Online Grand Finale

2nd & 9th August 2021


info What is this online event about?

This is the Online Grand Finale event of the Innovate Malaysia Design Competition. The event will feature finalist judging sessions, industry innovation talk, and top teams final judging sessions.

This year’s competition received 274 teams from 27 universities nationwide signed up to participate in the competition in various technology and application areas including integrated circuits, electronic systems, IoT, Big Data, mobile & cloud apps, automotive, smart applications, green technology, bioengineering, and other tech innovation areas. 36 teams were shortlisted as finalist teams to compete during the event for multiple prizes offered by industry as well as engineering professional bodies.

All university lecturers, researchers, and students in the relevent fields are invited to attend, admission is free.

Innovate Malaysia is a multi-disciplinary engineering design competition for undergraduates in Malaysia. It is co-organized by 5 technology leaders in the industry, including AWS, Intel, Keysight, Microsoft, and SilTerra.

The competition serves to promote innovative culture in engineering design, tackle real-world problems with practical engineering solutions, and churn out brightest talents for product development, further research, and commercialization.

Participants are provided start-of-the-art industry platforms to develop their projects. They are trained on the industry platforms by DreamCatcher and mentored by industry engineers. Participants work on Design Challenges supplied by various industries in solving real-life problems.

Innovate Malaysia has become the largest engineering design competition in Malaysia over the years. It has become a platform to promote the adoption of industry platforms in the universities, to align engineering solutions to real-world problems, and to groom and acquire engineering talents. In short, this programme synergises an ecosystem for industry-academia collaboration to produce talents and innovative solutions with state-of-the-art technologies.

view_agenda Agenda

Date: 2 August 2021 (Monday)
Time Agenda
9:00am – 11:00am Technology Track Finalist Judging Breakout Sessions

Session details:
AWS   Intel   Keysight   Microsoft   SilTerra/CEDEC/Intel
2:00pm – 4:00pm Design Challenge Finalist Judging Breakout Sessions

Session details:
CREST   DHL   Sarawak Energy
Date: 9 August 2021 (Monday)
Time Agenda
9:00am – 9:10am Event Opening
9:10am – 9:20am Welcome Speech - Mr. Jaffri Ibrahim, CEO, CREST
9:20am – 9:45am Innovation Talk: Why & What Regarding Edge Security Implications - Sunil Cheruvu, Chief IoT Security Architect, Intel
9:45am – 12:00pm Innovate Malaysia Excellence Award Judging
Panel of judges: MDEC, professional bodies (IEEE, IEM, & IET), and DreamCatcher
12:00pm – 12:10pm Closing Speech - Dr Sumitra Nair, Vice President and Head - Digital Skills and Jobs, MDEC
12:10pm – 12:30pm Special Awards Announcement
- IEEE Social Innovation Award
- IEM Best Paper Award
- IET Green Technology Award
- DreamCatcher Best Demo Video Award
- Innovate Malaysia Excellence Award

construction Technology Tracks

State-of-the-art industry technology platforms provided for teams to develop their competition projects.

AWS Track

Cloud services and applications

Session Chair: Dr. Hau Yuan Wen, UTM

Team ID Details
MY008 University: UTM
Project title: myRehab: An Intelligent 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Monitoring and Tracking System for Home-based Rehabilitation
Team member(s): ABDELRAHMAN USAMA GABR ABDOU HABIB / CRYSTAL TIONG HUI MAN / Teoh Sun Yi
Advisor(s): Dr. Hau Yuan Wen / Mr. Arief Ruhullah bin A. Harris
MY041 University: UTHM
Project title: IOT based vehicle parking model for train user community (Mobile app-software)
Team member(s): HO SEIN WON
Advisor(s): PROF. MADYA Ir. Dr. ABD KADIR BIN MAHAMAD
MY042 University: UTHM
Project title: Home Scale Organic Waste Composting Monitoring System for Effective Microorganisms Production
Team member(s): TAN ZI HONG / YEONG CHERN YUAN
Advisor(s): DR CHIA KIM SENG
MY086 University: INTI
Project title: Pet Lost & Found System through Image Processing with AWS and AI Technology (PLFS)
Team member(s): Sim Jin Yi / Tan Hoe Theng / Jayson Sawat
Advisor(s): Ms. Koo Lee Chun / Chai Yoon Yik
MY127 University: UTM
Project title: Disease Diagnosis Approach Based on Web Application System Using Deep Learning Algorithm on Tongue Images
Team member(s): Noureldin Essam Hosny Mohamed Mtawea
Advisor(s): Dr. Muhammad Amir Bin As’ari / Dr. Jasmine Hau Yuan Wen

Intel Track

Embedded system design with Intel processor or FPGA

Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaini Abdul Halim, USM

Team ID Details
MY067 University: UTM
Project title: System-on-Chip Design and Implementation of ECG Delineation Algorithm
Team member(s): Dehan Ammaralda Handiana / Mutiah Rahmah / Naufal Fikri Muhammad
Advisor(s): Dr. Hau Yuan Wen
MY147 University: USM
Project title: Implementation of Car Plate Detection on Soc Platform
Team member(s): Yap June Young / Teng Siew Min / Pang Yu Xuen
Advisor(s): Associate Professor Dr. Zaini Abdul Halim
MY180 University: Swinburne
Project title: The Development of Smart On-Road Surveillance System
Team member(s): Thon Pun Liang / Paul Cornelius Bong
Advisor(s): Dr Lee Sue Han / Dr Joel Than Chia Ming
MY243 University: UMP
Project title: COVID-19 Mandatory Self-Quarantine Wearable Device for Authority Monitoring with Edge AI Reporting & Flagging System
Team member(s): LIM WEI JIE
Advisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Nor Maniha Abdul Ghani
MY244 University: UniMAP
Project title: 2D OCDMA Encoder/Decoder for Various Industrial Application
Team member(s): SYED MOHAMMAD AMMAR BIN SYED ALWEE ALJUNID / MUHAMMAD AMIRUL BIN MOHD ANUAR / AMIRUL AIMAN BIN MD ISMAIL
Advisor(s): IR. DR. NORSHAMSURI B. HASIM@ALI

Keysight Track

Electronic design and test solutions for Automotive, IoT and Energy devices and applications

Session Chair: Assoc Prof Dr Chee Pei Song, UTAR

Team ID Details
MY032 University: UTHM
Project title: Development of Monitoring and Notification Application in Wearable Device for Biosignal-based Stress Detection
Team member(s): AMINATUL SAADIAH BINTI JUMAAT ALI / LATIFAH BINTI ABDULLAH
Advisor(s): MADAM ZARINA BINTI TUKIRAN / Ts. Dr. SHAMSUL BIN MOHAMAD
MY071 University: UTAR(SgLong)
Project title: Development of an AI-driven Wearable Object Recognition Device for Rehabilitation Purposes
Team member(s): Lim Chu Chen
Advisor(s): Assoc Prof Dr Chee Pei Song
MY110 University: UTeM
Project title: Development of Myoelectric Muscle Sensor with IoT Technology for Continuous Prediction of User Motion Intention
Team member(s): Lee Leong Jin / Chan Hwa Sheng
Advisor(s): Dr. Norafizah binti Abas / PM Dr. Mohd Shahrieel bin Mohd Aras
MY233 University: IIUM
Project title: Geo-fencing location tracking system using IoT and LoRaWAN for COVID-19 mandatory self-quarantine monitoring
Team member(s): Muhammad Hafizi bin Abdul Malik
Advisor(s): Asoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Siti Fauziah Toha / Ir. Dr. Ahmad Syahrin Idris
MY239 University: UTeM
Project title: Design of An Automated Illuminated Emergency Exit Door System
Team member(s): Ooi Ching Yi / Siow Wee Hao / Cham Yong Jun
Advisor(s): Dr. Siva Kumar A/L Subramaniam

Microsoft Track

Microsoft Azure applications

Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar, USM

Team ID Details
MY131 University: UTM
Project title: Phonocardiography Based Fetal Cardiotocography Classification System with Cloud AI
Team member(s): NG WEN DA
Advisor(s): AP Dr Yeong Che fai / AP Dr Eileen Su Lee Ming
MY137 University: UTM
Project title: Home-based IoT Medicine Dosage Control and Dispenser
Team member(s): Omar Khaled Elhossiny Mohamed Abouelmagd / Mohamed Mustafa Alganzory / Mariam Esmael Shahoud
Advisor(s): Associate Prof Dr Ahmad 'Athif Bin Mohd Faudzi
MY186 University: USM
Project title: Smart System for Temperature Checking, Hand Sanitizer and Data Profiling Record
Team member(s): Lee Chu Yu
Advisor(s): Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar
MY209 University: UKM
Project title: Autonomous Drone for Oil Palm Fruit’s Ripeness Detection with Cloud Analysis
Team member(s): Tony Hii Chang Soon / Gabriel Tan Hong Tzuan / Yap Jia Xui
Advisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr Gan Kok Beng / Dr. Fazida Hanim Hashim
MY245 University: UTeM
Project title: Distribution Line Fault Alert System (DLFAS)
Team member(s): Ng Chi Yuan / Wong Chee Oon / Soon Wei Sheng
Advisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hidayat Bin Zainuddin / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad

SilTerra/CEDEC/Intel Track

SilTerra IC design/fabrication process

Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shaikh Nasir bin Shaikh Husin, UTM

Team ID Details
MY023 University: UTM
Project title: An Efficient March(5n) FSM-Based Memory Built-in Self Test (MBIST) Architecture
Team member(s): THOMAS KONG SIEN NGUAN
Advisor(s): Dr. Nurul Ezaila Binti Alias
MY056 University: UTM
Project title: VLSI Design of Digital Filters using Stochastic Computing
Team member(s): Calvin Pang Cheng Han / Choe Yhou Song / Sow Ming Han
Advisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shaikh Nasir bin Shaikh Husin
MY108 University: UTM
Project title: Integrated Soil Macronutrient Counter with Self-Test Module for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications in 180 nm CMOS Technology.
Team member(s): Yeo Hong Chew / Tai Jing Wen / Mazlin Meizura Binti Masngut
Advisor(s): Dr Suhaila Isaak / Dr Yusmeeraz Yusof
MY270 University: USM
Project title: Implementation of Individual and Combined In-Loop Filters for HEVC and AVC Video Coding Standards on ASIC Platform
Team member(s): Aw Yong Pik Yee
Advisor(s): Dr. Mohd Ilyas Sobirin Mohd Sazali
MY274 University: UTM
Project title: Design of Low Power Gain-cell eDRAM For 4kb Cache Memory Array Using 130nm Standard CMOS Technology
Team member(s): SOO SHI RONG
Advisor(s): DR MUHAMMAD AFIQ NURUDIN BIN HAMZAH

assignment Design Challenges

Real-world design challenge problems supplied by various sectors of industries for teams to tackle.

CREST Design Challenge

Smart city, digital healthcare & precision farming

Session Chair: Ir. Dr. Anuar bin Mohamed Kassim, UTeM

Team ID Details
MY044 University: UTM
Project title: Autonomous Water Distribution System via Programable Logic Controller (PLC)
Team member(s): Aiman Najmi bin Anuar / Casson Jonquil Anak Clifton
Advisor(s): Ir Dr Shafishuhaza Sahlan / En Khairul Ijlal bin Rosli
MY046 University: USM
Project title: Plant Health Monitoring and Indoor Positioning for Micro Air Vehicles Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network and Ultra-Wideband
Team member(s): Tan Shu Chuan / Ching Poh Ling
Advisor(s): Dr Ho Hann Woei
MY062 University: UTM
Project title: SMART DELIVERY ROBOT ECOSYSTEM
Team member(s): ABDUL THAQIF AIMAN BIN AZHAR / NUR HAYATI BINTI SAHRIR
Advisor(s): DR. MOHD RODHI BIN SAHID / DR. MOHD ARIFFANAN BIN MOHD BASRI
MY125 University: UTeM
Project title: Design and development of on-the go soil fertility measurement by using ATV
Team member(s): TAN WEI CHIAN / Muhamad Afiq Shahmi bin Shamsul Izran / Muhammad Muslim Bin Mohd Rashidin
Advisor(s): Ir. Dr. Anuar bin Mohamed Kassim
MY137 University: UTM
Project title: Home-based IoT Medicine Dosage Control and Dispenser
Team member(s): Omar Khaled Elhossiny Mohamed Abouelmagd / Mohamed Mustafa Alganzory / Mariam Esmael Shahoud
Advisor(s): Associate Prof Dr Ahmad 'Athif Bin Mohd Faudzi

DHL Design Challenge

Smart logistics

Session Chair: Dr. Azliza Mohd Ali, UiTM

Team ID Details
MY073 University: UiTM
Project title: Automatic Notification On Delayed Parcel Using Case Based Reasoning
Team member(s): Nurul Husna Hanim Binti A.Rahmanhamim / Nik Izyan Fatini Binti Musri@Isa
Advisor(s): Dr. Azliza Mohd Ali / DR. NORZAIDAH MD NOH
MY138 University: UiTM
Project title: Chatbot Assistant for DHL Express Using Microsoft Azure Services
Team member(s): Muhammad Thaqif bin Baseri
Advisor(s): Dr Azliza Mohd Ali
MY207 University: Swinburne
Project title: DHL AI-Driven Chatbot Assistant
Team member(s): DENNIS LIM CHIA YIN / DARRELL LAI VUI KIAT / GABRIEL KONG QI HAO
Advisor(s): Dr Brian Loh Chung Shiong / Dr Vong Wan Tze
MY228 University: UTM
Project title: Automatic Notification System with RFID and Mobile App
Team member(s): Syafwendra Syafril / Diva Alifta Chandra
Advisor(s): Dr. Mohd Najeb Bin Jamaludin
MY237 University: USM
Project title: DHL Chatbot in Microsoft Azure [USM]
Team member(s): Lee Shea Wen / Ong Zi Hui / Ng Wen Sien
Advisor(s): Dr. Yu Kok Hwa / Dr. Teoh Yew Heng

Sarawak Energy Design Challenge

Smart energy systems

Session Chair: Dr. Lee It Ee, MMU

Team ID Details
MY184 University: UNIMAS
Project title: Streetlight Fault Detection with IoT
Team member(s): CHANG YEE HENG
Advisor(s): Dr Lau Sei Ping
MY245 University: UTeM
Project title: Distribution Line Fault Alert System (DLFAS)
Team member(s): Ng Chi Yuan / Wong Chee Oon / Soon Wei Sheng
Advisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hidayat Bin Zainuddin / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad
MY248 University: MMU(Cyberjaya)
Project title: Development of an IOT-Enabled Photovoltaic-Battery Renewable Energy System
Team member(s): Mohamad Hafizul Ikhwan Bin Ridzuan
Advisor(s): Dr Lee It Ee / Dr Ngu Eng Eng