ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Principal academic background – Applied Mechanics and Advanced Materials

Mechanics of Materials (Bio-composite materials; Analytical modeling of constitutive behavior; Experimental methods)
Acoustics (Theory; Signal analysis; Noise control engineering)

Related educational and practical experience

eXtended Reality (XR) lesson content development (see example here)
Fabrication methods of natural fiber synthetic and bio-polymer composites
Mechanical testing – tensile, compression, three-point bending and impact tests
Shock absorption testing of cushioning materials
Acoustics testing – impedance tube, reverberation room, anechoic chamber
Vibrations testing – baseline measurement
Signal processing and analysis – vibration and acoustics signals
Brainwave entrainment and psychoacoustics
Materials characterization – SEM, SPM, TGA, DMA, XRD, XRF
Non-destructive ultrasonic (UT) evaluation of materials and structures including engine condition monitoring (pneumatic line) for Malaysia Airlines 737-400 Boeing aircraft
Condition-based monitoring of oil and gas structures and machines – UT, Eddy current, PMI
Viscoelasticity constitutive modeling of polymer-based composites
Finite element analysis and simulation of ballistic impact events
Compositional analysis of light-rail and automotive brake materials

Research management qualification

Malaysian Code of Responsible Conduct in Research

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Computer programming languages

C++

Visual Basic

Unix/Linux (for nano-scale modeling)

CAD/CAM applications

AutoCAD (2000)

Pro-Engineering (Rel.17)

CATIA V5

Technical computing, numerical, simulation and FEA Applications

XR+

MATLAB® & Simulink (Rel.12, Ver. 6)

SciLAB (Ver. 5.3.1)

LUSAS FEM (Ver.13)

Abaqus (Rel. 6.7.2)

Ansys (Ver. 12)

Fortran 77

Altair HyperWorks (Ver. 11)

COURSES TAUGHT

Solid Mechanics (Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Vibrations)
Mechanics of Materials (Strength of Materials; Solid Mechanics)
Environmental Noise and Control Technology
Fundamentals of Acoustics
Mechanical Engineering Design
Manufacturing Systems Design (Operations Management)
Project Management, Planning and Control
Engineers in Society Engineering
Thermofluids
Physics (Diploma level)
Mechanics of Motor Vehicles (Diploma level)

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Graduate Student Advising

Puteri Effanur Hidayah, B.Eng (Co-Supervisor – MSc Student; registered June 2019; Advanced Materials and Applied Mechanics)

Zurina Ahmad, MSc (PhD Student; registered November 2017; Advanced Materials and Applied Mechanics)

Mohd Arifhakim Azizan, B.Eng (MSc Student; registered July 2015; Applied Mechanics and Materials)

Khairil Muhaimin, B.Eng (MSc Student; registered November 2014; Applied Mechanics and Signal Processing)

Norhafizah Hashim, MSc (PhD Student; registered March 2013; Applied Mechanics and Signal Processing)

Syarifah Noor Deraman, B.Eng (MSc Student; registered September 2012; Applied Mechanics)

Rozaini Othman, MSc (PhD Student; registered November 2012; Advanced Materials and Applied Mechanics)

Siti Syahidah Mohd Rum, B.Eng (MSc Student; registered September 2011; Engineering Materials)

Ir. Abdul Malik Hussein, MSc (Co-Supervisor – PhD Student; registered September 2011; Applied Mechanics)

Mohd Azlan Mustaffa, MSc (PhD Student; registered September 2010; Advanced Materials and Applied Mechanics)

Mohd Rozaiman Aziz, MSc (PhD Student; registered September 2010; Applied Mechanics)

Thesis Examiner

Muhammad Zaki bin Abdul Rahim, PhD proposal, “Experimental and Numerical Analyses of A Wideband Frequency Vibration Energy Harvester by Using Multi-Frequency Design,” School of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, January 2024.

Mohamad Azam Shah bin Aziz Shah, PhD thesis, “Perturbation Stochastic Model Updating of A Bolted Structure,” School of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, July 2022.

V. Manjunath, PhD thesis, “Crash Analysis and Weight Optimization of Laser Welded Blanks (LWBS) in Automotive Applications,” Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, April 2022.

Lim Shing Chee, MMEng thesis, “Development of Electrospinning Machines for the Production of Homogeneous and Functionally Graded Multilayer Polymeric Nanofibers”, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UTHM, February 2022.

S. Ramani, PhD thesis, “Enhancement of Properties using Composite Filler Rod (Al 4043 + B4C/TiB2) in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Al 6061,” Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India, August 2021.

Muhamamd Nasrun Faris Mohd Zulkifli, PhD thesis, “Mechanical Tensile Strength and Low-Velocity Impact Response on 2D Woven Fabric Reinforced Composite,” Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM Shah Alam, June 2020.

Ajay Vasanth, PhD thesis, “Investigation on Suppression of Tool Vibration using Smart Damper During Turning of Hardened SS410”, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India, January 2020.

James Sathya Kumar, PhD thesis, “Characterisation of Magnetorheological Fluid Damper for Variable Frequency Applications”, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India, March 2020.

Chung She Man, MMEng thesis, “Fracture of Multilayer Fibrous Materials by using Finite Element Analysis”, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UTHM, July 2019.

Ali Asghar, PhD thesis, “Effect of Conductive Filament Spirality on Physical, Mechanical, Thermal and Electromagnetic Shielding Properties of Woven Conductive Fabrics”, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM Shah Alam, November 2018.

Hafizan Hashim, PhD thesis, “Bending Collapse and Energy Absorption of Conventional and Insert-Reinforced Closed-Hat-Section Beams”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, May 2017.

Mustafa Jabbar Hayawi, PhD thesis, “Development of Real-Time Adaptive Learning Algorithm for Controlling a 3-DOF Parallel Robot Manipulator”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, September 2015.

Normala Hassim, PhD thesis, “Investigation on the Ballistic Impact Performance of Unidirectional Coated in the Fabric System”, Faculty of Applied Science, UiTM Shah Alam, March 2015.

Haizuan Abd Rahman, MSc thesis, “Development of Dynamic Models for Damage Detection in Composite Materials”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, January 2013.

Ahmad Fathi bin Ghazali, MSc to PhD conversion thesis, “Parametric Study on Interval Shift Variation in Single Station Time Domain Technique for Experimental Modal Analysis”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam, February 2012.

Undergraduate Student Advising (Final Year Project Supervision)

Zulaikha Sonia Mohamad Abdul Zamil (Oct 2023 – July 2024)

Experimental Investigation of Crashworthy Properties of Polymer Composite Components for Consumer Electronics

Muhammad Hanif Aduini (Oct 2023 – July 2024)

Design of Semi-Rotatable Ventilating Acoustic Louver for a Winnower Machine

Muhammad Danial Mohd Zamzuri (Oct 2023 – July 2024)

Design of a Hybrid Sound Isolating Door System for Hydro-Turbine Noise Control

Noor Dhahiyyah Shafia Md Radzi (Oct 2022 – July 2023)

(Finite Element Analysis of the Shock Response Characteristics of Crashworthy Components)

Wan Ahmad Afiq Amin Wan Mohd Suhaimi (Oct 2022 – July 2023)

(Development of Gas Level Detection System for Household LPG Tank)

Adelin Khairina binti Mohd Salleh (Mar2022 – Feb2023)
(Experimental Determination of High-Acceleration Shock Characteristics of Crashworthy Components)

Muhamad Farhan Muhamad Sabberi (Oct 2021 – Feb 2022)

(Numerical Simulation Study of High Acceleration Mechanical Shock of Crashworthy Components)

Mohamad Danial Darjat (Feb 2020 – July 2021)

(Design and Strength Analysis of a Hydropool Platform Lifting Mechanism)

Ahmad Muzakkir Mohd Nasir (Sept 2017 – July 2018) Removed due to non-performance

(Degradation of Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites due to Accelerated Weathering)

Muhamad Nabil Afiq Baharudin (Sept 2017 – July 2018)

(Assessment of Noise Control Strategies at a Construction Site in UiTM Shah Alam)

Wan Akmal Hisyam Zainal Abidin (Sept 2016 – July 2017) [Co-supervisor]

(Ergonomic Study on Noise Control in the Research and Development Department of An Automotive Manufacturer Company in Malaysia)

Sarah Balqis Yussoff (Mar 2016 – July 2017)

(Design and Fabrication of a Motor-powered Fiber Threading Roller for an Electrospinning Machine)

Lt. Kol. Jori Roslan bin Mohd Johari (Mar – December 2016)

(Development and Performance Testing of Enhanced Anti-Ballistic Protective Fabric)

Ahmad Akmal Abd. Rahaman (Sept 2015 – July 2016)

(Auto-Cropping and Alphanumeric Character Identification using Matlab® Median Filter)

Ahmad Fadzil Ismail (Sept 2015 – July 2016)

(Volumetric and Damping Effect of a Side Branch Helmholtz-resonator on Sound Attenuation in a Duct System)

Muhammad Nasir Ibrahim (Sept 2015 – July 2016)

(The Effect of Airflow Resistance and Air Gap on Low-Frequency Sound Absorption of Perforated Acoustic Panels)

Azlina Yahya (Sept 2015 – July 2016)

(Development of a Matlab® Algorithm for Lane Estimation and Warning System for C-segment Medium Cars)

Muhammad Asfa Adzmin (Sept 2015 – July 2016)

(Audio Signal Processing for Voice Recognition Algorithm using Matlab®)

Mohd Izham Zulkifli (Mar – December 2015)

(Sound Absorption Properties of Helmholtz-Resonator Type Perforated Acoustic Panels)

Nurul Zahin Binti Arshad (Mar – December 2015)

(Determination of the Creep Properties of a Body Armor Material)

Mohamad Farhamin Ismail (Sept 2014 – July 2015)

(Lane Tracking Coordinator for Intelligent Transport System)

Muhammad Nazrin Thajudin (Sept 2014 – July 2015)

(Motion Object Tracking based on Kalman Filter)

Muhammad Abdillah Alwi (Sept 2014 – July 2015)

(Audio Signal Processing for Voice Recognition Algorithm using Matlab®)

Muhammad Ashraf Zulkafli (Sept 2014 – July 2015)

(Ultrasonic Test Bench Upgrading and System Interfacing for Bearing Health Monitoring)

Mohamad Syukry Ishak (Sept 2013 – July 2014)

(Development of a Tracking Device for Parabolic Solar Collector)

Nur Fasihah Zainol Azhar Suhaimi (Sept 2013 – July 2014)

(Design and Performance Analysis of Sound Barriers for a Power Generating Gas Turbine)

Azahari Razali (Sept 2013 – July 2014)

(Determination of the sound absorption properties of perforated panel absorbers using impedance tube method)

Aliafarhana Mohd Tanzizi (Sept 2013 – July 2014)

(Characterization of Recyclate Bulk Molding Compound Industrial Waste)

Mohamad Hairi Zazli (Sept 2013 – July 2014)

(Development of a Solar-powered Portable Car Ventilation Device)

Muhammad Azrie Ahmad (Mar – December 2013)

(Impact Resistance and Thermal Insulation of Bio-based Composites for Packaging Applications)

Mohamad Akmal Md Rosman (Mar – December 2013)

(Design, Development and Qualification of a Guarded-Hot-Plate Thermal Test Apparatus)

Arif Ashraf Ayob (Mar – December 2013)

(Effects of Ovality on External and Internal Pressure of a Subsea Pipeline)

Muhammad Imran Osman (Sep 2012 – May 2013)

(Assessment and Implementation of Occupational Noise Control Strategies in a Gas Turbine Power Plant)

Tengku Muhamad Dzahir bin Tengku Zainal (Jan – Dec 2012)

(Non-destructive Evaluation of Defects in a Pressure Vessel Component using Ultrasonic Waves)

Mohamad Faiez Abd Rahman (May 2012)

(Investigation of the Acoustical Comfort of Different Proton Models)

Mohd Khairuddin Ismail (December 2011)

(Investigation of Sound Levels and Air Quality around the Engineering Complex UiTM Shah Alam)

Muhammad Fickri Hafriz Razali (December 2011)

(Analysis of Placement and Dimensions of Tone Holes in a Flute)

Siti Khairiyah Zulkifli (May 2011)

(Determination of Processing Parameters and the Mechanical Properties of Kenaf/Polypropylene Composites)

Ahmad Safwan Sulian (May 2011)

(Experimental Impact Resistance Study of a Conventional Ballistic Helmet)

Mohamad Norzaini Zainal (May 2011)

(Determination of the Effects of Air Gap and Hind Support on the Sound Absorption Coefficient of Bio-based and Foam Materials)

Farhana Samil (May 2011)

(An Ergonomic Study of a Conventional Ballistic Helmet)

Halil Izran Zahid (May 2011)

(Determination of Sound Absorption Coefficient and Transmission Loss of Malaysian Woods using Two-Microphone Impedance Tube Method)

Rizuan Eusoff (May 2006)

(Noise Assessment at PTAR II Library)

Mohd Syihan Mohamad (May 2006 – Co-Supervisor)

(Design and Fabrication of an Automobile Clutch Test Rig)

Faizal Ashikien Idros & Ahmad Fauzi Jantan (April 2005)

(Design and Development of a Model of Electric-Powered Scrubber for Household Application)

Shahril Firdaus Shuib & Mohd Hairul Mat Husin (April 2005)

(Development of Short Span Bridge Structures using Indigenous Agro-based Material Resources: Design Experimentation using FEA)

Nor Hayati Kudiran & Ahmad Hussein Abdul Hamid (April 2005)

(Development of Composite Panels for Short Span Bridge Construction using Indigenous Agro-based Resources: Fabrication and Mechanical Testing)

Mohd Irwan Abu Bakar & Suhaimi Haji Mohammad (March 2004 – Co-Supervisor)

(Development of Motorcycle Suspension System Testing Set Up)

Mohd Zaki Bahrom (December 2003 – Co-Supervisor)

(Improvement of Motorcycle Suspension Test Set Up)