Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International University, in association with IEEE CS Chapter Delhi Section, celebrated IEEE Day recently at the campus. This global event was celebrated in honour and remembrance of the first IEEE members who gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884.

This year, IEEE Day’s theme was: ‘Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow’. The celebrations commenced with various technical activities taking place simultaneously such as Poster Competition, Technical Quiz, Code Debugging, LAN Gaming etc. This day also saw numerous experts delivering lectures and introducing the participants to the innovative topics of the technical world.

The esteemed dignitaries Dr. K. Subramanian, Chair, IEEE, Delhi Section; Mr. Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Director, Standards & Technology, IEEE; Mr. Harish Mysore, Director- India Operations, IEEE. Dr. N. C. Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor, MRIU graced the occasion.

Dr. Krishna Kant, ED & Dean, FET accentuated the importance of such events and shared his valuable experience. Dr. S. S. Tyagi, Professor, CSE, MRIU and Chair, IEEE Computer Society, Delhi Section, in his speech, welcomed the valued guests, delegates and participants, and introduced them to the IEEE Manav Rachna International University student branch, highlighting its importance and activities carried out by its members.

Dr. K. Subramanian gave his speech on the topic ‘Future Prospects of Technology’, whereby he briefly discussed cloud computing, green computing, Big data, ransomware etc. Mr. Harish Mysore delivered his talk on IEEE Standards and Development. After an insightful talk and discussions, the winners of the technical competitions were rewarded. The first position for the Poster Competition was won by the Ms. Tanu Choudhary, FET, MRIU, and the second prize was a tie between Mr. Mahesh Dutt Tripathi, FET and Ms. Anam Taggu, NGFCET, Palwal. Mr Bhavish and Mr. Himanshu, FET, emerged as winners by taking the first position in Technical Quiz whereas Ms Navjot and Ms Kritika, FET gained the second position. In Code Debugging, Mr. Akash and Mr. Meetesh from FET won the first position, while Mr. Sahil and Ms. Deepika came second. Lastly, a team of five members won the first position in LAN Gaming with theme ‘Debel Gaming’, namely Mr Ritin, Mr. Siddharth, Mr. Ayush, Mr. Ashish from FET and Mr. Gayan from INITM, Janak Puri, Delhi.