SECOND DAY OF UTB-STE CONNECT

> SECOND DAY OF UTB-STE CONNECT

The second day of UTB-STE Connect 2023 resumed with five conferences taking place concurrently at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Berakas.

The second day of the 9th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET 2023) took place at the Press Conference Hall, Sepakat Room 2 and 3 at ICC. The second day of the conference consisted of three parallel sessions. A total of 34 papers were presented.

The 6th International Conference on Applied Computational Intelligence in Information Systems (ACIIS 2023) started off with two keynote speakers. The first keynote was delivered by Professor Ian Mclaughlin followed by Professor Hamamoto. This was then followed by JICA Opening Presentation and AUN-SEED introduction. Ten papers were presented.

The International Conference on Business, Management, and Information Systems (ICBMIS) 2023 featured a keynote session presented by Mohammed Sayeed from Salesforce, United Kingdom discussing ‘Data analytics and its application in business – A Real Life Use Case’. The session was moderated by Dr Mohamed Saleem Hj Nazmudeen. The third session on Accounting and Finance which began yesterday, resumed with Dr Shaista Wasiuzzaman as the chair, accompanied by four paper presenters, presenting papers on an array of topics, from the influence of financial literacy on green preferences among young adults to the intricacies of financial management in corporate entities, altogether five papers were presented.

The 1st International Conference on Agrotechnology, Beverage, and Food (ICABF 2023) also continued from the first day, featuring the third session of contributed talks under the theme ‘Innovative Analytical Techniques and Food Characterisation’. Dr Masmunira Rambli served as the session chair, and it included four paper presentations. This was followed by the fourth session of contributed talks, focusing on the theme 'Novel Food Ingredients and Biomaterials', and chaired by Dr Hong Shyang Pei. This session featured four papers.

The ATU-Net 1st International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering, and Science Education (InvENT 2023) continued with track 3 and 4, each consisting of five paper presentations. Track 3 delved into the topic of Teaching and Learning Practices in Higher Education, moderated by Dr Malai Zeiti Sheikh Abdul Hamid from UTB and Prof Ts Dr Haryani Haron from UITM. Meanwhile, track 4 focused on the 'Assessment and Evaluation of Learning', moderated by Dr Ulaganathan Subramania from UTB and Assoc Prof Ts Dr Abdul Halim Abdullah from UITM. The preceeding track featured three paper presenters and was moderated by Dr Ulaganathan Subramania from UTB, along with Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Solehuddin Shuib from UiTM.

The ATU-Net InVENT 2023 concluded with a closing ceremony held at the Press Conference Hall in ICC.