Civil engineering students receive awards at the 13th Malaysia Road Conference 2026 and 6th International Road Federation Global Asia-Pacific Regional Congress
Congratulations to five students who received silver medals for their contributions to research projects presented at the event.
Teh Boon Jun, a final-year Civil Engineering student undertaking his Final Year Project (FYP) in Group 1, contributed to the project “Role of Functional Additives in the Storage Stability and High-Temperature Behaviour of SBS/rHDPE-Modified Bituminous Binders.” The project was led by PhD student Xingchi Wu, under the supervision of Dr Euniza Jusli and Dr Vivi Anggraini.
Receiving two Silver Medal awards for Malaysian Road Conference - Invention and Innovation Exhibition (MRC-IIE) 2026.
Cheong Siow Young and Shashank Kanna Rajesh Kanna from Group 2, both contributed to “M.A.P.S AI – Monash Automated Plastic Surveillance AI.” Cheong is a third-year student undertaking the UROP under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr M. E. Raghunandan. The project was led by his PhD student, Thanusan Ranjan.
In addition, final-year Civil Engineering students Yusuf Kaidjohar Kesharia and Leonard Agustine were awarded Second Runner-Up in the AI Pathfinder: Generative Design for Sustainable Road competition. Their project, RoadWise AI, was selected as one of the Top 5 finalists, competing against teams from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The students were supervised by Dr Euniza Jusli and co-supervised by Dr Rayana Sanzana. The award was presented by the Deputy Minister of Works, YB Datuk Seri Dr Haji Ahmad bin Haji Maslan, in recognition of their innovative approach to integrating artificial intelligence into sustainable road design.
Receiving second runner-up award for AI Pathfinder: Generative Design for Sustainable Road competition.
We are proud of the students, their supervisors and the Civil Engineering Department for these achievements.