About Conference


We would like to warmly welcome you to the 1st International Conference of Innovative Design, Manufacturing and Materials (ICIDMMT '22) which will be held 17th-18th September 2022 using a virtual platform. The Fakulti Reka Bentuk Inovatif dan Teknologi, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin and Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP Centre), Universiti Malaya will be hosting this conference together with Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia as co-organizer. ICIDMMT '22 intends to provide a platform to discuss and address current issues and novel developments regarding the Technology, Engineering and Innovative Design.

Keynote Speakers

Keynote 1 Ahmad Sarhan

  • PROF. DR. ENG. AHMED ALY DIAA MOHAMMED SARHAN (KEYNOTE SPEAKER 1 - ENGINEERING)
    (Professor, Assiut University of Egypt) (Associate Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals)

Prof. Dr. Eng. Ahmed Aly Diaa Mohammed Sarhan was born in Egypt. He obtained his PhD (Precision Engineering) from Kyoto University of Japan on 2007. His astounding academic excellence as well as his remarkable research quality have made him the right person to be keynote for ICIDMMT '22. His area of specialty are  Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Additive Manufacturing Technology, Precision Machining and Digital Manufacturing (CAD/CAM-CIM) and Intelligent Automation and Modelling for Process Control.

Keynote 2 Imam Buchori

  • IMAM BUCHORI ZAINUDDIN (KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2 - DESIGN)
    (Emeritus Professor) 

Imam Buchori Zainuddin (IBZ) was born in Gresik , East Java Indonesia on July 12, 1939, Emeritus Professor of Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, with an educational background in Art Education ITB; Industrial Design from the Royal Academy of Art & Design Copenhagen Denmark under the guidance of the late Prof. Victor Papanek (visiting professor from US); Ergonomics (Human Engineering) from Birmingham University UK; Training Furniture Industry for Developing Countries in Lathi, Finland. During his career he has focused on being an industrial designer, an interdisciplinary field of science or profession. which brings together Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities, Engineering and Technology. As an educator IBZ is a pioneer in the science of Industrial Product Design in Indonesia. As a professional designer, his work includes industrial products, interior design and architecture, in addition to conducting interdisciplinary research on various products technology-based. His various furniture works (especially those made with rattan material) have won various national competitions. As an academic, IBZ pays great attention to theoretical and philosophical studies of Design science.

Positions at ITB that have been held: Head of Product Design Study Program, Secretary of the Fine Arts Department, Head of the Fine Arts Department, Dean of the FSRD (Faculty of Fine Arts and Design), Member of the Council of Professors of ITB, Member of the ITB Board of Trustees. Outside ITB: Previously served as Dean of FSRD Itenas, Bandung Indonesia. Since 2012 until now teaching Design Thinking in the ITB MBA Program; Writes books, is invited to various seminars on industrial design in national/international forums. In 2016, he held a retrospective exhibition that showcased his 50-year career history.

Keynote 3 Mohd Khairol

  • PROF. DR. MOHD. KHAIROL ANUAR BIN MOHD ARIFFIN (KEYNOTE SPEAKER 3 - TECHNOLOGY) 
    (Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Prof. Dr. Mohd Khairol Anuar Bin Mohd Ariffin obtained his PhD (Mechanical Engineering) from University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. His area of interest include High Speed Machining, Optimisation, CAD/CAM, Finite Element Analysis, Internal Combustion Engine and Machining Composite Material. He has supervised and co-supervised more than 50 Post-Grad. Currently, he published 120 Journal and 6 Chapter in Book.

Conference Theme

Imagining Futures: Design Innovation for Manufacturing and Materials Evolution

Publication Opportunities

Selected papers will be published in a Scopus - Indexed Journals. The conference welcomes empirical research and theoretical/conceptual research papers from multiple fields in the realm of Technology, Engineering and Innovative Design. The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to :

Topics Covered

1. Technology

  • Design & Technology
  • Knowledge Technology
  • Advance Technology
  • Manufacturing System
  • Environmental Technology

2. Engineering

  • Advance Materials
  • Surface Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering

3. Innovative Design

  • Industrial Design
  • Art & Design
  • Ergonomics