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1 JAN MAR, : Q1 / Jan Mar, 2017

2 JAN MAR, 2017 Table of Contents From Editor, Chair and Past Chair 3 27 th IEEE Malaysia Section AGM, Dinner and Award Night IEEE Malaysia Section Leadership Camp Student Leadership Camp 7 Region 10 Annual General Meeting 9 Meeting with IEM 10 IEEE Sarawak Subsection 11 Chapters Activities - IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter - IEEE Malaysia ComSoc/VTS Joint Chapter - IEEE Penang EDS/MTT-S/SSCS Joint Chapter - IEEE Education Society Malaysia Chapter - IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) - IEEE Power and Energy (PES) - IEEE Photonics Society (PS) Malaysia Chapter - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) - IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) - IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) - IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) - IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) - IEEE Control System Society (CSS) - IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS) - IEEE Circuit and System Society (CASS) Student Branch Activities - IEEE Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Student Branch - IEEE Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Student Branch - IEEE Universiti Malaya (UM) Student Branch - IEEE Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Student Branch - IEEE Monash University Sunway Campus Student Branch Conferences - TENCON ICSET RFM MICC Prime Asia ICORAS CENCON ICSIPA

3 Message From the Editor The first edition of 2017 IEEE Malaysia Section newsletter covers activities which have been conducted between month of January to March, Section activities include the 27 th AGM, dinner and award night, leadership camp and strategic meeting as well as student leader camp. We also received 16 reporting articles from Technical Chapters and 5 reporting articles from Student Branches. Happy Reading! Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar, Editor IEEE Malaysia Newsletter Foreword From 2017 IEEE Malaysia Section Chair On behalf of the newly elected executive committee members, I welcome you to the first edition of of As in the previous years, we plan to have quarterly newsletters to report activities run by the Section as well as Chapters, Affinity Groups and Student Branches. This year, apart from reporting local activities, we are also looking to publish technical articles in the newsletter. For this, we welcome contributions from all IEEE members. IEEE Malaysia Section has been one of the most active sections in Region 10 in terms of activities conducted for members. It is our goal to continue to be active and informative, and we hope that continuous exposure of our activities will not only benefit the members, but also attract new members to IEEE. We hope you enjoy our newsletters. Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi Chair IEEE Malaysia 2017 Foreword From IEEE Malaysia Section Past Chair As of 14 th January 2017, I have completed my two years term as Chair of IEEE Malaysia. I would like to thank all Section Excom for their commitment and support in planning and execution of our activities. A big thank you to all IEEE members in Malaysia and hope you will give the same support to the new chair, Dr. Mohammad Faizal and his team. Zuhaina Zakaria Chair IEEE Malaysia

4 IEEE Malaysia Section AGM Reported by Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar IEEE Malaysia Section 27 th Annual General Meeting JANUARY 2017 has opened up its window with promises that many more interesting and informative activities will be planned for IEEE Malaysia Section. On 14th January 2017, Malaysia Section has conducted its 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held at the Grand Bluewave Hotel, Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia. The event started with some technical chapters also conducted their chapter AGM. More than half of the 24 technical chapters from Malaysia conducted their AGM on that day. The Malaysia Section AGM which come later has seen positive commitment from IEEE members that attended the meeting. During the event, progress and performance of Malaysia Section in terms of retaining membership and preparation in regards to GST regulations has been discussed. Activities and financial statement were also informed by the secretary and treasurer, respectively. Next, the 2016 Executive Committee was resolved and the nomination and vote for 2017 executive committee was commenced. 27 th IEEE Malaysia AGM in progress Members casting their votes 2017 Executive Committee Congratulations to the new line up of IEEE Malaysia Section Executive Committees!!! Chair: Vice Chair: Past Chair: Secretary: Treasurer: Excom: Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin Zuhaina Zakaria Haidawati Mohamad Nasir Zuriati Janin Lee Yoot Khuan Noor Ain Kamsani Nordin Ramli Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar 2017 IEEE Malaysia Executive Committees

5 5 IEEE Malaysia Section Dinner and Award Night Reported by Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar IEEE Malaysia Section Dinner & Award Night The event ended with exclusive dinner at the same place where the AGM being held in the morning. During the dinner, special awards were delivered by Malaysia Section. Those awards were Best Chapter Award 2016: 1) IEEE Malaysia Communication Society & Vehicular Technology Joint Chapter (ComSoc/VT) 2) Signal Processing Society (SP) 3) Power and Energy Society (PES) Best Student Branch Award 2016: 1) University of Curtin-Sarawak Student Branch 2) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Student Branch 3) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Student Branch Outstanding Volunteer Award 2016: Mohd Pauzi Abdullah IEEE Malaysia Section SAC Chair Outstanding Student Volunteer Award 2016: 1) Ali Najah Al-Shamani UKM SB, IEEE Malaysia Section SSR 2016, R10 SAC 2) Fatimah Abd Rahman UPM SB Chair 2016, R10 SAC 3) Ashen Gomes UPM SB, IEEE Malaysia Section SSR 2016 Outstanding WIE Volunteer Award 2016: Saveethya Sivakumar Monash SB Congratulations to all the award winners. The awards significantly shown the appreciation made by the Malaysia Section to all the volunteers that have demonstrated outstanding performance in their respective field. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!

6 Leadership Camp Reported by Lee Yoot Khuan The Leadership Camp & Strategic Meeting of IEEE Malaysia Section was held on 25 th February 2017 (Saturday), at the Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam. The objective is to enhance leadership in IEEE Malaysia Chapters by providing training and experience sharing in the running of IEEE Chapters. The event kicked off with the Opening Speech on IEEE Malaysia Vision by Dr. Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi (Chair), then ensued by Ms. Zuriati i Janin (Treasurer) on Section Finance matters. Based on members feedback, two parallel tracks - one for Leadership, another for Finance, were designed to tailor to the needs of attendees. For the Leadership Track, Dr. Haidawati Mohamad Nasir (Secretary), Dr. Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin (Vice Chair), Dr. Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar (Communication Coordinator) and Dr. Lee Yoot Khuan (EA Coordinator) presented on Section Secretarial Reporting, Section Conference Reporting, Website Management Reporting and Education Activities Reporting, respectively. We were honoured to have two invited guests, Dr. Zuhaina Zakaria (Past Chair & R10 EA Coordinator) for her sharing on IEEE Organization and Funding Opportunities and SAMIEEE as well as Dr Aduwati Sali (Chapter Chair, COM19/VT ) for her sharing on journey to Award Recipient for Best Chapter For the Finance Track, we were also honoured to have Dr. Norliza Mohd Noor (Past Chair, IEEE Malaysia Section) and Mr. Christopher Chew (Immediate Past Treasurer) with their experience sharing in IEEE and Netsuite reporting; GST for Societies and GST reporting and Financial Statements and Chapter Accounts. The program was attended by 62 IEEE Malaysia Section office bearers. The event resumed with Chapter Chairs meeting after lunch. Altogether, 24 out of 27 Chapters presented their planned activities for The IEEE Malaysia Section would like to extend their appreciation to kind cooperation from all Speakers, Chapters and IEEE Volunteers to make the event a successful one.

7 7 Student Activities Reported by Noor Ain Kamsani IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 IEEE Malaysia Section has successfully organised IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 in collaboration with IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia. The event was conducted at the Faculty of Engineering, UPM on the 11 th March 2017 and attended by 64 student leaders from 21 Student Branches of UTM, UiTM, UPM, UKM, UTP, UIAM, UMS, MMU, MUSC, UTAR, UM, USM, Uniten, CUS, UNMC, UUM, APU, Nilai University, Unimap, UTeM and UTHM. Invited speakers were Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi, IEEE Malaysia Chair; Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin, IEEE Malaysia Vice Chair; Noor Ain Kamsani, IEEE Malaysia Student Activities Chair; Ng Ping Jian, IEEE Malaysia Student Activities Committee 2016; Saavethya Sivakumar, Arvind Rj Rajan, Kong Sheng How, IEEE R10 Student Activities i i Committee 2017; and Ashen Gomes, IEEE Malaysia Section Student Representative During the camp, the 2017 IEEE Malaysia Student Activities Committee were formed and activity plan for each Student Branch was discussed. The event managed to provide training and a sharing platform in running IEEE Student Branches efficiently among the student leaders. IEEE R10 Student Activities Committee 2017 Zonal Student Representative Saaveethya Sivakumar Sub-Zonal Student Representative Kong Sheng How Paper Contest Coordinator Arvind Rajan Project Coordinator Noor Ain Kamsani IEEE Malaysia Student Activities Committee 2017 Chair of Student Activities Noor Ain Kamsani Section Student Representative (SSR) Abdulrahman Taha Mohamed Student Activities Committee (SAC) Kong Sheng How Abdulraqeb Alhammadi Ng Jiann Jia WIE Student Network Coordinator (WSN) Shum Kar Yen Group photo of the IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 participants.

8 8 Student Activities Reported by Noor Ain Kamsani IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Chair 2017 IEEE SB Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Norhafezaidi Mat Saman IEEE SB Universiti Teknologi Mara Wan Zharfan Wan Zainal Abiddin IEEE SB Universiti Putra Malaysia Khairul Azman Noor Azmi IEEE SB Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Ali Al-Shamani IEEE SB Universiti Teknologi Petronas Choy Shao Wei IEEE SB Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia Alhareth Mohammed Tawfiq Zyoud IEEE SB Universiti Malaysia Sabah Teoh Mooi Khee IEEE SB Universiti Multimedia Mohammed Hussein Saleh Mohammed Haram IEEE SB Monash University Sunway Campus Kosalishkwaran Ganeson IEEE SB Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Ng Yong Quan IEEE SB Universiti Malaya Farid Esmaeilli Motlaq IEEE SB Universiti Sains Malaysia Ng Ping Jian IEEE SB Universiti Tenaga Nasional Kamarul Fikri Kamarudin IEEE SB Curtin University Sarawak Kong Sheng How IEEE SB University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Wong Wee Sam IEEE SB Universiti Utara Malaysia Mohammed Alsamman IEEE SB Asia Pacific University Tech and Innovation Ibrahim Waheed IEEE SB Nilai University Muhammad Haziman Hamzil IEEE SB Universiti Malaysia Perlis Muhammad Thaqif Abdullah IEEE SB Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Chan Chun Yuan IEEE SB Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Muhammad Syukri Mohd Yazed IEEE Malaysia Student Technical Chapter Chair 2017 APU CommSoc Student Chapter Muhtasim Rafi UiTM PES Student Chapter Mohamad Hafiz Mohamad Zaki UTM PES Student Chapter Nur Azrina Mohd Azman UNITEN PES Student Chapter Kamarul Fikri Kamarudin UKM PES Student Chapter Ali Al-Shamani Curtin Sarawak IAS Student Chapter Kong Sheng How UKM IAS Student Chapter Ali Al-Shamani UKM EDS Student t Chapter Mohd Nuriman Nawi IEEE Malaysia Student Affinity Group Chair 2017 UPM WIE AG Fatimah Abd Rahman USM WIE AG Shum Kar Yen Curtin Sarawak WIE AG Ng Kay Li Reach Us: ieeemy.org/students facebook.com/ieeemalaysiastudents

9 9 Region 10 Annual General Meeting Summary of the R10 Annual General Meeting Reported by Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin The Region 10 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on March 4-5, 2017 in Chiba, Japan with over 130 delegates from R10 ExCom and representatives from the leaders within the biggest IEEE region, R10. In region 10, there are six regional councils, 57 sections and 26 subsections, All sections had sent their representatives to this annual meeting. Region 10 Director Kukjin Chun presented his welcome address and outlined his vision and strategy for IEEE President Karen Bartleson, IEEE MGA Vice-President Mary Ellen Randall, and IEEE TAB Vice-President Marina Ruggieri also presented their addresses to the audience and urged everyone to contribute and be leaders for IEEE. Malaysia section was represented by the Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi (chair) and Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin (vice chair). Malaysian delegates with the 2017 IEEE President (Karen Bartleson) and 2017 President Elect (James A. Jefferies). We took the opportunity to give the IEEE presidents a copy of the IEEE Malaysia s 30 th Anniversary Commemoration Book. From left: Fawnizu, Faizal, James, Zuhaina, Karen. Malaysian Members Involvement at Region 10 For 2017, Professor Borhanuddin Mohd Ali (IEEE Malaysia past chair, ) is the Vice Chair of Professional Activities for region 10. In his team, Dr Zuhaina Zakaria (IEEE Malaysia past chair, ) The meeting continued with two parallel sessions. One session covers topics on section management, is in charge of the Educational Activities portfolio. IEEE Malaysia is proud to have both of them at the Region 10. This year, professional activities focus is on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. educational and student activities and SIGHT. Another session covers member recruitment and retention, young professionals and conference management. The 2018 President Elect candidates were also given the opportunity to address the attendees and share their vision statements. The day concluded with a special 50 Year Celebration Dinner. Day 2 focuses on sharing by sections, among others by three sections that won the 2016 Section Awards. IEEE Malaysia presented the current preparation for the Region 10 flagship conference, TENCON 2017, which will be held in Penang, Malaysia on 5-8 November 2017 in Penang. The 2-day general meeting concluded with an offsite tour to a few selected locations in Tokyo. Malaysian delegates at R10 meeting, from left: Fawnizu (UTP), Yong Jin Park (UMS), Faizal (MMU), Zuhaina (UiTM), Borhanuddin (UPM) Group photo of all R10 meeting attendees taken during the 50 Year Celebration Dinner.

10 10 Meeting with IEM IEETD on IEEE-IEM Joint Award Reported by Nordin Ramli Collaborations between IEEE and IEM IEM Dinner 2017 IEEE Malaysia Section is currently working to strengthen our collaborations with our sister s society, namely as The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). This collaboration enables us to promote and exchange the information on the activities in both platforms. We are also looking forward to co-organize any event together, thus can benefit the members in both society. IEM which has more than 40,000 members nationwide are dominated by industry peoples able to share their knowledge and experience on their engineering best practices to IEEE members, which mainly come from public and private academic institutions. At the meantime also, IEEE can provide more programs related to the awareness and new technology to IEM. We trust that, the collaboration will be definitely benefitted both parties. In particular, we are currently discussing this matter with our focal contact at IEM, which is the IEM Electrical Engineering Technical Division (IEM EETD) since their interest is relatively similar to IEEE. One of the main highlight of our collaboration is having a joint award, which is currently being discussed by both parties. Joint award (to be named for example as IEEE- IEM Award (exact name to be confirmed later)) is to recognize a professional from Malaysia whose contributions in the fields of Electrical, Electronics, Communications, or Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science, which have made a great beneficial impact to the Technical Community and Public of Malaysia. The details of the award will be announced very soon after the approval from both side of management. IEEE Malaysia Section Excos during the IEM Dinner. To mark our collaboration bt between IEEE and IEM, IEEE Malaysia has been invited to IEM Dinner 2017, held at the One World Hotel on 15 April The event was officiated by Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Five of IEEE Malaysia Excoms attended the dinner. We are honored to witness the IEM EETD to win the best technical division in IEM. We hope more event can be organized in the future. This year, professional activities focus is on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. Malaysian delegates at R10 meeting, from left: Fawnizu (UTP), Yong Jin Park (UMS), Faizal (MMU), Zuhaina (UiTM), Borhanuddin (UPM) Dr Nordin Ramli attended the meeting with IEM Headquarters in Petaling Jaya. IEEE Malaysia Section Excoms with the IEM EETD that won the best technical division during the IEM Dinner. Congratulations IEM EETD from us at IEEE Malaysia Section.

11 11 IEEE Sarawak Subsection Reported by Pan Zheng 2 nd AGM of IEEE Sarawak Pre-AGM Networking Activity 2017 On 25 Feb 2017, IEEE Sarawak Subsection had its second AGM. During the AGM, Prof Dennis Wong, Chair 2016, delivered the speech on the achievements in the past year and plans for the future. Secretary Dr. Jacey-Lynn Minoi presented the activities conducted and Treasurer Dr. David Bong reported the financial statement and status. Following the dissolving the 2016 committee, the election of executive committee of 2017 was carried out. The elected committee are shown in the following table Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fawnizu Hussin, the newly elected Vice-Chair of IEEE Malaysia was invited to Sarawak to give a talk on the IEEE development in Malaysia as a whole and get in touch with IEEE members in Sarawak. The network activity was held in Swinburne Sarawak on 12 Feb Members from UNIMAS, Curtin, Swinburne and industry participated. Name Position Affiliation Lau Bee Theng Chair Swinburne Garenth Lim King Hann Vice-chair Curtin Jacey-Lynn Minoi Secretary UNIMAS Dennis Wong M. L. Past Chair Heriot-Watt David Bong Boon Liang Treasurer UNIMAS Victor Wong M.H. CM Sarawak Energy Pan Zheng CM Swinburne Chua Hong Siang CM Swinburne Hudyjaya Siswoyo Jo CM Swinburne Assoc Prof Fawnizu Hussin was giving a talk in IEEE Sarawak IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshop in Sarawak Elevating eligible members to senior members is one of the most important activities of membership development for IEEE Sarawak. There were two senior member elevation workshops conducted by Dr. David Bong and Prof Dennis Wong in Miri and Kuching respectively in March 2017, both of which gained very positive responses and feedback. SME Kuching The 2017 EXCOMM of IEEE Sarawak Subsection SME Miri

12 12 IEEE AP / MTT / EMC JOINT CHAPTER Reported by H. A. Mjid Majid mhuda@uthm.edu.my IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter Ex-Com 2017 IEEE AP-S DL Talk by Professor Karu Esselle from Macquarie University IEEE Antenna & Propagation / Microwave Theory Techniques / Electromagnetic Compatibility (IEEE An IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Talk entitled AP/MTT/EMC) Joint Chapter are gladly ldl to announce the Many Names, Many Advantages Are Resonant newly appointed Executive Committee for the year Cavuty Antennas The Killer Planar Space-Saving Approach to get dbi gain? delivered by Professor Karu Esselle from Macquarie University has been successfully organized by IEEE Antenna & Propagation / Microwave Theory Techniques / Electromagnetic Compatibility (IEEE AP/MTT/EMC) Joint Chapter. The event was held at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru on 20 February The 2017 Malaysia-Japan Workshop on Radio Technology (MJWRT2017) Top (from left): Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi, Mohd Haizal Jamaludin, Huda A Majid, Sharul Kamal Ab Rahim, Azah Syafiah Mohd Marzuki Bottom (from left): Fauziahanim Che Seman (Secretary), Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin (Vice-Chair), Badrul Hisham Ahmad (Chair), Mohd Khairul Mohd Salleh (Past-Chair), Aziati Husna Awang (Treasurer) IEEE AP-S DL Talk by Professor Jian-Ming Jin from University of Illinois IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter has successfully organized an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Talk by Professor Jian-Ming Jin from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on 27 February 2017 at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor bahru. Professor Jian-Ming Jin delivered his talk on Multiphysics Modeling in Computational Electromagnetics: Challenges and Opportunities. (Left): Professor Mohamad Kamal A Rahim and (Right) Professor Karu Esselle Professor Jian- Ming Jin Malaysia-Japan Workshop on Radio Technology 2017 (MJWRT2017) is the second workshop on Radio Technology between Malaysia and Japan. The MJWRT2017 is sponsored and organized by the Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE/AP), technically cosponsored by the IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Malaysia Chapter, and is held in cooperation with the IEEE AP-S Tokyo Chapter. This workshop was held on January 26-27, 2017 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (UTMKL). The workshop is intended to provide an international forum for the exchange of information on R&D in antennas, propagation, RF/microwave and radio communication systems and at the same time to enhance the friendship between Malaysian and Japanese researchers.

13 13 IEEE Malaysia ComSoc / VTS Joint Chapter Reported by Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Aduwati Sali, Chair aduwati@upm.edu.my 2017 Mini Leadership Camp Date: March 2017 Venue: Novotel, Melaka With the success of our Joint Chapter in 2016, the newly-elected 2017 Executive Committees (ExComms) decided to hold a Mini Leadership Camp (MLC) to brainstorm and consolidate plans for activities in The MLC was held from 10 until 12 March 2017 at Novotel Hotel, Melaka. During the MLC, we had 4 meetings where all ExComms presented plans for their portfolios. Collaborations with other Societies within IEEE Malaysia Section were identified. The highlight of our activities this year would be th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications (MICC 2017) which will be held in Johor Bahru on November 2017 ( This year, we plan to go regional, so in conjunction with MICC 2017, we plan to organise an ASEAN Summer School Program, with the aim to attract more participants not only from Malaysia, but from other ASEAN countries. Apart from organising our flagship conference, we are also bidding for IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2019) and IEEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2020), which are among most high profile conferences organised by IEEE. Since ICC 2016 obtained so much praises from here and abroad, we had a special sharing session on best practices in organising international conference, which was shared by Prof. Dr Borhanuddin Mohd Ali. The most important take-home message from the session is - plan ahead and expect the unexpected! 2017 marks IEEE ComSoc Malaysia Silver Jubilee anniversary and we planned several programs to celebrate this commemorative event with our members. One of it is the much-awaited Eid Celebration, in which we will also hold a professional talk by one of our long-serving g members - Prof Dr Mahamod Ismail. Our Joint Chapter is lucky to get involvement from the industry, so we plan to further strengthen this relationship by having more programs to engage with members from the industry. We plan to hold an Award called Outstanding Industry Award, specifically for the most active industry member. All planned programs will be announced to our members via and we hope to get more participations from all. Any feedback or comments can be forwarded to our Chair: Assoc. Prof. Ir Dr. Aduwati Sali (aduwati@upm.edu.my, ) or Secretary: Dr. Mardeni Roslee (mardeni@mmu.edu.my, ). Our website can be accessed here:

14 Q1 edition 14 IEEE Penang EDS/MTT-S/SSCS Joint Chapter Reported p byy Ir. Dr. Lee Choo Yongg leecypcr@yahoo.com 11th Chapter AGM Technical Talk on Overview of IC Packaging IEEE Penang has organized chapter AGM on 5th January at Penang Skills Development Center (PSDC), Penang. The election of chapter officers for 2017 has been carried out, out Dr. Dr Wong Peng Wen, Wen Dr. Dr Jagadheswaran Rajendran, Ir. Dr. Lee Choo Yong and Ir. Bernard Lim have been elected as chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer respectively. The chapter committee also formed the IMESS 2017 organizing committee where Ir. Bernard was elected as the chair. Chapter is committed to render utmost i i i k a support to organizing committee to make successful IMESS2017. IEEE Penang and IEM eletronic engineering technical division (eetd), The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) have co-organized technical talk by Dr. Sim Lim Chong of Robert Bosch (M) Sdn. Sdn Bhd. Bhd on overview of th IC packaging on 24 February 2017 at PSDC. 21 engineers from IEEE and IEM attended the talk. A group photo at the roundup session, from left Ir. Bhuvendhraa R. of p Dr. Sim IEM, speaker L.C., IEEE Penang Chair Dr. Wong P.W. and secretary Ir. Dr. Lee C.Y. IEEE MY Leadership Camp and Chapter Meeting Vice chair Dr. JJagadheswaran g Rajendran j and committee member Mr. Anwar Faizd represented IEEE Penang to attend leadership camp and chapter meeting on 25th February at Grand Blue Wave Shah Alam, Selangor. A group photo of the Chapter Committee 2017 IEEE Penang Appreciation Dinner IEEE Penang organized appreciation dinner on February at Olive Tree Hotel, Penang to recognize and appreciate dedicated effort from chapter committee members and strong support from PSDC to make a successful inaugural IMESS2016. Two guests from PSDC have attended the dinner. It was a jjoyful y dinner with Lou Sang event where all committee members and PSDC guests got acquainted better. Dr. Jagadheswaran Rajendran and Anwar Faizd at the meeting 10th Industrial Talk Mobile Network Testingg for LTE-A Committee member Anwar Faizd delivered industrial talk mobile network testing for LTE-A on 1st March at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur. Anwar Faizd A F d receiving token of appreciation from representative of UM Professor Ir. Dr. Hazlie Mokhlis Group Photo of appreciation dinner

15 15 IEEE Education Society Malaysia Chapter Reported by Mahanijah Md Kamal 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES IEEE EduSoc Award for UNITEN Final Year Project The Executive Members of IEEE Education Society Malaysia Chapter for 2017 are as follows: Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Committee Auditor Juliana Johari Norlida Buniyamin Rosni Abu Kassim Kamariah Ismail Mahanijah Md Kamal Adizul Ahmad Nina Korlina Madzhi Ng Kok Mun Syed Khaleel Ahmeed Ibrahim Waheed Zuhaina Zakaria NLP WORKSHOP FOR PT3 & SPM Explorasi Minda Menempa Kejayaan NLP workshop for PT3 and SPM has been held at the Al- Hidayah room seminar on February 4, This workshop is jointly organized by Centre for System Engineering Studies (CSES), UiTM and IEEE EduSoc Malaysia together with PIBG Sekolah Menengah Seksyen 7 Shah Alam. The theme of the workshop is "Mind Explorations Creates Excellence". A total of 22 prospective students who will sit for PT3 and SPM have been joined the workshop. kh The workshop kh session has been delivered by Dr. Mahanijah, Mr. Mohamad Ramadan, Mrs. RD Aidifitrina and Ms. Izyan Hazwani. The briefing began with the introduction on NLP, NLP model and the concept of VAKOG as well as 3A. On 24th February 2017, the IEEE Education Society (EduSoc) Malaysia Chapter has sponsored an Award of Excellence for UNITEN Final Year Project Competition to encourage students involving with STEM. The Award was won by Mhd Naser Jebreil Ahmad, with his project titled IoT-based Intelligent Home Automation System. Winner was awarded RM200 cash. The Judges for IEEE EduSoc Award were Dr. Mahanijah Md Kamal and Assoc. Prof. Rosni Abu Kassim while the award was presented by Assoc. Prof. Rosni Abu Kassim. The judging criteria include novelty, creativity and practicality. 1 DAY WORKSHOP on PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER: INTERVIEW AND ESSAY WRITING A workshop on professional interviewi and essay writing ii for Professional Engineer (Ir.) certification was jointly organized by the Centre for System Engineering Studies (CSES), Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE) and IEEE Education Society (EduSoc) Malaysia on 28 February 2017 at Al-Haytham Seminar room. The workshop started with an opening speech by the Dean of FKE, Prof. Dr. Mohd Nasir Taib. This is followed by a session conducted by Assoc. Prof Ir. Dr. Ahmad Farid Abidin who share knowledge and experience on how to pass the professional interview. The speaker also shared the relevant tips and skills on the essay writing assessment to 33 participants from FKE who were interested to pursue the Professional Engineer status. This fruitful and enlightening workshop was found to be very informative to the participants. The faculty will plan further workshops to encourage and assist its staff to pursue the professional engineer status.

16 16 IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) Reported by: Alpha Agape Gopalai Telemedicine Conference 2017 The IEEE EMBS Malaysia chapter is supporting the Telemedicine Conference This third Malaysia Telemedicine Conference aims to bring together crucial stakeholders, i.e. policy makers, industries, academia and medical providers to propel Malaysia into the information technology age. The conference will discuss Malaysia's cutting edge research and innovation as well as provide a platform for collaborations between stakeholders. The theme of the conference is Healthcare For Tomorrow. The Disruption Begins. The conference aims to achieve the following: To promote exchange of ideas and knowledge among professionals, practitioners and academics from diverse backgrounds in the field of telemedicine and telehealth. To generate new ideas and approaches in using IT and communication technology to improve and expand medical care and delivery. To provide a platform for discussion and collaboration among the stakeholders. We invite participation for the following events: Telemedicine Innovation Challenge Showcase of innovative healthcare solutions relating to aged care, management of chronic diseases, wellness, and illness prevention by participating teams. Plenary Sessions Topics include precision medicine, digital health innovation, as well as artificial intelligence and medical analytics. We welcome Oral and Poster presentations highlighting these topics. Check out the author guidelines to submit your abstracts! Booth Exhibition We welcome your participation as booth exhibitors. For more details, check out our website or write to us. GRAB this opportunity to feature your research at Malaysia s largest and premier conference on Telemedicine and telehealth. REGISTER now! Connect with ihus for more detailed d if information: i Website: ndex.html Facebook Page : Malaysia Telemedicine Conference mum.telemed@monash.edu Phone : Past Events First Quarter We organized a STEM UTMKL in collaboration with UTM Razak School, National STEM Movement, Malaysian Association of Creativity and Innovation (MACRI), and IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society, Malaysia. This event saw a participation of up to 120 participants. We hadan interesting talk line up from invited panel: Prof. Dato Dr. Noraini Idris (Chair, National STEM Movement) Mr. Ramesh (Executive Secretary of MACRI) Dato Mohamed Ghazali Dato Mohamed Yusoff Mr. Chong Yu Zheng (Advisor, EMBS Malaysia) Prof. Madya Dr. Norliza Mohd. Noor Prof. Madya Dr. Robiah Ahmad (IEEE IMS) Dr. Rudzidatul Akmam Dziyauddin We also organized a technical talk in collaboration with the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, UPM and IEEE EDS Malaysia Chapter. We invited Professor Michael Pycraft Hughes to talk on "Studying & Sorting Cells and other Particles using Dielectrophoresis". The speaker is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Surrey.

17 17 IEEE Power & Energy (PES) Reported by Md Pauzi Abdullah IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter Supported Final Year Project The Final Year Project Awards Semester 2, Year 2016/2017 was held on 24 February 2017 at the newly crowned covered activity area at the Uniten College of Engineering known as the Link. There were a total of 111 nominees consisting of senior undergraduate students from the Electrical Electronics, Electrical Power, Computer and Communications, Mechanical and Civil Engineering Courses. Dato Prof Ir Dr Kamal Nasharuddin, Vice Chancellor of Uniten, launched the competition which was attended by the student body, academic staff, internal and external judges, IEEE representatives, mechanical engineering industrial advisory panel, secondary school students, and members of the University Management Board. There were a total of 39 judges; 21 internal judges from Uniten academic staff members, 10 external judges from industry and other prestigious universities, and 8 representatives from the IEEE to give their respective Special Awards including Power and Energy Society (PES). After two hours of presenting and judging, the marks were tallied and award recipients announced. Winners were chosen based on the criteria of innovation, technicality and marketability. Highlights among the winners are Janagaraajan A/l Thulukanun with his project titled Design and Fabrication of a Cost-Effective Automated Metal Separation System, and Chong Teik Boon with his multi-award winning project Development of Sensor Based Transparent Object Handling using Robot Manipulator. It was a successful event with graduating students showing off their hard work and at the same time making contacts with various industries through the judges and attendees. The award from IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter was given to Muhammad Amir Asraf Ramli supervised by Mdm Sabarina Jaafar on project of Solar Back Pack Grass Cutter. IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter Supported Industrial Talk Topic Energy Delivery System Achieving Good Electrical Connections Date 22nd March 2017 (14:00 15:30) Venue Speakers DK7, Block Y, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Malaya Mr Albert Tan, Mr Ng Choon Guan from Conway Terminals Manufacturer Sdn Bhd Mr Albert Tan is the General Manager from Conway, who presented the talk on behalf of Mr Ng Choon Guan. The event is supported by by IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter. In his talk, he described a good electrical connection is able to conduct current safely at low temperature, with energy saving, and can last for many years. There are three factors to determine a good connection: (1) right connector, (2) crimping tools and dies, (3) workmanship. There are two types of connectors: copper and aluminum. The copper is of ETP (Electrolytic Tough Pitch) grade with conductivity of 99%. The aluminum is of the type Electrical Grade Aluminum (AL1050/1350) with conductivity of 60% I.A.C.S. All the connectors must follow the Malaysia Standards. Example of Malaysia Standards are MS 1540:2015, MS 1779:2005, MS 1838:2005, MS 2584:2014, MS 2654:2015. A good connection should have a lower temperature in the lug than the wire temperature. This talk is compulsory for all Electrical Engineering students in Universiti Malaya. They are required to fill in the Survey Form after the talk. The talk was attended by 59 students and 5 lecturers.

18 18 IEEE Photonics Society (IPS), Malaysia Chapter Reported by Norhana Arsad, & Aiman Ismail IEEE Photonics Society Annual General Meeting 2017 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IEEE Photonics Society Malaysia Chapter was held on 26 th January 2017 at Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi Selangor. The AGM began with chairman s report followed by treasurer s s report for year Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Ir Dr Syamsuri Yaakob for being elected as 2017 MyIPS Chairman and new executive committees for session The AGM was continued to discuss MyIPS future activities and ended at 2pm. Thanks to all members who attended the AGM. IEEE MyIPS 2017 Strategic Planning Workshop MyIPS 2017 Strategic Planning Workshop was held on 11 th -12 th March 2017 at Bangi-Putrajaya Hotel, Bangi Selangor. In this workshop, all members from each portfolio presented the activities for year The aims are to share knowledge and networking with all IEEE members in Malaysia especially MyIPS. IEEE MyIPS Educational Program : Fun with Photonics As part of educational promotion program, a meeting with Form 5 students was held to introduce them about photonics. The program,"funwithphotonics was held on 18 Mac 2017 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jeram, Kuala Terengganu. The students was introduced to photonics and it potential application to spark interest among them to engineering and science in general. IEEE MyIPS Community Engagement: Institute Of Gerontology. Community engagement was carried out at the Institute of Gerontology, UPM on 31 st March elderlies and 50 students attended this program which is part of society program exposing engineering students to humanitarian activity. At the same time, the program is aimed to obtain feedback from elderlies on the relevant tools that will be developed by engineering students to help senior citizen.

19 19 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Reported by Noor Ayuni Che Zakaria, Ahmad Anas Yusof and Tran Duc Chung ; chung.tranduc89@gmail.com 2017 IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Executive Committee ISORAS MMU Multimedia University (MMU) will be organizing the International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (ICORAS) 2017, Melaka on 27 th to 29 th November ICORAS 2017 is technically cosponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Malaysia Chapter. Starting 7 th February, ICORAS 2017 is now accepting manuscript submissions. For more information, please visit Robotics Open Day UTeM Robotics Open Day 2017 at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) Main Campus, Melaka was organized on Congratulations to the new line up of IEEE Robotics and 8 th March by the Department of Robotics and Automation Society Malaysia Chapter Executive Automation, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering with Committee. The newly elected 2017 chair, vice chair, the official theme Robotics is Fun!. The event was secretary and treasurer are Dr. Rosdiazli Ibrahim, Dr. sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society MKA Ahamed Khan, Dr. Wan Nurshazwani Wan Malaysia Chapter, and co-sponsored by Cytron Zakaria and Dr. Syed Saad Azhar Ali. Others are Dr. Technologies Sdn. Bhd. and Robopreneur Sdn. Bhd. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, Dr. Muhammad Fahmi Miskon, Dr. Participants from five different schools and nearby Low Cheng Yee, Dr. Tanveer Salleh, Dr. Hanafiah kindergarten, UTeM students and staffs visited the Yusoff, Dr. Noor Ayuni Che Zakaria, Dr. Mohd Zafri exhibition. For more information, please visit our website Baharuddin, Dr. Ahmad Anas Yusof, Mr. Tran Duc at Chung, Dr. Sazalinsyah Razali, Dr. Syamimi Shamsuddin Lab Visit to UNITEN and Dr. Shahrol Mohamaddan. For more information, visit our website at We are now on FACEBOOK!!! In conjunction with the 2 nd IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Malaysia Chapter meeting, a lab visit to the Centre for Advanced Mechatronics and Robotics (CAMaRo), was organized on 24 th March. The visit provided valuable insights into the famous collaborative Baxter robot and other interesting robotics technology at Universiti Tenaga National (UNITEN). Starting 15 th January, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Malaysia Chapter is now on Facebook. Visit our Facebook page and click Like us at

20 20 Signal Processing Society (SPS) facebookcom/spsocmal/ Reported by Dr Hezerul Abdul Karim 5th Symposium on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (SASSP) 2017 The 5th Symposium on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (SASSP) 2017 was hld held at e-theatre, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya on 29 th March SASSP 2017 invited four keynote speakers, Prof Akihiko (Ken) Sugiyama from NEC, Japan, Assoc. Prof. Dr Raja Syamsul Azmir Raja Abdullah from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Assoc. Prof. Dr Sarat Chandra Dass from Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and Dr Jawad Ali Shah from Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL). They had shared knowledge and expertise during the one-day symposium, followed by presentations from local researchers. This FREE event, open to all IEEE members and nonmembers, are organized to bring the university and industry community together to share and discuss the latest trends in acoustic, speech and 1D signal processing, analysis and real-time implementation, and to promote IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter. Reported by Dr Hezerul Abdul Karim A group photo of SASSP 2017 participants Prof Akihiko (Ken) Sugiyama gy delivering his keynotes at SASSP 2017 Distinguished Lecture Program (DLP) 2017 Technical Talk on What I Wish I Knew When I Was an Entry Level Engineer by DLP speaker Prof Akihiko (Ken) Sugiyama was held in Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Batu Pahat, Johor on 30 th March It was a knowledge sharing on daily communication with colleagues and bosses, what is good research, importance of intellectual properties, efficient paper writing, good presentation materials and carrier building. The talk attracted about 70 participants including students and staff from UTHM. Reported by Dr Mohd Norzali Bin Hj Mohd A group photo of DLP 2017 participants Research Excellence Awards 2017 Nominations are open for the Research Excellence Awards by the IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter. The awards were initiated to recognize excellent research works conducted in the area of signal processing. Award recipients i will be invitedit to receive the award during the banquet dinner of the chapter s flagship conference, the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications (IEEE ICSIPA 2017) on 13th September 2017 at Kuching, Sarawak. The winner of each category will be awarded a plaque, RM 500 cash and a certificate. More information can be found here under Latest News & Events: Reported by Prof. Dr. R. Logeswaran The IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications (ICSIPA) Details at

21 Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) Reported by Teh Pei Lee and Kiu Ching Chieh The 2017 IEEE TEMS Malaysia Chapter Seniors Connected Event 21 The IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) Malaysia Chapter co-organized an event titled Seniors Connected: Making Technology Relevant for the Older Persons with Monash University s Gerontechnology Lab, Petrosains Sdn Bhd. and SeniorsAloud. This event was aimed at spreading awareness in using technology to assist older adults in fulfilling their aspirations and needs, as well as educating the public on issues concerning our growing aging population. The event consisted of a series of talks and a gerontechonology exhibition which took place in the Petrosains Discovery Center, KLCC from 10 th 25 th January A total of 80 people attended the talks, 10 of which were IEEE members, while 2500 people visited the exhibition booths. Attendees of Ms. Lily Fu s talk on Active Aging (Left) Doctoral Dissertation winner (Right) Master Dissertation winner From left to right: Ms. Foo Huey Chyun from Petrosains, Ms. Regina Arumugam from Grab Malaysia, Associate Professor Dr. Teh Pei Lee from TEMS, Ms. Lily Fu from SeniorsAloud Visitors of the gerontechnology exhibition booth The talk series discussed the following topics to address concerns surrounding older adults. 11 th January 2017: Active Ageing by Ms. Lily Fu from SeniorsAloud. Ms. Lily Fu spoke on the importance of having an active lifestyle while encouraging gan attitude of lifelong learning throughout the golden years. Also invited was guest speaker Ms. Regina from Grab Malaysia, who introduced the Grab Superheroes Programme, whichis designed to aid the mobility of the older adults and people with disabilities. 13 th January 2017: Caregiving and Assistive Technologies in The Golden Years by Ms. Saramma Joseph from Monash University, who shared her journey and advice in being a caregiver for two family members with dementia. She was joined by her daughter who shared her perspective on how assistive technologies has played akeyrole in facilitating care. Ms. Saramma s talk on caregiving with assistive technologies.

22 Q1 edition 22 Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) Reported by Teh Pei Lee and Kiu Ching Chieh 18th January 2017: A Reflective Look At Lifelong Learning by Ir Cheang Kok Meng from IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) who shared his reflections on his life journey and his emotional and intellectual discoveries. (Left) Doctoral Dissertation winner (Right) Master Dissertation winner Ir Cheang Kok Meng discussing with attendees 20th January 2017: Managing Money and Financial Technology for Seniors by Mr. Mr Christopher Chew from IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society who highlighted the usefulness of online applications for financial planning and FinTech development in Malaysia. Participant (also a member of the national hockey team visiting the exhibition) of the age simulation suit performing the activities A photo h contest was also l held h ld in conjunction withh the h Seniors Connected event. PICSPOT printing booth was set up for participants to print pictures of their older loved ones, which were uploaded onto Twitter and Instagram, captioned with #FamilyMomentPetrosains. Mr. Christopher Chew shares money managing tips In the exhibition, the age simulation suit simulated the inconveniences an aging body experiences. experiences Participants experienced limitations in mobility and sensation by doing activities such as picking up items, sitting on chairs with poor ergonomic design and identifying signage in the area which left them feeling empathetic towards their older loved ones. Special items and prototypes aimed at improving care towards older adults were showcased. Photo Contest printing booth with PICSPOT, the latest Japanese technology available in Malaysia

23 Q1 edition 23 IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) Reported by Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil Illias IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter 2017 AGM The 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter was successfully held on 12th January 2017 at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia. The elected 2017 committee members are: Chair: Dr. Lau Kwan Yiew Vice Chair: Ir. Dr. Mohd Kamarol Mohd Jamil Secretary: Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil Illias Treasurer: Ir. Dr. Nor Asiah Muhamad Executive Committee: Dr. Zulkarnain Ahmad Noorden ((Chapter p activities)) Dr. Mohd Hafizi Ahmad (Chapter activities) Dr. Norhafiz Azis (Industrial relation) Dr. Muzamir Isa (Industrial relation) Dr. Amir Izzani Mohamed (Publicity and promotion) Dr. Hidayat Zainuddin (Publicity and promotion) Dr. Md Nor Ramdon Baharom Dr. Yanuar Zulardiansyah Arief Associate Professor Dr. Ahmed Abu-Siada during his talk at UTeM High Voltage Technical Talk in UTeM A High Voltage Technical Talk was successfully coorganised by the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) High Voltage Engineering Research Lab (HVERL) and IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter on 9th January 2017 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTeM, Malacca. The topics included in this talk were Power Transformer Condition Monitoring and Various Flexible Alternatingg Current Transmission System y (FACTS), presented by Associate Professor Dr. Ahmed Abu-Siada from Curtin University, Australia. Membership Drive Activity in UPM Professor Ir. Dr. Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir (fourth from left) with IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter and MyHVnet members after the Inaugural Lecture on Lightning Inaugural Lecture on Lightning: A Bolt from the Blue The Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP) and Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia (UPM) have successfully organised an Inaugural Lecture on Lightning: A Bolt from the Blue on 17th February 2017 at UPM. The lecture was delivered by Professor Ir. Dr. Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir from CELP. IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter and Malaysian High Voltage Network (MyHVnet) were two of the technical supports for the event, along with IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Malaysia Chapter. In conjunction with the Inaugural Lecture delivered by Professor Ir. Dr. Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir on 17th F b February 2017 at Universiti U i i i Putra P M l i Selangor, Malaysia, S l IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter has set up a promotion booth of DEIS as part of its membership drive activity. The main objectives were to bring awareness to the public on the presence of the recently established IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter and to promote activities related to DEIS. For more information, please visit: (IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter) (IEEE DEIS) IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter members during membership drive activity at UPM

24 24 IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) Reported by Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar & Mohd Rizal Arshad IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter AGM Technical Talk by Metocean PETRONAS The 3 rd Annual General Meeting of IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter In conjunction with OES Chapter Meeting which was held on was held on 14 th January 2017 in conjunction with IEEE the 10 th Mar 2017, the IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter also Malaysia Section AGM. The event took place at the Grand organized a technical talk which was presented by Mr. Mohd Bluewave Hotel, Shah Alam Selangor. During the AGM, Nasir Abdullah. This event was conducted at the Malaysiaactivities and financial report for 2016 were reported. The new standing committees for 2017 were also appointed. Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The talk specifically aim on PETRONAS Metocean activities in Malaysia. Metocean 2017 IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter stands for Meteorology + Oceanography covering Executive Committee PETRONAS for activities such as weather forecast, data Chair: Mohd Rizal Arshad analyses, real time monitoring, ocean measurement, Vice Chair: Khalid Isa underwater measurement and many more. Secretary: Treasurer: Committees: Webmaster: Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar Zool Hilmi Ismail Md Redzuan Zoolfakar Mohd Fairuz Nor Azmi Mohd Shahrieel Mohd Aras Zainah Md Zain Zulkifli Zainal Abidin UCRG Pitching USM On 3 rd Mar 2017, the IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter and the Underwater, Control & Robotic Research Group (UCRG) of USM had organized an activity which required participants to present his/her research work in a short and concise mode. The purpose of the activity is to share research investigation among members and to discuss any relevant issues for the improvement of the research that have been carried out. The project presentation come either from the final year project students or the postgraduate students. This activity Services and Support: Weather Forecast Data analyses Real time monitoring Ocean measurement Underwater measurement Design basis Technical initiative One Stop Centre Regional Metocean Studies International Conference on Marine, Automation Technology (ICMAT 2017) ICMAT2017 was organized by the Malaysian Inst. of Marine Engineering Technology (MIMET) UniKL. With theme Propelling & Driving Innovative Ideas, the conference was held on 15 th 17 th March 2017 in Penang. During the event, the IEEE OES Malaysia Chapter Chair, Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Rizal Arshad was invited as a keynote speaker. He delivered his keynote title Robotics for Ocean Applications. A group photo of the UCRG Pitching participants 2017 IEEE 7 th International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory & Applications (

25 25 IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Annual General Meeting for Computational Intelligence Society Malaysia Chapter 2017/2018 The Annual General Meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Dr Chan Chee Seng at 2.30 pm. Reported by Dr Hoo Wai Lam IEEE Professional Talk and CIS Student chapter Membership Drive, 31 March 2017 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur MJIIT and CAIRO had organised the IEEE student Executive Committee Members 2017/2018: membership driving event on the 31st March 2017 from Chairman : Yong Suet Peng 11.00am to 1.00pm. The main talk was presented by PM Vice Chairman : Mohd. Fauzi Othman Dr Norliza Md Noor, who was the previous IEEE Honorary Secretary : Lai Weng Kin President of the Malaysian Section. She explained the Honorary Treasurer : Lim Chern Hong history and organization of IEEE. The second part of the Immediate : Chan Chee Seng talk was given by PM Dr Mohd Fauzi Othman, the Vice Past Chairman Chair of the CIS Malaysia Chapter. He motivated the Committee : Hoo Wai Lam, Ibrahima Faye, audience to join IEEE and at the same time will establish Idris Abdlatiff, Kok Ven Jyn, the CIS Student Chapter at UTM KL. About 50 students Lim Chee Kau, Matthew Teow and staff joined the two hour event. MJIIT and Cairo Honorary Auditor : Diane Cheong Lee Mei, were also happy to sponsor 10 students' fees by holding Imran Rahman a competition, whereby the students had to write either IEEE CIS (Malaysia) Chair for 2017, Dr Yong Suet Peng thanked the members for their support. She expressed confidence that the new Executive Committee will organize the appropriate events for the Malaysian CI community in particular as well as the Malaysian scientific community in general. The meeting was adjourned at 4.00 pm. a short article or journal. Those whose work get accepted and published in either a bulletin or a non index journal will get their fees sponsored. We are looking forward to establishing the IEEE Student Section and CIS Student Chapter at UTM Kuala Lumpur. IEEE Proffessional Talk and Membership drive by Dr Mohd Fauzi Othman and Dr Norliza Md Noor Group photo session after the AGM. IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshop at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, 26 April 2017 One IEEE senior member elevation workshop will be held in 26th April 2017, from 11am to 1pm, at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP). For more information, please contact yongsutepeng@utp.edu.my. Invited Lecturer Program: Deep Learning: Current and Future Research Challenges, at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Kuala Lumpur An invited lecturer program by CIS Malaysia Chapter will be held in Bangunan Tun Tan Siew Sin, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, at 8 June 2017, from 10.30am to 12.00noon. Dr Loy Chen Change from Chinese University of Hong Kong is invited to give a talk on Deep Learning: Current and Future Research Challenges. In this talk, Dr Loy will share their efforts in developing an ultra-deep convolutional networks known as PolyNet, which achieves state-of-the-art performance in the task of image classification.

26 26 IEEE Control System Society (CSS) Reported by Mohd Hezri Fazalul Rahiman Website: cssmy.wordpress.com IEEE CSS Chapter Annual General Meeting 2017 IEEE CSS Chapter annual general meeting was held on 14 January 2017 in conjunction with the IEEE Malaysia Section annual general meeting at Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam. The elected Chair, Vice-Chair, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer are Prof. Dr. Mohd Nasir Taib, Mr. Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramli Adnan and Dr. Rozita Jailani. The election was successful and ten executive Ir. Shahren Idris evaluating one of the final year project committees have been elected from various universities and industries. 13th IEEE Colloquium on Signal Processing and Reported by Mohd Hezri Fazalul Rahiman its Applications (CSPA 2017) Members attended at the IEEE CSS AGM 2017, Shah Alam Final Year Project Competition at UNITEN IEEE CSS Malaysia Chapter successfully collaborated with the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in organizing the Final Year Project awards Competition at UNITEN Putrajaya campus on 24 February The chapter was represented by Ir. Shahren Idris as an invited judge. Reported by Syed Khaleel Ahmed The Advanced Signal Processing Research Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UiTM and IEEE Control Systems Chapter, Malaysia Section, have successfully organized their 13 th series of the IEEE Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications (CSPA 2017). The event was held in Penang, Malaysia between 10th and 12th March Several awards have been given during the closing ceremony such as Best Paper Award and Best Presenter Award. Reported by Mohd Hezri Fazalul Rahiman The closing ceremony of CSPA 2017, Penang

27 27 IEEE Electron Device Society Malaysia Section Reported by Aliza Aini Md Ralib Engineers Demonstrating Science: an Engineer Teacher Connection (EDS-ETC) by EDS Malaysia In order to excite young minds, IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) has created the Engineers Demonstrating Science: an Engineer Teacher Connection or EDS-ETC program. The goal of the program is to enable EDS chapter members to host events designed dto engage young students in the field of electrical l and electronic engineering. By utilizing the easy-to-use Elenco Snap Circuits kits, students learn about electronic circuits using a "hands-on" approach to experience the exciting and creative field of electronics. The IEEE EDS Malaysia Chapter received these kits in 2015, courtesy of MK Radhakrishnan, Vice President and Fernando Guarin, President-Elect of IEEE EDS. We conducted two EDS-ETC Train-the-Trainer events at the Kuliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) on 16 th February and 11 th March 2017 where a total of 28 and 22 undergraduate students participated in the event respectively. The students feedback were positive in that they could understand the basic theory by constructing simple electronic circuits. Reported by P. S. Menon, S. Noorjannah Ibrahim, A.B. Rosminazuin A group photo of the IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshop IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshop The EDS Malaysia chapter conducted the IEEE Senior Member Elevation Workshop on 14 March 2017 at Multimedia University (MMU). It was co-organized with IEEE Malaysia Section and Center for Advancedd Devices and Systems (CADS), Faculty of Engineering, MMU. The workshop was monitored by IEEE Malaysia Section Chair, Dr Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi and EDS Chapter Chair, Dr Susi. There were 15 participants who attended the workshop from MMU, UKM, AIMST and Taylor s University Malaysia. The participants feedback were positive in that they are inspired to apply for the senior membership. Congratulations to three EDS excom, Dr Zubaida, Dr Noorjannah and Dr Haslina who have successfully submitted their IEEE senior member application. Reported by Zubaida Yusoff Annual General Meeting 2017 Participants of the EDS-ETC Train the Trainer Session Leadership Camp and Strategic Meeting by IEEE Malaysia Section The Leadership Camp and strategic meeting was held on 25 th February 2017 at Grand Blue Wave Hotel Shah Alam. The goal of this programme is to provide a platform planning for 2017 activities for all Malaysia Chapters. There were 2 representatives from ED Malaysia Chapter; Dr P. Susthitha and Ir Hazian where the chapter plans and budget for 2017 was presented tdto the Section. Reported by P. S. Menon and Ir Hazian Participants of the leadership camp and strategic meting Participants of the Annual General Meeting 2017 The ED Malaysia Chapter 27 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Silver Jubilee Celebration were held on the 13 th of January 2017 at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya. The AGM was held to table ED events and financial activities in 2016 among ED members. 31 members from ED Malaysia Chapter attended the AGM. The AGM was conducted by 2016 ED Malaysia Chapter Chair, Dr. Badariah Bais. New executive committees were elected and Dr. P.Susthitha Menon was elected to lead ED Malaysia Chapter for the year Meanwhile, the 25 th Anniversary of IEEE Electron Devices (ED) Malaysia Chapter was organized to appreciate all contributions and hard work done by the past chairs and executive committees and all members of EDMalaysia aaysachapter. In the teevent, ED advisor vso Prof. Dato Dr. Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis delivered a speech focusing mainly on the history of ED Malaysia Chapter. During the event, a video featuring ED history that include ED chapter chairs, awards won by ED chapter and members, and memorable moments from conferences organized by ED, was officially launched. The event was concluded with an award ceremony to appreciate all past chairs.

28 IEEE Circuit and Systems (CAS) Reported by Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani 28 Advanced ECG Signal Analysis Workshop Call for Papers for 2017 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in IEEE Circuits and Systems Malaysia Chapter (IEEE CASS Microelectronics and Electronics M) has successfully co-organized a 2 days workshop on Advancedd ECG Signal Analysis on 21 st -22 nd Fb February (PrimeAsia2017) Various topic were discussed including the state-ofthe-art ECG analysis methods, statistical and machine Society, which will be held at Hotel Pullman Kuala PrimeAsia is the flagship conference of the IEEE CAS learning based classification algorithm for heart disease Lumpur, Bangsar, Malaysia on 31st October till 2nd detection and low power wireless personal hardware November PRIME stands for 'Post-Graduate platform for ECG signal sensing. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics' and is Reported by Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani mainly targeted at Master's and Doctorate students carrying out research in frontier areas of microelectronics and electronics. Faculty members from academic institutions, scientists/engineers from research organizations and companies are also invited to facilitate their interaction with the students. PrimeAsia is an initiative of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CAS) for engaging students. Photo of the speakers in the workshop event Seminar on Solar Technology IEEE CASS M together with ITMA UPM and KYUTECH had jointly organized a seminar on Solar Technology on 9 th March The program was held to provide a platform for researchers to gain and share their knowledge about the latest findings in the area of solar technology. 10 invited speakers from Malaysia, Japan and Thailand presented their latest finding in the field to about 40 participants from various faculties and institutions. The full-day program ended with certificate give-away ceremony and a photo-session. Reported by Suhaidi Shafie Important Dates Submission of 4-page Full Paper 1 June 2017 Extended Deadline Acceptance Notification 15 August 2017 Camera-ready Paper Deadline 15 September 2017 Deadline for Early-bird Registration 1 September 2017 Website: IEEE CASS (M) Sponsored Science Exhibition at SMK (A) Nibong Tebal IEEE CASS M has sponsored an science exhibition event at SMK (A) Nibong Tebal on 8 th March Projects exhibited were Infinity Mirror, Memory Game, Dancing Machine and Hologram Projector. It is the hoped that the interests in science and technology has been instilled in these young generation of students. Reported by Mohd Tafir Mustaffa Photo of the speakers and participants in the workshop event Exhibitor is explaining about the project

29 29 IEEE UiTM Student Branch Reported by Nurin Sabrina Aidi IEEE Charity for the Homeless 2017 IEEE UiTM Student Branch will be conducting a charity program ram for the homeless on 29th of April This event will take place in the heart of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. UiTM SB will be sending out 40 volunteers to deliver a total of 200 pax of dry foods, mineral water, towel and other necessities which has been sponsored by Gardenia, Giant and Mydin. The event has been coorganized with Shah Alam Residence Brotherhood and Neighbour (SARBAN). A total of 30 students were accompanied by Dr Mohd Hezri and Dr Nofri Yenita Dahlan will be visiting the respected energy plant on the 1st and 2nd of May. IEEE MATLAB Workshop (Beginner, Modelling & Neural Network) At the start of every semester, IEEE SB (UiTM Shah Alam) will be conducting MATLAB workshops for both IEEE members and non-members. Participants can hone their simulating skills through these workshops. Depending on their understanding and how much they master the software, they could join all or any of the workshops. These MATLAB sessions will begin in April and ends in Jun. Besides that, participants will receive a certificate upon being part of these sessions. IEEE Site Visit to Maju Intan Biomass, Teluk Intan, Perak Other than renewable energy that has been used by TNB for quite a long time, there is a new hybrid renewable energy which involves bio process. This innovative method of converting waste into energy is practiced at Maju Intan Biomass, Telok Intan, Perak. The company uses the empty py fruit bunches, awasteeffluent after palm oil was extracted by palm oil millers as primary fuel to generate this plant beside incorporating an anaerobic digestion plant to generate biogas from the EFB process effluent, which is used to heat feed water.

30 30 IEEE STUDENT BRANCH UPM (IEEESB UPM) Reported by Mariam Abd Rahman IEEESB UPM Team Building 2017 IEEE Student Branch UPM (IEEESB UPM) has successfully conducted IEEESB UPM Team Building 2017 on 9 th and 10 th January The team building is participated by the student branch s executive committees as well as the counselor, Dr. Ain Kamsani and advisor, Dr. Fatinhamamah. This event is organized to plan the student branch s activities as well as to expose the proposal writing skill to the committees. A group photo of the mobility program s participants Feed The Hunger: Kitchen In Calais Talk IEEESB UPM committees, our advisor, Dr. Wan Fatinhamamah and our counselor, Dr. Ain Kamsani Mobility Program to Veltech Dr RR & Dr SR University in Chennai, India IEEE Student Branch UPM (IEEESB UPM) has participated in mobility program to Veltech Dr RR & Dr SR Ui Universityit in Chennai, India organised by Persatuan Mahasiswa Jurutera (PEMAJU), UPM from 29 th January 2017 to 11 th February The participations are from 8 different departments in Engineering Faculty. This program is organised to exchange the experience and environment between the two universities. Some of the activities organized are visiting to several manufacturing factories, going to classes and visiting historical places. IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group Universiti Putra Malaysia (WIE AG UPM) in collaboration with IEEE Student Branch UPM (IEEESB UPM) had successfully organized the FEED THE HUNGER: KITCHEN IN CALAIS TALK on the February 20th, 2017 as one of the humanitarian activities of student branch. The event was organised to share expertise and experience of the founder of Kitchen in Calais (KiC); Mr. Jamal, his wife, Mrs. Sofinee and their son, Ahmad Seif; in doing their humanitarian project in Calais Jungle for about one year and a half. More information of IEEESB UPM activities can be found on the IEEESB UPM facebook: Group photo of the participants and speakers, Mr Jamal, Mrs. Sofinee and Ahmad Seif

31 31 IEEE UM Student Branch Reported by Nurhaslina Abd Rahman Technical Committee Site Visit for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Non-Ionising Radiation to Laser Laboratory, University of Malaya Tutorial and Hands on Theory on Centrifugal Microfluidics Lab on Disc IEEE UM Student Branch (UMSB) has successfully organized a one day tutorial on 6 th of March The tutorial has been presented by the postgraduate student of Master/PhD by Mr Karunan Joseph and Mr Aung Thia. The event has been co-organized with ih Center for Innovation Medical Engineering (CIME) in faculty of engineering University of Malaya. This activity have involved the Second Year Students of Biomedical Engineering Department. The IEEE UM Student Branch (UMSB) has liaise with the Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Malaya to organize the site visit to the Laser Laboratory of University of Malaya for Malaysia Technical Committee (TC) of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Non-Ionising Radiation. The site visit was done on the 30 th of March from am to 1pm. The purpose of the site visit to the Laser Laboratory by the TC was to set a benchmarking reference for the ISO The TC also have visited the BioMEMS laboratory of Centre for Innovation In medical Engineering and the Prosthetic and Orthotic Department. Practical on Centrifugal Microfluidics Lab on Disc by the students TC visit to Laser Laboratory The BioInspire Programme In collaboration with the UMCIC and Novartis Malaysia, two students from the IEEE UM Student Branch (UMSB) committee have been chosen to attend the talk at the Novartis Headquarters, Seksyen 19 Petaling Jaya on March 20. The BioInspire program is life-science base entrepreneurship program for Malaysia. BioInspire will pit the most promising biomedical science entrepreneurs and prepare them for the global venture BioInspire talk at Novartis Malaysia TC visit to BioMEMS laboratory Incoming!!! Medical Devices Boot camp Medical Devices Cluster from CREST Malaysia in collaboration of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and IEEE UM Student Branch (UMSB) has decided to conduct a Medical Devices Bootcamp. Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya has been chosen to host the bootcamp. Participant from whole over Malaysia will come in 24th-27th August 2017 to pitch for their ideas and projects.

32 32 IEEE USM Student Branch Reported by Nurfarah Diana Mohd Ridzuan Tan Establishing Overseas Connections A trip to Thailand In February of 2017, IEEE USM Student Branch had set foot in Bangkok, Thailand and visited two prominent universities, Chulalongkorn University and King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi. The following days in Bangkok were an eye-opening experience for IEEE USM Student Branch. Connecting with foreign universities proved to be a fruitful venture not only to us, but to our collaborators as well. Exchanging knowledge has always been a subject constantly advocated by IEEE USM Student Branch as part of our core values as a professional organization. Several sessions saw the exchange of technical insights into various research conducted by the presenters in the seminar. The visits ended but not before a casual networking session between the committee and our collaborating partners. Contacts were exchanged in the hopes that this visit will mark a new beginning for more future collaborations and cross-campus activities. A Group photo with KMUTT International Affairs University App Challenge (UAC) A Group photo of UAC participants On the 18 th and 19 th of January 2017, IEEE USM Student Branch had made a successful start-up event named the University APP Challenge (UAC) by collaborating with the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) and Cyberview Sdn. Bhd. under the organisation of StartupMalaysia.org and the initiative of Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI). The event gathered a total of 115 participants from seven universities across Malaysia and USM main campus, Penang has acted as the main host. Our purpose is to encourage local university students to explore the world of technology, innovation, and creativity through working with like-minded youths in a fun and competitive environment. The challenge definitely brought out a spark of innovation and creativity in the participants, which was the main goal of the challenge in the first place. The challenge succeeded in attaining its main objective, and had left not only the participants ii but also the organising ii committee with an improved set of soft skills. IEEE USM SB Website: A Group photo with Chulalongkorn University

33 33 IEEE Monash University Malaysia Student Branch Reported by Kosalishkwaran Ganeson Mechatronics Final Year Project Workshop Career Development Talk Series The IEEE Student Branch of Monash University The IEEE Student Branch at Monash University Malaysia organized (in collaboration with the Malaysia recently organized a career Mechatronics Engineering Department) a series development talk on the 21 st March The of seminars regarding final year project aspects. guest speaker was an experienced talent hunter, Ms. Choo May Ann, who has recruited for famous A couple of workshops have been conducted with companies from many industries including more planned in the future. The workshops Petronas Lubricants, Cargill, OMRON, and conducted so far include: BOILERMECH. 1. Literature Review Workshop (22/03/2017) Some main aspects of the talk included: 2. Endnote Workshop (23/03/2017) 3. Risk Assessment Workshop (29/03/2017) These workshops kh are aimed at Mechatronics Final Year Students to assist them with report Prof. Hsueh-Ming Hang from National Taipei writing aspects of the Final Year Project. University of Technology (NTUT) 1. Possible 2. Avenues 3. How 4. Pointers industries and the various types of job roles. to search for jobs (International and local) to write an eye catching resume. on preparing for a job interview. Participants of the Literature Review Workshop Reach out to us... Want to connect with us? us at: kgan19@student.monash.edu kqhew1@student.monash.edu Group photo of Career Development Talk

34 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) IEEE TENCON BRIDGING THE GAP 5-8 NOVEMBER 2017 PENANG ISLAND, MALAYSIA It is with great pleasure for IEEE Malaysia Section to announce the 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) in Penang Island, Malaysia from 5-8 November TENCON is a premier international technical conference of IEEE Region 10, which comprises 57 Sections, 6 Councils, 21 Subsections, 514 Chapters and 1159 Student Branches in the Ai Asia Pacific region. The theme for TENCON 2017 is Bridging the Gap and it focuses on emerging technologies not only to bridging the gap between theory and practice but also bridging the gap between technology and public. TENCON 2017 will feature both invited and contributed papers. The best papers will be selected from the contributed papers for awards. The presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore which is indexed by major databases. Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers up to six pages with double column IEEE Conference to The authors must not indicate their names and affiliations in the body of the paper submitted. IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Submission: 1st June 2017 Notification of Paper Acceptance : 15th August 2017 Early Bird Registration Deadline: 15th September 2017 Camera Ready Submission: 30th September 2017 Details of paper submission are available at

35 35 ICSET 2017 The IEEE Control Systems Society Chapter Malaysia is pleased to announce the 2017 IEEE International Conference on System Engineering and Technology (ICSET 2017), which will be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia on 2-3 October The colloquium will provide an excellent platform for knowledge exchange between postgraduate researchers working in areas of listed below. In addition, it provides an opportunity for the participants from Malaysia and overseas to share research findings and establish network and collaborations. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers on all aspects including but not limited to the following technical areas: Control, Information and Systems Engineering System Identification, Modelling & Simulation Signal Processing: Speech Processing, Image Processing Instrumentation and Automation Technological Advancements Computer Engineering Human-Computer Interface, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Assistive Technology, Brain-Computer Interface Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Other related areas Paper Submission Please prepare your manuscripts according to the IEEE Conference Paper format. The manuscript should be 4 to 6 pages long. Visit the ICSET2017 submission page below to submit your manuscript. Important dates: Submission of full papers deadline: 2nd June 2017 Issuance of notification of acceptance: 17th July 2017 Registration & camera-ready submission deadline: 4th August 2017 Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEEXplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.

36 36 RFM IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM 2017) NOVEMBER 13 15, 2017, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA The 2017 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM 2017) will be held in Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from November 13 to November 15 in conjunction with the 2017 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC 2017). Fully sponsored by the IEEE AP/MTT/EMC (Antennas and Propagation, Microwave Theory and Techniques and Electromagnetic Compatibility) Joint Chapter of Malaysia, the RFM conference series are organized alternately with the IEEE APACE. The event is intended to provide an international forum on research progress and developments in electromagnetic wave theory, microwave, millimeter wave and THz technology, wireless communication technology and related fields. Academics and practitioners working in the domain of applied electromagnetics are solicited to present latest research findings and best practices, share ideas and initiate networking and collaboration. All submissions ss s will be peer reviewed ewe by an international a panel of reviewers. ewe Papers presented pesete at the teconference e ce are aeconsidered e for publication in IEEE Xplore Online Database and indexed in SCOPUS. Researchers are invited to submit full papers in the areas of interest that include, but are not limited to the following conference tracks: Active Devices and Circuits Passive Components Field, Device and Circuit Technologies Systems and Applications Antennas and Propagation Emerging Technologies and Applications Paper Submission Deadline : JUNE 30, 2017 Further information can be obtained from the RFM 2017 website,

37 37 MICC 2017 IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications (MICC2017) November 2017, Johor Bahru, MALAYSIA IEEE MICC 2017 will be held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, November Located in the city of southern Malaysia, IEEE MICC 2017 will exhibit an exciting technical program highlighting recent progress in all major areas of communications. IEEE MICC 2017 will also feature high-quality Tutorials and Workshops, Industry Panels and Exhibitions, as well as Keynotes from prominent research and industry leaders. We are now open for technical paper submission, proposal submission for Industrial Forum & Exhibition, proposal for Tutorials and proposals for Workshops. Authors are invited to submit papers in all areas of communications, networks, services and applications. Potential topics are solicited in but are not limited to the following categories: Antennas, Propagation and RF Design Optical Communications Spectrum Efficient Management, Sensing and Cognitive Radio Cooperative Communications, Distributed MIMO and Relaying Wireless / Radio Access Technologies Mobile Network Applications and Services Ad-hoc, Mesh, Machine-to-Machine and Sensor Networks Green Communications and Networks Vehicular Communications, Networks and Transportation Systems Future Trends, Internet and Emerging Technologies Special Track on Recent Advances in the 5G Communications Special Track on Future Trends in Internet of Things Technologies Submission Guidelines: All papers will be peer-reviewedreviewed and accepted papers of MICC 2017 will be submitted to IEEE Xplore listing. Paper submission process will be managed by EDAS at Papers should be a maximum of six (6) pages including figures, tables, references and appendices. Prospective authors are expected to present their papers at the conference, and at least one author must register at the full rate for publication. *Submission of Full Paper: July 31, 2017 * Tutorial/Workshop Proposal: July 31, 2017 * Notification of Acceptance: August 31, 2017 * Early Bird Registration: October 20, 2017 * Camera Ready Submission: October 30, 2017 * Final Registration: November 20, 2017 * Conference Date: November 28 30,

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41 41 ICSIPA 2017