Academic Staff
Meet the academic staff of the School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The directory below provides staff profiles, areas of expertise, contact information and links to research profiles.
Professor Dr. Farzad bin Ismail
Professional Member: BEM, Senior Member AIAA
Area of Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Aerodynamics, Numerical Analysis (High-Order Methods), Computational Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD).
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Associate Professor Dr. Elmi bin Abu Bakar
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Instrumentation and control(Machine Vision, Signal Processing, Shape Classification and Analysis), Robotics and Control System (Computer-Aided Inspection and Aerial System Robotics (ASRo),Quality Control and Process for Manufacturing
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Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Zulfaa bin Mohamed Kassim
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Boundary Element Method (BEM), Low-Speed Aerodynamics, Micro-Hydrokinetic Turbines, High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) UAVs.
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Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Parvathy Rajendran
Professional Member: P.Eng (BEM), CEng (RAeS), Senior Member AIAA
Area of Expertise: Aircraft Design and Systems Optimization, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Design, Composite Material Structure Analysis, Aviation Safety Metrics.
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Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Norizham bin Abdul Razak
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Experimental and Computational Aeroelasticity, Structural Dynamics, Rotorcraft Mechanics, Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Modeling.
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Associate Professor Dr. Zhou Ye
Professional Member: -
Area of Expertise: Machine learning, reinforcement learning, artificial neural networks, nonlinear adaptive flight control, path planning, and intelligent control, guidance, and navigation for UAVs.
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Ir. Dr. Hussin bin Mamat
Professional Member: P.Eng (BEM), MIEM
Area of Expertise: Gas Turbine Combustion Technology, Alternative Green Fuels, Thermal-Fluid Engineering, Heat Transfer Systems, Internal Combustion Engines.
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Dr. Aslina Anjang binti Ab Rahman
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Composite Structures and Materials, Impact Performance Assessment, Ballistic Response of Textures, Fire Performance of Structural Components.
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Dr. Mohd Shukur bin Zainol Abidin
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Smart Structures and Active Controls, Mechanical Vibration Dampening, Aeroelasticity, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Testing and Instrumentation.
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Ir. Dr. Ahmad Faizul bin Hawary
Professional Member: P.Eng (BEM)
Area of Expertise: Aircraft Structure Dynamics, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), Structural Health Monitoring, Failure Modes Analysis of Composite Systems.
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Dr. Nurul Musfirah binti Mazlan
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Hybrid Propulsion Systems, Multi-Disciplinary Rocket Optimization, Sustainable Fuel Properties, Fluid Flow Simulation.
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Dr. Norilmi Amilia binti Ismail
Professional Member: BEM, AIAA Senior Member
Area of Expertise: Rocket Propulsion, Rocket Subsystem Development, Space Exploration Missions, Combustion Dynamics and Aerospace System Testing.
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Dr. Siti Harwani binti Md Yusoff
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Space Mission Analysis and Architectures, Orbital Mechanics, Space Debris Remediation and Tracking, CubeSat System Design.
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Dr. 'Aiffah binti Mohd Ali
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Avionics Systems Integration, Aircraft Navigation Systems, Signal Processing Applications, Embedded Control Software.
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Dr. Chang Wei Shyang
Professional Member: -
Area of Expertise: Numerical modelling, Numerical Method development in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Flux Difference Scheme, micro-hydrokinetic turbines, and aerodynamic optimization.
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Dr. Sarjit Singh Sidhu Junior
Professional Member: -
Area of Expertise: Rocket engines and energy powerplants, Wave drag of relief surfaces during supersonic flow conditions, and Altitude compensating nozzle attachments.
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Ir. Dr. Mohammad Hafifi Hafiz Bin Ishaik
Professional Member: P.Eng (BEM),MBOT
Area of Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), Advanced Packaging & Surface Mount Technology (SMT), and Thermofluids.
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Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar
Professional Member: -
Area of Expertise: Parallel Computation and Parallel Image Processing frameworks, Multicore Computing architectures, Scheduling Algorithms, Embedded Systems-on-Chip, Machine Learning and Deep Learning workloads.
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Dr. Safiah binti Zulkifli
Professional Member: IEEE, IAENG, BEM
Area of Expertise: Radar System, airborne radar, micro-UAV architecture, micro-Doppler effect anomalies, sensing targets diagnostics, and aerospace classification metrics.
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Dr. Mohamad Haniff bin Junos
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Computer vision architectures, deep learning model deployment, lightweight object detection & classification modules on edge micro-devices, system identification, and remote sensing analysis via aerial imagery.
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Dr. Syazana Basyirah Mohammad Zaki
Professional Member: BEM
Area of Expertise: Satellite Development and Operations, Communication Systems, Mission Analysis and System Engineering, ITU Frequency Filing and Coordination.
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