CV Summary

Expertise:

Emerging technologies, artscience communication, speculative design, risk and security (nuclear, quantum, cyber, and climate), futures studies, media and performing arts cultures.

Education

Ph. D (Literature), 2014, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

MA (English Literature), 2006, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

BSc (Physics), 2002, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fellowships

Oct 2022 – Sept 2023

Fellowship at the Käte Hamburger International Center for Advanced Study “Cultures of Research” (c:o/re), RWTH-Aachen University.

July 2021 – Sept 2021

Visiting Fellowship with the Media, Technology, and Society Programme of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies-Yusof Ishak, Singapore. 

Jan 2017 – July 2017

Visiting Fellow with the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM).

Selected Past Academic Positions

Feb 2021 – Sept 2022

Senior Lecturer at the Drama Department, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Malaya.

May 2017 – Dec 2020

Research Fellow with the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development and Jeffrey Cheah Institute of Southeast Asia, Sunway University.

Selected Relevant Professional/Industry Experience

Dec 2007– Apr 2008

Market Research Analyst for Euromonitor International (global market research firm).

Jan 2007 – Feb 2008

Researcher on a project in Malaysian political history with a political think-tank, SEDAR.

In addition, I have also worked in the ad and brand design industry as a copywriter between September 2005 and December 2006, in market research between November 2007 and May 2008, and with a media think-tank in 2004.

 

Trade Book

Artscience: A Curious Education. Adventure in Ideas. Gerakbudaya Essentials. Petaling Jaya: 2021.

 

Language skills

English – fluent; Malay – fluent; French– intermediate-to-advance reading, intermediate-to-elementary written and spoken; German – elementary-to-intermediate reading, elementary written and elementary spoken; Mandarin – elementary-to-intermediate reading and written, intermediate spoken; Cantonese – intermediate-advance spoken; Latin – elementary reading.

Can also read and interpret programming languages syntax when required.

Content development

Creative:Scripting/Directing video-production and RPG games; crafting stories for experience creation;

Educational: designing user experience content (such as for workshops) and instructional modules

Research & Analytical skills

Research Design:Qualitative Research, Action-Research, and Design Research. Have a little experience with mix-mode research through survey design.

Analyticals: Analysis of trends, futures, technologies, policy, and market directions, and producing research and policy reports targeting a big group of stakeholders.

Public Speaking

Teaching: 4 years of classroom instruction in both physical and blended mode, for mainly small to mid-sized classes.

Workshop facilitation/public lectures:

 >15 years of experience in giving lectures and talks (including for podcasts), and 5 years of experience in workshop-development.

Had designed workshop series and provided training on workshop facilitation to other academic colleagues.

Writing

>20 years in writing for a popular audience, academia, and industry. Able to write across genres (research papers, reports, infomercials, features, op-eds, screen, games, apps).

Project Management/Leadership

15 years of project management experience, from conceptuazliation to completion. Managed small-group to mid-size project groups, including for inter-organizational projects.


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