Human–Computer Interaction
User-centred design, usability evaluation, interaction design and technology adoption.
Research Profile
Research Overview
Prof. Dr. Nor Azman Ismail’s work centres on the design, development and evaluation of usable intelligent systems. His portfolio spans human-computer interaction, multimodal interaction, computer vision, web analytics and human-centred applications of artificial intelligence.
23Projects recorded in the CV summary
RM2.34MTotal recorded research funding
15Projects as Principal Investigator
1International grant as PI
Figures are reproduced from the August 2025 CV. The CV groups funding by role and grant level; the total project figure shown here follows its stated portfolio summary.
Areas of Expertise
Research Areas
Human-Centred AI
Intelligent systems designed around human needs, capabilities, trust and real-world contexts.
Multimodal Interaction
Speech, gesture, touch and visual interaction across web, mobile and immersive environments.
Computer Vision & Intelligent Systems
Object detection, recognition, deep learning and intelligent applications for industry and society.
Web Mining & Analytics
Webometrics, hyperlink analysis, social sensing, digital visibility and data-driven web strategy.
Digital Health & Inclusive Technology
Human-centred technology supporting self-care, healthy behaviour, older adults and accessibility.
Current Flagship
Featured Research Project
Enhancing Global Research Visibility and High-Impact Publications Through a Centralized Academic Publishing Hub and Strategic International Collaboration
An international initiative focused on strengthening academic publishing capability, research visibility and strategic international collaboration.
Research Leadership
Projects as Principal Investigator
The following 15 projects are extracted from the Principal Investigator section of the August 2025 CV. Open a project to view its grant type, value and period.
1. Enhancing Global Research Visibility and High-Impact Publications
- Grant
- International Grant
- Amount
- RM428,500
- Period
- 7 Apr 2025–6 Apr 2028
2. AI-Driven Hologram of Tengku Abdul Rahman for Historical Education and Cultural Preservation
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM50,500
- Period
- 3 Nov 2024–2 Nov 2025
3. Object Detection in Manufacturing Processes Based on Machine Learning
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM28,350
- Period
- 1 Nov 2022–1 Nov 2024
4. A New Online Social Interaction Framework for the Elderly Community
- Grant
- Industry-International Incentive
- Amount
- RM15,000
- Period
- 1 May 2021–31 Jul 2022
5. Multimodal Interaction for Web-Based Digital Photo Retrieval
- Grant
- ScienceFund
- Amount
- RM112,760
- Period
- 1 Sep 2007–28 Feb 2009
6. Web Impact Factor and Hyperlink Patterns of Malaysian Universities
- Grant
- Tier 2
- Amount
- RM40,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2011–31 Jul 2012
7. Lecturers’ and Students’ Readiness for M-Learning Utilisation
- Grant
- R&D Fund
- Amount
- RM15,000
- Period
- 19 May 2011–18 May 2012
8. Multimodal Interaction for Mobile Map City Browser
- Grant
- Tier 1
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2014–30 Sep 2015
9. Web-Based Johor Electronic Market Network for Halal Products and Services
- Grant
- Institut Inovasi Strategik Johor
- Amount
- RM39,000
- Period
- 15 Jul 2016–14 Jul 2017
10. Alternative Event Detection and Flood Tracking Based on Social Sensing
- Grant
- FRGS
- Amount
- RM91,200
- Period
- 1 Sep 2019–31 May 2022
11. UI/UX Interaction Design for Manufacturing Resource Planning
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM42,000
- Period
- 1 Sep 2020–31 Aug 2021
12. Human Motion Recognition for Cooperative Multisensor Muslim Salat Movement
- Grant
- FRGS
- Amount
- RM65,400
- Period
- 1 Aug 2016–31 Jul 2018
13. Re-Engineering UTM External Web Presence
- Grant
- UTM Special Budget
- Amount
- RM202,190
- Period
- 1 Sep 2009–1 Jun 2010
14. Webometrics: Analysis and Recommendations for Improving UTM Ranking
- Grant
- UTM Special Budget
- Amount
- RM50,000
- Period
- 1 Feb 2010–30 Jul 2011
15. University Communication, Branding and Marketing Through Social Media Strategy
- Grant
- UTM Special Budget
- Amount
- RM79,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2011–30 Apr 2012
Collaborative Research
Research as a Scientific Member
The CV records participation in nine national and nine UTM-funded projects, representing RM1,063,230 in combined project funding. Areas include data analytics, digital health, multimodal biometrics, augmented reality, DevOps, machine learning and deep learning.
1. Intelligent Reports Based on Data Analytics for Asset Location
- Grant
- Collaborative Research Grant National
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2019–30 Apr 2023
2. Big Data Analytics of Master Production Schedule Visualisation
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM28,350
- Period
- 1 Nov 2022–1 Nov 2024
3. M-Health Self-Management Model for Diabetic Patients
- Grant
- Encouragement Research
- Amount
- RM60,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2022–31 Oct 2024
4. Scored Fusion Discretisation in Multimodal Newborn Biometrics
- Grant
- Encouragement Research
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2021–30 Sep 2023
5. Augmented Reality Interactive Edutainment for English Teaching and Learning
- Grant
- Flagship-COE
- Amount
- RM72,600
- Period
- 1 Jul 2014–30 Jun 2017
6. Server-Side DevOps Model for Manufacturing Resource Planning
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM42,000
- Period
- 1 Sep 2020–31 Aug 2021
7. An Autopoietic Approach to a Speech Recognition System
- Grant
- Short Term
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 31 Dec 1996–29 Jun 1998
8. Evolutionary Intelligent Compression Strategy for Non-Text Documents
- Grant
- Short Term
- Amount
- RM17,500
- Period
- 31 May 1996–30 May 1997
9. Development of Real-Time Terrain Modelling and Visualisation
- Grant
- ScienceFund
- Amount
- RM192,600
- Period
- 30 Jun 1998–29 Jun 2000
10. Development of a Real-Time 3D Multimedia Game Engine
- Grant
- ScienceFund
- Amount
- RM250,360
- Period
- 30 Jun 1998–30 Dec 2001
11. Low-Fidelity Prototyping for Critical and Creative Thinking Among Rural Youth
- Grant
- Centre for Community and Industry Network
- Amount
- RM9,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2016–31 Aug 2017
12. Tailoring UI/UX Principles and Practice for Government Agencies
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM96,220
- Period
- 6 Mar 2018–31 Dec 2020
13. Integrated Web-Based System for Children’s Healthy Food Products
- Grant
- Transdisciplinary Research Grant
- Amount
- RM54,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2018–31 May 2021
14. Machine Learning for Predictive Analytics in an Enterprise Collaboration Platform
- Grant
- Industry-International Incentive Grant
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2019–30 Sep 2021
15. Human Capital Decision Support Based on Staff Capabilities and Skillsets
- Grant
- Industry-International Incentive Grant
- Amount
- RM20,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2020–31 Mar 2022
16. Deep Neural Network for Prediction of Limited Proteolysis
- Grant
- Encouragement Research
- Amount
- RM30,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2019–31 Oct 2022
17. Continuous Software Development and Testing for MRP
- Grant
- Contract Research DTD
- Amount
- RM42,000
- Period
- 1 Sep 2020–31 Aug 2021
18. Novel Deep Learning–Concept Drift Hybrid Models
- Grant
- Fundamental Research
- Amount
- RM68,600
- Period
- 1 Jan 2020–31 Dec 2022
Institutional Networks
Research Collaboration & Agreements
The CV records two international MOUs, one international Letter of Collaboration, two national MOUs and one national MOA. Selected coordinated agreements are listed below.
UTM–Intec Precision Engineering MOU
- Role
- MOU Coordinator
- Level
- National
- Period
- Mar 2021–5 Apr 2022
UTM–Intec Precision Engineering MOA
- Role
- MOU Coordinator
- Level
- National
- Period
- Apr 2022–Mar 2024
- Projection
- RM509,800
UTM–Gaza University MOU
- Role
- MOU Coordinator
- Level
- International
- Period
- 21 Jun 2021–20 Jun 2024
UTM–Canadian University Dubai Letter of Collaboration
- Role
- MOU Coordinator
- Level
- International
- Period
- 20 Apr 2021–19 Apr 2024
UTM–Canadian University Dubai MOU
- Role
- MOU Coordinator
- Level
- International
- Period
- 21 Jun 2021–20 Jun 2024
Source: edited international CV, August 2025. Dates and values are presented as recorded in the CV.