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  • Still Time To Contribute To This IET Book On Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft

    The Editors of an IET book on the above topic are calling for additional authors who would like to contribute to this publication.This book will inform design engineers, researchers, planners and regulators on the current and likely near-term future state of technologies for more and all electric aircraft. It will review systematically the different systems involved, including motor and battery technology, infrastructure, and the runway ahead.  Electrical power systems on aircraft have progressed substantially, enabled by advances in power storage, motor power delivery, distribution, generation and electrical actuator technologies. The goal is an ‘all-electric’ aircraft solution, where the primary power source for the aircraft would no longer be a fossil fuel combustion device. This would be…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • CAWE 2019 Hits Salford!

    The 7 th edition of the IET Colloquium on Antennas, Wireless and Electromagnetics, was held earlier this month in sunny Salford.   The TPN’s roadshow was held in Salford this year, in the old converted fire station, which is now part of University of Salford. The event is an open forum for research to share their research on a wide range of topics from electromagnetic devices, systems to the propagation of electromagnetic fields . Speakers came from across the UK, including speakers from the University of Salford, University of Birmingham and BAE Systems The invited speakers were: Mike Warrington from University of Leicester presenting about communications with aircrafts on polar routes Tony Brown from University of Manchester discussing antennas in radio astronomy There was vibrant Q&A session…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • [MAHSA IET OC]: 190427 GE Volunteers Mangrove Planting Program

    With the recent increase of global warming around the world we begin to wonder what we can do to bring a change and reduction to it before it causes a catastrophic event which can’t be undone. That’s why GE volunteers and some Student Volunteers from IET Mahsa On Campus(OC) in conjunction with Earth Day 2019 decided to organize a mangrove planting event, which would see the volunteers plant a total of 500 Trees and gain useful knowledge on Mangroves. The main goal of this event was not only to plant trees but also to create awareness to the volunteers on the importance of tree planting and the positive effect it has on the society. Research and studies have placed mangroves amongst the most important ecosystem in our planet, they make up a transitional region between land and sea anchoring…

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • Battery Technology Speakers' Slides

    Slides from the Battery Technology event at WMG, 2nd May 2019 Please go to https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/156/17356

    Derrick Willer
    Derrick Willer

  • Speaker Highlight - Dr Miguel Hernandez-Silveira, MF Technology Ltd. The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029

    Join us at The 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 and hear Dr Miguel Hernandez-Silveira from MF Technology Ltd. MF Technology Ltd specialises in consultancy services for research and development of digital healthcare platforms involving wearable sensors, cloud computing and machine learning algorithms for healthcare and wellness applications. Today, MF Technology provides services to few healthcare and wellness start-up companies which emerged from top universities such as Imperial College of London and The University of Surrey.Miguel Hernandez-Silveira was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1970. He obtained his Computer Science and Electronics Engineering degree from the Universidad Fermin Toro, Venezuela, in 1996. Then, he joined one of the most prestigious Venezuelan universities…

  • Meeting with Pusat STEM Negara

    IET Malaysia Local Network, Vice Chairman, IR Amir having meeting with Pusat STEM Negara on IET Faraday

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • Meeting with TNB ILSAS

    IET Malaysia main committee and YPS meeting with TNB ILSAS, on potential collaboration

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • Tech Talk 2019 at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak.

    Tech Talk 2019 at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak. Swinburne Sarawak IET On Campus collaborated with IEM Swinburne Sarawak Student Section and IEEE Swinburne Sarawak Student Branch to organize Tech Talk 2019. A total of 147 participants showed up. The participants consisted of students and staff from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Segi College Sarawak, PPKS, NIIT, UNIMAS, Lim Kok Wing University and others. IET Malaysia Network East Malaysia Representative, Dr. Chua Hong Siang, was the advisor of the event. The speakers were: 1) Mr. Andrew Chien, Head of Research and Inovation Section, Data Science and Innovation Division of SAINS (Sarawak Information System Sdn. Bhd.) 2) Mr. Ryan Jee , Founder of JobStock 3) Mr. Tia Swee Hua, Global Senior Group Manager in R&D…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • MoU Signing with MINDS

    MoU Signing with MINDS at KLCC, during ITEX Opening Ceremony, 2nd MAY 2019

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Present Around the World

    PATW Malaysia 2019 (National Level) was  held on 4th May 2019 at UCSI University. We have 11 participants from all over Malaysia.

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • FIRST LEGO League Malaysia Championship (FLL Malaysia)

    A big greeting from FIRST LEGO League Malaysia Championship (FLL Malaysia) Committee. We'd like to announce that the FLL Malaysia excitement is here once again for year 2019 with the theme named "Into Orbit" and we wish to invite you to be involved in FLL Malaysia 2019 as part of our judges panel. We'd also like to announce that as previous year, FLL Junior Malaysia 2019 with the theme of "Mission Moon" will be held together with FLL Malaysia 2019. The program is mainly targeted for children from age 7 to 11 as introduction to them to the fascinating worlds of science and technology. This season will transport FLL & FLL Jr. teams into space, where they will explore, challenge, and innovate in the vast expanse of space. I've attached below the event's information for your kind perusal. The latest…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Northern Region: Technical Talk On “Engineering Path Towards Business Excellence”

    On 27th of April 2019, IET Malaysia has successfully organised Technical Talk on “Engineering Path Towards Business Excellence” by Mr KC Lau (Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Inari Amertron Berhad) and “Embracing Engineering Chartership in the Era of Digitalisation - Academia vs Industry” Ts. Eur Ing. Ir. Jimmy Fam Deng Fong Jimmy Fam Deng Fong (IET United Kingdom Council Member 2014-2017, IET Malaysia Main Committee 2018/2020) at Eastin Hotel, Penang. The talk has attracted 40 participants from Universities and Industries.

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Academy - Introduction To Railway Safety

    Support your technical workforce with the best in engineering e-learning A unique e-learning solution that can support the most diverse engineering workforce and provide your technical teams and individuals with the highly specialised skills they need to thrive within your business. Unique from other learning providers, the IET Academy provides: In-depth engineering e-learning – full length courses (up to 30 hrs) ensure learners gain a deep working knowledge in their specialist field Trusted content – courses are devised and developed by recognised industry experts Customised packages – we can develop a bespoke learning programme for you to include the right course content and/or bundled units that meet the learning needs of your workforce 'Anytime, anywhere’ learning – give your engineers…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Attending IEM 60th Anniversary Dinner at Sunway Resort Hotel

    IET Main Committees and IET YPS attending IEM 60th Anniversary Dinner at Sunway Resort Hotel, 20th APR 2019

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET technical talk on the Importance of Control & Automation in Industrial 4.0.

    The IET Control & Automation Technical Professional Network (TPN), Malaysia Chapter organised a technical talk on the Importance of Control & Automation in Industrial 4.0. Facebook recording:    https://www.facebook.com/TheIETMalaysia/   Control & Automation Technical Professional Network (TPN) Malaysia Chapter On 10th of April 2019, the IET Malaysia Control and Automation Technical Professional Network (TPN) has successfully organised their first Technical Talk on “Control Theory in the 4th Industrial Revolution” by Associate Professor Tan Chee Pin (Head of Mechatronics Engineering, Monash University Malaysia) & “Redefining Industry 4.0” by Mr. Kevin Tan Sze Pin (Director, Iconix Technology Sdn. Bhd. ) at Le Meridean Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The talk has attracted over 40 participants from various…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET-Southampton Technical Talk Series

    The next IET-Southampton Technical Talk Series will be held at University of Southampton Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Johor. This talk will be featuring prominent speakers from IET Malaysia and the Southampton Nanofabrication Center, UK.

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • GoGreen Month

    Hosted by IET MAHSA  On Campus, the main objective of preserving the environment, and also a thanks giving to the nature Go Green month had been launched with an array of events contributing to the need for a greener globe. The Go Green month had been officially launched by Prof. Tan Sri Datuk Hj. Mohamed Haniffa Bin Hj. Abdullah. Tan Sri in his speech going green has obvious benefits like reducing the amount of pollution that enters the soil, air and water. Also he encouraged the youngsters the use of alternative energy resources and avoiding the burning of fossil fuels, recycling and reducing waste. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156418142242400&set=gm.10156375412583681&type=3&theater&ifg=1 www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE3G4ni48GemNWot9GetZ3C_oH7rJs https://www.facebook.com…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Technical Visit To PETRONAS Rotating Equipment Analytic (PROTEAN), KLCC.

    IET Malaysia Local Network with Control & Automation Technical Professional Network (TPN), Malaysia Chapter will organize a technical Visit to PETRONAS Rotating Equipment Analytic (PROTEAN), KLCC.

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Committee Assoc Prof Ts Ir Dr Syuhaida Ismail presented at ICW 2019 by CIDB Malaysia

    4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the revolution of convergence in cyber and physical realms in the form of data and analytics from the industrial internet of things (IoT), automation, mobility and the cloud. This affects all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, including construction and project management. With construction project complexity, 4IR increases productivity and flexibility in the process of construction and project management practices. This talk thus aims at appraising construction and project management practices worldwide towards the 4IR, where continuous construction industry performance improvement could be made efficiently and effectively by investigating the 4IR impact to the society as a whole. This talk is expected to shed lights on the current scenarios…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • National Women Scientist Achievement Conference 2019. (In conjunction with International Women Day).

    IET Chair presented in the National Women Scientist Achievement Conference 2019. (In conjunction with International Women Day).

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Malaysia LN Committee Members visited YB Yeo Bee Yin

    IET Malaysia LN Committee Members visited YB Yeo Bee Yin - Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change (MESTECC) to promote IET volunteering activities in an effort to promote Engineering & Technology in Malaysia ? . #mestecc   #yeobeeyin   #iet   #ietmalaysia   . Thanks YB  Yeo Bee Yin（杨美盈）  !

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • Dr John Tan winning the Paul Fletcher Award

    Congratulations to Dr John Tan for winning the Paul Fletcher Award and also featuring in the awesome issue of Members News! Read more in the link below! (psst....turn to page 28) http://ow.ly/s2K350lhVh5

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Industrial Digitization Talk

    Talk 1: IoT connectivity - LoRA, Sigfox, NB-IoT and LEO satellite IoT Speaker: M Faizal Ali, Co-Founder & CEO of Vectolabs Sdn Bhd. The talk will give the audience a broad understanding of different LPWAN technologies (Low power wide area network) and their suitable applications, and he will touch on a new technology of low earth orbit satellite IoT. Faizal will also talk about how setting up an LPWAN infrastructure can significantly lower connectivity costs, allow quick deployment of IoT devices and spur innovation for new solutions. Vectolabs started out as a Kickstarter project for an accelerometer-based deceleration indicator for motorcycles. The founder moved himself and the company from San Diego, CA to Cyberjaya Malaysia and reinventing Vectolabs to be an IoT company. Today it focusses…

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • IET Malaysia After Hour Technical Talk

    Industrial Digitalisation Series #4 IET Malaysia After Hour Technical Talk 1st Speaker: Malachy Martin, RVP KONY “Our Technology has exceeded our Humanity” - are we there yet? FB Record: https://www.facebook.com/TheIETMalaysia/videos/2049841835313732/ 2nd Speaker: Graham Dunn, VP Trilliant “IIOT Evolution & Its Application” FB Record: https://www.facebook.com/TheIETMalaysia/videos/430824897741550/

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

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