A Report on the 2nd Annual EEE/IEEE Symposium Held On The 18th-19th Of August, 2016
PREAMBLE
The 2nd Annual Symposium tagged “Special Topics from the Industry”, is one of the most critical platforms that afford students and staffs the opportunity to collaborate, share resources and ideas will industry leaders. This was held on the 18TH-19TH of August, 2016. The program provided the final year students of the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a perspective on the latest developments and best practices in the industry. Besides, the symposium brought together academics, innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, IT practitioners, and the University management in FUTO. This year’s event was done in partnership with IEEE, FUTO SB and EEE department, providing a multi-stakeholder forum to expose staff and students to innovative strategies and technology trends in the industry.
ACHIEVED OBJECTIVES
The Symposium achieved the following objectives:
- Unveiled and helped the participants understand technology trends in the 4th industrial revolution.
- Provided the opportunity for students and staff to understand state of art in Electro Technology Industry.
- Facilitated interactions with industry practitioners on relevant technology areas/domains
- Created the avenue for networking and research collaboration with industry leaders in the various options offered by the EEE department.
SYMPOSIUM TOPIC AREAS
- Embedded System Technology for Internet of Things Applications
- Control systems re-engineering using PLCs and security automation in process plants.
- Process Automation in Control System Engineering
- Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Systems
- Production of Printed circuit board for Embedded System designs
- Scientific Paper Writing and Presentation at scientific meetings/conferences
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INVITED SPEAKERS
Experts were selected from both the industry and academia for the sole purpose of exposing the participants on aforementioned areas. They Engr. Toby Obiefuna – MTN Nigeria, Mr. Chidiebere Iroakazi-PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Engr. Ekene l Mbonu- ELDI, Engr. Ahmad Sadiq- Microscale and Mr. Ifeanyi Orajaka- GVE Ltd. Others include: Dr.I.E Achumba, Dr.G.C Ononiwu and Engr.U.C Iwuchukwu (FUTO Team).
SYMPOSIUM FEATURES
The symposium provided the needed industry exposure as well as the critical skills and in-depth knowledge needed for the 21st century workforce. Some of the outlined features include:
- Comprehensive workshop modules and materials from various facilitators.
- The topics are designed from real-world job and problem-task analysis, aligning skills to basic competencies that are needed to get job in the labor market.
- Technical paper Presentations
- Technical Exhibition by IEEE student branch
- Certificate of participation
- Breakfeast/Launch Meals
ATTENDANCE STATISTICS
Table 1: Participation Statistics
S/N | DEPT | LEVEL | LEVEL | ATTENDANCE |
1 | EEE | 100 | EEE-100 | 63 |
2 | EEE | 200 | EEE-200 | 145 |
3 | EEE | 300 | EEE-300 | 113 |
4 | EEE-COE | 500 | EEE-COE | 34 |
5 | EEE-ECE | 500 | EEE-ECE | 65 |
6 | EEE-PSE | 500 | EEE-PSE | 40 |
7 | EEE-MIX | PG | EEE-MIX | 43 |
8 | MTE | 100 | MTE | 6 |
9 | IPH | NA | IPH | 7 |
10 | OTHERS | NA | OTHERS | 2 |
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At the end of the two days Workshop, the participants had a panoramic understanding of industry perspectives to technology.
SUMMARY
In conclusion, the 2016 edition of the special Topics from the industry was a huge success. It is believed that the efforts invested in this project will be used to make a better annual departmental conference in the coming years.