UTAR Research Fund 2018 Cycle 2
(20 December 2018 - 19 December 2019)

No. Faculty Principal Investigator Project Title Project Extension Date
1 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chan Siow Cheng Correlation between instrumented based gait analysis and modeling in selection of footwear for amateur runners in injuries prevention and footwear customization N/A
2 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chee Pei Song Development of low frequency vibration energy harvester using stretchable electronic N/A
3 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chia Fah Choy Maturity of digitalization in the Malaysian Construction Industry N/A
4 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chua Sing Yee Computational and Programmable Imaging Sensor through Single Pixel Approach N/A
5 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Khaw Mei Kum IC DESIGN OF POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT AND ENERGY HARVESTING SCHEMES FOR RFID SENSOR TRANSPONDER N/A
6 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Koo Chai Hoon Potential evapotranspiration estimation in a changing climate in Malaysia using machine learning along with data fusion techniques N/A
7 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Kwan Ban Hoe Wireless Unmanned Surface Vessel with Energy Harvesting and Low Power Position Tracking for Offshore Environmental Monitoring N/A
8 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Lee Ying Loong Resource Management for Energy-Efficient Network Slicing in Multi-Tenant 5G Networks N/A
9 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Lim Boon Han Tailor-made Tropical Solar Irradiance Analytical Model for the Performance Optimization, Estimation and Assessment of a Photovoltaic Power Plant N/A
10 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Lim Chun Hsion Debottlenecking of bio-oil sustainability profile and supply chain optimization in multi oil crops application system via element targeting approach N/A
11 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Ooi Kean Thong Influence of project complexity to project performance for construction projects in Malaysia N/A
12 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Simon Lau Boung Yew IoT Data Design for Smart Cities Big Data Analytics N/A
13 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Tan Lee Fan A comparative study between the use of BCI and eye tracker
for wheelchair control		 N/A
14 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Tey Jing Yuen Development of 3D metal printing methodology using Fused
Deposition Modeling		 19 December 2020
15 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Ting Chen Hunt Characterisation of the sintering behaviour and ageing mechanism of Yttria-Stabilised Zircon Sintered at low temperature for bioceramic N/A
16 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Woo Kwan Kit Fabrication of collagen-alginate bioink for 3D printing in tissue engineering application. 19 December 2020
17 Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Yeo Wei Hong Exact solution for thermo-elastic behavior of multi-layered pressure vessel with closed ends condition N/A
18 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Dr. Gan Sieng Chiew Development of VEGF detection system based on electrochemical aptasensor, lateral flow immunoassay, and bead aggregation assay for comparison in rapid detection of severe dengue. N/A
19 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Ngeow Yun Fong Elucidating the mechanism of tigecycline resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus N/A
20 Faculty of Creative Industries Mr. Mohd Fairuz bin Ali Educational Mobile Game of Malaysian Traditional Game: Wau N/A
21 Faculty of Creative Industries Mr. Ng Perng Jeu Reproducing a Malaysian folklore of toyol in a form of game art design N/A
22 Faculty of Accounting and Management Dr. Foo Meow Yee Third party service provider: Sustainability of green logistics towards triple bottom line performance. N/A
23 Faculty of Accounting and Management Mr. Kho Guan Khai Impact of environmental accounting, environmental performance and information disclosure on the company value of the palm oil in Malaysia. N/A
24 Faculty of Accounting and Management Mr. Low Chin Kian The Internationalisation of Malaysian SMEs: The Critical Factors Associate to the Accelerated Export 19 December 2020
25 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Ms. Shubatra Shanmugaretnam Investigating taxation systems among the Asia Pacific countries on the implications of E-commerce transactions on a Taxation system N/A
26 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Ms. Diong Fong Wei Learner Perspectives of Service-learning on the PR Volunteerism Campaign Experience N/A
27 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Ms. Ong Sheau Wen An analysis of media and political actors’ views on the framing of vernacular education by Malaysian media N/A
28 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Mr. Pragash a/l Muthu Rajan Investigating The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Intercultural Willingness to Communicate among Multiracial Students in Malaysian Public Universities N/A
29 Faculty of Arts and Social Science Mr. S Maartandan a/l Suppiah Cultural Intelligence (CQ) among Undergraduates in Malaysia : A Mixed Methods Study N/A
30 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Prof. Dr. Akihiko Nakayama Development of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for free surface flows in rivers and coasts N/A
31 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Kwan Wai Hoe Development of Quarry Dust By Product as Potential Filler for Thermoplastic Polymers N/A
32 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Leong Kah Hon Alteration of Bismuth Phosphate based Nanomaterial as Sunlight Sensitive Photocatalysts N/A
33 Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Ng Choon Aun Fundamental Study Of Binding Characteristic Of Glycerine Pitch In The Production Of Green Building Materials N/A
34 Faculty of Engineering and
Green Technology		 Dr. Sumathi a/p Sethupathi Production of methane from carbon dioxide using hydrogen generated from aluminum-water reaction N/A
35 Faculty of Engineering and
Green Technology		 Dr. Yap Vooi Voon Object Detection using Deep Learning N/A
36 Faculty of Science Dr. Chong Zhi Lin Optimal Statistical Design of the Side Sensitive Modified Group Runs (SSMGR) Chart when Process Parameters are Estimated N/A
37 Faculty of Science Prof. Dr. Minoru Murata Characterization of centromere-specific proteins in oil palms—Towards systematic haploid plant production 19 December 2020
38 Faculty of Science Dr. Phoon Lee Quen DNA Content Analysis and Expression of Pathogenesis- Related Genes in Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp.) During Pathogen Infection N/A
39 Faculty of Science Dr. Sim Yoke Leng Identification, Characterization and Comparison of Extracted Fish Oil (Crude and Refined Oils) Fatty Acid Contents from Latescalcarifer (Asian Seabass Wastes via Chemical Extraction N/A
40 Faculty of Science Dr. Tey Lai Hock Investigate the combined methods of filtration, copper oxide nanoparticles and microalgae on palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment N/A
41 Faculty of Business and Finance Mr. Lee Chee Loong Examining the relationship between personality traits, fear of (not or) negative evaluation and public speaking anxiety among Malaysian undergraduates N/A
42 Faculty of Business and Finance Ms. Loh Chun T'ing UTAR Undergraduate Students Competency in MUET: Diagnosis and Remedy N/A
43 Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Wei Chooi Yi Exploring Educators' Readiness To Adopt Augmented Reality (AR) As An Enhancement Teaching Aid N/A
44 Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Yii Kwang Jing Does Behavioral Intention Mediate the Relationship between Determinants and Consumer Adoption of Alipay in Malaysia? N/A
45 Institute of Chinese Studies Dr. Ling Liong Ngo Writing of Classical Chinese Poetry in Perak: Mountain City Collection of the Shancheng Poetry Society N/A
46 Institute of Chinese Studies Dr. Wong Lih Lih The Modern Thought and Social Conscience in Malaysian Malay Literature: A Case Study on Fatimah Busu N/A