IEEE Hyderabad Section recognizes the need to promote activities in various technical domains. With this goal in mind, Hyderabad Section has opened IEEE Computer Society Chapter. The Section extends its support and assistance to the member of IEEE Computer Society through CS Chapter office bearers. CS Chapter office bearers are responsible for organising events of interest to the CS members. CS Chapter Committee - 2009 Chairman: Mr. M.G.P.L. Narayana Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services Ph: +91 (40) 6667 1162 Mobile: +91 98483 96475 Vice-Chairman: Mr. Prakash Tamhankar Ph: +91 97011 10615 Forthcomming Events Event 1 4.30pm-6:00pm, 17th December 2009: Pattern Recognition Technologies to Enhance the Health, Security,and Quality of Life A talk by Dr. Rangachar Kasturi, Past President, IEEE Computer Society and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA Abstract Humans have outstanding abilities to interpret patterns in data captured by our senses. Current machines are notoriously inept in pattern recognition abilities leading to frustrations we all experience. The field of Pattern Recognition strives to enhance the abilities of machines to extract meaningful information from data through automated analysis. We have pattern recognition technologies in action when a checkout clerk scans the barcode on a product; a retinal scan authentication permits access to a secure facility; a fingerprint database identifies a criminal suspect; a convicted criminal is released after DNA evidence clears him/her of the crime; a fragile historic document becomes a searchable file in a digital library; a brain tumor’s precise location is computed to aid the physician's decision; and the potential paths of hurricanes are estimated. Such innovations have had a profound impact for over fifty years on the quality of life of citizens of the world and have resulted in products and services in the information technology, security, and health-care industries. Yet we have barely scratched the surface of the potential of these innovative applications and economic opportunities that pattern recognition systems are poised to deliver in the next few decades. For example, there are no systems today to automatically search and retrieve that special picture or that video clip based on your description of what you are looking for; face recognition systems perform poorly when presented with images taken with different lighting conditions; human operators are still tasked with monitoring for that rare suspicious activity by staring at a wall of monitors fed by many surveillance cameras, and specific sets of genes which contribute to increased risk for cancer remain unknown. We present an overview of the state of the art of pattern recognition technologies and briefly describe the research challenges and opportunities presented by this exciting discipline. Speaker: Rangachar Kasturi, Ph.D. Past President, IEEE Computer Society Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA Biography of Dr. Rangachar Kasturi Rangachar Kasturi is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida and served as its chair from 2003 to 2007. Kasturi was with Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore from 1969 to 78. After receiving his PhD from Texas Tech University in 1982, he served as a professor at Penn State until 2003. Kasturi was president of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) from 2002-04 and was president of the IEEE Computer Society in 2008. His research interests are in Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Document Image Analysis. He is a Fellow of both the IEEE and the IAPR. Please confirm your participation by sending an email not later than 10th December 2009 to: Event 2 21st to 23rd December 2009: Workshop on Cloud Computing A workshop organized by IEEE Hyderabad Section and University of Hyderabad Please see click on this link for registration information and other details Information about certifications CSDA/CSDP - Software engineers are graduating at an increasing rate and are expected to make immediate contributions to their organizations. The certification programs developed by IEEE Computer Society helps both employees and employers shorten the training cycle and bridge the gap between software engineering education and the demands of the real world. The CSDA program validates engineering knwoledge as well as the foundations of computer science and mathematics. The CSDP was designed to measure an individual's mastery of the fundamental knowledge required to perform the functions of an experienced software engineer. Please refer to this presentation for details Past Events - 2008/2009 IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEET-09) at Hyderabad, 17-20 Feb 2009. Distinguished Lecture on "Formal Approaches to Safety Critical Embedded Software Synthesis " by Dr. Sandeep K. Shukla, Associate Professor Computer Engg from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in Blacksburg, VA, USA on 29th Dec, 2008 Download DL Presentation of Dr. Sandeep Shukla Download Tutorial Presentation of Dr. Sandeep Shukla