The 8th Annual International Conference (AIC) 2018 on Science and Engineering

Preface the 8 th AIC 2018 The 8th AIC 2018 International Conference is is hosted by Syiah Kuala University (recognizably abbreviated as UNSYIAH), the largest and the oldest national university in Aceh. The AIC is an annual international conference carried out regularly by Syiah Kuala University since 2011. The 8th AIC 2018 International Conference held on September 12-14, 2018, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Under the theme of the conference “Connecting the World through innovation and suistainable development”, this conference features a rich program, including Syiah Kuala University Innovation Expo 2018, a keynote speech delivered by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Universitas Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, and two invited speeches by Prof. Dr. Azman Bin Abd Ghani, University of Malaya, and Prof. Marwan, Syiah Kuala University. The 8th AIC on Science and Engineering 2018 offers a special opportunity to bring together professors, researchers and scholars around the globe, and serves as a platform to deliver innovative research results and latest trends and development in the fields of sciences and engineering. The scientific papers published in these proceeding have been revised and approved by the scientific committee of the 8th AIC on Science and Engineering 2018. All the papers exhibit clear, concise, and precise expositions that appeal to a broad international readership interested in Science and Engineering. To all members of the organizing committees, the international scientific committee, the reviewers, and the collaboration partners, we would like to thank all of them for their tremendous efforts to organize this conference successfully. We want to thank the organizing committee for having a successful conference, the UNSYIAH and Sponsors supporting the conference and we hope that all the attendees benefit from this conference. Best Regards, Dr. Heru Fahlevi General Chair of AIC-SE 2018