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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. MEOR MOHD FAISAL BIN MEOR ZULKIFLI
DR. MEOR MOHD FAISAL BIN MEOR ZULKIFLI
Senior Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
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BIOGRAPHY

Meor Faisal Zulkifli a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya. He obtained his PhD from Imperial College London, specialising in laser diagnostics and combustion. His research expertise spans Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), experimental diagnostics and numerical modelling, with applications in complex fluid and thermal systems.

He has extensive industrial research experience, having previously served as a Project Leader and Principal Researcher at TNB Research, where he successfully led five major research projects with a combined value exceeding RM10 million. His work focused on improving the efficiency and performance of gas turbines and coal-fired power plants through advanced diagnostics, numerical simulations and AI-driven monitoring and optimisation.

His current research focuses on hydrogen, ammonia and alternative fuel combustion, alongside the application of CFD, AI/ML and digital twin technologies to improve power generation systems and optimise industrial operations. Building on this expertise, he seeks to extend his research beyond traditional engineering applications into interdisciplinary research through advanced computational modelling and artificial intelligence.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Kejuruteraan Mekanikal), (Kejuruteraan Mekanikal / Jentera)
    Imperial College London, UK
  • MEng (Kejuruteraan Mekanikal), (Kejuruteraan Mekanikal / Jentera)
    University of Surrey

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Ketua Penyelaras Latihan Industri Program Ijazah Dasar
    20 Dec 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 (University Malaya)
  • Task Force Member
    11 Mar 2024 - 11 Mar 2025 (Department)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Akbarinia, B; Zulkifli, MF; Abd Razak, B; Muhamad, MR; Ousaloo, HS; Mokhtar, N (2026). Visibility-aware Fisher information optimization for optimal fiducial marker deployment in complex indoor environments, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 16, 14. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-55054-2
  2. Khan, T; Toyama, K; Zulkifli, MF; Zubir, MNM; Muhamad, MR; Khaliq, UA; Raja, S; Zhang, JL; Çam, G (2026). A review on WE43-metallic glass composites produced by friction stir processing: A new path towards biocompatible materials, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T. 40, 3233-3260. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2026.01.032
  3. Rehman, A; Yunhe, Z; Ding, Z; Hussain, F; Razzaq, L; Zulkifli, MF; Ang, BC; Zulkifli, NWBM (2026). Advanced machine learning approach using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) and comparison with RSM for optimization of biodiesel yield from palm based waste cooking oil, CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING. 84, 17. doi:10.1016/j.csite.2026.108308
  4. Ali, MAH; Zulkifle, MZA; Ghazali, NNN; Apsari, R; Zulkifli, MMFM; Alkhedher, M (2025). AI-driven UAV with image processing algorithm for automatic visual inspection of aircraft external surface, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 15(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-025-02902-2
  5. Khaliq, UA; Muhamad, MR; Zulkifli, MF; Yusof, F; Ibrahim, S; Brytan, Z; Miura, T; Suga, T; Morisada, Y; Fujii, H (2025). Enhanced Mechanical and Electrochemical Performance of Al/Mg Dissimilar Friction Stir Butt Welds Using AZ61 Magnesium Alloy, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE. . doi:10.1007/s11665-025-11480-3
  6. Mazaheri, AH; Muhamad, MR; Faiz, MK; Yusof, F; Zulkifli, MF; Abu Hassan, ZF; Hasnan, HK; Rahmani, O; Asemi, A (2025). Carbon capture and storage (CCS): CO2 basaltic mineralization through the phase transition from gas-solid to aqueous under low reaction kinetics, ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES. 84(16). doi:10.1007/s12665-025-12455-2
  7. Shaikh, Kaleemullah; Khan, Wajahat Ahmed; Kazi, Salim Newaz; Zubir, Mohd Nashrul Mohd; Bhayo, Bilawal Ahmed; Razak, Bushroa Abdul; Wong, Kok Hoe; Nawaz, Rab; Zulkifli, Meor Faisal; Palaniapan, Jevanraaj K. (2024). Environmental and economic benefits due to mitigation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) fouling on brass heat exchanger surface with titanium oxide (TiOx) coating, POWDER TECHNOLOGY. 448. doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120268
ESCI
  1. Mokhtar, N; Muhamad, MR; Zulkifli, MF; Ito, T; Ito, T (2026). Mirroring Humanity: Creating the Digital Twin via Advanced Human-Device Interfaces, JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS NETWORKING AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE. 11, 6
Others
  1. Hairul Hisham Hamzah, Najahtul Najihah Ahmad Kamal, Marta Meneghello, Saiful Arifin Shafiee, Turgut Sonmez, Mohamad Nurul Azmi Mohamad, Shazarizul Haziq Mohd Samsuri, Meor Faisal Zulkifli (2020), Hexanediamine Monolayer Electrografted at Glassy Carbon Electrodes Enhances Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Aqueous Neutral Media, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(16).
  2. Mohd Noor, N. A. W. ., Hasini, H. ., Mohd Samsuri, M. S. H. ., & Meor Zulkifli, M. M. F. . (2020). CFD Analysis on the Effects of Different Coal on Combustion Characteristics in Coal-fired Boiler. CFD Letters, 12(10), 128–138
  3. Mohd Samsuri, M. S. H., Hasini, H., Mohd Noor, N. A. W., & Meor Zulkifli, M. M. F. (2020). Temperature Profile Assessment of Sub-Bituminous Coal by Using a Single Burner Combustion Test Facility. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 78(1), 1–10.
  4. Siti NIO, Zaidah ZA, Azlan Z, Muhd FS, Mohamed IAH, Rosmamuhamadani R, Zarif MS, Meor FZ, Muhammad FA, Mohd MM (2020) Electrically conductive fabric coated with polyaniline: physicochemical characterisation and antibacterial assessment. Emergent Materials. doi.org/10.1007/s42247-019-00062-4
  5. Zhenzhen Wang, Wangzheng Zhou, Junjie Yan, Takahiro Kamimoto, Kazuma Tsujimoto, Yi Li, Yoshihiro Deguchi, Nursalwa Ahmad Sani, Shazarizul Haziq Samsuri, Meor Faisal Zulkifli (2020), Application of 2D temperature measurement to a coal-fired furnace using CT-TDLAS, Measurement Science and Technology, 31(3), 0957-0233.
  6. Cheng Tung Chong, Jo-Han Ng, Mohd Shiraz Aris, Guo Ren Mong, Norshakina Shahril, Sing Tung Ting, Meor F. Zulkifli, Impact of gas composition variations on flame blowout and spectroscopic characteristics of lean premixed swirl flames, Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 128(1-13), 0957-5820.
  7. Meor F. Zulkifli, Franziska Hunger, Benjamin A. O. Williams, Frank Beyrau, Christian Hasse (2016), Comparative flame structure investigation of normal and inverse turbulent non-premixed oxy-fuel flames using experimentally recorded and numerically predicted Rayleigh and OH-PLIF signals, Proceedings of Combustion Institute 36(2).
  8. Hunger Franziska, Meor F. Zulkifli, Benjamin AO Williams, Frank Beyrau, Christian Hasse (2016). A Combined Experimental and Numerical Study of Laminar and Turbulent Non-piloted Oxy-fuel Jet Flames Using a Direct Comparison of the Rayleigh Signal, Flow Turbulence and Combustion 97, no. 1 (2016): 231-262
Article in Proceeding
  1. Hunger, F., Zulkifli, M., Williams, B., Beyrau, F., Hasse, C. "Numerical and experimental analysis of laminar and turbulent oxy-fuel jet flames using a direct comparison of the Rayleigh signal." 15th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, 2015.
  2. Zulkifli, Meor F, Franziska Hunger, Christian Hasse, Frank Beyrau, and Benjamin AO Williams. "Validation of a numerical model of oxy-fuel combustion in laminar and turbulent jet flames by direct prediction of experimental quantities." European Combustion Meeting, 2015

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Fuels and Combustion (Hydrogen, Ammonia, Natural Gas, Coal, Biomass and Biofuel)
  • Power Plant Combustion Technology (Gas Turbines and Coal-Fired Power Plants, and CFD)
  • Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning (Applications of ML/AI in Combustion and Power Generation)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2026 - 2028, Geran Penyelidikan Eksploratori Dan Transformatif (GET)-3
    XGBoost-Driven Machine Learning for Early Prediction of Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2027, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Comprehensive Investigation Of Ternary Fuel Blending: Characterizing Hydrogen-ammonia-methane Combustion At Elevated Pressures Through Experimental And Numerical Approaches ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2026 - 2027, RU Geran - UMCares
    Pemerkasaan Komuniti TVET melalui Pemahiran Teknologi Kimpalan Termaju dalam Industri Keretapi Laju dan Aeroangkasa ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2024 - 2026, UM Living Labs @ UMSDC
    Reducing Energy Consumption Of Air Conditioner Via A Synergy Of Superhydrophobic Evaporator And Machine Learning-enabled Performance Monitoring ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2024 - 2026, Government Agency
    Meningkatkan Skala Prototaip Pengudaraan Mikrobubble: Dari Penyelidikan Makmal Ke Aplikasi Akuakultur ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2025 - 2026, AI FOR MEDICINE RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME
    Ai In Medicine Summer School: Foundations And Applications ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2026 - 2028, Private Funding
    Development Of Jpg Boiler Optimisation And Support Tool At Sindora Palm Oil Mill For Johor Plantations Group Berhad ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2017 - 2020, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Development of a sensing system for online 2-d temperature profiling in coal-fired furnace using laser-based technique ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2019 - 2020, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Intelligent laser-based surface defect scanning system ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2018 - 2019, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Intelligent gas turbine combustion monitoring system ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2017 - 2019, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Coal-blending application in coal-fired power plants ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2017 - 2018, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Enhancement of gas supply quality specifications for gas turbine power plants ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  7. 2017 - 2018, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    Application of chemical additive to reduce slagging and fouling formation in coal-fired power plants operation ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2025 - 2027, Universiti Malaya Translational Research Grant (UM TRG)
    Combustion Anomaly Detection and Optimization in Gas Turbines Using Temporal Fusion Transformer and Digital Twin-Based Reinforcement Learning for Application in TNB Gas-Fired Power Plants ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Investigation of a Transfer Learning-Based Hybrid Digital Twin Framework for Structural Health Monitoring ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2025 - 2026, University Grant
    Agitation Effects On Pool Boiling Heat Transfer ( Co-Researcher)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Design and Development of Wafer Electroplating Machine, Osram Opto Semiconductors
    03 Jan 2025 - 02 Jan 2026 (National)
  • PROVISION OF ENTERPRISE DECARBONISATION PASSIVE RADIATIVE COOLING TECHNOLOGY (PARCTECH) FIELD TEST STUDY FOR DIFFERENT COOLING PAINTS, FILMS AND BASE MATERIALS, PETRONAS TECHNICAL SERVICES SDN BHD
    05 Mar 2024 - 04 May 2024 (National)
  • Coal quality Assessment and Trial Burn - TNB Janamanjung, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Project Leader/lead Consultant
    01 Jul 2018 - 14 Jul 2020 (National)
  • Coal quality assessment and trial burn - TNB Janamanjung, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Project Leader/lead Consultant
    01 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2020 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

Invited Speaker
  1. AI/ ML Approaches for Wafer Map Defect Classification, 2025 Annual Academic Conference, Guangdong Semiconductor Equipment and Components Society (International) (13 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2026) FUEL-AWARE MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH DEVIATION-ADAPTIVE RE-OPTIMIZATION FOR BIOMASS BOILER COMBUSTION, NURHAN NUFA'IL BIN AZMAN
  2. (2026) AI-ENABLED AUTONOMOUS DECISION-MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, LI ZEPING
  3. (2026) Physics-Informed Cfd Modelling And Accelerated Optimisation Of Palm Biomass Boiler Combustion Under Fuel Variability, NIK AHMAD FARHAN BIN NIK MAHMOOD FARID
  4. (2026) AI -ENABLED DIGITAL TWIN FOR PREDICTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE QUALITY CONTROL IN TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BLANK ROD CYLINDRICAL GRINDING, CHONG BIN HONG
  5. (2026) INVESTIGATION OF COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF SUB‑BITUMINOUS COAL CO‑FIRING WITH COMBUSTION ADDITIVES IN A UTILITY‑SCALE BOILER, ELAYA KUMARAN A/L RAMAKRISHNAN
  6. (2026) INFLUENCE OF FRICTION STIR WELDING TEMPERATURE AND MXENE STABILIZER CHEMISTRY ON THE STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY OF ALUMINUM COPPER JOINTS FOR FAST CHARGING LITHIUM ION BATTERY INTERCONNECTIONS, AMMAR A M ABUEID
  7. (2026) Numerical Investigation of Flame Stabilisation and Lift-Off in Ammonia-Methane-Hydrogen Ternary Swirl Combustion Using Non-Adiabatic LES-FGM, FATEME AHMADIFURG
  8. (2026) DEEP6G: A DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN 6G COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, HAFIFAH YAYANG
  9. (2026) COMBUSTION-REGIME TRANSITIONS, FLAME STABILIZATION, AND CARBON-OXIDATION BEHAVIOUR IN PREMIXED NH3-H2-CH4 TURBULENT SWIRL FLAMES, YUSUF GARBA YUSUF
  10. (2026) DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS USING FRICTION STIR PROCESSING., TOUSEEF KHAN
  11. (2026) STATE ESTIMATION AND SENSORS-FUSION WITH ITS APPLICATION TO ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED VISION, BANAFSHE AKBARINIA
  12. (2026) Vision-Based Deep Learning Framework for Industrial Biomass Combustion Diagnostics and Potassium-Associated Slagging Risk Monitoring, SONG YUE
  13. (2025) AI-DRIVEN ANOMALY DETECTION, DIGITAL TWINS, AND REINFORCMENT LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABLE POWER GENERATION, MALAKOUTI SEYEDMATIN
  14. (2024) AMMONIA CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY OF RESUDIAL EXHAUST AMMONIA FROM ENGINE FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS, NANDAKRISHNAN SASI LEYJU
  15. (2026) RESEARCH ON INDUSTRIAL SMALL OBJECT DEFECT DETECTION AND LIGHTWEIGHTING BASED ON THE IMPROVED YOLO SERIES, CUI XIN
  16. (2026) MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF SOLAR BASED HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS, OSAMA IFRAQ
  17. (2026) RENEWABLE ENERGY/HYDROGEN, MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR KHAN
  18. (2026) Enhancement of Condensation Heat Transfer via Laser-Textured Surfaces for Improving the Performance of Air Conditioning Systems, ARQAM SUHAIL
  19. (2026) OPTIMIZATION OF LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES UNDER DYNAMIC CONDITIONS, NOFIL UR REHMAN
  20. (2026) Photocatalytic Synthesis of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil Using g-C₃N₄/MoS₂ Composite: Process Optimization and Engine Performance Evaluation, ABDUL REHMAN
  21. (2026) AN AUTONOMOUS AI-BASED INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR DEFECTS DETECTION OF THE CONTACT SURFACE IN RAILWAY TRACKS, XIANG SHUAIBO
  22. (2026) COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF TERNARY FUEL BLENDING: CHARACTERIZING HYDROGEN-AMMONIA-METHANE COMBUSTION AT ELEVATED PRESSURES THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACHES, KESHEAV SURAJ
  23. (2025) TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WIND POWER, PRAKASH A/L MANOHARAN
  24. (2024) COAL COMBUSTION ENHANCEMENT: THE IMPACT OF ADDITIVES, NUR SALWA BINTI AHMAD SANI

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2024) KIG2013 - Computer Programming
  2. (2024) KIG4068 - Machine Learning
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2025) KIG2007 - Computer Programming
  2. (2026) KIG2007 - Computer Programming
  3. (2025) KIG2013 - Computer Programming
  4. (2026) KIG2013 - Computer Programming
  5. (2025) KIG3006 - Industrial Training
  6. (2026) KIG3007 - Integrated Design 1
  7. (2025) KIG3015 - Industrial Training
  8. (2026) KIG4054 - Final Year Project 1
  9. (2025) KIG4068 - Machine Learning
  10. (2026) KIX2001 - Integrated Design I
  11. (2026) KQK7004 - Energy Conversion and Storage