IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter – Distinguish Lecture Series on "Efficient Plasmonic Circuits for Data Communication"

By Umair Ahmed Korai, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and Vice Chair, IEEE Communication Society Karachi Section Chapter.
Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan, and Chair IEEE Karachi Section.
Aftab Ahmed Memon, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan.

IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) Karachi Chapter in collaboration with IEEE ComSoc Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Student Branch Chapter, and QS World Merit Pakistan organized a third talk of the distinguish lecture series – IEEE ComSoc Karachi chapter on “Efficient Plasmonic Circuits for Data Communication”. The guest speaker of this talk was Prof. Amr Helmy, University of Toronto, Canada on June 07, 2022. The talk was organized virtually on MS Teams.

Distinguish Lecture Series – IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter is an initiative of IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter. The aim of this series is to promote the latest technological information among the students, young professionals, and professionals. The total registered participants in this online talk were 48 out of which 22 were IEEE members and 26 were non-IEEE members.  The online talk was formally started with recitation of the Holy Quran. Afterwards, Dr. Umair Ahmed Korai, Assistant Professor at Dept. of Telecommunication Engineering, MUET and Vice Chair IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter, welcomed the worthy Guest Speaker, Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, the Coordinators, the Organizers, and the Participants. The worthy Chair IEEE Karachi Section, Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, attended the workshop as the Chief Guest, delivered his speech, and appreciated the Speaker for taking their time from their very busy schedule. He Also appreciated the efforts of Prof. Amr Helmy towards the research and activities related to IEEE ComSoc. The head of the Telecommunication department, MUET, Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Memon, also attended this online talk as a guest of honor.

The online talk last about 60 minutes, which comprises of 45 minutes presentation and 15 minutes for the question/answer and discussion. Prof. Amr gave an excellent presentation about the Efficient Plasmonic Circuits for Data Communication in which he presented the work of his entire group and showed the results of their recent publications. Indeed, it was a very informative session on the recent advancement in Plasmonic Photonics. Team IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter received huge appreciation from Chair IEEE Karachi section, Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar and received excellent responses from participants.
In last, Dr. Umair Ahmed Korai gave the concluding remarks and vote of thanks to the chief guest, guest speaker, collaborators, volunteers, and participants. Whereas e-certificates were distributed among all the participants and volunteer.

Figure 1: Few screenshots of third talk of the distinguish lecture series – IEEE ComSoc Karachi chapter on “Efficient Plasmonic Circuits for Data Communication”, delivered by Prof. Amr Helmy, University of Toronto, Canada.