UTHM Expert : Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd. Farhan Md. Fudzee

“Man, and machines require intelligent to explore the logic of everything and the uncertainty of unknown. Only with wisdom, one shall lead the other.” – Mohd Farhan

43 years ago, in a hectic city of Kuala Lumpur, a joyful baby boy was born to the lovely parents, Md Fudzee and Rohana who is destined to become a dedicated academician today. He was then raised to always imagine interesting but challenging life, believing in the beauty of dream and to consistently commit on achieving them.

Have had the opportunity to study at Tengkera English School Malacca; Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (STAR) Ipoh; Diploma in Computer Science at UTM, Bachelor Science and Master Science in Information Technology at UiTM and PhD in Multimedia Computing at Deakin University Australia, he is drawn to innovating things.

In 2005, he joined UTHM family (formerly known as KUiTTHO) as a lecturer, with the spirit of lifelong learning, he has been teaching for 20 years and actively involved in research.

Today, Mohd Farhan is a professor at Multimedia Department, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) and currently the Deputy Dean of Research, Development and Publication, principal researcher at AROMA (Research on Multimedia & Applications) Focus Group and the chairman for JPPS UTHM and Digital TVET Committee under the UTHM TVET Council.

In his list of professional qualifications, he has been awarded professional technologist in ICT by MBOT in 2017 and certified with Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS-SQL), MSTB Certified Tester (CTFL), MSTB Certified Professional Requirement Engineering (CPRE) as well as Unity Certified User (UCU) Programmer. Prof. Mohd Farhan is a senior member of the IEEE Computer Society, and International Association of Computer Science & IT. Also, he is a certified NAUI diver.

Looking straight to his research achievements, Prof. Mohd Farhan and his team have secured more than RM1.65 million worth of research grants and consultations at university, national and international levels. His research/technical interest and experience encompass Information System, Computing, Multimedia Applications, and ICT Governance.

Securing RM2.5 millions for in-kind endowment for the establishment of the 1st Aruba Academy in Southeast Asia is also one of his key achievements.

Apart from that, he has published more than 100 indexed articles including several ISI indexed journals, academic and research books, ICT policy and strategic planning documents as well as product copyrights.

Continuing his success story, Prof. Mohd Farhan has received several excellence awards in teaching, publication, service, industrial linkage, best papers and on top of that he won more than 15 gold medals in international innovation competitions.

More than 10 postgraduate students in PhD and master’s levels have graduated successfully under his supervision and several more active students are still being supervised by him. Prof. Mohd Farhan has also been appointed as internal and external examiners for more than 20 local and international postgraduate students.

To add up, Prof. Mohd Farhan has also been appointed as visiting professor at Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia, keynote speakers, international conference chairperson, international journal editorial board member, journal reviewer, ICT subject matter expert (JPICT) and research fund panel (PPRN & DP) at the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), private-sector research grant evaluator (YUTP and UTP-UP), senate member, academic/research program advisors and auditors, as well as international conference committees around the globe.

In his leadership profile, he has served the university in various capacities such as Head of INSEP Academic Program, Head of Multimedia Panel, Head of Research Centre, Deputy Dean, ICT Director, and CIO.