News & Achievements

[gallery type="rectangular" size="large" ids="8619,8618"]

*_IEM-UEM_ in Association with *_SMART Society, USA_ invites all Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff to register for and attend IEM/UEM *FOREIGN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE*. *Speaker* : *Robert Geraci, Manhattan College, Newyork *Date* : 13 th October, 2020 *Time* : 500 PM (IST), 12:30 PM (BST) *Topic* : "Artificial Intelligence & Human Transcendence: when technology looks like Religion" *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3678671647492164875 *Short Biography*: Dr. Robert study the ways in which technology is a meaning-making enterprise, a reconfiguration of the world to enchant it and make it purposive. His general interests include religious studies, the history of science, anthropology of science, literature, and modern India. Dr. Robert past research focused upon the relationship between digital technologies and religion (primarily the Singularity, mind uploading, & sentient machines, but also Shinto and Buddhist ideas as they relate to the development of Japanese robotics). In those studies, he wrote a book that was published by Oxford University Press and then moved on to the study of virtual worlds and video games. That research resulted in a National Science Foundation grant and a new book published by Oxford. In 2012-13, Dr. Robert was a Visiting Scholar at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, funded by a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Award. Thanks to that research resulted in a book about religion, science, & technology in Bangalore, published by Lexington in 2018. In 2018-19, he returned to India under the auspices of another Fulbright-Nehru award to investigate how transnational Indians identify with Indian culture and heritage through the creation, sale, trade, and discussion of handwoven sarees. In addition to a book co-authored with my wife on that subject he is in the finishing stage of a book about the flow of transhumanist ideas in India and the possibility of thinking about artificial intelligence from a standpoint of global values and collective flourishing. *Research Grants* Fulbright-Nehru Academic Excellence Award - Research (2018-19) American Academy of Religion Collaborative Research Grant -- Ayudha Puja in Indian Science (2016) Fulbright-Nehru Academic Excellence Award - Research (2012-2013) National Science Foundation EAGER grant -- Virtually Meaningful: The Power and Presence of Meaning in Virtual Worlds (2011-2013) International Society of Science and Religion Library Grant (2011) Honors Fellow, International Society for Science and Religion *Visiting Scholar* , National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India (Dec 2018 - May 2019) Visiting Scholar, Indian Institute of Science (Dec 2012 - May 2013) William A. Coolidge Scholar, Association for Religion and Intellectual Life (Summer 2010) Visiting Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute (summer 2007). *Books* : 2018. Temples of Modernity: Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in South Indian Science. Lanham, MD: Lexington 2014. Virtually Sacred: Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life. New York: Oxford University Press. 2010. Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. New York: Oxford University Press. Essays: 2018. with Renny Thomas. "Religious Rites and Scientific Communities: Ayudha Puja as 'Culture' at the Indian Institute of Science." Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 53(1): 95-122. 2018. "Saffron Glasses: Indian Nationalism and the Enchantment of Technology." In Religion and Technology in India (eds. Knut Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold). Abingdon: Routledge. 2016. with Nat Recine and Samantha Fox. "Grotesque Gaming: The Monstrous in Online Worlds." Preternature 5(2): 213-236. 2016. "A Tale of Two Futures: Techno-eschatology in the U.S. and India." Social Compass 63(3): 319-334. *All participants will receive a participation certificate after the webinar.*

*_IEM-UEM_ in Association with *_SMART Society, USA_ invites all Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff to register for and attend IEM/UEM *FOREIGN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE*.   *Speaker* : *Periklis Chatzimisios, International Hellenic University (IHU), Greece   *Date* : 12 th October, 2020   *Time* : 500 PM (IST), 12:30 PM (BST)   *Topic* : "Emerging Applications and Technologies for Internet of Things and 5G "   *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7083809680855644429   *Short Biography*: Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios, serves as a Professor in the Department of Science and Technology at the International Hellenic University (IHU), Greece. In the past he has served as the Director of the Computing Systems, Security and Networks (CSSN) Research Lab and as the Vice Dean for the Faculty of Science and Technology. He is a Visiting Fellow in the Faculty of Science & Technology, at Bournemouth University, UK. In the past he served as Visiting Professor and Distinguished Researcher in prestigeous Universities like University of Toronto (Canada), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China) and University Pierre and Marie Curie (France).   Dr. Chatzimisios participates as a researcher and scientific officer in many European and national research and development projects. He is/has been involved in several standardization and IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) activities serving to the IEEE 5G Initiative, the ComSoc Standards Development Board, the ComSoc Standards Program Development Board and the IEEE ComSoc Education Services Board. He is also very active in IEEE activities such as serving as Member of IEEE ComSoc Education & Training Board (2015-today), Chair of the Communication Chapter of the IEEE Greece Section, Chair (Vice-Chair during 2018-2019, Secretary during 2016-2017) of the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee in Information Infrastructure and Networking (TCIIN), Vice Chair of the Emerging Technical Subcommittee on Big Data (TSCBD), Secretary of the IEEE Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks (TCCN) (during 2012-2014) and being the Founder/Counselor for the IEEE Student Branch of ATEITHE.   For more than 15 years he has been a member and/or Chairman of the Scientific/Steering/Organizing Committee of hundreds of international conferences and Founder/Organizer/Co-Chair for many Workshops which are co-allocated with major IEEE conferences. He was recently appoointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Standards E-Magazine (eZine) and he holds editorial board positions for several journals published by IEEE (such as IEEE Network, IEEE Communication Standards Magazine, IEEE Wireless Communication Magazine, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Access, IEEE Communication Letters) and other publishing houses. In the past he was the Director during 2014-2016 (co-Director during 2012-2014) for the E-Letter of the IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Communications (MMTC).   He is the author/editor of 8 books and more than 140 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters on the topics of topics of performance evaluation and standardization activities of mobile/wireless communications, Internet of Things, 4th Industrial Revolution, security and vehicular networking. His published research work has received more than 4300 citations (H-index 32) by other researchers. He is regularly invited for talks, tutorials and seminars on topics related to his research interests.   Dr. Chatzimisios received his Ph.D. from Bournemouth University (UK) (2005) and his B.Sc. from Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki (Greece) (2000). *Note* : After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. *All participants will receive a participation certificate after the webinar.*

Spectrum 2020, International Students' Conference on Current Advancements in Science & Technology organised by Department of Basic Science & Humanities, IEM Kolkata in collaboration with Society of Physics Students (SPS) Chapter, American Institute of Physics from 9th to 11th October 2020. Inaugural Session addressed by Prof. Dr. Satyajit Chakraborti (President,IEM-UEM Group and Chancellor, UEM), Prof. Dr. Satyajit Chakraborti (Director, IEM-UEM Group), Prof. Amlan Kusum Nayak (Principal, IEM Kolkata), Prof. Arun Kumar Bar (Dean Engg., IEM KOLKATA), Prof. Prabir Kumar Das (HOD, Basics Science and Humanities, IEM KOLKATA) and other dignitaries. #IEM #spectrum2020 [gallery ids="8032,8033,8034,8035,8036"]

IEM-UEM in Association with SMART Society, USA_ invites all Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff to register for and attend IEM/UEM *FOREIGN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE*.   *Speaker* : *Dr Fausto Pedro Garcia,* , Full Professor at Castilla-La Mancha University, *Spain*   *Date* : 08 th October, 2020   *Time* : 500 PM (IST), 12:30 PM (BST)   *Topic* : "Artificial Intelligence and Energy"   *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2400247487644368651   *Short Biography*: Dr. Fausto Pedro García works at UCLM as Full Professor (Accredited as Full Professor from 2013), Spain, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, UK, Lecturer at the Postgraduate European Institute, and he has been Senior Manager in Accenture (2013-2014). He obtained his European PhD with a maximum distinction. He has been distinguished with the prices: Advancement Prize for Management Science and Engineering Management Nominated Prize (2018), First International Business Ideas Competition 2017 Award (2017); Runner (2015), Advancement (2013) and Silver (2012) by the International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM); Best Paper Award in the international journal of Renewable Energy (Impact Factor 3.5) (2015). He has published more than 150 papers (65 % ISI, 30% JCR and 92% internationals), some recognized as: “Renewable Energy” (as “Best Paper 2014”); “ICMSEM” (as “excellent”), “Int. J. of Automation and Computing” and “IMechE Part F: J. of Rail and Rapid Transit” (most downloaded), etc. He is author and editor of 25 books (Elsevier, Springer, Pearson, Mc-GrawHill, Intech, IGI, Marcombo, AlfaOmega,…), and 5 patents. He is Editor of 5 Int. Journals, Committee Member more than 40 Int. Conferences. He has been Principal Investigator in 4 European Projects, 5 National Projects, and more than 150 projects for Universities, Companies, etc. His main interest are: Artificial Intelligence, Maintenance, Management, Renewable Energy, Transport, Advanced Analytics, Data Science. He is being expert in the European Union in AI4People (EISMD), and ESF.     *Note* : After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. *All participants will receive a participation certificate after the webinar.*

Sohang Sengupta, student of 4th year, CSE department, IEM Kolkata was invited by Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce & Trade in the event, "Netherlands India Business Meet 2020", as a speaker. They wanted to showcase *ZeroDollarSecurity*, a start-up by Sohang Sengupta, as a case study this year. The report has been published in *THE ECONOMIC TIMES*. #iem #achievement #pressrelease  

Department of Computer Science and Application, IEM Kolkata had organised "Motivational Guest Lectures" on 6/10/20 from 12 to 2 PM by Mr. Sandeep Sengupta, CISA, certified ethical hacker, Lead Auditor. #IEM #webinar

Team Cygnus - SAE- IEM collegiate club has become winner in 2 of the 5 categories in *Efficycle 2020 (Organized by SAE India)* winning cash awards.   *Our club is the only collegiate Club to do so in the Eastern India In Last 5 years.*   Over all the team is expected to be in top 5 out of 70 teams in Efficycle 2020   This year the SAE IEM collegiate club also got Sponsorship from Solidworks and Ansys.. #IEM #collegiateclub #achievement [gallery ids="8016,8017,8018"]

ASME IEM organised a painting competition as *ART-O-MANIA*, for all the participants with *Topics such as:* 1. Swacch Bharat Abhiyan 2. Health and hygiene 3. Impact of Coronavirus in our society 4. Daily activities in view of social distancing. The winner of Art-o-mania is *Rakshit Sahoo (University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata)* *Category-I Winner*- *Vritti Rajnesh ( J H Tarapore School, Jharkhand)* *Category-II Winner*- *Rajesh Kumar (Patna Science College, Bihar)* Congratulations to all the winners. #IEM #event #winners