ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - Universiti Sains Malaysia

ANNUAL REPORT

2019

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Vision

Towards holistic and sustainability-inspired

computing for better tomorrow

Mission

Providing holistic and sustainability-

inspired computing in the quest for

knowledge and excellence in education and

research that nurtures individuals who can

contribute effectively towards the

transformation of the nation

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Table of Contents

Forward by the Dean...................................................................................................5

Introduction.................................................................................................................6

School Management....................................................................................................7

Academic Staff............................................................................................................8

Administrative and Technical Staff............................................................................12

Academic Programme................................................................................................13

Undergraduate programme...................................................................................13

Introduction......................................................................................................13

Bachelor of Computer Science(Honours) programme ....................................14

Dean’s list.........................................................................................................15

Industrial Training............................................................................................20

Industrial Training Excellence Award..............................................................22

Final Year Projects...........................................................................................23

PIXEL 2019......................................................................................................23

Bachelor of Computer Science(Honours)

Graduates (class of 2019).......................................................................24

Postgraduate Programmes................................................................................26

Mixed Mode Programme- Master of Science (Computer Science).................26

Coursework Mode Programme- Master of Science (Data Science and

Analytics)...............................................................................................26

Coursework Mode Programme – Master of Informatics..................................26

Research Programme- PhD and MSc by research ...........................................27

15th Computer Science Postgraduate Colloquium 2019....................................27

Computer Science Masters Innovation and Demo (CSMInD).......,..................27

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PhD Graduates ............................................................................................................29

Master of Science (Computer Science) Graduates ..........................................29

Master of Science (Computer Science)- Mixed Mode Graduates....................30

Master of Informatics Graduates ......................................................................31

Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) Graduates.............................32

Research Grants………………………………………………………………34

Publications.......................................................................................................38

Awards………………………………………………………………………..44

Events…………………………………………………………………………46

Editorial Team...................................................................................................51

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FOREWORD BY THE DEAN

I am pleased to introduce the 2019 annual

report which highlights the School of Computer

Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia’s commitment

and achievement to advancing education, knowledge

sharing, collaboration and research.

As we grew, we are committed to another successful year for the School of Computer Sciences.

The various achievements and accomplishments as illustrated in this report have shown that the school

is committed to increasing the performance at both local and international levels. The school is

progressing satisfactorily in areas such as research and innovation, teaching and learning, publications

as well as industry and community engagement aligned with the university's mission and vision. As we

face a very exciting future, and a very fast changing digital horizon, we look up at many more

collaborative opportunities with various industry and agencies.

All of these achievements would not be possible without the continuous support and

commitment from every faculty, administrative and technical member of the School. Therefore, let us

continue to work together as everyone is valuable for the school's success.

This year's annual report reflects not only our performance in 2019, but also the trends and

opportunities of the future. This annual report will be beneficial to our prospective students, potential

collaborators and the public seeking the latest information on academic, research and other

engagement activities within our school.

My heartfelt gratitude to the editorial board members and all those involved for their effort and

dedication in producing this report. I believe it has been a great year and we look forward

enthusiastically to the years ahead.

Thank you.

Professor Dr. Rosni Abdullah

Dean

School of Computer Sciences

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Introduction

The School of Computer Sciences was established officially on the 1st of March

1995 after functioning for a period of 20 years as the Division of Computer Science, an

independent and autonomous unit within the School of Mathematical and Computer

Sciences.

The period has witnessed various developments, advances, and achievements of

computer science pertaining to the academic programmes, research and development,

consultancy, community services and others. The school is now in leading position as

far as research and development activities are concerned and are gearing up its efforts to

meet new challenges of research and development by restructuring our research

activities in line with the emerging trend of multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary

research.

The school has been maintaining strong and strategic linkages with the industry.

Formal and informal events have been organised to exchange ideas that benefit the

curriculum and the industry. The school has been involved in various joint projects with

all types of industries supported by the national and international grants. The school has

also been involved in consultancies, particularly in software system developments.

In terms of global partners, the school has always maintained strong and strategic

linkages with universities in North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, Singapore and

the Middle East. These smart partnerships include long-standing research collaborations

with several French universities on natural language processing, distributed computing

and artificial intelligence. The joint supervision of postgraduate students is made

possible through such linkages. Over the next decade, the School of Computer Sciences

will continue its efforts to strengthen its curriculum and at the same time explore

research areas that contribute to the development of the nation.

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School Management

Dean

Prof. Dr. Rosni Abdullah

Deputy Deans

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zurinahni Zainol Prof. Dr. Bahari Belaton

Academic, Career & International Research, Innovation & Industry Community Engagement

Programme Managers

Dr. Zarul Fitri Zaaba Dr. Nasuha Lee Dr. Gan Keng Hoon Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurul

(Computer Science) (Postgraduate) (Research Ecosystem, Hasimah Hassain Malim

Development & Innovation) (Industrial Training, Student

Activities, & Community Engagement)

Senior Assistant Registrar Assistant Registrar

Eliza Yasmin Dahlan Zuhaida Ariffin

Human Resource And Research Section Academic And Postgraduate Studies Section

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Academic Staff

Prof Dr. Abdullah Zawawi Hj

Talib

Prof Dr. Ahamad Tajudin

Khader

Dr. Ahmad Sufril Azlan

Assoc Prof Dr. Ahmad

Suhaimi Baharudin

Assoc Prof Dr. Aman Jantan

Dr. Azizul Rahman Mohd

Shariff

Encik Azlan Osman

Dr. Azleena Mohd Kassim

Prof Dr. Azman Samsudin

Prof Dr. Bahari Belaton

Dr. Bisan Alsalibi

Assoc Prof Dr. Chan Huah

Yong

Assoc Prof Dr. Cheah Yu-N

Dr. Chew Xin Ying

Dr. Fadratul Hafinaz Hassan

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Puan Faten Damanhoori

Mr. G.C. Sodhy

Dr. Gan Keng Hoon

Dr. Hadeel Saleh Haj Aliwi

Puan Hasimah Hj Mohamed

Dr. Jasy Liew Suet Yan

Dr. Manmeet Kaur Mahinderjit

Singh

Puan Maziani Sabudin

Dr. Mohd Adib Hj Omar

Encik Azam Osman

Dr. Mohd Halim Mohd Noor

Dr. Mohd Heikal Husin

Dr. Mohd Nadhir Ab Wahab

Dr. Mohd Najwadi Yusoff

Assoc Prof Muhammad Rafie

Hj Mohd Arshad

Dr.Nasuha Lee Abdullah

Dr. Noor Farizah Ibrahim

Puan Norlia Mustaffa

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Dr. Nor Athiyah Abdullah

Dr. Nor Syibrah Muhammad

Naim

Dr. Nur Hana Samudin

Dr. Nur Intan Raihana

Ruhaiyem

Assoc Prof Dr. Nurul Hasimah

Ahamed Hassan Malim

Dr. Pantea Keikhosrokiani

Prof Dr. Putra Sumari

Puan Rosnah Idrus

Prof Dr. Rosni Abdullah

Dr. Sharifah Mashita Syed Mohamad

Dr. Sukumar Letchmunan

Dr. Suzi Iryanti Fadilah

Dr. Syaheerah Lebai Lufti

Dr. Tan Tian Ping

Dr. Teh Je Sen

Assoc Prof Dr. Umi Kalsom

Yusof

Dr. Wan Nazmee Wan Zainon

Assoc Prof Dr. Wan Tat Chee

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Dr. Wong Li Pei

Dr. Yap Fa Toh

Dr. Zarul Fitri Zaaba

Assoc Prof Dr. Zurinahni

Zainol

USM Post office

Tuanku Syed Putra Hall

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TECHNICAL STAFF

Senior

Assistant

Registrar:

Eliza Yasmin Dahlan

Information

Technology

Officer:

Ahmad Anas Ismail

Assistant

Registrar:

Zuhaida Ariffin

Nor Azman Shahiran

Dean

Executive

Secretary:

Halizah Abd Razak

Assistant

Information

Technology

Officer: Mohd Hidzir Shamshul Baharin

Deputy

Dean

Secretary:

Juliana Abdul Aziz

Nor Baizura Abdullah Admin

Assistant:

Arief Ramadhan Juswa

Assistant

Engineer:

Badriyah Che May

Mohamad Azahar Mustapa

Jasmi Che Isa

Nurul Nadiah Zambri

Mohamad Tarmizi Hat

Rohana Omar

Ramlee Yahaya

Sheela a/p Muniandy

Ruslan Ahmad Operational

Assistant:

Hilridzuan Romli

Shik Abdulla Mohamed Ali

Muhamad Hadzri Yaakop

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Introduction

Computer Science at USM began with a course in programming in 1974. It has since developed

into a specialisation in Computer Science under the Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) honours

degree, and eventually the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) (B.Sc. (Comp.Sc.)) degree with

honours was offered. Beginning in the 1983/84 session, after a complete revamp of the curriculum,

the Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Comp.Sc.) degree with honours was offered to replace the B.Sc.

(Comp.Sc.) degree.

USM's B.Comp.Sc. (Hons.) has succeeded significantly in producing highly qualified graduates

that have been widely accepted by both the public and the private sectors. An important contributing

factor to this success is its strong curriculum, which always strives to achieve a balance between the

teaching of the theory of computing and exposure to practical aspects.

The curriculum has been continually updated in accordance with current technology. For

instance, in the 1992/93 session a new curriculum which was more up-to-date was implemented, and

in the 1994/95 session, it was further modified to conform to the University Academic System (SPU).

Beginning with the 1996/97 session, the curriculum had been adjusted to reduce the minimum period

for graduation from 4 years to 3 years under the Three Year Academic System (SPTT). In 2000/01

session a new curriculum was introduced and adapted to conform with the recommendation made by

the National Higher Education Council on SPTT (SPTT(M)).

In 2006/07 session, a new revised curriculum was introduced. The degree programme has been

adjusted in 2009/2010 to revert the minimum period for graduation to 4 years (Four Year Academic

Systems) (Sistem Pengajian Empat Tahun) (SPET).

A revised curriculum was introduced in 2019/20 academic session which involves restructuring

the degree programme by allowing students to major in three areas namely intelligent computing,

computing infrastructure and software engineering. The degrees offered will be Bachelor of Computer

Science (Hons.)(Intelligent Computing), Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons.)(Computing

Infrastructure), and Bachelor of Computer Science(Hons.)(Software Engineering).

The School of Computer Sciences was the first school in USM to offer a collaborative

programme with private colleges at the diploma level since 1995 and also the first to offer the USM

external degree programme beginning 1997.

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Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) Programme

The Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) degree is a 4-year degree programme that

encompasses all aspects of computing as a discipline. The general educational goal of the programme

is to produce high-quality graduates with the necessary professional skills to practice as successful

computing professionals and compete effectively in a world of rapid technological change. Hence, the

programme covers theoretical and scientific foundations as well as various extensive applications in

industry and commerce. The curriculum of the programme emphasises problem-based learning

concepts particularly through practical/project/training-based courses that are integrated throughout the

years and emphasises as well as inculcates a research orientation to the students.

The Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) degree has been designed to allow students to

tailor their studies to suit their particular interests, needs and circumstances. The specialisation areas

are as follows:

• Intelligent Computing

• Computing Infrastructure

• Software Engineering

For 2019/2020 academic year, the school had enrolled 609 students including 72 international

students under the programme. The school also offers minor programmes in Computer Science and

Information Technology to students from other schools.

Consultation to first year student on her first day in the School Final examination

of Computer Science

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Dean’s List

The Dean's List, published at the end of each semester, contains the names of students who are ranked

at the top of their class. To qualify for the designation, a student must be an undergraduate who

maintains a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the semester. The following students have been

named to the Dean's List at the School of Computer Sciences for the year 2019:

Semester I, 2018/2019 Session

First Year

1 CHAN BEY KUN 10 LIM PHEI SZE 19 TAN CHIN LIANG

2 CHANG PHANG

WEI

11 LIM SHAU HONG 20 TANG WEN SHUEN

3 CHEW MI CHI KO 12 LUM DONG YAP 21 TANG YEE PING

4 CHONG HUI XIN 13 MUHAMMAD FAIKAL

IZHAM BIN ABDUL

RAHIM

22 WONG HAO JIE

5 DANIEL ZAIRIN BIN

ROZAIMI

14 MUHAMMAD IQRAR

AMIN

23 WONG SENG YONG

6 KANG YI QING 15 ONG JOO HOM 24 YEO PUI YAN

7 KHOR YING JIE 16 ONG YEE WEI 25 YEOH JOER

8 KOK BAI YUAN 17 SHU HUI YII

9 LIM CHANG LAP 18 SUEN KEE XIAN

Second Year

1 ABEL LIEW CHEE

WENG

13 HWAN CHIN YANG 25 PANG YI SHEN

2 ANDREW HII CHII

LEONG

14 IK ZHU YI 26 POH ZI HAO

3 AZZIM ZUHAIR BIN

ZAMRI

15 KOH KAH WEI 27 TAN KAA CHUN

4 BEH CHAW MING 16 LEE MING LI 28 TAN PHING WERN

5 CHAI SIU QI 17 LEE YUAN HOOI 29 TANG WENG KITT

6 CHEAH ZHONG ZHI 18 LIM CHEE KHEE 30 TEO SIAO JIN

7 CHIA JIA LE 19 LIM CHEE WEI 31 THAM HUI MING

8 CHIN KAH HEE 20 LIM YIN WEN 32 THAM LI JING

9 ENG YEE WEN 21 MAISARAH BINTI

OMAR

33 THEN KIM YEN

10 FOO ZI QIN 22 NEANCENCE HEW 34 WONG CHEE CING

11 FOONG YOKE YEE 23 NG YEN TING 35 WONG XIN YING

12 HUAM KEAN PANG 24 NURIN ATHIRAH

BINTI MOHD NOOR

36 YEW VICKY

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Third Year

1 ANG CHING WEN 21 GOH PUI SAN 41 MERVYN FUNG WAI

BEN

2 ANG CHYH KAE 22 GOH WEI CHUNG 42 MOHAMED ERFAN

BIN MOHAMED SIRAJ

3 ARSHAAD MOHIADEEN 23 HENG YEW KEN 43 MOHAMED TAYUB

ALI BIN SAHUL

HAMEED

4 BHAVANI DEVI A/P

RAVICHANDRAN

24 HEW ZI JIAN 44 MUHAMMAD AMAL

SYAHMI BIN SABUDIN

5 CHAI YI JING 25 HOH WEN CHUN 45 NG JIA CHYI

6 CHAN WEI JIAN 26 IMAN HARIS BIN

HADI

46 NG WEY KEAN

7 CHEE GHEE WEI 27 KANG KIM SIM 47 NOOR HIDAYAH

BINTI ABD SHUKOR

8 CHERYLL ANNE

AUGUSTINE

28 KANG LI JIA 48 NUR MAHIRAH BINTI

SAIDI

9 CHIN WAI LUN 29 KANG LI YUAN 49 NURUL ALIA BINTI

MOHD AZMI

10 CH'NG YAN HUAN 30 LAU BOON LEONG 50 OOI TIAT HAN

11 CHONG KAR HIE 31 LAU YAN MING 51 POONG KA TSUN

12 CHONG ONN KEAT 32 LAW YUAN HONG 52 SITI FARAH HAIDA

BINTI RAKLAN

ALHADAD

13 CHONG TAO YING 33 LEE SU SIEW 53 TAY SHIEK CHI

14 CHOW CHAN YEUNG 34 LEE XYAN YI 54 THEY PEI JOO

15 CHUA WEI ZHE 35 LEONG KAI YEAN 55 TOH CHU XIAN

16 DANIEL CHIN JIE YUAN 36 LIAU WEI JIE

BRIGITTE

56 YAM WENG WEI

17 ERIC TAN ZHI HAO 37 LIEW SET YEE 57 YEAP ZHI YEN

18 FOO KAI WEN 38 LIEW SUE HUI 58 YEOH FU SEONG

19 FOO WAI YING 39 LIM JIE CHEN

20 GO TECK HENG 40 LIM PEI YEE

Final Year

1 'AFIFAH BINTI

MOHAMAD

HASBULLAH

10 KONG CHEE CHUNG 19 TAN CHEE JIAN

2 ALVIN LAI YANG

SHAN

11 LAI YING HUI 20 TAN CHEE WEI

3 ANIS NADHIRAH BINTI

AZMI

12 LIM HOOI MEI 21 TAN CHONG GEE

4 AU YONG KAH WYE 13 LIM SZIE YING 22 TAN ENG KEE

5 CHAN JUN YI 14 LOI HANG LIEH 23 TAN JIE YI

6 CHAN YEN KIT 15 LUM MUN KWAI 24 TAN SHU SHENG

7 CHEE COREY 16 MOHAMED SAHIL BIN

MOHAMED SALIM

25 TEH YI XIANG

8 CHENG Z-KER 17 NEOH HUEY LI 26 TENG WEI MING

9 DEBORAH OOI YEE

HUI

18 NG CHWEN HUEY 27 TEOH CHIA MIN

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28 DEVAVIGHNEN A/L

VASUDEVAN

38 NUR AFIQAH BINTI

MUHAMMAD

48 TEOH JIA WEI

29 ENG KAI LUN 39 OOI CHONG YANG 49 THERAM SINGH

SIDHU BRAR

30 FOO CHEE HIENG 40 OOI LIM SEONG LIANG 50 TOONG BOON

CHONG

31 GOH SEI LI 41 PANG CHEE HOO 51 VISHNU VARTHAN

A/L KRISHNANRAW

32 GOH XING JUN 42 PAVITHRAN A/L

GUNASEKARAN

52 YEAP PIN LI

33 GOH XING YOU 43 PHOON CHUN KIT 53 YEE BOON HOW

34 HENG TICK WEI 44 SHEALIN LIM SHEUE

LING

54 YEONG KIN RONG

35 HOONG SHU YAN 45 SHU WEI TAO 55 YONG KUAN

SHYANG

36 KELVIN LIM CHING

WEI

46 SII YOU CHENG 56 ZAHIDAH BINTI MD

ZAKARIA MERICAN

37 KOK KIAN YUEN 47 SIM JIA WEI

Semester II, 2018/2019 Session

First Year

1 ANG YEE TENG 14 LIEW XUE YAO 27 SUEN KEE XIAN

2 ASHLEY WANG SZE

MEI

15 LIM CHU FONG 28 TAN CHIN LIANG

3 AW KHENG FU 16 LIM PHEI SZE 29 TAN XUE YING

4 CHAN BEY KUN 17 LIM SHAU HONG 30 TANG WEN SHUEN

5 CHAN SIANG SHENG 18 LOKE CHERNG YI 31 TEH ZHEN RONG

6 CHANG PHANG WEI 19 MUHAMMAD DANIAL

BIN MUSTAFFA

KAMAL

32 WAN CHAI XUAN

7 CHEW MI CHI KO 20 MUHAMMAD FAIKAL

IZHAM BIN ABDUL

RAHIM

33 WONG HAO JIE

8 CHONG HUI XIN 21 MUHAMMAD IQRAR

AMIN

34 WONG YOKE CHI

9 DANIEL ZAIRIN BIN

ROZAIMI

22 NG JING XUAN 35 YEO PUI YAN

10 HAROLD BONG JING

CHOY

23 ONG JOO HOM 36 YEOH JOER

11 KANG YI QING 24 ONG YEE WEI 37 YEOH LI XUAN

12 KOK BAI YUAN 25 SHONG YI XIAN

13 KOO JIA XING 26 SHU HUI YII

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Second Year

1 ANDREW HII CHII

LEONG

11 HUAM KEAN PANG 21 TAN KAA CHUN

2 BEH CHAW MING 12 HWAN CHIN YANG 22 TAN PHING WERN

3 CHAI SIU QI 13 KOH KAH WEI 23 TEO SIAO JIN

4 CHEAH ZHONG ZHI 14 LEE YUAN HOOI 24 THAM HUI MING

5 CHIA JIA LE 15 LIM CHEE KHEE 25 THAM LI JING

6 CHIN KAH HEE 16 LIM CHEE WEI 26 THEN KIM YEN

7 ENG YEE WEN 17 LIM YIN WEN 27 WONG CHEE CING

8 FOO ZI QIN 18 LOH WEN FOO 28 WONG XIN YING

9 FOONG YOKE YEE 19 MUHAMMAD ADLI

FATA

29 YEW VICKY

10 GOSVINDRAJ A/L

MUNUSAMY

20 NG YEN TING

Final Year

1 AYESHA BINTI HAMZAH 20 LIM SZIE YING 39 SHU WEI TAO

2 ALVIN LAI YANG SHAN 21 LOI HANG LIEH 40 SII YOU CHENG

3 AU YONG KAH WYE 22 LOH JIE WEN 41 SIM JIA WEI

4 CHAN JUN YI 23 LOKE HUI KEE 42 TAN CHEE JIAN

5 CHEE COREY 24 LUM MUN KWAI 43 TAN CHONG GEE

6 CHENG Z-KER 25 MUHAMMAD

SHAMEEL BIN RAJA

MOHAMED

44 TAN ENG KEE

7 CHRISTINE LIM XIN YI 26 MUHAMMAD

UMAR BIN ABD

AZIZ

45 TAN JIE YI

8 CHU CHEUW LEE 27 MUNESWARAN A/L

KAMARUSAMY

46 TAN SHU SHENG

9 DEBORAH OOI YEE HUI 28 NAVIN A/L

LETCHUMANAN

47 TEH YI XIANG

10 DEVAVIGHNEN A/L

VASUDEVAN

29 NEOH HUEY LI 48 TENG WEI MING

11 ENG KAI LUN 30 NG YIK KAI 49 TEOH CHIA MIN

12 GOH SEI LI 31 NG YOKE KUAN 50 TEOH JIA WEI

13 GOH XING JUN 32 NUR AMIERA BINTI

AZELAN

51 THERAM SINGH

SIDHU BRAR

14 GOH XING YOU 33 ONG YIT HANG 52 TOONG BOON

CHONG

15 HENG TICK WEI 34 OOI CHONG YANG 53 VISHNU VARTHAN

A/L KRISHNANRAW

16 HO XIAO YUN 35 OOI LIM SEONG

LIANG

54 YEAP PIN LI

17 HOONG SHU YAN 36 PANG CHEE HOO 55 YEE BOON HOW

18 KELVIN LIM CHING WEI 37 PAVITHRAN A/L

GUNASEKARAN

56 YEONG KIN RONG

19 KOK KIAN YUEN 38 PHOON CHUN KIT 57 YEONG WENG KIT

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58 KONG CHEE CHUNG 61 SHARIFAH FAZILLA

AINI BINTI SYED

ABDULL WAHAB

64 YONG KUAN

SHYANG

59 LAI YING HUI 62 SHEALIN LIM

SHEUE LING

65 ZAHIDAH BINTI MD

ZAKARIA MERICAN

60 LIM HOOI MEI 63 SHEE KIT LIN

Dean’s list award presentation ceremony at DKG 31

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Industrial Training

Students are expected to obtain a full time placement at an organisation for 26 weeks (6 months) during the

second semester of their third year which started from 4th February 2019 to 3rd August 2019. The following

is the list of companies involved in the training.

State/country

company

Number of students

Penang AEMULUS CORPORATION SDN BHD

10

AGILENT

1

ASE ELETRONICS

1

BIOMETRIC ART SDN BHD

3

CARITECH SDN BHD

3

CENTER FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES (CGSS - USM)

2

DATAMOVER SOLUTION SYSTEM

2

PPSK - USM

2

ENOQUIX SDN BHD

2

EXCLUSIVE MAGNITUDE (M) SDN BHD

1

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - USM 1

INTEL TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD - PENANG

5

JABATAN KESIHATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG

2

JABIL (M) CIRCUIT SDN BHD

2

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES MALAYSIA SDN BHD

7

KLN SERVICES SDN BHD

6

MAKERS@USM

5

MONITOR ERP SYSTEM SDN BHD

1

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS

1

MULTI KINETIC TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD

5

MYWAVE SDN BHD

4

NEIROLIS SDN BHD

1

NEWICT (M) SDN BHD 2

NI MALAYSIA SDN BHD

4

PUSAT MOBILITI DAN KOLABORASI ANTARABANGSA (IMCC)

1

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QUEST ADAPTATIONS SDN BHD 4

QYNIX TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD

5

ROBERT BOSCH POWER TOOLS SDN BHD

1

SOPHIC AUTOMATION SDN BHD

2

TELEBORT TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD

1

TINNOLAB SDN BHD

1

UNIT IT HOSPITAL P PG

1

VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD

5

WEAVARY CONNECTION

2

WEB EXTEND

4

Selangor CANANG TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD

1

DYNAFRONT SYSTEMS BERHAD

1

FUSIONEX INTERNATIONAL

4

HILTI ASIA IT SERVICES SDN BHD

1

LE GLOBAL SERVICES SDN BHD

1

MATERIALISE SDN BHD

1

PRESTIGE ATLANTIC

1

PROGENET INNOVATIONS SDN BHD

1

NETIZEN TESTING

1

RED APE SDN BHD

1

RELIABLE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD

1

RESMED (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

1

SYSARMY SDN BHD

1

TELEKOM APPLIED BUSINESS SDN BHD

1

Negeri Sembilan CAREGLOVE GLOBAL SDN BHD

1

Johor D’HARMONY TELCO INFRA SDN BHD

1

SCHLUMBERGER WTA (M) SDN BHD

1

VISUAL SOLUTIONS

1

Perak RADICA SOFTWARE SDN BHD

1

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Pie chart depicting percentage of different types Pie chart depicting percentage of companies involved

of companies involved in the training in the training in different states

Industrial Training Excellence Award

During the industrial training, academic staff will be sent to visit the students to understand their

working conditions and tasks assigned as well as their attitudes towards the training. After the

completion of industry training, the students will submit a report to describe their industrial

experiences. Based on the academic staff’s reports and the students’ reports, a panel will then meet to

select students who performed well during their industrial attachment in terms of contributions to the

company, tasks completed, motivation to learn and report writing. The following is the list of students

who received the industrial training excellence award. The following is the list of students who

received the industrial training excellence award:

Semester II, 2018/2019 Session

A total of 15 students were selected for the award and the top four among them are listed in the

box below:

Top 4

1 Ch’ng Yan Huan

2 Chin Wai Lun

3 Goh Shang Shein

4 Mohamed Erfan bin Mohamed Siraj

1 Chai Yi Jing 7 Maryam Syakirah binti Jamaluddin

2 Chong Tao Ying 8 Ng Jia Chyi

3 Daniel Chin Jie Yuan 9 Nurul Hazirah binti Mohd Isah

4 Goh Wei Chung 10 Wong Jun Hao

5 Kee Ying Ming 11 Yeoh Fu Seong

6 Lee Xyan Yi

20%

10%

70%

Multinational companies

Government Agencies

Local companies

82%

1% 14%

1% 2%

Penang

Negeri Sembilan

Selangor

Perak

Johor

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Final Year Project

During the final year, students are required to undertake a major development project or a research

project. The objectives of development project are (a) to give an opportunity to students to carry out an

in-depth study of their respective specialisation area (b) to enhance student's competence in systems

design, analysis of algorithms and using theories that they have learnt from Year I to Year III. Whereas

the research project is to allow students to participate actively in the school research activities and gain

research experience in Computer Science/IT research.

PIXEL 2019

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), the School of Computer

Sciences has organised ‘Project Innovation & Exploration in CS Education and Learning (PIXEL

2019)’, an exhibition showcasing the school’s final-year students’ projects. PIXEL 2019 showcased a

total of 139 final-year projects comprised of system development and research projects, and were

evaluated by 14 assessors from various industries that are closely associated with the school such as

Aemulus, API Gate, Continental, Dell, Fusionex, Gut Studio, Hilti, Intel and Vitrox.

The list of recipients for the PIXEL 2019 awards is as follows:

1. Best Project: Lum Mun Kwai (Smart Power Socket for Power Management and Control with

Integrated Cloud & Mobile System)

2. Best Presentation: Mohamed Sahil Mohamed Salim (I-Alert: Precaution Intruder System)

3. People Choice: Ooi Lim Seong Liang (Sentiment Analysis and Visualization for Restaurant

Reviews)

4. Best Exhibition Booth: Kelvin Lim Ching Wei (Rapid Bus Arrival Time Prediction)

5. Best Dressed (Male): Muhammed Marzukh Bashir Ahamed (BLE Optimization for Internet of

Things)

6. Best Dressed (Female): Ho Xiao Yun (Penang Museums Tour Advisor)

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Bachelor of Computer Science(Honours) Graduates (class of 2019)

'AFIFAH BINTI MOHAMAD

HASBULLAH GOH XING JUN MUHAMMAD UMAR BIN ABD AZIZ

AHMAD FUAD BIN ZAINUDIN GOH XING YOU

MUHAMMED MARZUKH BIN BASHIR

AHAMED

AIN FAKHIRA PUTRI BINTI YUSOFF HENG TICK WEI MUNESWARAN A/L KAMARUSAMY

AINA SYAZWANI BINTI AHMAD

ZAKI H'NG PAIK WAI NAVIN A/L K.LETCHUMANAN

ALVIN LAI YANG SHAN HO XIAO YUN NEOH HUEY LI

ANIS NADHIRAH BINTI AZMI HOONG SHU YAN NG CHWEN HUEY

AU YONG KAH WYE KEERTHISHA A/P VASUDEVAN NG KIM HO LESTER

AYESHA BINTI HAMZAH KELVIN LIM CHING WEI NG YIK KAI

AZIZUL HAKIM BIN MD NAYAN KOK KIAN YUEN NG YOKE KUAN

AZREELFIKRY BIN AHMAD KONG CHEE CHUNG

NIK MUHAMMAD IZZUAN BIN

MUHAMAD

BIBI ASHA FARINA BINTI SHIKH

MOHD ZADOR LAI YING HUI NOOR AIMY AMYRA BINTI MAHADZIR

CHAM CHEE YIN LAU PUONG KING NOOR NAQIYAH BINTI MOHD JEFFREY

CHAN JUN YI LEE KUAN LUN NORHAZWANI BINTI ZAINAL AZLIN

CHEE COREY LEE WEN YI NUR AFIQAH BINTI MUHAMMAD

CHENG Z-KER LEONG PEI YI

NUR AIN ZULAIKHA BINTI MOHAMAD

ZAIDI

CHNG CHENG WEI LIM HOOI MEI

NUR AINA UMAIRA BINTI AHMAD

SABERI

CHOO QIN XIANG LIM SZIE YING

NUR ALIAH YASMIN BINTI MOHD

NADZRIE

CHRISTINE LIM XIN YI LOH JIE WEN NUR ALIFAH ILYANA BINTI OTHMAN

CHU CHEUW LIE LOI HANG LIEH NUR AMIERA BINTI AZELAN

DAMIA FAKHIRA LOKE HUI KEI NUR SIHAM MOHD SHAWKI

DAVID TAN YUNG WEI LOQMAN HAKIM BIN SALLEH

NUR SYAFIQAH BINTI MUHAMAD

AZMAN

DEBORAH OOI YEE HUI LUM MUN KWAI NUR ZAHIRAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN

DEVAVIGHNEN A/L VASUDEVAN

MAISARAH BINTI MOHAMED

PAUZI NURHADIRAH BINTI MUHAMAD ROSLI

DINESHKUMAR A/L PARTIVAN

MOHAMAD KHAIRUL AZHAR BIN

ARBAINE NURUL AMALINA BINTI AFENDI

EMAM MUHAMMAD AJMAL BIN

EMAM MOHD TAWFEEK

MOHAMED SAHIL BIN MOHAMED

SALIM NURUL SYAFIQAH BINTI ABDUL BASIR

ENG KAI LUN

MUHAMAD LUKMAN NURHAQIM

BIN ABDUL RAHIM NURUL SYUHADA BINTI SHAARI

FARAH NOR ALIAH BINTI AHMAD

MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN MOHD

ANUAR NURULSYIFA BINTI CHE DIN

FATINI NADHIRAH BINTI MOHD

NAIN

MUHAMMAD AMIR IZZUDDIN BIN

MD YAZID ONG KEAN TATT

FOO CHEE HIENG

MUHAMMAD AZFAR BIN NOOR

MOHAMED ONG YIT HANG

GERALD JAMES A/L SAIMON MUHAMMAD HARITH BIN ZAMRI OOI CHONG YANG

GOH PEI YEE MUHAMMAD NAZREN BIN ISHAK OOI HUI YIN

GOH SEI LI

MUHAMMAD SHAMEEL BIN RAJA

MOHAMED

OOI LIM SEONG LIANG

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PANG CHEE HOO SITI KHAIRUNNISA BINTI JUMA'AT THERAM SINGH SIDHU BRAR PAVITHRAN A/L GUNASEKARAN SYAHIRAH BINTI MISBAN TOONG BOON CHONG PHOON CHUN KIT SYAHIRAH BINTI MOHD YUSOF VINOSHINI A/P RAJENDRAN

QIAN ZHEN TAN CHEE JIAN VISHNU VARTHAN A/L KRISHNANRAW

RAJA NURUL IZZATI BINTI RAJA LUKMAN TAN CHEE WEI VIVIAN EVA MARIA A/P ALPHONSE

SAMAALA A/P SUKHMARAN TAN CHONG GEE WAN AMAL ALIFF BIN WAN HASSAN

SHARIFAH FAZILLA AINI BINTI SYED ABDULL WAHAB TAN ENG KEE

WAN NUREEN SOLEHAH BINTI WAN IZANI

SHARIFAH SYAFIQAH BINTI SYED YUSOF TAN JIE YI YEAP PIN LI SHEALIN LIM SHEUE LING TAN KA YEE YEO KAR LOK SHEE KIT LIN TAN KAI SHENG YEONG KIN RONG SHU WEI TAO TAN SHU SHENG YEONG WENG KIT SII YOU CHENG TEH YI XIANG YONG KUAN SHYANG

SIM CHEE HOE TENG WEI MING ZAHIDAH BINTI MD ZAKARIA MERICAN

SIM JIA WEI TEOH CHIA MIN ZHANG HENGNING

SITI AMIRA BINTI RAZALI TEOH JIA WEI

Joyous moments at the convocation for class of 2019

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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The School of Computer Sciences offers three modes of study for the postgraduate programmes, that is

by Coursework, Mixed Mode (a combination of coursework and research) and Research. For

2018/2019 academic year, the school had enrolled 294 students which included 100 international

students. Currently the school offers four types of programmes:

1. Mixed Mode Programme - Master of Science (Computer Science)

2. Coursework Mode Programme - Master of Science (Data Science & Analytics)

3. Coursework Mode Programme - Master of Informatics

4. Research Programme - Ph.D & M.Sc. by Research

Mixed Mode Programme - Master of Science (Computer Science)

The program is to provide students with a solid foundation in the field of Computer Science and an

understanding of innovative computer technologies. It helps students to relate various computer

science disciplines, concepts and practices. It trains them to apply their knowledge and skills to fulfil

the industry needs. This program also prepares students the research skills and motivates them to

pursue a doctoral programme.

Coursework Mode Programme - Master of Science (Data Science & Analytics)

The program aims to produce the workforce/human resources in the field of Big Data Analytics which

is capable of making decisions based on the availability of comprehensive data. This program is to

provide students a deep understanding of the core concepts, practice and tools in the domain of data

science and analytics. It equips them with the knowledge and skills of collecting and integrating data,

modelling and performing big data analysis so that they can be applied in the work across many

domains/sectors. It trains them to achieve high competency in using big data analytical tools in a

variety of industries. It helps them to acquire social skills and effective communication skills and

exhibit leadership quality. It enables them to be innovative in the application and use of data analytic

tools in various domains and to be ready to study at a higher level in cross-disciplinary research

involving ICT.

Coursework Mode Programme - Master of Informatics

This program is to develop and produce graduates with an in-depth understanding of theoretical and

practical aspects of informatics and of their inter-relationships. It equips graduates with knowledge

and skill in scientific, engineering and advance analysis of ICT which can be applied in jobs across

various fields/sectors especially in business, technopreneurship and biomedical sectors. It produces

more ICT power users in various industrial fields such as biomedical, healthcare, marketing, business

and others.

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Research Programme - PhD & MSc by Research

A research degree is awarded primarily on the basis of a thesis embodying the results of a research

project and any coursework topics (when necessary) or other formal studies required by the University

and School of Computer Sciences to be undertaken during the candidature. The degree can be pursued

under the supervision of at least one academic staff of the School. Under this mode of study, the

candidate is required to complete a thesis within a stipulated time period. Usually, full-time candidates

for M.Sc. complete their theses in 12 – 18 months and for PhD. in 30 – 40 months.

Programme Enrollment

Doctor of Philosophy (Research) 111

Master of Science (Computer Science) (Research) 11

Master of Computer Science (Mixed Mode) 35

Master of Informatics 16

Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) 120

15th Computer Sciences Postgraduate Colloquium 2019 (CSPC 2019)

Computer Sciences Postgraduate Colloquium (CSPC) is a yearly event organised by the School of

Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Since the year 2004, the Computer Science

Postgraduate Colloquium has been the annual meeting ground for our postgraduates to showcase their

research findings and share research ideas as well as socialize with fellow students and lecturers. This

colloquium provides a platform for communicating and networking via different types of activities like

research poster exhibition & competition, 3MT competition, system demo competition, research talk,

motivational talk, technical workshop, forum etc. The theme for 2019 is “"Inspiring Sustainable

Living via Computing, Technology and Innovation”. It is aimed to promote a research direction

towards a holistic and meaningful life for all. The theme highlights the United Nation Sustainable

Development Goal (UN SDG) that advocates the students to channel their research towards more

meaningful and impactful research and innovations. The 15th CSPC took place on 20th

to 22nd

August

2019 at Sains@USM, Bukit Jambul, Penang, Malaysia. Three industry speakers: Alexander Wieneke

and Rohit Jain from Hilti, Leonard Tan from Dell as well as one academic speaker: Assoc Prof. Dr

Foo Keng Yuen from USM were invited to the event. A day trip to Teluk Bahang National Park was

organized on the last day of the colloquium to forge a stronger bond between lecturers and students.

Computer Science Masters Innovation and Demo (CSMInD)

For the master students who take mixed mode or coursework mode, we have CSMinD to provide a

platform for the students to showcase their proposal/projects. It was held on the 26th of June 2019 in

Eureka Complex at USM. An event was introduced which was Poster competition for students from

CCS591(MSc CS); CDS506 (MSc DSA) & CIT548 (MInformatics) with external judges from

industry. A special presentation by winners of CREST Intel University Challenge 2018 was also

included.

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Photographs taken during CSPC 2019

Discussion among postgraduate students Explaining to judges during poster competition

Registration for CSPC Invited speaker Mr. Alexander Wieneke

Trekking to Teluk Bahang National Park Outdoor games on the beach between staff and students

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PhD Graduates ( Class of 2019)

Name Thesis Title Supervisor 1 Choong Shin Siang Design of Perturbative Hyper-Heuristics for

Combinatorial Optimisation Dr. Wong Li Pei

2 Erwin Setiawan Panjaitan The Role of Intelligence in E-Learning Usage: An Extension of UTAUT Model

Dr. Suhaimi

3 Issa Mohammad Ibrahim Alsmadi

Short Text Classsification Using an Enhanced Term Weighting Scheme and Filter-Wrapper Feature Selection

Dr. Gan Keng Hoon

4 Khairul Anwar Bin Sedek Architectural Approach for Integration and Interoperability of One-Stop E-Government Portal

Dr. Azizul

5 Malik Khlaif Mustuafa Gharaibeh

A Conceptual Framework for Intention to Use Mobile Banking Services: A Study from Jordan

PM. Rafie

6 Musa Midila Ahmed Service Network Security Management Approach for Secure Message Transmissions in Service-Oriented Software Engineering

Dr. Aman

7 Nura Muhammad Baba Determinants of User's Intention to Use Smartwatch: The Moderating Role of Design Aesthetics and Personal Innovativeness in Information Technology

Dr. Suhaimi

8 Rayan Yousif Yacob Al-Khayat

A Framework for Hajj Blended Learning System in Ubiquitous Learning Environment

PM. Rafie

9 Reham Adel Ali Abdelwahed Factors Affecting Students’ Behavioural Intention to use Mobile Learning in Egypt

PM. Rafie

10 Salah Salem Saleh Bindahman

Privacy Preservation Approach to Mitigate Knowledge Based Attack on Anonymization

PM. Rafie

11 Waheed Ali Hussein Mohammed Ghanem

Metaheuristic-Based Neural Network Training and Feature Selector for Intrusion Detection

Dr. Aman

Master of Science (Computer Science) Graduates ( Class of 2019) (research mode)

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor

1

Haziqah Binti Shamsudin Hybrid of Optimized Random Forest and Extreme Gradient Boosting for Online Learning Style Classification

Dr. Umi

2

Nur Aqilah Paskhal Binti Rostam

Enhanced Automated Heterogenous Data Duplication Model Using Parallel Data Compression and Sorting Technique

Dr. Nurul Hashimah

3

Nur Izzati Binti Ab Kader Hybridization of Optimized Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Network for the Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Problem

Dr. Umi

4

Zakiah Binti Zulkefli Secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Access Control Model for Smartphone Against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Dr. Manmeet

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Master of Science (Computer Science)- Mixed Mode Graduates ( Class of 2019)

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor 1 Law Wen Yan

Anti-Cryptoanalysis For Block Ciphers Based On Key Randomization Technique

Prof. Azman

2 Ho Jia Jie A Chaotic Hash Function Based On Sponge Construction And Fixed Point Representation

Dr. Teh Je Sen

3 Yussuf Yakubu Content Video Retrieval Using Transcript And Sentence Similarity

PM. Rafie

4 Huang Nan

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Compression And Denoising

Dr. Intan

5 Adrian Ng Ho Yin

Solving Traveling Thief Problem Using Hyper-Heuristic

Dr. Wong Li Pei

6 Haruna Aminu Rawayau

Vehicle Collision Study Based On Avoidance Time At T-Intersection

Dr. Azizul

7 Siti Aminah Abdullah

An Enhanced Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy (Anfis) Model To Predict Mhealth System Sucess

Dr. Pantea

8 Sharmilawathy D/O Parameswaran

A Scalable Blockchain Based On 3d-Cylindrical Diamond Structure

Prof. Azman

9 Satyaseelan A/L Sivaguru

An Approach For Anomalies Detection In Internet Of Things Via Machine Learning

Dr. Najwadi

10 Farah Wahidah Kamarudin

Image Segmentation To Detect Impairments In Autism Children Handwriting

Dr. Intan

11 Nur Shahirah Binti Md Nor

Pattern Mining Of Different Electroencephalogram (Eeg) Bands

Dr. Nurul Hasimah

12 Saif Sadoon Mohamed Al Janabi

Scalable Blockchain Structure Based On Omega Multistage Interconnect Network Topology

Prof. Azman

13 Norhardi Bin Sabri

Smart Government Implementation Exploration: Flood Policy And Disaster Management System

Dr. Heikal

14 Kevin Kong Zhi Yao

Optimizing General Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Multi-Criteria Group Decision Making System Using Evolutionary Algorithms

Dr. Syibrah

15 Muhammad Fikri Bin Abdul Jalil

The Study Of Mobile User Behaviors Volatility Using Android Mobile Data-Sets

Dr. Azizul

16 Nurfarahin Binti Mohd Nor

Spatial And Temporal Studies Of 1.8 Ghz Downlink And Uplink Lte Traffic

Dr. Azizul

17 Nur Shazwani Md Akhir

Software Release Readiness Model Of Pull-Based Software Development

Dr. Sharifah

Questions and answers during poster competition CSPC 2019

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Master of Informatics Graduates ( Class of 2019)

Name Project Title Supervisor 1 Muhammad Asyraf Bin

Abdul Jaffar Developing Internal Knowledge Based Helpdesk System for Enhancing Industrial Productivity

Dr. Yap Fa Toh

2 Nwole Patricia Kelechi Factors Influencing The Behavioral Intention of Anesthetists in Nigeria to Use Spinal Anesthetic System (SAS) for Emergency Cesarean Section

Dr. Suhaimi

3 Chen Xin Yan Enhancing Machine Downtime Tracking Process: A Case At A Precision manufacturing Company In Malaysia

Dr. Nasuha

4 Li Nyen Thin Airport Transport Suggestion Using Time Estimination Method And Schedule Comparison Algorithm

Dr.Heikal

5 Muhammad Fitry Rahim A Knowledge-Based System For Collaborative Medical Team

Dr. Azleena

6 Mohamad Afiza Hamzah The Enhanced Mobile Services Framework To Adopt Mobile Wallet In Malaysia

Dr. Suzi

7 Adebayo Semirah Oluwatobiloba

An Investigation On The Continuance Usage Of Social Media For Health Information Seeking And Its Impact Among Maternal Women In Nigeria: A Case Of Facebook Platform

Dr. Cheah Yu-N

8 Mustafa R.A.Alabadla Factors Affecting The Behavioural Intention Of Healthcare Workers To Use Rfid Technology In Palestinian Hospitals

Dr. Cheah Yu-N

Tropical tree branches Penang trees grass field

Rice field Penang beach

Introducing scenic Penang to our readers

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Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) Graduates ( Class of 2019)

This is the very first batch of Master of Data Science graduates.

Name Project Title Supervisor

1 Chng Sim Chiang A Solution to Automate Vehicle Counting and

Summarization Using Computer Vision to Perform Data Analytics

Prof. Zawawi

2 Tan Ren Zhang Data Extraction, Transformation and Analysis on Build Plan Excel Data

Dr. Adib

3 Lee Ye Hean Using Machine Learning to Predict Support Group For Customer Service Support in Supply Chain

Dr. Gan Keng Hoon

4 Quah Jo Wei Comparing Accuracy of Different Machine Learning Techniques for Unix Batch Job Memory Request

Mr. Sodhy

5 Tan Rhu Choon Student Performance prediction using Machine Learning

Dr. Fadratul

6 Chiew Sook Chin Talent Analytics in the Human Resource Market: A Skills Centric Metamodel

Dr. Hana

7 Fung Chey Big Data OLAP Platform for Real Time Visualization

Dr. Chan Huah Yong

8 Ong Xuan Zhi Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Auto Classification

Dr. Umi

9 Tan Mei Shih Investigating the influence that non-controllable factors have an oil palm yields in comparison with response to fertilizer application

Dr. Wong Li Pei

10 Velashini A/P Veloo Prediction of Task Completion Using A Machine Learning Approach

Dr. Bisan

11 Yew Farng Hwai Semiconductor Wafer Test Anomaly Detection using Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML)

Prof. Putra

12 Law Xin Yuan Using Machine Learning to Predict HbA 1c Conditions with Altered Red Blood Cell Lifespan

Dr. Jasy Liew

13 Haswani Binti Ismail Comparative Studies on Drug-target Interaction Prediction using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods with Different Molecular Descriptors

Dr. Nurul Hasimah

14 Safiah Nadiah Binti Abdul Latiff Curating Compounds Databases Using Similarity Searching and Dimensional Reduction

Dr. Nurul Hasimah

15 Ong Su Miin Better Bone Scintigraphy with Machine Learning

Dr. Najwadi

16 Song Shue Nee Predicting the Household Income in Malaysia Dr. Halim 17 Fazayeli Hassan Auto-Labeling Issue Comments of An Open

Source Project I nGithub (Git for Windows) Prof. Bahari

18 Adrian Yong String Similarity Comparison Engine Prof. Zawawi 19 Ang Chin Hai Speed Path Process Improvement by

Principles of Data Science and Analytics Dr. Farizah

20 Divakar Regupathi CPU Inventory Optimization Model Enhancement

Prof. Tajudin

21 Sim Lay Khuan Machine Part (Linear Motion Guide) Lifespan Prediction Using Machine Learning

Dr. Cheah Yu-N

22 Rutrarani Manivelu Auto-Dispatch: Enabling Efficient Ticket Distribution in IT Service Environment at Seagate

Mr. Sodhy

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23 Tan Weng Yunn Incident Ticket Analytics using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning

Dr. Najwadi

24 S. Stephanie Rainfall Intensity Prediction for a Better Flood Control Using Data Science Approach

Dr. Azleena

25 Lau Ying Hung Automate SQL Objects Dependencies Process Using Information Extraction

Dr. Gan Keng Hoon

26 Lim Zhi Min Resource Workload and Gross Profit Margin Prediction using Machine Learning

Prof. Bahari

27 Lim Zhong Heng Manufacturing Lead Time Prediction using Machine Learning

Dr. Umi

28 Muhamad Ikram bin Mustafa Kamal

Mapping Flood Prediction Onto Map Dr. Halim

29 Raihanus Saadat Prioritizing Quality Control Test Results and Identifying Process Improvement Opportunities to Minimise Test Failure

Dr. Sharifah

30 Ong Chen Hau Prediction the occurrence of IT Incidents with Machine Learning Technique

Dr. Mohd Adib

31 Sim Khai Loo Sales Prediction Using Machine Learning Dr. Intan 32 Esra'a Faisal Malik Text Analytics with R on Viet Thanh Nguyen's

The Refugees (2017): A Spatial Reading Dr. Pantea

33 Tan Wei Jun Data Mining to MSSQL to Web Based Dashboard

Prof. Putra

34 Tan Sze Pei Application of Text Mining Techniques in Quality Data

Dr. Tan Tien Ping

35 Tan Zan Sang Materials Movement Request Cost Optimization

Dr. Wong li Pei

Group photo of the first batch of Master of Data Science graduates after convocation with our staff

Table showing the number of graduates for different programmes for 2019

Programme Number of Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy (research) 11

Master of Science (Computer Science) (research) 4

Master of Science (Computer Science) (mixed mode) 17

Master of Informatics 9

Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) 35

Bachelor of Computer Science 140

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RESEARCH GRANTS

There are 19 new research grants and 39 ongoing grants in 2019. The sources of the research grants are

USM, Ministry of Higher Education and industry. The grants from USM are Research University Grant

(RU), short term grant and bridging grant while the Ministry of Higher Education offers Fundamental

Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) and Trans-disciplinary

Research Grant Scheme (TRGS).

New Grants

Type Project Title Source Project Leader Amount 1. FRGS Healthcare Sentiment Polarity

Classification Using Distribution Pointwise Mutual Information and Sentiment Propagation

MOHE Dr. Cheah Yu-N RM 77,600.00

2. FRGS New Robust Adaptive Model for the Coefficient of Variation in Infinite and Finite Horizon Processes

MOHE Dr. Chew Xin Ying RM 47,700.00

3. FRGS Enhancing Piecewise Aggregate Approximation for Data Dimensionality Reduction in Wearable Health Devices

MOHE Dr. Mohd Halim bin Mohd Noor

RM 74,700.00

4. FRGS A Framework for Detecting Fileless Cryptocurrency Mining Malware in Blockchain Technology

MOHE Dr. Mohd Najwadi bin Yuosff

RM 87,226.00

5. FRGS A Framework for the Reconstruction of Protein Target Activity Prediction Model of Malaysian Therapeutic Natural Products using an Optimized Deep Learning approaches

MOHE Dr. Nurul Hasimah binti Ahamed Hassain Malim

RM 95,800.00

6. FRGS The relationship between lightweight block cipher constructs and differential cluster distribution using GPU-optimized branch-and-bound strategies

MOHE Dr. Teh Je Sen RM 107,800.00

7. FRGS Determining the Effects of Global Warming to Depression Patients in Malaysia using Hybrid of Deep Recurrent Neural Network and Hidden Markov Model Approach

MOHE Dr. Umi Kalsom binti Yusof

RM 98,400.00

8. FRGS Security Model: Website Fingerprinting on darknet illegal marketplaces for transaction traffic identification using machine learning

MOHE Dr. Azman bin Samsudin

RM 62,200.00

9. Bridging Grant

Edge Preserving Bilateral Filter for Robust Small Vessel Segmentation in Cerebral Small Vessel Desease (CSVD) Domain

USM Dr. Nur Intan Raihana Binti Ruhaiyem

RM 21,700.00

10. LRGS Shaping Pro-Environment Behaviours: Awareness Apps

MOHE Associate Professor Muhammad Rafie bin Mohd Arshad

RM 186,400.00

11. LRGS Shaping Pro –Environment Behaviours MOHE Associate Professor Muhammad Rafie bin Mohd Arshad

RM 186,400.00

12. LRGS Development Of Educational Modules MOHE Dr. Mohd Heikal bin Husin

RM117,400.00

13. Short term grant

Building a Modularised Polyglot Speech Synthesiser Engine

USM Dr. Nur Hana binti Samsudin

RM 31,890.00

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Integration of Particle Swarm Optimization on Multi-Agents for Exploration of Unknown Areas

USM Dr. Mohd Nadhir bin Ab Wahab

RM 30,050.00


Forensically Sound Approach for Inter-Platform Mobile Operating System

USM Dr. Mohd Najwadi bin Yusoff

RM 35,888.40

16. FRGS Using Dijkstra’s Algorithm to Refine Pythagorean Theorem Solutions for Optimal Pedestrian Evacuation Route Finding

MOHE Dr. Fadratul Hafinaz binti Hassan

RM 106,441.00

17. FRGS A New Mobility Model and Novel Context-Aware Collision Avoidance System for Motorcycle Riders in Urban Cities

MOHE Dr. Suzi Iryanti binti Fadilah

RM 74,800.00

8. TRGS Sensor-Based Profiling and Predictive Analytics of Solar Flux and Water Quality on the Seawater Aquaculture Farm

MOHE Dr. Nurul Hasimah binti Ahamed Hassain Malim

RM 158,500.00

19. FRGS Automated Big Data Annotation for Training Semi- Supervised Deep Learning Model in Sentiment Classification

MOHE Dr. Gan Keng Hoon RM 71,899.00

Ongoing Grants

Type Project Title Source Project Leader Amount 1. Bridging grant To Improve Learning Style Prediction In

Online Learning Using Feature Selection Techniques And Tree Based Algorithms

USM Puan Maziani Sabudin

5,000.00

2. Bridging grant A Prediction Model For Suicide Attempt Using Ontology And Bayesian Probability

USM Dr. Zurinahni Zainol

25,000.00

3. Bridging grant Dataset Development For Event Recognition In Surveillance Video

USM Dr. Putra bin Sumari

25,000.00

4. Bridging grant Enhanced One-Dimensional Choatic Maps Based On Finite State Automata For Cryptography Primitives

USM Dr. Azman Samsudin

25,000.00

5. Bridging grant Characterizing The Contribution Of Continuous Intergration Practise To Release Readiness Of Software: A Data Sciences Approach

USM Dr. Sharifah Mashita Syed Mohamad

25,000.00

6. Bridging grant Machine Translation : Translating Idoms Through Paraphrasing

USM Dr. Tan Tien Ping 25,000.00

7. RUI Management of Big Data Storage based on Document-Oriental Data Model

USM Dr. Zurinahni Zainol

70,619.00

8. Collaborative research In Engineering Science And Technology (Crest)

Research Development And Validation Of Visual Cloud Systems Analytics Framework For Internet Of Things Applications

Agensi Luar

Dr. Bahari Belaton 323,300.00

9. RUI (Individual)

A Two Stage Expansion Method for Retrieval of Metadata Content in Cultural Heritage Collection

USM Dr. Abdullah Zawawi Bin Talib

47,860.00

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10. RUI (Individual)

Multi-objective Optimization Method to Reconstruct Metabolic Network using Graphics Processing Unit

USM Dr. Rosni Abdullah

80,000.00


Assembly Workload Balancing through Look-Ahead Planning in Lean Manufacturing Environment using Swarm Intelligence Approach

USM Dr. Umi Kalsom Yusof

70,000.00


Enhanced Nature Inspired Based Classification Algorithm for Medical Data Analysis

USM Dr. Sharifah Mashita Bt Syed Mohamad

63,770.00


Gene Selection for Cancer Classification Based on Gene Expression Profiling using Metaheuristic Approaches

USM Dr. Ahamad Tajudin Bin Khader

100,000.00


Development of Real-Time Physical Activity Recognition Using Wearable Inertial Sensors

USM Dr. Mohd Halim Mohd Noor

34,488.40


The Design of Lightweight Chaos-based Symmetric-key Cryptosystems for Constrained Environments

USM Dr. Teh Je Sen 29,000.00

16. RUI(Individual) Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithm for Spatial Layout Design of Cul-de-sac Area Using Microsopic Pedestrian Movement in a Panic Situation

USM Dr. Fadratul Hafinaz Hassan

75,468.00


Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning for Talent Acquisition: Strategic Planning Execution and Career Development

USM Dr. Chew

XinYing

27,200.00


Exploring Syntactic and Semantic Features for Fine-Grained Emotion Detection in Text

USM Dr. Jasy Liew

Suet Yan

33,372.00


Extraction of Flow-Based Features for ICMPv6's DDoS Attacks Detection

USM Prof. Madya

Dr. Bahari

Belaton

70,800.00


Enhancing Botnet Detection Efficiency and Accuracy Using Machine Learning Techniques

USM Dr. Aman

Jantan

91,000.00


Design and Evaluation of an Affect-Sensitive Synthetic Tutor (ASST)

USM Dr. Syaheerah

Lebai Lutfi

30,825.70

22. L'oreal Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Sad No More: Building Emotion Sensitive Systems To Detect and Prevent Depression

Agensi luar


30,000.00

23. Bridging grant Subculture Deviance Theory (Sdt) : Computer Abuse In Malaysia Federal Public Organizations

USM Dr. Ahmad Suhaimi Bin Baharudin

10,000.00

24. Bridging grant A Study Of Fog Process For Cryptocurrency In Mobile Computing Platform

USM Dr. Azizul

Rahman Mohd

Shariff

10,000.00

25. Bridging grant Pedestrian Simulation Model For Clogging Detection And Survival Prediction In A Fire Spreading Situation

USM Dr. Fadratul

Hafinaz

Hassan

10,000.00


A Computational Model to Detect Human Emotion Based on Body Heat

USM Dr. Ahmad

Sufril Azlan

Mohamed

86,300.00

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Contextualized Linguistic Forensics Text Analytics Combinatorial Approach for Jihadi Recruitment Detection in Online Text

USM Dr. Nurul Hashimah

Ahamed Hassain

Malim

80,000.00


Lighting Automation Based Optimised Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controller in an Intelligent Environment

USM Dr. Nur Syibrah

Muhamad Nain

30,358.40

29. FRGS Reusable Learning Objects Compilation Framework for Effective Mobile Learning Materials Based on Semantic Web and Random Forest

MOHE Prof. Madya

Muhammad Rafie

Hj. Mohd Arshad

60,420.00


A Visual Approach for Understanding Heredity Information Based on Medical Genogram

USM Dr. Wan Mohd.

Nazmee Wan

Zainon

69,200.00


Detection of User Opinion and Emotion in Online Product Reviews

USM Dr. Cheah Yu-N 88,000.00


Ambient Intelligence Smart Home Automation using ECHONET LITE(AmISHA-ELITE)

USM Dr.Manmeet Kaur A/P Mahinderjit Singh

84,314.00

33. FRGS A New Approach for Enhancing the Retrieval of Software Design Specification

MOHE Dr. Wan Mohd.

Nazmee Wan

Zainon

62,200.00

34. FRGS Modeling Translation Rules Using Deep Neural Network in Machine Translation

MOHE Dr. Tan Tien Ping 69,500.00

35. FRGS Enhancing Genetic Algorithm for Spatial Layout Design Optimization with Pedestrian Simulation in a Panic Situation

MOHE Dr. Fadratul Hafinaz

Hassan

81,700.00

36. RUI(Individual) Development Of Enhanced Real-Time

Capable Wireless Sensor MAC Protocol

For Streaming Data Applications

USM Prof. Madya Dr.

Wan Tat Chee

100,000.00


Mining Unstructured Web Data For Tour Itineraries Construction

USM Dr. Gan Keng Hoon 100,000.00


Solving Multimodal Transportation Problem as a Multiobjective Optimization Problem using a Nature Inspired Algorithm: A Study on Penang Public Transportation

USM Dr. Wong Li Pei 100,000.00

39. Agensi Luar Research on Big Data on Heterogenous Fixed Wireless Network

Maxis Broadband Sdn. Bhd

Dr. Azizul Rahman

Mohd. Shariff

162,000.00

Pie chart showing the percentage of total grant amount for different types of grants

Agensi Luar

Bridging Grant

FRGS

LRGS

RU

Short Term

TRGS

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PUBLICATIONS

The School of Computer Sciences has published 74 papers in year 2019. 23 papers are published in

Q1 journals and 9 of them published in Q2 journals.

CITATION INDEXED JOURNAL

1. Almaa’itah, W.Z., Talib A.Z., Azam Osman M., Alqura'an A. “Language model for digital

recourse objects retrieval.” Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 97 ,

no. 11 (2019) :2871-2881

2. Talib, Abdullah Zawawi, and Mohd Azam Osman. "Opportunities and challenges in enhancing

access to metadata of cultural heritage collections: a survey." Artificial Intelligence

Review (2019): 1-26. [Q1]

3. Almaa’itah, W.Z., Talib A.Z., Azam Osman M. “Information retrieval framework for digital

resource objects.” International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and

Engineering, 8 , no. 1.4 S1(2019): 17-22

4. Almaa’itah, W.Z., Talib A.Z., Azam Osman M.” Structured Dirichlet Smoothing Model for

Digital Resource Objects.” International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and

Engineering, 9, no.1 (2019): 3427-3430

5. Farkhana, Muchtar, Abdullah Abdul Hanan, Hassan Suhaidi, Khader Ahamad Tajudin, and

Zamli Kamal Zuhairi. "Energy conservation of content routing through wireless broadcast

control in NDN based MANET: A review." Journal of Network and Computer Applications 131

(2019): 109-132. [Q1]

6. Makhadmeh, Sharif Naser, Ahamad Tajudin Khader, Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Syibrah Naim,

Ammar Kamal Abasi, and Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri. "Optimization methods for power

scheduling problems in smart home: Survey." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 115

(2019): 109362. [Q1]

7. Shehab, Mohammad, Ahamad Tajudin Khader, Makhlouf Laouchedi, and Osama Ahmad

Alomari. "Hybridizing cuckoo search algorithm with bat algorithm for global numerical

optimization." The Journal of Supercomputing 75, no. 5 (2019): 2395-2422. [Q2]

8. Shanmugasundaram, Karthikeyan, Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohmed, and Nur Intan Raihana

Ruhaiyem. "Hybrid improved bacterial swarm optimization algorithm for hand-based

multimodal biometric authentication system." Journal of Information and Communication

Technology 18, no. 2 (2019): 123-141.

9. Hussein, Lubna A., Ahmad Suhaimi Baharudin, K. Jayaraman, and S. H. A. I. A. N. Kiumarsi.

"B2B e-commerce technology factors with mediating effect perceived usefulness in Jordanian

manufacturing SMES." Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 14, no. 1 (2019): 411-

429.

10. Omolara, Abiodun Esther, Aman Jantan, and Oludare Isaac Abiodun. "A comprehensive review

of honey encryption scheme." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science 13, no. 2 (2019): 649-656.

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11. Omolara, Abiodun Esther, and Aman Jantan. "Modified honey encryption scheme for

encoding natural language message." International Journal of Electrical and Computer

Engineering (IJECE) 9, no. 3 (2019): 1871-1878.

12. Omolara, Abiodun Esther, Aman Jantan, Oludare Isaac Abiodun, Humaira Arshad, and Nachaat

AbdElatif Mohamed. "Fingereye: improvising security and optimizing ATM transaction time

based on iris-scan authentication." International Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering

(2088-8708) 9, no. 3 (2019): 1879-1886.

13. Arshad, Humaira, Aman Jantan, Gan Keng Hoon, and Anila Sahar Butt. "A multilayered

semantic framework for integrated forensic acquisition on social media." Digital

Investigation 29 (2019): 147-158.

14. Arshad, Humaira, Aman Jantan, and Esther Omolara. "Evidence collection and forensics on

social networks: Research challenges and directions." Digital Investigation 28 (2019): 126-138.

15. Ghanem, Waheed AHM, and Aman Jantan. "An enhanced Bat algorithm with mutation

operator for numerical optimization problems." Neural Computing and Applications 31, no. 1

(2019): 617-651. [Q1]

16. Ghanem, Waheed AHM, and Aman Jantan. "A new approach for intrusion detection system

based on training multilayer perceptron by using enhanced Bat algorithm." Neural Computing

and Applications (2019): 1-34. [Q1]

17. Ghanem, Waheed AHM, and Aman Jantan. "Training a Neural Network for Cyberattack

Classification Applications Using Hybridization of an Artificial Bee Colony and Monarch

Butterfly Optimization." Neural Processing Letters 51, no. 1 (2020): 905-946. [Q2]

18. Abiodun, Oludare Isaac, Aman Jantan, Abiodun Esther Omolara, Kemi Victoria Dada, Abubakar

Malah Umar, Okafor Uchenwa Linus, Humaira Arshad, Abdullahi Aminu Kazaure, Usman Gana,

and Muhammad Ubale Kiru. "Comprehensive review of artificial neural network applications

to pattern recognition." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 158820-158846. [Q1]

19. Praptodiyono, Supriyanto, Rian Sofhan, Anggoro S. Pramudyo, Teguh Firmansyah, and Azlan

Osman. "Performance comparison of transmitting jumbo frame on Windows and Linux

System." Telkomnika 17, no. 1 (2019): 68-75.

20. Alawida, Moatsum, Azman Samsudin, and Je Sen Teh. "Enhancing unimodal digital chaotic

maps through hybridisation." Nonlinear Dynamics 96, no. 1 (2019): 601-613. [Q1]

21. Alawida, Moatsum, Azman Samsudin, Je Sen Teh, and Rami S. Alkhawaldeh. "A new hybrid

digital chaotic system with applications in image encryption." Signal Processing 160 (2019):

45-58. [Q1]

22. Alawida, Moatsum, Azman Samsudin, and Je Sen Teh. "Digital cosine chaotic map for

cryptographic applications." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 150609-150622. [Q1]

23. Elejla, Omar E., Mohammed Anbar, Bahari Belaton, and Shady Hamouda. "Labeled flow-based

dataset of ICMPv6-based DDoS attacks." Neural Computing and Applications 31, no. 8 (2019):

3629-3646. [Q1]

24. San Tan, Joi, Iman Yi Liao, Ibrahim Venkat, Bahari Belaton, and P. T. Jayaprakash. "Computer-

aided superimposition via reconstructing and matching 3D faces to 3D skulls for forensic

craniofacial identifications." The Visual Computer (2019): 1-15.

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25. Al-Aswadi, Fatima N., Huah Yong Chan, and Keng Hoon Gan. "Automatic ontology

construction from text: a review from shallow to deep learning trend." Artificial Intelligence

Review (2019): 1-28. [Q1]

26. Rana, Toqir A., and Yu-N. Cheah. "Sequential patterns rule-based approach for opinion target

extraction from customer reviews." Journal of Information Science 45, no. 5 (2019): 643-655.

[Q2]

27. Khaw, Khai Wah, Xinying Chew, Wai Chung Yeong, and Sok Li Lim. "Optimal design of the

synthetic control chart for monitoring the multivariate coefficient of variation." Chemometrics

and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 186 (2019): 33-40. [Q1]

28. Chew, XinYing, Michael Boon Chong Khoo, Khai Wah Khaw, Wai Chung Yeong, and Zhi Lin

Chong. "A proposed variable parameter control chart for monitoring the multivariate

coefficient of variation." Quality and Reliability Engineering International 35, no. 7 (2019):

2442-2461.

29. Ming Ha Lee, K. S. Khee Yong Si, XinYing Chew, Man F. Lau, Patrick H. H. Then. The “Coefficient

of Variation Chart based on Median Run Length.” International Journal of Engineering and

Advanced Technology 8,No.6S3(2019): 213-219.

30. Lee, Ming Ha, Michael BC Khoo, and Xinying Chew. "Economic-statistical design of variable

parameters s chart." Quality Technology & Quantitative Management (2019): 1-12.

31. Khaw, Khai Wah, and XinYing Chew. "A Re-Evaluation of the Run Rules Control Charts for

Monitoring the Coefficient of Variation." Statistics, Optimization & Information Computing 7,

no. 4 (2019): 716-730.

32. Chew, XinYing, Khai Wah Khaw, and Ming Ha Lee. "The efficiency of run rules schemes for the

multivariate coefficient of variation in short runs process." Communications in Statistics-

Simulation and Computation (2020): 1-21.

33. Khaw, Khai Wah, XinYing Chew, Sin Yin Teh, and Wai Chung Yeong. "Optimal Variable Sample

Size and Sampling Interval Control Chart for the Process Mean based on Expected Average

Time to Signal." International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing 9, no. 6 (2019): 880

-885.

34. Fadratul Hafinaz Hassan, Nur Syifa Abdul Razak, Najihah Ibrahim, Wong Li Pei, Mohamed Najib

Salleh.” Pedestrian Evacuation Route Plan using Existing Optimal Exit Selection Algorithms.”

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 8, No. 8S(2019):

351- 356.

35. Hadisuwito, A. S., and F. H. Hassan. "Using Backpropagation to Predict Drought Factor in

Keetch-Byram Drought Index." Baghdad Science Journal 16, no. 20/6/2019 (2019): 477-484.

36. Alsmadi, Issa, and Gan Keng Hoon. "Term weighting scheme for short-text classification:

Twitter corpuses." Neural Computing and Applications 31, no. 8 (2019): 3819-3831. [Q1]

37. Haris, Erum, Keng Hoon Gan, and Tien-Ping Tan. "Spatial information extraction from travel

narratives: Analysing the notion of co-occurrence indicating closeness of tourist

places." Journal of Information Science (2019). [Q2]

38. lsmadi, Issa, and Keng Hoon Gan. "Review of short-text classification." International Journal of

Web Information Systems (2019). 155-182.

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39. Ziyad R. Al Ashhab, Muhammed Anbar, Manmeet Kaur a/p Mahinderjit Singh, Kamal Alieyan,

Wajih I. Abu Ghazaleh,”Detection of HTTP Flooding DDoS attack using Hadoop with

MapReduce: a survey” International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and

Engineering 8, no.1 (2019): 71-77.

40. Owoh, Nsikak Pius, and Manmeet Mahinderjit Singh. "Applying Diffie-Hellman Algorithm to

Solve the Key Agreement Problem in Mobile Blockchain-based Sensing Applications." Int. J.

Adv. Comput. Sci. Appl 10, no. 3 (2019): 59-68.

41. Mahinderjit Singh, Manmeet, Lee Wern Shen, and Mohammed Anbar. "Conceptualizing

Distrust Model with Balance Theory and Multi-Faceted Model for Mitigating False Reviews in

Location-Based Services (LBS)." Symmetry 11, no. 9 (2019): 1118. [Q2]

42. Shamsudin, Haziqah, Maziani Sabudin, and Umi Kalsom Yusof. "Hybridisation of RF (Xgb) to

improve the tree-based algorithms in learning style prediction." IAES International Journal of

Artificial Intelligence 8, no. 4 (2019): 422-428.

43. Elsmany, Eyman Fathelrhman Ahmed, Mohd Adib Omar, Tat-Chee Wan, and Altahir Abdalla

Altahir. "EESRA: energy efficient scalable routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks." IEEE

Access 7 (2019): 96974-96983. [Q1]

44. Rosli, Nurul Atikah Ahmad, and Mohd Heikal Husin. "Initial Exploration on an Effective Social

Media Analytics Method and Algorithm for Instagram Hashtags." International Journal of E-

Business Research (IJEBR) 15, no. 3 (2019): 1-15.

45. Husin, Mohd Heikal, and Yang Kwang Lim. "InWalker: smart white cane for the

blind." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2019): 1-7.

46. Ibrahim, Noor Farizah, and Xiaojun Wang. "Decoding the sentiment dynamics of online

retailing customers: Time series analysis of social media." Computers in Human Behavior 96

(2019): 32-45. [Q1]

47. Ibrahim, Noor Farizah, and Xiaojun Wang. "A text analytics approach for online retailing

service improvement: Evidence from Twitter." Decision Support Systems 121 (2019): 37-50.

[Q1]

48. Rostam, Nur Aqilah Paskhal, and Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim. "Text

categorisation in Quran and Hadith: Overcoming the interrelation challenges using machine

learning and term weighting." Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information

Sciences (2019).

49. Muhammad Jaziem bin Javeed and Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim.” Storage

Consumption Reduction using Improved Inverted Indexing for Similarity Search on LINGO

Profiles.” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 10, No.5

(2019):28-35.

50. Keikhosrokiani, Pantea, Norlia Mustaffa, Nasriah Zakaria, and Rosni Abdullah. "Assessment of

a medical information system: the mediating role of use and user satisfaction on the success

of human interaction with the mobile healthcare system (iHeart)." Cognition, Technology &

Work (2019): 1-25.

51. Fati, Suliman Mohamed, and Putra Sumari. "A survey on content awareness challenges in IPTV

delivery networks." Multimedia Tools and Applications 78, no. 12 (2019): 16817-16842. [Q2]

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2158031618-Muhammad-Jaziem-bin-Javeed

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52. Al-wesabi, Ola Ahmed, Putra Sumari, and Nibras Abdullah. "Data stream management system

for video on demand hybrid storage server." International Journal of Intelligent Systems

Technologies and Applications 18, no. 5 (2019): 470-493.

53. Abusnaina, Ahmed A., Rosni Abdullah, and Ali Kattan. "Supervised training of spiking neural

network by adapting the E-MWO algorithm for pattern classification." Neural Processing

Letters 49, no. 2 (2019): 661-682. [Q2]

54. Al-Ani, Ayman, Mohammed Anbar, Iznan Husainy Hasbullah, Rosni Abdullah, and Ahmed K. Al-

Ani. "Authentication and privacy approach for DHCPv6." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 73144-73156.

[Q1]

55. Al-Sai, Zaher & Abdullah, Rosni & Husin, Heikal & Syed-Mohamad, Sharifah. “A Preliminary

Systematic Literature Review On Critical Success Factors Categories For Big Data Analytics.”

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 9 , no. 1 (2019):2320-2324.

56. Jothi, Neesha & Husain, Wahidah & Abdul Rashid, Nur'Aini & Syed-Mohamad, Sharifah.

“Feature Selection Method using Genetic Algorithm for Medical Dataset.” International

Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology 9, No. 6, (2019):1907-

1912.

57. Lahasan, Badr, Syaheerah Lebai Lutfi, and Rubén San-Segundo. "A survey on techniques to

handle face recognition challenges: occlusion, single sample per subject and

expression." Artificial Intelligence Review 52, no. 2 (2019): 949-979. [Q1]

58. Gil-Martín, Manuel, Rubén San-Segundo, Syaheerah Lebai Lutfi, and Alejandro Coucheiro-

Limeres. "Estimating gravity component from accelerometers." IEEE Instrumentation &

Measurement Magazine 22, no. 1 (2019): 48-53.

59. Akhtar, Zahid, Kamran Siddique, Ajita Rattani, Syaheerah Lebai Lutfi, and Tiago H. Falk. "Why

is multimedia quality of experience assessment a challenging problem?." IEEE Access 7 (2019):

117897-117915. [Q1]

60. Teh, Je Sen, Kaijun Tan, and Moatsum Alawida. "A chaos-based keyed hash function based on

fixed point representation." Cluster Computing 22, no. 2 (2019): 649-660. [Q2]

61. Alawida, Moatsum, Je Sen Teh, and Azman Samsudin. "An image encryption scheme based on

hybridizing digital chaos and finite state machine." Signal Processing 164 (2019): 249-266.

[Q1]

62. Yeoh, Wei-Zhu, Je Sen Teh, and Huey Rong Chern. "A parallelizable chaos-based true random

number generator based on mobile device cameras for the Android platform." Multimedia

Tools and Applications 78, no. 12 (2019): 15929-15949. [Q2]

63. Zhang, Yidan, Jiageng Chen, Kaiming Chen, Ruoyan Xu, Jesen Teh, and Shuai Zhang. "Network

traffic identification of several open source secure proxy protocols." International Journal of

Network Management (2019): e2090.

64. Zakaria, Wahida, Umi Kalsom Yusof, and Syibrah Naim. "Modelling and simulation of crowd

evacuation with cognitive behaviour using fuzzy logic." Int. J. Advance Soft Compu. Appl 11,

no. 2 (2019):132-149

65. Bokhare, S.F. & Zainon, W.M.N.W. “A review on tools and techniques for family tree data

visualization.” Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology. 97.no.1(2019): 121-

132.

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66. Wong, Khang-Siang, and Tat-Chee Wan. "Current state of multicast routing protocols for

disruption tolerant networks: Survey and open issues." Electronics 8, no. 2 (2019): 162.

67. Aboodi, Ahed, Tat-Chee Wan, and Gian-Chand Sodhy. "Survey on the Incorporation of

NDN/CCN in IoT." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 71827-71858. [Q1]

68. Al-Shalabi, Mohammed, Mohammed Anbar, Tat-Chee Wan, and Zakaria Alqattan. "Energy

efficient multi-hop path in wireless sensor networks using an enhanced genetic

algorithm." Information Sciences 500 (2019): 259-273. [Q1]

69. ALHALABI, HUDA AH, and TAT-CHEE WAN. "A Review Of Constructive Interference Flooding In

Wireless Sensor Networks." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology 97, no.

21 (2019):3003-3017.

70. Choong, Shin Siang, Li-Pei Wong, and Chee Peng Lim. "An artificial bee colony algorithm with a

modified choice function for the traveling salesman problem." Swarm and evolutionary

computation 44 (2019): 622-635. [Q1]

71. Mohamad Amar Irsyad Mohd Aminuddin, ZarulFitri Zaaba, Azham Hussain.” Applicability of

Website Fingerprinting Attack on Tor Encrypted Traffic.” International Journal of Innovative

Technology and Exploring Engineering 8, No.8S, ( 2019): 386-391.

72. Liew Sue Hui, Ang Ching Wen, Ong Chia Teng, ZarulFitri Zaaba, Azham Hussain. “Investigations

and assessments on web browser security.” International Journal of Innovative Technology

and Exploring Engineering8, No.8,(2019):392-397

73. Hussein, Idyawati, Azham Hussain, Emmanuel OC Mkpojiogu, Shelena Soosay Nathan, and

Zarul Fitri Zaaba. "The knowledge of human-computer interaction (HCI) and user experience

design (UXD) in Malaysia: an analysis of the characteristics of an HCI-focused

conference." International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 8, no. 8

(2019): 483-490.

74. Hussain, Azham, Chow Leong, Nurnasran Puteh, and Zarul Zaaba. "Requirement Model of

Conference Management System: A Mobile App for Creating and Managing Conference

Paper." (2019): 197-212

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AWARDS

Computer Science School managed to receive 8 awards by our academic staff and students.

award Recipient Date Venue 1. Women of the Future Awards

Southeast Asia 2019 Award Category: Science, Technology and Digital


21 March 2019

Hilton Hotel, Singapore

2. Malaysia Technology Expo 2019 – The 18th International Expo on Inventions and Innovations Silver Medal Product: TExIT (Text Explorer, Identifier & Translator): Smart and Flexible Mobile Dictionary

Dr. Nur Intan Raihana Ruhaiyem

21 – 23 February 2019

PWTC, Kuala Lumpur

3. 3-Minute Speaking Competition USM 50 International Women’s Day 1st Place Title: Do Not Judge A Woman by Their Dress

Namrita Nagarajan (student)

11 March2019

Universiti Sains Malaysia

4. Innovate Malaysia 2019 Grand Finale Awards: a. Innovate Malaysia Exabytes Challenge Track Champion b. Google Technology Track Consolation Project title: PikaFoodAR: Augmented Reality Mobile Application to Decode Food Ingredients for Health Risk Evaluation

Sim Jia Wei (student)

22 July2019

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC), Penang

5. Flex Penang Innovation Award Champion

Heng Tick Wei (student)

16 May 2019

Flex

6. Flex Penang Innovation Award 2nd Runner up

Navin (student)

16 May 2019

Flex

7. Hilti Best student Award 2019 Shu Wei Tao (student)

31 May 2019

Hilti

8. International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL 2019) Category: Invention, Innovation and Design on e_Learning

Dr. Nur Intan Raihana Ruhaiyem

21-22 August 2019

UNIMAS

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Award winners in Novel Research & Innovation Competition (NRIC) 2019 held in USM on the 21st of April 2019. Project title Recipient Advisor Award 1.

YumMe: Intelligent Restaurant Recommender Using Sentiment Analysis and Visualization

Ooi Lim Seong Liang

Jasy Liew Suet Yan

GOLD & NRIC BEST PRESENTER AWARD

2. PikaFoodAR: Augmented Reality Mobile Application to Decode Food Ingredients for Health Risk Evaluation

Sim Jia Wei Jasy Liew Suet Yan

GOLD

3. Crowd Sourcing Approach for Bus Arrival Time

Chan Jun Yi Cheah Yu-N SILVER

4. BullyAware: A Two-Pronged Cyberbullying Intervention System to Deter Cyberbullies and Empower Victims

Julia Wong Siew Fong

Jasy Liew Suet Yan

SILVER

5. LeanHawker: A Solution to Food Waste for Hawkers

Hoong Shu Yan Nasuha Lee Abdullah

BRONZE

6. Mobile Application for Blind Community

Au Yong Kah Wye

Mohd Heikal Husin

BRONZE

7. BuddyBots: Emotionally-Expressive Chatbots to Improve Emotional Well-Being

Yong Kuan Shyang

Jasy Liew Suet Yan

BRONZE

8. Smart Power Socket for Power Management and Control with Integrated Cloud & Mobile System

Lum Mun Kwai Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohamed

BRONZE

9. U-Trek Neoh Hueh Li

Zarul Fitri Zabaa

BRONZE

10. Animal Farm Automation - IOT

Maisarah Mohamed Pauzi

Gian Chand Sodhy

BRONZE

11. i-Passenger

Kong Chee Chung

Mohd Nadhir Abdul Wahab

BRONZE

Dr. Intan at Malaysia Technology Expo 2019 Mr. Sim Jia Wei at Innovate Malaysia 2019

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EVENTS

Girls in ICT campaign 2019

In conjunction with International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Girls in ICT Day celebration, the

School of Computer Sciences, USM in collaboration with Telebort launched the Girls in ICT Campaign

2019. The campaign aims to encourage and empower girls and young women to consider studies and

careers in ICT, thus enabling both girls and technology companies to reap the benefits of greater

female participation in the ICT sector in Malaysia. The campaign consists of a series of workshops on

"Animation Using Scratch". The first workshop was held on 25 April 2019) hosted at SJK (C) Union.

The second workshop was held at Lab 3 on 8th of August 2019 at School of Computer Science, USM.

Pupils from 8 nearby primary schools were invited to join the workshop.

Registration chatting with our Dean, Prof Rosni

Explanation from student helper resting during recess

Girls in ICT group photo

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Data Science Certification Program With Keysight Technologies Malaysia

Sdn Bhd

A 20-weeks Data Science program has been offered to employees of Keysight Technologies to upgrade

their knowledge in order to stay abreast in the fast changing technological era.

Brain-Computer Interface Contest using Mind-Controlled Drone 2019

School of Computer Science, USM co-organized Malaysia’s first Northern Region Semi-Final Brain-

Computer Interface Contest using Mind-Controlled Drone on the 7th October 2019.

Basic Computer Science Training Course (6th to 8th of August 2019)

30 secondary school teachers from Kedah and Perlis attended the training to equip them to teach

programming subjects.

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CAREER TALK FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS

DELEGATES FROM ITALIAN CENTRE, HANOI UNIVERSITY (14TH

JUNE 2019)

to discuss potential opportunities for cooperation under the Erasmus+ and Marco Polo Grant.

FAREWELL TO OUR BELOVED COLLEAGUES

Seven colleagues retired this year. They are Professor Dr. Zawawi, Associate Professor Wahidah,

Associate Professor Dr. Suhaimi, Puan Norlia, Puan Faten, Puan Hasimah and Puan Aida. They spent

most of their working lives in USM. We would like to thank them for their dedication and

contributions to the school. We wish them a new journey be filled with joy and contentment.

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FORUM WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Lively discussion among industrial partners and academic staff on how to produce industry ready

graduates.

RAYA CELEBRATION

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ORIENTATION FOR FRESHMEN 2019

A series of events were organized to help freshmen to adapt to the new university life in USM. What a

delight to welcome fresh, hopeful and joyful faces to our CS family.

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Chief Editor

Dr. Yap Fa Toh

Advisors

Prof. Dr. Rosni Abdullah (Dean)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zurinahni Zainol (Deputy Dean, Academic, Student & Alumni)

Prof. Dr. Bahari Belaton (Deputy Dean, Research, Innovation and Industry/ Community

Engagement)

Members

Dr. Nor Athiyah Abdullah

Mr. Azlan Osman

Pn. Eliza Yasmin Dahlan

Pn. Zuhaida Ariffin

En. Ahmad Anas Ismail

Pn. Badriyah Che May

En. Mohamad Azahar Mustapa

Pn. Rohana Omar

Ms. Sheela Muniandy

Layout & Design

Dr. Yap Fa Toh

Documents

ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - Universiti Sains Malaysia