Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Highest Honors), University of Tennessee, 1986.

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Nottingham, 1995. 

Senior Member IEEE.

1. Development of a Speaker Verification Engine (MIMOS) Project Leader (2006-2007)

2. Modelling Malay Musical Instruments with Digital Filters for MPEG Structured Audio Coding  (IRPA) Project Leader (2004-2007)

3. Algorithm Development in Joint Audio-Visual Signal Processing for Malay Speech Recognition (FRGS) Project Leader (2007-2009)

4.Development of  a Pattern Recognition System using Soft Computing Techniques for MEMS Based Sensor (IRPA) Co-Researcher (2002-2007)

5. Advanced Power Quality Monitoring for Real-Time Disturbance Recognition & Source Detection (e-Science) Co-Researcher (2007-2009)

Published more than 100 articles in journals and conference proceedings.

For 2006:

Journals:

1.      S. A. Samad, A. Hussain & D. Isa, 2006. Wave Digital Filters with Minimum Multiplier for Discrete Hilbert Transformer Realization, Signal Processing Journal, Elsevier, 86(2006): 3761-3768. (Elsevier Science/ INSPEC/SCOPUS Indexed)

2.      M A Hannan,  A Hussain, A Mohamed, S A Samad, D.A. Wahad & A.K. Ariffin, 2006.  Development of Occupant Classification and Position Detection for Intelligent Safety System, International Journal of Automotive Technology, Korean Society of Automotive Engineer KSAE, vol. 7, no. 7, December 2006 : 827-832 (ISI Indexed)

3.      S. A. R. Al-Haddad, S. A. Samad, A, Hussein, 2006. Automatic Segmentation and Labeling for Malay Speech Recognition, WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 9, vol. 2:1333-1336.  ISSN   1790-5022.  (INSPEC/ SCOPUS Indexed)

4.      Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad & Hafizah Hussain. 2006. Reconstruction of Human Posture by PCA. ICGST International Journal on Graphics, Vision and Image Processing. Special Issue on Features and Analysis. ISSN: 1687-398X Print, ISSN: 1687-3998 Online, ISSN: 1687-4005 CD-ROM .

5.      S. A. R. Al-Haddad, S. A. Samad, Aini Hussein, 2006. Automatic Segmentation and Labeling for Continuous Number Recognition, WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 9, vol. 2:1337-1340.  ISSN 1790-5022.  (INSPEC/ SCOPUS Indexed)

6.      K.A. Ishak, S.A. Samad & A. Hussain, 2006, A Face Detection and Recognition System for Intelligent Vehicles, Information Technology Journal, Asian Network for Scientific Information, ANSINET, 5(3): 507-515, ISSN:1812-5638. (INSPEC/SCOPUS/ASCI-ACR Indexed)

7.      Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Hafizah Husain & Mohd Yusof Jamaluddin, 2006. Feature Selection Based on Statistical Analysis. European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2006), pp426-433. ISSN 1450-216X. (SCOPUS/DOAJ/Elsevier Science Indexed)

8.      Mohamed A. Ali, Kasmiran Jumari & Salina Abdul Samad, 2006. Feature Extraction Method for Arabic Characters Based on Pixel Orientation Technique, WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 12, vol. 2:1569-1572.  ISSN 1790-5022.  (INSPEC/ SCOPUS Indexed)

9.      N.M. Tahir, A. Hussain, S.A. Samad, H. Hussain & M.M. Mustafa, 2006. Eigenposture for Classification, Journal of Applied Sciences, Asian Network for Scientific Information, ANSINET, 6(2):419-424, ISSN:1812-5654. (INSPEC/ASCI-ACR/ SCOPUS Indexed)

10.   S.A.R. Al-Haddad, Mohd Wardi Azis, Salina Abdul Samad, Aduwati Sali, Adznan Jantan, Elsadig Ahmed, Abd Rahman Ramli, Wan Zuha Wan Hassan, 2006, Simulation for Transmitting of MPEG4 Over Satellite Network, WSEAS Transactions on Communications,  1(5): 57-65, ISSN 1109-2742. (INSPEC/ SCOPUS Indexed)

Conferences:

1.      Mohammed E. Salem, Oswald Jones, Salina Abdul Samad & Azah Mohamed, 2006. DSP Implementation of Power Quality Disturbances using Continuous Wavelet Transform, IEEE First International Power and Energy Conference (PECON 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28-29 November 2006. (CD-ROM). (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

2.      Mohamed A. Ali,  Kasmiran Jumari & Salina Abdul Samad, 2006. Feature Extraction Method for Arabic Characters Based on Pixel Orientation Technique, WSEAS International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Man-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, Venice, Italy,  Nov. 22-22, 2006, pp. 292-295.(also appeared in WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 12, vol. 2:1569-1572.  ISSN   1790-5022).

3.      S. Farshad Hendi, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad & Badariah Bais, 2006. Characterizing EOG Signals from the Chaotic Point of View. Third International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-14 December 2006, IFMBE Proceedings vol. 15, pp376-380. (CD-ROM). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISSN 1727-1983 & ISBN 978-3-540-68016-1.

4.      Syed Abdul Rahman, Salina Abdul Samad & Aini Hussain, 2006. Automatic Digit Boundary Segmentation, MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies (M2USIC 2006), Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 16-17 November 2006, pp. 280-283.

 5.      S. A. R. Al-Haddad, Salina Abdul Samad, Aini Hussein, 2006. Automatic Segmentation and Labeling for Malay Speech Recognition, 6th WSEAS International Conference on Signal Processing, Computational Geometry & Artificial Visison (ISCGVA'06), Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, Greece, August 18-20, 2006.(CD-ROM) (Also appeared in WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 9, vol. 2:1333-1336.  ISSN   1790-5022).

6.      Aini Hussain, D. A. Wahab, S. A. Samad, I. Ahmad, A. Mohamad & C. H. Azhari, 2006. The Infusion Model Approach to Incorporate Generic Skills in Engineering Education, accepted to appear in Second International Conference on Engineering Education & Training (ICEET07), Kuwait, 9-11 April 2007.

7.      Dino Isa, Lim Chung Meng, Andrea Liew, Chew Yung Yi & Salina Abdul Samad,  2006.  Potential Field Based Navigation Robot, Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (ICAIET-2006), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 22-24 November 2006, pp. 695-703.

8.      Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Firdaus Mohamed Hamzah & Suliana Sulaiman, 2006. Shape Representation Using Fourier Descriptor for Recognition. IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE ’06). Kuala Lumpur, 9-11 May 2006, vol. II, pp. 1095-1099. ISBN: 983-43090-1-5. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

9.      S. A. R. Al-Haddad, Salina Abdul Samad, Aini Hussein, 2006. Automatic Segmentation and Labeling for Continuous Number Recognition,  6th WSEAS International Conference on Signal Processing, Computational Geometry & Artificial Visison (ISCGVA'06),  Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, Greece, August 18-20, 2006.(CD-ROM) (Also appeared in WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing, issue 9, vol. 2:1333-1336.  ISSN   1337-1340).

10.  Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Hafizah Hussain & Mohd Yusof Jamaluddin, 2006. Shock Posture for Shape Matching, IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTTA’06), Damascus, Syria, 24-28 April 2006. (CD-ROM) ISBN: 0-7803-9522-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

11.  Dino Isa, Micheal Harley, V.P. Kallimani, Aini Hussain & Salina Abdul Samad, 2006. Development of an Expert System for the Electronics Manufacturing Sector, IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTTA’06), Damascus, Syria, 24-28 April 2006. (CD-ROM) ISBN: 0-7803-9522-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

12.  S. Farshad Hendi, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Thum Chia Chieh & Mohd Marzuki Mustapha, 2006. Automatic Determination of Sleep-Wake States from EOG Signals using Fusion Technique, IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTTA’06), Damascus, Syria, 24-28 April 2006. (CD-ROM) ISBN: 0-7803-9522-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

13.  Khairul Anuar Ishak, Salina Abdul Samad, M..A. Hannan, Aini Hussain & Azah Mohamed, 2006. Sensor Fusion System for Smart Airbag Application, Third AUS International Symposium on Mechatronics, Sharjah, UAE, April 18-20 2006. (CD-ROM)

14.  S. Farshad Hendi, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Thum Chia Chieh, Mohd Yusoff Jamaluddin, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis, 2006. Data Fusion Approach in Detection of Wake Sleep States using Electrooculogram and Head Nodding Signals, Third AUS International Symposium on Mechatronics, Sharjah, UAE, April 18-20 2006. (CD-ROM)

15.  Dino Isa, Micheal Harley, V.P. Kallimani, Aini Hussain & Salina Abdul Samad, 2006. A Knowledge Architecture in Process Industries using Case Based Reasoning, Third AUS International Symposium on Mechatronics, Sharjah, UAE, April 18-20 2006. (CD-ROM)

16.  Nor Effendy Othman, Akram Abdul Azid, Salina Abdul Samad & Aini Hussain, A Palmprint Recognition System using Correlation Filters, 2006. IEEE Fourth Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 27-28 June 2006, pp. 91-94. ISBN:1-4244-0527-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

17.  Aswati Ismail, Salina Abdul Samad, Aini Hussain, Che Husna Azhari & Mohd. Ridzuwary Mohd Zainal, 2006. Analysis of the Sound of Kompang for Computer Music Synthesis, IEEE Fourth Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 27-28 June 2006, pp. 95-98. ISBN:1-4244-0527-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

18.  Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Khairul Anuar Ishak & Rosmawati Abdul Halim, 2006. Feature Selection for Classification using Decision Tree, IEEE Fourth Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 27-28 June 2006, pp. 99-102. ISBN:1-4244-0527-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

19.  Khairul Anuar Ishak, Maizura Mohd Sani, Nooritawati Md Tahir, Salina Abdul Samad & Aini Hussain, 2006. A Speed Limit Sign Recognition System using Artificial Neural Network, IEEE Fourth Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 27-28 June 2006, pp. 127-131. ISBN:1-4244-0527-0. (IEEExplore/ INSPEC Indexed)

20.  Nooritawati Md Tahir, Aini Hussain, Salina Abdul Samad, Hafizah Hussain & Mohd Marzuki Mustafa, 2006. Shock Graph for Shape Recognition, IEEE Fourth Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 27-28 June 2006, pp. 103-107. ISBN:1-4244-0527-0. (IEEExplore/INSPEC Indexed)

21.  Mohd Ridzuwary Mohd Zainal, Salina Abdul Samad & Aini Hussain, 2006. Multimedia Angklung: A Software for Teaching and Learning the Angklung, 27^th World Conference of the Society for Music Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 July 2006, pp. 868-874, ISBN: 0-9762063-6-2.