MALAYSIA-JAPAN

INTERNATIONAL

INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY (MJIIT)

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI

MALAYSIA (UTM)

KUALA LUMPUR,

Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel : 603 2203 1517 Fax : 603 2203 1266 Email : mjiit@utm.my

January~ February Volume 1/2017

MJIIT Newsletter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

ADVISORY PANEL MEETING 2

SEMINAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEM IN TAIWAN & JAPAN

2

MALAYSIA-JAPAN WORKSHOP ON RADIO TECHNOLOGY 2017 2

MJIIT KAI 2017 3

REAL TECH SEED ACCELERATION PROGRAM TECH PLANTER : CHANCE TO PITCH YOUR BUSINESS IDEAS TO JAPANESE CORPORATION

3

VISIT TO JABATAN MINERAL DAN GEOSAINS MALAYSIA (JMG) IPOH 3

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOCUP @HOME EDUCATION 4

FAREWELL: ASSOC. PROF. DR. ANTHONY CENTENO 4

APPRECIATION: DR. HAFIZAL YAHAYA 4

“The engineering is secondary to

the vision.”

Cynthia Ozick

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MALAYSIA-JAPAN WORKSHOP ON RADIO TECHNOLOGY 2017

Malaysia-Japan Workshop on Radio Technology 2017 (MJWRT2017) was held on January 26-27, 2017 at Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

(UTMKL). This is the second workshop on Radio Technology between Malaysia and Japan. The MJWRT2017

is sponsored and organized by the Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE/AP), technically co-sponsored by the IEEE

AP/MTT/EMC Malaysia Chapter, and is held in cooperation with the IEEE AP-S Tokyo

Chapter. The workshop is intended to provide an international forum for the

exchange of information on the progress of

research and development in antennas, propagation, RF/microwave and radio

communication systems. It is also an important objective of this workshop to

enhance the friendship between Malaysian

and Japanese researchers.

SEMINAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEM IN TAIWAN & JAPAN

A seminar on The Development of Natural Disaster Prevention and Response Technology & System in Taiwan & Japan was held on 20 January

at MOT Seminar Room, UTM Kuala Lumpur. The lecture was delivered by

Professor Chjeng-Lun Shieh, Director of Disaster Prevention Research Centre, National Cheng Kung University and Professor Kuniaki Miyamoto, a

professor in Hydraulic Engineering & Natural Disaster, University of Tsukuba.

ADVISORY PANEL MEETING

MJIIT Advisory Panel Meeting on 16 February 2017 at Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur.

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MJIIT KAI 2017

The handover ceremony of MJIIT KAI 2017 on Research & Development to Associate Prof.

Dr Shahrum Shah Abdullah Deputy Dean (R&I)

MJIIT by Dean of MJIIT Prof. Datin Dr. Rubiyah Yusof on 17 February 2017.

KAI is Key Amal Indicator which is modified

from Key Performance Indicator (KPI). - MJIIT Facebook

REAL TECH SEED ACCELERATION

PROGRAM TECH PLANTER : CHANCE TO

PITCH YOUR BUSINESS IDEAS TO

JAPANESE CORPORATION

A sharing session on “Real Tech Seed Acceleration Program Tech Planter: Chance To Pitch

Your Business Ideas To Japanese Corporation” was

held on 23 February 2017 at Dewan Seminar, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur. The session

organized by Leave A Nest in partner with Universiti of Malaya Center of Innovation & Commercialization

(UMCIC).

Tech Planter is a unique seed acceleration

program for deep technology based research teams or start-ups and they were looking for proposals for

Tech Plan Demo Day in Malaysia 2017. The focus of the project proposed should be on challenging

issues for humanity and related to Hardware,

Robotics, Biotech and Agricultural Technology.

On 28 February 2017, the MDRM students together with Prof. Dr. Masahiro Chigira of the

Disaster Prevention Research Center (DPRI), Kyoto

University and lecturer of MDRM, visited National Slope Hazard and Risk Mapping Center of Minerals

and Geoscience Department Malaysia (JMG) in Ipoh, Perak.

This visit was supported by Datuk Mior

Sallehhuddin bin Mior Jadid, Director General of

Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia. The meeting was chaired by Dato’ Mohd Za’im Bin

Abdul Wahab. the students were briefed on the functions of the Center, followed by a presentation on their ongoing project on Slope Hazard and Risk Mapping by Mr. Zamri Ramli and then on the National

Geospatial Terrain and Slope Information System (NaTSIS) by Dr

Mohamad Abd Manap and observed the data center. After the morning meeting, the group visited the Geological Museum

operated by JMG.

The program at JMG was followed by a field visit to the Gunung Pass and Cameron Highlands where actual slope failures and

preventive measures were seen and explained to the students. This

field trip was organized by Dr Khamarrul Azahari Razak, Senior Lecturer and course coordinator of the Geohazard Information for

Disaster Risk Assessment course. - MDRM Website

VISIT TO JABATAN MINERAL DAN GEOSAINS MALAYSIA (JMG) IPOH

MALAYSIA-JAPAN

INTERNATIONAL

INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY (MJIIT)

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI

MALAYSIA KUALA

LUMPUR,

Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra,

54100 Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

Tel : 603 2203 1517

Fax : 603 2203 1266

Email : mjiit@utm.my

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Akio Makishima

Editors:

Dr. Shohei Matsuura Ms. Nobue Hayashi

Mr. Ryotaro Takano

Members: Ir. Dr. Zool Hilmi Ismail

(Website) Ms. Siti Juliana Mohd Imam

Ms. Wan Maryam Wan Zulkipli

Mr. Megat Farizul Auzan Zuhairi

MAIN ACTIVITIES

THE TEAM

We would like to thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anthony Centeno

for his assistance in checking

MJIIT Newsletter. Dr. Centeno is MJIIT Associate Professor under

Electrical System Engineering Department. He left MJIIT at the

end of February. We wish Dr. Centeno all the best for his new

placement. His commitment and

c o n t r i b u t i o n i s h i g h l y appreciated.

APPRECIATION:

DR. HAFIZAL YAHAYA

FAREWELL:

ASSOC. PROF. DR. ANTHONY CENTENO

We would like to thank Dr. Hafizal Yahaya for his

contribution in publishing

MJIIT Newsletter. Dr. Hafizal is MJIIT Senior Lecturer

under Mechanical Precision Engineering Department. His

term as IT Manager has been ended and we wish Dr.

Hafizal all the best. His

c o m m i t m e n t a n d contribution is highly

appreciated.

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOCUP @HOMEEDUCATION

On 25 February 2017, MJIIT Innokai organized Introduction to RoboCup @HomeEducation at MJIIT, UTM Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with The University

of Tokyo, RoboCup@Home, RoboCup Japan, RoboCup Junior International. The

program also supported by IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, Mathworks, NVIDIA and ROBOTIS.

The program is an educational initiative in RoboCup@Home that promotes

educational efforts to boost participation and service robot development. Currently there are 3 projects started in Japan under the initiative:

1. RoboCup@Home Education Challenge in RoboCup Japan Open

2. Development of an Open Source Educational Robot Platform for RoboCup@Home (service robot)

3. Outreach Programs (Domestic Workshops, international academic exchanges, etc).

The introduction delivered by Dr. Jeffrey Too Chuan Tan. The speaker is a Project Assistant Professor at University of Tokyo,

Japan and also a Visiting Associate Professor at Nankai University in China.