Prof Ts Dr Lai Weng Kin

The Malaysian palm oil industry has traditionally lagged in harnessing technology to enhance productivity, not only within its plantations but also across various other segments of its value chain. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic magnifies the inefficiencies, thereby compelling a reevaluation of technological integration across the industry's value chain. One particularly promising avenue involves the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in field operations. This presentation will shed light on some aspects of the synergistic utilization of AI and UAVs, emphasizing their profound and transformative influence on productivity within the Malaysian palm oil sector.

Biography:

Weng Kin LAI assumes a diverse role within the Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FOET) at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Malaysia's latest private educational institution with a venerable heritage stretching over five decades.  As a member of the Facutly’s management team, he oversees critical aspects of research and development in the Faculty. Beyond his administrative responsibilities, Weng Kin lectures Artificial Intelligence to final-year engineering students within the Faculty.

Prior to his current role, he amassed over 18 years of invaluable research experience at Malaysia's premier ICT research institution. His professional passions revolve around the domains of computer vision, machine intelligence, and their diverse applications.

Weng Kin has served as a Governing Board member of the Asia Pacific Neural Network Assembly/Society from 2005 to 2021. He is recognized as a Fellow of the IET, an Associate Fellow of the ASEAN Association of Engineering & Technology and a Senior Member of IEEE. Furthermore, he has also volunteered his time and expertise to serve the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Malaysia Chapter as an elected executive member in 2016.

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