No Details Code 1 Title: Photonic Crystal Splitter I

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1 No Details Code 1 Title: Photonic Crystal Splitter I EE-YKC-01- We use mirrors in our daily life to reflect and guide light. In photonic integrated circuits (ICs), light is used to transfer information. However, mirrors cannot be used to reflect and guide light in photonic ICs. As the typical size of photonic circuit components are of the same order of magnitude as the wavelength of light, using metallic mirrors to reflect light is not effective due to loss. Photonic crystal splitters are the wires of light in photonic ICs. Light can be bent at an angle of 90 with 100% transmission (no loss). In this project, you will use a software named Python to simulate the transmission of light in a photonic crystal splitter. Python has an integrated development environment, just like Matlab, and is easy to use. In addition, it is free. Electromagnetics, Solid State Electronics, programming At the end of this study, you will learn the basics of photonic crystals and how to write programs in Python. 2 Title: Photonic Crystal Splitter II We use mirrors in our daily life to reflect and guide light. In photonic integrated circuits (ICs), light is used to transfer information. However, mirrors cannot be used to reflect and guide light in photonic ICs. As the typical size of photonic circuit components are of the same order of magnitude as the wavelength of light, using metallic mirrors to reflect light is not effective due to loss. Photonic crystal splitters are the wires of light in photonic ICs. Light can be bent at an angle of 90 with 100% transmission (no loss). In this project, you will use a software named Python to simulate the transmission of light in a photonic crystal splitter. Python has an integrated development environment, just like Matlab, and is easy to use. In addition, it is free. EE-YKC-02- Electromagnetics, Solid State Electronics, programming At the end of this study, you will learn the basics of photonic crystals and how to write programs in Python. 3 Title: Photonic Band Gaps EE-YKC-03- In semiconductor technology, electronic devices are useful because of the existence of electronic band gaps in semiconductors, i.e., a region in the energy band diagram where electrons cannot occupy. Replace electrons with light and semiconductor crystals with photonic crystals, respectively, we have photonic band gaps. In this project, you will use a software named MPB (MIT Photonic Band Gap) to plot photonic band gaps of various 1D and 2D photonic crystals.

2 As MPB lives in a Linux environment, you will also learn to use Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Microsoft Windows. Electromagnetics, Solid State Electronics, programming At the end of this study, you will learn the basics of photonic crystals and simple Linux programming. 4 Title: Investigation of Losses in Coplanar Waveguides EE-YKH-01- The student is required to fabricate coplanar waveguides of different dimensions, measure the losses, and compare the results with those obtained using theoretical computation. Knowledge on electromagnetic theory, and programming Being able to measure the losses of coplanar waveguides and determine the accuracy of theoretical formulations. 5 Title: Investigation of Bending Losses in Transmission Lines EE-YKH-02- The student is required to fabricate transmission lines with different bending angles and determine the losses caused by the bends. Verifications are to be performed by comparing the experimental results with those obtained using theoretical calculation. Knowledge on electromagnetic theory, and programming Being able to identify how bending loss affects the overall losses found in a transmission line. 6 Title: Investigation of Inset fed patch antenna performance using PCB substrate EE- DAN- 01- Study the characteristics response of inset fed microstrip patch antenna using HFSS and Sonnet Lite. This will involve the input impedance and frequency response of microstrip patch antenna on the feed position of microstrip linefed. Meanwhile comparison of the antenna parameters will be carried through the result obtained from software simulation. 1) Study of characterization of the Input Impedance of the Inset-fed rectangular microstrip Antenna 2) Simulation and comparison of the inset-fed rectangular microstrip

3 antenna 3) Improvement of the inset-fed rectangular microstrip antenna by using modified formula. 7 Title: Energy Harvester EE- LKC- 01- There is a need to generate new energy source by making use of the surroundings, such as thermal gradient and statics. Determine the potential of an electrostatic energy harvester in relate to generate certain amount of electricity. 8 Title: Oscillator Characterisation and Q Factor Measurements EE-TKH-01- Oscillator characterisation in either time and frequency domain and basic methods of measurement of Q factor are investigated. Accurate determination of loaded Q factor is important in specifying the noise spectrum of the oscillator. Work through design of an oscillator then determine the Q factor of resonance. 9 Title: Solving resonance of stepper motor EE-TKH-02- Stepper motors suffer from a series of maladies. The most problematic is resonance. This is caused by the fact that more than needed current is used. If just the right amount of current is used, each step may land on the right position without any oscillation. While somewhat increased position accuracy is one of the benefits of implementing microstepping, the goal is to eliminate the problem imposed by the inherent vibration of each full step. The more degrees of microstepping employed on the motion control driver, the softer the motion to be obtained. This effect is most valuable at slow speeds. 10 Title: A Testbed for Aquaponics EE-TKH-03- Aquaponics is the combination of recirculating aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (water-based plant farming). The fish waste provides the nutrients the plants need and the plants, in taking up these nutrients, help to purify the water the fish live in a natural cycle. Setup the first pilot operating system for demonstration, training, testing.

4 11 Title: Identification of Eczema using color image analysis EE-HNS-01- Eczema is the most common form of dermatitis. It is an inflammation of the skin. The general symptoms of eczema are dry, red and inflamed skin. The most common areas affected are skin creases such as front of elbows and wrists, back of knees, and around the neck. In this study the effect of different color filters will be studied in identifying eczema using image analysis. It will help in the development of an automated approach to identify the extent of atopic eczema. An automated method to identify the extent of eczema by using data (image) acquisition in MATLAB. 12 Title: Fast Block Based Motion Estimation algorithms EE- HNS-02- Motion estimation and compensation is an essential part of several video coding standards, such as MPEG1/2/4, ITU-T H.261/263/263+ and H.264 AVC. Block based motion estimation exploits temporal correlation and reduces the redundancy that exists between the frames of video sequences, which leads to high compression. It is thus the process of estimating the pixels of the current frame from the reference frame. The displacement between blocks of pixels is usually defined as motion vector (MV). This MV is used to predict the motion and helps in the reconstruction of the video sequence. The basic aim of ME is to get good predicted video quality while keeping the computational complexity as small as possible. In this project we will study the effect of using different matching criteria like (MSE, SAD etc), search window size (4, 8,16), block size (8,16, 32) and different search strategies like (uniform search, center biased search, and their variations). The algorithms will be tested using the standard video sequences that depict a variety of motion contents. Reconstructed Video (by C++ or MATLAB). 13 Title: Voice recognition security system EE- HNS-03- In this project it is required to design a security system that can identify the voice of different individuals and give them access upon receiving the voice password. A working security system based on voice recognition.

5 14 Title: A Content Based Image Retrieval System for Malaysian Batik Patterns EE- HNS-04- Batik (fabric with traditional batik patterns) is a dying method used to create different designs and patterns. To preserve and promote the Malaysian batik, this project proposes to develop a content based image retrieval system that has the ability to search and retrieve batik designs of interest. This project will not only promote Malaysian batik but if successfully implemented will help improve the condition and income of Batik enterprises and villagers associated with these industries. The first part in this project is to populate a database of Batik images. In the second part a content based image retrieval system will be developed for retrieving batik images based on features like color, shape and/or texture. Color feature search may be accomplished by using color histograms. The feature shape does not refer to the shape of an image but to the shape of a particular region in that image. In case of Batik it will be easier to identify particular Motifs that are repeated throughout the design. These features can be identified using image segmentation or edge detection etc. Texture is a slightly difficult concept. Textures are usually identified by their 2-D gray level variation. A website or data base of Batik images and a CBIR system for batik image retrieval. Requires data acquisition (Batik Images) using high resolution camera (by C++ or MATLAB). 15 Title: Implementation of USB Core using FPGA To design and implement a USB Core using HDL and implement on FPGA. The USB Core shall be an IP core that can be deploy on multiple platforms. Besides, the core shall also be able to operate on it own with minimal software control. Basic initialization function(s) shall be handled by the core automatically. EE- YVV- LSH- 01- HDL and digital system design knowledge using FPGA. 16 Title: Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) Training System The project involves the design and construction of an Ethernet Passive Optical Network training system (EPON). The training system allows the following to be studied: EE- CCL- LSC Types of optical fiber and connector 2. Fiber splicing techniques 3. Connector termination techniques 4. Identification and correction of common errors in fiber installation 5. Transmission of voice, data and video over the Ethernet Passive Optical Network

6 17 Title: Impact of global warming on radio frequency transmissions Global warming has resulted in changes in the weather pattern. This project involves the study of the impact of global warming on the atmospheric moisture and consequently on the Radio Frequency transmission. The scope of work involves: EE- CCL- LSC Compilation of rainfall statistics in Malaysia 2. Setting up an RF transmission test bed 3. Measurement of attention of RF signal due to atmospheric moisture. 4, Study various strategies to overcome the attenuation due to rain. 18 Title: Development of high power fiber laser for material characterizations EE- TPC- 01- The student is required to conduct simulation on the laser parameters to obtain the optimized results for the laser to operate at wavelength of 1um with moderate to high power levels. The laser setup will then be constructed and the results will be checked by comparing against the simulation results. Comparison between simulation and experimental measurements of the fiber laser. Construction of the laser setup with knowledge of optics, programming and analog electronics. 19 Title: Development of embedded software for touch screen display This project requires the student to develop a software using Windows CE/Embedded/Mobile system to be used in a car navigation display unit. The display unit will then be connected to a GSM modem which will then send information back to server via the GSM network. EE- TPC- LKC- 01- Develop a compact software to be used in a car navigation display unit by C/C++ programming. 20 Title: A PC-based Digital Video Recorder for Home Surveillance System EE- SCS- 01- Digital video recorder (DVR) allows video capture, recording and playback. It is integrated together with IP camera as part of video surveillance system for monitoring security. Although there are various dedicated DVRs available in the market, a personal computer (PC) can be converted into a DVR. This low cost and straight forward approach is suitable for home-based video surveillance system. 1. To setup a digital video recorder running on Intel Atom processor and Intel Atom DM510 motherboard

7 2. To develop a home surveillance system with IP camera and a PC-based digital video recorder 3. To implement motion detection and intruder detection on the home surveillance system 4. To view surveillance video via embedded system board 5. A functioning digital video recorder (DVR) on PC running a video surveillance system for home security monitoring, running on Linux OS, OpenCV library, IP camera