Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Statistics (iCMS 2015) (eBook)

Abd-Razak Ahmad is an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi MARA. He obtained his PhD in Corporate Failure Modeling from Leeds University, United Kingdom. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics/Mathematics from Macalester College and a master’s degree in Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University. His main research interest is on credit risk and financial modeling and his current works involve building separate credit risk models for Malaysian public firms using Black-Scholes-Merton based model and building Partial Least Square based bankruptcy models for small and medium enterprises. Using analytic hierarchy process, he works on ethics based corporate social responsibility efficiency and performance models for Islamic financial institutions which include Islamic banks. He is also working on the performance efficiency of Takaful firms using data enveloping analysis.Associate Professor Dr. Liew Kee Kor is a PhD graduate in Mathematics education. Her PhD project on the use of graphics calculator had won an award in the USM Graduate Research Exposition 2004. Since then, she has been actively researching and publishing articles on technology in mathematics education. She has presented papers at national and international conferences and has written journal articles pertaining to the use of educational technology in the teaching of mathematics. She is also actively involved in reviewing papers for journals and conferences. She has authored papers published in The Encyclopedia of the Science of Learning and the ZDM Mathematics Education. She was also a regional editor and contributing author in B. Sriraman (Ed.). The first sourcebook on Asia research in mathematics education: China, Korea, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, and India.Illiasaak Ahmad is currently the Head Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Kedah. He received his Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Information Technology from Universiti Teknologi MARA and Master of Engineering (Computer Engineering) degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He has more than eight years working experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT) related industries, prior joining UiTM Kedah. He has published papers in indexed journal and conference proceeding. He is one of the contributors in the preliminary draft of Essentials of Computing Sciences: Project Administrator book which was first published in 2014. His current research interests include Computer Technology and Networking, High-Performance and Distributed Computing. He is a professional member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).Zanariah Idrus is currently a Computer Science senior lecturer at the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah. Her primary research interest is in the area of data visualization and optimization in vehicle routing problem. She was a member of the editorial board for several publications which includes Voice of Academia, Academic Series of Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah and Quest for Research Excellence on Computing, Mathematics and Statistics. She serves as a reviewer for several international conferences and has several publications in national as well as international conferences. For her research work and contribution, she has won several gold, silver and bronze awards in Invention, Innovation and Design Competitions; Innovation Invention and Design IID Kedah 2010, Innovation Platform IP 2012 Penang, Penang Invention Innovation and Design PIID 2014, Penang Invention Innovation and Design IID 2015.

Part I: Computing.- Chapter  1: A Fuzzy Learning Algorithm for Harumanis Maturity Classification.- Chapter  2: Dynamic Role Behavior for Managing Users Through a Networked Collaborative Monopoly Game Abstraction.- Chapter  3: Experimental Model of Congestion Control Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Using OMNET++.- Chapter  4: Experimental Simulation of ZigBee’s Multi-hops Wireless Sensor Network Using OPNET.- Chapter  5: Online Recognition of Arabic Handwritten Words System Based on Alignments Matching Algorithm.- Chapter  6: Parallelization of Simultaneous Algebraic Reconstruction Techniques for Medical Imaging Using GPU.- Chapter  7: Redundancy Elimination in the Future Internet.- Chapter  8: Solving the Randomly Generated University Examination Timetabling Problem through Domain Transformation Approach (DTA).- Chapter  9: Synchronize Speed Control for Multiple DC Motors Using Linear Quadratic Regulator.- Chapter  10: The Effect of Noise Elimination and Stemming in Sentiment Analysis for Malay Documents.- Part II: Statistics.- Chapter  11: A Hybrid K-Means Algorithm Combining Preprocessing-Wise and Centroid Based-Criteria for High Dimension Datasets.- Chapter  12: A New Framework of Smoothed Location Model with Multiple Correspondence Analysis.- Chapter  13: Comparing Methods for Testing Association in Tables with Zero Cell Counts Using Logistic Regression.- Chapter  14: Effect of Tumor Microenvironmental Factors on the  Stability of Tumor Growth Dynamics with Non-zero  Correlation Time.- Chapter  15: Explorative Spatial Analysis of Crime Rates among the District of Peninsular Malaysia: Geographically Weighted Regression.- Chapter  16: Hybridizing Wavelet and Multiple Linear Regression Model for Crude Oil Price Forecasting.- Chapter  17: Modeling Relationship between Stock Market of UK and MENA Countries: A Wavelet Transform and Markov Switching Vector Error Correction Model Approach.- Chapter  18: Parameter Estimation of the Exponential Smoothing with Independent Regressors Using R.- Chapter  19: Review on Economy and Livelihood Status in Setiu Minapolitan: A System Dynamics Approach.- Part III: Mathematics.- Chapter  20: A Model of HIV-1 Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Optimal Control Approach.- Chapter  21: Analysis of Non-Newtonian Fluid Boundary Layer Flows due to Surface Tension Gradient.- Chapter  22: Chebyshev Wavelet Operational Matrix of Fractional Derivative Through Wavelet-Polynomial Transformation and its Applications on Fractional Order Differential Equations.- Chapter  23: Developing New Block Method for Direct Solution of Second Order Ordinary Differential Equations.- Chapter  24: Eccentric Connectivity Index of Certain Classes of Cycloalkenes.- Chapter  25: Numerical Solution of the Gardner Equation.- Chapter  26: Solving Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation with Variable Coefficient Using Homotopy Perturbation Method.- Chapter  27: The Atom Bond Connectivity Index of Some Trees and Bicyclic Graphs.- Part IV: Application and Education.- Chapter  28: A Comparative Study of Problem-Based and Traditional Teaching in Computing Subjects.- Chapter  29: Network Analysis in Exploring Student Interaction and Relationship in Mathematics Learning Environment.- Chapter  30: Perceived Information Quality of Digital Library among Malaysian Postgraduate Students.- Chapter  31: Malaysia’s REITs in the Era of Financial Turbulence.- Chapter  32: Classifying Bankruptcy of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises with Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis.