{"id":2272,"date":"2017-08-02T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usmieeesb.eng.usm.my\/v4\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2020-01-18T00:43:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T00:43:30","slug":"ieee-ss12-malaysia-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmieeesb.eng.usm.my\/index.php\/ieee-ss12-malaysia-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE SS12 MALAYSIA 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cWow, why didn\u2019t I think of that?\u2019\u2019 <\/em>We have all gone through such Aha! moments when we saw how simple ideas such as car pooling and cash back reward platforms turned into great innovations. Being regretful for not being a part of an idea is not the solution. And boy, do we have brilliant students who have decided to be a part of this ecosystem by showcasing their final year project.<\/p>\n

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Hence, SS12 competition was introduced to Malaysia this year. SS12 was the world\u2019s first ever accessibility-themed hackathon and makeathon originated from California 10 years ago that aims to develop empowering projects for the community through competitions. In Malaysia, SS12 is managed by startupcampus.asia<\/a> in collaboration with IEEE USM Student Branch to foster a culture of innovation among university students and professionals by providing an inspiring platform for the community to highlight their creative ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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IEEE SS12 Malaysia 2017:<\/b><\/p>\n

Malaysia\u2019s first ever SS12 competition was recently held at @CAT Penang on the 2nd of August 2017. IEEE SS12 Malaysia 2017 has successfully gathered participants from 7 universities across Malaysia to present their projects and compete. The participating universities include Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus (USMKKJ), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In this competition, every participant was given 6 minutes for their projects presentations and demonstration, 2 minutes for Questions & Answer session. It was then judged by industry representatives from National Instruments, Vitrox, Myreka and @CAT based on four key criteria, which are innovation, practicality, complexity and working design. The judgement will be conceptual selection, whether it is relevant to the final year project abstract and useful, creativity, originality of the idea and technology, plus scalability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Unlike usual design\/final year project competition which marks the ending point for winner after the competition ends, IEEE SS12 Malaysia 2017 provides the winners with opportunity to continue their journey by funding them to compete in SS12 Asia Stage, which takes place in India this year. The organisers believe by providing the winner with the opportunity of competing in SS12 international stage, they will be able to gain oversea exposure, exchange of innovative ideas and broaden their worldview subsequent helped them to improve further and trigger real innovation.<\/p>\n

Winning Teams:<\/b><\/p>

Champion: Artificial Eye by Yap Yee Yang and Ng Mun Kit<\/b><\/p>

Artificial eye was a low-cost wearable blind assistance system which is expected to be capable of solving issues encountered by the visually impaired and blind, thereby improving their lives. This team will be representing Malaysia to compete in India for SS12 Continental Level with an all-expenses paid trip up to RM3000!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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