2021 IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award

Alhamdulilah, by the grace of Allah Almighty, it is my pleasure to announce that I'm awarded with the highest global award by the Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) (IEEE MGA Awards and Recognition) of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE under Young Professionals category: "2021 IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award" in recognition of "Significant Contributions to IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia" on November 20th, 2021.

This prestigious award is an annual recognition from the IEEE MGA Board and Committee for substantive projects and achievements which have left an undeniable imprint on the fabric of IEEE Young Professionals operations.
I would like to humbly thank Prof. Dr. Zuhaina Zakaria for nominating me. She is always kind, supportive and inspiring to me. I would also like to thank Simay Akar and Prof. Dr. Preeti Bajaj for endorsing my nomination. It was not possible without your strong recommendations. Thanks for your enormous support and trust.

Thank you Dr. Rozita Jailani and IEEE Malaysia Section Awards & Recognitions Committee led by Dr. Fawnizu Hussin for encouraging me to submit my nomination for 2021 IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award.

This achievement was not possible without the support, dedication and cooperation of my team members at IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia who have worked hard with me in executing my new initiatives to make it possible. Some of my new initiatives under my leadership are as below:
  • 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project - 5MFYP Competition 2020
  • IEEE Young Professionals Student Ambassadors Programme
  • 1st IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia Future Leaders Summit 2021
  • IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals UpSkills Malaysia 2021
  • Social Media Branding of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia (i.e. YouTube Channel, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram, Twitter and rebranding of existing Facebook page)
  • Initiated Website of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia (https://www.ieeeypmalaysia.com)
  • Initiated Clubhouse of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia
  • 2nd IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2021
  • and many more under the process of planning and execution (stay tuned)...

Last but not least, thanks to IEEE Malaysia Section for giving me the opportunity to lead and strengthen the existence of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia for the benefit of humanity.

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2020 IEEE Malaysia Section Outstanding Volunteer Award

Alhamdulilah, by the grace of Allah Almighty, I am honoured to receive the prestigious IEEE Malaysia Section 2020 Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Thanks to my nominator Prof. Ir. Dr. Zuhaina Zakaria and IEEE Malaysia Section for recognizing my contributions to IEEE in general & IEEE Malaysia Section in particular. This good news was shared by the Chair of IEEE Malaysia Section Awards & Recognitions Committee, Associate Professor Dr. Fawnizu Hussin during the first IEEE Malaysia Section Chapter Chairs Meeting 2021 this morning (26-06-2021).

I must acknowledge here the support of different teams with whom I have been involved in various volunteering activities for the promotion of IEEE.

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  • Invited Trainer/Facilitator – The UKM Graduate Centre Workshop Series 28/2019: Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template, organized by the UKM Graduate Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 18th September, 2019
  • Invited Trainer/Facilitator – The UKM Graduate Centre Workshop Series 23/2019: Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template, organized by the UKM Graduate Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 10th July, 2019
  • Appointed as Section Lead (IEEE Malaysia Section) of IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 13.0 Public Relations Team on 09th July, 2019
  • Invited Panel of Judges – National E-Fest Exposition 2019, organised by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Johor, Pasir Gudang Campus, Johor Bahru, Malaysia on 22nd May, 2019
  • Invited Panel of Judges – Annual Final Year Project (FYP) Poster Competition 2019, organised by the Faculty of Engineering and Build Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia on 15th May, 2019
  • Invited Trainer/Facilitator – The UKM Graduate Centre Workshop Series 18/2019: Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template, organized by the UKM Graduate Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 08th May, 2019
  • Guest Speaker – Opportunities in IEEE for Members and Volunteers, organized by the Centre of Foundation Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Dengkil Branch, Selangor, Malaysia on 19th April, 2019
  • Appointed as Executive Committee of IEEE Malaysia Section Professional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE) – Year 2019
  • Founding Leader of IEEE Malaysia Section Blockchain Group – 20th March, 2019
  • Invited Trainer/Facilitator – The UKM Graduate Centre Workshop Series 4/2019: Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template, organized by the UKM Graduate Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 18th January, 2019
  • Appointed as Vice-Chair of IEEE Malaysia Section Consultants Network Affinity Group (CNAG) – Year 2019
  • Appointed as Chair (Educational Activities) of IEEE Young Professionals (YP) Malaysia – Year 2018, 2019
  • Recipient of Best Paper Presenter Award (Category: Applied Science) at the 8th International Conference on Postgraduate Education (ICPE-8) 2018, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 3rd – 4th December, 2018
  • Recipient of Best Paper Presenter Award (Category: Overall) at the 8th International Conference on Postgraduate Education (ICPE-8) 2018, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 3rd – 4th December, 2018
  • Invited Trainer/Facilitator – The UKM Graduate Centre Workshop Series 37/2018: Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template, organized by the UKM Graduate Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 25th October, 2018
  • Guest Speaker – International Future Scientists Conference (iFSC) 2018 "Empowering Young Researchers", organized by Pusat PERMATApintar® Negara, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 24th – 26th July, 2018
  • Invited Speaker – Hands-on Workshop on MS Word, EndNote & Mendeley for Constructive Thesis Writing with Gaya UKM Templates, organized by Xpertopedia Research Club & IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia on 3rd May, 2018
  • Appointed as Executive Committee Member of IEEE Young Professionals (YP) Malaysia – Year 2018, 2019
  • Appointed as Executive Committee Member of IEEE Malaysia Section Consultants Network Affinity Group (CNAG) – Year 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Appointed as Graduate Ambassador of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Year 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Appointed as Ambassador of Cyberview Sdn. Bhd. – Year 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Recipient of UKM Pembantu Penyelidik Siswazah (Graduate Research Assistant) – Year 2017
  • Recipient of UKM Skim Zamalah Universiti Penyelidikan (Research University Fellowship Scheme) – Year 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Appointed as Executive Committee Member (Portfolio: Professional Activities) of IEEE UKM Student Branch – Year 2016
  • Appointed as Executive Committee Member (Portfolio: Educational Activities) of IEEE PES UKM Chapter – Year 2016