EPICS in IEEE Kapil Dandekar (initiative leader) Saurabh Sinha - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

3/19/2014 1

EPICS in IEEE

Kapil Dandekar (initiative leader) Saurabh Sinha Prasanna Venkatesan Nana-Ampofo Ampofo-Anti Maciej Borowka Supavadee Aramvith Epics-high@ieee.org http://ieee.org/go/epics-high

3/19/2014 2

EPICS in IEEE Overview

EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) in IEEE (http://epics-high.ecn.purdue.edu/) – Organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local area non-profit

• rganizations.

– Empowers student branches and IEEE GOLD groups to work with high school students on EPICS community service-related engineering projects Establishment of a relationship between the student branches in each of the participating Sections, a local high school (or schools), and non-profit or humanitarian organizations in each venue. Focus on development – by university and high school student teams – of devices and systems for the benefit of the target audiences of the non-profit community partners.

3/19/2014 3

EPICS in IEEE Progress

Since 2009, 49 projects have received funding Involving over 190 volunteers with 443 University Students and 800 (200 female) pre-university students impacting thousands in communities around the world Technical solutions addressing

– Human services (13 projects) – Access and abilities (17 projects) – Education and outreach (11 projects) – Environment (8 projects)

18 projects completed Papers presented at the 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)

3/19/2014 4

EPICS Project Categories

EPICS and EPICS in IEEE projects fall under four defined humanitarian “categories.” These categories help students connect engineering skills to humanitarian issues that involve:

– Access & Abilities – Education & Outreach – Environment – Human Services

3/19/2014 5

EPICS in IEEE Around the World

Region 10 Region 9 Region 8 Region 7 Regions 1-6 # of Projects

Argentina 3 Belgium 1 China 1 India 16 Kenya 2 Malaysia 2 Mexico 1 Namibia 1 Nigeria 1 Portugal 1 South Africa 6 Tunisia 1 Uganda 2 United States 6 Uruguay 2 Zambia 2 Zimbabwe 1 Total 49

3/19/2014 6

Making a Difference Around the World – One Project at a Time

# OF PROJECTS Argentina 3 Belgium 1 China 1 India 16 Kenya 2 Malaysia 2 Mexico 1 Namibia 1 Nigeria 1 Portugal 1 South Africa 6 Tunisia 1 Uganda 2 United States 6 Uruguay 2 Zambia 2 Zimbabwe 1 49 PROJECTS IN 17 COUNTRIES Involving over 190 volunteers with 443 University Students and 800 pre- university students impacting 90,000 in communities around the world

3/19/2014 7

3/19/2014 8

3/19/2014 9

49 Projects in 17 Countries (1)

Year Country Category Project Title

2011Argentina Environment Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling Program 2011Argentina Access & Abilities IP telephony system implementation 2011Argentina Education & Outreach Design, development and construction of modular educational kits for teaching electronics in high school level for public schools in the Province of Cordoba 2010Belgium Human Services Construction of solar cells to meet basic needs of Bagaya, Senegal 2013China Human Services Intelligent Bookshelf Designed For Children And The Disabled 2011India Education & Outreach Video learning for rural schools 2011India Education & Outreach Humanitarian computing local solutions for the visually impaired 2012India Access & Abilities Communicative Hand Glove For Deaf And Dumb 2013India Access & Abilities Educational Device For The Mentally Disadvantaged and Learning Disabled

3/19/2014 10

49 Projects in 17 Countries (2)

Year Country Category Project Title

2011India Access & Abilities Device to assist communication of disabled based on hand gesture recognition 2012India Access & Abilities Wrist Bands for Hearing Impaired 2012India Access & Abilities Learning Aids For Visually Challenged 2012India Human Services Low-Cost Center-of-Gravity Biofeedback for Stasis Posturing - Smart Mirror 2012India Access & Abilities Eye-Gestured Controlled Semi-Automatic Ability Assist with Electro-Occulography Based Human-Wheelchair Interface 2012India Access & Abilities Indian Rural Cardiac Healthcare 2012India Human Services Laptop Interfaced Multi-Purpose Probe 2012India Human Services Real Time Sign Language Conversion for the Hearing Impaired 2011India Access & Abilities Green Cart 2013India Access & Abilities PULSS: Prenatal Ultrasound Scan For Low Resource Settings

3/19/2014 11

49 Projects in 17 Countries (3)

Year Country Category Project Title

2013India Access & Abilities PULSS: Prenatal Ultrasound Scan System For Low Resource Settings 2010India Access & Abilities Communication Device to Assist Children with Cognitive Disorders 2010India Access & Abilities Sychronous traffic control system 2013Kenya Enviroment Using Renewable Energy To Promote Rural Education 2012Kenya Human Services Delivering Educational Content to Visually Impaired Persons Using Low Cost Devices 2013Malaysia Access & Abilities Developing A Real Time Activity Recognition For Children With Communication and Social Disabilities 2013Malaysia Human Services Development of a Hand-Cycle for Children With Movement Disorder 2012Mexico Education & Outreach My Robot Friend: Teaching Kids Robotics 2010Namibia Education & Outreach Mobile science lab for high school In rural area 2011Nigeria Access & Abilities Image processing approach to the modeling and design

• f an intelligent traffic control system

2013Portugal Human Services EPICS in Portugal

3/19/2014 12

49 Projects in 17 Countries (4)

Year Country Category Project Title

2009South Africa Environment Western Cape breeze 2010South Africa Education & Outreach Computer lab renewable energy audit and alternative energy installation 2010South Africa Access & Abilities Photovoltaic powered study lamp incorporating an AM/FM radio and mobile phone charger 2011South Africa Human Services Air Quality Microsensors for Earth Observations 2011South Africa Human Services Modeling and installation of a solar water geyser at Emasithandane children's home in Nyanga 2012South Africa Access & Abilities Design, Modeling, Manufacture & Distribution of 100 Portable Refrigerators For Use In Disadvantaged And/Or Rural Settlements 2012Tunisia Education & Outreach Acquisition Electronic Card For Educational Experiments 2010Uganda Human Services Poverty reduction and environmental conservation through solar powered solutions 2012Uganda Human Services Developing, producing and deploying lightning arrestors to curb lightning 2010Uruguay Education & Outreach Pro E-Scientia

3/19/2014 13

49 Projects in 17 Countries (5)

Year Country Category Project Title

2010Uruguay Access & Abilities Elementary energy – Electrical energy to rural elementary school 2009USA Environment Clean air council – air quality monitoring 2011USA Environment Wind-powered electrical supply for humanitarian field

• perations

2011Puerto Rico Education & Outreach Renewable energy for sustainable development laboratory 2011USA Environment Air quality monitoring of Marcellus Shale drilling sites 2013USA Environment Wireless Sensor Network For The Restoration of Oyster Beds in the Great Bay of New Hampshire 2013USA Education & Outreach Digital Literacy in Rural India 2010Zambia Access & Abilities OpenBTS (Open Base Transceiver Station) implementation In Chikanta 2010Zambia Education & Outreach Digital teaching units 2010Zimbabwe Human Services On-Line monitoring of lightning incidence and severity in rural Zimbabwe

Call for Proposals

Through this initiative, EA will provide funding support for approved projects in IEEE's fields of interest which address one or more areas:

–Education: Pre-university schools, museums, adult learning programs, after school programs –Access and abilities: adaptive services, clinics for children with disabilities, programs for adults with disabilities, assistive technology –Human services: homelessness prevention, affordable housing, family and children agencies, neighborhood revitalization, local government –Environment: environmental organizations, neighborhood associations, parks & recreation

14

Proposals Tips

Project proposal must be championed by an IEEE Section student branch or GOLD group Non profit humanitarian organization needs to be identified who will provide a relevant engineering project that the team can undertake in one or more of the EPICS core areas Pre-university students also need to be mentored by the team on project related activities so that they can learn more about engineering and engineering design Proposal form can be downloaded from: www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniver sity/EPICSApplication.html

19-Mar-14 15

Proposals details

19-Mar-14 16

3/19 /201 4 17