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IEEE SS12 competition
T
he IEEE SS12 is a compe on organized
to recognize the best social innovators
on a global level. The IEEE Sri Lanka
Sec on together with the IEEE Madras Sec on
Educa on Society conducted this compe on under
the theme 'Empathy to Engineering: Solu ons for Macro Issues'.
The SS12 pilot compe on, parallel to the main compe on, organized by the IEEE Student Branch of the
University of Peradeniya was held on 18th August, 2018 in the SLT auditorium with the par cipa on of 8 teams
from the University of Peradeniya. The compe on was very intense and the young inventors had come up with
various innova ve ideas.The compe tors were judged by Dr. Sudheera Navaratne, a Senior lecturer from the
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Dr. Ruwan Ranaweera also from the same Department,
who is the Student Branch Counselor of the IEEE
Student Branch of University of Peradeniya. The
final leg of the compe on was held on the 8th
and 9th of September, 2018 at the NSBM Green
University. The event saw students from
interna onal universi es par cipa ng and
showcasing their engineering skills. In addi on,
the event also saw the par cipa on of over 50
invitees including eminent IEEE leaders and over
100 visitors. Throughout the two days of IEEE
SS12, undergraduates and students from 9
different countries in the Asian region and Africa
competed under 4 tracks; the Innova on
Challenge, Maker Fair, Junior Einstein, and a
Virtual Track.
In the Innova on Challenge Track, 16 teams
par cipated for the final round represen ng 8
countries, namely Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates
and Afghanistan, where the team 'Mul spectral'
from University of Peradeniya was able to secure
the 3rd place in the region. (Winner-India, 1st
Runner up-India)
Shan Wijesinghe & Kalani Samarasinghe
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Peradeniya
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