Centre for Sustainable Design, Modelling and Simulation

Centre for Sustainable Design, Modelling and Simulation

Profile

Welcome to the Centre for Sustainable Design, Modelling and Simulation at SEGi University. Our research centre is at the forefront of cutting-edge advancements in the fields of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Robust and Reliability Design Optimisation, Multi-Fidelity Modelling, and Control State Estimation. Our dedicated team of experts, state-of-the-art facilities, and collaborative research environment make us a global engineering simulation and design leader.

Leader

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Moey Lip Kean
Email: moeylipkean@segi.edu.my

Team Members

  • Ir. Su Vin Cent @ Tai Vin Cent
  • Dr. Sia Yaw Yoong
  • Dr. Ng Jiunn Yea
  • Dr. Sangeetaprivya A/P Siva

Relevant SDGs

  • SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
ONGOING AND COMPLETED PROJECTS (SINCE 2020) PROJECT STATUS DURATION FUNDING (RM) COLLABORATORS
1. Development of natural ventilation design framework for sustainable factory buildings in hot and humid climates, FRGS 2023-1 (National). On-going October 2023 – September 2026 166,300 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and National Hydraulic Research Institute Malaysia (NAHRIM)
2. A CFD based approach for determining the effect of roof and opening in cross ventilation performance for sheltered buildings (University) On-going February 2023 – January 2026 56,000 Islamic Azad University, Iran
3. Modelling of a novel multi-expert system embedded MMP BIM optimisation algorithm to enhance logistics and warehouse operations in the context of Industrial 4.0 FRGS 2018-1 (National). Completed January 2019 – January 2022 112,000 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, International University of Malaya-Wales, SIRIM Berhad
PUBLICATIONS
1. LK Moey, HA Kassam, KY Yap, YH Fam, VC Tai, TF Go, MH Yazdi, CFD simulations of natural cross ventilation in building with different opening positions and louver slat-angles in moderately-dense urban area, International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 17 (1), 117-129, 2025. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
2. KH Cheong, KA Ahmad, LK Moey, MN Abdullah, MKH Samion, Comparative CFD analysis of natural cross ventilation performance in factory buildings: The impact of ridge vent installation, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1500 (1), 012062, 2025. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
3. VC Tai, YC Tan, LK Moey, NFA Rahman, D Baglee, Application of Spalart-Allmaras steady RANS-actuator disk model for horizontal-axis wind turbine simulation, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1500 (1), 012014, 2025. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
4. X Fu, VC Tai, LK Moey, Optimizing wind-catching butterfly roofs to improve cross natural ventilation performance in apartment buildings, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1372 (1), 012092, 2024. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
5. Q Li, VC Tai, LK Moey, TF Go, NFA Rahman, Improving building natural ventilation simulation accuracy: calibration of standard k− ε closure coefficients using design of experiment, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1372 (1), 012093, 2024. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
6. VC Tai, YC Tan, LK Moey, NF Abd Rahman, D Baglee, LH Saw, A method for fast and accurate prediction of wind turbine thrust coefficients using classical momentum theory and power curve, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1372 (1), 012021, 2024. (SCOPUS-Indexed).
7. HH Samputh, LK Moey, VC Tai, YC Tan, Investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of swept C-wing configurations at transonic speed using design of experiments and computational fluid dynamics, Aviation, 28(2), 72–84, 2024. (WoS-Indexed).
8. X Fu, VC Tai, LK Moey, NF Abd Rahman, KA Ahmad, D Baglee, Opening configurations and natural cross ventilation performance in a double-loaded multi-level apartment building: A CFD analysis, Building and Environment, 254, 111404, 2024. (WoS-Indexed).
9. Q Li, VC Tai, LK Moey, TF Go, J Safehian, MH Yazdi, Impact of planar area ratio and opening positions on natural cross ventilation performance in sheltered high-rise buildings: A simulation study, Building and Environment, 245, 110889, 2023. (WoS-Indexed).
10. VC Tai, JW Kai-Seun, PR Mathew, LK Moey, X Cheng, D Baglee, Investigation of varying louver angles and positions on cross ventilation in a generic isolated building using CFD simulation, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 229, 105172, 2022. (WoS-Indexed)