Control, Instrumentation and Mechatronics: Theory and Practice: 921 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 921) [Hardcover] [Jul 08, 2022] Wahab, Norhaliza Abdul and Mohamed, Zaharuddin

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Ir. Dr. Norhaliza Abdul Wahab is an Associate Professor in the department of Control & Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Dr. Norhaliza's primary research areas are in the field of modeling, estimation and identification, control and optimisation of linear, nonlinear and hybrid dynamical systems in the application of industrial process plants, particularly oil and gas, refining, water and wastewater treatment systems. 
Her research recently focuses on prediction, modeling and control of dynamic performance of water and wastewater treatment using the conventional activated sludge (CAS), aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies. Dr. Norhaliza received her Ph.D in Electrical Engineering majoring in Control from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom in July 2009. The PhD thesis is Data-driven Identification and Control Design for Wastewater Systems.
ZAHARUDDIN MOHAMED :
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION2003 Ph.D. (Control Systems Engineering), The University of Sheffield, UK1995 M.Sc. (Control Systems Engineering), The University of Sheffield, UK1993 B.Eng. (Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering), National University of MalaysiaWORKING EXPERIENCE1993 – 1994 Asia Design Center (ADC), Sony TV (M) Sdn BhdDesign EngineerResponsible for designing a stereo board for Sony TV1995 - 2005 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM Lecturer 2005 - 2007 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM Senior Lecturer 2007 - 2009 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM Associate Professor2009 - 2010 Faculty of Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, Rabigh Branch, Saudi Arabia. Associate Professor (Sabbatical Leave)2011 - 2018 Faculty ofElectrical Engineering, UTM Associate Professor2018 - now School of Electrical Engineering, UTM ProfessorINTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT/COMMITTEE1. Journal Editorial Boarda. Associate Editor, Measurement and Control, Sage Publications (SCIE Journal, IF 1.429), 2018 – now,b. Associate Editor, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Frontiers (Scopus Journal), 2021-now.c. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, Sage Publications (SCIE Journal, IF 1.701), 2019-now.d. Editorial Board Member, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Sage Publications (SCIE Journal, IF 1.161), 2019-now.e. Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, Inderscience Publisher (Scopus Journal), 2020 – now.f. Editorial Board Member, Advances in Robotic Research, an International Journal, TechnoPress, KAIST, South Korea (2013 - now)g. Editorial Board Member, ISRN Applied Mathematics, Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2011-2014).h. Managing Editor, Applications of Modelling and Simulation, ARQII Publications, 2016-now.2. Conference Organisera. Co-Chair, Asia Simulation Conference (ASIASIM) 2017, 27-29 August 2017, Melaka, Malaysia.b. Co-Chair, International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology (IICIST), 2015, Kuala Lumpur.c. Committee Member, International Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Mechatronics, Malaysia, 20073. International Program Committee:a. International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control & Robotics, India, 2010.b. International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots, France (2011), USA (2012), Australia (2013), Poland (2014), China (2015), United Kingdom (2016), Portugal (2017), Panama (2018), Malaysia (2019), Russia (2020), Japan (2021)c. International Conference on Technology and Vocational Teachers (ICTVT2017), Indonesia, 2017.d. Asian Simulation Conference 2018, Kyoto, Japan, 27-29 October 2018.e. International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, Tianjin, China, 13-15 July 2019.f. Asian Simulation Conference 2019, Singapore, 30 October – 1 November 2019.g. 7-th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Control and Robotics, 21-23 January 2021, China.h. International Symposium of Asian Control Association, Intelligent Robotics & Industrial Automation IRIA 2021, IIT Goa, India, 20-22 September 2021.RESEARCH ACTIVITIESMain Researcher1. Model reference command shaping for vibration and oscillation control of multimode flexible systems, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, Jan 2019 – Dec 2020, RM 71,000.2. Dynamic modelling of an overhead crane with a distributed payload, Research University Grant, UTM, July 2017 – June 2018, RM 20,000.3. A control design of a piezoelectric actuator for bio-micromanipulation systems, Professional Development Research University, July 2017 – June 2018, RM 75,350.4. Adaptive input shaping for flexible dynamic systems, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, July 2014 – June 2016, RM 76,000.5. Optimal energy-efficient control for positioning and control of a gantry crane, ScienceFund, Ministry of Science and Technology, March 2014 – Feb 2016, RM 108,400.6. Robust control of a two-link flexible manipulator, Research University Grant, UTM, April 2011 – March 2012, RM 40,000.7. Input shaping control schemes for control of a crane system, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, Sept 2007 – August 2009, RM 100,000.8. Development of a two-link flexible robot manipulator with input shaping control scheme, ScienceFund, Ministry of Science & Technology, Dec 2006 – March 2009, RM 211,000.9. Modelling, control and development of a flexible robot arm, UTM Research Grant, 1998 – 1999, RM 15,000.