School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
XMUM Academic Invited to Present 5G Research at SPICSCON 2026
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (SAIR) of Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) was invited as a speaker at the International Conference on Signal Processing, Information, Communication and Systems 2026 (SPICSCON 2026), held from 13 to 14 August 2026.
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Dr. Lai Sin Yuan and Team Secure Editor’s Choice Award & Silver Award at IWP-IRC2026 Series 2
The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Ye Hanzhi, Zhang Shan, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ngan Cheng Loong, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Lai Sin Yuan from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Goh Chien Yong from the Department of Mathematics on winning the Editor’s Choice Award and Silver Award at the Innovate, Write & Publish: An International Research Challenge (IWP-IRC2026 Series 2) for their research article.
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Prof. Ir. Dr. Yong Wai Fen and Team Publish in Advanced Membranes
The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Chemical Engineering students, Weng Ying, Peng Hao Yi, and Lau Hui Shen, and their supervisor, Prof. Ir. Dr. Yong Wai Fen from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering and Centre of Excellence for Green and Advanced Technologies in Efficient Separations (GATES) on their recent publication of a research article in Advanced Membranes, an ESCI Q1 journal with the latest Impact Factor of 12.6.
School of Economics and Management
Dr. Yang Chia Yen Recognised as 2025 Reviewer of the Year by the Journal of Consumer Behaviour
The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Asst. Prof. Dr. Yang Chia Yen from the School of Economics and Management for being awarded the 2025 Reviewer of the Year by the Journal of Consumer Behaviour (JCB). The selection is based on a systematic appraisal of key performance metrics and a multi-stage review by the editorial leadership team.
China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences
XMUM Teams Achieve One Gold and Two Silver Awards at SynBio Challenges 2026
The Suntar-CAMS Sustainability Research Laboratory (SCSRL) teams from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) achieved an outstanding result at SynBio Challenges 2026, securing one Gold Award and two Silver Awards across three different competition tracks.The competition was held from 21 to 23 August 2026 at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (SUAT), attracting 512 teams and 3,849 innovators from nine countries.The SCSRL teams achieved the following awards:
General
XMUM 10th Anniversary Special Feature | Everything Starts with A Dream
Living in a small town in southern Russia, surrounded by high mountains, I used to imagine what life was like out there, beyond those peaks. Back then, of course, these thoughts felt like something out of reach, and my parents’ encouraging words seemed merely indulgent. But deep down, I kept believing it would all happen—that a city I had only seen in photos was waiting for me. I had no idea what city it was, but that it was waiting was as clear as a bright, sunny day.
