IEEE FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE (“GAMMEDDATA IEEE API”) – Phase 2, which was organized by the IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter of the University of Moratuwa has been awarded as one of the GOLD WINNERS of DARREL CHONG STUDENT ACTIVITY AWARD 2021. It’s a remarkable milestone of the student branch chapter to be affiliated with this award by continuing its glorious streak of that phase 1 has been awarded the DARREL CHONG STUDENT ACTIVITY AWARD 2020 of silver category.
The project “GAMMEDDATA IEEE API” is an initiative of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Student Branch Chapter of the University of Moratuwa and is organized in collaboration with Industry Applications Society (IAS) and Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Student Branch Chapters and the IEEE Student Branch University of Moratuwa. The project was organized with the intention of motivating and lending a helping hand to the enthusiastic school children from rural areas of the country by addressing their areas of interest in the field of technology so that they can pursue their dreams and bring the maximum out of their potential.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, phase 2 of the project could not be conducted physically. But this situation was taken positively, and an online series of workshops were conducted for two consecutive days of the 27th and 28th of March 2021, including 4 sessions in Sinhala and Tamil medium, covering the interested students throughout the country. The sessions were on “Fundamental concepts of Arduino”, “Fundamental concepts of Drone Technology and DIY Project: Arduino based CNC Machine” and “Machine Learning & Arduino Programming in C++” in both Sinhala and Tamil mediums. Phase 2 of “GAMMEDDATA IEEE API” was capable of touching the hearts of over 3000 students of the whole country ranging from grade 6 to grade 13. And it is a pleasure to mention that we were able to make a profound impact and provide a source of inspiration to the students to achieve greater heights despite their backgrounds.