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Yasir Bin Mohd. Mustafah

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Computer Vision - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
  • Bachelor in Electronic Engineering - Bachelor Degree, University of Southampton

Yasir Bin Mohd. Mustafah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


yasir@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Dr Yasir Mohd Mustafah obtained his Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering from University of Southampton, UK in 2004. After graduation, he worked as an engineer in Flextronics Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Toyota Motor (Malaysia) for a while before joining International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Later, he furthered his studies and earned his Ph.D from the University of Queensland, UK in 2011. His Ph.D research work was on the area of intelligent surveillance system done in collaboration with National ICT Australia.
Currently, Dr Yasir is actively conducting research on Intelligent Surveillance in collaboration with the Royal Police of Malaysia targeting to reduce crimes. Another research that he is currently conducting is on environmental data mapping such as radiation and water quality using unmanned agents. He is also working with Proton Holdings Berhad as an advisor for their Autonomous Ground Vehicle projects. Dr Yasir is active in delivering Robotic related courses and workshops.
He is also an active advisor to IIUM Robotic Club and currently advising MARA in their project to set up a robotic-based school. He has authored and co-authored publications in international and local refereed journals and conferences. He has acquired a number of research projects/grants as a principal and co-investigator. Currently, he is the Deputy Dean of Academic Management and Admission Division of IIUM, and Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering.


Area of Specialisation


  • ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Signal Processing ~ Other Signal Processing n.e.c - Pattern detection and recognition, signal/image processing and classification
  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Aerospace ~ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Autonomous quadrotor, aerial surveillance, multi UAV agents
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Electrical and Electronic Engineering ~ Robotics and Mechatronics - HCI, autonomous system, visual servoing, NEMS, FES, BCI.
  • ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Security System ~ Surveillance System - Smart surveillance, high resolution system, distributed camera network, tracking and indentification
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Electrical and Electronic Engineering ~ Digital and Analogue Electronics - Digital systems design, embedded systems design, VLSI, analogue systems design, hardware software co-design.


Teaching Responsibilities


ANALOG ELECTRONICS 2011/2012
DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
DIGITAL SYSTEM AND MICROPROCESSOR 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN AND MICROPROCESSOR 2023/2024 2022/2023
DIGITAL SYSTEMS DESIGN 2011/2012 2010/2011
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 2010/2011
INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2017/2018 2013/2014
INTERGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2019/2020
MACHINE VISION 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING LAB IV 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
MECHATRONICS LAB III 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
MECHATRONICS ROBOTICS LAB 2023/2024
MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS DESIGN 2013/2014 2012/2013
MICROPROCESSOR BASED SYSTEMS 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2013/2014
PROJECT 1 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
Project II 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
REAL TIME SYSTEMS 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
SEMINAR 2010/2011
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES 2021/2022 2020/2021
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 2023/2024 2022/2023
UNDERWATER AND AERIAL ROBOTS 2023/2024
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2023/2024 2022/2023


Supervision


High Frequency Vibration Control Using Piezoelectric Patch Transducers .
Ph.D Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Single Sample Face Recognition Using Network Of Spinking Neurons.
Ph.D Completed 2015 Co-supervisor
Experiential Design For Heritage Edutainment Using Mix Reality : A Focus Of Malay History.
Ph.D In Progress Member Supervisory Committee
Development Of Autonomous Radiation Mapping System For Gamma Radiation.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Early Detection And Prediction Of Tube Leaks Faults In Pulverised Coal-Fired Boiler Using Deep Neural Network.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
A Semantic Segmentation Approach To River Sediment Identification.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Vision Based Control Of Autonomous Quadcopter For Target Tracking.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Optimization Of Processing Time For Vision Based One-Channel Around View Monitoring System On Embedded Platform.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Forward Collision Warning System Using Cascade Classifier Of Embedded Platform.
Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor
Deep Reinforcement Learning For Autonomous Driving.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Real Time Lane Detection On Embedded Platform For Advanced Driver Assistance System.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Vision Based Single-Shot Real-Time Ego-Lane Estimation And Vehicle Detection For Forward Collision Warning System.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Path Planning Algorithms For Industrial Automated Guided Vehicles (Agvs).
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Development Of Ionizing Radiation Mapping Robot .
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
Moving Object Detection And Classification For Smart Surveillance System.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Background Modeling Of Street Scenes For Intelligent Surveillance System.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Tracking Moving Objects Across Distributed Cameras.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Detection Of Partially Occluded Human Using Separate Body Parts Classifier.
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor
Development Of An Autonomous Radiation Mapping System .
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor
Anfis Based Navigation For Hvac Robot With Visual Feedback.
Master Completed 2015 Co-supervisor
Path Following Unmanned Quadrotor Using Improved 3d Limit-Cycle Navigation.
Master Completed 2014 Main Supervisor
Colour Based Object Detection And Tracking For Autonomous Quadrotor.
Master Completed 2014 Main Supervisor
Tropical Fruits Grading Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Based Intelligent Technique.
Master Completed 2014 Co-supervisor
Automatic Road Sign Identification System With Robustness To Partial Occlusion.
Master Completed 2014 Co-supervisor
Intelligent Decision Support System For Gas Turbine Planned Maintenance Extension.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Enhanced Visual Drone Detection Using Yolov8 Deep Learning Model.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2020 - 2020 The Industrial Internet of Things Course Module Development and Training of Trainers
2020 - 2023 Development of an Autonomous Surface Vessel For Sedimentation Investigation In Port
2019 - 2019 KKR Gimmick Video, Drone and Robot For Sambutan Hari Profesion Teknikal Negara
2019 - 2022 Modelling Facial Point Cloud Video as Novel Biometric Using 4D Deep Neural Network for Driver Drowsiness Detection
2018 - 2022 P11C2-17 (SMART DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM)
2018 - 2020 Service Between Delloyd R&D Sdn. Bhd., IIUM for CREST I-Grasp Process
2017 - 2019 Development of Advanced Driver Assistance System (Professional Service on Algorithm Design)
2017 - 2019 Development Of Advanced Driver Assistance System (System Integration)
2016 - A Qualitative Study on the Novel use of Electrical Stimulation for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers due to Immobility
2016 - Development of Smart Interior Rear View Mirror (IRVM)
2016 - 2019 Novel Tactile Sensory Surface Mat with Electrical Stimulation (SMES)for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers due to Immobility
2015 - 2017 Accelerated Learning Program for Robotic Competition
2014 - 2017 Development of a 3-D ?-Patterning Process for Vertically Aligned Cardon Nanotubes (VACNT) for New Types of Sensor Fabrication
2014 - 2018 Mathematical Analysis to Estimate Optimal Shunt Impedance for Piezoelectric Transducer to Maximize Vibration Energy Dissipation in Non-Deterministic Sub-Systems
2014 - 2016 Real Time Anomaly Detection for Street Crime Surveillance
2014 - 2016 Implementation of Halal Certification System for small and Medium Size Food Enterprise under Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang
2013 - 2016 Novel Real-Time Snatch Robbery Detection And Prediction For Smart Surveillance System
2013 - 2015 Development of Multi-Agent Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) System Bathymetry Survey
2012 - 2015 Design and Development of Radiation Mapping Robot
2012 - 2015 Design and Development of Autonomous Assistive Devices using EMG Signal for Functional Rehabiliation
2011 - 2015 RU 2011: Design of a Camera Equipped Micro UAV With Human Tracking Capability
2011 - 2014 RU 2011: The Development Of An FPGA-based Smart FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) Device
2010 - 2012 Development of an Real-time automated surveillance system with Human Tracking Capability
On-Going
2024 - Present Kajian Kebolehlaksanaan Pembangunan National Border Control System (NBCS)
2023 - Present Enhancing Inclusive Education: Knowledge Transfer Programme of I-TACT Assistive Device for Teaching and Learning Tactile Graphics at Special Education School for the Blind Setapak
2023 - Present Benchmarking Talent Management and Succession Planning Practices in Higher Learning Institutions in Malaysia, Southeast Asia & Beyond
2022 - Present Development of Robotic Learning Kit and Modules for Robotic Competitions
2022 - Present "CXSense System For SURAYA Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet"
2021 - Present Intelligent Real-time Crowd Monitoring System using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Video and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Data
2021 - Present The Development of the Medical Assistance Robot, MediBOT
2020 - Present Development of an Autonomous Seabed Mapping System
2020 - Present Industry@University: 4IR Competence Centre
2019 - Present Development of Ocean-Grade ASV for geo inspection and survey application
2019 - Present Perkhidmatan pengumpulan data dan analisis data hidrologi serta pembangunan my river basin (NAHRIM) Integrated Numerical Modelling) untuk Pusat Kajian Lembanagan Sungai, Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysaia (NAHRIM)
2018 - Present Deep Neural Network Model for River Hydromorphology Characterization from Aerial Photogrammetry Point Cloud
2017 - Present Development of Advanced Driver Assistance System (Algorithm Design)
2017 - Present Development of A Modular, Scalable System of Adas Simulator
2017 - Present Elucidating the Effects of Plasma Density on Graphene Growth from In-Situ Measurements by a Langmuir's Probe
2017 - Present Development Algorithms for Adas Functions Based on Camera Sensors
2016 - Present Analytical Modeling of Relationship Between Frontal Facial Thermal Imprint and Affective States In Human Machine Interaction for Children with Brain Malformation
2014 - Present AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS RESEARCH UNIT
2008 - Present Intelligent Mechatronic System Research Unit (IMSRU)


Publications


Article

2021 Unmanned aerial vehicles for crowd monitoring and analysis. Electronics, 10 (23) pp. 1-18
2020 Software optimization of vision-based around view monitoring system on embedded platform. Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia, 4 (1) pp. 73-81
2018 An analysis of a flexible dry surface electrodes. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 10 (1) pp. 74-83
2018 Design and development of image based lane warning and anti-collision detection system. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, SI (6) pp. 95-105
2018 Features-based moving objects tracking for smart video surveillances: A review. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 27 (2) pp.
2018 Vision-based lane departure warning system. Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia, 2 (2) pp. 166-176
2017 Intelligent surveillance system for street surveillance. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, 25 (1) pp. 181-190
2016 Adaptive background modeling for dynamics background. Advances in Systems Science and Applications, 16 (2) pp. 54-69
2016 Analysis on the effect of stimulator parameters in electrical stimulation procedure on the human bicep muscle. Jurnal Teknologi, 78 (7-5) pp. 15-22
2016 Moving object detection and classification using neuro-fuzzy approach. International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering, 11 (4) pp. 253-266
2016 Real-time moving objects tracking for distributed smart video surveillances. International Review on Computers and Software, 11 (4) pp. 324-335
2016 Robust face recognition against expressions and partial occlusions. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 13 (4) pp. 319-337
2015 Coincidence detection using spiking neurons with application to face recognition. Journal of Applied Mathematics, (534198) pp. 1-20
2015 Formation of hydrophobic surface using two stages electrodeposition method. Advanced Materials Research, 1115 () pp. 226-229
2014 Fabrication of hip and pelvis part for designing acetabular implant by using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) machine. Advanced Materials Research, 875-87 () pp. 1235-1238
2013 An investigation of fatigue phenomenon in the upper limb muscle due to short duration pulses in an FES system. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (012067) pp. 1-8
2013 ANFIS -based navigation for HVAC service robot with image processing . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (1) pp. 012087
2013 Colour-based object detection and tracking for autonomous Quadrotor UAV. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (1) pp. 012086
2013 Human body parts detection using YCbCr color space. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 () pp. 556-560
2013 Improved 3D limit-cycle navigation method for path planning quad rotor. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (1) pp. 012084
2013 Intelligent technique for grading tropical fruit using magnetic resonance imaging. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 4 (7) pp. 216-225
2013 Object distance and size measurement using stereo vision system. Advanced Materials Research, 622/23 () pp. 1373-1377
2013 Performance analysis of robust road sign identification. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (1) pp. 012017
2013 Performance comparison between ANN and PCA techniques for road signs recognition. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 () pp. 611-616
2013 Performance comparison between RGB and HSV color segmentations for road signs detection. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 () pp. 550-555
2012 Face recognition from single sample per person by learning of generic discriminant vectors. Procedia Engineering, 41 () pp. 465-472
2012 Indoor UAV positioning using stereo vision sensor. Procedia Engineering, 41 () pp. 575 - 579
2012 Out-of-Plane rotated object detection using patch feature based classifier. Procedia Engineering, 41 (2012) pp. 170 - 174
Conference or Workshop Item

2020 Car detection using cascade classifier on embedded platform. In: 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering, ICOM 2019,
2020 Low cost piezoresistive pressure sensor matrix for pressure ulcer prevention and management. In: 2019 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM) 2019,
2019 Effects of hydrogen during annealing process of graphene synthesis via chemical vapor deposition. In: Nanotech Malaysia 2018 in conjunction with 3rd International Conference on Enabling Science and Nanotechnology (ESciNano 2018), 5th Malaysia Workshop on 2D Materials and Carbon Nanotube (2DMC 2018),
2019 Electrical stimulation in combating pressure ulcer for immobilize subjects: a conceptual framework. In: International Conference on Biomedical Engineering,
2017 Accelerated learning programme for robotic competition. In: 3rd National Conference on Knowledge Transfer (NCKT'16),
2017 Development of autonomous radiation mapping robot. In: IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, IRIS 2016,
2017 Development of autonomous radiation mapping robot. In: IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, IRIS 2016,
2017 Impact of cobalt-60 gamma radiation source on electronic devices using Geant4. In: 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IRIS 2016),
2017 Real-time human activity recognition. In: 6th International Conference on Mechatronics - ICOM'17,
2015 Development of land target following system of hexacopter. In: The 10th Asian Control Conference 2015 (ASCC 2015) ,
2015 Development of load carrying and releasing system of hexacopter. In: 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015),
2014 Adaptive background reconstruction for street surveillance. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Analysis of artificial neural network and viola-jones algorithm based moving object detection. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Analysis on background subtraction for street surveillance. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Autonomous navigation of mobile robot using kinect sensor. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Detection of different classes moving object in public surveillance using artificial neural network (ANN). In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Face recognition using illumination-invariant local patches. In: 2014 5th International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS 2014),
2014 Features selection for multi-camera tracking. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Real-time tracking using edge and color feature. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014),
2014 Vision aided path planning for mobile robot. In: International Conference on Computer & Communication Engineering 2014,
2013 Low voltage DC power supply with spike-blocking features. In: 2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Instrumentation and Measurement for Life (I2MTC 2013),
2012 Skin region detector for real time face detection system. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012),
2012 Stereo vision images processing for real-time object distance and size measurements. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012),
2012 The design of non-invasive Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for restoration of muscle function. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012),
2010 A Bayesian network-based framework with Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) formulations for FPGA system design. In: 21st IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors, ASAP ,
2010 Square patch feature based face detection architecture for high resolution smart camera. In: 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras, ICDSC 2010,
2010 Square patch feature: faster weak-classifier for robust object detection. In: 11th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2010,
2009 A BBN-based framework for adaptive IP-reuse. In: Proceedings of the 6th FPGAworld Conference,
2009 Exploiting Bayesian belief network for adaptive IP-reuse decision. In: Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications 2009 (DICTA '09),
2009 Face detection system design for real time high resolution smart camera. In: Third ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras, 2009. ICDSC 2009,
2007 An automated face recognition system for intelligence surveillance: smart camera recognizing faces in the crowd. In: Distributed Smart Cameras, 2007. ICDSC '07. First ACM/IEEE International Conference on,
2007 Optimizing Resources of an FPGA-based Smart Camera Architecture. In: 9th Biennial Conference of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society on Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications, ,
2007 Real-Time Face Detection and Tracking for High Resolution Smart Camera System. In: Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications, 9th Biennial Conference of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society on,
Book

2023 Humanising leadership: transforming the education landscape. Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), ISBN:
2023 Humanising leadership: transforming the education landscape. Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), ISBN:
2020 ROBOCON Robot Design Handbook 2020. Center for Professional Development, ISBN: 978-967-12577-8-4
2019 Robot design handbook: ROBOCON Malaysia 2019. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-491-054-9
2011 Mechatronics book series: control and intelligent systems. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181765
Book Section

2011 Autonomous unicycle robot using reaction wheel pendulum: controller design . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181529, pp. 103-111
2011 Autonomous unicycle robot using reaction wheel pendulum: integration and results . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181529, pp. 112-117
2011 Autonomous unicycle robot using reaction wheel pendulum: mechanical design . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181529, pp. 94-102
2011 Intelligent egg incubator: introduction. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181321, pp. 116-124
2011 Intelligent egg incubator: mechanical design. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181321, pp. 125-136
2011 Intelligent egg incubator: system integration and results. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181321, pp. 137-156