PROF. DR. AHMAD FARIS ISMAIL
Position : Professor / Dean of Engineering
Office Room : Dean's Office, Kulliyyah of Engineering
Office Phone ext : 4414
E-mail : faris@iiu.edu.my

Education Background:

1993 Ph.D. Chemical Eng. Rice University, Houston, Texas
1988 B. Sc. Chemical Eng. University of Houston, Texas

Awards, Honors and Societies:

Awards

• IIUM Excellent Researcher Award, Quality Day, 2002.
• IIUM Research Award, 1994.
• Rice Graduate Fellowship, 1988-1993.
• Listed in "Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Millennium Edition", 2000.
• Dean's List (Spring 1985, Spring 1986, Fall 1986, Spring 1987 and Summer 1987)

Societies

• Member of Omega Chi Epsilon (Chemical Engineering Honor Society)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe), 1988-.
• Institutions of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), 1994-.
• Honorary Member of Malaysian Gas Association (MGA), 1995 -.
• International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), 1996-.
• Akademi Sains Islam Malaysia (ASASI), 1997-.

Responsibilities:

1. Chief Editor, IIUM Journal of Engineering (2000 - present)
2. Member, IIUM Senate (1997 - present)
3. Member, Board of Research, IIUM (1997 - present)
4. Member, Board of Student Affairs (1999 - present)
5. Member, Board of Quality Culture (2000 - present)
6. Member, Board of the Centre for Excellence in Continuing Education and Distance Learning - C-ExCel (1999 - present)
7. Member, Campus Development Council (2000 - present)
8. Member, Budgetary Preparation Standing Committee (2000 - present)
9. Member, University Student Admissions Committee (2000 - present)
10. Member, Committee on the Implementation of SSB (2001)
11. Member, Steering Committee for the Establishment of New IIUM Matriculation Centre at Janda Baik, Pahang (2001)
12. Member, Steering Committee of the Official Opening Ceremony of IIUM (2001)
13. Chairman, University Subcommittee on Criteria for Academic Promotion (2001)
14. Chairman, University Subcommittee on the Establishment of Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (2001)
15. Chairman, Kulliyyah Procurement Committee (2001 - present)
16. Chairman, Kulliyyah Quality Culture Committee (2000 - present)
17. Chairman, Kulliyyah Curriculum Committee (1999 - present)
18. Chairman, Kulliyyah Postgraduate Committee (1999 - present)
19. Chairman, Kulliyyah Board of Appeals (1997 - present)
20. Technical Advisor, IT in-Touch Sdn. Bhd. (1999 - present)
21. Member, Senate Appeal Sub-Committee (1994 - 1997)
22. Member, University Technical and Computing Committee (1994 - 1996)
23. Member, IIUM IRPA Steering Committee (1994 - 1997)
24. Advisor, Engineering Society at IIUM (Enginius) (1994 - 1997)
25. Chairman, Board of IIUM-MCRIA Robotics and Automation Centre, 1998-present
26. Member, Malaysian Engineering Deans' Council, 1997-present
27. Member, Education Committee, Malaysian Gas Association, 1999 - present
28. Member, Board of Studies for Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology, 001
29. Member, Board of Studies for Automotive Engineering Programme, 2000.
30. Member, Board of Studies for Aerospace Engineering Programme, 2000.
31. Member, Board of Studies for Biotechnology Engineering Programme, 2000.
32. Member, Board of Studies for Communication Engineering Programme, 2000.
33. Member, National Steering Committee on Solar, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, 2002 - present
34. Member, National Advisory Committee, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (ICAIET-2002), 2002.
    
35. Member, Panel of Energy Expert for Energy Efficiency Outreach Services project, Malaysia Energy Centre, 1999 - present
36. Member, Technical Committee, National Science Fellowship Scheme, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment, 1998 - present
37. Member, Protem Committee, Robotics and Automation Association of Malaysia (RAAM), 1998- present
38. Member, Advisory Committee, Malaysian Engineering Education Model Study Team, 1999.
39. Member, Council of Jury, IIUM Writers Award, IIUM Books Week, 1999
40. Member, IEM/BEM Special Committee on Engineering University Curriculum, 1998
41. Chairman, Technical Evaluation Panel for IGS (Industrial Grant (R&D) Scheme). Project related to Internal Combustion Engine (1998-present)
42. Editor and Reviewer, Proceedings of First International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'01), 2001
43. Reviewer, Journal of Materials and Processing Technology, 1999
44. Reviewer, Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, 1996-present.
45. Reviewer, Jurnal Kejuruteraan (Journal of Engineering), UKM, 1998-present
46. Member, Editorial Board, IIUM Journal of Engineering, 1998-2000
47. Member, National Advisory Committee, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (ICAIET-2002), 17 - 18 June 2002.
48. Chairman, Organising Committee of International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'01), 12 - 13 February 2001.
49. Member, Advisory Committee, International Advanced Technology Forum 2000, 7 - 8 November 2000.
50. Member, Technical Committee, Asia Pacific General Galvanizing Conference (APGGC 99), 12 - 16 September, 1999.
51. Member, National Advisory Committee, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT'98), 24 - 28 August 1998.
52. Chairman, Organising Committee of National Conference on Combustion Technologies for Cleaner Environment (CTCE '97), 3 July 1997.
53. Member, Organising Committee of International Conference on Values and Attitudes in Science and Technology 1996 (VAST'96), 3 - 6 September 1996
54. Member, Board of Studies for Faculty of Science, 1996.
55. Member, Board of Studies for Materials Engineering Programme, 1995.
56. Chairman, Organising Committee of Seminar on Developing Water Resources for Enhancing the Quality of Environment and Life, December 1995
    

Courses taught at IIUM

• Computer System and Programming
• Computer Vision and Image Processing
• Digital Control
• Sensors and Vision Systems
• Fluid Mechanics
• Thermal Science
• Product Design
• Engineering Mechanics
• Linear Algebra & Vector Calculus
• Advanced Engineering Mathematics
• Computer Aided Analysis
• Engineering Mathematics
• Fluid Systems
  

Research Interest

• Computational Fluid Dynamic and Heat Transfer
• Modeling and Simulation
• Digital Image Analysis
• Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Energy Systems
• Polymer and Composite Processing
• Discrete Modeling with Cellular Automata
• CVD Processes

Projects:

• IIUM Research Fund, "Design of Automotive Body Parts Using Composite Materials", with Mohamed Abd. Rahman, 2002.
• IPRA Research Fund, "Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Pressure-based Typing Biometrics Authentication System", with W. K. Lai and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Momoh J. Salami, 2002.
  
• IRPA Research Fund, "Improvement in Machinability of Hard to Machine Work Materials by Cryogenic Cooling and Job Preheating" with Assoc. Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Nurulamin, 2001.
• IPRA Research Fund, "An Investigation of Composite Tubes Subjected to Radial Crushing Load" with Dr. Asad A. Khalid, 2001.
• IRPA Research Fund, "Development of A Model for Resin Transfer Mold (RTM)
  Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Tool - CFX", 2000.
• IRPA Research Fund, " Development of Efficient and Clean Combustion/Energy
  System", 2000.
• IRPA Research Fund, "A Design and Analysis Tool for Sheet Metal Forming Processes Using Finite Element Method" with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tasneem Pervez, 1999.
• IRPA Research Fund, "Development of Computer Controlled Pumps Test Set", 1999.
• IIUM Research Fund, "Experimental Investigation of a Multi-stages Solar Still", with Prof. Bassam Ali Jubran and Dr. Mirghani Ahmed, January 1998 - December 1998.
• Kulliyyah of Medicine Project, "Design and Manufacturing of Organ Bath", with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ajmal Ansari, 1998.
• IRPA Research Fund, "Clean and Efficient Energy Systems Using Malaysian
  Coals", 1996-1999.
• IIUM Research Fund, "The Effect of Process Conditions on Rice Husks Combustion", Mar 1995 - Dec 1996.
• IRPA Research Grant, "Discrete Simulation of Gasification Processes of Carbon Solid Materials (Gas-Solid Systems)", 1995.
• IRPA Research Grant, "General Purpose Code for Computational Fluid Dynamics" with Dr. Rached Ben Mansour, 1995.

Selected Publications

• M. M. Haque and Ahmad F. Ismail, "Automation in Foundary/Casting Industry", Proceedings of 2002 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT'02), Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 815 - 820, 2002.
• M. M. Haque and Ahmad F. Ismail, "Effect of Cooling Rate on Structure and Properties of Aluminium-Silicon Alloys", Proceedings of the 65th World Foundry Congress, Gyeongju, Korea, pp. 379-386, 2002.
• Ainil Sufreena Mohd Supian, Fadhli Wong Mohd Hassan Wong, Ahmad Faris Ismail, and Lai Weng Kim, "Identity Authentication Via typing Biometrics", Proceedings of 2nd World Engineering Congress (Information & Communication Technology), Kuching, Sarawak, pp. 401-406, 2002.
• M. J. E. Salami, A. F. Ismail, and N. T. Mustapha, "Design and Implementation of Intelligent Data Acquisition System for Critical Measurements", Proceedings of 2nd World Engineering Congress (Manufacturing Engineering, Automation & Robotics), Kuching, Sarawak, pp. 378-383, 2002.
• Mohd Azlan Mohd Ishak, Khudzir Ismail, Mohd Asri Mohd Nawi, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Desulphurisation of Peroxyacid Treated Indonesian Coals by Organic Base", ACGC Chemical Research Communications, Vol. 14, pp. 14-25, 2002.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail and M. Afni Hamudi Fauzi, "Coal Combustion Processes using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Model: Effect of Particle Size", Proceedings of 6th Asia-Pacific International Sysmposium on Combustion and Energy Utilization (6TH APISCEU), Kuala Lumpur, pp. 173-178, 2002.
• Mohd Sultan Ibrahim, A. F. Ismail, M. R. Khan, "Free Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates Based on Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory by Using Finite Element Method", Proceedings of the Annual Workshop National Science Fellowship (NSF), Petaling Jaya, pp. 22-24, 2002.
  
• Farid Nasir Ani, Mohammad Nazri Mohd Jaafar, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Masjuki Hassan, Azeman Mustafa, Ahmad Faris Ismail, Tholuddin Md. Lazim, Ahmad Suhaimi Abdul Rahim, and Zainal Alimuddin Zainal Alauddin, Glosari Teknologi Pembakaran, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2001.
• Zuraida Ahmad, Asad A. Khalid, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Finite Element Analysis of Composite Cylinders Subjected to Radial Crushing", accepted for publication, Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Composite Structures (ICCS/11), Australia, 2001.
• Fadhli Wong Mohd Hasan Wong, Ainil Sufreena Mohd Supian, Ahmad Faris Ismail, Lai Weng Kin, and Ong Cheng Soon, "Enhanced User Authentication Through Typing Biometrics with Artificial Neural Networks and K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm", Conference Record of the Thirty-Fifth Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, And Computers, Pacific Grove, California, Vol. 2, pp. 911-915, 2001.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, Iskandar Al Thani Mahmood, and Tasneem Pervez, "Automation of Pump Test Rig System", Proceedings of the First International Conference on Mechatronics, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 701-714, 2001.
• Asad A. Khalid, Ahmad F. Ismail, and Nurul Amin A.K.M., "Finite Element Study on Composite Cones Under Axial Compression Loading", Proceedings of the First International Conference on Mechatronics, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 119-128, 2001.
• M. I. Ahmed, Y. A. Abakar, T. Pervez, and A. F. Ismail, "Design and Analysis of a Solar Still Using Finite Element Method", Proceedings of the First International Conference on Mechatronics, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 140-150, 2001.
• B. A. Jubran, A. F. Ismail, M. I. Ahmed, Y. A. Abakar, "Numerical modelling of multi-stage solar still", Journal Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1107-1121, 2000.
• B. A. Jubran, A. F. Ismail, and Tasneem Pervez, "Prediction of the Performance of a Solar Water Detoxification System Under Malaysian Climatic Conditions", Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 1-12, 2000.
• Talal F. Yusaf, Abdul Halim Shamsuddin, Yusoff Ali, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "A Study of Dual Fuel System Using Compressed Natural Gas for Commercial Diesel Engine", International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 163-167, 1999.
• Khudzir Ismail, Mohd Azlan Mohd Ishak, Mohd Asri Mohd Nawi, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Investigation of Indonesian Sub-Bituminous Coal After Peroxyacetic Acid Treatments", ACGC Chemical Research Communications, Vol. 9, pp. 39-50, 1999.
• Khudzir Ismail, Md. Lias Kamal, Omar Abdul Kadir, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Desulphurisation of Indonesian Sub-Bituminous Coals by Single Electron Transfer Technique - A Mild Reducing Technique", in press, Proceedings of Malaysian Science Congress '99, Kuching, Sarawak, 1999.
• Khudzir Ismail, Mohd Azlan Mohd Ishak, Colin E. Snape, S. D. Brown, Mohd Asri Mohd Nawi, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Characterisation of Organic Sulphur Forms in Oxidised Coals Via High Pressure Temperature Programmed Reduction", Proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Malaysian Energy Research, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 9-15, 1999.
• Khudzir Ismail, Mohd Azlan Mohd Ishak, Md. Lias Kamal, Colin E. Snape, S. D. Brown, Mohd Asri Mohd Nawi, Omar Abdul Kadir, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Determination of Organic Sulphur Forms in Some Malaysian and Indonesian Coals by High Pressure Temperature-programmed Reduction", Proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Malaysian Energy Research, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 1-7, 1999.
• A. F. Ismail, B. A. Jubran, and R. C. Abdullah, "Temperature Transient Profile For Combustion of Porous Cylindrical Carbon-Riched Particle", Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Modelling and Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 90-94, 1999.
• A. F. Ismail, A. H. Shamsuddin and F. M. A. Mahdi, "Reactivity Study of Rice Husk Combustion using TGA", Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress '99, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 47-50, 1999.
• Y.A. Bakar, B. A. Jubran, A. F. Ismail, and M.I. Ahmed, "Prediction of the Performance of a Compact Evacuated Solar Still", Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress '99, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 95-99, 1999.
• K. Ismail, M. A. M. Ishak, Z. Zakaria, M. A. M. Nawi, A. F. Ismail, and K. A. Majid, "Chemical Desulphurisation of Sub-bituminous High Sulphur Indonesian Coal Via Peroxyacetic Acid Treatment", submitted to Fuel Processing Technology, 1999.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail and Faisal M. A. Mahdi, "Reactivity Studies of Malaysian Coals for Clean Energy Systems", Proceedings of the Second Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, Trabzon, Turkey, pp. 107-110, 1998.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, Talal F. Yusaf, Faisal M. A. Mahdi, and Abdul Halim Shamsuddin, "Combustion Processes of Rice Husks for Energy", RERIC International Energy Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 63-75, December 1997.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, Talal F. Yusaf, and Faisal M. A. Mahdi, "Experimental Studies of Self-Ignition Phenomenon During Rice Husks Combustion", Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluid and Thermal Energy Conversion '97, Yogyakarta, pp. 475-480, 1997.
• Talal F. Yusaf, Abdul Halim Shamsuddin, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Natural Gas A Best Solution of The Environmental Pollution For Internal Combustion Engines", Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluid and Thermal Energy Conversion '97, Yogyakarta, pp. 467-473, 1997.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, Talal F. Yusaf, and ABD Shamsuddin, "Coal Combustion in Vertical Combustor Using FLUENT", Proceedings of the National Conference on Combustion Technologies for Cleaner Environment, IIUM-Kuala Lumpur, pp. 51-60, 1997.
• Faisal Mahdi, Ahmad Faris Ismail, and Talal F. Yusaf, "Rice Husk Combustion Using TGA", Proceedings of the National Conference on Combustion Technologies for Cleaner Environment, IIUM-Kuala Lumpur, pp. 75-81, 1997.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail and Tasneem Pervez, "Temperature Profile for Combustion of Porous Cylindrical Particle with Mass Transfer Limitation", Proceedings of Second International Conference on The Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering, UPM-Serdang, pp. 183-188, 1997.
• Tasneem Pervez and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "The Effect of Shear Deformation on Viscous Damping Approximation of Anisotropic Laminated Composite Plates", Proceedings of Second International Conference on The Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering, UPM-Serdang, pp. 27-37, 1997.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Modelling of Char Structure Influence on the Self-Ignition Temperature During Coal Gasification", Proceedings of First Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, Trabzon, Turkey, pp. 721-726, 1996.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail and Talal F. Yusaf, "Combustion Processes of Rice Husks for Energy", Proceedings of First Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, Trabzon, Turkey, pp. 727-730, 1996.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail and Hamzah M. Salleh, "Prediction and Simulation of Controlled Released Systems Based on Multilayer Arrangement of Monodisperse Drug Particles Separated by Bioerodible Polymer", Proceedings of the 12th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, Bangi, Malaysia, 1996.
• Talal F. Yusaf, Abdul Halim Shamsuddin, Yusuff Ali, and Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Design Modification of High Speed Diesel Engine to Accomodate Compressed Natural Gas", RERIC International Energy Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 19-26, June 1996.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, "2-D and 3-D Cellular Models Using Erosion and Dilation: Development and Applications", Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9 No 1, pp. 18-24, 1996.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Steady-state Model of Spherical Char Particle Ignition During Combustion Processes", Proceedings of IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Pittsburgh, USA, pp. 403-406, 1996.
• Ahmad Faris Ismail, "Discrete Simulation Using Digital Image Processing and Mathematical Model of Dissolution Process", Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Vol 7, pp. 51-57, 1994.