KEYNOTE SPEAKER

PROF. IR. TS. DR.-ING.

YUPITER HP MANURUNG

CEng IMechE, IWE/EWE/SFI, VDI, MIEM, PSE

Professional Experience

Professor Yupiter HP Manurung is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia. He completed his entire education at German universities, earning his A-Level, BSc, MSc, and PhD in Manufacturing Technology and holds numerous professional credentials and specialized certifications. He founded and served as Director of UiTM's Smart Manufacturing Research Institute (SMRI) from 2019 to 2023 and currently holds the position of Principal Fellow. His research focuses on Advanced Welding Technology, Virtual Manufacturing, Metal Additive Manufacturing and Weld Fatigue Integrity supported by national and international grants including E-Science, FRGS, DAAD, Erasmus+, ASEA-UNINET, Leading House and various industries. He has supervised bachelor's and postgraduate students including international candidates from Southeast Asia and Europe. He has published book, journals and proceedings with research partners from Germany, Austria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Indonesia and Ukraine. Professor Manurung also serves as External Examiner for the Bachelor of Technology in Welding at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) and Academic Advisor for the Diploma in Engineering Technology in Underwater Welding at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Space. He examines postgraduate theses and dissertations from institutions worldwide, reviews international scientific journals and evaluates local and international research grants from France, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. Since 2016, he has held an international research fellowship at the Professorship of Virtual Production Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany.

Professional Membership

(International & National Certification)

• Professional Engineer / Ir – Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM, Malaysia)

• Corporate Member of IEM / MIEM – Institute of Engineering Malaysia (IEM, Malaysia)

• Professional Technologist / Ts – Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT, Malaysia)

• Chartered Engineer / CEng – Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE, UK)

• Member of Verein Deutscher Ingenieur (VDI) – German Engineering Society (Germany)

• Laser Technologist and Safety Officer (Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany)

• FIMM – Fellow Member of Institute of Material Malaysia (FIMM, Malaysia)

• Member of Malaysian Welding and Joining Society (MWJS, Malaysia)

• ASEAN Engineer – ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO)

• Professional Simulation Engineer / PSE (Advanced Level) - National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards (NAFEMS)

• International, European and German Welding Engineer (IWE/EWE/SFI) – International Institute of Welding (IIW)

• Industrial Radiography (Atom, Malaysia)

• Radiographic Interpreter (CSWIP TWI SEA, Malaysia)

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