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Abdul Rashid Bin Mohamed Shariff

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Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Editions

Successful People in Malaysia and Singapore (8th Edition)

December 2026

Successful People in Malaysia (4th Edition)

December 2022

Successful People in Malaysia (3rd Edition)

December 2021

Successful People in Malaysia (2nd Edition)

December 2020

Successful People in Malaysia (1st Edition)

December 2019

E - EDUCATION

Ph.D. Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine, USA; M. Sc. Cadastre and Land Information Management, University of East London, London, UK; B. Surv. (Land) Hons., University of Technology Malaysia, KL

CA - CAREER

2018 - Present Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia; 2012 - 2013 Head of Geospatial Information Science Research Centre (GISRC); 2002 - 2018 Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia; 2009 - 2012 Head, Spatial and Numerical Modeling Laboratory, ITMA, University Putra Malaysia; 2001 - 2006 Head, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia

WACW - WRITINGS AND CREATIVE WORKS

Natural-language spatial relations between linear and areal objects: the topology and metric of English-language terms 1998; Metric details for natural-language spatial relations 1998; Oil palm fruit bunch grading system using red, green and blue digital number 2008; Agriculture Land Suitability Evaluator (ALSE): A decision and planning support tool for tropical and subtropical crops 2013; GIS based multicriteria approaches to housing site suitability assessment 2006; Hyperspectral discrimination of tree species with different classifications using single-and multiple-endmember 2013; Classification of oil palm fresh fruit bunches based on their maturity using portable four-band sensor system 2012; Maximal service area problem for optimal siting of emergency facilities 2010; Diabetes in relation to biliary tract cancer and stones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China 2010; GIS-based modeling for the spatial measurement and evaluation of mixed land use development for a compact city 2015; GIS-grid-based and multi-criteria analysis for identifying and mapping peat swamp forest fire hazard in Pahang, Malaysia 2004; The application of internal grading system technologies for agricultural products - Review 2013; Evaluation of land development impact on a tropical watershed hydrology using remote sensing and GIS 2012; Determination of oil palm fresh fruit bunch ripeness - Based on flavonoids and anthocyanin content 2012; A review of property mass valuation models 2011; Spatial patterns of heavy metals in soil under different geological structures and land uses for assessing metal enrichments 2013; Application of geographic information systems in land-use suitability evaluation for beekeeping: A case study of Vahregan watershed (Iran) 2012; Internet of Things (IoT)-based Aquaculture: An overview of IoT application on water quality monitoring, 2021 (Top 1% Journal); Support Vector Machine in Precision Agriculture: A review, 2021 (Top 10% Journal); Challenges of Iot/5g Advancement in the Oil Palm Upstream, 2021; Machine-Learning Approach Using SAR Data for the Classification of Oil Palm Trees That Are Non-Infected and Infected with the Basal Stem Rot Disease, 2021

CASA - CIVIL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

President Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia; Country Editor for GIS Development Magazine; National Representative of Malaysia for International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Information Science (IGU-UGI) since 2005-2016; Board Member, Asia Rice Monitoring Team. “Compiling Asia rice crop monitoring and developing a work plan for Asia rice crop”, 2012

AW - AWARDS

Top Researcher Scientist Malaysia 2018

ME - MEMBERSHIPS

Institution of Surveyors Malaysia; Secretary National Committee of Geomatic, 2001; Malaysian Remote Sensing Society (MRSS); American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers (ASABE); Institution of Chartered Agriculural Engineers; Malaysian Remote Sensing Society (MRSS)

LS - LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, Malay

WEB - WEBSITE

http://profile.upm.edu.my