Prof.Dr. Zainab Binti Abu Bakar FASc

Name: Dr. Zainab Binti Abu Bakar FASc

Title: Professor

Position: Lecturer

Email: zainab.abubakar@mediu.edu.my

Phone: +60355113939 / Ext: 742

 

ProfileAcademicsResearchSupervisionPublicationWorkshops & Awards
Biography:

 

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD (Computer Science) 1999, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.
  • MSc  in Computer Science 1988, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  • BSc (Hons) in Computer Science 1979, Brighton Polytechnic, UK.
  • Diploma in Computer Science 1976, Intitiut Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Teaching Bachelor Subjects:

  • Visual Programming,
  • Advance programming Java.
  • Advance database,
  • Data structure,
  • Operating systems,
  • Discrete mathematics,
  • Computational Theory,
  • Data analysis and design,
  • IT project,
  • Industrial training,
  • Introduction to Database,

Teaching Master Subjects:

  • Research Methodology,
  • Multimedia Networking,
  • E-learning strategies and software, and
  • Database in data communication.

Research Interest Areas:

  • Information Retrieval – Text Information Retrieval, Spoken Document Retrieval, Geographical Information Retrieval, Mathematical Information Retrieval, Genomic Information Retrieval, Multimedia Information Retrieval (Image, Video and Audio)
  • Natural Language Processing– Part of Speech Tagging, Topic Extraction and Summarisation, Spoken Word Segmentation and Recognition, Lexicon Construction, Grammatical Analysis.
Master Students:

 

PhD Students:

Journal Papers:

 

Conference Papers:

  1. Fatihah Mohd ; Masita Abdul Jalil ; Noor Maizura Mohamad Noor ; Zainab Abu Bakar (2018). Improving The Accuracy In Classification Using The Bayesian Relevance Feedback (BRF) Model.   2018 Fourth International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management (CAMP). Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. IEEE Explore
  2. Rohana Ismail ; Nurazzah Abd. Rahman ; Zainab Abu Bakar ; Mokhairi Makhtar. (2018), Concepts extraction in ontology learning using language patterns for better accuracy. 2018 4th International Conference on Computer and Technology Applications (ICCTA). Istanbul, Turkey. IEEE Xplore
  3. Ahamed, M Mithun., Z, Abu Bakar., & W, M. Shaher. Yafooz. (2018, November). The Realism of Value Sensitive Design on User Interface Development. IEEE Conference on Open Systems (ICOS2018), Malaysia, pp. 1-6. IEEE (accepted )
  4. Ahamed, M Mithun., Z, Abu Bakar., & W, M. Shaher. Yafooz. (2018, July). Extended User Centered Design (UCD) Process in the Aspect of Human Computer Interaction. IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing and Electronic Enterprise 2018 (ICSCEE 2018), Malaysia, pp. 1-6. IEEE (presented)
  5. Ahamed, M Mithun., Z, Abu Bakar., & W, M. Shaher. Yafooz. (2018, July). Revised Theoretical Approach of Activity Theory for Human Computer Interaction Design. Computing Conference 2018, UK, pp. 1-6 (presented)
  6. Ismail, Rohana; Rahman, Nurazzah Abd; Bakar, Zainab Abu. 2017. A Pattern For Concept Identification From English Translated Quran. MATEC Web of Conferences: 135. 67. EDP Sciences
  7. Othman, Nuru’l–‘Izzah; Bakar, Zainab Abu. 2017. Computational Technique For Stepwise Quantitative Assessment Of Equation Correctness, AIP Conference Proceedings. 1830(1):20033, AIP Publishing
  8. Ismail, Rohana; Rahman, Nurazzah Abd; Bakar, Zainab Abu. 2017. A Pattern For Concept Identification From English Translated Quran. MATEC Web of Conferences: 135. 67. EDP Sciences
  9. Y. Al Moaiad, Z.A Bakar and N.A Al-Sammarraie. 2017. Prioritization Tool of Cloud Computing Service Provider Based on User Requirement. 2016 IEEE Conference on Open Systems (ICOS), Langkawi. To be published in IEEE Xplore and SCOPUS database.
  10. H. M. Hanum, S. Nasaruddin and Z. A. Bakar. 2016. Prosodic breaks on Malay speech corpus: Evaluation of pitch, intensity and duration. 2016 Third International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management (CAMP), Bandar Hilir, 2016, pp. 43-47. doi: 10.1109/INFRKM.2016.7806332 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7806332&isnumber=7806316
  11. S. S. Sazali, N. A. Rahman and Z. A. Bakar. 2016. Information extraction: Evaluating named entity recognition from classical Malay documents. 2016 Third International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management (CAMP), Bandar Hilir, 2016, pp. 48-53. doi:10.1109/INFRKM.2016.7806333 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7806333&isnumber=7806316
  12. Azizan, Z. A. Bakar and S. A. Noah. 2016. Query reformulation using ontology and keyword for durian web search. 2016 Third International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management (CAMP), Bandar Hilir, 2016, pp. 94-100. doi: 10.1109/INFRKM.2016.7806342
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7806342&isnumber=7806316
  13. H. M. Hanum and Z. A. Bakar. 2016. Sentence Segmentation and Phrase Strength Estimation in Malay Continuous Speech. Speech Prosody 2016, Boston USA, 2016, pp. 1163-1166. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305684864_Sentence_segmentation_and_phrase_strength_estimation_in_Malay_continuous_speech.
  14. Siti Syakirah Sazali, Zainab Abu Bakar, Jafreezal Jaffar. 2016. Word Prediction Alogorithm in Resolving Ambiquity in Malay Text. The 3rd International Conference on Computing for Sustainable Global Development INDIACom. 16-18 March 2016, New Dehli pp. 1347-1352.
    URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7724485&isnumber=7724213
  15. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. Ontology Terms Alone Are Not Enough: Query Reformulation for Specific Domain. 6th International Conference and Workshop on Computing and Communication (IEMCON 2015). 15-17 Oct 15, Vancouver Canada. ISBN: 978-1-4799-6908-1. {Google Scholar}
  16. F Mohd, NMM Noor, ZA Bakar, ZA Rajion. 2015. Analysis of Oral Cancer Prediction using Features Selection with Machine Learning. The 7th International Conference on Information Technology ICIT 2015: 283-288. http://icit.zuj.edu.jo/ICIT15 doi:10.15849/icit.2015.0058 {Google Scholar}
  17. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. Query Reformulation For Specific Domain Search: Keywords, Ontology, Domain Name. International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC’15). 28-30 Oct 15, Jeju Island, Korea. {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  18. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. Query Reformulation Using Crop Characteristic in Specific Domain Search. 2015 IEEE European Modelling Symposium (EMS’15). 5-8 Oct 15, Madrid Spain. ISBN: 978-1-5090-0206. Pp 374-379. {Google Scholar}
  19. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. Seeking Information in Specific Domain Using Domain Name, Crop Characteristic and Ontology. 11th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT’15). 01-03 Nov 15, Dubai, UAE. ISBN: 978-1-4673-8511-4. Pp 93-97. {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  20. Norshuhani Zamin, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. A Cross-lingual part-of-speech tagging for Malay language. 7th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2015. 2:232-240. SciTePress. {Google Scholar}
  21. Haslizatul Mohamed Hanum, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. Evaluation of Energy and Duration on Malay Phrase Breaks. 9th International Conference on Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation. 7-9 Sep 15, Kuala Lumpur: pp 79-82, ISBN-13:978-1-4673-8323-3. {Google Scholar}
  22. Khairul Nurmazianna Ismail,  Zainab Abu Bakar. 2015. DuriO Concept Evaluation. Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e 2015), 24-26 Aug, Melaka Malaysia. {Google Scholar}
  23. Nurazzah Abd Rahman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nurul Syeilla Syazhween Zulkefli. 2015. Malay Document Clustering using Complete Linkage Clustering Technique with Cosine Coefficient. Internarional Conference on Open System (ICOS’2015), 24-26 Aug, Melaka Malaysia. {SCOPUS, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar}
  24. Zamin, N., Bakar, Z.A. 2015. A Cross‐lingual part‐of‐speech tagging for Malay language. ICAART 2015 ‐ 7th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, Proceedings, 2, pp. 232‐240. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  25. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2014, Analysis of Retrieval Result on Ontology-Based Query Reformulation, International Conference on Computer, Communication, and Control Technology (I4CT), 2-4 Sept 2014, Langkawi Malaysia. {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  26. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nor Adzlan Jamaludin, Khairul Nurmazianna Ismail, Rohana Ismail, 2014, Query Reformulation Using Domain Ontology,International Conference on Innovation Trends in Multidisciplinary Academic Research (ITMAR 20-21 October 2014), Istanbul Turkey. Global Illuminators Publishing. {Google Scholar}
  27. Azizan, A., Bakar, Z.A., Noah, S.A. 2014. Analysis of retrieval result on ontology‐based query reformulation. I4CT 2014 ‐ 1st International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Proceedings, art. no. 6914183, pp. 244‐248. 2-4 Sept 2014, Langkawi Malaysia. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  28. Mohd Paudzi, N.H.I., Mohamed Hanum, H., Abu Bakar, Z. 2014. Evaluation of prosody‐related features and word frequency for Malay speeches. I4CT 2014 ‐ 1st International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Proceedings, art. no. 6914137, pp. 15‐20. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  29. Mohd Paudzi, Nurul Hafiza Idayu, Haslizatul Mohamed Hanum, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2014. Evaluation of prosody-related features and word frequency for Malay speeches. International Conference on Computer, Communication, and Control Technology (I4CT), 2-4 Sept 2014. Langkawi Malaysia. Pp 15-20 {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  30. Noraini Seman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nordin Abu Bakar. 2014. Dynamic Neuro-genetic Weights Connection Strategy for Isolated Spoken Malay Speech Recognition System, International Conference on Advance in Signal & Image Processing – ASP 2012, Dubai UAE, 20-21 September 2012.  {Google Scholar}
  31. Nur Syafikah Ibrahim, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nurazzah Abd Rahman. 2014. Characteristics Classification of Durian Varieties Images for Knowledge Representation by Using Conceptual Graph. 10th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference (AIRS 2014). December 3-5, 2014, Kuching, Malaysia. Springer International Publishing. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  32. Nursuriati Jamil, Muhammad Izzad Ramli, Zainab Abu Bakar, Noraini Seman. 2014. Prosody-based Sentence Boundary Detection of Spontaneous Speech, 2014 Fifth International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation (ISMS 2014). Langkawi Malaysia (27-29 Jan 2014) 311-317. DOI 10.1109/ISMS.2014.59. {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  33. Othman, ZA Bakar, A Ibrahim. 2014. Automatic Stepwise Correctness Assessment of Constructed Mathematical Response Schemes. The Third International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2014), (18-20 Mar 14), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 97-105. ISBN: 978-0-9891305-4-7. Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC). {Google Scholar}
  34. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar, Normaly Kamal Ismail, Mohd Firdaus Amran. 2013. Interface Features of Semantic Web Search Engine. IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e). Art. No. 6735981, pp. 142‐147. December, 2013, Sarawak, Malaysia. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  35. Azilawati Azizan, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nurkhairizan Khairuddin, Nor Liza Saad. 2013. Ontology-Based Information Retrieval: A Review. International Symposium on Mathematical Sciences & Computing Research 2013 (ISMSC’13), 7 Dec 2013, Perak.  {Google Scholar}
  36. Fatihah Mohd, Zainab Abu Bakar, Noor Maizura Mohamad Noor and Zainul Ahmad Rajion. 2013. Data Preparation for Pre-processing on Oral Cancer Dataset. Proceeding of The 13th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2013), pp. 40. Oct. 20-23, 2013, Gwangju, Korea.  {IEEE, Google Scholar}
  37. Haslizatul Mohamed Hanum, Zainab Abu Bakar, Mawardi Ismail. 2013. Evaluation of Malay grammar on translation of Al-Quran sentences using Earley algorithm. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), Rabat, Morocco 26-27 March 2013. Art. No. 6518893. DOI:10.1109/ICT4M.2013.6518893. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  38. Khairul Nurmazianna Ismail, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2013.  Ontology Structure Comparison. 2013 IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e). Art. no.6735982, pp. 148‐151. DOI: 10.1109/IC3e.2013.6735982. December, 2013.  {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  39. M Izzad, Nursuriati Jamil, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2013. Speech/non-speech detection in Malay language spontaneous speech. International Conference on Computing, Management and Telecommunications (ComManTel). Art. No. 6482394: 219-224. DOI: 10.1109/ComManTel.2013.6482394.  {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  40. Mohd, F., Abu Bakar, Z., Mohamad Noor, N.M., Rajion, Z.A. 2013. Data preparation for pre‐processing on oral cancer dataset. International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, Art. No. 6703916, pp. 324‐328. DOI: 10.1109/ICCAS.2013.6703916. Oct. 20-23, 2013, Gwangju, Korea. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  41. Nor Adzlan bin Jamaludin, Muthukkaruppan Annamalai, Nursuriati Jamil, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2013. A Model for Keyword Profile Creation Using Extracted Keywords and Terminological Ontology. IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e). December, 2013. 136-141. DOI: 10.1109/IC3e.2013.6735980. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  42. Noraini Seman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nursuriati Jamil. 2013. Improving speech recognizer using neuro-genetic weights connection strategy for spoken query information retrieval. 9th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference (AIRS 2013) Singapore, December 9-11. pp. 528-539. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. {Google Scholar}
  43. Nurul Syiella Syazween, Nurrazah Abd Rahman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Sharifalillah Nordin, Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok, Noor Hasimah Ibrahim Teo. 2013. Evaluation of Triple Indices in Retrieving Web Documents. 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies, ACSAT 2013, art. no. 6836638, pp. 525‐529. December 22-24, 2013. Four Point Kuching.  {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  44. Zainab Abu Bakar, Fatihah Mohd, Mohamad Noor, Noor Maizura, Zainul Ahmad Rajion. 2013. The Performance Comparison between Oral Cancer and Acute Inflammations Datasets Using Bayesian Model. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), Rabat, Morocco 26-27 March 2013. art. no. 6518911. DOI: 10.1109/ICT4M.2013.6518911. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  45. Zainab Abu Bakar, Fatihah Mohd, Noor Maizura Mohamad Noor, Zainul Ahmad Rajion. 2013. The Framework For Diagnosis Oral Cancer Primary Tumor Stage Using Bayesian Reasoning. the 6th International Conference on Information Technology, ICIT’13. May 8-10,2013. Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan. {Google Scholar}
  46. Zainab Abu Bakar, Khairul Nurmazianna Ismail. 2013. Base Durian Ontology Development Using Modified Methodology. Second International Multi-Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology, M-CAIT. August 28-29, 2013. Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia. DOI :10.1007/978-3-642-40567-9_18, ISBN :978-3-642-40566-2, Online ISBN :978-3-642-40567-9, Vol 378, pp 206-218. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. {Google Scholar}
  47. Norshuhani Zamin, Alan Oxley, Zainab Abu Bakar, Syed Ahmad Farhan. 2012. Characteristics of a Malay Journalistic Corpus. Proceedings of the 2ND IEEE Conference on Control, Systems & Industrial Informatics (ICCSII 2012), art. no. 6470503, pp. 214‐218.DOI: 10.1109/CCSII.2012.6470503. 23 Sep – 26 Sep 2012, Bandung, Indonesia.  {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  48. Norshuhani Zamin, Alan Oxley, Zainab Abu Bakar, Syed Ahmad Farhan. 2012. A Statistical Dictionary-Based Word Alignment Algorithm: An Unsupervised Approach. Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer and Information Sciences (ICCIS 2012) ‐ A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress, ESTCON 2012 ‐ Conference Proceedings, 1, art. no. 6297278, pp. 396‐402. 396-402. ISBN: 978-1-4673-1937-9. DOI: 10.1109/ICCISci.2012.6297278.  12-14 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  49. Nurazzah Abdul Rahman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Normaly Kamal Ismail, Hani Fuziah Abdul Rahman, Haslizatul Mohamed-Hanum. 2012. Retrieving Halal Issues using Query Expansion Technique from Digitized Malay Translated Quran and Hadith Corpus, Proceedings of International Halal Conference 2012 (INHAC 2012), 4-5 Sep 2012, PWTC Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Science Direct Elsevier. {Google scholar}
  50. Z Abu Bakar, KN Ismail, N Fooladi, 2012. Effectiveness of query formulation based on durian characteristics. 2012 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD). Art. no.6518611, pp. 59‐62. DOI: 10.1109/SCOReD.2012.6518611. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  51. Zainab Abu Bakar, Fatihah Mohd, Noor Maizura Mohamad Noor, Zainul Ahmad Rajion. 2012. Looking for Bayesian Reasoning in the Diagnosis of the Primary Tumor Stage in Oral Cancer. Proceedings of The First International Conference on Computational Science and Information Management (ICoCSIM2012) 3-5 Dec 2012, Medan, Indonesia. UMP EPrints. {Google Scholar}
  52. Zainab Abu Bakar, Khairul Nurmazianna Ismail. 2012. Classification of durian characteristics for semantic representation from web documents. IEEE Symposium on E-Learning, E-Management and E-Services (IS3e). Art. no.6414956, pp. 111‐115. DOI: 10.1109/IS3e.2012.6414956. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  53. Fatihah Mohd, N. M. M. Noor, Z. A. Bakar, Z. A. Rajion, and R. Saini. 2011. Importance of Clinical Decision Support Systems among Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Specialists. Proceeding of the UMT 10th International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS2011), Terengganu, Malaysia, pp. 300. ISBN: 978-967-5366-60-4. {Google Scholar}
  54. Nursuriati Jamil, Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2011. Digital Archiving of Traditional Songket Motifs using Image Processing Tool. WSEAS International Conference on Arts and Culture (ICAC ’11): 33-39. {Google Scholar}
  55. Tengku Mohd T Sembok, Belal Mustafa Abu Ata, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2011. A Rule-Based Arabic Stemming Algorithm. Proceedings of the 5th European conference on European computing conference (ECC’11). World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) ISBN: 978-960-474-297-4: 392-397. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  56. Tengku Mohd T Sembok, Zainab Abu Bakar, Fatimah Ahmad. 2011. Experiments in malay information retrieval. Proceeding International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICEEI) 17-19July 2011: 1-5. DOI:10.1109/ICEEI.2011.6021578. ISBN: 978-1-4577-0753-7. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  57. Tengku Mohd T Sembok, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2011. Characteristics and retrieval effectiveness of n-gram string similarity matching on Malay documents. Proceedings of The 10th WSEAS International Conference On Applied Computer and Applied Computational Science (ACACOS’11), Venice: 165-170. ISBN: 978-960-474-281-3. {Scopus, Google Scholar}
  58. Seman, N., Abu Bakar, Z. & Abu Bakar, N. (2011), Coalition of Neuro-Genetic Algorithms for Isolated Spoken Malay Speech Recognition, International Conference on Non-Linear Speech Processing 2011 (NoLISP’11), Sepanyol, 07-09 November 2011. {Google Scholar}
  59. A Seman, ZA Bakar, AM Sapawi 2010. Modeling centre-based hard and soft clustering for Y chromosome short tandem repeats (YSTR) data. 2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR):68-73. Art. No.5773869, DOI: 10.1109/CSSR.2010.5773869. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  60. Ali Seman, ZA Bakar, N Daud, 2010. Hard and soft updating centroids for clustering Y-short tandem repeats (Y-STR) data. 2010 IEEE Conference on Open Systems (ICOS), art. No. 5720055, pp. 6‐11. ISBN: 978-1-4244-9193-3. DOI: 10.1109/ICOS.2010.5720055. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  61. Jamil, N., Abu Bakar, Z.,Sembok, T.M.T. 2010. Quantitative and qualitative performance evaluations of artificially-produced images.  Proceedings – 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP’10, art. no. 5466937: 113-118. DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466937. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  62. Noraini Seman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nordin Abu Bakar, 2010. The Optimization of Artificial Neural Networks Connection Weights Using Genetic Algorithms for Isolated Spoken Malay Parliamentary Speeches (2010) Proceedings International Conference on Computer & Information Application 2010 (ICCIA 2010): 162-166. art. no. 6141561, ISBN: 978-1-4244-8597-0. DOI: 10.1109/ICCIA.2010.6141561. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  63. Noraini Seman, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nordin Abu Bakar, 2010. Measuring the performance of isolated spoken Malay speech recognition using Multi-layer Neural Networks. 2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR), art. no. 5773762, pp. 182‐186. ISBN: 978-1-4244-8986-2. DOI: 10.1109/CSSR.2010.5773762. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  64. Seman, N., Abu Bakar, Z. & Abu Bakar, N. (2010), Measuring the Performance of Isolated Spoken Malay Speech Recognition Using Neural Networks, The 2010 International Conference on Scientific & Social Science Research (CSSR 2010), Malaysia, 05-07 December 2010.  {Google Scholar no paper}
  65. Othman, N.-I., Ibrahim, A., Abu Bakar, Z. 2010. Accurateness evaluation of an IR-based marking engine for mathematics assessment. Proceedings – 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP’10, art. no. 5466955: 18-23. ISBN: 978-1-4244-5650-5. DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466955 {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  66. Rahman, N.A., Bakar, Z.A., Sembok, T.M.T. 2010. Query expansion using thesaurus in improving Malay Hadith retrieval system. Proceedings 2010 International Symposium on Information Technology – System Development and Application and Knowledge Society, ITSim’10, 3, art. no. 5561518: 1404-1409. ISBN: 978-1-4244-6715-0. DOI: 10.1109/ITSIM.2010.5561518. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  67. Seman, A., Abu Bakar, Z., Sapawi, A.M. 2010. Centre-based clustering for Y-Short Tandem Repeats (Y-STR) as numerical and categorical data. Proceedings – 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP’10, art. no. 5466953: 28-33. ISBN: 978-1-4244-5650-5. DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466953. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  68. Seman, A., Bakar, Z.A., Sapawi, A.M. 2010.  Attribute value weighting in K-modes clustering for Y-short tandem repeats (Y-STR) surname. Proceedings 2010 International Symposium on Information Technology – System Development and Application and Knowledge Society, ITSim’10, 3, art. no. 5561471: 1531-1536. ISBN: 978-1-4244-6715-0. DOI: 10.1109/ITSIM.2010.5561471. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  69. Seman, N., Bakar, Z.A., Bakar, N.A. 2010. An evaluation of endpoint detection measures for Malay speech recognition of an isolated words. Proceedings 2010 International Symposium on Information Technology – System Development and Application and Knowledge Society, ITSim’10, 3, art. no. 5561618: 1628-1635. ISBN: 978-1-4244-6715-0. DOI: 10.1109/ITSIM.2010.5561618. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  70. Seman, N., Bakar, Z.A., Bakar, N.A., Mohamed, H.F., Abdullah, N.A.S., Ramakrisnan, P.,Ahmad, S.M.S. 2010. Evaluating endpoint detection algorithms for isolated word from Malay parliamentary speech. Proceedings – 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP’10, art. no. 5466898: 291-296. ISBN: 978-1-4244-5650-5. DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466898. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  71. Zainol, R., Bakar, Z.A., Ali, S.J.S. 2010. Evaluation of GoogleMap as source of tourist spatial information. Proceedings – 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP’10, art. no. 5466946: 56-60.   ISBN: 978-1-4244-5650-5. DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466946. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  72. Arsmah Ibrahim Nuru’l–‘Izzah Othman, Zainab Abu Bakar. 2010. Step-by-step Quantitative Assessment of Student-constructed Mathematics Responses. International Conference ICL2010: 875-879. ISBN: 978-3-89958-541-4 Kassel University Press. {Google Scholar}
  73. Arsmah Ibrahim, Zainab Abu Bakar, Nuru’l-‘Izzah Othman. 2009. Structural Similarity Measure for Mathematics Assessment Marking Engine.  The 5th International Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and their Applications (ICMSA 2009): 9-11. Padang, Indonesia, 9 – 11 June 2009. {Google Scholar}
  74. Ibrahim, A., Bakar, Z.A., Othman, N-I. 2009. IR-based framework of free-response mathematics assessment marking engine.  International Conference on Engineering Education, ICEED2009 – Embracing New Challenges in Engineering Education, art. no. 5490611: 60-65. ISBN: 978-1-4244-4844-9. DOI: 10.1109/ICEED.2009.5490611. {Scopus, IEEE, Google Scholar}
  75. Rohana Embong, Wan Eny Zarina W. Abd Rahman, Rozi Mahmud, Arsmah Ibrahim, Zainab Abu Bakar, Md Saion Salikin & Tahir Majid. 2009. Pixel Area Validation of Segmented Malignant Tumors in Mammographic Images. The 5th IMT-GT International Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and Their Applications ICMSA 2009.  Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia. 9 – 11 June 2009. {Google Scholar}
  76. Rohana Embong, Wan Eny Zarina Wan Abd Rahman, Tahir Ahmad, Rozi Mahmud, Arsmah Ibrahim, Zainab Abu Bakar, Md Saion Salikin & Abdul Kadir Jumaat. 2009. Boundary Segmentation of Tumor Regions Using Snake Algorithms in Digital Mammography Images. The 7th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing, Power Applications (RoViSP 2009), Penang, Malaysia, 19-20 December 2009. {Google Scholar}
  77. Rosilawati Zainol, Zainab Abu Bakar, Sayed Jamaludin Sayed Ali. 2009. Integrated Partial Match Query by Tourist in Geographic Information Retrieval dlm. International Advance Technology Congress ATCi 2009, November 3 -5, 2009. ISBN 978-983-42758-4-6. {Google scholar}
  78. Rosilawati Zainol, Zainab Abu Bakar & Sayed Jamaludin Sayed Ali. 2009. Malaysian Preferences of Online Map in Vacation Planning. The 2009 International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH 2009), Nanyang Technological University,Singapore, 10 -12 October 2009, ISBN 978-9-8108-3817-1.  {Google Scholar}
  79. Faryadi Qais, Zainab Abu Bakar & Hamidah Maidinsah. 2008. Determining a Theoretical and an Empirical-Based Interactive Multimedia Arabic Language Courseware to Teach Arabic as Foreign Language: Malaysian Experience. Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe) 2008. Proceedings Vol. I.ISBN 978-983-3827-72-5:75-80. {Google Scholar}
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Workshops Delivered:

  • Design a graphical user interface using Java (MEDIU)
  • Journal and presentation using Latex (MEDIU, Malaysian Ministry of Health)
  • Thesis and journal formatting using Latex (MEDIU)
  • Introduction to computer programing using Java (MEDIU)
  • Visual Programming using C Sharp and Visual Basic (MEDIU)

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Awards:

MOE Certificate of Registration No: DU017(B), JPT/BPP(D) 1000-701/494(18)
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