The Management Team and Principal Researchers
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nik Mohd Ridzuan Bin Shaharuddin
Director of Marine Technology Centre

Research Area
- Naval Architecture
- Marine Hydrodynamics
- Marine Control Systems
Email: nmridzuan@utm.my
LinkedIn: ir-dr-nik-mohd-ridzuan-shaharuddin-aa94aa106
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/nmridzuan
Scopus: 55625360200


Prof. Dr. Omar Yaakob
Adjunct Professor of MTC

Research Area
Renewable Energy
- Vertical axis marine current turbine
- Wave energy converter
Mitigating the Effects of Marine Activities on the Environment
- Marine pollution
- Air pollution from ships
- Invasion of alien species through ballast water
- Noise pollution
- Bank erosion due to ship waves

Associate Research Fellows
Prof. Ir. Dr. Ab Saman Abdul Kadir, P.Eng

Research Area
- Port and shipping technology
- Inland waterways transport system
- Maritime law
- Maritime safety and environment

Prof. Dr. Adi Maimun Abdul Malik

Research Area
- Riser VIV reduction
- Ship-Bank interaction effects
- Resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, maneuvering
- Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) & motion (VIM)
- Offshore mooring system
- Special craft performance
- Collision risk assessment using AIS data
- Wave buoy for wave height measurement

Research Fellows
Assoc. Prof. Ts. Ddr. Saiful Anuar Bin Abu Bakar

Research Area: Vehicle Dynamics and Control, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision and Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs).
Email: saifulanuar@utm.my
LinkedIn: ddr-saiful-anuar-abu-bakar-467b2089
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/saifulanuar
ResearchGate: Saiful-Anuar-Abu-Bakar
Scopus: 57210241763
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Henry Kang Hooi Siang

Research Area: Deepwater riser engineering, Computational hull-riser-mooring line coupled dynamics, SMART magneto-rheological technology in offshore systems.
Email: kanghs@utm.my
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/kanghs
ResearchGate: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0292-4376
Scopus: 52063429400
Dr. Arifah binti Ali

Research Area: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ship Resistance and Propulsion
Email: arifahali@utm.my
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/arifahali
ResearchGate: Arifah-Ali
Scopus: 57198724248
Ir. Dr. Muhammed Amirul Asyraf Bin Hasnan

Research Area: Ship Manoeuvring, Marine Hydrodynamics, Floating LNG Terminals, Shallow-water Operations and Mooring Analysis.
Email: muhammmedamirulasyraf@utm.my
LinkedIn: dramirul-utm
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/muhammedamirulasyraf
Scopus: 57212494184
Dr. Mohd Hazmil Bin Abdol Azis

Research Area: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Marine Hydrodynamics.
Email: hazmil@utm.my
LinkedIn: hazmil-azis-4ba95064
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/hazmil
Researchgate: hazmil-azis
Scopus: 55608429600
Research Officer
Dr. Mohd Rajali Bin Jalal

Research Area: Marine Technology & Navigation, Autonomous Vehicle Testing Guidelines, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Stochastic Petri Net Modelling (SPN), Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
Email: rajali@utm.my
UTM Scholar: https://pure.utm.my/researcher/rajali
ResearchGate: Mohd-Rajali-Jalal
Scopus: 56674042800
Technical Staff
Mr. Mohd Razef bin Tarimin

Area of Specialization: Ship Model Fabrication, Milling Machine Operations, Workshop Management and Model Quality Control.
Mr. Ismail bin Abdul Shukor

Area of Specialization: Measurement Instrumentation, Data Acquisition System, Experimental Testing and Data Management.
Mr. Muhammad Aqil Azamuddin Bin Azanil

Area of Specialization: Towing Carriage Operations, Facility Maintenance, Asset Management and Laboratory Safety.
Mr. Mohd Zul Azali bin Zulkepli

Area of Specialization: Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Ship Modelling, 3D Painting, Rapid Prototyping and Chemical Safety Management.
Mr. Mohd Edzskandar bin Kamaruzman

Area of Specialization: Motion Capture Technology, High-Definition Video Recording, Audiovisual System and Experimental Visual Data Management.
