Pada 25 dan 28 April 2025, School of Computer Science BINUS University sukses menyelenggarakan dua seminar internasional yang memperkaya wawasan akademik dengan topik menarik dan narasumber ahli dari universitas ternama di Malaysia.

Seminar pertama bertajuk “Introduction to Classification Method” digelar pada Jumat, 25 April 2025, menghadirkan Dr. Noor Farizah Ibrahim, Dosen Senior dari School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Acara ini dimoderatori oleh Said Achmad, S.Kom., M.Kom., dosen SoCS BINUS University, dan dilaksanakan secara daring melalui Zoom. Seminar ini diikuti oleh mahasiswa dari berbagai program studi yang tertarik pada bidang machine learning dan analisis data.

Dalam pemaparannya, Dr. Noor Farizah menjelaskan dasar-dasar supervised learning, khususnya metode klasifikasi seperti Decision Tree dan K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). Peserta juga mengikuti praktik langsung menggunakan R programming untuk menerapkan model klasifikasi dan mengevaluasi performanya pada dataset contoh.

Sementara itu, seminar kedua bertajuk “Power Series in Action: Understanding Taylor and Maclaurin Expansions” diselenggarakan pada Senin, 28 April 2024, dengan narasumber Dr. Fuaada binti Mohd Siam dari Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Seminar ini dimoderatori oleh Viska Noviantri, S.Si., M.Si, dosen Matematika di BINUS University, dan juga dilaksanakan secara online.

Dr. Fuaada menjelaskan konsep deret pangkat, termasuk perluasan fungsi menggunakan Deret Taylor dan Maclaurin. Ia menunjukkan berbagai contoh penggunaan deret ini dalam perhitungan ilmiah dan teknik untuk mendekati fungsi kompleks secara efisien.

Kedua seminar ini disertai sesi tanya jawab yang interaktif dan membangun, mendorong mahasiswa untuk memperdalam pemahaman serta mengaitkan teori dengan penerapan nyata. Acara ini tak hanya memperkaya pengetahuan akademik, tetapi juga memperkuat kolaborasi internasional dan pembelajaran lintas disiplin di lingkungan BINUS University.

International Seminars: Classification Methods and Power Series in Action

In April 2025, the School of Computer Science at BINUS University successfully held two international seminars that enriched the academic landscape with insightful topics and expert speakers from renowned universities in Malaysia.

On Friday, April 25th, 2025, the first seminar titled “Introduction to Classification Method” featured Dr. Noor Farizah Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The event was moderated by Said Achmad, a lecturer at BINUS University, and conducted online via Zoom. The session attracted students from both the School of Computer Science and other departments interested in machine learning and data analysis.

Dr. Noor Farizah introduced the foundations of supervised learning, focusing on classification techniques such as Decision Tree and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). Participants also engaged in a hands-on practice using R programming, where they applied classification models to sample datasets and learned how to evaluate model performance.

On Monday, April 28th, 2024, the second seminar titled “Power Series in Action: Understanding Taylor and Maclaurin Expansions” was delivered by Dr. Fuaada binti Mohd Siam from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The session was moderated by Viska Novianti, a mathematics lecturer at BINUS University. Also held online, the seminar welcomed students passionate about mathematics and its applications.

Dr. Fuaada thoroughly explained the concept of power series, diving deep into Taylor and Maclaurin expansions. With clear examples and visual aids, she demonstrated how these techniques are used in scientific computation and engineering for function approximation.

Both seminars offered interactive Q&A sessions, encouraging participants to deepen their understanding and connect theory with real-world application. These events not only expanded academic knowledge but also strengthened international collaboration and cross-disciplinary learning within the BINUS community.