This career webinar "Life with AI and Industry Revolution 4.0" by Ir. Ts. Dr. Lau Chee Yong aims to introduce the futuristic perspective of engineering in this world.
The concept of Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Revolution 4.0 will be explained and the speaker will show you how these concepts are affecting the way we perceive engineering in future.
Different engineering field of Asia Pacific University, APU will be introduced and students will be briefed about the future job skill set required in order to become an engineer
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence.
AI is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is frequently applied to the project of developing systems endowed with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason, discover meaning, generalize, or learn from past experience.
The Industry IR 4.0
Industry Revolution 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on inter-connectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data.
The IR 4.0 isn’t just about investing in new technology and tools to improve manufacturing efficiency—it’s about revolutionizing the way your entire business operates and grows.
The Industrial Revolution 4.0
Element of IR 4.0
Cyber Physical System
Sensor to Actuator Flow
The Element of Sensor to Actuator Flow in IR 4.0
Internet of Things (IOT)
A computing system with the ability to transfer data over a network without the interaction of human-to-human or human-to-computer.
Smart Technology
The word “SMART” refers to “self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology”. It provides cognitive awareness to objects that were in the past considered inanimate.
Smart Home
CCTV
Smart Water
Energy Consumption
SMart Product Management
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
IR 4.0: MIXED RICE VERSION
An example of IR 4.0 applied to a Mixed Rice Restaurant:
Camera vision keeps track of the selling speed of dishes.
Using big data to analyse earning and wastage and adjust the cost.
Adding the cost of the raw material everyday, Al decided to decide the dish to be sold.
Adding seasonal information about the raw material and providing forecasts.
Monitor everything in your phone (IoT).
What IR 4.0 Can Offer
Accuracy
Long Hour
Consistency
What IR 4.0 Can’t Offer
Creativity
Innovation
Human
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Mechatronic Engineering
Discipline that integrates synergistic-ally Mechanical, Electronics, Control and Computer
Systems to develop intelligent autonomous machines that ease human lives.
SPOT by Boston Dynamics
Dog-a-like robot which helps in automating sensing and inspection
Combines Sensors and Actuator, Controller System, Programming, Electronics and Robotics
Job Scopes
Designing, developing and enhancing electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices
Creating automated systems and the software to control them
Developing design documents for mechanical parts and final products
Identifying areas of weakness in the production line or finished products and making recommendations for improvement
Understanding problems and developing solutions that satisfy them
Electronic Engineering
Discipline that concerned with the study, design and applications of equipment, devices and systems which use Electricity, Electronics, and Electromagnetism
Job Scope
Electrical engineers analyze the requirements and costs of electrical systems in power systems and electrical machineries
Electronic engineers design, develop, test and supervise the manufacturing of electronic devices and systems.
Computer Engineering
Discipline that integrates Electronic Engineering and Computer Science required to develop interconnected systems of Computer Hardware with Intelligent Software
Job Scopes
Evaluate, design and maintain computer hardware and software systems
Resolve problems or address any concerns that occur with the hardware or software
Aid in the advancement of intelligent computer technology
Develop, test and design computer processors, circuit boards and network systems
Telecommunication Engineering
Discipline that combines Communication and Electronics engineering with Information
Technology for signals Transmission and Processing
Job Scope
Analyse customer needs in telecommunications infrastructure
Design and update telecommunications equipment and systems
Test and repair equipment
Provide advice on
suitable equipment, such as computer servers, and costs
Provide training for users of new equipment
Petroleum Engineering
Discipline that concerned with the Exploration and Production of hydrocarbons within upstream sector, which can be either Crude Oil or natural gas
Job Scopes
Design equipment to extract oil and gas from onshore and offshore reserves deep underground
Develop plans to drill in oil and gas fields, and then to recover the oil and gas
Develop ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve to force out more oil or gas
Develop ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve to force out more oil or gas
Evaluate the production of wells through surveys, testing, and analysis
Top 10 Skills of 2025
Analytical thinking and innovation
Leadership and social influence
Active learning and learning strategies
Technology use, monitoring and control
Complex problem-solving
Technology design and programming
Critical thinking and analysis
Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility
Creativity, originality and initiative
Reasoning, problem-solving and ideation
Q & A Session
Does petroleum engineering require knowledge in organic chemistry?
It is not necessary. Organic chemistry is commonly used in Chemical engineering. Chemical engineering and petroleum engineering are very different. Chemical engineering is all about using chemistry to develop fuel, drugs and new substances; Whereas petroleum engineering covers chemistry and geology to extract oil and gas from under the earth’s surface.
What are the differences between Mechatronic Engineering and Computer Engineering?
Mechatronic engineering studies movement. Mechatronic engineers design and maintain machinery with electronic and computer control systems, such as aircraft, robots, motor vehicles, cameras, power generators and mining and chemical plant machinery
Computer engineering is about adding technology, intelligence and robotics into the current systems. It is also about building devices, designing computer networks and developing new technologies. They are focused on computer hardware and understanding how to optimize hardware for different applications.
What are the challenges in the IR 4.0 Mixed Rice principle
Cost is the main issue. Everything involves costs and maintenance. Bosses in the younger generations and upcoming generations are more likely to embrace or adapt to the usage of AI or IR 4.0 due to the lack of manpower, which is the reason why we need more engineers in our society and in Malaysia.
How important is Artificial Intelligence in today’s society?
We are all living in a world that is full of Artificial Intelligence. It is basically ubiquitous in our daily lives. AI allows organizations and people to make better decisions, improving core business processes by increasing both the speed and accuracy of strategic decision-making processes.
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Information accurate at time of writing, April 2022
