Activities of the IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter (IEEE Madras Section, Region 10) during the year 2008

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1 Activities of the IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter (IEEE Madras Section, Region 10) during the year 2008 IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter is pleased report that a total of 44 events were organized during the year It collaborated with Computer Society of India, IEEE Madras Section, IEEE PES, IEEE TMC, IEEE COMSOC, IEEE PELS, CICC Singapore, CIO Magazine, CNBC-TV18, Biztech2.com, DELNET and a no. of host institutions (universities and engineering and arts & science colleges) and companies in organizing these events. All the events were well attended and appreciated by the participants. Talks & Panel Discussions: A CIO Focus meeting on Storage was organized on Friday, 4th April A panel discussion on the topic Homogeneous versus Heterogeneous Storage Infrastructure was a part of this programme. A talk on 29 th April 2008 on Enhance Your IT Skills and Career at Singapore by Dr. Venkat Ramanathan from the Institute of System Sciences, National University of Singapore was organized for the benefit of student and professionals who would like to enhance their career opportunities. A CIO Focus meeting on Enterprise Infrastructure was organized on 21 st May A panel discussion on the topic Can CIOs stop paying the IT complexity tax? was a part of this programme. An open forum meeting on Work Related Stress on 5 th Jun The lead speaker was Dr EA Campbell President, British Psychological Society, Head of Section of Psychological Medicine Division of Community Based Sciences, University of Glasgow Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow. Others include: Ms. Saundarya Rajesh, Chief Executive, Avtar Career Creators, Prof. E.S. Krishnamoorthy, Director Neurosciences India Group (NSIG), Neurologist & Neuropsychiatrist, Nithya H.M, clinical psychologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Voluntary Health Association, and Thadeus Alphonso, clinical social worker. Monthly Technical meeting on the topic Personal Security and Privacy on the Web by Dr. Prabhaker Mateti, Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE, Wright State University, Ohia, USA was organized on 19 th Jul A CIO Focus meeting on Security was organized on 23 rd Jul A panel discussion on the topic Which is more essential compliance, security or operability? was a part of this programme. Presentation on IT Governance by Mr. N.S.N. Pillai, Head Risk Management & Information Security at Ashok Leyland and the President of ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 8 th Aug Presentation on Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT), an IT governance framework by Mr. R. Vittal Raj, Chartered Accountant & Director Certification, ISACA Chennai Chapter on 8 th Aug A presentation on IPTV Internet Protocol Television by Mr. A. Ganesan, Past Chairman IETE & Dy. General Manager, BSNL (Retd.). was organized on 30 th Aug Talk on Trends in Computer Architectures on Saturday, 15 th Nov 2008 by Prof. B. Govindarajulu, Dean (IT), Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai. Talk on Open Source: myths, facts and opportunities by Mr. Jordi Mas, Director of Community Development, Openbravo (Open ERP Company) on 17 th Dec Talk on Open Source Community Development by Mr. Rajesh Iyer, Vice President, IT, Essentia Soft Solutions on 17 th Dec Talk on E-procurement & Material Management in Railways by Mr. B. Srinivasan, Sr. EDP Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai on 27 th Dec Workshops: At CDAC, Chennai a two day workshop on Linux Desktop and System Administration was organized during 22 & 23 January A Two-day workshop on Open Source Software Development using Apache, MySQL, PHP and their Applications was conducted during 23-24, Jan 2008 at the School of Computing Sciences of VIT University, Vellore. A Workshop on Linux Internals, FOSS & Ruby on Rails was held on 23rd and 24th Jan 2008 at Technology Park, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. A one day workshop on the theme All Round Testing: State of ART in Software Testing was jointly organized at Chennai on 22 nd Feb 2008 to highlight the growing importance of testing and to provide a unique platform to address the multi-dimensional aspects of Software Testing spanning management commitment, process innovation, advances in technology and Human Resources implications. Conferences / Seminars: A national conference on Education & Research (ConfER ) with the theme ICT as the key Enabler for Innovation and Growth was organized during March 2008 by the School of Computing Sciences, VIT University, Vellore. A national conference on VLSI, Embedded Systems and Signal Processing (NCVESCOM 08) during 8-9, May 2008 was organised in association with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Missions University. 1

2 National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2008 was organized on the theme Digital Futures: strategies for developing world class libraries by DELNET - Developing Library Network at Karunya University, Coimbatore from November 4-7, 2008 One day seminar on Leveraging Information Infrastructure for Business Growth on 16 th Dec 2008 Guest Speaker Talks / Tutorials / Handsons / Faculty Interactions: by Dr. Prabhaker Mateti, Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE, Wright State University, Ohia, USA. Talk on Everything you should know about LINUX on 16 th Jul 2008 at Easwari Engg. College, Chennai. Talk on Personal Security and Privacy on the Web on 17 th Jul 2008 at Aarupadai Veedu Inst. Of Technology, Chennai. Talk on Everything you should know about Linux on 18 th Jul 2008 at Rajalakshmi Engg. College, Chennai. Hands on session on Creating Live USB on 18 th Jul 2008 at Rajalakshmi Engg. College, Chennai. Talk on Software without Security Holes on 19 th Jul 2008 at RMK & RMD College of Engg, Chennai. Interaction with the faculty members on The need for a change in learning methodology and research opportunities on 19 th Jul 2008 at RMK & RMD College of Engg, Chennai. Talk on Everything you need to know about Linux on 24 th Jul 2008 at KLN College of Engineering at Madurai. Talk on Everything you should know about Linux on 25 th Jul 2008 at National Engineering College, Kovilpatti. Talk on Cluster Computing using LINUX on 26 th Jul 2008 at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. Talk on Importance of Linux on 30 th Jul 2008 at The Kavery Engineering College, Mecheri, Salem. Inaugural Address on Trends in Computing at the inauguration of the Computer Science Associations on 31 st Jul 2008 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts & Science, Tiruchengode. Talk on Everything You Should Know About Linux on 22 nd Aug 2008 at Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Talk on Cluster Computing With Linux on 22 nd Aug 2008 at Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Student related activities: Carte Blanche 08 an exclusive event for and on Free and Open source Technologies, aimed at creating awareness on OSS was held at Chennai on 1 st & 2 nd Mar 2008 and was organized by the Computer Association of MIT (Madras Inst. of Technology), Anna Univ. A national level technical symposium, Resonance 08 was organized during 4 th & 5 th of March 2008 at VIT University, Vellore. Resonance 08 hosted 16 events covering every branch of the engineering sciences, from robotics to mechanical sciences, from artificial intelligence to a virtual maze. A one day seminar on Software Engineering Process Models was organized at Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai on 11 th Sep Mr. Mohan Sidhan, CEO, Vyosoft Solutions Pvt Ltd was the presenter. A Seminar on Overview of J2EE Technologies was held on 22 nd August, 2008 at Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai. The key speaker was Mr. A. Muruganantham, Manager, Hexavarsity, Hexavare Technologies Limited. Report by: Mr. H.R. Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS Madras Chapter, R10 IEEE Madras Section & Associate VP (Systems), The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Chennai , India hrmohan@gmail.com :: :: Management Committee of IEEE CS Faculty Development Programme on Personal Security and Privacy on the Web on 31 st Jul 2008 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts & Science, Tiruchengode. Talk on Everything You Should Know About Linux on 1 st Aug 2008 at Kongu Engineering College, Erode. Talk on All About Linux on 2 nd Aug 2008 at Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. Tutorial on open source software on 20 th Aug 2008 at VIT University, Vellore. Talk on The Computer, Society and You on 20 th Aug 2008 at VIT University, Vellore. Talk on Booting Linux through USB on 21 st Aug 2008 at Dept. Computer Science and Engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. The activities of the IEEE CS Madras Chapter during the year 2008 were managed by a Management Committee consisting of the following: Mr. H. R. Mohan, The Hindu, Chennai. Dr. Sheila Anand, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai. Mr. T.N.C. Venkatarangan, Vishwak Solutions, Chennai. Mr. G. Kulanthaivel, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chennai. Mr. H.R. Vishwakarma, VIT Univ., Vellore. While Mr. Mohan held the post of Chairman, Dr. Sheila Anand looked after the roles of the Treasurer. For the year 2009, the same team is continuing. 2

3 Workshop on Linux Desktop and System Administration atcdac, Chennai Keynote address by Mr.S.Mahalingam, CFO, TCS at the workshop on Software Testing CIO Focus on Storage Conference on Education &Research National Conference on VLSI, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing and Comunication Technologies Open Forum on Work Related Stress CIO Focus on Enterprise Infrastructure Talk on Enhance Your IT Skills and Career at Singapore 3

4 CIO Focus on Security Technical Meeting on Personal Security and Privacy on the Web Felicitation at the talk on Software without Security Holes at RMK Engg College Talk on Everything you should know about LINUX at Easwari Engg College Talk on Cluster Computing using LINUX at Mepco Schlenk Engg College. Keynote address on Trends in Computing at K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts &Science Dr. Prabhaker at Pondicherry Univ Presentation on IT Governance by Mr.N.S.N. Pillai 4

5 Presentation on COBIT, anitgovernance framework by Mr. R. Vittal Raj Presentation on Internet Protocol Television National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2008 Talk on Trends in Computer Architectures Seminar on Leveraging Information Infrastructure for Business Growth" Talk on Open Source: myths, facts and opportunities by Mr. Jordi Mas Talk on Open Source Community Development by Mr. Rajesh Iyer Talk on E-procurement &Material Management in Railways by Mr. B. Srinivasan 5