International Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: Towards a Sustainable Future

Speakers

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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PROFESSOR IR. DR. HAZLIE BIN MOKHLIS

Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya
Area of Expertise:
Distribution Automation, Power Quality, Fault Location

Hazlie Mokhlis received the Bachelor of Engineering degree and Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Malaya in 1999 and 2003 respectively. He received PhD degree from the University of Manchester in 2009. Currently, he is a Professor and Research Cluster Chairman (Innovative Industry & Sustainability Science) at Universiti Malaya. Hazlie is actively involved in research as a principal investigator in the area of Power & Energy Systems. He is the author and co-author of more than 300 publications with H-index of 47 in WoS. Up to now, he had supervised to completion 41 PhD, and more than 60 Master students (Research & coursework). His outstanding research led him to be listed in the World’s Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University 2021-2024. In 2021, he was awarded Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) by Academic Science Malaysia. Besides research, he is also active in consultancy projects with industries and in the development of Malaysian Standard related to Electrical power systems. Hazlie is a Professional Engineer in Malaysia and UK, Fellow IET, Fellow Academic Science Malaysia and senior member of IEEE. He was chairman of IEEE Power Energy Society, Malaysia Chapter (2020-2022). His current research interest focus on improving distribution system performance and its resiliency against extreme weather.


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PROFESSOR DR. HOAY BENG GOOI

Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Area of Expertise:
Electricity market, Forecast, Scheduling application, Network applications, Renewable energy resources

Hoay Beng GOOI received his PhD degree from The Ohio State University, Columbus. He was Assistant Professor with Lafayette College, Easton, and Senior Engineer/Team Leader with EMPROS (now Siemens), Minneapolis, where he was responsible for the design, testing and coordination of domestic and international energy management system projects. In 1991, he joined School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore as Senior Lecturer and later promoted to Associate Professor. He was Deputy Head of Power Engineering Division, EEE, NTU, Chairman of Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (Electrical) Sub-Committee for Professional Engineers Board Singapore, and Co-Director, Singapore Power (SP) Group-NTU Joint Lab. He served in EE Standards Committee of Singapore Standards Council and was Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and Editor of IEEE Power Engineering Letters. In 2021, he won Outstanding Associate Editor Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. He taught Energy Management System courses for Power System Control Centre in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. His project team won the award from the 2023 Carbon Emission Reduction contest organized by OPAL-RT
He is a Life Fellow of IEEE, a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, USA and Singapore, a member of Energy Technical Committee, Institution of Engineers Singapore, and an IEEE IES Distinguished Lecturer. He serves in Editorial Board of IEEE Access. He is a faculty member of School of EEE, NTU and an independent microgrid consultant in Singapore. His current research interests include energy transition, renewable energy resources, peer-to-peer energy trading, and digitalizing energy.


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PROFESSOR DR. RAIZAL SAIFULNAZ MUHAMMED RASHID (PhD, FIEM, PEPC, ACPE)

Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Universiti Putra Malaysia
Area of Expertise:
Structural Rehabilitation, Strengthening, FRP, Bridge Engineering, Composite Structures

Prof. Ir. Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). His career began in 1999 as a Resident Engineer at EDP Consultant. Later that same year, in December, he was appointed as an Engineer at UPM. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2008, he joined UPM as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009 and later to Associate Professor in 2014. In 2021, he was promoted to full Professor. Prof. Raizal served as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering from 2014 to 2019. In 2024, he was appointed as Deputy Dean (Academic, Student Affairs, and Alumni). He is also a registered Professional Engineer with a Practicing Certificate under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer.
Prof. Ir. Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid is highly active in both teaching and research, demonstrating a strong commitment to his field. He regularly teaches core Structural Engineering courses, such as Tall Buildings, Bridges, and Assessment & Rehabilitation of Structures, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research interests is in reinforced concrete structures and the strengthening using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP). As the principal investigator, he has secured research grants totaling more than RM 1 million and has collaborated on numerous other projects. His work has been widely recognized, with many of his publications appearing in high-impact journals, including Quartile 1 (Q1), Quartile 2 (Q2), and Scopus-indexed journals. Prof. Raizal has also supervised numerous Master’s and PhD students in Structural Engineering and frequently serves as an thesis examiner at both national and international levels. Additionally, he is deeply involved in engineering education and quality assurance, serving as a panel member for the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) and the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC). He has also been appointed as an External Assessor for Civil Engineering programs across Malaysia and internationally. He serves as Associate Director for the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council with the Board of Engineers Malaysia, a position he will hold until 2024.
He is widely involved with the industry for consultations and professional work, collaborating with organizations such as Public Works Department (JKR), Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB), SIRIM Berhad, and the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM). He is actively engaged with DSM as a member of the Standards Committee within the Industry Standard Committees, where he helps develop guidelines for Building, Construction, and Civil Engineering.

Invited Speakers

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PROFESSOR DR. TADASHI DOHI

Affiliation:
Hiroshima University, Department of Information Engineering , Japan.
Area of Expertise:
Software Reliability, Dependable Computing, Performance Evaluation, Operations Research

Dr. Tadashi Dohi has served as a Full Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan, since 2002. He is currently appointed as Dean of School of Informatics and Data Science and Associate Dean of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University. He received a Doctor of Engineering degree from Hiroshima University in 1995. His research interests include Software Reliability, Dependable Computing, Performance Evaluation, Operations Research. To date, his research has led to 280 journal papers, 340 peer-reviewed conference papers, 25 book editions, and 47 book chapters in the above research fields. Dr. Dohi is a Regular Member of IEICE, IPSJ, REAJ, a Fellow Member of ORSJ, and a Senior Member of IEEE (Computer Society and Reliability Society). He was acting President of REAJ in 2018 and 2019. He has served as the General Chair of 15 international conferences, including ISSRE 2011, ATC 2012, DASC 2019, and ICECCS 2022. Of note, he was a founding member of the International Symposium on Advanced Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (APARM) and International Workshop on Software Aging and Rejuvenation (WoSAR). He has been a steering committee member in AIWARM/APARM, ISSRE, DASC, DSA. He has also worked as a program committee member in several premier international conferences such as DSN, ISSRE, COMPSAC, SRDS, QRS, EDCC, PRDC, HASE, SAC, ICPE, among numerous others. He is an Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member of over 20 international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Reliability.


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DR. USMAN ULLAH SHEIKH

Affiliation:
School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Area of Expertise:
Digital Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Embedded System