CASS R10 Networking Visit: Malaysia Chapter visit to Shizuoka University and Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
This year (2017), IEEE CAS Malaysia Chapter has been awarded USD2000 from the IEEE CASS Region 10 Outreach Fund to promote IEEE Circuits and Systems. CAS Malaysia’s proposal was to promote CASS for the establishment of a new Nagoya CASS chapter and research collaborations between universities. On 27th November 2017, Prof. Dr. Shoji Kawahito from Shizuoka University in Hamamatsu hosted this visit where meeting and presentations from CASS Malaysia were set with his team from Imaging Devices Laboratory. During the meeting, CASS Malaysia’s chair, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhaidi Shafie promoted IEEE CASS Society and CASS Malaysia’s activities in 2017. He also presented his current research project on SAR Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Then, his student, Mr. Wang Chee Yew presented his research project on ‘Design of Timing Generator for High Clarity CMOS Image Sensor’. The next day on 28th November 2017, CASS Malaysia delegates went to Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) to meet Prof. Dr. Kazuaki Sawada from Integrated Bio and MEMS group, Prof. Dr. Hironaga Uchida from Spintronics group, Prof. Dr. Naohiro Hozumi from High Voltage Instrumentation and Measurement Lab and lastly Prof. Atsunori Matsuda from Electronic Material Lab. During meetings, discussion includes sharing current research works, possible research collaborations, visit to TUT various labs and facilities and finally research presentation by CASS Malaysia, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrulnizam Abd Manaf on his research work, Lab on Chip for Heavy Metal Sensor. CASS Malaysia delegates were also promoted IEEE CAS society to all professors in TUT during the meetings. Few photos have been taken during the visit to Shizuoka University and Toyohashi University of Technology as below.
PHOTOS (Topdown, left to right). 1. Meeting with Prof. Dr. Shoji Kawahito from Shizuoka University. 2. Research presentation from Prof. Dr. Shoji Kawahito. 3. Visit to Imaging Devices Laboratory. 4. Image Sensor Group’s postgraduate students during presentation. 5. Sharing session on IEEE CAS Malaysia 2017 activities. 6. CAS Malaysia’s chair promoted IEEE CAS Society. 7. Research presentation by CAS Malaysia’s chair, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhaidi Shaf. 8. Research presentation by Mr. Wang Chee Yew. 9. IEEE CAS merchandise presented to Prof. Dr. Shoji Kawahito. 10. Group photo of Prof. Dr. Shoji Kawahito, his student and CAS Malaysia delegates. 11. Meeting with Prof. Dr. Kazuaki Sawada from Toyohashi University of Technology. 12. Research and facilities sharing session by Prof. Dr. Kazuaki Sawada. 13. Research presentation from CAS Malaysia, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrulnizam Abd Manaf. 14. Group photo with Prof. Dr. Hironaga Uchida from Spintronics Research Group. 15. Group photo with Prof. Dr. Naohiro Hozumi from High Voltage Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory.
Haslina Jaafar
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CASS Malaysia Chapter Attending 1st IEEE SEACAS2017
IEEE CASS Malaysia Chapter has sent few delegates to the 1st IEEE South-East Asia Workshop on Circuits and Systems (SEACAS) 2017 which was held at Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi, Vietnam on 7th-8th November 2017. The IEEE CASS representatives are Yoshifumi Nishio (IEEE CASS BoG Member) and Amara Amara (Vice President of IEEE CASS). Besides CASS Malaysia, other CASS chapters were also invited to the workshop such as Indonesia’s chapter, Singapore’s chapter and Thailand’s chapter. CASS Malaysia’s delegates came to support the new IEEE CASS chapter establishment in Hanoi, Vietnam and to share research project and IEEE CASS Malaysia’s activities to other CAS chapters.
Photo 1: IEEE CASS representatives, CASS Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia Chapter.
Photo 2: IEEE CASS Malaysia delegates to SEACAS2017.
Photo 3: SEACAS2017’s Dinner.
During the first day of symposium, CASS Malaysia’s delegate, Dr. Fakhrul Zaman presented his talk entitled ‘Reaching the Unreached: Case of CAS Malaysia’, introducing Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and SOC research group and shared communication’s platform for IEEE such as website, e-newsletter and Facebook. Next, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhaidi Shafie (chair of CASS Malaysia) presented his research project entitled ‘Design of Ultra Low SAR ADC’. On the second day of symposium, CASS Malaysia’s past chair, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurul Amziah Md Yunus shared the IEEE CAS Malaysia’s activities for the year 2016-2017. IEEE CASS Malaysia has been awarded as World Chapter of the Year for 2016 and 2017.
Haslina Jaafar