From correspondents in Karnataka, India, 08:49 PM IST
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), among the world’s leading professional organizations and a body that drives new standards in key areas of technology, today announced the formal inception of the Bangalore chapter of IEEE Computer society. This is the fourth such chapter in India after Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
The office bearers of the chapter were announced to the media on the occasion. Prof. S Sadagopan, Director, IIIT-B, Chairperson; Dr K S R Anjaneyulu, HP Labs India, Vice Chairperson; C R Vishwanath, Volvo India, Secretary; Dr. Anbumani Subramanian, HP Labs India, Treasurer and Prof. S V Sankaran, SAP Labs/Dr S Ramani, IIIT-B as advisors.
Inaugurating the Bangalore chapter, Prof. Rangachar Kasturi, President, IEEE Computer Society, said, “Focus on India is a key initiative of IEEE this year and the inception of the Bangalore chapter today is a step in that direction. India is emerging as a hotbed of technology innovation and we would be happy to play a catalyzing role in enhancing and furthering it.”
In his comments, Prof.Sadagopan, said,” At the outset, let me thank everyone for reposing faith in me to lead a very capable and eminent team at the chapter. There are three foci areas for the Bangalore chapter - continuing education through seminars and tutorials, corporate partnerships and improving university interaction.”
The inauguration was followed by a talk by Dr. Vijay Chandru, Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences, a leading in silico life sciences company, on “Virtual Man for Drug Discovery Research”. Dr. Chandru spoke on the evolution of computer generated virtual models of the heart, the liver, the kidney and other organs and cell systems to simulate the physiological effects of drugs and thus predict their potential effects. He highlighted how the new approach reduces clinical trial time by 40% and number of patients required - a major cost by 66%.
The immediate initiatives to be taken by the society include - A workshop on “Technology for Education” to be announced in the next 2 or 3 months; closer interaction with other chapters in Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai; a tutorial in the next quarter; activation of a mailing list for better communication among chapter members and high-quality talks that would be valuable to the chapter community among others.
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