June 2023 FYP Poster Competition and Industry Interaction Day at UTAR

The biannual Final Year Project (FYP) Poster Competition and Industry Interaction Day (IID) for the June 2023 trimester was organised by UTAR Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) on 19 September 2023 at UTAR Sungai Long Campus. The competition aimed to provide an opportunity for the final-year students to demonstrate their independence, originality and ethics; cultivate their research interests; prepare them for a real competitive environment; train them to showcase their talent, skills and ideas through their projects, and motivate them to participate in external competitions to gain more exposure.

It saw a total of 54 shortlisted posters under nine different tracks, out of 334 poster submissions by 348 students from various LKC FES departments. The nine tracks were Track One: Department of Architecture & Sustainable Design (DASD), Track Two: Department of Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences (DMAS), Track Three: Department of Mechatronics and BioMedical Engineering (DMBE), Track Four: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (D3E), Track Five: Department of Internet Engineering and Computer Science (DIECS), Track Six: Department of Surveying (DS), Track Seven: Department of Civil Engineering (DCI), Track Eight: Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering (DMME) and Track Nine: Department of Chemical Engineering (DCL).

The posters were evaluated by a total of 23 judges based on the poster’s appearance, content and organisation, as well as the student’s oral presentation. The top three posters under each track were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes, which were RM200, RM120 and RM80 respectively. All the participants also received a certificate of participation. Furthermore, the winner of the Most-liked Poster Award, was awarded a cash prize of RM150 and a certificate.

Dr Yap delivering his speech

LKC FES Dean Assoc Prof Ts Dr Yap Wun She delivered a speech at the competition’s prize-giving ceremony, thanking the judges and congratulating the participants, “I am very happy that we can continue with the event after the pandemic. I see that the posters and the contents have increased in depth of presentation, and expanse of knowledge. I congratulate all students for their incredible efforts and I hope you will take this opportunity to network and learn from each other in all areas of the project.”

A total of 27 companies took part in the UTAR Industry Interaction Day this time. They were Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd, Angsana Tunas Sdn Bhd, Archsoft Labs Sdn Bhd, BSL Eco Energy Sdn Bhd, Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad, Dindings Poultry Processing Sdn Bhd, Finexus Sdn Bhd, GDS IDC Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, GP Outsourcing Asia Sdn Bhd, Greatech Integration (M) Sdn Bhd, Gruppe Lighting Solution Sdn Bhd, Instant Scaffolds & Machinery Sdn Bhd, MCCE Consultant Sdn Bhd, Multi-B Sdn Bhd, M&D Precision Sdn Bhd, Numac Machinery Sdn Bhd, PCA Group Sdn Bhd, PMB Aluminium Sdn Bhd,  SmartB Solutions Sdn Bhd, SMI Electric Automation Sdn Bhd, Stable Technology Sdn Bhd, Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd, Taiko Marketing Sdn Bhd, UGM Malaysia Sdn Bhd, United MS Electrical Mfg. (M) Sdn Bhd, Vital Healthcare Sdn Bhd and Western Elevators Sdn Bhd.

The winners are as follows:

Track 1: Department of Architecture & Sustainable Design (DASD)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Reena Karina William	Gold	Loksanskriti, Indian Cultural Arts Centre	Ar Sam Chin Sing
				Ar Ong Hun Boon
2	Daniel Aiman Bin Ikhwan	Silver	THE ATAP, Art & Craft Cultural Centre	Ar Sam Chin Sing
				Ar Ong Hun Boon
3	Lau Zhao Qi	Bronze	IRO HANA, Art & Craft Cultural Centre	Ar Sam Chin Sing
				Ar Ong Hun Boon

Winners of Track one

Track 2: Department of Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences (DMAS)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Tan Kai Qin	Gold	Machine Learning for email filtering and categorising	Dr Wong Voon Hee
2	Aleeza Shazmine	Silver	Algorithm trading with turtle trading	Dr Goh Yong Kheng
	Lim Yue Yang
	Koay Wen En
3	Kor Chi Hau	Bronze	(2k+1) bandwidth Toeplitz Matrix Mahalanobis Universal Portfolio	Mr Phoon Sheong Wei

Winners of Track Two

Track 3: Department of Mechatronics and BioMedical Engineering (DMBE)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors	Co-supervisor
1	Mercedes Chan Simh Peh	Gold	Instrumented Bed Monitoring System	Mr Chong Yu Zheng	Dr Chan Siow Cheng
2	Choy Jia Qi	Silver	Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Disposal Process and benchmarking on the EV Technology	Ts Dr Chew Kuen Wai	Dr Hau Lee Cheun
3	Chung Yun Sheng	Bronze	Development of a Wearable Eye Tracker	Dr Tan Lee Fan	Ir Dr Danny Ng Wee Kiat

 

Winners of Track Three

Track 4: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (D3E)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Thong Jin Cheng	Gold	Feasibility of Cloud-based Virtual Energy Storage System (VESS) for Demand Reduction	Ir Dr Wong Jianhui
2	Christopher Lee Chun Teng	Silver	IoT Smart Pill Dispenser	Ts Dr See Yuen Chark
3	Cham Ting Hong	Bronze	Deep Learning Based Low Light Object Detection	Ir Ts Dr Tham Mau Luen

Winners of Track four

Track 5: Department of Internet Engineering and Computer Science (DIECS)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Chong Siow Yen	Gold	Real-time Hand Gesture Recognition for Sign Language Interpretation	Dr Chia Kai Lin
2	Cheah Wen Huey	Silver	Web-based Coffee Shop with Chatbot Integrated	Dr Lee Ming Jie
3	Yin Kar Kin	Bronze	Epoxy-related Defect Detection on PCB of Wireless Earbuds with Transfer Learning	Dr Khor Kok Chin

 

Winners of Track Five

Track 6: Department of Surveying (DS)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Ng Chea Jue	Gold	The Awareness of Building Information Modelling Incentive Scheme in the Malaysian Construction Industry	Dr Lew Yoke Lian
2	Shirley Tan Jia Wen	Silver	A Study On Building Defects and Restoration Techniques Of Malaysian Heritage Buildings	Puan Nur Aqlima Binti Ramli
3	Yew Jin Wen	Bronze	Exploring Consulting Quantity Surveying Practice (CQSP) strategies in surviving the Covid-19 Pandemic	Sr Mazianah Binti nRahmat

Winners of Track Six

Track 7: Department of Civil Engineering (DCI)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	June Lee Chong Keat	Gold	Mesh Sensitivity Analysis on Numerical Simulated Reinforced Concrete Deep Beam	Dr Woon Kai Siong
2	Jessie Wang Jin Jazz	Silver	Comparison of different machine learning techniques in rainfall forecasting: A case study in the Klang River basin	Dr Chin Ren Jie
3	Wong Wai Bin	Bronze	Strength properties of lightweight foamed concrete with 10kg/m3 Kenaf fiber	Dr Lim Siong Kang

Winners of Track Seven

Track 8: Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering (DMME)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Chok Ernest	Gold	Investigation of ceramic feedstock formulation that is suitable for 3D printing by using direct-ink writing method	Ir Dr Tey Jing Yuen
2	Lee Jing Yuan	Silver	Developing Wood Filament from Post-used Polypropylene and Coconut Shell for Fused Filament Fabrication	Ir Ts Dr Koay Seong Chun
3	Tan Chin Xuan	Bronze	Design and Development of a Supplementary Biomass Gasifier System for a Diesel Generator	Dr Wong Hong Mun

Winners of Track Eight

Track 9: Department of Chemical Engineering (DCL)
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Wong Shu Hui	Gold	Comparison of Ozonation and Electrochemical Oxidation of Real Textile Wastewater	Dr Pang Yean Ling
2	Tian Hui Ying	Silver	Leachability of Iron (III) in Cement with Rice Husk Ash (RHA) using Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP)	ChM Ts Dr Tee Shiau Foon
3	Tony Hii Siu Siong	Bronze	Sonocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Blue 4 using Carbon Quantum Dots Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride	Dr Pang Yean Ling

Winners of Track Nine

Most-Liked Poster
No.	Name(s)	Prize	Project Title	Supervisors
1	Reena Karina William	Gold	Loksanskriti, Indian Cultural Arts Centre	Ar Sam Chin Sing
				Ar Ong Hun Boon

Winner of Most-Liked Poster

Reena Karina William

Reena Karina William expressed her feelings after she got the gold prize, "I am deeply surprised and profoundly grateful for this award. I would like to express my gratitude to my advisors, Ar Sam and Ar Ong, as well as my classmates for their support. I hope this recognition will serve as an enlightening experience for everyone.”

Daniel Aiman bin Ikhwan

Daniel Aiman bin Ikhwan said, "I am both surprised and deeply honoured to receive this award. I hope that people can recognise the impact of my work. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone, with a special mention to my classmates and mentors, Ar Sam and Ar Ong, who had been by my side throughout this journey."

Lau Zhao Qi

Lau said, "I was truly taken aback; I never anticipated that I would win this prize. I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my mentors, Ar Sam and Ar Ong, and all those who have consistently supported me, including my family, friends, and my girlfriend. My future plans involve gaining one year of work experience before pursuing a master’s degree."

Aleeza Shazmine

Aleeza Shazmine enthused, "Receiving this prize came as a surprise because the judges posed numerous challenging questions that I struggled to answer. I want to express my appreciation to my groupmates, my supervisor, Dr Goh, as well as the graduated seniors who provided valuable suggestions. Lastly, I’d also like to acknowledge my own efforts in achieving this recognition."

Chong Siow Yen

Chong said, “I am pleasantly surprised because the voting results were very close, and I’m delighted that my dedication and effort have been rewarded. I want to express my gratitude to my supervisor and all the lecturers who provided support throughout my journey. Additionally, I’d like to thank UTAR for organising this competition. I’m currently on the path towards a career in software engineering as I've secured a job in the field. However, I plan to further my education with a master’s degree, and I’m interested in exploring the field of AI at a later stage.”

Ng Chea Jue

Ng said, “I’m amazed by the achievement of receiving a gold prize. I would like to extend my appreciation to my mentor, Dr Lew Yoke Lian for guiding me throughout this journey.”

 

Chok Ernest

Chok said, “I never anticipated that I would receive this award. It serves as a recognition of all the hard work I dedicated over the last nine months. It reassured me that my efforts have been worthwhile. I’m grateful to my supervisor, Dr Tey, for his guidance, and I’d also like to express my appreciation to his PhD student, my senior, who provided invaluable assistance throughout this entire project. Although I’ve already secured a job, it’s worth noting that it’s not related to my degree; I’ve chosen to become a teacher because teaching is my passion.”

LKC FES Deputy Dean for Student Development and Industrial Training Assoc Prof Ts Dr Lee Kim Yee (most right) presenting souvenirs to the booth representatives

Group photo of organisers and judges at the June 2023 FYP Poster Competition and Industry Interaction Day

Overall, the June 2023 FYP Poster Competition and Industry Interaction Day was a huge success with the cooperation of all the parties involved. UTAR congratulates all the winners of the competition for their amazing achievements.

Simultaneously, the event also featured the presentation of MDT Innovations Best Project Award during the closing ceremony. The award represents an annual Capstone Project competition arranged by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at UTAR. Esteemed executives from MDT Innovations Sdn Bhd served as the competition’s judges. Cash prizes were awarded to the winning teams. The primary purpose of the competition was to allow students to showcase their capstone projects to industry professionals and provide the department with valuable industry feedback regarding the projects’ quality.

The winners are as follows:

Award	Project	Supervisor	Student
Champion	Solar Cleaning Robot	Dr Chua Kein Huat	Ng Kok Leong
			Khoo Yong Jun
			Koh Yin Ling
1st runner-up	Real-time Vision-based Tomato Ripeness Detection with Edge AI System	Dr Toh Chia Ming	Khor Yin Loon
			Thong Jin Cheng
			Lau Sim Yee
2nd runner-up	A Network of Low-Cost All-Sky Imager	Dr Lim Boon Han	Tang Ye Shen
			MOK JIA CHENG
			GOH YONG YEE
2nd runner-up	Multi-Array Solar Irradiance Meter	Dr Lim Boon Han	Yong Xin Yu
			Chuah Chong Hao
			Cheah Sze Lyn

 

Winners of MDT Innovations Best Project Award