Biography

An Associate Professor at Xiamen University Malaysia under the School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Actively involved in teaching, research, and academic development with over 15 years of experience in higher education. Taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Contributed to curriculum design and programme enhancement within the school. Research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Robotics, Renewable Energy, and Embedded Systems. Actively involved in several externally and internally funded research projects. Contributed to numerous publications in top ranked high-impact journals. Strong team of postgraduate research students. Actively participates in various academic committees and initiatives, aimed at improving student learning and institutional growth. Values collaboration and has built research connections with local and international universities, reflecting the commitment to contributing meaningfully to the academic and research community.

Research Interest

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Automation, Control Systems, Renewable Energy. 

Educational Background

• PhD (Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems), Faculty of Engineering, University Malaya, Malaysia. 

• MSc (Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing), University Malaya, Malaysia

• BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Robotics and Automation), UTHM, Malaysia.

Professional Bodies

• Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

• The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

Working Experience

• Associate Professor/Head of Robotics and Automation Engineering Program, Xiamen University Malaysia.

• Postdoctoral Researcher, UNITEN

• Departmental Junior Academic, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya.

Research Experience

• A New Detent Torque Reduction Approach for Turbine-Based Green Energy Harvesting Systems via Stator Tooth-Rotor Magnet Paired Modifications, FRGS, MOHE.

• Development of Autonomous Intelligent Condition Based Maintenance System for Renewable Energy Enabling Technology, KeTTHA.

• AI-Predictive Analytics of Covid-19 Impact and Socioeconomic Analysis On Malaysia's Carbon Neutrality For Mitigation Solutions Resiliency, Geran Penyelidikan Program Pembangunan Dasar Masa (MPDP), Institute Masa Depan Malaysia.

• Wave Pattern Recognition using Artificial Intelligence for Corona, Surface Discharge and Arcing, TNB Research Sdn. Bhd.

• Elucidation of a Multilayer Graphene-Based Rectenna as an Efficient RF Energy Harvester for Green Technology, FRGS, MOHE.

• Fundamental Study of Gas Particles in Large Scale Metal Hydrides: A Model-Based for Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysia, FRGS, MOHE.

• A Generative Diffusion Model for Spatio-Temporal-Spectral Latent Representation of EEG with Annotation-Efficient Segmentation, FRGS, MOHE.

• A Customized Spore-Forming Bacterial Consortium for Enhanced Bio-Organic Fertilizer Production Method towards Sustainable Farming in Malaysia, PPRN, MOHE.

• Segmentation of Electrical Load Profiles with Intelligent Wireless Power Monitoring System, UNITEN.

• Development of High Throughput High Precision Projection 3D Printing System as A First Step to The Micromachining of Advanced 3D Heat Exchange for Power Plant Cooling, UNITEN.

• Effective Optimization of Off-Grid Solar-Wind Hybrid Renewable Energy Harvesting Systems, XMUMRF, XMUM.

• Solving Partial Shading Problems Photovoltaic System via Enhanced Meta-Heuristic Global Search Mechanism, XMUMRF, XMUM.

• Investigation of Electromagnetic Power Transfer Efficiency in Batteryless Mouse Using Spiral Resonator, XMUMRF, XMUM.

• Silicon Microring Resonator as Refractive Index Sensor with THz Generation Application, XMUMRF, XMUM.

• Characterization and Forecasting of EEG Epileptic Seizures for Outpatient Management, XMUMRF, XMUM.

• Smart Service Robot, XMUMRF, XMUM.

Representative Publications

• Nature‑Inspired Heuristic Frameworks Trends in Solving Multi‑objective Engineering Optimization Problems. Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Tan Jian Ding, Chloe Choe Wei Ee, Wang Han, Johnny Koh Siaw Paw, Iftekhar Salam, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Goh Sim Kuan. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s11831-024-10090-x. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• CMOS low noise amplifier design trends towards millimeter-wave IoT sensors. Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Md Rownak Hossain, Mohammad Shahriar Khan Hemel, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, Khairun Nisa’ Minhad, Tan Jian Ding, Mahdi H. Miraz. Ain Shams Engineering Journal. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2023.102368. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• Smart sensor controller for HVAC system. Chia Chao Kang, Jian Ding Tan, Mohammad Mahdi Ariannejad, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyana, Zi Neng Ng, Stevan Choong Hong Yong. Energy Reports. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.09.113. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Moth flame optimization for the maximum power point tracking scheme of photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions. Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Tan Jian Ding, Wang Han, Chua Chong Chai, Chua Ming Yam, Haw Choon Yian, Lai Hui Xin. Energy Reports. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.09.026. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Getting more from the wind: Recent advancements and challenges in generators development for wind turbines. Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Tan Jian Ding, Tan Jian Ping, Kang Chia Chao, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102731. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator design optimization for wind energy conversion system: A review. Teh Yee Heng, Tan Jian Ding, Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Tan Jian Ping, Haw Choon Yian, Mahidzal Dahari. Energy Reports. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.239. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Silicon dumbbell-shaped micro-ring resonator for glucose monitoring. M. M. Ariannejad, Jian Ding Tan, Chia Chao Kang, M. Ghasemi, and P. K. Choudhury. The European Physical Journal D. 2022. DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00418-2. Indexed: ISI (Q4)

• A Survey of Federated Learning from Data Perspective in the Healthcare Domain: Challenges, Methods, and Future Directions. Zahraa Khduair Taha, Chong Tak Yaw, Siaw Paw Koh, Sieh Kiong Tiong, K Kadirgama, F Benedict, Jian Ding Tan, Yogendra AL Balasubramaniam. IEEE Access. 2023DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3267964. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Design trends of LC-tank based CMOS ILFD for SHF and EHF transceiver applications. Mohammad Shahriar Khan Hemel, Md. Rownak Hossain, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Tan Jian Ding, Khairun Nisa’ Minhad, Kelvin Jian Aun Ooi, Sawal Hamid Md. Ali, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2022.12.017. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• Nature‑Inspired Optimization Algorithms in Solving Partial Shading Problems: A Systematic Review. Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Tan Jian Ding, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Kang Chia Chao, Mohammadmahdi Ariannejad, Haw Choon Yian. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s11831-022-09803-x. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• Advancements of wind energy conversion systems for low-wind urban environments: A review. Tan Jian Ding, Clifford Choe Wei Chang, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Khairun Nisa’ Minhad, Kharudin Ali. Energy Reports. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.153. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Efficiency enhancement of CZTS solar cell with WO3 buffer layer using CZTSe BSF layer. Han Zhang, Zi-Neng Ng, Chia Chao Kang, Jian Ding Tan, Mohammadmahdi Ariannejad, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Kah-Yoong Chan. Energy Reports. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2024.08.045. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Advances in Federated Learning: Combining Local Preprocessing with Adaptive Uncertainty Symmetry to Reduce Irrelevant Features and Address Imbalanced Data. Zahraa Khduair Taha, Johnny Koh Siaw Paw, Yaw Chong Tak, Tiong Sieh Kiong, K. Kadirgama, F. Benedict, Tan Jian Ding, Kharudin Ali, Azher M Abed. IEEE Access. 2024. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3435910. Indexed: ISI (Q2)

• Analysis of the Effect of Search Step Size on the Accuracy and Convergence Properties of Electromagnetism-Like Mechanism Algorithm. Jian Ding Tan, Mahidzal Dahari, Siaw Paw Koh, Ying Ying Koay, Issa Ahmed Abed. Journal of Multiple-Valued Logic and Soft Computing. 2017. Indexed: ISI (Q1)

• An improved electromagnetism-like algorithm for numerical optimization. Jian Ding Tan, Mahidzal Dahari, Siaw Paw Koh, Ying Ying Koay, Issa Ahmed Abed. Theoretical Computer Science. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.tcs.2016.05.045. Indexed: ISI Q3

• A new experiential learning electromagnetism-like mechanism for numerical optimization. Jian Ding Tan, Mahidzal Dahari, Siaw Paw Koh, Ying Ying Koay, Issa Ahmed Abed. Expert Systems with Applications. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2017.06.002. Indexed: ISI Q1

Honors / Awards

• Founder and advisor of XMUM Robotic Club.

• External Examiner for Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya.

• Advisory panel for the Kuala Langat Community College.