Internet of Things | Shankar Karuppayah

Research Into Security Layer and Communication for i-Connect Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Modular Model Industry 4.0 Digital Twin Factory With Intelligence System on Systems and IOT Connectivity for Industry 4.0

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

An industrial research project to design and propose a lightweight AI-powered IDS mechanism for Manufacturing Industry 4.0 environments.

Industry Grant (Co-Researcher).

Project Duration: 01/01/2025-30/12/2026

Funding: RM 407,600.00 (External Agency, Industry/Private)

Project Member:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam (PI)
Dr. Shankar Karuppayah
Dr. Lokman Mohd Fadzil
Mohd Najwadi Yusoff

Modular Automation Software for SECS/GEM-Based Production Line Testing

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A multi-year industry-funded research thread (BJIM) developing modular automation software and its secure integrative control for SECS/GEM-based production line testing.

This ongoing collaboration with industry (BJIM) has progressed through several funded phases:

Modular Automation S/W (External Grant Industry, RM 30,000.00, 30/11/2020-29/10/2026)
Integrative Control Software for SECS/GEM Module (Match NG Grant Industry, RM 38,300.00, 01/04/2022-31/10/2024)
Feasibility of Secure Modular Automation Software in an Actual Production Line Environment (Bridging Grant - Mentor, RM 25,000.00, 01/09/2025-31/08/2026)
Modular Automation S/W - Production Line Testing (External Grant Industry, RM 49,050.00, 01/03/2026-30/11/2026)

Project Member:

Dr. Shankar Karuppayah (PI)
Dr. Mohd Heikal Husin
Azleena Mohd Kassim
Nor Athiyah Abdullah
Chun Keng Foong
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam
Mohd Najwadi Yusoff

NAHRIM Environmental Sensor System (NUESS)

Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A NAHRIM funded project to design, develop and deploy a water/soil/air quality environmental monitoring system.

This NAHRIM funded-project aims to investigate, design, develop and deploy an environmental monitoring system focusing on water/soil/air quality for NAHRIM. This project brings in the expertise of several departments/faculties within USM.

Project Duration: 01/05/2020-30/06/2022

Funding: RM 268,000.00 (External Agency, Government)

Project Member:

Prof. Ir. Dr. Md Azlin Bin Md. Said (PI)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrulnizam Bin Abd Manaf
Dr. Herni Binti Halim
Dr. Mastura Binti Azmi
Dr. Mohamad Adzhar Bin Md Zawawi
Dr. Mohamad Fared Bin Murshed
Dr. Mohamad Khairi Bin Ishak
Dr. Mohd Shahrimie Bin Mohd Asaari
Dr. Muhd Harris Bin Ramli
Dr. Nik Azimatolakma Binti Awang
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noor Faizah Fitri Binti Md Yusof
Prof. Dr. Nor Azam Bin Ramli
Dr. Nuridah Binti Sabtu
Dr. Nurul Hana Binti Mokhtar Kamal
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam
Dr. Shankar Karuppayah

Publications: (to be added)

Sense@USM - Smart Environmental Sensing With Low-Cost IoT Sensors

Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A USM Bridging research grant to investigate the feasibility of setting up a smart environmental sensing with low-cost IoT sensors.

This project explores the feasibility and accuracy of using low-cost IoT sensors for the purpose of a smart environmental sensing platform within USM.

Project Duration: 25/01/2018-24/07/2019

Grant No: 304/PNAV/6316071 (Bridging Grant - Mentor)

Funding: RM 9,990.00

Project Member:

Dr. Shankar Karuppayah (PI)
Elwiya Ahmed Ghalib Khudhur

Publications: (to be added)

Manufacturing Industry Automation Using IoT Devices

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

An industry-funded project to automate some of their existing workflows using IoT devices alongside Big Data Analysis.

This was an industry consultation project that focused on the utilization of IoT components to harmonize the various manufacturing industry-grade equipments in terms of data collection, recipe management and big data analysis to provide real-time status update to their various stakeholders. One particular emphasis of this project was the usage of SECS/GEM protocol to communicate to some of their modern equipments and retrofit older equipments with capabilities of communicating with the centralized server using SECS/GEM as well.

Project Duration: 01/05/2017-01/02/2018

Project Members:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam (PI)
Dr. Shankar Karuppayah

IoT-Based Recipe Management System

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Design and development of an in-house system to interconnect various equipment in a shop floor with recipe management and data analytics capabilities.

Industry Grant (Co-Researcher).