Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHIAM YIN KIA

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Software Engineering
    Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
  • yinkia
  • 0379677022

BIOGRAPHY

Yin Kia Chiam received a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is currently a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She has published in several reputable journals and conferences both locally and internationally. Her research focus is in the field of Software Engineering and Data Mining.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Bidang Sistem Maklumat)
    University of New South Wales, Australia
  • MSc(Information Technology), (Information Technology)
    Malaysia University of Science and Technology
  • BCompSc(Hons)(SoftwareEng), (KEJURUTERAAN PERISIAN)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lim, Jin Wei; Chiew, Thiam Kian; Su, Moon Ting; Ong, Simying; Subramaniam, Hema; Mustafa, Mumtaz Begum; Chiam, Yin Kia (2024). Test case information extraction from requirements specifications using NLP-based unified boilerplate approach, JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE. 211. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2024.112005
  2. Rajagopal, Saravanan; Balakrishnan, Vimala; Chiam, Yin Kia (2024). The direct effect of institutional factors on healthcare information systems (HIS) organisational interoperability in Malaysian public hospitals, HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL. 30(4). doi:10.1177/14604582241294218
  3. Santhiran, Rajeswary; Varathan, Kasturi Dewi; Chiam, Yin Kia (2024). Feature extraction from customer reviews using enhanced rules, PEERJ COMPUTER SCIENCE. 10. doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.1821
  4. Chuah, Shoon Hui; Sari, Nor Ashikin Md; Tan, Li Kuo; Chiam, Yin Kia; Chan, Bee Ting; Aziz, Yang Faridah Abdul; Jeyabalan, Jeyaraaj; Hasikin, Khairunnisa; Liew, Yih Miin (2023). Assessing Complex Left Ventricular Adaptations in Aortic Stenosis Using Personalized 3D+time Cardiac MRI Modeling, JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. . doi:10.1007/s12265-023-10375-9
  5. Muradi, Shahr Banoo; Chiam, Yin Kia (2023). SYSTEMATIC SELECTION OF BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORMS USING FUZZY AHP-TOPSIS, MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. 36(2), 99-123. doi:10.22452/mjcs.vol36no2.1
  6. Obaidellah, U. H., Faizal, E. R. M., Sabri, A. Q. M., & Kia, C. Y. (2021). COMPREHENSION OF LINKED LIST DIAGRAMS: THE EFFECTS ON CODE WRITING SKILLS. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, 34(2), 199-220. doi: 10.22452/mjcs.vol34no2.5
  7. Yazdani, A., Varathan, K. D., Chiam, Y. K., Malik, A. W., & Ahmad, W. A. W. (2021). A novel approach for heart disease prediction using strength scores with significant predictors. Bmc Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21(1), 16. doi: 10.1186/s12911-021-01527-5
  8. Chuah, S. H., Sari, N. A. M., Chew, T., Tan, L. K., Chiam, Y. K., Chan, T., . . . Liew, Y. M. (2020). Phenotyping of hypertensive heart disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using personalized 3D modelling and cardiac cine MRI. Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics, 78, 137-149. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.08.022
  9. Idris, N. M., Chiam, Y. K., Varathan, K. D., Ahmad, W. A. W., Chee, K. H., & Liew, Y. M. (2020). Feature selection and risk prediction for patients with coronary artery disease using data mining. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 58(12), 3123-3140. doi: 10.1007/s11517-020-02268-9
  10. Amin, M. S., Chiam, Y. K., Varathan, K. D. (2019). Identification of significant features and data mining techniques in predicting heart disease. Telematics and Informatics, 36, 82-93. doi:10.1016/j.tele.2018.11.007
  11. Leong, Chen Onn; Liew, Yih Miin; Bilgen, Mehmet; Aziz, Yang Faridah Abdul; Chee, Kok Han; Chiam, Yin Kia; Lim, Einly (2017). Assessment of Infarct-Specific Cardiac Motion Dysfunction Using Modeling and Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Merging, JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. 45(2), 525-534. doi:10.1002/jmri.25390
  12. Chiam, Y. K., Staples, M., Ye, X., Zhu, L. M. (2013). Applying a selection method to choose Quality Attribute Techniques, Information and Software Technology. 55(8), 1419-1436
Others
  1. Idris, N. M., Chiam, Y. K., Varathan, K. D., Ahmad, W. A. W., Chee, K. H., & Liew, Y. M. (2020). Feature selection and risk prediction for patients with coronary artery disease using data mining. Medical & biological engineering & computing, 58(12), 3123-3140.
  2. Unaizah Hanum Obaidellah, Erma Rahayu Mohd Faizal, Aznul Qalid Md. Sabri, Chiam Yin Kia. (2020). Comprehension of Linked List Diagrams: The Effects on Code Writing Skills. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (MJCS). Accepted for publication.
  3. Muaz, S. A., Chiam, Y. K., & Galadanci, B. S. (2018). A GQM-Based Method to Support Elicitation of Sustainability Requirements for Mobile Applications. Advanced Science Letters, 24(2), 1268-1272.
  4. Rajah, T. T. R., Chiam, Y. K., & Azizul, Z. (2018). Fuzzy-Based Framework for the Selection of Image Processing Software for Diagnosis and Outcome Prediction of Cardiac Diseases. Advanced Science Letters, 24(2), 1109-1113.
  5. Luyi Feng, Yin Kia Chiam, Erma Rahayu Mohd Faizal Abdullah. (2017). Using Suffix Tree Clustering Method to Support The Planning Phase of Systematic Literature Review. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, 30(4), 311-332.
  6. Nikpay, F., Ahmad, R., & Kia, C. Y. (2017). A hybrid method for evaluating enterprise architecture implementation. Evaluation and program planning, 60, 1-16.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Feng, L., Chiam, Y. K., & Lo, S. K. (2017, December). Text-mining techniques and tools for systematic literature reviews: A systematic literature review. In Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), 2017 24th (pp. 41-50). IEEE.
  2. Sin Kuang Lo, Xiwei Xu, Yin Kia Chiam and Qinghua Lu (2017). Evaluating Suitability of Applying Blockchain. Accepted by 22nd International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2017), The Kyushu University, November 5-8, 2017, Fukuoka, Japan.
  3. Sepehr Forouzani, Yin Kia Chiam, Soroush Forouzani (2016). Method for Assessing Software Quality Using Source Code Analysis. International Conference on Network, Communication and Computing (ICNCC '16), December 17-21, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.
  4. Rasoul Banaeeyan Khalil Abad, Chiam Yin Kia, Zati Hakim binti Azizul Hasan, Chiew Thiam Kian, Siti Hafizah Ab Hamid & Tanisha A/P Thasa Ratha Rajah. 2015. Classification of Image Processing Software Tools for Cardiovascular Image Analysis. Paper presented at Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences (ICIBEL), Putrajaya, Malaysia, pp. 72-75.
  5. Yeow Eileen, Chiam Yin Kia. 2015. A Web-based System for Integrating Safety Techniques into Requirements Elicitation. Paper presented at The 9th Malaysian Software Engineering Conference (MySEC2015), Seri Kembangan, Malaysia, 16-17 December 2015, pp. 87-92.
  6. Kasturi Dewi Varathan, Noor Fahrahin Abdul Hamid and Chiam Yin Kia. 2014. Facebook Filter: Create Awareness among Users. Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Science & Computational Mathematics, pg.43-47
  7. Yeow E. & Chiam Y. K., Zhu. (2014). Integration of Safety Risk Assessment Techniques into Requirement Elicitation. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques (SOMET '14), September 22 - 24, 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia.
  8. Chiam, Y. K., Zhu, L. & Staples, M. (2010). Systematic Selection of Quality Attribute Techniques. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software (PROFES '10). ACM, NY, USA, pp. 59-62.
  9. 4.Chiam, Y. K., Staples, M. & Zhu, L. (2009). Representation of Quality Attribute Techniques Using Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM) and Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) Composer. Industrial Experience Track, Proceeding of European Systems & Software Process Improvement and Innovation (EuroSPI), Alcala Spain, September 2-4, 2009.
  10. Chiam, Y. K., Zhu, L. & Staples, M. 2009. Quality Attribute Techniques Framework. Proceeding of European Systems & Software Process Improvement and Innovation (EuroSPI), Alcala Spain, September 2-4, 2009. Springer- Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 173-184.
  11. Selvarandrah, S., Namebeley, P. & Chiam, Y. K. 2007. Using ODC Impacts for a Customer Centric Approach to Testing. Asia Pacific Software Testing Conference.
  12. Chiam, Y. K. & Wong, K. D. 2006. Mobile IPv6 with Location Registers. Regional Computer Science Postgraduate Conference (ReCSPC 06).
  13. Chiam, Y. K. & Wong, K. D. 2004. Mobility-supporting End- to-End Communication Protocols. 3rd University Malaya Technical Postgraduate Symposium (Techpos), pp. 92-97.

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Software Process Improvement (SPI), Software Process Modelling, Software Quality, Requirements Engineering, Software Testing, Software Engineering for AI-enabled systems, heatlhcare applications (software engineering, AI, healthcare)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2020 - 2023, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    A Model-driven Approach For Generation Of Positive And Negative Requirements Based On Use Cases Written In Natural Languages ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2020 - 2023, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    A Hybrid Software Process Model For Ai-enabled Healthcare Systems ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2019 - 2022, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    An Interpretable Predictive Model For Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2019 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Implicit Feature Detection From User Generated Data ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2019 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Systematic Selection Of Blockchain Applications And Platforms ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2017 - 2020, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SBS (Equitable Society)
    Enlightening The Novice Users With Better Decision Making Through Opinion Mining ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2017 - 2019, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    A Model For Investigating Malaysian Population With Cardiovascular Diseases Using Data Analytics. ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2014 - 2018, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - HTM (Wellness)
    Evaluation Of Image Processing And Simulation Software Framework For The Diagnosis And Outcome Prediction Of Mycardial Infarction ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2013 - 2015, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - HNE (Humanities & Ethics)
    Towards Reliable Patent Repository Framework ( Co-Researcher)
  10. 2012 - 2013, Flagship ICT & Education
    Mining Social Media in Preparing Students for Job Market ( Consultant)