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Dr Maisarah Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Building Technology in Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Presently she hold a position as Director for Centre of Built Environment in Kulliyyah.
She was for 9 years at the University of International Islamic University Malaysia . Her specialist research field is in the area of Rehabilitation and Maintenance Structures, Bridge Inspection, Facilities Maintenance, Sustainable Building, Concrete, Traffic and Highway Planning, Renewal Energy, Water Environmental Planning, Occupational, Safety and Health in the construction and engineering sectors.

Dr. Maisarah is involved with international collaborative work with academics and industrialists at home and overseas in research and in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Dr. Maisarah also organizes and facilitates conferences, seminars and workshops for both academia and industry at home and overseas.

She is involved in postgraduate supervision managing many Masters and Doctoral students and has provided seminars on research management at the kulliyyah level during her term as the Deputy Dean (Postgraduates and Research) in Kulliyyah Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia

RESEARCH

a. E Science (MOSTI)

b. Research in Collaboration and Funded by the International Organisations.

c. Research Funded by the International Organisations (not Collaborated)

d. FRGS

i) Numerical Modeling of Thermal Load Characteristics of the Data Center Room and Equipment and Optimization of the Performance of Cooling System Date : 2008 Status : On Going Position : Main Researcher

e. University Funded Research

i. ) Optimization Of The Cooling Systems For Data Centres For The Tropical Environments Status : On going Fund : IIUM Fundamental Research Grant Position : Main researcher

ii) An Assessment Of The Recycled And Volatile Organic Compound In Interior Construction Material For Achieving Green Building In Malaysia Status :Completed 2008 Fund : IIUM Endowment Fund Type B Position : Main researcher

iii) An Assessment of The Zero Energy Houses – A Comparison of Energy Conservation Strategies and Bioclimatic Performances in the Temperate and Tropical Context. Status : In progress (Jun 2006 – May 2008) Fund : IIUM Research Grant Position : Principal Researcher

iv) Study On The Influence Factors That Impart Efficient Respond To The Structural Reliability And Sustainability, Status : In progress Fund : IIUM Research Grant Position : Co-researcher

v) Virtual Reality on the Ottoman Social Structure and Its Impact to The Architecture . Case Study: The Madrasa and Imaret on the Suleymaniye Complex, Istanbul Status : In progress Fund : IIUM Research Grant Position : Co-researcher

PUBLICATION

a. Refereed International Journal

i. M.Ali, S.Kurihara and S.Matsui “Study on Bonding Shear Strength of Bonding Materials between Precast Concrete Elements” Building Technology and Management Journal, Vol. 24, 1997/1998, pp. 19-27.

ii. M.Ali, I.Tsuchiya and S.Matsui “ Effect of Fatigue Loading on Bonding Shear Strength At the Interface of Two Layered Concrete” Journal of Structural Engineering V45A, March 1999

iii. M.Ali, S.Kurihara and S.Matsui “Bonding Shear Strength at the Interface between New and Old Concrete” Technology Report of the Osaka University, Vol. 48, No. 2327, Oct. 1998, pp.237-246.

iv. Maisarah Ali, Noor Shakilah Mohd Radzi, Kamaruzzaman Jusoff “Protection of Natural Wetland within a Development Area: A case study of Tasik Melati” International Journal of Energy and Environment ISSN 1109-9577 Issue 1, Volume 1 2007

v. Maisarah Ali and Kamarizaman Jusoff “Impact of Wetland Urbanization in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia” International Journal of Energy and Environment ISSN 1109-9577 Issue 1, Volume 1 2007

b. Academic Book/ Proceedings Editor

Proceeding of MICRA 2006 – ISBN 983-3142-02-8Together with Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Hisham Ariffin, Ir Shariffisun Ibrahim, Ir Mohd ZaifuddinProceedings of International Seminar on Wetland and Sustainability ISBN 978-983-3142-06-4Maisarah Ali & Kiyoshi KobayashiProceeding of Construction Application of Virtual Reality ISBNNaswan Dawood, Maisarah Ali, Puteri Shireen

c. International Conference Papers

A. M. Aibinu2, M. J. E. Salami2, A. Shafie2,I. A. Bamgbopa1, M. Ali1, P. S. Jahn KassimA New Tool For asseement of Mould Growth on building MaterialsProceeding of the third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization. Sharjah U.A.E. Januaty 20-22 2009 (co author)

I. A. Bamgbopa1, A. M. Aibinu2, M. J. E. Salami2, A. Shafie2, M. Ali1, P. S. Jahn Kassim1Damage Index: Assessment of Mould Growth on Building Materials Using Digital Image Processing TechniqueProceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering 2008 May 13-15, 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (co- author)

Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim (1), Abdul Razak Sapian (2), Maisarah Ali (1), Navid Razeghpanah (3)Assessment of Linkage between NaturalVentilation, Thermal Comfort and Urban Morphology of a Semi-Open Plaza in the Hot-Humid Climate.24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architcture (PLEA) Singapore 22-24 Nov 2007 (co- author)

Maisarah Ali, Amnah Shurfa Binti Mohammed Shukry, Noor Shakilah Bt Mohd Radzi,Kamaruzzaman JusuhConservation of a Wetland Near a City: A Case Study 5th WEAS International Conference on Environmental, Ecosystems abd Development. Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain, December 14-16 , 2007(paper presenter)

Dr. Mansor Ibrahim1 , Dr. Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim2 , Dr Maisarah Ali2 , Nurul Syala Abdul Latip3 , NorZalifa Zainal Abidin4 .Virtual Reality In Heritage Studies And Historical Reconstruction Through Animation – A Case Study Of A 16h Century University Complex In The Ottoman World. 7th International Conference on Construction Appications of Virtual Reality Penn State University , University Park. USA 22-23 Oct 2007 (co author)

Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim1, Maisarah Ali11, Yousif A Abakr 2Environmental Performance Analysis of a Semi-Detached House in Kuala Lumpur ISESEE 2006 – International Symposium & Exhibition on Sustainable Energy & Environment,Maya Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 4th-5th December 2006 (co-author)

Riza Muhida, Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim, Muhammad Abu Eusuf, Maisarah Ali, Mohd Shaifuddin Ibrahim, Yousif A Abakr (2006) Optimal Design of Photovoltaic Home System in Malaysia. World Renewable Energy Congress Florence Italy, 19-25th August 2006 ( paper presenter)

Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim, Maisarah Ali, Norhanita Abdul Majid and Mansor Ibrahim (2006). Intergrating a Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation and Visualization with a 3D virtual Walkthrough – A case Study of Putrajaya. Innovation in 3D Geo Information System. (publishe as Lecture notes in Geoinformation and Cartography by Springer) July 2006 (co-author)

Dr. Muhammad Abu Eusuf, Ir Dr Maisarah Ali, Prof Mansor Ibrahim (2005). Risk Assessment : A New Paradigm on Asset Safety Management. International Seminar on Asset Management (ISAM 2005), November 24-25 2005, PWTC Kuala Lumpur. (co- author)

Handsalah Abdullah Sudin, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Hashim, Azrin Mohd Din, Assoc Prof Ir Dr Maisarah Ali (2005). Human Capital : Enhancing Built Environment Knowledge Among Students of the Built Discipline. International Seminar on Asset Management (ISAM 2005), November 24-25 2005, PWTC Kuala Lumpur. (co- author)

Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Ali, MaisarahEnergy Strategies in the tropical context – The use of simulation tools ininforming urban bioclimatic design in a Malaysian highrise development.The 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, International Seminar,September 27-29, 2005, Tokyo. (co- author)

Maisarah Ali, Ph.D, Yousif A. Abakr, Ph.D, Najib Ibrahim, Ph.D .Building Performance Assessment of an Eco-house in Malaysia : AComparative Analysis. The 2005 World Sustainable Conference,International Seminar, September 27-29, 2005, Tokyo. (paper presenter)

PS Jahnkassim, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Ali, Maisarah (2005). Sun, Wind and Light – Using Simulation Tools in Informing Urban Bioclimatic Design In A Commercial Plaza In The Tropical Context. Union of International Architects Congress 2005, Istanbul, Turkey. (poster presentation)

M.Ali, S.Kurihara and S.Matsui “Bonding Shear Strength of Adhesives between precast Concrete Element” ACI International Conference 2000 – Repair Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Concrete Structure and Innovation in Design and Construction, Seoul Korea 19 – 22 Sept 2000. (paper presenter)

S.Kurihara, M Ali and S.Matsui “ Concrete Shear Strength- Development of Bonding Shear Strength Testing Method” Annual Conference of Kansai Branch, JSCE, Kyoto, May 1995, pp v-7-1~v-7-2

S.Matsui, M Ali and S. Kurihara “ Study on Bonding Shear Strength at the Interface between New and Old Concrete” Annual Conference of Kansai Branch, JSCE, Kobe, May 1996, pp. v-8-1~ v-8-2

S.Matsui, M Ali and S. Kurihara “ Study on Bonding Shear Strength at the Interface between New and Old Concrete” Proceeding of the 51st Annual Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineer, Nagoya Sept 1996, v-403-1~v-430-2

Bonding Shear Strength at the Interface of New and Old Concrete” 5th International Conference on Inspection Appraisal Repair and Maintenance of Buildings and Structures, Singapore, 15-16 May 1997, pp.17-23. ( paper presenter)

d. National Conference

Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim, Abdul Razak Sapian, Maisarah Ali (2004).Sun, Wind and Light – Using Simulation Tools in Informing Urban BioClimatic Design in High-rise Apartments and Plaza in the MalaysianContext.JSPS-VCC Seminar on Passive Design Considerations in Built Environment.22 – 24 November 2004. International Islamic University Malaysia, KualaLumpur.

Ng See King, Maisarah Ali, Siti Hamisah Tapsir, Shukur Abu Hassan and Jamaluddin Mohd Yatim. “Carbon Fibre Polymer (CFRP) System for External Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Girder” 4 th Malaysian Road Congress Kuala Lumpur 30,31 Oct and 1st Nov 2000.3) Han Joke Kwang, Ghassan Ziadat, Maisarah Ali. “ Design of Sungai Dinding Bridge” 4 th Malaysian Road Congress Kuala Lumpur 30,31 Oct and 1st Nov 2000.

Han Joke Kwang, Ghassan Ziadat, Maisarah Ali. “ Design of Sungai Dinding Bridge” 4 th Malaysian Road Congress Kuala Lumpur 30,31 Oct and 1st Nov 2000.