HRH Prince Haji ‘Abdul Malik Visits The UBD|IBM Centre At The K-Hub In BerakasHis Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik consented to visit the UBD|IBM Centre at the Knowledge Hub (K-hub) in Anggerek Desa on 28 March 2012, as part of a working visit to the i-Centre.The prince was greeted on arrival by the Permanent Secretary of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Hj Junaidi Hj Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Vice Chancellor of UBD, Associate Professor Dr. Hjh Zohrah Hj Sulaiman, the Deputy Director of the UBD|IBM Centre, Dr. Saiful Azmi Hj Awg Husain, senior UBD officers as well as UBD|IBM staff.During the visit, HRH Prince ‘Abdul Malik consented to sign a “Lembaran Kenangan” (commemorative guest book) and was briefed by the Deputy Director on the Centre’s current research projects, as well as its future collaboration with dialogue partners, including local stakeholders such as the Brunei Meteorological Service and the National Modelling & Simulation Centre (NMSC), using state-of-the-art supercomputing facilities at UBD.The Centre utilises an “open concept” setting that provides a conducive working environment for staff and students and encourages them to interact and discuss their research projects in an informal and collaborative way. HRH Prince ‘Abdul Malik was able to witness some of these interactions during his visit, and participated in a live video conferencing call between the UBD|IBM Centre and IBM, India. HRH Prince ‘Abdul Malik was personally greeted by Dr. Manish Gupta, the Director of IBM Research in India.The tour showcased a few of the UBD|IBM Centre’s own inventions, including the N-plug (a smart plug for energy efficiency), as well as some of the ongoing simulations, including the UBD|IBM weather forecast model for Brunei.The tour ended with a photo-taking session of HRH Prince ‘Abdul Malik with the UBD senior officials and UBD|IBM staff. The prince also received a token of appreciation from the UBD Deputy Vice Chancellor. His Royal Highness Prince Haji ‘Abdul Malik consented to visit the UBD|IBM Centre at the Knowledge Hub (K-hub) in Anggerek Desa on 28 March 2012, as part of a working visit to the i-Centre.By Dr. Saiful Azmi Hj Husain5
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