Volunteer Profiles

(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 [...]

is currently serving as the 2019 IEEE Humanitarian Activity Committee (HAC) Projects Chair. Outside of IEEE, Nirupama Prakash Kumar works as a Sr. Product Manager at Microgrids. She has shared her thoughts and experience with SIGHT in an interview with the SIGHT Communications Chair, Celia Shahnaz. What inspired you to [...]

Kip Sikes is the founder of IEEE SIGHT Treasure Valley group, Boise Section, Idaho (Region 6) and also the Past Chair of IEEE Boise Section joint PES/IAS Chapter. Since first establishing a local SIGHT group with engineering professionals, he has also been focusing on mentoring high-potential youth to engage in humanitarian work prior [...]

Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan has been the IEEE SIGHT Projects Chair for the past three years. Outside of IEEE, Sampath works as a Technical Program Manager at Amazon. Celia Shahnaz, the IEEE SIGHT 2017 Communications Chair, interviewed Sampath. What inspired you to join IEEE SIGHT? Explain is it a suggestion from a friend or [...]

Glenn McKnight is the current co-chair of the SIGHT Communities of Practice subcommittee and the member of the SIGHT Toronto group. Outside of IEEE, he is also involved in the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities as the chair. Celia Shahnaz, SIGHT’s 2017 Communications Chair, interviewed Mr. McKnight. What inspired you to [...]

Kartik Kulkarni guided IEEE SIGHT as the Global Steering Committee Chair in the organization's earliest years from its founding in 2013 until December 2016. In his day job, Mr. Kulkarni holds a technical staff position at Oracle in Redwood City, California (USA), and he continues to volunteer with IEEE SIGHT [...]

Alexandros Osana, IEEE Region 8 SIGHT Coordinator, shares his inspiration to work with SIGHT and memorable moments from his time as a volunteer. Mr. Osana is interviewed by Celia Shahnaz, Professor of electrical and electronics engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka. What inspired you to [...]

Humans of IEEE SIGHT profiles volunteers working to improve the quality of life in underserved communities around the world. This month we are pleased to introduce Mario Alejandro Alemán. Mario Alejandro Alemán is Chair of IEEE Nicaragua Section in Region 9 and a member of the 2017 MGA Humanitarian Activities Committee. [...]

Humans of IEEE SIGHT profiles volunteers working to improve the quality of life in underserved communities around the world. This month we are pleased to introduce Amarnath Raja. Amarnath Raja is the CEO and co-founder of InApp, a software development company based out of Trivandrum, Kerala. He is an alumnus of [...]