Richard E. Merwin Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the latest class of IEEE Computer Society Richard E. Merwin Student Scholars. The Richard E. Merwin Scholarship is designed to recognize and reward student members who show both academic promise and are active volunteers in their IEEE Section, IEEE Student Branch and/or IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter.  To learn more and apply click here.

Md. Tabil Ahammed – Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Dimuthu Anuraj Samarakkodi Pathiranage – University of Jaffna
Kumaran G – KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology
Mykyta Nechaiev – University of South Florida
Aakashjit Bhattacharya – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Ananta Kant Rai – Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Adithya B – Sri Sairam Engineering College
Nobuo Aoki – The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Rashedul Arefin Ifty – International Islamic University Chittagong
Shrabani Das – Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
Kishore M A – Sri Sairam Engineering College
Sreelakshmi A R – APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Charitha Reddy Vemula – Anurag University
Lavan Kumar Adduri – Vaagdevi College Of Engineering
Anna Mathew – Mar Athanasius College of Engineering
Gopika G Krishnan – NSS College of Engineering
Nyasha Saurabh – Chandigarh University
Owen Kajja – Kyambogo University

Aniketh Shenoy – Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management
Akshat Aggarwal – Netaji Subhas University of Technology
Surabhi Rajesh – NSS College of Engineering, Kerala
Haseena H – Government Engineering College Thrissur Student Branch
Johnsy Jeya Rani F – Jeppiaar Engineering College
Narmadha K – Panimalar Institute of Technology
Ansh Anurag – Delhi Technological University
Asif Azad – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Shruti Kuhar – Chandigarh University
Anupam Borthakur – IIT Kharagpur
Christopher Amadra Titus – Kyambogo University
Amita Bante – GHRCE (Nagpur Subsection)
Samiksha Bharti – G H Raisoni College of Engineering
Asfaq Moideen A. – Kumaraguru College of Tech
Lavisha Goyal – IEEE PEC Student Branch
Rohan Antony – Jeppiaar Engineering College
Dharani V. – St. Joseph’s College of Rngineering
Deephika K G – Panimalar Institute of Technology student branch

Anshaj Shrivastava – Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Katerina Michou – National Technical University of Athens
Sushmitha M. – Anna University, Panimalar Institute of Technology
Kevin Xu – Case Western Reserve University
Salim Oyinlola – University of Lagos, Akoka
Md. Moynul Islam – Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)
Sujith Kumar A. – APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Jonathan Simenya – Kyambogo University
Nasreen Fathima M – Jeppiaar Engineering College
Anoushika Boddupalli – Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College
Dhanya Krishnamachari – Sri Sairam Engineering College
Lalitha Shreya Vanam – Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences
Arunan R. – Kumaraguru College of Technology
Rasman Swargo – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Saptarshi Pani – Jadavpur University
Reshma B. – Panimalar Institute of Technology
Yusuf Ahmed Khan – Aligarh Muslim University
Nusaiba Rasheeth – Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
Fazlay Rabby – University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Chethana T. – Kerala Technical University

Sai Prashanth Mallellu Vardhaman College of Engineering Shamshabad India
Gokula Krishnan, R Jeppiaar Engineering College India
Gregory Amaefule, Federal University of Technology,  Owerri, Nigeria
Kunal Samanta, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India
Sameem Shajimon, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, India
Tahmina Harun Faria, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Faria, N S, St. Josheph’s College of Engineering, India
Tabil Ahammed, Bangladesh Univ of Business Tech, Bangladesh
Kumaran Masanamuthu Selvanayagam, Colorado State University, United States
Harini Kannan, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India
Kalpajeeti B M, IIIT Dharwad, India
Aditya Bobde, H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India
Aakashjit Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Technology,  Kharagpur, India
Lohitha, P, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Pathak Gaurav, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, India
Fathima Nooha Kottangodan, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, India
Atharva Deolalikar, G H Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur, India

Hüseyin Yapıcı, Ozyegin University, Turkey
Mehmet Onur Keskin, Ozyegin University, Turkey
Shreesh Kulkarni, The National Institute of Engineering Mysore, India
Ulageswari S, S.A. Engineering College, India
Ravindranath Sawane, G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur, India
Atharva Khedkar, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
Shobana L, Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, India
Mr Aryan, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India
Sricheta Parui, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Dasa Saranya, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Akhilesh Sobilla, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tirupati, India
Anusha Viswanathan, Jeppiaar Engineering College, India
Deborsi Basu, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Priyanka Jayakumar, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, India
Akshaya Sivakumar, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, India
Swathi K, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India
Sridevi P, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Tasneem Yousif, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
Niranjan Kumar S, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India

Sai Teja Challa, MVSR Engineering College, India
Srikar Gundu, Anurag Group of Institutions, India
Ritwik Ranjan, Delhi Technological University, India
Arangan Rishikesh T., St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, India
Ganesh U., Jeppiaar Engineering College, India
Kundan Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, India
Sakshi Patel, Gujarat Technological University, India
Aadhithya Kailash, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, India
Tochukwu Chukwure, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria
Bharathi Ramesh, Jeppiaar Engineering College, India
Sameen Khan, Riphah International University, Pakistan
Amal Abdul Azeez, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, India
Anupama Jeyashree S, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India
NAVEEN PRASATH, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Guntur Renu, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tirupati, India
Nandhitha K, Kongu Engineering College, India
Dharini V K, Sri Sairam Engineering College, India
PARVATHI J NAIR, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamagalam, India

Kumaran M. S., St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, India
Aditya Hegde, Indian Institute of Science, India
Ann Cherian, Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Autonomous, India
Sai Prasahanth Mallellu, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, India
Pritthijit Nath, Jadavpur University, India
Sai Divya Nallapaneni, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, India
Manoj Kumar Donthurala, Vaagdevi College of Engineering, India
Priya Dharshini S., Jeppiaar Engineering College, India
Anjali Masur, A P Shah Institute of Technology, Mumbai University, India
Bhadra Jayakumar, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad), India
Pranav B., The National Institute of Engineering Mysore, India
Shatakshi Tomar, Mody University of Science and Technology, India
Mohammed Haram, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Saikamal Kasanagottu, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Shivam Grover, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India
PREETHI GANDHI G. S., Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Ayesha Mujeeb, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
Nikita Anand, Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Vedant Bahel, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, India
Neenu Chacko, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, India
DEBORSI BASU, IIT Kharagpur, India
Mehrab Kazi, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
Aboli Marathe, Pune Institute of Computer Technology, India
Indhumathi G, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India
Hydraboiny Sai Prasad, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering &Technology, India
Anagha N, Government College of Engineering Kannur, India
Virajkumar Sunilkumar Patel, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, India
Likitha Madhav M.R, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, India
Ryan Guidice, Colorado State University – Fort Collins, United State
Noor E Karishma Shaik, University of Melbourne, Australia
JINNA HRUDAYA, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, India
Vibhuti Dahiya, The NorthCap University, India
Doménica Alejandra Merchán García, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana – Cuenca, Ecuador
Jawaril Munshad Abedin, Brac University, Bangladesh
Samridhi Murarka, VIT Vellore, India
Gajalakshmi R, Panimalar Institute of Technology, India

Abhishek S
College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Abhishek S is in his senior year of an undergraduate degree computer science at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum. His areas of interest include deep learning and natural language processing. He has served as student representative for the IEEE Computer Society Kerala chapter, and chair of the IEEE student branch CET. Abhishek S has played a role as vice-chair of the IEEE Computer Society CET chapter. He is part of the onboard computing team of CETSAT, the student satellite project of CET. Abhishek has competed in and won various hackathons. He is also an avid fan of discussions on technology, travel and contemporary fiction.

Anishka S
Panimalar Institute Of Technology (PIT)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Anishka S is studying for an undergraduate degree in the electronics and communication engineering department in Panimalar Institute Of Technology. She is currently IEEE student branch chair of Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai, Computer Society representative of IEEE PIT student branch and head of the content writing team. Anishka S previously served in the role of vice-chair of Power and Energy Society in the IEEE PIT student branch. She received the Pragati Saksham Scholarship and had an internship as an embedded trainee at OneYes technologies. She participated in the Group Dance at her College Day, organized a workshop on entrepreneurship and innovation as career opportunity for students and organized a guest lecture on industrial automation using SCADA for students.

Siddhant Banyal
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)
Instrumentation Department
Siddhant Banyal is an undergraduate student in the instrumentation department at Netaji Subhas University of Technology. He currently serves in the role of chair of the student team, for the 17th IEEE India Council International Conference and sub-editor for the IEEE India Council Newsletter and ECIM Board. Banyal previously served in the role of chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at NSUT. He has several research publications in the form of book chapters, technical articles and research papers with IEEE, Elsevier, Springer and CRC Press. Siddhant has also represented India at Harvard University and National University of Singapore at HNMUN 2018, 2019 and SMUN 2017 conferences.

Varun Bheemaiah
National Institute of Engineering (NIE)
Information Science and Engineering
Varun Bheemaiah is studying at the National Institute of Engineering in the information science and engineering department for an undergraduate degree. He served as the chair of NIE IEEE student branch chapter. Varun was previously initiator and organizer for Reverse Coding, a volunteer at Adroit 2018, a technical festival of NISB. He planned and organized the Computer Society Weekly Meetup, and organized the NIE Summer of Code (NSOC). He was awarded a place among the top 9 teams in Hack Onload 2.0. Beyond his work with IEEE and the Computer Society, he has worked with an NGO to develop an application to streamline booking visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has also volunteered at the Children’s Home.

Deepak Doopati
Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences
Computer Science and Engineering
Deepak Doopati is an undergraduate student at the Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences in computer science and engineering. He is the founding member of IEEE Jayamukhi Computer Society student branch chapter. He was a design volunteer for AHCSSC’19 and AICSSYC’19, chair of the IEEE Jayamukhi Computer Society student branch chapter. He organized the Debugging Challenge and AI and ML workshop at his university. Deepak contributed as a content writer for events such as Abhignatha and Spoorthy. He is also the founder of a startup called Wide Reach Media. He is a merit student awardee of the Texas Instruments Examination, chief operating officer at Optimal Crave International, founder of Jayamukhi LEO Club and president at Jayamukhi National Service Scheme Unit.

Srikar Gundu
Anurag Group of Institutions (AGI)
Computer Science & Engineering
Srikar Gundu is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering at Anurag Group of Institutions. He serves as chair of the IEEE student branch at AGI, the IEEE ALL Hyderabad section Computer Society Student Congress 2020 event chair, and IEEE CS Compute Edition 8 video editor. He has received the Token of Excellence Badge from the department of computer science and engineering AGI. He was a finalist in a 24-hour hackathon on building Chatbots. He took part in the Telangana State Legislature council and assembly session. He made a documentary video titled The Key—Shi Zheng Li on the origins of the coronavirus. He serves as a president for Animation Club in his college.

Sachi Gupta
G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
Computer Science
Sachi Gupta is in her final year of a Bachelor’s degree in the Computer Science at G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur. She currently serves in the role of Women in Engineering coordinator in the IEEE India council and the student branch networking lead for the IEEE Nagpur subsection. Gupta was chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter, vice-chair for the Nagpur Subsection Congress (NSSC’20) and content lead for Gabfest—a joint student branch initiative. She was a participant in IEEE Xtreme 12.0, Smart India Hackathon and received the Winter Internship on Java SE. In her spare time, she writes poetry, explores and learns new technologies, participates in fashion shows and contributes to non-profit organizations.

Akash Nair
College of Engineering Adoor
Computer Science and Engineering
Akash Nair is studying for a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering at College of Engineering Adoor. He currently serves in the role of chair of the student branch at the College of Engineering Adoor, LINK representative of IEEE student branch CEA, the IEEE brand ambassador and the IEEEXtreme 14.0 student ambassador. Nair was previously organizer for a one-day workshop on web development in collaboration with IEEE Women in Engineering. Beyond his work with IEEE and the Computer Society, he has arranged a hands-on workshop for Kudumbashree Women at the College of Engineering Adoor as a part of NSS and coordinated flood relief activities. Nair won second prize for the Theme Competition in the College Arts Fest at the College of Engineering Adoor.

Muhammad Qaisar
Riphah International University, Islamabad
Faculty of Computing / Department of Software Engineering
Muhammad Qaisar has a goal of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in the faculty of computing / department of software engineering at Riphah International University, Islamabad with a 100% Talent Scholarship and secured the first position throughout the degree. He has served as secretary-general of the IEEE Riphah student branch, founding chair of the IEEE CS Chapter, event head for the IEEE Day’19 at Riphah University, and the founding president of the Pitch and Develop’19 event. In addition, he has served as an executive member with designations of department acting head / secretary-general, Incharge Adventure Club, and president of Blood Society for the Riphah Society for Excellence, the largest non-technical society of the university. He has been the winner of various university- and national-level competitions.

Dhruvinsinh Rajendrasinh Rathod
A.D. Patel Institute of Technology (ADIT)
Computer Engineering
Dhruvinsinh Rajendrasinh Rathod is studying for an undergraduate degree in computer engineering at A.D. Patel Institute of Technology. He currently serves in the role of the vice-chair in the IEEE ADIT student branch and as a member of the IEEE South Asia working group. He is also publicist for Compute, the IEEE Computer Society India Newsletter. Rathod has served as the vice-chair at the IEEE Power and Energy Society chapter, and student activity team lead at SAMPARK 2019, the Annual Meeting of the Gujarat section. He along with his team won the cricket championship, the gold medal for badminton and first place for handball. He received the Certificate of Excellence by Invincible NGO after successfully completing a trek of more than 10,000 feet on Manali.

Koushik Saha
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Computer Science and Engineering
Koushik Saha is in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology. He is currently a member of Android Development Team and the Documentation Team at IEEE Computer Society VIT, chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at VIT Vellore and content writer for CS Compute. Saha was a manager for the chapter’s annual flagship event ARCS ’19. He was among 50 students in same year and in pursuit of a Bachelor of Technology eligible to migrate to the program of their choice. Saha took part in VITMUN 2018, the annual Model United Nations organized by MUNSOC VIT. He also took part in Enigma 2018, an online technical riddle completion organized by IEEE VIT.

Swati Sandhya
BMS Institute of Technology and Management (BMSIT&M)
Computer Science and Engineering
Swati Sandhya is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in the computer science and engineering department at BMS Institute of Technology and Management. She currently serves in the role of chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at BMSIT&M. Sandhya is a part of the webinar coordination team in the IEEE India council. Also, she has held positions as IEEE Day19 R10 ambassador from IEEE Bangalore Section, vice-chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at BMSIT&M and webmaster for the IEEE student branch BMSIT&M. She was also awarded for her contributions in the IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Society (TEMS). Furthermore, she was recently selected as Microsoft Student Partner.

Chamika Sudusinghe
University of Moratuwa
Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Chamika Sudusinghe is studying in a Bachelor’s program in the department of computer science and engineering, faculty of engineering at the University of Moratuwa. He currently serves in the role of IEEE Sri Lanka section student representative. Sudusinghe has also played a role as webmaster at the IEEE student branch at the University of Moratuwa, section ambassador for PES Day 2020, secretary of the IEEE Techno Meetup 2019, secretary of the IEEE SLInspire and webmaster for Mercon 2020. He won the 2016 Bronze Medal in Sri Lanka Physics Olympiad Competition and second runner-up in the All Island Social Science Competition. Outside of his activities with IEEE, he was the chief organizer of the IESL RoboGames 2019 and head of operations for the Entrepreneurship Society at the University of Moratuwa.

William Sussman
Yale University
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
William Sussman is a senior at Yale University majoring in electrical engineering and computer science with a certificate in data science. He was the founding chair of the Yale IEEE student branch and remains an active member. He is the 2019 recipient of the IEEE Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Larry K. Wilson Student Activities Award, which recognizes “annually, in each region of the IEEE, the student member most responsible for an extraordinary accomplishment associated with student activities,” Sussman won the award for growing the Yale student branch. Sussman also conducts research on a wireless software-defined network (SDN). He is passionate about universal broadband Internet, and plans to pursue a PhD.

Tharun Kumar Tallapalli
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology (VNRVJIET), Hyderabad
Information Technology
Tharun Kumar Tallapalli is in a Bachelor’s program in the information technology department at VNRVJIET. He serves in the role of the chair of the IEEE VNR student branch, IEEE brand ambassador and is one of the web designers of IEEE VNR student branch. He was a startup incubator fellow at CIE IIIT Hyderabad. He also worked as an intern with the innovation team at Qvantel. Tharun and his team won first prize in hackathons Inventron 2019, Promethean 2019 and took first prize in the patent idea competition at Ecficio 3.0. His team was a finalist of the Smart India Hackathon 2020. His hobbies include writing articles on trending technologies and he is one of the authors at Analytics Vidhya and Towards AI Publications.

Vignesh M A
Jeppiaar Engineering College (JEC)
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Vignesh M A is studying at Jeppiaar Engineering College in the electronics and instrumentation engineering department for an undergraduate degree. He is currently chair of IEEE student branch JEC, chair of IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter. Among other roles, Vignesh also serves as student ambassador for IEEE XTREME 14.0, IEEE brand ambassador, design volunteer for IEEE CSIS’20 and design team lead for the student branch at JEC. Vignesh is the winner of the IEEE Student Ethics Contest held at AICSSYC’19. He was awarded the Best Volunteer award by Bhumi NGO for his accomplishments in Social initiatives and Right To Education Act (RTE). Vignesh was student representative of NSS JEC Unit. He has successfully completed an internship at the National Institute of Ocean Technology.

Rana Maitri Bharatkumar
Gujarat Technological University
Information Technology
Rana Maitri Bharatkumar is an undergraduate student in information technology in Gujarat Technological University. She currently serves in the role of content supervisor of the IEEE Smart Village—South Asia and was the documentation lead for the All India Computer Society Students and Young Professional Congress (AICSSYC’19). Maitri was previously secretary at IEEE ADIT student branch for the Women in Engineering affinity group, content team lead for Inspiro’18 and global public relations ambassador for IEEE Xtreme 12.0. She received an award for contributions as content team lead during Inspiro’18 and the best volunteer award by IEEE Gujarat Section. In her spare time, she prepared a poster for a poster presentation competition with the topic of Women in Sports and took part in a 5k run.

Chakravarthy D S
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology (VNRVJIET)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Chakravarthy D S is an undergraduate student in electronics and communication engineering at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is currently IEEE student branch chair, and ambassador for several events, such as the IEEE Xtreme Programming Competition 2019, madC Competition 2019 and IEEE Day 2019. Chakravarthy D S formed the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Power and Energy Society chapters at VNRVJIET. Beyond his work with IEEE and the Computer Society, he is a member of the college badminton team and a member of the College Short Film Club, VJ Teatro. He has volunteered for Haritha Haram, VNRVJIET. He has received first prize for his technical paper presentation at Convergence 2018. He was the best speaker for Mock Parliament and received first prize in the hackathon for SPEAK.

Sobhan Kanti Dhara
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering Department (E&ECE)
Sobhan Kanti Dhara is pursuing a PhD in the electronics and electrical communication engineering department in the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He currently serves as student chair for the membership development and geographic activity, student activity committee. Dhara served as the student Interim-co-chair and vice-chair of the young professional affinity group, program committee member and tutorials/workshops chair for TechSym-2016. He was awarded the Shastri Research Student Fellowship in 2017. He was a senate member, Institute Gold Medalist for Best M.Tech and Academic Excellence awardee from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He has received Young Distinguished Alumnus award from Institute of Engineering and Management. In addition, he received the Institute Travel Grant for presenting a research paper at IEEE ICIP-2018 and Best Paper Award in PSIVT-2019.

Indhumathi Gunasekaran
Panimalar Institute of Technology (PIT)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Indhumathi is in a Bachelors program in the electronics and communication engineering department at Panimalar Institute of Technology. She currently serves in the role of chair of the Computer Society chapter of IEEE Panimalar Institute of Technology student branch and vice-chair of the student branch . Gunasekaran was previously the IEEE student branch treasurer and chair of Women in Engineering of the student branch. She conducted community service at an orphanage in Amanjikarai, to encourage and motivate orphans to face real-world challenges and taught self-defense awareness at Faith Home Orphanage. She secured first rank in her department during the university examinations for several academic years and won the Best Student of the Year 2018 Award by ISTE TN section level in their 18th Annual Convention.

Saptarshi Ghosh
Jadavpur University
Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering
Saptarshi Ghosh is in pursuit of an undergraduate degree in instrumentation and electronics engineering at Jadavpur University. He is the student branch chair at Jadavpur University and a mentor for the Computer Society student branch chapter. Ghosh was the event coordinator for many events including Think AI, Re-Wired, the ML Accelerator Summit, Kolkata Computer Society Young Professionals Congress (namely TechX), and also was the TISP track lead for CSIS’19. He was selected in the Reliance Gen-Next Hub Hardware Accelerator and founded his own startup named Food Go while in college. Notably, he has also interned in renowned organizations including Honeywell and Indian Institute of Science in his undergraduate. Among other hobbies, he is passionate about sports and has even represented his department as the captain of his football team.

Samarth Gupta
Delhi Technological University
Computer Engineering
Samarth Gupta is studying in a Bachelors program in computer engineering at Delhi Technological University. He is currently the chair of the IEEE DTU Computer Society. Gupta was previously coordinator of the IEEE Delhi Section Student Award Ceremony, event lead for the Vihaan 2.0 Hackathon and chief organizer, Delhi Section Student Congress 2018. He is the recipient of first prize in MS Hacks 2018, second prize in the Northern India Engineering College Hackathon, and first runner-up in HashHacks. His research paper was selected for the IEEE conference ICST 2018 and in the Springer conference ICCIDA 2018. Outside of his activities with IEEE, he is a back-end developer with Rotaract Global Model United Nations Special Edition 2018 and co-founder of the Project Unnati. He volunteers for Leaders for Tomorrow—DTU.

Reethika J
Panimalar Institute of Technology (PIT)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Reethika J is working toward an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Panimalar Institute of Technology. She is the IEEE student branch vice-chair, TEMS Chair and content lead for student branch newsletter. Reethika J has served as IAS vice-chair and content writer for CSIS’19 held at MES college of engineering, Kerala. She secured second rank in her department during the university examinations for the academic year 2016–2017, Emerging Student Volunteer Award 2018 at IEEE Student Branch, second place for a project on “QR Code Generation for Doctors’ Prescriptions” and second prize in a “Chart making contest” for depicting her ideas on VLSI technology. Further, she conducted a social awareness program on women’s safety precautions and self-defense measures at Shri Arangai Naidu higher secondary school.

Saiteja Goud Karingu
Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology (GCET)
Computer Science and Engineering
Saiteja Goud Karingu is studying in a Bachelors program in the computer science and engineering department at Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology. He served as treasurer and activities coordinator for the IEEE CS student branch chapter, and member of the student branch’s publicity committee. Karingu has served as registration joint lead and hospitality lead for WiLCS and coordinator for ENIGMA 2.0 (flagship of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter GCET). He has participated in the Section Student Congress’19, CSIS’19 at MES College, Kuttipuram, Bhaswara 2017 and 2018 and Atmos’17. Karingu is serving as a student branch secretary and RAS student branch chapter chair & ambassador for IEEE Xtreme 13.0. In his spare time, he founded and served as secretary for Enchanting Minds and initiated the School Education Program.

Patnam Madhuri
Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Patnam Madhuri has a goal of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering at Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences. She is student ambassador for IEEE DAY, chair for IEEE Jayamukhi student branch Women In Engineering, and outreach content volunteer for IEEE XTRINIA-2019. Madhuri was previously the IEEE MadC student ambassador, publicity volunteer for Robothon 5.0, UPIITA IEEE WIE Contest-2018 and designer for IZITA 2.0. Beyond her work with IEEE and the Computer Society, she is a cadet in the NCC Air Force. She took first place in a drill competition conducted at the Combined Annual Training Camp. She is the recipient of the IEEE Sight Travel Grant for WIE ILS-2019 and won first prize for the poster presentation at the IEEE All India Student YP WIE Congress.

Johora Islam Mim
Daffodil International University
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Johora islam Mim is working toward a Bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering at Daffodil International University. She serves as chair of women in engineering (WIE), vice-chair of university’s student branch and lead executive for women in computing with the IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh chapter. Mim has served as senior public coordinator in her university’s student branch and campus ambassador for IEEEXtreme 13.0 and IEEE Madc. Morevoer, she has served as a teaching assistant of electronics and telecommunication engineering (ETE) and assisted as a secretary of the electronics and telecommunication clubs. She has also been the vice-president of Daffodil Shahitto Songo. She was awarded a scholarship at Daffodil International University and has recieved Cambium networking and Mikrotik certificates. She achieved first position in the cambium network.

Deepak Nagalla
Amrita Vishway Vidyapeetham University
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Deepak Nagalla is in pursuit of an undergraduate degree in the electronics and communication engineering at Amrita Vishway Vidyapeetham University. He serves as Chair of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham student branch and vice-chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter. Nagalla organized several events, such as a seminar on neuro medical robotics and Panchadasha. He also volunteered for ROBOTSAVAM, an international level tech fest exclusively for Robotics. Moreover, he volunteered for Amala Bharatham Campaign and the Kerala Flood Relief program. He participated in IDC RoboCon at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in the World Robot Summit in Tokyo. Nagalla is the recipient of two gold medals in the national cyber Olympiad, and one gold and one silver medal in the national science Olympiad.

Sai Divya Nallapaneni
G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College (GPREC)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sai Divya Nallapaneni is studying at G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College in the electronics and communication engineering department for an undergraduate degree. She is the Computer Society chapter chair and IEEE GPREC student branch lead content writer. In 2019 she was a member of the documentation team for the All India Computer Society Student and Young Professional Congress 2019. Outside of her activities with IEEE, she has been a training and placement cell coordinator, a participant in Uddaan’2K17, an intra college sports fest, where she played on the department volleyball team. She volunteers at the Aasya Foundation, helping the poor and people in need. She was awarded a Grace Hopper Celebrations India Scholarship, and first prize in Circuit Master organized by IEEE Power and Energy Society of IEEE GPREC student branch.

Shreya Patel
G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology (GCET)
Computer Engineering
Shreya Patel is in a Bachelors program in computer engineering at G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology. She is a volunteer in the IEEE CS Compute Newsletter’s content team. She was chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter at GCET and the the organizer of Milap’ 19, a Young Professional Annual Section Meeting. Patel organized Ordinatuer 2018, the flagship event of the Computer Society, IEEE GCET student branch. She was awarded for securing the highest SPI for the sixth semester and the highest CGPA in her department. Beyond her work with IEEE and the Computer Society, she was team captain for her university at a national hockey tournament. She has volunteered at Bachpan Foundation and at the Women and Empowerment Symposium.

Ramaraju Ramyasri
MVSR Engineering College
Information Technology
Ramaraju Ramyasri is working toward a Bachelor’s degree in information technology at MVSR Engineering College. She is currently IEEE MVSR student branch chair. Ramyasri has previously served as joint secretary in MVSR Computer Society student chapter and outreach volunteer for many events. She has coordinated and organized several events, such as the national level technical symposium Technovanza-2019, IEEE Day celebrations and Helping Hands. Beyond her work with IEEE, she is a core member of Information Technology Students Association in her college. She has also made an impact on her community through volunteering an NGO. She was awarded second in the department in the university examinations. She won second for a technical paper presentation in inforIThm 2k19 and for her project in Project Expo 2019 at the MVSR Engineering College.

Abhishek Satapathy
Vellore Institute of Technology—Chennai (VIT—Chennai)
School of Electronics Engineering
Abhishek Satapathy is an undergraduate student in the school of electronics engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology—Chennai. He serves as chair for the IEEE Computer Society, VIT Chennai student branch chapter. Satapathy was creative co-head for the chapter, project lead for Brain Computing Interface and technical advisor. He is a member and former joint general secretary of the photography club at VITC and a member of Technocrats Robotics. He has also participated in the trekking club and has been an undergraduate teaching assistant in the course “Data Structures and Algorithms.” He won first place in Makeathon 2k18, HackHub 2k19 and the Drag Race RoboPrix. He and his team were finalists in the World Robotics Championship Technoxian 2019 for the fastest line follower and quarter-finalists for RoboSoccer.

Shinu Shaju
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai, Kerala
Computer Science & Engineering
Shinu Shaju is studying for a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, Kerala. He is the electronics and communication coordinator of the student volunteering team for the IEEE Computer Society Kerala Chapter and design lead for the IEEE Compute Newsletter Edition 8. He was the Chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter. Shinu was previously an IEEE Day 2018 section ambassador, student ambassador for IEEEXtreme 12.0 and link representative for the IEEE student branch SJCET. He was also venue coordinator of the All Kerala Computer Society Student Convention 2019. He was the technical team lead for the college tech-fest Asthra and designer for the annual college magazine Reflections’19. He is an active volunteer at the Mozilla Campus Club.

Shreya
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
Department Of Computer Science and Engineering
Shreya is in an undergraduate program in the department of Computer Science engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. She serves in the role of chair of Computer Society student branch chapter. She has been the coordinator of the IEEE Orientation 2019, coordinator of R10 event TECHNOVATION and WIE’s Techfie. Shreya was coordinator of the Open Source Projects, technology head of the interest group Web Development, event head of the case study competition held during PECFEST 2018 and event head for Software Hackathon held during PECFEST 2019. She received third place in the Infosys Chandigarh hackathon, first place in the Code Relay competitions during PECFEST 2018. She has been a member of the communication and media club, the PR head and the member of the executive body of VOYAGERS.

S.R. Leoram Siddarth
Sri Sairam Engineering College
Dr. Soma Prathibha
S.R. Leoram Siddarth is a Bachelor’s student in information technology at Sri Sairam Engineering College. He serves as student chapter chair for the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS). Siddarth has conducted a two-day workshop on R Programming for Data Analytics, and organized the event Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp. He presented a paper in the one-day intercollegiate mathematics contest Mathophilia-2017 on Fuzzy Logic. Siddarth won second prize in the CLUDO event organized by Science Forum of MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College in ACUMEN’15 and the Gold Medal for securing state third in SSLC Public Examination and setting the highest total of all time. Also, he volunteered and coordinated students in an entrepreneurship awareness camp at Sri Sairam Engineering College, and organized and led the first-ever Hackathon HACK@RENA BITS & BYTES 2k18.

Alan Anto
College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET)
Computer Science and Engineering
Alan Anto is in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in the department of computer science and engineering in the College of Engineering, Trivandum. He currently serves as chair for the Computer Society’s CET chapter, technical coordinator for IEEE Travancore Hub. Anto was previously a student representative with the Computer Society Kerala chapter and joint-secretary for the IEEE student branch at CET, among others. He was also designer for IEEE CS Compute. He has successfully completed internships at Nissan Digital LLP and National Informatics Centre. He was second runner up for IEEE Best Engineer at the student branch of the College of Engineering, Barton Hill and first place in the system hunt—Ritu—and has received several scholarships.

Aashish Arora
Gujarat Technological University
Computer Engineering
Aashish Arora is studying for an undergraduate degree in computer engineering in Gujarat Technological University at A.D. Patel Institute of Technology. He serves as the chair for the Computer Society chapter at his university and a volunteer with the student branch. Arora was a co-organizer for the Inspiro’18 international event under the Student Professional Awareness Activity Program and ambassador for IEEE Day in 2018. In his spare time, he volunteered as the publicity and campaigning lead for Spectrum ’18, served as a Microsoft Student Partner for four years, and was the founding documentation lead for the Indian Society for Technical Education at the ADIT student chapter. Arora received a certificate of appreciation from the student branch and was awarded as a student of the year.

Salheen Bakhet
University of Engineering & Technology—Lahore
Computer Science and Engineering
Salheen Bakhet is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at the University of Engineering and Technology—Lahore. He serves as secretary of IEEE Lahore section and as technical co-chair for the Paper Review committee of IEEE conference ICOSST 2019. He was awarded seven UCP Chair Scholarships and has won the Outstanding Academic Performance Award with first position in BSCS (Hons.). Over the years, he has secured distinctions at different class levels and remained at the top of his school, college and university. He has participated in extra-curricular activities and secured first position in national and international competitions. Further, he works with Amnesty International and the Pakistani Government for compliance with the United Nation’s Human Rights and Minority Affairs SDGs.

Peter Eid
CentraleSupélec and Georgia Tech
Electronics, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Peter Eid is pursuing a diplôme d’ingénieur, a French MS-level degree, with a focus on electronics, at CentraleSupélec. As a top student, he was granted the opportunity to follow, in parallel, an MS in electrical and computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At CentraleSupélec, he serves as the chair of the recently created IEEE student branch which works closely with the IEEE France section on co-organized events. As well as being a representative of the student body, he is involved in science popularization and sustainable development initiatives on campus.

Ankitha Gudla
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Ankitha Gudla is working toward an undergraduate degree in the electronics and communication engineering department at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology.  She is IEEE VNR student branch Computer Society chair. Gudla was PES Day ambassador, the outreach publicity volunteer for the All Hyderabad Computer Society Student Congress in 2018 and outreach volunteer for many events. She was selected for the VNR student force that takes up social issues, and was NCC (National Cadet Corps) cadet, representing Visakhapatnam as best cadet in Pre-RDC. She is the captain of the VNRVJIET throwball team. She was awarded second in the department in university examinations, third for a nano satellite technical presentation in the nationwide technical fest ATMOS, and second in the Hackathon conducted by Idea Labs for the idea SPEAK.

Naila Jan
Jamia Hamdard
Engineering Science and Technology
Naila Jan is striving for an undergraduate degree in the School of Engineering Science and Technology at Jamia Hamdard. She serves as WIE student branch chair. Jan was treasurer and senior Excom member of her student branch and event coordinator. In addition, she has been a core team member of TEDx Jamia Hamdard, a student coordinator at annual school festivals, and the host of the First International Conference on ICT for Digital, Smart and Sustainable Development. She has also medaled in basketball, played badminton, ran in a relay race, and took first in a fashion show at Media Mahakumbh 2018. She also received the (MOMA) Muslim Minority Scholarship. She is the highest CGPA holder in her department and over many semesters has held first position.

Harshita Kalsi
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Harshita Kalsi is pursuing an undergraduate degree in electronics and communication engineering at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. She is the sponsorship lead for the IEEE WIE IGDTUW flagship event WIEmpower and web development mentor for Momentum 1.0. Kalsi was student branch representative at the Delhi Section Congress, general secretary in the Senior Executive Committee of the IEEE IGDTUW, and teaching assistant for the Dil Se Campaign with the Rainbow India Foundation under the IEEE IGDTUW Humanitarian Program. She received the Wolfram One Award at HACKEAM 2018 and Best Pitch Award at Tinkerfest 2017. In her spare time, she has served as the Sponsorship Core Team Lead for Innerve, website development head coordinator, and publicity and public relations head of Taarangana.

Athira M
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Athira M is a bachelor’s student in the electrical and electronics engineering department at the NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad. She serves as WIE Coordinator of the IA/IE/PELS Joint chapter for Kerala, coordinator of AKIASSC’19 and ambassador of IEEE IAS CMD Humanitarian project 2019. Athira M was previously chair of IAS student Branch and secretary for the Power and Energy Society at her university. She won the Central Sector Scholarship. She has also won the LIC Golden Jubilee and the IEEE Kerala Section Outstanding Student Chapter Volunteer Award. In her spare time, she worked as an intern at Kerala Electrical & Allied Co. Ltd, volunteered at the National Service Scheme, and developed a “Women’s protection device” as a part of a mini-project.

Krishnakumar M
Vellore Institute of Technology—Chennai
Electronics Engineering
Krishnakumar M is an undergraduate student in the School of Electronics Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology—Chennai. He is the founder and chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at his institution. He is an HPAIR Harvard Conference alumnus, has published his research work on IoT in an International Journal and has presented at an Internet of Things workshop. He is a chief mentor at My Ways, an organization that helps people make informed and independent career choices. He has also been a program representative, vice-president of OWASP student chapter and the head of partnerships at Renaissance (E-Cell). He has received the Best Project Award, IEEE Madras Section Student Project Funding Award, and has had four internships on Data Analytics.

Shriharsha M
The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
Information Science and Engineering
Shriharsha M is studying in a bachelor program in the information science and engineering department at the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. He has served as IEEEXtreme student ambassador in 2018, an organizer of the NIE Summer of Code 2018, and a publicity volunteer for the All Karnataka Computer Society Congress 2018. He was a participant in the IEEE Industrial Visit to Cisco—Bangalore 2016, IEEE Industrial Visit to Dell EMC—Bangalore 2019, and the annual meeting of the IEEE Bangalore section in 2018. Further, he is the HackerEarth campus ambassador, the techNIEks 2019 website convener, and software developer lead for DeshikLabs—among numerous others.

Axatkumar Patel
Gujarat Technological University
Information Technology
Axatkumar Patel is pursuing an undergraduate degree in the information technology department at Gujarat Technological University. He serves as chair of the IEEE student branch at A. D. Patel Institute of Technology. Patel has served as vice-chair of the student branch, IEEE PES Day ambassador, and content lead for the IEEE Region 10 SPAA event, Inspiro’18. He worked on the IEEE CS Compute Edition 6 as outreach ambassador as content writer. He was awarded the rating of the highest-scoring student at his university for the second and fifth semesters and the best volunteer award from his student branch. He also was involved in the theater, acting in the play “Karunanidhi Ek Sahajanand.”

Vihashini R
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Vihashini R has the goal of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering at the Panimalar Institute of Technology. She serves as the university’s student branch chair, the PELS student branch chapter chair, and the innovation council chair. Vihashini R has been vice-chair of PES and IEEEmadC campus ambassador. She has been a participant in the symposium “Night Vision Technology.” Vihashini R was awarded the first rank in the department of ECE and first place in the inter-departmental paper presentation on biometric voting systems. She has successfully completed an internship on VLSI, organized by SPIRO Solution Pvt. Ltd. In her free time, she has conducted several workshops on technical topics, and an essay writing competition on the topic of the development of India.

Janani Ramachandran
S.A. Engineering College (SAEC)
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Janani Ramachandran is studying in a bachelor’s program in electronics and communication engineering at S.A. Engineering College. She currently serves as the SAEC chair for the Computer Society and Photonics Society, IEEE CS Compute content lead, SAEC chair for the Computer Society and Photonics Society, IEEE TEMS MMC content lead, IEEE brand ambassador, and documentation lead for the SAEC student branch. Janani volunteered as a content writer and publicist for several IEEE activities. She volunteers for Girl Script India and serves as Chennai section girl lead in the Madarasi Speakers Club. She received first place in the university examinations twice, second place in a paper presentation at a symposium at C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering, and third place in a mini project contest on the subject of automobile control using Bluetooth module.

Devarpita Sinha
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering
Devarpita Sinha is working toward a PhD degree in the electronics and electrical communications engineering department at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur). She is vice-chair of the IEEE student branch at IIT Kharagpur. Sinha has served as secretary of the student branch, and reviewer for the IEEE Systems Journal and the IEEE Access Journal. Moreover, she is currently serving as the women’s representative of the department of electronics and electrical communication engineering and was the research scholar coordinator at the Gopali Youth Welfare Society. She has served as research scholars’ representative of the department of electronics and electrical engineering.  She won a PhD fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and the GATE fellowship from the All India Council for Technical Education.

Kavitha Sri N
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Kavitha Sri N is pursuing an undergraduate degree in the electronics and communication engineering program in the Panimalar Institute of Technology. She is currently the student branch vice-chair and chair of the Computer Society and vice-chair of the Power Electronics Society student branch chapters. Kavitha Sri N was previously the IEEE campus ambassador for BRAHMA’19 and FRIZBEE’18. She won the Vibrant Student Volunteer Award and Best Hacker Award. She has completed an Internship on telecom at Rttc-bsnl, Meenampakkam, Chennai. She has also competed and won medals in shot put, relay, javelin, sprinting and kho-kho, an ancient sport from India similar to tag.

Niharika Vanka
Vardhaman College of Engineering Shamshabad
Computer Science Engineering
Niharika Vanka is in pursuit of an undergraduate degree in computer science engineering in Vardhaman college of Engineering Shamshabad. She serves as vice-chair of the Computer Society student chapter. Vanka has also played a role as organizer for the ICMLSC International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing and several workshops on data science. Beyond her work with IEEE and the Computer Society, she is an active member in student government. She has organized social awareness and gender sensitivity campaigns around the city, and a self-defense program for female students in association with WIE. She received the prize for being one of the top-ranked students at Vardhaman College of Engineering as well as the Government Merit Scholarship.

Varnana Vijay
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Computer Science and Engineering
Varnana Vijay is studying in an undergraduate program in the computer science and engineering department at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. She has served as the Kochi Hub coordinator for the student leadership committee of the Computer Society Kerala chapter, the Women in Computing coordinator for the College of Engineering Chengannur, and content writer for IEEE Compute. She has volunteered at a relief camp and PETA during the Kerala floods 2018, and participated in and won first prize in a poem recitation competition. She is the recipient of an internship at Ernst and Young, first prize award in a WIE competition at the College of Engineering Chengannur, and second prize in “i-code.” She attended the Grace Hopper Celebration India Job Fair in 2018.

Ahmad Azuad Yaseer
Islamic University of Technology
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Ahmad Azuad Yaseer is working toward an undergraduate degree in electrical and electronic engineering at the Islamic University of Technology. He is the secretary of the IEEE IUT student branch and executive member/event coordinator at the IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh chapter. Yaseer was previously junior public relations officer and assistant member recruiter for the student branch, and campus ambassador for SPAC 2018, SPAVe 2018, IEEE BDS SYWMC 2018 and IAS CMD Humanitarian Project Contest 2019. He was awarded the “Outstanding Ambassador Award” at the IEEE Bangladesh Section Annual Award Night 2018. He was a runner up in culture week, receiving first prize in general knowledge and second in extemporaneous speech. He is brand ambassador of IEEE and outreach ambassador of IEEE-TEMS India.

Hamna Akram
Bahria University
Computer Engineering
Hamna Akram’s goal of achieving her bachelor of science in computer engineering has brought her to Bahria University in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she also serves as IEEE Computer Society chapter chair. In her role, she has created seminars and organized an e-gaming tournament. Outside of her work with IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society, Akram volunteers to teach math, language and science at a school for underprivileged children.

In her role as student ambassador, she will work to create a larger community, and support networking and increased technical understanding.

Qhansa Bayu
Telkom University
Informatics Engineering
Qhansa Bayu is in pursuit of a bachelor of science in informatics engineering. She was the chair of the  IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at Telkom University. She was an Indonesian delegate at the IEEE Region 10 Student/YP/WIE Congress 2015. And she won the Beasiswa Kopertis Scholarship in 2016 from Telkom University. As a student ambassador, Bayu will connect volunteers and members more closely to increase activities.

Meghana Reddy Chinthala
Vaagdevi College of Engineering
Meghana Reddy Chinthala is studying for a bachelor of technology at the Vaagdevi College of Engineering. She is the secretary at her college’s student branch and outreach ambassador for the CS Compute newsletter. In her free time, Chinthala dances, and plays badminton and carom, a tabletop game in which players attempt to shoot disks into one of four corner pockets.

Chinthala’s vision for 2018 and 2019 is to make the Computer Society chapter on her campus active and sustainable. She wants to continue to conduct events on the campus, so student benefits increase over time.

Nagaraju Durshanapu
Vaagdevi College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nagaraju Durshanapu, a bachelor of science student in mechanical engineering at Vaagdevi College of Engineering in India, has served as lead on the Scholarship Outreach Initiative conducted by the IEEE India Council Student Affairs Committee and the organizing team member of the IEEE All Hyderabad Computer Society Student Congress 2018.

Durshanapu took first place for his paper presentation at the national level technical fest. He was nominated as the best GO KART prototype designer in 2018. As a student ambassador, Durshanapu would like to broadcast technical sessions at conferences and create a “Computer Society Mentorship Programme” with the help of young professional members.

Soheila Ghane Ezabadi
University of Melbourne
Computer Science
Soheila Ghane Ezabadi is a PhD student in the computer science department at the University of Melbourne. She is the president of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and Secretary of the IEEE student branch at her university. Among her many awards, she received a research grant from Ludwig Maximilian University in 2017 and the Grace Hopper scholarship awarded for active women in technical fields, which provides recipients the opportunity to meet successful women at an event organized by the AnitaBorg institute in United States.

Ghane is a volunteer in the “Choose Math” mentoring program organized by AMSI, where she conducts workshops to engage girls and women in math. As a student ambassador, she will focus on improving local and global collaborations and enhancing the technical activities of the IEEE student branch in the University of Melbourne.

Daphne Jenson
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Daphne Jenson studies at the Panimalar Institute of Technology in pursuit of a bachelor of science in electronics and communication engineering. She is the student branch chair of the IEEE Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai and a content writer for IEEE CS Compute, produced by the India Council. Jenson won first and second prizes in inter-departmental paper presentations for papers titled “Artificial Hand Using Embedded System” and “Smart Agriculture Using IoT.”

Jenson looks forward to her time as student ambassador, when she plans to host a section level congress to motivate student branches and to increase awareness about the golden opportunities and benefits provided by the IEEE Computer Society.

Rajit Karmakar
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science and VLSI
Rajit Karmakar is a PhD student in computer science and VLSI at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Among his many roles in the school’s student branch, Karmakar serves as chair and university partnership program liaison.

Karmakar has won several research and travel grants over the years. Among those are the international travel grant and research grant from Synopsys Inc. USA, and a research grant from the government of India. As a student ambassador, Karmakar plans to focus on increasing the visibility of the IEEE Computer Society through strategic alliances and effective communication with the large student community inside and outside the campus of IIT Kharagpur. He would also focus on engagement with the student communities in technological development toward the realization of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) by organizing workshops on those subjects.

Emerson Keenan
University of Melbourne
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Emerson Keenan is pursuing his PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Melbourne.

Last year he served as chair in the IEEE University of Melbourne student branch, and is currently the event assistant for the IEEE Victorian Section Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

He was awarded the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship for 2017–2020, and received the Peter McPhee Student Award from the University of Melbourne in 2017. Keenan plans to act as a leading ambassador for the IEEE Computer Society and continue teaching students practical engineering skills and encouraging them to follow the IEEE motto “Advancing Technology for Humanity.”

Md Saidur Rahman Kohinoor
Daffodil International University
Computer Science and Engineering
Md Saidur Rahman Kohinoor is working toward his bachelor of science in engineering at Daffodil International University. He is the chair of the student branch and the editor of the IEEE Bangladesh Section’s newsletter. Kohinoor founded the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter at his university.

He has won scholarships and awards from his university, the Ministry of Finance of the government of Bangladesh, the Samsung Research and Development Institute of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Computer Council. In 2015 and 2016, he placed in the top 50 in the National Undergraduate Olympiad, a competition in which participants progress from regional to national competitions, and which, at the finals, brought together the top 200 undergraduate mathematical thinkers in the country. As a student ambassador, Kohinoor plans to arrange a Techno-Management Platform where students are benefited by technological innovation, professional development, social networking and developing the society.

Akshita Mahajan
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
Electronics and Communication
Akshita Mahajan is working toward her bachelor of technology in electronics and communication at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. Among her roles in the IEEE, Mahajan has served as social media coordinator in the IEEE Delhi Section Student Network and the vice chair of the IEEE student branch at her school. Mahajan plans not only to use her extensive network to promote the IEEE Computer Society when she becomes student ambassador, but also to work for the empowerment of women.

Niharika Mittal
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Niharika Mittal is a student of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, where she is pursuing a bachelor of technology in electronics and communication engineering with a minor in computer science engineering. She is the Chandigarh subsection coordinator of the IEEE Delhi Section and the vice chair of the women in engineering, IEEE Punjab Engineering College student branch. She took third in the “Maze Runner” competition organized by Chandigarh College Of Engineering and Technology during their Techfest 2016. As an outlet for her artistic side, Mittal has been a member of the art and photography club at Punjab Engineering College.

In her role as student ambassador, Mittal plans to initiate special interest groups in and across the Computer Society chapters in the region on topics, such as web development, cloud computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, robotics, nanotechnology, data structures, advanced algorithms, and cyber security & forensics.

Hassam Mughal
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
Information and Communication Engineering
Hassam Mughal is a student in the information and communication engineering department of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea who is pursuing a master of science. Some of the roles in IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society Mughal has played over the years are Treasurer of IEEE Computer Society Karachi Chapter and chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter Mehran UET, Jamshoro, Pakistan. He has received a number of awards including the MS Research Project-Based Scholarship at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea, Most Valuable Young Professional Award at IEEE PSYWC’16 and the Best Project Award at the Open Day Project Exhibition at Mehran UET, Jamshoro.

Mughal is looking forward to his role as student ambassador, hoping to collaborate in achieving sustainable development by providing technical information, community services, and personalized services to the region’s computing students, professionals, and researchers.

Jenifer Mercy Carolina P
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Jenifer Mercy Carolina P is a bachelor of engineering student in the electronics and communication engineering department at the Panimalar Institute of Technology. She is the secretary of the IEEE student branch and the vice chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter at the school. She is also the content lead for the India Council Student Activities Committee.

She has successfully completed an internship on telecommunications at Rttc-bsnl, meenampakkam, Chennai.  As student ambassador, Jenifer plans to keep the members updated with the activities happening in and around the region, and promoting digital magazines like CS Compute and Computing Edge.

Muhammad Saeed Ul Hassan Raza
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
Electrical Computer Engineering
Muhammad Saeed Ul Hassan Raza is working toward his bachelor of science in electrical computer engineering. He is the chair of the IEEE student branch at COMSATS Institute of Technology in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

In 2018, Muhammad Saeed received the Best Young Engineer Award at the 16^th Young Leaders Summit, hosted by Positive Pakistan. He also received the Upsilon Pi Epsilon award in 2016. In 2017, he participated  in the AIESEC foreign exchange as a part of the Quality Education Project SDG, where he visited AIESEC in University of Nottingham Malaysia. As a student ambassador, Raza will encourage students to create chapters by visiting non-IEEE or new universities to spread information about IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society.

Swapnil Sayan Saha
University of Dhaka
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Swapnil Sayan Saha is in his fourth year of a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering. He is the social media coordinator for the IEEE Bangladesh Section Humanitarian Activities Committee, vice chair of the IEEE student branch at the University of Dhaka, and the chief technology officer, digital marketing manager and co-founder at Orion Avionics and Electronics. Saha also has a musical side—playing guitar, bass, and drums, writing lyrics, and composing.

As a student ambassador, he plans to conduct awareness sessions, arrange technical competitions, host “meet the expert” sessions, create hands-on workshops, publish a bi-monthly e-magazine, and conduct a “get together” that will include non-technical, cultural and ice-breaking sessions.

Atif Abdus Samad
Jamia Hamdard University
Computer Science and Engineering
Atif Abdus Samad is a bachelor of science student in computer science engineering. He is the chair of the student branch at his university and is the IEEE WIE Affinity Group organizer. He was a core team member of the TEDX Jamia Hamdard in 2017 where he developed an android application for the event as a medium to share information about the event with the general community.

As a student ambassador, Abdus Samad plans to take the concept of special interest groups to remote areas to educate interested young minds about computer applications and provide them with mentors from among computer science and engineering students.

Ankur Sarode
Vellore Institute of Technology
Computer Science
Ankur Sarode is studying for his bachelor of science at Vellore Institute of Technology in India. He is the chair of the VIT Vellore student branch chapter. He organized the ARCS ’18, a technical conference with the aim of improving the technical knowledge of young enthusiastic minds. Ankur won the JIVOX Hackathon and the Mozilla Web Development Hackathon, and was a member of the website team for RoverX 2017 and 2018.

As an IEEE Computer Society student ambassador, Sarode plans to convince students to take advantage of IEEE’s benefits and networks.

Srishti
Ghandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology
Computer Science and Engineering
Srishti is pursuing her bachelor of technology in computer science and engineering at the Ghandi Institute of Engineering and Technology. Among her many roles, she has been coordinator for the Technology Awareness Programme (TAP) in Kolkata, the coordinator for Technergize: Innovate, Collaborate, Build (an IEEE CS India SAC initiative) and one of the three event coordinators of IEEE Computer Society India Symposium 2018. Srishti also loves debating, writing and dancing.

As student ambassador, Srishti will work to ensure continued knowledge transfer through conferences and workshops, as well as through a connection between industry and academia, and young professionals and students.

Fall 2018 Winners

Ninety students applied for the Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship during the fall 2018 cycle. The winners receive a $1000 scholarship and become ambassadors in their region. To apply, IEEE Computer Society student members provided substantial information on their IEEE involvement, awards they have received, non-IEEE activities, and their vision for their time as ambassador. Below is just a sampling of the Merwin Student Scholars’ qualifications.

Akhil Aduvala
Vaagdevi College Of Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Akhil Aduvala is studying in an undergraduate program for a degree in electrical and electronic engineering. He is the vice chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter at Vaagdevi College of Engineering. He is also a publicity team member for World Blockchain Hackathon 2018. In 2017 and 2018, Aduvala won best project of the academic year at the department level. Beyond his work with IEEE, he is technical coordinator and a founding member of Vaagdevi Electrical Students Association. In 2017, Aduvala won the state level speech competition conducted by Election Commission of India on the occasion of National Voters Day.

Garima Badhan
Northern India Engineering College
Computer Science Engineering

Garima Badhan is an undergraduate student working toward a degree in computer science engineering. She is the chair of the Northern India Engineering College student branch and Women in Engineering affinity group. Badhan won first prize in the Women in Engineering Stand Project Presentation, organized by Delhi section for the project “Sign Language Detection Using Hybrid Machine Learning Model.” She was also selected for the Outstanding Student Volunteer Award 2018 for her contribution to IEEE and its activities, given by the student activities committee of the IEEE Delhi Section.

Badhan is a member of the Rotaract Club of Delhi Janak, and a volunteer at Awaaz—The Cultural Society of Northern India Engineering College.

Niharika Bolledla
Vaagdevi College of Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering

Niharika Bolledla is working toward her Bachelor of Technology degree in electronics and communication engineering at Vaagdevi College of Engineering. Bolledla is the secretary of the Vaagdevi College of Engineering student branch chapter and chair of her university’s Women In Engineering affinity group. In 2018, she earned a scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Celebrations India, which is awarded to female students based on academic performance, and demonstrated leadership ability in technology and their community. Bolledla serves her community by volunteering at the Innovative Media Organization (IMO) in which, among other activities, she educated students in rural areas.

Savneet Kaur Chhatwal
GH Raisoni College of Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering

Savneet Kaur Chhatwal is an undergraduate studying computer science and engineering at GH Raisoni College of Engineering. She is the chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter at her university. She has volunteered for humanitarian initiatives at an animal shelter, which was organized by Nagpur subsection and has conducted a Unity 3D workshop and 3 other events. Chhatwal was the winner of the Smart India Hackathon, organized by the Government of India. She has been very involved in the life of her university, managing and coordinating events at the college level. She has also made an impact on her community through volunteering with Nagpur Mahila Club, an NGO working with women and children.

Waqas Ahmad Chaudhary
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Campus
Computer Science

Waqas Ahmad Chaudhary is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Campus. He is one of the founding members of the Computer Society student branch chapter at his university and is currently the chapter secretary. Chaudhary has also played a role in his chapter by organizing numerous events at his university. Chaudhary has distinguished himself from his fellow students through his academic achievements, most recently placing first among more than 200 students in academic achievement. He has also won first place in the Glider Module at PION’17, organized by IEEE PIEAS student branch, and second place in the quiz competition at COMTECH’18.

Ahmed Douik
California Institute of Technology
Electrical Engineering

Ahmed Douik is working toward his PhD in electrical engineering at California Institute of Technology. Douik was attracted to volunteering through an effort to create a young professionals affinity group at his university. In the past few years, he has served as secretary of the IEEE Young Professionals Metro Los Angeles section affinity group and treasurer of the IEEE Computer Society Metropolitan Los Angeles section chapter. Douik has received several awards and fellowships from IEEE and his universities, including the IEEE Region 6 Outstanding IEEE Young Professional Award, Publons Peer Review Award, Caltech Fellowship (2015-2016) and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Fellowship. Ahmed has also worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at his various universities.

Kirtiraj Rajendraprasad Garud
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Big Data Engineering

Kirtiraj Rajendraprasad Garud is a master’s student in Big Data Engineering at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. His volunteer experience is too vast to list in the space available, but it includes his role as lead networking coordinator for the IEEE India Council student activities committee in 2017, the chair of the IEEE Student Branch G H Raisoni College of Engineering (GHRCE), Nagpur student branch in 2016 – 2017. Just as Garud’s volunteering experience is immense and varied, so are his awards. Among them are winner of the Gold Memento for Startup “Rainbow Dimensions” during the entrepreneurship summit Ignite 2015 held at GHRCE and the winner of the IIT Delhi Autonomous Robotics Championship Phase-1 under Technogyanam IIT Delhi (and selected for Phase 2 to be mentored at IIT Delhi). Garud is also a six-time medalist in the Indian Medical Association’s Doctors Day Celebration.

Sudipta Ghosh
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science and Embedded Electronics

Sudipta Ghosh is a PhD student who studies computer science and embedded electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Ghosh currently serves at his university’s student branch chair and previously held the position of vice-chair of the IEEE Embedded Systems student club. Ghosh has received many fellowships and awards, including a fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India for pursuing his doctorate. In 2016, he received partial travel grant from the IEEE Student Branch to present his research paper at 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) in Singapore and full funding from IIT Kharagpur to present at the 40th Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC 2018) in Hawaii.

S. Varun Kumar
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
Instrumentation and Control

S. Varun Kumar is a undergraduate student, studying instrumentation and control at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering. He is the chair of the Computer Society student branch chapter at his university. He previously served as treasurer and event organizer. Kumar is the recipient of International Society of Automation Educational Foundation Scholarship Award 2018. He won the National Level Open Challenge Competition “Solution to Problem” – DEFEXPO and “The Alexa and Arduino Smart Home Challenge,” conducted by Hackster.io. He won the “Young Scientist Award” for his project presentation at the National Level Design Contest in India. He is the International Society of Automation (ISA)  president at his university. Kumar is also an assistant swimming coach and a volunteer at the Rotary Club of Madras.

Abdul Halik M I
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology (JIT)
Mechanical Engineering

Abdul Halik M I is studying at Jeppiaar Institute of Technology for a Bachelor of Technology in mechanical engineering. He is a student mentor and was previously chair at the IEEE JIT student branch. He headed the editorial team for a student branch magazine at the university, which has published four issues with articles on emerging technologies and was written by students. Abdul Halik M I won first place for a paper presentation on “Humanoid Robotics” and in a poster presentation on “Agrona.”

Abdul Halik M I was involved in humanitarian efforts through his organizing a seven-day “Role of Youth in Society” camp and competitive activities through his participation in the Indian Karting Competition, an intercollegiate engineering design competition in which the student-teams design, engineer, build, test, promote and compete with a vehicle.

Amanda Merkley
Colorado State University
Computer Engineering and Mathematics

Amanda Merkley is studying for a bachelor of science in computer engineering and mathematics at Colorado State University. She is currently the chair of the student branch at the university, having served previously as event coordinator and webmaster. Merkley has received numerous scholarships and awards including the Micromotion Engineering Scholarship, Eta Kappa Nu membership at Colorado State University and A-Pin Award at Utah State University. Outside of her work with IEEE, she has been an undergraduate researcher in high performance computing and metabolic engineering, and treasurer of Women in Engineering at Utah State University, among others.

Muhammad Ammar Qureshi
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Campus
Computer Science

Muhammad Ammar Qureshi is a Bachelor of Science student at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Campus, studying computer science. Qureshi has participated in IEEE activities both on the student branch and chapter level. He is the chair of the Computer Society COMSATS Wah chapter. In the student branch, he has served as the head of the design team and the head of the web development team. For the Islamabad section, Qureshi has volunteered as the student activities committee web director. Qureshi’s activities are not limited to IEEE initiatives, but rather extend to projects like the Wall of Kindness and the Tree Plantation Drive. He has also offered his time to teach students in grades 5 to 7.

Govind R
College of Engineering Attingal
Computer Science Engineering

Govind R is working toward a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering at the College of Engineering Attingal. He is the chair of the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapter and of the IEEE student branch at his university. He has received awards for being an outstanding student, and has won first place in the Mini CNC Plotter Machine using Arduino at the Intercollege Technical Fest 2017 and Linea 3.0—Line Follower competition conducted by College of Engineering Attingal. Outside his work with IEEE, he has participated in a number of electronics competitions and has volunteered in a 3-day cleaning and electrical maintenance camp in flood-affected areas in Chengannur, Kerala, India.

Ganesh Reddy Ram Reddy
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology
Electronics of Communication and Engineering

Ganesh Reddy Ram Reddy is working toward a Bachelor of Engineering and Technology in electronics of communication and engineering. Ram Reddy is currently the web designer for the IEEE VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology student branch, and recently served as its chair. He took first place for his paper presentation at the national technical event Convergence 2018. In 2017, Ram Reddy received an internship at BSNL Regional Telecom Training Centre in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. In addition to his work with IEEE, Ram Reddy has many interests, including table tennis in which he won runner up in the third state ranking table tennis competition at AAR Mahveer College of Engineering. Ram Reddy has also built a prototype for a robot that includes cleaning, monitoring and security features.

Aarya R Shankar
College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET)
Computer Science and Engineering

Aarya R Shankar is an undergraduate student who is pursuing a degree in computer science and engineering. She has volunteered for many events in her area. She is also the chair of the IEEE Computer Society CET chapter and a content writer for IEEE CS Compute. Shankar has many awards and scholarships to her name. In 2018, she won the Google Women TechMakers Scholarship. She won coding contests, including Codiva, Crack the Code at CultAWay and PreXtreme at the IEEE All Kerala Computer Society Student Congress. In both 2017 and 2018, Shankar was ranked in the 30s in the Indian Engineering Olympiad. In addition to her work with IEEE, Shankar has supported several clubs including Cell CET, Foss CET and Robotics CET. She has also volunteered for NASA Space Apps Challenge.

Jaya Shree V
Panimalar Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jaya Shree V is an undergraduate student, pursuing a degree in electronics and communication engineering at Panimalar Institute of Technology. She is currently the Women in Engineering (WIE) chair for the Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai. Jaya Shree V was previously the chair of the Communication Society student branch chapter at her university. She has been very active in her community, conducting a technical awareness program for schoolchildren at Dhasar Government Higher Secondary School in Thiruvallur, Chennai, and a social and educational awareness program among middle-school students in Ramalinga Adigalar Gurukula, Thoraipakkam, Chennai. Jaya Shree V’s awards include runner up in the technical quiz competition and the C Programming Contest, conducted by the IEEE student branch at the Panimalar Institute of Technology. She has also presented a paper on Smart Agriculture Using IOT in the PECTEAM2K18 international conference held at Panimalar Engineering College.

Staji Wilson
College of Engineering Chengannur
Electronics and Communication Engineering

Staji Wilson is working toward a Bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering at the College of Engineering Chengannur. She was a member of IEEE Kochi Hub Tech Team, an IEEE Kerala section initiative to foster young technical minds in Kerala. Wilson was a core team member of Robothon 3.0 and a member of Devcom. Wilson volunteered at the IEEE Computer Society India Symposium 2018, and at the IEEE Awards Program. She worked as a core committee member for Magnum 2018, the Biennial Technical Fest of College of Engineering Chengannur.

Sai Thejeshwar
Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, India

Amrith M
College of Engineering Trivandrum, India

Swathi Nagaraj
Panimalar Institute of Technology, India

Abhishek P.
College of Engineering Trivandrum, India

Gedela Vivek
Amrita Vishwa Viyapeetham University, India

Shivam
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India

Pratik Mangalore
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India

Victor Sahin
Kennesaw State University, United States

Alaa Mustafa Hassan Hassan
University of Kirkuk, Iraq

Pooja Sharma K.
S.A. Engineering College, India

Arpana Debnath
The National Institute of Engineering, India

Rashi Goel
Delhi Technological University, India

Kirubakaran Saravanakumar
Panimalar Institute of Technology, India

Saksham Saxena
Delhi Technological University, India

S Susheel
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, India

Ashka Soni
GH Patel College of Engineering and Technology, India

Jithin George
University of Melbourne, Australia

Jairam Sankar
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, India

Keerti Gautam
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, India

Fall 2017 Winners

Megha Ben
College of Engineering Trivandrum, India

Lavanya S
Reva University, India

Nilotpal Chakraborty
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, India

V Sresankar
College of Engineering Trivandrum, India

Mustafa Doga Dogan
Bogazici University, Turkey

Sanyam Goel
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India

Hima Bindu Bhardwaj
Sree Chitra Tirunal College of Engineering, India

Mohammod Abdul Motin
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Arundhati Kurup
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTCE), India

Jitender Grover
International Institute of Information Technology, India

Anddy Francel Espinoza Lopez
Nicaragua, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Nicaragua

Nikhil Kumar Mishra
Delhi Technological University, India

Arushi Relan
Northern India Engineering College, India

Bala Murugan M
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, India

Vignesh Hari
College of Engineering, Chengannur, India

Samaresh Bera
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Dinda Karlia Destiani
Telekom University, Indonesia

Deepali Jain
Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, India

David Ritter
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Bartík Matěj
Czech Technical University in Prague

Khirbat Gitansh
University of Melbourne

Goyal Bhaskar
Delhi Technological University

Apoorv Raghav
Delhi Technological University

Jain Shubham
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Malhotra Anmol
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Víctor Rodríguez
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral

Mehta Aaradhya
Institute of Technology, Nirma University

Jeanine Harb
St Joseph University

Gulati Akshita
Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology

Reddy G Naveen
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering & Technology

Javed Amna
Bahria University Islamabad

Balasubramanian Sweatha
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

Anand J
Federal Institute of Science and Technology

Ben Megha
College of Engineering Trivandrum

Sreekumar Sujay
Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady

Roy Roshen
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology

September 2016 Winners

Tamoghna Ojha
Indian Institute of Technology

Aakash Bansal
Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, New Delhi

Abhishek Iyer
M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering

Kevin Joseph
College of Engineering Trivandrum

Joys Maria Joseph
College of Engineering Chengannur

Jamal Mohamed H
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology

Fathima Begum
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

Jenisha Beautlin
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering

U Balagopal
College of Engineernig Trivandrum

S Susheel
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology

Muhammad Haseebl
Bahria University Islamabad

A.S. Karthika
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering

Carlos Alberto Sanchez Acosta
Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo-Lambayeque

Farzad Khodadadi
University of Melbourne

Snigdhaa Hasija
Delhi Technological University

Dhantha Gunarathna
Drexel University

Alka Ajit
Marselios College of Engineering and Technlogy

Chandrakant Tanaji Kate
TSEC

Jeffrey T. Eker
Rowan University

Gokul Maruthiyodan
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Besim Ongun Kanat
Istanbul Technical University

Mansi Tripathi
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Vaibhav Vats
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Vinod Sharma P
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

Yan Li
Beijing Jiaotong University

Fall 2015 Winners

Muhammad Aftab ur Rehman Waince
Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

Hussein Shirvani
University of Birjand

Dinko Jakovljević
University of Osijek

P.R. Vishnu
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering

Sreecharan Sankaranarayanan
National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Amritha Menon
College of Engineering Trivandrum

Sharath B
St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering

Chrispin Alfred Gray
The University of Melbourne

Jose Dario Quintero Villarreal
Universidad de Panama

Wei Wang
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Daniel Cambron
University of Kentucky

Aravindhan A
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

Thasmi KM
College of Engineering, Chengannur

Dinuka Udesh Kudavithana
The University of Melboourne

Vaishali Ravindran
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

April 2014 Winners

Bartosz Krawczyk
SB Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Student Branch / IEEE Student Branch at Wroclaw University of Technology

Sami Ramly
IEEE-AUB (at the American University of Beirut)

Srinidhi Prahlad
Natl Inst of Engrg-Mysore Student Branch

Diego Susanj
Student Branch University of Rijeka Computer Society Chapter

Muhandiramalage Lalintha Gayan Polpitiya
University of Miami Student Branch

Kevin Martin Jose
IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter, College of Engineering Trivandrum

Pradyumn Nand
Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology SBC

Pranav Raj S
IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter, College of Engineering Trivandrum

Nikhil Vallabh Chandak
IEEE TSEC Computer Society Student Branch Chapter

Kaustabh Hanumant Nerurkar
IEEE TSEC Computer Society Student Branch Chapter

Sai Sri Sathya
VIT (Vellore University)

Ugwuoke Nnamdi Valbosco
University of Nigeria-Nsukka

Jennifer Hunter
Georgia Tech Student Branch

Subhamoy Mandal
Technische Universitat Munchen Germany Student Branch Chapter

Shahul Hameed
College of Engineering Chengannur Student Branch CS Chapter

Igor Kaitovic
IEEE Switzerland University of Lugano/Faculty of Informatics/ALaRI Student Branch

Stephen Spano
IEEE Student Branch Computer Society Chapter – Hofstra

Ambika Shivana Jagmohansingh
University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago

Amente Bekele
Carleton University, Canada

Atefeh Khosravi
University of Melbourne, Australia

Athul Balan
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Uni. Amrita School of Engineering, India

Christen Corrado
Rowan University, USA

Irene Susan Mathew
College of Engineering – Chennagur, India

Jimmmy Túllume Salazar
Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú

Josip Balen
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

Marios Bikos
University of Patras, Greece

Mohammed Safwanullah Shareef
Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology, India

Nicholas Aerni
University of Kentucky, USA

Rejin Jose
College of Engineering – Trivandrum, India

Robert Michael Spengler
California State University Dominguez Hills, USA

Sandeep C
Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, India

Sareh Fotuhi Piraghaj
University of Melbourne

Sepideh Seifzadeh
University of Waterloo, Canada

Sonda Bousnina
National Engineering School of Sfax, Tunisia

Vishakha Khona A
Federal Institute of Science And Technology, India

Wafa Waheedah S
Jeppiaar Engineering College, India

Spring 2013 Winners

Pavin Prasad Abraham
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, India

Deepak Garg
The University of Western Australia

Gunturu Mahati
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Dubai UAE

William Rawlins Martin
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

Ananthatejas Raghava
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK), India

Rahul Raveendranath
College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India

Goce Ristanoski
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Damir Senic
University of Split, Croatia

Madhuri Shanbhogue
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK), India

Karthik Siddavaram
Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, India

Carlos Andres Lozano
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Yao Xiu Hu
Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Fabian Camilo Peña Lozano
Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

Vishnu Sanker M
KMCT College of Engineering – Calicut

Josip Balen
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

David Miguel dos Santos Dia
Instituto Superior Técnico, Tagus Park Campus, Portugal

C.V. Farish
KMCT College of Engineering, Calicut, India

Sneh Khathuria
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India

Davor Karlovic
University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Teng Long
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)

Shawn Nainan Mathew
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India

Akshay Menon
KMCT College of Engineering,  Calicut

Zachary John Miller
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Ajay Mohan
Rajiv Gandhi Inst. Of Technology, Kerala, India

Michael Nachtigal
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Ramesh N. Nair
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kerala, India

Visakh Krishnan Nair
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC), Mumbai, India

Debdoot Sheet
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Yi Song
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Cathy Wu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Ravi Santosh Arvapally
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO

Deepak Bhagchandani

Iva Bojic

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Cesar Augusto Forero Gonzalez

Universidad de la Sabana, Chia, Colombia

Deepthi Anna George

Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum, India

Nithin George

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, India

Niloy Gupta

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, India

Sagar Mohan Guwalani

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India

Saurabh Kotiyal

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Emir Salih Magden

Tufts University, Medford, MA

Ankit Moorjani

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India

Abdulhak Nagy

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Puey Wei Tan

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Yifei Wang

Beihang University, Beijing, China