Dr Nur Syazreen Ahmad is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. Her expertise lies in the areas of control systems, sensor networks, and mobile robotics. Her current research focuses on autonomous mobile robots, emphasizing sensing technologies, system identification, intelligent control, and indoor navigation. She has secured multiple research grants and made substantial contributions to the field, with over 80 publications in reputable journals and conference proceedings. She was recently recognized by Stanford University among the Top 2% of Scientists in the World in her field, under the Citation Impact (Single Year 2025) category.
As the current coordinator of the NI Embedded System Laboratory at the USM Engineering Campus, Dr Syazreen has cultivated an environment that serves as a focal point for cutting-edge training programs. These programs aim to equip engineering students and professionals with hands-on experience in leveraging advanced tools and software for applications in industrial automation and embedded systems.
Ph.D in Control Systems (Electrical & Electronic Engineering),
University of Manchester, UK
B.Eng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
University of Manchester, UK
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Researcher ID : F-5246-2019
ORCID : 0000-0003-2615-8386
Scopus ID : 36781810400
GoogleScholar ID : l3APd90AAAAJUSM Expertise Link : https://experts.usm.my/cvitae/syazreenCoordinator : NI-USM Embedded System Laboratory
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Last Updated on 21.10.2025
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Principal Investigator
Formulation of LMI-Based Sensing-Constrained H2/H∞ Search Algorithms for Systems with Uncertain Dynamics and Imperfect State Information
Duration: July 2021– Sept 2024
Western Digital (USM-Industry)
Role: Principal Investigator
Enhancing the Robustness of Humanoid Motion Control Against Uncertain Perturbations
Duration: April 2023 – on-going
Western Digital (Industry)
Role: Principal Investigator
Design and Development of A Humanoid Robot Framework
Duration: Dec 2022 – on-going
KPT PACE (MOE)
Role: Principal Investigator
NI LabVIEW Associate Developer Certification
Duration: Nov 2022– Dec 2023
Research University Grant (USM)
Role: Principal Investigator
H∞- Synthesis of Multivariable Hammerstein-Wiener Systems for Reduced Power Consumption and Improved Tracking Performance
Duration: May 2018 – July 2021
ASEAN IVO (International)
Role: Co-researcher
Smart Aquaculture Quality Monitoring (AQM) System with Internet of Things (IoT)
Duration: June 2018-Dec 2020
Research University Grant (USM)
Role: Co-researcher
A pole-residue formulation for eye height/width analysis of high-speed interconnect signals using artificial neural networks.
Duration: Mar 2017-Feb 2020
Research University Grant (USM)
Role: Co-researcher
On the Synthesis of a Stabilizing Neuronal Control for Non-Linear Systems
Duration: Dec 2018-Aug 2021
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Co-researcher
Störmer-Verlet Modeling of Thin-Film Transistors for an Analytical Voltage-Charge Current-Charge Decoupled Time-Stepping Formulation
Duration: Nov 2020-Oct 2023
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Principal Investigator
Novel Robust Control Approach for Critically Stable Systems with Non-monotonic Perturbations via Convex Search Algorithms
Duration: Aug 2016-Jan 2020
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Principal Investigator
Novel Tractable Algorithm for Discrete-time Zames-Falb Multiplier Search: LMI-based Approach
Duration: Dec 2013-Nov 2016
Short term Grant (USM)
Role: Principal Investigator
Lyapunov Method and Multiplier Approach for Robust Lur’e Systems with Linear Matrix Inequality Formulation
Duration: Dec 2014-Nov 2016
Bridging University Grant (USM)
Role: Principal Investigator
Improved Tracking in RFID Range-based Indoor Navigation
Duration: Jan 2018- Jan 2019
CREST (Industry)
Role: Co-researcher
Impact Drill Controller Development
Duration: Nov 2015-Sept 2018
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Co-researcher
Energy Harvesting Impact for Longevity of Portable Sensor Node
Duration: Dec 2014-Nov 2017
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (MOE)
Role: Co-researcher
Formulation of Novel Distributed Adaptive Observer (DAO) Algorithm for multi-agent system with weak inter-agent communication to solve for specific Lyapunov function of Distributed Control System
Duration: June 2014-June 2017
Short term Grant (USM)
Role: Co-researcher
Physically Consistent Fast Transient Simulations of Large Linear Circuits using the Latency Insertion Method
Duration: Mar 2014-Mar 2016
Professional Certification and Training (KPT PACE) LabVIEW Associate Developer (Cohort 1)
Professional Certification and Training (KPT PACE) LabVIEW Associate Developer (Cohort 2)
Professional Certification and Training (KPT PACE) LabVIEW Associate Developer (Cohort 3)
PARAMIT Malaysia Sdn Bhd - Universiti Sains Malaysia Collaboration LabVIEW Programming For Industrial Automation: Basic
