Mr. Supun Weerasinghe, CEO of Robi Axiata Limited (3rd from left), Mr. Md Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group and Chief Patron of the conference (3rd from the right) Professor Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman, Vice Chancellor ( 2nd from Left ), Professor Dr. Md. Golam Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor (2nd from right), Professor Dr. S. M. Mahbub-Ul-Haque Majumder, Dean, FSIT (right) and Professor Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain, Head, CSE (left) of Daffodil International University at “Meet the Press” program held today at Startup Restaurant.
Daffodil International University is hosting the 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) 2014 which is technically co-sponsored by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Bangladesh Section on 22-23 December, 2014 in the lush green campus of the university at Asulia, Savar, Dhaka. This year ICCIT-2014 is powered by Robi under the platinum sponsorship of Robi Axiata Limited and supported by Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and IT. These were informed at the “Meet the Press” held today on November 29, 2014 at Capital’s Startup Restaurant. The Meet the Press was addressed by Mr. Supun Weerasinghe, CEO of Robi Axiata Limited as the Chief Guest, Mr. Md Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group and Chief Patron of the conference presided over the “Meet the Press”. The “Meet the Press” was also addressed by Professor Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Md. Golam Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. S. M. Mahbub-Ul-Haque Majumder, Dean, Faculty of Science and Information Technology and Professor Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain, Organizing Chair, ICCIT 2014 and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Daffodil International University.
Mr. Supun Weerasinghe, CEO of Robi Axiata Limited addressing "Meet the Press" as the Chief Guest held today on 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) 2014
The main theme of ICCIT 2014 is “ICCIT for Innovation”. This year ICCIT is partnered by renowned foreign universities of European Union; Amity University and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), India. Alongside the academic partners, as industry partner Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS), Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), CTO Forum Bangladesh, Bangladesh Electronic Society (BES) and Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT) has already joined ICCIT 2014 to leverage industry academy dialogue. ICCIT website for detail at http://iccit.org.bd/2014 and the Face book page can be found at http://www.facebook.com/iccit2014.
This year a total of 367 original research papers were submitted at ICCIT 2014 from 28 countries through conference management system. It is the record number of submissions from different countries in such international conference for the first time in Bangladesh. All these research papers were reviewed by more than 100 reviewers from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Fiji, China, Malaysia and Srilanka. The review was managed by Professor Mohammad Ataul Karim, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, USA as International Program Committee Chair and Professor Mohammad S. Alam, University of South Alabama, USA as the Co-Chair of the program committee. After successful review of papers, out of 367 submissions, a total of 100 papers received acceptance for oral presentation at ICCIT 2014 during 22-23 December, 2014 with a record acceptance rate 27% which is the lowest ever in the region. These 100 accepted papers are from 9 countries with 84% acceptance from Bangladesh.
In ICCIT 2014, four keynote speeches and 5 technical talks will be delivered by Professor Matthew Turk from University of California, USA; Professor Hongnian Yu from Bournemouth University, UK; Professor Tarek M Sobh from University of Bridgeport, USA; Professor Muhammad H. Rashid from University of West Florida, USA and technical talks from Professor Balvinder Shukla and Professor Sunil Kumar Khatri from Amity University, India; Dr. Anis Haque from University of Calgary, Canada; Dr. Ikuhisa Mitsugami from Osaka University, Japan and Dr. Emdad Ahmed from Winano State University, USA.
A partial view of the audiences at Meet the Press Program
In this two day long prestigious international conference of 22-23 December 2014, broad assortments of technical program including game camps, competitive learning sessions, mobile apps forum, and different workshops are planned. Immediate after the inauguration and plenary session, an industry academy round table will be on “Future of ICT in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges” in presence of industry, academy and government.
Honorable State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP will be present as the Chief Guest and Honorable Secretary Shyam Sunder Sikder of ICT Division as the Special Guest in the inauguration program on 22 December, 2014. Honorable Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan of Ministry of Education as the Chief Guest and one high official from Robi Axiata Limited will grace the closing program as Special Guest on 23 December, 2014.
Mr. Md Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group and Chief Patron of the conference handing over a souvenir of Daffodil International University to Mr. Supun Weerasinghe, CEO of Robi Axiata Limited.
Professor Matthew Turk will conduct a scientific research workshop on Mobile Vision on 22 December 2014, the next generation technological development. Dr. Anis Haque of University of Calgary will conduct another technical workshop on K12 Science and Engineering Education on 23 December 2014.
From Industry, Robi Axiata Limited will setup an experience center on the venue for the interactive participations. Besides, Robi will also conduct a technical session on the emerging platform for the young talented minds to dive into the next generation mobile apps development.
IEEE Bangladesh section will also give presentation on activities of IEEE in Bangladesh. A mini seminar will be conducted by Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT) and Bangladesh Women in Engineering (BWE). Mobile Monday will be organized by BASIS. Bangladesh Association of Problem Setters (BAPS) will conduct a competitive learning session and BOT contest for the participants. CTO Forum Bangladesh will also conduct a seminar along with the ISP Association of Bangladesh.
This year in ICCIT 2014, student conference was introduced for the students of CSE/SWE/MTCA departments of Daffodil International University to learn research paper writing under the guidance of faculty members. Remarkably 40 papers were submitted by the students which were reviewed by the faculty members. The accepted papers will be presented by the students in the Student Conference section during 22-23 December 2014.
In ICCIT 2014, there will be best paper awards with the name Dr. Fatema Rashid Best Paper, IEEE Bangladesh Section best paper and other best paper awards based on oral presentations in the conference.
