IEEE Malaysia Section Newsletter

Second Quarter | April – June 2013

4th Symposium on Image Processing, Image Analysis and Real Time Imaging (IPIARTI 2013) and the 1st Symposium on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (SASSP 2013) IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter and the Center for Signal Processing and Control Systems (CSPaCS), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, has jointly organized the 4th Symposium on Image Processing, Image Analysis and Real Time Imaging (IPIARTI 2013) and the 1st Symposium on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (SASSP 2013), on 9th May 2013 at Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Selangor, Malaysia. Three keynotes were delivered. “The Status of Digital Watermarking” by Ton Walker; “Technologies in Cardiac Imaging” by Eko Suprianto; and “From Theory to Practice – Experiences with the DSP-Microcontroller for Mechatronics Systems” by Farrukh Hafiz Nagi. A total of 20 researchers were invited to present their research in two parallel sessions together with 100 over registered participants. The aims of the symposium is to bring the university and industry community together to share and discuss the latest trends in image and signal processing, analysis and real-time implementation, and to promote IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter to the Malaysian academic and industry community as a forum for professional networking and advancement.

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IEEE Malaysia Section has successfully organized a Senior Member Elevation Workshop at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 11 May 2013. The objective of the workshop is to facilitate and to upgrade membership grade. The senior member grade is the highest IEEE grade for which IEEE members can apply. The workshop was attended by 25 members. Further information on senior member can be found at www.ieee.org/seniormember.

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AWARDS

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Item Types of Fund Organiser Chapter Amount (USD)

1. 2013 R10 Fund for

Technical Seminars

and Distinguished

Lecture Programs

2013 IPIARTI and

SASSP 2013

Signal Processing

Society Malaysia

Chapter

300.00

2. 2013 R10 Fund for

Technical Seminars

and Distinguished

Lecture Programs

IEEE Penang Chapter

Technical Talk

IEEE

MTT/EDS/SSCS

Penang Joint Chapter

300.00

3. 2013 IEEE

Humanitarian

Technology Activities

Low-Cost Upper

Extremities Rehabilitation

Training Equipment -

Hand Cycle

IEEE EMBS Malaysia

Chapter

750.00

4. IEEE EPICS Project Development of a Hand-

Cycle for Children With

Movement Disorder

IEEE EMBS Malaysia

Chapter

2000.00

5. IEEE EPICS Project Developing a Real Time

Activity Recognition for

Children with

Communication and

Social Interaction

Disabilities

IEEE member

(Dr Lau Bee Theng,

Swinburne University

Sarawak)

4000.00

6. R10 GOLD Initiatives

IEEE Career Talk IEEE GOLD Malaysia 200.00

7. R10 GOLD Initiatives Technical and Social Visit

to IEEE Singapore GOLD

IEEE GOLD Malaysia 300.00

8. R10 EAC Grants IEEE Curtin Sarawak

Student Branch

Exhibition – Technology

of the new era

EMBS Malaysia

Chapter/IEEE Curtin

Sarawak Student

Branch

250.00

9. R10 EAC Grants Gateway to Knowledge

Building Through

Robotics

Malaysia – Student

Branch Monash

University Sunway

Campus

250.00

10. R10 EAC Grants Undergraduate Outreach

Program 2013

IEEE Power Energy

Society Malaysia

Chapter

400.00

11. R10 EAC Grants DIY PCB Workshop &

Introduction to AVR

Microcontrollers

IEEE Student Branch

of Universiti Sains

Malaysia

400.00

12. R10 EAC Grants IEEE-iCare PEKA:

Exposure on Ethics and

Safe Online Activities

Malaysia Section

(Dr Shahida Sulaiman,

UTM)

400.00

TOTAL 9550.00

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IEEE Malaysia Section would like to welcome our new member, Universiti Selangor Bestari Jaya Campus Student Branch. The Student Branch Counselor is Afthab Khan (khan1234@ieee.org). The Student Branch Chair is Abdelrahman Zaroug (abodee00@hotmail.com).

Announcement

Malaysia Section proudly announce 2014 IEEE TENSYMP will be held in Malaysia on 14-16 April 2014. 2014 IEEE TENSYMP is sponsored by IEEE Region 10 and IEEE Malaysia Section. It is supported by the following Malaysia Chapters: COMSOC/VTS, AP/MTT/EMC, PHO, SP, and EMBS. For any enquiries, please contact tensymp2014@ieeemy.org

MY-SIGHT Project Troubled Humanity is working alongside a youth transformation centre called MySkillsFoundation situated in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. The centre equips youths with work and life skills. The objectives are: to enhance the information system in streamlining the mentoring and coaching activities that prepare the youths for entry-level jobs in respectable work entities; and to equip a net browsing area at the Student Centre with computer essentials and maintenance skills for sustainability. This project is undertaken by the Section Excomm and being led by Dianne Cheong Lee Mei.

May 23, 2013 Meet Up With MYSkillsFoundation

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Future Events

Visit www.ieeemy.org for further details.