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NEWSLETTER
August 2022
EditionChief Editor: M. Arslan Shahid

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Contents
Editorial Staff Newsletter Committee, IEEE Lahore Section ..................................................................................... 4
Welcome Message by Chair, IEEE Lahore Section .................................................................................................. 5
Welcome Message by Vice Chair, IEEE Lahore Section .......................................................................................... 6
Welcome Message by Newsletter Chair, IEEE Lahore Section ............................................................................... 7
History of IEEE Lahore Section ....................................................................................................................... 8
Section's Executive Committee 2021-22 ................................................................................................. 10
Membership and Student Chapters Statistics ....................................................................................... 11
Chapters and Affinity Groups.......................................................................................................................... 12
Events Highlights IEEE Lahore Section ................................................................................................................. 13IEEE Orientation.......................................................................................................................................................... 13IEEE Orientation.......................................................................................................................................................... 13IEEE Lhr. Section Iftar ................................................................................................................................................. 13
SAC STARS Team ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Learn and Earn with Gaming ..................................................................................................................................... 14IEEE Orientation.......................................................................................................................................................... 14
SAC Stars Meetup ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Signature Events IEEE Lahore Section .................................................................................................................. 15IEEE Lahore Section AGM 2021 .................................................................................................................................. 15IEEE Pakistan Student/YP/WIE/Student Congress 2022 ........................................................................................... 21
ICTN ASIA – Pakistan Tech Festival 2022 ................................................................................................................... 32
Activities by Technical Society Chapters, IEEE Lahore Section ................................................................................. 37
IEEE ComSoc Lahore Section ...................................................................................................................................... 37
A summit on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication 2022 .......................... 37
Activities by Affinity Groups, IEEE Lahore Section ............................................................................ 40
IEEE Women in Engineering Lahore Section .............................................................................................................. 40
Tech Tehwar 2.0 ............................................................................................................................................... 40
The Web Summit 3.0 ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Activities by Student Branches, IEEE Lahore Section ...................................................................... 44
IEEE UOL Student Branch ........................................................................................................................................... 44
An IEEE YP Funded Seminar Modern Trends to Regulate the Output Frequency throughPower Electronic Converters ........................................................................................................................ 44
IEEE ITU Student Branch............................................................................................................................................. 47

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IEEEXtreme 15.0 Winners............................................................................................................................. 47
Technical Columns ............................................................................................................................................... 48
Understanding Research Methods ............................................................................................................................ 48
Losing Blue Skies – A Report on the Air pollution Crisis in the Metropolitan City of Lahore .................................. 52
Internet of Things and Internet of Medical Things (Everything thing that can be automated will be automated)54
Awards & Achievements ................................................................................................................................... 56
Conferences ............................................................................................................................................................. 57

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Editorial Staff Newsletter Committee, IEEE Lahore Section
Newsletter Committee, IEEE Lahore Section

Chief Editor
Muhammad Arslan Shahid
Lecturer, QEC Coordinator, and Program Team Member, The University of Lahore
Branch Counselor, Adviser, RAS, and Chair, SIGHT, IEEE UOL Student BranchNewsletter Chair and Public Relations Officer WIE, IEEE Lahore Section
arslanshahid226@ieee.org

Editors
Muhammad Hammad (Editor & Graphic Designer)
IEEE NFC Student Branch

Muzammil Navid (Editor)
IEEE PTUT Student Branch4

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Welcome Message by Chair, IEEE Lahore Section
Chair, IEEE Lahore Section

I welcome you all who are reading the first edition of
the IEEE Lahore Section. As you may know, the IEEE
was established back in 1884 in the USA. Currently, it
has around 4,00,000 members around the world, withmore than 50% of its membership outside the USA.
Worldwide IEEE is divided into 10 geographic regions.
We are in Region 10 (R 10). R 10 is further divided into
60 Sections, with three in Pakistan, namely, Lahore,
Karachi, and Islamabad Sections. The Lahore Section is
one of the oldest in the region, it was established in
1968.
The current executive committee (ExCom) of the IEEE
Lahore Section is for the term 2021-22. Lahore is a
vibrant Section, having 2 subsections, 4 affinity groups, 5 society chapters, and 2 joint
chapters.
Dr. Amjad Hussain

Our student branch (SB) count has reached 40. It is comforting to note that student branchchapters of many IEEE societies are actively formed in many of the SBs.
It is an immense pleasure to express my feelings after going through amazing humanitarian
initiatives taken by our Student branches and section volunteers. Students and technicalchapters in cooperation are organizing wonderful and unique technical activities which wererecognized by IEEE Societies and MGA. The section office bearers of societies and the Affinity
group play a great role in promoting research and technical activities in Pakistan too.
Please feel free to write to me and my team your suggestions for improving the activities,
reach, membership retention, and growth rate of the Section, as well as the Section website.
Your active participation is asking for Section and Subsection programs. Altogether, we hopeto have an exciting time with many possibilities for professional supplementations.

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Welcome Message by Vice Chair, IEEE Lahore Section
Vice Chair, IEEE Lahore Section

Kashif Bashir

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I would like to thank the members of the IEEE Lahore
Section for their confidence in me to serve as Vice
Chair for 2021-2022. IEEE Lahore Section was founded
in 1968 and is the region's most active and oldest
Section. I began volunteering for IEEE in 2015. I am thefounder of the region 10 IEEE COMSOC Summer School
Program. This year, we have ambitious objectives formembership expansion, IEEE-sponsored conferences,roles for women in engineering, organizing a mini
POCO,
IEEE
LahoreCongress,
technical
seminars/summits, technology-focused workshops,
student competitions, and distinguished lecturer
programs. I shall do my best to match the expectationsof IEEE Lahore Section members.

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Welcome Message by Newsletter Chair, IEEE Lahore Section
Newsletter Chair, IEEE Lahore Section

I am pleased to welcome you to this 1st edition of theNewsletter of the IEEE Lahore Section. Congratulations to theIEEE Lahore Section Newsletter team for producing this edition.
We have tried to include the main events and activities held by
and under the IEEE Lahore Section with maximum details andrelevant photos.
We have included the history of the IEEE Lahore Section since
its birth as many may not be familiar with its journey from thestart. Section’s executive committee 2021-2022 is also
introduced along with their designations.
Highlights of some of the events organized by the IEEE Lahore
Section are added to this edition. Three signature events withmaximum details are published. Activities by the technicalMuhammad Arslan Shahidsociety chapters under the IEEE Lahore Section are also added.
Three technical columns are written by the IEEE
members/graduate student member to add value to the document. Awards won by volunteers in Lahore
Sections are also showcased. This edition also displays the Call for Papers of the three conferences whose
MOUs are signed with the IEEE Lahore Section for its technical co-sponsorship. Researchers and authors arewelcome to submit their authentic research.
I strongly recommend you to read this newsletter entirely to see and appreciate the efforts of the volunteer
made under the IEEE Lahore Section.
All the professionals, executives, students, and volunteers are welcome to share the content to publish in
the next edition of the IEEE Lahore Section’s Newsletter. Content can be shared via email toarslanshahid226@ieee.org. Also please share your comments and suggestions via email.

Thank you and Kind Regards,
Newsletter Chair, IEEE Lahore Section

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History of IEEE Lahore Section
Since 1968

Since 1947 when Pakistan was created, with two wings, East & West Pakistan, there were acouple of members of IEEE located in this area. Up to 1968, more than one hundred members
were residing in both East & West Pakistan. More in West Pakistan especially in the town of
Lahore, the capital of West Pakistan, a central place of Electrical activities. Lahore is also the
Head Office of the Water and Power Development Authority, the biggest utility company inthe country. The IEEE members residing in Lahore felt the need of having a common forum
for arranging technical meetings and seminars to increase their technical knowledge.
In accordance with IEEE by-laws collection of petitions for establishing a Pakistan Section was
taken in hand. Since members of IEEE were scattered all over the country it took quite sometime to collect the requisite number of petitions from IEEE members. The entire process ofcollecting petitions and submitting them to the Head Office was carried out for a couple ofmonths by WAPDA’s Director Mr. I.D Arshad and an American expatriate engineer Mr. Larner,
who later on became a Fellow of the IEEE. Therefore, a special resolution was approved forthe establishment of the Pakistan Section in 1968. Then Mr. I.D. Arshad was appointed as
Chairman of the Section on an ad-hoc basis to conduct elections for the officers of theSection. As a result of the elections, Mr. S.M. Akbari became the first Chairman of the Section
for the year 1969.
Framing of the constitution of the Pakistan Section was then taken up which was approvedby the Regional Director and IEEE Executive Committee in 1970. With the establishment of
the Section in this country, many benefits started accruing to the members living in this area.
Technical meetings were regularly held almost every month at which papers were
contributed by prominent engineering and IEEE members. To encourage the enrolment of
new members it was resolved by the Pakistan Section for allowing them the facility of
payment of part of their dues in rupees – IEEE Headquarters agreed to accept but 10% of theannual dues in local currency. This amount was used in turn by the local section to meet theexpenses of arranging technical meetings, and seminars and for conducting a membership
publicity campaign.
Incidentally, Pakistan Section became one of the pioneer Sections in Region-10.
Mr. S.M. Akbari remained Chairman of the Section up to 1972.
In 1973, Mr. S.M. Vehra was elected Chairman to succeed Mr. Akbari who remained in thisposition for about six years after repeated elections. The Region-10 Committee proposed anamendment to the PAKISTAN Section Constitution restricting the tenure of office of theSection to a maximum of three years which amendment was accepted by the Pakistan
Section and provided as such in the Constitution.

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In 1978, Mr. I.D. Arshad was elected Chairman of the Section when the total membership of
the Section was increased to 135. This number had gone much below the 100th mark after
the separation of East Pakistan in the early seventies when Bangladesh was created. Due toextra efforts put in by the officers of the Section and active support given by Director Region10 the membership campaign was further speeded up.
During this period members residing in Karachi, a big port city in Pakistan petitioned to form
a sub-section which was accepted. Karachi sub-section was formed on May 22, 1978. Due tothe untiring efforts and dedication of Mian S. Hasan, previous Vice-Chairman, Secretary, andTreasurer of Pakistan Karachi sub-section was raised to Section level on July 17, 1982, with76 members. Dr. R.E. Larson the President of IEEE formally inaugurated Karachi Section. A
student branch at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore was also inaugurated
by him in 1982. In Dr. Larson’s remarks, he rightly mentioned Mr. Hasan as the godfather ofthe Karachi and Pakistan Section.

The IEEE Islamabad Sub-Section was founded on August 5, 1998, at the conference hall of the
Pakistan Engineering Council, Islamabad – the scenic capital of Pakistan. In this inaugural
meeting, Dr. Muhammad Akbar was elected its first chairman. Professor Muhammad
Zafrullah and Engr. Shahab Hussain were elected as secretary and assistant secretary
respectively.
Considering the need for more effective liaison with Professional and Student members,
Islamabad Section initiated the Peshawar Sub-Section. This would be associated with
Islamabad Section until its maturity to full Section Status.
Now Pakistan has three full sections, Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad, and one sub-section
Peshawar.
All of these sections are actively engaged in the engineering profession and are collaboratingwith other national professional institutions in arranging symposiums, technical lectures, andseminars of national importance.

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Section's Executive Committee 2021-22
IEEE Lahore Section

 Chair Dr. Amjad Hussain, Retired.
 Vice Chair Mr. Kashif Bashir, KICS UET Lahore Gen Sec Dr. Adnan Siddique, ITU
 Treasurer Mr. Shahid Zulfiqar, KICS UET
 Chair Student Activities Committee (SAC) M. Hamza Ihtisham, Industry
 Past Chair (Ex-Officio) Engr. Shazeb Rathore, Industry
 Chair Membership Development (MD) Committee Dr. Adeel Pasha, LUMS
 Chair Conferences Committee Dr. Waqar ul Quonain, PUCIT Punjab University
 Chair Awards and Recognitions Committee Dr. Ali Afzal Malik FAST
 Chair Professional Activities Committee Dr. M. Atif, UOL
 Chair Educational Activities Committee Mr. Ali Raza, GCU Lhr
 Facebook Admin Ms. Safoora Saleem, Industry
 Newsletter Chair Mr. Muhammad Arslan Shahid, UOL
 Member ExCom (SSR) Section Student Representative, Abdur Rehman, UET

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Membership and Student Chapters Statistics
IEEE Lahore Section

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Membership Grade

2021

Associate Member

4IEEE Student Member

334

149

IEEE Graduate Student Member

124

95

IEEE Member

240

161

IEEE Senior Member

49

46Life Senior

55Life Member

1

1

Total

757

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2020

Chapters and Affinity Groups
IEEE Lahore Section

ChaptersIEEE Communication SocietyIEEE Power & Energy SocietyIEEE Industry Applications SocietyIEEE Computer Society
Antennas and Propagation, Circuits and Systems,
Microwave Theory and Techniques and Solid-State Circuits Joint Societies Chapter

Joint ChaptersIEEE Robotics & Automation SocietyIEEE Control System Society

Affinity GroupsIEEE Women in Engineering
IEEE Young Professionals
IEEE Consultant Network
IEEE SIGHT

Sub-Sections
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12IEEE Bahawalpur Sub-Section
IEEE Faisalabad Sub-Section

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Events Highlights IEEE Lahore Section
IEEE Lahore Section

IEEE Orientation
Event Date: February 28, 2022
Venue: Forman Christian University, Lahore
Remarks: For the new batch, an IEEE orientation was prepared to introduce them to theorganization. how it can benefit them both academically and professionally. Because most of
their questions were addressed, students considered it to be intriguing.

IEEE Orientation
Event Date: March 8, 2022
Venue: Punjab Tianjin University of Technology, Lahore
Remarks: Dr. Muqeet from Punjab Tianjin University of Technology organized thisorientation. Students were very eager to learn about IEEE. We can only hope that they will
emerge as a new Student Branch.

IEEE Lhr. Section Iftar
Event Date: April 12, 2022
Venue: Gourmet Restaurant, Lahore
Remarks: Various proposals were addressed at a meeting of the IEEE Lahore section. and an
Iftar marked the conclusion of the conference.

SAC STARS Team
Event Date: April 21, 2022
Venue: Online
Remarks: SSR M. Abdul Rehman assembled a group to handle the management, editing, anddesign. This team's wide diversity is an intriguing aspect. Members of this team come fromseveral universities.

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Learn and Earn with Gaming
Event Date: May 25, 2022
Venue: Online
Remarks: This session was planned in conjunction with Game Train. It informs students about
the most recent developments in the video game business. More information, including how
students might pursue it as a profession

IEEE Orientation
Event Date: June 16, 2022
Venue: UET Narrowal
Remarks: This orientation was conducted by the UET narrow student group to provide a quick
insight into the new bees. The orientation was fantastic. the crew was competent and wellorganized.

SAC Stars Meetup
Event Date: July 6, 2022
Venue: UET Lahore
Remarks: In sha Allah, the Sac Stars meetup will take place on July 6, 2022. This meetup's
goal is to enable students to widen their networks. participation from team members andprofessionals.

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Signature Events IEEE Lahore Section
IEEE Lahore Section

IEEE Lahore Section AGM 2021
Event Date: February 19, 2022.
Venue: University of the Punjab, Lahore.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 of the IEEE Lahore Section was held on February
19, 2022, at the Seminar Hall, College of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of the
Punjab, Lahore. It
was attended byover 42 participants(including 39 IEEE
members). Prof. Dr.
Syed Amjad Hussain(Chair, IEEE Lahore
Section) joined theevent remotely (via video conferencing), as he was abroad for family commitments. On the
ground, he was represented by the Vice Chair IEEE Lahore Section, Mr. Kashif Bashir, who led
the event’s organization. Mr. Hamza Ihtasham, Chair of Section Student Activities Committee(SSAC) conducted the proceedings and requested Ms. Mehak Agha to take duties as stage
co-host. She officially started the meeting with the National Anthem of Pakistan.

Recitation from Holy Quran
Mr. Abdur Rehman recited a few verses from the Holy Quran.

Welcome speech by Dr. Azhar Naeem
Dr. Azhar Naeem, Director of theElectrical Engineering Department at
the University of Punjab, gave a welcome note to all theparticipants. Dr. A. Naeem graciously supported IEEE Lahore
Section in hosting this event on the university’s premises.

Welcome and introduction to IEEE Lahore Section
Dr. Syed Amjad Hussain, Chair of IEEE Lahore Section, was connected via video conferencing.
He welcomed all the meeting attendees on behalf of the Section and informed the audience
about the history of IEEE as well as the Section. He emphasized the role of IEEE in advancing
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technology for humanity. He also shared the organizational structure of the different
Organizational Units (OUs) in the IEEE Lahore Section as well as its two Subsections namely
the Faisalabad subsection and Bahawalpur subsection.

IEEE Lahore Section Annual Report by the Chair
On behalf of the Chair IEEE Lahore Section, Mr. Kashif Bashir,Vice Chair IEEE Lahore Section, presented the annual report for
the year 2021. Currently, IEEE Lahore Section has the following
OUs under its ambit:

IEEE Lahore OUs

CountIEEE Subsections

2

IEEE Lahore Section Chapters

5IEEE Lahore Section Joint Chapter

2IEEE Lahore Section Affinity Groups

4

IEEE Lahore Section Student Branches

42

IEEE Lahore Section Student Chapters

44

IEEE Lahore Section Student Affinity Groups

18

Total

117

The Vice-Chair also informed the attendees about the current status of active members inthe section for the year 2021, in comparison with 2020.
Membership Grade

2021

Associate Member

4IEEE Student Member

334

149

IEEE Graduate Student Member

124

95

IEEE Member

240

161

IEEE Senior Member

49

46Life Senior

55Life Member

1

1

Total

757

457

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2020

There is a 66% increase in membership, which is welcoming. However, 2020 had particularly
low memberships due to covid-19-related uncertainties. The increase in memberships in
2021 is indicative of returning to normalcy. The statistics related to various activities
conducted by the OUs in Lahore Section were also reported.
IEEE Lahore OUs

No. of Activities

IEEE Communication Society Lahore Section Chapter

6

IEEE Power Energy Society Lahore Section Chapter

4IEEE Industry Application Society Lahore Section
Chapter

5

IEEE Computer Society Lahore Section Chapter

2IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Lahore Chapter

1

IEEE Young Professionals Lahore Section Affinity Group

6IEEE Women in Engineering Lahore Section Affinity
Group
Total

100 Webinars
124

The glaring performance of the Women In Engineering (WIE) affinity group was hailed withthumping applause.
The various achievements and awards won by different individuals/OUs of the Section during
2020-2021 were also shared with the assembly, as under:
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Mr. Syed Tanweer Shah Bukhari was selected for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society(RAS) Developing Country Faculty Engagement Program 2020
University of South Asia Student Branch won $300 for the proposal submitted underIEEE R-10
EAC’s Call for Proposal For “Reaching Local Initiatives.
IEEE UCET-IUB won “IEEE Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award 2021”
IEEE UCET-IUB won “IEEE R10 Student Branch of the Month - July 2021”
The proposal "Awareness on Social Distancing Alert and System Implementation during
COVID'19” in response to the IEEE Region 10 & IEEE HAC Special Call for Proposals:
Addressing Local Needs During COVID Time has been accepted for funding of $450.
IEEE UCET-IUB won $600 Funding from IEEE YP Local Activity.
IEEE UCET-IUB won “$400 by IEEE Region 10 SAC MDLT Fund for "Leading my Branch
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●●IEEE COMSOC Student Competition○ Ms. Alina Munir, University of Engineering and Technology won COMSOC
Honorary Mention on her project “Diagnosis of Specific Phobic Anxiety Disorders
Using Virtual Reality Environment”.
○ Mr. Fahad Tanveer, University of Engineering and Technology won COMSOC
Honorary Mention on his project “Live Radar”.
Ms. Rida Zaniab and Saher Afshan won 4th Prize Globally in IEEE IAS CMD Humanitarian
Contest 2021.

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Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham won MGA IEEE Young Professional Achievement
Awards2021.

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Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham won the IEEE IAS Outstanding Young Member service
award
2021.

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Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham served on IEEE YP EMB Global Committee.
Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham served as IEEE IAS CMD Evaluation Committee
Member.

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The assembly congratulated the high achievers and award winners.

Annual reports of the OUs (ComSoc, SAC, WIE, Computer Society)
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Mr. Kashif Bashir, as Chair IEEE ComSoc Chapter, presented theannual report regarding the chapter’s technical activities.
Mr. Salheen Bakht, Gen. Sec. IEEE Computer Society Chapter
presented the annual report regarding the chapter’s technicalactivities.
Ms. Asma Sajid, past-Chair WIE Affinity group, presented theannual report regarding the group’s various activities. Ms. A. Sajid
also informed the assembly that the current Chair of the group is
Ms. Safoora Saleem (who was previously Gen. Sec. of the group).
Mr. Hamza Ihtasham presented the report to the Section’sStudent Activities Committee, and he also shared the different
IEEE-related opportunities for its members. The need formembership drives was emphasized.

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Dr. M. Gufran, Chair of IEEE Faisalabad Subsection, presented the subsection’s annual
report on various technical and non-technicalactivities.
Ms. Nosheen Khan, on behalf of the Chair IEEE
Bahawalpur
Subsection,
presented
thesubsection’s annual report of various technicaland non-technical activities.
Dr. Tanweer Shah Bukhari represented the IEEE RAS joint chapter
and presented the chapter’s activities and achievements. He
emphasized the importance of IEEE grants for faculty.

Address by Dr. Kamran Abid
Prof. Dr. Kamran Abid from the Institute of Electrical, Electronics andComputer Engineering, thanked IEEE Lahore Section ExCom. He waspleased to host this assembly on the University of Punjab’s premises.
He expressed his commitment to hosting and engaging with more IEEErelated activities/events in the university. He had to cut his address
short due to an emergency. He has presented a shield as a token of thanks by Mr. Shahzeb
Rathore, past Chair of IEEE Lahore Section.

Approval of the IEEE Lahore Section budget for the year 2022
Mr. Shahid Zulfiqar, the Treasurer of the IEEE Lahore Section,
presented the proposed budget for the year 2022 and opened thediscussion for any concerns. The WIE and YP affinity groups’ Chairsrequested an increase in funds. The matter was debated. Eventually,
the YP budget was increased by PKR. 5,000. WIE’s budget stood aspresented. There was no further debate, and the matter was closed. Details of the complete
budget breakdown are available with Mr. Shahid Zulfiqar, Treasurer IEEE Lahore Section, andcan be requested if required.

Keynote address & closing remarks by Dr. Waqar Mahmood
Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Director of KICS-UET Lahore, shared a brief
Introduction of the Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Sciences(KICS), UET Lahore, and its ongoing projects with different
organizations.

Address by Dr. Yasir Daniyal, Dean CS, UMT Lahore
Dr. Yasir Daniyal was requested to share with the assembly the benefits
and opportunities. He apprised the audience of the different aspects

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relevant to raising IEEE membership among the academic institutions of the Lahore region.

Address by Dr. Wajahat Qazi, COMSATS Lahore
Dr. Wajahat Qazi shared with the assembly his thoughts as anentrepreneur and academic, on the importance of industry-academic
linkages under IEEE.

The meeting ended with group photos with participants and dinner.

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IEEE Pakistan Student/YP/WIE/Student Congress 2022
Event Date: February 26-27, 2022
Venue: Royalton Hotel, Faisalabad

Introduction:
It was two days IEEE Pakistan
Congress where students from
KashmirtoKarachiparticipated. 1000+ students
from over 70 universities and40+ cities of Pakistan took partto make this historical
Congress. It was hosted by IEEE
Faisalabad Sub-Section and organized by the IEEE Faisalabad Sub-Section and IEEE Lahore
Section. This congress is now holding the record for the highest number of participants in any
IEEE Pakistan congress. More than 400 participants were from outside the universities of the
Faisalabad region. Participants were not only the students, there were Engineers, Doctors,
professors, and industrials also who participated in this historical IEEE Pakistan congress.
The university which had the highest number of participations from Faisalabad in thiscongress was UET Lahore Faisalabad campus, The University which had the highest numberof participations outside Faisalabad was Superior University Lahore. A huge number ofparticipations were from the IEEE Karachi section. IEEE Islamabad section showed goodparticipation as well.

Day 1
 Mian Idrees Chairman Sitaragroup talked Faisalabad
becoming the “Manchesterof Pakistan” and the way
textile boomed and also, he
addresses
about
theimportance of AcademiaIndustry Linkage, and how
universities lack industrial
standards. He intrigued the
fresh minds of youth thatthey could be the next Mian
Idrees of Pakistan. He also
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addressed the importance of Academia-Industry linkage and how our education
system lacks the practicality of Industrial work.
 Atif Munir Sheikh, President of
FCCI, talked about productincrement and investment
opportunities.
When
hestarted talking about how
technological advancements
have opened the way to a newworld of business, he justconquered the hearts of ouraudience. He also talked aboutIndustry-academia
collaboration which will help
both sectors in finding brilliant
professionals and job opportunities will be generated.
 Mr. Kashif Bashir, vice chair IEEE Lahore
section, Mr. Kashif briefly talk about
IEEE history and its mission forhumanity. He also encouraged students
and professional to join IEEE
membership.

 Haider Mairaj, CEO of Askolay, told 10-12 myths of digital Manjan, with hischarismatic personality and unique sense of poetry he delivered his message in avery subtle way. He talked
about the advancement in the
IT industry and how we cangrow our IT community. "Whyare students afraid to join thedigital world?” and how many
counties progressing in the IT
field and contributing to the
National economy?

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 Mr. Muhammad Ali, a senior trainer of theYouth Club, had a motivational session withstudents to make them future leaders. He had asoulful session e-plaining
spiritualconnectivity with the creator and His plans. He
also talked about the only resistance we all arefacing is the lack of confidence in our
personalities.
 Muhammad
FaheemAnwar, Country Manager CISCONetAcad, talks about the CISCO
Academiaprogram.
Heemphasizes Academia andIndustrial Collaboration, He also
talked about the drastic change
in industries with the technology
innovation.
 Panel discussion consists of Miss, Tosheeba Sarwar (CEO of Tehmina Durrani
Foundation), Mir MAK (Chairman
academy), Prof Dr. Shehzad
Sarfraz (Director FAST-NU CFD
CAMPUS), Prof Dr. Mehrun-Nisa(Chairperson Dept. of Nutrition
GCUF), Prof Dr. Zahra Batool(Chairperson Dept. of Sociology)
and Prof Dr. Waqar Mehmood(Director,
KICS-UET),
Panel
discussion solved the most of thequeries of our young generation
about different topics related to our panelists' fields.
 Mr. Adnan Aslam (CEO Digi Khaata)
Addressed the youth with his successstory of a young Entrepreneur who has
always been a stream of game changers
and risk takers. He shared his story with
passion and determination in his eyes
which was a great motivation andinspiration for all of us.

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 Dr. Wajahat Qazi (Co-Founder, NeoCog (Pvt)
Ltd) talked about the future of the ManMachine Society, that how Artificial
Intelligence revolves the mankind. Artificial
intelligence can dramatically improve theefficiencies of our workplaces and canaugment the work humans can do. When AI
takes over repetitive or dangerous tasks, it
frees up the human workforce to do work
they are better equipped for—tasks thatinvolve creativity and empathy among
others.
 Mir Muhammad Ali Khan (Chairman
eCadmey)talkedabout
YouthEmployment. He had a heartwarming andmotivational session with young students.
He also guided us about the current
market employment situation and how we
can create our places in this competitivemarket. Youth employment thus benefitssocial development. It also benefits
economic development by facilitating theentry of young skilled people into the
productive sectors of an economy and enabling the economy to sustain or increase
its productivity and competitiveness in the global marketplace.
 Prof Dr. Yasir Ayyaz (CPD/Chairman,
NCAI) talked about Artificial
Intelligence for All. He informed
about the key roles of AI and its
integral involvement in human life.
Artificial
intelligencecandramatically
improvetheefficiencies of our workplaces andcan augment the work humans cando. When AI takes over repetitive or
dangerous tasks, it frees up thehuman workforce to do work they
are better equipped for— tasks that involve creativity and empathy among others.

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students having low CGPA can apply forscholarships Waqar Baig directed the students
towards the right path of getting a scholarship.
Without assistance from an outside source,
students may have trouble paying for the
degree. Scholarships help students have moretime to focus on their studies. He also had alittle Q/A session with students to solve their
queries in this regard.
 Ch Muhammed Yousuf (Regional Director,
Superior Colleges) addressed Emotional
Intelligence. How does the Will Power of a man
make him worthy of society? Emotionallyintelligent people are not only good at thinking
about how other people might feel but they
are also adept at understanding their feelings.
People with a high degree of emotional
intelligence know what they're feeling, what
their emotions mean, and how these emotions can affect other people. Emotional
intelligence is important at work so you can perceive, reason with, understand, andmanage the emotions of yourself and others. Being able to handle emotions gives you
the ability to guide and help people, and it can help you be happier and more
successful.
 Day 1 concluded with award ceremony and Qawali
Night. Mr. Kashif Bashir Vice Chair IEEE Lahore Section(Manager KICS-UET), Dr. Muhammad Gufran Chair
IEEE Faisalabad Sub section (Chairman EE Fast Nu), Mir
Muhammad Ali Khan Chairman, eCademy PVT Ltd andDr Yasar Ayaz from NUST, Prof. Dr. Ali Qureshi, Chair
IEEE Bahawalpur Subsection distributed the awards inawards ceremony.

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DAY 2
 A panel discussion
was held in which
representativesofdifferentIEEE
divisions (CS, IAS,COMSOC, RAS, PES,
WIE) leaders namely
Mr. Salheen Bakhat,
IEEE computer Society
Lahore Chapter, Mr. Syed Rizwan Naqvi, IAS Lahroe Chapter, Ms Safoora Saleem,WIE Lahore Chapter, Mr. Kashif Bashir chair COMSOC Lahore chapter, Tanveer
Bukhari, RAS Lahore Islamabad joint chapter, Dr. Aon Abbas, PES Lahore Chapter,
Mr. Moiz young professional addressed the value of IEEE membership and provided
information on how to access various research papers, journal articles, and experts
from all around the globe via IEEE membership. There were a lot of fresh ideas andmotivations for young people to join IEEE because of the variety of IEEE groups. Ouraudience really liked and eagerly engaged in the session, which is unusual for these
sorts of group conversations.

 Mr. Zubair Gill (CEO, GoogleBiz) had a session withthe enthusiastic audience about Microsoft Azure,He elaborated on the interesting features andattributes of Microsoft Azure. He also added that
our future lies in learning everyday advancements intechnology and programming languages. Mr. Zubair
also highlighted the easiness of using Microsoft
Azure.

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 Dr. Muhammad Gufran (Chair IEEE Faisalabad Sub Section) talked about the Rise of
AI in IoT and how IOT over a decade transformed lives and will continue to do sovery rapidly, Dr. Muhammad Gufran also discussed how AI and IoT are making ourdaily lives easier andfaster. He in his
session said that we
can observe and evencompare ourselveswith our lives back inthe 19's and we willfind the differencesthat how IOT had,changed our livingstyles. IoT will have adrastic effect on waste
management. With the seamless integration of light, heat, and air conditioning thatreacts to you, a lot of money could be saved on those bills. For food, anything you
don't eat in your fridge will be recorded so you can examine trends and patterns
 Then a Panelconsisting ofMr.
FarhanTufail(CEO
Invictus) Mr.
Bilal (Director
Startup Grind)
Mr. Inaam Afzal(Chair,FCCIStartups)
Mr.
Awais Zaidi (CEO Slick Starter) discussed “Technological/Startup Landscape of
Faisalabad – Challenges and Way Forward” and answer the questions asked by theaudience, this panel discussion went over an hour and was very satisfying to ouraudience. The main purpose of this type of session is to provide a package ofdifferent disciplines under one roof and in one go.

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 Mr. Shajeel Afzal (CEO of LES
Academy) explained multiple
ways of Freelancing and how
people tapped earnings throughit and the scope of freelancing,He said that after the pandemic
freelancing has become more
popular because now mostorganizations have adopted theconcept of work from home. But
let's not confuse freelancing
with work from home because freelancing makes you your own boss.
 Mr.
TamoorPardesi(YouTube
Freelancer)
hadaninteresting
interaction with the audience as more
people are interested in making money
on YouTube. Mr. Tamoor through hischeering way of delivering the session
was very inspirational. He guided very
few details of making money throughYouTube and he also guided how we canincrease our subscriptions by using othersocial media platforms. He also responded to many young YouTubers' questions. It
helps us feel deeply connected to a cause and empowered with the knowledge totake action on issues we care about. YouTube is the place you can find an audience,join a community, and create impact, both online and off. People and organizations
who are committed to driving positive social change belong here.
 The next Panel consistsof Mr. Umair Ahmad
(CEO,
Beep
Technologies) Mr. Inaam
ul Haq Mansoor (CoFounder EPTeck) Adeem
Mirza (CEO DigiMaster &Amazon)Discussed
ECommerce. The Panelalso explained the ways
how Amazon provided an opportunity to a common people for their startups andintroduce their products, E-commerce has now become a new world of buying andselling products ranging from needle to ship. Our panel highlighted the ideas and ways

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of making new paths in this journey. Very small but technically critical steps arenecessary to grow your business in this world of digital shops.

Closing Ceremony The closing Ceremony started
with Fireside Chat with Dr. Aftab
A. Maroof (Rector, FASTNUCES).
He distributed many awards like
Best Ambassador, Best student
Participation, and many IEEE
awards (At the end of two days
congress lunch were given toparticipants) He also appreciatedour chief guests for their valuable
thoughts and time and also
appraised the organizing team who had been working since the very first day. He said
that organizing such a big event is not an easy task but we did it and we are looking
forward to many more. All the best to the organizing team for future endeavors.

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Awards
Award detail is as follows: IEEE Exemplary Student Branch Award won by Syeda Iqra fromIEEE UCET IUB Student Branch, runner up of this award was Nimra Naeem from IEEECOMSATS University Islamabad, winner of Outstanding IEEE Student Branch Chapter Award
was Moiz Ahmed (IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter UET Taxila), runner up was Syed Ashar
Ali (IEEE SSUET Computer Society - Karachi Section), winner of the Outstanding IEEE Student
Branch Counsellor Award was Dr. Asjad Amin - IEEE Lahore Section UCET IUB Student Branch,runner up for this award was Dr. Abi Waqas - MUET Jamshoro IEEE Karachi, winner of
Outstanding IEEE Student Chapter Advisor Award was Engr. Aoun Muhammad - PES UCET
IUB chapter, runner up was Anum Farooq - WIE UCET IUB, winner of Outstanding IEEE
Student Volunteer Award was Owais Liaqat - IEEE UCET IUB student branch, runner up of thisaward was Bakhtawar Nawaal – UET-Taxila, winner of Outstanding IEEE WIE Affinity GroupAward was IEEE UET SB WIE-Lahore Section and runner up was NFC Faisalabad, winner of
Outstanding IEEE WIE Leadership Award was Safoora Saleem - IEEE Lahore Section andrunner up for this award was Sundus - Advisor SSUET, winner of the Outstanding IEEE WIE
Student Volunteer Award was Sumaiya Aziz - IEEE HIET and runner up for this award was Shifa
Mansoor- IEEE UCET IUB. Outstanding IEEE Young Professional Leadership Award was
Muhammad Aftab ur Rehman and runner up was Muhammad Arslan Shahid.

Sections and Sub-Sections’ Meeting
The IEEE sections had a combined meeting at the same time as the conference sessions. The
following issues were raised at this crucial gathering: In the future, a quarterly newsletter ofthe region will be created, a WhatsApp group of all student branch chairs throughout
Pakistan will be created, Distinguished Lecture Programs will be implemented, and national
and international awards for professional IEEE members will be suggested.
Mr. Muzammil from
Islamabad section, Mr.
Moiz Rehman Memon,
Dr. Atif Fareed, Dr
Muhammad Faisal, Mr.
Somro and Ms Sadaf
presents IEEE Karachi
section. From Lahore
section Mr. Kashif
Bashir, Shahid Zulfiqar,
Hamza Ihstsham, Mr.
Tanveer Bukhari, Dr. Waqar ul Qounan, Ms Safoora Saleem, Mr. M. Arslan Shahid, Mr. Rizwan
Naqvi, Mr. Salheen Bakhat, Mr. Abdul Rehman attended the meeting.

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ICTN ASIA – Pakistan Tech Festival 2022
Event Date: March 16, 2022
Venue: Expo Centre, Lahore
The ITCN Asia exhibition, the biggest IT and telecom extravaganza in Pakistan, was organizedwith the joint efforts of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Lahore
Section and E-Commerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd (the first event management company
in Pakistan that is registeredas a member of UFI, the“International Association of
Exhibition
Organizers”,
France) on 16th and 17th
March 2022. More than 200
companies’ stalls were
present from Government,
Cloud,
Data
Center,Cybersecurity,
ERP,
Education,
Banking&
Finance, Health & Pharma, Ecommerce,
Artificial
Intelligence, and Robotics.
The team has also attended
the networking dinner.
Mr. Kashif Bashir, Manager Training KICS UET Lahore, and vice chair IEEE Lahore Section havesigned an MOU with an e-commerce gateway to provide support for the ITCN exhibition in
Lahore. With the efforts of the IEEE Lahore Section, more than 1500 students from different
universities participated in this exhibition mainly from the University of Lahore, University ofLahore, Shareef Engineering College of Technology, ITU, UCP, COMSAT, USA, UMT, Fast NU,
etc.
Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Mr. Kashif Bashir, Shahid Zulfiqar, and Dr. Usman Ghani from AlKhawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS) UET Lahore attended Pakistan's largest IT
Expo 20th ITCN Asia 2022 in Expo Center Lahore on 17 March 2022. KICS team was welcomedby Mr. Umair Nizam Vice president of E-Commerce gateway and a souvenir was presented
to Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood.
A networking dinner was also organized in which more than 200 industry representatives ofdifferent companies attended and discussed the opportunities in the IT sector after COVID19. KICS Team discusses the opportunities in the IT sector with CEO pasha group Badar
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Khushnood. Mr. Kashif Bashir discusses the high-tech training at KICS UET Lahore and how
IEEE can provide benefits to the software industry. Mr. Badar appreciates the work and isinvited to collaborate.
Meeting with CEO Pasha Badar Khushnood,
Mr. Kashif Bashir, Shahid Zulfiqar, Hamza
Ihtisham

There was a side meeting that happened with
Mr. Shahzaib Rathore, past chair IEEE Lahore
section. Mr. Adnan Siddique, faculty member
ITU and general secretary IEEE Lahore
Section, Mr. Shahid Zulfiqar treasure IEEE
Lahore section, Mr. Rizwan Naqvi,
Membership development, and Mr. Tanveer
Bukhari, member of IEEE robotics automationsociety discussed the opportunities andbenefits in IEEE. Future events werediscussed. IEEE Lahore Section delegation
with Mr. Shahzaib Rahore in the center along with Mr. Kashif Bashir, vice chair IEEE Lahore
Section, Mr. Adnan Siddique, faculty member ITU and general secretary IEEE Lahore Section,
Mr. Shahid Zulfiqar treasure IEEE Lahore section, Mr. Rizwan Naqvi, Membershipdevelopment, Mr. Tanveer Bukhari, member IEEE robotics automation society.
Mr. Kashif Bashir also met Ms. Jahan Ara
Former President of PASHA and CEO
of Katalyst Labs. He discussed theimportance of skill development courses
for young students.

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At the end of the event, Mr. Kashif
received a souvenir from Organizer ITCN
Asia Mr. Umair Nizam Vice president of ECommerce gateway. The organizer
thanked Mr. Kashif Bashir and the teamfor helping with this event. ITCN 2023 willagain collaborate with IEEE Lahore
Section.

The University of Lahore students’participation in ITCN Asia.

Superior University students’participation in ITCN Asia.

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Sharif College if Engineeringand Technology students’participation in ITCN Asia.

COMSAT and ITU
students’ participationin ITCN Asia.

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Gallery36

Lahore Section Delegates at ITCN Asia.

MOU Signing Group Photo.

Mr. Kashif Bashir is presenting IEEE badge
to Abdul Wahab Director ABFA
Technologies (Pvt) Limited.

Mr. Kashif Bashir is presenting IEEEbadge to Dr. Gufran.

Mr. Kashif Bashir is presenting IEEE badge
to Mr. Umair Nizam VICE President
Ecommerce gateway.

Mr. Kashif Bashir is presenting IEEE badge
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Activities by Technical Society Chapters, IEEE Lahore Section
Technical Society Chapters, IEEE Lahore Section

IEEE ComSoc Lahore Section
A summit on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication
2022
Event Date: May 19, 2022
Venue: UET Lahore

IEEE ComSoc Lahore Section has organized a summit on Artificial Intelligence in Information
and Communication 2022 in collaboration with Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science,
UET Lahore, Power & Energy
Society (PES), and Universityof Faisalabad (TUF) on 19 May
2022, 10 AM-2 PM at KICS
UET Lahore Seminar Hall. 70
Students participated in theevent physically while morethan 200 joined online via
social media. There was noregistration fee for this event.
The event started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Mr. Dawood Khalid. Followed by
National Anthem.
Ms. Amna Mir was the event moderator. Ms. Amna called
Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood for a welcome message. He iscurrently serving as Sultan Qaboos IT Chair at UET,
Lahore. In addition, he is the Director of Al-Khwarizmi
Institute of Computer Science (KICS) - a center of
excellence for ICT research and development in UET,
Lahore. He talked about the opportunities for students inresearch. He also shared the projects completed at KICS
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COMSOC Lahore Chapter came on stage. Mr. Kashif Bashir is the Chair of the IEEE
Communication Society and Vice-chair of the IEEE Lahore Section. He talked about the IEEE
organization and the benefits of students in joining the IEEE and COMSOC chapter. He alsoannounced COMSOC student competition details and the importance of Artificial Intelligenceto the participants.
The third speaker was Dr. Wajahat Qazi from COMSATS Lahore.
He shared his research work on AI. He also told students about
the importance of AI in the Future of Information andCommunication. The fourth speaker of the summit was Prof. Dr.
Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan from
UET Lahore. He talked about the
projects his team working on under the
AI center. He showed real-time video
experiments and implementation of
Artificial
intelligenceincrowdedmanagement, data science & information technology. The fifth
speaker of the summit was Mr. Mazhar
Javed from UMT Lahore. He talked about
Artificial Intelligence in Business Applications. How businesses areusing AI in their daily work and getting the best results.
All e-commerce organizations are using AI to boost their business.
He also shared real-time coding from his research and showed theresults of using AI in business. The sixth
speaker of the summit was Dr. Yasir Niazfrom the University of Lahore. He is
doing research in the area of agriculture and citrus production. He
shared his work on the detection of different diseases in plants byusing affordable drones. His team is working to boost theagriculture sector in Pakistan. He urged students to work in thisarea as Pakistan is mainly dependent on its agriculture.
The seventh speaker of the AI summit wasProf. Dr. Adnan Abid from Virtual University Pakistan. He talked
about “Artificial Intelligence for Machine Translation- (Sign
Language Translation). He shared his research work with students
and showed them sign language. He also showed the importanceof AI in NLP technology. How students can start their work on NLP
and software used to improve the programming in sign language
interpretation.

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The eight Speaker of the event was Mr. Lie
Wing from Huawei talked about theopportunities for students in networking andcloud computing. He also shared Huawei's
business model and presence worldwide. He
encourages students to avail the free Huawei
certification which is for a limited time. The
ninth speaker of the session was Mr. Farhan
Ali from Huawei Pakistan. He also told theaudience about the advancements in AI
technology and its commercial application in
the IT industry. He also shared the statistics
that by 2025 More than 97% of the industry
will be using cloud services in theirorganizations. He also offered free Huawei
cloud certification to the audience. At last Mr. Rehman (on behalf of Dr. Majid Hussain) cameon stage and shared his experience regarding the event. Mr. Kashif Bashir distributed theshield among guests and speakers. Names are Mr. Kashif Bashir, Dr. Wajahat Qazi, Prof. Dr.
Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan, Mr. Mazhar Javed, Dr. Yasir Niaz, Prof. Dr. Adnan Abid, Mr.
Farhan Ali, Mr. Lie Weing, Amna Mir, Muhammad Hamza Ihshtiam, Rizwan Naqvi, Shahid
Zulfiqar, Ali Yasin, Husnain, Muhammad Sajawal, M Rehman, M Mubeen. A group Photo wastaken after the event.

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Activities by Affinity Groups, IEEE Lahore Section
Affinity Groups, IEEE Lahore Section

IEEE Women in Engineering Lahore Section
Tech Tehwar 2.0
Objective: Making trending technology stacks accessible for anyone to celebrate thetechnology trends with tech enthusiasts.
Description: The WIE (Women in
Engineering) Section in collaboration
with Microsoft Learn Student
Ambassadors(MLSA)
Lahorecommunity and multiple other techcommunities organized Tech 2.0 ‫تہوار‬at COLLABS on March 12 (Virtual) andMarch 19, 2022 (On-Site). The event
was focused on making trending
technology stacks accessible to all
and celebrating the technology
trends with fellow tech enthusiasts.
Several collaborators assisted in orchestrating the event, including Sections & Subsections),
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, GDSC GC University Lahore, TECHUB, GDSC FAST
Islamabad, HMU Host, IET On Campus UET KSK, UET ACM Student Chapter, Zivallo, GDSC
Comsats University Abbottabad, Digicon Valley, Hack Club MUET SZAB, Hult Prize Fatima
Jinnah Women University, Human Care Foundation, Code Movement Pakistan, MSAC
PUCIT, AWS Community Pakistan, GDSC Bahria University Lahore Campus, Pakistan Societyof Industrial Engineers, Puzzle Solution, Skinpro, Vertix IT Sol, Xperteq, MLSA Fatima Jinnah
Women University BWP, HMU Training, Devsinc, DevWeekends, Sunlo Community, Dekhlu
Community, COLABS, Think CONNECTS, STUCK and Computer Science Society GCU Lahore.
The online session was characterized by multiple talks from various professionals, such as
Mr. Arsalan Khatak (Technical Program Associates-MLH), who presented on “Getting Started
with Open Source”. Additionally, Mr. Ahsan Ayaz (Software Architect-Syncron) discussed“Surprising Tool to bridge the gap between Devs and QAs”, Mr. Adil Shehzad (MCT & Devops
Engineer) presented on “Automating AWS infrastructure using Terraform and GitHub
Actions,” and Mr. Saad Hassan (Full Stack Blockchain Engineer – Geek21.to) elaborated on
BlockChain & Web 3.0.

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During the on-site session,
Mr. Rehmat Qadir (Sr.
Director of Engineering at
Devsinc) talked aboutplanning a career as adeveloper, and Mr. Ahsan
Ellahi(DirectorofEngineering at Devsinc)discussed career building
according to the current
tech industry. The On-Sitesession also had a panel discussion on “Immersing into the Tech-perineurial and Community
Ecosystem” in which Ms. Maria Sadaf (Ecosystem & Partnership Expert), Ms. Saba Kalsoom(Ecosystem and Partnerships Lead at COLABS), Mr. Usman Aslam (Lead Coordinator at
COLABS), Mr. Fahad Ashiq (MCT & Mentor at MLSA Lahore), and Mr. Saad Aslam (Software
Engineer i2c) were the key speakers.
Giveaways:
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5 gift hampers from Devsinc
3 Jetbrains Licenses
2 Linux Silver Hosting Plans
Special 50% Discount on all Hosting Plans
GitHub Swags
10 Pedawar Jaggery Boxes

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The Web Summit 3.0
The WIE (Women in Engineering) Section in collaboration with COLABS and Binanceorganized The Web Summit 3.0 at COLABS on June 5, 2022. It was Pakistan's First-ever inperson conference with Binance. Binance is the largest crypto exchange by trade volume andone of the fastest in the world.
About this Programme
Web 3.0 is the next
evolutionoftheInternet, and it’s coming
in a big way. This isn’t
something that will
happen in the distantfuture rather it has
already begun to rollout and will be fully
established in upcoming
years. In the wake of
this evolution, we at
COLABSwith
ourecosystem empowering
initiative COGROW aim
to equip our community with the latest technologies and The Web 3.0 Summit is in line withthis goal.
This event focused on the future of crypto
and how blockchain technologies helped to
improve the adaption of cryptocurrencies,
with a thorough analysis of how well otherverticals of crypto like De-Fi, NFTs,
Leveraged, and Swap Tokens will do in the
future. The conference aimed to further theunderstanding of what’s happening in theblockchain space while helping them gain
insight into this emerging industry.
Several collaborators assisted in orchestrating the conference, including Blockship, Stack
Pakistan, Deaf to Tawk, Epiphany, Google Developer Groups Islamabad, Stacks Pakistan,
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors - Islamabad, Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Lahore and Think Connects.

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This conference was sponsored by Xord, Bookme.pk, CEO Times and WIE Lahore section.
There were two chat sessions, five keynote sessions,five panel discussions, and a workshop in the summit.
There were 200 IEEE members and 77 non-IEEE
members who participated.

Impact on Community
 Featured a series of keynote sessions andinteractive discussions by some of the most wellknown pioneers of Web 3.0, which helped
students to learn about this technology inmore
depth. They directly interated wit speakers andpanelists
 The students were thrust into a professional
network where they had theopportunity to meet, learn from,and even collaborate with majorindustryplayers,
developers,
designers, investors, and pioneers incrypto or blockchain.
 The participants were able to claim
thier NFTs.
Giveaways
 Goodie Bags were given by WIE IEEE
Lahore Free chocolate shakes and pizza AWS Swags

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Activities by Student Branches, IEEE Lahore Section
Student Branches, IEEE Lahore Section

IEEE UOL Student Branch
An IEEE YP Funded Seminar Modern Trends to Regulate the Output
Frequency through Power Electronic Converters
Event Date: May 18, 2022
Venue: The University of Lahore

IEEE UOL Student Branch in collaboration with
the Department of Electrical Engineering, The
University of Lahore.
The goal was to increase the familiarity withthe single-phase frequency controller. The
objective was to study the evolution of thesingle-phase frequency controller for various
applications.
The seminar was useful for students and young
researchers as they would be able to familiar
with the development of the single-phasefrequency controller. The harmonic analysis of
the output voltage would help them to
examine its power quality.
Opening Ceremony
The ceremony started with the recitation of the Holy Quran and then the National Anthemof Pakistan. The host welcomed the guests
o Prof. Dr. Amjad Hussain (Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Hamza Ihtisham (SAC Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Safoora Saleem (WIE Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Syed Rizwan (IAS, IEEE Lahore Section)o Dr. Ghulam Abbas (Head and Associate Professor, EE UOL)

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A speech was given by Prof. Dr. Amjad Hussain. He thanked the organizers for inviting him.
He then briefed about IEEE and its history.
The Seminar & the Contests
Speaker: Dr. Naveed Ashraf (Assistant Professor, EE UOL)
delivered the first part of the seminar. Muhammad Arslan
Shahid (Lecturer, EE and Branch Counselor, IEEE UOLStudent Branch, The University of Lahore) conducted thefirst contest. After that, the speaker: Dr. Naveed Ashraf(Assistant Professor, EE UOL) delivered the second part ofthe seminar. Then Muhammad Arslan Shahid conducted
the second contest.
After that, a Lucky Draw was conducted by Ms. Saba
Mahmood (Lecturer, EE and Adviser of Women in
Engineering, IEEE UOL Student Branch, The University ofLahore).
Closing Ceremony
The host welcomed the guest of honor Prof. Dr. Asrar ul
Haq Sheikh (Pro-Rector, Engineering and Technology,
UOL and IEEE Life Fellow). The host then welcomed thechief guest Mr. Uzair Raoof (Deputy Chairman BOG, UOL)A speech was given by Prof. Dr. Asrar ul Haq Sheikh. He congratulated Mr. Muhammad Arslan
Shahid on winning funding from IEEE Young Professionals under the category of Local Activity
Funding for this event. He also shared his views about the organization of this technicalseminar.
Prizes (A total of PKR 10,000 Cash along with the goodies)were the distributed to the Contest winners by the chief
guest
o Contest 1 Winners: Abdur Rehman and Awais(Lecturers, EE UOL)o Contest 1 Runner Up: Abdul Wahab (Student of
EE, UOL)o Contest 2 Winner: Muaz Saeed (Student of EE,
UOL)o Contest 2 Runner Up: Minahil Sohail (Student of DPT, UOL)
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A Souvenir was presented to the guest of honors by the chief guest.
Guest of honors was:o Prof. Dr. Amjad Hussain (Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Prof. Dr. Asrar ul Haq Sheikh (Pro-Rector, Engineering, and Technology, UOL)o Hamza Ihtisham (SAC Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Safoora Saleem (WIE Chair, IEEE Lahore Section)o Syed Rizwan (IAS, IEEE Lahore Section)o Dr. Ghulam Abbas (Head and Associate Professor, EE UOL)o Qasim Ihsan (Club & Societies, UOL)A Souvenir was presented to the Speaker by the chief guest.
A Souvenir was presented to the Organizing team by thechief guest. A Souvenir was presented to the chief guest by
Prof. Dr. Asrar ul Haq Sheikh. In the end, a group photo wastaken.
The audience was entertained by an entertainment Session
at the last.
More than 200+ people attended the event.
Summary of his talk:
Explored the evolution process of the single-phase frequency controller for various
applications like electric traction systems, grinding mills, and induction heating systems. The
characteristics of the direct AC-to-AC frequency controller were compared with the indirect
AC-to-AC converter to explore their potency to use in various fields. Operational features ofsome latest single-phase frequency controllers were explored. One converter for frequency
step down and one for frequency step-up operation was selected for a demonstration that
how they can be realized in a computer simulation-based environment. The power quality
analysis of the output voltage for various frequency operations was also carried out with thehelp of an analytical pulse selective approach that would help the participant to apply someother non-sinusoidal period waveforms to determine their harmonic contents. The practicalconstraints and generation of control signals for real-time application were also discussed. In
short, this talk provided a platform for young researchers and students to explore the analysis
and realization of the switching converters.

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IEEE ITU Student Branch
IEEEXtreme 15.0 Winners
IEEEXtreme is a global 24 hours coding competition hosted annually by IEEE. IEEE is theworld’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the
benefit of humanity
IEEE ITU Student’s Participation:
IEEE ITU student branch participated in the IEEEXtreme 15.0 programming competition. IEEE
student members at ITU had bagged the top three national positions in IEEEXtreme 15.0
programming competition. ITU bagged the top three national positions in the previous
competition as well. Due to their best performance and consecutively winning twocompetitions, ITU has improved its global rank considerably. IEEE ITU student team has beenranked 222, 274, and 761 in IEEEXtreme15.0 and was ranked 798, 1234, and 1264 in
IEEEXtreme14.
IEEE ITU Student Branch Achievements:
IEEE ITU student members had achieved the top three national positions in IEEEXtreme 15.0
programming competitions.
Team CNTRLFREAKS:
Umair Aamir Butt from the Department of ElectricalEngineering and Shuja Mehmood from the Department ofComputer Science secured 1st position in IEEEXtreme 15.0
programming competition all over Pakistan.
Team BEAUTIFUL MINDS: Fatima Nazir, Ahmad Bashir, andMuhammad Affan from the
Department of Computer
Science secured 2nd position in
IEEEXtreme 15.0 Programming Competition all overPakistan.
Team PYTECHTICKS:
Muhammad Faizan Khan and
Rafay
Aamir
from
the
Department
ofElectricalEngineering and Ruhail Zubair from the Department ofComputer Engineering secured 3rd position in IEEEXtreme
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Technical Columns
Understanding Research Methods
After selecting the project, you need todefine a sophisticated timeline or road map
to complete and test your project at least 1
month before time.

Author: Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham
Member IEEEA

after getting admission to auniversity, the first thing student
think about is innovation and thenfuture security. To secure a better future interms of a Job or Business you need astrong idea of your final year project. The
process of selection of a final year project
is not that simple; to develop an
extraordinary Final year Project you needto consider the following aspects of yourfield interest.
 Find the social problem or create aquestion in your mind to find theanswer.
 Calculate the impact of your project
after five years, either a business idea
or a research-based project.
 Sustainability of your project.
 Humanitarian Aspect of your project.

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The biggest opportunity to initiate yourprofessional life always comes with theexhibition and interpretation of yourproject in some exhibition or interview orsome international platform. Most
students got their job based on their final
year project; most students got ascholarship and many students transformthat project into a complete businessmodel. Therefore, the game of yourprofessional career is much based on yourfinal year project exhibition. Always use
strong technical words while exhibiting the
project or describing your project in someinterview.
This is an era of competition, if you
want to compete yourself with thestudents of the world top ranked
universities you need a strong document
endorsed by the experts in that field. This
document is usually known as a research
paper. A research paper is a document ofresearch on a particular topic or project. A
research paper requires you to form an
opinion on a topic and assertions with facts
found through your research. There is adifferent kind of research papers.
 Analytical Argumentative Definition Paper

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to all these blocks, we write in research
paper with the following points.

Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect Paper
Interpretative Paper
Experimental Research
Survey ResearchEngineers and scientists used to write
Experimental Research papers aimed to
explain a certain outcome or phenomenon
with certain actions and their reactions.
You need to describe your experiment withsupporting data and then analyze it
sufficiently.

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Title
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
References

Title
Abstract

Now, the question arises of how we canwrite an effective research paper in acompact interval of time. Scientificresearch is all based on the scientificmethods that we used and studied inschool.

Introduction
Methodology
Results
Conculsion
Refrences

ProblemStatement

Observation

Hypothesis

Experimentation

Results

Conclusion

In every technical research or project
write-up, all you need is to find the answers
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In the pyramid, there are three content
variables, Dependent, Independent, andSupport. Independent, there are twoparameters Title and Abstract. This Title
and Abstract completely depend on the
Independent content parameter. The
independent content is that one you haveto discover with your experimental andanalytical skills. Now the new question is
How do fill up these content variables?
I have a pro-tip for you, write down all
possible “WH” questions related to yourproject on a paper and just write down
their answers on the word processing tool.
Let's discuss the parameters one by one.

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TitleThis dependent parameter is thetrademark of your research document
based on your research or project. The title
should unique and concise.
Abstract
The abstract is another dependent
parameter, which is a complete extract of
all of your research. People usually write
abstracts in the last. However, I
recommend you outline the Abstract in the
beginning; it will help you to be concise andorganized. Then after writing a complete
paper make it, more mature andtechnically sound.
Introduction
This is the first independent parameterof your research paper that holds the
Background Information of your project. To
absorb that information you need to readand understand different research papers
according to your field. You can easily
access them using google scholar. These
research papers will help you to write awell-described Introduction and history of
your project. The following things mustneed to be part of a good Introduction.
 Background Information of yourproject.
 Describe your Problem Statement
 Why you are addressing this specificproblem?
 Problem Relevant History.
 Algorithms and Tools used in previous
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 Small comparison of Algorithms andtools based on your technicalunderstanding.
 Your Project Hypothesis.
 The hypothesis clearly stated yourtarget.
 Brief Introduction of your project.
 Start with supporting topics
Methodology
This is the most important part of yourresearch paper. The methodology is likethe backbone of the research document; allessential things are linked with this part.
You have to describe this part with yourextraordinary skills. The following things
consolidate your methodologies. I
recommend you split your Methodology
part
1. Overview
In this part, describe a brief overview ofyour project. Split your project into two
sub-headings based upon the modes,
classes, or types. Then describe each mode,class, or type in different paragraphs. The
overview of the project must contain the
project's final product images with proper
captions and headings.
2. Project Design
The core, the major portion of yourcomplete technical document and researchis the project design. The best way todescribe your design is to draw a Block
Diagram of the complete project anddefined it into small portions e.g.,
Mechanical part, Electronic Part, Software
Part, Web-Interface Part, IOT Part, etc.
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flow charts to support your algorithm andfigures with proper captions. Description ofeach block is mandatory; you can split a
block into further sub-blocks for a better
approach.
3. Major Processes
In the last of your methodology portion
describe the major processes you used inyour project and consolidate yourargument with the “WH” question. Major
processes may be Image Processing, Signal
Processing, Power Transmission, Machine
Learning e.t.c. You must have to explain
this process in a very concise and technicalmanner. Only this process will give theessence of novelty in your project sochoose your words wisely and try to give
more information in a few words. You must
explain how this process(es) helps you tofinish this project. Use a Flow chart toexpress your process.
Results
Results play a major key role to support
your hypothesis. You have to express thoseresults in very simple and attractive
manners. Add development time and small
cost/power analysis as well. It would begreat if you can add life to your project. Usetables and figures to express your results.
Also, explain why your results and betterand how they will add impact on yourhypothesis. The best method of verifying
results is a calculation of Efficiency. Must
add the efficiency of your result comparedwith other results.

Conclusion
This is the final independent part of thepaper; the conclusion is like the final
verdict from your side to support yourresearch. You have to describe yourhypothesis, explain the results and discuss
how these results verified your hypothesis.
Try to add the impact of your project on
your country and the problem you aredeveloping this project for. It would be
more appropriate if you add small
comparisons of your results with theprevious researcher’s results. In the end,
you have to add some positive remarks
about your project for future aspects.
References
This is the supportive content variable,
which supports the facts of all content.
There are different kinds of references
researchers used while writing researchcontent e.g., Chicago, APA, ISO, MLA, IEEE,
ISO, etc. We, engineers, use the IEEE style
to add our references to our researchcontent.
Test your Research Skills
 What is research and what makes aGood Research Project?
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 What are your PlanningManagement skills for Research?

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 How do you know you have been a good
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Losing Blue Skies – A Report on the Air pollution Crisis in the Metropolitan Cityof Lahore

Author 1: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Siddique
Member IEEE

Author 2: Ehtasham Naseer
Graduate Student Member IEEEL

situation becomes even worse when the air
pollutants get suspended in the lower
boundary of the atmosphere in the wintermonths and form a dense blanket of haze,called smog. The city has experienced many
episodes of smog since 2011, which has
resulted in deleterious effects on publichealth. Primary schools have been shut down
several times during previous winters tosafeguard school-going children fromexcessive exposure to smog. This has
resulted in adversely affecting educational
activities as well.

ahore is the capital city of Punjab
province and the second largest city in
Pakistan. The city enjoys goodbusiness and educational facilities, attracting
people from other regions of Pakistan. The
urban
populationhas
increased
exponentially in this area, especially over the
past few decades. Facilities necessary forsocio-economic life, like transportation andbusiness centers, have therefore increased
tremendously as well. The city’s environment
has taken a heavy toll. Consequently, the air
pollution level has elevated way ahead of thesafe limits leading to an increased burden of
air pollution-related diseases. There has
been an increase in the emissions from brickkilns, burning of petroleum products for
combustion processes in industries as well as
motorized vehicles, and crop residues. The
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bloodstream. According to World HealthOrganization (WHO) guidelines, the annual
mean concentration of PM2.5 should be lessthan 5 µg/m3 while the 24-hour mean
concentration should be less than 15 µg/m3.
However, most developing countries are
suffering from a very high concentration of
PM2.5 as compared to recommended values.
Therefore, WHO has defined fourintermediate levels to gradually control theconcentration of PM2.5. According to theseguidelines, the first target is 75 µg/m3 for a
24-hour average and 35 µg/m3 for an annual
average.

the annual mean concentration values of103.42 µg/m3, 70.82 µg/m3, and 89.64µg/m3 are recorded for the years 2019, 2020,
and 2021 respectively. These values are 17
times (on average) more than therecommended annual mean value i.e. 5µg/m3. This alarming situation demands along-term emission control policy so that thecitizen can breathe in a clean environment
without any fear and enjoy the blue skies
once more.

Figure 1: 24-hour average concentration of PM2.5 over themetropolitan city of Lahore

In Figure 1, the 24-hour average
concentration of PM2.5 is plotted for the last
three years i.e. 2019, 2020, and 2021. The
data has been derived from the U.S. Embassy
and Consulate’s air quality monitoring
station, installed in Lahore and Copernicus
Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The
green and red lines indicate the safe limit andfirst target (1T) value (suggested by WHO to
gradually control the concentration of
PM2.5) respectively. This time series analysis
indicates that the 24-hour average
concentration remains high even from thefirst stage target value i.e. 75 µg/m3. The
severity of the situation can also be observedin the winter season when the PM2.5 value
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Internet of Things and Internet of e-Health in the field of healthcare has offered
Medical Things (Everything thing that improvement in the prevention, treatment,
can be automated will be automated) and related information management ofdiseases.
IoT
providesintelligent
transportation, public safety, and healthcare
monitoring, and here emerges the Internetof Medical Things (IoMT) which is widely
applied to provide personalized healthcare
monitoring for users.

Author: Muhammad Arslan Shahid
Member IEEE
Internet of Things (IoT) is a platform thatbridges to connect the physical world withcyberspace and has a multi-disciplinary
approach which led to various fields
revolutionizing many aspects in them.
One of the fields where IoT has been
phenomenal is traditional healthcare
paradigms. The Healthcare industry is
employed with the emerged service of IoTand Sensor Networks to improve theperformance and quality, thus providing highvalue to patients. During the time when
COVID was at its peak, IoT has been
employed in various applications to provide
contactless help and services. Researchersand Engineers called it “When IoT meets eHealth.”54

Keeping in view the challenges during the
COVID-19 pandemic several outcomes havebeen reported as a result of research andexperimentation. Self-tuned IoT-based
quadcopters have been designed andlaunched to provide personalized services forusers. Special healthcare vehicles have been
introduced which are also based on IoT.
Learning-based Task Migration with
Bargaining Strategy is being used in the IoT
for e-Health applications. IoT-based contact
tracing using blockchain is introduced which
has helped to build information management
systems.
The patients diagnosed with some disease
had to stay under care in the hospital during
the treatment which led to an increase in thecost and the fact many of the patients do nothave access to such facilities in rural andremote areas.
With the advancement in technology andwith the help of IoT, diagnosis and treatment
have become efficient which has also led toincreasing the operational efficiency of thehealthcare industry. Various devices such as
smartwatches and other miniaturized
devices have been developed for healthmonitoring.

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Hospital-centric healthcare system has beentransformed into a patient-centric system toa significant extent. IoT has been a major
contributor to remote and global
communication wirelessly and e-Health isone of the successful examples we see
nowadays.
Issues involved in IoT for e-Health include
privacy of patient data, the digital divide, therole of government and other stakeholders,behavior, and adoption by medical doctors
and hospitals. However, during and after the
COVID-19 crisis IoMT has a hype growth in
the e-Health sector. COVID-19 infectedpatients’ data have been monitored todetermine the relevant information andhence its treatment. IoT has maximized theknowledge of diseases and treatments
among people.
It’s the beginning of machines taking over theworld. After refrigerators, watches, speakers
air-conditioners, etc., now e-Health is thebreakthrough of the modern world.
If you think the internet has changed yourlife, think again. The Internet of Things isabout to change it all over again!

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Awards & Achievements
IEEE Lahore Section, Technical Chapters, Affinity Groups, Student Branches, Volunteers▸ IEEE UCET-IUB won $600 FUNDING BY IEEE YP LOCAL ACTIVITY.
▸ IEEE UCET-IUB won “$400 BY IEEE REGION 10 SAC MDLT FUND FOR "LEADING MY BRANCHTO SUCCESS “▸ IEEE UCET-IUB won “$500 YP STEP FUNDING - "ARE TOP GRADES ENOUGH FOR CAREER?"▸ IEEE COMSOC Student Competition- Ms. Alina Munir, University of Engineering and Technology won COMSOC
Honory Mention on her project “DIAGNOSIS OF SPECIFIC PHOBIC ANXIETY DISORDERS
USING VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT”.
- Mr. Fahad Tanveer, University of Engineering and Technology won COMSOC
Honory Mention on his project “LIVE RADAR”.
▸ Mr. Muhammad Arslan Shahid won $693 FUNDING BY IEEE YP LOCAL ACTIVITY.
▸ Ms. Rida Zaniab and Saher Afshan won 4th Prize Globally in IEEE IAS CMD
HUMANITARIAN CONTEST 2021.
▸ Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham won MGA IEEE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS 2021.
▸ Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham won IEEE IAS OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEMBER SERVICEAWARD 2021.
▸ Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham serving as IEEE YP EMB GLOBAL COMMITTEE.
▸ Mr. Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham serving as IEEE IAS CMD EVALUATION COMMITTEEMEMBER.
▸ Mr. Syed Tanweer Shah Bukhari selected in IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION SOCIETY(RAS) DEVELOPING COUNTRY FACULTY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM2020▸ University of South Asia Student Branch won $300 FOR THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED UNDERIEEE R-10 EAC’S Call for Proposal For “Reaching Local Initiatives.
▸ IEEE UCET-IUB won “IEEE REGIONAL EXEMPLARY STUDENT BRANCH AWARD 2021”▸ IEEE UCET-IUB won “IEEE R10 STUDENT BRANCH OF THE MONTH - JULY 2021”▸ 2021, proposal of the project "AWARENESS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING ALERT AND SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTATION DURING COVID'19” in response to the IEEE Region 10 & IEEE HAC
Special Call for Proposals: Addressing Local Needs During COVID Time, has been
accepted the funding $450.
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