Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Internet-of-Things
Human in the loop or Programmed Computer
Healthcare Technology
CT Scan Processing and Detection
An Engineer’s
Work and Volunteering Life Balance
Thought of a
Young Woman Engineer
MAY 2015
ISSUE: MAY 2015
IET MALAYSIA Local Network Inside this issue:
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Main Committee (2014-2016)
Chairman’s Message 2
Welcoming New Committee Members & Chairman
Appreciation of Continuous Support Editorial Page 3
Ir. Dr. Matthew Teow
from IET Members Vice-Chairman Highlight of Past Event 3
Ir. Chang Yew Cheong
IET Community 5
Hon. Secretary
First of all, on behalf of IET Malaysia Net-
Eur Ing. Dr. Lai Weng Kin New Technology: 4-5
work, I would like you to welcome our new
committee members for IET Malaysia Net- Assist. Hon. Sec. The Internet of Things
work (Session 2014 - 2016). Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rodney Tan
6-7
Hon. Treasurer Research & Development:
Dr. Chan Chee Seng Healthcare Technology
The Annual General Meeting was held at No-
vember 2014 has elected the new session Immediate Past Chairman IET Malaysia Local Network 9 - 11
committee for IET Malaysia Network for Ses- Mr. Lawrence Lai Activity Highlights
sion 2014 - 2016. Given this opportunity, I Past Chairman
also would like to thank all the members Ir. Prof. Dr. Vigna Kumaran Young Professional’s 12 - 13
whom has elected me as the new session Thought
Chairman. Definitely, your trusts and supports COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
will be always reminding and also keeping me Ir. Amir Farid Abdul Majid Women in Engineering 14 - 15
to run my duties as a Chairman on leading Ir. Chan Cheong Loong
IET Malaysia Network to be better, stronger, Ir. Chris Chew Young Professional Section 16 - 20
and significant to impact global and local en- Activity Highlights
Mr. Goh Hock Chai
gineering economy and technological devel- Dr. Kok Swee Leong
opment. 22 - 27
Ir. Kok Yen Kwan On Campus Events - Activity
Ir. Lam Sing Yew Highlights
IET Malaysia Network is tasked by IET UK Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leong Wai Yie
to serve our fellow members by supporting 27
Assist. Prof. Dr. Liau Vui Kien IET Malaysia Network Up-
their grows in engineering leadership and Mr. Yong Boon Heng Coming Events
technological advancements. Knowledge and
innovation are the keys to unlock 21st century Young Professionals Section Chairman : Mr. Yong Boon Heng
engineering and technology advancements. To Northern Region Representative : Mr. Tan Soon Keong
address this, we have had planned a series of East Malaysia Representative : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dennis Wong
professional activities to hold up our members
Southern Region Representative : Dr. Low Siow Yong
engineering and technology developments.
Thus, we would like to encourage you to join
us at the monthly activity. Definitely, we shall
NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL BOARD
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NEW TECHNOLOGY
I remember reading a book by Professor but also killing the human astronauts in an humans, the data and instructions were typi-
Kevin Warwick back in the 1990s about attempt to prevent itself from being shut cally entered by humans via a keyboard. In
“why the new race of robots will rule the down. examples where
world” . In the final chapter, he summarized It is estimated that there will be 50 billion data were obtained
the book into three salient points: The young- devices connected on to the internet by 2020 directly by ma-
er genera- chines through
form an intelligent system of systems with
We humans are presently the dominant tions might sensors, such as in
recognize the ability to manage resources in far reach- a fully automated
life form on Earth because of our over-
all intelligence. the later ing corners of the physical world without factory, the sys-
Hollywood the need for human intervention. tems were isolated
It is possible for machines to become incarnations to the confines of
more intelligent than humans in the of HAL through characters such as Red application and physical setting.
reasonably near future. Queen from Resident Evil and Skynet from
the Terminator series. Today, when we are Today, with the realization of IoT, not only
Machines will then become the dominant on the brink of an Internet of Things (IoT) will machines process information faster,
life form on Earth. revolution, I cannot help but wonder about they will also have far more information to
the direction of this trajectory. process. It is estimated that there will be 50
This is perhaps reminiscent of HAL billion devices connected on to the internet
(Heuristically programmed Algorithmic Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020. Each of these devices will be col-
computer), the main protagonist in the 1968 No doubt, machines have faster processing lecting and processing information in one
epic science fiction film by Stanley Kubrick, power than humans. However, in the past, form or another. Presumably, they will also
2001: A Space Odyssey. In the movie, HAL the information processed by machines had share data across a system of connected
was a sentient computer program that not always been isolated and limited in scope. devices. As multiple localized systems
only capable of independent decision- For example, although a personal computer share data over the cloud, they form an in-
making, playing chess and appreciating art, can crunch numbers much faster than most telligent system of systems with the ability
. bn
2001: A Space Odyssey Science fiction action movie: Terminator: Genisys (2015)
to manage resources in far reaching cor- Unsurprisingly, the case for keeping hu- When it comes to the crux of the issue,
ners of the physical world without the need mans in the loop typically stems from warfare expert and author PW Singer ob-
for human intervention. Hence, machines discussions about military technology. served that military folks tend to speak in
are no longer isolated nor are they limited absolutes such as saying “People will al-
by scope. For instance, a video by Intel Also unsurprisingly, HAL is a common ways want humans in the loop”. But do
about the Internet of Things gave the ex- feature in these discussions. In his article we, really?
ample of a smart city. In the example, upon “Keeping Humans in the Loop”, retired
detecting traffic congestion due to an acci- US Navy captain G. Galdorisi discussed Are humans currently in the loop by de-
dent on the road, intelligent cameras can the rapidly growing area of military au- sign, or because we do not have a choice?
share the information with other intelligent tonomous systems. He observed that Since the dawn of the industrial age, peo-
systems to adjust school schedules, change armed unmanned systems are not only ple have been doing exactly the opposite.
flight schedules and guide drivers’ routes. changing the face of modern warfare, but We have been trying our best to remove
In other words, machines can now make they are also altering the process of deci- humans from the loop in every aspect of
real-world adjustments to many aspects of sion-making in combat operations. our lives, from the use of factory automa-
our lives, based on tion to business process automation.
decisions made by
other machines, On the question of securing our own data,
which are, in turn, Kaufman et. al. (2002) noted that,
based on data ac- “Humans are incapable of securely storing
quired by machines. high-quality
There is little need cryptographic
keys, and they How much
Humans in the have unac- autonomy is too
Loop (HIL) ceptable speed much?’
One of the ways to and accuracy
approach a topic when perform-
like Humans in the ing cryptographic operations but they are
Loop (HIL) is to sufficiently pervasive that we must design
view it from two our protocols around their limitations.”
opposing perspec-
tives: Humans are often perceived to be a major
cause of computer security failures and
Keeping Hu- are sometimes thought of as the weakest
mans in the link in the chain. Even in areas traditional-
Loop ly thought of as being people-oriented,
Keeping Hu- things are changing.
mans out of the
Loop An article on a recent IEEE Career Alert
newsletter observed that more and more
hiring decisions are being made by com-
REFERENCES As the military increases its reliance on puters. Although the trend of removing
unmanned, autonomous systems, the humans from the loop is not in itself a
Cranor, L. F. (2008, April). A framework for
question posed is, ‘how much autonomy new phenomenon, the advent of IoT and
reasoning about the human in the loop. In Pro-
ceedings of the 1st Conference on Usability, is too much?’ An article in The Econo- Big Data pushes the trend into a different
Psychology, and Security (p. 1). USENIX Asso- mist entitled ‘Robot ethics: Morals and league.
ciation. the machine’ raised the question of ethi-
cal dilemmas in situations where ma- What will the next generation of ma-
Galdorisi G (2015, February). Keeping Humans
chines are allowed to make life-or-death chines be like? Are we heading towards
in the Loop. Proceedings Magazine.
decision in unpredictable situations. HIL or HAL?
Kaufman, C., Perlman, R., & Speciner, M.
(2002). Network security: private communica-
tion in a public world. Prentice Hall Press.
JG Khor is a Char ter ed Engineer and a member of the IET since
Robot ethics. (2012, June) The Economist.
1996. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Not-
Singer, P. W. (2009). Wired for war: The robot- tingham, Malaysia Campus. Prior to that, he was in the electronic indus-
ics revolution and conflict in the twenty-first try, where he was involved in the design of various x86-based embedded
century. Penguin. processors and ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC), as well as embed-
ded software development. JeenGhee.Khor@nottingham.edu.my
Warwick, K. (1997). March of the Machines.
London: Century.
Healthcare Technology:
Scoliosis CT Scan Processing and Detection
By Mohankumar Palaniswamy & Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leong Wai Yie
The human spine or vertebral column It may lead to further secondary com-
is a complex, load bearing structure. plications. Due to these abnormalities, Lateral (Side) Posterior (Back)
The bones of the spine progressively mechanical properties of the vertebrae Spinal Column Spinal Column
increase in size from top to bottom of and intervertebral disc pressure might
the spine, which is directly proportion- vary between the normal persons and
al to an increase in carrying capacity of patients with spinal deformities
the lower vertebrae. Vertebral column (scoliosis). It can be treated by provid-
consists of series of vertebrae extend- ing braces or by surgery.
Cervical Cervical
ing from the Atlas bone at the base of
the skull to the tip of the tail bone. Braces are provided only for the
young patients (teenagers) having
There are many structural changes congenital scoliosis or with the cobbs
which may be considered abnormal in angle lesser than 40 degree. Because
the human vertebral the bone is not
column. They are: CT scan results will help the ther- completely devel-
Herniated disc, Spi- apist to understand and prescribe oped and can be
nal arthritis, Spina exercises accordingly, which will corrected with the
bifida Ankylosing either avoid or delay the musculo- help of braces Thoracic Thoracic
spondylitis, Spon- skeletal or neurological problems. itself. Whereas
dylosis, Spinal cur- corrective surger-
vature issues like Scoliosis, Lordosis ies are performed in adults for both
and Kyphosis. Among these, scoliosis the congenital and acquired scoliosis.
is quite common among the general With the advancement in medical
population [1]. Some are congenital field, scoliosis corrective surgeries are
and some are idiopathic. Appearance of performed for teenagers in the recent
vertebrae of the scoliosis patient differs years. Even after treating the spinal
from the vertebrae of the normal per- deformities like scoliosis or kyphosis
son. Scoliotic patients have wedge with the help of brace or surgery, the
shaped vertebrae. Due to these abnor- normal spine range of motion is not Lumbar Lumbar
malities, mechanical properties of the achieved.
vertebrae and intervertebral disc pres-
sure might vary between the normal Several studies were done on compar-
persons and patients with spinal de- ison between the normal and abnor-
formities (scoliosis). These abnormali- mal vertebrae (Figure 2). But none of
ties can be confirmed by using radio- the study were done on comparison
graphic methods like x-ray, CT scan between the pre-operative and post- Sacrum Sacrum
and MRI scan. operative scoliosis. This gives the
urge to conduct a study on mechanical
Appearance of the scoliotic vertebrae properties and intervertebral disc pres-
differs from the normal vertebrae. Sco- sure of the human vertebrae between
Coccyx Coccyx
liotic vertebrae are wedge shaped. Be- pre-operative and post-operative scoli-
cause of this wedge shaped vertebrae, osis.
the normal pressure (0.7 kg/cm2) exert-
ed on the intervertebral disc is altered The design of this study is a non- Figure 1: Human spine
and concentrated on either side of the experimental, observational study
disc [1]. with duration of 2 years.
The IET student members from AIMST posing for a group photograph with some of the IET Committee Members.
I personally learned to multitask and manage Yong Boon Heng obtained his B. Eng (Electrical & Electronics) and M. Eng
my time efficiently; juggling my priority in my (Electrical) from UNITEN. Currently he is an Electrical Engineer in Tenaga
Nasional Berhad and has been working for more than 4 years in the same com-
work, volunteering, outdoor activities/sports pany. He is an active volunteer in the IET Young Professionals Section (YPS)
and further studies. as Chairperson for the term 2014/2015. Bhyong@theiet.org
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
Thought of a
Young Woman Engineer by Alice Leong
“These are your safety boots and safety want to be an engineer? And when I refer On the rational thought, how ironic is it for
helmets. Keep them with you for future them back to another question, Why not a person to let go of dreams just because of
site visits.” engineer? Most of the time I will receive gender factor.
such reply, “It is rare. For females, I mean”.
These are the statements I received from Throwback to years ago when I first decid- After all, we are all humans. It is not the
the manager when I first reported to the ed to pick up engineering as my career, my gender that decides on your capabilities, it is
company. First construction site visit was family was somehow accepted it as a the desire to achieve, your attitude of life
to Saujana Golf and that decides the aptitude. Let me take this
shocking news.
Country Club. I was in opportunity to state what is really on my
joy and full of antici- It is not the gender that decides mind regarding women in engineering. Jun-
They were very afraid ior or senior, female or male, I have to state
pation, awkwardly on your capabilities, it is the de- if I had too little expe- the fact that we are all the same because at
putting on the safety sire to achieve, your attitude of rience and information the end of the day, we are all engineers,
boots and the yellow life that decides the aptitude. regarding engineering seeking the integrated solutions to improve
safety helmet for the that I mislead myself people’s life.
very first time, I finally into the wrong path.
realise, these heavy safety boots and yel- The strongest reason they denied my wish To enhance engineering solutions in bring-
low safety helmet don’t make you as an in engineering was the field had always ing more benefits to the societies. Let me
engineer. You, yourself make you as an known as male-domain. I couldn’t deny that emphasize, it is the mutual respect that
engineer. I was fearful for the choice I made and, yes counts. Either in discussions, meetings or
I am still afraid every now and then but fear project managements, it is the sense of valu-
A lot of people who just knew me will is definitely not an excuse for anyone to ing each other presences and opinions that
ask the typical question, why would I achieve goals. makes a difference.
Alice Leong: “IET has been one of the most rewarding exposures and platforms in engineering and networking.”
Alice Leong Mei Ping is currently completing her studies in B. Eng (Mechanical) from Multimedia University, Ma-
lacca Campus. At this moment, she is undergoing her internship in Critical System Specialist Sdn Bhd. She started
to commit herself in IET after representing Malaysia in Present around the World (PATW) 2013. She is now volun-
teering in the Young Professionals Section (YPS) of Malaysia Local Network as the youngest member.
alicemeiping@theiet.org
“Arrow
through the
Heart”, “Pass
the Bomb”,
“Captain Ping
Pong Ball”,
“Chicken Out”
and “Timing
Belt”.
Throughout
the activities, Mini Forum Sharing Session with IET Malaysia
there were Network Main Committees
prizes given to Mini Forum Sharing Session
the top 3
teams who perform the best throughout the team
building events. The students were also put into
physical activity which is the jungle trekking in the
evening. During the night, a fruitful mini forum
sharing session with IET Malaysia Network Main
Committees under the theme of “Relinquish the
Past, Connecting the Present and Impact to the Fu-
ture” was conducted. Special thanks Eur. Ing. Ir
Jimmy Fam, Dr. Kok, Mr. Goh, Dr. Liau and Dr.
Leong for attending our team building to share their
valuable experiences encompassing the topic on IET
Governance for Future (G4F), Professional Regis-
tration Chartered Engineer, expectations of working
adults and finance welfare.
The team building ended up on a high note with the feedback session from the
participants and the presentation on Event Proposals and Budget Request the
final day. Though it lasted for 2 days 1 night, there were lots of positive feed-
backs and everyone present is looking forward for the Team Building next year.
Feedback Session
Budget & Event Proposal Presentation Attendees of the IET YPS Team Building Event 2014/15
Group photo of IET YPS Malaysia Network & IET Singapore network
Token of appreciation to all 3 speakers by IET UNITEN OnCampus Chairlady, Ms. Chong Shih Min
Full report on the event can be found in Page 22 of this this newsletter.
On 30th January 2015, UTAR IET Student Chapter organized a member’s meet-
ing to welcome the new members and also informing them of what IET is about.
There were a total number of 25 students attended the meeting, 20 non-IET
members and 5 IET members. Dr Lim Yun Seng and Eur. Ing. Ir. Jimmy Fam
were also being invited to the meeting.
6/2/2015 -
MUET Seminar
The MUET seminar was an event first time organized by UTAR IET Stu-
dent Chapter with the objective of teaching students with techniques in an-
swering questions and also providing a platform to clearify student’s doubts
on the examination. It was held on 6th February 2015, Friday from 12.30pm
to 3.30pm. There were a total number of 60 students participated in this
seminar. At the end of the event, there were around 10 students joining IET
Student Chapter.
With collaboration with the UNMC Careers Advisory Service, the IET
UNMC organizing committee liaised with Shell Campus Marketing
Representative to host a field trip to the 8th International Petroleum
Technology Conference that is held at KLCC on the 12th December
2014. A total of 10 participating students took part in the field trip. The
students were first given a tour around Shell’s booth and briefed about
Shell’s latest and existing technology in the oil & gas industry. Later, a
talk about Shell Graduate Program was given before allowing the stu-
dents to go around the exhibition and see what other oil & gas compa-
nies such as Baker Hughes, ExxonMobil, Petronas, Schlumberger, Group photo of the participants with the
Hess and Qatar Petroleum International to name a few, have to offer. instructor
THE CONFERENCE
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Institution of Engineering and Technology, Malaysia (IET) is jointly organizing an international conference with
the theme, “Safe, Smart and Innovative Development In Power Systems” from 30th November – 2nd
December 2015.
Exhibition
A Technical Exhibition will be organized as an integral part of the conference. Project experience, design
solutions, and application of sustainable solutions for energy utilization focusing on technology and state-of-
the-art information will be highlighted.
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