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A Review of Sound and Vibration Research in Malaysia: Current Trend and Future Direction

The first Noise, Vibration and Comfort (NVC2005) conference started with a humble beginning comprising of thirty technical papers presented. This conference was initially designed to be held bi-annually and continued to grow in numbers with 54 papers presented in 2007 and 57 papers in 2010. At the moment there are 81 papers that have already been accepted for presentation in the NVC2012 conference. This paper presents an analysis of sound and vibration research activities carried out in Malaysia from the papers presented since 2005 till 2012. However the findings might not be comprehensive since only papers presented by Malaysian researchers in the NVC conferences are being considered. It is suffice in giving a glimpse on the progress and development of sound and vibration research theme in Malaysia as most of the key researchers in this field are actively sharing their research findings in these conferences. The trend and development of new research niches in sound and vibration in Malaysia is also reported in this paper. Finally, strategic initiatives to promote research excellence in this field to a greater height are also proposed. These initiatives are presented based on the authors involvement in developing and managing research policies at the national level. Research and development (R&D) eco-system in Malaysia is changing rapidly, subsequently creating a demand for our researchers in this fraternity to realign their efforts in order to promote collaborative and multi-institutional research projects that are relevant for Malaysia.