Dr. Ir. Alhamid is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia. He obtained his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Universitas Indonesia, and he continued his doctoral degree at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgia to receive Doctor in de Toegepaste Wetenscahppen (Ph.D) title in 1990. His teaching career began in 1980, and currently he is still actively teaching at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia.