,
under the umbrella of IEEE Islamabad Section. ICET 2016 will attract leading researchers from
academia and practitioners from industry in Pakistan and abroad to share their innovative ideas,
experiences, and cutting edge research. They are inviting authors to submit high quality original
papers in the following two categories:
1) Technical Papers
Theyaresolicitingoriginalandhighqualitypapersthatdiscussthetechnicalsolutionstosignificant
research problems. The paper should provide a clear motivation for solving the problem being
addressed, the relevant literature review, and the proposed scientific solution. The paper should
also highlight the benefits of the proposed solution. Any study conducted for evaluation must be
rigorous, reproducible, and clearly communicated.
2) Industry Experience/Application Papers
They are welcoming high quality papers from industry practitioners describing experiences of
applying various methods, tools, or techniques in any of the conference areas. The objective of
such papers is to stimulate discussions and exchanging ideas between industry and research
participants of the conference
Conference Start Date 10-24-2017
Conference Venue Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Conference Chair Naeem Iqbal
Conference Chair Email naeem@pieas.edu.pk
Conference Website URL dee.pieas.edu.pk/raee17.html

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Summary
2017 Fifth International Conference
on Aerospace Science & Engineering
(ICASE)
Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad, Pakistan is holding the Fifth International
Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE) from Nov 14-16, 2017. This conference
is a regular biennial event to provide an International forum in which scientist, researchers,
engineers, academicians , private and public industry professionals , entrepreneurs, and students
from all over the world would get a chance to interact and discuss the latest themes and trends
related with aerospace science and engineering. It provides a platform to share experiences,
foster collaborations across industry and academia, and to evaluate emerging technologies and
developments across the globe in the fields of Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Science
(GIS), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space Science, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Guidance,
Navigation and Controls (GNC) , Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Satellite Design &
Development, Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Science & Engineering.
Conference Themes and Strands
Aerospace and Avionics Engineering
Satellite Design, Development and Security
Mechanical Engineering for Aerospace Applications
Aerospace Materials Design and Engineering
Guidance , Navigation and Control (GNC)
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Space Technology Management and Awareness
Conference Venue Institute of Space Technology
Conference Chair Najam Naqvi
Conference Chair Email najam.naqvi@ist.edu.pk
Conference Website URL www.ist.edu.pk/icase
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Summary
2017 International Conference on
Frontiers of Information Technology
(FIT)
December 18-20, 2017 at Islamabad, the beautiful capital of Pakistan. It is the fifteenth consecutive
year that COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) is organizing this prestigious
event. Familiarity with technology is mandatory to enable a person to live and to cope with
challenges of the modern world and ICT bridges the gap to cope with the said challenges. This
conference is a premier forum for the presentation and exchange of experiences and innovative
ideas in the field of Information and Communication Technologies
The conference is annually organized with the principal aim to focus on modern trends pertaining
to computer sciences, engineering, and other related areas. The event initially was organized as
international workshop for six years and was then upgraded to an international conference. The
first international workshop on Frontiers of Information Technology was organized by COMSATS
Institute of Information technology, Pakistan in collaboration with professors from University of
Illinois, Chicago and Purdue University and was sponsored by HEC and NSF. Since its inception,
the conference provided a cohesive networking opportunity as well as a forum where state of the
art research in the area of Information and Communication Technology is shared.
FIT 2017 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Industrial Electronics
Society and IEEE Islamabad Section. All accepted papers will be will be published on IEEE Xplore
Conference Venue Serena Hotel
Conference Chair Tayyeb Akram
Conference Chair Email dirwah@comsats.edu.pk
Conference Website URL www.fit.edu.pk

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Summary
2017 13th International Conference
on Emerging Technologies (ICET)
The 13th International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET-2017) will be held in
Islamabad, on 27-28 December 2017. It will be organized by Capital University of Science &
Technology, Islamabad, in association with IEEE Islamabad Section. Proceedings of ICET 2017
conference will be published and the papers will also be available through IEEE Xplore.
IEEE ICET is held every year and ICET 2017 th will be the 13th in the series. It has become a
prestigious technical conference with a scope covering new and exciting technologies and research
areas, thereby inviting interest of a large audience.
The conference targets research presentations by academic and professional researchers, and also
includes invited talks and a series of tutorials enabling participants to learn about the latest trends
in technology.
Research contributions are expected from the participants, covering various disciplines under
IEEE’s domain, including technical papers, panel discussions, tutorials and project exhibitions.
For all submitted papers, the review criteria include significance of the problem, novelty, clarity,
completeness, and accuracy.
Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished work, are solicited in the areas of
communications, computers, control, electronics, information technology, power and in the
relevant areas of interest.
Conference Venue Capital University of Science and Technology
Conference Chair Aamer Iqbal Bhatti
Conference Chair Email aib@cust.edu.pk
Conference Website URL www.cust.edu.pk/icet2017

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Summary
2018 15th International Bhurban
Conference on Applied Sciences and
Technology (IBCAST)
Starting from the year 2002, the International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and
Technology (IBCAST) is being held consecutively for over a decade in the vicinity of Islamabad,
the capital of Pakistan. Until the year 2005, four technological areas namely; Advanced Materials,
Control Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wireless Communication & Radar
were covered. Later, five more research areas - Biomedical Sciences, Cyber Security & Assurance
Technologies,MedicalSciences,UnderwaterTechnologiesandAerostructureswereincluded.Sofar
more than 10000 scientists and engineers have participated from Pakistani and foreign universities
as well as scientific organizations with around 2400 research papers having been presented. The
proceedings of the conference are published and cataloged in renowned international journals on
yearly basis. Until now 14 conferences have been successfully organized by the CESAT, Islamabad,
which is a setup of Centers of Excellence in Science and Applied Technologies of the country with
the research activities being in-line with the conference theme.
Conference Venue National Centre for Physics
Conference Chair Muhammad Zaman
Conference Chair Email secretary@ibcast.org.pk
Conference Website URL www.ibcast.org.pk

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Industrial
Relations
Team

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1. Survey/ Suggestions
Before finalizing industry relations roadmap for the next year, a survey
is opened for IEEE members of Islamabad Section and other industry
professionals. The suggestions from this survey will be incorporated in the
roadmap for industry relations activities.
Link: https://goo.gl/gJaqUM
2. IEEE Islamabad Industrial Biennale
Second episode of IEEE Industry Biennale is scheduled in October. The IEEE
Region 10 IR Team has acknowledged and has agreed to provide funding for
this second episode. Aim of this event is to:
Invite Industry to the hosting academic institution
Provide students and industry professionals a chance to interact with
each other and share experiences that are valuable for students
Serve as a platform to bring industry and academia on one platform
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Activites
By
SAC Team

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Name of Activity Hosting Student
Branch
Objective/Description
Project “Spark up Your Mind”
IEEE Bahria SB, IEEE
CUST SB, IEEE Comsats
Abt & IEEE Comsats Wah
Call for hosting for 4 workshops on
different technical topics was opened
with some pre-defined criteria. Selected
student branches were provided with
necessary support from IEEE Islamabad
Section in different.
IEEE Student Ethics Competition IEEE NUST SEECS SB
Sponsored by IEEE Ethics Committee,
it was developed for use at IEEE student
events to encourage the study and
awareness of professional ethics by IEEE
Student and Graduate Student Members.
The competition includes a presentation
and defense of a case analysis by teams
of students.
Pakistan Day Celebrations
All student branches of IEEE Islamabad
Sectionwereencouragedforameaningful
activity on occasion of Pakistan Day
Peshawar sub Section Meeting IEEE CECOS SB
To hear out and address the different
problems of SBs in Peshawer sub section
region. They were also told about the
benefits and opportunities by IEEE.
1st Student Branch Chairs
Quarterly Meeting
IEEE CUST SB
Meeting was held with all Student Branch
Chairs of Section and they were told
about different programs by IEEE like
SPAC, TISP etc
Initiatives by SAC Team
IEEE Islamabad Section

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Name of Activity Hosting Student
Branch
Objective/Description
IEEE Islamabad Industrial
Biennale
IEEE PIEAS SB in
collaboration wit IEEE
UET Taxila SB
With the objective of bridging the
gap between industry and academia,
different seminars were organized by
different companies/industries from
which students got a chance to learn
so many things and meeting between
academia and industry professionals
was organized with specified
objectives. It was done under the
project “StudPro” by R-10 SAC Team
Revamping of Dormant SBs
Different dormant Student branches
were coordinated with the objective
of revamping them. Meetings were
also held with respective SBs.
Distinguished Visitors
Program
IEEE CUST SB and
IEEE Comsats Abt
Dr. Fakhrul Yousaf visited Islamabad
Section via Distinguished Visitors
Program by IEEE Computer Society.
Many sessions and meetings were
arranged.
IEEE madC and IEEE Xtreme
Student Branches of section
were encouraged to make active
participation in such competitions

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Grants
and
Programs

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Grants and Programs Availed by IEEE
Islamabad Section in 2017
Sr. No. Program Name Sponsoring Body
1 IEEE Student Ethics Competition IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee
2 Distinguished Visitors Program (DVP) IEEE Computer Society
3 IEEE Islamabad Leadership Summit IEEE Region R-10 SAC Team
4 IEEE Islamabad Industrial Biennale IEEE Region R-10 under project “StudPro”
5 IEEE Islamabad Industrial Biennale Phase 2 IEEE Region R-10 Industry Relations Team
6 Teacher In-Service Program IEEE Educational Activities
7 Student Week Spring’17 IEEE Educational Activities
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IEEE Student Professional. Awareness Activities
(SPAA)
IEEE SPAA Committee
9 WIE International Leadership Summit Women in Engineering (WIE)

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1st
Quarter
Events

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Abasyn University Islamabad Campus SB
IIUI SB
Line Follower Robot Competition
A competition in which line follower robots of
students from different universities compete for fastest
line follower robot.
Outreach Session by UET Peshawar Team
On Aug 11,2016 IEEE IIU SB in coordination with
US Pakistan center for advance studies, in energy,
UET Peshawar has arranged an outreach session. The
session was based on scholarships for MS in Electrical
Energy system and MSc. Materials for energy storage
and conversion. For this Dr. Abdul Basit (USPCAS-E)
UET Peshawar, has joined this outreach session and
put light on every single point that how can a student
manage to secure this scholarship and can also go
for further research in world’s leading educational
institution of United States, to the best of his ability.

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IEEE Student Ethics Competition
Oath Taking Ceremony
The IEEE Ethics section level Competition was
held at the School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, NUST. It was sponsored by
IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee.
The underlying purpose of the event was
to encourage the study and awareness of
professional ethics among the students to
enhance their competence.
WIE SEECS also organized some awareness
and fund raising events with WIE Women’s
Day being the highlight of the quarter.
IEEE CEME SB was the winner of this
competition.
An Oath Taking Ceremony of the newly-
recruited executive members was held on
March 3rd, 2017. The ex-chairpersons of IEEE
SEECS and IEEE WIE SEECS graced the event
with their. Shields were also exchanged as a
token of appreciation and regard. Then the ex-
chairperson IEEE-SEECS, MR. Faizan Arshad
shared some advices with the audience. The
executive members then repeated the oath
behind Mr. Faizan , in which they pledged to
work tirelessly and in full honesty to help IEEE
grow more. At the end, some memorable group
photographs were taken. The ceremony ended
with a dinner.
NUST SEECS SB

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NUST MCS SB
GK Sports Gala V2.0
Out of the hectic studious work, IEEE
focuses on co-curricular development of its
students. For this purpose 2nd version of
GK Sports Gala was organized along with
its sub-modules being cricket tournament,
futsal, chess and finally leading to prize
distribution ceremony.
They also organized a project competition
to promote innovation.
BAHRIA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD SB
International Conference on `Communication, Computing and Digital Systems(C-Code’17)
AtwodaysInternationalConferenceonCommunication,ComputingandDigitalSystems`organizedbyIEEEBahriaUniversity
Islamabad SB,IEEE WIE BUIC, IEEE CS Chapter BUIC, concluded at BU Islamabad Campus. The aim of this conference was
to provide an international forum for academia, research organizations and industry to share their knowledge, experience,
and contributions. The event provided a unique platform to discuss latest innovations and challenges, local as well as global,
in the fields of communication, computing and digital systems. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning and Development of
Pakistan graced the occasion as a Chief Guest on the closing
session of the conference. While speaking to the audience, he
said It is heartening to know that the C-CODE conference –
in the very first year of its launch had attracted researchers
and academicians from all around the globe and received a
record number of submissions in the category of technical
conferences in Pakistan through Bahria University. Bahria
University has signed Memorandum of Understanding with
University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands. The ceremony
was held at Bahria University Head Office where Rector
Bahria University, Vice Admiral (R) Tanveer Faiz HI (M) and
Dr. Sander Schroevers for Amsterdam University of Applied
Sciences Netherlands signed the agreement. The agreement
aims to form educational bonds between both universities.

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Fatima Jinnah Women University SB
Guest Lecture on Cyber Crimes Seminar on Anti-Narcotics
A guest lecture on the awareness of Cyber Crimes was
conducted by IEEE FJWU SB. It was arranged for students
of software engineering 8th semester. It focuses on
importance of Cyber crimes and Cyber Security. It was
delivered by Mr. Hassan Iftikhar senior forensic analyst
(Federal Investigation Agency Pakistan).
A session was conducted by IEEE FJWU SB on anti-
narcotics. It was arranged for students of software
engineering and focuses on awareness of drugs and
their effects and preventions. It was delivered by Mr.
Khaldun-ul-Haq Deputy Director Customs Intelligence
and Investigation.
CIIT Wah SB
Android Development Workshop Day with Special Children
IEEE Islamabad Section approved our branch to host
workshop on ANDROID APP Development. Sir Jawad
ali from Computer Science department was invited as an
instructor. Sir jawad ali very comprehensively described the
building of android application.
The Prophet peace be upon him said: “When you smile to
your brother’s face, it is charity.” Smile is also charity for
others for the happiness and comfort that it brings them.
Following this hadith, IEEE COMSATS Wah SB decided to
spend one day with the special children at Nasheman. The
whole IEEE and WiE members’ dedicatedly worked on this
event. We gave the name to this day as “Brightening Lives”.

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CECOS University Peshawar SB
Industrial (POWER HOUSE) Visit for Final Year Students IEEE Peshawar Subsection Meeting
It was great opportunity of learning and industrial exposure
for the students of final year to visit the under construction
power project, far away in the valley of KASHMIR, The
Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant. It was planned keeping
in view the benefit of bridge the gap between theoretical
training and practical learning in a real-life environment,
as well as a long outing for the student fellows.
Hosted the IEEE Peshawar Subsection’s meeting at our
university. All the established student branches executives
and interested to establish student branch, of those
institutions having no student branch were invited to
participate and discuss about the IEEE and activities
happening under IEEE Peshawar Subsection. We were
honored to have the SSR and ASSR Islamabad section for
our guidance.
FAST Islamabad SB
Workshop on Bluemix
IBM Bluemix is a cloud platform service (PaaS) developed by IBM. It supports several programming languages and services
as well as integrated DevOps to build, run, deploy and manage applications on the cloud. Bluemix is based on Cloud Foundry
open technology, and executes on SoftLayer infrastructure. Bluemix supports several programming languages including
Java, Node.js, Go, PHP, Swift,
Python, Ruby Sinatra, Ruby on Rails
and can be extended to support other
languages. Node-RED is a visual
tool for wiring together hardware
devices, APIs and online services
– for wiring the Internet of Things.
Node-RED provides a browser-based
flow editor that makes it easy to wire
together flows using the wide range
nodes in the palette. Flows can be
then deployed to the runtime in a
single-click. JavaScript functions can
be created within the editor using
the rich text editor. A built-in library
allows you to save useful functions,
templates or flows for re-use.

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Taxila Univ of Engineering & Tech SB
HEC sponsored a quiz to explore and access scientific
content on illustrious in all universities across nation. IEEE
UET Taxila had the opportunity to arrange this session for
university students, researchers and faculty members. It
was an effort to promote scientific excellence in the research
fraternity
HITEC University Taxila Cantt SB
NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engg SB
Seminar on Deceptive Innovation and Future Curriculum of Electrical Engineers in Pakistan
Quiz 4 Science Pakistan
IEEE WIE Psychology Session (Twin SB)
IEEE HITEC University Student Branch organized seminar
on “Deceptive innovation and future innovation of
Electrical Engineers in Pakistan” by inviting Vice President
of PTCL, Engineer Arslan Naqvi. The main purpose of this
workshop to encourage students towards innovation.
The IEEE WIE Psychology Session was held at the
University of Engineering Technology, Taxila The event
was a collaborative WIE twin SB project, and included
attendees from various universities of the IEEE Islamabad
section. The seminar was an interactive workshop where the
speaker, Mr. Junaid chaudry, VP Human resources at 360
technologies and the HR manager at the Entrepreneurial
Development Institute, worked towards explaining
psychology and IT separately.

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IEEE UET Taxila organized an Oath Ceremony for newly
recruited members. The main goal of this ceremony was
that all newly selected members should collaborate with
already existing members, take an oath to remain faithful to
the society and fulfill their responsibility, and always work
for the betterment of the society.
The Best Way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the
services of others. All the achievements and success are
due to the esteem hard work of its enthusiastic members.
Nothing can be equal to their efforts. This ceremony was
arranged to appreciate their volunteer work.
Series of Workshop on Emerging Technologies – WIE R10 Project
Oath Ceremony IEEE Volunteers Award Ceremony
IEEE WIE AG UET Taxila got an opportunity to arrange a “Series of Workshop on Emerging Technologies”. The
main objective of this project was to keep a pace with latest and modern technology going around the world. In
this regard, IEEE WIE AG UET Taxila arranged the following events:
• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
As we are well aware of the fact that in today’s modern age, robotics are involved in every walk of life. These
techniques have been and continue to be applied to a broad range of problems in day to day life like e-commerce,
medical diagnosis, gaming, mathematics, military planning and logistics etc.
• 3D Printing
3D technology is one of the latest technologies now a days. It is a 3-dimentional technology which has a wide array
of possibilities in future in almost every field and especially in entertainment segment like TVs, laptops and other
products as well.
• Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality basically refers to computer technologies that uses software to generate realistic images, sounds
and other sensations that replicate real environment. There are a wide variety of applications for VR which include
Architecture, Sports, Medicine, Arts and Entertainment etc.

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CUST SB
PIEAS SB
Technology in Pakistan
IEEE Islamabad Section Congress
Annual General Meeting
The event started by a motivational speech by Guliafshan
Tariq who is also an ambassador of “TECH in Pakistan”.
Then Saniya, the ambassador co-coordinator of Tech in
Pakistan, took over to talk about how important it is for
Pakistan to revolutionize the IT industry. They are giving
an online plat form to CS students doing their FYP to
connect with IT companies abroad that, will accept them as
paid internee’s and provide them with trainings
IEEE PIEAS hosted the first episode of the Islamabad
Section Congress organized on 17th December, 2016 the
event consisted of Annual General meeting, Islamabad
section prize distribution ceremony and various seminars
on emerging technologies. Both, technical and non-
technical workshops and practice sessions were conducted.
More than 250 participants from around 20 institutes and
university attended this event.
WIE chapter organized workshop on MATLAB, organized
Women’s day celebrations and Writing competition “Bleed
your typewriter green”.
It was also organized by IEEE PIEAS SB as a part of IEEE
ISB Section Congress’16. IEEE PIEAS SB was awarded
the Special Mention - Best Student Branch Award in this
meeting. The award signifies the hard work of the entire
student branch and the strong position that IEEE PIEAS
Student Branch has established for itself by its tireless
efforts and efficient management. IEEE UET Taxila was
declared as best Student Branch of Sectiona and Mr. Talha
from Comsats Wah as best volunteer of whole section. Ms
Maha from WIE UET Taxila AG was declared as Best WIE
Volunteer with special mention of Ms Zukhruf Amjad from
WIE PIEAS AG. Last SAC team was also awarded with
shields in recognition of their efforts and new SAC team
was announced.

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Section Student Representation (SSR) Celebrations
General Body Meeting and IEEE ISC’16 Appreciation Ceremony
Annual Dinner
A small cheery ceremony was organized in celebration of
Mr. Shangol Haider , ex-General Secretary IEEE PIEAS SB,
being awarded the coveted title of SSR (Student Section
Representative) that is the highest student position in IEEE
ISB Section.
A general body meeting was held on 20th February,
2017 in order to overview the achievements, progress
and shortcomings of the IEEE PIEAS SB as a whole. The
meeting was chaired by Ms. Zukhruf Amjad and served as
the first formal welcome meeting to the newcomers of IEEE
PIEAS SB. Awards and certificates were handed out to the
organizing team of Islamabad Section Congress and the
Winners of “Map Your Mind Competition” by IEEE PIEAS
SB. Along with a general appreciation to the whole team of
IEEE PIEAS SB was given and the future events and plans
were also announced and discussed.
A well-deserved break, the Annual Dinner was given by
the IEEE PIEAS SB in order to appreciate the efforts of all
the members. The dinner was given at Yogi Haus on 21
st February, 2017. IEEE PIEAS SB believes that friendly
interaction between all the members is essential for growth
of the branch; this dinner served as an ice breaker between
the junior and senior batches. After the dinner, the branch
counsellor discussed major and minor issues with the
members and encouraged them to come up with creative
solutions.

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COMSATS Abbottabad SB
Cryptography Workshop
Pakistan Resolution Day Activity
Cyber Defense: A Cyber Security Seminar
IEEE CIIT ATD SB in collaboration with IEEE CS Chapter
CIIT ATD organized Section level event “Workshop on
Cryptography” an important & last fragment of “Spark up
your Mind initiative by IEEE Islamabad Section” on 18-03-
2017.In this workshop, the respected speakers, Dr. Mudassar
Aslam (H.O.D CS) & Dr. Mazhar Ali (CS Dept.) provided
thorough and thought-provoking knowledge about
Cryptography. It was a one day workshop which was held
from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM with later interactive session.
Participants from 6 different Universities - (COMSATS
WAH, CUST Islamabad, Abbottabad University(AUST), UET Abbottabad, Hazara University, Fuji Foundation University
& SIGHT Chapter Islamabad Representator, including some PhD Scholars)-came to attend this workshop. The workshop
timings were divided into two sessions. At the end of first session, Lunch was served to the participants along with university
tour. Overall the workshop ended with a high note along with abundant positive feedback from the participants, universities,
IEEE SBs & Section.
It was a 23rd March Pakistan Resolution Day Activity
organized by IEEE COMSATS Abbottabad SB for the
children of “COMSATS Sweet Home” on 23-03-2017.
“COMSATS Sweet Home” is an orphanage for ‘8th
October, 2005 Earthquake’ effected children and now these
108 orphan children are completely supported and being
educated by COMSATS Abbottabad. It was a one day event
which was held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The purpose
of the event was to spend quality time, good interaction,
encourage & bring awareness of history of the country with
the orphans children of “COMSATS Sweet Home”. And
all of Children were really brilliant. Different activities include Tilawat-e-Quran, Naat, Poem of Iqbal, Drama, Interactive
Session, Speech on 23rd March, Balloon Activity, Q/A, Karaoke, Parade, Gymnastic Show & Closing Ceremony.
CS Department CIIT ATD organized this event with the
collaboration of IEEE CS Chapter CIIT ATD & Cloud
Security Alliance Chapter Pakistan. As this is an important
future issue in upcoming years. So, we organized a seminar
which was on Cyber Security Awareness. It was a one-
day event which started from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. We
Invited Speakers from CSA and their complete executives
(a well-known organization in Pakistan) along Mr. Tahir
Chaudhary (President and CEO of Pakistan Institute of
Entrepreneurship) and a speaker from NUST came to
attend this event. The seminar contained brief introduction
of Cyber Security Awareness and how to start a new tech venture (entrepreneurship). Students showed too much interest
toward this seminar. In this exhausting session, Lunch was provided to the Speakers and guests and then ending this seminar
with high success and flying colors.

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Workshops and Seminars by Student Branches
Name of Event Organized by Objective/Small Description
Seminar on Effective resume writing
IEEE Abasyn University-Islamabad
Campus
In this seminar, Students got
awareness of mistakes, which they
do, in resumes and how to make
your resume effective. Speaker of
this event was Dr. Zahra Bukhari
from Comsats, Islamabad.
SeminaronContinuingProfessional
Development
IEEE IIUI SB
Update the knowledge and
development of the required skills
for professionals.
1st Council Meeting IEEE SEECS Student Branch
It allowed the opportunity to get the
whole council on board with the
general term timeline and the new
points system while taking their
views on upcoming events.
IEEE Projects Competition IEEE MCS Student Branch
Extending the goals of IEEE
international, IEEE MCS SB
organized projects competition
to promote the concept of having
practical knowledge of engineering
Scavenger Hunt IEEE MCS Student Branch
Scavenger hunt is a unique event
which provides MCS with delightful
extra-curricular opportunity out of
the busy engineering studies.
Prize Distribution IEEE LOGO
Designing Competition
IEEE MCS Student Branch
Prize distribution ceremony for
IEEE Logo designing competition
was held to provide a platform to
designers within Military College of
Signals to display their skills while
contributing to IEEE MCS SB.
Workshop on MATLAB IEEE MCS Student Branch
Learning the fundamentals of
MATLAB is very important
before getting exposed to its use in
engineering and signals processing.
IEEE MCS SB catered needs of the
students to enable them to learn
Matlab and be able to use it in
engineering.

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Workshop on Digital Image
Processing
IEEE BAHRIA UNIVERSITY
ISLAMABAD STUDENT
BRANCH
Successfully organized first episode
of “Spark up your Mind” initiated
by SAC IEEE Islamabad Section,
a workshop on Digital Image
Processing.
Seminar on GRE Preparation
IEEE BAHRIA UNIVERSITY
ISLAMABAD STUDENT
BRANCH
Following topics were covered
successfully, the Role of GRE in
International Admissions, GRE
as a requirement for Fulbright
scholarship, the various types of
questions that appear and their
cracks.
Guest Lecture on Cyber Crimes
IEEE Fatima Jinnah Women
university
It was arranged for students of
software engineering 8th semester.
It focuses on importance of Cyber
crimes and Cyber Security. It was
delivered by Mr. Hassan Iftikhar
senior forensic analyst (Federal
Investigation Agency Pakistan)
Android Development Workshop IEEE CIIT Wah SB
Mr. Jawad ali from Computer
Science department was invited
as an instructor. Sir jawad ali very
comprehensively described the
building of android application.
It was under done under project
"Spark up Your Mind" by SAC
IEEE Islamabad Section. The topics
covered in this workshop were
Machine Android Development
Introduction, Details of Operating
System, Application stores and
applications, User Interface and
Android Studio Software
Seminar on Big Data IEEE FAST Islamabad SB
A seminar was on trending
technology of Big Data in the field
of cloud computing – Big Data
was conducted by an employee of
TeraData in which an introduction
and overview about this technology
was given.

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Seminar on PLC Scada IEEE FAST Islamabad SB
Programmable Logic Controller
or PLC is a computing system
used to control electromechanical
processes. SCADA stands for
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition. It is a type of industrial
control system that is used to
monitor and control facilities and
infrastructure in industries. So, a
seminar was conducted to provide
basic introduction about these
things.
Seminar on LiFi IEEE FAST Islamabad SB
Light Fidelity (LiFi) is a trending
topic of research & innovation now
a days so we here at FAST under
the banner of FAST IEEE Week
2016 arranged a seminar about the
overview of the technology, its scope
in future and its real life application.
Workshop on Android Application
Development
IEEE HITEC University Taxila
Cantt
New members were inspired and
are now capable to design Android
apps and after few days they got
IEEE Intl. Membership as well
Workshop on Arduino
Cantt
Students got a lot of knowledge
about Arduino and are now capable
to do programming on Arduino and
to design different sort of projects
Introductory Seminar on PLC
SCADA and Industrial Automation
Cantt
The main purpose of this seminar
to motivate students about the need
of PLC certification as an Electrical
Engineer and futuristic scope of
Automation in every industry.
Seminar on Internet of Things (IoTs)
CESIEEETaxilaUnivofEngineering
& Tech SB
IEEE CES UET Taxila organized a
Seminar on Internet of things (IoTs).
IoT is relatively a latest technology
which has evolved from the
convergenceofwirelesstechnologies,
micro-electromechanical systems
(MEMS), microservices and the
internet.

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Kali Linux Workshop IEEE CUST Student Branch
Mr. Saqib Shabbir was invited
as a guest speaker to train the
participants regarding ethical
hacking as he excelled in the field of
forensics, penetration and he is also
a certified ethical hacker (CEH)
Web Development Workshop IEEE CUST Student Branch
Mr. Syed Ali Taqqi was invited as
a guest speaker to give a training
session as he is an expert of java
as first language, C Sharp and
JavaScript. The session included
aboutthenetworks,theirconversion
in regular applications. Questions
were raised about the languages
provided in the web list which were
answered by also giving brief details
of html and CSS.
LaTex Workshop IEEE PIEAS SB
Latex Workshop was held on 28
th December, 2017, with the main
aim of familiarizing the students
with the software. It served as
learning tool and greatly enhanced
the professional development of the
participants.
Web Development Workshop IEEE PIEAS SB
Web development workshop
was held on 15th and 16th of
February, 2017 with the aim of
giving the students conceptual and
practical introduction to HTML
and CSS languages. This two day
workshop, led by Agha Mujtaba and
Muhammad Shafay, focused not
only on practical implementation of
the basic web languages but also on
webpage structuring and styling

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2nd
Quarter
Events

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CIIT Wah SB
IEEE Open House and Job Fair
IEEE CIIT Wah Alumni Dinner
The Department of Civil Engineering organized an Open
House/Job Fair on May 25, 2017. Number of professionals,
industrialists, and dignitaries attended the event. The
purpose of the event was to provide a platform to final
year undergraduate students to express their skills and
knowledge in form of exhibiting final year research
projects. 20 student’s projects were displayed at the fair and
appreciated by all attendees.
The Electrical Engineering Department Alumni Association Annual Dinner was held on Saturday the 13th of May, in the
CIIT Wah Campus. The event was well attended, by over more than 150 alumni members. Our guest of honor for the night
was Mrs Dr. Nadia Nawaz, the current HOD of Electrical Engineering Department, CIIT Wah Campus. From 1845 to 1900
HOD and other distinguished faculty members reached campus. After 1900, the arrival of respected Alumni guests was
started. Afterward the registration process of Alumni Guests was started. All guests were seated in Auditorium. The night
began with the address of HOD Madam Dr. Nadia Nawaz. This was followed by a number of addresses. The member of
Alumni Association Mr. Nadeem and Mr. Atif (SI) also gave remarks and share his views. Following dinner, Sir Faseeh ur
Rehman spoke to the guests and thanked the Alumni members for the opportunity to visit the home institution. In the end
Open session started in which guests appreciated the well organized arrangement. Afterward a group photo was captured
and dinner in Cafeteria was served. After the dinner Sir Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad appreciated the tireless efforts of Ushers.

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UET Peshawar SB
PIEAS SB
IEEE Inductions 2017
General Body Meeting
PiON’17
Each year IEEE UET Peshawar SB arranges inductions to
give new people chance to become a part of the family. The
selection process involved registration, screening through
interview, payment of fee by the selected candidates.
The general body meeting was held under the supervision
of branch counselor, Dr. Haroon ur Rashid, Dr. Waqas
Ahmed and the ex-executive of IEEE PIEAS SB. The main
objective of the meeting was to give a motivational kick-
start to the new executive and extended council of the
IEEE PIEAS SB. Every individual member was given a clear
briefing about his/her job description and role in the IEEE
PIEAS SB council. A future plan about the upcoming events
was discussed and every one was appreciated individually
and collectively for their effort and contribution towards
the IEEE PIEAS SB.
The PIEAS National Olympiad held on 5th- 7th May, 2017 served to be a learning platform where participants can share ideas,
enhance their capabilities and develop connections with other IEEE Student branches. IEEE members from all of the three
sections of Pakistan (Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi) came over to attend the event. The event consisted of inciting modules
like Hi-Q, Code Frenzy, Logic Crushers, Swift Wiring Clash, Leibniz of Pakistan, Roboate & 3D Modelling Competition etc
which were designed to test the capabilities of the mind.

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IEEE Islamabad Industrial Biennale
Swift Wiring Clash
Farewell Dinner
Designed to bridge the gap between industries and
academia, Industrial Biennale’17 proved to be one
of the most significant educational experiences.
Comprising of a panel discussion and presentations,
the Industrial Biennale initiated an interaction chain
with the incentive of engineering advancement.
Representatives from industries introduced and
promoted their motives with competent and qualified
academia, who in turn put forward the issues they
face in grooming and training the student body.
Industrial Biennale also provided a platform for
both IEEE and non-IEEE members to present their
projects, get remarks from the attending industries
and get aware of the industrial demands. It was
organized in collaboration with IEEE UET Taxilla SB.
Swift wiring clash was a module of PiON’17 and was
held on 5th May, 2017. The main objective of the
event was to challenge the participants in a circuit
designing and wiring competition. The event was
particularly famous among electrical engineering
students as they were given complicated circuit
designs and then asked to duplicate the design on a
bread board.
In order to bid farewell to all the senior
members of the branch, IEEE PIEAS
SB organized a small farewell dinner on
9th June, 2017. The dinner was a small
token of appreciation and gratefulness
for the work, efforts, guidance and
support of all the senior members.

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UET Taxilla SB
Introduction to MIKTEX software
IEEE CES UET Taxila conducted an event
“Introduction to MIKTEX software”.MikTeX is a
software used to write reports and research papers.
Commonly used for writing mathematical papers.
Word Processors like MS WORD are sometimes hard
to use. Introductory workshop was held to educate
the students the use of MikTeX and LaTeX Software.
AGM 2017 IEEE SB UET Taxila
Open House and Job Fair 2017 UET Taxila
IEEE SB UET Taxila 1st Cabinet Meeting
IEEE SB UET Taxila organized its Annual General Meeting
2017. Chief guest Prof. Dr. Tahir Nadeem (Patron IEEE
UET Taxila) was invited. Special guests, Prof. Dr. Gulistan
Raja (Counselor IEEE SB UET Taxila), Dr. Intisar Ali Sajjad
(Advisor IEEE PES UET Taxila), and Sir QammarZaman
(Advisor IEEE CES UET Taxila) were also invited in the
ceremony. All the Ex-cabinet and Ex-com were presented
shields and certificates in recognition of their yearlong
contribution to the branch. New cabinet was officially
announced. Oaths were taken; first by the Chairpersons,
then by the rest of cabinet and Ex-com members.
IEEE SB UET Taxila organized Open House and Job Fair
2017 in UET Taxila in collaboration with other technical
societies. Members of society volunteered in arrangements
of open house and were part of core organizing committee.
Many industries and guests from other universities were
invited. Judges evaluated the projects and at the end
positions were announced department vise and some
projects were selected by industries.
A cabinet meeting was called by the new
Chairperson of IEEE SB UET Taxila.
Chairperson addressed the newly formed
cabinet about new strategies regarding their
tenure. Many new future events were also
discussed.

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NUST SEECS SB
University of Peshawar SB
TAME celebration ceremony
IEEE Meeting
Chinese Government Scholarship The Dos and the Don’ts
The co-founders of TAME secured the first place in the design challenge in a tough competition with the top universities of
the world and raised the Pakistani flag on stage at Stanford as they received the award, creating a proud moment for their
country and home university. This win was commemorated by a receiving party of IEEE members at the airport on the
arrival of the TAME team followed by parade celebration in their honor the next day.
The meeting started by the branch counselor Prof. Dr. Saeed mahfooz by welcoming and congratulating the branch members
and the executive commity for there efforts in initiating the IEEE student branch at the University of Peshawar. Encouraging
the interest and motive of new members of the branch. The meeting continued by discussing the possible events and planning
future activities. In meeting the president and advisor also delivered some motivationary speeches for the members to
continue their efforts, to avail the opportunities and benefits of IEEE membership, to encourage other students to participate
in activities going to be held under the umbrella of IEEE student branch, as these things improve the communication,
management and leadership skills and also give exposure to the students building up there expertise for professional career.
The speaker of event was Dr. Waheed Ur Rehman. He
did his Ph.D. from China through the CSC scholarship.
The event started by the inauguration of IEEE student
branch university of Peshawar, by branch counselor
Dr.Saeed Mahfooz, branch Advisor Dr. waheed ur
Rehman and Chairman Department of Computer
Science, University of Peshawar Dr.Shah Khusro .
After that a brief introduction of IEEE was given to
students about what is IEEE in general, what is IEEE
student branch’s role , what are IEEE membership
benefits , how can IEEE help in our education , career
and exposure which encouraged the students to get
IEEE membership and show their participation in the
community. The event covered the various aspects
related to the scholarship such as eligibility to apply, how to apply, when to apply, end to end application and submission
procedure, how to maximize your chances, what things should be done during the process and what should not be done.

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NUST CEME SB
Aesthetics For Engineers Line Tracking Competition
Every engineer has to deliver presentations and
communicate effectively, to help them develop their
skills for these activities this event was organized.
“Aesthetics For Engineers” was an event for engineers of
all disciplines organized for helping them in delivering
effective presentations and to polish their presentation and
communication skills. The guest speaker “Dr. Shoab Ahmed
Khan” delivered unique information to the participants
regarding slide structure, colors, balance, unity of content
and a lot more.
“Line Tracking Competition” was an event in which
students from all years of study were invited to make robots
that follow a line pattern made on an arena. Each team/
participants robot was scored and a winner was chosen
accordingly. The setup or the arena and equipment was
provided by us. The students did bring their own robots. In
the end prize money and certificate was given to the winner.
CUST SB
IEEE Islamabad Section 1st Quarter Meeting
IEEE CUST student branch got the opportunity to hold the 1st quarter meeting. Meeting started at 3:15 and Shangol Haider
hosted that meeting. At first, the attendees were briefed about quarterly reports, annual reports and awards; both sectional and
regional. After that the host told about reporting on the tools. The attendees were also briefed on the Student Transition and
Elevation Program (STEP) and its procedure. An awareness program (SPAA) its benefits and its details were also presented
which would help students in their professional activities. The discussion on IEEE Islamabad Section Newsletter was also in
the agenda of this meeting. In this meeting, the introduction to call for proposals for Peshawar sub section congress was also
elaborated in this meeting.

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IEEE CUST Social and Educational Carnival 2017 and IEEE Distinguished Visitors Program
IEEE CUST Social and Educational
Carnival 2017 (ICSEC’ 17) was
organized by the IEEE CUST Student
branch. It was a successful event
and covered a wide range of event,
both technical and non- technical.
The highlight of the event was the
distinguished guest program, hosted
for the first time by IEEE CUST SB. A
live session with John Benedict on how
to write a good humanitarian project
proposal was also praised a lot. The
sufi night bagged the appreciation the
all the participants and the organizer. It
was an event that was appreciated by all. Dr. Fakhrul Haman Yusoff, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical
Science, University of Technology MARA, Malaysia was chief guest of event who came via IEEE Distinguished Visitors
Program (DVP) by IEEE Computer Society. IEEE Comsats Abt also collaborated and his two sessions were conducted and
many side meetings to get maximum benefit from his visit.
FJWU SB
Introductory session of IEEE Earth Day Celebration
It was conducted under FJWU IEEE Student branch for
awareness of IEEE among juniors and its benefits.
A one day tour was conducted by IEEE FJWU SB on Earth
Day . It was arranged for students of Fatima Jinnah Women
University. The activities conducted during tour focused on
environmental issuses that world faces.

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NUST MCS SB
GIKI SB
IEEE Awareness Seminar
GIK School Activity
IEEE MCS Students branch organized an information
session for the fresh students. The event highlighted
the importance of being a general member and a part
of executive committee in IEEE. The event ended with
a question/answers session and lead to the selection of
extended committee selection.
IEEE GIKI SB paid GIK school a valuable
visit for endorsement of suppressed talents
that lay buried inside those little ones due
to the lack of resources. In order to flourish
these emerging talents, motivational
speeches & activities followed by an
innovative career choice game was provided
to augment the new spirits arising in them.
Extended Committee Recruitment
New committee heads of IEEE MCS Students Branch (2017-
2018) were selected. Interviews were held for selection
of Committee Heads by Executive Committee members.
Selections are done on the basis of activities/participations,
achievements, and suitability of candidates for IEEE.

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HITEC University Taxila Cantt SB
30 Hours Industrial Automation Training (PLC – HMI)
Artinology in HITEC Olympiad’17
IEEE HITEC University Student Branch successfully
conducted 30 Hours industrial automation training by the
collaboration of Icon Systems Pvt. Ltd. Workshop covers
all the basic and advance knowledge of PLC’s. Main aim to
conduct this workshop was to equip students of Electrical
Engineering Department with the one of the most in
demand skills of the market.
IEEE HITEC University Student Branch has conducted
Artinology competition in HITEC Olympiad’17.
Competition has two modules. Main aim of this event to see
students how they use creativity and art to build electronic
circuits.
Internet of Things (IOT) framework on 5G Technology
Industrial Visit to FECTO Cement Pvt. Ltd.
seminar on Internet of things framework on 5G technology.
Main aim of this seminar is to inform students about
the importance of IOTs, their future and framework on
upcoming 5G technology. Engr. Ghulam Shabir Associate
Professor at UET Taxila presented this topic.
industrial visit to FECTO Cement Pvt ltd. Main aim of
this industrial visit to get students engaged with the people
working in industry. What are the requirements they need
in the future engineers to work for them etc.

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BAHRIA SB
Open House 2017
Shepherd’s Pie Islamabad
IEEE Bahria University Islamabad Campus hosted its Seventh Open House on 11
May 2017, which showcased the skills of their graduating Students and provided
networking platform for students and Industry leaders. It provided employers and
leaders in business, industry and education sectors a firsthand chance to interact
with the graduating students of Bahria. This event was being collectively organized
by the faculty of Engineering Sciences which includes Department of Electrical
Engineering, Department of Software Engineering, Department of Computer
Engineering, and Department of Computer Science. Students showcased their skills
and talents in the form of their final year projects where they integrated the learnt
concepts during the course of their engineering and sciences degree. Open house
2017 was another success with hundreds of graduating students exhibiting more
than 120 innovative projects from diverse engineering branches including software
engineering, control systems, communication systems, embedded systems, robotics,
radio communications and wireless communication.
Jumpstart Pakistan successfully conducted Islamabad
episode of this year’s Shepherd’s Pie (Season 3, Episode 2)
on 11th May 2017 in Bahria University Islamabad with
“IEEE Bahria University Islamabad Campus” on board.
Jumpstart Pakistan is an initiative through which we can
all play our part in changing Pakistan. More importantly
is an initiative that will help us play our part in changing
Pakistan through Entrepreneurship. Hence JumpStart
Pakistan believes in the power of ideas to change lives,
attitudes and eventually, the world. It endeavors to help
those individuals who learn to play their part in adding
something better to common man’s life. The event
included - Keynote Speeches- Panel Discussion- Startup
pitches- Startup winners- Participation certificates. The event started off with Abid Iqbal Khari President Positive Pakistan’s
keynote speech, highlighting the importance of one’s own values and their importance in our success. Renowned Trainer
Zaydan Khan also delivered a session followed by a panel discussion. Farrukh Mehmood CEO 11 Values moderated the
panel discussion on “How can we play our individual role in changing Pakistan?” whereby the panelists included Dr.Faisal
Aftab HOD Computer Science Bahria University, Sidra Riaz – Program Manager Team Up, Naima Ansari – Ex President
WC, and Ammar Jaffri – President E-Pakistan Vision 2025.The winners from the event were team Neurostic, with team
Ultimo Tech in second place and LUMENA taking the stage for a special mention.

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COMSATS Abbottabad SB
STUDENT WEEK SPRING17 - COMSATS ENGINEERING FESTIVAL (CEF):
OBE Workshop, SB VOLT Session & Membership Drive:
IEEE CIIT ATD Cricket & Football Matches with Alumni
Reunion:
COMSATS ENGINEERING FESTIVAL (CEF) or STW SP17 was organized at IEEE
COMSATS ABBOTTABAD SB (STB09991) from 2nd May to 7th May 2017 with the
objectives of fostering technical and innovative events for the better understanding
of education degree courses of the students, to fulfill the goals of technological
development by organizing various informative seminars and workshops and
to provide a positive platform to students and teachers to explore and apply
their learning in real life events. Various events in CEF includes, Logic Designer,
Innovative Engineers, Mind Mashers, Freelancing Mastery Workshop, Seminar on Power House & Smart Grid, E-Gaming
(V-CON) (COD4 -CS - FIFA -TEKKEN -NFS -DOTA ), Code-A-Thon, Speed wiring, Brain Storming Events, Interactive
Sessions, Workshop and Seminars. Overall CEF ended with 14 consecutive events in continuous 6 days run, achieving all of
its objectives and targets. CEF was appreciated at Section & SBs and Region level by selection for R10 EA Support Fund 2017
& this got featured on IEEE R10 Today, Quarter 2 - July 2017 Newsletter Edition.
EE Department along SB organized OBE (Outcome
Based Education) workshop on 15-4-2017. This
workshop was arranged for All Faculty of Electrical
and Civil Engineering Departments to introduce them
to Object Based Education and implement & develop it
CIIT ATD campus. Resource persons where both PEC
Approved, and were highly qualified. Overall workshop
was ended on high node. Further IEEE training similar
replica to VOLT was arranged for SB volunteers on 14-
4-2017 and they were trained and guided about What,
Why & benefits of IEEE. This training helped new
volunteers to better understand IEEE and results in IEEE
membership development drive, which succeeded with
the recruitment of 18-20 new IEEE Student Members for 2nd quarter 2017.
HealthyactivitiesinformofCricketandFootballmatches
were arranged for the IEEE members on 08-04-2017. The
main purpose of this activity was to give some relaxation
to volunteers after many continuous and excited IEEE
Events and also to bridge interaction of new volunteers
with the previous & current Executive body. This event
contained a series of three matches between two teams
named as (IEEE ASSASSINS vs IEEE FALCONS). And
the series was won by IEEE ASSASSINS by “2-1”.Man of
match was Muhammad Babar & best partnership scored
was amongst M_Saeed Ul Hassan Raza & Muhammad
Babar by IEEE FALCONS. Afterwards friendly football
matches were played. Event ended with Alumni
interaction and refreshment sessions.

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Meeting for Interaction RAS, IEEE CIIT Wah SB
The core purpose of this meeting was to ignite interest
in Robotics and to increase the co-operation between
members
Arduino Training Session RAS, IEEE CIIT Wah SB
The core purpose of this session was to teach the basics
of Arduino
PCB Designing &
Fabrication
RAS, IEEE CIIT Wah SB
The purpose of this workshop was to ignite interest
in IEEE RAS Society and to increase their technical
skills. This workshop was about PCB Designing using
PROTEUS Software, and it was held in last month at
CIIT Wah, Microprocessor Lab
Seminar on " Millimeter
wave beamforming
Antennas for 5G
Communication”
IEEE UET Peshawar
The Seminar focused on designing state of the art RF
and Microwave components ingeneral and mm Wave
antennas and beam-forming networks (BFN) for
beam-steering inparticular.
MATLab Workshop
CES IEEE Taxila Univ of
Engineering & Tech SB
EEE CES UET Taxila conducted an introductory
MATLab Workshop for fresh students. In this event,
the basics of MATLab were briefed to the new learners
which includes array manipulation, signal generation,
plotting of those signals in MATLab, creation and
calling of functions etc.
Advanced MATLab
Workshop
In this event, the MATLab experts taught and
explain the data acquisition methods in MATLab,
serial communication in MATLab, making multiple
functions and calling them. The main thing in this
workshop was the Graphic User Interface of MATLab
in which experts made making GUI in MATLab so
easy for beginners.
S.I.C.T
IEEE SB UET Taxila organized a one day seminar on
Scholarships, Internships, Counseling and Training
abroad. Guest speaker from MINZ organization were
invited. Students got to know about how to apply for
scholarships and internships. They were guided about
how to get training sessions in abroad.
Workshops and Seminars by Student Branches

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OpenStack Workshop
IEEE SEECS Student
Branch
This informational event, enlightened the attendees
with the importance and basics of network function
visualization. Our guest speakers, Hassaan Ali and
Fazal Khan, both of whom graduated from NUST and
are Certified OpenStack Administrators, guided the
students through the opportunities that they may have
at OpenStack, a company which develops open source
software for creating private and public clouds.
Graphic Designing
Workshop
IEEE SEECS Student
Branch
The workshop instructor was Mutahhar Mustafa.
On the first day of the workshop, he started with the
basics of designing without actually using any kind
of software. On the second day, he used a collection
of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to show how
designing actually works and with practice and right
kind of instruction; anyone can be good at designing.
The final session concluded with a step by step design
guided by the instructor for all attendees and they
showcased their final work at the end of the workshop.
Workshop on Basic
Android Learning
IEEE FJWU SB
One day basic workshop was conducted to train
student about basic android application development at
FJWU. It was arranged for students under the umbrella
of IEEE Computer Society FJWU SB. Detailed out the
basics and core of student to Business
Workshop on Arduino IEEE MCS Student Chapter
Learning the fundamentals of Arduino is very
important before getting exposed to its use in practical
engineering.IEEEMCSSBcateredneedsofthestudents
to enable them to learn basics of Arduino and be able to
use it in various engineering projects
Workshop on MATLAB IEEE MCS Student Chapter
MATLAB is an important tool when it comes to signal
processing and Digital Image Processing. IEEE MCS SB
understands the needs of the students and organized a
3-day workshop on the MATLAB introduction and its
use in signal processing and image processing.
8051 Microcontroller
Workshop
IEEE MCS Student Chapter
Extending the goals of IEEE international, IEEE MCS
SB organized workshop on 8051 microcontroller which
is the basis of practical engineering. IEEE MCS SB
developed the basic understanding of microprocessor
among the students. . IEEE MCS SB catered needs of
the students to enable them to learn the working of
8051 and be able to use it in engineering.

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Workshop on freelancing IEEE MCS Student Chapter
Despite the tough hours of academic workload, IEEE
& WIE plan to help students utilize their time before
going to vacations. The workshop covered the steps
from the start to become a professional freelancer.
Soldering Iron Workshop IEEE GIKI SB
Soldering Iron workshop was especially arranged by
IEEE GIKI SB on the requests of the newly-arrived
batch that was willing to achieve some practical
electronics experience. This transient event was framed
with the presence of over 100 GIKIans outlining its
complimented support for them.
A Seminar on NERC’17
and FYP Guidance
IEEE Bahria SB
IEEE BUIC in collaboration with CEME NUST
organized seminar on NERC'17 and FYP Guidance on
18-April. In this Seminar highly qualified experienced
persons explained different domains of Engineering.
During session different new innovative ideas were
discussed regarding to NERC’17 and FYP. At the end
of the seminar their was a question/answer session in
which guests discuss queries of students regarding to
Final Year Projects.
Seminar on Sustainable
Development Goal
IEEE Bahria SB
IEEE Bahria University Islamabad in collaboration
with AppIdea2R presented seminar on Sustainable
Development Goal. The SDGs are a United Nations
sponsored effort to create a common set of development
goals for all communities in every country, with a
deadline for attainment of 2030. The idea is to get
governments, aid organizations, foundations and
NGOs on the same page about what global problems
most urgently need to be solved and how to measure
progress and solutions. The Team AppIdea2R www.
appidea2r.com is organizing an app development
contest based on Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), for the university students of ECO region
in collaboration with ECOSF, Mehran University of
Engineering & Technology, and Technology Times. The
main objective of AppIdea2R was to create awareness
of SDGs in ECO region.

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IEEE
WIE
ISLAMABAD
IEEE WIE (Women in Engineering) is a society that works to promote women in all
STEM fields. Its main objective is to encourage and acknowledge the efforts of
female researchers, engineers and scientists and to provide them with incentives
toworkfortheadvancementoftechnology.Thissocietyarrangesopportunitiesfor
women to arrange and attend events that promote technological advancement
and promotes innovative discussions conducive to progress in technical fields.
The ultimate goal of this society is to support women working for the cause of
technologicalprogress,toshowcasetheirimmutabletalentandprovetheabsolute
role women play in the progress of any and all technological fields.

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Message by IEEE Islamabad Section WIE Chair
It is indeed a great pleasure and honor for me to serve as Chair, IEEE WIE Islamabad Section. I have
become passionate and enthusiastic about the progress and visibility of WIE Islamabad Section in IEEE.
Past chairs have done a remarkable job in establishing it. I believe in working together to make a change
in increasing visibility and in recognizing women engineers and scientists, and for this we need frequent
communication as well as strong collaboration with other WIE Sections of Pakistan and WIE Global. It
will definitely promote WIE workshops and panel discussion sessions at conferences of various technical
societies. I also want to collaborate with Young Professionals and with students, as this generation has
more potential than ours. Moreover, I want to build a strong partnership between academia and industry
as it is becoming the need of time.
I would like to invite you all to join me on our important goals to increase membership of women engineers
and scientists in IEEE, and the strength that comes from working together as a community makes me
believe that we can make a change. I am looking forward to working with you all and to serving IEEE WIE
Islamabad Section with full commitment and dedication.
Ms. Mukhtiar Bano
Chair WIE IEEE Islamabad Section

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NUST SEECS WIE AG
FJWU WIE AG
Women’s Day Event
One Day Lecture on Breast Cancer
A relaxed Event was held in the lobby centering on stalls
of baked food and a photo booth. Educational posters of
women who have made scientific discoveries, hold positions
of authority and made commendable achievements in the
fields of human rights, governance, law, entertainment etc.
were put up and also given away at stalls.
A lecture was conducted by WIE FJWU Affinity Group for
young girls to spread awareness about breast cancer.. It was
arranged for Students and Faculty of Fatima Jinaah Women
University and focused on spreading of breast cancer among
young girls and awareness. It also focused on prevention and
protection of Breast Cancer. It was delivered by Dr. Imtiaz
Khan in North West Hospital, Peshawar.
Shepherd’s Pie Islamabad
Women’s rights and empowerment is an issue our world has
been dealing with for ages. More so in the last few decades
women have faced discrimination in workplace as well. So we
bring you an interactive session with women’s right activist Alia
Ameer Ali who has done Bachelors in Liberal Arts from USA
and MPhil in Anthropology from Quaid-e-Azam University,
Islamabad. The talk critically reflected on the prevailing
stereotypes regarding women in professional fieldsparticularly
in ‘hard sciences’ such as engineering, mathematics, physics
etc- and link it to prevailing ideas about women’s place in
social, political and economic life in our context. She has
worked with famous South Asian feminist Kamila Bhasin who
is a member of South Asian organisation Sangat which aims
women empowerment in South Asia. The talk followed a campaign session on 7th May, a day before to advertise and seek
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Seminar on Inspiring Women
A seminar was conducted by WIE FJWU Affinity Group.
It was arranged for students of and Faculty of Fatima
Jinnah Women University. It focuses on inspiring women.
It was delivered by Ms. Yasmeen Hussain Schools Liaison
Marketing Coordinator at University of the West of Scotland
CEME WIE AG
UET Taxila WIE AG
WIE DAY
IEEE WIE S.T.A.R. Project
Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign
thatcelebratesandacknowledgesthefemaleengineers,andemphasizes
engineering as a career option for all women. It encourages young
girls to consider careers in this exciting industry. Every year, hundreds
of thousands of women celebrate this day world-wide. The WIE team
at CEME, NUST was no exception to this celebration. To mark this
event, the team had invited several influential female guest speakers,
who shared with the audience their exciting journeys to success.
The speakers covered both the pros and the cons of being a female
engineer, and advised the female engineers-in-the-making on how to
tackle all aspects of this career choice.
Keeping in view the goal of IEEE WIE S.T.A.R. project we went to our nearby school/college to give the girl students a taste
of new technologies being developed and to tell them about the potential avenues in their futures. We mainly introduced
them to VR and its related fields and also gave them a hands on experience with a VR headset. We also went to Master Ayub`s
charity school in Rawalpindi and taught and spent a day with the children there.
Workshop on Proteous General Body Meeting for WIE Executive Committee
IEEE WIE UET Taxila organized a workshop on Proteus in
which students learned basic commands, functionality and
Schematic Designing and Simulation of any circuit. This
workshop proved fruitful especially for newly admitted
students in university.
A general body meeting was held for the selection of
Executive committee of IEEE WIE AG UET Taxila. Members
were informed about the posts of various categories and their
respective duties.

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CUST WIE AG
PIEAS WIE AG
Women’s Day
Women’s Day Celebration
Women’s Day Event
Leibniz of Pakistan
The international women’s day was celebrated by IEEE
WIE AG in collaboration with, GF society C.U.S.T. In the
event female faculty members talked about the women
empowerment, then after that there were male and female
participants who talked about challenges for women in
different professions. There likewise was a movement given
to audience to compose anything identified with women
which comes in your mind first. A while later a Walk was
done holding these cards close by
WIE PIEAS Affinity Group believes that women deserve
appreciation all year long for their tireless unrecognized
efforts. Therefore, on celebration of International Women’s
day, WIE urged people to step ahead and express what this
day means to them. Everyone wore purple as a color in order
to unite under the one flag of women-hood.
The organization of this event was a result of the successful
collaborationofthetwostudentsocietiesofCapitalUniversity
of Science and Technology, namely; IEEE CUST Student
Branch WIE and CUST Girls Forum. The organizing team
aimed to provide an opportunity to the students to express
their views on the status of women in our society and also
to share their experiences. The discussion by a participant,
Shughla Ismail, was the highlight of the event, she explained
the problems faced by the women in our society and the
possible solution. The Chief guest, Dr. Dur e Shehwar Sageer
also gave a lecture on the “Awareness of Rights of Women”.
A very successful module of PIEAS National Olympiad
held every year in the hunt of the next “Leibniz of Pakistan”.
This is event is designed to bring together and test the math
enthusiasts from across the country. This competition allows
them to showcase their mathematical solving and reasoning
skills through a math quiz. A tough questionnaire was thrown
at the participants this year as well and the contestants with
the best scores were awarded prizes at the end.

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Bleed Your Typewriter Green
‘In the memory of those who struggled, bled and were cut down, yet remained undefeated’, WIE PIEAS AG provided a
platform on 23rd of March, 2017 to let the young writers express their thoughts by scribbling a short story or writing a poem
of 250-300 words.
NUST MCS WIE AG
GIKI WIE SB HITECH WIE AG
IEEE & WIE Project Competition Prize Distribution Ceremony Workshop on Freelancing
Workshop on Freelancing RMS Car Show
IEEE MCS Students Branch in collaboration with WIE MCS
successfully organized IEEE Prize Distribution Ceremony
for Projects Competition. Guest of honor for the event was
Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdul Wakeel. Different innovative projects
were demonstrated by a number of students. In the end the
most deserving students were presented with the prizes. The
ceremony ended on a positive note that IEEE will continue
to fulfill the academic and co-curricular needs of students,
while expecting greater participation to allow continuum
towards its goals.
Despite the tough hours of academic workload before the
end of semester, IEEE & WIE planned to help students utilize
their time during the vacations. The workshop covered the
steps from the start to become a professional freelancer
giving a basic overview to help the students get familiarized
with the basics of freelancing and entrepreneurship.
Despite the tough hours of academic workload before the
end of semester, IEEE & WIE planned to help students utilize
their time during the vacations. The workshop covered the
steps from the start to become a professional freelancer
giving a basic overview to help the students get familiarized
with the basics of freelancing and entrepreneurship.
WIE-IEEEHITECUniversityStudentBranchhasconducted
RMS car show in premises of HITEC University with the
collaborations of RMS Body of HITEC. This show is just for
the entertainment purposes and to arrange funding for some
non-profitable projects.

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IEEE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP
IEEE Young Professionals is an International Society whose foundation was laid on January 25th, 2015 by Farrukh
Jamal. It is an affinity group that provides the young up-and-coming professionals with opportunities and platforms
to showcase their talents and gain a helpful insight into the professional world. Youth is this group’s strong point;
their innovative, energetic and ideal outlook of the world allow this society with the exclusive chance to dominate
in almost all the fields available today and work particularly in the interaction between various disciplines. The
society offers an unparalleled chance to gain exposure and form personal and professional ties.
Message by IEEE Islamabad Section YP Chair
Bill Murray once said, “You’re supposed to have one hand up and one
hand down. As you’re trying to go up, you’re trying to pull someone
up at the same time.” This is exactly how I see the role of IEEE Young
Professionals in the community today. Being given the honor of holding
the Chair of IEEE YP Islamabad, the focus will be to create linkages
between IEEE YP members and students at school and university level
so that the upcoming generation is mentored by the best and can lead to
entrepreneurs, innovators and industry leaders of tomorrow. To achieve
this, YP members will be engaged to form a roadmap for the next three
years. Furthermore, Making IEEE YP membership more rewarding will
belookedatandavenuestogatherfundingfortheprojectsthatarealigned
with the roadmap will be explored. While the upcoming challenges are
daunting, I am thankful to previous Chairs who have created an ideal stepping stone with their hard work
and devotion. Looking at the spirit and enthusiasm of IEEE YP members, I am certain that together, we
will play our part to create a stronger community that will lead to a prosperous Pakistan.
Dr. Mohsin Tiwana
Chair YP IEEE Islamabad Section

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ABOUT
IEEE SIGHT ISLAMABD aims to provide technology based solutions to solve Local Community Problems
and empower local community. “Local” is defined by the fact that key leaders of the project are citizens and/or
permanent residents of the geographical area in which the project is to take place.
VISION
Underserved communities around the world are able to benefit from technology as they seek sustainable solutions
to development challenges.
MISSION
The Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) program is a network of IEEE volunteers
around the globe that partner with underserved communities and local organizations to leverage technology for
sustainable development.
VALUES
• SIGHT focuses on sustainable solutions that make a long-¬term difference in the lives of people.
• SIGHT operates through local volunteers and partners working with local communities.
• For SIGHT, success is only achieved through partnerships, starting with the community and extending to
government organizations, NGOs, schools, hospitals, companies, and others.
• For SIGHT and its volunteers to be both effective and sustainable, continuous training and education is
essential.
Key Elements of SIGHT Groups
SIGHT PROJECTS
SIGHT groups partner with local entities that positively and sustainably contribute to their community. Most
SIGHT groups co-create a project with a local entity, but it is also acceptable to make a significant contribution to
an existing humanitarian/development project.
HUMANITARIAN TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IEEE SIGHT has determined key subject areas of training and professional development that are important for
SIGHT group volunteers in order to implement sustainable and impactful humanitarian projects within their local
community.
SIGHT GROUP CAPACITY BUILDING
In order to implement sustainable and impactful projects in local communities, groups need to build various
capacities including, but not limited to, building community partnerships, recruiting and engaging volunteers,
and securing funding.

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Let’s Breath Clean Together
About Let’s Breath Clean Together
Let`s breathe clean together (LBCT) is the flagship project of IEEE SIGHT Islamabad based on UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals: Climate Action. This project aims to develop a sustainable system to monitor and improve
air quality of twin cities. Pollution is now a common place term that our ears are attuned to. We hear about the
various forms of pollution and read about it through the mass media. Air pollution is one such form that refers to
the contamination of the air, irrespective of indoors or outside. A physical, biological or chemical alteration to the
air in the atmosphere can be termed as pollution. It occurs when any harmful gases, dust, smoke enters into the
atmosphere and makes it difficult for plants, animals and humans to survive as the air becomes dirty.
This project intends to provide a database that will contribute towards the effective monitoring of meteorological
conditions, and particulate matter concentrations, providing a clear image of the state of the atmosphere and the
degree to which the urban heat island effect is present in the city of Islamabad. Furthermore, this project will,
in fact, provide a precedent for future studies that can be designed on the same lines, contributing effectively in
research.
Moreover, the information collected through this project, and the results generated, can be used to make future
policies concerning air quality, saving the community from the impending threat to their health and well-being, by
worsening air quality. If this information is actually utilized in a proper manner and the project continues, people
can be made aware of the quality of air they breathe every instant. Especially, an air quality catalogue will be made
for the city of Islamabad that will comprise the information:
• What times it will be safe for them to spend outside
• Which places in the city are having healthy ambient conditions.
• Which time of the day is suitable to which park for exercise and outdoor activities.
An air quality management system can be devised, including an air quality index that specifies the degree to which
the air polluted, and is an effective tool for communicating air quality information and raise the awareness among
the masses.
Objectives
The objectives are to
• To develop low-cost sensor network for air quality monitoring
• To identify urban heat island effect under current and changing local climate scenarios.
• Characterize the spatial resolution of local air pollutants
• Determine concentration gradients
• Identify source signatures from various land use practices
• Validating satellite observations with monitoring data
• Provide information to the Environment Protection Department and community groups to better address
exposure and risk issues related to air pollutants
• Assist in the identification of health risk reduction and air pollution mitigation strategies.

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What we have done so far
This study will serve as a pilot project and provide valuable information that can be applied to other communities
and cities not only nationwide but also around the region as well.
Till now, the project is in technical development phase and Four Remote Sensing Kits have been installed at
different locations in Islamabad.
IEEE SIGHT Islamabad has raised 4200 US$ so far in fundraising from IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee, IEEE
Islamabad Section and Local groups.
IEEE SIGHT Events
SIGHT Group has partnered with a number of Institutes in Islamabad Section to provide opportunities to students
of graduate and undergraduate programs at different universities for their Final Year Projects.
One such event was held at IEEE ICSEC’17 at Capital University of Science & Technology Islamabad where John
Benedict was being invited on behalf of SIGHT Group to present benefits of AIYEHUM. All IEEE Young Engineers’
Humanitarian Challenge (AIYEHUM), organized by the IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific), is a project competition
where young scientists and engineers identify a community problem, develop technological solutions to address
them and eventually implement it with the support provided by the IEEE R10.
The principal objective of AIYEHUM is to inspire young professionals/engineers to become socially responsible
and be engaged in developing technological solutions which are cost effective and sustainable; improve living
conditions and livelihood of people thus making a difference in peoples’ lives.
Apart from that, SIGHT Group shared the different funding opportunities at key events of IEEE Islamabad Section
including IEEE Islamabad Congress [PIEAS], IEEE Ethics Competition [SEECS NUST] & IEEE Islamabad SB
Quarterly Meeting [CUST].

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Upcoming Events
IEEE Bahria SB 7th
Oct /WIESummitIslamabad
IEEE GIKI SB 8th
Oct /IEEESummitIslamabad

IEEE Isl Leadership Summit
In collaboration with IEEE Region R-10 Student
Activities Commiteee (SAC) being hosted by
IEEE GIKI SB bringing opportunities to enhance
leadership skills
“
” Bringing together Executive Committee of all
Student Branches on one table to discuss affairs
related to their SBs
“
”
3rd Quarterly Meeting
Bringing the discussion on frontiers of future
technology in the form of number of seminars,
sessions and workshops
IEEEIslamabadSectionCongress
Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)
A professional development workshop aimed at
helping teachers bring exciting hands-on engineering
lessons into their classrooms, in collaboration with
IEEE Educational Activities
“
”
Bryan Scott
To discuss the opportunities for Humanitarian
Activities in solving problems of community
around us
Psh sub Section Congress
Targeted to volunteers who have a true desire to learn
about the broader IEEE and are considering taking
leadership positions within their local units and future
IEEE committee roles
VolunteerLeadershipTrainingProgram(VoLT)
A week full of different activities, in collaboration
with IEEE Educational Activities and hosted by
IEEE Comsats Abt Student Branch
“ ”
IEEE Week
Ending all Student Activities held during last
year with the announcement of number of
awards for SBs and volunteers
Industry Academia relations will be back once again,
this time in collaboration with IEEE Region R-10
Industry Relations, hosted by IEEE COMSATS Abt
Student Branch
Industrial Biennale
IEEEIslamabadSection
UpcomingEventsIEEE Isl Leadership Summit
In collaboration with IEEE Region R-10 Student
Activities Commiteee (SAC) being hosted by
IEEE GIKI SB bringing opportunities to enhance
leadership skills
“
” Bringing together Executive Committee of all
Student Branches on one table to discuss affairs
related to their SBs
“
”
3rd Quarterly Meeting
Bringing the discussion on frontiers of future
technology in the form of number of seminars,
sessions and workshops
IEEEIslamabadSectionCongress
Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)
A professional development workshop aimed at
helping teachers bring exciting hands-on engineering
lessons into their classrooms, in collaboration with
IEEE Educational Activities
“
”
Bryan Scott
To discuss the opportunities for Humanitarian
Activities in solving problems of community
around us
Psh sub Section Congress
Targeted to volunteers who have a true desire to learn
about the broader IEEE and are considering taking
leadership positions within their local units and future
IEEE committee roles
VolunteerLeadershipTrainingProgram(VoLT)
A week full of different activities, in collaboration
with IEEE Educational Activities and hosted by
IEEE Comsats Abt Student Branch
“ ”
IEEE Week
Ending all Student Activities held during last
year with the announcement of number of
awards for SBs and volunteers
Industry Academia relations will be back once again,
this time in collaboration with IEEE Region R-10
Industry Relations, hosted by IEEE COMSATS Abt
Student Branch
Industrial Biennale
IEEEIslamabadSection
UpcomingEvents

Meet the SAC TEAM!
Bareera Faisal
IEEE CEME SB
Saeed ul Hassan
IEEE COMSATS ABT SB
M.Fahad Sajid
IEEE CUST SB
Daud Bashir
IEEE BAHRIA SB
Saman Khan
IEEE UET TAXILA SB
Ameer Hamza
IEEE CEME SB
SSRASSRHUMAN
RESOURCE
M. Shangol Haider
IEEE PIEAS SB

Uzma Shafiq
IEEE CEME SB
Aamir Javaid
IEEE PIEAS SB
Agha Mujtaba
IEEE PIEAS SB
Rabia Khalid
IEEE PIEAS SB
Huda Mahmood
IEEE PIEAS SB
Noman Tanveer
IEEE PIEAS SB
Nimra Saleem
IEEE UET Taxila SB
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