SYNOPSIS

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are cutting-edge applications that aim to provide innovative transportation and traffic management solutions. These systems deploy various technologies to enhance the mobility, safety, and sustainability of transportation networks. The implementation of ITS has many advantages, but it also poses several challenges. The talk covers the author's experience in Malaysia and abroad in promoting and implementing various ITS-related applications or systems. In addition to that, there are many challenges need to be addressed which require collaboration among government agencies, private companies, and the public. It's essential to understand the root of the problem, regulatory and legal issues, interoperability frameworks, user acceptance, and funding challenges to promote the successful implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Dr. Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah is a lecturer and researcher at Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He joined University of Malaya in 1999 and has been teaching instrumentation and control system engineering to mechanical engineering students since 2003. He is also the Founder and Director of Integrated Transportation Solutions Sdn. Bhd., a UM spin-off company, which was established to manufacture and commercialize various R&D outputs related to intelligent transportation systems. He graduated from the Universiti Malaya with a B.Eng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. He received M.Eng and D.Eng degrees from Nagoya University and Tokushima University,respectively. His areas of expertise and research interest include instrumentation and control system engineering, weigh-in-motion systems, and intelligent transportation systems.Dr. Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah and his team have been involved in various kinds of research areas dealing with sensors, control system engineering, and intelligent systems. He is an active consultant to many government agencies and business companies both locally and globally. Recently, his research focus on Smart Sensor and Intelligent Transportation Systems, with the goal of reducing road accident fatalities, road pavement damage, and emissions from vehicular traffic, particularly those involving heavy vehicles.Dr. Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah has won many international awards for his research and development efforts. Among the prestigious awards he has received are "Best of the Best Awards" at the Malaysian Technology Expo 2013, "Best Paper Award - Discovering Interesting Facts" at the 9th Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies Conference 2011, and "Outstanding Paper Award" at the 17th Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)World Congress, 2010. He has also published over 80 scientific and technical papers,secured over 40 research grants, and filed several patents.