Research Achievement - IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) / Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT)

School of Research would like to congratulate Ir. Ts. Dr Then Yi Lung and his team members, Dr Mark Tee, Dr Tay Fei Siang and Dr Chong Kok Hing  in securing the IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) / Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) grant worth USD2500 (approximately RM10,370) for the project proposal titled “IoT In The Community – Evolving Home Farming With The Internet.”

The purpose of this project is to raise public awareness and academic interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) by providing a combination of live demonstrations and online workshops on how to easily build and use a simple monitoring system for a home-scale vertical farming concept. The target audience of these sessions is secondary-level students and teachers, exposing them to practical hands-on application of affordable hardware and software via online observation and discussion.

This project was motivated and inspired with the aim to achieve the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (UN-SDGs); Goal 2: Zero Hunger and Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

This project also aligns with Swinburne’s Research with Impact/Moonshot 4, where Swinburne Sarawak will prototype a good teaching practice fit for a digital future for education delivery and student recruitment. We educate the secondary school students/future generations by delivering the fundamental knowledge of the IoT digital electronic with the modern farming concept. The project also aims to promote Swinburne Sarawak research with impact.

This is the second round Dr Then, and his team secured and were awarded an international grant by IEEE USA. Their first project in 2019 won Swinburne’s Vice-Chancellor Award for its community engagement. The project has benefited the school children and villagers at Kg. Salak, Sarawak.

We wish your team continued success in your research endeavour.

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School of Research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak