Ir. Dr. TAN CHEE FAI

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Ir. Dr. TAN CHEE FAI

CURRENT CONTACT

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Department of Design & Innovation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal,

Melaka, Malaysia.

+606-234 6710

+6012-235 0189

[email protected] / [email protected]

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Level : Doctor of Philosophy

Field of Study : Industrial Design Engineering

Thesis Title : Smart System for Aircraft Passenger Neck Support

Location : Eindhoven, the Netherlands Graduation Date: 14th

December 2010

Name of Institution : Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

Level : Master of Science (Research Based)

Field of Study : Engineering

Thesis Title : Development of Hole Recognition System Using Rule-Based Technique

Major : Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Location : Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Graduation Date: February 2002

Name of Institution : University of Putra, Malaysia (UPM)

Level : Bachelor Degree (Honors)

Field of Study : Engineering

Major : Mechanical Engineering

Location : Malaysia Graduation Date: February 2000

Name of Institution : University of Putra, Malaysia (UPM)

Level : Diploma

Field of Study : Mechanical Engineering (Automotive)

Major : Automotive and Diesel Engineering

Location : Kota Bahru, Kelantan, Malaysia Graduation Date: November 1996

Name of Institution : Polytechnic of Kota Bahru (PKB)

Level : Certificate

Field of Study : Mechanical Engineering (Automotive)

Major : Automotive and Diesel Engineering

Location : Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Graduation Date: November 1995

Name of Institution : Polytechnic of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS)

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PROFESSIONAL Affiliations

• Professional Engineer. Board of Engineers, Malaysia (May, 2006 - to date) (Professional Engineer registration no.:

12640)

• Member, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (October 2005 – to date): Membership no: M18343

• Engineer (Graduate), Board of Engineers, Malaysia (May, 2000 – April 2006): Registration no: 32892A

• Member (Graduate), Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (July, 2000 – October 2005): Membership no: G18343

• Member, Malaysia Invention And Design Society (MINDS), Malaysia (April 2005 – to date): Membership no: 1664

• Member, Association of Chinese Scientists and Engineers in the Netherlands/ Vereniging van Chinese

Wetenschappers en Ingenieurs in Nederland (VCWI), The Netherlands. (Mar 2007 – to date)

• Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG) (June 2008 – to date): Membership no: 100000

• Member, the IAENG Society of Artificial Intelligence (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Industrial Engineering (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Mechanical Engineering (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Operations Research (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE (2010)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH INTEREST

1. Industrial Design Engineering

2. Integrated Engineering Design and Prototyping

3. Integrated System Design

4. Designed Intelligence

5. Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

University Technical Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)

• Oct 2003 to Jan 2011 Lecturer,

Department of Design & Innovation,

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malacca, Malaysia.

• Feb 2011 to date Senior Lecturer,

Department of Design & Innovation,

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malacca, Malaysia.

EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (TU/e), THE NETHERLANDS

• Jan 2007 – December 2010 Doctoral Candidate and Researcher

Designed Intelligence Group, Department of Industrial Design,

Eindhoven University of Technology,

the Netherlands.

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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

• Nov 1999 to April 2002 Research Assistant,

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

Research Project:

1) “Recognition of Intersecting Feature for Solid Modules”

2) “Design and Forming of Plastic Moulding”

3) “A Study on the Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing in Malaysia

Industries”

4) “A Comparative Study on Critical Success Factor for ISO 9000 Implementation”

• May 1999 to Sep 2003 Laboratory Demonstrator,



• Nov 2002 – Sep 2003 Lecturer ,



Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia (TARC)

• May 2002 to August 2003 Lecturer,

Division of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology,

Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

INDUSTRIAL APPOINTMENT

1. Intellogic Technology Private Limited, Malaysia

• 2002 to date Mechanical Engineer

Project:

1) Design and manufacture of head form for motorcycle helmet testing for

research purpose under Road Safety Research Centre (RSRC), Universiti Putra

Malaysia.

2) Design and develop automatic inspection machine.

3) Design and develop automatic material transfer machine.

4) Design and analysis the mechanical structure and mechanism for sewerage

inspection robot.

5) Design and develop the Heat, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC)

Inspection Robot.

2. MV Teknik Private Limited, Malaysia

• July – September 2003 Mechanical Engineer

Project:

1) Design and drawing the commercial vehicles such as rigid vehicles, extension of

semi-trailer body, semi-trailer palm oil tank, semi-trailer low loader and semi-

trailer ISO tank which comply the regulations of the Road Transport

Department, Malaysia.

3. Intellogic Technology Private Limited, Malaysia

• June 2011 – December 2011 Technical Advisor

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4. Healthy Winn Private Limited, Malaysia

• May 2011 – October 2011 Industry Advisor

5. PGChem Private Limited, Malaysia

• October 2011 – September 2012 Technical Advisor

6. Fwu Chang Design & Souvenirs, Malaysia

• February 2012 – Jan 2013 Technical Advisor

7. TNK Electronic manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

• February 2012 – Jan 2013 Technical Advisor

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers, Malaysia (May, 2006 - to date) (Registration no: 12640)

• Engineer (Graduate), Board of Engineers, Malaysia (May, 2000 – April 2006) (Registration no: 32892A)

• Member, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (October 2005 – to date) (Membership no: M18343)

• Member (Graduate), Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (July, 2000 – October 2005)(Membership no: G18343)

• Member, Malaysia Invention And Design Society (MINDS), Malaysia (April 2005 – to date)

(Membership no: 1664)

• Member, Association of Chinese Scientists and Engineers in the Netherlands/ Vereniging van Chinese

Wetenschappers en Ingenieurs in Nederland (VCWI), The Netherlands. (2007 – 2009)

• Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG) (Membership no: 100000) (June 2008 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Artificial Intelligence. (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Industrial Engineering. (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Mechanical Engineering. (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, the IAENG Society of Operations Research. (Jan 2009 – to date)

• Member, IEEE. (Dec 2009 – to date)

SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATION (NON-RPOFIT ORGANIZATION)

• Protem committee member, Malacca Green Development Organization (MGDO).

• Member, The Malacca Hakka Community Association (2011 to date)

• Champion of MINDS Invention Centers of Excellence (MICE) in Melaka State to develop and spread the culture of

innovation, invention and creativity among all Malaysians (2006)

• Volunteer of Buddhist Tzu Chi Merit Society, Malaysia (2003 – 2006)

• Member of Malaysian Association of the Netherlands (MAL-NL) (2007 – 2010)

• Volunteer of Association of China Bridge, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (2007 – 2010)

• Associate member, International Young Professionals Foundation (2007 – to date)

• Committee member, Association of PhD (PromoVe), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (2008 – 2009)

• Volunteer of Seat Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU), Institute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

(2002)

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)

• Award of Tan Sri Raja Ir. Zainal Price for an outstanding technical paper on engineering subject contributed by

Graduate Member, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2003.

Paper title: “Issues and Challenges of ASEAN Technology Transfer”

• Presidential Award of Excellence as one of the member in Engineering Education Technical Division for Being

Third in the Best Technical Division for the session 2002/2003 and 2003/2004.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in 21st

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO21), Yojakarta, Indonesia, on 22-23

October 2003.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in World

Engineers’ Convention (WEC2004), Shanghai, China, on 2-6 November 2004.

• Presidential Award of Excellence Special Merit Award as one of the member in Production and Manufacturing

Engineering Technical Division for active in organizing activities for session 2004/2005.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in 23rd

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO23), Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR on 8-9

December 2005.

• Nominated for IEM Young Engineer Award of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in 24th

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO24), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29

November 2006 – 2 December 2006.

• Nominated for IEM Young Engineer Award of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in Inaugural

FEIAP Convention 2011, Singapore, 2-5 October 2011.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to be a speaker in FEIAP International

Conference Engineering Education and Accreditation, Singapore on 2-5 October 2011.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) to attend and present paper in 29th

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO29), Brunei Darussalam on 26 November

2011 – 1 December 2011.

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)

• Recipient of Excellent Service Award 2006, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM).

• Recipient of scholarship (Skim Latihan Akademik IPTA) from Ministry of Higher Learning, Malaysia and Universiti

Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) to further Doctoral (PhD) at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e),

Eindhoven, The Netherlands from year 2007 to 2011.

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Expo & Exhibitions

• Silver medal in Public Higher Learning Institutions Research & Development Expo 2005, “The HVAC Inspection

Crawler”, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 September 2005 – 2 October 2005.

• Gold medal in 20th

International invention, innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX’09), “Fire Fighting

Machine”, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15 -17 May 2009.

• Gold medal in Brussels INNOVA 2009, “Design and Development of Fire Fighting Machine”, Brussels Expo,

Brussels, Belgium, 19 -21 November 2009.

• Bronze medal in Malaysia Technology Expo 2010 (MTE2010), “Photovoltaic Powered Sensing System for Small

Scale Application”, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4-6 February 2010.

• Bronze medal in Malaysia Technology Expo 2011 (MTE2011), “Smart Neck Support System for Stress Free Air

Travel”, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-19 February 2011.

• Silver medal in 22nd

International invention, innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX’11), “Low Cost Aircraft

Cabin Simulator”, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-22 May 2011.

• Silver medal in 22nd

International invention, innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX’11), “A Computer

Simulation on Empty and Wood-filled Tubes”, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-22

May 2011.

• Bronze medal in 22nd

International invention, innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX’11), “Energy Calculating

System for Home Electrical Appliances (ECAS)”, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-

22 May 2011.

Others

• Recognized by the Dutch Government for the award of Dutch “Ingenieur” (Ir.) title, on 5 November 2007.

• Recipient of sponsorship from Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, The People’s Republic of

China to attend cultural exchange program at Foshan, Guangdong on 22 May 2007 – 8 June 2007.

• Recipient of travel fellowship from VDI (The Association of German Engineers) to attend FISITA World

Automotive Congress, Munich, Germany, 14-19 September 2008.

• Listed in Who’s Who in the World, 2006 and 2007.

• Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2008.

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD

• Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 2011 – to date.

• Member of Chief Advisory Board, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2011 – to

date.

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CONFERENCE TECHNICAL PAPER REVIEWER

• Reviewer for ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information

in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2009), San Diego, California, USA.

• Reviewer for ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information

in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2010), Quebec, Canada.

• Reviewer for 7th

International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE2010),

Taipei, Taiwan.

• Reviewer for the 4th

International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’11), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Reviewer for International Conference on Applications and Design in Mechanical Engineering (ICADME 2012),

Penang, Malaysia.

• Scientific committee member for the Southeast Asian Network of Ergonomics Societies (SEANES) 2012

conference, Langkawi, Malaysia.

SPEAKER

• Speaker for Inaugural the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (FEISEAP)

Convention: Engineering Education and Accreditation, Title: “Accreditation Engineering Scenario and Future of

Engineering Education in Malaysia”, 2-4 October 2011, Singapore.

• Speaker for Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Title: “Ethics

in Engineering Profession”, 23 November 2011, Melaka, Malaysia.

• Speaker for 29th

Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO29), Title: “The

sustainable technological innovation among SMEs in South East Asia countries: a case study”, 27-30 November

2011, Brunei Darussalam.

• Speaker for Undergraduate from UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Title:

“Professional Engineer”, 7 December 2011, IEM, Selangor, Malaysia.

• Speaker for Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Malacca Branch), Title: “Low cost aircraft simulator design”, 19

December 2011, Melaka, Malaysia.

• Speaker for Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Malacca Branch), Title: “Product design for poor community”, 22

December 2011, Melaka, Malaysia.

• Speaker for Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Title: “Design for poverty”, 23 December 2011, Selangor,

Malaysia.

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ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA (IEM)

Graduate and Student Section (1998 – 2005)

• Vice Chairman II of Graduate and Student Section, session 2004/2005

• Vice Chairman II of Graduate and Student Section, session 2003/2004

• Organizing Chairman of Course in “Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Application and Training”, Graduate and

Student Section, 2003.

• Speaker of “Route to Professional Engineer” for Graduate and Student Section, session 2002/2003

• Committee Member of Graduate and Student Section, session 2002/2003.

- Chairperson of Branch Liaison Portfolio, Graduate and Student Section

- Representative to Standing Committee of Professional Practice

- Representative to Standing Committee of Examination and Qualification

- Representative to Engineering Education Technical Division

• Student Member, Institution of Engineers, 1998-2000

Technical Committee

• General member of Mechanical Engineering Technical Division, session 2011/2012

• General member of Mechanical Engineering Technical Division, session 2010/2011

• General member of Engineering Education Technical Division, session 2011/2012

• Co-opted member of Engineering Education Technical Division, session 2010/2011

• Chairman of Manufacturing Engineering Technical Division, session 2011/2012

• Co-opted member of Manufacturing Engineering Technical Division, session 2010/2011

• General member of Production and Manufacturing Engineering Technical Division, session 2006/2007



• Co-opted member of Production and Manufacturing Engineering Technical Division, session 2003/2004

• Co-opted member of Production and Manufacturing Engineering Technical Division, session 2002/2003

• Observer of Engineering Education Technical Division, session 2004/2005



• Member of Position Paper on “Engineering Educators should Practice Engineering”, Engineering Education

Technical Division, 2003

• Member of Seminar on “Submission to Authorities Made Simple” organizing committee, Engineering Education

Technical Division, 13-14 October 2003

• Member of Colloquium “Engineering Educators Should Practice Engineering” organizing committee, Engineering

Education Technical Division, session 2002-2003

• Secretary of Software Engineering Sub-Committee, Engineering Education Technical Division, session 2002-2003

Standing Committee

• Member of Standing Committee of Education and Training, session 2011/2012

• Member of Standing Committee of Qualifications and Admissions, session 2011/2012

• Representative of Graduate and Student Section to Standing Committee of Education and Training, session

2003/2004

• Representative of Graduate and Student Section to Standing Committee of Examinations and Qualifications,

session 2002/2003

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• Representative of Graduate and Student Section to Standing Committee of Publications, session 2003/2004

IEM Branch

• Co-opted member of IEM, Melaka Branch, session 2010/2011





Representative to Outside Bodies

• Representative of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in the Technical Committee on Fasteners and Screw

Threads (TCFST), Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) Limited.

• Representative of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in the Technical Committee on Tools, SIRIM Limited.

• Representative of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in the Working Group on V-Industrial Belt, SIRIM

Limited.

• Representative of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in the Statistical Method Technical Committee, SIRIM

Limited.

• Representative of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in the Safety of Machinery Technical Committee,

SIRIM Limited.

FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES (FEIIC)

• Member, Committee of Seminar & Workshop on “ISO 9001:2000 for Higher Education”, Mac 2004.

UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia

• Technical Conference Committee Member of Technical Conference of Manufacturing Engineering, Automation

and Robotics, 2nd

World Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 22-25 July 2002.

• Member of Editorial Secretariat Committee of Technical Conference of Manufacturing Engineering, Automation

and Robotics, 2nd

World Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 22-25 July 2002.

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA (UTeM), Malacca, Malaysia

(Formally known as National Technical University College of Malaysia)

• Director, FME Engineering Design Week 2011

• Chairman, Committee of Industry Training, FME, 2011/2013

• Committee member, Committee of Final Year Project, FME, 2011/2013

• Committee member, Committee of Industry Relationship, FME, 2011/2013

• Committee member, Committee of Research & Consultation, FME, 2011/2013

• Project Manager, Ad-hoc Committee of Lift Design in City Campus, FME, 2011

• Judge, Research Day, FME, 2011

• Chairman, Committee of Writing and Publications, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME), KUTKM, 2004/2005.

• Member/ Writer, Committee of University Magazine (Momentum)

• Treasurer, Sport and Recreational Welfare Club, FME, session 2004/2006.

• Member, Committee of Final Year Projects, FME, session 2004.

• Member, Committee of New Academic Programme and Amendment of Curriculum & Syllabus, FME, 2004.

• Member, Committee of Accreditation and Quality, FME, 2004.

• Member, Committee of Academic Guide Line, FME, 2004.

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• Advisor, Mechanical Engineering Student Society, FME, 2004/2005

• Member, Committee of Research, FME.

• Member, Committee of Publication, FME.

• Member, Committee of Courses and Training, FME.

• Member, Committee of Postgraduate Studies, FME.

• Representative to the 34th

Geneva International Invention Expo, 2006

• Representative KUTKM Volleyball Team to the 31st

Inter-University Staff Sport Tournament, 2006

RESEARCH

Universiti Putra Malaysia

1. Development of Industrial Robot Selection System

Researcher

Period: March 2003 – December 2003 (Completed)

2. A Comparative Study on Critical Success Factor for ISO 9000 Implementation

Research Assistant

Period: October 2001 – March 2002 (Completed)

3. A Study on the Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing in Malaysia Industries

Research Assistant

Period: August 2000 – December 2000 (Completed)

4. Design and Forming of Plastic Moulding

Research Assistant

Period: May 2000 – June 2000 (Completed)

5. Recognition of Intersecting Feature for Solid Modules

Research Assistant

Period: October 1999 – May 2000 (Completed)

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

(Formally known as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Short Term Research

1. An Expert Fault Diagnosis System for Vehicle Air Conditioning Production and Maintenance

Principal Researcher

Period: April 2004 – February 2005 (Completed)

2. Relationship Between Industrial Accident with Engineering Curriculum: A Survey


Period: December 2003 – January 2005 (Completed)

3. Optimisation of Epicyclical Gear Mechanisms in Automatic Automobile Transmission

Researcher

Period: December 2003 – February 2005 (Completed)

4. A Fuzzy Logic based Expert System on Automotive T-Joint Stiffness Data Acquisition for Advanced Manufacturing

Technology


Period: March 2005 – June 2006 (Completed)

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5. Advanced Mechanical Design and Optimisation of Sewage Inspection Robot: Structural and Mechanism Approach


Period: June 2005 – May 2006 (Completed)

6. Buckling Behaviour of Shallow Vee Section Beam

Researcher


7. Design and Analysis of Polymer composite automotive Bumper Beam

Researcher


8. Analysis and Optimization of Unmanned All-Terrain Vehicle (UAV): Mechanical Structure Approach


Period: May 2006 – November 2006 (Completed)

9. Design and Development of an Interactive Concurrent Engineering Design System


Period: Mac 2011 – 29 February 2012 (In progress)

10. Development of Real Time Digital Cost Meter Monitoring System for Electrical Power

Researcher


11. Design and Development of Low Power Sustainable Photovoltaic System

Researcher


12. Design Optimization and Up-Scaling of Fire Fighting Machine: Water Spraying and Track Mechanism Systems

Approach

Researcher

Period: December 2011 – 30 November 2012 (In progress)

Funded by Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Long Term Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (LRGS)

1. One BAJA: Next Generation Green and Economical Urea

Researcher

Period: September 2011 – August 2016 (In progress)

Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS)

1. Hybrid Authentication Model for Secured Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) in Health Monitoring System

Researcher

Period: June 2011 – May 2014 (In progress)

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)

1. A Novel Study of Variable Block Size Hexagon-Diamond Search Algorithm for Motion Estimation in Video Coding

Researcher


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Prototype Research Grant Scheme (PRGS)

1. A Novel Prototype of a Match-Box Sized Wireless Self-Powered Industrial Machinery Monitoring System

Researcher


Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

1. Alice in Wonderland (ALICE)-cultural computing as an interactive experience

Funded by Microsoft Research Limited, United Kingdom

Mechanical Consultant and stage operator

Period: January 2007 to 2010 (Completed)

European Commission 6th

Framework Programme

1. Smart tEchnolgies for stress free Air Travel (SEAT)

Funded by European Specific Targeted Research Project, Priority 4: Aeronautics and Space

FP6-2005-Aero-1, Part B.

Researcher

From January 2007 to October 2009 (Completed)

STUDENT SUPERVISION

Master of Science Candidates (by research)

1. Kher Vee Kiat, Design and Development of an Intelligent Active Steering Systems for Bus Accidents Prevention,

Main Supervisor, Sept 2011 – to date.

Undergraduate Final Year Project

1. Tan Boon Tat, Design, develop and fabricating of active steering system for driver driving behavior change, Main

Supervisor, Sept 2011 – to date.

2. Kong Hong Fai, Upscalling and optimization of fire fighting machine track system, Main Supervisor, Sept 2011 – to

date.

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PUBLICATIONS

Journal

1. Osman, M. R., Ismail, M.Y., Yusuff, R.M., Ismail, N., Tan, C.F. and Noor, M.J.M.M. 2004. A Comparative Study of

ISO 9000 and TQM Implementation. Pertanika: Journal of Science and Technology, 12(1):31-40. (ISSN 0128-7680)

2. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Osman, M.R., Wong, S.V. and Sulaiman, S. 2004. Development of Feature Recognition System

for Machined Parts. Pertanika: Journal of Science and Technology, 12(1):1-8. (ISSN 0128-7680)

3. Shuaeib, F.M., Tan, C.F., Wong, S.V. and Hamouda, A.M.S. 2004. CAD/CAM of headform for helmet testing”.

Pertanika: Journal of Science and Technology, 12(1):51-62. (ISSN 0128-7680)

4. Ismail, N., Osman, M.R., Tan, C.F., Wong, S.V. and Sulaiman, S. 2004. Extraction of cylindrical features from

neutral data format for CAD/CAM integration. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 1(2):206-

212. (ISSN 1823-1039)

5. Tan, C.F, Ismail, N., Wong, S.V., Osman, M.R. and Sulaiman, S.A. 2005. Development of STEP Hole Recognition

System for Computer Aided Process Planning. Jurnal Teknologi, 43(A):73-86. (ISSN 0127–9696)

6. Tan, C.F, Ismail, N., Wong, S.V., Sulaiman, S.A. and Osman, M.R. 2005. Development of hole recognition system from

step file. ASEAN Journal of Science and Technology for Development, 22(3):285-295. (ISSN 0217-5460)

7. Tan, C.F, Shamsuddin, S.A., Shafie, M.H. and Osman, M.R. 2006. The effect of inner diaphragms and non-

continuous sill section on the stiffness of automotive b-pillar. International Journal of Engineering and

Technology, 3(1):68-78. (ISSN 1823-1039)

8. Tan, C.F. 2007. An expert fault diagnosis system for auto wire bond machine. Jurnal Teknologi, 47(A):55-73. (ISSN

0127–9696)

9. Tan, C.F. and Said, M.R. 2007. The effect of diaphragms in continuous sill member on the strength of automotive

b-pillar. Jurnal Teknologi, 47(A):35-53. (ISSN 0127–9696)

10. Said, M.R. and Tan, C.F. 2008. The response of aluminium foams under quasi-static loading. Chiang Mai Journal of

Science, 35(2):1-9. (ISSN 0125-2526)

11. Tan, C.F. 2008. A prototype of knowledge-based system for fault diagnosis in automatic wire bonding machine.

The Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 32(4):1-10. (ISSN 1300-0160)

12. Tan, C.F. and Said, M.R. 2009. Effect of hardness test on precipitation hardening aluminium alloy 6061-T6. Chiang

Mai Journal of Science, 36(3):276-286. (ISSN 0125-2526)

13. Said, M.R. and Tan, C.F. 2009. Aluminium honeycomb under quasi-static compressive loading: an experimental

investigation. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 16(1):1-8. (ISSN 0858-849x)

14. Said, M.R. and Tan, C.F. 2009. Quasi-static uniaxial and biaxial compression of aluminium foams. Suranaree

Journal of Science and Technology, 16(1):29-34. (ISSN 0858-849x)

15. Tan, C.F., Sarban Singh, R.S. and Anas, S.A. 2011. Truck seating comfort: objectify and subjectify measurement

approach. International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 1(5):1-6. (ISSN: 2231-2307)

16. Sarban Singh, R.S., Anas, S.A., and Tan, C.F. 2011. Off-grid system development for house car porch lighting.

International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 1(4):179-184. (ISSN: 2231-2307)

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17. Tan, C.F., Sarban Singh, R.S. and Anas, S.A. 2012. Water Pressure Loss Analysis of Mobile Machine for Fire

Fighting Purpose. International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 1(6):437-440. (ISSN: 2231-2307)

18. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2011. Self-reported seat discomfort amongst Dutch economy class

aircraft passengers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, (Submitted). (ISSN: 0169-8141)

Proceedings

1. Ismail, N., Tan, C.F. and Sapuan, S.M. 2000. Form Feature for Concurrent Engineering. 2000 TENCON Proceedings:

Intelligent Systems and Technologies for the New Millennium, Vol. 3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 468-471.

2. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Osman, M.R., Wong, S.V. and Sulaiman, S. 2002. Development of Feature Recognition System

for Machined Parts. Proceedings of Technical Conference: Manufacturing Engineering, Automation and Robotics,

Second World Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, pp. 19-22.

3. Ismail, N. and Tan, C.F. “Overview of Feature Technology and Applications”. Proceedings of Technical Conference:

Manufacturing Engineering, Automation and Robotics, Second World Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak,

Malaysia, pp. 338-341, 22-25 July 2002.

4. Shuaeib, F.M., Tan, C.F., Wong, S.V. and Hamouda, A.M.S. 2002. CAD/CAM of headform for helmet testing.

Proceedings of Technical Conference: Manufacturing Engineering, Automation and Robotics, Second World

Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, pp. 124-129.

5. Osman, M.R., Ismail, M.Y., Yusuff, R.M., Ismail, N. and Tan, C.F. 2002. A Comparative Study of ISO 9000 and TQM

Implementation. Proceedings of Technical Conference: Manufacturing Engineering, Automation and Robotics,

Second World Engineering Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, pp. 97-101.

6. Osman, M.R., Ismail, M.Y., Ismail, N., Rosnah, M.Y., Sapuan, S.M. and Tan, C.F. 2002. The Study of the Effect of

the Implementation of ISO 9000:2000 in Manufacturing Companies. Proceedings of 3rd

International Conference

on Quality and Reliability (ICQR), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 321-326.

7. Lim, Y. J., Ismail, N., Ismail, M.Y., Juri, A.H. and Tan, C.F. 2003. User Defined Features for Sheet Metal Parts.

Proceedings of 19th

International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARS & FOF

2003), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 363-371.

8. Tan, C.F., Osman, M.R., Megat Johari, M.M.N. and Ismail, N. 2003. Issues and Challenges of ASEAN technology

transfer”. Proceedings of 21st

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisation (CAFEO), Yojakarta,

Indonesia, paper no. 1.11.

9. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Tahir, A. S. MD., Juhari, A. R. and Osman, M.R. 2004. An Expert System Based Carbide Cutting

Tools Selector for CNC Lathe Machine in Automotive Industry. Proceedings of 2nd

International Conference on

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (ICAiET-2004), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, pp. 816-819.

10. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Abdullah, A., Tahir, A. S. MD. and Shafie, M. H. H. 2004. Development of a Prototype Fault

Diagnosis System for Piping industry in Malaysia. Proceedings of 3rd

International Conference on Advanced

Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 499 – 503.

11. Ismail, N., Osman, M.R., Tan, C.F., Wong, S.V. and Sulaiman, S. 2004. Extraction of Cylindrical Features from

Neutral Data Format for CAD/CAM Integration. Proceedings of International Engineering Convention, Amman,

Jordan, pp. 73-78.

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12. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Ismail, N. and Sivakumar, D. 2004. A rule-based expert fault diagnosis system for auto wire

bonder machine. Proceedings of World Engineers’ Convention (WEC2004), Shanghai, China, pp. 104-108.

13. Ngeow, Y.W. and Tan, C.F. 2004. Biomass as the Renewable Energy Source in Malaysia. Proceedings of 22nd

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (CAFEO22), Yangon, Myanmar, paper 615, pp. 01-

08.

14. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Sivakumar, D. and Juhari, A.R. 2005. Development of an Expert Fault Diagnosis System for

Vehicle Air Conditioning Production System: New Product Approach. Proceedings of the 2nd

International

Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’05), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 1-7.

15. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Shafie, M.H., Abdullah, A. and Sivakumar, D. 2005. Feature Recognition System for CAD/CAM

Integration. Proceedings of the 2nd

International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’05), Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia, pp. 834-839.

16. Sivakumar, D., Sanjay, C., Tan, C.F. and Hamid, A.B.A. 2005. Finite element analysis on bending of thin walled

channel section beams of shallow open section. Proceedings of The 2nd

International Conference on Mechatronics

(ICOM’05), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 931-936.

17. Ismail, N., Wong, H.K., Salleh, Y.M., Tang, S.H., Samin, R. and Tan, C.F. 2005. Development of Machine Tools

Selection for Turning Operation. Proceedings of The 2nd

International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’05),

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 916-923.

18. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Sivakumar, D., Juhari, A.R. and Selamat, Z. 2005. An expert quality assurance fault

diagnosis system for vehicle air conditioning production”. Proceedings of International Conference on Recent

Advances in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (ICRAMME 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, paper no. 72, 30-31.

19. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H. 2005. The Experimental Test on Continuous Sill Member of B-Pillar embedded with Inner

Diaphragms”. Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical & Materials

Engineering (ICRAMME 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, paper no. 136.

20. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N. and Shafie, M.H. 2005. The Application of Expert System in Mechanical Engineering: Now and

Beyond. Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical & Materials Engineering

(ICRAMME 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, paper no. 211.

21. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Shamsuddin, S.A. and Sivakumar, D. 2005. Application of Experimental and Finite Element

Method to Analyze Effect of Inner Diaphragms of Automotive T-Frame. Proceedings of ASME 2005 Design

Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Long Beach,

California, USA, paper no. DETC2005-85727.

22. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Osman, M.R., Mohd. Noor, M.J.M. 2005. Poverty Reduction through Sustainable

Development Strategy: Challenges for Malaysia. Proceedings of 23rd

Conference of ASEAN Federation of

Engineering Organizations (CAFEO23), Vientiane, Lao PDR, pp. 3-13.

23. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Osman, M.R., Mohd. Noor, M.J.M. 2005. Towards knowledge and skill based socities: the

challenge of human resources development in Malaysia. Proceedings of 23rd


Engineering Organizations (CAFEO23), Vientiane, Lao PDR, pp.1-15.

24. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Osman, M.R., Mohd. Noor, M.J.M. 2005. The issues and challenges of Malaysia resource-

based manufacturing for industrial development. Proceedings of 23rd


Engineering Organizations (CAFEO23), Vientiane, Lao PDR, pp. 3-11.

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25. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. 2006. Design and Development of HVAC Inspection Robot. Proceedings

of International Conference on MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS (ICoMMS2006), Paper no.: ICOMMS-164, Langkawi,

Malaysia.

26. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. 2006. The Challenges of Globalization on the Malaysian

Engineering Profession: Now and Beyond. Proceedings of 24th

Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering

Organizations (CAFEO24), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 25-35.

27. Sivakumar, D., Rao, S. and Tan, C.F. 2006. Performance Verification of an Alternative Fuel for C.I. Engines.

Proceedings of 1st

Regional Conference on Vehicle Engineering and Technology (RiVET 2006), Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia.

28. Sudin, M.N., Tan, C.F. and Hamzah, A.T. 2006. Knowledge based system for material selection in bumper beam

design. Proceedings of the 7th

Asian Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference,

Bangkok, Thailand, paper ID: 308.

29. Tan, C.F., Shamsuddin, S.A., Shafie, M.H. and Osman, M.R. 2006. The Effect of Inner Diaphragms and Continuous

Sill Section on the Stiffness of Automotive B-pillar. Proceedings of FEIIC Seminar on Engineering and Technology,

pp. 218-228.

30. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Osman, M. R., Wong, S. V. and Sulaiman, S. 2001. The Implementation of Feature Recognition

System for CAD/CAM Integration. Proceedings of Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD

2001), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Paper no. 160.

31. Ismail, N. and Tan, C.F. 2002. Ruled-Based feature extraction and recognition from STEP file. Proceedings of

Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2002), Shah Alam, Malaysia, pp. 90-93.

32. Ismail, N., Tan, C.F. and Lim, K.S. 2003. Modelling and Machining of Complex Mechanical Parts using CAD/CAM

Systems. Proceedings of Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD), Putra Jaya, Malaysia,

Paper no. “Comp10”.

33. Tan, C.F., Ismail, N., Wong, S.V., Sulaiman, S. and Osman, M.R. 2003. Development of a Knowledge-based Feature

Recognition System for Mechanical Parts. Proceedings of Seminar on Artificial Intelligence Applications in Industry

(AIAI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Paper no. 66.

34. Ismail, N. and Tan, C.F. 2003. Development of a Prototype Knowledge-based System for Industrial Robot

Selection”. Proceedings of Conference on Intelligent Systems and Robotics (CISAR) in Advanced Technology

Congress (ATC 2003), Putra Jaya, Malaysia, Paper no. C35.

35. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Tihth, R.M. and Sivakumar, D. 2004. Rapid prototyping: the issues. Proceedings of 1st

National Seminar on “Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing, Kedah, Malaysia.

36. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H. and Nordin, M.R. 2005. The Relevance of OHS Curriculum of Malaysia Public Institutions of

Higher Education Toward Reducing Industrial Accidents. Proceedings of 8th

NIOSH Conference and Exhibition on

Occupational Safety and Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 212.

37. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Sivakumar, D., Abd Razak, J. and Salemat, M. Z. 2005. An Expert Fault Diagnosis System for

Vehicle Air Conditioning Production and Maintenance. Proceedings of KUTKM Research Achievement Seminar

2005, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, pp.151-157, 2005.

38. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H. and Nordin, M.R. 2005. The Relevance of OHS Curriculum of Malaysian Public Institutions

of Higher Education toward Reducing Industrial Accidents. Proceedings of KUTKM Research Achievement Seminar

2005, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, pp.181-185.

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39. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. 2006. Mechanical Design and Analysis of HVAC Inspection Crawler.

Proceedings of National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering 2006, Melaka, Malaysia.

40. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Sivakumar, D. and Shamsuddin, S.A. 2006. Experimental Analysis for the Effect of Inner

Diaphragms in Automotive B-Pillar. Proceedings of National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering

2006, Melaka, Malaysia.

41. Shamsuddin, S.A., Tan, C.F. and Abdul Karim, M.S. 2006. Reverse Engineering: A Rapid Prototyping Approach.

Proceedings of National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering 2006, Melaka, Malaysia.

42. Sivakumar, D., Rao, S. and Tan, C.F. 2006. Engineering aesthetics and aesthetic ergonomics evaluation tools in

product design and development. Proceedings of National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering


43. Sivakumar, D., Rivai, A., Tan, C.F. and Said, M.R. 2006. Buckling behaviour of angle section beam with the

unstiffened flanges in compression. Proceedings of National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering


44. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H. and Osman, M.R. 2006. The effect of inner diaphragms and non-continuous sill section on

the stiffness of automotive b-pillar. Proceedings of Seminar on Engineering and Technology 2006 (SET2006),

Selangor, Malaysia, pp. 218-228.

45. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. 2006. The effect of inner diaphragms and non-continuous sill section

on the stiffness of automotive b-pillar. Proceedings of KUTKM Research Achievement Seminar 2006, Penang,

Malaysia, pp. 148-162.

46. Tan, C.F., Hasan, M.R., Said, M.R., Shamsuddin, S.A., and Alkahari, M.R. 2007. Fatigue analysis and optimization

of umanned all-terrain vehicle: mechanical structure approach. UTeM Research Achievement Seminar 2007.

47. Tan, C.F., Alkahari, M.R., Said, M.R., Shamsuddin, S.A. and Hasan, M.R. 2007. Mechanical design and optimization

of sewerage inspection robot: structural approach. UTeM Research Achievement Seminar 2007.

48. Tan, C.F., Delbressine, F. and Rauterberg, M. 2007. Vehicle Seat Design: State of the Art and Recent

Development”. Proceedings of 3rd

World Engineering Congress 2007, Penang, Malaysia, pp. 51-61.

49. Tan, C.F., Delbressine, F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2008. Subjective and objective measurement for

comfortable truck driver seat. Proceedings of 9th

International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control

(AVEC2008), Kobe, Japan, pp. 851-856.

50. Tan, C.F. Chen, W., Delbressine, F. and Rauterberg, M. 2008. Objectifying discomfort seat measurement for next

generation truck driver’s seat. Proceedings of FISITA World Automotive Congress, Munich, Germany, paper no.

F2008-SC-028.

51. Tan, C.F. 2008. Technological innovation with strategic vision among SMEs: a case study in Asian Countries.

Proceedings of World Engineers Convention, Brasilia, Brazil, Paper no. 65.

52. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2008. Intelligent seat systems for next generation air travel. Proceedings

of World Engineers Convention, Brasilia, Brazil, Paper no. 68.

53. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Interactive aircraft cabin testbed for stress-free air travel system

experiment: an innovative concurrent design approach. Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in

Mechanical Engineering ICAME 2009, Shah Alam, Malaysia, p. 137.

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54. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Design of aircraft cabin testbed for stress free air travel experiment.

5th

International Conference on Planning and Design, Tainan City, Taiwan, p. 157.

55. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Creative thinking of design and redesign on SEAT aircraft cabin

testbed: a case study. Proceedings of 14th

International Conference on Thinking, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 122-

131.

56. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Self-reported seat discomfort amongst economy class aircraft

passenger in the Netherlands. Proceedings of World Congress on Bioengineering 2009, The Hong Kong

Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, pp. 211.

57. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., Kimman, F. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Sleeping posture analysis of economy class aircraft

seat. Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering 2009, London, U.K., pp. 532-535.

58. Tan, C.F. Verbunt, M., Chen, W., Bartneck, C. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Adaptive advisory system for economy

class passenger with spinal cord injury during air travel. Proceedings of 2009 Design Engineering Technical

Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, paper no.

DETC2009-86076.

59. Tan, C.F. Said, M.R. and Chen, W. 2009. The tensile strength effects on precipitation heat treatment of 6061-T6

aluminium alloy. Proceedings of 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in

Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, paper no. DETC2009-87164.

60. Tan, C.F. Verbunt, M., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. The modeling of adaptive posture advisory system for

decubitus prevention during air travel. Proceedings of International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and

Identification (MSI2009), Beijing, China, paper no. 659-072.

61. Perez Artieda, I, Chen, W., Tan, C.F. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Experiencing light for jet lag reduction during long

haul air travel. Proceedings of Experiencing Light 2009, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

62. Tan, C.F. Chen, W., Hao Liu and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Adaptive framework and user preference modeling for

economy class aircraft passenger seat. Proceedings of 2009 Third UKSim European Symposium on Computer

Modeling and Simulation, Athens, Greece, pp. 66-69.

63. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Sitting posture detection for adaptive aircraft passenger seat

system. Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information

Processing (ISSNIP) PhD/ECR Forum, Melbourne, Australia, paper id. 813475873.

64. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2009. Development of adaptive aircraft passenger seat system for comfort

improvement. Proceedings of International Conference for Technical Postgraduates, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

paper no. CC02-05.

65. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Seat discomfort of Dutch truck driver: a survey study and analysis.

Proceedings of SAE World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, paper no. 2010-01-0774. (DOI: 10.4271/2010-01-0774)

66. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Total design of low cost aircraft cabin simulator. Proceedings of

Design 2010, Cavtat, Croatia, pp. 1721-17280. (ISBN: 978-953-7738-07-5)

67. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Self-reported seat discomfort amongst Dutch commercial truck

driver. Proceedings of FISITA 2010, Budapest, Hungary, paper code: FISITA2010/FISITA2010-SC-P-36. (ISBN: 978-

963-9058-29-3)

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68. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. The Relationship of head rotation angle and SCM EMG value for the

development of AnS2. Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering 2010, London, U.K, vol. 3, pp. 2082-2085.

(ISBN: 978-988-18210-8-9; ISSN: 2078-0958 (Print); ISSN: 2078-0966 (Online))

69. Tan, C.F. Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. An approach to study the sitting position and neck discomfort of

economy class aircraft passenger during air travel. Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Human

Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE2010), Miami, Florida, USA, Chapter 40, pp. 376-382. (ISBN-13: 978-0-9796435-4-5 ;

ISBN-10: 0-9796435-4-6)

70. Liu, H., Tan, C.F., Hu, J. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Towards high level of presence: combining static infrastructure

with dynamic services. Proceedings of International Conference on Electronics and Information Engineering,

Kyoto, Japan, pp. V2-535 –V2-539. (ISBN 978-1-4244-7679-4)

71. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Experimental design for sternocleidomastoid muscle stress

measurement. 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral research (Measuring

Behavior 2010), Eindhoven, the Netherlands, pp. 44-47. (ISBN 978-90-74821-86-5)

72. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., Verbunt, M., van de Westelaken, R. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. SEAT: a research on future

stress free air travel. International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (IDecon2010), Melaka,

Malaysia, pp. 26-30. (ISBN 983-2948-84-1)

73. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Development of aircraft cabin simulator: total design approach.

International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (IDecon2010), Melaka, Malaysia, pp. 501-505.

(ISBN 983-2948-84-1)

74. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Development of smart system for neck comfort during air travel.

International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT2010), Chongqing, China, pp. V1-424 -

V1-427. (ISBN 978-1-4244-8034-0)

75. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., van den Boomen, G. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. An application of automation of low cost

aircraft cabin simulator. International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems 2010 (ICCAS2010), Seoul,

Korea, pp. 44-47. (ISBN 978-89-93215-02-1 98560; ISSN 2093-7121)

76. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Low cost aircraft cabin simulator for in-flight product development.

HCI-Aero 2010, Florida, USA.

77. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Intelligent neck support system for economy class aircraft seat. 3rd

International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Application (PACIIA 2010), Wuhan, China.

78. Tan, C.F., Alkahari, M.R. and Abdul Rahman, M.N. 2011. Development of Ground Vehicle for Fire Fighting

Purpose, Proceedings of Research Day 2011 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTeM, Malacca, Malaysia, pp. 78-

81.

79. Tan, C.F., Ranjit, S.S.S., Ong, S.T. and Ngeow, Y.W. 2011. Accreditation Engineering Scenario and Future of

Engineering Education in Malaysia. Inaugural FEIAP Convention: Engineering Education and Accreditation,

Singapore.

80. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., Ranjit, S.S.S., and Rauterberg, M. 2011. The modeling of adaptive neck support system for

economy class aircraft seat. Malaysian Technical Universities International conference on Engineering &

Technology (MUiCET 2011), Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, pp. 659-662.

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81. Ranjit, S.S.S., Tan, C.F., Anas, S.A., Subramaniam, S.K. and Hardev Singh, J.D.S. 2011. Stand-alone system to

alleviate low power home electrical appliance for non-grid connection area. Malaysian Technical Universities

International conference on Engineering & Technology (MUiCET 2011), Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, pp. 253-257.

82. Tan, C.F., Ranjit, S.S.S., Ong, S.T. and Ngeow, Y.W. 2011. The sustainable technological innovation among SMEs in

South East Asia countries: a case study. 29th

Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization

(CAFEO), Brunei Darussalam.

83. Kher, V.K., Tan, C.F., and Ranjit, S.S.S. 2011. Towards next-generation electric power steering systems: a survey of

the state of the art and possible extensions for road accidents prevention. AYRC X3 AKEPT 1

st Annual Young

researchers International Conference, Kuala Lumpur.

Book Chapter (International)

1. Tan, C.F., Chen, W., Kimman, F. and Rauterberg, M. 2010. Sleeping in sitting posture analysis of economy class

aircraft seat. Electronic Engineering and Computing Technology, Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering,

Ao, Sio-long; Gelman, Len (Eds.), 1st

Edition, Springer Publication, 60:703-713, 2010. (DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-

8776-8_60)

2. Tan, C.F., Chen, W. and Rauterberg, M. 2011. Adaptive neck support for wellbeing during air travel. Handbook on

AAL for Healthcare, Well-being and Rehabilitation. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: IOS Press.

Thesis

1. Tan, Chee Fai. 2002. Development of hole recognition system using rule-based technique. Universiti Putra

Malaysia, Unpublished Master of Science Thesis.

2. Tan Chee Fai. 2010. Smart system for aircraft passenger neck support. Eindhoven University of Technology, Ph.D

Thesis. (ISBN 978-90-386-2392-4)

Research/ Technical Reports

1. Shuaeib, F.M., Tan, C.F., Wong, S. V., Hamouda, A.M.S. and Megat Ahmad, M.M.H. “CAD/CAM of headform for

helmet testing”. Research Report, The Road Safety Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra

Malaysia, Malaysia, 2002.

2. Tan, C F. and Shafie, M.H. “A Rule-based Expert Fault diagnosis System for Auto Wire Bonder Machine”. Research

report, University Industry Centre, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2004.

3. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M. H., Sivakumar, D., Abd Razak, J. and Selamat, Z. “An expert fault diagnosis system for vehicle

air conditioning production and maintenance”. Research report (PJP/2003/FKM(8)/S049), University Industry

Centre, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2005.

4. Tan, C.F., Shafie, M.H., Nordin, M.R. and Md Kasim, R. “Relationship between industry accident and engineering

curriculum: a study”. Research report (PJP/2003/FKM(3)/S031), University Industry Centre, Kolej Universiti

Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2005.

5. Abd. Razak, J. and Tan, C.F. “Optimisation of Epicyclical Gear Mechanisms in Automatic Automobile

Transmission”. Research report (PJP/2003/FKM(3)/S036), University Industry Centre, Kolej Universiti Teknikal

Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2005.

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6. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. “Advanced Mechanical Design and Optimisation of Sewage Inspection

Robot: Structural and Mechanism Approach”. Research report (PJP/2005/FKM(13)/S136), University Industry


7. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. “Advanced Mechanical Design and Optimisation of Sewage Inspection

Robot: Structural and Mechanism Approach”. Research report (PJP/2005/FKM(2)/S073), University Industry


8. Tan, C.F., Said, M.R. and Shamsuddin, S.A. “Analysis and Optimisation of Unmanned All-Terrain Vehicle:

Mechanical Structure Approach”. Research report (PJP/2006/FKM(1)/S173), University Industry Centre, Kolej

Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2006.

Malaysian Standard

1. Yusoff, Z., Tan, C.F., Mahdar, M., Abdul Jalil, O., Yee, K.M., Yap, Y.K., Ishak, A.A., Lim, P.C., Dahlan, A.M., Rahmat,

D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS 823:2004, Wire rope grips – Specification (First revision).

Malaysian Standards, Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), 2005.


D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS 1863:2005. Cold headed rivets- Specification. Malaysian

Standards, Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), 2005.


D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS ISO 4026:2005, Hexagon socket set screws with flat point.



D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS ISO 4027:2005, Hexagon socket set screws with cone point.



D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS ISO 4028:2005, Hexagon socket set screws with dog point.



D., Chooi, H. W., Ho, J. and Abdul Shukor, M. H. MS ISO 4029:2005, Hexagon socket set screws with cup point.


Articles

1. Tan, C.F. “Issues and challenges of ASEAN technology transfer”. Momentum, National Technical University

College of Malaysia, 9th

edition, pp. 23, July 2004.

2. Tan, C.F. “Key elements of successful technology transfer”. Momentum, National Technical University College of

Malaysia, 10th

edition, pp. 23, April 2004.

3. Tan, C.F. “PHILEAS: The bus rapid transit”. Jurutera, October 2008.

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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING HISTORY

1. Company Name : APM Air Conditioners Pvt. Ltd., Selangor, Malaysia

Title : Technical Trainee

Specialization : Design and Development

Industry : Automotive

Date Joined : 01 Mar 1999 Date Left: 01 Jun 1999

Duties : Design and Development of vehicle air conditioning systems (OEM and REM)

Reason for leaving : Accomplished training period

2. Company Name : UMW Toyota Motor Pvt. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Title : Technical Trainee

Level : Trainee

Specialization : Customer Service (Technical)

Industry : Automotive

Date Joined : 01 Dec 1993 Date Left: 30 May 1994

Duties : Vehicle servicing, planning, maintenance and repairing

Reason for leaving : Accomplished training period

Language Proficiency (Spoken and Written):

• English, Malay, Mandarin, Dutch

Extra Curricular Activities:

• President of Association of Shito-Ryu Karate-Do, UPM, session Nov 97/98 – May 98/99

• Representative of Kuala Lumpur in National Self-Defence Tournament, 1998

• Representative of Kuala Lumpur in MSSM Volleyball Tournament, 1992

• Royal Malaysian Police Cadet, 1990-1992.

• NAUI Certified Open Water Scuba Diver (2001 – to Date)

• 1ST

Dan (Black Belt) in Shito-Ryu Karate-Do (1999 – to Date)

• Representative of UTeM volleyball team (2006, 2011)

REFERENCES

1. Name : Prof. Dr. Matthias Rauterberg

Tel : +31-40-247 2394 Email : [email protected]

Position : Professor, Head of Designed Intelligence Group, Department of Industrial Design

Institution : Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

2. Name : Prof. Dr. Shaw-Voon Wong

Tel : +60-3- 8924 9202 Email : [email protected]

Position : Director General

Company : Malaysia Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)

3. Name : Dato Ir. (Dr.) Andy K. H. Seo

Tel : +60-3-7784 1268 Email : [email protected]

Position : Director

Company : Alpha Prima Engineering Private Limited

Documents

Ir. Dr. TAN CHEE FAI