“Connected Lifestyle and Internet of Things: How NFC, RFID, WSN and LTE can impact our life” was the theme for this year for the event that was brought to you by Multimedia University Engineering Society Overseas Research Programm (MESCORP), TM and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Being one of the largest IoT gatherings in Malaysia, it had finally come to the end last Tuesday!!!
Throughout the whole conference, there were different exhibitors such as MyMobileUniversity, Myduino.com, Catch That Bus, etc. and there are also various of presentation from different establishments. including:
- Owen Poh, Managing Director of 3D Printing Sdn Bhd. A leading provider in 3D printing technology.
- Lim Chee How, Managing Director of Tapway Sdn. Bhd. A company that specializes in using NFC tags and QR codes as promotional material.
- Marcus Foon Hang Khoon, Director, DM One that talked about Internet Technology and Trend today.
- Ken Lee, CEO, CBSA Berhad that talked about Ubiquitous RFID – Fun or Profit.
- Dr Raja Ahmad Shahrul, Head of Health Screening & Wellness Centre , Consultant Family Medicine Specialist discuss about Sensing the Future with Metria Wearable Sensor.
- John Tay, Director, Digital Initiatives, MCMC talk about the themes: Connected Lifestyle and Internet of Things.
- K.K. Kong, CEO, EcoSensa mention about RFID. Security. Solar.
- Eric Low and Kevin Lim, Toastmasters International taught us how to step ahead among your peers via communication.
- Amjed Rumi Mohamed, Chief Technology Consultant, DreamChorus taught us how to do business in the internet world.
- Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Fadlee A Rasid, Deputy Director, National Centre of Excellence for Sensor Technology (NEST) asked us to Stay Connected with WSN.
- Joshua Gan, Technical Manager, Iconix Consulting discussed about LTE Overview and Potential in Malaysia.
- Nizran Nordin, CEO, Taxi Monger Solving Real Life Problems.
To make the whole conference more fun and energetic! there was an “NFC – The Amazing Race” contest, where participants were required to visit booths with special NFC tags by using their own devices to answer questions related to the exhibitor. There was also a contest on “NFC Pitching” – ideas on using NFC in an innovative manner as well as “3D Design and Printing”, where contestants will be judged on their 3D printed creations. These contests complement the Conference, letting the audience share knowledge, interest, creativity and innovative ideas with one another.
Despite having existed for quite some time, NFC is still not widely used in Malaysia, and the country’s LTE coverage is limited to selected areas only, alongside with its ridiculous price and also limited devices that support LTE technology. Therefore, the conference had brought us more information on how we should educate both on the secondary and tertiary level of education students on the benefits of both technologies.
Hopefully this will lead Malaysia to a better future where we can fully use this kind of technology everywhere in our own country! That would be cool to finally be a little bit like the Japanese – paying everything with NFC!
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