DIW 2025 - MTT-S

The IEEE Distinguished Instructor (DI) Workshop program for R10 was organized on April 26, 2025 in the hybrid mode with the in-person event being hosted at REVA university, Bangalore in association with the IEEE AP/MTT Jt. Chapter, Bangalore. The IEEE Distinguished Instructor (DI) workshop program is basically an initiative launched jointly by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology (MTT) and Antennas and Propagation (AP) Societies, primarily to inspire undergraduate engineering students by exposing them to the dynamic and impactful fields of RF, Microwave Engineering, and Antenna Technology. The DIW for region 10 this year was hosted in the hybrid mode, where several MTT-S and AP-S chapters including student branch chapters and various educational institutions from all over R10 actively participated by locally live-streaming the event in the class-room mode at their respective locations. The DIW was aimed at igniting a spark of interest in RF and microwave domain amongst young undergraduate students across region 10 with a special focus on India. Fig.1 illustrates the flyer with speakers’ information and the list of AP-S and MTT-S chapters actively participating in the event in the class-room mode.

Figure 1: The Multi-Chapter DIW workshop organized by IEEE AP/MTT Jt. Chapter Bangalore in association with Student Branch Chapters across the country.

The event witnessed esteemed speakers like Nuno Borges Carvalho, Qamar Abassi, Ashutosh Kedar, Chinmoy Saha and Jaleel Akhtar delivering their expert talks, which benefitted the students making them aware about the latest global technologies and trends in the RF, microwave and antenna technology. Fig. 2 shows a few glimpses including speakers joining online for this DIW event organized in a hybrid mode. Fig. 3 primarily shows glimpses of the in-person component of the DI workshop being hosted at REVA university Bangalore, with young enthusiastic students being present at the venue.

Figure 2: Various speakers delivering their respective lectures during DIW: Ashutosh Kedar (top left most), Jaleel Akhtar (top middle), Qamar Abbassi (Top right most), Nuno B. Carvalho (bottom middle) and Yang Yang (bottom rightmost).

The DIW event witnessed about 70 delegates including students, faculty members and professionals in the physical mode along with more than 500 delegates joining online through smart classrooms set at different places across region 10. Table 1 lists major participating chapters and academic institutes that actively collaborated to make the workshop a large-scale educational initiative in the region 10.

Figure 3: Few glimpses from the event showing participation, cultural heritage of lighting the lamp and intensive interactions amongst the participants and speakers.

Fig.4 shows the REVA hosts Dr K M Sudharshan and Dean REVA University along with Dr M C Chengappa, Treasurer, IEEE AP/MTT Chapter setting up the context of the workshop and introducing the speakers.

Figure 4: A get together of hosts from Reva University and IEEE Bangalore section.

TABLE I. LIST OF ALL PARTICIPATING CHAPTERS AND INSTITUTES IN THE WORKSHOP

Name of Participating Chapters and Institutes
Bangalore Section Jt. Chapter	Hyderabad Section Jt. Chapter
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	Government Engineering College Barton Hill
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering	Government Engineering College Wayanad
Bhubaneswar Section Jt. Chapter	Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur
Patna Subsection Jt. Chapter	Sai Vidya Institute of Technology
Guwahati Subsection Chapter	Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology
Kolkata Section Jt. Chapter	Nitte Meenakshi Institute Of Technology
International Institute of IT – Bhubaneswar	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Gauhati University	Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Kishkinda University
Institute of Engineering & Management	Jaypee Institute of Information Technology-Noida
Vellore Institute of Technology	Manipal Institute of Technology
P A College of Engineering Mangalore	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research
Haldia Institute of Technology	Sri Sairam College of Engineering
PES Institute of Technology-Bangalore	Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
National Institute of Technology-Trichy	Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora
Dr B C Roy Engineering College – Durgapur	Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur	REVA University
National Institute of Technology – Meghalaya	University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
ATME College of Engineering	Mahaveer Institute Of Science & Technology
Kerala Section Chapter	Graphic Era University Dehradun