Rate My Professor Foad Motalebi

Foad Motalebi serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Curtin University Malaysia. He earned his Master of Science in Information Technology from Punjab Technical University, India in 2010, a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching from Curtin University, Australia in 2009, a Post-Graduate Diploma from NIIT, India in 2000, and a Bachelor of Science from Utkal University, India in 1995. Having commenced his teaching career in 1995, he served as a lecturer at NIIT and Informatics in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, prior to joining Curtin University in September 2003. In addition, he holds the position of Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Computing (Software Engineering) program. Motalebi is certified as a Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CyberOps Academy Instructor, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).

Motalebi's research specializations encompass simulation technology, the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on teaching and learning programming and mathematics, databases, ordinary differential equations, and statistics. He has been recognized with the Curtin University Sarawak Student Choice Award for 2006-2010 and 2013, underscoring his dedication to excellence in teaching. His key publications include "Vision Transformers for Biomedical Applications" (2024, International Conference on Green Energy, Computing and Sustainable Technology, co-authored with S. Teh and S. Sivakumar), "Intelligent Monitoring Interfaces for Coal-Fired Power Plant Boiler Trips: A Review" (2014, Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, with N.N.M. Nistah, Y. Samyudia, and F.B.I. Alnaimi), "Sonic Waves Travel-Time Prediction: When Machine Learning Meets Geophysics" (2022, with W.K. Wong, Y. Nuwara, and F.H. Juwono), "Decentralization Using Blockchain Health Records Management" (2021, with J.S.G. Don), and "ICS-SimLab: A Containerized Approach for Simulating Industrial Control Systems for Cyber Security Research" (2025, IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security, with J. Brown, D.S. Pham, S.T. Soh, S. Eswaran, and M. Almashor). Earlier contributions focus on pedagogical advancements, such as "Group Project and Group Assessment in Pre-University Programming Unit" (2005, with S.T. Lau), "Developing Programming Skills and Knowledge Through Comprehensive Programming Projects" (2006, with S.T. Lau), and "Programming Nation – A Learning And Teaching Programming Club" (2014). Through these works and initiatives like the Programming Nation club, Motalebi has influenced advancements in educational technology, machine learning applications, cybersecurity, blockchain, and sustainable computing.