Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Ts Dr Norsaadah Binti Zakaria


ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Head Centre of Fashion Technology, Institute of Business Excellence, UiTM , 15/03/2017 to 16/06/2020
  • academic director, Raffles Design institute- Riyadh Saudi Arabia, 05/03/2014 to 24/12/2015
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
  • Master Of Education (Technical), University Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, United States
  • Diploma in Textile Technology, University Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Malaysia Board of Technologist, Associate member, 2018 to 2022 (National)
  • The Textile Institute, Chartered Associateship , Since 2018 (International)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • anthropometric , sizing technology, apparel product development and management (design technology, anthropometric, sizing, design, data mining, merchandising, clothing technology)
RESEARCH INTEREST
(Research Area)
  • anthropometric data for clothing fit, mass customisation, sizing and shape analytics, sustainable fashion
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2022
  • Zakaria, N. (Ed.). (2022). Digital Manufacturing Technology for Sustainable Anthropometric Apparel. Woodhead Publishing.
     
2020
  • Zakaria N. & Gupta D. (2020). Anthropometry apparel sizing and design (Second). Woodhead Publishing.
2017
  • Nayak R and Padhye R (2017). Manikins for Textile Evaluation, ed.Cambridge, U.K: Woodhead Publishing-UK
2016
  • Zakaria N. (2016). Clothing for children and teenagers : anthropometry sizing and fit. Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier.
2014
  • Gupta, D., & Zakaria, N. (2014). Anthropometry, Apparel Sizing and Design.
Article in Journals
2024
  • Wang, Y., & Zakaria, N. (2023). Technology integration to promote circular economy transformation of the garment industry: A systematic literature review. Autex Research Journal, 24(1). (ISI-Indexed)
     
2023
  • Xing, L., Zakaria, N., & Ruznan, W. S. (2023). Classification of lower limb body shapes of paralysed female wheelchair users in Hebei, China: Analysis of anthropometric data using a clustering approach Ergonomics. (Just accepted) (ISI-Indexed)
     
  • Tang, C., Zakaria, N., & Ruznan, W. S. (2023). The development of anti-fall functional clothing for elderly. Global Health Journal. (ISI-Indexed)
     
  • Xing, L., Zakaria, N., & Ruznan, W. S. (2023). Review on the development of pressure injury prevention fabric. Journal of Donghua University (English Edition), 40(4), 364-369. (ISI-Indexed)
  • Wang, Y., & Zakaria, N. (2023). Designers’ potential in sustainable fashion: A systematic literature review. Industria Textila Journal, 74(6), 718-726. (ISI-Indexed)
      
2022
  • Xing, L., Zakaria, N., & Ruznan, W. S. (2021). The development of functional pants design method for paralyzed women using anthropometric data. KREATE, VUW 2022 Special Issue, 43-49.
     
2021
  • Saaludin, N., Saad, A., Mason, C., & Zakaria, N. (2021). A Systematic Literature Review on the Importance of Anthropometric Data Toward the Malaysian Population Productivity and Quality of Life. Estudios de economía aplicada, 39(10), 34.
CONSULTANCY PROJECT
(Project title),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role),(Level)
  • Obtained Approval for TVET programme from Professional Body (Textile Institute, UK) and certification from Institute of Business Excellence, UiTM, Fashion Technology -Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS), 01/08/2023 to 01/12/2024, Expert Advisor (Government Sector)
  • Sustainable Fashion business hub, Clotech Atelier Academy, 04/01/2021 to 31/12/2021, Project Leader (Private/Industrial Sector)
  • Mass Customization manufacturing development, Puspamara Sdn Bhd, 15/04/2019 to 22/12/2019, Chairman (Private/Industrial Sector)
SUPERVISION
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Academic Level),(Role)
ONGOING
  • XING LIN  (Main Supervisor)
  • TANG CHUAN  (Main Supervisor)
  • XIE YUTONG  (Main Supervisor)
  • WANG YIYAN  (Main Supervisor)
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
POSTER PRESENTER
  • Master block pattern development for fit evaluation based on adult female body shapes, 6th ASIA international multidisciplinary conference (AIMC 2022), 24/06/2022 to 26/06/2022, UTM , skudai (International)
COURSE ATTENDED
(Course Title),(Course Mode),(Date/Duration),(Level)
  • Reusable learning object (RLO) development for Autism Children, Research, 21/11/2023 to 23/11/2023 (University)