Biography

Dr. Ng Zi Neng earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electronics in 2011. He went on to pursue a Master of Engineering Science degree, which he completed in 2014. Continuing his academic journey, he obtained a PhD in Engineering from Multimedia University in 2019, with a thesis titled "Fabrication and Characterization of Doped ZnO Films and Diodes."

During his PhD studies, Dr. Ng gained valuable teaching experience by assisting his faculty with various engineering subjects, including Circuit Theory, Electronics 1 and 2, Digital Signal Processing, and Physics Laboratory. As he neared the completion of his PhD, he was hired as a sessional lecturer at Monash University, teaching for two semesters in 2019. In 2020, he was promoted to Scholarly Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering. During his tenure, he contributed significantly to teaching courses such as Electrical Circuits, Engineering Design: Cleaner, Safer, Smarter, Digital Systems, and Electrical Energy Systems.

At Xiamen University Malaysia, Dr. Ng continues to impart his knowledge, contributing to the development of future engineers. He is the course lecturer for Engineering Physics (I), Electrical Machinery & Drive, Electrical Energy Utilization, and First Step into MATLAB for undergraduate. He is also the course coordinator for Capstone Project (II). His research interests include electronic materials, semiconductor devices, and sustainable energy systems.
 

Research Interest

Semiconductors and thin film materials, micro and nano device applications, sensors, solar cells, electrochromic devices.

Educational Background

• Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Engineering, Multimedia University Cyberjaya, 2019

• Master of Engineering Science, Multimedia University Cyberjaya, 2014

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Electronics, Multimedia University Cyberjaya, 2011
   

Professional Bodies 

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

Working Experience

• Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Xiamen University Malaysia (2025 – Present).

• Lecturer, School of Electrical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Xiamen University Malaysia (2021 – 2025).

• Scholarly Teaching Fellow, Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE), School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia (2020 – 2021).

• Sessional Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE), School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia (2019 – 2020).

• Research Officer/Graduate Research Assistant, Centre for Advanced Devices and Systems (CADS), Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University (2011 – 2019)
   

Research Experience / Grants

• Xiamen University Malaysia Research Funding, XMUMRF/2022-C9/IECE/0027, Principal investigator, Xiamen University Malaysia (2022 – 2026). Grant amount: RM 30000. Project title: Synthesis of solution-based P-type ZnO film by co-doping Ga and N.

• Project member of Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education (2014 – 2016). Grant amount: RM 80200. Project title: Investigation of Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Doped Zinc Oxide Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering Technique.
   

Publications

• W.H. Tee, M. Ariannejad, J.B.T. Lim, C.C. Kang, J.D. Tan, Z.-N. Ng, M.R. Mohamad Ismail, Rural electrification model for remote communities: a study in Sarawak, Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-025-00382-w.

• C.Z. Eldjilali, G.S.H. Thien, Z.-N. Ng, B.K. Yap, K.B. Tan, H.C.A. Murthy, K.-Y. Chan, Electrochromic performances of TiO2 nanocrystals thin films for smart glass applications, Thin Solid Films 815 (2025) 140636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2025.140636.

• H.-H. Koay, G.S.H. Thien, B.W.-C. Au, A.H.E. Abdelhamed, R. Balachandran, Z.-N. Ng, K.-Y. Chan, An IoT-enabled monitoring and control system for electrochromic smart windows, Discover Internet of Things 4 (2024) 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43926-024-00086-1.

• H. Zhang, Z.-N. Ng, C.C. Kang, J.D. Tan, M. Ariannejad, M.A.S. Bhuiyan, K.-Y. Chan, Efficiency enhancement of CZTS solar cell with WO3 buffer layer using CZTSe BSF layer, Energy Reports 12 (2024) 2707–2719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.08.045.

• Y. Zhang, C.C. Kang, C.Y. Kang, Z.N. Ng, K.N. Minhad, C.P. Liew, Optimization Cooling System of Photovoltaic Thermal Collector System for Sustainable Green Technology, in: 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and System Engineering (ICEESE), IEEE, 2024: pp. 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEESE62315.2024.10828539.

• X. Li, C.C. Kang, Z.N. Ng, K.N. Minhad, Advances and Challenges in Automated Agriculture: Integrating 5G Wireless Technology with IoT, Cloud Computing and Robotics, in: 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), IEEE, 2024: pp. 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECCE63537.2024.10823580.

• X. Li, J. Chen, Y. Huang, Z. Cui, C.C. Kang, Z.-N. Ng, Intelligent Marine Debris Cleaning Robot: A Solution to Ocean Pollution, in: 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), IEEE, 2024: pp. 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECCE63537.2024.10823598.

• C.C. Kang, J.D. Tan, M. Ariannejad, M.A.S. Bhuiyana, Z.N. Ng, S.C.H. Yong, Smart sensor controller for HVAC system, Energy Reports 9 (2023) 60–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.09.113.

• H. Zhang, K.-Y. Chan, Z.-N. Ng, Modeling of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Solar Cells with Various Buffers Using SCAPS‐1D, Physica Status Solidi (b) 260 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202300270.

• M.-E. Yeoh, K.-Y. Chan, H.-Y. Wong, G.S.H. Thien, P.-L. Low, Z.-N. Ng, H.C.A. Murthy, R. Balachandran, A novel simplified approach in fabricating TiO2 photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Mater Lett 349 (2023) 134730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134730.

• N.I.A. Shukor, K.-Y. Chan, G.S.H. Thien, M.-E. Yeoh, P.-L. Low, N.K. Devaraj, Z.-N. Ng, B.K. Yap, A Green Approach to Natural Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Sensors 23 (2023) 8412. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23208412.

• M.S. Islam, K.-Y. Chan, G.S.H. Thien, P.-L. Low, C.-L. Lee, S.K. Wong, E.E.M. Noor, B.W.-C. Au, Z.-N. Ng, Performances of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films for Smart Glass Applications, Polymers (Basel) 15 (2023) 3420. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163420.

• M.-E. Yeoh, K.-Y. Chan, H.-Y. Wong, P.-L. Low, G.S. How Thien, Z.-N. Ng, H.C. Ananda Murthy, R. Balachandran, Hydrothermal duration effect on the self-assembled TiO2 photo-anode for DSSC application, Opt Mater (Amst) 141 (2023) 113907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113907.

• Y.-E. Lye, K.-Y. Chan, Z.-N. Ng, A Review on the Progress, Challenges, and Performances of Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells, Nanomaterials 13 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030585.

• Fathin Izzaty Fahmi, Kah-Yoong Chan, Chu-Liang Lee, Wai-Leong Pang, Gregory Soon How Thien, Zi-Neng Ng, An Intelligent Waste Management System Enabled by IoT, International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering 11 (2023) 401–405.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, Ultraviolet photodetectors based on doped ZnO films, J Phys Conf Ser 1349 (2019) 012043. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1349/1/012043.

• K.Y. Chan, C.Y. Low, B.W.C. Au, Z.N. Ng, M.E. Yeoh, W.L. Pang, C.L. Lee, S.K. Wong, Radio frequency magnetron sputter deposited ZnO films doped with Al, Ga and Ti, Materials Research Innovations 23 (2019) 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14328917.2017.1356013.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, S. Muslimin, D. Knipp, P-Type Characteristic of Nitrogen-Doped ZnO Films, J Electron Mater 47 (2018) 5607–5613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6468-2.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, Ga-sn co-doped zno films via sol-gel route, Solid State Phenomena 280 SSP (2018) 43–49. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.280.43.

• K.Y. Chan, Z.N. Ng, B.W.C. Au, D. Knipp, Visibly transparent metal oxide diodes prepared by solution processing, Opt Mater (Amst) 75 (2018) 595–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.10.047.

• B.W.C. Au, K.Y. Chan, Y.K. Sin, Z.N. Ng, Hot-point probe measurements of N-type and P-type ZnO films, Microelectronics International 34 (2017) 30–34. https://doi.org/10.1108/MI-08-2015-0067.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, Y.K. Sin, F.K. Yam, D. Knipp, Sol-gel derived Al-Ga co-doped ZnO thin films embedded with microrods, J Nanosci Nanotechnol 17 (2017) 348–353. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2017.12477.

• Z. Ng, K. Chan, B.W. Au, C. Lee, Study On Doping Effects of Sol-Gel Derived Sn-Doped ZnO Thin Films, in: ICCT 2015 , Hokkaido, 2015: pp. 1–4.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, C.Y. Low, S.A. Kamaruddin, M.Z. Sahdan, Al and Ga doped ZnO films prepared by a sol-gel spin coating technique, Ceram Int 41 (2015) S254–S258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.03.183.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, Influence of baking method and baking temperature on the optical properties of ZnO thin films, in: AIP Conf Proc, AIP Publishing, 2015: p. 100003. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915210.

• C.Y. Low, K.Y. Chan, Z.N. Ng, J.W. Hoon, W.L. Pang, Humidity Sensors on Thermally Oxidized Silicon Substrates, Adv Mat Res 970 (2014) 111–114. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.970.111.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, S.A. Kamaruddin, M.Z. Sahdan, Influence of Spinning Speed on the Properties of Sol-Gel Spin Coated ZnO Films, Adv Mat Res 970 (2014) 115–119. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.970.115.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, Y.K. Sin, J.W. Hoon, S.S. Ng, Influence of post-annealing condition on the properties of ZnO films, Ceram Int 39 (2013) S263–S267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.10.074.

• J.W. Hoon, K.Y. Chan, Z.N. Ng, T.Y. Tou, Transparent Ultraviolet Sensors Based on Magnetron Sputtered ZnO Thin Films, Adv Mat Res 686 (2013) 79–85. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.686.79.

• Z.N. Ng, K.Y. Chan, T. Tohsophon, Effects of annealing temperature on ZnO and AZO films prepared by sol-gel technique, Appl Surf Sci 258 (2012) 9604–9609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.05.156.