Dr. Prashant R. Nair, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore campus was awarded an appreciation certificate for his service as IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific region) newsletter editor for 2 terms by Dr. Akinori Nishihara, Emeritus Professor from Tokyo Institute of Technology & Mr. Deepak Mathur, IEEE Region 10 director in a virtual ceremony held on 1st February, 2021. IEEE region 10 comprises 130,000+ IEEE members in the Asia-Pacific region which includes Japan, Australia, India & China. He has also been nominated to the following global committees of the IEEE international professional body:

• Member of the 2021 IEEE Member & Geographic Activities IEEE.tv Advisory Committee. The MGA IEEE.tv Advisory Committee provides on-going strategic planning as it relates to IEEE.tv and its related activities.
• Editor for the 2021 IEEE Region 10 newsletter for third term