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WHAT’S COOKING👨🏻🍳
Here we serve you all the updates that is happening in our SB.🥗
LOLLAPALOOZA 3.O
IEEE SB GCEK conducted the highly anticipated third edition of “LOLLAPALOOZA,” selected as the ‘Silver Winner’ of the IEEE Darrel Chong Student Activity Award, 2022. Noted for its battle of competitions with the objective of awakening both minds and hearts of its soldiers, LOLLAPALOOZA 3.O was an amalgam of 10 events, with 12 teams fighting for the throne. The event officially kicked off on 6th December, 2022.
The winners were announced on 28th January, 2023, with the team “LAZY LOLANZ,” making a clean sweep with 340 points. Vaishakh Suresh of the team “EVANGELICS,” triumphed as the overall individual champion, with three wins across the board.
IEEE KERALA SECTION STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER TEAMS 2023
The student members of IEEE SB GCEK once again proved their distinction and prowess by being chosen IEEE Kerala Section’s various student leadership and volunteer teams of 2023.
1. IEEE LINK Student Leadership Team:
· Anjal Mohammed V as Technical Coordinator
· Jithin P as Student Representative CASS
· Nikhil Das V as Malabar Hub Membership Development Coordinator
2. IEEE Computer Society Kerala Chapter:
· Sandeep E P as Technical Coordinator
· Vaishakh Suresh as Special Interest Group AI Lead
3. IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Student Execom:
· Amritha K P as Content Writer
4. IEEE RFID Leadership Team:
· Hadi Abdulla as Secretary
· Nidhina Anand K V as Malabar Hub Student Representative
5. IEEE PIE Kerala Section Student Leadership Team:
· Athul Benny as Technical Manager
6. IEEE CS Kerala Chapter Content Team:
· Febina P R as Associate Content Writer
Hearty congratulations and good luck to all those selected to tackle the endeavour of the year ahead!
HRIDHIKA 7.O [ AGM 2023]
IEEE SB GCEK’s seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023, titled “HRIDHIKA 7.O”, was held on 16th February 2023, to open up a new chapter in the history of GCEK. The evening was to hand over the leadership and responsibilities to the new EXECOM for 2023-24 and for the issuance of the SB Awards 2022. The meeting highlighted the events and accomplishments of the SB in the year 2022, with attendance of both the former and the newly instated EXECOM.
SB AWARDS 2022:
SB Awards 2022 was accorded to the IEEE SB GCEK volunteers for their steadfast gusto and dynamism in their benefaction of leadership and enthusiasm. The SB Awards were bestowed to the following members:
· Anjal Mohammed V for Outstanding Office Bearer
· Nidhina Anand K V for Outstanding Student Volunteer
· Alaka P for Outstanding Student Volunteer (Fresher)
EXECOM 2023
The EXECOM for 2023-24 were officially given the reins for the leading of the SB into the unknown but thrilling year ahead. All set for a new beginning, this team of energetic and zestful folks are ready to tackle and direct the way for IEEE SB GCEK, and all set to provide leadership, motivation and guidance to all fellow student members.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The year has barely started but that’s no hinder for IEEE SB GCEK, with some electrifying events upcoming, to make 2023 an year to never forget. Stay Tuned for LOLLAPALOOZA 4.O, DEVCOM, INVICTUS, LET’S C, AMAZE’23, SPECTROSKI 3.O, SPECTRUM TALKS, INFINITO and many more. Stick around and be alert for all the action packed episodes coming your way!
Read the March 2023 edition of IEEE Spectrum now! Read
CATCH THE DRIFT💨
Drift with the pace of technology so you don’t lag behind!🏃♀️
5G- The future of data connectivity
Human beings are always obsessed with speed. We try to do everything in the least possible time. At first, it used to take months to travel across the world, but we succeeded in reducing it to hours. Further developments may occur in the future. Another significant change is in the case of communication. The speed of 4G networks made us obsessed with smartphones. The speed of the Fifth generation (5G) of mobile networks is beyond our imagination. 5G will bring revolutionary changes in data science, the entertainment industry, and human life itself. 4G technology is the longest-used technology in the mobile industry. But the transition to 5G is a step change. In 2019, South Korea operated 5G for the first time. The significant difference with 4G is their high speed. 5G uses high bandwidth waves, thereby ensuring high downloading speed. The high speed of 5G will never confine it to cellphone services. Rather it would compete with cable networks to become the internet service provider. Currently, cable and telephone connections are the main channels through which the internet is available. But with the advent of 5G, it will change for the wireless era. Also, these changes will bring new applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) areas.
COVID AND 5G Covid 19 was an unexpected blow to the whole world. The entire world economy was affected. Many countries see 5G technology as a ‘magic wand’ to revive the economy because steady development is possible using the high speed of 5G in fields like business, industry, entertainment industry, science and tech, health and education sectors, and other areas. 5G technology promises the development of self-driving cars, remote surgeries, and production industries.
THE 5G NETWORK 5G networks are cellular networks in which the service area is divided into small geographical areas called cells. All 5G wireless devices in a cell are connected to the internet through a local antenna in the cell. Since 5G networks are digital cellular networks, audio and visual data represented by analog signals are converted to digital signals by analog-to-digital converters in mobile phones. This data is stored as bits. These bits are then transmitted to the network through transmitters. All 5G wireless devices in a cell communicate by radio waves with local antennas and transceivers. Antennas are connected to the telephone network or internet using optical fiber cables or wireless connection.
THE SPEED As discussed earlier, the most important feature of 5G is its high speed. The high speed of 5G is attributed to its higher frequency compared with 4G networks. But these higher frequency waves have a shorter range than the lower frequency waves. For providing a wide range of services, 5G networks can operate in three frequency bands – low, medium, and high. Low-band 5G uses a similar frequency range to 4G cellphones, 600–900 MHz, giving download speeds a little higher than 4G (30–250 Mbps). Low-band cell towers have a range and coverage area similar to 4G towers. Mid-band 5G uses microwaves of 1.7-4.7 GHz, allowing speeds of 100–900 Mbps, with each cell tower providing service up to several kilometers in radius. This level of service is the most widely deployed and was deployed in many metropolitan areas in 2020. High-band 5G uses frequencies of 24-47 GHz, near the bottom of the millimeter wave band. It often achieves download speeds in the gigabit-per-second range, comparable to cable internet. However, millimeter waves (mmWave or mmW) have a more limited range, requiring many small cells. They can be impeded or blocked by materials in walls or windows. Due to their higher cost, plans are to deploy these cells only in dense urban environments and areas where crowds of people congregate such as sports stadiums and convention centers.
PROS The three main pros of 5g are its high speed, low latency, and its capacity to connect more devices. 5G speeds range from around 50 Mbps to 1 Gbps. Millimeter waves give the highest download speed. But millimeter waves will be available only in some places. Latency is the time delay for data to reach from one place to another. As latency decreases, the speed of the network increases. The average latency of a 5G network is 10 ms. Whereas in a 4G network, it is many times higher. 5G mobile broadband supports a higher number of devices in a given area, enabling the connection of up to 1 million devices per square kilometer. 4G networks have only 0.1 million devices per square km capacity.
That’s not it! With 5G, the limits are boundless. To dive a little more deeper, stay tuned to our next edition to unlock more secrets of 5G.
RENDEZVOUS🤝
Hearing from the people that has crossed the same path as ours could give us the motivation to strive harder for our dreams. 🕊️
In this edition of Tidings, we have Arunima Das, Electronics graduate of GCEK, 2015-2019 batch to share with us her journey.
Could you give us a brief description about yourself?
I’m Arunima, alumni of GCE Kannur. Currently I’m working at TCS, Chennai. I’m an Electronics graduate, but I’m into Software field with 3 years of experience.
How did you land up in IEEE and what was your position?
I served as the Secretary of IEEE SB. Landing in the IEEE Execom was very unexpected. As a class representative from first year, our staff advisor Prof.Hemakumar Sir asked me to collect names of students interested in joining IEEE from all the branches and document it into an Excel file. This was the stepping stone of my entry into IEEE. Seeing my enthusiasm, he thought maybe I was the right person to coordinate with the students. Though it was a simple task, he chose me for the initiative I took.
What were the challenges you faced while in IEEE?
There were many hardships. I was the only first year student in the Execom and the rest of them were super seniors. So there was a communication gap. I felt as if I was the odd one out. Since IEEE is an international platform, the medium of communication was English which I was weak in the beginning. Many a times, I felt like stepping back from my decision, but I knew this was a chance to improve myself.
One memorable experience while in college
I was known for dragging all my friends for each event organization not because I couldn't do it alone, but because they could also get new exposure and experience. This was the tagline I got while graduation and I gladly remember it. Apart from IEEE, I was the co-organizer of Tedx GCE Kannur hosted by ISTE. Another memorable experience was when I went to RIT Kottayam to attend an event. We had to stay in a very pathetic condition. Though it was an horrible experience at the time, we understood the reality of life.
What would you like to accomplish as a BTech graduate?
I personally am business oriented, but the comfort that comes with this software job keeps me stuck to it. I want to come out of my comfort zone and I dream to start a business with my partner some day.
How has BTech particularly IEEE transformed you as a person?
I learned to voluntarily present myself before any opportunity that came across me. IEEE gave me a stage to present myself. When I recall now, every difficulty I faced in those days enhanced my overall skills.
EPISTEMOLOGY👨💻
Real life solutions at your fingertips is exactly what ChatGPT does. This section is a guide to know more about this significant leap technology has witnessed recently.
What is Chat GPT?
It is an AI chatbot auto-generative system created by Open AI for online customer care. It is a pre-trained generative chat, which makes use of (NLP) Natural Language Processing. The source of its data is textbooks, websites, and various articles, which it uses to model its own language for responding to human interaction.The popular version of Chat GPT is the GPT-3 model.
What is Chat GPT used for?
The main feature of Chat GPT is generating responses like those humans would provide, in a text box. However, it can also give natural answers to questions in a conversational tone and can generate stories poems and more. Moreover, it can:
· Write code
· Write an article or blog post
· Translate
· Debug
· Recommend chords and lyrics
Registration for Chat GPT
To register for Chat GPT, you can use one of your existing email IDs and mobile number and then follow these easy steps to get registration done.
The following are the steps:
· Go to the login page in a browser.
· Create an AI account, click on sign up and enter your email id.
· Then next, press the continue button, and it asks for your mobile number for verification.
· Then you receive a code on your mobile number, and it may charge you to get a code.
· Go to sms activation. Register and log in
· In the up-right corner, under the balance, select the top-up balance option to recharge.
· Scrolling down at the end, you have some options. Click to recharge.
· After recharging, go back to the home page and find Al services in the search box.
· Press the shopping cart button. Your country code mobile number is mentioned.
· Copy that mobile number and enter it in the Chat GPT mobile number verification section. Send code via sms.
· You receive a code. That’s your verification code. Enter this code in the Open AI box to complete the process.
· Choose the main reason why you register it. Such as, I am using it to explore features.
· In case of failure, change the mobile number of another country and then try again.
Can I use Chat GPT on my phone?
Of course, you actually need a phone number for Chat GPT if you want to log in. And the ability to use it on a smartphone makes mobile use very easy – as long as you can connect.
Limitations
· OpenAI acknowledged that ChatGPT sometimes writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers.
· Has limited knowledge of events that occurred after 2021.
FROM OUR COTERIE🏫
Our SB is always in the look out for unique ideas and contents. Here, we bring you the finest works ‘From our Coterie’ .
In this edition, we have an article about startups by Fizza, 2K21 CS.
What are Start-Ups really like?
The past few years have witnessed a shift from 9-5 jobs to startups commonly among the youngsters partly because they do not wish to work under an establishment and partly due to COVID-19, but is it really worth the risk?? A study shows that 90% of Indian start-ups fail within the first five years and many more in the long run. So where did we go wrong? The answer is that we need unique business models, finding solutions like no one has thought before, but even if we did have one, lack of innovation and support is another major setback faced by entrepreneurs. One quality that every entrepreneur needs is persistence. Owning a start-up can cost your life. It is like a roller-coaster going through ups and downs. Often people are focused on immediate gains within a month or few, but it takes time to actually get on track and keep moving. The success rate also depends on current circumstances for example, the corona boomed the business for few at the same time suppressed the hopes of many. India has numerous minds with enormous skill sets, but we lack resources. We need more agencies like the Kerala startup mission to support and provide for them. We also need to focus on promoting women in this field because their ratio stands at just 14%. The primary aim of starting a business should be to learn and not to earn. You require a strong sense of products, timing , trends and markets which can only be acquired through experience. The perks of being an entrepreneur is that you get to control your life, choose your own destiny and the flexibility that comes with it, but with the advantages comes the pitfalls. Sometimes the wait to actually see results could be boundless. Limited resources, lack of funding and the uncertainties associated with the outcome can be challenging.
From putting your blood and soul to working long nights, investing every single penny you’ve got, you might be risking your life, but with proper strategy and commitment, the results might be slow but promising.
We appreciate you taking your valuable time to read what we had in store for you. Hope you had a great time!
We hope to meet you yet again in another power packed edition.
