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IndiaFOSS 2026
My role: Volunteer
My first IndiaFOSS, experienced from the volunteer team and the wider free and open-source community.
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My Events Directory
Bringing people together to learn, build and share ideas. Explore the events I organise, lead and help bring to life, from technical workshops and builder meetups to community programmes and flagship gatherings. Follow the journey, from past highlights to what’s next.
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89 events
Codex Community Kochi and Kochi MetroCodex Nightline: Kochi Metro AI Hackathon
My role: Organiser and mentor
One hundred builders took their AI projects onto an after-hours Kochi Metro train for a two-hour build sprint.
Codex Community Kochi and Kochi Metro
IEEE ATII and Codex CommunityINCLUCODE 2026: Accessibility Buildathon
My role: Co-host
A software buildathon focused on accessibility, inclusive communication and independence for people with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals.
IEEE ATII and Codex Community
March 2026STRIDESTRIDE 2026: SheSolve, Thinkable and AssistX
My role: Programme contributor
Three campus hackathons and an awareness programme brought students together to build for disability inclusion and neurodiversity.
STRIDE
2026IEEE IES Hubs & Nodes and IEEE Sensors Council KeralaAssistive Technology and Inclusive Innovation at RSET
My role: Speaker
A session on designing assistive technology around real needs, alongside the launch of an AIoT labs initiative.
IEEE IES Hubs & Nodes and IEEE Sensors Council Kerala
Atal Innovation Mission and Samagra Shiksha KeralaSrishti 2025: Kerala State-Level Hackathon
My role: Organiser and judge
Kerala's young innovators used AI and hands-on prototyping to present solutions at a school-student makeathon finale.
Atal Innovation Mission and Samagra Shiksha Kerala
IEEE Region 10 Young ProfessionalsIEEE International Virtual Career Fair 2025
My role: Co-Lead
An international virtual career fair connected candidates with recruiters through company booths and job applications.
IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals
March to August 2025K-DISC and IEEE Kerala SectionSTRIDE 2025: Assistive Technology Designathon
My role: Lead Coordinator
A six-month assistive technology initiative connected student teams, mentors, volunteers and public partners around inclusive design.
K-DISC and IEEE Kerala Section
STRIDE and IEEE SahrdayaSTRIDE Zonal Connect at Sahrdaya
My role: Inclusive design speaker
Around 25 teams explored assistive technology and inclusive design during a STRIDE gathering at Sahrdaya.
STRIDE and IEEE Sahrdaya
CSSSoldering Practice and Arduino Basics
First-year students practised safe soldering and explored Arduino fundamentals with the Control Systems Society.
IEEE Control Systems Society
CSAI Workshop by BrainBrix
A hands-on GenAI Sprint with BrainBrix introduced students to generative AI and application building.
IEEE Computer Society
IESResilient and Adaptive Electrical Systems for Net-Zero Energy Buildings
An inter-branch La Guerre 2.0 talk explored smart grids, energy management and resilient systems for net-zero buildings.
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
CSAugmented Reality Using Unity
A two-day Unity workshop helped third-year Computer Science students build their foundations in augmented reality.
IEEE Computer Society
CSWeb Development Using Angular Workshop
SOTI developers led two parallel practical Angular sessions for third-year Computer Science students.
IEEE Computer Society
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TechX Infinia: Where Imagination Meets Technology
Three days of workshops, product thinking, a hackathon, technology expos and community experiences at Sahrdaya.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
IASDesign of Electric Vehicle Using MATLAB Simulink
D. Navin Sam introduced battery and motor modelling for electric vehicles using MATLAB Simulink.
IEEE Industry Applications Society
IASMembership Development (IAS)
LAUNCHPAD brought partner chapters together to discuss IEEE membership, recruitment and member retention.
IEEE Industry Applications Society
SBOrientation Session
An interactive introduction to IEEE for first-year students, combining membership opportunities with icebreakers.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
CSSSkill Sharing Session on MATLAB
A peer-supported MATLAB introduction for first-year students, covering formulas, basic operations and applications.
IEEE Control Systems Society
CSAI and Its Future: Talk Session
Computer Science students took an introductory AI session to higher-secondary students at St. Joseph E.M.H.S.S., Aloor.
IEEE Computer Society
CSGit and GitHub Workshop
A practical introduction to Git, open-source contribution and building a useful GitHub profile.
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Kerala Section and IEEE LINKIEEE YESS 2024
My role: Volunteer
A large engineering-student summit combined technology exhibitions, talks, mentoring and an assistive technology makeathon.
IEEE Kerala Section and IEEE LINK
CSLaTeX Training for BME Students
Biomedical Engineering students practised creating technical documents and mathematical notation in LaTeX.
IEEE Computer Society
CSKickstart CTF
Beginner and intermediate teams tackled cybersecurity puzzles in an INFORMATYKA 4.0 Capture the Flag competition.
IEEE Computer Society
CSFive-Day AR/VR Bootcamp
Five days of AR/VR theory and hands-on development with trainers from TILTEDU.
IEEE Computer Society
WIEGenX: Stellar
A GenX quiz celebrating women whose work shaped technology and space exploration.
IEEE Women in Engineering
SPSGenX: Signal Savvy
A real-time Quizizz challenge on the basics of signals and signal processing.
IEEE Signal Processing Society
PhotonicsGenX: LUMA
The Photonics chapter's GenX quiz revisited light, optical fibres, quantum concepts and light theories.
IEEE Photonics Society
EMBSGenX: BioMedley
A GenX technical quiz connecting biotechnology and biomedical engineering.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
CSSession on AR/VR
TILTEDU introduced students to immersive technology and the upcoming AR/VR bootcamp.
IEEE Computer Society
EduSocGenX: EduQuest
An Education Society quiz on how education has evolved over time.
IEEE Education Society
CSCybersecurity in IoT
An INFORMATYKA 4.0 talk examined vulnerabilities and security challenges in connected devices and IoT networks.
IEEE Computer Society
CSGenX: Bit-2-Byte
The opening GenX quiz challenged members on artificial intelligence and data structures and algorithms.
IEEE Computer Society
CSCodex: Scientific Computing Using Python
A five-day faculty-development programme on using Python in scientific computing, teaching and research.
IEEE Computer Society
SBGitHub Copilot
GitHub's Ambily K K introduced AI-assisted development and GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBEnhancer: Resume
IEEE Kochi Hub volunteers shared practical ways to improve resumes and professional profiles.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBInfoShare
A multi-week Instagram knowledge-sharing initiative for the IEEE community.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBEchelon
The student branch executive committee reviewed earlier activities and planned upcoming flagship events.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
WIEWIE Climate Innovation Pitch
Six teams pitched climate and sustainability ideas, received feedback and competed on innovation and feasibility.
IEEE Women in Engineering
IASPowerPack
An IAS webinar combined smart-grid and renewable-energy discussions with IEEE membership and travel-grant guidance.
IEEE Industry Applications Society
SBPrompt Pulse
Eighty-four participants used DreamStudio to respond to image-based challenges in a timed prompt-engineering competition.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
PESSparkfix: Problem Solving Competition
A problem-solving competition challenged teams to develop creative responses to engineering scenarios under time constraints.
IEEE Power & Energy Society
PESWatts Up: Poster Design Competition
A poster competition invited students to visualise sustainable transportation through original design.
IEEE Power & Energy Society
EduSocTrailblazer
The Emerging Trailblazer Award brought together idea pitching, presentation design and teaching, followed by a finalist interview.
IEEE Education Society
EduSocInnovateEd
An Education Week idea-pitching contest asked students to propose innovative solutions for equal access to education.
IEEE Education Society
EduSocELI5: Explain Like I'm 5
An educational-video contest challenged students to explain AI or quantum mechanics as simply as they would to a five-year-old.
IEEE Education Society
EduSocEduSphere
Students designed presentations imagining the future of educational technology in the Education Week contest.
IEEE Education Society
IES and IASTake Off
Ribin Mathew explored mechatronics at the intersection of mechanical engineering, electronics and computing.
IEEE Industrial Electronics and Industry Applications Societies
SBSession on Usage of vTools
A focused volunteer workshop explained how to keep IEEE event records current in vTools.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
WIEBasics of Game Development
A peer-led game development workshop encouraged participants to move from playing games to building them.
IEEE Women in Engineering
CSElementos
A campus treasure hunt evolved into a coding and Capture the Flag challenge for 25 three-person teams.
IEEE Computer Society
CSOpenAI: Business Impact and Job Opportunities
Microsoft's Lijo George discussed generative AI, its business applications and the changing landscape of job opportunities.
IEEE Computer Society
CSSReel It Up
A short-video competition gave engineering students a platform to practise videography and editing.
IEEE Control Systems Society
WIEWIE Triathlon
Three colleges teamed up for a three-day challenge combining a current-affairs quiz, group discussion and stress interview.
IEEE Women in Engineering
PhotonicsOptiq: Online Quiz
An online optics quiz challenged students on light, optical instruments and related physical phenomena.
IEEE Photonics Society
CSSPower Transformer Design, Manufacturing and Testing
Reji John from TELK introduced the design, manufacture and testing of power transformers.
IEEE Control Systems Society
SBPython and Machine Learning Internship
A collaboration with Revertech IT Solutions combined online Python and machine learning training with an offline internship and project.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBUnleash Your Power
Executive committee training introduced volunteers to IEEE funding, scholarships, awards, networking and event reporting.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBPath to Internationalization
Final-year students explored international internships, research collaborations and postgraduate study with Shone Jose.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
SBWorkshop on Efficient Usage of LinkedIn
A practical online session covered stronger LinkedIn profiles, professional networking and staying active on the platform.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
CSWorkshop on Robotic Process Automation
Students used UiPath Studio to automate a familiar workflow: logging into ET Lab and retrieving previous results.
IEEE Computer Society
WIERiseHER: Inspiring Spotlight
A day of talks, performances and conversations celebrated women's achievements and encouraged students to pursue their interests.
IEEE Women in Engineering
EMBSBioMed Insight
First-year biomedical engineering students explored the field's specialisms, career options and scope through a talk and quiz.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
SBAnnual General Meeting
The branch welcomed its new leadership, recognised volunteer service and introduced its new branch counsellor.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
CASSGRAND: 100th Day of 100RTL Days Challenge
The 100RTL Days Challenge concluded with a book release, participant recognition and a hands-on RTL design session.
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
CASSPCB Workshop Using KiCad
A hands-on KiCad workshop took students from schematic capture to PCB placement, routing and design validation.
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
EMBSQuiz-B
The second Quiz-B edition tested students on artificial intelligence in bioengineering using the Slido quiz platform.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
CSMachine Learning Workshop
Dr. Anju Pratap led two days of machine learning training for third-year computer science students.
IEEE Computer Society
CSDeep Learning Workshop
A two-day introduction to deep learning paired explanations with practical examples for third-year computer science students.
IEEE Computer Society
CSAR/VR Workshop
Third-year computer science students explored augmented and virtual reality through a day of practical activities.
IEEE Computer Society
SBMembership Drive 2024
Classroom conversations introduced students to IEEE resources, professional networks and opportunities to volunteer.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
CS ChapterJump Start: Membership Development
A Computer Society membership development session with Karthik K from the IEEE CS Kerala community.
IEEE Computer Society
CSProduct Marketing Competition
A team competition exploring how technology can support product marketing with social value.
IEEE Computer Society
CSLaTeX Workshop
A technical paper-writing workshop introducing LaTeX to seventh-semester Biomedical Engineering students.
IEEE Computer Society
CSDebate Competition
Four teams of students debated the benefits and drawbacks of current and emerging technologies.
IEEE Computer Society
CSGenerative AI Webinar
A webinar for 110 participants on generative AI, industry applications and future career opportunities.
IEEE Computer Society
CSMembership Development Drive
A classroom membership drive introducing 189 first-year Computer Science students to IEEE Computer Society resources and opportunities.
IEEE Computer Society
CSLeadership and Managerial Session
A Computer Society chapter session dedicated to leadership and managerial skills.
IEEE Computer Society
CSSynergising Computational Science for Sustainable Energy Advancement
School outreach exploring sustainable energy projects and the use of piezo sensors with 68 students and four faculty members.
IEEE Computer Society
CS and InformatikaH2O Forge: Underwater Robotics Workshop
A collaborative underwater robotics workshop with design discussions, working robot demonstrations and a look at robotics careers.
IEEE Computer Society and Informatika
CSConfidence Development and Entrepreneurship
An Altair 2.0 session connecting confidence, leadership qualities and entrepreneurship.
IEEE Computer Society
October 2023CSeFootball Tournament (PES)
An eFootball gaming tournament organised by the Computer Society chapter with ACES.
IEEE Computer Society
CSJAM: Engineering Day
An Engineering Day speaking competition that gave more than 30 students a stage to practise confidence and communication.
IEEE Computer Society
CSMachine Learning Using Python Workshop
A two-day workshop for 160 students, covering Python foundations, data analysis and machine learning methods.
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Sahrdaya SBBridge the Gap: Pre-University Track
Twenty higher-secondary students explored computer science, engineering pathways and an introduction to C programming.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
CSPaceLab Cloud Computing Internship
A three-day cloud computing internship that moved from fundamentals to AWS and a final project submission.
IEEE Computer Society
CSAPI 101 with Postman
A practical introduction to APIs and Postman for 54 second-year Computer Science students.
IEEE Computer Society
2023IEEE Sahrdaya SBChristmas Pool
A Christmas-season pool activity documented through its digital number-draw screenshots.
IEEE Sahrdaya Student Branch
2023CSChristmas Card Designing Competition
A seasonal design competition featuring students' digital Christmas greeting cards.
IEEE Computer Society