Outstanding Chapter Awards Given to Chapters in Poland and Costa Rica

Every year Computer Society chapters worldwide conduct technical and social activities for their members. To recognize the professional chapter and student branch chapter that have provided their membership with the best overall experience, the IEEE Computer Society established the Outstanding Chapter Award.  The Awards and Recognition Committee has chosen the 2017 Outstanding Chapter Award winners.

These chapters have shown excellence in technical and societal activities, membership advancement, fellow nominations and awards, and member recruitment. Continue…

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Volunteering—Family-style: Profile of Athira M and Anandhu S Kumar

The Computer Society has outstanding volunteers around the world, and INTERFACE seeks to profile their lives and the ways they are making a difference globally, in their countries or in their communities. This week we have spoken to Athira M and Anandhu S Kumar, siblings who study electrical engineering in the Indian state of Kerala, and work to expand the reach of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society. Continue…

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Keralite Student Members Come Together for the All Kerala Computer Society Student Congress 2017

The Computer Society’s Muslim Educational Society (MES) College of Engineering Student Branch Chapter hosted the All Kerala Computer Society Student Congress 2017 (AKCSSC17) on October 6-9.

The event sought to create an educational and motivational hub for Computer Society members across Kerala in India. Some 190 students from more than 25 colleges attended the conference, which included workshops on smart cities, cryptography, Internet of Things, blockchain, and virtual reality, as well as presentations on entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, social media and branding, and Women in Computing. Continue…

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