CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name
: Nurul Hazrina Binti Idris
Gender
: Female
Date of Birth
: 29 August 1983
Nationality
: Malaysian
Marital Status : Married
Permanent
: 28, Jalan Jelawat 3, Taman Sri Putra, 42700 Banting Selangor
Address
Correspondent : UA3 F4, Kolej 9, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai Johor
Address
Tel
: (Mobile) :+6018-2118283
(Office):07-5530745
E-mail
: nurulhazrina@utm.my, nurulhazrinaidris@gmail.com
ID Staff
:9798
Expertise
:Space oceanography, Coastal Altimetry, Marine Remote Sensing
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Year
2014
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Year
2008
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Year
2005
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Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)
The University of Newcastle, Australia
M.Res. (Remote Sensing)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
B. Sc. (Remote Sensing)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
AWARD AND HONORS RECEIVED
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The Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Research Prize 2012, category of
Environment and Surveying.
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australia, 2009-2013.
University of Newcastle Research Scholarship (Central), Australia, 2009-2013.
Academic’s Award from Malaysian Space Agency, 2006.
Dean’s Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2006.
Dean’s List semester 1 session 2001/2002, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 2 session 2001/2002, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 1 session 2002/2003, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 2 session 2002/2003, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 1 session 2003/2004, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 2 session 2003/2004, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Dean’s List semester 1 session 2004/2005, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 1 session 2001/2002, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 2 session 2001/2002, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 1 session 2002/2003, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 2 session 2002/2003, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 1 session 2003/2004, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 2 session 2003/2004, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Excellent Student Award semester 1 session 2004/2005, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS
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Travel grant for attending the Australia Coastal Ocean Modeling and Observation Workshop in Canberra,
and for scientific visit to Australia Research Council Centre of Excellent of Climate Change Research
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Centre, The University of New South Wales, The University of Newcastle and The University of Tasmania
in October 2014. Awarded by the Australia Research Council Centre of Excellent of Climate Change
Research Centre (Amount AUD 2500).
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Travel Grant for attending IGARSS 2014 at
Quebec Canada (Amount USD 1205).
IAG Travel Award for attending the 20 years of progress in radar altimetry, Venice Italy in September
2012 (Amount Euro 750).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP / QUALIFICATIONS / RECOGNITION
2008-2012
: Member of ISPRS Commision III/VII (Photogrammetric Computer
Vision and Image Analysis/ Pattern Recognition for Remote
Sensing
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
University Level
January 2015 – present
October 2008 – 2009 :
October 2007September 2008
Residential Fellow
Kolej Tun Razak
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
: Residential Assistance Fellow
Kolej Tun Razak
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
OTHERS EXPERIENCE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
1. Member of the Organizing Committee of 5th Malaysian Remote Sensing Society on Remote Sensing and
GIS 2008.
2. Member of the Organizing Committee of National Coordinators’ Meeting: The Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science Multilateral Cooperative Research Programme (Coastal Marine Science), Melaka,
Malaysia -2008.
3. Member the Organizing Committee of International Workshop on Earth Observation Small Satellites for
Remote Sensing Applications EOSS 2007.
INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT/COMMITTEE
1. Appointment as a researcher at the Climate Change Research Centre, The University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW 2052.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERTAKEN
April 2014March 2015
Project member, Validation of Sea Levels from the New Launched SARAL/AltiKa Satellite
Altimetry Data in the Malaysian Continental Shelf Regions. Funded by Encouragement
Grant UTM. Budget approved RM 25,000 (Vot PY/2014/02603).
July 2014Jun 2016
Project member, A new framework to deploy citizen as a sensor in collectively developing
geo-spatial database of tree species using mobile geo-positioning technology: a case study
of the Royal Belum Forest. Budget approved RM 87,140 (Vot 02G17).
2000 – 2010
Project member, Sea Grass Mapping from ALOS Satellite Data. Collaborative research
between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Kyushu University Japan, funded through The
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Multilateral Cooperative Research Programme
“Coastal Marine Science” (JSPS).
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2000 – 2010
Project member, Water Circulation Pattern and Material Transports at Northeast Asia and
Marginal Seas. Collaborative research between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Kyushu
University Japan funded through The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Multilateral Cooperative Research Programme “Coastal Marine Science” (JSPS) (20002010).
2004-2006
Project member, Satellite Atlas of Malaysia project funded through Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS FUND)
Dec 2014Nov 2016
Project member, Involvement of indigeneous people as a sensor to map community asstes
using mobile field geospatial data collector. Budget approved RM 73,000 (Vot 4F656)
Dec 2014Nov 2017
Project member, Investigating aerosol properties and their impact on radiative forcing in
Malaysia using AERONET and satellite measurements. Budget approved RM 109,000 (Vot
4F669)
April 2014March 2015
Project member,Water Circulation Algorithms Using Satellite Altimetry Data. Budget
approved RM 73,000 (Vot78276).
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT RESEARCH PROJECT AWARDED
1. Project member, An Integrated Observational System Approach to Monitoring and Understanding Regional
and Coastal Zone Sea Level Variability and Change in the South Pacific. Funded through the University of
New South Wales’s Science Faculty Research Grants Program and Early Career Researcher Grants
Program IR001-PS30697 (December 2013-February 2014).
2. Project member, Satellite AltiKa Altimetry for Monitoring of Mesoscale Variability of the Leeuwin Current off
Western Australia in Indian Ocean. Co-Principal Investigator of SARAL/AltiKa Science Team collaborative
research with The Centre National d'Études Spatiales France (CNES) and The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) (2010-2013).
SUPERVISION
MSc. Student
Year
No.
2014
1
2014
2
Name
Status
Title
Type
Roles of
Supervision
Nabilah
Abdullah
Ongoing
Reseach
Principle
supervisor
Adzlan Ainee
Ongoing
Coastal sea surface height and
ocean current derivation from
multi-mission satellite altimetry for
Maritime Continent
The development of tide model for
South China Sea to support
coastal vulnerability index in
Malaysia
Research
Co-supervisor
PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL
ISI Journal :
1. Idris, N.H., Deng, X., and Andersen, O.B. (2014), “The importance of coastal altimetry retracking and
detiding: a case study around the Great Barrier Reef, Australia”. International Journal of Remote Sensing,
doi: 10.1080/01431161.2014.882032 (IF:1.138)
2. Idris, N.H., and Deng, X. (2012), “The Retracking Technique on Multi-Peak and Quasi-Specular Waveforms
for Jason-1 and Jason-2 Missions
10.1080/01490419.2012.718679 (IF: 1.407)
near
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the
Coast”.
Marine
Geodesy,
35:1-21,
doi:
SCOPUS Journal :
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Idris, N.H., Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd and Arthur P. Cracknell (2010), “Studies on the Sea Surface Current
Circulation Pattern in the South China Sea Derived from Satellite Altimetry”. Journal of Sustainability Science
and Management, Volume 4 Number 2, pp 27-35.
PROCEEDINGS/CONFERENCE
1. Idris, N.H. Maharaj, A.M. Deng, X. Abdullah, N.N. Idris, N.H. and Wan Kadir, W.H. (2014), “A comparison
of Saral/AltiKa coastal altimetry and in-situ observation across Australasia and Maritime Continent. Paper
presented at Australia Coastal Ocean Modelling and Observations, 7-8 October, in Canberra Australia.
2. Idris, N.H. Maharaj, A.M. Deng, X. Abdullah, Andersen, O.A. (2014), “A comparison of Saral/AltiKa coastal
altimetry and in-situ observation across Australasia and Maritime Continent”. Poster presented at Saral
Workshop, 27-31 October, in Lake Constant Germany.
3. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “Temporal correlation between sea level anomalies derived from Jason-2
and tide gauge: the importance of the Ice retracker”. Poster presented at Living Planet Symposium, 9-13
September, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
2. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “An iterative coastal altimetry retracking strategy based on fuzzy expert
system for improving sea surface height estimates”. Poster presented at Living Planet Symposium, 9-13
September, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
3. Andersen, O.A., Idris, N.H., Deng, X., Yongchun, C. (2013), “Residual tidal signal in the Great Barrier Reef
region from conventional and retracked altimetry”. Poster presented at Living Planet Symposium, 9-13
September, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
4. Andersen, O.A., Yongchun, C., Deng, X., Mark, S., Idris, N.H., Zahra, G. (2013), “Tide gauge and satellite
altimetry integration for storm surge prediction”. Poster presented at Living Planet Symposium, 9-13
September, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
5. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “A coastal altimetry retracking strategy based on fuzzy expert system for
improving sea surface height estimates”, In Proceedings of Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium
(IGARSS), July in Melbourne, Australia, IEEE International.
6. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “Validation of waveform retrackers: assessment of altimeter-derived
geostrophic velocity using high frequency radar observations”. Poster presented at 7 th Coastal Altimetry
Workshop, 7-8 October, in Boulder USA.
7. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “The importance of retracking and detiding in coastal regions”. Poster
presented at 7th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, 7-8 October, in Boulder USA.
8. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2013), “Improving the accuracy of sea surface heights near coasts through an
iterative coastal waveform retracking system”. Poster presented at 7 th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, 7-8
October, in Boulder USA.
9. Deng, X., Hwang2, C., Andersen, O.B., Stewart, M.G., Idris, N.H., Yung-Sheng, C. (2013), “A regional highresolution marine gravity field around Taiwan from retracked altimetry Jason-1 GM and Cryosat-2 LRM
data”. Poster presented at IAG, 1-6 September, Postdam, Germany.
10. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2012), “Coastal Waveform Retracking for Sea Surface Height Estimates: A Fuzzy
Expert System Approach”. In Proceedings of the 20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry, Venice Italy,
ESA Publication.
11. Idris, N.H. and Xiaoli Deng (2012), “The Coastal Waveform Retracking Using Fuzzy Expert System
Approach”. Paper presented at 6th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, Riva Del Garda Italy, 20-21 September.
12. Deng, X., Idris, N.H. (2012), “Retracking of Altimeter Waveforms over the Prince William Sound”. Paper
presented at 6th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, Riva Del Garda Italy, 20-21 September.
13. Idris, N.H. and Deng, X. (2011), “Waveform retracking techniques for quasi-specular and multi-peaked
echoes near the coast”. Paper presented at 5th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, 16-18 October in San Diego
USA.
14. Idris, N.H., Nurul Nadiah Yahya and Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd (2009), “Seaweed Studies Using ALOS
Satellite Data”. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Wetland Sustainability, 26- 28 June, Kota
Kinabalu Malaysia.
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15. Idris, N.H. and Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd (2008), “Water Circulation Algorithm Using Satellite Altimetry
Data in the South China Sea”. Paper presented at 5th Malaysian Remote Sensing and GIS Conference and
Exhibition, November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
16. Idris, N.H. and Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd (2008). Algorithm for Deriving Sea Surface Current in the South
China Sea. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information
Sciences. Volume XXXVII, Part B8, Beijing, China.
17. Idris, N.H. and Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd (2008), “Studies on the Sea Surface Current Circulation Pattern
in the South China Sea Derived from Satellite Altimetry”. Paper presented at 7 th UMT International
Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS), June in Terengganu, Malaysia.
18. Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd, Idris, N.H. and Fung Fook Wah (2008), “Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea
Surface Current and Chlorophyll-A Distribution in the South China Sea”. Paper presented at
IOC/WESTPAC 7th International Scientific Symposium, June in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
19. Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd, Idris, N.H. and Samsudin Ahmad (2008), “Seagrass Mapping from Remote
Sensing Satellite Data”. National Coordinators’ Meeting: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Multilateral Cooperative Research Programme (Coastal Marine Science), June in Melaka, Malaysia.
20. Idris, N.H. and Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd (2007), “Sea Surface Current Circulation Pattern in the South
China Sea from Satellite Altimetry”. Paper presented at Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
21. Mohd Ibrahim Seeni Mohd, Idris, N.H., Samsudin Ahmad, Tetsuo Yanagi, Teruhisa Komatsu and Tatsuyuki
Sagawa (2007), “Sea Grass Mapping from Satellite Data”. Paper presented at LIPI-JSPS Joint Seminar on
Coastal Marine Science, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
22. Idris, N.H. and Samsudin Ahmad (2005), “Evaluation of Quickbird Data for Topographic Detail Mapping”.
Paper presented at 2nd Malaysian Remote Sensing and GIS Conferences and Exhibitions, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
THESIS
1. Idris, N.H. (2013), “Development of New Retracking Methods for Mapping Sea Levels over the Shelf Areas
from Satellite Altimetry Data”. Ph.D (Civil Engineering), The University of Newcastle, Australia.
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Idris, N.H. (2008), “Modelling of Sea Surface Current and Circulation from Satellite Altimetry and Ancillary
Data”. Master of Science (Remote Sensing), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
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Idris, N.H. (2005), “Evaluation of Quickbird Data for Topographic Detail Mapping”. Bachelor of Science
(Remote Sensing), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
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