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of Engineering, Kerala, conducted
a two-day proficiency workshop,
"Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Engineering." It was coordinated by
Dr. Pinkymol K.P., a member of the
Joint Kerala Chapter Executive Com-
mittee; Abraham George, a counselor
to the Saintgits IAS SBC; and Aravind
Anil, chair of Saintgits IAS SBC. The
workshop was designed to enhance
the academic and professional skills
of students, faculty members, and
other professionals. It offered theo-
ries, practicals, and demonstration
sessions to enhance the participants'
understanding of electric vehicle
(EV) design and the architecture
adopted by the EV industry. P. Pras-
anthkumar, of Haritha TechLogix,
Benga lur u, India , conducted the
training sessions.
The main objective of the work-
shop was to give a brief overview
of EV and hybrid EV (HEV) design

and technologies. EV and HEV mod-
eling and simulation studies were
performed in a MATLAB/Simulink
environment. Case studies of stateof-the art technologies and design
improvements for EVs and HEVs
were examined, taking examples
from Chevrolet, Tesla, Toyota, and
other automobile manufacturers. The
training program was attended by 60
participants representing seven col-
leges in Kerala, including Prof. Biju K,
secretary of the Joint Kerala Chapter.
On 21 September 2019, in coopera-
tion with the IEEE Educational Ac-
tivities Kerala Section and IEEE IAS
SBC at the College of Engineering
Trivandrum (CET), India, the Joint
Kerala Chapter organized a one-day
workshop on the design of power
electronics products for engineering
students. The workshop was con-
ducted by Dr. Madhu Mangal, chief
consultant at Advanced Rail Controls,

Bangalore, India. Dr. Mangal is a Life
Member of the IEEE and fellow of the
Institution of Engineers (India). He is
the vice chair of the IEEE Life Mem-
ber Affinity Group Kerala Section and
has more than 40 years of experience
in R&D and engineering in the field of
power electronics.
The workshop began with a wel-
come speech by Akshay P.L ., the
IAS SBC CET chair, who thanked
Dr. Mangal; Prof. Biju K.; Dr. Bijuna
Kunju, vice chair of the Joint Kerala
Chapter; and the participants for
making the event possible. Dr. Kunju
followed with an inaugural address
during which she expressed her pride
in being associated with the IEEE
and extended her support to IAS ac-
tivities. She encouraged the students
to utilize the workshop to the best
of their ability and apply it in build-
ing innovative products in the future.
Dr. Mangal's presentation began with

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