Preface

Abstract

The 5th International Conference on Advanced Technology and Applied Science (ICATAS) 2020 and the 6th Malaysia-Japan Joint International Conference (MJJIC) 2020 were successfully hosted virtually by the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala Lumpur due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MJIIT is fortunate to have 29 Japanese universities, known as the JUC, participating not only in this conference but also in the development of MJIIT, which is the Malaysian and Japanese governments huge undertaking to provide the first Japanese-style engineering education at Bachelor, Masters and PhD level in Malaysia.This virtual conference aims at promoting cooperation between MJIIT, JUC and partners from the Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) which eventually would culminate into student exchange activities, joint supervision at postgraduate level and joint research undertakings. It is important for young researchers and postgraduate students to take the opportunity to be involved in such activities, deliberating on their research findings. The conference is also an excellent platform to network between researchers and students towards sustainable research collaboration.The conference has covered the major areas of focus, namely in Track 1: Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Track 2: Sustainable Technology, Energy and Environment. Three keynote addresses and over 130 research papers were presented virtually at this remarkable event, spanning from nine countries. All papers have been reviewed by the researchers and experts in the field appointed by the conference technical committee.The guest editors would like to sincerely thank the publication team for their efforts in preparing this proceeding. The publication committee wishes to thank all the authors for their contributions to ICATAS-MJJIC 2020 proceedings and we look forward to welcoming more of your contributions to the ICATAS-MJJIC 2021. We also would like to take the opportunity to thank the researchers and postgraduate students for their contribution and dedication to this event. Gratitudes to all the hardworking committee members and the secretariat for materializing this joint conference. Last but not least, our appreciation to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and AASTMT and other sponsors for giving their strong support for this conference.List of Editorial Board, INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, ORGANISING COMMITTEE and this titles are available in this pdf.