Mohd Syarqawy Hamzah graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) with a degree in Management Information Systems, then pursued a Master's degree in Real-time Software Engineering at University Technology Malaysia and joined in 2004 as a lecturer.
His research in University of Nottingham focused on the effect of video games and block building on mental rotation ability. The main objective is to compare which methods are more suitable to train mental rotation ability.
His current research interest is on using video games as an effective teaching and learning tool and game designs to increase cognitive capabilities.
Presently, Dr Mohd Syarqawy Hamzah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information System in the Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) and Deputy Dean (Student Affairs) of the faculty since 1st February 2015.

• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ ICT Applications ~ Games - Games Design
• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Emergent Information Technology ~ Human Computer Interaction (HCI) - User Experience (UX) design
• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Educational Technology ~ e-Learning - Game based learning
• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ ICT Applications ~ Serious Games - Game Development, Game Design

ADVANCED DATABASE	2014/2015
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE	2015/2016 2006/2007
ANIMATION TECHNIQUES	2005/2006
CREATIVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES	2006/2007
DATABASE PROGRAMMING	2006/2007
DATABASE SYSTEMS	2019/2020
DATABASE SYSTEMS I	2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1	2017/2018
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2	2005/2006
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2006/2007 2004/2005
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2005/2006
GAME TECHNOLOGY	2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	2021/2022 2006/2007 2004/2005
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM	2017/2018
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY	2005/2006
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGYY	2005/2006
OPERATING SYSTEM	2004/2005
PRACTICAL TRAINING	2006/2007 2005/2006
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES	2020/2021
USRAH IN ACTION 1	2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2	2022/2023
WEB TECHNOLOGIES	2022/2023 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017

Completed

2020 - 2022	Kajian Hukum Mengenai Kesan Permainan Digital Terhadap Masyarakat
2019 - 2019	KKR Gimmick Video, Drone and Robot For Sambutan Hari Profesion Teknikal Negara
2015 - 2019	Identifying Design Factors to Increase Islamic Video Games Popularity

On-Going

2020 - Present	Industry@University: 4IR Competence Centre
2019 - Present	Analysis of Video Game Design Styles on Learning Aptitude Using EEG
2015 - Present	Affective Classification of EEG during Visual Spatial Video Game Play

Article

2021	Traces of the brain's learning potential present within “uneducational” video games. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1077 (1) pp.
2019	Exploring the use of digital games as a persuasive tool in teaching Islamic knowledge for Muslim children. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 10 (6) pp. 109-113
2019	Revised and extended social commerce technology adoption in e-business of Pakistan. International Journal on Perceptive and Cognitive Computing, 5 (2) pp. 52-58
2019	The benefit of digital games from the Islamic perspectives: Views from the Muslim scholars. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 16 (3) pp. 1104-1107
2019	Types of digital games with Islamic values. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 16 (3) pp. 1100-1103
2018	The design and evaluation of DACADE visual tool: Theoretical implications. Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, 7 (1) pp. 90-95
2017	A review on the existing visual tools for design students. Indian of Journal and Science Technology, 10 (48) pp. 1-8
2017	Reliability and validity of a questionnaire for empirical analysis of factors influencing IOT-based smart healthcare. Science International, 29 (6 Section B (November-December)) pp. 1201-1206
2016	Emotion graph models for bipedal walk cycle animation. International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology, 4 (1) pp. 19-27
2015	Affective learning analysis of children in a card sorting game. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 339 () pp. 681-688

Conference or Workshop Item

2018	Social commerce in e-business of Pakistan: opportunities, challenges and solutions. In: International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M) 2018,
2018	The future of data privacy and security concerns in Internet of things. In: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Innovative Research and Development (ICIRD),

Monograph

2022	Kajian hukum mengenai kesan permainan digital terhadap masyarakat. In: ,