Contributions to Research and Advanced Practices
Research Background
Since 2007, I've been active in academia, founding a vocational institute. In 2011, I began my professional research journey with my Master’s thesis. I focused on RFID technology during my Master’s and PhD studies. Building on this background, I’ve initiated ongoing research to expand my RFID expertise and apply it to Intelligent and Adaptive Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) leading to several publications and conference presentations.
Today, the internet links not only computers but also smart devices like tablets, phones, wearables, and even smart cars and industrial systems. With over a billion devices online now, predictions indicate 30 billion internet-connected things by 2025, marking the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Yet, being connected isn't enough to be "smart." Transforming a passive object into a smart one requires a network connection and sensors to gather data. This data is then analyzed to generate intelligent responses and feedback from the smart device.
Every IoT object needs communication infrastructure and a unique ID. RFID technology, compact, affordable, and versatile, provides both these essentials for an object to qualify as an IoT device. The importance of RFID technology and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in shaping IoT and their applications in smart cities and smart agriculture highlights the present and future of my research focus.
Research Interests
Internet of Things (IoT); Smart Cities; RFID Technology; Smart Agriculture; Project-based Learning; and Industry-based Learning.
Research and Advanced Practices Impacts
When conducting research and advanced practices, I consistently assess the impact of my activities as a guide for staying on the correct path. My ResearchGate research interest score is 167.9, accompanied by 218 citations and a readership of more than 23,500 for my publications, by August 2023.
Beyond citations and readership numbers, my research significantly influences my teaching. Focusing on IoT and smart cities enhances my ability to guide students effectively, ensuring their success in their practical projects and research. I'm also keen on investigating project-based learning, which aids in orchestrating industrial and project activities within the school.
Complementing my academic research and publications, I actively organise TechTALK, a series of research and industry seminars. TechTALK yields several key impacts:
Industry Partnerships: For potential collaborations in research, student projects, internships, and guest speakers.
Industry Advisory Committee: Membership facilitates strategic connections.
Inter-Institutional Bonds: TechTALK fosters connections with esteemed universities and institutions, leading to collaborative research and symposium participation. TechTALK successfully co-organised seminars with generous support from the University of Auckland, AUT, Massey University, Unitec, EIT, Otago Polytechnic, and Techtorium.
Profile Enhancement: TechTALK elevates Unitec's profile by hosting prestigious external speakers at Unitec and inviting Unitec's leaders and researchers to contribute to the conversations.
Selected Publications
I've contributed to 20 journal publications and conference presentations, with a Google Scholar citation count of 225 and an H-index of 8. Following is the list of my papers:
Shakiba, M., et al. “Bridging the Gap in Network Security and Data Management through IoT Innovation” 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Electrics and Computer (INTCEC 2024) - Chicago - Illinois - USA - Under Review
Shakiba, M., et al. “Digital Forensic Tools: Comparison of Autopsy TSK and Forensic Explorer” IEEE International Conference on Information Technology, Electronics and Intelligent Communication Systems - Vemana Institute of Technology (VIT), Bangalore - India - Accepted
Adlakha, R., Shakiba, M., et al. “Comparative Analysis of LSTM, GRU, and XGBoost for Forex Prediction: A Deep Learning Approach” 2024 1st International Conference on Innovative Engineering Sciences and Technological Research (ICIESTR-2024) - UTAS-Muscat, Sultanate of Oman - Under Review
Shakiba, M., et al. “Sustainable Cyber-Physical Platform for Optimal Greenhouse Growth” Smart Sustainable Development 2024
Le, A., Shakiba, M., et al. “Lightweight CNN-RNN Model for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture” Smart Sustainable Development 2024
Shakiba, M., et al. “Project-Based Learning a Successful Capstone Project Experience at Unitec, School of Computing” 2022 ITP Research Symposium
Ardekani, I., Shakiba, M. “Intelligent Beehive Monitoring using Machine Learning Models” 2022 ITP Research Symposium
David, A., Shakiba, M., et al. “Penetration Testing & Mitigation Techniques for Windows and Linux” 2022 Unitec-MIT Research Symposium
Noutash, M., Shakiba M. “Enhance Organisational Performance Using Sustainable Software Monitoring System” 2022 Unitec-MIT Research Symposium
Shakiba, M., Zavvari, A., Aleebrahim, N., & Singh, M. J. (2016). Evaluating the academic trend of RFID technology based on SCI and SSCI publications from 2001 to 2014. Scientometrics, 109, 591-614.
Shakiba, M., Ale Ebrahim, N., Danaee, M., Bakhtiyari, K., & Sundararajan, E. (2016). A Comprehensive Comparison of Educational Growth within Four Different Developing Countries between 1990 and 2012. Revista de Gestão e Secretariado, 6(3), 152-174.
Shakiba, M., Singh, M. J., Islam, M. T., & Sundararajan, E. (2015). Applying cubic spline method to estimate the number of RFID tags in error-prone communication channels. Wireless Personal Communications, 83, 361-382.
Shakiba, M., et al. “Intelligent Items Traceability System–RFID vs QR”. The Ingenieur. Volume 61, 73-76.
Shakiba, M., Singh, M. J., Sundararajan, E., Zavvari, A., & Islam, M. T. (2014). Extending birthday paradox theory to estimate the number of tags in RFID systems. PloS one, 9(4), e95425.
Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Danaee, M., Mohammadjafari, M., Zavvari, A., ... & Shahbazi-Moghadam, M. (2014). Equality of Google Scholar with Web of Science citations: Case of Malaysian engineering highly cited papers. Modern Applied Science, 8(5), 63-69.
Bakhtiyari, K., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Shakiba, M., Zavvari, A., Shahbazi-Moghadam, M., ... & Mohammadjafari, M. (2014). Ethical and unethical methods of plagiarism prevention in academic writing. International Education Studies, 7(7), 52-62.
Zavvari, A., Islam, M. T., Shakiba, M., & Mandeep, S. J. (2014, December). Theoretical analysis of RFID security protocols. In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (pp. 302-306). IEEE.
Shakiba, M., Sundararajan, E., Zavvari, A., & Islam, M. (2013). Cubic spline-based tag estimation method in RFID multi-tags identification process. Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 36(1), 11-17.
Zavvari, A., Shakiba, M., Islam, M. T., Sundararajan, E., & Singh, M. J. (2013). Computational cost analysis on securing RFID protocols conforming to EPC class-1 generation-2 standard. Procedia Technology, 11, 778-784.
Badpa, A., Yavar, B., Shakiba, M., & Singh, M. J. (2013). Effects of knowledge management system in disaster management through RFID technology realization. Procedia Technology, 11, 785-793.
Shakiba, M., Zavvari, A., & Sundararajan, E. (2011, November). Fitted dynamic framed slotted ALOHA anti-collision algorithm in RFID systems. In ICIMU 2011: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology & Multimedia (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Fund Applications
I am actively pursuing research funds and external grants. To date, I've contributed to 7 research fund applications, securing a total of MYR 497,000 in successful funds. Following is the list of my fund applications:
Principal Investigator (2016-2017) Intelligent Traffic Light Control Based on RFID Technology in the Concept of Smart Cities. Monash Internal Grant - School of IT Collaborative Research Seed Grants (SEED), (MYR 12,000)
Research Assistant (2015) Exploring Data Streams Association Rules Mining on Clouds. Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), (MYR 72,000), Project Code: ERGS/1/2013/ICT07/ULM/02/3
Research Assistant (2014) Performance and Reliability of Radio Frequency Identification. Innovation Fund, (MYR 150,000), Project Code: PKT 1/2010
Technical Executive (2013) The Compact Printed Planar Antenna of Lab-scale Model to a Prototype for Broadband Communication. Innovation Fund, (MYR 90,000), Project Code: INOVASI-2012-022
Technical Executive (2012) Prototyping of RFID Reader Antenna for Commercial Product and Market Testing. Innovation Fund, (MYR 98,000), Project Code: INOVASI-2011-033
Research Assistant (2012) UDP and High-Performance Computing. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), (MYR 50,000), Project Code: UKM-TT-02-FRGS0205-2010
Research Assistant (2011) Running High-Performance Computing on Condor Platform. Incentive Grant for Young Researchers (GGPM), (MYR 25,000), Project Code: UKM-GGPM-ICT-104-2010
Some Testimonial on Research Activities
Keynote Speaker and Panel Member
Panel member and speaker at TechTALK: Empowering Future Tech Careers through Collaborative Education Systems hosted by The University of Auckland, Faculty of Engineering.
Panel member and speaker at Forging a New Age of India- New Zealand Relations Symposium hosted by the High Commission of India, Wellington, New Zealand.
Speaker IEEE Workshop at hosted by The University of Technology and Applied Sciences - IEEE Oman Sector.
Research Services
Editor
KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, KSII
Reviewer
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
IEEE Transactions Signal Processing Letters (SPL)
Education and Information Technologies, Springer
Electronics, MDPI
Programme Committee and Chair
1st International Conference on Innovative Engineering Sciences and Technological Research (ICIESTR-2024)
Smart Sustainable Development Conference and Project Showcase 2024
14th Computing and IT Research and Education New Zealand - CITRENZ 2023 - Chair
MIT-Unitec Research Symposium 2022 - Session Chair
ITP-SIT Research Symposium 2022 - Panel Moderator
Smart Aotearoa – Sustainable Development 2022
Sustainable Development Research Symposium – Otago Polytechnic 2021
The 28th Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2017
Telemedicine Conference Sunway, Malaysia 2016
IEEE Malaysia Student Congress 2014
Research Talk Organiser
Cybersecurity meetup - a collaboration between the School of Computing and the Research Office at Unitec
Vocational education and training in Switzerland – new learning cultures in enterprises
Membership
IT Professionals New Zealand
IEEE Agricultural Robotics and Automation Technical Committee Member
IEEE Internet of Things Community Member
IEEE Young Professionals Member
IEEE Education Society Member
Research and Project Supervision
Postgrad Supervision
I support the following Master's and Post-Graduate studies:
Gerald Hinton (2024M) - Master Thesis
Sagar Mane (2024M) - Master Thesis
Shivinderpal Singh (2024M) - Master Thesis
Yunan Xian (2024M) - Master Thesis
Mohit Arora (2024C) - Master Thesis
Babita Dasoar Mangotra (2024C) - Master Thesis
Enyang Zhang (2024M) - Post-Graduate Applied Project - AI-Driven Social Media Management Platform Design and Development
Fangxu Lin (2024M) - Post-Graduate Applied Project
Bappy Debnath (2024M) - Post-Graduate Applied Project
May Thu Tun (2024C) - Post-Graduate Applied Project
Gladis Sojan (2024C) - Post-Graduate Applied Project
An Le Tanh (2023-24C) - Master Thesis - AI-Enhanced Plant Disease Detection for Smart Agriculture
Mohita Trehan (2023-24C) - Master Thesis - New Zealand Stock Market Prediction Using Sentiment Analysis
Riya Adlakha (2023C) - Post-Graduate Applied Project - CNN-LSTM Enhanced Forex Forecasting Through Effective Data Pre-Processing
Undergrad Supervision
Unitec Institute of Technology (2021 - Current) - I coordinate the Capstone Project, a level 7 course under the Bachelor of Computer Science programme with 60 credits, and supervise several students on their projects and research activities.
Techtorium (2018 - 2020) - I was the Capstone Project coordinator, a level 6 course under a Software Development diploma with 30 credits, and supervised several students on their practical projects.
Monash University (2016 - 2017) - I supervised several bachelor students on their Final Year Project. I also coordinate Industry-based learning in the School of IT and manage and supervise students' practical work.