Rusmadiah Anwar

Dr. Rusmadiah Anwar is currently a Deputy Dean (Academic), Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He has been an Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Malaysia and Collective Member (University) for the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva (NGO official partner of UNESCO) since 2011. As a research member of the Formgiving Design Research Group, UiTM, he is currently an active researcher focusing on Practiced-Based Design and Laboratory-Based Design Method in investigating design activity and human behaviour. He is widely published in journals and books, and is one of the most cited authors on art and design research in Malaysia.Professor Dr. Muliyadi Mahamood is a lecturer of Art History and Criticism in the Department of Visual Culture Studies, Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia. He received his doctorate from the University of Kent, United Kingdom in 1997. His writings on Malaysian modern art and cartoon art have been published in essays and books locally and internationally. Dr. Muliyadi’s major research areas include the History of Malaysian Cartoons and Modern Malaysian Art. Besides sitting on the international editorial board of the International Journal of Comic Art, he is also a consultant and advisor for several educational institutes as well as government and corporate bodies. He extends his expertise on issues of culture, art, and visual art education. He was a panel member of the Advisory Board for the formation of the National Bank Museum and Art Gallery, a Panel Member of the National Visual Arts Development Board and a Panel Member in the Evaluation Committee of the Collection of the National Visual Art Gallery.Professor Dr. D’zul Haimi Md. Zain is the Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He is an expert in the field of Art History and has been teaching in this field for over 30 years. He received his PhD in the field of History of Art – Islamic Art from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. His research interests revolve in the area of art history, specifically on Islamic Art. He has written several books in the field of Islamic Art. With his vast experiences, he sits in esteem national committees such as National Professor Council and National Academic Awards. He is also the member of International Association of Art Critics (AICA) under the auspices of UNESCO.Dr. Mohamad Kamal Abd. Aziz currently works as a Senior Leturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). His has a graduate degree in Fine Art from UiTM, MA in Art and Design Education from De Montford University and PhD in Art and Culture (Art Criticism) from Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. With 30 years of working experience, he shares new insights in the fields of Visual Culture Studies, Liberal Studies and Art History and Cultural Management through lectures and supervision of post graduate students. He is also proficient in Art Criticism, Art History and Art and History Methodology. He has a keen interest in publications and has published in books and journals. He also actively participates in conferences.Dr. Ing. Oskar Hasdinor Hassan is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He specializes in ceramic materials and processing for undergraduate students. He was in Julich Research Centre, Germany, as a visiting scientist working on the Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) project. He obtained his PhD from Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany. His research interests are focused on ceramic and manufacturing problems that involve design as a bridge between the two distinct discipline of engineering and design. Much of Dr. Oskar’s recent research has been published in more than 30 papers and has chaired various international conferences.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shahriman Zainal Abidin is a Reader in Industrial Design at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He is also Head of Steering Committee for Formgiving Design Research Group, and Director of Humanity, Design and Creativity of UiTM Community of Research (CoRe). His research interest is in the area of Design Thinking and Formgiving. He gained a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is the Editor of various publications and has received several notable research grants. He has published more than 40 research papers locally and internationally.