WORKSHOP ON ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMANITY IN ACTION WITH IEEE HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGIES CONSORTIUM
18 September 2024 – 14:00 – 16:00
Take a moment and think about what is humanitarian for you. Are there any community challenges around you? IEEE is supporting its volunteers in order to implement humanitarian projects locally through its IEEE Humanitarian Technologies (IHT) consortium. This workshop is your gateway to dive into various IHT programs and initiatives to apply technology and solve the world’s most pressing problems with support from IEEE. At the same time, it will interactively guide you on how to prepare humanitarian technology project proposals for IHT programs, focusing on avoiding common pitfalls and enhancing your collaborations with local communities and industries.
14:00 – IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Overview: Engineering a Better World for All
14:10 – Introduction to IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Volunteering: From Region 8 to Local Activities
14:25 – Interactive Activity: Identify local community problems based on Sustainable Development Goals
14:55 – IHT Programs in Focus: Impacting Local Communities with Humanitarian Projects
15:15 – Focus on Industry Collaborations: Building your Team’s Capacities and Supporting your Humanitarian Projects
15:30 – Interactive Activity: Identify relevant technologies for community problems and coordinate with local industries to plan humanitarian projects
Lucija Brezočnik
Lucija Brezočnik received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Maribor, Slovenia. She is a teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate. She works on several projects in the industry, is the author of a few journal papers, more than 20 conference papers, and one book chapter, and is a reviewer for more than 40 recognized peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include machine learning, computational intelligence, data science, swarm intelligence, software engineering, and agile software development. For her work, she received several international and local awards and grants for her research activities. She is also the current IEEE Slovenia Vice-Chair and IEEE WiE Slovenia Past-Chair.
Samarth Deo
Samarth Deo is the Head of Software at MACH R&D, Hitachi Energy AB, Sweden. A 2014 graduate of KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, he began his career as an R&D Software Engineer at ABB AB. In 2018, he became the R&D Manager for the Firmware & SDK team. Since 2022, Samarth has led six R&D teams (around 100 engineers) in developing and maintaining the MACH control platform, which is crucial for HVDC and FACTS systems worldwide. He has held multiple leadership roles in IEEE, including Chair of the EPICS in IEEE committee and IEEE Sweden Section, and has received numerous awards, notably the IEEE Region 8 Exceptional Young Professionals Award. Recently, he was appointed Chair of the AdHoc on EPICS in IEEE within Region 8. Samarth is also an avid photographer and enjoys cooking at home.
Abdullateef Aliyu
Abdullateef is the General Manager of Projects at Phase 3 Telecom, a leading aerial fiber-optic network infrastructure provider in West Africa. He also serves as Senior Vice President of IEEE Smart Village and chairs the IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bayero University Kano and a master’s in ICT from Northern University of Malaysia. An alumnus of the U.S. Telecommunication Training Institute, he joined Phase 3 Telecom in 2013, leading significant projects across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. Notable achievements include implementing Phase 3 Telecom’s 100G transmission network in Nigeria. His accolades include the Leadership and Innovative Award and Best Creativity Award by Phase 3 Telecom in 2022, IEEE Smart Village Excellence in Leadership Award 2022, and IEEE Nigeria Section Award of Excellence 2022. He has also received recognition from the NSE Maitama branch, MGA Board, and IEEE Nigeria Section for his contributions and volunteerism.
Theodoros Chatzinikolaou
Theodoros is PhD Candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Democritus University of Thrace, and has received his Engineering Diploma with Integrated Master from the aforementioned Department. As an active IEEE volunteer, he strongly believes he can create a valuable impact on humanity and society via engineering through volunteerism, and, thus, he is, currently, the Humanitarian Activities Chair in IEEE Region 8. He has served various IEEE OUs, including MGA SAC, his Region as Student Representative, and his local Student Branch by chairing it once, mentoring it twice, and distinguishing it as Exemplary four times. He has received the IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award and the IEEE MGA Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award, among others.