Salam Sejahtera & Salam 1Malaysia

Dear Datuk/Professor/Dr./Mr./Mrs.,

3^rd WEEK OF THE MONTH AS ENGLISH WEEK IN UTM

We would like to announce that UTM is implementing the following programmes to enhance the use of English among the staff.

All staff of UTM are required to use English regularly in UTM to develop their confidence to communicate with foreigners. This is to provide daily training for UTM staffs besides the formal training programmes offered by Development Section (Registrar Office).

The implementation will be effective every 3^rd week of every month starting from 18th – 24th September 2016. Heads of Departments are to ensure that the program is successfully carried out at the department level involving all staff.
Your cooperation in ensuring the success of the program is highly appreciated.

Thank you.

Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera,

Dear colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to submit an article to the online PERINTIS eJournal (ISSN 2232-0725), an open-access academic journal devoted to the publication of original contributions in relevant areas.

As an open-access journal, researchers around the world are able to freely download papers online.  The issues may carry regular papers, rapid communications and notes as well as feature articles.

PERINTIS e-Journal covers the following areas but not limited to:

Islamic Science and Technology
History of Muslim Scientists
Education in Science and Technology.
Sustainability (Energy, Environment, Food, Water)
Engineering
Mathematics

Chemistry, Biology and Physics

Medical Science
Science of Creation
Astronomy
Agriculture
Computer Science

Geology

Materials

For our next issue (Vol 6 No 2), which is due to be published on the 10th December 2016, the manuscript should be submitted before 20th September 2016.

The manuscript can be submitted via email to perintisjournal@gmail.com.

Please visit the website http://www.perintis.org.my/ to find the instruction to authors and view the list of editors.

With best regards,

Prof Dr Azman bin Hassan

Editor-in-Chief
PERINTIS eJournal
Persatuan Saintist Muslim Malaysia (Perintis)
http://www.perintis.org.my

Deputy Dean (Research and Innovations)
Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Advanced Statistical Methods for Big Data Analysis of Neuroimaging

Applications to Brain Connectivity

Menara Razak

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus,

Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.

9^th Sept 2016 (Friday)

Speakers: Prof Dr Hernando Ombao

Department of Statistics, University of California at Irvine, US

Prof. Ir. Dr. Sheikh Hussain Shaikh Salleh and Dr. Chee-Ming Ting,

Center for Center for Biomedical Engineering

Organizer: Center for Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Advisor: Dato’ Prof Ir Dr Alias Mohd Noor

Organizing Chair: Prof. Ir. Dr. Sheikh Hussain Shaikh Salleh

Dear Datuk/Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss,

We cordially invite you to a one-day short course entitled “Advanced Statistical Methods for Big Data Analysis of Neuroimaging Applications to Brain Connectivity” which will be held on 9^th Sept 2016 (Friday) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

This short course will introduce the fundamentals of a range of advanced statistical techniques for analyzing brain signals, in terms of modeling, estimation, inference and prediction of large neuroimaging data, e.g. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG) signals with state-of-the-art applications to brain connectivity analysis. Professor Hernando Ombao will present statistical exploratory approaches to modeling dependence between components of high-dimensional time series in designed experiments. These approaches could potentially impact neuroscience research that focus on functional connectivity between brain regions as a diagnostic marker for mental and neurological diseases and as a predictor for behavior. The major hurdle of high dimensionality in EEGs and fMRI will be addressed by using factor analysis and penalized regression such as LASSO method.

The course is organized into four lecture sections:

Session I and II: Prof Ombao will cover the following basic topics. These topics are essential to conducting a rigorous analysis of signals and to developing more sophisticated methods for modeling the complex features of the signals.

• Basic features in signals: mean, auto-correlation, cross-correlation
• Time domain models: white noise, auto-regressive (AR), autoregressive moving average (ARMA), vector auto-regressive (VAR)
• Spectral analysis: auto-spectra, cross-coherence
• Discrimination and classification
• Stationary vs non-stationary processes
• Statistical methods for testing differences between classes of signals

Session III: Prof Ombao will present various advanced research topics on “Exploratory Analysis of High Dimensional EEG and fMRI Time Series”

Session IV: Dr Ting will introduce fundamentals of state-space modeling approach to analyzing time-evolving, high-dimensional brain connectivity in both fMRI and EEG signals, using dynamic factor models and switching Kalman filtering.

COURSE SCHEDULE

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0800 – 0900 – Registration

0900 – 1030 – Lecture I: Basic Time Series Models and Estimation (Prof. Hernando Ombao)

1030 – 1045 – Tea Break

1045 – 1230 – Lecture II: Spectral and Non-stationary Analysis (Prof. Hernando Ombao)

1230 – 1430 – Lunch

1430 – 1530 – Lecture III: Exploratory Analysis of High Dimensional EEG and fMRI Time Series (Prof. Hernando Ombao)

1530 – 1545 – Tea Break

1545 – 1630 – Lecture IV: State-space Analysis of Connectivity in Neural Signals (Dr. Chee-Ming Ting)

1630 – 1700 – Open-Discussion on State-of-the-Arts(Prof. Dr. Sheikh Hussain Sheikh Salleh)

1700            – Closing

SPEAKER SHORT BIOGRAPHY

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Prof Dr. Hernando Ombao

PhD (biostatistics), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US

Professor of Statistics, Dept. of Statistics, Uni.of California, Irvine

Professor of Cognitive Sciences, Dept of Cognitive Sciences, Uni.of California, Irvine

Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Statistical Association: Theory and Methods (2005-now), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (2011 – 2015), and the Statistical Analysis and Data Mining(2010 -2012).

Fellow of the American Statistical Association

Areas of Expertise: Theory, methods, and models for nonstationary multivariate time series and their applications to brain signals and images

Prof. Ir. Dr. Sheikh Hussain Shaikh Salleh

PhD, Uni.of Edinburgh

Deputy Director of Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBE), UTM

Chairman of National Technical Committee on Biometrics

Areas of Expertise: biomedical signal processing and instrumentation, cardiac signals, speech and speaker recognition and biometrics.

Dr. Chee-Ming Ting

PhD (Statistics), UTM

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, UTM

Research Fellow, Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBE), UTM.

Areas of Expertise: Statistical signal processing, time-series analysis, and high-dimensional statistics, neural signals.

REGISTRATION FEE

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Each participant: RM 500.00

(The registration fee includes lunch and printed lecture slides)

Registration Deadline: 1^th Sept 2016

For detailed information, enclosed is the short-course announcement pamphlet.

For registration, please fill up the attached registration form at this link Advanced Statistical Methods for Big Data Analysis of Neuroimaging Applications to Brain Connectivity- 9 Sept 2016

and send the proof of payment to cmting@utm.my or evelyntanhuiru@gmail.com

If you have any inquiries, please contact me. We are looking forward to your participation. Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

—–

Chee-Ming Ting, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer
Center for Biomedical Engineering

Faculty of Biosciences & Medical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

http://fbme.utm.my/tingcheeming/

We would like to remind all members and engineers on the Evening Talk on “Rail Solution: On Track” has been rescheduled to 7^th September 2016 (Wednesday).

Time :  5.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m (Registration time: 5.00 p.m)

Venue: IEM (Southern Branch) Training Centre, 24-B , Jalan Abiad, Taman Tebrau Jaya, Johor Bahru.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Hasnan

BEM approved CPD/PDP hours: 2

Ref. No. IEM16/SB/344/T

Synopsis

In Malaysia, rail projects have increasingly come under the spotlight due to the billions of ringgit that are involved as the country embarks on a rail expansion drive, that includes the extension and expansion of Kuala Lumpur LRT system, Klang Valley MRT1, MRT2 and MRT3, the KTMB North-South rail electrification double tracking project (EDTP), coast to coast railway and a high-speed rail (HSR) line from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. A comprehensive human resource and development program is imperative to execute and ensure such sustainability. The Malaysian government Future Rail 2030 Roadmap initiatives have clearly marked the importance for the academia and rail industry players to synergise their activities in achieving the undeniable global and national railway expansion needs.

This presentation will include an overview of the global rail industry which is already highly complex and sophisticated. Rail Industry issues that will be discussed include the principles of customer-driven forces, putting rail transportation in reach of people, providing an end to end journey, reducing the environmental impact, carbon smart operations, energy efficiency, and supporting the economy and optimising the railway through Internet of Things (IoT).

This talk will also discuss the past, present and future of railway transport in Malaysia and neighboring countries. Railway systems engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of railway systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, industrial and production engineering. Hence it is imperative for IEM and Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) to play important roles in the nurturing of local talents to become international technical and managerial experts in all railway related matters in the foreseeable future.

Participant Fees: 

For ONLINE REGISTRATIONS payment MUST BE MADE VIA Institution’s Maybank Current Account (No. 5-013920-15708) before closing date.

Limited seats available on a “first come first served” basis (30 participants only). Kindly return the reply slip to the IEM (SB) office before 2^nd September 2016 together with a non-refundable cheque for the participant fees made payable to The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Southern Branch). Alternatively, you could bank-in the participant fees into the Institution’s Maybank Current Account (No. 5-013920-15708), and to facsimile both the Bank-in and Reply Slips to the Institution. The Institution requests all members co-operation in ensuring fees are paid in advance to the seminar. Please also be reminded that fees will not be refunded to absent participants who have paid, and to also note that all reservations must be paid despite participant cancellations.

Thank you for your continuous support of the Institution.

 
Best Regards,

Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim, P.Eng PhD, MIEM,SMIEEE
Wireless Communication Centre (WCC)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Skudai Johor
Malaysia

The 16th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA’16) —
http://www.mirlabs.org/isda16
http://www.mirlabs.net/isda16

— The 6th World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT’16) —
http://www.mirlabs.org/wict16
http://www.mirlabs.net/wict16

** Important Dates **
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Special sessions/Track/workshop proposals: August 20, 2016
Acceptance of special sessions: August 31, 2016
Paper submission due: September 20, 2016
Notification of paper acceptance: October 15, 2016
Registration and Final manuscript due: October 30, 2016
Conference: December 14 – 16, 2016

About ISDA’16 :
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The International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA) is a major international conference bringing together researchers, engineers, and practitioners who work in the areas of intelligent systems and its applications in industry and the real world. Every year, ISDA attracts authors from over 30 countries. The conference will include workshops, special sessions and tutorials, along with prominent keynote speakers and regular paper presentations in parallel tracks. All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings to expected be published by Springer.

Topics ( not limited to )
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Intelligent Systems Architectures and Applications
Intelligent Image and Signal Processing
Intelligent Internet Modeling
Intelligent Data mining
Intelligent Business Systems
Intelligent Control and Automation
Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Knowledge Management
Innovative Information Security
Innovative Networking and Communication Techniques
Web Intelligence
Intelligent Software Engineering

About WICT’16 :
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WICT ‘16 aims to provide an opportunity for the researchers from academia and industry to meet and discuss the latest solutions, scientific results and methods in the usage and applications of ICT in the real world. The conference programme includes workshops, special sessions and tutorials, along with prominent keynote speakers and regular paper presentations in parallel tracks. In the past century, our society has been through several periods of dramatic changes, driven by innovations such as transportation systems, telephone etc. Last few decades have experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly, altering the constraints of space and time, and reshaping the way we communicate, learn and think. Rapid advances in information technologies and other digital systems are reshaping our ecosystem. Innovations in ICT allow us to transmit information quickly and widely, propelling the growth of new urban communities, linking distant places and diverse areas of endeavor in productive new ways, which a decade ago was unimaginable. All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings to expected be published by Springer.

Topics ( not limited to )
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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
Data Mining
e-Learning
e-Business
e-Government
Artificial Intelligence
Web Services and Semantic Web
Grid and Cloud Computing
Ambient Intelligence
Body Sensor Networks
Computational Finance and Economics
Cybercrime (Legal and Technical Issues)
Computer Network Security
Data Mining for Information Security
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism Detection and Software Misuse
Intrusion Detection and Forensics
Scheduling For Large Scale Distributed System
Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms and Their Applications
The Role of Technology in Education and Health
Data Management
Collaborative Design in Knowledge-based Environment
Software Engineering

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Submission Guidelines:
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Submission of paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your manuscript.

Paper format templates:
http://www.springer.com/series/11156

Proceedings are expected to be published by the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, which is now indexed by ISI Proceedings, DBLP. Ulrich’s, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, Zentralblatt Math, MetaPress, Springerlink Proceedings will be made available during the conference. Expanded versions of selected papers will be published in special issues of internationally referred journals (indexed by SCI) and edited volumes.

ISDA’16 Submission : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isda2016
WICT’16 Submission : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wict2016

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* Organizing Committee *
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General Chairs :
Ana Maria Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA

Technical Committee (Please refer website ) :
http://www.mirlabs.net/isda16/committees.php
http://www.mirlabs.net/wict16/committees.php

For technical contact:
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Ajith Abraham
Email: ajith.abraham@ieee.org<mailto:ajith.abraham@ieee.org>

Call for Papers | 2016 IEEE EMBS CONFERENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING & SCIENCES

A REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE EMBS

4-8 December 2016
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://www.iecbes.org
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IECBES 2016 welcomes original submissions on the following topics of interest (but not limited to): Biomedical Signal and Image Processing | Biomedical Instrumentation and Devices | Biosensors/Micro/Nano/Wearable Technologies | Biomedical Imaging | Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems | Neural Engineering | Biomedical Modelling and Simulation | Biomedical and Medical Robots | Cellular/Molecular/Tissue Engineering | Biomaterial | Biomimetic | Bioinformatics | Healthcare Information System | eHealth/mHealth/Telemedicine | Rehabilitation Engineering | Biomedical Engineering Education

SELECTED PAPERS will be submitted to Cogent Engineering Journal in early 2017. 

FEATURING…

KEYNOTE SPEAKERs: Ahmad Fadzil Mohamad Hani | Allan Hanbury | Beverly Steffert | Elisabeth Worthey | Nigel H. Lovell | Toshiyo Tamura | Yuan Ting Zhang

PANELISTs for FORUM_Connecting EMB with Medical Physicians: Challenges towards Better Healthcare and Life Quality: Ahmad Sobri Muda | Mohammed Faruque Reza | Teo Soo Hwang | Wong Chee Piau | Felix Yap Boon Bin

WORKSHOPs: Neurofeedback for Adhd, Autism & Developmental Coordination Disorder | Big Data in Healthcare

SPECIAL SESSION: IEEE Humanitarian Technology Activities

AWARDs: Young Scientist Best Paper Award for all Tracks | Professional Best Paper Award for all Tracks | WIE Best Paper Award | HTA Paper Award |

HUMANITARIAN WORKSHOP: Your registration fee contributes to underserved teens from orphanages to attend “Biomedical Engineers Meeting Humanity: An Education and Career Sharing with Underserved High School Children”

NETWORKINGs: Conference Dinner | Cultural Performance | Elephant Sanctuary

SPONSORS & SUPPORT: IEEE EMBS, IEEE WIE, IEEE HTA

Important Dates
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* Submission of Full Paper: July 15, 2016 15 August 2016
* Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2016
* Camera Ready/ Paper Submission: October 15, 2016
* Conference Date: December 4-8, 2016

Paper Submission Guidelines
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All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers of IECBES 2016 will be submitted to IEEE Xplore. The conference will only accept paper(s) that adhered to IEEE format. To download a copy of the template, kindly click here.

The Organizing Committee of IECBES2016

iecbes@myembs.org