Ab Saman bin Abd Kader is a Professor of Marin Technology at Marine Technology Department, Faculty Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is membership Board of Engineers Malaysia (P.Eng), Institute of Engineers Malaysia (Ir), and Chartered Institute of Transport (MCIT). His expertise is Inland Water Transportation. He has authored several peer reviews and journal, proceeding, abstract, and books. He is currently Director of Marine Technology Center in UTM.