Dr. Muhammad Firdaus Akbar Jalaludin Khan

Personal Info

PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Microwave Engineering)
University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

M.Sc in Communication Engineering
University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

B.Eng in Communication Engineering
International Islamic University Malaysia.

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Researcher Identifiers
Researcher ID : F-6652-2019
ORCID : 0000-0002-3305-6196
Scopus Author ID : 57195979493
Google Scholar ID : TWDB1YcAAAAJ
USM Expertise Link : https://experts.usm.my/cvitae/firdaus.akbar

Last Updated on 20.06.2023

Specializations

RF and Microwave Engineering, Antennas, Communications

Research Interests

•    Millimetre-wave non-destructive testing (NDT)
•    Microwave sensors
•    Metamaterial-based wearable antenna
•    Microwave imaging using artificial intelligence
•    Material characterization using microwave technique

Selected Publications

1. Teng,W.S.; Muhammad Firdaus Akbar; Nihad Jawad, G.; Tan, S.Y.; Mohd Sazali, M.I.S. A Past, Present, and Prospective Review on Microwave Nondestructive Evaluation of Composite Coatings. Coatings 2021, 11, 913. (Impact Factor: 2.881)
2. Nawaf H. M. M. Shrifan, Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Nor Ashidi Bin Mat Isa, 2021, An Adaptive Outlier Removal Aided K-means Clustering Algorithm, Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences (Impact Factor: 13.473)
3. Ghassan Nihad Jawad, Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, 2021, IFFT-based Microwave Non-Destructive Testing for Delamination Detection and Thickness Estimation, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp 98561 - 98572 (Impact Factor: 3.745)
4. Nawaf H. M. M. Shrifan, Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Nor Ashidi Bin Mat Isa, 2021, Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet-Packet Transform Aided Microwave Nondestructive Testing, NDT & E International, pp 102414 (Impact Factor: 3.461)
5. Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Nawaf H. M. M. Shrifan, Ghassan Nihad Jawad, Nor Ashidi Bin Mat Isa, 2021, Microwave Nondestructive Testing for Defect Detection in Composites Based on K-means Clustering Algorithm, IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp 4820 - 4828 (Impact Factor : 3.745)
6. Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Ghassan Nihad Jawad, Laith Danoon Rashid, Robin Sloan, 2020, Nondestructive Evaluation of Coatings Delamination Using Microwave Time Domain Reflectometry Technique, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp 114833 - 114841 (Impact Factor: 3.745)
7. Nawaf H. M. M. Shrifan, Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Nor Ashidi Bin Mat Isa, 2019, Prospect of Using Artificial Intelligence for Microwave Nondestructive Testing Technique: A Review, IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp 110628 - 110650 (Impact Factor: 4.098)
8. Muhammad Firdaus Akbar, Ghassan Nihad Jawad, Chris Duff, Robin Sloan, 2018, Porosity evaluation of in-service thermal barrier coated turbine blades using a microwave nondestructive technique, NDT & E International, vol 93 (Impact Factor: 3.461)

Selected Research Grants

1. USM Short Term Research Grant – Microwave Nondestructive Inspection of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) (Project Leader) – RM 35200.00
2. USM Dana Inovasi Awal Research Grant - Microwave Inspection System for Corrosion under Insulation (CUI) for Oil and Gas Industry (Project Leader) – RM 25000.00
3. FRGS KPM - Formulation of Size and Depth of Defect Under Insulation using Microwave Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Method (Project Leader) – RM 121600.00
4. Public-Private Research Network Grant– Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Ring Machine Vision Inspection System (Project Leader) – RM 45000.00
5. UIS Sdn Bhd - An Automated Machine Vision Inspection System (Project Leader) – RM 13500.00
6. Public-Private Research Network Grant - A Customized Automated Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Ring Bonding System with Machine Vision Inspection System (Project Leader) – RM 124000.00
7. Sandisk Storage Malaysia Sdn Bhd - Defect Assessment Of PCB Solder Joint (Project Member) – RM 72000.00
8. Public-Private Research Network Grant - Smart Solid Waste Management System (Project Member) – RM 48000.00
9. USM Dana Inovasi Awal Research Grant - Machine Vision Inspection System for Assembly Line in Manufacturing Industry (Project Member) – RM 25000.00

Postgraduate Opportunities

I’m looking for prospective Master and PhD students who are interested in the research of microwave measurement and imaging using artificial intelligence, millimetre-wave non-destructive testing, metamaterial-based wearable antenna design and in related fields. Research allowances are available and can be considered for suitable candidate through research grant or university fellowship.

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