About the I&M Society

The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society is dedicated to the development and use of electrical and electronic instruments and equipment to measure, monitor and/or record physical phenomena.  The society provides the standards and systems that are profoundly used in Process Control, Automation sectors. It also sets the benchmark for the measuring devices including analog, digital, safety instrumentation and applied technology.

There is a consortium for technical excellence where interaction and sharing of knowledge happens. This group conducts seminars, conferences and workshops in a periodical manner to enrich the community and its society members

As per the Instrumentation and Measurement Society Governance and Structure, The Society is organized and operated according to the rules approved by members and the IEEE.

Brief history:

The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Madras Chapter was inaugurated in the month of December 2014. The founder Chairperson is Professor     Dr. Uppu Ramachandraiah 2014 – till date

Office Bearers 2016:

Office bearers of the Madras chapter IEEE I&M Society

From left side: Mr. Janakiraman, Hindustan University, Member; Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar, IIT Madras, Member; Mr. G. Muthukumaran, Hindustan University, Treasurer; Dr. U. Ramachandraiah, Hindustan University, Chairperson; Dr. Boby George, IIT Madras, Secretory; Dr. M. A. Atmanand, NIOT, Member.

Activities 2016:

April 11^th, 2016: Third IEEE IMS Executive Committee Meeting was held at Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology- Madras to discuss about the IMS Chapter related future plans and recommendation of our eminent people for IEEE Distinguished Lecturer programme.

March 21, 2016: Guest Lecture on Fuzzy Logic based Robot Navigation using Vision Sensing by Dr. Amitava Chatterjee, IEEE-IMS Madras Chapter Advisor, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

March 3, 2016: Guest Lecture on Developing Innovative IoT and Smart Sensor Technologies for High-impact Applications by Dr.  Anirudha Desai, Director, Centre for Technology Infusion – College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Australia.

February 12, 2016: Distinguished Lecture on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems by Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, FIEEE (USA), IEE (UK), FIETE (India), Professor of Sensing Technology, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, New Zealand.

Activities 2015:

 July 29, 2015: Guest Lecture on “Trends in Industrial Automation” by Mr. N. Krishnamurthy, Head- Training & Development, M/S. Control Concepts, Mugalivakkam, Chennai

July 23, 2015:- Guest Lecture on “Overview of Electronics and Instrumentation in All India Radio” by Mr. P. S. Nagabhushanam, Deputy Director General (Engr.) (Retd.), All India Radio, Chennai

March 3, 2015:- Inauguration of the IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society -Madras Chapter and formation of   Executive Committee.

Useful links:-

IMS conference listings; http://ieee-ims.org/conferences-list

I&M Society Awards: http://ieee-ims.org/awards

Student Activities: http://ieee-ims.org/membership/student-activities

Distinguished Lecturer Program: http://ieee-ims.org/education/distinguished-lecturers-program

Transactions (TIM): http://ieee-ims.org/publications/transactions-tim

I&M Magazine:- http://ieee-ims.org/publications/im-magazine

I&M Society Newsletter: http://ieee-ims.org/publications/im-society-newsletter