AIT Campus Bulletin

WEEK 2, 6 - 12 January 2025

In this issue:

A. Announcements

B. Workshops/ Conferences

C. Visitors/ MoU/ Agreement Signing

D. Faculty & Staff Travel

E. Classified (Job)

A. Announcement

1) Year-End Message from President

Dear Members of the AIT Community,

As the year comes to a close, I want to thank you all for the warmth and support you’ve shown since I began my presidency in September 2024. It is both an honor and a privilege to continue AIT’s proud legacy and lead our institute toward new frontiers of innovation, scholarship, and service.

We’ve seen tremendous progress this year—from rejuvenated campus life in the post-Covid era to another memorable graduation ceremony. These achievements reflect our collective resilience, dedication, and spirit of innovation.

Looking ahead, I’m excited to deepen AIT’s global impact through interdisciplinary research, strong industry partnerships, and a steadfast commitment to sustainable solutions. We are grateful to our Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, alumni, and partners for their invaluable support.

As you enjoy the well-deserved year-end break, I hope you find time to rest and recharge. Thank you for being part of this vibrant community, and I look forward to our continued journey together in 2025.

Warm regards and Season’s Greetings!

Prof. Pai-Chi Li
President
Asian Institute of Technology

2) Invitation to Attend Seminar on AI : "Leveraging Large Language Models for Network Management, Spine Disease Detection, and Academic Excellence" on January 13, 2025

Dear AIT Community,

A gentle reminder that the seminar on AI is just one week away, and we have extended the registration deadline to 10th January 2025!

We are excited to invite you to an upcoming seminar organized by the Telecommunications program, which promises to explore groundbreaking applications of technology across various fields.

Seminar Details:

Topic: Leveraging Large Language Models for Network Management, Spine Disease Detection, and Academic Excellence

Speaker: Prof. James Won-Ki Hong

Date: Monday, 13th January 2025

Time: 13:30 – 15:00 hrs

Venue: TC Building, Room 103, 1st Floor

Register here now until 10th January 2025:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNozediZOueKljydt1kUxmbcP5jDnQ...

3) Gentle Reminder: AIA Medical Insurance Coverage for 2024-2025

We are pleased to inform you that AIA remains our medical insurance provider. Please find below the coverage under the basic plan and the top-up plans.

Please note that if you are currently enrolled in any top-up plans and do not inform us of your decision to either continue or change your plan, you will automatically be enrolled in the basic plan only.

Please click on the link to continue with your current top-up plan or to choose a different one. The deadline to update your insurance plan is January 8, 2025.

Please note the following conditions for the top-up option plan.

Employees can purchase a top-up plan for themselves but do not need to do so for their dependent(s). Dependent(s) can still be covered by the basic plan.
If you wish to purchase a top-up plan for your dependent(s), it should not be higher than your top-up plan i.e. an employee can buy Option 2 and dependent(s) should have either Option 1 or Option 2 only.
If you plan to purchase or upgrade your current top-up plan for your dependent(s), a health declaration form is required. AIA will assess the health declaration of your dependent(s) and reserves the right not to approve the top-up plan of the dependent(s). In that event, your dependent(s) will still be covered under the basic plan
Employees can not change from the basic plan to the top-up plan during the policy year (2024-2025)

For any inquiries please contact Khun Parin by email (parin@ait.asia).

4) AIT Official Public Holidays and Year-End Break for the Year 2025

Email from Office of Human Resources Services

In line with the Institute policies and with approval from the the AIT Management Team, the following are

the 14 designated official public holidays, and a 6-day year-end break, for 2025.

Month	Date	Day	Holiday
January	1	Wednesday	New Year’s Day
April	7	Monday	Chakri Memorial Day (substitute)
April	14	Monday	Songkran Festival
April	15	Tuesday	Songkran Festival
April	16	Wednesday	Songkran Festival (substitute)
May	1	Thursday	National Labor Day
May	5	Monday	Coronation Day (substitute)
June	3	Tuesday	H.M. Queen Suthida's Birthday
July	10	Thursday	Asahna Bucha Day
July	28	Monday	H.M. the King’s Birthday (substitute)
August	12	Tuesday	H.M. the King's Mother's Birthday
October	13	Monday	H.M. Late King Bhumibol Memorial Day
October	23	Thursday	Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
December	5	Friday	Birthday Anniversary of Late H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej/Father’s Day
December	24	Wednesday	Year-End-Break
December	25	Thursday	Year-End-Break
December	26	Friday	Year-End-Break
December	29	Monday	Year-End-Break
December	30	Tuesday	Year-End-Break
December	31	Wednesday	Year-End-Break

Please be guided accordingly.

Office of Human Resources Services

5) Doctoral Final Examination - Ms. Maya P [121841]

Ms. Maya P [121841], a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Transition, Department of Energy and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development, will have her final examination

on 9 January 2025 (Thursday) at 14:30 hrs in Room ET222, Energy Building. Her dissertation title is "Design and Development of Blockchain Based Energy Trading Framework."

The members of her Program Committee members are as follows:

Prof. P. Abdul Salam (Chairperson)

Dr. Jai Govind Singh (Member)

Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon (Member)

All those who are interested in the topic are invited to join.

6) Doctoral Final Examination - Mr. Varakorn Kritsnakriengkrai [121256]

Mr. Varakorn Kritsnakriengkrai [121256], a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Energy, Department of Energy and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development, will have his final examination on 9 January 2025 (Thursday) at 13:00 hrs in Room ET222, Energy Building and by Zoom. His dissertation title is "Solar-Based Vapor Absorption Cooling System: Barriers and Solutions for Thailand."

The members of his Program Committee members are as follows:

Prof. P. Abdul Salam (Chairperson)

Prof. Sivanappan Kumar (Member)

Dr. Jai Govind Singh (Member)

Dr. Loc Thai Nguyen (Member)

All those who are interested in the topic are invited to join.

https://ait-ac-th.zoom.us/j/94692361789?pwd=PejUrW6Maog7kRJtFYUannogbTafaI.1

Meeting ID: 946 9236 1789
Passcode: 442189

Workshops/ Trainings/ Conferences

C. Visitors/ MoU/ Agreement

The MoU Signing Ceremony with DigitalBlast, Inc., Japan (Products - DigitalBlast, Inc.), on Friday, 10 January 2025.