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IEEE Malaysia Section NewsletterIEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter

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IEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter: Q2 / Apr – June, 2017 www.ieeemy.org/mysection

IEEE Malaysia Section NewsletterIEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter

APR – JUNE, 2017 www.ieeemy.org/mysection

Table of Contents

Message From Editor 3

IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshops 4

IEEE Malaysia Section Education Activities 5

IEEE Malaysia Section Student Activities 7

IEEE Malaysia Section Profile Highlights- Professor Dr. Borhanuddin Mohd Ali- Ir. Dr. Md Pauzi Abdullah- Dr. Ali Najah Al-Shamani- Ms. Saaveethya Sivakumar- Mr. Yeoh Hong Boon

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Chapters and Affinity Group Activities 13p y p- IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter- IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society (CPMT) - IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS)- IEEE Penang EDS/MTT-S/SSCS Joint Chapter- IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS)- IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)- IEEE Power and Energy (PES)

IEEE Ph t i S i t (PS) M l i Ch t- IEEE Photonics Society (PS) Malaysia Chapter- IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)- IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES)- IEEE Sarawak Subsection- IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE)

Student Branch ActivitiesIEEE U P M l (UPM) S d B h

26- IEEE Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Student Branch- IEEE Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Student Branch- IEEE Curtin University Sarawak Student Branch

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IEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter

Message From the Editor

The second edition of 2017 IEEE Malaysia Section newsletter covers activities which have beenconducted between month of April to June, 2017. In this Q2-2017 issue, we are proudly announcedthat the IEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter has move forward one more step, in which the eISSN hasbeen obtained for the publication. By having this serial number, we hope that the newsletter will bevalued more and the publication can be placed at par with other reputable newsletter that availablevalued more and the publication can be placed at par with other reputable newsletter that availablein this region.

This issue also highlights on individuals who have made good records directly and indirectly to theSection, Chapter, affinity group and student branch where they belong. The positive commitment andproactive attitude that have been demonstrated by them especially in regards to volunteering theirp y p y g gtime and energy for the benefits of the technology, society and humankind are truly inspired.

In addition, Section activities include the IEEE senior member elevation workshops, educationactivities and the IEEE Malaysia Section Final Year Project Competition. We also received 11 reportingarticles from Technical Chapters, 2 articles from Sarawak Subsection and Women In Engineering(WIE) Affi i G d 3 i i l f S d B h Th k ll h(WIE) Affinity Group and 3 reporting articles from Student Branches. Thank you to all thesubmitters. The number of submissions are declining as compared to previous issue. We hope thismatter can be improved for future issue.To the rest, Happy Reading!!!

Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar, Editor – IEEE Malaysia Newsletter

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Senior Membership Elevation Workshops Reported by Fawnizu Azmadi HussinVice Chair of IEEE Malaysia Section

One of the initiatives to improve the member retention, Malaysia section has been conducting hands-onworkshops for members to apply for their membership elevation to Senior Member. In 2017, the program wascoordinated by Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin, Vice Chair of Malaysia Section who handles the membershipdevelopment portfolio. In order to maximize the impact and opportunity to all members in Malaysia, which is alarge section a series of eight workshops had been planned throughout the country at six locations from northlarge section, a series of eight workshops had been planned throughout the country at six locations from northto south of peninsular Malaysia and two locations in east Malaysia (Sarawak). Each workshop is also jointlyorganized with the technical chapters. The details of all eight workshops are tabulated below.

Region (Venue Location) Sponsors & Organizers Date AttendeesCentral (Multimedia University) Section & EDS chapter 14 March 2017 15 members

Sarawak (Curtin University, Miri) Section & Sarawak Subsection 22 March 2017 6 membersSarawak (Swinburne University, Section & Sarawak Subsection 25 March 2017 6 membersKuching)Northern (Universiti Teknologi Petronas)

Section & CIS Chapter 26 April 2017 10 members1 non‐member

Northern (Penang Skills Development Centre)

Section & ED/MTT/SSC Penang Joint Chapter

13 May 2017 6 members1 non‐member

Central (Universiti Malaya) Section & PES chapter 20 May 2017 10 membersNorthern (Universiti Malaysia Perlis) Section & AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter 07 July 2017 TBDSouthern (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Section & SMC Chapter 22 July 2017 TBD

For the first six workshops, 53 members had attended. Most of the participants submitted their seniormembership applications during the workshop, while others submitted a few days following the workshops. Basedon the Senior Members Meeting Results announcements, 9 new senior members were elevated in Februarybefore the workshop was conducted. After the workshops were conducted, 21 and 26 new senior memberswere elevated in the April and June Admission & Advancement (A&A) Review Panel meetings, respectively. Even

Southern (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)

Section & SMC Chapter 22 July 2017 TBD

p J ( ) g p ythough not all applicants were coming from the workshops directly, many of them decided to submit theirapplications because of the promotional emails and flyers for the elevation workshops.

The workshops also provided a networking opportunities with the members, who are mostly senior engineersand academics in their respective fields. The engagement session provided an excellent avenue for section torecruit more active volunteers and improve membership retention. The members also mentioned two mainreasons why they thought the workshops were useful. First, it gave them the time and opportunity to work onh i li i hi h h ld ’ d h i b f h i b h d l S d h k htheir application which they couldn’t do otherwise because of their busy schedule. Second, the workshop

provided opportunities for them to nominate the three required references.

Participants in SM elevation workshop in Penang

During the workshop at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, where participants had a hands-on session to work on their

application



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Education Activities Reported by Lee Yoot Khuan

[email protected]

2017 IEEE R10 Educational Activities Grant

The IEEE Malaysia Section would like to extend their appreciation to the 14 project proposals that wereThe IEEE Malaysia Section would like to extend their appreciation to the 14 project proposals that werereceived for consideration for IEEE R10 EA grant. There were 11 Education Outreach project type, 2Continuing Education project type and 1 “unclassified”. The overall standards of project proposals werehigher than previous years, which made decision-making process a difficult one, since each Section from theAsia Pacific Region (R10) has been requested to short-list only 5.

From results received from Zuhaina Zakaria 2017 IEEE R10 Educational Activities Coordinator it is ourFrom results received from Zuhaina Zakaria, 2017 IEEE R10 Educational Activities Coordinator, it is ourpleasure to announce the following proposals out of the 5 shortlisted from IEEE Malaysia Section and 37shortlisted from R10, has been awarded a funding support.

Grant ID Recipient Project Title Category Fund Received

EA-2017-19 IEEE Malaysia Section/ IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter

Underwater Robotics for Search and Rescue Mission

Educational Outreach

USD300

EA-2017-20 IEEE Malaysia Section/ IEEE EMBS Malaysia Chapter

Assistive Technology Awareness for elderly group in Malaysia

Continuing Education

USD250

Chapter

EA-2017-21 IEEE Malaysia Section/ IEEE EDS Malaysia Chapter

Electronics Magic! Educational Outreach

USD200

EA-2017-22 IEEE Malaysia Section/ IEEE UKM IAS Malaysia Chapter

Bringing Robotics to the Masses Educational Outreach

USD300

Chapter

Once again, the IEEE Malaysia Section would like to thank all members for their time and effort inparticipating for this event. Our sincere apology to the other 9 worthwhile projects that were not shortlistedand hope they are able to obtain financial support from other sources. Meanwhile, it is encouraged for theChapters to plan writing 2018 EA grant now.



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Education Activities Reported by Hussain MahdiEdited by Lee Yoot Khuan

EA-2017-22: Bringing Robotics to the Masses

"W i t h d O f h lpi l d th f h lpi th ”"We are given two hands; One for helping ourselves and another for helping others”

The EA project was officially launched by Datuk Dr. Abu Bakar bin Mohamad Diah, Deputy Minister of Ministry ofScience, Technology and Environment, on 24Mac2017. It is a joint effort between IEEE (EA of Malaysia Section,ComSoc, SIGHT, IAS and YP) and National University of Malaysia (Kolej Rahim Kajai, Kolej Dato' Onn and KolejTun Syed Nasir). Its objective is to educate and engage secondary school students in Robotics. Robotics sets areon loan to participating schools and adequate training is given to teachers to facilitate Robotics in class.

Project Milestone 1 (11-13/5/2017) was inaugurated at Sekolah Kebangsaan Teluk Wang Besar, Sungai Petani,Kedah, by Hussain Mahdi and Rosslee Rajikan. In addition to Robotics education, CSR activities, sports activitiesand barbecue dinner were organized to engage with the community at Sungai Petani. The project wascommemorated with closing ceremony by YB Senator Dato' Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff, Member of the StateC il d Vi Ch i f S i P i U di i iCouncil and Vice Chairman of Sungai Petani Umno division.

Project Milestone 2 (14-15/6/2017) was conducted at Sekolah Kebangsaan Orang Kaya Ali, Sungai Balang, Johor.Moreover, in conjunction with the holy month, we distributed Ramadan food packs for the needy community atSungai Balang.



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Student Activities

IEEE Malaysia Section invites Electrical / Electronic / Computer Engineering Students to participate in 2017IEEE M l i Fi l Y P j t (FYP) C titi I i d di d U d d d h

Reported by Noor Ain [email protected]

2017 IEEE Malaysia Final Year Project Competition

IEEE Malaysia Final Year Project (FYP) Competition. It is dedicated to Undergraduate students whojust completed or currently undertaking their Final Year Project in Malaysian Universities / Institutions. Thisevent is co-organised with IEEE UNITEN SB.

Prof. Hsueh-Ming Hang from National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT)

Track 1: Power and Energysponsored by IEEE PES ChapterTrack 2: Telecommunicationsponsored by IEEE Comsoc/VTS ChapterTrack 3: Electronicssponsored by IEEE CAS ChapterTrack 4: Computational Intelligence

d b IEEE CIS Ch tsponsored by IEEE CIS ChapterTrack 5: Signal and Image Processing and Analysissponsored by IEEE SPSoc ChapterTrack 6: Under Water Systems and Under Water Roboticssponsored by IEEE OES ChapterTrack 7: Biomedical Engineeringsponsored by IEEE EMBS ChapterTrack 8: Electron Devices/Microwave Theory & Technique/Solid-State Circuitsy qsponsored by IEEE ED/MTT/SSC Penang ChapterTrack 9: Control & Systemssponsored by IEEE CSS Chapter

http://ieeemy.org/students/final-year-project-competition-2017-2/



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Profile HighlightsProfessor Dr. Borhanuddin bin Mohd Ali

Personal Information

Borhanuddin Mohd Ali obtained his BSc (Hons) Electrical and( )Electronics Engineering from Loughborough University in 1979; MScand PhD from University of Wales, Cardiff, UK, in1981 and 1985,respectively. His research interest spans wireless communicationsincluding wireless sensor networks and IoT, wireless resourcemanagement, mobility and broadband wireless technologyencompassing 4G and 5G. He published over 140 papers in Scopus

IEEE Award Winner

He was awarded IEEE Malaysia Outstanding VolunteerHe became a lecturer in UPM in 1985, promoted to

Career Development

indexed journals and over 170 Scopus indexed conference papers. Heis now on contract service at UPM, after having retired in 2016.

y gAward 2009-2010, and was part of the ComSocExcom which won multiple international achievementawards over the period of 2013 to 2016. Forexample, ComSoc Best Chapter Award for 2014 &2016; Best Chapter in Asia Pacific in 2013, 2014, 2016;and Best Chapter Vehicular Technology Society award2013 and 2016, and Malaysia Chapter of the Year,

, pAssoc Professor in 1993, and full Professor in 2002. Heserved at various positions in UPM and externalorganizations at senior management level. He is aSenior Member of IEEE and a member of IET and aChartered Engineer. He served as the ComSoc Chairover several years in early 90s, at a time when themembers of ComSoc are few and far between He also 2013 and 2016, and Malaysia Chapter of the Year,

2002, 2014 (jointly held with another chapter) and2016.

members of ComSoc are few and far between. He alsoserved at various positions in ComSoc Asia PacificBoard, in which he is now the Liason Officer.

Later he shifted his focus to the IEEE Section and firstserved IEEE as a committee member in the late 90s,became the Vice Chair in 2002 and then the Chair

How IEEE Benefits Me and My Career Development?became the Vice Chair in 2002, and then the Chair

2003-2004. He also served as the IEEE Region 10Coordinator for Meeting and Conferences in 2011, andnow the Vice Chair of Professional ActivitiesCommittee. His biggest contribution was when heorganized the much-acclaimed International Conferenceon Communications (ICC16) at Kuala Lumpur, as theE ti C Ch i ICC i f th fl hi

p

IEEE provides me with an ideal platform to expand mynetworking with like-minded people from all over theworld, people who have contributed to theadvancement of the technology. The publications andconferences have been constantly rated as the top intheir respective disciplines, while the conferencesExecutive Co-Chair. ICC is one of the flagship

conferences of the Communications Society with anaverage attendance of 2000 people and 1000 papers.

t e espect ve sc p es, w e t e co e e cesattract some of the best minds in the discipline, topresent their findings and share their thoughts.



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Profile HighlightsIr. Dr. Md Pauzi Abdullah


Ir. Dr. Md Pauzi Abdullah is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru and a Research Fellow at the

f l i l ( ) i h d iCentre of Electrical Energy Systems (CEES), UTM. He is a Chartered Engineerregistered with the Engineering council, United Kingdom, a Professional Engineerregistered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and a Certified EnergyManager registered with the ASEAN Energy Management Scheme (AEMAS). He isalso a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA(SMIEEE) and a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia(MIEM). He received the bachelors degree (B.Eng) in Electrical & ElectronicEngineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten), Malaysia in 2002, masters

IEEE Malaysia Volunteer Award Winner

Dr. Pauzi received the IEEEDr. Pauzi is currently the Chair of IEEE‐Power & Energy

Work as IEEE Volunteer

Engineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten), Malaysia in 2002, mastersdegree (M.Sc) in Electrical Power Engineering and doctorate degree (Ph.D) fromUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2003 and 2008 respectively.

Malaysia OutstandingVolunteer Award from theChair of IEEE MalaysiaSection during the IEEEMalaysia Annual Dinner &Appreciation Night 2017 inJanuary.

y gySociety (PES) Malaysia Chapter. Dr. Pauzi has volunteeredin many IEEE positions/activities that give impact to IEEEdirectly or indirectly. He started his IEEE volunteer worksin 2011 when he was elected as the executive committeeof IEEE‐PES Malaysia Chapter. Then in 2012, he waselected as the secretary and at the same time was electedas the executive committee for IEEE Malaysia Section, January.appointed as the Chair of student activities. He waselected for 4 consecutive years for the post (2012‐2015).During his term, many major activities for IEEE studentshave been initiated and became annual event such asStudents’ Leadership Camp (2012), Student Congress(2013), Online Undergraduate Final Year ProjectCompetition (2014). He initiated IEEE Malaysia Student

How IEEE Benefits Me and My Career Development?

I think the real benefit of becoming IEEE member andIEEE volunteer is the access to the qualified national

d i t ti l f i l i fi ld fFacebook page (in 2012) and also developed and manageda dedicated website for IEEE Students in Malaysia (in2014). He is also elected for various post in Power &Energy Society (PES), Vice Chair (2015‐2016), Secretary(2012‐2013), Executive Committee (2011,2014). He hasinvolved in many PES and IEEE Malaysia activities in manyroles, including committee of more than 10 IEEE

f Ch i f I t ti l PES St d t C

and international professionals in your field ofexpertise or interest. It is about creating a network ofpeople in multiple institutions, agencies as well asindustries. Through IEEE, I’m able to improve myprofessional visibility and exposure. IEEE is also aplatform that you can use to give back to theCommunity by sharing your knowledge and expertise.

conferences, Chair of International PES Student Congress,coordinator, speaker and facilitator for various IEEEactivities such as IEEE membership day, Student Congress,Leadership Camp, FYP competition and many more.

It is also about joining hands with other peoples withvarious expertise to improve the quality of life-“advancing technology for the betterment ofhumanity”



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Profile HighlightsDr. Ali Najah Al-Shamani


Ali Najah has PhD in Renewable Energy from Solar Energy Research Institute(SERI), UKM. He obtained a B.Sc. in Machinery Engineering and Master ofMechanical Engineering from (UNITEN) Malaysia During his tenure as chairMechanical Engineering from (UNITEN), Malaysia. During his tenure as chairof IEEE UKM SB, he had introduced many program ranging from technical,education and social activities. He was the local arrangement chair of WorldConference on Engineering and Applied Sciences (WCEAS 2015) and theprogram co-chair for 7th and 8th Asian School on Renewable Energy whichhas sponsored from ISESCO and UNESCO as the biggest two educationevents. As for the social events, he is one of the volunteers for hand of hopemission who donated the Ramadan Packages to the poor and disability

IEEE Award Winner

IEEE MALAYSIA SECTION:- STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD 2015 Merit

Ali joined IEEE almost four years ago and since thenhe has a number of opportunities and experiences

Career Development

mission who donated the Ramadan Packages to the poor and disabilitychildren and organized an Iftar event at one of the local orphanage.

Award.- 1st Outstanding Student Volunteer award 2016.During the course of serving under IEEE UKM StudentBranch, IEEE UKM SB won (Silver and Bronze) theDarrel Chong Student Activity Awards. IEEE PES UKMSB Chapter won to be part in the (IEEE PES RESproject) this is globe project

pp pwhich he could appreciate and cherish for a life time.He served under IEEE UKM Student Branch; He wasthe chair of IEEE UKM Student Branch 2015, SSR PGIEEE Malaysia Section 2016 and IEEEXtremeAmbassador 2016. Also he was Student BranchCoordinator, SAC, IEEE Region 10- Asia PacificRegion 2016 project) this is globe project.Region 2016.


One of the most important benefits of IEEE is that itprovides a suitable channel to share and spread yourideas, and gives me the opportunity to help the peopleideas, and gives me the opportunity to help the peoplearound the globe and in return get something back foryour community.

The real value of IEEE membership is in the "Network ofhighly qualified global professionals" that I can potentiallyaccess. In order to reach them though, I have to be anactive volunteer and engage in chapter / national andinternational activities.

For me, it is also about joining hands with a largecommunity who are advancing technology for thebetterment of humanity !



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Profile HighlightsMs. Saaveethya Sivakumar


Saaveethya was born and brought up in Sri Lanka and has moved to Malaysiasince 2010 for her higher studies. She has successfully completed B.E.Electronic & Communication Engineering in Curtin University with a firstclass honors. Currently, she is a PhD scholar at Monash University Malaysia.

Saaveethya has been volunteering for IEEE since 2013 in SB level, sectionallevel, regional level and global level IEEE activities. During her volunteerjourney, she initiated various national and regional level activities in the areasof technical, professional, community projects specially in women

t A lt i 2016 h i d IEEE M l i S ti

volunteered as the secretary for Women inEngineering Collabratec Subcommittee. Currently, Sheis volunteering as the IEEE Region 10 South East AsiaStudent Representative and Publicity Chair of IEEEWIE ILS Malaysia 2017. As a result of her

Saaveethya first started her volunteer journey as astudent member at Curtin Sarawak Student branch in2013 In 2014, she was elected as the SB chair where

Her Journey as a Volunteer

empowerment. As a result, in 2016 she received IEEE Malaysia SectionOutstanding WIE Volunteer Award.

ycontinues contribution and significant impacton women empowerment, she received theIEEE Malaysia Section Outstanding WIEVolunteer Award for 2016.

2013. In 2014, she was elected as the SB chair whereshe initiated nearly 100+ IEEE activities ranging fromprofessional, technical, and community outreach. As aresult Curtin SB won the R10 exemplary studentbranch award 2014-2015 for its outstandingcontribution for the year she was leading theteam.

Saaveethya stepped into volunteering for IEEE WIEsince 2016. As a WIE volunteer Saaveethya founded theWIE Student Network (WIE SN) intending to create afresh WIE student volunteer culture in Malaysiathrough forming new student branch affinity groups andcontinue facilitating and providing the necessaryguidance for WIE student activities. As a result, theg ,WIE SB AG number was increased from zero to 3 justby roughly 2 months.

Saaveethya also founded the Educate Rural Malaysiawhich is a community outreach program that aims tocreate an awareness among the rural communities inMalaysia on the importance of education and itsb f h d d


Volunteering with IEEE gave me the platform to improveand sharpen my professional and leadership skills, at thesame time make myself a part of an internationalvolunteering body. Through the volunteer opportunities

benefits to the community and to motivate andencourage young generation to take up engineering andscience.

Regionally, she has been continuously serving for IEEEWIE Region 10 supporting volunteer committee for 2consecutive years (till prresent). Globally, Saaveethya

g y g ppand travel grants to participate in IEEE conferences Itgave me the platform to network with pioneers of myfiled. For those who are venturing to step into the familyof IEEE; come join us and start the exciting journey withIEEE today. Dream Big. Work Hard. And Never EverGive Up! YOLO



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Profile HighlightsMr. Yeoh Hong Boon (Simeon)


Yeoh Hong Boon (Simeon) received his Bachelor of ElectronicsEngineering (Honours) (2015) from Universiti Sains Malaysia. During hisg g ( ) ( ) y gundergraduate study, he actively joined with IEEE and became the chair forthe IEEE USM Student Branch in 2014. After graduation, he continues hisinvolvement with IEEE Young Professional Affinity Group. Hong Boon ispassionate to revolutionise the traditional education system through theapplication of creative technology and startup spirits. His passion ineducation have brought significant positive impact on his nation through hisprojects movements and he was awarded as Runner Up for Queens Young

IEEE Award Winner

Simeon serves as IEEE Malaysia Section StudentIn 2015, he joined Micron Singapore as Metrology

Career Development

projects movements and he was awarded as Runner Up for Queens YoungLeader Award 2017 by Queens Elizabeth II for his outstanding educationalworks in Malaysia.

yRepresentative for year 2015-2016. He was awardedIEEE Malaysia Section Best Volunteer Award for year2014 and IEEE Malaysia Student Leadership Award foryear 2015. Beside personal achievements, he alsoleaded IEEE USM Student Branch to secure variousNational and International recognition during histerm.

j g p gyEngineer. In IEEE, Hong Boon is currently serving asSponsorship and Partnership Lead for XtremeProgramming Global Team, the executive committee ofYoung Professional Malaysia and he also help to pilotIEEE Region 10 entrepreneurship initiative in Malaysiaand Singapore. Besides volunteering with IEEE, he alsoserves as start-up community leader for Techstar, an term.serves as start up community leader for Techstar, anaccelerator with global ecosystem that helpsentrepreneurs build great businesses. He was selectedas an apprentice under Axiata Young CEO programmeand currently following its 2 years developmentprogramme.


Being the world largest professional organisation, IEEEhas given me tremendous networking opportunities ateach and every stage. Through out the year I ameach and every stage. Through out the year I amvolunteering with IEEE, I have participated in variousIEEE conferences and competitions organized (locally,nationally and international). This indirectly helped mebroaden my technology insight which in the later phase,helped me a lot in my career progression.



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IEEE AP / MTT / EMC JOINT CHAPTERReported by H. A. Majid, A. S. M. Marzuki & M. H. Jamaluddin

[email protected]

Malaysia IEEE Microwave Seminar (MY-IMS2017) Industrial Visit to Tekmark Sdn Bhd & SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd & Motorola Solutions Sdn Bhd

The objective of the indsutrial visit is to share theMY-IMS2017 is an initiative by IEEE AP/MTT/EMC JointChapter to bridge the gap between industries,

i d d i O 20 h chapter activities for this year, and to highlight AsiaPacific Microwave Conference 2017 (APMC2017),which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on 13-16November 2017. On 19th May 2017, IEEE MalaysiaAP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter delegation (Prof. Kamal,Dr Ramlee, Prof. Zaiki Awang & Ir Azah) visitedTekmark Sdn Bhd in Sri Petaling. On 19th June 2017,

government agencies and education sectors. On 20thApril 2017, the first IEEE Microwave Seminar (IMS) inMalaysia has been successfully organized by IEEEAP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter Malaysia, hosted byTekmark Sdn Bhd. Two presentations from KeysightTechnologies was on Multi-Channel Antenna Calibration,Reference Solution; and DGS LPF Simulation using g J

Prof. Zaiki, Dr Mohd Khairul and Ir Azah visitedSilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Kulim and MotorolaSolutions Sdn Bhd in Penang.

Momentum of ADS. Lastly, an invited presentation fromSTRIDE researcher on EMC requirement in DefenseApplication and STRIDE's EMC Chamber.

The second MY-IMS2017 was taken place at EmpireHotel Subang on 19th May 2017 and attended by 46participants from various background. This event isjointly organized by Anritsu Pte Ltd and Genetron Sdn

Speaker: Mr Teh Boon Poh from Keysight Technologies

IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter have sponsored FYPaward for local universities On 8 June 2017 FYP

Final Year Project (FYP) Award

Silterra Sdn Bhd

Bhd. The first presentation was on E-Band testing:Modern Automotive Radar Testing (ACC: Anti CarCollision) with Advance VNA & Spectrum AnalyzerTechnologies. The second talk were on technologyupdates on wireless standards: 5G, LTE-Adv, Bluetooth(ver 4.2 & 5.0), WIFI Technologies (802.11ac/ad). Thelast topic was on Signal Intelligence & Interference

award for local universities. On 8 June 2017, FYPseminar at UIAM, Gombak. The winner for Antenna &Microwave is Mohamed Mirza Abdul Malik. The jointchapter also sponsored UTM Electrical EngineeringSymposium which are held on 21 & 22 May 2017 atFaculty of Engineering UTM (Block P19, Level 4). In thisevent, all the Final Year Students will present their FinalY P j i f f i b f h i

p g gHunting using advance techniques like drones & remotemonitors.

Year Project in form of seminar before present theirprototype in the demo session. There are 4 categoriesare been sponsored which are electronics,telecommunication, power and mechatronics.

UIAM FYP seminar, 8 June 2017

2nd Malaysia IEEE Microwave Seminar (MY-IMS2017)

MY-IMS2017 1.0 & 2.0 has successfully gatheredacademicians, students, researchers, engineers,managers, government servants, and technologyplayers. The 3rd series will be hosted by NI on 19th July2017.



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Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society Prepared by Shaw Fong Wong & Dr Banu [email protected], [email protected]

37th IEMT – 18th EMAP 2016: Closing Meeting CPMT Best Student Award

2017 marks the third year that IEEE CPMT Malaysiaorganizes the Best Engineering Student Award (BESA) forMalaysia undergraduate students We increase the cash

IEMT-EMAP 2016 has 1st marked notable attendance recordwith more than 450 participants from Malaysia and worldwide.Nothing ventured nothing gained “Kudos!” to the team Malaysia undergraduate students. We increase the cash

money to RM3000 for a single student per university and abook gift entitled “Microelectronic Packaging in the 21stCentury” (edited and sponsored by Rolf Aschenbrenner(Fraunhofer Inst.)) to be donated to the university library.BESA aims to encourage more students to be aware of acareer in microelectronics components, packaging andmanufacturing technology and to reward students who have

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, Kudos! to the teamworking hand-in-hand under great leadership for making theevent a distinguished difference and remarkable success. So,what’s next? The not-to-be-missed post-mortem meeting washeld back to mid of Feb’ 2017 to allow committee membersfrom varied portfolios to constructively provide theirperspectives on the event, including major successes, criticalchallenges and continuous improvement using Start-Stop-

excelled in carrying out outstanding undergraduate final yearresearch project in broad areas, such as,electrical/electronics, physics (incl. materials science), info-communication/ internet and related areas (hardware andsoftware).

Continue technique. The meeting emphasized more on thepossible opportunities based on team inputs and surveyfeedback as provided by the participants. The main aim is thatthe key learning can button these up for future conference.

Past recipient universitiesinclude Nottingham University

Lastly, the meetingwas officiallyconcluded with

Malaysia, University MalaysiaPerlis, Inti InternationalCollege, Curtin UniversitySarawak and KBUInternational College (nowknown as First City UniversityCollege).

concluded withannouncement onnext IEMT2018hosted by Infineonteam. We arelooking forward toseeing you nextyear in Malacca!!

The Leadership Camp & Strategic Meeting organized by IEEE

2017 Semiconductor Advanced Packaging WorkshopIEEE Malaysia Section Leadership Meeting

Compiled by Dr. Kim and Dr. Chee

Compiled by Eng Hoo Leow

Malaysia was held on 25th February 2017. During the meeting,the CPMT Chapter also participated and presented the 2017chapter activity plan and budget. The overall CPMT chapterY2017 activity plan and budget proposal was accepted well bythe Section.

Zain Asraf presented the CPMT update in the Leadership Camp and Strategic Meeting event organized by IEEE

Malaysia Section



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IEEE Electron Device SocietyReported by Aliza Aini Md Ralib

IEEE EDS Technical talk by EDS Malaysia IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) has organized two technical talks and membershipdrive talk at Silterra and UTHM. The talk entitled MEMS Reliability: Capacitive RF MEMSswitch has attracted 90 participants from Silterra. Dr Norhayati Soin hascomprehensively explained on Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Reliability. Thetalk entitled MEMS Reliability: Capacitive RF MEMS switch has attracted 90participants from Silterra. Dr Norhayati Soin has comprehensively explained onMicroelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Reliability. The second talk entitledReliability Challenge in Nanoelectronics has attracted 25 participants fromUTHM Reliability studies are one of the vital concerns to ensure the advancement and

2017 IEEE EDS FYP Award recipients from UKM, UPM and IIUM

2017 IEEE EDS Final Year Project AwardIEEE Electron Devices Society Malaysia Chapter has sponsored three awards

UTHM. Reliability studies are one of the vital concerns to ensure the advancement andutilization of nanoelectronic devices. IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) MalaysiaSection has also organized a technical talk at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti PutraMalaysia.The talk was organized by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Universiti Putra Malaysia and co-sponsored by IEEE Electron Devices Society(IEEE EDS) and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBS) MalaysiaChapters. The talk by invited speaker Prof Micheal Pycraft Hughes on “Studying andSorting Cells and Other Particles using Dielectrophoresis”, has successfullyattracted 34 participants from UPM staffs, postgraduates and researchers from otherlocal universities. IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Malaysia Section has organized atechnical talk at Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) Universiti

IEEE Electron Devices Society Malaysia Chapter has sponsored three awardsfor 2017 Final Year Project award organized by UKM, UPM and IIUMrespectively. The award is to encourage FYP projects related to the area ofVLSI, MEMS/NEMS etc., and also to acknowledge student working in theseareas. The winner for the awards were: UKM - Mr. Ravinder Singh Sidhu A/LAmrik Singh entitled Synthesis and Fabrication of PANI-Fex-Ni NanocompositeThin Film Biosensor Synthesized by Low Heat Treatment (300 ) with 30kGy γirradiation for Leptospira Detection in Wet Medium under the supervision ofAssoc. Prof Dr. Huda Abdullah. UPM - Mohd Nazri Bin Khamis entitledElectronic LED for Greenhouse Agriculture under the supervision of Dr NurulAmziah Md Yunus IIUM Nurafiqah Bt Abdul Walid entitled Design and

Kebangsaan Malaysia on MEMS and Photonics from City University of Hong Kong. Thetalk was organized by Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. and co-sponsored by IEEE Electron Devices Society(IEEE EDS) Malaysia Section. The talk on “Post CMOS compatible piezo on siliconresonators for frequency and control sensing & Chaotic laser dynamics andits applications”, has successfully attracted 20 participants from IMEN staffs,postgraduates and researchers from UKM -Reported by Norhayati Soin, HaslinaJaafar and Ramdzan Buyong

Amziah Md Yunus. IIUM- Nurafiqah Bt Abdul Walid entitled Design andPerformance Analysis of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices for sensingapplication under the supervision of Dr Aliza Aini Binti Mohd Ralib.Congratulations!

- Reported by Jahariah Sampe, Norhayati Soin and Haslina Jaafar.

Buka Puasa Event by EDS Malaysia

at Silterraat IMEN

The IEEE ED Malaysia Chapter has organized a hiking activity as part of theprogram planned for the Social and Community Portfolio on the 6th May 2017 atPutrajaya Challenge Park, Presint 5, Putrajaya. The IEEE EDS Hiking 2017 programhas welcomed the participation from the IEEE EDS members together with theirrespective family members This program was held mainly to reconnect and foster

Hiking at Putrajaya Challenge Park

at UPMat UTHM

respective family members. This program was held mainly to reconnect and fostergood relations among IEEE EDS members as well as to promote healthy lifestyleamong members. The hiking activity program was started with the participantregistration at 7.30 am – 8.00 am, followed by warming up session for 10-15minutes. The hiking activity began at around 8.30 am and finished around 9.30 am.Then, all participants were having their light breakfast provided by EDS at theSkate Park building of the Putrajaya Challenge Park. the Overall, all participantswere enjoying the nice morning weather as well as the beautiful scenery from thetop of viewing deck of Putrajaya Challenge Park during the hiking. A group photo taken for ‘Buka Puasa’ event and Bicara Santai with Prof Jong Duk Lee

The ED Malaysia Chapter Buka Puasa event was held on the 16th of June 2017 atthe RNR Hotel Putrajaya. The event was held to strengthen the relationshipbetween EDS members. 14 members from ED Malaysia Chapter attended theevent. The RSM 2017 meeting was also conducted by 2017 RSM chairperson, DrNizar Hamidon. Before the event, a leisure talk with invited guest, Prof Jong DukLee has been conducted at Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics(IMEN) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 15th June 2017. Prof Jong DukLee and his wife has been invited to the Buka Puasa event too.

Participants of the leadership camp and strategic meting

-Reported by Siti Nooraya Mohd Tawil

A group photo taken after the hiking



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IEEE Penang EDS/MTT-S/SSCS Joint ChapterReported by Ir. Dr. Lee Choo Yong

[email protected]

SMIEEE Elevation Workshop for Northern Region 13.06.2017 – Dialogue with PSDC CEO Mr.Muhamed Ali Hajah Mydin and visit to PSDC facilities

14.06.2017 – Dialogue with investPenang AssistantGeneral Manager Mr Lee So Cheran and visit to

IEEE Penang organized SMIEEE Elevation Workshop on29.04.2017, at Penang Skills Development Center. IEEEM l S V Ch D F A d General Manager Mr. Lee So Cheran and visit to

@CAT at Georgetown. (investPenang is a non-profitentity of the Penang State Government to promoteinvestments within Penang, @CAT is a community ofstart up entrepreneurs, creative and techiessupported by Penang State Government)

15.06.2017 – Dialogue with Northern Corridor

Malaysia Section Vice Chair Dr. Fawnizu AzmadiHussin has chaired the workshop, 8 participants fromnorthern region attended the workshop, we wishthem all the best in their SMIEEE application.

A group photo at wrap up session of the workshop

gImplementation Authority (NCIA) and MalaysianInvestment Development Authority (MIDA) andnetworking session with local industry

In summary, the workshop has achieved good resultand we hope it will open up opportunity for futurecollaboration.

IEEE Penang organized fruitful 3 days workshop 13.-15.06.2017 with delegates from Ministry of Scienceand Technology (MOST), Taiwan so that they could

International Consortium Technical WorkshopMOST delegates visiting PSDC manufacturing laboratory

understand the eco-system offered by the Malaysiaand Penang governments for start-up andentrepreneurs activities

identify the gaps and offers for mutual benefits andbilateral entrepreneurs activities, driven by Taiwan‘New Southbound Policy’

Group photo at wrap up session of the investPenangdialogue

collaborate with IEEE Penang for policy promotionactivities through IEEE Technical symposium

Delegates from Taiwan are Dr. Lu Cheng Kai, Dr.Teng Hsiao Feng, Mr. Cheng Wei Rong and Ms. HungPei Wen whilst IEEE Penang were represented by Dr.Wong Peng Wen, Dr. Jagadheswaran Rajendran, Mr.

Group photo at wrap up session of the @CAT visit

Lance Lai and Mr. Seow Boon Eu.



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IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)

National STEM movement together with UTM RazakSchool of Engineering and Advanced Technology hasorganized the STEM Forum 2nd Series in Kuala Lumpur

Reported by Alpha Agape [email protected]

STEM Forum Series 2/2017 The speaker was Prof. Dr. Michael Pycraft Hughes,Professor of Biomedical Engineering from University ofSurrey, United Kingdom. He is also the Director of theCentre for Biomedical Engineering at the same

organized the STEM Forum - 2nd Series in Kuala Lumpurafter Dwi Emas International School kick started one inFebruary 2017. IEEE Engineering Medicine and BiologySociety (EMBS) Malaysia Chapter and IEEEInstrumentation and Measurement (I&M) MalaysiaChapter sponsored the event.

Our ultimate goal is to produce future Nobel Laureates

university.

Reported by Siti Anom Ahmad

STEM Educational Workshop

University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) together withthe support of IEEE Engineering in Medicine & BiologyOu u t ate goa s to p o uce utu e obe au eates

by bringing science closer to students’ hearts. Prominentspeakers shared their view and experiences in the subjectmatter and the way forward for our nation building.Among the speakers were Prof Dato’ Noraini Idris,Chairman of National STEM Movement who shared theupcoming initiatives with cooperation of schools,teachers and students through programs such as STEM

Society (IEEE-EMBS) Malaysia Chapter organized aSTEM Educational Workshop in Kuen Cheng HighSchool on Thursday 15th June 2017. The aim of theworkshop was to provide the opportunity to thesecondary students to discover their interest and talentfor biomedical engineering by providing them the earlyexposure to electronics and programming involved inteachers and students through programs such as STEM

talk, STEM Colloquium “Mentor-Mentee” and manymore. The other speakers were Prof Datuk DrHalimaton, Fellow of Malaysia Science Academy, Dato’Ghazali from Nusantara Al-Ghazali, Mr Ramesh Pillai,Executive Secretary of MACRI, Mr Chong Yu Zhengrepresentative of IEEE EMBS Malaysia Section talked onSTEM in Rehabilitation Assoc Prof Dr Norliza Mohd

p p g gthis field. The workshop also aimed to provide thestudents a better understanding of what exactlybiomedical engineering is about and how being abiomedical engineer can impact the society.

The workshop was carried out by Dr. Tan Lee Fan, Ms.Tan Yin Qing and Dr. Yogeswaran Mohan (MIEEE andEMBS M l i Ch ) Th d 57STEM in Rehabilitation, Assoc. Prof Dr Norliza Mohd

Noor talked about IEEE Initiatives for STEM, Assoc. ProfDr Robiah Ahmad talked on STEM in Agriculture, and DrRudzidatul gave talked on STEM Inspires your life.

Reported by Norliza Mohd Noor & Sathiabama T. Thirugnana

Technical Talk – Mike Hughes

EMBS Malaysia Chapter). There were around 57participants consist of form 4 and form 5 students. Thestudents were truly excited being able to build thecircuit and perform simple coding to get the sensor todetect the pulse. The event ended successfully withgreat remarks from the students and the teachers whoparticipated the workshop.

Technical Talk – Mike HughesReported by Yogeswaran Mohan

EMBS and EDS Chapters of Malaysia together with theDepartment of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,Universiti Putra Malaysia have organized a technical talkon ‘Studying and Sorting Cells and Other Particles usingDielectrophoresis’. This talk discussed the developmentf h l l f h ll fof technology to exploit activity of the cell from an

electrical (rather than biochemical) perspective effects,unlocking for the first time the study of high-speedcellular electrophysiology and cell separation using anovel approach to electrode manufacture – theDielectrophoresis (DEP)-well.

Workshop participants from Kuen Cheng High School



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IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)

EEE Final Year Project Poster competition at Universiti Malaysia Pahang

IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Malaysia Chapter

Reported by Tan Chee Wei [email protected] The NLP event had gathered 30 power electronics

researchers from public and private universities amongthem are postgraduate and undergraduate students.Knowledge sharing from experienced researchers andactive engagement from the audience were facilitatedthrough the talks This event had been conductedy ( ) y p

has sponsored a plaque for the best Final Year Projects inthe relevant field among FYP students at Faculty ofElectrical and Electronics Engineering (FKEEE), UMP on11th May 2017.

Dr Junaidi has represented PELS Malaysia Chapter toevaluate the FYPs and also joined in the prize giving

h h h b l

through the talks. This event had been conductedsuccessfully and served as a great platform fornetworking among power electronics researchers inMalaysia.

Final Year Poster Competition at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

ceremony, as shown in the photo below (second from left).

PELS Malaysia Chapter has sponsored a plaque for thewinner in the track of Electrical power Track, out of 5tracks. In which the winner is Ms Kausalya A/PNadaraja, with her project title “Back Electromotive

PELS National Lecture Program at Force (EMF) Analysis ofOuter Rotor Hybrid Flux

PELS Malaysia Chapter has also co-organized the firstnational lecture program (NLP) in 2017 with the IEEEStudent Branch UTHM on 14th May 2017. The invitedspeakers for this NLP are Dr. Shamsul Aizam Zulkifli andAssoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Rumzi Nik Idris. The topic of the

gUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Switching Motor”.

This event has been takenpart by 50 final yearstudent at FKEE, UTHM.

Reported by Dr. Shamsul Aizam Zulkifli

ptalk are as follows:

Talk 1: Grid-inverter Self Synchronization: A PLL-LessApproach, by Dr. Shamsul Aizam Zulkifli (UTHM)

Talk 2: Performance Improvements in Direct TorqueControl of Induction Motor Drives. by Assoc. Prof. Dr.Nik Rumzi Nik Idris (UTM)

Up-Coming Conference:3rd IEEE CENCON 2017

The 3rd IEEE Conference on Energy Conversion(CENCON 2017) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaon 30 – 31 October 2017. Keynote speakers:

Prof. Frede Blaabjerg( )Power Electronics – The Key Technology For Renewable Energy System Integration

Prof. Sanjib Kumar PandaHigh-altitude Wind Energy Harvesting

Visit the website: http://sites.ieee.org/cencon-2017/



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IEEE Power and Energy (PES) Reported by Pauzi Abdullah

[email protected]

Technical talk on ‘Policy of Electricity Generation and Renewable Energy in Malaysia’

IEEE-PES Malaysia Chapter and the Department of

Membership Outreach Programs: Prince of Songkhla University (PSU) 2017

y p pElectrical Power Engineering, Universiti TeknologiMalaysia has organized a Technical talk on Policy ofElectricity Generation and Renewable Energy inMalaysia. It was held at the Faculty of ElectricalEngineering, UTM on 5th April 2017. The talk wasgiven by En Razib Dawood, Head of Electricity MarketOperation Unit, Energy Commission of Malaysia.

IEEE PES Malaysia Student Chapter initiated collaborativevisit to the Faculty of Engineering, Prince of SongkhlaUniversity, Hatyai Thailand on the 5th May 2017. Theprogram is in-conjunction with the UPM StudentInternational Mobility Program under the Department ofProcess and Food Engineering. The discussion amongstthe researchers focuses on the technical collaboration ofOperation Unit, Energy Commission of Malaysia.

Around 50 academic staffs and postgraduate studentsattended the talk.

the researchers focuses on the technical collaboration ofsome renewable-based projects i.e Rainwater harvesting,greenhouse monitoring and structures, and Solar PVdryer system. The representative from IEEE PES SCpromotes the development of IEEE Section and PESstudent Chapter with some of the benefits worldwide.Furthermore, UPM students are also invited and exposedto the Post Graduate Progress Presentations held at the

Student Outreach Programs: King George V High School 2017

IEEE PES M l S d Ch d

to the Post-Graduate Progress Presentations held at thefaculty main hall.

IEEE PES Malaysia Student Chapter initiate a a studentoutreach programs with King George V High School onthe 21st April 2017. Among the objectives of theprograms are as follow: 1) Knowledge disseminationand sharing session between experts and schoolcommunity. 2) Strengthen the relationship betweenIEEE PES Malaysia, CAPER, NGO and school

IEEEE Senior Membership Workshop 2017

community. 3) Enhance the visibility of IEEEorganization in educational activities. 4) Presentknowledge in science and engineering in a simple way,so that everyone can understand and appreciate itwithin everyday life.5) Demonstrate the practicalapplications of science and engineering in our lives.

A senior membership program was conducted by IEEEPES Malaysia Chapter on 20th of May. It was held atUniversity Malaya and attended by 15 participants.


IEEE Malaysia Section NewsletterIEEE Photonics Society (IPS), Malaysia Chapter

Reported by Norhana Arsad, & Aiman Ismail

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p y ,[email protected]; [email protected]

IEEE MyIPS Photonics Lecture Series at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM

2017 IEEE PLS was successfully organized on 16th May2017 at UTM. The event was co-organized by

A break fasting event with 20 orphanage from KKRBandar Baru Bangi was held on 19th June 2017 bymyIPS as part of our CSR. The event took place at

IEEE MyIPS – Iftar with the Orphanage 2017

g yLightwave Communication Research Group (LCRG),UTM. The first speaker is Dr Raja KamarulzamanRaja Ibrahim on “Fiber Bragg Gratings On Non-thermal Plasma Properties and Applications” followedby Dr Muhammad Al Farabi Muhammad Iqbal fromthe Lightwave Communication Research Group,Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM on “Area of

y p pSurau Abrar, Seksyen 7, Bandar Baru Bangi and filledwith other activities such as Khatam Quran and duitraya giving ceremony.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM on Area ofRouting and Robustness Aspects of OpticalNetworks”.

IEEE MyIPS – KAUST Research and Networking Workshop

A visit to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiawas held in April 2017. Nine IEEE Malaysia representatives from various universities including UPM, UKM,UNITEN, MMU, UTM, UNIMAP and USM presented latest researches conducted at their respectiveinstitutions Photonics researches in KAUST were also presented which opens for potential collaborationinstitutions. Photonics researches in KAUST were also presented which opens for potential collaborationbetween KAUST and Malaysia universities. This workshop was hosted by Prof. Boon S. Ooi, the principalinvestigator of Photonics Lab, KAUST.



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IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) Reported by Hazlee Azil Illias

[email protected]

Research Seminar on High Voltage Engineering

A research seminar on high voltage engineering wassuccessfully organised by the Department of ElectricalPower Engineering (POWER) Faculty of Electrical

Visitors at the USM High Voltage Laboratory

Visit to USM High Voltage Laboratory

Power Engineering (POWER), Faculty of ElectricalEngineering (FKE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)and co-organised by IEEE Dielectrics and ElectricalInsulation Society (DEIS) Malaysia Chapter on 27th April2017 at FKE, UTM Johor Bahru.

Around 100 undergraduate students undertaking thecourse High Voltage Technology attended the talks Visit to USM High Voltage Laboratory

In conjunction with the Dielectrics Tutorial held atUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM) on 25th May 2017,some members of IEEE Dielectrics and ElectricalInsulation Society (DEIS) Malaysia Chapter andMalaysian High Voltage Network (MyHVnet) andparticipants of the tutorial visited the USM High

g g gydelivered by Dr. Mona Riza Mohd Esa on lightning physicsand Dr. Zulkarnain Ahmad Noorden on supercapacitors.Various interesting research topics and findings on highvoltage engineering, particularly on lightning phenomenaand supercapacitor materials, were discussed. Thestudents also had an opportunity to have a glance at thehigh voltage research activities carried out by Dr Mona participants of the tutorial visited the USM High

Voltage Laboratory. During the visit, Assoc. Prof. Ir.Dr. Mohamad Kamarol Mohd Jamil introduced varioushigh voltage research facilities available in thelaboratory and briefed the visitors on the researchactivities carried out in the laboratory.

The main objectives of the visit were to expose the

high voltage research activities carried out by Dr. Monaand Dr. Zulkarnain at UTM.

visitors on the high voltage facilities available at USMand to initiate potential collaborations relevant to highvoltage engineering. Dr. Mohamad Kamarol also tookthe opportunity to promote IEEE DEIS to the visitorsand encourage them to become members of IEEEEDEIS. IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter and MyHVnetthanked Dr. Mohamad Kamarol for his courtesy duringDielectrics Tutorial was successfully organized by the

Dielectrics Tutorial

Dr. Zulkarnain delivering his research talk on supercapacitors

y gthe visit.

y g yIEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter on 25th May 2017 inUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The tutorial wasdelivered by two international speakers, Prof Ir. Dr.Suwarno from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia andProf. Dr. Masayuki Nagao from Toyohashi University ofTechnology, Japan. The first speaker, Prof. Ir. Dr.Suwarno presented a topic regarding the insulation agingSuwarno presented a topic regarding the insulation agingand remaining life of high voltage transformers, while thesecond speaker, Prof. Dr. Masayuki Nagao delivered atopic on how to see movement of electric charges inpolymeric insulating materials. The topics of the tutorialhave attracted interests from academicians, researchersand students in Malaysia.

Dielectrics Tutorial participants



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IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Reported by Dr Hoo Wai Lam

[email protected]

Report: International Conference of fuzzy Systems 2017 in Naples, Italy

Report: Invited Lecturer Program on Deep Learning: Current and Future Research

IEEE CIS Malaysia Chapter jointly organised a talk by ah i i i D L i D L Ch

International Conference of fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE),f h fl hi f i i l top research scientist in Deep Learning, Dr Loy Chen

Change on Thursday, 8th June 2017, at TAR UC’sKuala Lumpur campus. Dr Loy is a Senior Member ofIEEE. He is currently with the Chinese University ofHong Kong and a visiting scholar of the ShenzhenInstitutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academyof Sciences, China. In addition, he is the Co-Principal

one of the flagship conference in computationalintelligence society, has been held in Naples, Italy. Theconference was scheduled from 9 July to 12 July 2017. Interms of Malaysia’s participation in this conference, DrChan Chee Seng (University of Malaya) and Dr LimChern Hong (Tunku Abdul Rahman University College)were contributed in a tutorial named “Fuzzy Set Theory

Investigator of two large-scale projects supported bythe Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF).He is also an Associate Editor of IET’s ComputerVision Journal and has served as a Guest Editor of theComputer Vision and Image Understanding SpecialIssue on "Image and Video Understanding in Big Data".

in Computer Vision”.

Speakers in the tutorial for “Fuzzy Set Theory in Computer Vision”. From left to right: Prof James M. Keller, Prof. Derek T.

Anderson, Dr Lim Chern Hong

In addition, there are a number of paper acceptance fromMalaysia university, including:

1. Dr Abdul Malek Yakoob (University Utara Malaysia)and Dr Siti Fatimah Abdul Rahman (Universiti Teknologi

Dr Loy sharing aspects of Deep Learning architectureMARA) contributed to the paper: “Decision MakingProblem Solving using Fuzzy Networks with Rule BaseAggregation”

2. Dr Ahmad Syafadhli Abu Bakar (University of Malaya)contributed to the paper: “Z-TOPSIS Approach forPerformance Assessment using Fuzzy Similarity”

A section of the audience listening intently to the Speaker

Dr Loy started his talk by highlighting he and his teams’efforts in developing an ultra-deep convolutionalnetworks known as PolyNet which adopts a new family

3. Dr. Nureize Bt. Arbaiy (University Tun Hussein OnnMalaysia) contributed to the paper: “Hypothesis Test forIdentifying the Vague Factors from Consolidated Income”

4. Dr. Selvachandran Ganeshsree (UCSI University)contributed to the paper: “Complex Neutrosophic SoftSet”

networks known as PolyNet, which adopts a new familyof residual blocks called PolyInception. The modelachieves state-of-the-art performance in the task ofimage classification. He ended his talk by describingsome of the future research challenges of DeepLearning. This event was well attended by participantswho came from various parts of peninsular Malaysia.

5. Miss Teh Chin Ying (University Utara Malaysia) and Dr.Tay Kai Meng (University Utara Malaysia) contributed tothe paper: “Monotone Data Samples Do Not AlwaysProduce Monotone Fuzzy If-Then Rules: Learning withAd hoc and System Identification Methods”

Congratulations to their achievement!



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IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES)Reported by Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar & Mohd Rizal Arshad

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Technical Seminar on Development of Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV)

On 22nd May 2017, The IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter organized a technical seminar on Development of anA t S f V l (ASV) Th t t k l t th U d t R b ti R h L b tAutonomous Surface Vessel (ASV). The event took place at the Underwater Robotics Research Laboratory,School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Engineering Campus, NibongTebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. A one day seminar and workshop was delivered by Dr. Zulkifli Zainal Abidinfrom International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Dr. Zulkifli is also one of the current executivecommittee of the IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter.

The purpose of the seminar was to share the research finding, challenges and technologies used in thedevelopment of the ASV. The seminar had provided an overview of the general system architecture of ASV,platform development as well as digital signal processing technology used in the system. In the design, theCruzPro™ active transducers were used to provide reliable depth tracking to over 1000 feet. It operated at120 kHz to prevent interference with other nearby depth sounders and fishfinders. Smart transom mountp y ptransducer is also used to provide depth, speed and temperature data to the network. The ASV systemincorporated a mobile surface platform, mobile ground station (on site) and a control room.

The seminar was attended by participants from various agencies including representatives from the industryand postgraduate students. The participants were divided into several groups to allow hands-on learning andin-depth explanation from the research team in each section. During the afternoon session, the demonstrationwas conducted at the lake nearby. The ASVs were deployed to the lake, collect data and the information wastransferred to the mobile ground station.


IEEE Malaysia Section NewsletterIEEE Sarawak Subsection

Reported by Pan Zheng@

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[email protected]

Tech Talks by IEEE Sarawak

IEEE Sarawak Subsection held two technical talks toenhance and develop the technology awareness of thelocal community

Membership Development: Senor Member Elevated

S k S b ti ti l b ithlocal community.

The first tech talk was on digital substation of power gridand conducted by industry expert Mr. Victor Wong on19th April 2017. Mr. Victor Wong is the senior vicepresident for Grid System Operations at Sarawak Energy.Students and academic staff from UNIMAS andSwinburne attended this talk.

Sarawak Subsection actively engages members withmembership development activities. As the result offirst quarter senior member elevation workshops.Several of our members are elevated to senior level.

Table 1. Senior members elevated in Sarawak in first two 2017quarter 2017

Name Affiliation

Lim King Hann Curtin

Arief Yanuar UNIMAS

Mr. Victor Wong is delivering the talk

Chua Hong Siang Swinburne

Pan Zheng Swinburne

Loke Kar Seng SwinburneMr. Victor Wong is delivering the talk

Mathew Kuruvilla Swinburne

As artificial intelligence becomes more and moreAs artificial intelligence becomes more and moreprevalent in all aspects of our daily life. The second techtalk was titled “A Tour of Artificial Neural Network:from Perceptron to deep learning”. the talk was given byDr. Loke Kar Seng on 9th June.

AI Talk on Neural Network and Deep Learning



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IEEE Malaysia Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity GroupReported by Maryam M. Isa, Nur Idora Abdul Razakp y y ,

[email protected], [email protected]

IEEE WIE Final Year Project (FYP) Awards Scratch Programming

IEEE Women in Engineering Malaysia (WIE) Malaysiaand Petronita Education Bureau organized “Scratch

IEEE WIE Malaysia sponsored several Final YearProject (FYP) awards for 2017 excellent undergraduate and Petronita Education Bureau organized Scratch

Programming for Kids” at Universiti TeknologiPETRONAS (UTP) on 6 May 2017. During theprogram, children were taught basic coding and theydeveloped their own animated stories using Scratch,software developed by MIT. Prizes were given to bestanimated stories. Miss Hidayati Sofiyyah (age 10) wonh d i Thi kf ’ C d M P i

Project (FYP) awards for 2017 excellent undergraduateFYPs in the local universities. The winners bring homeWIE FYP plaque and certificate of achievement. Thewinners are Tan Phui Mun(Univ. of NottinghamMalaysia Campus), NgSiew Ling (UMP),M li F i M the grand prize; Thinkfun’s Code Master Programming

Logic Game. She developed an animated story thatinvolved variety of Scratch techniques withinteresting storyline. Other winners are FatimahAzzahra (age 10) and Muhammad Muaz (age 11) HiraAkbar (age 12). IEEE-RAS Malaysia Chapter co-sponsored of the event.

Maroline Favius Marcus(UKM), Tan Mui Yenand Nur AzimahMohamad Azami (UPM),Fatimah AzzahrahNorizat , Nurul AnisAtikah Mohd Razali and

( )

Nature Trekking: Insight of Nature at FRIM

Rabiatuladawiah Fauzi (Uniten). Projects wereevaluated by WIE members Dr Zaipatimah, Datin DrWahidah, Prof Sabira, Dr Emileen and Dr Maryam.

Nature Trekking: Insight of Nature at FRIM

On 30 April 2017, IEEE WIE Malaysia carried out free of charge social activity for WIE and their familymembers. Nature Trekking: Insight of Nature at FRIM Kuala Lumpur was fun and we had the chance exploringgigantic plants of the tropical rainforest. The trekking ended with visit to FRIM Research Gallery. WIE providedfree lunch for all and everybody get together chatting and discussing WIE future activities before heading home.



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IEEE STUDENT BRANCH UPM (IEEESB UPM) Reported by Noor Ain Kamsani

[email protected]

Mini The Great Lab (TGL)

IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESBUPM) h ll b f CREST R&D T l

Group photo of the participants in front of AgensiNuklear Malaysia

UPM) with collaboration of CREST R&D TalentDevelopment and IEEE Malaysia Section successfullyorganized The Great Lab Mini Workshop on the April22th, 2017. The one-day event was participated by 65students from UPM, USM, UTM, IIUM and UNITEN. Tenstudents from Faculty of Engineering (Final year bachelorand Postgraduate students) had been assigned as mentors

Raspberry Pi Workshop

IEEE Student Branch UPM conducted the inauguralRaspberry Pi workshop at Universiti Putra Malaysia(UPM) in conjunction with Electrical and Electronics

where each mentor was assigned to a specific group toguide them on how to solve the challenge. The programalso involved pitching session in front of judging panelscoming from Intel, ON Semiconductor, Tech Brain andMyDuino.

Group photo of the participants and judges after the

( ) jDepartment of UPM on 29th and 30th April 2017. Abeginner course was conducted where programmingin python language was taught for the utilization of theRaspberry Pi and many projects were undertaken bythe participants to use Raspberry Pi in differentaspects. The program was ended with a one on onesession with Mr. Manoj Kumar, who is one of the most

Technical Visit to Agensi Nuklear Malaysia

event

More information of IEEESB UPM activities can be

IEEE Student Branch UPM (IEEESB UPM) has sponsoreda technical visit to Agensi Nuklear Malaysia on the 26th

of April 2016. The technical visit was participated by 2

session with Mr. Manoj Kumar, who is one of the mostprominent young innovators in Malaysia. A specialthanks goes to the Head of the Department ofElectrical and Electronics Engineering Assoc. Prof. Dr.Mohd. Amran b. Mohd. Radzi for funding theRaspberry Pi workshop.

More information of IEEESB UPM activities can befound on the IEEESB UPM facebook:https://www.facebook.com/UPM.IEEESB.

of April 2016. The technical visit was participated by 2lecturers and 49 students who are undertaking course:Control System in the department of Electrical andElectronics Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia.The main aim for the technical visit is to expose andbroaden the concept of control systems in real lifeapplications; such as, the control system of a nuclearreactor Besides the posters of recent researches and

A group photo of the workshop’s participants

reactor. Besides, the posters of recent researches anddevelopments in the aspect of power generation and bi-product development from nuclear energy are shown tothe students.



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IEEE UNITEN STUDENT BRANCH and IEEE UNITEN PES STUDENT BRANCH CHAPTERIEEE UNITEN PES STUDENT BRANCH CHAPTER

Reported by Zaipatimah [email protected]

Workshop on “Introduction to Arduino” at UNITEN by IEEEE UNITEN Student Branch

The visit was very useful to Power System students asthey could relate what they have learned in class duringthe visit The visit was co –organized by WIE AG and

IEEE UNITEN Student Branch has successfully organizeda half day workshop on “Introduction to Arduino” on 7th

April 2017. The workshop is conducted by Nabil KhalidAlkaff bin Kamil, one of IT students in UNITEN. 30UNITEN students has participated in the workshop. Themain objective of the workshop is to give a hands on

the visit. The visit was co –organized by WIE AG andIEEE UNITEN Student Branch.

main objective of the workshop is to give a hands ontraining on how to use Arduino. This workshop is veryuseful to the students as Arduino is used widely in theirfinal year projects and robots competitions.

A group photo of the participants

IEEE UNITEN PES Student Branch Chapter’s Team Building at District 21

Prof. Hsueh-Ming Hang from National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT)

Team Building at District 21

IEEE UNITEN Power and Energy (PES) Student BranchChapter has organized a team building for themembers at District 21, IOI City Mall Putrajaya. AllUNITEN PES SB chapter members that consists of 3female and 5 male students had participated in the teambuilding on 16th April 2017 The team building hasTechnical Visit to Connaught Bridge Power Station

Workshop participants having hands on training

building on 16th April, 2017. The team building hasstrengthen the bonding between the team members

IEEE UNITEN Power and Energy (PES) Student BranchChapter has organized a technical visit to ConnaughtBridge Power Station in Klang Selangor on 6th April,2017. Six lecturers from College of Engineering and 35t d t ti i t d i th i it W l d b

g gby UNITEN PES Student Branch Chapter

students participated in the visit. We were welcomed bythe Senior Manager, Ir Anwar Ismail. Ir Anwar gave abrief presentation on history and operation of theConnaught Bridge Power Station. We were brought by IrAnwar and a few other staff to visit the plant.



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IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branch

Young Innovators Challenge Miri 2017 Boot Camp

Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about thenext generation. The younger generation plays a vital role

Supporting the IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branchwere the IEEE Industrial Application Society (IAS); IEEEWomen in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE Malaysia Section,as well as Curtin Malaysia’s Faculty of Engineering andS i d U i it Lif D t t d i d t

Reported by Raynushah Devi Raja Mohan

in shaping the upcoming nation. With that in mind, IEEECurtin Malaysia SB conducted the Young InnovatorsChallenge boot camp which aimed to prepare thestudents and mentors in terms of technical skills, criticalthinking skills and problem solving skills for the upcomingYoung Innovators Challenge Miri during IEEE DigitalMaker Expo which is to be held in May 2017.

Science and University Life Department and industrypartners Keysight Technologies, Tekmark, ShellMalaysia, SIRIM Measurements Technology, Tektronix,EPC Synergy, KVC Industrial Supplies and RockwellAutomation.

The expo was highlighting programs such as Launchingof Digital Maker Movements, Setup of Digital Makerp y of Digital Maker Movements, Setup of Digital MakerHub, Young Innovators Challenge Miri 2017, Light UpMiri, and MOU exchange between Curtin Malaysia withKeysight and SIRIM.

IEEE Digital Maker Expo 2017 Light Up Miri 2017

Ms. Haslina with all the contestants and mentors

Datuk Lee Kim Shin (centre, giving thumbs up) posing for group photo with Outstanding Digital Maker

Award winners.

IEEE Digital Maker Expo is a national event, initiated byIEEE Curtin Malaysia SB to promote STEM (science,technology, engineering and mathematics) andvolunteerism to the community in East Malaysia. Theevent was held in the Rec Hall of Curtin SarawakC 12 h d 13 h M 2017 Th h f hi

IEEE Digital Maker Expo 2017 Light Up Miri 2017

Rural areas in Sarawak face particularly challengeswhen it comes to energy usage. Residents of ruralareas in Sarawak do not have the luxury of constantand stable electricity supply which causes them havingdifficulties carry out activities at night. Light Up Miri

hi h i i i i d b IEEE C i M l i SBCampus on 12th and 13th May 2017. The theme of thisexpo is “Inspiring Innovators for Digital Nation”. Theexpo attracted more than 800 visitors.

which is initiated by IEEE Curtin Malaysia SB, serves asa project to lighten up the rural and sub-urban areasof Northern Sarawak especially Miri with solar power.

Group photos of organisers and contestants of IEEE Digital Maker Expo

Solar Lamp Delivery to Kampung PujutCorner

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