IEEE Information Theory Society, Bangalore Chapter inaugurated on 19 Jan 2021

On 19 Jan 2021 the Bangalore Chapter of Information Theory Society was inaugurated. Due to the Covid19 Pandemic, the function was conducted virtually. The inauguration ceremony was attended by over 100 participants from academia and industry.

The chapter was officially inaugurated by 2021 President of IEEE Information Theory Society Chair, Dr. Wei Yu. Dr. Wie Yu in his inaugural speech restated the mission and vision of the Information Theory Society, which is stated here. He also extended his wishes for the newly formed chapter.

The function was presided by the current chair of IEEE Bangalore Section, Mr. B S Bindhumadhava,  and Nomination committee Chair,  IEEE Bangalore Section Mr. Puneet Kumar Mishra.

The executive committee members for the newly formed society was announced. The committee will be chaired by Dr. Parameshachari B D, from GSSSIETW, Mysuru. Following are the executive committee members for 2021.