Curriculum vitae
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, working across pervasive computing, intelligent sensing, networked systems and postgraduate education.
EMAIL · ORCID 0000-0002-1478-0138 · SCOPUS 16033644000 · WEB OF SCIENCE C-9887-2011
Academic leadership and responsibilities
Associate Professor
Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Programme Coordinator
PhD in Computer Science — postgraduate academic coordination.
Researcher and Supervisor
Pervasive computing, networked sensing, motion planning and AI-enabled built environments.
Research impact at a glance
Public profile metrics, current in October 2026. Counts vary by database because Scopus and Web of Science index different sources.
Academic journey
Coordinator, PhD in Computer Science
Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Research and digital leadership
Former Head, Pervasive Computing Research Group; former Faculty of Computing Research Manager (1 November 2022 – 31 October 2025); former Deputy Director of UTMDigital, following responsibility for university IT services.
Visiting Researcher
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands — Erasmus Mundus IDEAS scholarship.
PhD, Heriot-Watt University
Thesis: Foraging Ant Motion Planning for Articulated Robots.
Academic career at UTM
Joined the Faculty of Computing as a lecturer in 2006, building a career that spans teaching, research, postgraduate supervision and institutional leadership.
Research themes
Pervasive and connected computing
Intelligent environments, IoT and context-aware systems.
Wireless sensor networks
Resilient sensing, routing and deployment.
Underwater acoustic networks
Communication and networking in difficult underwater environments.
Motion planning
Robot navigation, path planning and bio-inspired optimisation.
Indoor positioning
WiFi, camera-based localisation and hybrid positioning.
AI for built heritage
Sensing and exploratory analysis for heritage buildings, with links to UTM KALAM.
Developing researchers
Academic contribution
Postgraduate and undergraduate
Eight undergraduate subjects across twenty-eight semesters and 702+ students since 2006. Postgraduate teaching includes Research Methodology in Computer Science, Advanced Computer Systems and Architecture, and Advanced Computer Networks and Cloud Computing. Full teaching record →
Principal investigator and team member
Roles across government, university and industry-supported projects, including IoT heritage monitoring, smart infrastructure, network security and community applications.
Reviewer, examiner, panel member
Reviewer, examiner, viva chair, moderator, academic panel member and subject-matter expert, with 199 peer reviews verified by Web of Science.
Professional affiliations
IEEE and the National Professors Council.
Applied work with public-sector and industry partners
Selected recorded engagements translate computing expertise into government systems, institutional infrastructure and professional capability development.
Higher-education data warehouse feasibility (RM498,937.07); MyMRSM information-management feasibility (RM198,552.84); BKOKU system study (RM400,000); E-IPTS maintenance programme (RM749,840 combined); and Google Workspace licensing (RM69,800).
Industry training and SME services (RM108,000); professional certification training (RM199,672.20); and blockchain subject-matter expert engagement (RM100,000).
Selected recognition
- Faculty Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang) for 2025, Faculty of Computing, presented 1 October 2026
- University recognition for blended learning, 2025
- University Indexed Journal Author Award, 2025
- Faculty awards related to publication, 2025
- Faculty Excellent Service recognition, 2025
- Erasmus Mundus IDEAS scholarship for a research visit to Eindhoven University of Technology, 2012