About Duke IEEE
IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization for electrical and electronics engineering. Duke IEEE is a student-run, pre-professional society at Duke University for ECE and CS undergraduates that aims to bridge the gap between students, faculty, and industry.
Duke IEEE strives to accomplish this goal with initiatives both on and off campus, including hosting industry, alumni, and faculty speaker events, as well as facilitating undergraduate participation in conferences.
Duke IEEE boasts a network of over 400 students on campus
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Executive Team
Meet the leaders driving Duke IEEE forward
Sanjeev Chauhan
Co-President
After attending SC23 on a NSF grant, Sanjeev founded the Duke IEEE Chapter with the goal of supporting fellow undergraduates to conferences for them to be passionate about their coursework and build professional networks early on. Outside of IEEE, Sanjeev has published machine learning research with the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, worked in high performance computing, venture capital with Duke Capital Partners, founded deaplearning.com and semiconductor device research.
Austin Turgut Harrison
Co-President
Austin is an undergraduate here at Duke pursuing a double major in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science. With a strong focus in semiconductor fabrication and hardware-software integration, he has conducted research on advanced transistor architectures and nanomaterials. Beyond the lab, Austin also serves as the President of the IEEE-HKN Honors Society, where he helps build community, lead service projects, and connect students with industry opportunities.
Leo Zhang
Vice President of Internal Affairs
Leo is a sophomore studying Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He grew up in Raleigh, NC, and he spent his childhood with Minecraft, Snap Circuits, and Arduino. In his free time, he likes to read, play the piano, and work on his personal projects.
Diane Lin
Vice President of Strategy
Diane Lin is a senior from Dallas, TX, majoring in statistics and minoring in psychology. She joined Duke IEEE her junior year, and currently serves as VP of Strategy. Outside of IEEE, Diane is involved with Duke BOW and AKPsi. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, reading, and baking brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
Manahil Tariq
VP of Communications
Manahil serves as VP Comms for Duke IEEE. She's a Junior pursuing Electrical & Computer Engineering, Documentary Studies and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. In her spare time, she likes to go on walks (or anxiously pace her room), try new food, and try to learn poker (or any game she can get too competitive about). So far at Duke, she's created a photography book, presented at DC with David Hoffman, and done cybersecurity & ML research.
Aniketh (Ani) Shenoy Kota
Senior Advisor
Aniketh (Ani) Shenoy Kota is a product leader and global changemaker, known for scaling a healthcare SaaS platform to a multimillion-dollar acquisition. He currently serves on the various global IEEE committees, shaping global strategies and leading young professional and student initiatives worldwide, and being the Global Chapters & Branches Coordinator for IEEE TEMS.
Benjamin Chauhan
Computer Society President
Benjamin Chauhan is the head of our Computer Society chapter. He's a senior studying Computer Science and Electrical Engineering with a focus in Deep Learning. Outside of IEEE, Benjamin is involved with Duke Club Ski. In his spare time, he enjoys freestyle skiing, reading, and building contraptions.
Chairs
Halo Kwok
Chair
Halo is a sophomore from Los Angeles majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science, with a minor in Physics. She is passionate about leveraging AI as a tool to uplift humanity through applied ML techniques, whether it be for research or model development. When she's not grinding for classes, playing saxophone in Duke's premiere saxophone quartet or at the gym, you can find her hopping from one cafe to another: always in pursuit of the perfect brew.
Ryan Shin
Chair
Ryan is a freshman studying Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He grew up in Auburn, GA and plans on going back after graduation. In his free time, he enjoys working with circuitry, playing violin, and sleeping.
Kaijing Zheng
Chair
Kaijing Zheng is an undergraduate student from the Bay Area, California studying Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Duke. Outside of IEEE, she is involved with Duke Robotics and Duke Applied Machine Learning. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing and cooking.