{"id":1289,"date":"2019-01-08T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T10:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/Exhibz\/?page_id=1289"},"modified":"2021-04-15T01:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T01:08:16","slug":"invited-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.iium.edu.my\/icast\/index.php\/invited-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Invited Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Assoc. Prof. Dr Firdaus Raih<\/h3>\n

\n Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Firdaus Raih <\/h3>\n Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia<\/span>\n

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Dr. Firdaus is the President for Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology : \u00a0Biophysics and Chair of the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He obtained his BSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology - Biochemistry from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from University of Sheffield. Dr. Firdaus research is in the field of bioinformatics and molecular biophysics. His research group focuses on the computational analysis of macromolecular structures, and the discovery and characterization of genome encoded non-protein coding elements and regulatory systems. He has published his works in various peer-reviewed journals including Nucleic Acids Research, Science, Scientific Reports and other highly regarded journals.<\/p> <\/p>\n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Yam Wai Keat<\/h3>\n

\n Perdana University <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Yam Wai Keat <\/h3>\n Perdana University<\/span>\n

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Dr. Yam Wai Keat is an Associate Professor at the School of Data Sciences in Perdana University, Malaysia. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Bioinformatics from the University of Malaya in 2004 before obtaining a PhD in Structural Bioinformatics from University of Science Malaysia in 2010. Lately, she has started venturing into education research and innovation, with a special interest of reaching out to the community on bioinformatics and data sciences. Over the years, she has obtained several research grants from the Malaysian government and university to conduct Bioinformatics related works. She is currently an ExCo member for APBioNet (Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network), actively involved in Bioinformatics education and training. She also serves as Secretary for the Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (MaSBiC) and is also the Founding Chairperson for MyBioInfoNet, a virtual networking platform for Malaysian Bioinformatics enthusiasts. She was an affiliated member of the Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) and was a member of the Royal Chemistry Society.<\/p> <\/p>\n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Ad\u00e9rito Ara\u00fajo<\/h3>\n

\n University of Coimbra, Portugal <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Ad\u00e9rito Ara\u00fajo <\/h3>\n University of Coimbra, Portugal<\/span>\n

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Dr Ad\u00e9rito Ara\u00fajo is an Associate Professor at Department of Mathematics, University of Coimbra, Portugal. He was the President of European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) from 2018 to 2020 and is currently the ECMI Representative in EU-MATHS-IN board. Completed his doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics at University of Coimbra in 1998, Dr Ara\u00fajo\u2019s research is in the field related to numerical analysis, mathematical modelling and industrial mathematics. He has published his works in various journals including SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, Applied Numerical Mathematics and other highly regarded journals.<\/p> <\/p>\n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Roswanira Abdul Wahab<\/h3>\n

\n Universiti Teknologi Malaysia <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr Roswanira Abdul Wahab <\/h3>\n Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/span>\n

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Dr. Roswanira Abdul Wahab received her BSc. in Industrial and MSc. in Chemistry from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) before obtaining her Ph.D. in Enzyme Technology at Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UTM. She is the Section Editor (Biochemistry\/Biological Chemistry) of the Indonesian Journal of Chemistry and the Journal of Indonesian Chemical Society. She is on the International Editorial Board of Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment (Taylor and Francis) and an Editor of Jurnal Teknologi (UTM). She is also an Associate Research Fellow of the Advanced Membrane Technology (AMTEC) Centre of Excellence (UTM). She is currently an Exco member for the Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (MasBiC) and the Assistant Head of Sub-Field (Bio-Analysis) for Persatuan Analisis Malaysia (ANALIS). Her research interest is in biogenic matrices development from biomass, focusing on green hybrid composite for enzyme immobilization and tailoring, nanotechnology, as well as bioinformatics.<\/p> <\/p>\n

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Dr Firdaus Samsudin<\/h3>\n

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Dr Firdaus Samsudin <\/h3>\n Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore<\/span>\n

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