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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020) Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, St. Augustine | June 1 st 5 th , 2020 PROGRAMME DAY 1 - MONDAY 1 ST JUNE 2020 Time Activity 8:15 AM 8:30 AM Registration 8:30 AM 8:45 AM Opening Remarks/Welcoming Messages Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair Prof. Edwin I. Ekwue, Patron 8:45 AM 9:00 AM Message and Acknowledgement of Sponsors Prof. Raffie Hosein, Technical Programme Chair Session - 1 Presentations | Moderators: Prof. Raffie Hosein & Dr. Dhurjati Chakrabarti (Paper Title, Presenting Author) 9:00 AM 9:15 AM Microbial Fuel Cell: An Alternative Energy Source for the Caribbean (A08), Roshan Ramoutar 9:15 AM 9:30 AM Microstructural Characterisation for Polycrystalline Nickel (E37), Srihari Dodla 9:30 AM 9:45 AM Comparative Study on Analysis of Telecom Towers Using India and American Standards (B32), Srinivas Tanuku 9:45 AM 10:00 AM Computation of One Dimensional One Phase Stefan Problems (E05), V.G. Naidu 10:00 AM 10:15 AM Developing Network Models of Industrial Symbiosis (A14), Therese Lee Chan 10:15 AM 10:30 AM The Underwater Trajectory Behaviour of Heavy Oil Jet in Cross- Flow from a Broken Surface Pipeline (B29), Portia Felix 10:30 AM 10:45 AM The Production of a Dried Avocado (Persea Americana) Powder (A10), Saheeda Mujaffar 10:45 AM 11:00 AM Two-Dimensional Mathematical Model of Flows in Thin Film Composite Membranes (A13), Aatma Maharaj 11:00 AM 11:15 AM Modeling Turbulent Bubbly Flow in a Horizontal Pipeline (A23), Dmitry Eskin

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 - MONDAY 1ST JUNE 2020

Time Activity

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Registration

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Opening Remarks/Welcoming Messages

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

• Prof. Edwin I. Ekwue, Patron

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Message and Acknowledgement of Sponsors

• Prof. Raffie Hosein, Technical Programme Chair

Session - 1 Presentations | Moderators: Prof. Raffie Hosein & Dr.

Dhurjati Chakrabarti

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Microbial Fuel Cell: An Alternative Energy Source for the

Caribbean (A08), Roshan Ramoutar

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Microstructural Characterisation for Polycrystalline Nickel (E37),

Srihari Dodla

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Comparative Study on Analysis of Telecom Towers Using India and

American Standards (B32), Srinivas Tanuku

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Computation of One Dimensional One Phase Stefan Problems

(E05), V.G. Naidu

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Developing Network Models of Industrial Symbiosis (A14),

Therese Lee Chan

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM The Underwater Trajectory Behaviour of Heavy Oil Jet in Cross-

Flow from a Broken Surface Pipeline (B29), Portia Felix

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM The Production of a Dried Avocado (Persea Americana) Powder

(A10), Saheeda Mujaffar

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Two-Dimensional Mathematical Model of Flows in Thin Film

Composite Membranes (A13), Aatma Maharaj

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Modeling Turbulent Bubbly Flow in a Horizontal Pipeline (A23),

Dmitry Eskin

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Microbial Dependent Bioresource Technology for Sustainable

Vegetable Production (A16), Marisa Khan

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Drying Behaviour of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Chips (A12),

Saheeda Mujaffar

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Process Optimization for the Production of Activated Carbon Using

Waste Coconut Shell in Trinidad & Tobago (B35), Safiyyah Wahid

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Break

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Greetings and Acknowledgement of Sponsors

Session - 2 Presentations | Moderators: Prof. Dmitry Eskin & Dr.

Saheeda Mujaffar

(Paper Title with Presenting Author)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Shelf Life Study, Sensory Evaluation and Nutritive Value of Wheat

Flour/ Dasheen (Colocasia Esculenta (L.) Schott) Taro/Cocoyam

Flour Sweetbread (A03), Maltee R. Rampat

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Optimisation of the Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Extracts from

Vetiver Roots (A17), Sharad Maharaj

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM A Guide to Increasing Equipment Reliability and Availability in

Industries in Trinidad (F06), Kishore Jhagroo

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM A Sustainable Approach to the Construction of Coastal Facilities

Through the Incorporation of Beach Sand & Brackish Water in

Concrete Production (B34), Imran Khan

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Extraction of Sodium Alginate from Waste Sargassum: An

Optimization Approach Using Response Surface Methodology

(A09), Akeem Mohammed

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM The National Food Control System in Guyana: Evaluation of the

Current Regulatory Framework for Food Control (A07), Maya A.

Phillips

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Unsteady MHD Poiseuille Flow Through a Porous Channel Under

an Oscillating Pressure Gradient and Uniform Suction and Injection

(A19), Judith Balkissoon

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Unsteady Hydromagnetic Couette Flow Under an Oscillating

Pressure Gradient and Uniform Suction and Injection (A20),

Jennilee Veronique

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM The Development and Application of Energy and Exergy

Thermodynamic

Performance Parameters to Determine Degradation of the Major

Components of a Combined Cycle Power Plant (E38), Sennen

Matabadal

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Phase Inversion and Viscosity in Pipe Flow (A04), Laura Edwards

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System Optimization Using

Energy, Exergy and Thermodynamic Analysis Alumina Refinery

Power Plant Optimization – Two Case Studies (A21), Quamie N.

Mortley

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Bioengineering of a Jamaican Plant to Effect Cell Cycle Arrest in

Prostate Cancer Cells and its Potential Use in Green Nanoparticles

Synthesis (A18), Sasha-Gay Wright

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Industrial Recycle Towards Zero Discharge Alumina Refinery Case

Study (A22), Quamie Mortley

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Closing

DAY 2 - TUESDAY 2ND JUNE 2020

Time Activity

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Registration

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Greetings and Opening Remarks

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Message and Acknowledgement of Sponsors

• Dr. Trevor Townsend, Technical Programme Chair

Session - 1 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Trevor Townsend & Dr.

Lee Leon

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Mitigating Contractor Problems Experienced in the Construction

Industry of Trinidad and Tobago (B33), Derek Outridge

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM On the Forchheimer Coefficients (B05), Anton Ali

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Development of Attenuated Energy Spectrums at X-Ray Energies

of 60 keV and 150 keV (B11), Davatee Maharaj

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM A Swash-Zone Seaward Boundary Condition for Impermeable

Beaches (B06), Anton Ali

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Sintering of Monolayered Stainless Steel (316l) Particles for

Thermal Management Applications Using Pulsed Co2 Microsecond

Laser (E44), Aparna Chandramouli

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Optimum Design for Cartridge Filter Cleaning Systems (E43),

Aneesha Gogineni

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Load Capacity of Recess Foil Journal Bearings (E01), S Arokya

Agustin

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Subsidiary Project Plan Requirements for Public Construction

Projects in Trinidad and Tobago (B23), Amrita Baal

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Towards an Optimal Road Access for UWI, St. Augustine South

Gate (B14), Rae J. Furlonge

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Sociodemographic Characteristics as it Relates to Travel Behaviour

in SIDS: A Case Study in Trinidad (B30), Leah Wright

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Behaviour of High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam

Joints Under Seismic Loading (B21), B. Pandu Ranga Rao

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Mode Choice Modelling of Paratransit Modes in Trinidad (B24),

Leah Wright

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Break

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Greetings & Acknowledgement of Sponsors

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

Session - 2 Presentations | Moderators: Prof. Ray Indrajit & Dr.

Charmaine O’Brien-Delpesh

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM A Review of Recycled Concrete Aggregates as a Sustainable

Construction Material (B08), Rekha Rampit

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Transportation Sustainability Framework (B03), Kohan Dolcy

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM The Relationship Between Value of Travel Time and Wage Rate in

Trinidad and Tobago (B04), Jevan Stephen

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Reducing Chronic Disease Through Transportation and Built

Environment in High Crime Countries: A Review of the Literature

(B10), Katherine Agong

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Evaluation of Wave Run-Up Predictions from Parametric Models

on Trinidad Beaches (B20), Shani Brathwaite

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Relationship Between Compressive Strength and Modulus of

Elasticity of Self Consolidating High Performance Concretes

(SCHPCS) Incorporating GSA as SCM (B43), T.A. Buari

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Pavenergy Research Project - Results Already Achieved and New

Developments Planned for the Years to Come (B01), Adelino

Ferreira

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Exploration of Issues in 3D Cadastres for Trinidad and Tobago

(D10), Charisse Griffith-Charles

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Methods of Solving Multi-Area Economic Dispatch Problems - A

Survey and Proposed Candidate SDP Approach (C10), Kolapo S.

Alli

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Residual Strength and Post-Cracking Behaviour of Glass Wool

Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Embedded with Steel Reinforcement

(B26), Festus Olutoge

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Sustainable Construction in Trinidad & Tobago (B37),

Leighton A. Ellis

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alternative Foundation Design for Temporary Housing Units (B41),

Georgeann Henry

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Linking Sustainable Transport and Community Development

Transportation 2.0 in the Small Island of Tobago (B22), Julia

Kotzebue

3.45 PM – 4:00 PM Conceptual Framework for the Analysis of Shear Damage in

Foamed Bitumen Stabilised Materials (B27), Laurence

Bridgemohan

4.00 PM – 4:15 PM Aggregate Angularity Effects on Mechanical Properties of Asphalt

Concrete (B17), Lee Leon

4.15 PM – 4:30 PM Closing

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE 2020

Time Activity

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Greetings and Opening Remarks

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

Session -1 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Sanjay Bahadoorsingh &

Dr. Terrence Lalla

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Goodness of Fit of Probabilistic Models for Electric Vehicle

Charging Behaviour (C02), Letetia M. Addison

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Smart Farming: Organic Communication Channels (OCCs) (C03),

Aaron Roopnarine

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Low-Cost Seismic Data Acquisition System Based on Open Source

Hardware and Software Tools (C04), Arvid Ramdeane

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Exploring Automation Strategies in the Maintenance Department of

an Oil Company (E41), Stefan Harrison

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Description of a Simulated Environment Developed for Validating

CFS Autonomy (C18), Gerard Pounder

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Feasibility of Powering Manzanilla Via a Wind Farm

(C22), Mickhal Polisher

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Validation of a Simulated Environment Developed for Validating

CFS Autonomy (C19), Gerard Pounder

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Improvement of Surface Characteristics of Laser Sintered Stainless

Steel 316L by Nickel Plating (E47), Andrew C. Grizzle

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Modeling a Manufacturing Enterprise - A Systems Approach (E15),

P.S.R.K. Nageswara Rao

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Eagleeye: Never Lose Anything at Home Again (E49),

Yemane Zewdu

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Semi-Automated Cricket Broadcast Highlight Generation (C10),

Sahil Ramlogan

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Machine Learning Techniques for the Detection of Unfair Pricing in

Supermarkets Across Trinidad and Tobago (C12),

Arti K. Ramdhanie

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Break

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Greetings & Acknowledgement of Sponsors

Session - 2 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Graham King &

Dr Akash Pooransingh

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM CUDA-Accelerated Feature Selection (C05), Jonathan Herbert

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Applying Fuzzy QFD MCDM to Evaluate Musical Instruments

(E10), Peter Poon Chong

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM A Machine Learning Model for an Earthquake Forecasting Using

Parallel Processing (C08), Manoj Kollam

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM The Roll-Up Digital Steelpan (E08), Umesh Persad

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM A Real-World Energy and Cost Comparison Between an Electric

Vehicle and a Petrol Vehicle in the Trinidad and Tobago Context

(B40), Bhopendra Maharaj

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM A Review of Bias in Decision-Making Models (C14),

Peter Poon Chong

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Case Studies in Engineering and Technology Innovation in the

Caribbean: A Focus on EduColCom and BevCom (C16), Jason

Rameshwar

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM A Simulation Framework for Controlled Critical Infrastructures

Subject to Natural Disasters (C13), Amir Mohammed

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Smart Irrigation Estimator (E40), Aneil Ramkhalawan

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Adoption and Development of Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Trinidad

and Tobago (B02), Kohan Dolcy

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Autonomous Detection of Vehicular Wheel Alignment Parameters

(C24), Gerard Ragbir

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Dispersion of a Solute in Casson Fluid Flow Under the Influence of

External Body Acceleration (C06), Ajani Ausaru

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Developing Parallel Computing Algorithms Using GPU’s to

Determine Oil and Gas Reserves Presented in the Upstream

(Exploration) Sector (C09), Stefan Boodoo

3.45 PM – 4:00 PM RFID Tags Used in Preventative Maintenance Programme for

Motors and Generators (C11), Tracy Aleong

4.00 PM – 4:15 PM Aerial Drone to Harvest Mangoes (C21), David Edwards

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Closing

DAY 4 - THURSDAY 4TH JUNE 2020

Time Activity

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Greetings and Opening Remarks

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

CLOSE OF DAY 3

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

Session - 1 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Jacqueline Bridge & Dr.

Robert Birch

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Analysis of Nuclear Based Electric Power Generation System – An

LCA Approach (E22), N. Leela Prasad

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Wave Analysis of a L-Beam Structure with a Blocking Mass (E09),

Johnny Tiu

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Evaluation of a Cricket Bowling Machine with an Arm and Hand to

Deliver the Ball (E39), Ronnie Bickramdass

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Design Complexity as a Driver for Additive Manufacturing Process

Improvement (E02), Nishkal George

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Comparison of Four Fabrics for Filtering Turbid Water in a Two

Stage Crossflow Filter (E25), Goldie Davis

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM A Study on the Improvement of a Local Bottle Manufacturing

Operation: Deployment of Lean Principles and Discrete Event

Simulation (E24), Ezekiel Yorke

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Numerical Study of MHD Convective Nanofluid Flows Within a

Corrugated Trapezoidal Enclosure (E30), Victor M. Job

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Exploring Quality of Service and its Challenges at the Ministry of

Education, Port of Spain Office (E26), Cherisse S. Lashley

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Combined Effects of Inclined Magnetic Field and Navier Slip on

Free Convective and Radiative Flow of CNT-Water Nanofluids - A

Lie Group Analysis (E33), Victor M. Job

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM A Feasibility Study for Implementation of a Smart Parking System

in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (E17), Sarah Rooplal

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Analysis of the Cause and Effects of Part Defects in ABS Samples

Made Using Additive Manufacturing (E45), Arshad Mohammed

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Break

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Greetings & Acknowledgement of Sponsors

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

Session - 2 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Ruel Ellis & Dr. Anthony

Adeyanju

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Crack Propagation and Fracture in Two Trinidadian Soils Under

Varying Peat Content During Constant Tensile Test (E34),

Robert Birch

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Experimental and Numerical Vibration Analysis of Printed Circuit

Boards (E04), Shurland Balliram

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Capstone Design Projects: Theory Meets Practice (E42), Raghu

Echempati

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM The Combined Effect of Magnetic Fluids with Couple Stresses,

Variable Viscosity and Velocity-Slip on the Lubrication of Finite

Journal Bearings (E35), Tyrone Dass

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Multi-Optimization of Empirical Models for the Material Extrusion

Process (E27), Schuravi Mallian

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Convective Heat Transfer on Stenosed Blood Flow Through

Permeable Microcirculation in the Presence of a Magnetic Field

(E32), Alana Sankar

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Investigating the Effects of Process Parameters on the Flexural

Strength of 3D Printed Plastics (E03), Nikolai Beharry

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM A Time Study of the Pastelle Making Process: An Investigation

Aimed at Reducing Labour and Time (E46), Jeselle Gajadhar

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM The Potential for Lean Agri-Business in the Caribbean (E36),

Cilla Pemberton

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Analysis of Educational Policies and Economic Impacts in Small

Island Nations (F04), Trishel Gokool

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM The 5th Industrial Revolution 2020 and Beyond our Wildest

Imagination (E48), Winston Suite

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Closing

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

DAY 5 - FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2020

Time Activity

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Greetings and Opening Remarks

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

Session - 1 Presentations | Moderators: Prof. Edwin Ekwue & Prof.

Kit Fai Pun

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Coupling Cellular Automata with Medalus Assessment for the

Desertification Issue (D04), Alassane Kone

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Integrated Approach to Masters Programme Delivery in

Manufacturing and Design Engineering at UTT (F10), Dinesh

Soodeen

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Stimulating Regional Economic Development: A Case for Informal

Science Education (F12), Ruel L.A. Ellis

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Delayed Payments Impacts on Planned Cash Flow of Small and

Medium Contractors for a Special Purpose Company (B25), Shawn

Bissoon

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Manufacturing Engineering Education in Trinidad and Tobago:

Review and Future Research Agenda (F03), Trishel Gokool

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Investigation of the Watercourses and Measures to Alleviate

Flooding in the Penal/ Debe Region (B44), Jorrel Bisnath

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Design for Protective System for Owerri 160 MVA, 132/33 kV

Substation (C17), Osita Oputa

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM The Future of Learning (F13), Janet Stewart

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Engineering Programmes at

the Faculty of Engineering at The University of the West Indies, St.

Augustine Campus, Trinidad (F11), Edwin I. Ekwue

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Survey of Current Trends in Manufacturing Engineering

Postgraduate Programmes in the UK (F02), Trishel Gokool

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The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020)

Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Experiences of Using a Single Assessment for Both Practical

Prototyping Skills and Introduction to Energy Engineering (F08),

Jorrel Bisnath

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Examining the Processes of New Product Development and

Innovation: The K. C. Confectionery Case in Trinidad and Tobago

(F09), Amrita Mahabir

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Break

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Greetings

• Dr. Michael Sutherland, Technical Programme Chair

Session - 2 Presentations | Moderators: Dr. Bheshem Ramlal & Dr.

Charisse Griffith-Charles

(Paper Title, Presenting Author)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Transforming the Delivery of Curriculum in the Caribbean SIDS

Through Mobile Learning (F05), Alice O. Thomas-Martin

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Returns to Field of Study in Trinidad and Tobago: A Gender

Perspective and Policy Implications (F01), Roshnie Doon

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Performance of Coated Cutting Tools in Machining: A Review

(E11), Nageswara Rao Posinasetti

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Compressive Strength Optimization Using IV-Optimal Design and

Open-Source 3D Printer (E21), Arshad Mohammed

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM A Geospatially Distributed E-Refugee Camp Technological

Framework for Caribbean Small Island States (D05), Keisha

Gaspard-Chickoree

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM The Sustainable Impact of Aggressive Driving in College-Aged

Drivers (D09), Turuna S. Seecharan

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Earthwork Volumetrics with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A

Comparative Study (D07), Raid Al-Tahir

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Opportunities for Transforming Informal Settlements in Caribbean

Small Island Developing States (D03), Michelle Mycoo

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Urban Sustainability Indicators for Caribbean Small Island

Developing States (D08), Tracey C.A Beard-Sylvester

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Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, S t . Augustine | June 1st – 5th, 2020

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Defining Community Based Governance for Informal Housing &

Settlements Within Trinidad and Tobago (D02), Wayne Chaman

Huggins

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM BIM Implementation in the Practice of Architecture in Trinidad and

Tobago (B38), Marlon Charles

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM An Analytical Approach to GIS Analysis and Map Making Using

Open Source Software (D11), Tarick Hosein

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Transition from Master Craftsman to Engineering Degree (F07),

Clément Imbert

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Closing Remarks and the Way Forward

• Prof. Boppana V. Chowdary, Chair

• Prof. Edwin I. Ekwue, Patron