CV - web page in working progress

Education

Ph.D in Computer Science, University of Nottingham, 2014
M.S. in Distributed Systems and Networking, University of Kent, Canterbury, 2006
B.S. in Computer Science, Strathclyde University, 2004

Work experience (CV in working progress)

Senior Assistant Professor in Computer Science (Aug 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos)

School of Digital Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Duties includes: Research, Teaching, Administration, Supervision & Examination, Consultancy
Modules taught:
1. Data Analytics Lab (Aug22-present)
2. Advanced Applied Data Analytics I & II(Jan24-present)
3. Introduction to Data Analytics (Jan24-present)
4. Programming Fundamentals I & II (Aug16-Aug21)
5. Data Mining (Jan17-Dec22)
6. Lifelong Learning Programming Fundamentals I (Aug17-Jun21)
7. Artificial Intelligence (2007-2010, Aug21-Dec21)
8. Applied Data Analytics I & II (Aug22-Dec25)
9. Data Engineering (Aug23-Dec24)
Supervision & Examination (Jun 2014-present):
1. BSc Final Year Project (15)
2. MSc by Research (2 current, 4 completed)
3. PhD (7 current, 6 completed)
4. MSc/PhD Internal Examiner (4/5)
5. PhD Qualifying Assessment Examiner (6)
Admin:
1. Industry Liaison and Accreditation Member (1 Jul 2021 - July 2023)
2. Writer & Editor in SDS Postgraduate and Faculty newsletters. (Oct’21 - now)
3. Discovery Year Coordinator (Jul’16-17, Jul’23 -24)
4. Programme Leader for Data Science Programme (Jul’23 - now)

Research:

PI and co-PI in Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Research Grants:
1. Analysis and Modelling of Water Quality Data Of Brunei River, PI, B$29K, 2022-5
2. Spatial-Temporal Mapping Of Forest Change Detection In Brunei Using Deep Learning Techniques And Satellite Images, B$56K, 2022 – now
3. Digital Detection of Acacia Mangium Trees via Remote Sensing for Controlling the Invasive Population of Biodiversity Threats: Case Study in Brunei, Co-PI, £49,993.00 Funded by British Council under UK-ASEAN ILECR, Birmingham City U, UK, and UBD matched fund (£10,000)[FOS/RSCH/MG/2022] 2022-3
4. Non-Invasive ECG for Computerized QT-corrected (QTc) Assessment with A Risk of Torsade de Pointes based-on Deep Learning Algorithm, Co-PI, B$14K, 2020-3
5. Application of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Computation in Human Activity Discovery, PI, B$54K, 2020-3
6. Exploring Metaheuristic in a Semi-Supervised Fuzzy C-means Clustering Framework Applied on Biomedical Data, PI, B$9K, 2015-9

Collaborator in projects/networks:

Project/Network	Collaborators	Funding	Period
The Asia Cohort Consortium	Asia	none	2023 - now
Non‑Communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)	Global	none	2024 - now
Global Burden of Disease	Global	none	2022 - now
Wave and Tide Prediction for Brunei Deep-Water Operation	UBD	B$65K	2022 - now
Non-communicable disease analysis in public health data	MOH Brunei	none	2014 - now
Geological ML analysis; Source Rock Characterisation, Total Organic Carbon Prediction, Water Quality in Layong; Rock Catalyst Detection	UBD	none	2017– now
Hybrid Fuzzy-crisp clustering algorithm	UBD	none	2020–2022
Identifying technological landscapes from patents in Hydrothermal Biomass Processing	UBD	None	2020-23
Emergence of hierarchical structures underlying patent classification codes	UBD	B$26K	2020-22
Institute of Applied Data Analytics	UBD		2018-23
Modeling driving patterns using simulation and sensor data for enhancing traffic safety	UBD	B$18K	2018-2024
Evolutionary Computation	Hosei U, Japan	Hosei International Fund International Scholars Fellowship	2018-23
Semi-supervised Hierarchical Clustering	Loughborough U, UK	none	2015-19

Faculty Journal Subject Editor/ Reviewer
- Invite journal submission to Faculty of Science journal, Scientia Bruneiana and invite reviewers to review Computer Science papers.
- Reviewer of IJEPES, IEEE Access, CITISIA, ACIIS (previously CIIS), PeerJ, CEC, IJCNN, FUZZ-IEEE, Fuzzy Sets & Systems, SoftwareX, Sensors, IEEE Symposium Series On Computational Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Expert Systems and Applications, etc
Discovery Year Coordinator (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr)
- Handles all academic and administrative matters relating to Discovery Year (study abroad programs, local and international internships and community outreach programmes) for the School of Digital Science students
Faculty Career Guide (Nov 2017 - Jul 2023 · 5 yrs 9 mos)
- Vet students’ CV, provide career advice and conduct mock job interviews
Nominated Expert representing Brunei for UNESCO Recommendations for Ethics in AI (Jun 2021 - Jul 2021)
- Represented UBD and Brunei as nominated expert at the “Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts (category II) on the draft Recommendation on the Ethics of AI” from 21 to 25 June 2021.

Lecturer in Computer Science (May 2014 - Aug 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos)
- Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Duties included: Research, Teaching, Administration, Supervision & Examination
- Research (Data Analysis, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence):
  1. Collaboration with NCD, MOH on Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry (Aug’14 - present)
    - Editorial Team in Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry Report 2002-2013
  2. Collaboration with MOH on Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme (Jun’14 - Jan’18)
  3. Heuristics and Clustering, PI in URG [BND 9,231] (Mar’15-now)
  4. Reviewer for Fuzzy Sets and Systems, IJCVR, ACIIDS
  5. ASEAN-IVO (NICT) Steering Committee (Mar’16 -Jul’18)
  6. CIIS Conference 2016, 2018 International Technical Committee
  7. Member in 3 research grants; a) Enhanced microscale Chemistry lab with ICT(2018-2020) b) Identifying driving behaviour patterns (2018-2022) c) Image classification (2018-2020)
- Teaching:
  1. Computer Networks (Aug’14 - May’16)
  2. Artificial Intelligence (Jan’15 - May ‘16)
  3. Discovering Computers (Aug’14 - Dec’15)
  4. Programming Fundamentals I (Aug’16 - Aug’21)
  5. Programming Fundamentals II (Jan’17 - Jan’21)
  6. Intro to Computer Systems and IT (Aug’17)
  7. Data Mining (Jan’18 - Dec’22)
  8. Lifelong Learning PF1 (Aug’17 - Aug’21)
- Supervision & Examination (Jun 2014 - Aug 2018):
  1. BSc Final Year Project (9)
  2. MSc by Research (2)
  3. PhD (2)
  4. MSc/PhD Internal Examiner (1/2)
  5. PhD Qualifying Assessment Examiner (1)
- Administrative duties @ Faculty of Science:
  1. Faculty a)Graduate Studies Committees, b) CS MC Monitoring Team (Aug’14 - Jul’16)
  2. CS DY Advisor (Aug’15 - Aug’15)
  3. CS Deputy Programme Leader (Aug’15 - Jul’16)
  4. Acting Programme Leader for Maths and CS (Jan’16 - Jul’16)
  5. Brunei ICT Industry Competency Framework Working Committee (Apr’15 - Apr’16)
  6. Faculty Exchange Coordinator (Jul’16 - Jul’17)
  7. Faculty GenNext Coordinator, Combined Major Coordinator (Aug’17 - Mar’18)
  8. Faculty Research Committee (Oct’17 - Jun 2021)
  9. Career guide (Nov’17 - 24)
  10. Subject Editor Scientia Bruneiana (Aug’18 - Jun 2021)

Lecturer in Computer Science (Nov 2006 - Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 11 mos)
- Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Duties included: Teaching, Administration
- Courses taught (incl. practicals):
  1. Artificial Intelligence (2007-2010)
  2. Intro to Computer Systems and IT (2009)
  3. Computer Networks (2007, 2008)
- Project Supervision:
  1. Second Year Project (2007-2010, 4 students)
  2. Final Year Project (2007-2010, 4 students)
- Lab demonstration:
  1. Introduction to Object-oriented programming (2009)
- Competitions:
  1. Finalist in Think Big – Brunei ICT Business Plan Competition (Brunei, 2009)
  2. Team advisor in Brunei ICT Awards Competition (Brunei, 2008)
  3. Judge for Robotech Competition (Science, Technology and Environment Partnership Centre, Brunei, 2007)
  4. Judge for Tech Challenge (Oil and Gas Discovery Centre, Brunei, 2007)
- Services & Consultancy
  1. PHP 5 for Ministry of Development staff (16 – 18 and 23 – 26 March 2009)
  2. FLOSS for local and CLMV (Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam) teachers and system administrators under the Initiative for ASEAN Integration Programme (3 - 5 March 2009)
  3. Cascading Style Sheets for Ministry of Development staff (24 - 25 February 2009)
  4. Trainer in Linux Software Development (FLOSS training) for Teachers and Ministry of Development staff (June 2007 and March 2008)