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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018



                            INSTITUTE OF                       Dr. Wong Kok Bin, BSc, MSc, PhD
                    MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES                                APPLIED MATHEMATICS UNIT

               The Institute of Mathematical Sciences was established as  COORDINATOR:
               a department in the Faculty of Science when the University  Dr. Zailan Siri, BSc, MSc(UPM), PhD(UKM)
               of  Malaya  was  founded  in  Kuala  Lumpur  in  1959.  It  has
               grown  into  three  branches,  Pure  Mathematics,  Applied  PROFESSOR:
               Mathematics  and  Statistics.  The  Institute  offers 4 first  Dr. Kurunathan Ratnavelu, BSc, MSc, PhD(Flinders),
               degree programs.                                CPhys, MInstP, FASc
                                                               Dr. Mohd Omar, BSc, MSc(Hull), PhD(Exeter)
               For the 2017/2018 session, the Institute offers the following
               first degree programs:                          ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
                                                               Dr. Wan Ainun Mior Othman, BSc(UNCC),
                  Bachelor of Science in Mathematics          MSc(N Carolina State), PhD(USM)
                  Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics
                  Bachelor of Science in Statistics           LECTURER:
                  Bachelor of Actuarial Science               Dr. Amizah Malip, BSc. (UIA) Msc, PhD (UK)
                                                               Dr. Kumaresan Nallasamy, PhD(Gandhigram)
               The  four  Bachelor  of  Science programs  are  set  up  to  Dr. Kwa Kiam Heong, Bsc, MSc(UM), PhD(Ohio State)
               provide more opportunities for an undergraduate to major in  Dr. Noor Fadiya Mohd Noor, BSc(UTM), MSc(UTM),
               the  field  of mathematics  according  to  his  or  her  interests.  PhD(UKM)
               All  these programs  will  assist  to  fulfill  the  vacancies  of  Dr. Siti Suzlin Supadi,BSc, MSc, PhD
               skilled  workforce  in  science  and  technology  in  the  public  Dr. Zailan Siri, BSc, MSc(UPM), PhD(UKM)
               and  private  sectors  in  line  with  Malaysia's  aspiration  to
               become an industrial nation.                        STATISTICS AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCE UNIT
                                                               COORDINATOR  (B.Sc in STATISTICS):
                                  STAFF                        Dr. Ng Kok Haur, BSc(UPM), MSc(UPM), PhD

               The  Institute  has  a  group  of  experience  lecturers  in  COORDINATOR (B. ACTUARIAL SCIENCE):
               teaching. They are also active in doing research and have  Dr. Koh You Beng, BSc(UMS), MSc(UM), PhD(HKU)
               been  publishing  many  writings  in  local  and  international
               journals.  The  research activities  encompass  a  broad  PROFESSOR:
               spectrum; from findings and knowledge which are abstract  Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed, BSc(Bristol), MSc(Reading),
               in nature, to those with direct applications in the industry.  PhD(UiTM)
               The  Institute  also  strives  to  establish  and  forge  a  close  Dr. Nor Aishah Hamzah, BSc(Southampton),
               relationship  with  industry  and  other  research  institutions.  MSc(Leeds), PhD(Bristol), DipEd(UKM), MIS(UK)
               This will strengthen the quality of teaching and supervising  Dr. Ong Seng Huat, BSc, MSc, PhD
               of  projects/theses  for  students  in  Bachelors,  Masters  and
               Doctoral levels.                                ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
                                                               Mr. Abdul Hadi Yaakub, BSc(Nevada), MSc(Illinois)

               HEAD:                                           LECTURER:
               Associate  Prof. Dr.  Wan  Ainun  Mior  Othman, BSc  Dr. Adriana Irawati Nur Ibrahim, BSc(USM), MSc,
               (UNCC),                                         PhD(Bath)
               MSc (N Carolina State), PhD (USM)               Dr. Dharini Pathmanathan, BSc, MSc, PhD(UM)
                                                               Dr. Khang Tsung Fei, BSc, MSc(UM), PhD(NUS)
                                                               Dr. Koh You Beng, BSc(UMS), MSc(UM), PhD(HKU)
               DEPUTY HEAD:                                    Dr. Lim Sok Li, BSc(USM), MSc(USM), PhD(USM)
               Associate Prof. Dr. Chooi Wai Leong, BSc, MSc, PhD  Dr. Mohd Azmi Haron, BSc, MBA(UPM), PhD(UPM)
               Associate Prof. Abdul Hadi Yaakub, BSc(Nevada),  Dr. Ng Choung Min, BSc(UTM), MSc, PhD
               MSc(Illinois)                                   Dr. Ng Kok Haur, BSc(UPM), MSc(UPM), PhD
                                                               Dr. Nur Anisah Mohamed, BSc, MSc(UM),
                                                               PhD(Newcastle)
                          PURE MATHEMATICS UNIT                Dr. Rossita Mohamad Yunus, BSc, MSc(UM), PhD(USQ)
                                                               Dr. Shaiful Anuar Abu Bakar, BSc(UiTM), MSc(Heriot-
               COORDINATOR:                                    Watt), PhD(Manchester)
               Dr. Wong Kok Bin, BSc, MSc, PhD
                                                               COORDINATOR (B.Sc. Ed. Mathematics):
               PROFESSOR:                                      Mr. Mohamad Bakri Zubir, BSc, MSc(Exeter)
               Dr. Angelina Chin Yan Mui, BSc, MSc, PhD(Q'ld)
               Dr. Suzeini Abd Halim, BSc(UNSW), PhD(Wales)
                                                                             RESEARCH AREAS
               ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
               Dr. Chooi Wai Leong, BSc, MSc, PhD              Research  areas  in  the  Institute  of  Mathematical  Sciences
               Dr. Deng Chai Ling, BSc, MSc, PhD               include:
               LECTURER:                                       Group theory, ring theory, multilinear algebra, graph theory,
               Dr. Loo Tee How, BSc, MSc, PhD                  combinatorial  graph  theory,  supply  chain  management,
               Mr. Mohamad Bakri Zubir, BSc, MSc(Exeter)       operations  research,  numerical  analysis,  robust  statistics,
               Dr. Ong Siew Hui, BSc, MSc, PhD                 probability distribution theory, nonlinear time series, image
               Dr. Oon Shea Ming, BSc, MSc, PhD(UHP)           processing and regression analysis.
               Dr. Tan Ta Sheng, BA, CASM, MMath, MA,
               PhD(Cambridge)


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