Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Aerospace Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology
- Aerospace Engineering - Masters Degree, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Jaffar Syed Mohamed Ali (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
jaffar@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Jaffar Syed Mohamed Ali, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), obtained both his M.Tech. and Ph.D in the field of Aerospace Engineering in 1993 and 1998 respectively. He obtained the Bachelor of Technology (AMAeSI) from Aeronautical Society of India, New Delhi, India in 1990 in the field of Aeronautical Engineering.
He started his career in 1996 as a Scientist-B in Defence Research and Development Organisation, India while continuing his Ph.D. With an industrial experience of two years he joined B S Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India in 1998 as a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Later from 1999 to 2002, he served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Power, Defence University, Debrezeit, Ethiopia. From 2003 to date, he is serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.
He started his career in 1996 as a Scientist-B in Defence Research and Development Organisation, India while continuing his Ph.D. With an industrial experience of two years he joined B S Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India in 1998 as a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Later from 1999 to 2002, he served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Power, Defence University, Debrezeit, Ethiopia. From 2003 to date, he is serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.
Area of Specialisation
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Engineering Materials ~ Composite Materials
- Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Other Advanced Materials n.e.c.
- ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Software ~ Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tools
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Aerospace ~ Aerospace Structures
Professional Membership
- 2012 - 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Senior Member(Mem No 442443)), AIAA
Teaching Responsibilities
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LAB II | 2012/2013 2007/2008 |
AEROSPACE PROPULSION | 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
AEROSPACE PROPULSION(LAB) | 2004/2005 |
AEROSPACE VEHICLE DESIGN | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
AIRCRAFT DESIGN | 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2004/2005 |
AIRCRAFT DESIGN LABORATORY | 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES | 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES II | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
AIRCRAFTS STRUCTURES I | 2007/2008 |
AIRCRAFTS STRUCTURES II | 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 |
APPLIED ELASTICITY | 2011/2012 |
Automotive Engineering Lab IV | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LAB V | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
DYNAMICS (LAB) | 2002/2003 |
ENGINEERING DRAWING | 2003/2004 2002/2003 |
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD | 2008/2009 |
MACHINE DESIGN | 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB 1 | 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 |
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 2011/2012 2010/2011 |
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | 2016/2017 |
PROJECT I | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
PROJECT II | 2019/2020 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
SPECIAL TOPICS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING | 2011/2012 |
STATICS | 2012/2013 2009/2010 2008/2009 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIA | 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS | 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS (LAB) | 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
VEHICLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS | 2003/2004 |
VEHICLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (LAB) | 2003/2004 |
Research Projects
Completed
2016 - 2020 | A New Finite Element for Analysis of Smart Laminated Circular Cylindrical Shells under Hygro-Thermo-Electric-Mechanical Loads |
2013 - 2017 | A Fundamental Study of the Effect of Stitch Pattern on Mechanical Performance of Palm Fiber Composites |
2012 - 2016 | An Investigation of the Influence of Hygrothermal loads on the Behavior of Composite Laminates |
2011 - 2013 | Finite Element Analysis Investigation for modeling Horizontal Tail of Aircraft Structure Subjected to Bird Impact Loading |
2010 - 2015 | Design and Development of a Hovercraft |
2010 - 2015 | Design and development of a car driving system for disabled drivers |
2008 - 2015 | RU 2011:Development of Software for Aircraft Structural Design |
2007 - 2008 | Development of a Software for Stress Analysis of Multi-spar Aircraft Wings |
On-Going
Award & Recognition
12 Jun, 2014 | University Innovation Award - IRIIE, IIUM | University |
04 Mar, 2014 | University Innovation Award - IRIIE IIUM | University |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2021 | Assessment of shell theories for cross-ply and angle-ply laminated cylindrical shells under thermo-mechanical loads. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2021), |
2021 | Crash analysis of aircraft composite fuselage under belly landing. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2021), |
2021 | Educational software for stress analysis of idealized multi-spar aircraft wing. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2021), |
2021 | Study on the lateral torsional buckling of composite thin-walled beam. In: BICET, 8th Brunei International Conference Engineering and Technology, |
2020 | MATLAB-Based educational tool for failure analysis of composite laminates. In: , |
2020 | Optimization of composite patch repair for center-cracked rectangular plate using design of experiments method. In: 1st International Conference on Advanced Light-Weight Materials and Structures, ICALMS 2020, |
2020 | Role of educational software in remote teaching and learning. In: International E-conference on New Normal in Education 2020 (IENNE 2020), |
2019 | Aerodynamics of a circular planform wing. In: 4th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2018), |
2019 | Prediction of buckling mode for simply supported stiffened thin plates subject to inplane loading. In: 11th International Conference On Numerical Analysis In Engineering Conference In Numerical Analysis In Engineering (NAE) 2019, |
2018 | Educational software for stress analysis of idealized closed thin walled sections. In: International Conference on Aviation Technology and Management (ICATEM2018), |
2018 | Educational software for stress analysis of non-idealized closed thin-walled sections. In: 4th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive, and Aerospace Engineering 2018 (ICMAAE’18), |
2018 | Finite element analysis of thermal stress intensity factors for cracked bimaterial system under convective cooling. In: 4th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2018), |
2017 | Effect of stitching on the tensile mechanical property of empty fruit bunch oil palm fiber reinforced epoxy composites. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE 2016, |
2017 | Effect of temperature and moisture dependent material properties on the bending behavior of laminated cylindrical shell under hygrothermal loads. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2016 (ICMAAE’16), |
2017 | Numerical investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of high speed train. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE 2016, |
2017 | Optimal location of piezoelectric patches for active vibration control. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2016 (ICMAAE '16), |
2017 | Tensile mechanical property of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber reinforced epoxy composites. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE 2016, |
2016 | A novel technique to neutralize the Yawing moment due to asymmetric thrust in a hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 10th International Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics, EFM 2015, |
2016 | A prospective solution For consistent aerostatic lift for a hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Kuala Lumpur, IEOM 2016, |
2016 | Effect of side wind on the directional stability and aerodynamics of a hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 2015 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Systems (ICMES 2015), |
2015 | Aerodynamics and Static Stability Characteristics of a Hybrid Buoyant Aerial Vehicle at Low Speed. In: 62nd Canadian Aerospace Institute Conference (Aero 2015), |
2015 | Establishing the analytical relationships for mass and volumetric mass fractions for hybrid boyant aircraft. In: International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering Research (IPCER) 2015 , |
2015 | Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic characteristics of swimming animals: an inspiration for hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 4th International Scientific Conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering (4 thISCASE-2015), |
2015 | Power-off static stability analysis of a clean configuration of a hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 8th Ankara International Aerospace Conference 2015, |
2014 | Comparison of digital DATCOM and wind tunnel data of a winged hybrid airship’s generic model. In: AEROTECH V, |
2014 | Conceptual design of a winged hybrid airship. In: 21st Lighter than Air Technology Conference, Aviation 2014, |
2014 | LEADME : an educational software for composite laminate analysis and design. In: 2nd International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2014), |
2014 | Mirrorless car: a feasibility study. In: 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Automotive Engineering and Mobility Research, ReCAR 2013, |
2014 | Stability and takeoff ground roll issues of hybrid buoyant aircraft. In: 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING 2014 (ICME2014) , |
2014 | Static longitudinal stability of a hybrid airship. In: 11th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST), |
2014 | Thermoelastic solutions for flexure of anisotropic cylindrical shells. In: 2nd International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2014), |
2013 | Analysis of composite box beam with piezoelectric actuators using ANSYS. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 13), |
2013 | Design and development of IIUM hovercraft. In: 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 13), |
2013 | Flow visualization over a circular planform wing. In: 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 13), |
2013 | Numerical simulation of a low aspect ratio wing at low Reynolds number. In: 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 13), |
2011 | Educational software for stress analysis of thin-walled sections 1 : Isotropic material. In: The International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2011), |
2011 | Educational software for stress analysis of thin-walled sections 2: Composite material. In: The International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2011), |
2011 | Experimental observation of Jute/Epoxy composite plate subjected to impact loading. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 11), |
2010 | Design and development of driving system for disabled driver. In: World Engineering Congress 2010, |
2010 | Educational software for stress analysis of an aircraft fuselage. In: International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE 2010), |
2008 | Flow field characteristics of the IIUM low speed wind tunnel. In: 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Fluid/Solid Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics, |
2008 | The IIUM low speed wind tunnel. In: 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, |
Book
2011 | Advances in Aircraft Structures. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2 |
Book Section
2011 | Application of Virtual Fields Method to Composite Plate Bending Problem. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 137-142 |
2011 | Application of Virtual Fields Method to Composite Plate Bending Problem. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 137-142 |
2011 | Buckling of composite columns. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 107-116 |
2011 | Buckling of composite perforated plates. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 117-124 |
2011 | Buckling of long column. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 150-157 |
2011 | Buckling of thin walled sections. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 158-166 |
2011 | Design and development of driving system for disabled driver . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181741, pp. 208-213 |
2011 | Effect of boundary conditions on the buckling behavior of perforated plates. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 167-173 |
2011 | Effect of cutout shape on the critical buckling load of a perforated plate. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 174-181 |
2011 | Lateral crushing of composite fuselages. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 37-44 |
2011 | Propeller blade stress analysis using CATIA. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 30-36 |
2011 | Structural analysis of an active beam. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-148-2, pp. 125-130 |