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School of Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar
Lecturer

Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar

School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Office: Room 1.16 | Phone: +604 599 5867 | Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Research Background

Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar received his B.E in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India, in 2010. He completed his M.Sc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2013, followed by a Ph.D. in Parallel Image Processing from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2018. Currently, he is a Lecturer at the School of Aerospace Engineering, USM, acting as a lead and co-researcher on institutional grant projects. Beyond academic tasks, Dr. Nishat serves as the Liaison Officer for the School of Aerospace Business Unit, coordinating industrial technical trainings for multinational companies and contributing as a lead trainer for professional certification programs.

Current Research Topics

  • Image Processing Framework for River Hydro-morphology studies
  • Drill Bit Wear and Tear Monitoring using specialized Image Segmentation techniques
  • IoT-Based Smart Farming and agricultural sensor processing architectures
  • Assessment of Adhesion Failure in Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) using digital image analysis
  • Evaluating rates of Crack Propagation in WMA using computer vision frameworks

Recent Publications

1.
Mohammad Farhan, Qusay Shihab Hamad, Mohammad Nishat Akhtar, R. Rajendran, Mohammed Danish, Elmi Abu Bakar (2026). Artificial intelligence for oil palm tree management using deep structured learning: A systematic review. Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences. Scopus Indexed
2.
Ziheng Zhao, Elmi Bin Abu Bakar, Norizham Bin Abdul Razak, Mohammad Nishat Akhtar (2025). Assessment of Corrosion Image Rating Based on Transfer Learning. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 50, 11803-11820. Q2 Journal
3.
MN Akhtar, E Ansari, SSN Alhady, E Abu Bakar (2023). Leveraging on advanced remote sensing-and artificial intelligence-based technologies to manage palm oil plantation for current global scenario: A review. Agriculture, 13(2), 504. Q1 Journal
4.
MN Akhtar, AJ Shaikh, A Khan, H Awais, EA Bakar, AR Othman (2021). Smart sensing with edge computing in precision agriculture for soil assessment and heavy metal monitoring: A review. Agriculture, 11(6), 475. Q1 Journal
5.
MN Akhtar, JM Saleh, H Awais, EA Bakar (2020). Map-Reduce based tipping point scheduler for parallel image processing. Expert Systems with Applications, 139, 112848. Q1 Journal

Education Background

PhD Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Parallel Image Processing)
MSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Universiti Sains Malaysia
B.E. Computer Science Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University, India

Research Interests

Parallel Computation Image Processing Multicore Computing Scheduling Algorithms Embedded Systems Machine & Deep Learning

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ORCID ID 0000-0001-8592-5966
Scopus ID 55065002500
ResearcherID S-7313-2018
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