PES SB Chapter Updates: Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET)
The IEEE PES Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET) SB Chapter hosted a webinar on “Machine Learning in Power Systems” on 6th June, 2020. The session was led by Dr. Quihua Huang. He is currently a Senior Power System Research Engineer with the Electricity Infrastructure Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA. He has been a Principal Investigator, Project Manager, Task Lead, and Key Technical Contributor in 10+ DOE-funded projects. Besides these, he is also the recipient of the 2019 IEEE PES Prize Paper Award, 2018 R&D 100 Award, and several other achievements in his field of expertise. The event was blessed with 343 registrations and live participation of a maximum of 153 participants online at a time.
Snapshot from Webinar Session
The RSET PES SBC hosted a webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Industry as part of DeCov’20 – an online webinar cum ideathon. The webinar was led by Mr. Sijo Kuruvilla George, the founding CEO of Startup Village. He is also a consultant to the KSUM and the cofounder of MobMe, the first student start-up in Kerala. The webinar dealt with the impact of COVID-19 on the current economic scenario as well as the post COVID career opportunities available for the student community. The event also dealt with the fundamentals of a start-up as well as the opportunities and funds available for it. DeCOV’20 was an online national level Covid-19 themed ideathon. Participants got a great exposure to present their ideas in front of industry specialists.
Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on Industry
Recognizing the need for technical aspirants in the field of electric vehicle engineering, our IEEE PES SBC hosted a 5-day Certified Course on ‘Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Engineering’ in association with the Department of Electrical and Electronics of RSET, Kochi. The session was conducted by Haritha TechLogix, a Bangalore based company that specializes in Automotive Homologation and Certification, from 3rd – 7th August 2020.
Earlier IEEE PES SBC also conducted an Interactive Session on the electric vehicle “Hyundai Kona” on 7th March 2020. The vehicle was brought to the venue. Mr. Sarath Babu, Junior Sales Manager of Popular Hyundai, Kerala, was in charge of the session. A presentation regarding the specifications of the vehicle was done at length.
Session Snapshots
The 28th of August, 2020, was the day of the inauguration of the IMPULSE Magazine, a joint venture done by the Department of Electrical and Electronics and the IEEE PES SBC of RSET.
Front Page of Impulse – Edition 1
On the 1st of September, RSET SB conducted an international webinar on Renewable Energy System for Decentralised Power. The webinar was hosted by Mr. Aklavya Sharan, Director, DESI Power (Decentralised Energy System India Pvt. Ltd). The session explained in detail the different renewable energy systems used in decentralized power technology.
Event Poster
The IEEE PES Kerala Chapter conducted a membership development session in RSET on 13th September, 2020. The session was handled by Mr. Nithin V M, Student Representative of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter and Mr. Madhu Krishnan, Membership Development Coordinator of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter.
George Thomas
Chairman, IEEE PES RSET SB Chapter