Koon Chun, Lai
Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK
Senior Member, IEEE, USA
Enginner, Board of Engineers Malaysia
Member, IET, UK
PhD (Engineering)
Email: laikoonchun@gmail.com
Publications:
A. SCI/SCIE Indexed
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, "Optimization of Electrostatic Separation Process for Maximizing Biowaste Recovery using Taguchi method and ANOVA", Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 1125-1131, 2014.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, "Characterization of novel food waste recovery process using an electrostatic separator", Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Volume 25, Issue 5, pp 2227-2232, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Kai Hong Teh, Kee Choon Yeong, Koon Chun Lai, Mey Chern Loh, "Propagation in Dielectric Rectangular Waveguides", Optica Applicata, Volume 46, pp 317-330, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Andrew Wei Chuen Tan, Koon Chun Lai, Humaira Nisar, "A Simple Analytical Method to Calculate Bending Loss in Dielectric Rectangular Waveguides", ACES Express Journal, Volume 1, Issue 9, pp 240-243, 2016.
Kok Seng Ong, Choon Foong Tan, Koon Chun Lai, Kia Hock Tan, "Heat spreading and heat transfer coefficient with fin heat sink", Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 112, pp 1638-1647, 2017.
Kok Seng Ong, Choon Foong Tan, Koon Chun Lai, "Methodological considerations of using thermoelectrics with fin heat sink for cooling applications", Applied Sciences, MDPI, Volume 7, Issue 2, Paper 62, 2017.
Hau Ran Cheong, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Peh Chiong Teh, Humaira Nisar, "A Compact CPW-Fed Antenna with Fractal S-Shaped Patches for Multiband Applications", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Wiley, Volume 59, Issue 3, pp 541-546, 2017.
Kim Ho Yeap, Eric Vun Shiung Wong, Humaira Nisar, Koon Chun Lai, Choon Aun Ng, "Attenuation in Circular and Rectangular Waveguides", Electromagnetics, Taylor & Francis, Volume 37, Issue 3, pp. 171 – 184, 2017.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, "An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Predicting Electrostatic Separation Performance for Food Waste Recovery", Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Volume 26, Issue 4, pp. 1921-1926, 2017.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, "Effects of Potential Level, Rotation Speed and Electrode Gap on Food Waste Recovery using an Electrostatic Separator", Environment Protection Engineering, Volume 43, Issue 2, pp 81-92, 2017.
Peh Chiong Teh, Yi Heng Ho, Chu En Ong, Sheng Chyan Lee, Po Kim Lo, Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Siu Hong Loh, Peh Siong Teh, Kok Leng Tey, "Supercontinuum Fiber Laser Source for Water Quality and Heavy Metals Detection", Optica Aplicata, Volume 47, Issue 3, pp. 445-456, 2017.
Wei Long Yeo, Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Peh Chiong Teh, Humaira Nisar, "A Compact Dual-band Hook-shaped Antenna for Wireless Applications", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Wiley, Volume 59, Issue 8, pp 1882-1887, 2017.
Shin Yiing Kee, Yamuna Munusamy, Kok Seng Ong, Koon Chun Lai, "Effect of Preparation Methods on the Tensile, Morphology and Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency of RGO/PMMA Nanocomposites", Polymers, MDPI, Volume 9, Issue 6, Paper 230, 2017.
Shin Yiing Kee, Yamuna Munusamy, Kok Seng Ong, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar, Swee Yong Chee, Koon Chun Lai, "Thermal performance study of composite phase change material with polyacrylic and conformal coating", Materials, MDPI, Volume 10, Issue 8, Paper 873, 2017.
Kim Ho Yeap, Agnes Ruey Chyi Cheah, Kazuhiro Hirasawa, Kee Choon Yeong, Koon Chun Lai, Humaira Nisar, "Optimization of Wireless Power Transmission Systems with Parasitic Wires", ACES Journal, Volume 32, Issue 9, pp 806-812, 2017.
Muhammad Burhan Khan, Humaira Nisar, Choon Aun Ng, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, "Segmentation Approach Towards Phase-Contrast Microscopic Images of Activated Sludge to Monitor the Wastewater Treatment", Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 23, Issue 6, pp 1130-1142, 2017.
Chow Shen Voon, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Chee Khang Seah, Humaira Nisar, "A Compact Double-Psi-Shaped Dual Band Patch Antenna for WLAN/LTE Applications", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Volume 60, Issue 5, pp 1271-1275, 2018.
Hau Ran Cheong, Choon Yee Teo, Pei Leow, Koon Chun Lai, Pei Song Chee, "Wireless-powered Electroactive Soft Microgripper", Smart Materials and Structures, Volume 27, Issue 5, Paper 055014, 2018.
Shah Wei Pua, Kok Seng Ong, Koon Chun Lai, MS Naghavi, "Natural and Forced Convection Heat Transfer Coefficients of Various Finned Heat Sinks for Miniature Electronic Systems", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 233, Issue 2, pp 249-261, 2019.
B. Scopus/ESCI Indexed
Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Choy Yoong Tham, Kee Choon Yeong, Eng Hock Lim, "Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Microstrip Transmission Lines", Journal of Applied Sciences, Volume 11, pp. 1376-1380.
Koonchun Lai, Sooking Lim, Pehchiong Teh, "Electrostatic Separation in Recovering the Food from Solid Waste", World Applied Sciences Journal, Volume 32, No. 7, pp. 1296-1303, 2014.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, "Electrostatic Separation of Biowaste: An Approach for Landfills Reduction in Malaysia", Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Volume 9, pp 886-894, 2015.
Soo King Lim, Chong Yu Low, Koon Chun Lai, "Design concept of mobile static discharge for human body electrostatic discharge using Van De Graaff's generator", Jurnal Teknologi, Volume 78, Issue 1, pp 69-71, 2016.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, "Modeling electrostatic separation process using artificial neural network (ANN)", Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, Volume 91, pp 372-381, 2016.
Koon Chun Lai, See Hung Lau, Jianhui Wong, Joshua Prakash, "Assessment on author contribution in publication: A tool for decision-makers", Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, Volume 91, pp 402-411, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Sing Sean Ong, Humaira Nisar, Koon Chun Lai, Choon Aun Ng, "Attenuation in Superconducting Circular Waveguides", Advanced Electromagnetics, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp 34-38, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Mey Chern Loh, Chorng Yin Yiam, Kee Choon Yeong, Koon Chun Lai, "Analysis of Reflector Antennas in Radio Telescopes", Advanced Electromagnetics, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp 32-38, 2016.
Yeap Kim Ho, Mui Kai Meng, Lai Koon Chun, Teh Peh Chiong, Humaira Nisar, Zairi Ismael Rizman, "Design and Analysis of 15 nm MOSFETs", Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Volume 8, Issue 12, pp 1-4, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Chorng Yin Yiam, Koon Chun Lai, Mey Chern Loh, Soo King Lim, "Analysis of Offset Antennas in Radio Telescopes", International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Volume 6, Issue 6, pp 997-1004, 2016.
Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Chong Yu Low, "Analysis and comparison of wave propogation in microstrip lines and coplanar waveguides", Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 12, No. 7, pp. 1755-1765, 2017.
Koon Chun Lai, Kok Seng Ong, Kia Hock Tan, Kim Ho Yeap, Ming Hui Tan, "Thermal Simulation of Light-Emitting Diode Panel with Heat Sink", Advanced Science Letters, Volume 23, Issue 11, pp. 11129–11133, 2017.
Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Kung Chuang Ting, Peh Chiong Teh, Humaira Nisar, Wei Long Yeo, "Optimization of reflector antennas in radio telescopes", Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Volume 13, No. 3, pp. 237-239, 2017.
Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Humaira Nisar, “An Investigation on Food Waste Recovery: A Preliminary Step of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Development”, Energy Procedia, 138, pp. 169-174, 2017.
Kim Ho Yeap, Kang Wei Thee, Koon Chun Lai, Humaira Nisar, K. Chandrasekaran Krishnan, “VLSI Circuit Optimization for 8051 MCU”, International Journal of Technology, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 142–149, 2018.
Kim Ho Yeap, Zhi Ying Goh, Koon Chun Lai, Humaira Nisar, Peh Chiong Teh, and Zairi Ismael Rizman, “Analysis of Hammerhead Probes in a Rectangular Waveguide”, Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Vol 10(1-4), pp. 115–118, 2018.
Wei Long Yeo, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Pei Song Chee, Kok Seng Ong, “Effect of Microfins on Thermal Performance of Microchannel Using CFD”, International Journal of Engineering & Technology, Vol 7(3.14), pp. 1-4, 2018.
Hau Ran Cheong, Koon Chun Lai and Pei Song Chee, “A wireless powered electroactive polymer using magnetic resonant coupling”, IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, Vol 409(1), Paper 012002, 2018.
Zi Xin Oh, Kim Ho Yeap, Chow Shen Voon, Koon Chun Lai and Peh Chiong Teh, “A multiband antenna for biomedical telemetry and treatments”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol 1502, Paper 012013, 2020.
Kim Ho Yeap , Wei Long Yeo, Koon Chun Lai, Takefumi Hiraguri, Kazuhiro Hirasawa, Zi Xin Oh, “A compact E-shaped antenna with C-shaped slots and a back-patch for multiband applications”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol 71, pp. 49-54, 2020.
C. Others/Book/Book Chapter
D.B.L. Bong, K.C. Ting, K.C. Lai, "Integrated Approach in the Design of Car-Park Occupancy Information System (COINS)", IAENG International Journal of Computer Science, Volume 35, pp. 1-8, 2008.
D.B.L. Bong, K.C. Lai, A. Joseph, "Automatic Road Network Recognition and Extraction for Urban Planning", International Journal of Computer, Information, Systems and Control Engineering, Volume 3, No. 5, pp.17-23, 2009.
Kim Ho Yeap, Humaira Nisar, Koon Chun Lai, "Design of a Keyless Coded Home Lock System Using Verilog Hardware Description Language", International Journal of Electronics, Computer and Communications Technologies, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp 10-16, 2012.
Yi Heng Ho, Chu En Ong, Peh Siong Teh, Koon Chun Lai, Sheng Chyan Lee, Peh Chiong Teh, "A Novel Heavy Metal, Water Contaminants Detection Based On a Supercontinuum Broadband Optical Laser Source Transmittance Measurement", i-Manager's Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, Volume 11, pp 1-9, 2015.
Si So Li Chian, Soo King Lim, Chong Yu Low, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, "A Review of Shale Oil Production Methodologies and Its Impact to Global Energy and Economy", Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Volume 13, Issue 7, pp 555-568, 2016.
Koon Chun Lai, Kok Seng Ong, Choon Foong Tan, Chee Meng Loo, Green Photonics and Smart Photonics, River Publishers, July 2016 (ISBN: 9788793379275).
Humaira Nisar, Muhammad Burhan Khan, Ting Yi Wong, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, "A Non Invasive Heart Rate Measurement System for Multiple People in the Presence of Motion and Varying Illumination", International Journal of Disease Control and Containment for Sustainability, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp 1-11, 2016.
Kok Seng Ong, Liben Jiang, Koon Chun Lai, "Thermoelectric Energy Conversion", in I. Dincer (Ed.), "Comprehensive Energy Systems", Elsevier, February 2018 (ISBN: 9780128095973).
Teh Peh Chiong, Lai Koon Chun, Adrian Teo Wei Hong, Ng Kok Leong, Ong Chu En, "LiDAR Point Cloud 3D Attribute Extraction and Development of PCL Based Visualization Interface", i-manager's Journal on Cloud Computing, Vol. 4(2), pp. 15-22, 2018.
Wei Long Yeo, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Kok Seng Ong, Pei Song Chee, “Numerical Study on Heat Transfer in a Microchannel with Micro-fins”, Applications of Modelling and Simulation, Vol 2(3), pp. 102-106, 2018.
Wei Long Yeo, Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Kok Seng Ong, Pei Song Chee, “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Microchannel Heat Sink with Micro-Fins”, Jurnal Fizik Malaysia, Vol 39(1), pp. 10029–10040, 2018.
D. Conference Proceedings
A.R.H. Rigit, K.C. Lai, D.B.L. Bong, Degradation of a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuator, 9th International Conference Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials (IEEE ICPADM), July 2009.
A.R.H. Rigit, K.C. Lai, D.B.L. Bong, Electrical Performance Evaluations for a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator, IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (IEEE CEIDP), October 2009.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Kim Ho Yeap, Protection against Human Body Electrostatic Discharge in Manufacturing, ADVANCED PROCESSES & SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING (APSIM2011), December 2011.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, Yun Thung Yong, Study of a Plasma Discharge Bubble Jet: Design and Optimization in Water Treatment, 8th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2013, Jeju, Korea, May 2013.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Application and Optimization of a Plasma Discharge Bubble Jet for Water Treatment, 6th Engineering Conference, EnCon 2013, Kuching, Sarawak, July 2013.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Key Factors of the Electrostatic Separator for Solid Waste Segregation, 3rd International Conference on Computer Science & Computational Mathematics (ICCSCM 2014), 8 May 2014.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Optimization of the Electrostatic Separator for Food Waste Recovery, International Conference on Mathematics, Engineering & Industrial Applications 2014 (ICoMEIA 2014), The Gurney Resort Hotel & Residences, Penang, Malaysia, 28 May 2014.
Kim Ho Yeap, Koon Chun Lai, Implementation of Outcome Based Education in Bachelor of Engineering Programmes, 2nd International Conference on Behavioral and Social Science Research (ICBSSR 2014), Ipoh, Perak, 2-8 August 2014.
Humaira Nisar, Zhen Jun Lye, Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Localization and Feature Recognition: Implementation on an Indoor Navigator Robot, Mecatronics (MECATRONICS), 2014 10th France-Japan/8th Europe-Asia Congress on, 27 November 2014.
Koon Chun Lai, Kok Seng Ong, Choon Foong Tan, Kok Eng Ng, Thermal field simulation of multi package LED module, 4th International Symposium on Next-Generation Electronics (IEEE ISNE 2015), Taipei, Taiwan, 4-6 May 2015.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Food waste management using an electrostatic separator with corona discharge, AIP Conference Proceedings 1660, 25 May 2015.
Koon Chun Lai, Soo King Lim, Peh Chiong Teh, Kim Ho Yeap, Kim Hoe Tshai, ICT implementation in engineering education, 1st International Conference on Educational Studies, PULAI SPRINGS RESORT, Johor, 3-4 June 2015.
Kok Seng Ong, Choon Foong Tan, Koon Chun Lai, Kia Hock Tan, Randeep Singh, Thermal management of LED with vapor chamber and thermoelectric cooling, 37th IEEE International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Conference, Penang, 20-22 September 2016.
Peh Chiong Teh, Yi Heng Ho, Sheng Chyan Lee, Po Kim Lo, Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Kok Leng Tey, Novel Detection of Heavy Metals in Water using Supercontinuum Broadband Laser Source, Asia Communications and Photonics Conference 2015, Hong Kong, 19-23 November 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-943580-06-4).
Peh Chiong Teh, Yi Heng Ho, Koon Chun Lai, Kim Ho Yeap, Chu En Ong, Sheng Chyan Lee, Peh Siong Teh, Kok Leng Tey, Water contaminants detection by a supercontinuum laser system, AIP Conference Proceedings 1828, 020029 (2017); doi: 10.1063/1.4979400.
Kok Seng Ong, Pei Li Haw, Koon Chun Lai, Kia Hock Tan, Vapor chamber with hollow condenser tube heat sink, AIP Conference Proceedings 1828, 020018 (2017); doi: 10.1063/1.4979389.
Pei Xian Lam, Joshua Prakash, Koon Chun Lai, Setup time reduction in a CNC production facility through redesign of jigs and fixtures, AIP Conference Proceedings 1902, 020061 (2017); doi: 10.1063/1.5010678.
Humaira Nisar, Hian Phin Yeoh, Loh Siu Hong, Lai Koon Chun, Teh Peh Chiong, Accurate Region of Interest Selection for Video Based Heart Rate Monitoring for a Person Driving a Car, Proc. of the IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Malaysia, 5-8 November 2017.
Research Project:
Design and Development of an Electrohydrodynamic (Ehd) Micropump with a Flow Simulation Study, MOSTI e-Science, RM 101k, February 2010 - January 2012 (Member).
Design And Development of a Mobile Electrostatic Charge Eliminator, UTARRF, RM 7k, July 2010 - June 2011 (PI).
Development And Implementation of a Hybrid Creature Controller System, UTARRF, RM 4k, July 2011 - June 2012 (PI).
Novel Technique on Dry Beneficiation of Tin Ore in Malaysia, UTARRF, RM 10k, January 2013 - December 2013 (PI).
To Investigate the Cooling of LED with Two Innovative Thermoelectric/Heat Pipe Hybrids, CREST, RM 156k, April 2014 - March 2016 (Member).
Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of High Power Modular Light Emitting Diodes: Challenge in Thermal Management, UTARRF, RM 30k, August 2015 - July 2016 (PI).
Water Quality Characterisation using Photonics Supercontinuum Laser Source, CREST, RM 148k, October 2014 - September 2016 (Member).
Thermal Performance Study of a Radial Heat Sink: An Efficient Cooling Technique for Multichip LED Modules, UTARRF, RM 64k, February 2016 - January 2017 (Member).
Development of a Micropump Integrated Heat Sink for High Power LED Cooling, UTARRF, RM 33k, July 2016 - June 2017 (PI).
Diet Analysis and Foraging Behaviour of the House-Farm Swiftlets (Apodidae, Collocalinii) in Malaysia, UTARRF, RM 54k, December 2016 - December 2017 (Member).
Development of an Implantable Antenna for Biomedical Telemetry, UTARRF, RM 46k, December 2016 - December 2017 (Member).
Compact Lidar Module for 3D Scanning and Mapping, UTARRF, RM 60k, December 2016 - December 2017 (Member).
Spatial Ecology of White-Nest Swiftlets (Aerodramus): Comparing Wild and House-Farmed Colonies, IDEA WILD, RM 5k, March 2017 - February 2018 (Member).
Internet-of-Things (Iot) for Medical Sensing Devices, EFLEXOFT SOLUTION SDN BHD, RM 30k, June 2017 - May 2019 (PI).
Flow Visualization Study of Straight and C-Shape Thermosyphons for Cooling Applications, UTARRF, RM 48k, June 2017 - May 2018 (Member).
Design and Development of an Ultrashort Green Fiber Laser (UGFL) for Advanced Packaging Applications, UTARRF, RM 60k, January 2018 - December 2018 (Member).
Postgraduate Supervision:
Ting Kung Chuang (PhD), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Vothia Surian (PhD), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Goh Kee Siang (PhD), Co-Supervisor (On-going)
Loh Mey Chern (PhD), Co-Supervisor (On-going)
Tan Choon Foong (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Pua Shah Wei (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Cheong Hau Ran (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Yeo Wei Long (Master), Main Supervisor (Completed)
Chan Kok Sim (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Voon Chow Shen (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Ng Kok Leong (Master), Co-Supervisor (Completed)
Teaching Awards (2014-2018):
UGIA4122 Industrial Laboratory (Jan 2014)
UGEA4333 Image Processing (Jan 2014)
UGEA3423 Control Systems (May 2014, Oct 2014, Oct 2015)
UGEA2413 Process Control and Instrumentation -Electronic Engineering (Jan 2015, Jan 2016, May 2016, Jan 2017)
UGPA2012 Introductory Electrical Technology (Oct 2015, Oct 2017)
UGPA2083 Process Control and Instrumentation -Petrochemical Engineering (Jan 2016, Jan 2017, Jan 2018)
UGPA3071 Petrochemical Laboratory (May 2017)