Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia

on IPv6 address allocation and distribution for ITU (International Telecommunication
Union). Consultancy has been a major source of funding followed by grants which has
sustained NAv6 so far and will continue to do so well into the future.
NAv6 is an appointed consultant on IPv6 matters to MICC and has become a national
and regional referral centre for IPv6 expertise. Apart from consultancy on IPv6 projects
for MCMC and the MICC, NAv6 also conducts numerous workshops, training and
awareness programs on IPv6 and other areas of interest in Next Generation Networks
to the Internet savvy and the public at large. Professional Certification courses offered
by NAv6 includes CNE6 (Certified Network Engineer in IPv6) and CNP6 (Certified
Network Programmer in IPv6) at three levels, endorsed by the Global IPv6 Forum and
WIDE Project Consortium, Japan.
NAv6 is also recognised by the international community by taking active role in Asia
Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), Asian Internet Interconnection Initiatives (AI3)
which is a part of the Japanese WIDE project, and IPv6 Global Forum. NAv6 holds
the positions of Director of AI3, Technology Area Director for APAN, Head of AI3 for
Malaysia, Head of APAN Malaysia, Chairman of Multimedia working group for APAN,
Chairman of Security working group for APAN and, Head of IPv6 research domain for
MYREN (Malaysia Research and Educational Network), NAv6 is the secretariat for the
Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force (AP-IPv6TF) for the period 2008-2010 and the Director
of NAv6 is the Chairman.
NAv6 Centre has been fostering and developed research collaborations with researchers
from research institutions and centre’s locally and internationally. This includes IMPACT
(International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats), Hanoi National University
of Education (HNUE), Vietnam, Mlabs Sdn.Bhd, iNetmon, TM R&D and etc.
NAv6 was formalised as a Research Centre functioning directly under the University
(USM) since 19 November 2008. As such students can pursue their postgraduate
research studies with the Centre leading to Masters and PhD. Currently, NAv6 has
about 41 active postgraduate students who are working towards their Masters and
PhDs by research mode. Recently NAv6 has extended its postgraduate research studies
to Collaborative Postgraduate Program (CPP), facilitating students to do their research
studies remotely at fulltime aligned to their nature of work in the area of Next
Generation Internet.
NAv6 has won numerous awards on R&D nationally and internationally that
includes the National Academic award for the category of Product Innovation
& Commercialisation awarded to Prof. Dr. Sureswaran Ramadass at Kuala
Lumpur on 5 th August 2009. NAv6 won 1 Gold and 1Silver for their research
products at the Malaysia Technology Expo 2009 (MTE’09) held in Kuala
Lumpur in Feb ‘09 and 1 Gold in the International Exposition of Research
and Innovation of Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA) 2009 held at