Information Technology Unit of Civil Engineering

We establish Information Technology Unit of Civil Engineering to spearhead the IT services in FKA. Starting as a unit with few technical staff 5 years ago, ITUCE is expanding by forming several new sections called Services Unit, Academics Unit, Laboratory Unit and Resources Centre Units. ITUCE is headed by Information Technology Manager. ITUCE now is the only it unit in UTM that served as a department offering IT subjects, laboratory experimentation and modeling for postgraduate programmes.  We are focusing on the knowledge based type of information. Automating the process to database format , such that raw data can be analyzed and interpreted for engineering purposes.

order to fulfil the mission, ITUCE offered three core subjects and two optional subjects for the undergraduate programme while for the postgraduate programme, two optional subjects are offered.  In 2009 ITUCE received excellent feedback in teaching by achieving a minimum of 4.5 over 5.0 in the e-pp evaluation for its lecturers. The excellence in teaching is further proven by completing the teaching records for all courses and the progress of input in  e-learning is 100% for L1 and 70% for L2.  High level facilities in teaching include computer laboratories and engineering soft wares for students to enhance their IT skills in civil engineering.  ITUCE is also actively involved in research especially in the application of Information Technology tools to civil engineering problems.  IBS, Earthquake, Database management system and Vibration based damage detection are the major fields that have been explored. In 2009, ITUCE has been awarded a total of RM290,000.00 grant for research and innovation works. In publication, ITUCE staff have produced 6 international conference papers and 3 international journal papers. Moreover, ITUCE staff are also actively involved as reviewers for International journals.  ITUCE staffs are also active in consultancy. In 2009 ITUCE is able to complete four projects worth RM65,000. One of the successful contributions to the faculty is establishing an online ISO9001 system.  Apart from that, ITUCE also provides IT services for the faculty ranging from computer maintenance, website development to system development.  Source: CLICK HERE

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

GEORGE TOWN: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has developed what is believed to be the world’s first Android-based tele-radiology collaboration platform allowing doctors to download medical images while discussing it in real time. The ENDEAVOUR-Mobile software system allows images stored in the “ENDEAVOUR server” to be viewed clearly on Android-based smartphones, tablet devices and any personal computer.This is unlike a similar software system released on April 19 that requires high bandwidth and is only available to iPad users.USM School of Computer Sciences dean Prof Rosni Abdullah said the system allows medical professionals to quickly source for expert opinions any time and anywhere.She said tele-radiology, a branch of tele-medicine, is often costly and other mobile applications only allow users to access and view images on mobile devices minus the live chat feature.“ENDEAVOUR-Mobile software system enables users to access medical images such as CT, PET, MRI scans and X-rays; and mark, draw and measure specific areas on the images, while simultaneously speaking to each other on the phone.“We hope the software system will be used in government hospitals as we expect it to reduce medical costs while benefiting patients,” she told reporters here yesterday.The patent-pending ENDEAVOUR-Mobile was judged the national champion (E-Health category) at the 11th MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards last year.It was developed by USM under the RM1mil ENDEAVOUR (Extensi­ble Medical Image Analysis, Visualisation and Annotation Plat­form) Project, which also covered the development of other inventions.The software can be used in emergency situations where specialists are not present or when a doctor needs to consult his colleague who is on holiday.Project leader Assoc Prof Dr Mandava Rajeswari said in the medical field, consultations were crucial and to fly specialists in would be costly and time consuming.

UniMAP video clips win anti-corruption competition

by : news straight times

KANGAR: A video clip produced by the Corruption Prevention Secretariat of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has won the Anti-Corruption Public Service Announcement 2011 Competition.

The one-minute video clip on "Corruption is about Harm" is eligible for entry into the three-day Anti-Corruption Public Service Announcement Video Competition and Workshop in Hong Kong beginning Dec 7 in conjunction with World Anti-Corruption Day, said UniMAP vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin.

"I am very impressed with the students' determination to produce something very creative and boost the name of the university," he said in a statement today.

The inaugural competition, from July 15 to Oct 15, was organised by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Information, Communications and Culture Ministry.

UniMAP Corruption Prevention Secretariat president Muhammad Nasrullah Abd Rahman said the competition drew 14 entries from 10 institutions of higher learning in the country.  

Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim gave away the prizes at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 23.  

UniMAP received the Dr Rais Yatim Challenge trophy, a trophy, RM15,000 cash and a certificate of excellence.

Muhammad Nasrullah, who is a third-year student at UniMAP's School of Business Innovation and Techno-entrepreneurship, said the university's creative arts club also contributed ideas for the video clip.  

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) was runner-up and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) third in the competition. - Bernama

ICT European Certificate Programme At MIIT

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Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), an institute under Universiti Kuala Lumpur marks another history on August 5, 2008 as it sealed an MoU with one of an internationally recognised institute in IT, Geneva Information Technology Institute (GITI), based in Switzerland.Recently awarded as Institusi Pendidikan MARA (IPMA) Terbaik 2008, MIIT has expanded its wings as the centre for both Malaysian and Swiss in pursuing their knowledge in IT. Programmes offered by MIIT include CCNA/P (networking), e-commerce council (e-commerce) and security. The programmes are expected to commence next March 2009 at UniKL City Campus. Thru this collaborative effort, MIIT promotes the concept of edu-tourism as the participants from Malaysia and Switzerland will have the opportunity to explore the culture of both countries during their academic years. This important partnership served as a gateway for MIIT to send their lecturers and students furthering their studies in Switzerland as well as to path a strategic linkage for ICT applications through UniKL’s technopreneur products at global arena since Geneva is the centre of many international organisations. For the signing, UniKL was represented by Prof. Dr. Mohd. Azemi Mohd. Noor, Deputy President (Technology & Academic) while GITI was represented by Mr. Larbi Zine-Eddine, its CEO. The signing was witnessed by His Excellency Dr. Urs Stemmler, the Ambassador of Switzerland. The ceremony ended with luncheon where all guests were entertained with cultural performances by MIIT students. ***Geneva Information Technology Institute (GITI) is an Information Technology school based in Geneva in Switzerland. Since 1996, with a multinational student body and faculty, it has focused on educational training systems practice oriented with complete programs preparing for high level diplomas and degrees in responds to the growing demands of the IT market. GITI has been awarded with the Eduqua Swiss Quality Label which recognised the institute as certified education institution in Switzerland. With this recognition, GITI has fulfilled the six fundamental criteria to receive the certificate; the course offered, communication with clients, value performance, academicians, learning success and quality assurance and development.

THE FIRST 4G OUTLET LAUNCHED IN UTM

 

Yasmin demonstrates the use of 4G broadband to Dr Zaini after the launching of  the YES Campus Store at Arked Meranti.

Skudai, March 11 – “YES Campus Store”, the first 4G outlet at an institution of higher learning in the country is launched at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia today.

The UTM Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang said, the initiative to open the said outlet enables the UTM community to get the 4G mobile internet services at an affordable rate.

 The package, Education Partner Program Campus Citizen Plan, facilitates the UTM community to use the 4G network which has been customised with a special package.

The Yes 4G mobile phone is also launched today exclusively for the UTM community.

The YES Campus Store was launched by Dr. Zaini.  Also present was the Executive Director of YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL Comms), Yasmin Mahmood.

Although more than 80 percent of the student residential colleges have been provided with internet coverage through the installation of almost 1,000 wireless hot spots, the 4G broad band services will extend the students’ accessibility to the online learning materials and services.

The facilities enable more than 20 thousand students to utilise the advanced communication and information technology as part of their learning process. The initiative is in tandem with UTM teaching and learning policy which emphasizes the use of e-learning while focusing on the development of soft skills among students.

The expansion of the broad band and internet accessibility will give great impact to the students of UTM as it enables them to obtain the information required particularly in research and development speedily and promptly. Such facilities are most appropriate as many of the learning references and materials are made available through the internet.

In addition the technopreneur program will get the advantage of the services provided by YTL Comms through high speed internet.

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USIM BAGGED 4 MEDALS IN LONDON

The 8th British Invention Show (BIS08) which was held on 15 October 2008 to 18 October 2008 at Alexandra Palace, London, UK is one of UK’s largest Innovation Expo (http://www.britishinventionshow.com/). This exhibition is a major annual international exhibition to bring together hundreds of inventors from around the world where they are judged by a panel of leading experts in the field of industry and invention. The British invention of the Year Judges will award Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals to those who in the opinion of the Judges have reached the standard required. Each invention is evaluated at least by 2 judges from all over the world. There were more than 200 research projects displayed at this exhibition. The research projects presented were: 1) Product    :    Efficient Control of Virus Propagation Commercial Name    :     ECOVP Description    :      A new ECOVP system that has a built-in standard virus incident handling procedure which can educate users in handling procedure which can educate users in handling computer virus  incidents  and helps to control computer virus propagation. Inventors name    :    Madihah Mohd Saudi, Nazean Jomhari, Mohd Zaini Mat Abas, Shaharudin Ismail 2) Product    :    Efficient Detection of Worms Attack Based on Payload Commercial Name    :     EDOWA Description    :      A new EDOWA system, specifically meant for the payload, is used to detect the worms attack efficiently and provide an early warning to the system administrator. Inventors name    :    Madihah Mohd Saudi, Emran Mohd Tamil, Mohd Yamani Idna Idris 3) Product    :    Efficient Defensive from Virus infection through Apoptosis Commercial Name    :     EDVITA Description    :      A new and unique system which is inspired by Apoptosis which has dual functionalities, which is to detect and prevent virus infection. Inventors name    :    Madihah Mohd Saudi, Andrea J Cullen, Mike E Woodward, Hanina Mohd Noor 4) Product    :    JAWI Character Recognition Tool Commercial Name    :     E-JAWI Description    :    A new system that combines Optical Characters Recognition (OCR) and 36 JAWI (Arabic) characters to help user understands and differentiates Arabic letters. Inventors name    :    Madihah Mohd Saudi, Zaidi Razak, Mohd. Yamani Idna Idris, Emran Mohd Tamil, Noorzaily Mohamed, Prof. Dr. Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusof, Mohd. Azharis Abu Bakar Generally, this exhibition is a very good starting place for the inventors to promote their invention or product and to benchmark whether their product has fulfilled the standards required by the industries and consumers.  The achievement for these research projects requires the collaboration and support of many people. In fact, its building blocks are laid over the years with the contribution of numerous persons. All the researches were awarded with a medal. The list of research and the medal awarded are as follows: a)    ECOVP – Efficient Control of Virus Propagation            - GOLD MEDAL b)    EDOWA –Efficient Detection of Worms Attack            - SILVER MEDAL c)    EDVITA – Efficient Defensive from Virus Infection through Apoptosis    - SILVER MEDAL d)    E-JAWI - JAWI Character Recognition Tool                - GOLD MEDAL The researcher/author would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to USIM’s top management for their support, Faculty of Science and Technology members’ especially the Dean, for their guidance and fruitful advice, not forgetting the research collaborators from Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (IIUM) and University of Bradford,UK, who have assisted to make this research projects a success and ensuring the projects  were  completed in time. From these achievements, it is hoped that USIM will be an active player in annual international exhibitions for international recognition.  This will increase the credibility and reputation of USIM’s staff as a world class contributors especially on malicious codes. The awards are a form of  international recognition for personal development as well as enhancing  professionalism. In addition, the event enabled USIM’s staff to meet subject matter experts in different areas of computer security and technology,  also to  share their experiences and their new research findings. http://www.usim.edu.my/usimweb/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123%3Ausim-bagged-4-medals-in-london&Itemid=194

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