Dr Lee Gin Chong Email: [email protected] Dr. Lee Gin Chong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and joined UOW Malaysia KDU University College in October 2022. He currently serves as the Programme Leader for Postgraduate Programs in the School of Engineering, Computing and Built Environment. He contributes to the development of new subjects and the enhancement of course content in Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Microcontrollers and Microprocessors, State-Space Control, C Programming, Python Programming, Digital Electronics, Embedded Systems, Robotics, and Automation. He also supervises postgraduate research projects and undergraduate final-year projects in the areas of Robotics, AI-enabled Systems, and Microcontroller-based Systems. An experienced academician with more than 20 years of research and teaching experience in engineering higher education since 2006, he consistently demonstrates excellence in teaching, cultivates students’ interest in research, and encourages them to excel academically. He is actively involved in Artificial Intelligence research, particularly in Deep Learning and Neural Networks, as well as Human–Computer Interaction research activities. At his previous higher education institution, he served as Chairman of the Alumni Committee, contributed to academic quality assurance initiatives, and participated as both a project leader and project member for several research grants. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electronics Engineering, majoring in Computer Engineering, from Multimedia University in 2006 with a CGPA of 3.92. He later obtained a Master of Engineering Science in Robotics from the same university in 2012 and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Artificial Intelligence at Universiti Malaya in 2022. Qualifications PhD in Artificial Intelligence Universiti Malaya (UM), 2022 Master of Engineering Science in Robotics Multimedia University, 2012 Bachelor (Hons) Electronics Engineering majoring in Computer Multimedia University, 2006 Research & Publications Year Title 2024 Indexed Journal Papers (MyJurnal) Chin, K. C., Lee, G. C. and Sim, H. K. (2024). Development of an IoT-based Wireless Controlled Power. International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (Accepted). 2023 Indexed Journal Papers (with Impact Factors) Ong, J. S. ., Hossen, J. ., Em, P. P. ., Bhuvaneswari, T. ., Raja, J. E. ., Soe, M. T. ., Hidayati, N. ., Lee, G. C. ., & Alam, S. A. . (2023). AI-Powered Vision Inspection System for Object Classification Application. International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, 10(1), 363-376. (Scopus Q4) Indexed Journal Papers (MyJurnal) Yuen, W. C., Lee, G. C. and Sim, H. K. (2023). Development of AI-Enabled Contactless Visitor Access Monitoring System. International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences, Vol. 5(2), 1 – 13. Wong, Y. W., Lee, G. C. and Sim, H. K. (2023). RFID and Facemask Detector Attendance Monitoring System. International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences, Vol. 5(2), 14 – 24. 2022 Peer-reviewed Journal Article Lee, G.C. and Loo, C.K. (2022). On the Post Hoc Explainability of Optimized Self-Organizing Reservoir Network for Action Recognition. Sensors 2022, 22, 1905. (WoS, Q1) Lee, G. C., Loo, C. K. & Liew, W. S. (2022). Self-Organizing Reservoir Network for Action Recognition. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science. (Accepted). (Scopus, Q3 and WoS, Q4) 2021 Bong, Y. S. and Lee, G. C. (2021). A Contactless Visitor Access Monitoring System. International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences, Vol. 3, 33 – 41 (MyJurnal) 2020 Proceedings (Conference) Lee G. C., Loo C. K., Liew W. S. and S. Wermter (2020). Self-Organizing Kernel-based Convolutional Echo State Network for Human Actions Recognition. In proceeding of The 28th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, Bruges, Belgium, 2 – 4 October. 2018 Proceedings (Conference) Lee G. C., Loo C. K. and N. Masuyama (2018) Parameters Estimation in Topological Kernel Bayesian ART using Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization. 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Bangalore, India, 2018, pp. 1595-1601, doi: 10.1109/SSCI.2018.8628623. 2013 Peer-reviewed Journal Article Wong, W. K., Lee, G. C., Loo, C. K., and Raymond, L. (2013). Quaternion Based Fuzzy Neural Network Classifier for MPIK Dataset’s View-invariant Color Face Image Recognition. Informatica, 37(2) 181-192. (Scopus and WoS, Q3) 2012 Peer-reviewed Journal Article Lee, G. C., Loo, C. K., and Chockalingam, L. (2012). An Integrated Approach for Head Gesture Based Interface. Applied Soft Computing Journal, 12(3), 1101-1114. (Scopus, Q1) Book Chapter W.K.Wong, G.C.Lee, C.K.Loo,W. S.Lim & R. Lock (2012). Chapter 10: Quaternionic Fuzzy Neural Network for View-Invariant Color Face Image Recognition, Complex Valued Neural Networks: Advances and Applications, Robert, M. Gloves John Wiley and Sons. 2011 Peer-reviewed Journal Article Loo, C. K., Samraj, A. and Lee, G. C. (2011). Evaluation of methods for estimating fractal dimension in motor imagery-based brain computer interface. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2011, 8. (Scopus and WoS, Q3) 2010 Proceedings (Conference) Lee, G. C. and Loo, C. K. (2010). Facial Pose Estimation using Modified Synergetic Computer. Second World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC), 322 – 327. 2009 Proceedings (Conference) Lee, G. C., Loo, C. K., and Chockalingam, L. (2009). Two-Factor Face Authentication: Topographic Independent Component Analysis (TICA) and Multispace Random Projection (MRP). International Conference of Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR), 756-761. Research Grant / Consultancy Project Duration: April 2021 – March 2022 Title: Vehicle Detection on Aerial Images using Convolutional Neural Network Sponsors/Grant: MMU IR Fund (RM 7,779) Role: Project Leader Duration: April 2021 – March 2022 Title: Predictive Model-based Food Optimization for Restaurant using Machine Learning Sponsors/Grant: MMU IR Fund (RM 7,928) Role: Project Member Workshop Instructor and content developer, IoT Smart System Using Arduino in Penang Digital Literacy Camp 2.0, TechDome Penang, 2022 Instructor and content developer, workshop, MMU, “Introduction of Microcontroller”, 2015. Instructor and content developer, workshop for Robotics Club, MMU, “Microcontroller for Beginner Workshop”, 2010. Instructor and content developer, training for Zeta Automation, Sudan, “Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems”, 2009. Industrial Project Content developer of Training Kit for undergraduate programme, Acehub Vista Sdn. Bhd. Content and Lab Experiment Review of courseware for undergraduate programme, Acehub Vista Sdn. Bhd. Digital Content Development and Editing for University Courseware and Training Kit, Acehub Vista Sdn. Bhd. Electronics board Assembly and PCB soldering, PPK Technology Sdn. Bhd. Content developer of Training Kit for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems, Vepro Group Sdn. Bhd. Industry Collaborated Project Ongoing industrial-link Data Analytic Consultancy Project with the company IRadar Sdn. Bhd. Melaka. Ongoing industrial-link postgraduate project, collaborated with the company Intel Penang. Completed industrial-link project “AI-Guided Hash Wash System” collaborated with Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM). Completed industrial-link project demonstration “AI-enabled Vehicle Counting in university using 5G technology” collaborated with ZTE Malaysia. Completed industrial-link final year project, collaborated with the company Infineon Melaka. Academic, Industry and Ministry Appointments Conference Committee 2016: Organizing committee for The 1st International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (ICORAS 2016) 2016: Organizing committee for The Fifteenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (ACFM 2016) Reviewer for Journal/Conference 2024: Reviewer for International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (IJORAS) 2024. 2023: Reviewer for International Journal on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (IJORAS) 2023. 2022: Reviewer for Multimedia University Engineering Conference 2022 (MECON 2022). 2022: Reviewer for IEEE Access 2022. 2017: Reviewer for International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (ICORAS) 2017. Judge for Conference/Technical Writing 2023: Judge in 20th EURECA Conference themed “Multidisciplinary Insights for Global Sustainability”, 29 November 2023. 2023: Judge in the MMU Press Article Writing Competition 2023. Supervision Postgraduate Supervision Candidate Name: Nah Choon Di Intake: Sep 2023 Program: Master in Engineering Research Title: Predictive Maintenance for industry Machinery using Distributed Machine Learning Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Lee Gin Chong Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Sim Hock Kheng Candidate Name: Lee Kuan Yu Intake: Jan 2026 Program: Master in Engineering Research Title: AI-Based Predictive Maintenance Framework for Industrial Mechatronic Systems Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Sim Hock Kheng Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Lee Gin Chong Candidate Name: Stanley Lee Ming San Intake: June 2025 Program: Master in Engineering Research Title: AI-Based Predictive Maintenance Framework for Industrial Mechatronic Systems Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Khoo Hee Khooi Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Lee Gin Chong Awards and Recognitions 2025 Staff Awards: Innovation Award (Winner) 2024 Staff Awards: Passion Award (Highly Commended) 2023 UOW Malaysia STAR AWARD Challenge Winner Recipient. Supervisor of MMU Robocon team in participating national level robot contest event – Robocon Malaysia competition themed “Satu Langkah, Seribu Lonjakan”, and bagged consolation prize on 5-7 April 2019. Supervisor of the project titled “Brain Computer Interface Control of Electrical-Powered Wheelchair” and managed to bagged 3rd place in Innovate Malaysia Design Competition 2011, Intel Track on 10 June 2011. Professional Affiliations BEM Graduate Engineer, since 2011 MBOT Graduate Technologist, since 2022 Huawei Certified ICT Associate– Artificial Intelligence (HCIA-AI), 2020 – 2023