1st International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on
Engineering, Science and Business
Programme Schedule
9 – 11th June 2011
Engineering Building,
Conference Suite X103 (Ground floor)
Date/Day
Thursday, 9
June 2011
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Time
9.00 – 9.30
Event
Registration
9.30-10.00
10.00-11.00
Opening Ceremony
1st Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Khalil Arshak (AIT/UL)
Advances In Real Time Detection of Pathogens for food and
Water Quality Monitoring
11.20 – 12.40
Session 1 : BioMedical
Room : X103
Chairman : Dr. Paul Tomkins
1. Carmel Doherty, Paul Tomkins and Anne Mulvihill
TiO2 alters Fibronectin and Laminin Expression by
Human Dermal Fibroblasts.
2. Nor Amalina Muhayudin, Anthony Tansey, Fiona
Mcevoy and Pat Kiely
Characterisation of Forces of an Artificial Spine: A
Preliminary Test
3. Brenda Gaffey and Sheila Faherty
An investigation of the phytoestrogen signalling
pathways involved in the proliferation and toxicity of
breast cancer cells.
4. Nazahah Mustafa, Trevor S Ahearn, Gordon D Waiter,
Roger T Staff, George Cameron, Sima Salarirad and
Alison D Murray
Automated measurement of periventricular white matter
hyperintensities on magnetic resonance image of ageing
brain.
14.40 – 15.40
2nd Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Ali Yeon Md. Shakaff (UniMAP).
Nurturing Multidisciplinary Research – Outcome of a 5-year
Initiative at UniMAP
15.40 – 17.00
Session 2 : Communication Engineering & Networking
Room : X103
Chairman : Dr. Robert Stewart / Brian Lee
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1. Gururaj Maddodi, Brian Lee and Karunakar Kotegar
Media Aware Network Elements for Scalable Video
Adaptation:Survey
2. Mohd Nazri Bin Mohd Warip, Ivan Andonovic and Ivan
Glesk
Energy Efficiency in Full Mesh Optical IP Networks
3. Florian Bastianelli, Enda Fallon, Marcus Rahilly ,
Yuansong Qiao, Brian Lee
A Probability Based Handover Triggering Mechanism
for MIH Implementations.
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Friday 10
June 2011
Time
9.00-10.40
Event
Session 3 : Materials Engineering
Room : X103
Chairman : James Kennedy
1. Wei Hong Tan and Zaidi Mohd. Ripin
Acoustical simulation analysis of muffler with microperforated panel and experimental verification
2. Che Mohd Ruzaidi Ghazali
Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Brake Pad
Produced from Palm Slag
3. Brian Mullarney and Paul Archbold
Vibration Serviceability Considerations in Footbridge
Design
4. Heah Cheng Yong Yong, Kamarudin Hussin, Mohd
Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Luqman Musa, Khairul
Nizar Ismail and Liew Yun Ming
Strength Development of Kaolin Cement Based on
Alkaline NaOH Concentration
5. Liew Yun Ming, Kamarudin Hussin, Mohd Mustafa Al
Bakri Abdullah, Luqman Musa, Khairul Nizar Ismail and
Heah Cheng Yong
Effect of NaOH Concentration on Calcined Kaolin
Cement Powder
11.00-12.00
3rd Keynote Speaker
Dr. James Cunningham (NUI Galway)
Commercialisation and Technology Transfer in Higher
Educational Institutions: Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities
12.00 – 13.20
Session 4 : Polymer Engineering
Room : X103
Chairman : Dr. Clement Higginbotham
1. Jude Ngadaonye, Luke Geever, Martin Cloonan and
Clem Higginbotham
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Thermoresponsive copolymer hydrogels for potential
drug delivery applications
2. Tracey Kelly and Michael Nugent
Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical
applications
3. Kieran Murray, James E. Kennedy, Brian Mcevoy,
Olivier Vrain, Damien Ryan and Clement L.
Higginbotham
The Effects of High Energy Electron Beam Irradiation on
the Thermal, Mechanical, Structural and
Physicochemical Properties of Polypropylene
4. Mohabattul Zaman Bukhari, Dermot Brabazon and
Saleem Hashmi
Assessment of Suitable Thermally Enhanced Materials
for Electronics Packaging Application
14.20 – 15.20
4th Keynote Speaker
Mr. Brian Toolan, AIT
Introducing Entrepreneurship into Research
15.20 – 16.00
Session 5 : Microbiology
Room : X103
Chairman : Dr. Cepta Brougham
1. Jennifer C. Hayes, Andrew M. Fogarty and Neil J.
Rowan
A comparison of the efficacy of pulsed UV light and
pulsed plasma gas-discharge systems for the novel
inactivation of Cryptosporidium spp. and other clinically
relevant microorganisms in drinking water.
1. Patricia Hughes, Damien Brady and Rachel Halpin
Inhibition of the cariogenic bacteria Streptococcus
mutants using whey protein concentrate, a by-product of
the cheese making industry
16.20– 17.00
Session 6 : Social Science
Room : X103
Chairman : Dr. Mary McDonell Naughton
1. Shafiq Hizwari Hashim and Sri Kandy Putri Naru Abd
Hamid Naru
Writing Introduction Section of Engineering Research
Articles: Analyzing steps Occurrence of a Genre
2. Huzili Hussin, Mohamad Hashim Othman and Shafiq
Hizwari Md. Hashim
Seeking to Cure Drug Abuse throughTherapeutic Group
Counselling: A Challenge for Malaysia
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