APPOINTED AS THE GUEST EDITOR OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON “MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND SENSORS” WITH AN IMPACT FACTOR OF 3.523
Assistant Professor Dr Noshin Fatima |  Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentCongratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Noshin Fatima for being appointed as the Guest Editor of the special issue on “Multifunctional Nanomaterials Based Semiconductor Devices and Sensors” with an impact factor of 3.523.
BEING APPOINTED AS SECTION EDITOR OF ASM SCIENCE JOURNAL UNDER ACADEMIC OF SCIENCES MALAYSIA (ASM) FOR YEAR 2022-2023
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TS DR LEE MING TATT |  Director , Office of Postgraduate StudiesCongratulation to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lee Ming Tatt for being appointed as the section editor of the ASM Science Journal , under the Academic of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) for year 2022-2023. The ASM Science Journal publishes advancement in the broad fields of medical, engineering , earth , mathematical , physical , chemical and agricultural sciences as well as ICT. Scientific articles published will be on the basis of originality , importance and significant contribution to science , scientific research and the public.
NANOFILLERS TO ENHANCE BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES AND THEIR NICHE APPLICATIONS
Dr Carine Lim Shu Shien, Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Dr Carine Lim Shu Shien, Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai and Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang for their recent publication entitled “Nanofillers to enhance biodegradable composites and their niche applications” in the Synthetic and Natural Nanofillers in Polymer Composites: Properties and Application Book.
Publisher: Elsevier
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION: CHRONIC STRESS ALTERS THE GLUTAMATERGIC SYSTEM IN THE BRAIN-FOCUSING ON AMPA RECEPTOR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TS DR LEE MING TATT / Director |  Director , Office of Postgraduate StudiesCongratulation to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lee Ming Tatt on his continuous achievements in high-impact publications with titled : “ Neurobiology of Depression : Chronic Stress Alters the Glutamatergic System in the Brain-focusing on AMPA Receptor”. In this publication , Dr Lee and his collegues reviewed the recent literature on chronic stress-induced maladaptation of glutamatergic neurotransmission in emotional and mood-associated brain regions. This work is a collaboration among UCSI University (Malaysia), I-Shou University (Taiwan) and E-da Hospital (Taiwan).
AWARDED AS AN ASIAN CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER BY THE ASEAN CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER COORDINATING COMMITTEE (ACPECC)
Assistant Professor EUR ING Ir Victor Nagesparan Ainarappan |  Faculty of Engineering Technology and Built EnvironmentCongratulations to Assistant Professor EUR ING Ir Victor Nagesparan Ainarappan for being awarded as an Asian Chartered Professional Engineer by the ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer Coordinating Committee (ACPECC)
WON THE BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD AT 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIOINFORMATICS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR ANAND GAURAV |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Anand Gaurav and his co-researcher for winning the Best Poster Presentation Award for his research work on “ Ligand Based Pharmacophore Modelling and Virtual Screening Studies for the Discovery of Natural Product Based PDE3/4 Dual Inhibitors” at the 5th International Symposium on Bioinformatics (InSyB2021)
The symposium was hosted by Beykoz Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology )BILSAB) , Bezmialem Vakif University , Istanbul , Turkey from 15 to 17 December 2021
TWO FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSORS RECEIVED GLOBAL DISTINGUISHED AWARDS 2023
Assistant Professor Dr M. K. A. Ahamed Khan & Assistant Professor Dr Mastaneh Mokayef |  Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentThe organising committee of IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies (GlobConHT) proudly bestows the Global Distinguished Researcher award to Dr M. K. A. Ahamed Khan, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department of UCSI University.
The Global Distinguished Young Scientist Award goes to Dr Mastaneh Mokayef, Assistant Professor in the Electrical Electronics Engineering Department of UCSI University. The awards are given based on their outstanding contribution to research.
During the conference, Dr M. K. A. Ahamed Khan presented a paper titled - An Improved DC Circuit Breaker with Enhanced Energy Recovery Efficiency for Renewable Energy Application. This paper is currently published in the IEEE Xplore and Indexed in Scopus. He also serves as a Technical Programme Committee member for the conference and reviewed five papers.
The Organising Committee of GlobConHT and the distinguished academicians jointly collaborated globally to recognise the potential international talents who contributed distinguishably in the areas of Emerging Technologies, particularly in the field of Industry Applications Society, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals for the world.
More than 200 nominations from various countries were invited to participate in different categories. A high-level technical committee shortlisted 30 award winners.
The IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies (GlobConHT) was organised on March 11-12, 2023 at the Maldives National University, Male City (Maldives), with 100 % Financial Sponsorship of IEEE Industry Applications Society USA.
GlobConHT provided an opportunity for practicing engineers, academicians, and researchers to meet in a forum to discuss various issues and the future direction of various Emerging Technologies of allied areas of the Industry Applications Society. The conference put together experts from the relevant areas to disseminate their knowledge and experience for the relevant future research scope. The conference is 100% financially sponsored by IEEE Industry Application Society USA and technically sponsored by eight top Universities across the world. There are 10 tracks in the conference covering almost all areas of the Industry Applications Society and more than 200 researchers from 30 countries participated in the conference and presented their research work.
BRONZE MEDAL AT INTERNATIONAL COFERENCE AND EXPOSITION ON INVENTIONS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR ANAND GAURAV |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesCongratulation to the team for winning the Bronze Medal at the International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2022) on the 1-3 November 2022
With their invention title: Natural Product Based Dual PDE% Inhibitors : A potential Therapy for COPD
Cluster : Medical & Healthcare Cluster
NANOFILLERS TO ENHANCE BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES AND THEIR NICHE APPLICATIONS
Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Dr Carine Lim Shu Shien |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang and Dr Carine Lim Shu Shien for their recent publication entitled, "Nanofillers to enhance biodegradable composites and their niche applications" in the Synthetic and Natural Nanofillers in Polymer Composites: Properties and Applications book.
Publisher: Elsevier
HOW DO SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS INSPIRE CONSUMERS' PURCHASE DECISIONS? THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Assistant Professor Dr Irfan Hameed |  Faculty of Business & ManagementPublished a paper entitled, "How do social media influencers inspire consumers' purchase decisions? The mediating role of parasocial relationships." on International Journal of Consumer Studies, indexed to Scopus (Q1), ABDC (A category), WoS (Impact Factor: 7.096).