Regarding our study findings, we have successfully acquired new Intellectual Properties (IP) that have been granted Copyright status. This intellectual property focuses on the 3D voxelization method for developing wind flow models.
Congratulations to Nurfairunnajiha Ridzuan. The student’s efforts have been acknowledged with accomplishment. It is her first opportunity to work with intellectual property. I intend to educate my students on the application procedures for intellectual property.
We certainly hope that our research lab will generate a more significant number of IPs.
This meeting was postponed from November to December. This is because our research lab is undergoing a major renovation and expansion to meet the needs of new students.
This meeting we introduced 3 new research members namely Syafiq, Husna and Farah. Each showed good progress despite having just started their studies in less than two months.
Hopefully next year more and more interesting research can be produced from our lab. See you next year (IA)!
I had the opportunity to deliver a talk on the use of GIS for the local municipality (Majlis Perbandaran Kulai – MPKu). This training lasts for three days from 5-7 December 2022 and is conducted in UTM.
Wish that my knowledge sharing with the GIS unit at MPKu can be fully utilized. We at the university share our knowledge without relying on any particular vendors or software. It is more about giving the fundamental concept of GISc so that the knowledge can be applied in their daily work.
This year in 2022, I manage to get 8 blended learning awards from UTM. I would like to say a thousand thanks to UTM for giving me this recognition.
This directly give enthusiasm to the staff at the university to provide the best for lectures, labs and knowledge delivery to all students studying at UTM. Many thanks UTM!
This is the 11th journal publication in 2022. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2), a Malaysia Smart Cities Stakeholders Adoption Model (MSCSA) was employed as a case study in this research. In-depth interviews with specialists from smart city development agencies were conducted using a mixed-methods research approach. These assessments provide city officials with a mechanism for measuring citizen interest in smart city services and a road map for establishing an efficient smart city plan.
Article: Factors Affecting Stakeholder Acceptance of a Malaysian Smart City. Journal: Smart Cities Quartile: Q1 Indexing: Web of Science, Scopus
Cite: Hamamurad, Q. H., Jusoh, N. M., & Ujang, U. (2022). Factors Affecting Stakeholder Acceptance of a Malaysian Smart City. Smart Cities, 5(4), 1508-1535.
Links: 1. Abstract: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/4/77 2. HTML Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/4/77/htm 3. PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/4/77/pdf
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One of our lab works has been successfully accepted in an international journal, the Waste Management & Research journal. We introduce a novel spatial clustering technique, called the Within Cluster Pattern Identification (WCPI) algorithm, in spatially identifying litter patterns. It is proven as the first spatial technique introduced and is supported by more than 10,000 onsite spatial data collection conducted in this research. This research is funded by our UTM International Industrial Incentive Research Grant.
Article: Within Cluster Pattern Identification: A New Approach for Optimizing Recycle Point Distribution to Support Policy Implementation on Waste Management in Malaysia.
I am very honored when my old friend Prof. Ismail Karas from KARABUK UNIVERSITY – Karabük Üniversitesi Turkiye was willing to pay us a visit at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Our long conversation started from matters related to research, student supervision, cooperation between universities, national governance related to higher education, up to local culture.
Our meeting was short and it feels like there should be continued maybe next time in Turkiye. Thanks for coming İsmail Rakıp Karaş!
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