[Kuching, 21 August 2025] – During the ongoing 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, EXHIBITION, & INNOVATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH & INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES by University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), held on 19 – 22 August 2025, at Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, i-CATS University College has won 2 Golds for the category “Winner of Innovation”.  The international event, which is also co-organized by Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, UiTM Technoventure, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and Universitas Airlangga, is the first of its kind and the theme this year is   “BUILDING RESILIENT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE”.

The university through its  i-CATS Invention & Innovation Club (i3C), has submitted two Gold winning entries, namely MEDIGO, which is a Digital Platform for Public Health Access in Malaysia and EmbraceAura, which is an AI-enabled wearable headband that provides real-time emotional support for postpartum mothers.  MEDIGO ‘s development team comprises of undergraduate students of Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours), namely,  Ronan Kuek Joo Pern , Alister Goh Zhen Hong and Esmat Danyal Es Zulkarnaen. The MEDIGO’s team is led by by Mdm. Ts. Nurlaila Binti Rosli, Director of Centre For Information Technology Management and  Senior Lecturer (Faculty Of Computing And Software Engineering).

Meanwhile EmbraceAura‘s development team comprises of Mdm. Nur Suryani Rosli, Mdm. Ts Nurlaila Rosli, Associate Professor Dr. Muhamad Sophian Nazaruddin and Mr. Mohamad Safiddin Bin Mohd Tahir (lecturer of Faculty Of Engineering And Technology).  The team is led by Mdm, Nur Suryani Rosli.  The team also receives technical support from Professor Ir. Dr. Hushairi Bin Zen (Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology) and  Mr Mr. Abdul Halim Bin Hasbi (lab assistant from Faculty of Engineering and Technology).

MEDIGO addresses the acute need for public health information and access due to infrastructure limitations.  Developed using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL), the platform incorporates a dual-role system catering to both general users and healthcare businesses. Key functionalities include location-based service lookup, bookmarking of healthcare providers, and profile management for service operators.

Meanwhile, EmbraceAura addresses mental health concerns through is AI wearable head band that monitors physiological signals like heart rate, skin temperature, and electrodermal activity.  If a high stress level is detected, the device responds by generating gentle haptic pulses, warmth, and personalized audio affirmations via a connected app. Designed to simulate calming human contact, it offers discreet, adaptive support focused on maternal well-being, combining technology with mindfulness to promote emotional health in a user-friendly and compassionate way.

For more details on the event, please visit https://iceph-cs.com.

Prepared by Tay Chung Ang

Faculty of Computing and Software Engineering