The Management Team and Principal Researchers

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nik Mohd Ridzuan Bin Shaharuddin
Director of Marine Technology Centre

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: ScholarlnfoDetails/mNWp
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.