1. IEEE R10 HTC 2014: www.ieeer10htc.org 6 th March 2015 1

2. Conference Theme “Engineering a sustainable future for humanity” 2014-24: United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 6 th March 2015 2

3. Program Committee Professor, Computer Science, University of Maryland, Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian College Park, United States of America Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Dr. Krithi Ramamritham India Third World Academy of Sciences, Dr. Romain Murenzi Trieste, Italy IEEE R10 - HTC 2014 program committee consists 40 eminent members from various domains including, industry, academia, government organizations etc. 6 th March 2015 3

4. Guests of Honour Dr. Howard Michel, IEEE President Elect 2015 Mr. K Ramakrishna, IEEE R10 Director Elect 2015 Dr. Toshio Fukuda, IEEE R10 Director 6 th March 2015 4

5. Topics Covered Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine Water Planning, Availability & Quality Disaster Warning, Avoidance and Response Urban Planning and Sanitation Reducing Ethnic Conflict and Terrorist Events Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable Energy Connectivity and Communications Conservation of Natural Resources Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations Educational Technologies Agricultural Technologies Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental Sustainability Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities 6 th March 2015 5

6. Conference Events Tutorial Sessions Keynote Lectures Workshop Sessions Technical Tracks 6 th March 2015 6

7. Tutorial Sessions Disaster Prediction and Monitoring by Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice President & Global Head - Government Industry Solutions Unit (ISU) at TCS, New Delhi, India Computationally Predicting and Reducing Terror Attacks by Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian, Professor, Computer Science, University of Maryland Ensuring Equity in Healthcare Accessibility: Need for a Demand Driven Approach by Dr. Arnab Jana, Assistant Professor, Urban Science and Engineering, IIT, Bombay 6 th March 2015 7

8. Keynote Lectures The Myth about Compassionate Healthcare and How Technology Can Make a Difference by Dr. Sumanth Raman, Head– Healthcare Innovation at TCS The Future of Cities? by Dr. Krithi Ramamritham, Professor, IIT, Bombay Water - Use IT Wisely by Dr. Anand Sivasubramaniam, Capacity Building in Science & Technology for Sustainable Development”by Dr. Romain Murenzi Technology for Human Development - Moving Beyond Artifacts to Systems by Dr. Eswaran Subrahmanian 6 th March 2015 8

9. Workshop Sessions Technical Society Chapters and Affinity Groups coordinated the workshops “IEEE SIGHT - Challenges & Opportunities: IEEE & NGO Perspective” by Mr. Deepak Mathur & Mr. Vineeth Vijayaraghavan “IEEE SIGHT - Community Engagement Workshop “Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology” by Mr. Anand B “IEEE Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) in India” by Mr. Sreevas Sahasranamam “IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) - Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Off Grid Electricity Business Plan and Community Based Education Initiative” by Dr. Ray Larsen “IEEE R10 Women in Engineering (WIE) Best Practices” by Dr. Takako Hashimoto 6 th March 2015 9

10. Technical Tracks Connectivity and Communication Disaster Education Energy Health Water & Agriculture Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities 6 th March 2015 10

11. Student Contests Paper Contest Project Contest Poster Contest 6 th March 2015 11

12. Conference Proceedings - Summary Papers Submitted - 134 Papers accepted - 24 Delegates Attended - 213 Student Papers – 14 Student Projects – 12 Student Posters - 3 6 th March 2015 12

13. Major Event Sponsors Tata Consultancy Services IEEE Madras Section IEEE R10 HTC 2014 6 th March 2015 13

14. Other Sponsors IEEE India Council IEEE Sight – Special Interest Group of Humanitarian and Technology Educational Institutions and Corporates Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Sri Sakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Cont. 6 th March 2015 14

15. Other Sponsors List of IEEE Madras Section Society Sponsors Computer Society (CS) Communication (COMSOC) Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS) Industrial Applications (IAS) Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTTS) Power and Energy Society (PES) Power Electronics Society (PELS) Product Safety Engineering (PSES) Professional Communication (PC) Robotics and Automation (RAS) Technology Management Council (TMC) Signal Processing/Computational Intelligence/Computer Joint Societies (SIPCICOM) Control Systems(CSS) Aerospace and Electronic Systems (AES) Electron Devices (EDS) Education (ES) Antennas and Propagation (APS) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) List of IEEE Madras Section Affinity Group Sponsors Women in Engineering (WIE) 22 Young Professionals (YP) 6 th March 2015 15

16. Conclusion IEEE Madras Section Thanks R10 for the opportunity to host HTC which was a very rewarding experience 6 th March 2015 16

17. Thank you !!!!