Asian Forum on Information Communications Technology 2009 (AFICT 2009)

Multimedia University (MMU) is hosting the Asian Forum on Information Communications Technology 2009 (AFICT 2009)!!!

AFICT is an academic forum for researchers and related people to share and discuss the trend of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research and development, and to expand and increase cooperation of R&D in the ICT field between Malaysia and Japan. The focus areas of AFICT are not only wired and wireless communication networks, but also universal communication including digital media, computational linguistics and its applications, and information security and basic research on ICT.

AFICT is an expansion of AP-NeGeMo and AP-WBF. AP-NeGeMo (Asia-Pacific Seminar on Next Generation Mobile Communications) is a one-day seminar inaugurated in 2000 focusing on mobile communication technologies. AP-WBF (Asia-Pacific Wireless Broadband Forum) inaugurated in 2005 is an expansion of AP-NeGeMo not only for scientific exchange but also for business exchange.

The topics include but not limited to IMT-2000 / IMT-Advanced / Mobile WiMAX /Broadband Wireless Access / Wireless PAN, LAN, and MAN / SDR / Cognitive Radio /RFID / Wireless Sensor Network / ITS Communication / New Generation Wireless Internet / Satellite Communication System / Disaster Management System / ICT for Medical and Healthcare / Telecommunication and Broadcasting Convergence / Business Collaboration

Details of the event are as follows:

Date : 14 December 2009 (Monday)

Time : 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Venue : Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Admission is free. You are cordially invited to attend the forum.

Pre-registration is required. Seats are limited, and are provided on first-come-first-serve basis.

To register, kindly reply to afict.malaysia@gmail.com before 20 Nov 2009, and further details will be sent to you.

For further information about the forum, please click here.

Thank you!

Vacancies:

1) Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)

"Network Aware Scalable 3D Video Streaming"

Project Overview:

This project aims to to develop 3D video streaming system. The project involves 3D visual data compression for transmission over error prone networks. Issues such as resilience and scalability have to be taken into account to mitigate the effects of transmission errors and information loss on the compressed 3D video stream. The outcome of this project is a network aware scalable 3D video streaming system with error resilience and concealment facilities.

Objectives:

1. To develop a suitable test bed for network aware scalable 3D video streaming.
2. To evaluate the performance of the 3D video streaming using objective and subjective evaluation
3. To develop error resilience and concealment methods for error prone 3D video streaming

Obligations:

Successful candidates are to undertake R&D work and administrative tasks for the project, enroll for a Masters degree by research (M.Eng.Sc.) in the same field at MMU, and conduct several hours of tutorials per week for the duration of the project.

Qualifications:

The candidate should possess a good bachelors degree in Engineering or Information Technology (or equivalent), with confidence in undertaking software programming. Knowledge in image and video processing would be an added advantage.

Salary: RM 2,100 per month.

Submission:

Interested applicants should submit in soft copy by email

-a cover letter, CV, photo and transcripts to: Dr. Hezerul Abdul Karim (hezerul@mmu.edu.my). Closing date is 20 November 2009.

GRA applicants would also need to fill in the form at:

http://www.mmu.edu.my/admission_mmu/assistantship.php

Shortlisted applicants will be called to attend an interview.

Dear All MMU Students and Researchers,

Call for Submission for MMU-Level Business Plan Competition 2009/2010

The MMU-Level Business Plan Competition 2009/2010 is open for submission now! All MMU students and researchers are invited to submit the detailed business proposal in the submission templates of the competition. For those students and researchers who have not registered themselves, you are still allowed to register your team's participation by submitting the registration form with Executive Summary (as attached) to Ms. Mastura Yahya at e-mail: mastura.yahya@mmu.edu.my by 29th October 2009 (Thursday).

As for those registered participating teams, your team is required to submit the detailed business proposals in the submission templates (as attached) to Ms. Mastura Yahya at e-mail: mastura.yahya@mmu.edu.my by 6th November 2009 (Friday).

Business Idea category: Business Idea Submission Template only Business Plan category: Business Plan Submission Template and Business Plan Financials Template

All submissions must be in accordance with the following guidelines:

Dear All Faculties/CDP/MMU Alumni,

The e-mail below depicts the list of free trainings offered by MDeC under its MSC Malaysia Job Camp Programme for MMU graduates and graduating students. MDeC has appointed Guidance View as the training provider for these trainings. We would appreciate if all faculties, CDP and MMU Alumni could disseminate the said information to all MMU graduates and graduating students.

For any queries on the free trainings, please contact Ms. Tan Eng Shyuan of Guidance View at e-mail: shyuan@guidanceview.com or Tel: 012-213 6508.

Thank you.

Nov 09 - Dec 09: Intake Open for Registration

MSC Malaysia Job Camp Free Sponsorship IT Training by MDeC

Job camp is designed specifically for any knowledge worker who wants to improve or expand their current ICT skills and knowledge. This program seeks to help knowledge workers with the support and access to courses and trainings to stay aligned with the current needs of the ICT industry

Who can Participate / Eligibility

The Global Innovation Tournament

The 2009 Global Innovation Tournament (GIT) is a fast-paced competition that will challenge student teams to solve a common, world problem in about eight days, creating as much value as possible. Teams must then convey their results in a short video posted to YouTube. The mystery problem will be revealed on November 4 (GMT-8) and submissions will be due November 13 (GMT-8).In the past, the assignments involved common, everyday objects. This year it's a global problem. What will it be?

GIT Malaysian Challenge

Global Innovation Tournament is organized at 2 levels :

• The GIT Malaysian Challenge (national level)
• The Global Level (global level)

The GIT Malaysian Challenge, a prelude to the Global Level, is organized by Alpha Catalyst Consulting (an Asian based innovation consulting company) together with Warisan Global Sdn. Bhd. (The Malaysian Country Host for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009). The official sponsor of the Malaysian GIT is Bank Rakyat.

5 universities have been selected by our official sponsor as the hosts that will serve as a venue for the briefing session held between 5th- 15th October 2009. The universities are:

1. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
2. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)
3. Tun Abdul Razak University (UTAR) - to be confirmed
4. MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam (UiTM) - to be confirmed
5. University of Malaysia (UM) - to be confirmed

You can choose to attend the briefing session at any of the 5 universities above, preferably the university nearby your institute.

During these sessions, we will be sharing with the students a framework on how to approach innovation and rapid prototyping; and the mindset needed to spur creative thinking. Students from other universities will also be able to participate in these events.

The Malaysian challenge will be released by Alpha Catalyst Consulting and will commence from the 19th till 26th October. The Malaysian challenge would include two questions one relating to the banking industry and another on nation building/1 Malaysia. Participants may choose either of these to solve. Winners will be notified before the 4th of November 2009.

The global challenge will be released on the 4th November 2009 and submission of entries must be done before the 13th. Details of the tournament in Malaysia can found at http://gewmalaysia.com and the GIT Malaysia site at http://gitmy.blogspot.com and for the global level www.unleashingideas.org/tournament.

We look forward towards welcoming your university to be part of the tournament.

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The Engineering Society (ENGSOC) of MMU Cyberjaya is recruiting!

We are looking for committed and capable individuals to join our committee!

ENGSOC is the umbrella body which oversees the IEEE, IEM and IET student branches here in MMU. ENGSOC also works closely with the faculty, and is also the faculty's gateway to all the students of FOE.

By default, all engineering students are members of ENGSOC.

• Information Bureau (Director/Asst. Director)
• Academic & Welfare Bureau (Director/Asst. Director))
• Publicity Bureau (Director/Asst. Director))
• Sponsorship Bureau (Director/Asst. Director))
• Special Task Director)
• E-Charity Organising Chairperson)
• E-Nite Organising Chairperson)
• E-Set Organising Chairperson)

This will also look good in your CV once you have graduated and employers are seeking graduates who are not only excel in their studies but active in societies as well.

Should you need have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact:

Agnes Leong

agnesleongyh@yahoo.com

Chief Secretary 1

Soh Meng Wah

soh90@hotmail.com

Chief Secretary 2

Subject: Announcement: i-space distant-lectures series on "Pattern Recognition and Inverse Problems"

Dear all,

I am please to announce that a new series of i-space distant-lectures via the WINDS satellite system will begin next week. For your information, the topic of this series is "Pattern Recognition and Inverse Problems", by Associate Prof. Keisu Kameyama (http://emerald.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/kameyama/) from University of Tsukuba, JAPAN.

Abstract:

Various problems in signal and media processing can be formalized as attempts to solve inverse problems. Inverse problem is a general class of mathematical problems encountered when dealing with a system that converts the original information to an output.

In the inverse problem of the first kind, you have some knowledge about the system, and have access to outputs. Estimating the source information is the goal of this problem, which can be made possible by carefully choosing the inverse mapping, which is often not straightforward. Among this class of problems are, noise reduction from a signal, reconstruction of degraded images and so on. As a means to tackle problems of this kind, starting from the knowledge of basic linear algebra, the technique of regularization will be discussed.

In the second class of inverse problems, you have access to a collection of the system's inputs and the corresponding outputs. The goal here is to estimate the system itself. Various problems in signal and media processing fall in this class.

In this lecture, we will focus on building pattern recognition systems by learning, where the appropriate system is built via learning. Among the formalisms of pattern recognition, subspace methods, neural networks and support vector machines (SVM) will be discussed. Each lecture is planned to be self-contained.

Venue: NMES Lab, 1st floor, Wing B, FOE Building.

Time: From 14.15 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.

Date: 3 Sept, 17 Sept, 1 Oct, 8 Oct, 22 Oct, 29 Oct, 5 Nov, 12 Nov and 19 Nov 2009.

All are welcome.

Best regards,

Su Wei

MDeC Roadshow to MMU Campuses for MSC Malaysia-IHL Business Plan Competition (MIBPC) 2009/2010

MSC Relations Unit (MSCR) will be organising MDeC roadshows to MMU Cyberjaya and Melaka campuses for MIBPC 2009/2010 as follows:

MMU Cyberjaya

Date: 8th September 2009 (Tuesday)

Time: 11.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Presentation Room, Corporate Communication Unit, Ground Floor, Left Wing, The Chancellery Building, MMU, Cyberjaya

MMU Melaka

Date: 9th September 2009 (Wednesday)

Time: 11.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Seminar Room, Corporate Communication Unit, Ground Floor, Info Centre Building, MMU, Melaka

The objectives of the roadshows are:

• MDeC to give a briefing on the Competition and Pre-Seed Fund.
• The interested teams to share their business ideas and/or business plans with MDeC to ensure that they are qualified for the Competition.

Below is the tentative agenda of the MDeC roadshows.

11.00am

Welcoming Remarks by MSC Relations Unit, Multimedia University (MMU)

11.05am

Briefing on MSC Malaysia-IHL Business Plan Competition 2009/2010 by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)

11.35am

Briefing on MSC Malaysia Pre-Seed Funding by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)

12.00noon

One-to-One Counseling Session with MDeC by MMU Interested Teams (20 minutes for each team)

1.00pm

Lunch Break

2.00pm

One-to-One Counseling Session with MDeC by MMU Interested Teams (20 minutes for each team)

3.30pm

End of MDeC Roadshow

We would appreciate if your faculty/centre could encourage your students and staff members to attend the roadshows. We would also appreciate if your teaching staff members could help to broadcast this announcement to the students in their classes.

For those who are interested to attend the roadshows, please provide the particulars (Name, Faculty, E-mail and Handphone No.) of your team members to Ms. Mastura Yahya at e-mail: mastura.yahya@mmu.edu.my or Tel: 03-8312 5961 by 2nd September 2009 (Wednesday) so that she could arrange for the counseling slot for your team.

Please feel free to contact the undersigned or Ms. Mastura Yahya for any queries.

We look forward to seeing your students and staff members in the MDeC roadshows!

Availability of Research officer (RO) position at the Faculty of Engineering Multimedia University, Cyberjaya.

Project Title: Design and Development of Human Identification System Using Biomedical Signals

Project Objectives:

• To identify a human subject using biomedical signals.
• To identify a standardize method of measuring biomedical signal for biometric purposes.
• To determine the feasibility and practicality of using EEC, ECG, and heart sound for identification of human
subjects.
• To investigate if a multi-modal biometric system is more robust and whether it is convenient.

Job Description:

• Salary: RM2100,
• Position available starting Sept 2009, period of tenure will be 12 months; can be extended for another six months depending on progress.
• Assist the project leader in all work related to the project (planning, development and documentation).
• Has to register for Master by Research program (MEngSc) with MMU.

Requirements:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree (Engineering or IT) with honours, preferably 2nd class or better
• Firm interest in biomedical signal processing
• Good programming skills, particularly C/C#/C++ and familiarity with Matlab,
• Good English proficiency (written and spoken),
• Hardworking, proactive, self-motivated, requires minimal supervision, resourceful and possesses ability for lifelong learning.

For potential candidates interested to apply for the position, please send your CV directly to:

Vacancies:

1) Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)

2) Research Officer (RO)

"Multi-touch Image Analysis and Object Recognition"

Project Overview:

This project aims to develop an accurate, fast and efficient detection module for a camera-based multi-touch tabletop system. The outcome of this project would provide a versatile detection module for a camera-based natural user interface requiring single- and multi-touch capabilities, supporting multiple users.

Objectives:

• To enhance multi-touch images acquired from natural user interfaces such as a multi-touch tabletop computer
• To analyze the multi-touch data to distinguish individual touches (e.g. fingers) of different users and objects
• To correctly recognize a range of objects on a multi-touch surface
• To create supporting technology for custom-designed cost-effective multi-touch tables and other natural user interface applications

Obligations:

Successful candidates are to undertake R&D work and administrative tasks for the project, enroll for a Masters degree by research (M.Eng.Sc.) in the same field at MMU, and conduct several hours of tutorials per week for the duration of the project.

Qualifications:

The candidate should possess a good bachelors degree in Engineering or Information Technology (or equivalent), with confidence in undertaking software programming. Knowledge in image processing would be an added advantage.

Salary: RM 2,100 per month.

Submission:

Interested applicants should submit in soft copy by email

-a cover letter, CV, photo and transcripts to: Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Logeswaran (Loges@mmu.edu.my)

GRA applicants would also need to fill in the form at: http://www.mmu.edu.my/admission_mmu/assistantship.php

Shortlisted applicants will be called to attend an interview.

MSC Malaysia-IHL Business Plan Competition (MIBPC) 2009/2010 is back again this year!

MIBPC is an annual event organised by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). MMU has been participating in this event every year. We are now searching for top two teams (one for Business Idea category and one for Business Plan category) to represent MMU at the national level. We hope that MMU teams would be able to win the Grand Prize worth RM7,000 for Business Plan category and RM5,000 for Business Idea category this year. We would appreciate if your faculty/centre could encourage your students and staff members to take part in this competition.

We will be organising a MMU-Level Competition to select the top two teams to represent MMU in the National-Level Competition. Below are the brief details about MIBPC 2009/2010.

Templates & Documents for Download

MIBPC 2009/2010 Website

We look forward to receiving the submissions from your students and staff members.

Please feel free to contact the undersigned (Tel: 03-8312 5128; E-mail: scsu@mmu.edu.my) or Mastura Yahya (Tel: 03-8312 5961; E-mail: mastura.yahya@mmu.edu.my) if you have any queries.

Please click here for further information about the competition.

Tell Your Friends!

T-Systems Malaysia is inviting potential and aspiring fresh graduates (IT and IT-related Studies) to join our team in delivering ICT solutions to our customers worldwide. Don't miss this opportunity. Come and meet us.

We are on the lookout for:

• Fresh IT graduates (0 to 1 year of working experience)
• CGPA 2.5 and above for graduates (IT and IT-related Studies)
• CGPA 2.7 and above for future graduates (IT and IT-related Studies)

Interview Sessions:

Date : 1st & 2nd August 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)

Time : 9am to 4pm

Contact : 03 8313 3200

(Office): 03 8315 7499 (fax)

Email : Careers-MY@t-systems.com

Website : www.t-systems.com.my

Venue :

T-Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd

(WISMA 1, Shell Building)

2340 Century Square Jalan Usahawan 63000 Cyberjaya.

To get your interview timeframe, pre-register and email your CV to Careers-MY@t-systems.com

Please bring along your:

1. Academic results or final year forecast results (copy & original)
2. IC (copy & original)
3. Passport size photo
4. Updated CV (print out)
5. Other relevant certificates (copy & original)

Our enthusiastic team members are eager to meet you.

Register your CV at Careers-MY@t-systems.com and meet us at T-Systems’ Cyberjaya office.

2009 PDC Scholarship Online wWebpage -Live!

The Intel Penang Design Center (PDC), established in 1992, is one of the largest and most advanced Intel Design and Development centers in the Asia Pacific region. Intel PDC designs Intel® Core™2 processors, Intel® Atom™ processors, and Advanced IA Platform Chipsets. Our Design Engineers architect and create innovative IP and features for the next platform system-on-a-chip solutions on 45nm (nanometer) and 32nm process technology. Intel PDC grants R&D scholarships every year to outstanding students from local universities throughout the country.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Intel Penang Design Center Scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be a Malaysian citizen
• Be a full-time student in a local university studying in the fields of Electrical and Electronics, Mechatronics, or Computer Engineering
• Not hold any other scholarship from other companies, organizations, or Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA)**
• Have one or more of the following:
  • SPM with A1 for mathematics and all science subjects
  • STPM with grade A for a minimum of three subjects
  • Matriculation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and above
  • For university undergraduates, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required

**Note: Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional Malaysia (PTPTN) loan holders are allowed to apply.

Scholarship package

Each scholarship package includes:

• Tuition
• RM10,000 per year for undergraduate students
• RM13,000 per year for postgraduate students
• Partnership with a Senior Design Engineer to mentor and guide your studies and career planning
• Industrial training opportunities at Intel

How to apply

Each year, scholarship applications are accepted between July 1 and August 31. Bumiputeras are encouraged to apply. If you are interested in applying:

• Access and complete the Scholarship Application form.
• Email your completed application form and a copy of your resume to Intel Scholarship.

Please click here for further information about 2009 PDC Intel Scholarship

WIN a trip to Melbourne and a 1 week Entrepreneurship Development Program at MIT,Boston, USA

Dear FOE students,

Nominate your product/project for MSC Malaysia APICTA 2009 AWARD and be part of the Malaysian Delegation to the International Asia Pacific ICT Award APICTA 2009 in Melbourne Australia this DEcember 14-18.

18 categories (including Research & Development and Starts Up) are up for contest.

Please visit www.mscapicta.com.my for information on the Award categories and conditions for nomination.

The Prime Minister's Best of the Best Award Winner will be sponsored for one week Entrepreneurship Development Program at MIT, Boston, USA, in January of 2010.

You have until this Sunday 26th to do so, but should you have concerns on the deadline, do get back to Mdec and they will see how they can assist.

If you have any inquiries please email : clic@mdec.com.my or call 1-800-88-8338

Nominate online at www.mscapicta.com.my

Closing Date:

26th July 2009

Job Vacancy (TS Automation Sdn Bhd)

Info:

Vacancy for fresh graduate (from either Electrical/Electronics course: 1st class Degree qualification required).

Skill required: Software programming for automated equipments.

Interested candidates may contact via email with their resumes and will be called for interview if qualified.

Contact details:

Ms. Stephanie Wan

TS Automation Sdn Bhd

Tel: +606-3363518, Fax: +606-3344008

Email: slwan@tsautomation.com

Software Engineers/Senior Software Engineers Wanted in Palette Multimedia Bhd

Palette Multimedia Bhd is a leading provider of broadband, networking, wireless and security products. Founded in 1997, the company has from its inception focused on providing leading edge solutions requiring a high degree of technology expertise for enterprise, telecommunications and government sector.

We are looking for talented software engineers to join a team building leading edge network security solutions.

Role:

The candidate will join a team of software engineers, developing the latest network products for both wired and wireless network to address the requirements and high speed broadband networks.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in design and development of network security applications.
• Develop software for network application.
• Research and Development to improve existing systems and development of new applications.

Requirements:

• Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent / Masters Degree in IT/Computer Science.
• At least 1 year(s) of working experience in the related field.
• Required skill(s): PHP, C, C++, MySQL, SQL Server.
• Preferred skill(s): Linux, VoIP, TCP/IP, network programming.
• Strong design and coding skills.
• Able to work independently and in a team environment and on tight schedule.
• Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residency status.

Fresh graduates with good programming skills are also encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates are required to e-mail your resume to:

Email: hrmanager@palettemm.com

Please click here for further information.

You could be the one we are looking for!

Hesper Technology Sdn. Bhd.(www.hesper.com.my) is a global Total Solution Provider providing applications software and consulting services to clients worldwide, across every major industry and government level especially in the area of Healthcare, Database and Data Warehouse, Business

Intelligence and Business Performance Management. The software we distribute and develop has sites worldwide and our subsidiary Speedminer Sdn. Bhd.(www.speedminer.com) has won :

MSC-APICTA AWARD 2006 , PIKOM AWARDS 2006/2007 ANF 100 FINALIST RED HERRING ASIA 2008.

Located less than 10 minutes walk from the Taman Bahagia LRT station, Hesper Technology Sdn. Bhd. is at 15-3A, Jalan SS23/15, Taman S.E.A. Petaling Jaya. Due to business expansion, we are currently seeking to fill the following positions urgently.

We offer attractive remuneration package and excellent learning environment to the right candidates.

Title: Software Engineer/ System Analyst/Programmer/Implementor

Job description

• Responsible to design and develop applications using the web technologies and will actively involve in designing, coding, testing and implementation of products and services. OR
• Responsible in implementation and management of projects, these shall include activities pre LIVE, during LIVE and post LIVE i.e. training, preparation of documentation and support.

Job requirements

• Candidates must possess at least Diploma/ Bachelor in Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Science/IT related qualification OR
• Have strong knowledge in Maths/ Statistics/ ASP/ HTML/ XML/ PHP OR
• Interested/Experienced in development/ implementation of Business Intelligence/Hospital Information System/Laboratory Information System OR
• Experienced in working for IT department of Hospital/Laboratory.

*Please call Ms. Yap/Cindy at 03-7880 9910 or e-mail kuifun@hesper.com.my or cindy@hesper.com.my for immediate interview appointment.

SL-275-SE6 JavaT Programming Language for Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)Examination

Learn and Practise Sun Java SE 6 for the Examination with Mr. Nathar Shah (FIT Lecturer & a Certified Java 6 Programmer)

Course Fee: RM 641.00 (7 days)

Training Kit Cost: RM 55.00

Total Cost: RM 696 only (75% less than the commercial rate)

Class Schedules: 01 August 2009 - 23 August 2009

Registration Closes on 21st July 2009

Visit Sun Academic Initiative website http://fit.mmu.edu.my/sai/ for more information on registration, course structure, schedule, benefits, and advantages.

Enquires & Registration: Contact Mr. Nathar Shah

(Room: FIT BR 2016, Email: nathar.packier@mmu.edu.my , Phone: 03-83125230)

ITP 2009 Tri 2 (Announcement)

Dear students,

FYI, the ITP job placement exercise has begun (by the ITP committee).

MMU Placement:

Once you are placed, you are NOT allowed to change your placement.

SELF Placement:

If you fail to submit a job offer letter to the faculty THREE weeks before the ITP begins, you will NOT be allowed to participate in the ITP.

The job applied must be relevant to your course or else the faculty has the right to bar you later.

You may check your employment status from the following link: http://fet-training.mmu.edu.my/it2009t2/check

Ignorance is NOT an excuse.

Please click here for the name list of the students who registered themselves for ITP 2009

IEM – Full Day visit to Malacca for just RM 10!

To all Engineering Students of MMU, Cyberjaya,

Great news! IEM, MMU, Cyberjaya is organizing a full-day-trip (7am to 10pm) to MMU Malacca on Saturday 11th July. We are going there to

• witness the ROBOCON competition and exhibition.
• participate in ‘Fabrication of PCB’ workshop for free
• engage in mini-games.
• and visit Jonker Street, Malacca to enjoy the culture and food..

The cost for the whole trip is RM 10.00, which is inclusive of LUNCH AND TRANSPORT. For more information, do visit our booth at FOE Foyer, ground floor from 6TH - 10TH JULY between 10AM TO 5PM.

For any clarification do contact:

A. Jerome Antonyraj (jerome.antonyraj.s07@mmu.edu.my - 0172659289),

Project Chairperson, IEM Student Chapter, MMU, Cyberjaya.

Part-Timers Wanted in carlist.my

FLEXI-HOURS! RM 6.00/hour!

College students make up a large percentage of our part-time work force. We work with student’s schedule to ensure they still have time for play but most importantly still perform academically.

Carlist.my (wholly owned by Auto Discounts Sdn. Bhd. 798162-H) is a car classifieds magazine and an online portal. We are rapidly growing and currently hiring a large number of part-timers. The students we work with at Carlist.my deals with various aspects of business operations, from sales and marketing to management of our website Carlist.my.

Come join our team of highly capable individuals for a fun exposure in the magazine industry.

What Are the Requirements?

Interns Wanted in Carlist.my

Carlist.my (wholly owned by Auto Discounts Sdn. Bhd. 798162-H) is a car classifieds magazine and an online portal. We are rapidly growing and currently hiring a large number of interns. The students we work with at Carlist.my deals with various aspects of business operations, from management, logistics, sales, marketing and customer service.

Come join our team of highly capable individuals for a fun exposure in the magazine industry.

What Do Interns Do at Carlist.my?

• Interns work in a team consisting of Carlist.my managers as well as fellow interns in carrying out various business development projects at Carlist.my.
• Tasks vary from project to project and providing a dynamic and engaging experience for students looking for exposure and experience in a real-world work environment.
• Interns will be exposed to various aspects of Carlist.my from management, logistics, sales, marketing and customer service.

What Are the Requirements?

• Candidate should be able to converse fluently in English. (Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Cantonese a plus)
• Determined and enthusiastic.
• Able to work in our office at Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.(Next to The Curve)

Students interested should contact Mr. Teoh at 012-202-3596 or email jobs@carlist.my.

Outcome Based Education (OBE) briefing sessions for Students majoring in Electronic Programme:

1st session: 6pm-7pm, 30 June 09 (Tuesday)

2nd session: 7pm-8pm, 30 June 09 (Tuesday)

Venue: Lecture hall XR 1001

Attendance is compulsory for all Electronic programme students, attendance will be taken.

Students can choose any one session to attend.

Thanks.

Dear students,

You can now login to the ITP website to update your supervisor's details.

You may also edit the company's profile if there are minor changes such as address, phone number, etc. A blank sample of this section is attached for your reference.

The deadline for you to complete this is 30 June 2009.

Thank you.

From,

ITP Chairman

ITP2009-Tri 2

Dear students,

In the earlier ITP briefing, you were told that you have to decide whether you want SELF placement or MMU placement BEFORE 18 June.

Since our online database system is still under maintenance, the deadline is extended to 25 June.

Please watch out for the latest updates in the bulletin board soon. We will let you know what is to be done next.

Thank you.

ITP Chairman

Research Officer Wanted

Available with Centre for Advanced Devices and Systems (CADS)

Project Title Design of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Objectives of the project:

• To design, simulate and verify the performances of UHF RFID Tag Antena
• To fabricate the tag antenna
• To analyze the simulated and measured antenna
• The Research Officer must also help the project leader in all work associated with the research.

The candidate applying for this position should have good knowledge and demonstrated capabilities in the following:

• Good understanding of electromagnetic theory and the associated mathematics, antenna design, propagation, testing and measurement
• Good English proficiency
• The candidate must also be self-motivated, require minimal supervision, be resourceful and willing to learn.
• The monthly salary is RM2100.

The successful candidate is required to enroll in MMU Master of Engineering (by research). The duration of the project is 2 years.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their resumes through email, together with a passport sized photograph to the following:

Mr. Tiang Jun Jiat

Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya

Email: jjtiang[at]mmu.edu.my

Dr. Fabian Kung Wai Lee

Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya

Email: wlkung[at]mmu.edu.my

Deadline for CV submission is 15th July 2009. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Altera Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies

The Altera Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies provides opportunities for students to pursue advanced academic study in Malaysia. Scholarships are available for full time post-graduate studies at Masters or PhD level in Electrical and Electronics/Computer Engineering or related.

Area of focus: EMI Radiated Emission & Signal Integrity of High-Speed Digital systems using Altera FPGA (latest and advanced research areas in the coming future). The research is a collaboration between Altera; Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA and Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia.

Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA

• Founded in 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy(MSM)
• Renamed the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) in 1964.
• On Jan 1, 2008, became Missouri University of Science and Technology - Missouri S&T -to better reflect the mission of educating the engineers, scientists and innovators who help drives global, interconnected world.
• A top 20 STEM Research University (Academic Analytics January 2008)."STEM" stands for "science, technology, engineering and mathematics."

Missouri S&T possess good knowledge of automotive EMC and connections to automotive industry (e.g. Ford, Audi, Bosch). Missouri S&T have strong component/system level EMC/EMI measurement and PCB/system level EMC/EMI design guidelines.

Successful candidates will learn Altera FPGA architecture, latest design & software, test/measurement methodologies from Altera Experts. He/She will then work under a Universiti Tun Hussein Onn's professor who will have close liaisons with Altera & Missouri S&T for the research studies.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates should be Malaysia citizens and, at the time of application, in their final semester of degree studies or obtain a degree with at least CGPA of 3.2 for Master's programme; and hold a Master's degree with good grades for PhD programme.

VALUE OF AWARDS

Each scholarship consists of tuition fees of RM16,000 for Masters and RM24,000 for PhD. Altera reserves the rights to review the value of awards at anytime, ad if such changes are made, the value of scholarship will be changed and the effective date will be informed to the successful candidates.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP

Applicants should submit a comprehensive resume with the following documentation:

• Cover Letter
• The applicant's academic records, relevant projects, work experience, co-curriculum activities and achievements;
• Passport-size photograph

Applications must be sent before 26th June 2009 direct to:

Only short listed candidates will be notified.

Myreka Technologies is an MSC Status Company specializing in design and developing electronic test and measurement solution. We are constantly looking for dynamic, innovative and talented individuals to grow with us.

Firmware Design Engineers (Bayan Lepas – Penang)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Electronics Engineering) or equivalent
• Good C and/or C++ programming skills.
• Strong fundamental understanding of basic components like resistor, capacitors, opamp, etc.
• Knowledge in Digital Signal Processing, A/D and D/A conversion, communication protocols (I2C, TWI, etc.).
• Strong analytical thinking skills, with the ability to work independently.
• Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Responsibilities:

• Perform software requirements analysis and system architecture design.
• Maintain and monitor quality and consistency of software code – highlighting potential issues and locating root cause of software bugs.
• Implement pre-emotive, long-term solutions for potential software issues.
• Implement solutions to bugs and failures detected in the field.
• Work closely with hardware engineer to meet the design specifications.

For those who are interested, kindly send your resume to career@myrekatech.com

Myreka Technologies is an MSC Status Company specializing in design and developing electronic test and measurement solution. We are constantly looking for dynamic,innovative and talented individuals to grow with us.

Hardware Design Engineers (Bayan Lepas – Penang)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Electronics Engineering) or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics, eg. Logic level, rise/fall time and clock timing.
• Required skill: Building hardware blocks with FPGA.
• Preferred skill: FPGA programming tools, VHDL/Verilog programming, eg. Quartus 2.
• Strong analytical thinking skills, with the ability to work independently.
• At least 3 years of working experience in a related field is required for the senior position.
• Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Responsibilities:

• FPGA system design for industrial and consumer electronics products.
• Algorithm development using FPGA.
• Work closely with system architect and board design engineer on system requirements.
• Simulate and hardware debug with FPGA tools.

For those who are interested, kindly send your resume to career@myrekatech.com

Vacancy for Research Officer (RO) position

We are pleased to announce that we are offering a position for a Research Officer (RO) for the project below. The duties of the RO would be to undertake research and development work for the project, along with some administrative tasks. In addition, the successful candidate would be expected to undertake a Masters degree by research (M.Eng.Sc.) in the same field at Multimedia University (MMU) during the duration of the project.

The project details are as follows:

Project title: Multi-touch Image Analysis and Object Recognition

Objectives: The objectives of this research project are to:

• To enhance multi-touch images acquired from natural user interfaces such as a multi-touch tabletop computer
• To analyze the multi-touch data to distinguish individual touches (e.g. fingers) of different users and objects
• To correctly recognize a range of objects on a multi-touch surface
• To create supporting technology for custom-designed cost-effective multi-touch tables and other natural user interface applications

Project Overview:

This project aims to develop an accurate, fast and efficient detection module for a camera-based multi-touch tabletop system. The images produced by touches are usually of very low quality, sometimes equivalent to smudges. The aim of this work would be to enhance such images through noise filtering and image enhancement techniques. Segmentation and shape detection would then be applied. The images would then need to be labeled, and finally, object recognition would be required to be able to distinguish the objects in the captured images. In addition, as the tabletop is interactive in real-time, sequence processing may be required to provide underlying image and action understanding. Artificial intelligence tools such a neural networks would be used. The outcome of this project would provide a versatile detection module for a camera-based natural user interface requiring single- and multi-touch capabilities, supporting multiple users.

Qualifications:

The candidate should possess a good bachelors degree in Engineering or Information Technology (or equivalent), with confidence in undertaking software programming. Knowledge in image processing would be an added advantage.

Submission:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a resume/CV and copies of their degree transcripts in softcopy by email to:

Dr. R. Logeswaran (loges@mmu.edu.my)

The deadline for the application is 15 June 2009. Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an interview at the Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100 Cyberjaya.

Zeltrans is a group of ICT companies that focuses on E-commerce,Outsource Services, Telecommunication Content and Application Tools.

Our expertise are in the outsource services such as Technical Development, Customer and Technical Support, Affiliate Management, Financial Management and Online Marketing to our clients.

As service providers, we have come up with a wide range of Application Tools which are provided on a pay per use basis. Our tools are used in translation, transcribing, generating and distributing Flash Surveys and Banners, uploading images through email and transferring credits. We also have our own social network engine.

Under the E-commerce sector, we have ventured into Online Tuition, Personal Assistance and Online Marketing while under Telecommunication Content, we have developed Ztrans, a mobile application that that facilitates multilingual translation.

Zeltrans is one of the Enterprise 50 Award winners. The Award recognizes the nation's top 50 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Our subsidiary, Zeltrans BPO is an MSC company specializing in both BPO and ITO services.

Internship for Multimedia/Computer/IT Students (Selangor - Petaling Jaya)

During the internship period, you will be exposed to these areas:

Responsibilities:

• Software Development
• Application Support
• System Administration
• Database Administration
• Assist in day-to-day IT tasks
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the superior from time to time

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess or currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Master's Degree or Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Required skill(s): HTML, JavaScript, PHP.
• Preferred skill(s): C++ Language, Java, Python,Django, C#, C++ or Lisp.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Petaling Jaya.
• Internship duration of 3 month(s).

Internship Period : immediate vacancies available.

For further information, please click here.

You are cordially invited to attend an invited lecture by MagnaQuest.

Details of the lecture are as follows:

Speaker: Mr. Shince Thomas, Principal Researcher

Date : 29 APRIL 2009 (Wednesday)

Time (Lecture) : 1.00 P.M. – 3.00 P.M.

Time (Walk-in interview) : 3.00 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.

Venue: NMES LAB (Cyberjaya & Melaka Campuses)

“Smart card and Cryptography”

There will be a walk-in interview after the lecture.

For further information, please view the attachment.

There are some immediate vacancies at Comintel Sdn Bhd:

1. R & D Engineers. - Electrical /Electronic/ Telecommunications ( two vacancies )
2. Multimedia Designer. ( one vacancy )
3. Field Engineer - Electrical /Electronic/Telecommunications ( one vacancy )
4. Broadcast Engineer - Electrical/Electronic/Telecommunications (one vacancy )
5. Network Engineer - ( one vacancy )

Please find the requirements and job details in the attachment. Please ignore the " Experience required " as they are looking for young fresh Graduates.

If you have any concerns feel free to call Mr. Percival A. Reyes percy[at]comintel.com.my or Miss Yvonne Yeoh at Tel. 03 5039 9898.

You may visit the web page at www.comintel.com.my .

Talk by external examiner (27th April 2009)

The external examiner for the Electronics degree programme will be paying us a visit and he will be giving us a 1-hour talk.

Date : 27th of April 2009

Time : 11a.m.

Venue : MMLS + VC-ing with Melaka

Title : Synthesis and VLSI Implementation of Very Low Power Consumption High Performance FIR Filters: The Frequency Response Masking Technique

Please find attached, the biodata and the abstract of the said talk.

Thank you.

Altera Penang celebrated a huge milestone with the dedication of a new building on 12th February 2009 – the third on Altera Penang site – that makes room for future growth. Over the past 13 years, Altera Penang has established itself as a premiere technical center in cutting-edge design, offering technical careers. The site has expanded to include a wide variety of engineering, marketing, and support functions.

IC Engineering

The IC engineering team, currently the leader in patent filings, consists of IC design, layout, CAD and the Hardcopy Design Center. This group heads low-cost FPGA development, owns Hardcopy and custom logic architecture and development, and supports Altera’s flagship, derivative, low-cost, and Hardcopy projects.

Product, Test and Technology Engineering

The product and test engineering organization owns software tools and test for the low-cost MAX® II, Cyclone® III and Hardcopy® III families and provides support for the high-performance Stratix® FPGAs and other product families. This includes full process ownership up to 90 nm. The organization defines and debugs most of the test hardware and handles more than 90 percent of customer returns. And, the packaging team has full ownership of new product electrical modeling, assembly, process, and power distribution network measurement and characterization.

Software and IP Engineering

The software and IP engineering team is a global organization, working closely with other organizations in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Toronto, High Wycombe and Vietnam. The team’s responsibilities have expanded over time, and now are part of a matrix organization that manages all aspects of software and IP development.

Technical Services

The technical services team operates a global support center for customers worldwide, and supports Quartus® II releases and web publishing activities.

Making Room for the Future

The new facility will allow Altera Penang to house up to 1,600 employees in concert with the company’s potential overall growth. We’re seeking for suitable candidates to be part of a team-oriented and dynamic environment.

Kindly submit your resumes to Florence Yong (Human Resources) at fyong[at]altera.com

Join us, discover and create your future in Altera www.altera.com

DPE Integration (M) Sdn Bhd, the subsidiary of SRM Integration (M) Sdn Bhd, is an engineering development company with key activities in developing advance machines for the wafer and die processing industry.

In line with our expansion strategy, we are on the look for qualified candidates to join us for achieving our goal. Successful candidates will be rewarded and shall enjoy career advancement opportunities which will commensurate with efforts and contributions.

Software Engineers (Penang - Bayan Lepas)

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, debug and test machine control software.
• Control software development and enhancement with new features.
• Continuous improvement on existing control software platform.
• Implement customer requirements and resolve software challenges towards the feasibility of design within the time line and budget.
• Working with in house specialist team to evaluate interface between hardware and software as well as the operational and performance requirements of the overall system.

Requirements: