2. MY RESEARCH

Explore the Frontiers of Mathematical Modelling in Fluid Dynamics

Delve into the lists of my publications, international conferences attended, and my funded projects, which highlights the significant impact of mathematical equations in observing fluid flow systems. These lists are also showcasing my achievements as a researcher at UTM.

“Mathematics is the supreme judge; from its decision there is no appeal” – Tobias Dantzig.

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Publications

  2025

  • Norzawary, N. H. A., Abu Bakar, S., Pop, I., Wahid, N. S., Md Arifin, N., & Bachok, N. (2025). Electrical MHD flow via stretching sheet with Arrhenius activation energy utilizing modified Buongiorno model: The optimization. Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences. (Q3). [Accepted]
  • Bakar, S. A., Pop, I., Tan, L. K., & Arifin, N. M. (2025). Optimizing a ternary hybrid ferrofluid slip flow with magnetic dipole and viscous dissipation by Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Applied Thermal Engineering, 126087. (Q1). [doi]
  • Wahid, N. S., Abu Bakar, S., Mustafa, M. S., Md Arifin, N., & Pop, I. (2025). Magnetohydrodynamic ternary hybrid nanofluid slip flow past a permeable shrinking sheet: boundary layer flow control and optimization using response surface methodology. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 1-22. (Q1) [doi]
  • Abu Bakar, S., Wahid, N. S., Md Arifin, N., & Pop, I. (2025). Optimization of heat transfer on Jeffrey ternary nanofluid flow with slip conditions and heat generation by response surface methodology. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, 8(2), 1-17. (Q2) [doi]

2024

  • Abu Bakar, S., Pop, I., & Md Arifin, N. (2024). Dual solutions of hybrid nanofluid flow past a permeable melting shrinking sheet with higher-order slips, shape factor and viscous dissipation effect. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 1-33. (Q1) [doi]
  • Woo, W.Y.Y., Tan, L.K., Asako, Y., Lai, K.Y., Tan, Y.F., Chuan, Z.L., Gan, Y.S., Abu Bakar, S., Zainal, M.T., Idris, M., Wee, L.J., Cheah, W.E., & Liang, Z.H. (2024). Adaptive Structural Design of River Monitoring Systems: Enhancing Environmental Monitoring Capabilities and Sustainability. Semarak International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, 2(1), 1-18. (Non-indexed) [doi]
  • Bakar, S. A., Ismail, N. S., & Arifin, N. M. (2024). Hybrid Nanofluid Flow over a Shrinking Darcy-Forchheimer Porous Medium with Shape Factor and Solar Radiation: A Stability Analysis. CFD Letters, 16(11), 60-81. (SCOPUS) [doi]
  • Bakar, S. A., Pop, I., & Arifin, N. M. (2024). Unsteady flow of gyrotactic microorganisms with hybrid nanofluid and higher order slips using modified Buongiorno model. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 107, 109378. (Q2) [doi]
  • Abu Bakar, S., Pop, I., & Md Arifin, N. (2024). Unsteady flow of hybrid nanofluid over a permeable shrinking inclined rotating disk with radiation and velocity slip effects. Neural Computing and Applications, 1-20. (Q2) [doi]
  • Abu Bakar, S., Wahid, N. S., Md Arifin, N., & Pop, I. (2024). Effects of Homogenous–Heterogenous Reactions and Hybrid Nanofluid on Bödewadt Flow over a Permeable Stretching/Shrinking Rotating Disk with Radiation. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-16. (Q2) [doi]

2023

  • Bakar, S. A., Arifin, N. M., & Pop, I. (2023). Stability analysis on mixed convection nanofluid flow in a permeable porous medium with radiation and internal heat generation. Journal of Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering, 13(1), 1-17. [doi]
  • Bakar, S. A., Arifin, N. M., & Pop, I. (2023). Mixed convection hybrid nanofluid flow past a stagnation-point region with variable viscosity and second-order slip. Journal of Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering, 12(1), 1-21. [doi]

2022

  • Abu Bakar, S., Wahid, N. S., Arifin, N. M., & Khashi’ie, N. S. (2022). The flow of hybrid nanofluid past a permeable shrinking sheet in a Darcy–Forchheimer porous medium with second-order velocity slip. Waves in random and complex media, 1-18. (Q2) [doi]
  • Bakar, S. A., Arifin, N. M., Bachok, N., & Ali, F. M. (2022). Hybrid nanofluid flow in a porous medium with second-order velocity slip, suction and heat absorption. Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 16, 257-272. (Q3) [doi]

2021

  • Abu Bakar, S., Md Arifin, N., Khashi’ie, N. S., & Bachok, N. (2021). Hybrid nanofluid flow over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous medium with radiation and slip impacts. Mathematics, 9(8), 878. [doi]

2020

  • Puteh, M., Bakar, S. A., Mohamad, A. R., Ramly, L. Z., Sazalli, N. A. H., Zainon, O., … & Bannister, N. (2020). Online collaborative learning via astronomy online lab: A cross-cultural communicative experience for malaysian and uk students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(11C), 45-54. [doi]

2018

  • Bakar, S. A., Arifin, N. M., Nazar, R., Ali, F. M., Bachok, N., & Pop, I. (2018). The effects of suction on forced convection boundary layer stagnation point slip flow in a darcy porous medium towards a shrinking sheet with presence of thermal radiation: A stability analysis. Journal of Porous Media, 21(7). [doi]
  • Abu Bakar, S., Arifin, N. M., Md Ali, F., Bachok, N., Nazar, R., & Pop, I. (2018). A stability analysis on mixed convection boundary layer flow along a permeable vertical cylinder in a porous medium filled with a nanofluid and thermal radiation. Applied Sciences, 8(4), 483. [doi]

International Conferences

2025

  • 18th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (18ACFM), Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.
  • 5th International Conference on Science, Engineering, and Technology (ICSET2025), Sabah, MALAYSIA.

2024

  • International Conference on Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences (ICATAS2024), Putrajaya, MALAYSIA.
  • Simposium Kebangsaan Sains Matematik ke-31 (SKSM31), Sarawak, MALAYSIA.
  • The 26th International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM2024), Daegu, SOUTH KOREA.

2023

  • International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology (SEGT2023), Ho Chi Minh, VIETNAM.

2021

  • 9th International Conference on Research and Education in Mathematics (ICREM9), Selangor, MALAYSIA.
  • International Fundamental Science Congress (IFSC2021), Selangor, MALAYSIA.

2018

  • International Fundamental Science Congress (IFSC2018), Selangor, MALAYSIA.
  • 5th International Conference on Quantitative Sciences & Its Applications (ICOQSIA2018), Langkawi, MALAYSIA.

Research Grants

On-Going Projects

  • Optimizing Heat Transfer Rate in Radiative Nanofluid Flow Over Various Geometries using Statistical Methods. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2025 – 2027. RM71,052.
  • The Optimization of Heat Transfer using Response Surface Methodology for an Oldroyd-B Fluid with Thermal Radiation. Funded by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2024 – 2026. RM20,000.
  • Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Performance in Microchannel Heat Sink using Nanofluid. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2021 – 2025. RM188,090.
  • Estimation of Water Temperature of a Cooling Tower Based on Weather Data In KL. Funded by Contract Research DTD. 2024 – 2027. RM51,550.
  • TAKASAGO: Facile preparation of gold nanoparticles via green synthesis for solar harvesting system. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2024 – 2026. RM161,560.
  • Human Tracking using Infrared Image for HVAC. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2022 – 2025. RM161,960.

    Completed Projects

    • TAKASAGO: Evaluation of heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2020 – 2024. RM194,090.
    • Aritifical mangrove pneumatophores for cleaning up anthropogenic marina debris. Funded by Takasago Thermal Engineering (TTE) Co. Ltd. Japan. 2022 – 2024. RM10,000.

      Poster Presentations

      • Hafizah Farhah Saipan @ Saipol, Syarifah Zyurina Nordin, Amir Syafiq Syamin Shah Amir, Tan Lit Ken, Shahirah Abu Bakar (October 2024). Mathhunts at Hari Inovasi PPAL 4.0.
      • Hafizah Farhah Saipan @ Saipol, Syarifah Zyurina Nordin, Amir Syafiq Syamin Shah Amir, Tan Lit Ken, Shahirah Abu Bakar (September 2024) at Guci Award Exhibition 2024.
      • Shahirah Abu Bakar (February 2024). “Analysis of Hybrid Ag-TiO2/H2O nanofluid containing solar radiative energy and nanoparticle shape factor” at 15th HOPE Meeting with NOBEL Laureates, Kyoto, Japan.
      • Marlia Puteh, Nurhasmiza Abu Hasan Sazalli, Othman Zainon, Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid, Nilam Nur Amir Sjarif, Shahirah Abu Bakar, Mohd Shahir Shamsir Omar. (October 2019). “Data analytics for cross-cultural communicative activities during computer-supported astronomy online labs collaborative learning” at 21st Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition (INATEX) 2019, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru.

      Intellectual Properties

      2024

      • Shahirah Abu Bakar, Nurul Syazana Anuar, Nurul Syuhada Ismail, Izzati Khalidah Khalid. The Manual of MATLAB Programming for Stability Analysis. National Copyright. LY2024J06378.
      • Nurisya Mohd Shah, Shahirah Abu Bakar. Biorthogonal Families of Complex Hermite Polynomials. National Copyright. CRLY2023W02344.