{"id":45,"date":"2012-08-13T08:02:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/shahrin\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:51:17","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum vitae"},"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<!-- ============ CURRICULUM VITAE \u2014 paste as ONE Custom HTML block ============ -->\n<div class=\"mm mm-masthead mm-mast--photo\">\n  <div class=\"mm-masthead__inner\">\n   <div class=\"mm-masthead__copy\">\n    <span class=\"mm-masthead__kicker\">Academic profile<\/span>\n    <h1>Curriculum vitae<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"mm-masthead__lede\">Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, working across pervasive computing, intelligent sensing, networked systems and postgraduate education.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"mm-idline\"><a href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">EMAIL<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1478-0138\">ORCID 0000-0002-1478-0138<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=16033644000\">SCOPUS 16033644000<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/C-9887-2011\">WEB OF SCIENCE C-9887-2011<\/a><\/p>\n   <\/div>\n   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/murtadha-portrait-mono.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Mohd Murtadha bin Mohamad\">\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mm-metrics\">\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">82<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Scopus-indexed documents<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">40<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Web of Science Core Collection records<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-metric\"><span class=\"mm-metric__n\">15<\/span><span class=\"mm-metric__label\">Scopus h-index<\/span><\/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\">01 &mdash; Current appointment<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:36px\">Academic leadership and responsibilities<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-cards\">\n      <div class=\"mm-card\">\n        <span class=\"mm-card__k\">Role<\/span>\n        <h3>Associate Professor<\/h3>\n        <p>Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\">\n        <span class=\"mm-card__k\">Programme<\/span>\n        <h3>Programme Coordinator<\/h3>\n        <p>PhD in Computer Science &mdash; postgraduate academic coordination.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\">\n        <span class=\"mm-card__k\">Research<\/span>\n        <h3>Researcher and Supervisor<\/h3>\n        <p>Pervasive computing, networked sensing, motion planning and AI-enabled built environments.<\/p>\n      <\/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\">02 &mdash; Research profile<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:12px\">Research impact at a glance<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--mm-body);max-width:62ch;margin-bottom:32px\">Public profile metrics, current in October 2026. Counts vary by database because Scopus and Web of Science index different sources.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"mm-stats mm-stats--3\">\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">82<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Scopus documents<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">904<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Scopus citations<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">15<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Scopus h-index<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">40<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">WoS Core Collection records<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">391<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">WoS citations<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">WoS h-index<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-stats mm-stats--3\" style=\"margin-top:1px\">\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">199<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Verified peer reviews<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">40<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Other verified outputs (RADIS)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">5<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Verified non-indexed records<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-links\">\n      <a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Scopus-indexed &rarr;<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/murtadha\/web-of-science-indexed-publications\/\">Web of Science &rarr;<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/murtadha\/verified-non-indexed-publications\/\">Verified non-indexed &rarr;<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/murtadha\/other-publications\/\">Other publications &rarr;<\/a>\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; Education and appointments<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:36px\">Academic journey<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">Current<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Coordinator, PhD in Computer Science<\/h3><p>Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2019&mdash;present<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Associate Professor<\/h3><p>Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">Previous leadership<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Research and digital leadership<\/h3><p>Former Head, Pervasive Computing Research Group; former Faculty of Computing Research Manager (1 November 2022 &ndash; 31 October 2025); former Deputy Director of UTMDigital, following responsibility for university IT services.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2012<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Visiting Researcher<\/h3><p>Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands &mdash; Erasmus Mundus IDEAS scholarship.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2007<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>PhD, Heriot-Watt University<\/h3><p>Thesis: <em>Foraging Ant Motion Planning for Articulated Robots<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\">\n        <span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2006&mdash;present<\/span>\n        <div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Academic career at UTM <\/h3><p>Joined the Faculty of Computing as a lecturer in 2006, building a career that spans teaching, research, postgraduate supervision and institutional leadership.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/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; Research and scholarship<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:36px\">Research themes<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-cards\">\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>Pervasive and connected computing<\/h3><p>Intelligent environments, IoT and context-aware systems.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>Wireless sensor networks<\/span><p>Resilient sensing, routing and deployment.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>Underwater acoustic networks<\/h3><p>Communication and networking in difficult underwater environments.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>Motion planning<\/h3><p>Robot navigation, path planning and bio-inspired optimisation.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>Indoor positioning<\/h3><p>WiFi, camera-based localisation and hybrid positioning.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><h3>AI for built heritage<\/h3><p>Sensing and exploratory analysis for heritage buildings, with links to UTM KALAM.<\/p><\/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\">05 &mdash; Postgraduate supervision<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-sup__head\">\n      <h2>Developing researchers<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"mm-recruit\">Ten PhD candidates and eleven Master&rsquo;s candidates have completed their degrees under my supervision. My programme role also includes supporting the wider PhD in Computer Science community at UTM.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-stats mm-stats--3\">\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">10<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">PhD completions<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">11<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Master&rsquo;s completions<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-stat\"><span class=\"mm-stat__n\">12<\/span><span class=\"mm-stat__label\">Students currently supervised<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-links\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">View postgraduate supervision &rarr;<\/a><\/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\">06 &mdash; Teaching, grants and service<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:36px\">Academic contribution<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-cards mm-cards--2\">\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><span class=\"mm-card__k\">Teaching<\/span><h3>Postgraduate and undergraduate<\/h3><p>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. <a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Full teaching record &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><span class=\"mm-card__k\">Research projects<\/span><h3>Principal investigator and team member<\/h3><p>Roles across government, university and industry-supported projects, including IoT heritage monitoring, smart infrastructure, network security and community applications.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><span class=\"mm-card__k\">Professional service<\/span><h3>Reviewer, examiner, panel member<\/h3><p>Reviewer, examiner, viva chair, moderator, academic panel member and subject-matter expert, with 199 peer reviews verified by Web of Science.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\"><span class=\"mm-card__k\">Membership<\/span><h3>Professional affiliations<\/h3><p>IEEE and the National Professors Council.<\/p><\/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\">07 &mdash; Consultancy &amp; industry engagement<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:12px\">Applied work with public-sector and industry partners<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--mm-body);max-width:62ch;margin-bottom:32px\">Selected recorded engagements translate computing expertise into government systems, institutional infrastructure and professional capability development.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"mm-eng\">\n      <div class=\"mm-eng__sum\">\n        <span class=\"mm-eng__k\">01 &mdash; Digital government &amp; enterprise systems<\/span>\n        <span class=\"mm-eng__v\">RM1,917,129.91<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-eng__body\"><p>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).<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-eng\">\n      <div class=\"mm-eng__sum\">\n        <span class=\"mm-eng__k\">02 &mdash; Blockchain capability &amp; professional training<\/span>\n        <span class=\"mm-eng__v\">RM407,672.20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-eng__body\"><p>Industry training and SME services (RM108,000); professional certification training (RM199,672.20); and blockchain subject-matter expert engagement (RM100,000).<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-links\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">View consultancy and industry engagement &rarr;<\/a><\/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\">08 &mdash; Recognition<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:36px\">Selected recognition<\/h2>\n    <ul class=\"mm-bul\">\n      <li>Faculty Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang) for 2025, Faculty of Computing, presented 1 October 2026<\/li>\n      <li>University recognition for blended learning, 2025<\/li>\n      <li>University Indexed Journal Author Award, 2025<\/li>\n      <li>Faculty awards related to publication, 2025<\/li>\n      <li>Faculty Excellent Service recognition, 2025<\/li>\n      <li>Erasmus Mundus IDEAS scholarship for a research visit to Eindhoven University of Technology, 2012<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-contact\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <h2>Download the full curriculum vitae.<\/h2>\n    <a class=\"mm-btn\" style=\"background:var(--mm-accent);color:#FFFCF7\" href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/MOHD-MURTADHA-CV-UTM-2026-UPDATED.pdf\">Download PDF &rarr;<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\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; 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