CURRICULUM VITAE

ASSOCIATE PROF. IR. DR. NUR AZAH BINTI HAMZAID

(CEng IMechE UK)
Ir Dr Nur Azah Hamzaid is a Professional Engineer (BEM) and Chartered Engineer (IMechE, UK). She is Associate Professor at Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya. She obtained her bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering (1st class Hons) in 2005 and pursued her PhD at the University of Sydney, Australia in the same year. Since 2010, she has been pioneering the Biomechatronics, Neuroprosthetics and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) research group in Malaysia. She is a Biomedical Engineering Consultant at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) at the Rehabilitation Robotics Clinic (CREATE), a clinic for patients of complex rehabilitation cases. Dr Azah holds a Masters Certificate in Leadership by the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development, Malaysia. She is the Founding President of IFESS Malaysia Chapter and currently serving as Executive Board Member of IFESS International. She is also the co-founder of the engineering outreach program  "Let's Go To Mummie's Lab" for young children's STEM education through play. She is now the co-founder of UM student startup SilverPulse Sdn Bhd. Her aim is to improve the Rehabilitation Engineering field in Malaysia.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/azah.hamzaid
CONTACT
Telephone
0379674487
Email
azah.hamzaid
RESEARCH ID
QR Code
Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4277-2813
Researcher id
B-9417-2010
Scopus id
9243249400
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Doctoral Degree (PhD), Kejuruteraan Rehabilitasi, University of Sydney, Australia, 2010
Bachelor Degree, Kejuruteraan Mekatronik, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 2005
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Contribution to external organisation - Organisation (Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2024)
Contribution to external organisation - Organisation (Mar. 2023 to Mar. 2026)
Contribution to external organisation - Organisation (Oct. 2024 to Dec. 2024)
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
Rehabilitation Engineering, Computer Play Therapy, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Biomechatronics
H Index: 16.00
Total Journal Publication: 138
Sum of Citation: 970.00
Books: 8
Proceedings: 27
Research Grants: More than RM Two million four hundred and sixty six thousand five hundred and seventy six