IRC-SET 2018

1. Front Matter

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2. Prognostic Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

   • Koh Rui Qi, Pek Mi Xue Michelle, Tan Min-Han

   Pages 1-8

3. Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Dried Fruit Peel Extract

   • Clyve Yu Leon Yaow, Ian Ee En Sim, Feldman Kuan Ming Lee, Doreen Wei Ying Yong, Wee Shong Chin

   Pages 9-23

4. Optimization of the Electrospinning Process to Create Pure Gelatin Methacrylate Microstructures for Tissue Engineering Applications

   • Srushti Sakhardande, Zhang Yilei

   Pages 25-36

5. Study of Bird Feathers to Improve Design of Absorbent Pads for Greater Efficiency of Oil Spill Removal

   • Alicia Chua Hao Shan, Daphne Chu Zhiying

   Pages 37-48

6. Design of Smart Antimicrobial Materials Based on Silver-Silica Nanocapsules

   • Zi Chyng Elizabeth Tan, Chenxin Zhang, You Wei Hsu Benedict

   Pages 49-62

7. Investigation of Low Cost Eye Tracker and EEG for Objectively Assessing Vigilance Level

   • Yuqing Xue, Wenjing Tan, Jia Ning Shermaine Ang, Aung Phyo Wai Aung

   Pages 63-74

8. Human Attribute Classification for Re-identification Across Non-overlapping Cameras

   • Wen Jun Calvin Gao, Poh Say Keong, Bingquan Shen

   Pages 75-86

9. The Power of the Micro-tide

   • Su Minn Jeilene Ho, Rei Ying Nadine Wang

   Pages 87-96

10. The Application of Markov Chains in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Games

    • Yongren Xu, Qi Zhang, Zhi Cheng Tan

    Pages 97-110

11. Investigating the Air Quality in Bus Stops Using IoT-Enabled Devices

    • Teo Hong Ray, Danish Uzair B. Abdul Hamid Khan Surattee, A. Muhammed Madhih

    Pages 111-121

12. Novel Method to Reconstruct a Surface Grid Using Linear Regression Modelling

    • Si Chenglei, Mao Yu Di, Pang Eng Meng Wyzley, Chen Shunfa

    Pages 123-133

13. Demonstration of Switching Plasmonic Chirality via Geometric Transformations for Biosensing Applications

    • Xiuhua Zhu, Eng Huat Khoo

    Pages 135-142

14. Microbial Fuel Cells: Food Waste as a Sugar Source

    • Phua William, Emma Tan Xiu Wen, Ho Jia Yi Jenevieve

    Pages 143-151

15. Cross-Talk Between Cell Mechanics and Biochemical Signalling Pathways via Modulation of Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of Transcription Factors: A Novel Approach to Study Fibroblasts in Breast Cancer Environments

    • Kia Hui Lim

    Pages 153-171

16. A Study of Chitosan Films as a Feasible Material for Wound Dressing

    • Geraldine Foo Yawen

    Pages 173-182

17. Demonstration Kit for Battery-Less RF Energy Harvesting Device

    • Wu Yongxin, Zhang Junwu, See Kye Yak

    Pages 183-197

18. A Novel Approach to Desalination Using Modified Bio-wastes as Adsorbents

    • Ong Jia Xin

    Pages 199-210

19. Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Using Flora Extracts

    • Hui Yu Cherie Lee, Xin Yi Ariel Ho, Di er Kaylee Therese Poh, William Phua

    Pages 211-220

20. Genes Associated with Disease-Free Survival Prognosis of Renal Cancers

    • Gideon Tay Yee Chuen, Timothy Lim Tyen Siang, Shannon Lee Xin Ying, Lee Wai Yeow, Caroline G. Lee

    Pages 221-234

This book highlights cutting-edge research in multidisciplinary areas of Engineering, Physics, Medicine and Healthcare presented at the 4th IRC Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (IRC-SET 2018), which was held at the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. The book also contains excerpts of the speeches made by eminent personalities who attended the occasion, thereby providing a written documentation of the event.

• Wind Tunneling
• Urban Heat Island Effect
• Polymer Brush-Coated Nanochannel
• UAV Airfoil performance prediction
• Oil spill removal
• Machine Learning Networks
• Faceted Reflectarray Antenna
• Silver-Silica Nanocapsules
• Gene Therapy
• Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)
• Silicon PERC Solar Cells
• Self-Driving Vehicles
• Biomarker for Cancer
• IoT-enabled Devices
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Biomimetic Scaffold
• 2D Nanolayers
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

• Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore

  Huaqun Guo

• National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Hongliang Ren

• Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Aishwarya Bandla

Dr. Huaqun Guo is currently a Senior Scientist and Head of the Industrial IoT Security Programme at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), President of the International Researchers Club, and Chair of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Singapore Chapter. Dr. Guo received her B.Eng. and M.Eng. from Tianjin University, and her M.Eng. and Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore (NUS) respectively. She was a senior engineer at Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL) from October 2000 to May 2001, and served as a senior research staff member at the NUS from June 2001 to March 2003. She was Chairperson of the IEEE Singapore Women In Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group in 2011 and 2012, of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Singapore Chapter in 2013 and 2014, and of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Singapore Chapter in 2015 and 2016. She has published more than 50 papers in the international journals, conference proceedings and books, and has edited one book: Automotive Informatics and Communicative Systems: Principles in Vehicular Networks and Data Exchange. Her research areas include Network and Communication Security, Cyber-Physical System Security, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Security, Multicast, Vehicular Networks, and Communication Systems.



Dr. Hongliang Ren is currently an Assistant Professor and leading a research group on medical mechatronics at the Biomedical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is an affiliated Principal Investigator for the Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), NUS (Suzhou) Research Institute, and Advanced Robotics Center at the NUS. Dr. Ren received his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering (specialized in Biomedical Engineering) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2008. Prior to joining the NUS, he worked as a Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Children’s Hospital Boston & Harvard Medical School, and Children’s National Medical Center, USA. His main areas of interest include Biorobotics & Intelligent Control, Medical Mechatronics, Computer-Integrated Surgery, and Multisensor Data Fusion in Surgical Robotics. Dr. Ren is an IEEE Senior Member and recipient of the IAMBE Early Career Award (2018).



Dr. Aishwarya Bandla is a Research Fellow at the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), where she leads the Neurophotonics research group under the guidance of Prof. Nitish Thakor. Dr. Bandla holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her research focuses on multimodal imaging and novel therapeutic interventions for neurological disorders based on a clinical translational “bench-to-bedside” approach. She has authored several peer-reviewed articles and won over 15 international conference awards. She represented the NUS at the Global Young Scientist’s Summit 2018 and was selected as a “Future-Ready Leader” by the NUS Centre for Future-Ready Graduates. Dr. Bandla currently serves as the secretary of the IEEE Singapore Women In Engineering (WIE) affinity group and of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) Singapore Chapter.

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