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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. MUHAMMAD SYAMIL BIN MOHD SA'AD
DR. MUHAMMAD SYAMIL BIN MOHD SA'AD
Research Officer
Photonics Research Centre (prc)
Photonics Research Centre
03-79676770
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Muhammad Syamil obtained his PhD in Photonics from Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His expertise is in the domain of optical fiber sensor network. Previously, he did his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pure Physics from the Faculty of Science of the same university. Currently he is a research officer at the Photonics Research Centre, Universiti Malaya and his research interests focus on the fabrication of optical fiber sensors to monitor ground movement parameters and the development of real-time slope monitoring systems using optical fiber technology.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • INSTRUMENTATION, MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND METROLOGY FOR ACOUSTICS AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
    Physical Sciences, Physics, Acoustics And Optical Physics
  • OPTICAL/PHOTONIC SENSOR
    Applied Science And Technology, Material Sciences And Technology Including Engineering Materials, Sensor Materials
  • SENSORS IN REMOTE SENSING (INCLUDING HYPERSPECTRAL, THERMAL, MICROWAVE AND LASER TECHNIQUES))
    Applied Science And Technology, Geomatics, Remote Sensing

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD.Photo, (Teknologi Fotonik)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Ahmad, H; Mokhtar, N; Rusni, NAM; Sa'ad, MSM; Imaduddin, IS; Majid, SR; Mayzan, MZH; Lutfi, MAM; Hussein, M; Sun, S; Thambiratnam, K (2026). Calcium-molybdenum-cobalt-2-methylimidazole trimetallic organic framework as a saturable absorber for passive mode-locked thulium-holmium doped fiber lasers, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 16, 14. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-50198-7
  2. Burhanuddin, W. A. F. W.; Ahmad, Harith; Sa'Ad, M. S. M.; Alias, M. A.; Ismail, M. F. (2025). Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-Based Pore Pressure Sensor Utilizing Bellows System, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 25(3), 4706-4714. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3521011
  3. Alias, M. A.; Ahmad, H.; Thambiratnam, K.; Samion, M. Z.; Sa'ad, M. S. M.; Lim, K. S.; Zulkifli, M. Z.; Mahmoodin, Z.; Bayang, L.; Ismail, M. F. (2024). Performance Comparison of a 3-D Printed Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Load Cell Sensor Based on the Influence of Different Infill Density and Pattern, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 24(8), 12400-12412. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3372145
  4. Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Ahmad, Harith; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Reduan, Siti Aisyah; Bayang, Leonard; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2024). Optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based strain sensor embedded in different 3D-printed materials: A comparison of performance, MEASUREMENT. 225. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2023.114060
  5. Burhanuddin, W. A. F. W.; Ahmad, Harith; Alias, M. A.; Sa'Ad, M. S. M.; Sun, Shufeng; Ismail, M. F. (2024). Multiparameter Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-Based Sensor Fabricated Using 3-D Printing Technology for Precise Measurement of Vertical Earth and Pore Pressure, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 24(16), 25793-25801. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3424403
  6. Sa'ad, M. S. M.; Ahmad, H.; Alias, M. A.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Lim, K. S.; Harun, S. W.; Grattan, K. T. V.; Rahman, B. M. A.; Brambilla, G.; Reduan, S. A.; Bayang, L.; Ismail, M. F. (2023). Surface-Mounted Tilt Sensor Using Fiber Bragg Grating Technology for Engineered Slope Monitoring With Temperature Compensation, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 23(12), 12828-12837. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2023.3268649
  7. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ahmad, Harith; Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Sing, Lim Kok; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi; Bayang, Leonard; Reduan, Siti Aisyah; Thambiratnam, Kavintheran; Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2023). Optical fiber Bragg grating-based pressure sensor for soil monitoring applications, OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 62(8). doi:10.1117/1.OE.62.8.086101
  8. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ahmad, Harith; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2023). A fiber Bragg grating-based inclinometer probe with enhanced sensitivity for a higher slope profiling resolution, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL. 364. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2023.114804
  9. Alias, M. A.; Ismail, M. F.; Sa'ad, M. S. M.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Lim, K. S.; Grattan, K. T., V; Brambilla, G.; Rahman, B. M. A.; Reduan, S. A.; Ahmad, Harith (2022). A Hi h-Precision Extensometer System for Ground Displacement Measurement Using Fiber Bragg Grating, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 22(9), 8509-8521. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3159850
  10. Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Ahmad, Harith; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Bayang, Leonard; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2022). Highly sensitive temperature-independent FBG-based sensor embedded in thermoplastic polyurethane using 3D printing technology for the measurements of torsion, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL. 346. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2022.113889
  11. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Sing, Lim Kok; Ahmad, Harith (2022). Temperature-independent vibration sensor based on Fabry-Perot interferometer using a fiber Bragg grating approach, OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 61(3). doi:10.1117/1.OE.61.3.037101
  12. Ismail, N. N., Sa'ad, M. S. M., Ismail, M. F., Zaini, M. K. A., Lim, K. S., Grattan, K. T. V., . . . Ahmad, H. (2021). Biaxial 3D-Printed Inclinometer Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Technology. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(17), 18815-18822. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2021.3090105
  13. Ismail, N. N., Sharbirin, A. S., Sa'ad, M. S. M., Zaini, M. K. A., Ismail, M. F., Brambilla, G., . . . Ahmad, H. (2021). Novel 3D-printed biaxial tilt sensor based on fiber Bragg grating sensing approach. Sensors and Actuators a-Physical, 330, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2021.112864
ESCI
  1. Ramalingam, Nimalrajh; Tan, Daryl; Lim, Kok-Sing; Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ahmad, Harith (2025). Development of a biaxial fibre Bragg grating (FBG) extensometer with axis misalignment error compensation and cloud integration for advanced slope monitoring, ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPRESS. 7(1). doi:10.1088/2631-8695/adad3b
Scopus
  1. Burhanuddin W.A.F.W., Ahmad H., Sa'ad M.S.M., Alias M.A., Ismail M.F. (2025). Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based Pore Pressure Sensor Utilizing Bellows System, IEEE Sensors Journal. . doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3521011
  2. Alias M.A., Ahmad H., Thambiratnam K., Samion M.Z., Sa'ad M.S.M., Lim K.S., Zulkifli M.Z., Mahmoodin Z., Bayang L., Ismail M.F. (2024). Performance Comparison of a 3D Printed Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Load Cell Sensor based on the Influence of Different Infill Density and Pattern, IEEE Sensors Journal. . doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3372145
  3. Burhanuddin W.A.F.W., Ahmad H., Alias M.A., Sa'Ad M.S.M., Sun S., Ismail M.F. (2024). Multi-Parameter Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based Sensor Fabricated using 3D Printing Technology for Precise Measurement of Vertical Earth and Pore Pressure, IEEE Sensors Journal. . doi:10.1109/JSEN.2024.3424403

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG)
  • Optical fiber sensors for ground movement and landslide monitoring (sensor design and fabrication)
  • Optical fiber sensor data and instrumentation design (remote, real-time monitoring)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2026 - 2028, Others MOHE - HiCoE
    Program Pentauliahan HICOE PRC 2026 ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2026 - 2028, Others MOHE - HiCoE
    Fiber Optic-Based Sensing Systems for Green Infrastructure and Grid Resilience ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2025 - 2026, RU Geran - UMCIC
    Terrasense: Real-time Slope Monitoring Using Optical Fibre Technology ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

Oral Presenter
  1. Development of multi-parameter pressure sensor using fiber Bragg gratings for potential landslide detection in Blue Valley Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, 12th Malaysian Road Conference & Exhibition 2024, 12th Malaysian Road Conference & Exhibition 2024 (National) (05 Nov 2024 - 07 Nov 2024)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2025) Optical Based Vibration Sensor In Sub-Sonic Wind Tunnel (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM))

PATENT/ IPR

  • Real-Time Data Processing and Visualization Software for Optical Fiber Sensors With Automated Alert Warning System
    COPYRIGHT
  • FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS FOR MEASURING BIAXIAL TILT
    PATENT
  • Fiber Bragg Grating for Measuring Biaxial Tilt
    Patent (International)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. PROGRAM TRANSFORMASI MINDA 2026, RUANG TEC, ARAS 8, BANGUNAN CANSELERI (09 Feb 2026 - 13 Feb 2026)
  2. PROGRAM SIRI LATIHAN UM DEEP TECH (UMDT) DEMO DAY ? FASA KEEMPAT, AUDITORIUM, ASIA-EUROPE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (15 Jan 2026 - 15 Jan 2026)