Krishnan Subramaniam

A highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Engineering Lecturer with a strong track record of excellence in teaching and research. Consistently recognized and promoted to roles of greater responsibility at Maxwell College, Ipoh. Trilingual in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Tamil.

Proficient in designing and delivering engaging, student-centered educational content that enhances learning outcomes and fosters a dynamic classroom environment. Adept at utilizing innovative teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and student assessment strategies to meet diverse learning needs.

A dedicated and knowledgeable educator with deep expertise in mechanical engineering, known for consistently delivering stimulating and relevant material. Committed to understanding individual learning objectives, ensuring test readiness, and maintaining student interest—while adapting based on feedback to support academic success. Proven track record of developing and delivering engaging course materials that enhance student learning. Demonstrated effective communication and research skills that contribute to academic excellence. Professional educator with commitment to fostering academic growth and intellectual curiosity. Adept in curriculum development and delivering high-quality lectures that stimulate student engagement. Recognized for collaborative team efforts and adaptability to evolving academic environments, ensuring supportive learning atmosphere.

• Academic Excellent Award, 2021, Senior Faculty Awards, Manipal International University (MIU)
• Anugerah Saintis Mesra Alam, 2020, Pertubuhan Saintis Mesra Alam, PERKAM & Renjer Konservasi Alam Malaysia.
• Best Oral Presentation Award, 2020, Range of Motion Induced by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuation on Stewart Platform for Foot/Ankle Rehabilitation at 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Issues Manipal International University.
• Best Paper Award Certificate, 2021, Investigation of Force Analysis Stewart Platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) at 2nd International Symposium on Engineering and Technology (ISETech 2021).
• MERIT AWARDS, 2022, UTAR Alumni Outstanding Researcher.

• Professional membership, Chartered Engineer UK, CEng MIMechE, 80251833
• Graduated Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), G1184383A
• Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), P123949
• Graduate Technologist, Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT), GT19100455
• Professional Technologist, Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT), PT20060096
• Panel Pakar Projek Dana Penyelidikan and Pembangunan (R&D), Kementerian Sains, Teknologi and Inovasi (MOSTI)
• ETAC Panel member, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
• Panel Penilai, Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT)
• Auditor, Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA) - Manipal International University (MIU)
• Deputy Treasurer, ASME Malaysia Section (UTP)

• Certificate of Merit 'OUTCOME BASE EDUCATION', 2011-09-10
• Certificate in 'Introduction to Pneumatics - P111', 2006-12-05
• Certificate in 'Introduction to Hydraulics - H5111', 2010-12-21
• Certificate of Attendance 'Journal Writing Course', 2011-12-21
• Certificate of Appreciation 'Contribution as Judge 'PERAK STATE LEVEL SCIENCE FAIR FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 2012'
• Certificate of Merit 'OUTCOME BASE EDUCATION ADVANCE TRAINING', 2013-11-15
• Certificate of Appreciation 'Contribution as Judge Mechanical Engineering Department Student Project Exhibition and competition (MEDspec 2014)', 2014-10-01
• Train the trainer (TTT) for Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) course - HRDF my (ID 6344), 2009-01-01

• New Malaysian Industrial Design Application, Stewart Platform for ankle Foot Rehabilitation Therapy in Class 24-01, Granted
• New Malaysia Industrial Design Application, Knee Rehabilitation Therapy Using Series Elastic Actuator, Pending, 2020-07-01
• New Malaysia Industrial Design Application, Hand/wrist Rehabilitation Combining Flexion/Extension and Adduction/Abduction Therapy, Pending, 2022-08-01

• Review of Current Development of Pneumatics Artificial Muscle, 2nd International Conference on Plant Equipment and Reliability (ICPER 2010), 2010-06-15
• Artificial Muscle Construction Using Natural Fiber Silk for Bio-Medical Applications, 1st International Conference on Advance Manufacturing (ICAM 2011), 2011-05-23
• Fundamental Analysis on Benefits of new modified Pneumatics Artificial Muscle Using different Materials, 1st International Conference on Advance Manufacturing (ICAM 2011), 2011-05-23
• Effect of the Sleeve Materials on the Performance Pneumatic Artificial Muscle(PAMs), 3rd CUTSE International Conference on Innovative Green Technology for Sustainable Development, 2011-11-08
• Silk Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (SPAM) construction for Bio-Medical Engineering, IEEE Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium 2012, 2012-04-07
• Experimental Investigation - Natural Fiber Braided Sleeve for Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs) Actuation, 3rd International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability (ICPER 2012), 2012-06-12
• SMA Actuation for Wrist Motion with Split-Tube Flexures, 3rd International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability (ICPER 2012), 2012-06-12
• Study, Design & Analysis of H2 Gas Actuated Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Using Metal Hydride as Gas Storage Medium, 3rd International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability (ICPER 2012), 2012-06-12
• A Novel approach of using SMA Wires Actuated Stewart Platform for Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) of ankle rehabilitation Therapy, 2nd International Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering conference, 2015-02-04
• Inverse Kinematics - Stewart Platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy for Immobilization of Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation, International conference on Smart Materials Technologies, 2016-05-18
• Static deflection Analysis of Stewart platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), Global Conference on Engineering and Technology on: Professional Breadth and Technical Depth - Cultivating the T-Shaped Engineer (GCOET 2016), 2016-06-01
• Early Mobilization using Heat treated Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) for Rehabilitation Phases, International conference on Smart Materials Technologies, 2016-05-18
• Rehabilitation for Foot/Ankle - Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) using Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuated Stewart Platform, 5th International conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, 2016-08-15
• Experimental Investigation of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) - Force and Angle Analysis, 1st International Medical Devices & Technology Conference, 2017-09-05
• Design and Fabrication of a parallel Mechanism for Foot/Ankle Rehabilitation Therapy, 2nd Regional Conference on Mechanical and Marine Engineering, 2018-11-07
• A review of Actuators in Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation Therapy, 1st International Conference on Orthotics and Prosthetics 2019 (Icop2019), 2019-11-20
• A Fabrication of Stewart Platform Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) for Foot/Ankle Rehabilitation, 1st International Conference On Orthotics And Prosthetics 2019 (Icop2019), 2019-11-20
• International Virtual Conference on 'Fabrication of Parallel Mechanism Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Rehabilitation Therapy', Artificial Intelligence For Smart Community (IVC-AISC 2020), 2020-01-01
• Review of Current Development of Knee Rehabilitation Device Using Series Elastic Actuator (SEA), International conference on Production, Energy & Reliability (ICPER 2021), 2021-01-01
• Investigation of Force Analysis Stewart platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), 2nd International Symposium on Engineering and Technology (ISETech 2021), 2021-01-01
• Real Time Traffic Light Control System based on Image processing and Object Detection, 2nd International Symposium on Engineering and Technology (ISETech 2021), 2021-01-01
• Adavances in Technology for PET Tracker Sensing System, 2021 International Conference on Green Energy, Computing and Sustainable Technology (GECOST 2021), 2021-01-01

• Review of Current Development of Pneumatics Artificial Muscle, Journal of Applied Sciences, 11, 10, 1749-1755, 2011
• Effect of the Sleeve Materials on the Performance Pneumatic Artificial Muscle(PAMs), International Journal of Engineering and Physical Sciences, 6, 2012
• Experimental Investigation-Natural Fiber Braided Sleeve for Pneumatic Artificial Muscles(PAMs) Actuation, Asian Journal of Scientific Research, 2013
• SMA Actuation for Wrist Motion with Split-Tube Flexures, Asian Journal of Scientific Research, 2013
• A Novel approach of using SMA Wires Actuated Stewart Platform for Continuous Passive Motion(CPM) of ankle rehabilitation Therapy, Advanced Materials Research, 1125, 2015
• Early Mobilization Using Heat Treated Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) for Rehabilitation Phases, Key Engineering Materials, 724, 112-116, 2017
• Inverse Kinematics - Stewart Platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy for Immobilization of Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation, Key Engineering Materials, 724, 105-111, 2017
• Rehabilitation for Foot/Ankle - Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) using Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuated Stewart Platform, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11, 22, 2016
• Effect of Hydrothermal Ageing on the Hardness and Drilling time of Natural Fiber Composite Material, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9, 7, 813-819, 2018
• Investigation of Alloy Composition and Sintering Parameters on the Corrosion Resistance and Microhardness of 316L Stainless Steel Alloy, Advances in Manufacturing II, 2019
• Design and Fabrication of a Parallel Mechanism for Foot/Ankle Rehabilitation Therapy, Journal of Advancement in Emerging Technologies and Engineering Applications, 2019
• The Impact of Sintering Dwell Time on Nitrogen Absorption, Densification and Microhardness of 316L Stainless Steel Using Powder Metallurgy, Progress in Engineering Technology II, 2020
• Biocompatibility and corrosion resistance of metallic biomaterials, Corrosion Reviews, 2020
• Contamination Control on Hydraulic Oil Excavator Using an Off-Board Filtering System-Case Study, Progress in Engineering Technology IV, 2022
• Multi-Response Optimization of Milling Process Parameters for Aluminum-Titanium Diboride Metal Matrix Composite Machining Using Taguchi - Data Envelopment Analysis Ranking Approach, Journal Engineered Science, 2022
• Review of Current Development of Knee Rehabilitation Devices Using Series Elastic Actuators (SEA), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2022
• Analysis and Modelling of Intelligent Gate Valve with Fault Detection and Prevention System for Fabrication Using 3D printing method, Advances in Manufacturing III, 2022
• A Review of Actuators in Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation Therapy, Malaysian Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, 2022
• Energy Management Opportunities Through Energy Efficiency Retrofit for Hostel Building, Malaysian Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, 2022
• Analysis and design of low power consumption 8t and 10t full adder CMOS Technology, IEEE 13th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON), 2022
• Comparative Analysis of CMOS based Full Adders by Simulation in DSCH and Microwind, Malaysian Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, 2022
• Design of Mobile Application for SME Business Sustainability During Post Covid-19, 2022 International Visualization, Informatics and Technology Conference (IVIT), 2022
• Fabrication of Parallel Mechanism Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Rehabilitation Therapy, Spring Nature Singapore, 2022
• Design and Analysis of Full Adder Using 0.6 Micron CMOS Technology, Malaysian Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, 2023
• Real-time traffic light control system based on image processing and object detection, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023
• Optimization of Multi-Channel Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Gas Sensing Application, IEEE 8th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE), 2023
• Investigation of force analysis Stewart platform actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), AIP Conference proceedings, 2023

• Yayasan Ipoh, Perak (Pusat pemulihan OKU), Dato Dr. Ramanathan, CEO
• Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Dr. Winson Ambaraj, Sports Rehabilitation therapy specialist

• Bronze Medal, 27th Engineering Design Exhibition (EDX-27), Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Construction Using Natural Fiber (Silk) for Bio-medical Engineering Applications.
• Silver Medal, 28th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX-28), Human Leg Prosthetics Based on Natural Silk Braided Pneumatic Artificial Muscle(SPAM).
• Gold Award, 26th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX-15), Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuated Stewart platform for Ankle/Foot Rehabilitation.
• Gold Award, SIRIM Invention, Innovation and Technology Expo 2018 (SI2TE), Hand/Finger Rehabilitation using Shape Memory alloy (SMA).
• Bronze Medals, SIRIM Invention, Innovation and Technology Expo 2019 (SI2TE), 4 Projects.
• Gold Awards, PERLIS International Invention, Innovation (Pi-Envex 2020), 2 Projects.
• Silver, PECIPTA 2022 (UMK), Development of Wearable 3 D printed Device for Hand/Arm Rehabilitation Device.

• Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Majdi Addul Rani, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Tronoh, Perak, 31750, 05-3687155
• Dato'Dr.Ramanathan Ramiah, DPMP, CEO, Pakar Perunding Kanan Orthopedik, Yayasan Ipoh, Perak, Ipoh, Perak, dato.rama@gmail.com, 012-5175817

• Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Majdi Addul Rani, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Tronoh, Perak, 31750, 05-3687155
• Dato'Dr.Ramanathan Ramiah, DPMP, CEO, Pakar Perunding Kanan Orthopedik, Yayasan Ipoh, Perak, Ipoh, Perak, dato.rama@gmail.com, 012-5175817