UTAR Research Fund 2015 Cycle 1
(1 August 2015 - 30 July 2017)

No. Faculty Principal Investigator Project Title Project Extension Date
1 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chong Poh Kit An Indoor Collaborative Augmented Reality Mapping System N/A
2 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Mr. Chong Zan Kai Improving Performance of Rateless Erasure Code with Computer Accelerator N/A
3 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Huang Yuk Feng METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT FORECASTING FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS N/A
4 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Loo Joo Ling Study on the Effect of Partial Substitution of Dietary Fishmeal on the Gut Microflora and Protein Expression of Juvenile Malaysian Mahseer (Tor tambroides) N/A
5 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Steven Lim Investigation of High-performing Carbon Solid Acid Catalyst derived from Low-value Biomass Waste for Biodiesel Production N/A
6 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Mr. Yap Wun She The Study of Image Encryption Schemes against Various Advanced Cryptanalytic Methods N/A
7 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Mr. Chai Tong Yuen Detection and Segmentation Framework for Non-Cooperative Iris Recognition N/A
8 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Denis Wong Chee Keong Constructions of Secret Sharing Scheme with nice access structures via group algebra codes 27 September 2016
9 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Tee Yee Kai Improve stroke diagnosis using chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging (CEST MRI) N/A
10 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chew Kuew Wai Optimization of Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) for Electric Vehicle N/A
11 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Lim Soo King Design of Mobile Static Dissipater for Human Body Electrostatic Discharge in Microelectronic Manufacturing Environment N/A
12 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chew Kuew Wai Project Extension: Distance estimation of electric vehicle based on the concept of contour positioning system (CPS) – On the road test verification N/A
13 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Mr. Lai Koon Chun Computational fluid dynamic study of high power modular light emitting diodes: Challenge in thermal management N/A
14 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Khor Soo Cheen Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Evaluation Sustainable Residential Neighbourhood Rating Criteria N/A
15 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Prof. Dr. Akihiko Nakayama Development of large eddy simulation method for meandering rivers with vegetation 31 January 2017
16 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Lam Sze Mun Application of nanomaterial/inorganic oxidant for efficient UV-visible photocatalysis in environmental cleaning 31 January 2017
17 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Sin Jin Chung Synthesis of doped semiconductor nanomaterials for solar photocatalysis N/A
18 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Noor Zainab Habib An investigative study of utilization of waste engine oil and vegetable oil as a binder for the production of environmental friendly E -Vege Roofing Tile N/A
19 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Mohammed J. K. Bashir Optimization of Sanitary landfill leachate degradation and Biodegradability enhancement using a new Electro-Persulphate Oxidation technique. N/A
20 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Sumathi a/p Sethupathi A Comparative Study on Flue Gas Desulphurization using Commercial Calcium Carbonate and Waste Egg Shell 31 January 2017
21 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology  Dr. Lo Po Kim Characterization of various states of activated sludge wastewater treatment plant using image analysis N/A
22 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Joshua A/L Jaya Prakash Development of a lean tool selection framework for application in electronics manufacturing industry N/A
23 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Alan Ong Han Kiat IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF OCCURENCE, CENSUS AND GENETIC DIVERSITY USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS OF TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELII IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. N/A
24 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Ms. Chew Wai Fong Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Association with Metabolic Syndrome amongst the Malay Overweight/Obese Adolescents in Klang Valley N/A
25 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Choo Kong Bung MicroRNA expression profiling of colorectal cancer (CRC)-reprogrammed induced pluripotent cancer (iPC) cells in relation to self-renewal. N/A
26 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi Generation of in vitro Parkinsonian neurodegenerative model with LRRK2 (G2385R) mutation N/A
27 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Shelly Soo @ Soo Shelly Establishment and characterisation of primary spheroidal cancer stem cell cultures of surgically resected colorectal cancer tissues N/A
28 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Dr. Thinn Yu Aung Combinational Therapeutics Strategies Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells N/A
29 Faculty of Science Dr. Loo Keat Wei Neuro-epigenetic regulation of genes among ischemic stroke patients N/A
30 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Chew Choy Hoong Elucidation of the effect of lauric acid on key regulatory genes of insulin resistance and insulin signaling pathway. 31 January 2017
31 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Tan Ji Systematics and Biodiversity of Orb-Weaver Spiders (Araneae; Arachnida) in Selected Agroecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia. 28 February 2017
32 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Wong Wey Lim Effect of tropical herbal extracts against Aphanomyces invadans on epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) infected fish N/A
33 Faculty of Science Dr. Tey Lai Hock Isolation, identification and characterization potential microalgae strains for leachate treatment N/A
34 Faculty of Science Mr. Yu Chew Hock Anti-melanogenesis study of selected Malaysian algae N/A
35 Faculty of Science Dr. Teoh Chaiw Yee Assessment on the effects of dietary fatty acids on growth performance, health status and characterization of the final eating quality of marble goby, Oxyeleotris marmoratus N/A
36 Faculty of Science Dr. Lam Weng Hoe AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA WITH NEW DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODEL N/A
37 Faculty of Science Dr. Lam Weng Siew The Impact of New Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach towards Stock Selection Problem in Malaysia Stock Market Investment N/A
38 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Dr. Tan Chee Seng Validation of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS) 31 December 2016
39 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Dr. Alia Azalea Counterproductive work behavior: Its antecedents and consequences among Malaysian workers. N/A
40 Faculty of Science Ms. Nor Ez-zatul Hanani Mohamed Rosli The Effectiveness of Lecturer’s Interpretation of Theories in Creating Mindful Students: A Study among Arts and Social Science Students N/A
41 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Ms. Norfazlin Binti Moktar FACES OF ORANG ASLI THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES A PORTRAYAL OF CULTURE IN MALAYSIA TOURISM CAMPAIGN N/A
42 Faculty of Creative Industries Ms. Nik Norazira Abdul Aziz DISCONNECTED MARRIAGE, CONNECTED INTERNET: EXPLORING THE INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG MALAYSIAN MARRIED COUPLES. N/A
43 Faculty of Creative Industries Mr. David Tneh Cheng Eng Klang River Graffiti: An Narrative Landscape in the Making  N/A
44 Faculty of Creative Industries Dr. Charanjit Kaur Darshan Singh KAJIAN PEMAHAMAN DAN PENGHAYATAN SEMANGAT PATRIOTISME DALAM KALANGAN BELIA DI MALAYSIA N/A
45 Faculty of Creative Industries Ms. Jamela Begam Oli Muhamad HOW CAREGIVERS’ QUALIFICATIONS (CREDENTIALS) IMPACT YOUNG CHILDREN’S WELLBEING IN CHILD CARE CENTRES. N/A
46 Faculty of Creative Industries Dr. Sharon Jacqueline a/p Albert Wilson EXPRESSING WOMEN'S HEALTH WITH ART 27 September 2016
47 Faculty of Creative Industries Dr. Santhidran a/l Sinnappan Transformative coping and its effect on subjective well-being N/A
48 Faculty of Creative Industries Ms. Au Yong Geok Lian GENDER GAP AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY IN THE ‘WORLD OF WAR-CRAFT’: A CASE STUDY AMONG FEMALE GAMERS IN KLANG VALLEY. N/A
49 Faculty of Creative Industries Mr. Zachary Roland a/l A.F. Anthony GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY AND CORE COMPETENCEY SKILLS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY 27 September 2016
50 Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Mr. Lee Wai Kong High Speed Cipher Suite in Embedded GPUs N/A
51 Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Kheng Cheng Wai A new Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Curvature Flight Path N/A
52 Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Prof. Dr. Chen, Zen A General and Effective Approach to Scene Change Detection in Complex Environments N/A
53 Faculty of Business and Finance Ms. Theresa Wong Lai Har Has the Chinese renmimbi affected the choice of invoicing currency within the Asia Pacific region? N/A
54 Faculty of Business and Finance Ms. Lee Jing Wen A Study among UTAR Students' Intentin to involve in the Entrepreneurial Activities N/A
55 Faculty of Accounting and Management Dr. Lim Yet Mee Medical Tourists’ Perceived Risks and Their Intention to Revisit Malaysia N/A
56 Institute of Chinese Studies Dr. Lim Chee Men The Study of Chinese Traditional Arts in Perak N/A