Laser-MicroEDM Based Hybrid Micromachining: Microdrilling and Micromilliling

About Mir Akmam Noor RashidTanveer SalehWan Ahmad Bin Wan AzharWazed Ibne Noor

Dr. Tanveer Saleh is a Professor in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Prior to joining IIUM he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia Canada. He earned his Ph.D. in 2009 from the National University of Singapore (NUS). His primary research interests include non-conventional and hybrid micromachining the application of machine learning in manufacturing and automation/robotics in manufacturing. Alhamdulillah his research is supported by various national and international funding agencies including the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia the Ministry of Science and Technology Malaysia and the U.S. Air Force. Mir Akmam Noor Rashid has been serving as a Senior Scientific Officer at the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture Dhaka since 2011. He obtained his Ph.D. from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 2024. He completed his B.Sc. in Manufacturing Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) in 2010. Wan Ahmad Bin Wan Azhar is a Ph.D. student in Mechatronics Engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia where he also earned his Masters degree. His research focuses on developing automation and machine technologies particularly in hybrid micromachining which combines laser beam micromachining with micro electrical discharge machining. He previously worked as a research engineer in the automobile industry specializing in machine development and fabrication. Wazed Ibne Noor has been working as a Lecturer at the University of Creative Technology Chittagong since 2022 and has recently been appointed as the Program Coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 2023 he earned his Masters degree in Mechatronics from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He completed his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2017.