Author: Pei Song Chee

Dr. Tan Chun Hui Secures FRGS 2024 for Uric Acid Detection Project

July 2, 2024

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Tan Chun Hui from the Sensors and Robotic Working Group at our research centre for successfully obtaining the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2024 for an exciting and innovative project! 🎉 The project, titled “Deciphering the Colorimetric and Conductometric Mechanisms of Urate Oxidase-functionalized Laser-induced Graphene Immobilized with Anthocyanin for Uric Acid…
CHST postgraduate student, Goh Xue Xin won Overseas Travel Award 2023

November 30, 2023

CHST postgraduate student, Goh Xue Xin under supervision ChM Ts Dr Tee Shiau Foon and Dr Tang Pek Yee won Overseas Travel Award at the 13th Mind-Body Interface International Symposium organized in Taichung, Taiwan from 28-29 October 2023. The award included certificate, waived registration fee, travel stipend and conference dinner ticket. She also successfully completed…
CHST postgraduate student presented his work at the 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and System Engineering (ICEESE)

November 6, 2023

This conference is organized by the IEEE Education Society Malaysia Chapter and co-organized by the Engineering and Technical Research Group (EnTER) at the School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. It also receives technical co-sponsorship from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. This conference represents a significant milestone in the post-pandemic era,…
Mr. Wong Kwong Long, a PhD student, presented his paper at the IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology 2023

October 23, 2023

Mr. Wong Kwong Long, a PhD student, presented his paper titled “A textile-based strain sensor derived from Kevlar via direct laser patterning” at the IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology 2023, held from October 26-27, 2023. The conference is funded under the CHST Excellent Award Grant. In recent years, the demand for flexible and…
Calvin Yap Tze Khai’s Innovative IMU Project Attachment at CHST

August 21, 2023

Calvin Yap Tze Khai, a student enrolled at Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar, recently completed a project attachment spanning from July 10, 2023, to August 10, 2023. The central focus of his engagement revolved around the development and implementation of a cost-effective alternative to force plates for conducting postural sway assessments, employing Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). Throughout…
Center of Healthcare Science and Technology Clinches UTAR Research Centre Excellence Award 2022

August 20, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that the Center of Healthcare Science and Technology (CHST) has once again secured the prestigious Best UTAR Research Centre Excellence Award for the remarkable year of 2022. This remarkable achievement marks the third time that CHST has been honored with this distinction, previously winning in 2014 and 2018. In recognition…
Research visit to Institute of Flexible Electronics, China

August 20, 2023

Ir Dr Chee Pei Song, the Chairperson of the Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, undertook a visit to the Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in Xi’an, China, from May 28th to June 1st, 2023. During the visit, researchers shared their academic achievements in healthcare technology through an academic exchange…
Mr. Kwa Eng Keat, a PhD student under CHST, presented his paper titled “Effects of face mask on respiratory performance: A Within Subject Design Study” at the 5th IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability 2023

July 11, 2023

Mr. Kwa Eng Keat, a PhD student, presented his paper titled “Effects of face mask on respiratoryperformance: A Within Subject Design Study” at the 5th IEEE Eurasia Conference on BiomedicalEngineering, Healthcare and Sustainability 2023 (5th IEEE ECBIOS 2023), held from June 2-4, 2023.The widespread adoption of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial for…
CHST PhD student, Yong Ming Ping presented his paper at ICBCB 2023.

June 4, 2023

Mr. Yong Ming Ping, a PhD student, presented his paper titled “Histopathological Gastric Cancer Detection Using Transfer Learning” at the 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ICBCB 2023), held from April 21-23, 2023. The conference received funding under the CHST Research Center Excellent Award. Gastric cancer is a major contributor to cancer-related deaths…
Goh Xue Xin won the Early Career Award at the 2023 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS), Canada.

June 4, 2023

Goh Xue Xin, a CHST postgraduate student, won the Early Career Award at the 2023 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) held in Toronto, Canada, from 11th to 15th May 2023. As part of the award, she received a travel stipend and had her registration fee waived. As an Early Career Awardee, she…