December 2017Volume 8, Issue (12)

Nature-inspired Engineering Design

15DEC

Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus JPT/BPP(D)1000-701/502(3) DU023(B)

No.1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

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13-14DEC

Top Paper Award at IEEE Student Conference onResearch and Development 2017

Dr. Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam, project supervisor (left), andMs. Aminath Saadha (right)

Dr. Aravind delivering his keynote speech at Sona College of Technology, India

Dr. Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam from Taylor’s SoE was invited to deliver a

keynote speech at AICTE-Sponsored International Conference on Intelligent Systems. He

briefly discussed the nexus between engineering and the sciences and the idea of

developing ‘sci-engineering’ using nature-inspired design applications. Such

applications are considered solutions toward a sustainable future Industry 4.0. The talk

was held on 15 December 2017 at the Sona Auditorium, Sona College of Technology,

Salem, India with over 200 audiences from the industry, academia and education.

Ms. Aminath Saadha, a Master’s student

from Taylor’s School of Engineering

(SoE), presented a paper titled

‘Electromagnetic design analysis of

single-layered linear switching machine

with fixed DC excitation for rail brake

system’ at the IEEE Student Conference

on Research and Development 2017

held at Putrajaya on 13–14 December

2017. The paper was among the

awarded top 10 papers, which were also

presented at the event. The work was

supported by Taylor’s Research

Scholarship Programme for Master’s

students and Taylor’s Research Grant

Scheme.

11-16NOV

Ms. Jayasubamani during her participationin the WEEF 2017

Group photo of the participants of the CommTECH Integrated Initiative at Institut TeknologiSepuluh Nopember, Indonesia

Delegates from Taylor’s University, Brawijaya University and State University of Malang andPolinema (Malang State Polytechnic)

Participation at the 13th Global Student Platform(SPEED 2017) and 7th World Engineering EducationForum (WEEF 2017)

21-29NOV

CommTECH Integrated Initiative Visit 2017

The 13th Global Student Platform (SPEED 2017) and 7th World Engineering Education Forum

(WEEF 2017) was held on 11–16 November 2017 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. A poster

presented by Ms. Jayasubamani, a Ph.D. student from Taylor’s SoE, achieved the second highest

score in the event. Taylor’s SoE was noted for its participation in the Grand Challenges Scholars

Programme (GCSP). It is the first engineering school outside the United States that has a GCSP

recognised by the US National Academy of Engineering.

Denise Hooi May Teng and Sandy Song Chia Shuen from the Chemical Engineering Programme participated in the CommTECH Integrated Initiative 2017, which was held in Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia for a seven-day educational trip. This event was also actively participated by 11 other countries, hosting a total number of 67 participants exchanging in terms of language, culture and knowledge. The participants were taught socio-engineering skills and to be applied in a case study and presented on the final day of the event. The participants were also given the chance to visit and learn about several other universities, including Brawijaya University and the State University of Malang and Polinema (Malang State Polytechnic), while touring Surabaya and Malang.