Bangalore,
India - 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
announced the formal inception ofthe Bangalore chapter of
IEEE Computer society. This is the fourth such chapter inIndia
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.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT :
Mr.
MANPREET / Ms. SANDHYA
M/s. PRHUB
Bangalore, India
E-Mail : sandhya@prhub.com
