DR. AMIR PUTRA MD SAAD is currently a senior lecturer in Department of Applied Mechanics and Design in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is by profession a mechanical engineer with special interest in bio-mechanics, bio-degradation and bio-tribology. He obtained a bachelor of engineering (mechanical) and master of engineering (mechanical) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Passionate about knowledge and wisdom, upon completing his studies in master level, he further studies at PhD level in mechanical engineering at the same institution specialized in bio-degradation integrating bio-mechanical conditions. While he is completing the postgraduate studies, he had involved in consultation works which be appointed as mechanical design engineer. One of the job scopes was designing the pipe lay out for new plant and equipment use for oil and gas company. Another consultation works he had involved was optimization performance of fluid transport in flash dryer pipe using computational fluid dynamics. He graduated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the field of Mechanical Engineering in 2017.

Research Institute
Institute of Human Centered Engineering (iHumEn) is a multidisciplinary research institute is combination of experts and the faculty’s strengths from computing, electric/electronic, robotic, mechanical, biomedical engineering.
iHumEn explore the potential of human-centered technology to enrich, benefit and transform our life. Sport Innovation Technology Centre (SITC), IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Medical Devices and Technology Centre (MEDiTEC) and Media and Game Innovation Centre of Excellence (MaGICX) are the research centres in iHumEn.

Research Centre
Medical Devices and Technology Centre (MEDiTEC) is officially establish as a research center in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on 12 Februari 2019. With the increasing demand in medical devices and technology, UTM entrusted MEDiTEC to lead in research and development as well as producing local medical devices product in fulfilling the government key focus in health care.

Research Group
Engineering Design Research Group (EDRG) it is a single discipline research group focusing on mechanical engineering design aspects.

Dr Amir Putra Md Saad
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Primary Email: amirputra@utm.my | Secondary Email: amirputra4@gmail.com