Editor’s Note
We are pleased to present Innovations in Computing and Analytics: Emerging Approaches in Learning, Industry and Society, bringing together researchers and practitioners exploring how computing, AI and analytics are transforming education, professional practice and society.
Organised around the themes of Learning, Industry, and Society, the chapters cover topics such as AI in education, learning analytics, software engineering, healthcare analytics, smart technologies and responsible innovation — together showcasing the multidisciplinary reach of computing.
This book is intended for academics, researchers, postgraduate students, and industry professionals, and we hope it sparks further discussion, collaboration and research bridging theory and practice.
We sincerely thank our authors for their contributions, our reviewers for their valuable feedback, and everyone who supported this book's journey from conception to publication. We hope it inspires continued innovation for the benefit of learners, organisations and society.
Jaspal Kaur Naranjan Singh
Senior Lecturer
Open University Malaysia
Nantha Kumar Subramaniam
Professor
Open University Malaysia
Contributing Authors
Editorial Reviewers
Foreword
Editor’s Note
Academics’ Insights
Part I – Innovations in Learning
Nudging for Digital Inclusion: Supporting Low-Bandwidth and First-Generation ODL Learners
Fathin Fakhriah Abdul Aziz
Jaspal Kaur Naranjan Singh
Yuzery Yusoff
Rethinking Programming Education in the Age of AI: Emerging Learning Approaches in Computing and Analytics
Jaspal Kaur Naranjan Singh
Fathin Fakhriah Abdul Aziz
Yuzery Yusoff
AI-Driven Feedback for Formative Assessment in ODL
Nantha Kumar Subramaniam
Jaspal Kaur Naranjan Singh
Nor Aisyah Fadil
Gamification and Human-Centred Learning Analytics: Reframing Data-Driven Education
Nurul Fizah Mohamad Nusran
From Tool to Partner: A Framework for Implementing Generative AI in Higher Education Self-Directed Learning
Yuzery Yusoff
Fathin Fakhriah Abdul Aziz
Jaspal Kaur Naranjan Singh
A Neuroscience Perspective on Stress Among Adult Online Learners
Hazalina Hashim
Part II – Innovations in Industry
Augmented Reality in Smart Product Packaging: Integrating Consumer Analytics for Interactive Product Communication
Nurul Fizah Mohamad Nusran
From Attention to Causality: Architectures and Algorithms for Multimodal Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
Mohd Soperi Bin Mohd Zahid
The Vibe Reasoning Stack: A Survey of Integrated Architectures for Reliable AI-Generated Code
Mohd Soperi Bin Mohd Zahid
From Data Sharing to Model Sharing: Big Data Collection of Heart Failure and Murmurs in Malaysia to Enhance Clinical Decision Support Tools
Siti Hadrina Binti Sheikh Hussain
Syazwina Binti Alias
Mohd Soperi Bin Mohd Zahid
Nor Aisyah Fadil
Part III – Innovations in Society
Ethical and Human-Centred Predictive Analytics in Southeast Asian Higher Education
Rohaizak Omar
Enhancing Vehicle Detection in Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Attention Enhanced YOLO Models and Edge Computing Architectures
Syazwina Binti Alias
Mohd Soperi Bin Mohd Zahid
Siti Hadrina Binti Sheikh Hussain