Student’s participation in the Second Student National Symposium - SNSIR4.0

Three students, Haitham Ali Al-Yaqoubi, Mohammad Zahir Al Lamki, and Sheikha Khalifa Ali Al Quyudhi, presented their research work in the 2nd National Student’s Symposium IR 4.0 on Sunday, 14 June 2020. The symposium, which was organised by Higher College of Technology, was conducted online using Zoom video conferencing.

The symposium was inaugurated by a welcome speech presented by Dr Muna Bint Salim Al Jardaniya, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Manpower for Vocational Training and Technical Education. Afterwards, a briefing session about the symposium was presented by Dr Huda Salim Al Shuaily, Head of IT Department, Higher College of Technology. The programme featured three keynote speeches by international experts from different institutes. Then, a panel discussion moderated by Dr Mohammed Said Sulaiman Al Bahri, Head of IT Section, Higher College of Technology, was held to discuss current trends in ICT. The programme also featured three parallel sessions, abstract and poster presentation, as well as two students’ workshops.

Our students participated in the abstract presentation session. Haitham Ali Al Yaqoubi and Mohammad Zahir Al Lamki presented their research titled “Poisonous Gas Detection and Alert System in Oil Field Using IoT”. The study intended to develop a low-cost system to monitor the levels of poisonous gases produced by oil fields using smart sensors and Arduino Micro-controller boards. Mohammad Zahir Al Lamki presented a project which has been implemented in our college to help staff members to locate vacant parking slots easily and fast. The title of his presentation was “Technology-Led Car Park Management System - The Case of Ibri College of Technology”. Lastly, Sheikha Khalifa Ali Al Quyudhi presented her research on a smart tracking system using GPS and GSM.