News & Achievements

On 19th September 2020, student members of 'Society of data science(S4DS)- IEM student chapter' had attended an online interactive sessions from 11am-1:10pm. Topic:Basics of Python(In today’s session speaker discussed the concepts of Object oriented programming, stack, class, object, pop, push in python).It was the continuation of previous week’s lecture session on “Python”. Speaker:Dr. Amol Goje Amol C. Goje has served as a Director, VIIT, Baramati, Pune for last 19 Years. He has a total of over Twenty Five years of experience in the field of Information and Computer Technology (ICT). Dr. Amol’s main area of interest is to work for underprivileged people in the rural part of India and his noteworthy innovation is Computer Mobile Van, which are economically sustainable to the rural schools and colleges. He has done lot of research work in Information Technology and its application for rural community.He is key player in setting up the Community Training and Learning Centers (CTLC) in Maharashtra, to provide Computer Training to the women from the Self Help groups (SHG).He was also a member of the Planning Commission, Government of India in Information Technology division Dr. Amol has received (i)Ashoka Fellow award in the year 2002. (ii)Marathwada Bhushan Award for spreading the IT education to the masses. (iii)Manthan (AIF) award successively for two years in Year 2005 and 2006. (iv)“Maharashtra IT award (IT HRD) in 2008. (v)President of Community Radio Association (CRA) of India. [gallery ids="7963,7964"]

*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** : Prof. Thilo Stadelmann, ZHAW School of Engineering in *Winterthur, Switzerland,* and the scientific *director* of ZHAW digital. *Topic:* "Overview of what AI is & how DL works" *Date*: 18th September, 2020 *Time*: 5:00 PM (IST) *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5983467920810946831 *Short biography* : Thilo Stadelmann is professor of computer science at the ZHAW School of Engineering in *Winterthur, Switzerland* , and the scientific director of ZHAW digital. He received his Ph.D. from *Marburg University, Germany* , in 2010 for his research in multimedia analysis and voice recognition, and worked in different engineering and leadership roles within the automotive industry for several years. His current research focuses on applications of deep learning to diverse kinds of pattern recognition tasks on audio and visual data from the medical and industrial domain, where robustness and interpretability are key. Thilo is the co-founder and former head of the ZHAW Data Science Laboratory, board member and co-founder of the Swiss Alliance for Data-Intensive Services and a Fellow of the ECLT European Centre for Living Technology in Venice, Italy. *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.*

ISHRAE IEM student chapter in collaboration with West Bengal ECBC cell, Government of West Bengal presenting webinar on Daylighting simulation software exposure & ECBC compliance for daylighting on the occasion of Viswakarma puja for Energy conservation awareness to all student members.

*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* : Prof. Benjamin Sovacool *Topic:* “ Contextualizing the Covid-19 pandemic for a carbon-constrained world: Insights for sustainability transitions, energy justice, and research methodology" *Date*: 15 th September, 2020 *Time*: 5:00 PM (IST), 12:30 pm (GBT) *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7477231432958263567 *Short Bio* of Speaker:* **Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is Director of Sussex Energy Group and Professor of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, Lead Author of the* Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), and an Advisor on Energy to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation in Brussels, Belgium.* He has played a leadership role in winning collaborative research grants worth more than $22.2 million in directly managed funds, including those from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program of Denmark, the Danish Council for Independent Research, and the European Commission. In the United Kingdom, he has served as a Principal Investigator on projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. He is the recipient of multiple national and international awards and honors, including the “Distinguished Graduate Alumni Achievement Award” from his Alma Mater Virginia Tech, the 2019 USERN Prize for his work on "Social Justice in an Era of Climate Change and Energy Scarcity," the “Dedication to Justice Award” given by the American Bar Association, and a “Distinguished Visiting Energy Professorship” at the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School. With much coverage of his work in the international news media, he is one of the most highly cited global researchers on issues bearing on controversies in energy and climate policy. *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.*

_Worried about how things go in the Corporate World?_ Hear it from the Eminent Personalities from the Industry itself.   *IEM Toastmasters Club* brings the First Episode of *#IndustrialConnect* where you get the chance of interacting with people from the Industry and get your queries answered by them.   Our *Speaker* for _Episode 1_ :   *Rahul Maheshwari* _• Solutions Engineer – Cloud Architect at GOOGLE_ _• YouTuber_ _• Founder at Linux Socials_   To be *Hosted* by :   *TM Shweta Bharti*, _Secretary, IEM Toastmasters Club_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Date* : 15th September, 2020, Tuesday *Time* : 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm *Meeting Link* : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84489690712?pwd=WmpmMmM5b1BmMHZ3NFE0NmRQQjhrdz09 *Meeting ID* : 844 8969 0712 *Passcode* : 105667 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   _Join us for an interactive and insightful session and grab the chance of connecting with Industry._

*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* : Prof. Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples Federico II, Italy   *Topic:* “ The Future is Now! Robotics, AI and Automation"   *Date*: 14 th September, 2020   *Time*: 5:00 PM (IST)   *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1251109401723344399   *Short Bio* of Speaker:*   Professor Bruno Siciliano is *Director* of the Interdepartmental Center for Advances in RObotic Surgery *(ICAROS)* , as well as Coordinator of the Laboratory of Robotics Projects for Industry, Services and Mechatronics ( *PRISMA Lab* ), at University of Naples Federico II. He is Honorary Professor at Óbuda University, where he holds the Kálmán Chair. Fellow of the scientific societies *IEEE, ASME, IFAC* , he received numerous international prizes and awards, and he was *President of the IEEE Robotics* and Automation Society from 2008 to 2009. Since 2012 he is on the Board of *Directors of the European Robotics Association* . He has delivered more than 150 keynotes and has published more than 300 papers and 7 books. His *book “Robotics* ” is among the most adopted academic texts worldwide, while his edited volume “ *Springer Handbook of Robotics* ” received the highest recognition for scientific publishing: 2008 PROSE Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics. His research team got more than 20 projects funded by the *European Union for a total grant of 14 M€* in the last ten years, including an Advanced Grant from the European.   *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.*

On 12th September 2020 student members of 'Society of data science(S4DS)- IEM student chapter' had attended an online interactive sessions from 11am-1:20pm. Topic:Basics of Python(In today’s session he discussed the concepts of functional programming in python, Object oriented programming in python and the concept of abstraction).It was the continuation of previous week’s lecture session on “Python”. Speaker:Dr. Amol Goje Amol C. Goje has served as a Director, VIIT, Baramati, Pune for last 19 Years. He has a total of over Twenty Five years of experience in the field of Information and Computer Technology (ICT). Dr. Amol’s main area of interest is to work for underprivileged people in the rural part of India and his noteworthy innovation is Computer Mobile Van, which are economically sustainable to the rural schools and colleges. He has done lot of research work in Information Technology and its application for rural community.He is key player in setting up the Community Training and Learning Centers (CTLC) in Maharashtra, to provide Computer Training to the women from the Self Help groups (SHG).He was also a member of the Planning Commission, Government of India in Information Technology division Dr. Amol has received (i)Ashoka Fellow award in the year 2002. (ii)Marathwada Bhushan Award for spreading the IT education to the masses. (iii)Manthan (AIF) award successively for two years in Year 2005 and 2006. (iv)“Maharashtra IT award (IT HRD) in 2008. (v)President of Community Radio Association (CRA) of India. [gallery ids="7937,7938,7939"]  

Congratulations to IEM for successfully conducting the International lecture series on language and literature. #iemkolkata #internationallectureseries

*Day 3 of International Lecture Series on Language and Literature*:   *Dr. Oksana Afitska, Lecturer, TESOL, Lancaster University, UK* delivered her mesmerizing talk on *Pedagogical Translanguaging*.   Please find below the registration link and the YouTube Channel link for your reference:   *Registration link:* https://forms.gle/xyQvq4273dKthrKK9   *Youtube Channel Link:* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3o5d8j03YcqQ8vPbTG-mA   All are welcome!!! [gallery ids="7928,7929,7930"]