Tidings May'23

Monthly newsletter by IEEE SB GCEK - May'23 edition

May 29, 2023

Hey there!!!🤗

As we near college reopening with exams round the corner and before we gear up for a busy schedule, sit back and have a quick read at what we have in store for you this month.🤓

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What’s Cooking 🍽️

Here are the news and updates you’d not want to miss boiling on IEEE SB GCEK.🫖

As part of the cluster war competition hosted by IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala, ‘LA GUERRE’, a talk session 'AWAKE', giving an introduction to IEEE IA,IE & PELS Societies was conducted on 6th May 2023. This was jointly hosted by IEEE IAS CUSAT SBC, IEEE IAS MEC SBC and IEEE SBC IES/PELS CE Munnar.

The speakers were:

◾️ AMRITHA K P ( Content writer, IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala)

◾️ANAND M ( Webmaster, IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala)

We’re extremely proud that Amritha K P of GCEK was one of the speakers.🥳

Vaishakh Suresh of GCEK SB is selected as the Kerala Section Lead of IEEEXtreme 17.0 Region 10 team.

IEEE SB GCEK congratulates Vaishakh on his spectacular achievement!✌️

IEEE CS Kerala Chapter conducted an informative talk session on the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, based on its recent burst of popularity. The session enlightened the participants with the various aspects of AI, how ChatGPT will impact upon the humankind and what are the best ways for upskilling in this domain.

Vaishakh Suresh of GCEK SB, SIG AI Lead, IEEE CSKS conducted this very informative session on the 19th April 2023.🎙️

WORD WIZZARDY: SEMICONDUCTOR EDITION

IEEE PELS SBC GCEK hosted a semiconductor themed crossword puzzle as an entertaining and interactive way to challenge and enthrall all semiconductor and electronics technology enthusiasts.🔋⚡️

The event was conducted on 27th April 2023. The winners of this competition were:

Aiswarya M, GCEK

Fathima Palot, GCEK

Congaratulations to the winners!🎊

EDUCAST: PODCAST COMPETITION

IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter as part of IEEE Education Week conducted EduCast, a podcast competition. The competition aimed to improve the abilities and skills of participants in the technical and creative fields.🎙️

Vaishakh Suresh of GCEK bagged the third position.

Hearty congratulations to him!🎉

EV QUIZ

As part of ‘LA GUERRE’, an EV based quiz competition was conducted jointly by IEEE IAS SBC CEA, IEEE IAS SBC CEK and IEEE IAS SBC SNIT.

Alaka P from our college bagged the second position. Hats off to her!🎩

METATALK: A TALK SESSION ON METAVERSE

The Computer Society of IEEE SB GCEK conducted this very intuitive talk session on metaverse, its basic idea and structure, and the vast potential that it beholds in the foreseeable future. The session was handled by Abel K Raju of S6 ECE in an offline mode in the CSE seminar hall, on the 18th of April 2023.🎙️

Jithin P of GCEK SB was selected as the Student Representative of the Student Leadership Team 2023 of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Kerala Section.

IEEE SB GCEK wishes all the best in taking the team forward!🤗

Vaishakh Suresh of GCEK was nominated to the Student Leadership Team 2023 of IEEE PES Kerala Society.

Kudos to Vaishakh on this great feat!🥳

Read the May edition IEEE Spectrum here.

Catch the Drift💨

Drift with the pace of technology so that you don’t lag behind!🏃‍♂️

Metaverse 🌌is the talk of the town with it's immense potential to change the way we experience in the digital world.

Coming in the next few editions will be the different aspects of Metaverse with this edition’s focus on ‘Augmented Reality’ (AR).

Augmented Reality (AR)-A type of technology that allows digital images and information to be displayed onto the physical environment , is an enhanced version of the real physical world that is achieved through the use of digital visual elements, sound, or other sensory stimuli and delivered via technology. It is a growing trend among companies involved in mobile computing and business applications in particular.

AR involves overlaying visual, auditory, or other sensory information onto the real world to enhance one’s experience. Retailers and other companies can use augmented reality to promote products or services, launch novel marketing campaigns, and collect unique user data. Unlike virtual reality, which creates its own cyber environment, augmented reality adds to the existing world as it is.

Examples of augmented reality :"

Some early adopters in the retail sector have developed AR technologies designed to enhance the consumer shopping experience. Augmented reality has been incorporated into store catalog apps, which allows consumers to visualize what different products would look like in different environments. For example, when buying furniture, shoppers point the camera to the appropriate room and the product will appear in the foreground.

Augmented reality’s benefits can also extend to the healthcare sector, where it can play a much bigger role. AR apps enable users to see highly detailed, 3D images of different body systems when they hover their mobile device over a target image. This use of AR has become a powerful learning tool for training medical professionals.

What Is Augmented Reality Used for?

Augmented reality either makes visual changes to a natural environment or enhances that environment through adding new information. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including gaming, product visualization, marketing campaigns, architecture and home design, education, and industrial manufacturing, among others.

What Are the Advantages of Augmented Reality?

Augmented reality is an interactive experience in which a real world environment is enhanced with computer-generated visual elements, sounds, and other stimuli. It can provide a user with a heightened, more immersive experience than they would experience otherwise that adds to the user's enjoyment or understanding. From a commercial perspective, augmented reality can increase brand awareness and boost sales.

Is Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality More Realistic?

Since augmented reality uses a real world environment in conjunction with computer generated visual elements, it may be seen as more realistic than virtual reality, which is 100% computer-generated. However, advances in technology mean that even entirely virtual environments can seem fully realistic.

Looking back to 2022, augmented reality (AR) has been playing a pivotal role to drive industries towards immersive experiences. Practically all the trends were spot-on, and it's only expected to get even higher in 2023.

It can be reflected through the global marketplace worth of AR. In 2023, the market leaps—with the worth around $60 billion. That only means that AR penetrates through all sectors, and it's getting used by much wider audience. Isn't that a great news for us?

And just like every year, AR will also have trends that will be a spotlight each year. We're not only talking about AR glasses or headsets, but literally all aspects of AR that have been predicted to be trends in 2023.

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, meet Vishal, Computer Science graduate, 2016-20 batch.

1. Could you give us a brief description about yourself?

I am Vishal, alumni of GCE Kannur. Currently I am a UX experience designer basically I'm a freelancer. Before that I worked in TCS for 1½ years and I did my graduation in computer science engineering and I'm 2020 pass out.

2.How did you land up in IEEE and what was your position ?

When I was in my second year there was an induction program into IEEE, they did the induction program in a very nice manner and I got really interested and I became very curious about IEEE so I joined. After nearly 6-7 months I became the technical coordinator of the IEEE SB GCEK and the next year I started IAS society in our college. Actually I was in IEEE Execom for 2 years.

3.What were the challenges you faced while in IEEE?

There were many challenges I faced when I was in IEEE, like a major issue in the IEEE was we didn't have huge amount of funds and resources. So it was very difficult to conduct high quality workshops because funds were very low and conducting events like Invictus were very difficult for us and also we were forced to keep the candidate entry fee high. It was very tough to attract candidates to our programs These are the few of the difficulties I faced while I was in IEEE.

4.One memorable experience while in college

One of the best moments in the college was to conduct Invictus. It was really very fun. I was able to meet a lot of seniors, bond with them and because of Invictus I was able to maintain a bond with them till now. Even now I am contacting them like buddies. Because of IEEE I developed my connections with my seniors.

5.How has BTech particularly IEEE transformed you as a person?

IEEE basically taught me how to conduct events, it's something which helped me realize that I am someone who can manage many sets of events. So this is the thing that IEEE taught me how to do all these things. So I am pretty thankful to IEEE for making me realize my potential to an extent that I can do anything.

6. What's your message to your juniors and IEEE members?

My advice to all my juniors is to concentrate more on improving your technical skills, I had noticed that even though it's a technical society as such I don't think that the volunteers and Execoms is getting much benefits on the technical side. We conduct events but the thing is IEEE core members, I don't think they are very technically sound so even upskill yourself also. Even though I was an Execom member for two years, I don't think I had upskilled my technical skill as such because of IEEE. Contribution of IEEE towards my technical skill was less and all the Execom members will feel the same too. So I am saying that Execom members should also join these technical events being conducted so they can upgrade themself because at the end of btech life as a tech graduate you need to have technical skills, otherwise there is no meaning that you are a tech graduate with zero technical skills.

Epistemology

Here’s how you can get started with DALL-E 2, an AI image generation tool to create amusing and bizarre images. Have fun!

Dall.E2 is an AI system that can create original, realistic and artistic images from the given description. It is one of the best AI image generators and you can use it for free now. It was built by Open AI in 2021 but DALL E2 version being more creative and advanced. The skill is determined through the text prompt you enter, more the specifications you get a creative image.

Input: an astronaut riding a horse

Get started with DALL.E2

1. 0pen DALL·E 2's web app, and sign up (it's free). 2. Type your prompt on the home page, and click Generate. 3. Wait a few seconds, and you'll have four AI-generated images to choose from. 4. Click into any of them, and then either Download , Save to a collection, Share to DALL·E 2's public feed, Edit, or create more Variations with a click.

Lets look deeper!

When you sign you sign up for a free account you will have to verify your phone number. While signing up you will get 50 image generation credits and you can also collect 15 credits more each month. If you run out of it you can buy credits. Once you are in you will see a text field it is where you have to enter the prompt command. Type your first prompt and click generate. If you are short on ideas type ‘surprise me’. Wait for a few seconds and you will get 4 AI generated images to choose from. Click any one and you will be able to download it or you can save it to collections, edit or creat more variations. Writing good prompts is essential to get good pictures. The more specific and detailed the prompt, better the image. Try different descriptors and styles but don’t make the prompt too complicated.

DALL.E2 provides two advanced features i.e, inpainting and outpainting. • Inpainting is where you erase some aspect of an existing image and use AI to fill in the gap with whatever you want.

• Outpainting is where you use AI to expand the borders of an existing image. You can also edit an image in DALL.E2 .

You can also edit an image in DALL.E2 using generate variations option or edit image using advanced techniques. In the emerging era of technology, AI has dominated the world. Creativity which makes humans unique is now intervened with machines. Of course, DALL-E 2 isn’t a purely dangerous technology, as it also offers great new possibilities! The DALL-E 2 text-to-image generator is a great new technology that can be used in a variety of ways. With DALL-E 2 you can effectively create unique and creative images. You don’t need photo editing skills or a strong sense of art. Even knowledge of photo editing software (e.g. Photoshop) is no longer necessary to edit an image. Additionally, the DALL-E 2 text-to-image generator doesn’t just offer high-quality pictures, but the technology also works very fast. In just a few minutes, you can generate new images that would have taken a human being hours to create. Due to the variety of options, there are no limits to your creativity. On the contrary! DALL-E 2 will challenge and expand people’s creativity.

Finally, the DALL-E 2 text-to-image generator is a great example of how artificial intelligence continues to evolve. In the future, the images generated by DALL-E 2 can show us whether the system actually understands human thinking or whether it just mimics what we teach it.

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 on ‘Metaverse’ by Shwetha, 2K21 ECE.

Metaverse –The Future Of Technology

In recent years, the concept of the Metaverse has captured the collective imagination, offering a glimpse into a future where virtual and physical realities converge seamlessly. This visionary concept represents a new frontier in technology, revolutionizing how we interact, connect, and experience the digital world.

The Metaverse can be best described as a vast interconnected network of virtual spaces, where individuals can immerse themselves in dynamic and interactive environments. It transcends the boundaries of traditional technologies, opening up infinite possibilities for gaming, entertainment, education, communication, and beyond.

As we progress further into the digital age, the Metaverse holds tremendous potential for transforming industries and human experiences. It offers a platform for innovative and immersive gaming experiences, where users can escape into rich and interactive virtual worlds. Moreover, it holds the promise of revolutionizing education, providing immersive and personalized learning environments that cater to individual needs and learning styles.

The Metaverse also presents a new paradigm for social interaction, enabling people from different corners of the world to connect, collaborate, and share experiences in a virtual realm. From virtual meetings and events to virtual marketplaces and social spaces, the possibilities for communication and collaboration within the Metaverse are virtually limitless.

However, the development of the Metaverse also raises important considerations. Privacy, security, and ethical concerns must be carefully addressed to ensure a safe and inclusive virtual environment. Interoperability and standardization are crucial for creating a seamless and interconnected Metaverse that transcends platform limitations.

In conclusion, the Metaverse represents a tantalizing vision of the future, where technology transcends the confines of physicality and offers boundless possibilities for human interaction and expression. As we embark on this transformative journey, it is essential to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the Metaverse with a mindful and inclusive approach, ensuring that it enhances our lives, fosters creativity, and brings us closer together in a digital landscape that knows no boundaries.