AEC ORGANISES ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION AND GREEN ENERGY VEHICLE (AiGEV 2014)

By : Syarifah Ikhmar Afzan Syed Abd Rahman

26 August 2014 - For the first time, Automotive Engineering Centre has organised the International Conference on Automotive Innovation and Green Energy Vehicle (AiGEV2014). The conference which was co-organized by Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI), Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (PERODUA) and East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) was held at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia from 26 - 27 August 2014.

AiGEV was organised with the aim of promoting automotive engineering at national and international levels.

This conference provided the opportunity to researchers from institutes of higher education, relevant research and development organizations to present and publish their research findings. The main theme of this conference was Automotive Innovation and Green Energy Vehicle. This conference successfully attracted 200 local and international participants and also industries presenting their research paper works. Besides that, there was an exhibition on green technology which involved student clubs and industries like UMP Mechapro, Dewetron Prt Ltd and ECERDC, PNT Marketing, Precision Laser Solutions Co. Ltd., Keysight Technologies Sdn Bhd, Focus Applied Technologies and Mypartner Sdn Bhd.

The conference was inaugurated by UMP Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim and attended by ECERDC Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Jebasingam Issace John, while the Managing Director of PERODUA Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh and the Chief Executive Officer of MAI, Mohammad Madani Sahari were also there to deliver keynote speeches during the conference. Also presenting paper works were Professor Dr. Ing. Maurice Kettner from Karlsruhe University of Applied Science, Germany and Professor Dr. Viswanatha Sharma Korada from Universiti Teknologi Petronas.

AEC hopes with the success of the first conference, many more conferences will be successfully organised in the future.

AEC SUCCEEDS IN THE ORGANISATION OF ITS SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION AND GREEN ENERGY VEHICLE (AiGEV 2016)

By : BaHARUDIN bASIRON

Automotive Engineering Centre (AEC) has successfully organised the second Automotive Innovation And Green Energy Vehicle Conference (AiGEV 2016) from 2^nd to 3^rd August 2016 at the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) Cyberjaya, Selangor. The conference which was co-organised with Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia (DHU) involved scholars and professionals in the field of green technology mechanical and automotive engineering with the aim to promote research in automotive engineering at national and international levels.  

This conference provided opportunities to researchers from institutes of higher education, research and development organisations related to the field of automotive engineering and green technology to present and publish their research findings in line with National Automotive Policy 2014 which seeks to develop and increase competetiveness in automotive field in Malaysia.

The officiating event was carried out by MAI Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Mohamad Madani Sahari and was also attended by UMP Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Professor Dato’ Dr. Rosli Mohd Yunus President of Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA), Datuk Aishah Ahmad; DRB-HICOM University Of Automotive Malaysia (DHU) Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Garry James Clayton; Prof. Dr. Masjuki Haji Hassan (Universiti Malaya) and Professor Dr. Abd Rashid Abd Aziz (Universiti Teknologi Petronas) were keynote speakers for the conference.

The conference has attracted 115 local and international participants as well as industries which also presented their research paperwork. Among international participants involved were University of Paderborn (Germany), Nanyang University (Singapura), Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesia), Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (South Africa).

AEC hopes that with the success of this second conference, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) will be one of the best universities known in automotive engineering and green technology fields, and thus, creates a strong academic network among researchers in Malaysia and overseas.

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