Associate Professor | Author | Speaker
Data Science and Analytics | Digital Technology Strategy
VITAE
Work Experience
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Associate Professor, Data Science Department, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, November 2021 to Present
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Assistant Professor, Design and Specialised Business Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), April 2017 to November 2021, Singapore.
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Visiting Professor, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Summer University Program, 27 July – 3 August 2019, Denmark.
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Adjunct Faculty/Tutor, UQ Business School, the University of Queensland, February 2013 – June 2016, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Research Assistant, UQ Business School, the University of Queensland, August 2013 – May 2016, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Research Assistant, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, the University of Queensland, April 2016 – May 2016, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Education
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University of Queensland, Australia
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Philosophy of Doctor (Business Information Systems), Ph.D.: 2012-2016.
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University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia:
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Master of Science (Accounting Information Systems), M.Sc: 2009 - 2010.
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Professional Accountant, Ak. CA.: 2009.
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Graduate Taxation: 2009
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University of Tanjungpura, Indonesia
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Bachelor of Economics (Accounting), SE.: 2000- 2003.
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Professional Membership
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Association for Information Systems (2013-present).
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Information Systems Audit and Control Association/ISACA (2013-present).
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The Indonesian Institute of Accountants (2012-present).
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Adult Education Professionalisation - Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development) - Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore (2018 - 2021).
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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (2016-2021).
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American Accounting Association (2015-2018).

Research Interests
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Data Science and Analytics;
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Digital Technologies Strategy;
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FinTech & Regtech;
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Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchain;
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Data Visualisation;
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Data Governance;
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Digital Transformation;
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Accounting Information Systems;
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IT-enabled Organizational Transformation;
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Research Methods (Experimental Research, Survey Research, Secondary Data, Content Analysis, Literature Review, and Case Study)
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Statistics (ANOVA, MANOVA, and Structural Equation Modeling)
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fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Technical Skills
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Data Analytics: Caseware IDEA, PowerBI, QlickSense, Tableau
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Text Analytics: Leximancer, NVivo.
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Statistical Packages: SmartPLS, SPSS, R.
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Programming: Python
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Research Applications: Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Mendeley, EndNote, Qiqqa, XMind.
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Technology Enhanced Learning: Blackboard, Moodle, Learning Catalytics, Stormboard, Desire2Learn's Integrated Learning Platform, Adobe Connect, Moodle, Respondus, Edmodo.
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Charting Applications: MS Visio, DIA. (Business Process Management Charting, Process Flow Diagram, Context Diagram, Flowchart).
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Database Applications: OracleSQL; MongoDB; MySQL, Access.
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Miscellaneous (Advanced Spreadsheet Analysis).
Research
Grants
I have secured SGD 307,843.00 research grant (20% – 30% of the grant was externally funded by industry and external institutions) in data science and analytics, and digital technologies areas. The list is as follow:
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SIT Ignition Grant in collaboration with Home Team Science & Technology Agency; Allen & Gledhill LLP; University of Piraeus; and APWG.eu (Co-PI). Research Team: Dr. Purnima Murali Mohan (PI), and Dr. Peter Loh Kok Keong. An Online Blockchain Smart Contract Vulnerability Scanner, Amount SGD 99,200.00 (2021-2021)
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SIT Ignition Grant in collaboration with Crowdo Holdings Pte, Ltd. (Primary Investigator). Research Team: Co-PI Dr. Pearpilai Jutasompakorn, Dr. Lee Hwee Hoon, and Dr. Alex Qiang Chen. Crowdfunding Investors’ Behaviour: Characteristics and Decision Making, Amount: SGD 88,400.00 (2019 - 2021).
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SIT Ignition Grant in collaboration with HANDS Enterprise Solutions, Singapore (Co-PI). Research Team: Dr. Michelle Zou Junqi (PI), Dr. Kevin Ow Yong Keng. Deployment of Data Analytics Models for Workforce and Project Management, Amount: SGD 92,043.00. (2019 - 2021).
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SIT Seed Grant in collaboration with Crowdo Holdings Pte, Ltd. (Co-PI). Research Team: Dr. Pearpilai Jutasompakorn (PI), and Dr. Vivek Balachandran. P2P and Crowdfunding: Credit score, Probability of Default Models and Machine Learning, Amount: SGD 4,920.00 (2019 - 2020).
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SIT Seed Grant in collaboration with Baker Tilly Singapore (Co-PI). Research Team: Dr. Lim Chu Yeong (PI), Dr. Lu Liming, and Ms Wong Shin Ren. Scheduling System in an Accountancy and Business Advisory Firm, Amount: SGD 5,280.00 (2018 - 2019).
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SIT Ignition Grant in collaboration with RSM Singapore & Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) (Co-PI). Research Team: Dr. Koh Sze Kee (PI), Dr. Lee Hwee Hoon, and Dr. Desi Arisandi. Data Analytics Adoption for Singapore Small Medium Enterprises, Amount: SGD 18,000.00 (2018 - 2020).

Certifications
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Chartered Accountant. Indonesian Institute of Accountants, License 11.D48107
Honors and Awards
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Best Presenter at UQ Business School Research Students' Colloquium (July 2014).
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UQ Business School PhD Research, Travel Grant, & Scholarship (2012 to 2014). Amount: AUD 21,000
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Dean's Award for Excellence - the University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia (April 2010).
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Dean's Award for Excellence - the University of Tanjungpura, Indonesia (January 2004).
Academic Services
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Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems (2022 - present).
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Ad-hoc Journal Reviewer of Information & Management (2020, 2021, 2022); the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; 2022); IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management (2021); Journal of Emerging Technology in Accounting (2022); New Media and Society (2021); Accounting Horizons (2021); Journal of Information Systems (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022); the Australasian Journal of Information Systems (2014, 2015); Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems (2020, 2021); Asian Accounting Review (2022); PLoS ONE (2022); The CASE Journal (2020); Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (2020, 2021).
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Reviewer of the Journal Special Issues: the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems titled 'Blockchain: Using Accounting Skepticism to See Beyond the Hype', (2019) ; Journal of Information Systems titled 'Implications of Cybersecurity on Accounting Information', 2018.
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Scientific Committee Member. International Conference of the Journal of Information Systems, 2021.
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Ad-hoc Conferences Reviewer: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022); The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) (2021, 2022), 11th University of Waterloo Centre for Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance Symposium (2019); American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, August 5-9, 2017; American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting and Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, New York, USA, August 6-10, 2016; 19th Accounting National Symposium (Simposium Nasional Akuntansi), Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, August 24-27, 2016; the 5th Annual Pre-ICIS Workshop on Accounting Information Systems, 2013, Milan, Italy, 15-18 December 2013; Pacific Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Doctoral Consortium, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 18-22, 2013.
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Associate Editor, Enterprise Systems and Business Process Management, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Dubai, UAE, 2021
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Associate Editor, Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Xian, China, 2019.
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Big Accounting Data mini-track co-chair & Reviewer. American Conference on Information Systems, Cancun, Mexico, 2019.
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Grant Reviewer of SIT Advancement for Learning and Teaching Grant, 2017, 2018.
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Review Coordinator of the 22nd American Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Diego, California, USA, August 11-13, 2016.