Dr. Muhammad Zahir bin Ramli is Lecturer within Kuliyyah of Science at the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
Muhammad Zahir bin Ramli is a lecturer in Marine Science, with a background in physical oceanography, numerical analysis and computer simulations.
He studied the engineering and obtained his BSc degrees from Tokai University, Japan in 2010 and MEng from Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan in 2012. He received his PhD in Fluid and Structure Interaction studies at the University of Southampton in 2016. He then worked as a lecturer since.
Dr. Zahir is experienced in both development and applications of computational methods for fluid-structure interactions in physical oceanography and coastal engineering.

• Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Oceanography ~ Hydrodynamic and Sedimentation Modelling - Fluid and structure interaction
• Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Advancement of Marine Sciences Knowledge ~ Physical Oceanography - Marine Technology

• 2018 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Coastal Education and Research Foundation
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ts), Lembaga Teknologis Malaysia (MBOT)
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Stormwater Organisation
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Persatuan Saintis Muslim Malaysia
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), U-INSPIRE Malaysia
• 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Graduate Engineer), Board of Engineers Malaysia

ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND CLIMATE	2016/2017
BASIC NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
BIOSTATISTIC	2019/2020
COASTAL ENGINEERING	2022/2023
COASTAL NUMERICAL MODELLING	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
FINAL YEAR PROJECT (1)	2020/2021 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT (2)	2021/2022 2020/2021
MARINE ELECTRONIC AND INSTRUMENTATION	2018/2019 2017/2018
MARINE EXPEDITION	2021/2022 2020/2021
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY	2022/2023 2021/2022 2018/2019 2017/2018
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2021/2022 2020/2021

Completed

2020 - 2022	Impact of Sea Level Rise Due to Storm Surge Influence Through Coastal Morphodynamics
2019 - 2021	Relearn Plastic Through Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Using Standing-Stock Survey Method At Selected Beaches Along Pahang Coastline
2017 - 2020	Field measurements and numerical approach of rip current hazards at the selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline

On-Going

2022 - Present	Absolute Geostrophic Current Over East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia using Local Mean Dynamic Topography Derived Based on New Local Marine Geoid Model GPM
2022 - Present	Investigation the Movement of Aeolian Sediment in Sustainable Defence Structure Using Sediment Transport Modelling
2022 - Present	Sci-ON
2021 - Present	Impact of future sea level rise on coastal sensitive areas and the interconnection of global contributing factors in Peninsular Malaysia coastal waters (Project 4)
2020 - Present	Stock assessment on Billfish in Pahang coastal waters; Conservation perspective
2020 - Present	Dynamic of rip currents under extreme storm events and its impact to the public safety.
2020 - Present	Impact of sea level rise due to storm surge influence through coastal morphodynamics
2019 - Present	Automated Solution Technique for Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer of Nanofluid with Real Experiment Validation
2019 - Present	Microplastics Fate Off South China Sea and Strait of Malacca Waters: Adopting Rock Oyster Saccostrea Cucullata as Bioindicator to Monitor Large Area Impact on Malaysian Health and Fisheries Sector

24 Nov, 2022	Silver Medal Award - International Islamic University Malaysia	University
09 Dec, 2021	Bronze Medal - Multimedia University (MMU)	National
24 Nov, 2021	Silver Medal Award IRD2021 - Others	University
24 Nov, 2021	Silver Medal Award IRD2021 - Others	University
16 Aug, 2018	Silver award - Universiti Malaya (UM)	National
14 Aug, 2018	International Research Innovation Invention Solution Exposition - University of Malaya	International

Article

2023	Adaptation of coastal defence structure as a mechanism to alleviate coastal erosion in monsoon dominated coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management, 333 () pp. 1-16
2023	Southern south China sea dynamics: sea level change from coupled model intercomparison project phase 6 (CMIP6) in the 21st century. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11 (2) pp. 1-15
2023	Southern South China sea dynamics: sea level change from coupled model intercomparison project phase 6 (CMIP6) in the 21st century. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11 (2) pp. 1-15
2022	Public understanding of rip current and beach safety at Teluk Cempedak recreational Beach in Pahang, Malaysia. Natural Hazards, () pp. 1-18
2021	A preliminary studies to assess public knowledge of beach safety in east coast Malaysia. Natural Hazards, 107 (1) pp. 873-887
2021	Attitudes and barriers of primary school children on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for drowning victims. Jurnal Pendidikan Keperawatan Indonesia(JPKI), 7 (2) pp. 104-111
2021	Monsoonal influences on rip current hazards at recreational beaches along Pahang coastline, Malaysia. Ocean and Coastal Management, 209 () pp. 1-10
2021	Rigid‑body analysis of a beveled shape structure in regular waves using the weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (WCSPH) method. Journal of Marine Science and Application, () pp.
2021	The distribution of marine debris along the Pahang coastline, Malaysia during the Southwest and Northeast Monsoons. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170 () pp. 1-7
2020	Recent advances on metal nitride materials as emerging electrochemical sensors: A mini review. Electrochemistry Communications, 120 () pp. 1 -7
2020	Rip current occurrence probability at selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline. Ecofeminism and Climate Change, 1 (1) pp. 1-14
2019	Morphology and sand characteristics at five recreational beaches in Pahang. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 14 (6) pp. 22-38
2018	Hydrodynamic coefficients for a 3-D uniform flexible barge using weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics :Keynote contribution for the international Workshop on Wave Loads and Motions of Ships and Offshore Structures, Harbin, China, 5-7 November, 2017. Journal of Marine Science and Publication, 17 (3) pp. 330-340
2018	The hydrodynamic coefficients for an oscillating 2D rectangular box using weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (WCSPH) method. IIUM Engineering Journal, 19 (2) pp. 172-181

Conference or Workshop Item

2022	Abundance and size composition of the billfishes by-catch along Pahang coastal waters. In: International Conference on Marine Science & Aquaculture (VICOMSA),,
2022	Assessment of coastal erosion structures along Kedah and Melaka coastline. In: TROPICAL OCEAN AND MARINE SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (TOMSY2022),
2022	Assessment of coastal erosion structures along Pahang and Johor coastlines. In: Tropical Ocean and Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2022),
2022	Numerical modelling on the performance of submerged breakwater using the SPH-based DualSPHysics model. In: Tropical Ocean and Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2022),
2022	PRSCO-1 reliability of shoreline delineation between sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 imagery in determining shoreline evolution for dsas method: a case study in Pahang coastline. In: Virtual International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (vICOMSA) 2022,
2022	Sensitivity analysis and application of X beach at Cherok Paloh Beach, Pahang, Malaysia. In: Seminar on Beach Protection and Restoration around the South China Sea,
2022	Sensitivity analysis and application of xbeach at Cherok Paloh beach, Pahang, Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference of Sustainable Earth Resources Engineering 2022,
2022	Sensitivity analysis and application of xbeach at Cherok Paloh beach, Pahang, Malaysia. In: Tropical Ocean and Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2022),
2022	Trajectories of floating marine debris along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. In: The 2nd Global Cleanup Congress,
2022	Trajectory of floating marine litter along Pahang Coastline. In: Tropical Ocean and Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2022),
2021	Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) Program under Sea Circular Project, United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP) and KASA. In: Bengkel Guru Clean Seas Malaysia,
2021	Dynamic Visualization of Beach Morphology in Wave Overtopping over Coastal Structures. In: UMTAS 2021,
2021	Marine school: school for sustainable marine livelihood. In: Karnival Inovasi UTeMEX2021,
2021	Modelling approach in assessing and predicting the trajectory and spatial distribution of floating plastic debris in coastal water of East Coast Peninsular. In: IIUM Research Day 2021: An International Online Event for Life Sciences,
2021	Modelling Approach in Assessing and Predicting the Trajectory and Spatial Distribution of Floating Plastic Debrisin Coastal Water of East Coast Peninsular Malaysia. In: UMTAS 2021,
2021	Numerical Modelling of coastal structure using SPH-based DualSPHysics model. In: UMTAS,
2021	Reliability of Shoreline Delineation between Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 Imagery in Determining CoastalEvolution for DSAS Method: A Case Study in Pahang Coastline. In: UMTAS 2021,
2021	Shiny visualisations of marine species in climate projections challenge: 3B. In: Blue Cloud Hackhaton,
2020	CPR-Drowning education for school children living in the coastal community towards improving their well-being: a scoping review. In: International Nursing, Health, Research Conference (INHRC) 2020,
2020	Marine debris assessment and monitoring: special programme under marine school. In: IIUM Marine School Webinar Series,
2020	Marine debris monitoring & assessment using standing-stock survey at selected beaches along Pahang coastline. In: Research Innovation Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Showcase (RICES),
2020	Numerical modelling of coastal structure using SPH-based DualSPHysics model. In: IIUM Research Day 2021: An International Online Event for Life Sciences,
2020	Short-term analysis of shoreline changes detection along Pahang coastline, Malaysia: an application of digital shoreline analysis system (DSAS). In: IIUM Research Day 2021: An International Online Event for Life Sciences,
2019	Marine debris monitoring and assessment using standing-stock survey method at selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline. In: International Conference on Oceanography and Sustainable Marine Production (ICOSMAP) 2019,
2019	Marine debris monitoring and assessment using standing-stock survey method at selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019,
2019	Marine debris monitoring and awareness program. In: Khind Project for Happiness,
2019	Petrosains PlaySmart Kuantan: Introduction to Marine School. In: Meet The Expert Program 2019,
2019	Rip current occurrence probability at selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline. In: International Conference on Marine and Coastal Engineering and Sciences 2019 (ICOSMaP),
2018	Beach morphology and sand characteristic at selected recreational beaches along northern region of Pahang coastline. In: Tropical Oceans and Marine Science Symposium (TOMSY 2018),
2018	Hydroelastic and hydrodynamic analysis of a uniform rigid and flexible barge using weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (WCSPH). In: International Research Innovation, Invention & Solution Exposition (IRIISE 2018),
2014	An improved SPH method for wave generation in free surface flow simulations. In: The 5th UK Marine Technology Postgraduate Conference (MTPC 2014),

Book

2017	Application of optimal control in Vertical Weight Stabilizer (VWS) system for actual ship. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-705-7

Book Section

2020	Climate change and coastal defense in Malaysia: A review. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-2-79106-9, pp. 80-94
2020	Climate change and coastal defense in Malaysia: A review. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-2-79106-9, pp. 80-94
2015	Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method for modelling 2-dimensional free surface hydrodynamics. In: CRC Press, ISBN: 9781315685052, pp. 195-200

Monograph

2020	Field measurement and numerical approach of rip current hazards at the selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastlines. In: ,