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Dr. Almon Chai Wei-Yen

Senior Lecturer (Coordinator, Robotics & Mechatronics Program)
BEng (Hons) (UK), MSc (UK), PhD (Mal)

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Office No:+60 82 260 663
Fax No:+60 82 260 813
Room No: E601
Email: achai@swinburne.edu.my
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Biography

After returning from abroad, Almon worked for a couple of years in the ceramics manufacturing industry as a maintenance engineer. His work scope covered both preventive and corrective maintenance for the manufacturing production lines.

During that time, Almon discovered that energy conservation could be performed on a certain section of the manufacturing facility, which involved drying by kilns. It is due to his interest in this matter, further research was pursued. Almon commenced his doctoral research onto the drying of ceramics via means of computational simulations and completed it in 2007.

Almon now has research interests in computational simulations, drying technology such as solar, forced, and mixed-mode, mesh generation, and mesh type. He also has interests in robotics and mechatronics systems, human factors in engineering, technologies applicable to human performance, and simulations on systems optimization.

Research Interests

  • Computational Simulations;
  • Drying Technologies;
  • Renewable/Sustainable Energy – Solar and Mixed-Mode;
  • Human Factors;
  • Systems Optimization via Simulation;
  • Mechatronics Application to Human Performance;

Professional Membership

  • Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), USA
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), USA
  • Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK

PhD/Master by Research Opportunities

Potential research higher degree candidates are welcome to enquire about postgraduate opportunities in the areas listed above. Please e-mail achai@swinburne.edu.my for more information.

Research Grants 

  • Title of Project: Instant Count on Tuberculosis – Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC) Grant 2020, Bacteria (project member)
  • Title of Project: Tidal Stream Power Assessment and Design of Tidal Current Turbine for Pulau Triso – Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC) Grant 2020, Bacteria (collaborating with UNIMAS, project member)

Awards

Silver Medal Award, “Window Cleaning and Climbing Robot”, Malaysia Invention & Innovation Awards 2010 (MTE2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Publications