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A short summary of work, education and research funding. The full CV, with publications, supervision, awards and service, is in the PDF.

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work

  • Feb 2025 – present Perak, Malaysia

    Assistant Professor

    Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)

    Lecturer in 2025; Assistant Professor since January 2026. Lead cloud computing and data courses for large classes, run a UTAR-funded research project on forest fire risk prediction, and supervise MSc and final year project students.

  • Apr 2021 – May 2021 Jakarta, Indonesia (remote)

    Postgraduate Research Attachment

    Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA (UHAMKA)

    Built a KPI dashboard for UHAMKA and organised UTP–UHAMKA adjunct lectures.

  • Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 Perak, Malaysia

    Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant

    Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)

    Taught labs and tutorials across six courses (Best Tutor Award, 2021), co-authored the textbook Data Analytics Using Python, and completed PhD research on biomedical event extraction.

  • Mar 2020 – Jan 2021 Perak, Malaysia

    Research Officer / Special Services

    CeRDaS, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)

    Modelled data and evaluated machine learning models for an internal grant project, and co-wrote papers, reports and book chapters.

  • Mar 2017 – Jan 2019 Johor, Malaysia

    Graduate Research Assistant

    Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

    Developed machine learning models for a national environmental risk assessment project funded by MoHE (FRGS).

  • Feb 2017 – Jan 2022 Johor, Malaysia

    Founder and Freelance Developer

    Hafizhaffaz Technology

    Ran a small team building websites and web applications for clients, including the award-winning Performa.my.

  • Aug 2016 – Feb 2017 Selangor, Malaysia

    System Analyst Programmer

    Gates IT Solution Sdn Bhd

    Revamped and upgraded client systems, including the KUIPSAS e-Campus and the SSM EzBiz system.

education

research funding

  • Nov 2025 – Oct 2026

    Forest Fire Risk Prediction Based on Historical Data Using Enhanced Feedforward Neural Networks for Early Warning and Disaster Management

    Principal Investigator · UTAR Research Fund (UTARRF/2025-C2/M01)

  • Feb 2020 – Feb 2023

    Forecasting of Crude Oil Price Using Deep Learning-ANN

    Member · Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (015LC0-277)

  • Aug 2016 – Jan 2019

    Improved Spatio-Temporal Data Modelling with Spiking Neural Network Methods for Environmental Event Prediction

    Member · Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS 1612)