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PREFACE

GLANCE THROUGH
“A good collaboration pushes the boundaries of both partners.”- Anonymous
SRACE2022 is the first edition of symposium organized by the Faculty of
Electronics and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia
Melaka (UTeM) which is held on August 3, 2022. The virtual symposium

with our MoU Partners as follows: Amity University Rajasthan (AUR), King
Mongkut’s Institute Technology Land Krabang (KMITL), Vellore Institute of
Technology (VIT), Universitas Sriwijaya (UNSRI) and Universitas Andalas
(UNAND).
This symposium aims to enhance the collaboration between FKEKK and our
MoU Partners through knowledge sharing in the field of Electronics and
Computer Engineering.

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COMMITTEE

PATRON

Masrullizam Mat Ibrahim, Assoc. Professor, PhD

CHAIRMAN

Mohd Shakir Md Saat, Assoc. Professor, PhD

CO-CHAIR

Mohd Riduan Ahmad, Assoc. Professor, PhD
Hazli Rafis Abdul Rahim, PhD

SECRETARIAT

Siti Amaniah Mohd Chachuli, PhD
Noor Asyikin Sulaiman, PhD

PUBLIC RELATION TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Badrul Hisham Ahmad, Professor, PhD Siti Fatimah Sulaiman, PhD
Siva Kumar A/L Subramaniam, PhD Khairun Nisa Khamil, PhD
Ridza Azri Ramlee, PhD Mawarni Mohamed Yunus, PhD

PUBLICITY & PROMOTION LOGISTIC & TECHNICAL

Norbayah Yusop, PhD Nur Fatihah Azmi, PhD
Shamsul Ammar Shamsul Baharin Mohamad Effendy Abidin
Mohd Adzimnuddin Mohd Nor Azami

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WeDlcomEinAg SNpeeFch KEKK

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Salam Sejahtera.
First and foremost, praise be to Allah, the Almighty, the Benevolent, for His blessings have enabled
us to organize the first Symposium On Recent Advances In Electronic And Computer Engineering
(SRACE) virtually. Our warmest greetings and welcome to all speakers and participants of SRACE.
SRACE provides a platform for the research expertise and enthusiasts to share their new, significant,
and important findings from their research. We are pleased and grateful to have speakers and
postgraduate students from UTeM and university partners to share their insight on their latest
research achievements. We sincerely hope this symposium can nurture new ideas and encourage
further discussion for future research collaborations. Even though SRACE is conducted online, we
believe this event will offer the same impactful academic sharing and networking opportunities
among all speakers and participants, just like any other physical symposium.
We proudly announce that our symposium theme is "Advancing Electronic & Computer
Engineering for the Future". With the involvement of our university partners, we aim to enhance
and develop more research in this field. Therefore, we hope that the knowledge-sharing session
throughout this symposium will increase the impact of their research for future benefits.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has rendered much assistance in ensuring the smooth
preparation and success of SRACE. I am fully confident that this conference will culminate into
another fruitful venture. Last but not least, I take this opportunity to wish all participants a successful
presentation and discussion. All the best, everyone.
Thank you.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MASRULLIZAM BIN MAT IBRAHIM
Dean
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik dan Kejuruteraan Komputer,
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

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Welcome Notes

Welcome to SRACE2022!
On behalf of the SRACE2022 organizing committee, I am extremely honored and delighted to
welcome you to this Inaugural Symposium on Recent Advances in Electronic and Computer
Engineering (SRACE2022). This virtual symposium is organized by Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik
dan Kejuruteraan Komputer (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and jointly organized by
Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur (India), King Mongkut’s Institute Technology Lardkrabang,
Bangkok (Thailand), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore (India), Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang
(Indonesia), and Universitas Andalas, Padang (Indonesia).
The main aim of this symposium is to enhance and strengthen our collaboration with the MoU
partners through sharing knowledge activities. The technical program consists of 6 keynote
speeches and 15 invited talks which are divided into 2 parallel oral sessions. I hope that participants
will benefit from the symposium and continue to support the symposium in the future.
The success of this symposium depends very much on our MoU partners who have given us an
excellent commitment in ensuring a smooth implementation of the symposium. Not to forget people
that directly or indirectly have worked with us in planning and organizing the program. Also, the
dedication to the Faculty’s Dean for supporting the symposium and providing us wise advice and
wonderful suggestion and feedback on organizing the symposium. Finally, my special appreciation
goes to the organizing committee members who have worked very hard in realizing and organizing
the symposium.
Thank you everyone and Enjoy the Symposium!
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD SHAKIR BIN MD SAAT
Chairman
Symposium on Recent Advances in Electronic and Computer Engineering (SRACE2022)

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Time Details
9:30 am
9:45 am Welcoming Speech from the Dean

10:15 am Keynote 1: Assoc. Professor Dr. Mohamad Zoinol Abidin
Abd. Aziz, FKEKK, UTeM
10:45am
Title: Microwave Imaging System: Spatial Detection Challenge
11:15 am
11:45 am Keynote 2: Assoc. Professor Dr. Muhammad Ilhamdi
12:15 pm Rusydi, Universitas Andalas, Indonesia

12:45 pm Title: Alternative Method to Control Wheelchair
13:15 pm
Keynote 3: Assoc. Professor Dr. Abu Bakar Sidik,
Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia

Title: Characteristics of South Sumatra NBE and Classification using
Random Forest

Keynote 4: Dr. Thanavit Anuwongpinit, King Mongkut’s
Institute Technology Lardkrabang, Thailand

Title: Internet of Things system for Saline Water Quality in
Bangkachao Area in Thailand

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Keynote 5: Professor Dr. Kanad Ray, Amity University,
India

Title: Wireless communication using nanoplasmonic antennas

Keynote 6: Assoc. Professor Dr. R. Sujatha, Vellore
Institute of Technology (VIT), India

Title: Assessment of fluoride contamination in groundwater using IoT-
LoRA edge computing and machine learning techniques

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Parallel Session

Time BREAK-OUT ROOM 1 BREAK-OUT ROOM 2
14:30 pm
14:50 pm Invited Speaker 1 Invited Speaker 9
15:10 pm
15:30 pm Invited Speaker 2 Invited Speaker 10
15:50 pm
16:10 pm Invited Speaker 3 Invited Speaker 11
16:30 pm
16:50 pm Invited Speaker 4 Invited Speaker 12

Invited Speaker 5 Invited Speaker 13

Invited Speaker 6 Invited Speaker 14

Invited Speaker 7 Invited Speaker 15

Invited Speaker 8

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Keynote Speaker 1 Biography

Assoc. Profesor Dr. Zoinol Abidin
Abd Aziz

Faculty of Electronic & Computer
Engineering (FKEKK),

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Microwave Imaging System: Spatial Detection Challenge

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Keynote Speaker 2 Biography

Assoc. Professor Dr. Muhammad Dr. Eng. Muhammad Ilhamdi Rusydi received bachelor degree in Electrical
Ilhamdi Rusydi Engineering from Institute of Technology Bandung, Bandung City, Indonesia,
in 2004. He implemented PID adaptive algorithm to control a synchronous
Faculty of Engineering, mobile robot for his bachelor degree. In 2005, he was accepted as a young
Universitas Andalas, Indonesia lecturer in Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering,
Universitas Andalas, Padang City, Indonesia. He returned to Institute of
Technology Bandung to get the master degree in 2008 at the same
department as his undergraduate. At that time, he applied visual servoing
algorithm to control manipulator robot based on image. He He started
teaching Control System as his first class in Universitas Andalas in 2009. In
2011 he started doctoral program in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Faculty
of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu City, Japan. He continued study about
method to control robot manipulator, especially implementation of biosignal
as the alternative method to control robot for assistive technology. He
finished doctoral degree in 2014, in Gifu University.

Dr. Eng. Muhammad Ilhamdi Rusydi was appointed as head of Digital
Electronics laboratory in 2015. Then, he was selected as the head of master
degree department in Electrical Engineering Departmen in 2017. Since 2020,
he has been running the Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of
Engineering, Universitas Andalas as the Head of Department.

Alternative Method to Control Wheelchair

Nowadays, patients with special needs worldwide continue to grow, either due to aging,
disease, accidents, natural disasters, alcohol, drug, or congenital disorder. People with special
needs have many challenges in life, such as difficulties in getting a decent economy,
education, access to the public area, and even carrying out daily activities. They usually need
help from others, causing dependence on others. Especially people with disabilities who
struggle to use their fingers will experience many problems in controlling equipment such as
wheelchairs that are currently traditionally designed to be operated using their fingers.
Therefore, alternative methods to replace finger in controlling wheelchair is being developed
by many researchers at this time. This study developed four scenarios to control wheelchair:
eye gestures (electrooculography), hand gestures, brain activities (electroencephalography),
and head gestures. All methods have high accuracy and advantages; however, fatigue is the
main challenge. Consequently, the alternative approaches to controlling wheelchair need to
be combined with the alternative input signals to prevent fatigue of the body organ due to
consistent exploitation for wheelchair control.

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Keynote Speaker 3 Biography

Muhammad Abu Bakar Sidik obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
from Universitas Sriwijaya (Unsri). Afterwards, he obtained Master and Ph.D.
degree from the Institute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Currently, he is an Associate Professor at
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Unsri. He is
registered as IEEE member and actively involved in organizing IEEE
conferences. He is also an Editorial in Chief a journal under Unsri. From 2010
to 2021 he was a visiting researcher at IVAT-UTM. His research interests are
atmospheric discharge, discharge phenomena in high voltage systems, and
electrical safety.

Assoc. Professor Dr. Abu Bakar
Sidik

Faculty of Engineering,
Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia

Characteristics of South Sumatra NBE and Classification
using Random Forest

Narrow Bipolar Events is a unique type of lightning that occurs in a duration of around 20 µs.
NBEs are also generally identified as IC Flash lightning flashes in the form of a single pulse.
However, some studies also say NBEs can also occur in CG Flash. This study aims to observe
the Characteristics of Narrow Bipolar Events from tropical thunderstorms in the South Side of
the Equator Line which occurs 230 km from the recording station in Palembang, Indonesia
(2˚52 '- 3˚5 LS) collected in the last week of January 2020. Recorded data are then selected
based on criteria and characteristic parameters that have been determined based on
previous studies. The results of this study indicate that the characteristics of NBEs in the
Palembang region occur at an average duration of 26.28 µs with a rise time of 3.50 µs, Zero
Crossing Time of 7.44 µs, Full Width at Half Maximum 3.21 µs and Overshoot / Peak
Amplitude Ratio of 0.3730 for Negative polarity and an average duration of 20.10 µs with a
rise time of 2.03 µs, Zero Crossing Time 4.83 µs, Full Width at Half Maximum 2.34 µs and an
Overshoot / Peak Amplitude Ratio of 0, 41 for Positive polarity. Based on the comparison of
the results of this study with previous studies the authors assume that the characteristics of
NBEs are unique and cannot find an accurate pattern related to the influence of the
geographical location of the region. Afterwards, a study using the Random Forest
classification method from Phyton was carried out as a commencement pace to develop a
real-time classification system.

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Keynote Speaker 4 Biography

Dr. Thanavit received B. Eng. in information engineering from King Mongkut's
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand in 2013, M. Eng. in information
engineering from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang,
Thailand in 2016, and D. Eng. in Electrical Engineering from King Mongkut's
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in 2021. He is a lecturer and program
coordinator of IoT system and information engineering program, Department
of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of
Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. His main research interests are in the area
of the Internet of things, embedded systems, and signal processing
applications.

Dr. Thanavit Anuwongpinit
School of Engineering,

King Mongkut's Institute of
Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand

[email protected]

Internet of Things system for Saline Water Quality in
Bang Kachao Area in Thailand

Insufficient fresh water is one factor that causing in consumption, industry, agriculture, and
ecosystem problems. One is the seawater intrusion which trend to increase all the time. The
important factor is the variable of the season, i.e., in the dry period, seawater level is higher
than surface water, causing seawater intrusion. In the rainy season, excess precipitation leads
to flooding. The seawater intrusion affects the quality of freshwater both surface and
groundwater. “Bang Kachao” Samut Prakan locates at the bend of the Chao Phraya River. The
Thailand government defined the Bang Kachao is a green area for plant cultivation. However,
the seawater problem and changing land use behavior cause the low quantity and quality of
agricultural products. This research proposes the Internet of Things (IoT) system that can be
applied to salinity level monitoring to help farmers use the suitable water for crops and
gather water data for the prediction of salinity water levels by machine learning technique.
The system is developed to fix station and portable device for monitoring salinity levels. The
station is designed by using an IoT gateway to read data from water level and salinity sensors.
Another system is a portable salinity monitoring system that is designed by a low-cost
microcontroller to read data from a salinity sensor. Both systems transmit data via 4G LTE
communication and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol to the server
and display salinity water values and locations in the web-application dashboard using the
Node-RED application. A web application is designed to offer everyone to observe a salinity
level for people in Bang Kachao area to plan the use of water for cultivation and
consumption. An alert notification of this system is applied with Line notify APIs to alert the
high salinity value of the area.

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Keynote Speaker 5 Biography

Professor Dr. Kanad Ray
Amity University, India



Wireless Communication using Nanoplasmonic Antennas

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Keynote Speaker 6 Biography

Dr..Sujatha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Embedded

Technology, IoT and Sensors Division, School of Electronics Engineering, VIT

University, Vellore Campus. She received her Ph.D from Anna University, Chennai

in the field of Information security. She has 22 years of teaching and research

experience in reputed Institutions. Her research area includes Industrial Internet

of Things, Data Engineering in Cloud and Information Security in cloud platform.

She received speaker Award at UK Cloud Asia Summit-2019, Cambridge

University, UK. Organized Industry Academia Conclave in IoT domain at VIT and a

symposium on “AI and Cloud computing” in Purdue University, Indiana Polis, USA.

Patent sanctioned in the field related to bandwidth optimization for 5G

communication platform. Has delivered technical lectures in cutting edge

Assoc. Professor Dr. R. Sujatha technologies for National and International students, faculty community. She is a
School of Electronics Engineering, lifetime member of IEEE, IETE professional society and has published research
articles in peer reviewed Academic International Journals and Conferences.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Received DST SERB CRG grant for IoT-LoRa enabled detection and prediction of
pollutants in ground water in an open dumping yard. Received Seed Grant for
India LoRa enabled water pipeline monitoring and green house management. She is a

[email protected] AWS certified cloud computing practitioner and trainer. Completed a consultancy


project in Industry automation through cloud based environmental factors
monitoring for Transcend Solar Systems, Chennai. Currently her focus is on

investigating how IoT and AI can be applied for health care sector with long range

data connectivity using 5G, LoRa networks and Block chain.

Assessment of fluoride contamination in groundwater using IoT-LoRA
edge computing and machine learning techniques

Water is necessary for life, but water pollution is a serious threat that we face today. Water is used for a
variety of purposes, including drinking, agriculture, and industry. Water quality has a direct impact on public
health and the environment. The presence of various types of pollutants, ranging from organics to heavy
metals, turbidity, hardness, and chemical concentrations, can have serious environmental and marine life
consequences. Water quality degradation can endanger human health, vegetation, aquatic life, and entire
eco-systems. Fluoride levels in water are high in some parts of the world. Fluoride contamination poses a
serious threat to human health when compared to arsenic contamination. Fluoride consumption above a
certain threshold level causes skeletal fluorosis, dental fluorosis, and, in some cases, blindness. The
characteristics of ground water quality can be assessed using a LoRa edge nodes and gateway to correlate
fluorosis prevalence in drinking water, irrigation water, and the health of residents in the region of interest.
Because the LoRa edge nodes can be directly connected to the outdoor gateways, a wide coverage area of
the groundwater level is possible. Before validating the results, LoRa edge node sensors will be calibrated on a
regular basis. By increasing the number of gateways and nodes, the proposed water fluoride contamination
monitoring using LoRa edge nodes can be scaled. Each gateway can handle an unlimited number of edge
nodes and listen to multiple uplink frequencies at the same time. This will increase the battery life of the in-
situ water contamination detection sensors by ten years, lowering development and replacement costs. The
fluorosis prevalence in drinking and irrigation water can be estimated using the salinity and electrical
conductivity values measured by the sensor node. We can relate the health conditions of residents in the
region of interest to the fluoride level in the groundwater and the amount of daily water consumption by the
residents. Using LoRa Edge nodes, groundwater samples will be collected in the in-situ region and analysed
for TDS, salinity, and EC levels. Using the processed data sets and an interactive real-time visualisation
dashboard, an optimised ensemble classifier-based machine learning model will be developed to predict the
Water Quality Index (WQI) and compare it with WHO standards. The delivery pipeline includes all stages of
edge detection, noise filtering, and feature extraction

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COLLABORATORS

VELLORE INSTITUTE OF AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN
TECHNOLOGY Jaipur, India

Vellore, India

UNIVERSITAS ANDALAS UNIVERSITAS SRIWIJAYA
Padang, Indonesia Palembang, Indonesia

KING MONGKUT’S INSTITUTE
TECHNOLOGY LARDKRABANG

Bangkok, Thailand