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Stepping-Up to the Challenges

11 Jan 2018 12:18pm
As we come to the end of the first week in 2018 after our Year End Break, here’s some good news to share!
 
2 teams from our School of Engineering successfully attained awards at the Industry-University Challenge 2017, that was held towards the end of last year. It was their first appearance at the competition, however, both teams successfully stood out among all participants, who comprised the best talents from Malaysian universities and companies. 
 
The competition organized by CREST and Intel aimed to inspire ideas of building the city of tomorrow with Internet of Things (IoT), in which our teams invented 2 practical and innovative systems: the Flood Mitigation System and the RFID Vehicle Management System respectively. Hoy Chun Wai and Lim Wei Jie, under the supervision of Ir. Dr Alvin Yap, clinched the Second Prize, whereas Cheong Wai Leong, Ding Nick Yuen, Sam Yi Kang and Yu Zi Hao, under the supervision of Dr Lau Chee Yong, bagged the consolation prize. Both teams walked away with amazing prizes such as External Hard Disks and Chromebooks.
 
 
 
It was a good experience for our Engineering students, to be exposed to the world of opportunities within the IoT industry. With up-to-date industrial knowledge, we can ensure that our students remain competitive as they enter the job market in the future.  

First LoRA Smart Campus in Malaysia

18 Dec 2017 4:28pm
It’s time to bring technology to the next level!
 
We are absolutely proud to share that APU is now the FIRST LoRa Campus in Malaysia! Recently, Prof Dr Ir Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Dean of Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology (FCET) established collaboration with Semtech Corporation, in which APU Campus will now be equipped with a low-power, long-range wide area network (LPWAN) technology that is designed to meet the demands of Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services by connecting devices, such as sensors over a wide area.
 
Semtech will support APU by providing the LoRa gateway, the technical training and support for LoRa technology. This will be beneficial to our students, especially those who are undergoing the Internet of Things (IoT) specialism, as this provides students with the opportunities to be involved in practical application development within the LoRa network.
 
Congratulations to FCET for this astounding achievement! Internet of Things is the next “Thing”; to know more about the LoRa network, visit:  https://www.lora-alliance.org/what-is-lora