Note: Intro -- Organizing Committee -- General Chair -- General Co-Chair -- Technical Program Chair -- Technical Program Co-Chair -- Finance Chair -- Publicity Chair -- Local Arrangements Chair -- Sponsorship Chair -- Publication Chair -- International Advisory Panel Chair -- International Advisory Panel -- TPC Members -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Prognostic Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- 1 Background and Purpose of Research -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Study Population -- 3.2 RNA Extraction from FFPE Tissue -- 3.3 Design of qPCR Assay for FFPE Tissue RNA -- 3.4 Processing of qPCR Expression Data -- 3.5 Statistical Analysis -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Clinical Application -- 4.2 Cellular Functions of Prognostic Genes -- 4.3 Limitations -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendation for Future Work -- References -- Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Dried Fruit Peel Extract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Optimization of the Electrospinning Process to Create Pure Gelatin Methacrylate Microstructures for Tissue Engineering Applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Methods and Materials -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Work -- Appendix -- References -- Study of Bird Feathers to Improve Design of Absorbent Pads for Greater Efficiency of Oil Spill Removal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Comparison of Oil Adsorption Ability of Feathers and Regular Paper Towels -- 3.2 Effect of Surface Area to Mass Ratio on Oil Absorption Ability of Absorbent Pads -- 3.3 Comparison of Oil Adsorbency of Materials -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion and Future Works -- Appendix -- References. , Design of Smart Antimicrobial Materials Based on Silver-Silica Nanocapsules -- 1 Background and Purpose of Research Area -- 2 Engineering Goal of Project -- 3 Methods and Materials -- 3.1 Synthesis of Silica Nanocapsules -- 3.2 Synthesis of Silver Nanocapsules (AgNCs) -- 3.3 Characterization Methods -- 3.4 Preliminary Processing of Composite Antimicrobial Biomaterial Using PVA Film -- 3.5 Preliminary Processing of Composite Antimicrobial Biomaterial Using F127 Hydrogel -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Silica Nanocapsules Templates -- 4.2 Optimization of the Synthesis Conditions of AgNCs -- 4.3 Properties of AgNCs -- 4.4 Incorporation of AgNCs into PVA Film to Form Composite Biomaterial -- 4.5 Incorporation of AgNCs into F127 Hydrogel to Form Composite Biomaterial -- 5 Results and Discussion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Synthesis of Silica Nanocapsules -- Appendix 2: Variation of Reaction Conditions to Synthesize AgNCs -- Appendix 3: Response of AgNCs to Acidic Conditions -- Appendix 4: Incorporation of AgNCs into PVA Film to Form Composite Material -- Appendix 5: Sol-to-Gel Transition of F127 Hydrogel at Different wt% -- References -- Investigation of Low Cost Eye Tracker and EEG for Objectively Assessing Vigilance Level -- 1 Background and Purpose of Research -- 2 Objective and Hypothesis -- 3 Experiment Design and Data Collection -- 3.1 Experimental Design for Sensor Evaluation -- 3.2 Experimental Design for Vigilance Testing -- 4 Data Analysis and Evaluation -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Human Attribute Classification for Re-identification Across Non-overlapping Cameras -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Methods and Materials -- 3.1 Inception V3 -- 3.2 Person Re-ID Base-Net -- 3.3 Evaluation Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion and Future Work. , Appendix: Code to Calculate Precision and Recall of Each Attribute -- References -- The Power of the Micro-tide -- 1 Literature Review and Background -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion and Further Advancements -- Appendix -- References -- The Application of Markov Chains in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Games -- 1 Introduction and Purpose -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Derivation of Model -- 3.2 Experiment -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Investigating the Air Quality in Bus Stops Using IoT-Enabled Devices -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hypothesis -- 3 Methods and Materials -- 3.1 Mobile AirQ and Smartphone App -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Position within Bus Stop -- 4.2 Frequency of Buses Arriving -- 4.3 Vehicular Traffic -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Novel Method to Reconstruct a Surface Grid Using Linear Regression Modelling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Engineering Goal -- 3 Methodology and Materials -- 3.1 Image Analysis -- 3.2 Geometric Relations (GR) Method -- 3.3 Linear Regression Models (LRMs) Method -- 3.4 Initialising Linear Regression Models (LRMs) -- 3.5 Training Linear Regression Models (LRMs) -- 3.6 Translation and Rotation of Points -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work -- Appendix: Similar triangle -- References -- Demonstration of Switching Plasmonic Chirality via Geometric Transformations for Biosensing Applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Microbial Fuel Cells: Food Waste as a Sugar Source -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background of Research -- 1.2 Objective -- 1.3 Hypothesis -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Preparation of Food Waste Substrates -- 2.2 Assembling of Microbial Fuel Cells -- 2.3 Testing of Microbial Fuel Cells -- 2.4 Food Tests. , 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Microbial Fuel Cell Setups Results -- 3.2 Food Test Results -- 3.3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Future Work -- References -- Cross-Talk Between Cell Mechanics and Biochemical Signalling Pathways via Modulation of Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of Transcription Factors: A Novel Approach to Study Fibroblasts in Breast Cancer Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods and Materials -- 2.1 Cell Culture and Treatment -- 2.2 Engineering Cells in 3D Collagen Matrix -- 2.3 Micropatterning -- 2.4 Fluorescent Staining on 3D Matrix -- 2.5 Fluorescent Staining on 2D Micro-Patterned Substrates -- 2.6 Imaging, Digital Image Analysis and Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Cellular Mechanics Impinge on Nuclear Morphology -- 3.2 Cellular Mechanics Modulate Cellular Response to TNF-Alpha Stimulation -- 3.3 Cellular Mechanics Modulate Cellular Response to Stimulation with MCF-7 Conditioned Media -- 3.4 Cellular Mechanics Modulate Vimentin Protein Levels -- 4 Conclusion and Future Work -- Appendices -- Micro-patterned Fibronectin -- NIH3T3 Embryonic Mouse Fibroblasts on Patterns -- References -- A Study of Chitosan Films as a Feasible Material for Wound Dressing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Synthesis of Chitosan Film -- 2.2 Modifications Made to Standard Film -- 2.3 Incorporation of Other Chemicals -- 3 Testing of Synthesised Material -- 3.1 Tensile Strength Test -- 3.2 Antibacterial Property Test -- 3.3 Air Permeability Test -- 3.4 Effects of Water on Film -- 4 Experimental Data and Analysis -- 4.1 Tensile Strength Test -- 4.2 Antibacterial Property Test -- 4.3 Air Permeability Test -- 4.4 Effects of Water on Film -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Limitations -- 7 Future Research -- References -- Demonstration Kit for Battery-Less RF Energy Harvesting Device -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Setup. , 2.1 Receiving Antenna -- 2.2 Rectifier Circuit -- 2.3 Power Management Circuit -- 2.4 Sensor Tag -- 3 Development of Rectenna -- 4 Development of Sensor Tag -- 5 Development of Power Management Circuit -- 5.1 Configuration of Jumpers -- 5.2 Configuration of User Programmable Values -- 5.3 Selecting a Storage Element -- 5.4 Optimising the Power Management Circuit -- 6 Demonstration Kit Assembly and Testing -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Future Work -- References -- A Novel Approach to Desalination Using Modified Bio-wastes as Adsorbents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Objective -- 1.3 Scope of Work -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Bleaching Banana Stem Waste -- 2.2 Dialysis of Polymers -- 2.3 Synthesis of Hydrogels -- 2.4 Batch Adsorption Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization -- 3.2 Batch Adsorption Studies -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Future Work -- References -- Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Using Flora Extracts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Dye Extraction -- 2.2 Preparation of TiO2 Paste -- 2.3 Preparation of Carbon Coated Glass Plates -- 2.4 Preparation of 1% Agarose Gel with 4% NaCl -- 2.5 Assembly of Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells -- 2.6 Test for Voltage -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Analysis of Experimental Results -- 3.2 Spectrum Graph Analysis -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Future Work -- References -- Genes Associated with Disease-Free Survival Prognosis of Renal Cancers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Selecting Differentially Expressed Genes from the Cancer Genome Atlas -- 2.3 Kaplan-Meier Plots -- 2.4 Log-Rank Test and Hazard Ratio -- 2.5 Criterion for Kaplan-Meier Plots -- 2.6 Database for Annotation, Visualisation and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) v6.8 -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Kidney Chromophobe -- 3.3 Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma -- 3.4 Kidney Renal Papillary Cell Carcinoma. , 3.5 Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma.