Statistics: Why & How
Talk at Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
Work Experience
- 2022-present: Casual Academic (Statistics)
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney
- 2022-present: Professional Staff (Data Analysis)
- School of Education, UNSW Sydney
- 2022: Consultant Intern and Statistical Assistant
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW Sydney
- 2022: Casual Academic (Statistics)
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University
- School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
- 2020: Young Academic Scheme (Statistics & Data Science)
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- 2019: Associate Fellow
- Centre for Testing, Measurement and Appraisal (CeTMA), UUM
- 2018: Technical Accounting Officer
- RHB Bank
- 2017: MSc Graduate Research Assistant
- Centre for Testing, Measurement and Appraisal (CeTMA), UUM
- 2016: Equipment Integration Engineer
- Osram Opto-semiconductor (M)
- Duties included: Integrate and automate the extraction of process data from equipment to host.
Education
- Ph.D in Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney (ongoing)
- In Statistical Computing lab and UNSW Data Science Hub advised by Professor Scott Sisson and Dr. Boris Beranger
- Area: Symbolic data analysis and Bayesian inference
- M.S. in Statistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 2019
- In UUM Big Data Analytics laboratory (CeTMA) led by Associate Professor Nor Idayu Mahat
- Area: Classical discriminant analysis for class imbalance and high dimensionality
- B.S. in Applied Statistics with Honours (1st class : 96.75%), Universiti Utara Malaysia, 2016
- Research internship project entitled “Text analytics for social markets: Utilising open data”
- Honours project entitled “Quality improvements for aquaculture industry: A consultation project”
- Malaysian Matriculation in Pure Sciences (4A* : 100%), Malaysian matriculation college, 2012
- A* for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
- Malaysian Certificate of Education in Pure Sciences (7A* 2A : 100%), Malaysian secondary school, 2010
- A* for Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, Malay, Islamic study
- A for Biology, History
Awards and Recognition
- Scholarship
- Top-up scholarship, Graduate Research School, UNSW Sydney (2023)
- Top-up scholarship, School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney (2021)
- Scholarship to the Statistical Data Science Winter School (2021) from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) (2-week funding)
- Scholarship to the Satellite Conference On Artificial Intelligence & Data-Driven Innovations (AIDDI2021)(2021) (2-day funding)
- Ph.D (Mathematics) Scholarship (2021) from the government of Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia (3-year funding)
- B.S. in Industrial Statistics Scholarship (2012) from Universiti Utara Malaysia and the government of Malaysia (4-year funding)
- Award
- The Best 1-Minute Thesis for School of Mathematics and Statistics during the UNSW Sydney Postgraduate Research Showcase (2023)
- The First Runner-up of uDASH-CHUBB Data Hackathon at CHUBB Insurance Australia (2023)
- Chancellor Gold Medal (2016) from Universiti Utara Malaysia (ranked 1st throughout the university in 2016)
- Vice Chancellor Gold Medal (2016) from Universiti Utara Malaysia (ranked 1st throughout the 1st degree program in 2016)
- 1st Place for Research Internship Project 2016 from School of Quantitative Sciences (ranked 1st for internship project in 2016)
- 1st Place for Honours Project 2015 from School of Quantitative Sciences (ranked 1st for honours project in 2015)
- Excellent Service Award 2014 from College of Arts and Sciences
- TM Academic Award 2013 & 2014 from College of TM
- Kedah SPM Excellence 2010 from state government
Research Collaborations
- Consultation services to over 30 academicians comprising of professors, associate professors and senior lecturers from University of Malaya (UM), University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), National University of Malaysia (UKM), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Monash University Malaysia and Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) on research and data analysis.
- Research and data analysis consultation services to over 15 postgraduate students from King’s College London, UTM, UPM and UUM.
- Involved in 12 different quantitative and qualitative projects of AAIBE, NRGS, FRGS, RAGS, university grant scheme and external research tender as a research assistant at UM, UPM, UKM and UUM.
Leadership
- UUM Student’s Representative Council (2014).
- President, Quantitative Sciences Association (2013).
- President, Mathematics Society (2010)
- President, School Teenage Cadet (2010)
Talks
Statistical Model on Heat Stress under Agrivoltaic condition in Malaysia: A Tropical Field Assessment.
Talk at Perpignan, Perpignan, France
Bayesian neural learning via Stochastic Gradient MCMC.
Talk at UNSW Sydney, Syndey, Australia
Optimal designs for symbolic data.
Talk at UNSW Sydney, Syndey, Australia