Gynoid a team from the School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia had won the first contest Samsung AppStar 2012 on Thursday, November 29, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur with their invention Gynoid App that provides emergency alerts to smart phones in an effort to prevent crime.

The team consisted of final year students of computer science Melody Foong, Jo Lynn and Ang Hoong Hooi Lean receive prize money amounting to RM24, 000 and 3 units of the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III. Samsung AppStar 2012 is a platform for the youth of Malaysia to compete and display their creative invention and innovation in the development of mobile applications.

With 255 points ahead, team N2L from University Sains Malaysia (USM) was crowned as the
champion for 2014 F-Secure Inter-Varsity IT Security Competition! The competition,
initiated by F-Secure and MDeC (Multimedia Development Corporation),
was aimed at nurturing local talents and encouraging more Malaysian undergraduates
to venture into the field of IT security through education.

The lecturer in-charge for team N2L and The Bounty Hunters are respectively
Dr. Manmeet Mahinderjit Singh (as well as the F-Secure USM Coordinator)
and Assoc.Prof Dr.Azman Samsudin  from the School of Computer Sciences.

Out of 57 teams that sat for the qualifying test in the F-Secure Security competition,
9 teams qualified and were selected for the Semifinal.
N2L and The Bounty Hunters were two groups from USM that had succeeded into the Semi-Final.


The finale challenge featured a jeopardy-like course comprising different categories
and levels that tested the participants’ hands-on skills and knowledge.
All three teams were given three laptops each and they were required to complete each tasks
within the fastest time and the one with the highest score is then crowned the champion
of the 2014 F-Secure Inter-Varsity IT Security Competition.

After a two-hour intense battle, the champion walked away with three MacBooks worth RM5, 000 each.
The 1st runner-up, team The Bounty Hunter received three Microsoft Surface Tablets worth RM2, 000 each
and the 2nd runner-up, team Xposure walked away with three smart-watches worth RM500 each.
In addition, all three participating teams were also presented with 1-year
premium F-Secure Internet and Mobile security protection.
N2L team from University Sains Malaysia was cheering loudly when they were announced as the winner
for the competition. Being final year students majoring in Computer Science,
this first timer was made of Lim Yen Sheng (24), Lee Chi Ngan (23) and Law Jia Jge (23).
“We are overjoyed when the result was announced as we never saw it coming,”
Lim said. Lee added, “We are glad to have strategized well throughout the competition
by assigning one another to be fully prepared on our core strengths as well as to push our limits to overcome our weaker subject areas”.

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Researchers from USM won the Bronze Price for the invention of Real-Time Fish Monitoring System with Integrated SMS Capabilities at Korea International Women's Invention Exposition 2012, Korea. Among them are Mr. Mohd Azam Osman and Mr. Wong Poh Lee, a lecturer and student from School of Computer Sciences.

Two lecturers from the School of Computer Sciences had participated in ITEX'12 held from 17-19 May 2012 at Kuala Lumpur.
The two projects exhibited won a gold and a bronze medal respectively.

Project 1: Malware Analysis And Prediction System (MAPS) - ITEX GOLD MEDAL
Project leader: Dr. Aman Jantan (contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Members:
- Azri Hafiz A Rahman
- Muhammad Nor Salleh
- Nik Mohamad Anas Kamarudin

Project 2: Real-Time Fish Monitoring Tool With Notification Capability (RTFMT)- ITEX BRONZE MEDAL
Project leader: Mr. Mohd Azam Osman (contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Members:
- Dr. Khairun Yahya
- Prof. Abdullah Zawawi Haji Talib
- Wong Poh Lee