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RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM – SERIES -5
BY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS RESEARCH SCHOLARS
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 22-02-17, Block 22, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 28 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
The event started at 2.30pm with a welcome note from Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi. Thereafter, Research scholar Ajay Kumar A S shared his knowledge on Autonomous Robot.
The details of the talk is below:
Talk 1
Speaker: AJAY KUMAR A S Title: Autonomous Robot
Workshop on NRC for Teachers in Perak
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seminar Hall 7, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 27 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair, Petrosains and JPN Perak. |
Workshop on Technical paper writing for FYP-II
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, D6, Pocket D, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 26 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 10.00am – 11.00 am |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
Workshop on ‘Minggu Mesra Kampus (MMK)’
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Pocket D, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 23 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 9.00am – 5.00 pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair, IEEE UTP Student Branch and UTP |
Workshop at CRESENT UNVERSITY, INDIA
Topic: Intelligent Robots
| Venue | : | CRESENT UNVERSITY SEMINAR HALL |
| Date | : | 21 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 9.00am –4.30 pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Crescent university, Chennai, India, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering |
| Conducted By | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, Adjunct Professor to Crescent University, Assistant Professor at UCSI University, FE, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia& IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Vice Chairman |
The event started by a welcoming speech by the Conference Chairman Dr.Kaja Mohideen, during his speech he introduced to the audience the main speaker Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed khan who is currently working as Assistant Professor, in UCSI University, Malaysia about his profile and the topic of interest. More than 60 participants were present. During the workshop theory, design and application of intelligent robots and their role in Industry and other applications were discussed. Students were keen to do some projects during their final year project on these topics. End of the workshop an assignment was given based on the topics they learned and the marks obtained will be considered during their final results.
The event ended at 4.30 pm by a closing speech by Dr.Najumunissa Begum, Professor at Cresent university,India. The information gained by the participants during this talk will play a part during their professional career. Dr.Najumunissa Begum thanked all the participants and the speaker for their participation and commitment.
Keynote speech at CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, INDIA- IEEE RTECC 2018 CONFERENCE
Topic: Recent Trends in Robotic Surgery
| Venue | : | CRESENT UNVERSITY SEMINAR HALL |
| Date | : | 20 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 11.00 – 12.30 pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Crescent university, Chennai, India |
| Conducted By | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, Adjunct Professor to Crescent University, Assistant Professor at UCSI University, FE, Malaysia & IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Vice Chairman. |
The event started by a welcoming speech by the Conference Chairman Dr.Kaja Mohideen, during his speech he introduced to the audience the main speaker Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed khan who is currently working as Assistant Professor in UCSI University, Malaysia about his profile and the topic of interest. Almost 300 participants were present. Since 2010, the demand for industrial robots has accelerated considerably due to the ongoing trend toward automation and the continued innovative technical improvements in industrial robots. In the last 10 years, the uptake of surgical robots, throughout the world especially in US, Europe including UK and Australia is extensive. In Asia, these machines are becoming popular with the hospitals in major cities and the usage is progressively increasing. The surgical robot has three components; console, patient cart and vision cart. The operation is performed by the surgeon through the robot. Robotic surgery has distinct advantages. It gives the surgeon a magnified 3D vision of the part requiring the operation and allows surgeons to do the procedure with great precision.
Overall, robotic surgery allows the surgeon to perform a high quality operation for their patients. The introduction of minimally invasive techniques has transformed surgery in the past three decades. Patient benefits from mini-invasive surgery include less operative blood loss, less postoperative pain and consequently, reduced requirement of narcotics. RS for gastric cancer has been demonstrated to overcome intrinsic limitations of conventional laparoscopic surgery, thanks to the wristed instruments that allow multiple degrees of freedom, tremor filtering, three-dimensional vision, and a steady image, thus minimizing blood losses and surgical trauma and improving the surgeon’s dexterity when fine manipulation is required. This can be especially helpful during maneuvers in restricted fields and around major vessels, such as in extended lymphadenectomy. Many of these issues could explain the shorter learning curve of robotic gastric surgery compared to laparoscopy. In this talk the Trends in the market for Robot Industry and the evolution of modern techniques using Robotics in Surgery will be shared and potential future directions will be proposed.
The event ended at 12.30 pm by a closing speech by Dr.Najumunissa Begum,Professor at Cresent university,India. The information gained by the participants during this talk will play a part during their professional career developement. Dr.Najumunissa Begum thanked all the participants and the speaker for their participation and commitment.
Workshop at CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, INDIA
Topic: Automation and Control in Robotics
| Venue | : | CRESENT UNVERSITY SEMINAR HALL |
| Date | : | 19 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 9.00 – 4.30 pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Crescent university, Chennai, India, Department of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering |
| Conducted By | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, Adjunct Professor to Crescent University, Assistant Professor at UCSI University, Malaysia& IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Vice Chairman |
The event started by a welcoming speech by the event chairman Dr.Najumunisa Begum during his speech he introduced to the audience the main speaker Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed khan who is currently working as Assistant Professor, in UCSI University, Malaysia about his profile and the topic of interest. More than 60 participants were present.
During the workshop theory, modelling, and application of PID tuning with Matlab and their role in Industry and other applications were discussed. The main topics like Kinematics and kinetics, trajectory development and D-H principle and main application in practical life were demonstrated with the students. Students were keen to do some projects during their final year project on these topics. End of the workshop an assignment was given based on the topics they learned and the marks obtained will be considered during their final results.
The event ended at 4.30 pm by a closing speech by Dr.Najumunissa Begum,Professor at Crescent university,India. The information gained by the participants during this talk will play a part during their professional career. Dr.Najumunissa Begum thanked all the participants and the speaker for their participation and commitment.
RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM – SERIES -4
BY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS RESEARCH SCHOLARS
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 22-02-17, Block 22, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 13 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
The event started at 2.30pm with a welcome note from Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi. Thereafter, Research scholars, Upasana Lakhina and Mohamed Elashmawy shared their knowledge on respective research that they are pursuing at UTP.
The details of the talk is below:
Talk 1
Speaker: UPASANA LAKHINA
Title: Demand side management in smart grids using MAS
Talk 2
Speaker: MOHAMED ELASHMAWY
Title: Investigation of thermography and electromyography model identifying muscle fatigue of hand and forearm
Guest Lecture at UCSI
Topic: Acoustic Wave Micro sensors Integrated with Micro and Nanostructured Sensing Medium: Towards Development of Highly Sensitive Sensors.
| Venue | : | Class Room C409, UCSI University |
| Date | : | 12 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 11.00 – 12.30 pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, Assistant Professor, FE, UCSI |
| Sponsored By | : | IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter |
The target audience for this lecture were the students learning Instrumentation and Measurement systems and sensors in their Degree program in Chemical, Electrical,Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics at UCSI,FE.
The event started by a welcoming speech by Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, during his speech he introduced to the audience the main speaker Dr.Ramakrishnan who is currently working as Assistant Professor,in Monash Unversity, Malaysia campus about his profile and the topic of interest. Almost all the 90 students were present.
Recent innovations in the field of nanoscale functional materials and acoustic wave resonators have unraveled numerous opportunities for devising highly sensitive sensors that utilize nanostructured materials as sensing medium and acoustic wave based device as resonators. However, there are several challenges in integrating nanomaterials on to acoustic resonators for fabricating such composite sensors. In the talk, the speaker will be discussing the recent work carried out within my research group at Monash University Malaysia on acoustic microsensors. The speaker focus on: (a) surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators and (b) thickness shear mode (TSM) devices made of quartz/langasite crystal microbalance for addressing some of these challenges. ZnO nanowires were chosen as typical nanostructured material for sensing medium and SU-8 micropillars as resonant structures to enhance sensitivity for a range of sensing applications such as UV, humidity, gas, and vacuum pressure. The speaker also highlighted the work done on using one port SAW resonators for liquid sensing and potential biosensor applications.
Speaker Biography (Dr.Ramakrishnan)
Ramakrishnan,, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Monash University, Malaysia
Dr.Ramakrishnan obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Madras University, India in 2002. Further, he obtained his Master of Technology in Sensor System in 2004 from VIT University, India. He then obtained his PhD in Nanotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati, India in 2011 for his findings on coupled resonance phenomenon in surface acoustic wave devices attached to resonant structures. Currently, he is a Asso.Prof in the School of Engineering at Monash University in Malaysia. His research interests include micro-sensors, acoustic wave sensors, nanostructured sensing media, UV-LED lithography, and micropower energy harvesting systems.
The event ended at 11.30 pm by a closing speech by Dr.Khan. The information gained by the students during this talk will play a part during their final year project. Dr.Khan thanked all the participants and the speaker for their participation and commitment.
RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM – SERIES -3
BY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS RESEARCH SCHOLARS
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 22-02-17, Block 22, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 8 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
The event started at 2.30pm with a welcome note from Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi. Thereafter, Research scholars, Nivesh Gadipudi and Ajay Kumar shared their knowledge on respective research that they are pursuing at UTP.
The details of the talk is below:
Talk 1
Speaker: NIVESH GADIPUDI from India
Title: Control of Autonomous Robot
Talk 2
Speaker: AJAY KUMAR A S from India
Title: Autonomous Robot
IEEE RAS 2nd Chapter Meeting
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Block 23, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 7 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 11.00pm – 1.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
Robotics Demonstration during Science Week,
| Venue | : | MARA, Parit |
| Date | : | 1 March, 2018 |
| Time | : | 10.00pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
Guest Lecture at UCSI
Topic: Managing Energy in Electric Motor Systems
| Venue | : | Class Room CA 102, UCSI University |
| Date | : | 27 February, 2018 |
| Time | : | 5.00 pm – 6.30pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, Assistant Professor,FE, UCSI |
| Sponsored By | : | IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter |
The target audience for this lecture were the students learning Electrical Machines and Electrical Power and Machines in their Degree program in Mechanical and Mechatronics at UCSI, FE.
The target audience for this lecture were the students learning Electrical Machines and Electrical Power and Machines in their Degree program in Mechanical and Mechatronics at UCSI, FE.
The event started by a welcoming speech by Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan, during his speech he introduced to the audience the main speaker Ir.Dr.Gobbi Ramaswamy who is currently working as Associate Professor, about his profile and the topic of interest. Almost all the 78 students who enrolled in to the subjects Electrical Machines and Electrical power and machines were present.
In industries, at least 50% of electric energy is consumed by electric motor systems. Since energy is getting costly, industries are looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the motor system while maintaining the production rate. For this reason, many high efficiency motors (HEMs) are developed besides advanced power electronics drives system. However, the inclusion of the new motors and the drives system may not help to reduce energy cost instead may contribute for longer down time. In this talk, several case studies on energy management particularly on electric motor systems was discussed. The does and don’ts in managing energy in electric motor systems also explained.
The event ended at 6.30 pm by a closing speech by Dr.Khan. The information gained by the students during this talk will be added in students assignment. Dr.Khan thanked all the participants and the speaker for their participation and commitment.
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Speaker Biography (Ir. Dr. Gobbi Ramasamy)
Gobbi Ramasamy, P.Eng., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Multimedia University, Malaysia
R. Gobbi received the Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from University of Technology, Malaysia, and the Master degree in technology management from the National University of Malaysia, and the Ph.D. degree in the area of torque control of switched reluctance motors from Multimedia University, Malaysia. He has been associated with technical education for more than fifth teen years. He was an electrician and R&D Engineer before became a Lecturer in electrical and electronics engineering. He has supervised many research projects on power electronics, variable-speed drives, automation, and domestic electrical installations. He is a project leader and member of various government research projects related to electric motors and drives system. He is a consultant providing solutions for many problems associated to electric motors and drives system for various industries. He has completed many energy auditing projects in industries. He has published more than 70 technical papers in international journals, conferences and magazines. He is an associate professor in faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia. His research interests are in reliability of electric motors, power electronics applications in energy industries, switched reluctance motor drives system and solar power application. Dr. Gobbi is a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia, a professional engineer with practicing certificate registered to Board of Engineers, Malaysia, Electric Energy Manager Registered to Energy Commission, Malaysia, and a Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, US.
RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM – SERIES -2
BY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS RESEARCH SCHOLARS
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 22-02-17, Block 22, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 21 February, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
The event started at 2.30pm with a welcome note from Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi. Thereafter, Research scholars, Niharika Singh, Ku Nurhanim and Maged s. AL Quraishi shared their knowledge on respective research that they are pursuing at UTP.
The details of the talk is below:
Talk 1
Speaker: NIHARIKA SINGH
Title: Microgrids and Multi-Agents
Talk 2
Speaker: KU NURHANIM KU ABD. RAHIM
Title: Electromyography as an important Tool for Robotics Assistive Rehabilitation
Talk 3
Speaker: MAGED S. AL-QURAISHI
Title: Multi Modal Approach Based On Physiological Signals for Controlling Lower Limb Exoskeleton
RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM – SERIES -1
BY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS RESEARCH SCHOLARS
| Venue | : | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 22-02-17, Block 22, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 14 February, 2018 |
| Time | : | 2.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
The event started at 2.30pm with a welcome note from Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi. Thereafter, Research scholars, Upasana Lakhina and Mohamed Elashmawy shared their knowledge on respective research that they are pursuing at UTP.
The details of the talk is below:
Talk 1
Speaker: UPASANA LAKHINA
Title: A compendium of optimization objectives, constraints, Tools and algorithms for energy management in micro grids
Talk 2
Speaker: MOHAMED ELASHMAWY
Title: Use of Infra-red imagining in medical applications
IEEE RAS Malaysia chapter Activity 2
Workshop on Drone Technology
| Date | 30th January 2018 |
| Time | 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm |
| Venue | CA102, Block C, UCSI University South Wing |
| Organizer | UCSI Robotic Club and IEEE-RAS Malaysia Chapter –Vice chairman –Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed khan supported by UCSI IET On-Campus and UCSI IEEE-HKN |
| Speakers | Mr. Chuah Eng Yew and Mr. Chan Kok Pin |
| Objective | To educate and share the knowledge of Drone TechnologyTo create awareness on Drone D.I.YTo motivate the UCSI engineering student on taking the first step in building a Drone. |
| Details | This program was held to educate the students on Drone Technology and to share knowledge on building a drone. The talk was broken into two parts. The first part was given by Mr. Chuah, where he shared on the Present Drone Technology and the Future of Drone. It included the market study of drone around the world, applications, and some rules and regulation. The second part was given by Mr. Chan Kok Pin, who is a Final Year Student working on Drone for his Project as well as Hobbyist in Drone. He share on the basic structures of a drone and the necessary parts required to build a drone. Basic build up and costing was also shared. There were 50 participants for the talk. |
| Agenda | Introduction to microcontroller (Arduino) and programming.Hands-on project using Arduino board and electronic components. |
IEEE RAS Malaysia chapter Activity 1
RISE & CODE: Basic Arduino Workshop
| Date | 29th January 2018 |
| Time | 4.00 pm – 6.00pm |
| Venue | Computer Lab A, UCSI University North Wing |
| Organizer | UCSI Robotic Club and IEEE-RAS Malaysia Chapter Vice Chairman – Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan. supported by UCSI IET On-Campus and UCSI IEEE-HKN |
| Trainers | Mr. Chuah Eng Yew and Committee Member of UCSI Robotic Club |
| Objective | To educate and share the knowledge of microcontroller and programming with UCSI studentTo develop the mentoring skill of university studentsTo motivate the UCSI engineering student about programming and microcontroller |
| Details | This program aspires to bring back the awe of discovery and the fun of creativity in STEM subjects using a future-focused platform: embedded systems. Students work on a project to explore the hardware and software aspects of an embedded system and discover new interests in other areas of science and mathematics. The workshop comprises of basic set up of Arduino connection to pc, along with building four different projects to teach students the programming language for Arduino. There were 30 participants from various disciplines for the workshop. |
| Agenda | Introduction to microcontroller (Arduino) and programming.Hands-on project using Arduino board and electronic components. |
IEEE RAS 1st Chapter Meeting
| Venue | : | Putrajaya |
| Date | : | 27 January, 2018 |
| Time | : | 11.00 am – 1.00pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi, IEEE RAS Chair |
IEEE Drive talk and seminar on engineering society
| Venue | : | UCSI, Faculty of Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Date | : | 15 January, 2018 |
| Time | : | 3.30pm – 5pm |
| Event Organizer | : | Dr.M.K.A.Ahamed Khan & Mr. Chuah |
Talk Overview
IEEE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. In this talk students not only gain the complete spectrum of IEEE Society and the importance of being a Professional IEEE Member, they also exposed to the Access essential and exclusive benefits offered to IEEE members, including technical information, networking opportunities, career development, and member discounts.
At UCSI, Faculty of Engineering, Engineering society subject is a faculty subject for all the division students. In the engineering professional world creating a good network to build a strong career is a must. It is important for those enrolled in this subject to know the value of a professional society and gain knowledge- how to enroll and get maximum benefit out of it.
The event started at 3.30 pm with a key note address from Mr. Chuah .During the key note address Mr. Chuah introduced the event speaker Dr. Ahamed khan [Assis. Prof, IEEE Member, and IEEE UCSI STUDENT BRANCH COUNSELLOR] .Later Ahamed khan briefed the audience [75Engineering Degree level students, also 2 faculty staffs] the vision, mission and the complete IEEE organization structure and its benefits.
During the speech Dr. Ahamed khan motivated the students to be an Integral part of the society. During his talk the value behind RAS [Robotic and Automation Section] society and the importance of having UCSI IEEE Students Branch also addressed. This information was well received by the Mechatronic students. More than 30 students showed keen interest to register for IEEE membership. The names were taken, sooner Dr. Ahamed khan will follow up this matter. The event ended at 5 pm.