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NUR HAZLIZA ARIFFIN (Member, IEEE)
received the bachelor’s degree in electronics
engineering technology from the UniKL British
Malaysian Institute, in 2008, and the M.Sc. degree
in microelectronics and the Ph.D. degree in elec-
trical and electronics engineering from Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), in 2015 and 2019,
respectively.
She has more than ten years of teaching
experience. She was with UCSI University,
from 2008 to 2015. She was a part-time Lecturer with Segi University,
from 2017 to 2018. She is currently a Lecturer with the Department of
Common Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia.
Her research interests include the IoT, embedded systems, control systems,
robotic design, and digital signal processing.
NORHANA ARSAD (Senior Member, IEEE)
received the B.Eng. degree in computer and com-
munication systems and the M.Sc. degree in pho-
tonics from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),
Malaysia, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and the
Ph.D. degree from the University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow, U.K., in 2010.
She is currently a Professor with the Center of
Advanced Electronic and Communication Engi-
neering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Envi-
ronment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her research interests include
the investigation and design of fiber laser systems for application in spec-
troscopy, gas sensing, and photonics technology. She is also active in engi-
neering education and entrepreneurial.
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