UTAR Research Fund 2021 Cycle 1
(1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022)

No.Faculty Principal Investigator Project Title
1Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Chua Kein Huat Optimal strategy for the recuperation of regenerative braking energy for electric rail transit systems
2Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Denis Wong Chee Keong Design of a Low-Power Asynchronous IoT Processor Core on FPGA with Support to Cryptography and Generic Computation
3Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ir. Ts. Dr. Jeffrey Yap Boon Hui Initiating technology-based safety management in construction project
4Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ts. Dr. King Yeong Jin Fundamental study of dynamic characteristics of the rail pads to mitigate noise and vibration transmission.
5Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Kwan Ban Hoe Development of an assistive service robot with SLAM capabilities for use in a home care environment
6Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ms. Lam Foong Sin Case Study: Inter-organizational communication network in post-disaster reconstruction after the Malaysia 2020-21 flood: A case study in Temerloh, Pahang.
7Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Mr. Loo Shi Han Configuration Analysis Framework of Passive Design for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Residential High-Rise Buildings
8Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ir. Dr. Ng Tan Ching Structural equation modeling for smart manufacturing related IDT adoption and implementation within Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. 
9Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Ng Wei Shean Information Extraction with Matrix Factorization
10Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science P. Prakas a/l S.Palanychamy A study on synthesis parameters affecting the performance of mixed metal oxide catalysts used for  glycerol etherification.
11Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Qua Kiat Tat Associative Public Key Encryption Scheme Constructed Using π-Clean Ring
12Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Rubina Bahar Development of an efficient Multi-stage solar distiller
13Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. See Yuen Chark Simulation Frameworks and Prototyping of Visible Light Communication Based Indoor Positioning
14Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Tan Chun Hui Optical colorimetric printed sensor for Internet-of-Things enabled disposable ammonia sensor.
15Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Tan Ooi Kuan The Impact of Pandemic Disruption and Revitalization on Construction Industry in Malaysia. 
16Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ir. Ts. Dr. Tham Mau Luen Non-Myopic and Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for Cloud Radio Access Network using Deep Reinforcement Learning
17Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Thiam Hui San Development of Self-healing Nafion-Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Sulphonated Graphene Hybrid Membranes for Durable Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
18Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Ting Chen Hunt The Sintering and Hydrothermal Ageing Behaviour of Zirconia Ceramic for 3D Printing
19Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Dr. Wong Wai Kuan Proximal spectral gradient method in portfolio optimization
20Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Ts. Dr. Yew Ming Chian Innovative Cool Roofing Technologies System for Buildings
21Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. Jenny Parameshvara Deva @ Nee Ng Gek Pheng Clinical And Genetic Profiles Of Severe Myopia Patients In Malaysia
22Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Ms. Kamala a/p Krishnan Development and validation of quality-of-life measurement tools for eye-controlled wheelchair users
23Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi Investigating the therapeutic potential of Edible Bird’s Nest Extract in LRRK2 associated (G2019S variant) Parkinson’s disease
24Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Dr. Ling Wei Chih Investigation of the protective effect of red yeast rice (RYR) supplementation on the vascular tissues in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR)
25Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Prof. Dr. N. Veera Sekaran a/l V.Nadarajan Generation and characterization of iPSC cell lines derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Group O blood donors with specific phenotype and genotype 
26Institute of Chinese Studies Dr. Tan Ai BoayThe 1918 Influenza Pandemic in British Malaya
27Faculty of Accountacy and Management Dr. Elia Syarafina Binti Abdul Shakur Development of Homeownership Matrix To The Formation Of Liveable Cities 
28Faculty of Accountacy and Management Dr. Lee Hui Shan Financial inclusion and sustainable development: The role of insurance
29Faculty of Accountacy and Management Dr. Ngoo Yee Ting A study of digital entrepreneurial intention among university students in Malaysia
30Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Mohammed J. K. Bashir Modified anaerobic biofilm reactors for the treatment of high strength palm oil mill effluent
31Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology Dr. Zafarullah Nizamani River Flood Hazard Mapping and Assessment on Sungai Kelantan using Geospatial analysis
32Faculty of Science Dr. Ali Yassoralipour Cellulose nanoparticles from palm kernel waste for the development of active packaging
33Faculty of Science Dr. Chow Yit Lai Development of an in vivo model to study the effects of antibacterial phytochemicals on xenobiotics resistance using Caenorhabditis elegans
34Faculty of Science Dr. Goh Wei Lim Intra-species variations in the mechanical and chemical properties of the wild bamboos in Malaysia
35Faculty of Science Dr. Lim Boon Hoe Engineering Rubisco with improved CO2 specificity in Escherichia coli
36Faculty of Science Dr. Lim Huai Tein An Optimal Routing Model for Delivering Multi-Perishable Food by Heterogeneous Transportation Vehicles
37Faculty of Science Dr. Loo Keat Wei Molecular docking and meta-analysis of antiviral herbs available in Malaysia for COVID-19
38Faculty of Science Dr. Ooi Mei Lee Solar Driven Olefin Epoxidation Catalyzed By Molybdenum Heterodonor Phosphine Complexes
39Faculty of Science Dr. Ooi Zhong Xian Statistical optimization of corn cob-based cellulose extraction via response surface methodology coupled with central composite design
40Faculty of Science Dr. Wong Hann Ling Construction of an Agrobacterium virulence-based mitochondria-targeted transformation system
41Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Mogana a/p Vadiveloo On construction of collective student-course profiles with critical learning pathways: An unbiased learning analytics framework.
42Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Chai Meei Tyng Analysis of color effects on neural synchronization: The new approach for an optimal EEG connectivity network analysis using deep learning based algorithm
43Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Chang Jing Jing System dynamics modelling for projection of sustainable medical specialist in Malaysia
44Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Tong Dong Ling Modelling consumer behaviour on the adoption of Blockchain coin spending on e-payment
45Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Tse Siu Hong Savio Testing Mathematical Software for implementation in Cloud
46Faculty of Arts and Social Science Mr. Chang Yi Chang Satu Kajian ke atas Pameran dan Artifak Muzium Pulau Pinang dan Galeri Seni dan Muzium Negeri Kedah: Penelitian Terhadap Konteks, Memori dan Sejarahnya di Nusantara
47Faculty of Arts and Social Science Pn. Rafidah Binti Abdul Razak The expectations of M40 parents towards the implementation of home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) at public schools in Perak, Malaysia
48Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Choong Yuen Onn The mediating effect of digital transformation on the relationship between managerial proactiveness and resilience of SMEs: The moderating role of government intervention
49Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Tan Swee Kiow Consumers’ Awareness and Perception on the Re-implementation of GST and the Impact on Spending Behaviour in Malaysia
50Faculty of Business and Finance Mr. Thurai Murugan a/l Nathan Toward the Sustainability: The Role of Bio-diesel Demand in Stabilizing the Palm Oil Price in Malaysia.
51Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Peter a/l Yacob Factors influencing the intention to adopt collaborative robots (cobots) in manufacturing SMEs
52Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Zuriawati binti Zakaria Fintech as investment platform: Does it create opportunities to consumers?
53Faculty of Business and Finance Dr. Fong Lai Yen Investigation of effect of asiatic acid on plasma lipid profile and proinflammatory markers in high-fat-diet-fed apoE-deficient mice