M A Hannan
Also known as: M A Hannan, Mahammad Abdul Hannan, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Ma Hannan, M. A. Hannan
Sunway University, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, National University of Malaysia, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Research areas: Engineering · Automotive Engineering · Advanced Battery Technologies Research · Microgrid Control and Optimization · Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
About
M A Hannan is employed as Distinguished Professor & Professor of Intelligent Systems in Energy and Power Applications in the School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Malaysia. He is an Adjunct Professor at School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Korea and Visiting Professor at Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. He was a Visiting Professor at School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering University of Wollongong, Australia. Prior to join Sunway University, Prof Hannan was with College of Engineering, The National Energy University, Malaysia as a Senior Professor and Advisor for research and publication in Innovation and Research Management Centre, UNITEN since Sept 2016 to May 2023. He was also with the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, National University of Malaysia as a full Professor before joining to UNITEN since 2013. His research interest is on intelligent systems in energy and power applications related to renewables integration, energy storage system, hydrogen storage, smart grid, energy management system, building energy efficiency, battery controller and BEMS, HEV energy management system, inverter controller, MPPT, FACTS and custom power devices, power quality and intelligent embedded system development in academic and industrial (national and international) level of research and development.
He is awarded as a Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) 2022 & 2023 in Engineering by Clarivate Analytics which is based on multiple top 1% citated papers in the Web of Science™ and truly 1 in 1,000 (0.01%) of the world’s scientists. Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of IPCC AR7, Working Group III (2025-2029). He has been obtained about RM 26.7M research funds, supervised 6 post-doctoral fellows, 25 PhD and 24 master by research students and his scholarly output in SCOPUS is 400+, citation is 23,918, H-Index 73 and in Google Scholar, citation is 31,626, H-Index: 85.
His aspiration is to provide leadership of research governance, funding, high quality training and mission, aimed at embedding a strong culture of research integrity, excellence, and impact towards achieving the championship and global standing. He is leading academic and industrial research on national and international funding arrangement in both fundamental and applied research, directing pre-commercialized products, high quality research outputs and building collaborations. Also, transforming academic and industrial research technologies into teaching and learning process to ensure appropriate learning methods in higher education.
He is a member of many professional organizations such as Senior Member, IEEE, IEB, IAENG, BCS etc. He is serving as editor-in-chief of Journal of Energy and Environment, associate editor in IEEE Access/IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications/Energy Conversion and Economics, served as program examiner, funding proposal evaluator, thesis examiner, editorial board members as well as in the committee of many Elsevier Science and IEEE Transactions.
He has been awarded many times for research and contributions, just a few such as, Gold medals in MTE, 2017; Gold medals in ITEX 2017; Gold medals PERINTIS, 2016; Gold Medal with Outstanding Achievement in International Innovation Festival, 2014; Runner up in Schneider Electric University Challenge “Go Green in Malaysia” 2012; Runner up in the DIGI Challenge “Change for Social Venture Competitions” 2011; Excellent Scientist for outstanding research in 2005 by MOHE, Malaysia; Gold medal in SIIF 2004, Korea etc.
Employment
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Sunway University Distinguished Professor & Professor of Intelligent Systems in Energy and Power Applications2023 - Present
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Universiti Tenaga Nasional Professor of Intelligent Systems in Energy and Power Applications2016 - 2023
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Professor2008 - 2016
Education
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National University of Malaysia PhD in Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering2004 - 2007
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National University of Malaysia M Sc in Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering2001 - 2003
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Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology B Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering1983 - 1987
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (388)
- Renewables-integrated microgrids for low-carbon ammonia production: Technologies, economic and environmental perspectives Save
- Recent development of wastewater treatment technologies towards sustainable energy recovery, environmental protection and circular economy Save
- Socio-economic impact assessment on PV and battery storage integrated energy technologies towards achieving net-zero carbon building Save
- A comprehensive review of lead acid battery end-of-life management: Future perspectives and guidelines Save
- Vehicle-to-grid energy technologies: A patent landscape analysis and technology updates Save
- The role of grid-forming inverters in enabling high penetration of renewable energy in power systems: standards, ancillary services, current deployment, and future perspectives Save
- Artificial intelligence technologies for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling systems: A transition of sustainable energy transportation Save
- Digital twin enabling net-zero energy building integrated grid digital transformation Save
- Socio-economic impact assessment of hydrogen integrated grid electric vehicle charging technologies toward achieving net-zero Save
- AI technologies towards achieving net-zero energy building: Potential framework, implementation factors, challenges and future directions Save
- Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen integrated microgrid and hydrogen refueling systems application: A sustainable energy solution Save
- Artificial intelligence in hydrogen energy transitions: A comprehensive survey and future directions Save
- Techno-economic impact analysis of solid waste collection optimization and management for smart city towards achieving sustainable development goals Save
- Vehicle-to-grid energy technologies: Patent landscape analysis, technical updates and innovations towards sustainable transportation Save
- Grid-integrated electric vehicle charging station technologies and data dissemination through internet of energy use Save
- Optimization algorithms for hybrid energy storage systems based microgrid performance enhancement Save
- Optimized hybrid energy systems for sustainable net-zero communities: Modelling, framework design and performance analysis Save
- Return on values of hydrogen energy transitions: A perspective on the conceptual framework Save
- Lithium-ion to sodium-ion batteries transitioning: trends, analysis and innovative technologies prospects in EV application Save
- An effective optimization algorithm for hydrogen fuel cell-based hybrid energy system: A sustainable microgrid approach Save