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Taylor's University won more than RM8.5 Million in external research funds. Research & Enterprise is investing more over the next 5 years solely on research. Would you like to be a part of it?

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With Key Research Areas, there are different Grants provided. We are recruiting graduate research students immediately for the following projects:

FACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN

School of Computing and IT

The classification of Arrhythmia in relation to the Malaysian Lifestyle: Using ECG Data in GARMA and GLM Models
  • Grant Holder: Thulasyammal Ramiah Pillai 
  • Project Code: 
    TRGS/MFS/1/2016/SOCIT/008
  • Project End Date: 31 Jan 2019
  • Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master student
A framework for graphical visualization of criminal and terrorists networks using extreme learning and predictive modelling.
  1. Grant Holder: Azween Abdullah

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/004/06

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 2 PhD Students, 1 Master Student
Spatial Big Data and IoT for coastal erosion and flood mitigation and prediction
  1. Grant Holder: Patrice Francois Boursier 

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/004/03

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 2 Master Students
Innovative techniques in studying contextual eating behavior
  1. Grant Holder: Rahmat Hashim

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/003/03

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD, 3 Master Students
Modelling and Visualisation of Air Pollution and its Impact on Health
  1. Grant Holder: Thulasyammal A/P Ramiah Pillai

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/004/04

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 2 Master Students

School of Engineering

A cruising fixed wing mini-UAV: optimization of aerodynamics and performance for civil applications
  1. Grant Holder: Abdulkareem Shafiq Mahdi Al-Obaidi

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/2/2016/SOE/010

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2018

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Diagnosis of lung related diseases by assessing vibration patterns of structures in the thoracic cavity
  1. Grant Holder: Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi 

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/2/2016/SOE/009

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2018

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Energy Performance Assessment for Taylor’s University
  1. Grant Holder: Reynato Andal Gamboa

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SOE/007

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Effects of hybrid drying and extraction on antioxidant capacity and stability study of bioactive compounds of selected plant extracts
  1. Grant Holder: Chua Bee Lin

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SOE/008

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Sustainable Energy Harvesting Unit for Remote Location
  1. Grant Holder: Mohammad Taghi Hajibeigy

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SOE/009

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol with natural hydroxyapatite from fish bone as biocomposite nanomaterial
  1. Grant Holder: Eunice Phang Siew Wei

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2018/SOE/002

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Stress Monitoring in Vehicles Driveshaft
  1. Grant Holder: Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2018/SOE/003

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students
Energy Infrastructure for urban terrains through sustainable future technology
  1. Grant Holder: Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/001/01

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

School of Architecture, Building and Design

Rejuvenating forgotten waterfront settlements in Malaysia, with specific reference to the Royal Town in Klang
  1. Grant Holder: Camelia May Li Kusumo

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/001/02

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student, 2 Master Students
FACULTY OF HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCE

School of Bioscience

Development of electrospun zein-based active packaging materials functionalized by caffeic and p-coumaric acid
  1. Grant Holder: Neo Yun Ping

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/2/2016/SBS/012

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2018

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Association and gene-diet interaction affect of AGTRI,FTO and VEGFR-2 gene polymorphisms on metabolic risk factors on chronic non-communicable diseases in Malaysian Punjabis Adults
  1. Grant Holder: Roseline Yap Wai Kuan

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SBS/001

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Dissecting the complex interplay between the Acinetabacter baumannii and lung epithelial cells during direct hybridization based digital counting
  1. Grant Holder: Phelim Yong Voon Chen

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SBS/003

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
In vitro evaluation of polar and tropical microalgae extracts as anti-oxidate and de-pigmenting agents in cosmeceutical products
  1. Grant Holder: Teoh Ming Li

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SBS/004 

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
An approach on food model system in reducing fat, sugar, and salt while maintaining palatability
  1. Grant Holder: Yan See Wan

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SBS/005

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
The role of Glycyrrhizic acid and glabridin on pigmentation as anti-melanogenesis in aging
  1. Grant Holder: Adeline Chia Yoke Yin

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SBS/006

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Probiotic-fermented coconut ice-cream and its anti-pharyngitis potential
  1. Grant Holder: Ewa Joo Ann

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2018/SBS/001

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

School of Medicine

Role of ‘Carvone’ on multiple mechanism of obesity and cardiac dysfunction in FFAs-treated H9c2 myotubes: in vitro metabolic pathways
  1. Grant Holder: Aditya Arya

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/2/2016/SOM/003

  3. Project End Date: 15 Mar 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Molecular characterization of EPA genes in C. glabrata and its pathogenesis in antifungal resistance
  1. Grant Holder: Priya Madhavan

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/2/2016/SOM/013

  3. Project End Date: 31 Dec 2018

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Evidence synthesis to guide practice in ageing population: Focusing on the roles of physical, social and cognitive interventions
  1. Grant Holder:  Lai Nai Ming

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/02

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Prevention of neurological disorders (Alzheimer’s Disease) in ageing: A Study of synergistic effects of natural plant compounds on the degeneration of β-amyloid proteins
  1. Grant Holder: Priya A/P Madhavan

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/04

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Investigation of the role of Microbial Cell Preparation (Probiotics) in a clinical trial setting and Polymethoxy flavones as a potential therapeutic agents in the management of obesity
  1. Grant Holder: Wong Eng Hwa

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/003/05

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: : 2 PhD Students, 1 Master Student

School of Pharmacy

Biomaterial based nanofiber loaded with deferoxamine for as potential wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcer
  1. Grant Holder: Sreenivas Patro Sisinthy

  2. Project Code: TRGS/MFS/1/2017/SOP/010

  3. Project End Date: 31 Jul 2019

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student
Application of MM/PBSA-based methods for the identification of novel leads targeting GPCRs implicated in ageing-related diseases
  1. Grant Holder: Jason Loo Siau Ee

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/10

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student
FACULTY OF BUSINESS & LAW

Taylor's Business School

Issue and challenges faced by elderly homecare centre in Malaysia
  1. Grant Holder: Filzah Md Isa

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/05

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD, 1 Master
Succession planning & generational change: An Analysis of Ageing Entrepreneurs in Malaysia
  1. Grant Holder: Jesrina Ann Xavier

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/09

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student
Cyber Risk and Bank Stability: An Empirical Study
  1. Grant Holder: Md Hamid Uddin

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/004/05

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student
Psychological poverty amongst Malaysians aged adults towards well-being
  1. Grant Holder: Shanthi Bavani A/P V.Raja Mohan

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/002/08

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT

School of Culinary Arts and Food Studies

Satiety-enhancing and satiation-enhancing food and beverage model development as weight management regime in Asian population
  1. Grant Holder: Chong Li Choo

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/003/02

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 2 PhD Students
Asian Food Barometer
  1. Grant Holder: Elise Line Mognard

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/003/01

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student, 4 Master Students
Shaping and promoting a healthy lifestyle through real-time monitoring technology and food legislation
  1. Grant Holder: Wong Tziak Ze

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/003/04

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student, 1 Master Student

School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events

Virtual Tourism in 3D Virtual Worlds
  1. Grant Holder: Rokhshad Tavakoli

  2. Project Code: TUFR/2017/004/02

  3. Project End Date: 30 Sept 2020

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

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