IEEE Conference on Technologies and Future Cities 2021

Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, Maharashtra, India organized an IEEE Conference on “Technologies and Future Cities 2021” on the 8th and 9th October 2021. The Conference is inaugurated by Dr R.K. Shevgaonkar, Professor, Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay. 

The industrial experts and academicians from various countries (Oman, India, Turkey, and Taiwan) participated and shared their ideas and research works have been carried out in this field. This conference is funded by AICTE and sponsored by IEEE Bombay Section. Various autonomous bodies like: Institution’s Innovation Council, ISRS, CSIR India, NEERI, and Computer Society of India, acted as the media partners for this event.  

UTAS-Ibri Electronics Engineering Lecturer, Dr G. Kumaravel, presented a paper entitled, “Optimal Routing for Solid Waste Management System Using IoT Based Smart Bin”, in this conference under the “Systems for Future Cities” Track. This paper is co-authored by Dr. V. Ilankumaran, Electrical and Electronics Head of Section, Engineering Department, UTAS-Ibri.  This paper is actually the research outcome of a TRC-Funded RG Project, “A Novel Waste Management System Using 3G GSM and Ant Colony Optimization Technique”. The Track Chair lauded the research outcome of this project and praised the effectiveness of this work for future cities.   

The authors express their sincere thanks to the Dean, ADAA, ADFA, and Engineering Department HOD for their constant support and encouragement.