IEEE Karnataka Young Engineers’ Humanitarian Challenge 2009 was the first attempt made by IEEE Bangalore Section to direct the students’ creativity toward recognizing the challenges of humanity, and apply technology in overcoming them. This program was supported and sponsored by IEEE Foundation. In this maiden venture, student teams from 5 colleges of Karnataka were funded to implement their proposed projects and were exhibited during the IEEE Bangalore Section Annual General body Meeting 2010 at Bangalore.
Committee:
IEEE Bangalore Section Chairman: K Ramakrishna
Chairperson: Dr. Deepa Shenoy- Professor, University Viswesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
Judges:
Dr Debabrata Das, IITB
Dr. YVS Lakshmi
Dr. R.V. Sivareddy, Venkateshwara college of Engineering
Convener: Mr. Kartik Kulkarni – Novellus Systems, Bangalore
Projects:
1) Electronic Blind Mobility Aid
College: BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
Students: Ramya Varama, Shrividya P Adiga
2) UAV for Search and Rescue, Border Surveillance (Winners)
College: B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli.
Students: Sagar Medikeri, Shravan Kemtur, Reshma Desai, Vikas Vaddin,
3) Assistive Mobility Aids For Visually Impaired People
College: M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Students: Bns Kishan Choubay, Rahul M, Ramya S D
4) GSM controlled irrigation system for farmers
College: P E S College of Engineering, Mandya
Students: Preethi Shekar. S VIII Sem EC, Vinay Prasad. M VIII Sem EC, Chiraag P Hiremath VI Sem Mech, Harsha G VI Sem CS, Vineeth Kumar Jain VIII Sem EC, Ramesh VIII Sem EC, Yogananda VIII Sem EC.
5) An advance method of augmenting efficiency and energy conservation by introducing converter
College: Manipal Institute of Technology. Manipal
Student: Vikash Singh
