Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Industrial Design Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, Takushoku University
- Industrial Design Engineering - Masters Degree, Takushoku University
- Industrial Design Engineering - Bachelor Degree, Takushoku University
Julaila Binti Abdul Rahman (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
julailarahman@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Asst. Prof. Dr. Julaila Binti Abdul Rahman is graduated from Takushoku University, Japan. She did her Undergraduate, Master and PhD in Industrial Design Engineering area. She has working experience as a Designer in an automotive company called as Perodua (M) Sdn. Bhd, for about 5 years from 2005 until 2010. She has involved in many Perodua Models; Myvi, Viva, and Alza, as a color (interior and exterior) and fabric designer. As such, she is able to understand the whole working process of an Industrial Designer and has wide experienced in collaboration work with other industry expertise such as Product Marketing, Product Planning, Engineers, Sales, Testing, Top Management, vendors and suppliers.
With the experienced gained while studying in Japan and as an industrial designer, she took a challenge to be as one of the lecturers at Applied Arts and Design Department (AAD), Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), International Islamic University Malaysia. As a young lecturer, her research interest is to explore the current needs and demands in Industrial Design areas such as in product, furniture and automotive. She published many research articles on Industrial Design areas; automotive design trend, service design, Japanese kawaii trend, trend transition among countries, PwDs; elderly products, furniture; buluh, wood and many more. Currently, she is involves in research on Ablution Platform Design in Mosques of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Areas, as a part of her research grant activity (RIGS). Besides that, she has high passion in sharing and developing a designer attitude among her Industrial Design students to ensure that the students really understand and grab all the basic requirements to be an excellent Industrial Designer that is needed in the current industry.
With the experienced gained while studying in Japan and as an industrial designer, she took a challenge to be as one of the lecturers at Applied Arts and Design Department (AAD), Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), International Islamic University Malaysia. As a young lecturer, her research interest is to explore the current needs and demands in Industrial Design areas such as in product, furniture and automotive. She published many research articles on Industrial Design areas; automotive design trend, service design, Japanese kawaii trend, trend transition among countries, PwDs; elderly products, furniture; buluh, wood and many more. Currently, she is involves in research on Ablution Platform Design in Mosques of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Areas, as a part of her research grant activity (RIGS). Besides that, she has high passion in sharing and developing a designer attitude among her Industrial Design students to ensure that the students really understand and grab all the basic requirements to be an excellent Industrial Designer that is needed in the current industry.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Design Studies - Industrial Design, Product Design
Teaching Responsibilities
| INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DRAWING | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
| 2015 - 2019 | Exploration on Design Criteria of Ablution Chair in Mosque for the Elderly |
On-Going
| 2021 - Present | Communal Space and Green Infrastructure (GI) Model of Low-cost Flats for B40 Community in Gombak District, Selangor |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
| 2023 | Characteristics of cabin design for female-friendly car. In: 6th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2022 (ICACE 2022), |
| 2021 | MagSharp Kitchen Knife Sharpener. In: AICAD Invention and Innovation Design (IID) 2021, |
| 2021 | Tabtoys 2-in-1 furniture that grows with children. In: AICAD INVENTION, INNOVATION & DESIGN (IID) 2021, |
| 2020 | Sidecar motorcycle for service oriented mobileprenuer. In: Malaysian Technology Expo 2020, |
| 2020 | Traditional Wood Carving Legacy With Reference To Works Of Master Craftsman, Allahyarham Wan Mustafa Wan Su. In: 2nd Kuala Lumpur International conference of Education, Economics, and Technology (KLICEET 2020), |
| 2019 | A review of sustainable design in the automotive industry. In: National landscape Architectural Seminar, |
| 2019 | Aesthetic value of Rumah Kuttai. In: Exhibition and Lecture Series: Malay Architecture-The Resilience of Tradition from Origins to the Contemporary, |
| 2019 | Analyzing kitchen workspace for food trucks in selected areas of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In: The 14th Kuala Lumpur International Communication, Education, Language and Social Science Conference (KLiCELS14), |
| 2018 | Analytical study on washing machine interface design. In: 2nd International Conference on Business, Tourism and Technology (ICBTT 2018), |
| 2018 | Physical and safety features of ablution spaces in the mosques of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. In: 2nd International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2018, |
| 2017 | A study on the signage system in Melaka, the UNESCO heritage sites. In: UMRAN 2017 National Landscape Architecture Seminar, |
| 2017 | Analytical study of children outdoor playing environment. In: UMRAN 2017 National Landscape Architecture Seminar, |
| 2017 | Educating applied arts and design students on bamboo crafts through educational trip and studio project. In: Kuala Lumpur International Communication, Education, Language and Social Sciences 8 (KLiCELS 8), |
| 2017 | Portability and flexibility of physiotherapy tools for rehabilitation of people with obesity. In: 3rd Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled People (PICCWED 3),, |
| 2017 | Portability and flexibility of physiotherapy tools for rehabilitation of people with obesity. In: The 3rd Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled People 2017 (PICCWED3, |
| 2017 | Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children. In: "The 3th Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Eldiirly and people with disabilities 2017:Respect diversity, build unity, achieve victory, |
| 2017 | Review of an alternative seating for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children. In: UMRAN 2017 National Landscape Architecture Seminar, |
| 2016 | Analytical study of ablution platforms and spaces in selected mosques of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. In: International Conference on Architecture & Built Environment (ICABE 2016), |
| 2015 | Car style recognition 1990-2010. In: 1st International Conference on Creative Media, Design & Technology 2014, |
| 2015 | Humanatirian aid Storage: a way quick response for victim's ease before and after the disaste. In: 4th International Conference on Universal Design in the Built Environment 2015 (4th ICUDBE2015), |
| 2014 | 'Kawaii' culture evaluation in Malaysia. In: Technology, Science, Social Sciences and Humanities International Conference – TeSSHI 2014, |