{"id":292,"date":"2012-10-10T09:05:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T01:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/azman2\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:01:31","slug":"phd-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/phd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group ni-site\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"ni-skip\" href=\"#ni-main\">Skip to content<\/a><div class=\"ni-institution\" aria-label=\"Institutional affiliation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/New-UTM-ASCEND2030-COL.png\" width=\"1474\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--black\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/UTM-ASCEND2030-BL.png\" width=\"1463\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><\/div><header class=\"ni-header\"><a class=\"ni-brand\" href=\"\/murtadha\/\">MURTADHA<span>NETWORKED INTELLIGENCE<\/span><\/a><nav class=\"ni-desktop\" aria-label=\"Primary\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><\/nav><a class=\"ni-contact-link\" href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">Contact &#x2197;<\/a><details class=\"ni-menu\"><summary>Menu<\/summary><nav aria-label=\"Mobile\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">Contact &#x2197;<\/a><\/nav><\/details><\/header><div id=\"ni-main\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div>\n<!-- ============ POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS \u2014 paste as ONE Custom HTML block ============ -->\n<div class=\"mm mm-masthead\">\n  <div class=\"mm-masthead__inner\">\n    <span class=\"mm-masthead__kicker\">Postgraduate supervision<\/span>\n    <h1>Students<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"mm-masthead__lede\">My postgraduate supervision spans PhD, research, mixed-mode and taught-course programmes in computing. Current projects connect wireless and underwater sensor networks, mobile ad-hoc systems, indoor positioning, robotics and applied AI.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mm-metrics\">\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">12<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Current students<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Current PhD students<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">21<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Completed supervisions since 2013<\/span><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm ni-page-module\" style=\"padding:clamp(70px,8vw,112px) clamp(20px,5vw,60px);background:#171416;color:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #453931\">\n<div class=\"mm-inner\">\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,320px),1fr));gap:28px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:42px\">\n<div><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\" style=\"color:#c6a15b\">People \u00b7 supervision network<\/span><h2 style=\"margin:14px 0 0;color:#fff;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,62px);line-height:.98\">Research grows<br><em style=\"color:#d7c9bd;font-weight:400\">through people.<\/em><\/h2><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#c3b6a8;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Current postgraduate work forms a connected supervision network across communication, sensing, positioning and intelligent systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><div role=\"list\" aria-label=\"Postgraduate research clusters\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,240px),1fr));gap:12px\">\n<div role=\"listitem\" style=\"min-height:190px;padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;background:#eee8e3;color:#171416;border-top:4px solid #c6a15b\"><span style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;opacity:.7\">01 \/ NETWORKS<\/span><div><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:25px;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.03em\">Wireless systems<\/strong><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;opacity:.78\">Routing, security and resilient communication.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" style=\"min-height:190px;padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;background:#7a1f32;color:#fff;border-top:4px solid #c6a15b\"><span style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;opacity:.7\">02 \/ UNDERWATER<\/span><div><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:25px;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.03em\">Sensing below the surface<\/strong><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;opacity:.78\">Acoustic networks and Internet of Underwater Things.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" style=\"min-height:190px;padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;background:#d8c9bd;color:#171416;border-top:4px solid #c6a15b\"><span style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;opacity:.7\">03 \/ POSITIONING<\/span><div><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:25px;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.03em\">Context and place<\/strong><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;opacity:.78\">Indoor localisation using WiFi, cameras and hybrid methods.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" style=\"min-height:190px;padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;background:#eee8e3;color:#171416;border-top:4px solid #c6a15b\"><span style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;opacity:.7\">04 \/ INTELLIGENCE<\/span><div><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:25px;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.03em\">Robotics and applied AI<\/strong><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;opacity:.78\">Motion planning, autonomy and intelligent applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-band\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/murtadha-supervision-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"Mohd Murtadha discussing simulation results with two doctoral candidates in his office\">\n  <p class=\"mm-band__cap\">Progress meeting &mdash; reviewing simulation results with doctoral candidates at the Faculty of Computing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">01 &mdash; Current supervision<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:12px\">Current PhD students<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--mm-body);max-width:62ch;margin-bottom:32px\">Nine doctoral researchers: eight as main supervisor and one as co-supervisor.<\/p>\n    <table class=\"mm-table\">\n      <thead><tr><th>Student<\/th><th>Programme<\/th><th>Role<\/th><th>Progress<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr><td>Asma Basharat<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 12 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Saad Mohsen Hassan Alogaili<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Examination stage<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Mohammed Ibrahem Abdelrahman Alatrash<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 7 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Al-Ani Mohammed Nsaif Mustafa<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 6 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Riyadhmohammed Riyadh M Mohammed<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 5 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Cindy Ujan<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 12 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Qasim Mohamed Muhanna Alriyami<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 2 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Mohamed Eiamin Mohamed Ali Elkanzi<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Co-supervisor<\/td><td>Semester 2 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Raziman bin Zakaria<\/td><td>PhD (Computer Science)<\/td><td>Main<\/td><td>Semester 1 of 16<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-sec--tint\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">02 &mdash; Current Master&rsquo;s students<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-names\">\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Hu Han<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">Master of Computer Science &middot; Mixed mode<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Netrha Shri A\/P Rama Moorthy<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">Master of Cyber Security &middot; ODL<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Nur Azuaniza Mat Ariffin<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">Master of Cyber Security &middot; ODL<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">03 &mdash; Completed supervision<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:32px\">PhD graduates<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-names\">\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Mohammad Taghi Kheir Abadi<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2015 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Mudassar Ahmad<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2016 &middot; Co-supervisor<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Abdulaziz Yahya Yahya Al-Nahari<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2018 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Wan Mohd Ya&rsquo;akob bin Wan Bejuri<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2019 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Muhammad Tayyab<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2020 &middot; Co-supervisor<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Nasarudin bin Ismail<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2021 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Siti Hadrina binti Sheikh Hussain<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2022 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Siman Emmanuel<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2024 &middot; Co-supervisor<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Chinonso Okereke<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2025 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-name\"><span class=\"mm-name__n\">Mohammed Abduljalil Mohammed Al-Saeedi<\/span><span class=\"mm-name__m\">2025 &middot; Main<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-sec--tint\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">04 &mdash; Master&rsquo;s graduates<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">By research &middot; 3<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><p>Wan Mohd Ya&rsquo;akob bin Wan Bejuri (2013) &middot; Md Fadil bin Md Esa (2014) &middot; Nur Shahirah binti Jailani (2025)<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">Mixed mode &middot; 5<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><p>Bashir Abdullahi (2019) &middot; Umar Sani (2020) &middot; Cindy Ujan (2020) &middot; Ali Abdulghaffar Kadhim Aal-Mosleh (2023) &middot; Lim Poh Seng (2026)<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">Taught course &middot; 2<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><p>Raziman bin Zakaria (2018) &middot; Tai Yuh Ling (2025)<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"mm-note\">Supervision information curated from UTM MyAIMS. Administrative identifiers and private student information are intentionally excluded. Twenty-one candidates have completed under my supervision &mdash; 10 PhD and 11 Master&rsquo;s (17 as main supervisor, 4 as co-supervisor). Twenty are named above; one Master&rsquo;s graduate is not yet listed.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-contact\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <h2>Considering a PhD in network security, IoT sensing or underwater systems?<\/h2>\n    <a class=\"mm-contact__mail\" href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my?subject=PhD%20supervision%20inquiry\">murtadha@utm.my<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"ni-footer\"><div class=\"ni-footer-institution\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--white\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/New-UTM-ASCEND2030-WT.png\" width=\"1467\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><\/div><div><span class=\"ni-label\">UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA<\/span><h2>Mohd Murtadha Mohamad<\/h2><p>Associate Professor \u00b7 Faculty of Computing<\/p><a href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">murtadha@utm.my &#x2197;<\/a><\/div><nav aria-label=\"Footer\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/cv\/\">Curriculum vitae<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/social-media\/\">Connect<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1478-0138\">ORCID &#x2197;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=16033644000\">Scopus &#x2197;<\/a><\/nav><p class=\"ni-colophon\">Networked intelligence \u00b7 Johor Bahru, Malaysia<\/p><\/footer><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip to content MURTADHANETWORKED INTELLIGENCE ResearchPublicationsPeopleTeachingImpactAbout Contact &#x2197; Menu ResearchPublicationsPeopleTeachingImpactAboutContact &#x2197; Postgraduate supervision Students My postgraduate supervision spans PhD, research, mixed-mode and taught-course programmes in computing. 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