2022 SIGHT Group of the Year (Section Groups) – IEEE Kerala Section SIGHT Group The IEEE Kerala Section SIGHT Group was selected to receive this award for its commitment to impacting its local underserved community through the development or deployment of technology. It has contributed to the SIGHT program by strengthening the SIGHT network, finding…
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IEEE SIGHT Blog
The SIGHT blog inspires the cross-pollination of ideas, solutions, and partnerships amongst its greater community by sharing insightful news and stories on SIGHT projects and events around the globe, submitted by SIGHT members and volunteer.
Congratulations! 2022 IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year
2022 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year – Dr. Jawad Siddiqui Dr. Jawad Y. Siddiqui was selected to receive this award due to his outstanding contributions to IEEE SIGHT, his leadership in furthering the collaboration between IEEE HAC, SIGHT, and the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) to provide new humanitarian technology opportunities for IEEE members,…
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Congratulations! 2021 SIGHT Group of the Year
2021 SIGHT Group of the Year – IEEE CEC (Chengannur College of Engineering) SIGHT The IEEE CEC SIGHT Group was selected to receive this award for its commitment to impacting its local underserved community through the development or deployment of technology. The Group has contributed to the SIGHT program by strengthening the SIGHT network, finding…
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Congratulations! 2021 IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year
“I’m excited that the 2021 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year has been determined. As the Founding Chair of SIGHT Awards, it’s special for me to see how the program has grown. This is just a small way in which we can recognize the amazing work of some volunteers – congratulations to this year’s recipient, the…
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IEEE SIGHT Awards – 2020 Recipients
2020 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient and Honorable Mentions Mr. Ronny Cabrera is the 2020 IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year! Mr. Cabrera, past Chair of the IEEE Ecuador Section SIGHT Group, was selected to receive this award due to his outstanding contributions to IEEE SIGHT, including leading the projects “Nabon Network Project,”…
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Reflections on 2019-2020 from Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan, SIGHT Chair
Photo Highlights! 2019 Humanitarian Activities Committee in-person meeting 2019 February IEEE Board of Directors Meeting Series 2019 SIGHT in-person meeting Presentation to the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Chapter Chairs at the Symposium on Antennas and…
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Inaugural IEEE SIGHT Day!
The first-ever IEEE SIGHT Day will be held on 28 April, the date the first SIGHT group petition was submitted in 2012. Activities are planned from 25 April – 2 May, so there will be multiple opportunities to take part. This event is designed to foster a spirit of community for the global SIGHT network,…
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2019 SIGHT Week Celebration
The 2019 IEEE SIGHT Celebration Week took place from 1 – 8 December with the aim of fostering a spirit of community for the global SIGHT network, increasing awareness of IEEE SIGHT within IEEE, and celebrating the impact SIGHT volunteers and groups made in 2019. Activities included a workshop with past funded project leaders, a…
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IEEE SIGHT 2019 Award Recipients
On behalf of the 2019 SIGHT Steering Committee Chair Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan: 2019 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award It is a pleasure to announce that Lwanga Herbert from the IEEE Uganda Section has been chosen as the 2019 IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year! Lwanga was selected to receive this award due to his outstanding contributions to IEEE SIGHT,…
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HUMANS OF IEEE SIGHT: AJAY KUMAR PODDAR
(IEEE SM 2005, IEEE Fellow 2015) Ajay Kumar Poddar graduated in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NIT-C (National Institute of Technology Calicut), India; M. Tech (Master of Technology) from IIT-D (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) India; Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from TUB (Technical University Berlin), Germany; Post Doctorate (Dr.-Ing. habil) from BTU (Brandenburg Technical University) Cottbus, Germany….
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