Curriculum vitae

Education

2014	DPhil in Healthcare Innovation	University of Oxford (UK)
2009	MSc in Biomedical Engineering (Distinction)	University of Oxford (UK)
2007	BEng (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Telecommunication (1st Class)	Multimedia University (M'sia)

Qualcomm Scholarship for DPhil (Phd) studies at Oxford University (2009 – 2013).
Sloane Robinson Foundation Scholarship for Master studies at Oxford University (2008 - 2009).

One co-authored journal paper published in BRAIN, top 5 clinical neurology journals based on 2013 impact factor (10.226) by Thomson Reuters, was selected as the Editor's Choice for its Jan 2015 issue [Link].
2014 ISMRM Merit Awards (Magna cum Laude) for 1 first author and 1 co-authored abstract.
Champion of UK Handball University Championships 2013.
Centre of Doctoral Training (CDT) Oversea Placement Award to visit Johns Hopkins University (Sept – Dec 2012).
Guarantors of Brain Travel Grant Awards (2012 & 2014).
Trainee Stipend Awards from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Cornhill Prize for the best individual project in MSc in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University, UK.
Delegate of 8th CSP for Excellent Youth in Hong Kong and China (2007).
Book Award for 1st class graduate at Multimedia University, Malaysia.

BAYCEST – a software for analyzing the CEST MRI data (part of the widely used FSL software)
Embedded genetic algorithm for antenna beam forming (PI20090590)
Bidirectional PC-PIC communication protocol via USB (cr2009-030004(2))
Smart antenna and genetic algorithm incorporated dynamic WCDMA simulator (cr2009-030004(3))

Oct. 2014	-	Present	Assistant Professor at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), M'sia.
Oct. 2013	-	Sept. 2014	Postdoctoral research assistant at University of Oxford, UK.
Oct. 2009	-	Oct. 2013	Teaching assistant/demonstrator at University of Oxford, UK.
Jan. 2008	-	Sept. 2008	Research assistant at University Tenaga Nasional, M'sia.
Sept. 2007	-	Jan. 2008	Design Engineer at Sony EMCS (M'sia) Sdn. Bhd.

Oct. 2007	-	Oct. 2010	Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Dec. 2007	-	Present	Board of Engineers, Malaysia, Graduate Engineer
Sept. 2009	-	Dec. 2014	The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), US, Trainee Member
Nov. 2014	-	Present	The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK, Graduate Member
Oct. 2015	-	Present	The Institution of Engineering Malaysia, Graduate Member

Journals: NeuroImage, PLOS ONE, European Radiology, Analytical Chemistry & Canadian Journal of Chemistry.
Conferences: ICBEB 2015, 2016 & 2017.

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Dec. 2012