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🌻 NEW BEGINNINGS 🌸

Assalamualaikum wbth and good day hi everyone!  It is now July 2023 and I’m so excited to start this new chapter in my life 😊. I am happy to share that I am now a lecturer/researcher at the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang. Wish me luck! “ Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler. ” ~Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) The only constant thing in this life is change. Hence, new beginnings, and new adventures for me. Let's do this!  💃🏻 My last day at the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, UTeM, Melaka (June 2023) Reminiscing: my last working day at the Department of Higher Education, MOHE, Putrajaya (September 2022) For any proposals to collaborate just reach out to me at syamimi.s@usm.my. ✌
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CALL FOR PAPERS: 7th AMDI & INFORMM POSTGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION COLLOQUIUM 2023

Assalamualaikum wbth and hello everyone The 7th AIPIRI 2023 Colloquium Committee would like to invite you to the colloquium which will be held on the beautiful island of Penang on 26-27 September 2023. We are looking forward to hosting you at Dewan Budaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The theme is "Thriving in a complex world: Advancing Health and Well-Being through Science & Technology". Abstract submission is still open for topics on Health Sciences, Applied Sciences And Nano Technology, Toxicology and Natural Products, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Medical Physics, Biostatistics, Dental and Oral Science, Molecular Medicine, Complementary Health, Biomedical Sciences, and Biological Sciences. Selected manuscripts will have the opportunity to be published in MyCITE or SCOPUS-indexed journals. In addition to technical papers and other colloquium events, attendees will have access to visiting the charming Penang

THE LADYBUG ROBOTICS WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MELAKA (16TH FEBRUARY 2023)

Assalamualaikum and hello readers 😊 The Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, UTeM was really honored to welcome a group of high school students and teachers here recently under "The Ladybug Workshop Program". We were the official hosts together with Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Melaka and RoboForce Enterprise (a robotics-based company in Melaka). More than 20 schools turned up and the auditorium was packed and lively with the presence of the excited participants. Overall it was loads of fun as I was given the honor to conduct a sharing session about introduction to robots, my research experience and facilities available in UTeM for students who wish to pursue a career as a manufacturing engineer. I have always enjoyed talking about my passion and 40 minutes was too short for me! The objective of the workshop was to help build interest in robotics among the students. They were grouped into teams of 3-4 and each team was given a set of the Ladybug robot which was designed exclus

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION AND ITS APPLICATION (ICOGOIA-2022)

  Assalamualaikum wrt. wbt. & Salam Sejahtera, INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 11 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION AND ITS APPLICATION (ICOGOIA-2022) Dear all, It is my sincere pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming 11 th International Conference on Global Optimization and Its Application (11 th ICoGOIA-2022). The theme of 11 th ICoGOIA-2022 is “Integrating IR 4.0 and Optimization Towards Global Sustainability”. The 11 th ICoGOIA-2022 is organized by the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering (FKP), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). This year 11 th ICoGOIA-2022 is co-organized by its 12 University Partners at these following details:             Date                : 19 th - 20 th November 2022             Venue             : Holiday Inn, Melaka, Malaysia Good news! All accepted articles will be published in indexed proceedings or indexed journals (SCOPUS or WoS).For more information about the conference organization, p

My Very First Podcast and Youtube Interview: MARii Mobility World : Robotics Education - How Early Is "Too Early"?

Assalamualaikum and hello readers   Two weeks ago, I got a Whatsapp text from one of my colleagues from the Malaysia Robotics & Automation Society (MyRAS): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azizi Abdul Rahman. He invited me to be his comrade during a podcast and video interview organized by The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii). The topic will revolve around robotics education in Malaysia.   I definitely said "Yes!" to that invitation. Alhamdulillah, the online recording went smoothly using Zoom.   On the 27th September 2021, the podcast and YouTube video were officially posted online by MARii.   Thank you so much to MARii and to our lovely host: Miss Azaria Tagaya for having us on-board. I truly hope that we have answered the questions well without being too technical or boring to listeners :)   I hope this can be counted as a small step towards positive advocation on how enjoyable and beneficial robotics education is to our young generation. Here is the link to the

Promoting Robots to Community| Karnival Sains Muar, 2 October 2018

Assalamualaikum Alhamdulillah UTeM's robotic team was invited to grace Karnival Sains Muar at SK Parit Keroma Darat, Muar on 2nd October 2018. Huge thanks to Cikgu Mastura who invited us to display our humanoid robot NAO, Robobuilder and LEGO Mindstorm NXT. We truly hope that the students will be interested with science, especially the field of robotics after the event. Here are some of our photos during the carnival. Ciao! Thank you Cikgu Mastura for inviting us :)

IRID’18 | Innovative Research and Industrial Dialogue 2018: One Day Research Event Hosted by Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) and FKP, UTeM

Assalamualaikum and good day everyone 18th July 2018 marked an important day for the postgraduates and young researchers in UTeM as they get to present their poster and publish their extended abstracts in IRID'18. IRID'18 is the second installment of the research event which is proudly organized by  the Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) and FKP UTeM. All accepted 2 Pages Extended Abstracts were compiled into IRID'18 Proceedings e-book with ISBN number.  The e-book is now available online via Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) website at  http://amc.utem.edu.my  and later will be indexed by Thomson Reuters (ISI). IRID aims to offer a unique platform for researchers, engineers and post-graduate students, especially in the field of engineering and technology to present their research findings, establish a mutual knowledge transfer and networking. This year we have received a total of 157 papers and 133 were accepted. Though majority of the papers are from U