On December 23^rd, 2017, IEEE AUST Student Branch organized and hosted a Seminar on "Role of IoT in Energy Efficiency in a Smart City". The keynote speaker for this event was Prof. Dr. Saifur Rahman, President-Elect 2016-2017, IEEE Power and Energy Society. The seminar started at 3:15 pm in the Seminar Hall of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology. Head of the Electrical and Electronic Department, Prof. Dr. SatyendraNath Biswas, along with other faculty members were present in this seminar.

During the first half of his talk, Prof. Dr. Saifur Rahman talked about the benefits of joining IEEE, and also about the culture of IEEE and IEEE PES all around the world. He then moved on to talk about Iot, how it is being developed, what are the future applications and how can we integrate this technology to existing infrastructures in order to make them smart and energy efficient. He gave lots of real life examples in order to make the crowd better understand about the topic of the days talk.

Finally towards the end of the seminar, a question and answer round was held where the audiences were given the chance to ask anything they wanted to about this topic. Moreover, he even gave valuable insights on how to apply abroad for higher studies, what are the steps in order to convince a professor for a research proposal, and what needs to be done by a student in order to increase their chances of getting into a university abroad to pursue higher education.

The seminar finally concluded at 4:45 pm sharp, when the guest of honour was given a crest by Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahim Mollah, Professor and Dean, as a memento, and a group picture was taken to capture this moment.