Biography

Nurul Nadia Hafiza obtained her PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, where her research was funded by the Lloyd’s International Consortium of Nanotechnologies (ICoN). Her doctoral work focused on the development of graphene-based biosensors and nanotechnology applications. She has also gained professional experience as a Product Safety and Regulatory Engineer at Agilent Technologies, specializing in international compliance testing, risk assessment, and regulatory certifications.
 

Nurul Nadia has actively contributed to both research and academic communities through publications in high-impact journals such as Nanotechnology, IEEE Access, and Materials, and by co-authoring a book chapter on graphene-based optoelectronics. She has presented her work at international conferences including ESTCON and SENNANO, reflecting her active engagement in advancing engineering research. 
 

Research Interest

Nanotechnology Sensors, Graphene Biosensors, Semiconductor Devices & Thin Films, Control & Instrumentation Systems

Educational Background

• PhD (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia (2025)

• BSc (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia (2019)
   

Professional Bodies 

• Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
   

Working Experience

• Lecturer, School of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), Malaysia

• Product Safety & Regulatory Engineer, Agilent Technologies LDA

Research Experience

• Funded Research by Lloyd’s International Consortium of Nanotechnologies (ICoN) for the development of graphene biosensors. 

• Presented papers at international conferences:

  1. The World Engineering, Science, and Technology Congress (ESTCON) 2022

  2. The IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology (SENNANO) 2019, 2021

Publications

Journals

• Norhakim, N. et al. (2024). Elucidating the time-dependant charge neutrality point modulation of polymer-coated graphene field-effect transistors. Nanotechnology.
• Norhakim, N., Hawari, H.F., & Burhanudin, Z.A. (2022). Assessing the Figures of Merit of Graphene-Based RF Electronics. IEEE Access.
• Thulasiraman, S. et al. incl. Norhakim, N. (2022). Effects of Ionic Liquid on Asphaltene Thin Films. Materials.
• Kumar, P. et al. incl. Norhakim, N. (2022). Surface-treatment process in graphene thin-film electrodes. Surfaces and Interfaces.

Book Chapter:

• Kumar, P., Gupta, M., Norhakim, N., et al. (2023). Graphene-based transparent conducting electrodes for LED/OLED. In Recent Advances in Graphene and Graphene-Based Technologies.

Honors / Awards

• Silver Vice Chancellor’s Award (2019 UTP Convocation)

• Best Academic Student Award (2019 UTP Convocation, EEE Department)

• Silver Medal – Malaysia Nanotechnology Olympiad (2019)

• Bintang Semangat Kedah – KDYMM Sultan Kedah (2012)