International Conference of Global Network for Innovative Technology and International Conference on Vibration, Sound and System Dynamics

11 Dec 2019

The International Conference of Global Network for Innovative Technology (IGNITE) held their 6th International Conference in conjunction with the International Conference on Vibration, Sound and System Dynamics (ICVSSD) at Parkroyal Penang Resort, Penang, Malaysia on 2nd December, 2019, as the joint event 'IGNITE-ICVSSD 2019'.

IGNITE is an annual international conference jointly hosted by TUT and their partner institution Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Every year the conference is organized around a new theme. This year TUT's Department of Mechanical Engineering took responsibility for organizing the conference, along with ICVSSD, which is an international conference hosted by USM, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

The keynote speeches of IGNITE-ICVSSD2019 were delivered by Professor Terashima (an Executive Trustee / Vice President of TUT) and Mr. Lim Yew Kee (the chairperson of The Institution of Engineering and Technology). There were 63 presentations (10 from TUT, 51 from Malaysia, and one each from Indonesia and Nigeria), and five company exhibitions. The event attracted about a hundred participants. The award for best presenter went to Dr. Masami Matsubara from TUT.

IGNITE-ICVSSD 2019 website: http://ignite.eng.usm.my/