Speakers

Hazlie Mokhlis

Place of Birth : Malaysian
Position : Senior Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya.
Field of study : Power Systems, with a focus on power and energy systems, and enhancing the performance and resilience of distribution systems against extreme weather conditions.

Professor Hazlie Mokhlis is a Senior Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Malaya. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (1999) and Master of Engineering Science (2003) from the University of Malaya, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester in 2009. Throughout his career at Universiti Malaya, Professor Mokhlis has held several key management positions, including Deputy Dean for Research, Postgraduate Studies, and Undergraduate Studies, Head of Department, and Research Cluster Chair.

An active researcher in power and energy systems, his work focuses on enhancing the performance and resilience of distribution systems against extreme weather conditions. He has secured over RM 2.5 million in research grants as a principal investigator and has authored or co-authored over 300 publications. To date, he has successfully supervised 38 Ph.D. and over 60 Master's students.

Professor Mokhlis's significant contributions have earned him recognition as one of the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University since 2019. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), a Professional Engineer (Malaysia), a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. He is also a Distinguished IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Speaker, served as Chairman of the IEEE PES Malaysia Chapter (2020–2021), and is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Access journal.

Experiences

Senior Professor (VK6), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (February 2025 – Present)

Professor (VK7), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (July 2016 – January 2025)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (January 2013 – May 2016)

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (June 2009 – December 2012)

Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (April 2003 – May 2009)