Invited Speakers

 

 

 

Suraya Masrom, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

 

Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Suraya Masrom leads the Machine Learning and Interactive Visualization (MaLIV) Research Group at the Perak Branch of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), MALAYSIA. She serves as the chief editor of the Mathematical Sciences and Informatics Journal published by UiTM Press and has been recognized as the recipient of the university's Best Journal Editor award in 2023. She received her Ph.D. in Information Technology and Quantitative Science from UiTM in 2015. Her professional journey began in the realm of information technology, holding a position as an Associate Network Engineer at Ramgate Systems Sdn. Bhd (a subsidiary of DRB-HICOM) in June 1996, shortly after completing her bachelor's degree in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in March 1996.
After achieving a master's degree in computer science from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2001, she transitioned into an academic career, starting as a lecturer at UTM. Her path led her to the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) campus in Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia, in 2004. Her commitment to excellence in education was acknowledged when she was honored with the Best Educator award as part of the University Academic Award Program in 2019.
Suraya Masrom remains a highly active researcher in the fields of meta-heuristics search approach, scripting language, machine learning, and educational technology. Her research endeavors have secured substantial funding, totaling 600K in grants, encompassing 10K in international grants, 20K in industry grants, and 900K in national grants. Over the past five years, she has authored and co-authored more than 200 indexed journal and conference papers, culminating in a noteworthy h-index of 6 in Scopus and 8 in Google Scholar from 404 citations. For those wishing to get in touch, she can be reached via email at suray078@uitm.edu.my.