{"id":10582,"date":"2021-06-20T12:23:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T04:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/?page_id=10582"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:08:34","slug":"welcoming-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/welcoming-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Institute Director<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">WELCOMING MESSAGE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1455\" height=\"2234\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/01\/IMG_3803-4R-half-rotated-e1768797841983.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3803 4R half\" class=\"wp-image-21141\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the official website of the Institute of Human Centered Engineering (iHumEn), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">At iHumEn, we are committed to advance human-centered engineering and technology through impactful research, innovation, academic excellence, and strategic collaboration. Guided by our vision to become a premier global institution in human-centered engineering, we continuously strive to develop solutions that enhance human well-being, empower communities, and contribute meaningfully to sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">This website serves as a gateway to our diverse ecosystem of academic programs, multidisciplinary research initiatives, consultancy and professional training services, as well our extensive industry and international collaborations. Through strong engagement with academia, government, industry, communities, and global partners, iHumEn embraces the quintuple helix approach in driving innovation and societal impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">Our institute brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines including biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, computing, robotics, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, sports technology, medical devices, digital media, and emerging technologies. The strength of iHumEn is further reinforced by our four distinguished Research Centres: IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Media and Game Innovation Centre of Excellence (MaGICX), Medical Devices and Technology Centre (MEDiTEC), and Sports Innovation and Technology Centre (SITC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">Together, these centres play a pivotal role in addressing real-world challenges and supporting the nation\u2019s and global aspirations towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), digital transformation, healthcare advancement, and Industry 4.0 and beyond. As technologies continue to evolve rapidly, iHumEn remains dedicated to nurture future-ready talents, fostering interdisciplinary research excellence, and creating innovative solutions that place humanity at the center of technological progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f\">We warmly invite you to explore our website and discover many opportunities, programs, research activities, and collaborations offered by iHumEn. We look forward to build meaningful connections and working together towards a future driven by innovation, sustainability, and human-centered solutions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular section_has_divider et_pb_top_divider et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_top_inside_divider et-no-transition\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_center 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