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Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia)
Jun 2009 - Jan 2013
CGPA: 3.17
Final year project: The development of a modern musical instrument’s application for Android platform (Grade: A)
Master of Information Technology
Mar 2013 - Jan 2016
Research interest: Artificial Intelligence, Metaheuristic Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms and Travelling Salesman Problem
Thesis: A genetic simplified swarm algorithm for optimizing n cities open loop travelling salesman problem
Visiting Scholar
Sept 2016 - Dec 2016 (1 Semester)
Location: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Subjects took:
Comprehensive Chinese
Software development technology
Cloud computing
Optimization method & application
Doctor of Philosophy of Information Technology
Mar 2017 - March 2022
Research interest: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Activation Function and Computer Vision
Thesis: An efficient Semi-sigmoidal Non-linear Activation Function Approach for Deep Neural Networks.
Deep Learning & Machine Learning
Metaheuristic Algorithms
Computer Vision
Optimization & Planning
Thesis
The development of a modern musical instrument’s application for Android platform (Bachelor's final year project) - 2012 [Link]
A genetic simplified swarm algorithm for optimizing n-cities open loop travelling salesman problem - 2016 [Link]
AN EFFICIENT SEMI-SIGMOIDAL NON-LINEAR ACTIVATION FUNCTION APPROACH FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS - 2022 [in progress]
Conference proceeding
Chieng, H. H., & Wahid, N. (2014). A performance comparison of genetic algorithm’s mutation operators in n-cities open loop travelling salesman problem. In Recent Advances on Soft Computing and Data Mining (pp. 89-97). Springer, Cham. [Link]
Journal
Chieng, H. H., & Wahid, N ..(2016). An Improved GA Based algorithm for Travelling Salesman Problem. International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology 8(3), 11. [Link]
Chieng, H. H., Wahid, N., Pauline, O., & Perla, S. R. K. (2018). Flatten T Swish: a thresholded ReLU Swish like activation function for deep learning. International Journal of Advances in Intelligent Informatics, 4(2), 76 86. [Link]
Chieng, H. H., Wahid, N., & Ong, P. (2020). PARAMETRIC FLATTEN-T SWISH: AN ADAPTIVE NONLINEAR ACTIVATION FUNCTION FOR DEEP LEARNING. Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 20(1), 21-39. [Link]
Google Scholar Profile [Link]
Scaled Semi-sigmoidal activation function for Deep Neural Networks on visual recognition.
A bi-directional adaptive non-linear activation function for deep learning.
Chinese Government Scholarship - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Best paper award - 4th International Conference on Science in Information Technology
Internship | Company: Massinfo design studio | Location: Batu Pahat, Johor | Skill learned: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, web design and poster design
Lab Tutor | Location: FSKTM, UTHM | Subject: Algebra | Skill learned: Communication, teaching skill, and student engagement strategy
Lecturer (Part-time) | Pusat Latihan Teknikal (PLT Institution), Batu Pahat, Johor| Subject taught: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Excel | Skill learned: Communication, teaching skill, student engagement strategy
Research Assistant | Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor | Skill learned: Java programming, Matlab programming, feature selection, and Weka software
Teacher (Part-time) | Sekolah Rendah Seri Presbyterian | Subject: Microsoft Powerpoint
04 Jan 2021 - 31 Oct 2021
Lecturer | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus) | Subject: Analysis and Design of Information System
13 Jun 2022 - Present
Senior Lecturer | Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Technology and Management | Subject taught: Data Structures and Algorithms, Programming Concepts and Design 1, Research Methods, Web Design
F.A.C.E HACKATHON
17 - 19 Nov 2017
Location: Nettium Sdn Bhd
Organizer: Universiti Malaya (UM)
Challenge: Face recognition system development
Role: Contestant
Virtual International Research and Symposium and Exposition (RISE) 2020
16 - 30 Nov 2020
Location: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Organizer: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Topic: A World Traveler Planning Show Case: What would be the best route from Kuala Lumpur to Washington, D.C. ?
Role: Contestant
Award: Gold medal
Video: https://youtu.be/2_9nBlzlqe4
Website: https://iccuthm.wixsite.com/iccuthm/rise2020
30 May 2018
Location: Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Organizer: Undergraduate students of BIS 2 and 3, FSKTM, UTHM
Role: Invite speaker
[Slide]
27 Sept 2018
Location: Inforsys Lab, Level 1, Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Organizer: UTHM Artificial Intelligence Community
Role: Organizer
[Slide]
4 Oct 2018
Location: Computer Aided Room, Ground Floor, Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Organizer: UTHM Artificial Intelligence Community
Role: Organizer & Speaker
[Slide]
30-31 Oct 2018
Location: Swiss Garden Hotel, Melaka
Organizer: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Role: Presenter
Achievement: Best Paper Award
23 May 2019
Location: Innovation labs, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Organizer: UTHM-Fraundhofer Innovation lab
Role: Technical assistant
Speakers:
Dr. Lau Cher Han (LEAD)
John Tan (Maker Kluang)
20 - 22 Sept 2019
Location: Innovation labs, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Organizer: Fraunhofer lEM
Challenge: How to revolutionize the instrument maintenance process of Petronas?
Role: Technical assistant
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Date: 3 May 2017
Location: ASEAN Data Analytics exchange (ADAX), Kuala Lumpur
Topic covered:
Image Classification with DIGITS
Deep Learning for Image Segmentation
Neural Network Deployment with DIGITS and TensorRT
Deep Learning Malaysia May Meeting
Date: 17 May 2017
Location: Nettium Sdn Bhd
Topic covered:
Deep Learning Mini Series with DLM: Introduction to sentimental analysis - An NLP approach (Speaker: Prof. Dr. Chan Chee Seng)
Deep Learning Network (DNN) for beginners - Visualizing weights and biases (Speaker: Draco Chu)
NVIDIA Deep Learning Engines - FERMI and TESLA GPU Architecture
Date: 24 May 2017
Speaker: Prof. Dr Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin
Location: Al Marbawiy Hall, S45, C First, UTM
Online course on Deep Learning (Free course)
Date : 10 Jul – 17 Jul 2017
Speaker: Prof. Geoffrey Hinton, University of Toronto
Platform: Udacity (www.udacity.com)
TensorFlow and Deep Learning Malaysia Meetup (August Meetup)
Date: 23 Aug 2017
Location: ASEAN Data Analytics Exchange (ADAX), Level 27, Tower B, Vertical Business Suites Avenue 3, Bangsar South 59200, Malaysia
Organizer: TensorFlow and Deep Learning Malaysia
Speaker: Magzhan Kairanbay & Husein Zolkepli
TensorFlow and Deep Learning Malaysia Meetup (September Meetup)
Date: 20 Sept 2017
Location: Google Malaysia, Level 20, Axiata Tower, 9, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia
Organizer: TensorFlow and Deep Learning Malaysia
Speaker: Dr. Chan Chee Seng (University of Malaya )
Date: 20 Dec 2017
Location: Lemon Treehouse Unit 3A-06, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite Bangsar South City, 8 Jalan Kerinchi 59200 Kuala Lumpur
Organizer: Deep Learning Malaysia
Speaker:
Dr. Chan Chee Seng, Dept. of AI, University of Malaya
Prof. Dr. Loo Chu Kiong, Dept. of AI, University of Malaya
Date: 4 Apr 2019
Location: ASEAN Data Analytics Exchange (ADAX), Level 27, Tower B, Vertical Business Suites Avenue 3, Bangsar South 59200, Malaysia
Organizer: TensorFlow and Deep Learning Malaysia
Speaker: Ralph Vincent Regalado GDE ML (Philippines)
Date: 27 April 2019
Location: aCAT Penang, 16, Gat Lebuh China, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Organizer: Microsoft Student
朝向工业4.0:从IoT科技开始,辅助21世纪工业
Date: 13 January 2021
Speaker: Assist. Prof. Ts. Dr. Goh Hock Guan
Organizer: UTAR Education Foundation
Platform: Zoom (8PM- 9PM)
Industry Morning Talk: Design Thinking and Agile – what is the connection? Reflections from a start-up.
Date: 21 January 2021
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Petteri Kaskenpalo
Organizer: International Coordinator Faculty Computer Science & Mathematics, OTH Regensburg
Platform: Zoom (3.30PM MYT)
Designation: Associate Professor
Address: Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Email: nhaniza@uthm.edu.my
Phone: +6074533682
Designation: Associate Professor
Address: Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Email: ongp@uthm.edu.my
Phone: N/A
Designation: Medical Officer UG52
Address: Jabatan Anestesiologi, Hospital Sultanah Nora lsmail, 83000 Batu Pahat, Johor.
Email: cheewingchang@gmail.com
Phone: +60125197219