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Ir. Ts. Dr. Wooi Chin Leong

clwooi@unimap.edu.my

Position

Senior Lecturer

Expert Area

High Voltage, Power System

Professional Appointments

2025-2026
Co-chair
MyHVnet
2023-2026
Secretary
IEEE DEIS
2023-2024
Executive Committee
MyHVnet
2022
Panel
Engineering Accreditation Council
2021
Panel
Engineering Technology Accreditation Council
2021-2022
Education committee
IEEE DEIS
2021-2022
Website and database committee
HvNet

Education

2019
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
Visiting Researcher
2017
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Doctor of philosophy (Electrical Engineering)
2016
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
Research Internship
2013
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Master in Engineering (Electrical)(Research)
2011
University Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Undergraduate in Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic (Honours)

Awards & Recognition

2024
Anugerah Kecemerlangan Penyelidkan - Anugerah Geran Penyelidikan (Geran Antarabangsa)
2024
ANUGERAH KECEMERLANGAN PENYELIDIKAN
2023
IEEE Ethnic Champion
2023
Anugerah Kecemerlangan Penyelidkan - Anugerah Geran Penyelidikan (Geran Antarabangsa)
2022
ANUGERAH KECEMERLANGAN PENYELIDIKAN
2022
ANUGERAH PERKHIDMATAN CEMERLANG (APC)
2021
ANUGERAH KECEMERLANGAN JOURNAL BERIMPAK

Research Grants

2019
Project Leader
Collaborative Research Grant-UniMAP-UTM (Leader)- THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF LIGHTNING EVENT RECORDED USING BROADBAND INTERFEROMETER ANTENNA SYSTEM (RM 20,000)
2019
Project Member
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education for research entitled “Novel partial discharge location technique using blind source separation (BSS) and Segmented Correlation Trimmed Mean Filtering (SCTMDF) Algorithm in Power Transformer.” RM94,000
2018
Project Member
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education for research entitled “Investigation on the coal fly ash as addictive material in grounding system.” Rm 33,900
Leader
Optimisation of lightning protection system using new multi-objective political optimisation technique on reliability indices and cost limitation. RM 64,500.00
Co-Researcher
Modelling of Near-Field Radiating Rectenna (NFRR) for Lightning Energy Harvesting: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis Approach in Malaysia (RM 148,000)
Co-Researcher
Empowering Harvests: The Solar-Powered Irrigation for Agriculture(RM34,000)
Leader
Lightning Safety and Protection Knowledge Transfer to Titi Tinggi Village Community at Padang Besar, Perlis, Malaysia (RM600)
Leader
Energize The Fishing Village Community Hall Through Roof Top Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System (RM 25,000)
Leader
IEEE Young Professionals Local Activity (RM 2,000)
Co-Researcher
Professional Activities and Industry Relations (PAIR) Fund (RM1,000)
Co-Researcher
Mebudayakan penerbitan yang berkualiti di kalangan staf di fakulti teknologi kejuruteraan elektrik (RM 20,000)
Leader
Grounding Systems in High-Frequency Transient conditions: Effects of additive materials in nonhomogeneous soil (RM 8,000)
Leader
Publication Grant Incentive Scheme (RM 3,000)
Leader
Dana Penerbitan Saintifik (RM 500)

Supervision

2020
Co-supervisor
Analysis and Characterization of Kenaf Properties for Grounding System Purposes
Osman bin Abu Bakar
Graduated
2018
Co-supervisor
Features of cloud-to-sea lightning observed in northern peninsular malaysia region in the tropics
Ahmad Muhyiddin Yusof
Graduated
2022
Main Supervisor
Optimisation of lightning protection system using new multi-objective optimisation technique on reliability indices and cost limitation
Tang Jia Wen
Ongoing
2024
Main Supervisor
Grounding Systems in High-Frequency Transient Conditions: Effects of Additive Materials in Nonhomogeneous Soil.
Banjo Abu Bakar
Ongoing
2025
Co-Supervisor
Modeling of Near-Field Radiating Rectenna (NFRR) for Lightning Energy Harvesting
Lee Yee Hui
Ongoing

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Level

Undergraduate Level

Undergraduate Level

Undergraduate Level

Postgraduate Level

Postgraduate Level

Postgraduate Level

Postgraduate Level