Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
International Day of Light
We host a Photonics Lecture Series (PLS) in conjunctions with International Day of Light celebration on 16th May 2023.
Prof Ho Chung gave a talk on "Advanced Optical Wireless: Ultraviolet and OAM" and Dr Mohd Rashidi Bin Salim talked about absorption spectroscopy for gas sensing applications. The event took place at UTM Skudai but members from all over Malaysia also joined online.
Photonics Lecture Series
Prof. Ir. Dr. Sulaiman Wadi Harun from Universiti Malaya talked about what is light, its utility, and technology. He also shared his research experiences and findings related to various applications and methods, especially in the fields of fiber sensors, fiber amplifiers, and fiber lasers.
Ramadhan Charity
On 12th May 2021,IEEE Photonics Society in collaboration with JKEES, Pusat Kepimpinan Wanita Tun Fatimah Hashim, UKM (Prof. Dr. Dayang Anita Binti Abdul Aziz), Surau Batu Lima, Surau Sungai Buah and Surau Ar-Raudhah, (Savanna, Southville City) organised the Ramadhan Charity Program for the asnaf around Bangi and Dengkil. The families were given monetary donations and household supplies to help ease their burden as they go through the holy month of Ramadhan. Many thanks to Zaida Yasir, Hjh Syam and Ustazah Jamiliah for their help and contributions towards this program.
Photo Contest
IEEE Photonics Society organized a photo contest with the theme “Light, a phenomenal wonder” and the contest were opened to all undergraduates and postgraduates. Three top winners and ten consolation prize winners were selected. Four category were assessed to select the winner which are picture quality, originality, artistic value and related to the theme. The first-place winner received a smart phone while the second place winner and the third place winner received a tablet and a gaming headphone, respectively. E-certificates were given to all the participants of this contest.
2nd Industrial Talk
On 17th June 2021, IEEE Photonics Society Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia jointly organized an industrial talk entitled "Optical Fiber Deployment in Malaysia", with three experienced speakers from the telecommunication and oil and gas industry sharing their experience in handling Optical fiber-related projects. Ir. Dr. Kharina Khairi from Telekom R&D shared her knowledge on "Fault Troubleshooting in TM FTTH Network", Dr. Mohd Shahril Salleh shared on the topic "Next Technology for FTTH", and Mr Muhammad Firdaus Fadzil from Petronas shared on the topic "Optical Fiber Engineering and Deployment for Petronas Network".
Kongsi Rezeki Covid19 Charity Program
From 1st August - 25th September 2021, IEEE Photonics Society in collaboration with Pusat Kepimpinan Wanita Tun Fatimah Hashim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Kelab Amal Flat Taman Kosas organised the Kongsi Rezeki Covid19 Charity Program for the low-income families affected by Covid19. This charity program covers eight different locations which are Ampang, Kosas, Keramat, Bandar Baru Ampang, Bagan Lalang, Sri Nilai, Pandan Indah and Jelatek . The families were given monetary donations and household supplies to help ease their burden during this pandemic. Around 240 families received the donations from this program.