Publications, Awards

Awards, Scholarships and Posts Held

Gold Medal, iidex2015 in UiTM. Project Title: “Clinical Application of Humanoid Robots for Children with Disabilities”

1^st Prize Winner, UiTM Three Minute Thesis competition (UiTM 3MT 2015). Category: Engineering/Science Technology

2014, 2016 IEEE ExCom for Young Professionals (Malaysia Section)

2015, 2016, 2017 IEEE ExCom for Women in Engineering (Malaysia Section)

2016, 2017 IEEE  ExCom for Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) (Malaysia Section)

Full scholarship for the Summer School on Social Human-robot Interaction, 26-30 August 2013, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Bronze Medal, 39^th Geneva Expo 2011 in Switzerland. Project Title: “RFID Smart Mini Market System”

Silver Medal, Malaysia Technology Expo 2011 (MTE 2011). Project Title: “RFID Smart Mini Market System”

Best Poster Award, Malaysian Technical Universities Conference 2010 (MUCET2010). Project Title: “Manufacturing of a Pneumatic Gripper for COMAU Robot”

Golden Hope Award for Department of Mechanics & Material Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Session 2003/2004

Book Chapter

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Winal Z. Zulkifli, Lim Thiam Hwee, Hanafiah Yussof, “Animal Robot as Augmentative Strategy to Elevate Mood: A Preliminary Study for Post-stroke Depression”, in: Ronzhin A., Rigoll G., Meshcheryakov R. (eds) Interactive Collaborative Robotics. ICR 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10459. Springer

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Norjasween Abdul Malik, Hafizan Hashim, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Salina Mohamed, “Robots as Adjunct Therapy: Reflections and Suggestions in Rehabilitation for People with Cognitive Impairments”, Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Springer-Verlag, Vol. 376, pp. 390-404, 2013

Journal Articles

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Husna Ahmad Ainudin, “Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention”, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, Vol. 76, pp. 349-354, 2015

M. Haziq Khairul Salleh, Hanafiah Yussof, Husna Ahmad Ainuddin, Muhammad Zaiyad Muda, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Mohd Azfar Miskam, and Abdul Rahman Omar. "Experimental Framework for the Categorization of Special Education Programs of ASKNAO," Procedia Computer Science Vol. 76, pp. 480-487, 2015

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, “Design and Ethical Concerns in Robotic Adjunct Therapy Protocols for Children with Autism”, International Conference on Robot PRIDE 2013-2014 -Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics and Instrumentation, ConfPRIDE 2013-2014 in Journal Procedia Computer Science, Vol 42, pp 9-16, 2014

Mohd Shah Johan Hamzah, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Mohd Azfar Miskam, Hanafiah Yussof and Khadijah Said Hashim, “Development of Interaction Scenarios based on Pre-School Curriculum in Robotic Intervention for Children with Autism”, International Conference on Robot PRIDE 2013-2014 -Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics and Instrumentation, ConfPRIDE 2013-2014 in Journal Procedia Computer Science, Vol 42, pp 214-221, 2014

Mohd Azfar Miskam, Nur Fareeza S. Masnin, Mohd Hazwan Jamhuri, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Abdul Rahman Omar, Hanafiah Yussof, “Encouraging Children with Autism to Improve Social and Communication Skills through the Game-based Approach” International Conference on Robot PRIDE 2013-2014 -Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics and Instrumentation, ConfPRIDE 2013-2014 in Journal Procedia Computer Science, Vol 42, pp 93-98, 2014

NA Malik, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Mohd Azfar Miskam and Aminullah Che Hamid, “Feasibility of using a Humanoid Robot to Elicit Communicational Response in Children with Mild Autism”, 2013 IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol 53

Mohd Azfar Miskam, Mohd Aminullah Che Hamid,Hanafiah Yussof, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Norjasween Abdul Malik, Siti Nora Basir, “Study on Social Interaction between Children with Autism and Humanoid Robot NAO”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 393, pp 573-578, 2013

Aminullah Che Hamid, Mohd Azfar Miskam, Hanafiah Yussof, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hafizan Hashim, Luthffi Ismail, “Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) for Children with Autism to Augment Communication Skills”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 393, pp 598-603, 2013

Hafizan Hashim, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Luthffi Ismail and Norjasween Abdul Malik, “Robot-Assisted to Elicit Behaviors for Autism Screening”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 393, pp 567-572, 2013

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail, Salina Mohamed, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Nur Ismarrubie Zahari, “Initial Response in HRI- a Case Study on Evaluation of Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders Interacting with a Humanoid Robot NAO”, in Journal Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 41, pp. 1448-1455, 2012

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail, Salina Mohamed, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Nur Ismarrubie Zahari, “Humanoid Robot NAO Interacting with Autistic Children of Moderately Impaired Intelligence to Augment Communication Skills”, in Journal Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 41, pp. 1533-1538, 2012

Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Azmi Hassan, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Mohd Zaki Nuawi and Mohd Nizam Abd Rahman, “The Performance Analysis of Industrial Robot Under Loaded Conditions and Various Distance”, International Journal of Mathematical Models And Methods In Applied Sciences 2 (2008): pp 277-284

Conference Proceedings

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Salina Mohamed, "A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction," in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on , vol., no., pp.43-47, Aug. 31 2015-Sept. 4 2015

Hanafiah Yussof, M. Haziq Khairul Salleh, Mohd Azfar Miskam, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Abdul Rahman Omar, "ASKNAO apps targeting at social skills development for children with autism," in Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2015 IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.973-978, 24-28 Aug. 2015

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, “Robot-assisted Learning for Communication-care in Autism Intervention”, accepted as proceeding for 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2015), Singapore, 11-14 August 2015

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, "Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels," 2014 Joint IEEE International Conferences on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-Epirob), pp. 387-393, 13-16 Oct. 2014

Mohd Ridzuan Abdul Samat, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Mohd Azfar Miskam and Hanafiah Yussof, ‘Development of Face Recognition Algorithm for Enhancement of Social Communication of Robotic Assistive Autism Therapy’, 2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS 2014), Nagoya, Japan, November 2014

Mohd Azfar Miskam, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Mohd Ridzuan Abdul Samat, Hanafiah Yussof, Husna Ahmad Ainudin and Abdul Rahman Omar ‘Humanoid Robot NAO as a Teaching Tool of Emotion Recognition for Children with Autism using the Android App’, 2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS 2014), Nagoya, Japan, November 2014

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Salina Mohamed, “A humanoid robot for autism rehabilitation: Does IQ influence response in child-robot interaction?” Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2015, pp 145-146, ISBN: 978-967-0257-51-8 (online)

Syamimi Shamsuddin, NA Malik, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Farhana Wan Yunus, ‘Telerehabilitationin Robotic Assistive Therapy for Children with Developmental Disabilities’ in 2014 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP2014), pp 370-375, April 2014, Kuala Lumpur

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Luthffi Ismail, Salina Mohamed and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, “Stereotyped Behavior of Autistic Children with Lower IQ Level in HRI with a Humanoid Robot”, 2013 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Salina Mohamed, “A Qualitative Method to Analyze Response in Robotic Intervention for Children with Autism” Work-in-Progress paper for the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2013), pp 324-325, 26-29^th August 2013 in Gyeongju, Korea

Norjasween Abdul Malik, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Mohd Azfar Miskam and Aminullah Che Hamid, “Feasibility of using a Humanoid Robot to Elicit Communicational Response in Children with Mild Autism”, Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’13), pp. 113-120, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, “Human-robot Interaction (HRI) in Aid of the Disabled Community: Stipulations on the Design and Protocol Aspects”, International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (iDECON), 2012 pp. 474-479, Melaka, Malaysia

H. Yussof, L. I. Ismail, S. Shamsuddin, F. A. Hanapiah, S. Muhamed, H. A. Piah, S. Idris, H. Hashim, N. I. Zahari, “Human-Robot Interaction Intervention Therapy Procedure for Initial Response of Autism Children with Humanoid Robot”, German-Malaysian Workshop “Advances in Mechatronics and Engineering Technology”, SysInt 2012, Hannover Germany

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Luthffi Ismail, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Salina Mohamed, Hanizah Ali Piah, Nur Ismarrubie Zahari, “Initial Response of Autistic Children in Human-Robot Interaction Therapy with Humanoid Robot NAO”, 2012 IEEE 8th International Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications (CSPA2012), pp. 123-128, Melaka Malaysia

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail, Hanafiah Yussof, Nur Ismarrubie Zahari, Saiful Bahari, Hafizan Hashim and Ahmed Jaffar, “Humanoid Robot NAO: Review of Control and Motion Exploration”, in 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE2011), pp. 25-27, Penang Malaysia

Syamimi Shamsuddin and Mohamad Firdhaus bin Mohamad Lajis, “Performance Analysis of a Six-Axis COMAU Robot”, Proceeding of the National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering 2008 (DECON 2008), Oct 2008

Syamimi Shamsuddin and Mohd Nazili Yaacob, “Manufacturing of a Pneumatic Gripper for COMAU Robot”. Poster paper in Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET2010), Melaka, Malaysia

Workshop Papers

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Salina Mohamed and Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, “Initial Response to Humanoid Robot and Correlation with IQ Levels in Therapeutic Intervention of Children with Autism”, Workshop on Assistance and Service Robotics in a Human Environment, in conjunction with IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2013, Tokyo, Japan (http://www.lissi.fr/iros-ar/doku.php)

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Mohd Azfar Miskam, Mohd Aminullah Che Hamid, Norjasween Abdul Malik, Hafizan Hashim, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Luthfi Idzhar Ismail, “Humanoid Robot NAO as HRI Mediator to Teach Emotions using Game-centered Approach for Children with Autism”, HRI 2013 Workshop on Applications for Emotional Robots, Tokyo, Japan March 2013. Accessible at http://www.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/~odamm/papers/final_Shamsuddin.pdf

Abstracts

Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Salina Mohamed, “IQ Level as Predictor on the Receptiveness of a Humanoid Robot in Autism Intervention”, 21^st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM2013), pp 108, Sydney, Australia

Luthfi Idzhar Ismail, Hanafiah Yussof, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Nur Ismarrubie Zahari, “Relationship of IQ Levels Toward Initial Response in Robotic Intervention for Children with Autism”, Journal of Assistive Rehabilitative & Therapeutic Technologies 2013, 1: 22501

Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Hanafiah Yussof, Syamimi Shamsuddin, LI Ismail, Nur Farah Farhana Jamil, “The Use of Humanoid Robots in Augmenting Rehabilitation Therapy for Children with Autism”, In Proceedings of 2nd Singapore Rehabilitation Conference, Feb. 2013, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singex

Fazah Akhtar Binti Hanapiah, Hanafiah Bin Yussof, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail, “Augmentation of Therapy through Human-Robot Interaction. A Pilot Study with Autistic Children”, In Proceedings of Research Colloquium 2012 Faculty of Medicine UiTM, Dec 2012, Medical Faculty UiTM

Hafizan Hashim, Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Ismail LI, Ismarrubie ZN. “Correlating Human Tactile Sensation and Brain Wave Signal for an Effective Tactile Therapy Session”, Malaysian Association of Rehabilitation Physicians 2012

Hanafiah Yussof, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah, Salina Mohamed, Sakinah Idris, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail, Syamimi Shamsuddin, Hanizah Ali Piah, “Human Robot Interaction Intervention Therapy Procedure for Initial Response of Autism Children with Humanoid Robot”, European Technology Platform on Smart System Integration 2012

Magazines, Newsletters and Books

Syamimi Shamsuddin, “UTeM Organized National Conference on Design & Concurrent Engineering”. Article in Prospect Malaysia Magazine 9th Edition, published by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (under purview of Department of Public Relations and Corporate, UTeM)

Syamimi Shamsuddin, “Engineering Research: Reaching out from the Ivory Tower to the Disabled Community”. IEEE Gold Peer Reviewed Articles in GOLDRush quarterly newsletter, pp. 15, June 2012 

Sivarao Subramaniam, Mohd Shukor Salleh, T. Joseph Sahaya Anand, Syamimi Shamsuddin and Hasoloan Haery Ian Pieter, “A Compilation of Various Research in Manufacturing Engineering Part 1”. Book published by Penerbit Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, 2011