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Professor Ir Ts. Yap Kian Meng

Associate Professor Dr Yap Kian Meng received a Diploma in Electronic Engineering from the Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia in 1997 and a Master’s degree with distinction from the Queen’s University Belfast in 2002. He completed the Engineering Council Examination Part 2 programme in 2000 and became a member of the IET, UK. In 2008, he obtained his PhD from the Queen’s University Belfast through his research which focussed on providing network Quality of Service (QoS) for Distributed Haptic Virtual Environments (DHVEs). Currently, he is a member of the IEEE and the IET. Dr Yap has spent 15 years working in areas such as data networks (IT), telecommunications, computer networking manufacturing industries and electronic control system for machinery. He is the principal investigator for a few projects supported by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), ERGS, MCMC, Lancaster University (UK), PPRN, industrial partners and ������Ƶ University Internal Grant respectively. He has also obtained a travel grant from the British Council for research collaboration activities in the UK. His current research interests include haptics over WIFI/MANET, drones, odour sensing/tracking, tele-haptics, tele-robotics, materials sensing, software development, virtual reality and various development projects using WSN.    

Dr Yap also heads ������Ƶ University’s H.O.M.E. Lab (House of Multimodal Evolution) , which provides technological services such as mobile development, web development, 3D printing, assistive technology for the visually-impaired, customised robotic application, remote monitoring system, distributed haptic application and various others.

Associate Professor Ir Dr Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh

Ir Dr Ranjit Singh is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering and Technology, ������Ƶ University, Malaysia. Previously he has served as Senior Lecturer at Department of Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) from Dec 2015 - Nov 2023. He also has served as Tutor from 2008 – 2010, and as lecturer from 2010 – 2015.  Ir. Dr Ranjit Singh is registered as Professional Engineering (PE) with Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He is also registered as a Chartered Engineer of IET (UK), IntPE (UK) and Professional Engineer (UK) and Asean Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE).

His research interest spans several different disciplines: Renewable Energy System Management, Battery Energy Storage Management, Embedded System Design, Energy Management Algorithm, and Consumers Electronics System Design. He has actively pursued research in these fields and published more than 60 journals and conference papers.

Ir. Dr Ranjit Singh has also received the Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awan Scholarship for his diploma and bachelor’s degree studies. He also received the Best Student Award during his Diploma studies with First Class CGPA. He has also received the Excellent Employee Award in 2008 and 2018 from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM).
 

Ts. Dr Tan Tee Hean

Dr. Tan Tee Hean holds a PhD in Computing from ������Ƶ University and is a certified Oracle Java Instructor and Java Developer. She has extensive experience as a trainer for Java and Android under the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Train-the-Trainer and Job Camp programs.

With a strong passion for teaching and a commitment to exploring emerging technologies, Dr. Tan firmly believes in the transformative role of software development in driving technological progress. She served as a programming lecturer at the School of American Education, ������Ƶ University, for seven years. 

Her research interests include Natural Language Processing (NLP), the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile application development, and other emerging areas. She continues to expand her research pursuits to stay at the forefront of innovation.
 

Dr Tang Tiong Yew

Dr Tang Tiong Yew received Diploma from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (KTAR), Bachelor of Science (2006) from Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR) and Doctor of Philosophy (2016) from Monash University. He is a senior lecturer at Research Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration, School of Engineering and Technology, ������Ƶ University (SU), Malaysia. He taught at Monash University (School of Information Technology, 2016), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC, Lecturer, 2016, Senior Lecturer, 2019). Dr. Tang was the visiting scholar at Tokyo Metropolitan University (from September 2010 to March 2011).

Dr. Tang’s research interests include Robotic Process Automation, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Grant Received:
Kick Start Grant Scheme 2022, GRTIN-KSGS-DBA[S]-02-2022, RM20,000.00. Project Description: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System with Deep Learning Techniques and Partial Least Square with Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM).

International Patent Filed:
Filled Patent Corporation Treaty (PCT) international patent application in December 2019 with the title “METHOD FOR ENSURING THE AUTHENTICITY AND VALIDITY OF ITEM OWNERSHIP TRANSFER” and published at PCT on 1st July 2021. International Publication Number: WO2021/133150A1

Associate Professor Ts. Dr Lee Yun Li

Yun Li, Lee is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering and Technology. She has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in higher education. She is currently a senior member of the IEEE, a Professional Technologist of MBOT, and the Malaysia Director of the International Association for Convergence Science & Technology (IACST). She has contributed to several local and international research projects such as the FRGS, PPRN, and Japan-APT funds, and published in leading international journals, conferences, and book chapters. Her current research includes ultrasound imaging, time series data analysis, and designing a cognitive training module.

Associate Professor Ir Dr Sami Salama Hussen Hajjaj

Dr. Sami Hajjaj has over 20 years of experience in higher education and R&D, with extensive international and professional recognition. He is a Professional Engineer (Malaysia), Chartered Engineer (UK), Senior Fellow (Advance HE, UK), Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE, US), and an Accredited Trainer (HRDCorp, Malaysia).

Before joining ������Ƶ University, he was the Program Director at the School of Robotics, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China. Prior to that, he spent over 18 years at various Malaysian institutions.

Dr. Hajjaj specializes in Robotics, IoT, and AI, with recent projects in Generative AI in Robotics, Factories of Tomorrow, and Collaborative Robots (CoBots). He is also actively involved in STEAM education and research (STEM + Art), with projects such as Robotic Cameras for TV & Film, Creative Robotics, and Generative AI for Education.

He has led and completed numerous high-impact projects across various sectors, securing research funding and earning international gold awards for engineering innovation. His work includes authoring engineering books with Routledge and Taylor & Francis, publishing in Q1 journals, presenting at international events, and registering intellectual properties.

Coming from a family of teachers, Dr. Hajjaj is passionate about student mentorship. He has supervised postgraduate students to graduation, guided them in winning prestigious engineering awards, and supported others in launching successful startups.