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Muhammad Afif Bin Husman

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leeds

Muhammad Afif Bin Husman (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


afifhusman@iium.edu.my
4416


Expert Profile


Muhammad Afif Bin Husman received his B.Eng (Mechatronics) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2011, MEng. (Biomedical) from University of Malaya in 2013, and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Leeds University UK in 2018. He is currently serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechatronics, Kulliyyah of Engineering IIUM. His research interests include sensor interfacing, software development and teleoperated robot communication. He is currently attached with the Center for Unmanned Technology (CUTe) IIUM, with main focusĀ as the lead developer for IIUM Medibot, a special medical robot capable of telepresence and intelligent navigations.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Mechanical Engineering ~ Other Mechanical Engineering n.e.c.


Teaching Responsibilities


INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
INTERGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2019/2020 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO IOT AND APPLICATIONS 2023/2024
MECHATRONICS CONTROL AND AUTOMATION LAB 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING LAB I 2022/2023
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING LAB II 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
MECHATRONICS SYSTEM LAB 2022/2023
PROJECT 1 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
PROJECT II 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020
SEMINAR 2018/2019
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2024/2025
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2025/2026


Supervision


Deep Learning Models For Open World Rgb-D Face Recognition .
Ph.D Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
Modelling And Optimisation Of Electric Vehicle Regenerative Braking Systems Via Predictive Control.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
The Feasibility Of Using An Inertial Sensor Of The Smartphone To Identify Stair Ascending And Descending Activity.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
A Method For Preserving Battery Life In Wireless Sensor Nodes For Lora Based Iot Flood Monitoring.
Master Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Development Of A Lorawan-Based Gps Tracking Device For School Children With Geofencing And Cloud Monitoring.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Ai-Enhanced Retrofit As A Service: Optimizing Electric Motorcycle Architecture With Predictive Bots.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Development Of A Lora-Based Wearable Child Tracking System With Ai-Enhanced Safety Features.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
A Study Of Optimized Upper Limb Activity Detection Using Force Sensing Resistor Sensor.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2024 - 2024 Knowledge Transfer Programme: Program Penjana Di Bawah Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi - Pensijilan Profesional (KPT-PACE) 2023
2021 - 2025 The Development of the Medical Assistance Robot, MediBOT
On-Going
2025 - Present FULCRUM: A GEOFENCING E-TRACKING REAL-TIME USER DETECTION OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION WITH ADSU EDUMEDIA SDN. BHD.
2025 - Present Wira STEM Cilik: Jelajah Keajaiban Dunia Interaktif
2024 - Present Design and development of an interactive tour guide robot
2023 - Present Bringing STEM To Life
2023 - Present Exploring The Impact of Short-term STEM Program and Parental Encouragement on Primary School Children's STEM Interest
2023 - Present Development of Comprehensive Training Modules on Practical Deep Learning and Autonomous Robotics
2019 - Present Investigating the feasibility of using inertial sensors from smartphone to identify stair ascending and descending activity for prosthetic leg users


Publications


Articles

2023 Design of smart shoes for blind people. Journal of Integrated and Advanced Engineering (JIAE), 3 (1) pp. 79-86
2023 Investigating optimal smartphone placement for identifying stairs movement using machine learning. International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture, 8 (4) pp. 95-105
2022 A method for preserving battery life in wireless sensor nodes for LoRa based IOT flood monitoring. Journal of Communications, 17 (4) pp. 230-238
2022 Efficient region of interest based metric learning for effective open world deep face. IEEE Access, 10 () pp. 1-17
2021 Unmanned aerial vehicles for crowd monitoring and analysis. Electronics, 10 (23) pp. 1-18
2020 Pavement condition analysis via vehicle mounted accelerometer data. IIUM Engineering Journal, 21 (1) pp. 73-84
2020 Towards the implementation of energy harvesting for IoT sensor nodes in an early warning flood detection system. Journal of Communications, 15 (5) pp. 398-405
2019 Heuristic real-time detection of temporal gait events for lower limb amputees. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19 (8) pp. 3138-3148
2017 A real-time gait event detection for lower limb prosthesis control and evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25 (9) pp. 1500-1509
Conference or Workshop Items

2017 Portable haptic device for lower limb amputee gait feedback: assessing static and dynamic perceptibility. In: 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR),
2016 A wearable skin stretch haptic feedback device: towards improving balance control in lower limb amputees. In: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,