IEEE Young Professionals

IEEE Young Professionals is an international community of enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative members and volunteers. IEEE is committed to helping young professionals evaluate their career goals, polish their professional image, and create the buliding blocks of a lifelong and diverse professional network. Affliation with IEEE Young Professionals is open to Graduatesstudents and higher grade members with early career interests. IEEE Young Professionals provides career advantage resources and helps members leverage the power of the global network through its expanding Affinity Groups and volunteer oppurtunities. For further information on IEEE Young Professionals please click on yp.ieee.org

IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group

IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group in Bangalore Section was formed in the year 2000. The young professional volunteers from Bangalore Section have stepped up to take larger responsibilities on a global scale such as chairing the IEEE Xtreme committee, IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technologies (SIGHT) committee etc. Several volunteers have been awarded with prestigious IEEE awards such as the Young Professional Achievement Award, Outstanding Volunteer Award etc.Volunteer growth and member engagement has been a core focus for IEEE Young Professionals Bangalore Affinity Group

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

•Kartik Kulkarni (R10), Bangalore Section in 2011 :For dynamic leadership in spearheading humanitarian and innovative engagement opportunities for young IEEE engineering professionals in India.

•Manjunath Iyer (R10), Bangalore Section in 2013: For continuous support to the IEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) and Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) events.

•Nipun Manral (R10), Bangalore Section 2015: For exemplary leadership and contribution toward student and young professional activities and for continuous efforts to elevate the technical and professional development of IEEE members. Also awarded with IEEE Asia Pacific Young Professional Outstanding Volunteer Award 2016, IEEE Bangalore Best Volunteer Award 2015, IEEE Asia Pacific Outstanding Young Professional Affinity Group Award 2015, IEEE, MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award 2015.

•Abhishek Appaji: New Initiative Program Award at IEEE Region 10 Student, Young Professional, Women in Engineering Congress 2015 held from 9th to 12th July 2015 at Colombo, Srilanka. Out standing volunteer award for Bangalore Section 2019.

•Dr. Ashwini Appaji for best Presentation at R10 congress 2018 for YP track and poster presentation at Bali Indonesia. Out standing YP Volunteer award 2019 Bangalore section.

EVENTS

EXECOM MEMBERS 2020

DR.ASHWINI APPAJI

CHAIR

GITANSH ANAND

VICE CHAIR

Samarth Bonthale

Secretary