DE NOVO TRANSCRIPTOME ASSEMBLY FOR DISCOVERING GENE EXPRESSED IN HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA WITH EXPOSED TO COPPER

Regina Leong Zhi Ling |  Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

Congratulations to Regina Leong Zhi Ling for her recent publication entitled, "de novo transcriptome assembly for discovering gene expressed in Holothuria leucospilota with exposed to copper", in the Animal Biotechnology journal (Impact Factor 2021 = 2.141).

SIX UCSI UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS LISTED IN STANFORD’S WORLD’S TOP 2% OF SCIENTISTS

Distinguished Professor Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Distinguished Professor Dr Phang Siew Moi, Professor Dr Karuthan AL Chinna, Professor Dr Garry Tan Wei Han, Assistant Professor Dr Mehrbakhsh Nilashi

Congratulations to our researchers for being ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. The list is compiled by Professor John Loanndis and his team of experts from Stanford University, cataloguing more than 100,000 scientists across the globe. These researchers of various fields and disciplines received a special grant of RM25,000 each from UCSI University.

WON SILVER AWARD AT THE QS SYMPOSIUM 2022

Ma Xiaoting |  PhD in Architecture

Congratualtions to Ma Xiaoting for winning the Silver Award at the QS Symposium 2022

Organised by The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)

Under the supervision of Professor Dr Nangkula Utaberta & Ts Sr Dr Nadzirah Hj Zainordin.

PUBLISHING A PAPER ENTITLED "OPTIMAL DESIGN OF CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES USING TEACHING-LEARNING-BASES OPTIMIZATION FOR IMAGE CLASSIFICATION" IN SYMMETRY

ANG KOON MENG |  Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering)

Congratulations to Ang Koon Meng for publishing a paper entitled "Optimal Design of Convolutional Neural Network Architectures Using Teaching-Learning-Bases Optimization for Image Classification" in Symmetry (Impact Factor: 2.90, JCR - Q2 in Multidisciplinary Sciences, CiteScore - Q1 in General Mathematics) With the supervision of: Associate Professor EUR ING Ir Ts Dr Lim Wei Hong.

FIRST ROUND JUDGE FOR THE WHARTON-QS REIMAGINE EDUCATION AWARDS 2022

Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim |  Faculty of Applied Sciences

Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim for being appointed as the First Round Judge for the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022. The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards is the world’s largest awards programme for innovative pedagogies. It culminates in a virtual global forum for educational thought-leaders. Projects are judged based on approach, engagement, impact, scalability and competitor uniqueness.

EFFECTS OF AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) EXPOSURE ON CALORIE INTAKE AND APPETITE OF OUTDOOR WORKERS

Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat |  Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat for his recent publication entitled, “Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure on Calorie Intake and Appetite of Outdoor Workers” in the Nutrients (Impact Factor 2021 = 6.706, Tier 1 journal in Nutrition and Dietetics).

BEST PAPER AWARD

Ts Sharmanee Thiagarajah |  Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Congratulations to Ts Sharmanee Thiagarajah for winning the Best Paper Award at the SEGi International Conference of Business, Environment, Sustainability and Technology (SiBEST 2022). Title: Sound e-learning of STEM in Malaysian Higher Institution in Malaysia. 

NON-STANDARD ERRORS

Assistant Professor Dr Liew Chee Yoong |  Faculty of Business and Management

Awarded the Runner-up for the Bates-White Prize by The Society of Financial Econometrics (SoFiE) Annual Meeting 2022 for his paper entitled, "Non-Standard Errors".

GREEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Assistant Professor Dr Naveed Ur Rehmen |  Faculty of Business and Management

Published a highly ranked paper entitled, “Green entrepreneurial orientation and corporate environmental performance: A systematic literature review" on the European Management Journal (Scopus Q1, Web of Science (SSCI), IF = 6.1, ABDC ranked “B” journal).

λ-CARRAGEENAN PROMOTES PLANT GROWTH IN BANANA VIA ENHANCEMENT OF CELLULAR METABOLISM, NUTRIENT UPTAKE, AND CELLULAR HOMEOSTASIS

Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan |  Department of Biotechnology

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan for his recent publication entitled, "λ-Carrageenan promotes plant growth in banana via enhancement of cellular metabolism, nutrient uptake, and cellular homeostasis" in the Scientific Reports - the 5th most-cited journal in the world (Impact Factor = 5.516, Tier 1 journal).