Source: S. Puspa, The Star, Link: http://tinyurl.com/ov3rf5o
KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated telecommunications solutions provider Redtone International Bhd launched its first Internet of Things (IoT) application called CitiAct, a new mobile application for the public to engage with the local councils.
With the new app, Redtone said on Tuesday the public could report cases and track issues sent to the councils to respond effectively.
Managing director Datuk Wei Chuan Beng said this new managed value added services would be the real future of REDtone's growth.
"We believe that the new app would make up at least 5% to the group's revenue in the next three years," said Wei at the launch of CitiAct and its portal called CitiSense.
While the app can be downloaded for free by all users, Redtone is offering a complimentary one month trial from Tuesday onwards for councils nationwide to try the app.
"This not only encourages people to create a better city, but for councils to handle complaints efficiently.
"Most of all, it saves time and resources," he added.
The group is engaging with a couple of councils and aims to reach out to 151 councils nationwide during the promotion period.
For the next one month, Redtone hopes to have about 100,000 users. It also hopes to reach out to other Asean countries.
Source: S. Puspa, The Star, Link: http://tinyurl.com/ov3rf5o
Posted by Hairol
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Where Internet of Things Initiatives Are Driving Revenue Now
Source: Louis Columbus, forbes, 29/7/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/qhgjbfp
79% of enterprises surveyed have Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives in place today to better understand customers, products, the locations in which they do business with customers, or their supply chains.
45% of enterprises use IoT technologies to monitor production and distribution operations.
40% of Enterprises Are Growing Their Services Businesses With Internet of Things Initiatives.
Manufacturers expect Internet of Things initiatives to drive an average 27.1% revenue increase by 2018.
These and many other insights are from Tata Consulting Services’ TCS Global Trend Study 2015 – Internet of Things: The Complete Reimaginative Force (186 pp., PDF, opt-in) published earlier this week. You can find the methodology of the report here, and on page 173 of the report. A summarized report of survey demographics are provided here and also on pages 176 – 182. The TCS Global Trend study is based on interviews 795 executives from multinational enterprises operating in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America with average revenues of $22B. The TCS research team created four high-level categories of IoT business usage including premises monitoring, product monitoring, customer monitoring and supply chain monitoring.
Key take-aways from the study include the following:
Globally enterprises expect to increase revenues 16.3% between 2015 and 2018 using IoT initiatives, with North American companies projecting an average 18.1% revenue gain. Asia-Pacific companies expect a 17.9% revenue gain in the forecast period and Latin America, 17.8%.
Providing mobile apps to customers (46.5%), production and distribution operations to track product flow to customers (44.9%), digital sensors in products that send data to the company on how products are performing (25.2%) are the three leading uses of IoT technologies today. Digital sensors in distribution and supply chain locations (25.3%) and digital devices that are used for tracking customer usage (13.5%) are the remaining two of the top five ways enterprises are using IoT technologies today.
Travel, transportation and hospitality, industrial manufacturing and banking & financial services are the top three industries when ranked on average IoT spend per company in 2015. Travel, hospitality and transportation also leads IoT spend as a percentage of revenue (0.60%) across all thirteen industries surveyed.
Product monitoring (31.1%), customer monitoring (26.6%), supply chain monitoring (23.2%) and premises monitoring (19%) are the priorities enterprises are assigning to IoT initiatives. Product monitoring is dominated by manufacturers who sell products with prices from $1M to $10M and $10M and above. Customer monitoring includes fitness wearables and the subscription services offered to customers of these devices, providing them with insights into how they are progressing to health and fitness goals.
By 2020, IoT initiatives are projected to increase the services business (40.3%), drive greater revenue with product usage data (28.7%), and bypass entities in the distribution channel (22.8%).
Source: Louis Columbus, forbes, 29/7/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/qhgjbfp
Posted by Hairol
79% of enterprises surveyed have Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives in place today to better understand customers, products, the locations in which they do business with customers, or their supply chains.
45% of enterprises use IoT technologies to monitor production and distribution operations.
40% of Enterprises Are Growing Their Services Businesses With Internet of Things Initiatives.
Manufacturers expect Internet of Things initiatives to drive an average 27.1% revenue increase by 2018.
These and many other insights are from Tata Consulting Services’ TCS Global Trend Study 2015 – Internet of Things: The Complete Reimaginative Force (186 pp., PDF, opt-in) published earlier this week. You can find the methodology of the report here, and on page 173 of the report. A summarized report of survey demographics are provided here and also on pages 176 – 182. The TCS Global Trend study is based on interviews 795 executives from multinational enterprises operating in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America with average revenues of $22B. The TCS research team created four high-level categories of IoT business usage including premises monitoring, product monitoring, customer monitoring and supply chain monitoring.
Key take-aways from the study include the following:
Globally enterprises expect to increase revenues 16.3% between 2015 and 2018 using IoT initiatives, with North American companies projecting an average 18.1% revenue gain. Asia-Pacific companies expect a 17.9% revenue gain in the forecast period and Latin America, 17.8%.
Providing mobile apps to customers (46.5%), production and distribution operations to track product flow to customers (44.9%), digital sensors in products that send data to the company on how products are performing (25.2%) are the three leading uses of IoT technologies today. Digital sensors in distribution and supply chain locations (25.3%) and digital devices that are used for tracking customer usage (13.5%) are the remaining two of the top five ways enterprises are using IoT technologies today.
Travel, transportation and hospitality, industrial manufacturing and banking & financial services are the top three industries when ranked on average IoT spend per company in 2015. Travel, hospitality and transportation also leads IoT spend as a percentage of revenue (0.60%) across all thirteen industries surveyed.
Product monitoring (31.1%), customer monitoring (26.6%), supply chain monitoring (23.2%) and premises monitoring (19%) are the priorities enterprises are assigning to IoT initiatives. Product monitoring is dominated by manufacturers who sell products with prices from $1M to $10M and $10M and above. Customer monitoring includes fitness wearables and the subscription services offered to customers of these devices, providing them with insights into how they are progressing to health and fitness goals.
By 2020, IoT initiatives are projected to increase the services business (40.3%), drive greater revenue with product usage data (28.7%), and bypass entities in the distribution channel (22.8%).
Source: Louis Columbus, forbes, 29/7/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/qhgjbfp
Posted by Hairol
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
IoT Invades the Kitchen
Source: Rick Merrit, eetimes, 2/3/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/q94y2e9
An emerging Silicon Valley style of cuisine is on the rise. It should come as no surprise that it has a scientific bent and uses sensors, microcontrollers, wireless networks and mobile apps. Consider this your invite to a high-tech cook off in July.
A handful of startups are putting a new spin on the old stereotype of the Internet refrigerator that sends you a text when you need to buy milk. This time around the goals are more diverse, useful and tasty.
“I’m sick of discussions dominated by the Internet refrigerator,” said Jim Reich, a CTO of Palate Home Inc., a San Francisco startup making a connected precision grill for consumers. “Kitchen devices can have higher value than that because this is an area where you can make a big difference in people’s lives,” he said.
For its part, Palate Home is about to ship alpha units of its Palate Smart Grill, a device that aims to bring consumers the sous-vide experience offered in top restaurants. I had to look up sous vide to find out it’s a method of slow cooking food often in sealed bags in relatively low temperature water baths, popularized in the 1960’s.
According to the Palate Home Web site:
The best chefs have specialized tools for precision cooking, like combi ovens which cost tens of thousands of dollars and require a dedicated water line. We’ve optimized this precision-cooking technique for the home chef in an electric grill. [It requires] just one minute for setup, and one minute when you’re ready to eat. Powerful software and advanced sensors automatically adjust the cooking profile to give optimum results for your exact food.
Reich planted the idea in my head to organize a session on “Cooking with IoT” at the Embedded Systems Conference in Santa Clara where I am also helping organize a broader session on the Internet of Things.
The Palate Home Smart Grill promises sous-vide cooking with consumer ease.
Intelligent pans, connected scales
Pantelligent puts sensors in a frying pan controlled by a smartphone app.
There are plenty of potential panelists for our “Cooking with IoT” session.
For instance, at least three companies are already selling networked sous-vide devices. Sansaire is selling a $199 gadget, Nomiku has $299 and $129 versions — it claims the latter is the first to use WiFi (shipping in April) — and Anova Culinary has a $179 Bluetooth model and a $599 pro version that cooks up to eight pounds of food in 15 gallons of water.
If you want something simpler, you can try Pantelligent, an intelligent frying pan. It uses temperature sensors and an iPhone app filled with menus to monitor cooking of everything from your breakfast bacon to dinner scallops.
Pantelligent raised more than $83,000 from 464 backers in a Kickstarter campaign listed as a staff pick by the crowdfunding site. Chief executive Humberto Evans said the startup is working on fulfilling those orders and then ramping up for a broader market. Getting this far wasn’t easy, he said.
We are basically putting electronics somewhere they have not been before so a lot of weird things have come up. Early prototype pans literally exploded because we were dealing with glues and curing times of cement, so some pan bottoms flew off until we found out how to mount the sensors.
Pantelligent and Palate Home will both cook up a little something to sample at our Silicon Valley event in July along with another panelist or two TBD. As a lover of baked goods, I’m keeping my fingers crossed we can get a representative from Drop.
The Drop Kitchen Connected Scale has a wide range of uses with baking one of its strengths. The Bluetooth device is geared for use with iOS3 iPads with iPhone and Android apps in the works.
We’ve also reached out to The Orange Chef, maker of a connected scale that links to iPads and the Jawbone Up wristband. Both the Prep Pad and the Drop Scale aim to help promote and track healthy eating as well as making cooking easier.
“There will be quite a few products coming out in the next year or two that will change how we work in the kitchen,” said Evans of Pantelligent. “We all pretty much know each other, but we’ve never been in the same room,” he added.
Source: Rick Merrit, eetimes, 2/3/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/q94y2e9
Posted by Hairol on 2/7/2015
An emerging Silicon Valley style of cuisine is on the rise. It should come as no surprise that it has a scientific bent and uses sensors, microcontrollers, wireless networks and mobile apps. Consider this your invite to a high-tech cook off in July.
A handful of startups are putting a new spin on the old stereotype of the Internet refrigerator that sends you a text when you need to buy milk. This time around the goals are more diverse, useful and tasty.
“I’m sick of discussions dominated by the Internet refrigerator,” said Jim Reich, a CTO of Palate Home Inc., a San Francisco startup making a connected precision grill for consumers. “Kitchen devices can have higher value than that because this is an area where you can make a big difference in people’s lives,” he said.
For its part, Palate Home is about to ship alpha units of its Palate Smart Grill, a device that aims to bring consumers the sous-vide experience offered in top restaurants. I had to look up sous vide to find out it’s a method of slow cooking food often in sealed bags in relatively low temperature water baths, popularized in the 1960’s.
According to the Palate Home Web site:
The best chefs have specialized tools for precision cooking, like combi ovens which cost tens of thousands of dollars and require a dedicated water line. We’ve optimized this precision-cooking technique for the home chef in an electric grill. [It requires] just one minute for setup, and one minute when you’re ready to eat. Powerful software and advanced sensors automatically adjust the cooking profile to give optimum results for your exact food.
Reich planted the idea in my head to organize a session on “Cooking with IoT” at the Embedded Systems Conference in Santa Clara where I am also helping organize a broader session on the Internet of Things.
The Palate Home Smart Grill promises sous-vide cooking with consumer ease.
Intelligent pans, connected scales
Pantelligent puts sensors in a frying pan controlled by a smartphone app.
There are plenty of potential panelists for our “Cooking with IoT” session.
For instance, at least three companies are already selling networked sous-vide devices. Sansaire is selling a $199 gadget, Nomiku has $299 and $129 versions — it claims the latter is the first to use WiFi (shipping in April) — and Anova Culinary has a $179 Bluetooth model and a $599 pro version that cooks up to eight pounds of food in 15 gallons of water.
If you want something simpler, you can try Pantelligent, an intelligent frying pan. It uses temperature sensors and an iPhone app filled with menus to monitor cooking of everything from your breakfast bacon to dinner scallops.
Pantelligent raised more than $83,000 from 464 backers in a Kickstarter campaign listed as a staff pick by the crowdfunding site. Chief executive Humberto Evans said the startup is working on fulfilling those orders and then ramping up for a broader market. Getting this far wasn’t easy, he said.
We are basically putting electronics somewhere they have not been before so a lot of weird things have come up. Early prototype pans literally exploded because we were dealing with glues and curing times of cement, so some pan bottoms flew off until we found out how to mount the sensors.
Pantelligent and Palate Home will both cook up a little something to sample at our Silicon Valley event in July along with another panelist or two TBD. As a lover of baked goods, I’m keeping my fingers crossed we can get a representative from Drop.
The Drop Kitchen Connected Scale has a wide range of uses with baking one of its strengths. The Bluetooth device is geared for use with iOS3 iPads with iPhone and Android apps in the works.
We’ve also reached out to The Orange Chef, maker of a connected scale that links to iPads and the Jawbone Up wristband. Both the Prep Pad and the Drop Scale aim to help promote and track healthy eating as well as making cooking easier.
“There will be quite a few products coming out in the next year or two that will change how we work in the kitchen,” said Evans of Pantelligent. “We all pretty much know each other, but we’ve never been in the same room,” he added.
Source: Rick Merrit, eetimes, 2/3/2015, link: http://tinyurl.com/q94y2e9
Posted by Hairol on 2/7/2015
Saturday, 27 June 2015
Internet of things is now heading to your kitchen
Source: Bharani Vaitheesvaran, economic times, 27/6/2015
While restaurants have brought technology to the table with their menus on tablet phones, online ordering and payments are also evaluating new techniques in the kitchen and beyond, leveraging Internet-of-Things (IoT) for a host of back-end jobs such as checking cooking oil reuse, saving energy and managing delivery.
Chennai-based Zoho Corp's division WebNMS and a Turkish restaurant chain are working on an end-to-end solution to manage the food outlets in Turkey. Sensors will track ligh ..
Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47840165.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Source: Bharani Vaitheesvaran, economic times, 27/6/2015
Posted by Hairol
While restaurants have brought technology to the table with their menus on tablet phones, online ordering and payments are also evaluating new techniques in the kitchen and beyond, leveraging Internet-of-Things (IoT) for a host of back-end jobs such as checking cooking oil reuse, saving energy and managing delivery.
Chennai-based Zoho Corp's division WebNMS and a Turkish restaurant chain are working on an end-to-end solution to manage the food outlets in Turkey. Sensors will track ligh ..
Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47840165.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Source: Bharani Vaitheesvaran, economic times, 27/6/2015
Posted by Hairol
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
IoT market to tripple to USD 1.7 trillion in 2020
Source: reuters, 2/6/2015
The global market for "Internet of Things", the concept of connecting household devices to the Internet, will nearly triple to $1.7 trillion by 2020, research firm International Data Corp said.
The IoT market, valued at $655.8 billion in 2014, is set to grow at a compounded annual rate of 16.9 percent, IDC said on Tuesday.
"Devices, connectivity, and IT services will make up the majority of the IoT market in 2020," IDC said. "Together, they are estimated to account for over two-thirds of the worldwide IoT market in 2020..."
Technology firms including Google Inc, Intel Corp, Cisco Systems, Samsung Electronics and telecoms majors including Vodafone and Verizon are betting heavily on Internet device-connected homes for future revenue and profit.
Intel said in February it would buy German network chip maker Lantiq to expand its range of chips used in Internet-connected gadgets.
Google bought smart thermostat and smoke alarm-maker Nest Labs Inc for $3.2 billion last year and Samsung Electronics acquired U.S. start-up SmartThings, which makes software that helps control everything from door locks to light switches in homes, for $200 million.
(Reporting by Lehar Maan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)
Source: reuters, 2/6/2015
Posted by Hairol
The global market for "Internet of Things", the concept of connecting household devices to the Internet, will nearly triple to $1.7 trillion by 2020, research firm International Data Corp said.
The IoT market, valued at $655.8 billion in 2014, is set to grow at a compounded annual rate of 16.9 percent, IDC said on Tuesday.
"Devices, connectivity, and IT services will make up the majority of the IoT market in 2020," IDC said. "Together, they are estimated to account for over two-thirds of the worldwide IoT market in 2020..."
Technology firms including Google Inc, Intel Corp, Cisco Systems, Samsung Electronics and telecoms majors including Vodafone and Verizon are betting heavily on Internet device-connected homes for future revenue and profit.
Intel said in February it would buy German network chip maker Lantiq to expand its range of chips used in Internet-connected gadgets.
Google bought smart thermostat and smoke alarm-maker Nest Labs Inc for $3.2 billion last year and Samsung Electronics acquired U.S. start-up SmartThings, which makes software that helps control everything from door locks to light switches in homes, for $200 million.
(Reporting by Lehar Maan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)
Source: reuters, 2/6/2015
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ARM and TSMC to develop IoT subsystem for smart homes
Source: Alan Patterson, eetimes, 1/6/2015
ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) today (June 1) announced their development of an IoT subsystem for ARM Cortex-M processors that they expect will simplify design of chips used in devices for smart homes and smart cities.
The individually licensable subsystem IP block, together with ARM's Cortex-M processor and Cordio radio IP, is the basis for IoT chip designs allowing the integration of sensors and other peripherals.
Using ARM Artisan physical IP, the design is optimized for TSMC's 55nm Ultra-Low Power process technology with embedded flash memory to create chips with reduced size, cost and power consumption operating at less than one volt.
"With industry expectations of hundreds of billions of new smart connected sensors by 2030, we see a demand for highly customized chips," said James McNiven, ARM general manager, systems and software. The ARM IoT subsystem "enables our partners to focus finite resources on the system functionality that differentiates them in their market."
The ARM IoT subsystem is optimized for mbed OS and Cordio Bluetooth Smart radio while allowing integration with other radios and wireless networking standards such as Wi-Fi and 802.15.4. The subsystem features a range of peripherals and interfaces including links to TSMC's embedded flash memory.
"A key part of this IoT subsystem is flash," said ARM Executive Vice President of Technical Operations Dipesh Patel, speaking to reporters at the Computex electronics show in Taipei. "By working very closely with TSMC, we were able to develop a controller that minimizes the amount of power consumption you will see at the system level."
The flash controller drops power consumption to 0.9 volts, thereby extending battery life to as much as a year in lighting and metering applications.
"By offering the IoT subsystem, ARM is enabling both new and established semiconductor vendors to design and deliver solutions in a very timely and cost-effective manner," said Jim McGregor of TIRIAS Research in ARM's press release. "With the most complete offering of hardware and software solutions for IoT applications, it's no surprise that more IoT devices run on ARM than any other architecture."
TSMC started the foundry segment's first ultra-low power technology platform in September 2014 to serve a range of applications supporting demand for IoT and wearable devices.
It's likely that in the near term, such IoT devices will be fabricated in 55nm and 40nm process technology, TSMC Senior Director of IoT Business Development Simon Wang said. The 55nm to 40nm node is suitable for slow data-rate, low power-consumption applications such as smart home lighting and metering where battery life of up to one year is desirable.
Source: Alan Patterson, eetimes, 1/6/2015
Posted by Hairol
ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) today (June 1) announced their development of an IoT subsystem for ARM Cortex-M processors that they expect will simplify design of chips used in devices for smart homes and smart cities.
The individually licensable subsystem IP block, together with ARM's Cortex-M processor and Cordio radio IP, is the basis for IoT chip designs allowing the integration of sensors and other peripherals.
Using ARM Artisan physical IP, the design is optimized for TSMC's 55nm Ultra-Low Power process technology with embedded flash memory to create chips with reduced size, cost and power consumption operating at less than one volt.
"With industry expectations of hundreds of billions of new smart connected sensors by 2030, we see a demand for highly customized chips," said James McNiven, ARM general manager, systems and software. The ARM IoT subsystem "enables our partners to focus finite resources on the system functionality that differentiates them in their market."
The ARM IoT subsystem is optimized for mbed OS and Cordio Bluetooth Smart radio while allowing integration with other radios and wireless networking standards such as Wi-Fi and 802.15.4. The subsystem features a range of peripherals and interfaces including links to TSMC's embedded flash memory.
"A key part of this IoT subsystem is flash," said ARM Executive Vice President of Technical Operations Dipesh Patel, speaking to reporters at the Computex electronics show in Taipei. "By working very closely with TSMC, we were able to develop a controller that minimizes the amount of power consumption you will see at the system level."
The flash controller drops power consumption to 0.9 volts, thereby extending battery life to as much as a year in lighting and metering applications.
"By offering the IoT subsystem, ARM is enabling both new and established semiconductor vendors to design and deliver solutions in a very timely and cost-effective manner," said Jim McGregor of TIRIAS Research in ARM's press release. "With the most complete offering of hardware and software solutions for IoT applications, it's no surprise that more IoT devices run on ARM than any other architecture."
TSMC started the foundry segment's first ultra-low power technology platform in September 2014 to serve a range of applications supporting demand for IoT and wearable devices.
It's likely that in the near term, such IoT devices will be fabricated in 55nm and 40nm process technology, TSMC Senior Director of IoT Business Development Simon Wang said. The 55nm to 40nm node is suitable for slow data-rate, low power-consumption applications such as smart home lighting and metering where battery life of up to one year is desirable.
Source: Alan Patterson, eetimes, 1/6/2015
Posted by Hairol
Thursday, 21 May 2015
IoT to drive Malaysia economy
Source: The Star, 21/5/2015
KUALA LUMPUR: The Internet of Things (IoT), which will soon be implemented in Malaysia, is projected to generate economic opportunities worth RM890 billion, globally.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin said the ministry would lead the implementation of the IoT strategic roadmap, which would be launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najb Tun Razak.
"By 2020, IoT is estimated to grow at 34.1% a year in the Asia Pacific region," he told a press conference prior to launching the National Innovation Conference and Exhibition (NICE) 2015 on Thursday.
In May 2014, Mosti's agency, MIMOS, launched the first IoT technical working group, indicating the government's commitment towards IoT as the next big thing in technology.
IoT is the inevitable integration of enabling technologies such as Internet, wireless sensors, radio frequency identification and global positioning systems, which could enhance the way people live.
The three-day conference, themed "Beyond Innovation" is organised by Mosti.
NICE 2015, which would feature both local and international speakers, managed to attract 1,000 participants and 81 exhibitors.
On the last day of the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is scheduled to officiate the National Innovation Award 2015. - Bernama
Source: The Star, 21/5/2015
Posted by: Hairol
KUALA LUMPUR: The Internet of Things (IoT), which will soon be implemented in Malaysia, is projected to generate economic opportunities worth RM890 billion, globally.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin said the ministry would lead the implementation of the IoT strategic roadmap, which would be launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najb Tun Razak.
"By 2020, IoT is estimated to grow at 34.1% a year in the Asia Pacific region," he told a press conference prior to launching the National Innovation Conference and Exhibition (NICE) 2015 on Thursday.
In May 2014, Mosti's agency, MIMOS, launched the first IoT technical working group, indicating the government's commitment towards IoT as the next big thing in technology.
IoT is the inevitable integration of enabling technologies such as Internet, wireless sensors, radio frequency identification and global positioning systems, which could enhance the way people live.
The three-day conference, themed "Beyond Innovation" is organised by Mosti.
NICE 2015, which would feature both local and international speakers, managed to attract 1,000 participants and 81 exhibitors.
On the last day of the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is scheduled to officiate the National Innovation Award 2015. - Bernama
Source: The Star, 21/5/2015
Posted by: Hairol
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Thread: Future IoT Protocol
Source: Larry Mittag, eetimes, 11/5/2015
The Thread protocol represents the future for networking the Internet of Things, according to a veteran embedded-systems consultant.
Early IoT devices generally have had to compromise their ambitions. Most connected products to date have either used WiFi connectivity for networking and paid the cost in terms of power or moved to Zigbee or Insteon for lower-power networking and have lived with the more restricted connectivity available on those networks. For IoT to reach its full potential, however, there is going to have to be a truly ubiquitous and robust networking standard.
The networks for these early products are mostly those described in my last blog. Their hallmarks are either one-to-many connectivity with a defined central controller or relatively static forwarding paths within the local network segment. These networks tend to be locally optimized for a specific set of tasks but limited in terms of being able to scale to the next level that is anticipated for the IoT.
That next level is going to require much more robust networking that is standardized. There are a number of networking suites that are trying to make the case for being that standard, but so far none of them has been able to meet all of the requirements to be accepted as the 800-pound gorilla of this Internet expansion.
One recent entrant that has been popular is Bluetooth Low Energy. This protocol set has very strong industry acceptance, but it still has a relatively local concept of networking. Bluetooth tends to be strongest at point-to-point communications.
There are options to build small networks of Bluetooth devices, as well as the Internet Protocol Support Profile (IPSP) which will allow the use of full IPv6 protocols. But IPSP really doesn’t seem to be designed to create a general-purpose network that can support more than a few dozen devices and provide robust routing into the Internet.
The strongest entry that I have seen for filling that niche is the Thread group. This organization consists of some major players such as ARM, Google (via their Nest subsidiary), and Samsung and built its technology on IEEE standards such as 6LowPAN. The result is a robust network base that can scale very effectively while also supporting very low-power devices.
It is worth pointing out that this is a networking stack, not an operating system. Just among the founding members of this group there are several potential IoT operating systems represented, and the Thread stack can be used with each of them as well as others.
Thread’s robustness really comes into play when you consider mobility. If nodes in an IoT network are moving around locally then the intranet forwarding paths must be constantly updated. If the local network itself is mobile (in a car or truck, for example) then the connectivity points to the Internet will be changing and need to be smoothly updated. If nodes within the local network are mobile across multiple local networks then the routing protocols must adjust to that.
Ideally all of these adjustments must take place without the applications using the network having to be aware of the changing connectivity environment. This can be done using the Thread protocols.
Some may ask if we need all this functionality. I think to go to the next stage we do. Others may question why we should pay to use IEEE standards. I think their value is primarily in strong interoperability testing. Predictable some will wonder if Thread even works. I would think there’s a pretty good bet it does given the players involved.
To my mind this is the strongest solution to bring clarity to this corner of the confusing IoT universe. There are still other questions about the choice of an operating system and hardware vendor that are far from settled, but the Thread Group can provide the lingua franca that can tie it all together and provide the scale that will be required.
Source: Larry Mittag, eetimes, 11/5/2015
Posted by Hairol
The Thread protocol represents the future for networking the Internet of Things, according to a veteran embedded-systems consultant.
Early IoT devices generally have had to compromise their ambitions. Most connected products to date have either used WiFi connectivity for networking and paid the cost in terms of power or moved to Zigbee or Insteon for lower-power networking and have lived with the more restricted connectivity available on those networks. For IoT to reach its full potential, however, there is going to have to be a truly ubiquitous and robust networking standard.
The networks for these early products are mostly those described in my last blog. Their hallmarks are either one-to-many connectivity with a defined central controller or relatively static forwarding paths within the local network segment. These networks tend to be locally optimized for a specific set of tasks but limited in terms of being able to scale to the next level that is anticipated for the IoT.
That next level is going to require much more robust networking that is standardized. There are a number of networking suites that are trying to make the case for being that standard, but so far none of them has been able to meet all of the requirements to be accepted as the 800-pound gorilla of this Internet expansion.
One recent entrant that has been popular is Bluetooth Low Energy. This protocol set has very strong industry acceptance, but it still has a relatively local concept of networking. Bluetooth tends to be strongest at point-to-point communications.
There are options to build small networks of Bluetooth devices, as well as the Internet Protocol Support Profile (IPSP) which will allow the use of full IPv6 protocols. But IPSP really doesn’t seem to be designed to create a general-purpose network that can support more than a few dozen devices and provide robust routing into the Internet.
The strongest entry that I have seen for filling that niche is the Thread group. This organization consists of some major players such as ARM, Google (via their Nest subsidiary), and Samsung and built its technology on IEEE standards such as 6LowPAN. The result is a robust network base that can scale very effectively while also supporting very low-power devices.
It is worth pointing out that this is a networking stack, not an operating system. Just among the founding members of this group there are several potential IoT operating systems represented, and the Thread stack can be used with each of them as well as others.
Thread’s robustness really comes into play when you consider mobility. If nodes in an IoT network are moving around locally then the intranet forwarding paths must be constantly updated. If the local network itself is mobile (in a car or truck, for example) then the connectivity points to the Internet will be changing and need to be smoothly updated. If nodes within the local network are mobile across multiple local networks then the routing protocols must adjust to that.
Ideally all of these adjustments must take place without the applications using the network having to be aware of the changing connectivity environment. This can be done using the Thread protocols.
Some may ask if we need all this functionality. I think to go to the next stage we do. Others may question why we should pay to use IEEE standards. I think their value is primarily in strong interoperability testing. Predictable some will wonder if Thread even works. I would think there’s a pretty good bet it does given the players involved.
To my mind this is the strongest solution to bring clarity to this corner of the confusing IoT universe. There are still other questions about the choice of an operating system and hardware vendor that are far from settled, but the Thread Group can provide the lingua franca that can tie it all together and provide the scale that will be required.
Source: Larry Mittag, eetimes, 11/5/2015
Posted by Hairol
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Brain technology patents soar
Source: Sharon Begley, Reuters, 6/5/2015
From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology" has soared since 2010, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.
Most surprising, concluded market-research firm SharpBrains, is that patents have been awarded to inventors well beyond those at medical companies. The leader in neurotechnology patents, according to the report, is consumer-research behemoth Nielsen.
That expansion into non-medical uses, said SharpBrains Chief Executive Alvaro Fernandez, who presented the results at the NeuroGaming conference in San Francisco, shows we are at the dawn of "the pervasive neurotechnology age," in which everyday technologies will be connected to brains.
"Neurotech has gone well beyond medicine, with non-medical corporations, often under the radar, developing neurotechnologies to enhance work and life," he said.
Patents for neurotechnology bumped along at 300 to 400 a year in the 2000s, then soared to 800 in 2010 and 1,600 last year, SharpBrains reported.
Those awarded to medical device company Medtronic PLC , for instance, include ways to use electroencephalography (EEG) to measure the severity of a brain lesion. Several held by medical technology company St. Jude Medical Inc. describe ways to change brain activity to, say, improve vision.
But it is the explosion in non-medical uses, such as controlling video games with brain waves, that is driving neurotechnology.
SharpBrains measured "intellectual property (IP) strength" by number of neurotechnology patents as well as patent quality, reflected in how many other patents reference them, for instance.
By that measure, Nielsen leads the pack, with patents describing ways to detect brain activity with EEG and translate it into what someone truly thinks about, say, a new product, advertising, or packaging.
Microsoft Corp. holds patents that assess mental states, with the goal of determining the most effective way to present information. If software knows a user's attention is wandering, it could hold back complicated material.
Another Microsoft patent describes a neuro-system that claims to discern whether a computer user is amenable to receiving advertisements.
Such patents reflect the enthusiasm for neuro-monitoring, something many scientists say has not been shown to be more effective than, say, asking people what they think about a product.
On a lighter note, an EEG patent awarded to San Jose-based biosensors company NeuroSky describes a design for a headset that could deliver music based on a user's brainwaves, perhaps a ballad when the listener is feeling contemplative. (Reporting by Sharon Begley; editing by Andrew Hay)
Source: Sharon Begley, Reuters, 6/5/2015
Posted by Hairol
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
IoT For Chicken
Source: Ann Steffora Mutschler, Semiconductor Engineering, 2/4/2015
As a backyard chicken enthusiast in my spare time, I was pleasantly surprised to find that other technology-minded folks are interested in chickens too.
A simple Internet search revealed a ‘Chicken Tender’ project recently presented at the Intel IoT Roadshow in Seattle that I wish were already commercialized! This ingenious system tracks and monitors egg laying for individual chickens in a coop using RFID tagging, a USB digital scale plus sensors to monitor the environment — with the data then stored in an IoT cloud analytics platform.
According to the project page, APIs are used for gathering local weather forecasts. All of the data can then be analyzed to determine which chickens laid which egg, and other interesting information.
I would absolutely use a system like this in my two coops that house a number of breeds including large fowl Cochins, Ameraucana, Sicilian Buttercup, Buff Orpington, Plymouth Barred Rock and one regal Frizzle rooster.
I also found an Arduino-based chicken coop door controller that another techie chicken owner developed for his family’s flock of ex-battery hens.
Source: Ann Steffora Mutschler, Semiconductor Engineering, 2/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
As a backyard chicken enthusiast in my spare time, I was pleasantly surprised to find that other technology-minded folks are interested in chickens too.
A simple Internet search revealed a ‘Chicken Tender’ project recently presented at the Intel IoT Roadshow in Seattle that I wish were already commercialized! This ingenious system tracks and monitors egg laying for individual chickens in a coop using RFID tagging, a USB digital scale plus sensors to monitor the environment — with the data then stored in an IoT cloud analytics platform.
According to the project page, APIs are used for gathering local weather forecasts. All of the data can then be analyzed to determine which chickens laid which egg, and other interesting information.
I would absolutely use a system like this in my two coops that house a number of breeds including large fowl Cochins, Ameraucana, Sicilian Buttercup, Buff Orpington, Plymouth Barred Rock and one regal Frizzle rooster.
I also found an Arduino-based chicken coop door controller that another techie chicken owner developed for his family’s flock of ex-battery hens.
Source: Ann Steffora Mutschler, Semiconductor Engineering, 2/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
Addressing IoT Security
Source: Mark Skarpness, eetimes, 4/5/2015
To enable the full potential of the Internet of Things, engineers need to address the security challenge through a combination of interoperability, education and good design.
Many smart, connected devices are either completely unsecured or boast security features that are far too complex for the average consumer to implement, leaving data vulnerable to attack and even raising safety concerns for devices controlling the home, factory and car. Engineers must overcome several security challenges to realize the true power of the Internet of Things.
It’s only a matter of time before we see a major IoT attack. For example, as smart light bulbs are coming in to homes with no security built in whatsoever. Surveillance cameras and home gateways often come with default passcodes that are never changed. If a company attempts to push software updates to its smart devices, both the consumer and company are at risk for a data breach or even physical harm.
The first step to better security is establishing common standards across the entire spectrum. Several groups currently are focused on solving the interoperability problem, and security is a key part of the standard discussion. The current goal is to have the specs and implementation done this year, with a focus on bringing standards-based products to market before year end.
If you ask the typical consumer about IoT security, you’re likely to get a dozen different opinions, many of them misinformed. As we design products for the IoT, we must also conduct outreach and education campaigns to empower customers with relevant security knowledge, such as the need to set strong passwords, understanding what permissions each device has, what kind of data it’s collecting, and where that information ultimately ends up.
Developers need to take a proactive -- not a reactive -- approach to designing security features, which will result in a better, safer product and increased customer loyalty, as opposed to a reactive approach. This is an emerging and increasingly important topic in the security field, and will soon be a major competitive differentiator.
One great way to be more proactive is to participate in ongoing industry standards work. Several of the current standards groups, such as the Open Interconnect Consortium, are actively soliciting product designers to discuss their unique challenges so they can better understand what kind of standards are needed. There’s no better time to make our voices heard and help define the forthcoming standards that will shape the future of connected technology.
We’re entering a period of truly limitless possibility as a result of the IoT, and can expect to see incredible innovations emerge in the coming years that will enhance the way we live. In order to bring this innovation to fruition, we must first conquer the security challenge through a combination of interoperability, education and design, ensuring that IoT is as safe and secure as it is dynamic.
Source: Mark Skarpness, eetimes, 4/5/2015
Posted by Hairol
To enable the full potential of the Internet of Things, engineers need to address the security challenge through a combination of interoperability, education and good design.
Many smart, connected devices are either completely unsecured or boast security features that are far too complex for the average consumer to implement, leaving data vulnerable to attack and even raising safety concerns for devices controlling the home, factory and car. Engineers must overcome several security challenges to realize the true power of the Internet of Things.
It’s only a matter of time before we see a major IoT attack. For example, as smart light bulbs are coming in to homes with no security built in whatsoever. Surveillance cameras and home gateways often come with default passcodes that are never changed. If a company attempts to push software updates to its smart devices, both the consumer and company are at risk for a data breach or even physical harm.
The first step to better security is establishing common standards across the entire spectrum. Several groups currently are focused on solving the interoperability problem, and security is a key part of the standard discussion. The current goal is to have the specs and implementation done this year, with a focus on bringing standards-based products to market before year end.
If you ask the typical consumer about IoT security, you’re likely to get a dozen different opinions, many of them misinformed. As we design products for the IoT, we must also conduct outreach and education campaigns to empower customers with relevant security knowledge, such as the need to set strong passwords, understanding what permissions each device has, what kind of data it’s collecting, and where that information ultimately ends up.
Developers need to take a proactive -- not a reactive -- approach to designing security features, which will result in a better, safer product and increased customer loyalty, as opposed to a reactive approach. This is an emerging and increasingly important topic in the security field, and will soon be a major competitive differentiator.
One great way to be more proactive is to participate in ongoing industry standards work. Several of the current standards groups, such as the Open Interconnect Consortium, are actively soliciting product designers to discuss their unique challenges so they can better understand what kind of standards are needed. There’s no better time to make our voices heard and help define the forthcoming standards that will shape the future of connected technology.
We’re entering a period of truly limitless possibility as a result of the IoT, and can expect to see incredible innovations emerge in the coming years that will enhance the way we live. In order to bring this innovation to fruition, we must first conquer the security challenge through a combination of interoperability, education and design, ensuring that IoT is as safe and secure as it is dynamic.
Source: Mark Skarpness, eetimes, 4/5/2015
Posted by Hairol
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Using IoT to save bees
Source: Dan Tynan, Yahoo Tech News, 23/4/2015
It’s a concept that’s both simple and terrifying. For years, scientists have known that honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate. Fewer honeybees means less pollination, which could lead to a rapid drop in food supplies. If the bee die-off continues, the entire human race will be threatened. We need bees.
Fortunately, researchers at the University of Minnesota may have come up with an Internet of Things device that could help prevent the bee-pocalypse.
One theory behind the massive bee collapse involves the Varroa destructor mite, a tiny, vampirelike parasite that lives inside honeybee colonies and literally sucks the life out of them, infecting them with a virus that contributes to colony collapse disorder.
In the left corner, the hardworking and industrious honeybee; in the right, the much smaller parasite, Varroa destructor mite. (Photos via Wikimedia, “Apis mellifera Tanzania” by Muhammad Mahdi Karim.)
The Eltopia MiteNot can wipe out the mites using a circuit board camouflaged to blend in with a traditional honeycomb frame made from cornstarch wax and other renewable materials. Beekeepers install one MiteNot frame inside the hive; the board’s embedded sensors detect temperature fluctuations and other environmental data, then transmit it via a 3G cellular connection to Eltopia’s cloud-based BeeSafe application.
Based on sensor data, BeeSafe can detect the optimal moment when female mites have laid their eggs, but before the male mites have fertilized them. It then sends a command back to the MiteNot frame to heat up just enough to sterilize the male mites without harming the bees.
When covered in wax, the frame with MiteNot installed becomes indistinguishable from any other part of the hive and can be reused as needed. Its great advantage is that it can fight the mites without the use of pesticides, which could also harm the bees.
The Eltopia MiteNot is still being tested, but it may be available as early as fall 2015. Hopefully we’ll all still bee around by then.
Source: Dan Tynan, Yahoo Tech News, 23/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
It’s a concept that’s both simple and terrifying. For years, scientists have known that honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate. Fewer honeybees means less pollination, which could lead to a rapid drop in food supplies. If the bee die-off continues, the entire human race will be threatened. We need bees.
Fortunately, researchers at the University of Minnesota may have come up with an Internet of Things device that could help prevent the bee-pocalypse.
One theory behind the massive bee collapse involves the Varroa destructor mite, a tiny, vampirelike parasite that lives inside honeybee colonies and literally sucks the life out of them, infecting them with a virus that contributes to colony collapse disorder.
In the left corner, the hardworking and industrious honeybee; in the right, the much smaller parasite, Varroa destructor mite. (Photos via Wikimedia, “Apis mellifera Tanzania” by Muhammad Mahdi Karim.)
The Eltopia MiteNot can wipe out the mites using a circuit board camouflaged to blend in with a traditional honeycomb frame made from cornstarch wax and other renewable materials. Beekeepers install one MiteNot frame inside the hive; the board’s embedded sensors detect temperature fluctuations and other environmental data, then transmit it via a 3G cellular connection to Eltopia’s cloud-based BeeSafe application.
Based on sensor data, BeeSafe can detect the optimal moment when female mites have laid their eggs, but before the male mites have fertilized them. It then sends a command back to the MiteNot frame to heat up just enough to sterilize the male mites without harming the bees.
When covered in wax, the frame with MiteNot installed becomes indistinguishable from any other part of the hive and can be reused as needed. Its great advantage is that it can fight the mites without the use of pesticides, which could also harm the bees.
The Eltopia MiteNot is still being tested, but it may be available as early as fall 2015. Hopefully we’ll all still bee around by then.
Source: Dan Tynan, Yahoo Tech News, 23/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
Friday, 24 April 2015
Co-CEO TSMC: IoT to drive semiconductor growth
Source: Digitimes, 21/4/2015
Internet of Things (IoT) will be the semiconductor industry's next growth driver, spurring demand for chip components for use in applications particularly automotive, medical/healthcare and smart family, according to TSMC president and co-CEO CC Wei.
The healthcare sector, for example, is forecast to reach US$6.8 billion in production value in 2017, said Wei. As for smart family, a family home could feature more than 500 smart devices by 2020, Wei indicated.
Source: Digitimes, 21/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
E&E Manufacturing Sector Driving Malaysian Economy
Source: The Star, 22/4/2015
The manufacturing sector will remain the key driver of the Malaysian economy with exports of electrical and electronics (E and E) products expected to increase five per cent this year.
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the moderate projection is in line with the current global economic climate. He said despite the uncertainty in the global economic environment, the Malaysian economy had demonstrated deep resilience, underpinned by comfortable levels of reserves, low external debt, low unemployment and healthy inflows of foreign direct investments.
"Last year, we managed to achieve a 38 per cent increase in the manufacturing sector with approved investments of RM71.9 billion. The E and E industry was the top contributor at RM11.1 billion," he told reporters after officiating the Semicon Southeast Asia 2015 here today.
He said the trend attests to Malaysia's success in attracting high-technology, skills-intensive and high value added activities, as well as the country's attractiveness as an investment destination.
"E and E exports will certainly benefit from higher demand from the advanced economies, while exports of the non-E and E sector will be sustained by regional demand for resource-based products," Mustapa added.
He also expects much reinvestments from multinational manufacturing companies with a presence here, following the government's support and conducive environment of doing business.
He added that Malaysia's export performance across most product categories is also expected to pick up in 2015. However, Mustapa said the government will continue to address concerns over human capital, by engaging with Talent Corp Malaysia Bhd to attract more Malaysians to work here.
"We will address the issue by offering incentives to encourage companies to support the training in universities to produce more engineers.
"Hence, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority and the Ministry of Education is collaborating with Talent Corp to establish the industry Academia Collaboration programmes, as a platform to motivate, encourage collaboration among academia, industry and government entities," he added.
Last year, 96 projects with investments worth RM11.1 billion were approved compared to 118 projects worth RM9.8 billion the previous year.
Foreign investments dominated the E and E sector with investments of RM10.42 billion, while domestic investments stood at RM724 million. - Bernama
Source: The Star, 22/4/2015
Posted by Hairol
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Mesyuarat JEC Bil.1/2015
Mesyuarat JEC Bil.1/2015 bersama KJ baru beserta sambutan menghargai mantan KJ
dan harijadi staf JEC bagi bulan Januari hingga April.
Tarikh: 14/4/2015 (Selasa)
Masa: 8.30 pagi - 10.00 pagi
Tempat: Bilik Mesyuarat Kompleks FKEE
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| Penyampaian cenderahati kepada mantan KJ |
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| Penyampaian cenderahati kepada bekas staf JEC iaitu En. hazli Bin Roslan, diwakili oleh isteri beliau yang juga staf JEC, Dr Suhaila Sari. |
Antar Staf yang menyambut hari lahir,
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| En. Hazwaj Poad |
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| En. Hapic Mohamad |
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| Mantan KJ, Dr. Abdul Kadir Mahamad |
Terima kasih pada semua staf yang hadir.
admin JEC1HATI
admin JEC1HATI
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
TAHNIAH..!!
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Selamat menjalankan tugas kepada semua Ketua-ketua Jabatan baharu di FKEE.
Warga JEC ingin mengucapkan tahniah khusus kepada Ketua Jabatan Kej. Komputer yang baru iaitu Dr. Mohamad Hairol Bin Jabbar dan umumnya kepada Ketua-ketua Jabatan yang lain di atas perlantikan ini.
Kami juga ingin mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Dr. Afandi bin Ahmad sebagai Dekan FKEE yang baru.
Kami akan sentiasa menyokong Tuan.
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Sunday, 1 March 2015
Aktiviti Januari ~ Februari 2015
Bengkel Pembangunan Projek Bangunan Akedemia FKEE
Pada 5 dan 6 Februari pula Bengkel Pembangunan Projek Bangunan Akedemia FKEE diadakan di Dewan 1 UTHM. PErbincangan menjurus kepada rundingan spesifikasi teknikal dalam bidang mekanikal, elektrikal, ICT, material dan sebagainya.
Lawatan Kerja JEC ke Elvira & Perbincangan bersama IAP JEC.
Pada 4 Februari satu lawatan kerja JEC ke Elvira bagi membentangkan proposal penyeledikan telah diadakan di Cyberjaya.
Ringkasan discussion bersama Elvira
1. 3 proposal dari JEC diterima Elvira sebagai project research bersama.
2.Elvira akan provide tema research yg related dgn industries problem utk FYP student.
3. Elvira staff juga boleh jadi co-supervisor kepada student FYP JEC.
4. Elvira akan consider student kita utk establish spinning company selepas graduate.
5.Elvira akan participate dlm ICOE MTUN dan akan provide AAE certificate utk student kita.
6. JEC akan provide student utk project WSN Elvira dan mereka (Elvira) akan provide board dan training.
1. 3 proposal dari JEC diterima Elvira sebagai project research bersama.
2.Elvira akan provide tema research yg related dgn industries problem utk FYP student.
3. Elvira staff juga boleh jadi co-supervisor kepada student FYP JEC.
4. Elvira akan consider student kita utk establish spinning company selepas graduate.
5.Elvira akan participate dlm ICOE MTUN dan akan provide AAE certificate utk student kita.
6. JEC akan provide student utk project WSN Elvira dan mereka (Elvira) akan provide board dan training.
Selepas lawattan ke Elvira lawatan kerja diteruskan dengan perbincangan bersama IAP JEC.
Summary discussion with JEC IAP Ir Noor Iziddin (edotco Axiata KL Central )
1. Internship for engineering student at least 5 to 6 month in edotco Malaysia
2. Vacancy as an electrical engineer that have knowledge &/or experience in energy saving equipment for edotco Malaysia
3. IAP will give a talk or short course in project management related to electrical engineering
4. R&D collaboration to test some of university product if applicable
5. Review FKEE curriculum & syllabus to meet current job demand.
1. Internship for engineering student at least 5 to 6 month in edotco Malaysia
2. Vacancy as an electrical engineer that have knowledge &/or experience in energy saving equipment for edotco Malaysia
3. IAP will give a talk or short course in project management related to electrical engineering
4. R&D collaboration to test some of university product if applicable
5. Review FKEE curriculum & syllabus to meet current job demand.
Taklimat berkaiatan Audit Pengurusan Makmal JEC 2015
Taklimat berkaiatan Audit Pengurusan Makmal JEC 2015 telah diadakan pada 1 Februari 2015 yang disampaikan oleh En Mohd. Norfahmi bin Ahmaddariri dari Pejabat Bendahari. Taklimat menerangkan prosedur dan dokumen yang perlu ada dan disediakan oleh Ketua Makmmal dan Penolong Jurutera bagi menghadapi Audit di UTHM.
Lawatan Rasmi dari FKEE ke Huawei Malaysia Global Training Centre
Pada 30 Januari satu lawatan rasmi dari FKEE ke Huawei Malaysia Global Training Centre telah dijalankan dibawah inisiatif i-COE MTUN.
Rumusan perbinccangan
1. MTUN akan merangka aktiviti baharu bersama Huawei bagi tahun 2015 onward.
2. Progrram SIP (Structured Internship Programme) bagi pelajar akan diteruskan.
3. Program HANA akan diperkenalkan (pensyarah akan menjadi trainer) bagi pihak luar.
4. TOT berkaitan Huawei untuk pensyarah akan diteruskan menerusi MDEC.
5. MTUN-i-COE akan melibatkan diri dalam R&D bersama Huawei.
Rumusan perbinccangan
1. MTUN akan merangka aktiviti baharu bersama Huawei bagi tahun 2015 onward.
2. Progrram SIP (Structured Internship Programme) bagi pelajar akan diteruskan.
3. Program HANA akan diperkenalkan (pensyarah akan menjadi trainer) bagi pihak luar.
4. TOT berkaitan Huawei untuk pensyarah akan diteruskan menerusi MDEC.
5. MTUN-i-COE akan melibatkan diri dalam R&D bersama Huawei.
Majlis Perpisahan Pelajar Jepun dan Pelajar Universiti Brawijaya
Pada 25 Januari 2015, Majlis Perpisahan Pelajar Jepun dan Pelajar Universiti Brawijaya di FKEE telah diadakan. Program mobiliti pelajar antarabangsa ini telah melibatkan 2 pelajar Jepun dan 5 pelajar Indonesia. Terima kasih kepada Dr Mohamad Hairol Jabbar yang merupakan salah seorang penyelia bagi pelajar Universiti Brawijaya. Moga lebih banyak aktiviti mobiliti melibatkan pelajar FKEE akan dijalankkan pada masa akan datang.
Staf FKEE dilantik sebagai Jawatankuasa Eksekutif IEEE Malaysia Chapter
Staf akademik Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik (FKEE), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) telah dilantik sebagai Jawatankuasa Eksekutif menerusi Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan IEEE Malaysia yang telah berlangsung pada 17 Januari 2015 di Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort.
Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan tersebut dianjurkan secara berkala oleh IEEE Malaysia, iaitu badan professional antarabangsa dan menjadi platfom terbaik untuk staf akademik dan industri berkaitan elektrik dan elektronik menjalinkan kolaborasi.
Seramai lima staf FKEE telah dilantik sebagai menganggotai IEEE Malaysia Chapter iaitu;
1. Dr Fauziahanim Che Seman (Setiausaha IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter Malaysia),
2. Dr Nabilah Ibrahim (Jawatankuasa eksekutif EMBS Malaysia Chapter),
3. Dr Shamsul Aizam (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif PELS Malaysia Chapter),
4. Dr Nurshazwani (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Robotic and Automation Malaysia Chapter),
5. Dr Babul Salam KSM (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Control System Malaysia Chapter).
6. Dr Maisara Othman - IEEE Young Professional Chapter
1. Dr Fauziahanim Che Seman (Setiausaha IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter Malaysia),
2. Dr Nabilah Ibrahim (Jawatankuasa eksekutif EMBS Malaysia Chapter),
3. Dr Shamsul Aizam (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif PELS Malaysia Chapter),
4. Dr Nurshazwani (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Robotic and Automation Malaysia Chapter),
5. Dr Babul Salam KSM (Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Control System Malaysia Chapter).
6. Dr Maisara Othman - IEEE Young Professional Chapter
Diharapkan dengan perlantikan ini dapat meningkatkan penglibatan aktif staf dalam jalinan kerjasama di persada antarabangsa.
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Thursday, 1 January 2015
Aktiviti Ogos ~Disember 2014
Tahniah Engr. Norfaiza binti Fuad !!
Kejayaan staf FKEE dalam pertandingan Innovation Ideation Challenge 2014 (IIC 2014)
Satu projek idea inovasi bertajuk ‘Multilanguange Numbering System’ telah dipilih antara 20 idea inovasi dalam Innovation Ideation Challenge 2014 (IIC 2014) yang berlangsung pada 20 November 2014. Idea inovasi ini telah berjaya meraih perak dalam kategori ‘Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran (PnP) dan gangsa dalam kategori poster atau infografik terbaik. Pertandingan ini terbuka kepada semua staf akademik di seluruh insitusi pendidikan dan dinilai oleh pihak MARA.
Idea inovasi ini adalah hasil usaha dan kolaborasi Engr. Norfaiza binti Fuad pensyarah daripada Jabatan Kejuruteraan Komputer, FKEE bersama Haji Mohd Erwandi bin Marwan selaku pensyarah daripada Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat, Kolej Polytech Mara (KPTM), Batu Pahat. Idea inovasi ini mengetengahkan alternatif medium pembelajaran nombor dalam pelbagai bahasa secara pengecaman suara (audio) dan visual iaitu bahasa Melayu, Inggeris, Arab, Cina dan Jawa bagi awal pendidikan kanak-kanak berumur 4 hingga 6 tahun. Ia juga boleh di jadikan alat bantu mengajar (ABM) kepada guru-guru tadika dan pra-sekolah.
Selain itu, projek ini telah pun di terima dan di guna pakai oleh sebuah rangkaian tadika Al-Huda di sekitar Batu Pahat dalam menambah baik pendekatan pengajaran di tadika tersebut. Menurut wakil pengetua tadika Puan Nursyafiqah berkata selain projek ini dapat membantu kanak-kanak menguasai pelbagai bahasa dengan lebih mudah, ia juga membantu para tenaga pengajar tadika untuk menambah kosa kata dalam pelbagai bahasa.
Kejayaan ini diharapkan dapat menjadi inspirasi kepada semua akademia dalam menghasilkan idea-idea inovasi yang dapat membantu menambahbaik kehidupan masyarakat amnya dan system pendidikan awal kanak-kanak khususnya.
Tahniah En Khalid Isa !!
En Khalid Isa dianugerahkan “Best Paper Award” di Persidangan “The 5th International Conference on Underwater Technology: Theory and Applications 2014
Persidangan “The 5th International Conference on Underwater Technology: Theory and Applications 2014 (USYS'14)” telah berlangsung pada 3 - 4 Disember 2014 di Bayview Hotel Melaka. Atas kecemerlangan penyelidikan dan kertas persidangan yang dihasilkan oleh En Khalid Isa, beliau telah dianugerahkan “Best Paper Award”. Kertas persidangan beliau yang bertajuk “Experimental Analysis of Homeostatic-Inspired Motion Controller for a Hybrid-Driven Autonomous Underwater Glider” telah dipilih oleh pihak penganjur dari sejumlah lebih 50 kertas kerja yang dibentangkan dari dalam dan luar negara. Persidangan ini dianjurkan oleh Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) bertujuan untuk memupuk kerjasama yang bermakna dan tekal antara penyelidik terkemuka, pakar-pakar, dan juga ahli akademik untuk meningkatkan perkongsian pengetahuan dan kajian yang dijalankan. Persidangan ini merangkumi pelbagai topik yang bertemakan "Underwater Technologies: Bringing the Past to the Surface".
Kursus "Essential FPGA Design & Desigining with Multigigabit Transceiver"
Pada 16-18 Dec 2014 telah berlangsung satu kursus di jabatan iaitu "Essential FPGA Design & Desigining with Multigigabit Transceiver". Kursus telah diadakan di Makmal Sistem Kawalan Mikro yang dihadiri oleh beberapa pensyarah, penolong jurutera serta pelajar penyelidikan JEC.
World TV Day
World TV Day merupakan aktiviti tahunan FKEE atas kerjasama dengan pihak Sharp Batu Pahat. Pada tahun ini acara ini dilangsungkan pada 19 November 2014. Pelbagai aktiviti sepanjang 2 hari dilangsungkan di Dewan DTMI. Terima Kasih kepada staf JEC yang terlibat secara langsung dalam World TV Day 2014.
Karnival Aktiviti Pelajar
Sempena Karnival Aktiviti Pelajar pada 13 & 15 November lalu satu aktiviti Karnival Kerjaya telah diadakan di FKEE. Beberapa syarikat luar dijemput untuk menemuduga pelajar bagi tujuan pengambilan pekerja baru. Tahniah kepada AJK Propemp FKEE yang telah bertungkus lumus untuk menjayakan aktiviti tersebut.
"2nd Global Conference on Computer Science, Software, Networks and Engineering”
Pada 6-8 November lalu, telah berlangsung "2nd Global Conference on Computer Science, Software, Networks and Engineering” Kusadasi, Izmir,Turkey. Dikesempatan tersebut Dr Abd Kadir Mahamad telah mengambil peluang mempromosikan UTHM kepada para pembentang kertas kerja. Peluang kolaborasi penyelidikan juga telah ditawarkan oleh Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozcan Asilkan dari Akdeniz University, Antalya Turkey.
Program Khidmat Masyarakat JEC
Program khidmat masyarakat ini diadakan bagi mencapai sasaran KPI jabatan sepertimana yang telah ditetapkan oleh fakulti. Di samping, program ini juga secara tidak langsung dapat memberi pendedahan kepada semua peserta tentang suasana pengajian di peringkat universiti melalui program-program yang dilaksanakan. Daripada 54 orang sasaran peserta,seramai 3 orang tidak dapat menyertai program ini. 2 orang guru telah mengiringi pelajar tersebut dan disertai oleh pengetua sekolah yang turut hadir pada sebelah petang.
Program ini telah dirasmikan oleh Prof. Madya Dr. Jiwa Abdullah selaku pengerusi Jawatankuasa Khidmat Masyarakat Fakulti. Timbalan Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar juga turut memberikan ucapan aluan semasa perasmian program
Program ini telah dirasmikan oleh Prof. Madya Dr. Jiwa Abdullah selaku pengerusi Jawatankuasa Khidmat Masyarakat Fakulti. Timbalan Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar juga turut memberikan ucapan aluan semasa perasmian program
Tarikh: 28 OGOS 2014 (Khamis)
Tempat : Kompleks Makmal FKEE, Blok G1
Masa : 8:30 pagi- 3:00 ptg.
Tempat : Kompleks Makmal FKEE, Blok G1
Masa : 8:30 pagi- 3:00 ptg.
Terima kasih kepada semua yang terlibat secara langsung atau tidak langsung bagi menjayakan aktiviti ini. Saya secara peribadi tersentuh dengan ucapan Pengetua sekolah hasil dari aktiviti yang bermanfaat kepada pelajar mereka. Hanya Allah saja dapat membalas usaha Dr/Tn/Pn semua.
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