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In association with PES Day 2021, IEEE PES Humanitarian Activity Committee will be conducting PES Humanitarian Technology Project Design Competition along with training. PES chapters and student branch chapters are inspired to participate in the training and competition.
Tentative Schedule:
[26 Apr. to 15 May: Project Grant Application to PES-HAC for 2021]
Please note that for this competition a project need not to be completed or implemented. The competition is focused mainly on the in-depth design phase of a project that includes:
Any project related to the broad areas of power and energy, which involves humanitarian technology can be chosen for this competition. Projects related to the theme of the PES Day 2021 “Clean Energy Revolution” and that can help to fight against COVID19 pandemic (during or/and after) are appreciated.
Dates: 24-25 April (Sat-Sun) 11 AM–2 PM (GMT)
Join the exciting final competition among 12 teams from 8 IEEE Sections with PES President, Past-President, President-Elect, VP (MI) and HAC Chair.
24th April: Final Round – Team Presentations and Live Q/A Session
25th April: Flash Round – Highlights and Rapid Q/A
Zoom Meeting ID: 647 4505 2880
Register: https://tinyurl.com/finalsHTPDC
Brief Description on HTPDC:
The PES-HAC Humanitarian Technology Project Design Competition (HTPD) competition offers
(i) Online Training Sessions on HT Project Design,
(ii) Live Discussion Forum and
(iii) Local and Final Rounds of Competition based on the video presentation and live Q/A.
The competition limits the scope only on detailed design considering the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes technical design along with brief analysis on community engagement, stakeholder’s mapping, sustainability, social impact, and business model.
We have received registrations from 65 Project Teams from 12 countries (19 IEEE Sections). After the training and open forum discussions, finally, 26 Teams could submit the detailed design.
In each team, there are around 5-10 members.
Out of 65 teams, finally 26 teams presented videos and attended local rounds.
Teams were divided in 6 Local Rounds at 6 different places (five countries) from 10th to 18th April.
Top two teams from each Local Round Competition were selected based on the evaluations from judges.
Top 12 teams from 8 different IEEE Sections will be attending the final competition.
The Final Round Competition and Award ceremony will be held during 24th and 25th April (Saturday-Sunday) from 11 AM to 2 PM GMT.
Based on evaluations provided by the judges during local, final and flash rounds and online evaluations (from Microsoft CMT platform) by judges the winners will be declared.
24th April Saturday (6:45 AM to 10:45 AM ET) Zoom Meeting ID: 647 4505 2880 | ||
6:45 – 7:00 | Team Registration | |
7:00 – 7:10 | Opening Address | Julio Romero Agüero, PES VP, Membership & Image |
7:10 – 7:30 | Inaugural Keynote | Frank C. Lambert, PES President |
7:30 – 7:35 | Introduction | Shaikh Fattah, Chair, PES-HAC |
7:35-10:35 | Final Round Competition | |
10:35-10:45 | Concluding Remarks | |
25th April Saturday (6:45 AM to 10:45 AM ET) Zoom Meeting ID: 647 4505 2880 | ||
6:45 – 7:00 | Team Attendance | |
7:00-7:10 | Inaugural Address | Frank C. Lambert, PES President |
7:10-8:20 | Quick Round Competition | |
8:20–8:30 | Evaluation from Committee Members | Shaikh Fattah, Chair, PES HAC and HTPDC2021 Thiago Alencar, Chair, PES CSAC; Vice-Chair, HTPDC ‘21 Hussain Mahdi, Chair, Project Assessment HTPDC’21 Ashraful Haque, Chair, Project Mentoring HTPDC’21 |
8:30-8:40 | Speech | Julio Romero Agüero, PES VP, Membership & Image |
8:40-8:45 | Speech | Juan Carlos Montero, Past VP, Membership & Image |
8:45–8:50 | Speech | Chaitali Naik, PES-Day Chair 2021 |
8:50-9:10 | Keynote Talk | Jessica J. Bian, PES President-Elect |
9:10–9:30 | Keynote Talk | Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan, Chair, IEEE HAC |
9:30–9:40 | Congratulatory Address | Saifur Rahman, PES Past President |
9:40–9:45 | Opening HTPDC 2021 Proceedings | Tanmoy Choudhury, Chair, Project Publication HTPDC’21 Albin Paul, Chair, Project Communication HTPDC’21 Sarah Toscano, Chair, Project Publicity HTPDC’21 |
9:45–10:00 | Award & Closing | Shaikh Fattah, Chair, PES HAC and HTPDC 2021 |
Schedule: 10th April 9:30 AM (IST +5.5)
Host: Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology (VJCET), Kerala, India.
Guests:
Ms. Sarada Jayakrishnan, Chair, IEEE Kerala Section
Engr. Ajith Gopi, Vice Chair, IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
Dr. K. K. Rajan, Principal, VJCET
Judges:
Dr. Aruna B.
Dr. Sony Kurian
HTPDC Representatives (Judges):
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, PES-HAC
Ashraful Haque, Chair, Project Mentoring Team of HTPDC
Project Teams:
Electromaniacs: Electricity from traffic waste
Team OA: Repulsion Generator
Team JCET: tviS; Solar Electrification Enhancement Project
Team VAST: Project blue sky
Participants: Around 60
Lead Host Organizers:
Mr. Anish, Branch Counselor of IEEE VJCET SB
Abba Mathews, Chair, IEEE VJCET SB
Albin Paul, Chair, Communication Team of HTPDC
Host: IEEE PES Sri Lanka Chapter
Schedule: 10th April 2:00 PM (IST +5.5)
Lead Host Organizer: Dr. Akila Wijethunga, Chair, IEEE YP Sri Lanka
Guests:
Dr. Sudeera Navarathne, Chair, IEEE PEE Sri Lanka Chapter
Ms. Lasanthika Dissawa, Secretary, PES Sri Lanka Chapter
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Akila Wijethunga, Chair, IEEE YP Sri Lanka
Title: “Unleash the Creator Inside You”
Judges:
Dr. Sudheera Nawaratne, Chair, PES Sri Lanka Chapter
Dr. Rasara Samarasinghe, Chair, IEEE WIE Sri Lanka
HTPDC Representatives (Judges):
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, HTPDC
Dr. Hussain Mahdi, Chair, Project Assessment Team of HTPDC
Ashraful Haque, Chair, Project Mentoring Team of HTPDC
Special Thanks:
Mr. Chamika Sudusinghe, Lead, Communication Team of Sri Lanka Round of HTPDC
Project Teams
Team 10 GigaWatts: Simple Waste Management System for Developing Countries
Team RUET: Renewable Energy based EduCar
Team ASGARD: Single-phase low power battery-less solar water pumping system for rural off-grid area
Team TYRO: Solar Powered Water Purification System
Participants: More than 40 participants.
Schedule: 10th April 6:00 PM (BDT +6)
Hosts: IEEE BUET SB and IEEE BUET PES SB Chapter
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Guest:
Dr. Shahidul Islam Khan, Chair, PES Bangladesh Chapter
Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section and IEEE PES WIP R10 Representative
Keynote Talks:
1. Dr. Renu Sharma, Professor, Department of EE, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University
“Design and performance studies of solar photovoltaic and hybrid energy system for rural application”
2. Dr. Thiago Alencar, Chair, IEEE PES CSAC
“Entrepreneurship tools as a way to improve humanitarian projects”
3. Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Saber, VP Optimization and AI at ETAP, USA.
“PV Hosting Capacity – ETAP Simulator”
Judges:
Prof. Celia Shahnaz, Department of EEE, BUET
Prof. Dr. Shahriar Khan, Department of EEE, IUB.
HTPDC Representatives (Judges):
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, HTPDC
Dr. Hussain Mahdi, Chair, Project Assessment Team of HTPDC
Ashraful Haque, Chair, Project Mentoring Team of HTPDC
Project Teams:
Team Innovators: Robo-X
Team Moritary: Roads That Generate Electricity – Using Piezoelectric Harvesters
Team Technocrats: Windmill Energy Generation
Team JEC: Revolutionised IoT Smart Farm embedded with Dual Axis Tracking Solar panel and Purified Aqua System
Participants: More than 40
Lead Host Organizer: Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, HTPDC
Moderators:
Nayeeb Rashid, Chairperson, IEEE BUET SB
Maisoon Rahman, Chairperson, IEEE BUET PES SBC
Host: IEEE PES UFPB Student Branch Chapter from Brazil
Schedule: 17th April 10 AM (GMT-3)
Lead Host Organizer: Sarah Toscano, HTPDC Publicity Chair
Judges:
Frank Lambert, PES President
Dr. Edison Roberto, IAS/PES/PELS Northeast 1 Joint Chapter President.
HTPDC Representatives (Judges):
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, HTPDC
Dr. Hussain Mahdi, Chair, Project Assessment Team of HTPDC
Dr. Thiago Alencar, Chair, IEEE PES CSAC
Keynote Speaker:
Frank Lambert, PES President
Title: “The PES Leadership Challenges during the Pandemic”
Project Teams:
IEEE-PES Western Puerto Rico Section — Green light system,
Amapá Energy — Training and maintenance of oxygen plant systems,
PESoeiros de GIEEEz de Fora — Light-Planter Box,
PES Ustentável team– Sustainable gas production for schools,
UCET IUB Tech — Facility of clean energy and purified water to the life in desert (people)
Moderators:
Mr. Filipe Bulhoes
Ms. Iasmin Monteiros
Participants: More than 40
Host: PES Morocco Chapter
Schedule: 17th 8 PM BDT (GMT +6)
Host Organizing Lead:
Dr. Ghassane Aniba, SMIEEE, PES Morocco Chapter Chair and Associate Professor, Electrical Department, Mohammed V University in Rabat.
Keynote Talks:
1. M. Mirand Vladimiro, Fellow of IEEE and PES Distinguished Lecturer
Assoc. Director, INESC Technology and Science, Portugal
President of INESC P&D Brasil, Brazil
Professor at the University of Porto, Portugal.
Title: “Innovation is cooperation -success stories in the power and energy domain”.
2. Dr. Hicham Bouzekri, IEEE Senior Member and IEEE PES Morocco Chapter Vice-Chair.
Director of R&D and Industrial Integration at MASEN, Morocco.
Title: “Renewables in the Moroccan energy mix”.
Judges:
Dr. Ghassane Aniba
Dr. Hicham Bouzekri.
HTPDC Representatives (Judges):
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair, PES HAC
Dr. Hussain Mahdi, Chair, Project Assessment Team of HTPDC
Dr. Thiago Alencar, Chair, PES CSAC
Project Teams:
RedRangerz.co: FutureCycle
PES UFCG: Humanitarian Technology as a Form of Inclusion and Scientific Democratization
SOLUSAC: SOLUSAC – Humanitarian Project
Jalapeños: Automatic Street Light Control by Detecting Human Movement
Participants: More than 25
Special Thanks:
Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Chair,
Albin Paul, Project Communication Chair,
Sarath S., Communication Lead of Morocco Local Round of the HTPDC 2021
Host: IEEE PES YP Kerala, India.
Schedule: 18th April 9 AM (GMT + 5.5)
Lead Host Organizer: Mr. Anandhu S Kumar, PES YP Coordinator, PES Kerala Chapter
Keynote Speaker:
Professor V. K. Damodaran, Advisor and Moderator of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
Title: “Picking Tools for Tackling Humanitarian Challenges: Some Field Experiences”
Guest:
Dr. Sobha Manakkal, Vice Chair of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
Judges:
Professor V. K. Damodaran, Advisor and Moderator of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
Professor Muhammed Kasim S, Student Contest Coordinator, IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
Project Teams:
Team Beyond Borders: Footstep Power Generation System for Battery Charging
Vibrant: EVA – Electric Vehicle Assistant
VJCETians: Ignite
Aspire: SUSTAINABLE FUEL GENERATION SYSTEM
Charging Up 2.0: Charging Up
Special Thanks:
Albin Paul, Chair, Project Communication Team, HTPDC
Participants: More than 40
Eligibility and Team Format: 3 to 10 members
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