In Conjunction with the 3rd UM-JWRI International Seminar 2014 Reported by: Dr. Ching Yern Chee (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia) Edited by: Assoc. Prof. Melissa Chan Chin Han, Editor of Materials Mind AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference 2014 on Materials Engineering in conjunction with 3rd UM-JWRI International Seminar 2014 11– 12 November 2014 at Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 2014 AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Materials Engineering was the regional conference supported by Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI) and JICA Project for AUN/Seed-Net. The AUN/SEED-NET Regional Conference on Materials Engineering is a platform to share the most updated technology and research of regional common issues from the Member Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities. This regional conference involves participants from the industries and other professional organizations. This conference allows opportunities for participants to discuss future collaborations and activities related to material engineering field. University of Malaya and Joining and Welding Research Institute (UM-JWRI) International Seminar aimed to be a collaborative platform for s haring the latest research developments and knowledge in joining and welding. Moreover, it also aimed at maximizing the outreach of the AUN/SEED-Net network for stronger impacts by involving external participants, including representatives from the government, industry, community, and other professional organizations. The AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference 2014 on Materials Engineering in conjunction with 3rd UM-JWRI International Seminar 2014 was held on 11 – 12 November 2014 at Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur (formerly known as The Legend Hotel & Apartments, Kuala Lumpur) in Peninsular Malaysia. The conference was again hosted by the Center of Advanced Materials (CAM) and the Center of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, and Institute Materials Malaysia (IMM) as one of the co-sponsors. Ir. Kang Kim Ang (IMM Student Chapter Committee member) was invited as one of the plenar y speaker s for this January 2015 Issue 9 event. The title of his talk is “Indirect Assessment of Buried Pipeline External Corrosion”. Ir. Kang shared his depth knowledge about the latest techniques used in the study of the corrosion protection status, external coating defects and the corrosively of soil/water in contact with pipeline surface. The mission of the conference was to provide a forum at which the latest research on the following fields were presented: Advanced Metals and Alloys Ceramics Polymers and Soft Materials Composites Electronic, Magnetic and Optical Materials Biomaterials Environmentally Sustainable Materials Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Materials Degradation (Corrosion, Wear) Failure Analysis Coating and Surface Engineering Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Materials for Energy Storage, Conversion and Renewable Energy Modelling and Simulation in Materials Engineering Materials Processing Joining and welding of advanced materials Ir. Kang Kim Ang (IMM Student Chapter Committee member) was the invited plenary speaker from industry to share his technical knowledge and skills on corrosion protection. 26