Malaysia

Mr. Abdul Karimi Dr. Abu Khari Bin A’ain Dr. Ang, Chooi Leng Dr. Azizan Aziz Dr. Ewe Hong Tat Dr. Ishak Hj Abdul Azid Dr. Jamil B. Ismail Dr. Ku Ruhana Ku-Mahamud Dr. Lee Sze Wei Dr. Mohd Nasir Tamin Dr. Nazri B Kamsah Dr. Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif Dr. Wong Eng Kiong Dr. Zaitul Marlizawati Zainuddin Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Mr. Zulkifli Abd. Majid

Mr. Abdul Karimi is currently attached to Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia. He has been with the university for 2 years and is currently the Operation Officer for FKE-INTEL ELITE program.

Department Department of Electronics Engineering University Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia Focus Area Digital IC Design and Microcontroller-based System Design Activities with Intel B.Eng. & M.Sc. Curriculum Developments FKE-INTEL ELITE Program Background Mr. Abdul Karimi graduated from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia with Diploma in Electronics Engineering and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He received ‘Young Lecturer Scheme’ scholarship from UiTM and pursued his Master in Electronics Engineering at University of New South Wales, Australia. He was a Product Engineer for HC11 microcontroller group at Motorola Malaysia. His current research activities are digital IC design and microcontroller-based system design. Supervision April 2005 Solar Panel Tracker Using PIC16F877 April 2006 Service-O-Meter using PIC16F877 Nov 2006 Design of Moving Message LCD Display System via SMS Entry using Rabbit 2000 Microcontroller E-mail Abd_Karimi@salam.uitm.edu.my

Department Microelectronic and Computer Engineering University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor Malaysia Focus Area Design and Test Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Ph.D. (Integrated Circuit Test) Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 1996 B. Sc. University Of New Haven, U. S. A, 1986 Research Grant from Industry Intel Research Grant: Low Voltage IC Test, 1998-2000 Intel Research Grant: Defect Characterization, 2003 - 2005 Intel Research Grant: Design for Test, 2003-2005 Intel Research Grant: Set up of DFT Lab, 2003 Design of SoC Smart Battery Charger Design 10 Gbit/s optical CMOS Transceiver Design Advance Analog ICs CMOS Class F Power Amplifier Design for RF application CMOS Class E Power Amplifier Design for RF application Industrial Background Product Engineer, GE (U.S.A) Research collaboration with Philips Eindhoven, Holland Sabbatical Leave - Intel Malaysia Conducted series of short courses for semiconductor companies in Malaysia Research Interests Fault Model Development CMOS Analog/RF Design Design for Test (DFT) Related Research Publications Abu Khari Bin A'ain, Sim Kian Sai, Cheow Kwee Siong, 'The Effects of Gate Oxide Short in 6 Transistors SRAM Cell', Proceedings of International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics, 7-9Dec., 2004, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 122-126 Abu Khari Bin A'ain, Sim Kian Sai, Cheow Kwee Siong, 'Gate Oxide Short Split Model in Minimum Size Transistor' - submitted to Electronic Letters IEEE. Leong Mun Hon, 'An Investigation on ADC Testing using Digital Modeling', Proceedings of IEEE Tencon 2004 Conference, Ching Mai, Thailand, pp.245-248. Abu Khari Bin A'ain, Lew Eng Yew, 'A study on Signature Analyzer for Design For Test', Proceedings of International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics, 7-9Dec., 2004, Kuala Lumpur. E-mail abu_k2002@yahoo.com

University Universiti Utara Malaysia Focus Area Silicon technologies and manufacturing Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Education April 1997 - June 2000 Ph.D., Loughborough University, UK October 1990 - September 1991 MA (IT), Nottingham University, UK July 1981 - April 1985 B.Sc. (Education) (Hons.), Universiti Sains Malaysia Teaching Have been teaching in UUM since 1991, first at the Faculty of IT, then Faculty of Quantitative Sciences since 2000. Research Interests Quantitative analysis and modeling IT applications in business Decision Support Systems Research Publications Information Systems Success Factors in Small-Medium Enterprises in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia, IRPA grant The Use of IT to Support TQM in the Malaysian Public Sector, UUM grant Electronic Commerce Initiatives in the Malaysian Shipping Industry, UUM grant Modeling of Career Development and Career Progression Satisfaction: A Study on UUM Graduate Employees, UUM grant The Role of Multimedia Super Corridor in the Information and Communication Technology Industry, IRPA grant A Data Mining Approach to Profiling of MBA Students, UUM grant Supply Chain Event Management Using Systems Thinking Approach, Intel grant E-mail ang@uum.edu.my

University Universiti Sains Malaysia About Professor Assoc. Professor Azizan Aziz is presently attached to School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. His career spans are more than 10 years with USM since 1986. He was involved in the development of the school, particularly curriculum development, setting up undergraduate lab and as well physical development of the school. He has tutored, mentored many students on many research projects and has published more than 30 papers at national and international level. His current research interest is in lithium-ion battery and nanoscale materials. He is now leading a research group in synthesis and characterization of vanadium oxide nanotube, and in collaboration with a Japanese University. His current research interest is in thermal interface materials using CNT and Electrically Conductive Adhesive using nanoparticle filler. Under his leadership in research, the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, USM, has now been designated as Intel’s Centre of Research and Teaching (CORT). Currently, he is the Deputy Dean in charge of Research & Development and Postgraduate Program. Through his own initiative, Intel and the School is now working closely in several research projects as well as developing a new course for a M.Sc. program. Focus Area Nanomaterials and lithium-ion battery Current Research Synthesis and Characterisation of Magnetic Nanoparticles, Thermal Interface Materials using Nanoparticles and CNT as fillers. Activities with Intel Involved as a team leader in the curriculum development of an Electronic Packaging course at the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering for the M.Sc. by Mix-Mode programme. Research-leading group of researchers in the “Development of a Polymeric TIM Materials using carbon nanotube as a filler”. This project is jointly developed with Intel team and a grant was awarded by Intel for this project. Background Dr. Azizan bin Aziz graduated from USM with B.Sc. (honours) and completed his Master on Electrochemistry from University of Salford. He then completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Processing of Mineral’ from USM. He is now a Deputy Dean (R&D) and has tutored, mentored many students on many research projects and has published more than 30 papers at national and international level. He is now leading a research group in synthesis and characterization of vanadium oxide nanotube, and in collaboration with a Japanese University. His research interest is in lithium-ion battery and nanoscale materials Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanomaterials (Nano particles, Nanotube). Research Publications Mazlee, M.N, Shamsul B.J. and Azuan A., “Studies of Sonic Modulus, Impact Strength and Fractography of Al 2 O 14 / Al 2 O 3 Metal Matric Composites”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Mineral and Environment 2003 (RAMM’03), 20 – 22 October 2003, Penang, PP 241 – 244, 2003. F.Y.Yeoh, Azizan Aziz and R. Othman, “Thermal Behaviour of Coprecipitation – Devided PLZT” Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Minerals and Environment 2003 (RAMM’03), 20 – 22 October 2003, Penang, PP 364 – 367, 2003. N. Yeop and A. Aziz “Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanocrystallisation L 12 SnO 3 . Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Minerals and Environment 2003 (RAMM’03), 20 – 22 October 2003, Penang, PP 359 – 363, 2003. N.M. Mazlee, J.B. Shamsul and A. Azizan “Kajian Haus Komposit Al 2 O 14 / Al 2 O 3 , Thexx regional Conference on Solid State Science and Technology, 12 – 14 December 2003, Lumut. Abdullah, N.S.*, Azizan, A.* and Kamarudin, H, “The Chlorination Kinetics of Ilmenite particles by gaseous CCl 4 and HCl at lower temperatures”, International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, August 2003. Azizan, A. ; Noorkhasimah,Y “Synthesis of nanocrystalline Li 2 SnO 3 using SnO and Li 2 CO 3 for Lithium –ion battery anode materials” presented at 4th International Materials Technology Conference & Exhibition, 23rd – 25th March 2004, Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Azizan, A., Chin Wei Wei, Abdul Kadir Masrom “Nanostructured and Amorphous Phase Formation in the Ti-Al system induced by Mechanical Alloying, Presented at 1st Nano-Engineering and Nano-Science Congress 2004, 7-9 July 2004, Singapore. International (at International level) Synthesis and Characterisation of Vanadium Oxide Nanotube (RM50,000) AUN/Seed Net/JICA, 2003 – now. Synthesis and Characterisation of Advance Nanostructured Pyroelectric Smart Material” (RM25,000), Toray Science Foundation, 2002 – 2003; Yeoh Fei Yee, Azizan Aziz, Radzali Othman. Fabrication of New Generation Thermal Interface Materials To Be Used in Electronic Industries, Toray Science Foundation, 2002-2003, Sim Lim Chong, Sutapa Roy, Azizan Aziz. E-mail azizan@eng.usm.my

Department Mechanical Engineering University Multimedia University Focus Area Wireless sensor network, IPv6 packet processing Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Dr. Ewe Hong Tat was born in Penang Island, Malaysia and did his secondary school education in Chung Ling High School, Penang. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree from University of Malaya, Malaysia, Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T., USA and PhD degree from Multimedia University, Malaysia. He had worked before in Motorola Penang, Intel Penang, MIT’s Research Laboratory for Electronics, and University of Malaya, and is currently the Dean and also an associate professor at the Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University. In publication, he has published in books, international journals and conferences and has been an IT column writer in Sin Chew Daily since 2001. His research interest includes microwave remote sensing, satellite image processing, IPv6, wireless sensor network and iris recognition. The research projects have been funded by Malaysia Ministry of Science, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Intel, European Commission and JobStreet.com. He is also a senior member of IEEE. He is also active in technopreneur development work and was formerly the Director for Center for Commercialization and Technopreneur Development in Multimedia University. Currently, he is an independent non-executive director of PUC Founder (MSC), a listed company in MESDAQ, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and has been consultant and advisor for several listed and startup companies in Malaysia. Research Publications S. M. Yong & H.T. Ewe, “Smart sorting in prefix range search algorithm for IPv6 routing table lookup”, Proceedings of MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2-3 Oct. 2002. S. M. Yong & H.T. Ewe, “Hierarchical IP lookup in IPv6 Routing Table Design”, Proc. 1st ASEAN IPv6 Summit (KLIPS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-22 Oct. 2003. S.M. Yong and H.T.Ewe, “Robust Routing Table Design for IPv6 Lookup”, The 3rd International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA'2005), Sydney, Australia, 4-7 July, 2005. Eric Poh and H.T.Ewe, “IPv6 Packet Classification Based on Flow Label, Source and Destination Addresses”, The 3rd International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA'2005), Sydney, Australia, 4-7 July, 2005. E-mail htewe@mmu.edu.my

University School of Mechanical Engineering Engineering Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia 14300 Nibong Tebal Pulau Pinang Malaysia Focus Area Academic Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Education 1995 - 1999 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK. Thesis Layout optimization of skeletal structures 1994 - 1995 M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK. Thesis Casting solidification simulation by using Finite Element Analysis 1991 - 1992 B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA. Working Experience 1999 – Present Lecturer at School of Mechanical Engineering, USM. 1993 - 1994 Pusat Kemudahan Teknikal, USM, Pulau Pinang Managing technical facilities for USM’Staff. 1993 Meisei Industrial Sdn Bhd., Shah Alam, Selangor Design engineer for pressure vessel and pipe. Research Interests Thermal stress in electronic packaging. Analysis and Fabrication of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) such as microcantilever, accelerometer and microfluidic channel. Engineering Optimization by using Artificial Intelligence. Research Publications C.H.Leong, I.A.Azid and K.N.Seetharamu, ‘Thermal Performance Prediction of Plastics Ball Grid Array (PBGA) Using Artificial Neural Network’, ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, Vol 19, No 1 (2002). Kang Eu Ong, Kor Oon Lee, K.N.Seetharamu, I.A.Azid, G.A.Quadir, Z.A.Zainal, Teck Joo Goh, “Optimization Of Fins Used In Electronic Packaging”, Microelectronics International, 22/1 (2005), 10 – 15. A.Azid, Lee Kor Oon, Ong Kang Eu, K.N. Seetharamu, G.A.Quadir “Applications Of Artificial Neural Network For Fatigue Life Prediction”, Key Engineering Materials, Volume 297-300 (2005), pp 96-101. K.Jeevan, G.A.Quadir, K.N.Seetharamu and I.A.Azid, “Thermal Management Of Multi-Chip Module And Printed Circuit Board Using Fem And Genetic Algorithms”, Microelectronic International, Vol. 22, No. 3, (2005), 3-15. K. Jeevan, G. A. Quadir, K. N. Seetharamu, I. A. Azid and Z.. A. Zainal, “Optimization Of Thermal Resistance Of Stacked Micro-Channel Using Genetic Algorithms”, Int. J. for Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 15, No. 1, (2005), pp 27-42. Parthiban Arunasalam, K.N.Seetharamu, Ishak A. Azid, “Determination Of Thermal Compact Model Via Evolutionary Genetic Optimization Method”, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, June 2005, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp345 - 352. K.Venkataram, K.N.Seetharamu, I.A.Azid, P.A.A.Narayana and G.A.Quadir “Numerical Simulation of Underfill Encapsulation Based on Characteristic Split Method”, Int.J. of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2006, 66, 1658 - 1671. W.W.Chi, I.A.Azid, K.N.Seetharamu, ‘Optimizationof Micro Cantilever in MEMS Application”, ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, (Accepted). Lee Hing Wah, Parthiban Arunasalam, I.A.Azid and K.N.Seetharamu, “Neuro-Genetic Optimization of Temperature Control for a Continuous Flow Polymerase Chain Reaction Microdevice”, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, (Accepted). KO Lee, KE Ong, KN Seetharamu, I.A.Azid, GA Quadir and TJ Goh, ‘Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Determination of Package Parameters for a desired Solder Joint Fatigue Life, Microelectronics International, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2006. E-mail ishak@eng.usm.my

Date Of Birth 28-05-1953 Current Position Professor, School of Chemical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia. University Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia Focus Area Teaching Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science Research and supervision of postgraduates Activities with Intel Engagement with Intel in research and development funded by Intel Research Grant since 2003 and supervision of Ph.D. student supported by Intel Fellowship. Participated in Intel Faculty Forum and Intel seminars. Academic Experiences Graduated with Ph.D. from Imperial College in 1982 and became a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Beside teaching and active in research, has hold several administrative positions including as Deputy Dean (1996-99) and Dean (2001-2005) of school. Research Interests Multiphase polymer systems; reactive blends, crystallization and melting of crystallizable component, morphology and properties. Innovating low CTE and cure temperature polymers based on epoxy underfill resins. Synthesis, characterization and properties of nanometals. Polymer colloids. Achievements / Awards UNESCO Fellowship (1987), Malaysian representative, UNESCO (for Estuarine Resources Course, Calcutta, India). JSPS Fellowship (1990-1992), JSPS exchange scientist, JSPS, JAPAN. Fellowship (2000), Research scholar, KCPC, University of Sydney, Australia. Sijil Penghargaan Perkhidmatan (Appreciation of Service) USM 1990. Silver Medal – MINDEX – INNOTEC 1995 Malaysia “Epoxidized Natural Rubber in Paints” – principal innovator. Excellent Service Certificate USM 1999. Silver Medal – MINDEX – INNOTEC 2001 Malaysia “Liquid Poly (hydroxy alkanoate)s” - team. Silver Medal – IPTA – Kementerian Sains 2001“ Liquid Poly(hydroxy alkanoate)s” - team. Appreciation letter from the Canselor July 2001. Gold Medal – Itech 2002 “Liquid Poly(hydroxy alkanoate)s” - team. Gold Medal – 30th International Innovation Competition 2002 in Geneva - team. Research Publications International/National Journals Chee M.J.K., Ismail J., Kammer H.W., Kummerlowe C (2002), “Solution viscosity study on miscibility of poly(hydroxy butyrate) in blends with poly(e-caprolactone) and poly(ethylene oxide)”, Polymer; 43: 1235-1239. Majid M.I.A., Ismail J., Few L.L. and Tan C.F. (2002), “Degradation of poly(hydroxybutyrate)”, European Polymer Journal, 38, 837-839. Issam A.M. and Ismail J (2003) “Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(azomethine urtehane)s”., Polymer Preprints , 44(1), 896-897. C.H. Chan, J. Ismail, H.W. Kammer (2004), “Melt reaction in blends of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) and epoxidized natural rubber”, Polymer Degradation and Stability , 85:947-955. M. Adlin, Mohamad Abu Bakar, Kong Yong Liew, Jamil Ismail (2004), “Synthesis of chitosan stabilized platinum and palladium nanoparticles and their hydrogenation activity”, J Molecular Catal.., 212, 141-149. N.H.H. Abu Bakar, J. Ismail and M. Abu Bakar (2004), “Silver nanoclusters and nanofractals in natural rubber matrix”, MicroSom. , Vol 7, No 1, 14-17. Lee H.K., Ismail J., Bakar M.A. and Kammer H.W. (2005), “Melt reaction in blends of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50)”, Journal Appl. Polym. Sc. Vol. 95, 113-129. Issam A. Mohammed and Ismail J. (2005), “New polyurethanes containing azomethinediol derived from 2,6-diaminopyridine”, Polymer Preprints (accepted). S.M. Tan, J. Ismail, C. Kummerlow, and H.W. Kammer (2005), “Crystallization and melting behaviour of blends comprising poly(3-hydroxy butyrate-co-3-hydroxy valerate) and poly(ethylene oxide)”, Journal Appl. Polym. Sc. (accepted) I.A.Rahman, P.Vejayakumaran, J. Ismail, M. Abu Bakar, C. Stephen @ Nasri and C.K. Chee (2005), “The formation of monodispersed, nanospherical silica particles by sol-bel Process in the presence of anions as additive”, MicroSoM , Vol 8, No 1, 8-10. – funded by Intel Research Grant C. H. Teoh, M. Abu Bakar and J. Ismail (2005), “The morphology of nanosized gold colloids stabilized by epoxidized natyral rubber (ENR-50)” , J. Phys. Sci. Special Edition, 2004, In Press. N. H. H. Abu Bakar, J. Ismail and M. Abu Bakar (2005), “Synthesis and growth of silver nanocrystals in natural rubber matrix”, J. Phys. Sci. Special Edition, 2004, In Press. I.A. Rahman, P. Vejayakumaran, C.S. Sipaut, J. Ismail, M. Abu Bakar, R. Adnan and C.K. Chee (2005), “Effect of anion electrolytes on the formation of silica nanoparticles via sol-gel process”, Ceramics International (accepted) - funded by Intel Research Grant. Patent Use of epoxidized natural rubber in paints: No PI 9401688, 1997, Malaysia E-mail jamis@usm.my

University Universiti Utara Malaysia Focus Area Silicon Technologies and Manufacturing Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Education December 1989 – June 1993 Ph.D., Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. October 1985 – October 1986 M.Sc. Computing, University of Bradford, UK. June 1983 – March 1984 PostGrad Diploma in Teaching, Universiti, Kebangsaan Malaysia. June 1980 – May 1983 B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematical Sciences, University of Bradford, UK. Teaching Have been teaching in UUM since 1984. Research Interests As an academic, her research interests include computer systems performance modeling, simulation, ant colony optimization and intelligent agent. These and other works have been published in 25 international and national journal papers, 50 proceedings of international conferences and other publications. Her book on ‘C Programming’ has won her the best publication award in the academic book category in 1999 and in 2002, she published another academic book on ‘Mathematics for Business’. She has won the Bronze Award in Malaysia Technology Expo 2006, Kuala Lumpur organized by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) for the project title “Web-Based System for Non-Revenue Water Management”. She was bestowed with the ‘Ahli Mahkota Kedah’ award in 2001. Research Publications Strategization of Sales Management Practices in Direct Selling Companies, IRPA grant. Modelling and Simulation of Electronic Manufacturing System, UUM grant. Performance Modelling of Manufacturing System, UUM grant. Modelling The Perlis Non-Revenue Water, UUM grant. Hypermedia-Based Irrigation Network Modelling of Muda, UUM grant. Knowledge Management for Flood Emergency Response Operation, UUM grant. Competitive Benchmarking of Penang Beach Hotel, UUM grant. Non-Revenue Water for Felda Chuping, UUM grant. Ant Colony Optimization Approach for Stagnation Problem in Communication Networks, UUM grant. Web-Based Flood Management System: A Multiagent Approach, IRPA grant. E-mail ruhana@uum.edu.my

University Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia. Focus Area Wireless Communication and Networking. Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Background Dr. Lee Sze Wei was born in Malaysia in 1970. He obtained B.Eng.(Hons.) in Electronics and Optoelectronics, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK in 1995, 1996, and 1998 respectively. His research interests include Wireless Communication and Networking. He joined Multimedia University, Malaysia as a lecturer in 1999. He became a senior lecturer and associate professor in 2001 and 2003. He is currently the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University and is heading the Centre of Multimedia Communications, a research centre focusing on communication and networking in the university. He has been collaborating with Intel Malaysia on several research projects related to computer and wireless networking since 2001. Research Publications P. K. Chong , S. W. Tan and S. W. Lee, "A Fair AQM Scheme for Aggregated ECN and non-ECN Traffic", Computer Communications, ELSEVIER, Volume 27, Issue 7, Pages 569-69,1 May 2004. Chong Poh Kit, Tan Su Wei and Lee Sze Wei, "A Performance Comparison of BLUE and RED AQM using ECN and non-ECN Traffic", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2002 (MMUSIC 2002). Sing-King Lim, Sze-Wei Lee, Su-Wei Tan, "On the Processing Cost of QoS Path Computation", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2002 (MMUSIC 2002). Chong Poh Kit, Lee Sze Wei, "A Simulation and Hardware Evaluation of a Queue Management Scheme", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2003 (MMUSIC 2003). Yap Lee Fueng, Lee Sze Wei "IP over ATM with Flow Label Implementation", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2003 (MMUSIC 2003). Bryan Ng Cheng Kuan, Lee Sze Wei, "Scalability Analysis of Networks Employing Reservation Protocols", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2003 (MMUSIC 2003). Bryan Ng Cheng Kuan, Lee Sze Wei "Wireless LAN Architecture Supporting Service Differentiation in an IntServ Context", MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies 2004 (MMUSIC 2004). Bryan Ng Cheng Kuan, Lee Sze Wei, "QoS Provisioning in IEEE 802.11 WLAN", IEEE International Conference on Communications 2005. E-mail swlee@mmu.edu.my

University Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Focus Area Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Computational Solid Mechanics Activities with Intel Research Background Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Rhode Island, USA (1996). Experiences Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 2005 – Now Head, Department of Materials Engineering 2005 – 2006 Director, Center for Composites, UTM 2000 – 2005 Head, Department of Applied Mechanics Research Interests Interest in fatigue and fracture mechanics, Computational solid mechanics. Research Projects Fatigue characterization of TiAl intermetallic alloys for aero-engine and automotive engine applications. Development of SiC/Al metal matrix composites for structural applications. Mechanics and reliability of solder joints in surface mount assemblies. Crack initiation and propagation in interconnect materials. Founder of the Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory (CSMLab), Mac 2006 Industrial consultation works on failure analysis of engineering components, mechanical and metallurgical characterization of materials, and design and analysis of engineering structures (application of Finite Element Analysis). Actively involved in university curriculum development for both undergraduate and graduate programs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Authoring, content moderating and editing textbooks and modules for use in Mechanical Engineering curriculum in public schools and colleges. Awards 1998 - University Excellence Award (UTM). 1999 - Sophia Lecturing-Research Award, Sophia University, JAPAN. 2004 - University Excellence Award (UTM) 2005 - Best Presenter Award, 4th Simulating Reality Conference, Kuala Lumpur 2005 - Gold and Silver Awards, IPTA Research & Development Exposition, Kuala Lumpur (for 2 Intel sponsored research projects) Research Publications M.N. Tamin, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, “Time-Dependent Behavior of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites: Modeling and Applications”, J.Composites Technology & Research , Vol. 16, No. 4, October 1994, pp. 314-322. M.N. Tamin, D.J. Osborne and H. Ghonem, “Influence of Interfacial Properties on Fiber Debonding in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites”, Fatigue and Fracture at Elevated Temperature , A. Nagar and S. Mall, eds., ASME, NY, AD-Vol. 50, 1995, pp. 121-134. M.N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, “Evolution of Bridging Fiber Stress in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature”, Advances in Fatigue Lifetime Predictive Techniques, 3rd Vol. ASTM STP 1292, M.R. Mitchell and R.W. Landgraf, eds., ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, 1996, pp. 24-38. M.N.Tamin and H. Ghonem, “Fatigue Damage Mechanisms of Bridging Fibers in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites”, Transactions of the ASME , Vol. 122, Oct. 2000, pp. 370-375. S. Hamada, A. Nozue and M.N. Tamin, “Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms of Cast Ti-48Al (at. %) Alloy”, Damage and Fracture Mechanics 2000 , C.A. Brebbia and A.P.S. Selvadurai, eds., Wessex Publication, UK, 2000, pp. 203-212. H. Suzuki, A. Nozue and M.N. Tamin, “In-situ Observation of Fatigue Crack Propagation in TiAl Intermetallics”, Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. On Light Materials for Transportation System, LIMAT2001, 6-10 May, 2001, Pusan, Korea, Vol. II, pp. 781-786. S. Hamada, H. Hamada, H. Suzuki, M.N. Tamin and A. Nozue, “Microstructure and Environment-Dependent Fatigue Crack Propagation Properties of Ti-48Al Intermetallics”, J. Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 37, 2002, pp. 1107-1113. L.Y. Ban, M.N. Tamin and T.J. Goh, “Evolution of Internal states in a Sn-Pb Solder Joint During Re-flow and Thermal Cycles”, Proc. 6th Int. Conf. Electronics Materials and Packaging, Dec. 2004, pp. 450-455. M.N. Tamin and Y.B. Liew, “Numerical Modeling of Cyclic Stress-Strain Behavior of Sn-Pb Solder Joint During Thermal Fatigue”, Proc. National Seminar on Computational and Experimental Mechanics, May 2005. M.N. Tamin, Y.B. Liew, A.N.R. Wagiman and W.K. Loh, “Solder Joint Fatigue in a Surface-Mount Assembly Subjected to Mechanical Loading”, Proc. 7th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, Dec. 2005, pp. 439-443. E-mail taminmn@fkm.utm.my

University Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai Focus Area Finite Element Modeling; Heat Transfer; Structural Dynamics Activities with Intel Research Background Education Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, UTM, 1980. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sunderland, UK, 1983. M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, 1988. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA, 2001. Experience Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM Skudai (May, 1980 till present). Coordinator, Part-Time Bachelors Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering (SPACE), Johor Bahru Region (May, 2003 till present). Part-time Lecturer, Malaysian Armed Forces (ATMA), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM Skudai (December 2000 & 2002 sessions). Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA (Summer 1998 & Fall 2000 semesters). Training Antara Steel Mill (M) Sdn. Bhd, Pasir Gudang, Johor Darul Takzim. (March-May 1981). Behn Meyer & Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. (July 1992 to June 1993). Research Interests Dynamic Behavior of Electronic Products Subjected to Vibration and Shock Impact. Thermal Energy Transfer and Management in Microelectronics Applications. Failure Criterion Predictions in Microelectronic Applications. Application of Exergy Analysis to Thermal Systems. Research Publications Nazri Kamsah, Todd S Gross & Igor I Tsukrov, "The Effects of Interfacial Sliding on Thermally Induced Stresses in A Single Level Damascene Copper High Density Interconnect Structures", ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 124, No. 1, March 2002. Todd S Gross, Nazri Kamsah & Igor I Tsukrov, "SPM Generated Out-of- Plane Deformation of Maps Exhibiting Heterogeneous Nanoscale Deformation Resulting from Thermal Cycling of Copper-Polyimide Damascene Interconnects", Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 16, No. 12, Dec 2001. Todd S Gross, Nazri Kamsah & Igor I Tsukrov, "Observation of Heterogeneous Nanoscale Deformation on Damascene Interconnects With A Polymeric Dielectric", Presented at the Conference on High Density Interconnect, Intel Corporation Headquarters, San Jose, California, USA, June 2001. Todd S Gross, Christopher M Prindle, Kent Chamberlin, Nazri B Kamsah, Yuanyan Wu, "Two-Dimensional, Electrostatic Finite Element Study of Tip-Substrate Interactions in Electric Force Microscopy of High Density Interconnect Structures", Paper accepted for Publication in Journal of Microscopy, 1999. Mohammed Rafiq bin Abdul Kadir, Mohd Nasir bin Tamin & Nazri bin Kamsah, "Engineering the Future of Medicine", accepted for August 2006 issue of Symbiosis, Technopark Malaysia. M.R. Abdul Kadir, K.J. Wong, N. Kamsah, M.N. Tamin, "Stress Sheilding of the Proximal Femur After Hip Arthroplasty Between Cemented and Cementless Design", article sent for publication, May, 2006. Nazri b Kamsah, Todd S Gross, "Out-of-Plane Deformation of Damascene Copper Interconnect Structures Subjected to Thermal Cycle", article sent for publication, July 2006. E-mail nazrikh@fkm.utm.my

University Universiti Sains Malaysia About Professor Dr Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif is presently attached to School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. She has been with USM since 2001. Focus Area Metallurgy and Metal Matrix Composite. Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Research Intel Technical Seminar program (“Metallurgy Principles”, 19 – 20 Dis 2005). Background Dr Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif graduated from USM with BEng (Materials Engineering) (honours) and completed her PhD in “Fatigue Behavior of Al-based Metal Matrix Composites Produced by Stir-casting and P/M” from University of Wales Swansea, U.K. Besides the teaching and research at USM, she is also involved in a number of technical seminars organized by MISIF (since 2004) and also as one of the advisory panel for MARA ‘Diploma in Foundry’ curriculum development and MLVK NOSS development panel for ‘Steel Making’ and ‘Foundry’. Her research interest is in Metal Matrix Composites (in-situ composites, Al-based, intermetallic composites), surface treatment and high temperature oxidation of Ti. Research Publications “The Influence of Plastic Deformation via ECAP on the Hardness of Al 6061 Alloy”, A. Aljubouri, L.B. Hussain, N.M. Sharif and M.Z. Abdullah. International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (ICRAMME 2005), UM, 30 – 31 May 2005. “Characterization of gamma-TiAl based Intermetallic Alloy and Its Oxidation Behavior on Ti-50Al”, Okti Manalu, Rizal Astrawinata, Nurulakmal Sharif, and Eddy Basuki. 14th Scientific Conference of EMSM 2005, Vistana Hotel, Penang, 5 – 7 December 2005. “Hardness and wear Behavior of In-situ (TiB 2 + Al 2 O 3 ) particulate-reinforced Al – Composite”, IMTCE 2004, Kuala Lumpur. “The effect of sintering atmosphere on the mechanical behavior of Al-based MMC”, Field-wise Seminar V AUN/Seed-Net, Nov. 2004, Hanoi. E-mail nurul@eng.usm.my

University Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University (Melaka Campus), Malaysia. Focus Area Robotics and Automation Background Wong Eng Kiong was born in Malaysia in 1970. He obtained B.Eng. (Hons.) in Electronics Engineering and Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia in 1995 and 2000 respectively. His research interests include robotics, automation and applications of microcontroller. He joined Multimedia University, Malaysia as a lecturer in 1998. He became a senior lecturer and associate professor in 2002 and 2004. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University. Research Publications CT Taylor, M Notcutt, AG Mann, EK Wong & DG Blair, "Measurement of thermal expansion coefficient of all-Sapphire Fabry-Perot cavity at cryogenic temperatures", Optics Communications , 131, pp 311-314, (1996). ISSN: 0030-4018 CT. Taylor, M. Notcutt, EK. Wong, AG. Mann and DG. Blair, "Measurement Of The Thermal Expansion Coefficient Of An All-Sapphire Optical Cavity", IEEE Transactions Instrumentation & Measurement, 46, pp 183-185, (1997). ISSN: 0018-9456 DG Blair, M Notcutt, CT Taylor, EK Wong, C Walsh, A Leistner, J Seckold & J-M Mackowski, "Development of Low Loss Sapphire Mirrors", Applied Optics, 36, pp 337-341 (1997) ISSN: 0003-6935 (print), ISSN: 1539-4522 (online) EK Wong, M Notcutt, CT Taylor, AG Mann, DG Blair, "Temperature-Compensated Cryogenic Fabry-Perot Cavity", Applied Optics. 36 8563-8566, (1997) ISSN: 0003-6935 (print), ISSN: 1539-4522 (online) LC Kwek, EK Wong, CK Loo, MVC Rao, "Application of active force control and iterative learning in a 5-link biped robot", Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 37 (2): 143-162, June 2003, (2003). ISSN: 0921-0296 Loo Chu Kiong, Mandava Rajeswari, EK Wong, MVC Rao, "Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Traversability Vectors Method", International Journal on Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp 51-64, 2004. ISSN: 1079-8587 LC Kwek, CC Kang, CK Loo, EK Wong, "Implementation of Evolutionary Active Force Control in a 5-link biped Robot", International Journal on Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp 167-178, 2005. ISSN: 1079-8587 Shing Chyi, Chua, Eng Kiong, Wong, and Voon Chet, Koo, "Intelligent Pool Decision System Using Zero-Order Sugeno Fuzzy System", Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Springer. (Accepted for publication) ISSN: 0921-0296 (print version), ISSN: 1573-0409 (electronic version) SC Chua, EK Wong, & VC Koo, "Performance Evaluation of Fuzzy-Based Decision System for Pool", Journal of Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier Science (accepted) ISSN 1568-4946 E-mail ekwong@mmu.edu.my

About Attendee Dr. Zaitul Marlizawati Zainuddin is presently attached to Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. She started her career as a tutor in 1996 before becoming a lecturer in 1999. University Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Focus Area Location Analysis Activities with Intel Research Background Dr. Zaitul Marlizawati Zainuddin graduated from University of Southampton, UK with B.Sc. in Mathematics and completed her Masters in Operational Research and Applied Statistics from University of Salford, UK. She then completed her Phd in Mathematics and Statistics (Management Mathematics) from University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interest is in Location Analysis and Heuristics Optimization Methods. Research Publications Zainuddin, Z.M. and Salhi, S. “A Perturbation-based Heuristic for The Capacitated Multisource Weber Problem”, European Journal of Operational Research, In press. Papers Presented in Seminars/ Papers Published in Proceedings “An Investigation into Capacitated Continuous Location Problems”, EWGLA (EURO Working Group on Location Analysis) Meeting XIV, September 2003, Corfu, Greece. “Tabu Search Heuristic for Capacitated Continuous Location Problems”, ECCO (European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization), June 2004, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. “Capacitated Continuous Location-Allocation Problems”, Young OR 13, April 2003, University of Bath, United Kingdom. E-mail zmz@mel.fs.utm.my

University Universiti Sains Malaysia Focus Area Analog Design and Data Converter Activities with Intel Curriculum Development Vistana Hotel 2005.. VLSI Curriculum Development Internship Internship 5 USM students in Intel Circuit Group. Student Final Year Project SRAM project with Intel circuit Group. Three months research leave at Intel Circuit Group in 2006 Duty Corrector Circuit High Speed Receiver Background Education University of Florida: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering University of Southampton: Master of Science in Microlectronic System Design Industrial Experience Altera Corporation 1996-2001 ICMicrosystem 2002-2003 Jaalaa Wireless California Irvine 2005 - Research Attachment Intel Circuit Team 2006 - Research Attachment Research Interests Analog Circuit, Data Converter and Wireless Circuit Research Publications Chen Hau Jiun, Tun Zainal Azni Zulkifli, Zulfiqar Ali and Norlaili Mohd Noh, 2004 , ‘A Monolithic 622Mb/s Half Rate Clock and Data Recovery utilizing novel linear phase detector’, IEEE Tencon , 4 pages Zhou Sze Chew, Harikrisnan and Zulfiqar Ali Abdul Aziz,”A 1.8V 2.4GHz CMOS Amplifier for IEEE 802.11b.g applications,” AEESEAP 2005 Zulfiqar Ali , Tun Zainal Azni Zulkifli, Norlalili Mohd Noh,” A 900 MHz Voltage Controlled Differential Oscillator”, 6th International Conference of Electronics Materials and Packaging , 5-7 December 2004, 4 pages E-mail eezulfiq@eng.usm.my

About Professor Assoc. Professor Zulkifli Abd. Majid is presently attached to Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. His carrier spans are more than 10 years with UiTM since 1991. He was involved in the development of the School, particularly curriculum development (B.Eng. and M.Sc.), setting up undergraduate lab and as well physical development of the School especially branch campuses. University Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia Focus Area IC Design Activities with Intel B.Eng. & M.Sc. Curriculum Developments Others: Intel Technical Seminar program & Intel eLite Program. Background Zulkifli bin Abd. Majid graduated from Hanyang University, Republic of Korea with B.Sc. (honours) and Master Degree both in Electronics Engineering. Currently Zulkifli is a coordinator at Faculty’s Microwave Technology Centre. He has served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty. He also was the first General Manager of UiTM Document Services. To date, he has tutored, mentored many students on many research project and has published papers at national and international level. His current research activities are failure analysis, circuit design and low power IC design. E-mail zulki098@salam.uitm.edu.my zulki098@yahoo.com