Networking CASS Chapters in Asia-Pacific Countries

Report on the Visit to Shikoku Chapter, Japan (Nov 7 – 8, 2013)

With the kind support by the “Networking CASS Chapters in Asia-Pacific Countries”

programme, I visited IEEE CAS Shikoku Chapter with my student, Mr. LIN Qiuzhen, on Nov

7 – 8, 2013. Mr. Lin and I arrived in Tokushima City on Nov 7 and were invited to a dinner

hosted by Prof. Yoshifumi Nishio and Dr. Yoko Uwate, representatives of the Shikoku

Chapter. We chatted on some interesting topics such as research work and CASS activities in

a casual environment.

In the morning of Nov 8, Mr. Lin and I visited the Nonlinear Circuits Laboratory,

Tokushima University, the institution that Prof. Nishio and Dr. Uwate are now with. Mr. Lin

first delivered a research seminar on the topic “The Application of Chaos Theory in Joint

Coding Schemes”, which is a summary of his PhD work. Then I introduced the IEEE HK

CAS/COM Joint Chapter. I first presented the history of IEEE Hong Kong Section and its

celebration of the 40th

anniversary in early 2012. After that, I talked about the activities

organized by the IEEE HK CAS/COM Joint Chapter, such as conference organization,

distinguished lectures and technical seminars. Our joint chapter organizes the IEEE

International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing (ICSPCC)

every year, in Hong Kong or a city in mainland China (http://www.ieee.org.hk/icspcc2013/).

After the seminar, Prof. Nishio and Dr. Uwate kindly hosted a lunch in a fine Japanese

restaurant. We also met Dr. Shintaro Arai of Kagawa National College of Technology. Mr.

Lin’s research areas are close to Dr. Arai’s. They exchanged some research ideas and seek

possible collaborations in future. Dr. Arai has kindly given the reprints of his papers to us.

In the afternoon, we continued our stay in Tokushima University. We visited an English

class and talked to the students and teacher. The students there learnt English in an interesting

way: by translating the English dialogue in comics to Japanese. After the class visit, Dr.

Uwate drove us to Naruto where we saw the famous whirl sea wave. We also visited the

bridge museum there and learnt that there are a lot of bridges in Tokushima. We ended our

visit in the evening of Nov 8.

Tokushima is a beautiful and quiet city. There are not too many cars and people. It is a

good place for conducting research work. Prof. Nishio and Dr. Uwate are very active in

CASS activities. Finally, I would like to conclude that this visit is very fruitful. We will keep

in contact to further explore the possibility in research collaboration or joint technical events

organized by Shikoku Chapter and IEEE HK CAS/COM joint chapter.

Kwok-Wo WONG (Dr.)

IEEE Hong Kong CAS/COM Joint Chapter

Seminar and Gathering Photos

Report of Visit to IEEE CAS Shikoku Chapter and Tokushima University by Srinivas Mandalika and Kaushik Madakasira from IEEE CAS Hyderabad Chapter

Visit Details

Visiting Chapter: Hyderabad Chapter Visiting Chapter's Chair: Srinivas Mandalika Host Chapter: Shikoku Chapter Host Chapter's Chair: Yoshifumi Nishio Visiting Officer: Srinivas Mandalika Visiting Student: Kaushik Madakasira Visiting Date: Nov. 6, 2013

Report

IEEE CAS Chapter Chair from Hyderabad Section, India, Srinivas Mandalika and student member, Kaushik Madakasira visited CAS Chapter of Shikoku Section and Tokushima University in Shikoku on November 6, 2013. They were warmly received by the Chapter Chair, Dr. Yoshifumi Nishio and his colleagues.

Hyderabad Chapter Chair and his student addressed a gathering of about 20 faculty and students of Tokushima University for about 30 minutes each. Srinivas Mandalika initially introduced CASS chapter of Hyderabad Section and described activities of this chapter. He later introduced research activities of his group at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad and gave a brief talk on ‘Post-CMOS Technologies’.

The student Kaushik Madakasira gave a talk on ‘Wireless Medical Networks’ where he described issues involved in designing medical body area networks.

Both the lectures were heard in rapt attention by the students of Tokushima University and several interesting questions were asked.

After the presentations and Q&A, both the teams discussed about how CASS chapters of two sections can collaborate when Dr. Yoshifumi Nishio made a presentation to the visiting team on activities of Shikoku Chapter. It was agreed that both the chapters should work together through exchange of visits by the chapter officers and jointly organizing conferences, workshops, etc. under the umbrella of IEEE CASS.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Nishio followed by sumptuous dinner at an Indian restaurant in Tokushima hosted by the Shikoku Chapter.

Report on visiting IEEE Hyderabad and Delhi chapters

December 6 2013

Hiroyuki Asahara 印

1. Visitor’s name / Affiliation / Position:

Hiroyuki Asahara / Fukuoka University, Dept. of Electrical Eng. / Assistant professor

Ryuji Nakashima / Fukuoka University, Dept. of Electrical Eng. / Student

2. Period of the trip:

October 29 2013 ~ November 8 2013

3. Visiting places:

i. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management University Hyderabad Campus

ii. Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology

iii. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad Campus

iv. Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

v. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Campus

4. Job content:

We have visited both of the IEEE Hyderabad and Delhi

Chapters for establishing friendly relationship. We exc-

hanged some information, such as the membership and

so on. In addition, we had presentation about our resea-

rch in all visiting places. The presentation title and abs-

tract are shown below.

Hiroyuki Asahara:

Title: Relationship between Fast-scale and Slow-scale Oscillations in an Electric Circuit

Abstract: A simple electric circuit with fast-scale and slow-scale oscillations is analyzed from both of the

mathematical and experimental point of view. First, the circuit model is shown. Then, a sampled data

model, for the fast-scale oscillation and slow-scale oscillation, is defined. Finally, using the sampled data

model, relationship between the fast-scale and slow-scale oscillation is analyzed.

Ryuji Nakashima:

Title: Simulation of Contactless Power Transformer

Abstract: In this study, a simulation result for the contactless power transformer system is presented.

IEEE CAS Society, Shikoku Chapter

Report of "Networking CASS Chapters"

Name: Yoshifumi Nishio (Chair, CASS Shikoku Chapter) Date: November 10, 2012 1. Visiting Chapter: IEEE CASS Shikoku Chapter 2. Visiting Officer(s): Prof. Yoshifumi Nishio (Tokushima University), Chapter Chair Prof. Yoko Uwate (Tokushima University), Chapter Treasurer 3. Visiting Student(s): Mr. Vu Minh Thuan (Tokushima University) 4. Host Chapter: IEEE CASS Taipei Chapter IEEE CASS Tainan Chapter 5. Host Officer(s): Taipei Chapter: Prof. Kuo-Hsing Cheng, (National Central University, Taiwan), Taipei Chapter Chair Prof. Chien-Nan Liu, (National Central University, Taiwan), Taipei Chapter Vice-Chair Prof. Pei-Yun Tsai, (National Central University, Taiwan), Taipei Chapter Secretary Tainan Chapter: Prof. Tsorng-Juu Liang (National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan), Tainan Chapter Chair 6. Visiting Date: Taipei Chapter: October 16, 2013 Tainan Chapter: October 18, 2013

7. Detail:

IEEE CAS Society Shikoku Chapter visited two chapters in Taiwan; Taipei Chapter on October 16, 2013, and Tainan Chapter on October 18, 2013. Nishio, Shikoku Chapter Chair, visited Taipei Chapter with his student, Thuan. He introduced the Shikoku Chapter and its activity to the Taipei Chapter and Thuan gave a talk titled as "Synchronization phenomena of oscillators with difference amplitudes" in front of some professors and their students of National Central University, Taiwan. Taipei Chapter also introduced its activity and they discussed possible future collaborations of the two chapters. Nishio continued his visit to Tainan Chapter with Uwate, Shikoku Chapter Treasurer, in order to enhance collaborations between Shikoku Chapter and CAS members in Taiwan. They introduced Shikoku Chapter and discussed possible future collaborations with Prof. Liang, Tainan Chapter Chair, and his colleagues in National Cheng-Kung University. In particular, Uwate introduced her desire to launch some events related with WiCAS activity.

8. Pictures:

Photo 1: Introduction of Shikoku Chapter to Taipei Chapter.

Photo 2: Vu Minh Thuan.

Photo 3: Tainan Chapter and Shikoku Chapter.

IEEE CASS Region 10 Activity: Networking CASS Chapters in Asia-Pacific Countries

Visiting Chapter: Malaysia Chapter Visiting Chapter's Chair: Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin Host Chapter: Indonesia Chapter Host Chapter's Chair: Soegijardjo Soegijoko Date of Visit: 21st November 2013 Host: Suhartono Tjondronegoro & Nugroho Budi Wicaksono (Student) & Indira Pramita Sari (Student) & Iva Atyna (Student) Visiting Officer: Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin & Asral Bahari Jambek & Noor Ain Kamsani & Haslina Jaafar & Asnor Juraiza Ishak Visiting Student: Muhammad Adil Ismail

Detail of the visit is as follows:

1) Introduction to IEEE CASS Indonesia Chapter

a) 6 Student Branch: Institut Teknologi Bandung, University of Indonesia, Telekom University,

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bina Nusantara University, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

b) DLP Lecture (Prof. Jaeseok Kim, Korea)

c) Past conferences that were technically co-sponsored by CASS Indonesia:

i) Instrumentation, Communication, Information Technology and Biomedical

Engineering

ii) Electronics Technology and Industrial Development

iii) ICT for Smart Society

d) Past seminar: FPGA based Cryptographic Algorithms

2) Discussion on possible collaboration:

a) Exchange of DLP speakers between CASS Indonesia & Malaysia

b) Introduce new committees between chapters to ensure continuity/success of the proposed

collaboration.

c) Invitation of technical speakers from/to Bandung on biomedical engineering.

d) CASS network email groups to advertise CFP for related conferences.

3) Research presentation:

Talk 1: “Steady State Visual Evoked Potential of Brain Interface Computer for Mobile Robot Car”

(Nugroho Budi Wicaksono)

Talk 2: “Overview of Research Projects at Pervasive Computing & Embedded Systems Laboratory at

Centre for Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research, Universiti Teknologi Petronas” (Fawnizu Azmadi

Hussin)

Talk 3: “Overview of Research Projects at School of Microelectronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia

Perlis” (Asral Bahari Jambek)

Talk 4: “Overview of Research Projects at Control & Signal Processing Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia”

(Asnor Juraiza Ishak)

Talk 5: “Overview of IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia Activities and My Research on

Impact of Electrotechnology Towards Refining Motor Skills Development of Secondary School

Students in Rural Areas of Malaysia” (Muhammad Adil Ismail)

4) Lab Tour:

a) Laboratorium Teknik Biomedika b) Microelectronics Center (http://www.paume.itb.ac.id/index.htm)

From left: Iva, Haslina, Asral, Ain, Soegi, Fawnizu, Suhartono, Asnor, Azura, Adil.

Post-Visit Report (2013 Networking CASS Chapters between Singapore and Malaysia)

Visiting Chapter: Singapore Chapter Visiting Chapter's Chair: Dr Bah-Hwee Gwee Host Chapter: Malaysia Chapter Host Chapter's Chair: Dr Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin Singapore (Visiting) Team: Dr Kwen-Siong Chong (visiting officer), Weng-Geng Ho (student) and

Seyed Mohammad Ali Zeinolabedin (student) On behalf of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Singapore Chapter, the Singapore team visited the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Selangor on 24 Oct, and the University Technology Petronas (UTP) in Ipoh on 25 Oct. The invitation letter and the program of the visit were attached (see the attached CASS_Visit.pdf). The travel duration of the Singapore team was from 23 Oct to 26 Oct, and the total expense was ~US$985.04 (see the attached expense report and receipts).

During the visit to UPM on 24 Oct, the Singapore team met the IEEE CASS Malaysia Chapter officers (including Dr Noor Ain Kamsani, Dr Haslina Jaafar et al), several UPM staffs and students. Our interaction included the following: Dr Chong introduced the IEEE CASS Singapore Chapter and the Chapter’s activities, including

technical workshops/Distinguished Lectures, the Graduate Students Workshop, the Social Event, the Summer School, and conference activities organized by the Singapore Chapter.

Dr Ain introduced the IEEE CASS Malaysia Chapter and the Chapter’s activities, including Distinguished Lectures, conference activities, the awards, the school programs, and the Hi-Tea (social-cum-technical) event and student branch activities.

A student branch’s representative in UPM introduced various student activities held in UPM. Both the Singapore team and UPM team discussed the possible collaborations. Dr Chong (Singapore), Wameedh Nazar (UPM), and Mr Ho (Singapore) gave their technical talks.

During the visit to UTP on 25 Oct, the Singapore team met the IEEE CASS Malaysia Chapter officers (including Dr Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin and Dr Nor Hisham Hamid) and three UTP students. Our interaction included the following: Dr Chong introduced the IEEE CASS Singapore Chapter and the Chapter’s activities (see above). Dr Fawnizu further elaborated IEEE CASS Malaysia Chapter’s activities. Dr Chong, Dr Fawnizu (UTP), Ghazanfar Ali (UTP) and Ali (Singapore) gave their technical talks. Both the Singapore team and UTP team discussed the possible collaborations.

Both Singapore and Malaysia Chapter agreed to interact more frequently. The possible collaboration plans between the Singapore and Malaysia Chapters include: Sharing information about technical workshops/distinguished lectures in both Chapters; Inviting speakers/students to join Singapore Chapter’s and/or Malaysia’s social/technical events; Co-organizing, co-proposing and/or participating the CASS Outreach program(s); and Participating and advertising local conferences.

Group photo taken in UPM on 24 Oct

Group photo taken in UTP on 25 Oct

Visit Report for Networking CASS Chapters in Asia-Pacific Countries

Date: November 22, 2013

Lecture Topic: SoC Trends in Nanotechnology Era

My student, Mr. Jeahack Lee and I visited the Japan Chapter to make networks between Seoul and Japan Chapters from November 20, 2013 to November 23, 2013. We met Professor Tamura in Chuo Univ. for networking CASS chapters. In addition, Mr. Lee and I delivered one hour lectures about “SoC Trends in Nanotechnology Era” and “High-speed Eight-parallel Mixed-radix FFT processors for OFDM systems”in Chiba Univ. on Nov. 22, 2013.

< Chuo University with Prof. Tamura, Nov. 21, 2013 >

< Chiba University, Nov. 22, 2013 >