{"id":56,"date":"2022-03-30T09:41:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T09:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:32:04","slug":"interviewandmedia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/interviewandmedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview &amp; Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre dir=\"ltr\"><em>I have been featured in UTM NewsHub through interviews and expert commentary on marine technology, hydrodynamics, and unmanned surface vehicle (USV) research. For more information, email me at <a href=\"mailto:nmridzuan@utm.my\">nmridzuan@utm.my<\/a>\r\n<\/em><\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-571 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-572\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture1-170x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture1-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture1.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture2-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture2-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/Capture2.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-574\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/qr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/qr.jpg 247w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/qr-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 52px) 100vw, 52px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Isu pencemaran sungai dan perairan dalaman terus menjadi cabaran kritikal terhadap kelestarian alam sekitar serta keselamatan awam di Malaysia. Insiden pencemaran yang berulang bukan sahaja menjejaskan ekosistem akuatik, malah memberi kesan langsung kepada bekalan air, kesihatan komuniti dan tahap keyakinan masyarakat terhadap keberkesanan sistem pemantauan sedia ada.<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Di sebalik laporan media yang sering memaparkan petugas lapangan lengkap bersut perlindungan dan bergantung kepada kaedah persampelan manual, timbul persoalan besar berkaitan keselamatan, kecekapan dan ketepatan pendekatan konvensional yang masih diamalkan. Daripada keperluan inilah tercetus satu inovasi berteraskan kejuruteraan marin dan teknologi pintar oleh penyelidik Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), yang dikenali sebagai AquaSURV.<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">.....\r\n\r\n<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Ikuti Berita penuh di\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utm.my\/2025\/12\/teknologi-aquasurv-solusi-mampan-pemantauan-kualiti-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">UTMNEWSHUB<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><strong>AQUASURV \u2013 USV for Water Quality Monitoring\u00a0<\/strong>\r\nThis video showcases the development and field operation of AQUASURV, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) designed for water quality monitoring and survey applications. The project highlights the integration of hydrodynamic design, autonomous navigation, and onboard sensing systems for efficient environmental data collection in inland and coastal waters. Developed at the Marine Technology Centre, UTM, AQUASURV demonstrates the application of marine engineering and automation technologies for sustainable aquatic monitoring.<\/pre>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UTM - AQUASURV - NIK MOHD RIDZUAN\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XoocD2Fln1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<pre><strong>Invited speaker at Greaan Legacy Johor, 2024<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn addition, I actively share my expertise through invited talks, including at the Green Legacy Johor Summit 2024 held at Persada Johor International Convention Centre. The session highlighted engineering-based approaches for environmental sustainability, particularly the application of unmanned surface vehicle (USV) technology for water quality monitoring and environmental data acquisition.<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-627 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/talk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/talk.jpg 980w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/talk-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/talk-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Participation at LIMA2025\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe research outcomes were translated into innovative outputs showcased at several high-profile platforms, including the Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Defence exhibition booths during the (LIMA 2025). The innovations were also featured at the through physical participation, as well as the via digital exhibition participation.<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-17-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-629 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-22-12-18-41-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-630 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-24-11-20-32-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-631 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2025-05-21-12-57-18-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Participation at INATEX 2024<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe innovation was also presented at the (INATEX 2024), where the project received a Silver Medal in recognition of its innovation, technical contribution, and potential impact in the field of marine and environmental technology.<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-02-13-47-47-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-02-13-47-47-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-02-13-47-47-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-02-13-47-47-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-02-13-47-47.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-635 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-03-14-45-28-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-03-14-45-28-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-03-14-45-28-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1801\/2026\/05\/PHOTO-2024-10-03-14-45-28-768x432.jpg 768w, 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For more information, email me at nmridzuan@utm.my \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Isu pencemaran sungai dan perairan dalaman terus menjadi cabaran kritikal terhadap kelestarian alam sekitar serta keselamatan awam di Malaysia. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/interviewandmedia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Interview &amp; Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19307,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nmridzuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}