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Izihan Bin Ibrahim

Academic Qualification

  • Engineering Hydrology - Masters Degree, Imperial College London
  • Civil Engineering - Bachelor Degree, University of the Pacific

Izihan Bin Ibrahim (Ir.)

Academic Fellow
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


izihan@iium.edu.my
6527


Expert Profile


Izihan Ibrahim is a Professional Civil Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.  Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) degree with highest honours in 1986, he was employed as academic tutor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for a year during which he assisted in the teaching and research of hydrology and hydraulics.  In 1989, after a year of intensive study and thesis work at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London, U.K., Izihan graduated with a Master of Science (with Distinction) in Engineering Hydrology.  He then continued his academic career as a lecturer/researcher in hydrology and hydraulics at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, UKM for three years. In 1992, he left academia for engineering consultancy when he was employed as an Engineer, first at A.I. Associates for five months and then at HYDEC Engineering (until 2016), specializing in Engineering Hydrology, Groundwater Engineering, Hydraulic and River Engineering, and Urban Drainage Engineering.  Izihan has been trained by various experts in these fields (from DHI, EMS-I and others) as a numerical modeller of hydrologic and hydrodynamic processes utilizing established models such as MIKE-11, MIKE Flood, MOUSE, WMS, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, XP-SWMM, PCSWMM, MOHID Land.  Over the past 30 years, he has successfully conducted a number of studies encompassing EIAs, hydrologic-hydraulic analyses and modelling of rivers and drainage systems, as well as design projects for a wide range of applications and clients requiring his specialist knowledge and experience. Izihan is presently the Managing Director of Rho-1 Consultants, an engineering consultancy firm dedicated in providing specialist services through its continuous research and development efforts in the fields of hydrology and hydraulics.  Since August 2016, he is also an Academic Fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).   


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Civil Engineering ~ Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering - Computer analysis & modelling


Teaching Responsibilities


CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB 2 2023/2024 2022/2023
CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB II 2023/2024 2022/2023
CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB III 2021/2022
COASTAL ENGINEERING 2023/2024
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2021/2022 2020/2021
FLUID MECHANICS 2020/2021
HYDRAULICS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
INTERGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2023/2024
SEMINAR 2020/2021
VALUES, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2020/2021
VALUES, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (RESEARCH MODE) 2020/2021


Supervision


Investigating The Impacts Of Climate Change On Streamflow Via Machine Learning.
Master In Progress Supervisor Supervisory Committee
Bio-Engineering Technique Using Coconut Fiber And Vertiver Grass For Ðiverbank Erosion Mitigation.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2023 Flow Distribution in Divided Open Channels of Variable Widths
2017 - 2018 Perkhidmatan Perunding bagi Penyediaan Pelan Pengurusan Lembangan Sungai Bersepadu (IRBM), Sg. Padas, Sabah
2017 - 2018 Water Resources Yield & Dam Release Optimization Study for Sungai Perak Basin
2017 - 2017 Perkhidmatan Mengumpul, Menyedia dan Membekal Data-Data Hidrologi, Hidraulik, Endapan, Kekukuhan Tanah dan Geometri Sungai serta Penyediaan Laporan dan Dokumen yang Berkaitan untuk Kajian Permodelan ke atas Masalah Hakisan Kerukan (Scouring) di Kuching Barrage di Sungai Sarawak
2016 - 2017 Kajian Kemungkinan Bagi Pembangunan Sumber Air Lembangan Sg. Muar, Johor
2016 - 2021 Rekabentuk Terperinci Rancangan Tebatan Bandar Merlimau, Melaka
On-Going
2024 - Present Predictive Modelling of Water Parameters in the Pahang River: An Integrated Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Approach
2023 - Present Enhancing Mastery of Engineering Financial Management Through Industry-Ready Experiential Game-base Learning
2020 - Present EMPOWERING THE ORANG ASLI COMMUNITY AT KG SG. DUA OLAK VIA HANDS-ON TRAINING WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ON RIVER RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES
2020 - Present Preparation of Emergency Action Action Plan (EAP) for Repas Lama, Repas Baru and Perting Dams, Bentong Pahang
2019 - Present Perkhidmatan pengumpulan data dan analisis data hidrologi serta pembangunan my river basin (NAHRIM) Integrated Numerical Modelling) untuk Pusat Kajian Lembanagan Sungai, Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysaia (NAHRIM)
2019 - Present Formulation of empirical equation for quick riverbank erosion prediction
2019 - Present Sedimentation and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Analysis of Sungai Pusu, IIUM Gombak Campus
2018 - Present RIVER MEANDER MIGRATION PREDICTION: EVALUATION OF EXISTING TECHNIQUES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW EMPIRICAL MODEL


Award & Recognition


13 Oct, 2019 Best Paper Award - Brawijaya University International


Publications


Article

2022 Discharge distribution in open-channel T-shape bifurcations: effect of a reduced side branch width. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 148 (9) pp.
2020 Infilling streamflow data using HEC_HMS. The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 81 (1) pp. 33-38
2018 Design rainfall temporal patterns for upper Klang catchment. The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 79 (1) pp. 21-30
2018 Temporal distribution of heavy rainfall for upper Klang catchment. Advanced science and technology letters, 151 () pp. 25-30
Conference or Workshop Item

2021 Flow-3D CFD model of bifurcated open channel flow: setup and validation. In: 9th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics,
2020 Flow structures in dividing open channels: a review. In: "3rd International Conference of Water Resources Development and Environmental Protection, ICWRDEP 2019",
2020 Post COVID-19 river quality: challenges ahead!. In: IIUM River of Life Flagship Project,