IEEE SB Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, UPM has successfully conducted their annual EE Games event in 2018.

The event had 161 participants from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, UPM, as well as a special guest, Dr. Hafiz Rashidi b Harun @ Ramli. The participants included first year students and as such they were introduced to IEEE by the IEEE SB UPM President, Gorakanage Amesh Eromal Gomes.

The event took place over the span of two consecutive days:

The first day had an ice-breaking session between the seniors and juniors as well as an array of ‘Station Games’ to have the participants interact with each other in ways that they don’t usually do daily. Next, we had a tournament-styled bracket matches for badminton and futsal, played between the girls and boys respectively.

The second day featured dodgeball matches. Lastly, a dinner session was held with all the participants. A handful of the participants also performed on stage during the dinner. The night ended with a certificate giving ceremony and group photos.

The event has successfully given the new first year students an opportunity to meet and get to know their seniors, and vice-versa. We sincerely hope that this will spark more interactions between students segregated by yearly batches.

IEEE SB UPM would like to thank the second year students of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, UPM for their voluntary effort and support to make this event possible.

Ice-breaking Session

Badminton

Futsal

Dodgeball

Group photo of participants of EE Games 2018

On the 11^th of April 2019, an Industrial visit was participated by 3 lecturers (Prof Madya Dr. Jasnorita binti Jasni, Prof. Madya Dr. Norhafiz bin Azia and Dr. Mohd Nazim bin Mohtar), 1 technician and 26 students in their final year from the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia.

The main objective of this industrial visit is to gain exposure and industrial knowledge on the current trends and technologies applied in the operation of a coal-fired power plant.

The participants arrived at the power plant at 10:00 am by bus. We were greeted by the staff of TNB Manjung Coal Dispatch Centre (MCDC) and were allowed to view posters of the construction and modelling of the electrical equipment used in the power plant. A brief overview of the plant and a safety briefing was given during the beginning of the briefing. Then, an informal lecture style class was given to explain the specifications and designs applied in the operation of the power plant.

The size of TNB Manjung cover 293 hectars of reclaimed land, which is an island away from the mainland of Manjung. There are 5 Power Plants in TNB Manjung, of which 3 have a maximum capacity of 700MW (Manjung 1,2 and 3) and 2 have a maximum capacity of 1000MW (Manjung 4 and 5) giving a maximum generating capacity of 4100MW. The nominal power generated is 3100MW. Manjung 4 and 5 operate independently so that an alternative source of power is available during contingency periods.

A tour was given of the simulation room that is used to train engineers that will operate the power plants. The simulation room contains the main display panel that displays all the parameter in the power plant. Then, a bus tour was provided around TNB Manjung to see the various components of the power plant. A token of appreciation was presented to the staff of TNB Manjung by Prof Madya Dr. Jasnorita binti Jasni on behalf of the UPM Engineering Department. In conclusion, the objective for this industrial visit was achieved as most of the students were able to give good explanations of the various components used in the coal-fired power plant.

Students for subject EEE3306 Electrical Wiring Design had visited to the 33kv Substation at UPM and Main Switch Board (MSB) at Faculty of Engineering on 1 November 2017. The visit was participated by 15 students and one lecturer and there were four staffs from Development Office and Asset Management to guide the students during the visit.

The visit was organised so that students can gain knowledge and idea through the activities at the substation. Furthermore, students can get experience and see on how the substation works in real life. In addition, the visit also establish friendship among the students and the lecturer and help them improve their communication skill.

The students assembled at Faculty of Engineering at 9.45 am. Then, they depart from the faculty at 10.00 am and arrived at the substation around 10.15 am. The visit at the substation took around one hour. After that, they moved to the MSB at Faculty of Engineering. At this site, the visit took around half an hour because it is small compare to the substation. The visit was ended around 12.30 pm.

All the students of EEE3306 Electrical Wiring Design would like to thank all the staffs of Development Office and Asset Management for helping to make this visit successful. Also, thank you to all the students for participating this visit.

IEEE WIE Malaysia Section successfully hosted the 2017 IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit (WIE ILS) held at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 18-19 September 2017. The summit was officiated by Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Advisor, Women Entrepreneurs and Professional Development, Prime Minister Department. 4 students from IEEESB UPM have volunteered as publicity team and runners where they are responsible in promoting the event, updating the social medias and help out during the event.

WIE ILS was attended by 129 participants, including international participants from Germany, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and United States. With the theme, “Empower, Aspire to Inspire”, the summit was designed to inspire attendees through keynote speeches and invited sessions from prominent women figures. The program was divided into four track which are leadership, empowerment, inspiration and entrepreneurship.

During the summit, five keynote speeches were delivered by Prof. Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, 2017 IEEE-WIE Global Chair, Datin Paduka Ir. Dr. Siti Hamizah Tapsir, Director General, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Professor Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Professor Dato’ Dr. Noraini Idris, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) and Professor Dr Azni Zain Ahmed, Assistant Vice Chancellor from Universiti Teknologi MARA.

In addition, there were also five invited speakers who shared their experiences to inspire the participants. On the 2nd day, participants were engaged with 16 track speakers from Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan and Iraq. Encouraging feedback from participants was obtained after the summit and overall rating for the event is 8.9 out of 10. The summit was also received good coverage from the local newspaper.

IEEE SB UPM and WIE AG UPM would like to thank all the committees of IEEE WIE ILS for giving the opportunity to join and help in organizing such an inspiring and amazing event.

Minggu Perkasa Putra was successfully conducted on 7^th September 2017 organized by Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar UPM, in collaboration with PEMAJU and IEEESB UPM. This program was held between the lecturers and new students of Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program intake 2017/2018.

The objective of this Minggu Perkasa Putra program is to introduce the new students to the Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program offered in Universiti Putra Malaysia by providing information and resources that will allow students to make appropriate academic plans and healthy social choices. This program was held with the help from the lecturers of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM to create a welcoming environment that builds a sense of community among the incoming class and in order to connect the new students to faculty, staff and their colleague.

This one-day program was started with du’a’ recitation by Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohammad Lutfi b. Othman and then greetings from the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Amran b. Mohd. Radzi. This followed by the talk from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsul Bahari b. Mohd. Noor regarding career prospect in the electrical and electronic engineering field.

After group photo session, a talk from the Academic Coordinators of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Dr. Nashiren Farzilah bt. Mailah and Dr. Ribhan Zafira bt. Abdul Rahman was held to help the new students begin to define their educational purpose. Minggu Perkasa Putra is ended with lunch provided by the PEMAJU.

In conclusion, this program is important in order to strengthen the bonds between the lecturers and students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM.

IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) had successfully organized the PETRONAS TALK on 19th September, 2017 for 3 hours held at Dewan Taklimat, Tower Block of Engineering Faculty, UPM. The event was participated by 49 students, lecturers and staffs from Faculty of Engineering. The talk was given by Tn Haji M Zainol Bin M Zain, the Head Petchem Operations for Pengerang Refinery & Petchem Corporation (PRPC) Sdn. Bhd. discussing about The Future of Our Mobility and How It Impacts Our Ecosystem .

The talk was organised as the innovation and advancement in technologies has sparked important dialogues about future evolution of transportation and mobility.  Companies are changing their way of developing and building vehicles by reducing vehicle weight and powered by alternative energy such as electric to reduce its running cost.  These vehicles are literally maintenance free.  Further breakthrough in technology will soon make driverless car become a reality. Rapid advances in communications technologies coupled with evolution of transportation could result in the emergency of a new ecosystem of personal mobility.  And this will become a new lifestyle of future generation where it will alter current industry structures, business models and customer value propositions.

Therefore, Tn Haji M Zainol was giving us a bit of glance on how things will work in the future. He was asking us and giving us the opportunity to think ahead of time before future evolution happened. This 3 hours event was divided into two sessions which are talk session and Q&A session. Positive feedbacks can be seen by the audiences during the Q&A session as they asked so many questions. Furthermore, the speaker also seems very satisfy with the response given by the audiences. Later on, photo session was held to capture the memories continued with the tea.

IEEE SB UPM would like to thank all the committees of PETRONAS TALK and other volunteers from the students itself for supporting this event.

Three Form Four students from SMK Subang Utama in Subang Jaya, will represent Selangor at the semi-finals for the national-level Science Challenge next month.

Kayshev Varman Surenddren, Beh Jia Hao and Shanjuktha Shreyaa Sugumar will compete against other teams from 15 schools from around the country after they came out tops in the National Science Challenge 2017 Selangor-level competition held at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) here.

The team beat four other schools in the competition.

The participants were required to answer questions prepared by panels from various universities nationwide.

The semi-finals to be held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, the students were required to conduct a science experiment.

The National Science Challenge (NSC) Grand Prize winner will have the opportunity to go for a Study Visit to Stockholm, Sweden and witness the prestigious Nobel Prize Award Ceremony held each year on 10 December.

While, the finalists will get to attend the Sakura Exchange Programme for one week in Japan.

ANZSCON 2017 congress was held at University of Technology Sydney, Australia on 10th & 11th August 2017. The participants will be exposed to developing engineering and entrepreneur thinking skills, develop a network with colleagues from region 10.

This Congress targeted IEEE members and Young professionals from region 10 and was facilitated by IEEE members of Australia and New Zealand.

The talks at the congress included the benefits and introduction of becoming an IEEE member and the transition of Student to Young Professional member.

An insight into IEEE Sight was given to the participants including how to create the special interest group in a SB, the events being run on sight around the world as well as how to generate capital for the group.

A briefing about IEEE Xtreme was given by Mr. Prashanth Mohan, program chair of IEEE xtreme. Which included Rules and regulations of the program as well as how to register for it and a discussion on how to improve the program.

The congress included breakout sessions and panel discussions as well as a interactive session between participants about on going events at their SB and how to improve the SB.

At the end, the congress was a great experience for the participants. The congress gave me the chance to meet the IEEE president, the Region 10 director and the WIE global chair.

“Raspberry Pi for Beginners” Workshop helped  the participants to develop their foundation in using a Rasberry pi 3 board, develop the engineering thinking skills, teamwork and leadership skills as the students were working in teams,  exploring the Rasberry pi kit and basic electrical components.  It gave the participants a chance to apply the fundamentals of electronics in an interesting way, which led to the participants being developed a game with the knowledge they obtained from the workshop under the supervision of our university student demonstrators with the main intention of using the “Learn by Doing” method as the technique.

Thus, the main aim of the workshop was to help the participants in understanding the concept of Raspberry Pi and develop the engineering thinking skills, teamwork and leadership skills necessary, as the students will be working in teams, exploring the Raspberry Pi kit and basic electrical components. Further, it provided an opportunity to apply fundamentals of electronics in an interesting outside of the lecture room paradigm. Thus, providing a space for participants to improve their creativity, test their knowledge and put their theories to test.

The workshop was organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) and Department of Electrical and Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, UPM.

This workshop was targeted to Novice Electronics enthusiasts from 1^st and 2^nd year students of Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics), UPM. There were 8 participants and it was conducted as a two day program on 15^th and 16^th of April 2017, at Microelectronics lab, Faculty of Engineering, UPM. The workshop was ended with a one on one session with Mr. Manoj Kumar, who is one of the most prominent young innovators in Malaysia.

All participants were given a software copy of all teaching material which contained all the modules which we taught at the workshop.  A simple explanation of each code was also given to reduce the trouble in understanding the program code, thus, helped participants to focus on training and how to use the kit.

Hence, a beginner course was conducted where programming in python language was taught for the utilization of the Raspberry Pi and many projects were undertaken by the participants to use Raspberry Pi in different aspects.

The workshop contained the Introduction to UPM and IEEESB UPM, Introduction to Raspberry pi, and introduction to Linux operating system and Python Language. Further, it also had a project competition and concluded with a certificate awarding and a photo session.

At the end of the workshop, as the result, the participants were able to learn and explore microcontroller technology especially Raspberry Pi board and to apply the knowledge obtained to develop creatively. At the same time, the workshop helped to expose the participants to IEEE and IEEESB UPM, to develop teamwork and leadership skills and critical thinking skills of participants.

As an impact of the workshop, it was seen that the participants had an increase in capability of attempting the knowledge they got in their Final year Projects.

The workshop budget contained an income portions as well as the expenditure portion.  The income was received in the form of Registration Fee from the participants. The expenditure of the workshop was covered partly by the department of Electrical and electronic, IEEE Student Branch UPM and the revenue earned from the registration. The workshop Income and Expenditure sheet is given in the Annex 1.

The main business model of this workshop was the future expansion and therefore, it did not generate any profit as an outcome. The total revenue was spent on the honorariums for the instructors of the workshop.

Further, the greatest obstacle of such workshop is the high capital investment that required for the RPI board, Ethernet cables, SD cards etc. However, this expense is considered as the capital investment of this workshop. Once this capital investment is made, the costs of conducting similar workshops are minimal. Thus, it gave the opportunity for us to achieve the target we had in the main business model of the workshop as all earnings generated from future workshops will be considered as the profit.

On the other hand, investing in the Raspberry Pi boards can also lead to collaborations between universities and institutions. Most IEEE Student Branches lack the financial strength to make the capital investment for a Raspberry Pi workshop. Therefore, due the capital investment made in the proposed workshop, in the future, we are able to offer our equipment as well as our resource personal to other IEEE student Branches, universities and institutions to conduct Raspberry Pi workshops. Such collaborations can bring profits as well as recognition to IEEESB UPM and Faculty of Engineering UPM.

A special thanks goes to the Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Amran b. Mohd. Radzi for funding the Raspberry Pi workshop and the councilor of IEEESB UPM, Dr. Noor Ain Bt. Kamsani, for her unwavering support to make the event a success.

The IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 was successfully organized by IEEE Malaysia Section and IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) at Executive Lounge, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia on 11^st March 2017.

The event was participated by student branch leaders from 21 students branch (APU, Curtin Sarawak, Monash University, Nilai University, UIAM, UKM, UM, UniMAP, UMS, MMU, UPM, USM, UTeM, UTM, UTP, UNITEN, UTHM, UTAR, UUM, UNMC,  and UiTM).

The invited guests and speaker were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi, Dr. Noor Ain Kamsani and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin from IEEE Malaysia Section; Ng Pin Jian, IEEE Malaysia SAC 2016, Saaveethya Sivakumar Arvind Rajan and Kong Sheng How from IEEE R10 SAC 2017 and Gorakanage Ashen Indimal Gomes, IEEE Malaysia Student Representative 2016.

The line of event was design to enhance leadership in IEEE Malaysia Section Student Branches and to provide training and share experiences in the running of IEEE Student Branches. It was also focus on interaction and collaboration among student branches to increase networking.

On the afternoon session, the winner for 2017 IEEE Malaysia Student Activity Committee were announced where Abdulrahman Taha from IEEESB UPM is selected for IEEE Malaysia Section Student Representative (SSR), Shum Kar Yen from IEEESB USM is selected for WIE Student Network (WSN) meanwhile Kong Sheng How from IEEESB Curtin Sarawak, Abdulraqeb Alhammadi from IEESB MMU and Ng Jiann Jia from IEESB USM are selected for Student Activity Committee (SAC).

On evening session, each SB presented on their planned activity and budget which is including SB Website link, SB Facebook link, plan for activities for 2017 (technical, non-technical, budget for each activities and others) for 5 minutes per each student branch.

After the presentation, SB travelling grant is given for all SBs except for MMU, UTAR, UKM, Monash, UTeM, UTHM and Nilai University. The last session for IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 was the certificate giving ceremony for SB counselors and chairs for 2016 session and the participants.

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On the 26^th of April 2017, the technical visit was participated by 2 lecturers (Dr. Ribhan Zafira bt. Abdul Rahman and Dr. Hafiz Rashidi Harun b. Ramli) and 49 students who are undertaking course: Control System in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia.

The main aim for the technical visit is to expose and broaden the concept of control systems in real life applications; such as, the control system of a nuclear reactor.

The participants arrived at the nuclear agency at 2.00 p.m. by bus. We were greeted by the staff of the agency and were allowed to view posters of recent researches and developments in the aspect of power generation and bi-product development from nuclear energy. We were also able to view models of nuclear reactors used to generate electricity for the consumer. The participants were soon gathered into the conference hall to view their corporate video to understand briefly the operation of the nuclear reactor.

The technical-visit continued by using the bus provided to reach a nearby nuclear reactor used for research purposes. At the nuclear reactor, safety measures were taken so that the participants would not harm themselves during the course of the technical visit. The on-site engineers were assigned to provide explanations as to the operation of the nuclear reactor, especially to the control system used which is our main focus on the technical visit. Later, a short Q&A session was held. Then, Encik Suhaimi, Head of Agensi Nuklear Malaysia  was presented with a small token of appreciation from Dr. Ribhan on behalf of UPM Engineering department

In conclusion, the objective for this site-visit was achieved as most of the  students were able to give good explanations of the control systems used in the nuclear reactor.

IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) with collaboration of CREST R&D Talent Development and IEEE Malaysia Section successfully organized the The Great Lab Mini Workshop on the April 22^th, 2017. The one-day event was participated by 65 students from UPM, USM, UTM, IIUM and UNITEN. Ten students from Faculty of Engineering (Final year bachelor and Postgraduate students) had been assigned as mentors where each mentor was assigned to a specific group to guide them on how to solve the challenge.

The event was organized to give exposure to the students on aspect of The Great Lab (TGL) Industry Challenge problem statement and pitching session. It is also organized to give students some ideas on how to create a proposal, guidelines one proposal, and guide on presentation skills. The event also aimed to provide the opportunity to improve/rework on the proposals based on the panel’s feedback and encourages the students to take up The Great Lab Challenge as part of students’ design or final year or postgraduate projects.

            Mrs. Haziati, representative from the CREST, starts the first session of the workshop with a briefing to the mentors. At the same time, all the participants arrived at the venue. The participants of the program were briefed on the TGL and then they were grouped into 10 groups. The program continued with group discussion to prepare a proposal to solve the given challenge with the support from the mentors.

Then, the program continue with pitching session in front of judging panels coming from Intel, ON Semiconductor, Tech Brain and MyDuino. At the end of the program, a closing ceremony was held where appreciation gifts were given to the winners and also all the participants and mentors.  The program ends with a group photo session.

            Positive feedbacks were obtained from all the participants about the event and they were also satisfied with the organization of the event in terms of food, venue and the sharing session. Some improvements were suggested on the time for the program as it was clash with students’ lecture class.

IEEE SB UPM and CREST R&D Talent Development would like to thank all the committees of THE GREAT LAB MINI WORKSHOP for helping to make this event successful. Also, thank you to all participants from UPM, USM, UTM, IIUM and UNITEN for joining the workshop.

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IEEE Malaysia Section and IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) successfully organized the IEEE Region 10 Internship & Skills Development at Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) on the May 28^th, 2016. The one-day event was participated by 24 IEEE Student/Postgraduate Members coming from 7 Student Branches out of 21 Student Branches registered under IEEE Malaysia Section.

The event was designed to provide opportunities for students to acquire interpersonal skills from industry experts and gain knowledge on the required technical skills needed to work in computer & information technologies or electrical & electronics field. Besides that, it also provides an opportunity for students to get exposure on international internship. The program was designed in three stages, which were data collection from industry and students prior to the event, gap analysis of the collected data and recommendation to the students on the field of work or type of trainings needed. At the end of this event, we aim to match the students with the recommended industry partners for internships.

Several speakers were invited to the event and they were Dr. Susthitha Menon, Chair of Student Activities Malaysia Section; Dr. Abdul Rahim Ahmad, IEEE Malaysia Section Committee; Dr. Norazmi Alias, Senior Vice President of CREST; Hajjah Mahuran Saro, Head of Critical Skill Monitoring Committee of TalentCorp; Dr. Anang Hudaya, Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia; Mr. Adrian Sie, IEEE PES Malaysia Section Committee, Mr. Anas Hasbullah, ex-intern at Paygate Co Ltd, Seoul, Korea and Ms. Esther Ling, IEEE YP R10/Malaysia. Besides that, there were also online speakers invited through Skype. They were Dr Preeti Bajaj, Subcommittee Lead for Internships & Skills Development for IEEE R10 Adhoc-Committee 2016; Charmain Williams and Parshva Bavishi from IEEE HQ and Dr Archana Shrivastava from GH Raisoni College of Engineering.

            In the evening, “Hands-on Session on IEEE ResumeLab and IEEE Collabratec” and “Career Interview Session” for the participants were conducted in a parallel session. This was to provide an opportunity for the participants to write an effective resume and to experience a career interview session. An open discussion between the evaluators and the participants was conducted at the end of the evening session. Some of the feedback given was on English communication skill, how to make resume stand out from the rest and how to ace the interview session. Also, the participants were advised to show their passion and confidence while attending the interview questions.

            Feedback forms were distributed during the event. Positive feedbacks were obtained from all the participants where they were satisfied with the organization of the event in terms of food, venue and volunteers. Some improvement were suggested on the time for each talk need to be lengthen as they feel that the information given are very useful and hence need to be elaborated further. The evaluators also think that the interview session should be done in a longer period of time.

IEEE SB UPM would like to thank IEEE Malaysia Section, IEEE Region 10 Adhoc Committee on Entrepreneurship, Internship & Innovation for their technical support, IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter, IEEE Computer Society Malaysia Chapter, CREST and SHRDC for their sponsorship during the event and volunteers from Universiti Putra Malaysia for supporting this event.  Also thank you to all participants of IEEE Region 10 Student Internship & Skills Development for joining the event.

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IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) with collaboration with IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group Universiti Putra Malaysia (WIE AG UPM) had successfully organized the FEED THE HUNGER: KITCHEN IN CALAIS TALK on the February 20^th, 2017 as one of the humanitarian activities of this club. The half-day event was participated by 30 students and lecturers from Faculty of Engineering, UPM.

The event was organised to share expertise and experience of the founder of Kitchen in Calais (KiC); Mr. Jamal, his wife, Mrs. Sofinee and their son, Ahmad Seif; in doing their humanitarian project in Calais Jungle for about 1 year and a half. This program involves sharing session along with answering questions from the participants who joined. Among the points highlighted by the speakers are their experiences and stories that captured their heart and the importance of humanity awareness to the world. They also bring along one of their volunteers that have involved with them for about 3 months. Thus, through the FEED THE HUNGER: KITCHEN IN CALAIS TALK program, this wealth of experience and expertise can be shared among the participants can help strengthen relationships between them.

            The first session of the program started at 10.00 a.m with sharing session from Mr. Jamal until 11.00 a.m. Then the program stop for a break. Each participants reveived a packed breakfast of ‘nasi lemak’ and mineral water. The program continued again with sharing session from Mrs. Sofinee about the awareness of the humanitarian projects. Then, the program then continued with sharing from their 14-years old son, Ahmad Seif and their volunteer, Mr. Raqib. At 1.30 p.m, the program ended with presentation of appreciation gifts as well as group photos.

            Positive feedbacks were obtained from all the participants where they were satisfied with the organization of the event in terms of food, venue and and the sharing session. Some improvements were suggested on the time for the program as it was clash with students’ lecture class.

IEEE SB UPM and WIE AG UPM would like to thank all the committees of FEED THE HUNGER: KITCHEN IN CALAIS TALK for helping to make this event successful. Also, thank you to all participants of Faculty of Engineering, UPM for joining the event.

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CHENNAI, INDIA

14 participants from PEMAJU has arrived at Chennai International Airport

For our first day, PEMAJU’s members arrived at Chennai International Airport safely. A total of 14 participants from PEMAJU has joined this program. Our arrival have been welcomed by representative of Veltech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University and brought us to hostel. After checked in to our convenient rooms, they had prepared us Indian traditional food such as puree with curry.

Welcoming ceremony for PEMAJU’s members was held at International Conference Hall. Veltech Universities management and also their local students welcome us with an open arms. After the welcoming ceremony, their local students usher us to each building at the faculty including the laboratory and also the building that usually they will use to do some research. Besides, they are also inform to us about the syllabus that will be taught for the whole semester.

Welcoming ceremony at International Conference Hall.

For the next activity is industrial visit to M/s Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Power Source Division Maraimalai Nagar. We gain a lot of input and information regarding the usage of batteries. The battery will be use for vehicles in India. Besides, they also import their product to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Industrial visit to M/s Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Power Source Division Maraimalai Nagar.

Our first class started on 3^rd day in India. We got opportunities to enter the class “Engineering Graphics, Fits & tolerance in design of machine elements” by Dr. A. T. Ravichandran (Professor and Head) & Dr. R. Velu (Professor), Dept. of Mechanical Eng for three hours. Both classes gave us a lot of information regarding Graphic design that always applied by an any engineer in the world.

Class of “Engineering Graphics, Fits & tolerance in design of machine elements”

After finishing our class, we were brought to M/s. Shardlow India Limited, Huzur Garden, Sembiyam, Perambur, Chennai to visit the manufacturing of lorries engine. From this industrial visit, we received thousand of inputs and information. The factory have been operated for 50 years in Chennai.

Industrial visit at M/s. Shardlow India Limited, Huzur Garden, Sembiyam, Perambur, Chennai

For our next class started on 4^th day in India. We got opportunities to enter the class “Three Dimensional Printing and Scanning with Real Time Applications” was teach by Dr.U.Chandra Sekhar (Pro Vice Chancellor), Mr.Shri Harish (Asst. Prof.) & Mr.Riyaz Ahmed (Asst.Prof.), from Department of Mechanical Engineering. From this class, it was so enjoyable and we got a lot of an information about 3D printing. Usually 3D application can be define by cutting, subtractive manufacturing, forming and additive manufacturing. Next, we also got knowledge about 3D printing is actually relatively new class of manufacturing methods which quickly produce physical prototypes from 3D CAD data.

Class of “Three Dimensional Printing and Scanning with Real Time Applications”

Other than that, we also attend the lecture on “Automobile Engineering” by Dr.S.Jai Chandar (Professor) and Mr.S.Ganesan (Asst. Prof.), from department of Automobile Engineering. From this class, we can learn the power train system and also the basic outline of an automobile.

Our fifth day start with industrial visit to M/s. India Pistons Limited, Simpsons Sembiyam Estate, Sembiyam, Perambur, Chennai while after lunch hour we attended class. After breakfast they told us to gathered at 9.30am to start with industrial visit at M/s. India Pistons Limited. Besides, from this industrial visit, the officer was explained about the the process on how to produce piston. At this factory, they used two different method which are robotic line and manual line. They used 10 operation (in the piston) means it have 10 machine to be used. From this process, it will start with melting the aluminum, mould, grooving, dishing, finishing grooving, FOD, and ending with table inspection. Based on the information that are told by the officer, they can produce in range 300-600 pistons a day.

Industrial visit to M/s. India Pistons Limited, Simpsons Sembiyam Estate, Sembiyam, Perambur, Chennai

After finish the touring session at the factory, we went to faculty for lunch and then attend the class of “Manufacturing practices and Current trends in Lean Manufacturing and Group Technology” lectured by Prof. S.Sekar, (Professor), Dr.Manimaran (Professor) & Dr.P.An (Asso. Prof.) from department of mechanical engineering. From this class, we got some information about manufacturing processes such as welding, casting, cutting and assembling. Manufacturing process is a sequence operations and processes designed to create a specific product.

Class of “Manufacturing practices and Current trends in Lean Manufacturing and Group Technology”

On Friday our 6^th days in Chennai, they were bring us to M/s. Amalgamations Repco Limited, 136, NH 5, J Garden, Madhavaram, Chennai. This factory actually produced clutch plate for any vehicle in India. They use the transmission system for this process. From here we can know that the function of clutch plate is to transmit torque, also engaging and disengaging. Besides, the material that have been used was low carbon steel. They also produce two types of plate which are the black one and wooden color. This will overcome the different quality. The officer was told us that they can produced about 1000 to 1500 of clutch plate for one day.

Industrial visit at M/s. Amalgamations Repco Limited, 136, NH 5, J Garden, Madhavaram, Chennai

After that, they bring us to Walaja Big Mosque, Triplicane, Chennai, India to solat Jumaat where as for the girls we went to the surau that nearby of Muslims houses to do solat zuhur. Next, we went to the shopping mall in the Chennai city and also the Marina Beach to take some picture as a memory.

At Marina Beach

For the 7^th Day they bring us to the Chennai city to buy some souvenir. Besides, we went to the famous place of saree so that we can buy a lot of saree with the standard price and all of us very satisfied with that.

We buy a lot of saree at the famous place of saree in Chennai

As usual, at 8.30 am all of us took our breakfast and after that, we went to the Mahabalipuram. Along the journey to Mahabalipuram, we were very excited because we can saw the view of village, town and also the highway existing in Chennai. In addition, before we arrived at Mahabalipuram, they bring us to the Tiger Cave Beach. New experience that we can look at their coastal areas and also there are many other sales outlets. We take the opportunity to shoot any picture and keep as a memories.

The Tiger Cave Beach

When finished viewing the Tiger Cave Beach, we proceed to Mahabalipuram. At Mahabalipuram, we saw a lot of areas that have been carved on the stone which is known as a temple for the Indians. This place is famous because it is not only visited by Indians but also tourists from abroad has also been to Mahabalipuram for every carving on the stone shows how smooth their art and attracted the attention of every tourist who comes.

At Mahabalipuram

For the 9^th day, at 9.00 am, all of us attend the lecture on Environmental Issue by Mr.J.Jaganraj (Asst.Prof.) and Dr.K.R.Aswin Sidhaarth (Asso. Prof.), from Department of Civil Engineering. In this class, we know that environmental Engineering is  actually to finding the solution on how to protect solid, liquid, and also gas for our environment. Besides, as a civil engineer, need to design something that related with environment such as water tank. He also teach us how the process of waste water treatment.

Lecture on Environmental Issue

At 10,30 am we were attended Cosmetic Engineering by Prof. S. Mohan. During this class, we can know how is paradism formed and also the recent advances in photonics. Besides, we also know what is the different between laser that can be use as a surgery and also the laser that can give the negative impact for those that use the laser. Laser technology is getting smaller, cheaper and more wavelength versatile.

Lecture on Cosmetic Engineering

Next, after lunch hour, for the next class is “Indian culture” by Mrs.Gayathri Shekar, Head of Operation, Tharaitiket. This class is very interesting because of we can know the culture of Indian that always followed such as they used kangar/kolam to feeds ant and Tulsi to prevented diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Lecture on “Indian culture”

For the next day, we attended lecture on “Air craft propulsion”, “Mechanics of Machines”, “Numerical Method” and “Statistics”. For each class was held about one hour and half. For class “Air craft population” by Dr.S.Ganeshan (Professor) from department of mechanical Engineering, all of us can learn about jet is actually gas coming out from the nozzle. Besides, he also told us that the function of nozzle is to converting fluids pressure energy into kinetic energy. Other than that, we can know that there are 4 types of jet which are turbo jet engine, turbo prop engine, pulse jet engine and ram jet engine.

Lecture on “Air craft propulsion”, “Mechanics of Machines”, “Numerical Method” and “Statistics”

Next, at 10,30 am, we attended lecture on “Mechanics of Machines” by Dr Praveen A.S from department of Mechanical Engineering. Actually from this class we can compared the differentiation between machine and mechanism. Besides, he also gave all of us info about rigid body is actually non deforrnable body that the size and shape does not change.

At 12,30 pm after lunch hour and prayer, we continued with class “Numerical Method” and “Statistics” by Dr.V.Sundarapandian (Professor) & Dr.S.Srinivasa Raghavan (Professor) by department of Mathematical. Usually they give lecture on the basic of mathematical.

On the next day, as usual all of us will attend the class after finish our breakfast. At 9.00 am we went to our class to attend the lecture on solar energy by Dr.Jee Joe Michael, (Asso. Prof.) from department of Mechanical Engineering. From this class we learn about the basic and history of solar energy also about its utilization. Besides, we also can know why solar energy are needed because of the high and increasing energy demand, increase in global warming and need for land restoration.

 After that, at 10,30 am we continued with lecture on Power Generation by Mr.J.M.Babu (Asso. Prof.), from Department of Mechanical Engineering. During this class, we learn about the renewable energy source and non renewable energy source. Other than that, we can know eight types of power generation with their advantages and also disadvantages. This class is quite interesting because the Dr plays some videos regarding power generation.

At 1.15 pm after all of us had our lunch and also pray, we attend the lecture on Indian History by Mrs.Sugatha, Vice Principle, Veltech School. This class is very fun and interesting because of we can know a part of Indian history that we never know before this besides the lecturer is very happening. A part of some info that we got, there were 29 states in India, 325 languages in India, 45 folk dances, and 32 district in Tamil Nadu. Besides, Chennai formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India’s fourth largest city and it is located on the Commandeer Coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Lecture on Indian History by Mrs.Sugatha , Vice Principle, Veltech School

Next, for the 12^th Day in Veltech, as usual after we finish our breakfast at 9.00 am we went to the lecture on “Super alloys and Recent trends in Environmental science & Engineering” by Dr.G.Deena Dayalan (Professor) & Dr.R.Varatharajan (Professor) from Department of Mechanical Engineering. During this class, we can know about selection of materials which are availability, material properties and relative price. Besides, for environmental issues, we can know about the air pollution, land pollution and others.

At 1.00 pm after we had our lunch and prayer, we continued with the lecture on “Fluid Mechanics, I. C. Engines and Heat Transfer” by Mr.Thamarai Kannan (Asst. Prof.), Dr.V.Suresh (Asso. Prof.) & Mr.Dilip Raja (Asso. Prof.), from Department of Mechanical Engineering. For both class was very interesting besides we can understand any info that they had told us because all of us already studied for this subject. For example we know that what is fluid, what is different between liquid and solid and what is the different between heat and temperature.

After class of “Fluid Mechanics, I. C. Engines and Heat Transfer”

Closing ceremony for PEMAJU’s members was held at International Conference Hall start with speech by Vice Canselor of Veltech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University and followed by some feedback from PEMAJU’s members within two weeks in Veltech. Next, after finished the closing ceremony, we went to the School of Media Technology and Communication to record some video as a feedback from us to promote Veltech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University. After that, we went to the big mosque near by Annanagar to perform our prayer and then they bring us to buys anything as a souvenir.

After Closing ceremony

EE Option Talk 2016 was held at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia on 14^th of November 2016. The program has brought more than 60 participants comprised of 3^rd year students and lecturers from Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM.

The program was held to create interest in several majors being offered at Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, UPM; to promote and disseminate knowledge on various topics and technologies of electrical & electronic engineering; and to expose students about electrical & electronic engineering as a profession in a wide field. Apart from that, it was also held to celebrate on the newly formed IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group at UPM Branch.

The program started with the inauguration of IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group UPM by the WIE SB Chair, Fatimah binti Abd. Rahman. Then, the program continued with talks on “Electrical Power Engineering” by Ir. Dr. Mohammad Lutfi bin Othman, followed by the second speaker, Dr. Nurul Amziah binti Md. Yunus who gave a talk on “Micro Electronics Engineering” and ended with the talk on “Control System and Signal Processing”  by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsul Bahari bin Mohd. Noor.

During this program, the students were given opportunities to enquire further on specific engineering major and aligned it with their personal interest. Positive feedback from the students was obtained at the end of the program where they were able to determine the preferred options. Then, the program ended with a group photo session and networking session during tea.

IEEE SB UPM and Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, UPM would like to extend our gratitude to the sponsors of the event, which are IEEE Circuits & Systems Malaysia Chapter, IEEE Control Systems Society Malaysia Chapter, IEEE Malaysia Section and IEEE Women In Engineering, Region 10 for making this event a success.

On 10th November 2016, a group of final year students from Electric and Electronic department participated in a site-visit to Sultan Yussuf Power Generation Station at Cameron Highlands, Pahang.

This event was participated by a total of 43 participants which were consisted of 40 students and accompanied by 3 lecturers which is headed by Dr Norhafiz bin Azis, lecturer for EEE 4307 Electrical Power Generation and Utilisation.

The main aim of the site-visit trip is to expose and integrate the real concept of power generation especially involving renewable source of energy. Besides that, this visit is seen as the best possible way for the students to experience the real-time working environment at power generation station.

The participants arrived at the power station at 9.00 a.m by bus. Initially, the students were gathered at the Jor Excellence Centre (JEP). All safety precautions and information was delivered by Encik Nazif and Encik Azman. It was stressed that the safety of each participants remains the most important aspect to be protected for the site-visit.

The site-visit was started by using the vans in order to reach the power house. It was a once in a life time opportunity ride because it is located 500 meter underground. At the power house, all the working equipments such as transformer, diesel generator, and turbine were shown to the participants.

The power station generates its supply from water (hydro) and transferred via penstock. The penstock is then divided into four different sections and transferred directly to others four horizontal turbines and its respective generators. Next, the 11kV produced by each four generators will be step-up to 132kV and transferred to the consumer. At the power house, there are several crucial protection systems such as firefighting and air cooling system.

The diesel generator is located near the turbine is used as the auxiliary system. It requires only 5 minutes to start the generator back to its normal conditions if there is any interruption. The power station also equipped itself with a scheduled of every minor and major inspection. Every month, there will be minor inspection whereas the major overhaul will be conducted every 4 years. This marks the end of our tour inside the power house.

The students were then returned back to the Jor Excellence Center. In the afternoon, a short Q&A session was held. Then, Encik Nazif was presented with a small token of appreciation from Dr. Norhafiz on behalf of UPM department.

In conclusion, the objective for this site-visit had been achieved as most of the students gives positives responds and understand more on the fundamental operations of the hydro power station.

Persatuan Mahasiswa Mahasiswi Kejuruteraan (PEMAJU), in association Majilis Perwakilan Pelajar(MPP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has organized an Entrepreneurship Carnival in view of Entrepreneurship Week on the 19^th to 21^th October 2016 . This program was held around the compound of the engineering faculty. The activities that were carried out were a technical talk and sales from each engineering department. IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) has participated in this event by setting up booths to sell electrical and electronic related products to the students in the engineering faculty.

            The purpose of this program was to instil and motivate undergraduates to cultivate skills needed to breach the business world and become a successful entrepreneur. The technical talk was held on Friday, 21^th October, to help students understand the important characteristics in a successful entrepreneur and the criteria of a successful and well organised business.

            From 19^th to 21^th October 2016, an ongoing carnival sale was carried out by different engineering departments. Each department was provided with a booth to help facilitate the sales of their products. Each engineering department was given the liberty to sell products that are related to their field of study and all profits will go to their respective societies. IEEESB UPM participated in this event by selling products such as pendrives, breadboards and microcontroller-based kits. Used textbooks and reference books were also collected to be sold to those who were interested. All products were sold and profits from the sale were received by IEEESB UPM.

            IEEESB UPM members participated in this event by managing the booths at different intervals. IEEESB UPM members from 2^nd year to 4^th year of Electrical and Electronic Engineering took part in making sure the booth was operational from 10am to 5pm.

            In conclusion, this event was carried out successfully and each department, including IEEESB UPM have benefited from it. Further programs such as this can be held in the future with more activities such as game-booths that are set up to promote each engineering departments field of study with interesting and innovative ideas that can boost sales as well as enlighten the society of the benefits enjoyed through research in each engineering department. The organisers have taken a small step in building the interest of undergraduates to become entrepreneurs that are innovative and successful.

IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) had successfully organized the EE GAMES 2016 on the October 3^rd, 2016 as one of the annual activities of this club. The one-day event was participated by 170 students of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UPM.

The event was organised to share expertise and experience of every individual as well as strengthen the relationship between the new students and current students of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. This program involves a range of activities. Among these are group activity, namely futsal game. Apart from to test physical strength of the participants, activities such as futsal can also help to inculcate positive competitive attitude among the participants. Meanwhile, explorace and tele match games were held to help the participants to get to know each other when the session takes place. Thus, through the EE GAMES 2016, this wealth of experience and expertise can be shared among the participants can help strengthen relationships between them.

            The program started at 9.00 a.m with futsal activity and ended around 1.00 p.m. Then the program continued at 3.00 p.m with explorace and telematch games. The explorace activity involved 4 checkpoints, namely “Zig-zag Stability”, “Aim It Right”, “Le-Trans Siberian” and “Catch Me If You Can”. Each checkpoints help students to improve their critical thinking skills as long as their teamwork skills. Telematch game, “The Giant Teeter” then started at 4.30 p.m. This game is intended to enhance students’ teamwork and leadership skills. These games ended at 5.30 p.m. “Welcome Dinner” then started at 9.00 p.m with opening speech by President of IEEESB UPM and continued with dining session. During the dining session, videos from each batch were presented. Then, the program continued with ‘Dikir Barat’ performance by the First Year students. The program then continued with prize giving session and celebration of IEEE Day as well as group photos.

            Positive feedbacks were obtained from all the participants where they were satisfied with the organization of the event in terms of food, venue and and the games played. Some improvements were suggested on the time for the program as they feel a little bit tired with the pack schedules.

IEEE SB UPM would like to thank all the committees of EE Games 2016 and other volunteers from the students itself for supporting this event. Also, thank you to all participants of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering for joining the event.

Minggu Perkasa Putra was successfully conducted on 1^st September 2016 organized by Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar UPM, in collaboration with PEMAJU and IEEESB UPM. This program was held between the lecturers and new students of Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program for intake 2016/2017.

The objective of this Minggu Perkasa Putra program is to introduce the new students to the Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program offered at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Information and resources that will allow students to make appropriate academic plans and healthy social choices were also provided during the event. This program was held together by the lecturers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM to create a welcoming environment that builds a sense of community among the incoming class and in order to connect the new students to faculty, staff and their colleagues.

This one-day program was started with the greetings from the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Prof. Madya Dr. Wan Zuha Wan Hasan and followed by the talk from Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Nizar Hamidon regarding career in the engineering field. After the group photo session, a forum entitled “Adaptation to the New Environment in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM” was moderated by Dr. Noor Ain Kamsani, with speacial appearance of four panels; Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamiruce Marhaban (Panel 1), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsul Bahari Mohd Noor (Panel 2), Dr. Norhafiz Azis (Panel 3), and Mr Hafiz Rashidi Harun@Ramli (Panel 4). Some of the new students asked questions regarding the academic plans and social activities during the Q&A Session. After the forum session, a talk was given by the Academic Coordinators of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Anom Ahmad and Dr. Asnor Juraiza Ishak to help the new students to understand the study scheme in Electrical & Electronic Engineering Program. The Minggu Perkasa Putra program ended with the “Session with Academic Advisor” slot. Lunch was provided by the PEMAJU.

In conclusion, this program is important especially for the new students to get to know and strengthen the bonds with the academic and technical staffs at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM.