Space Science and Communication for Sustainability

Wayan Suparta received his PhD in Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He was appointed as a senior lecturer (July 2008 - March 2012) and an associate professor (April 2012 - March 2017) at the Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, UKM. He is currently working as an SciTech and Education Consultant at the private company. His research interests involve Space Meteorology, Artificial Neural Network Applications and Communications (Remote Sensing). He has had frequent collaborations with academic centers such as the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) Japan, Science Institute of University of Iceland, the University of Canterbury New Zealand, and the Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA). The results of his scientific research have been published in over 100 articles, four book chapters, and three books.

Mardina Abdullah is a Professor at

the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is the Head of the Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Her primary research interests are in ionospheric research & navigation satellites (global positioning system, GPS) and industrial engineering.

Mahamod Ismail joined the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1985. He is the former Head of the Department and a Professor of Communication Engineering. He received his BSc in Electrical and Electronics from the University of Strathclyde, UK in 1985, his MSc in Communication Engineering and Digital Electronics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester,UK in 1987, and his PhD from the University of Bradford, UK in 1996. He was with the first Malaysia Microsatellite TiungSat Team Engineers in Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. UK from June 1997 until March 1998. In the summer semester 2003, he served as a Guest Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany funded by the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD). His research interests include mobile and satellite communication and wireless networking, especially radio resource management for next-generation wireless communication networks. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), USA and served as Chair of the IEEE's Malaysia Section from 2011 to 2012.