NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Funding
Principal Investigator, Modelling Natural Disaster Risks and Green Innovation, towards building an Integrated Framework to enhance Disaster Resilience in the Oil & Gas and Coalfields' Business Ecosystems in China. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [W2532053], China. Direct Cost: RMB580,000.
Co-Principal Investigator, 2026 Medical-Engineering Interdisciplinarity Research Grants, Ruijin-XJTLU Intelligent Medicine Institute, China. Total value: RMB50,000.
Principal Investigator, The Economics of Chinese Patenting Strategy: A Multiple Perspective Analysis. Research Development Fund [RDF-22-02-071], Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China. Total value: RMB89,900
Co-Investigator, Enhancing Connectivity towards ASEAN Integration: A Multifaceted Approach. Projek Arus Perdana, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Research Grant [AP-2017-003/2], Project led by IKMAS, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia;
Project Consultancy
March-June, 2019 - Consultant (STC), The World Bank Group - lead consultant of a Technical Assistance mission to implement feasibility review and update of the revenue forecasting tools of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is followed by a 2-weeks workshop in Naivasha to improve revenue forecasting capacity of staff from the National Treasury and KRA;
June, 2018 - Consultant (STC), The World Bank Group - assignment with the Energy Extractives 2 team;
May-June, 2011 - Consultant (STC), The World Bank Group - assignment in the Capital Flow modeling project, Social & Economic Development Group;
Research Assistant, ESRC-DFID Growth Research Programme: Financial Volatility, Macroprudential Regulation and Economic Growth in Low-Income Countries, Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, The University of Manchester.
Papers presented in major conferences/workshops/seminars
The 8th IAEE Asia-Oceania Conference: IAEE-Qingdao, Qingdao, China [Aug 7-9, 2026];
The 2026 Conference of Asia and Pacific Economies, XJTLU, Jiangsu, China [May 29-30, 2026];
Western Economic Association International 18th International Conference, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand [1-4 April 2026];
The 4th International Workshop on the Chinese Development Model, Suzhou, China [July 4, 2025];
The 485th Adam Smith Forum, Nanjing University Business School, Nanjing, China [May 13, 2024];
The 2nd Workshop on Chinese Macroeconomy & Sustainable Growth, XJTLU, Jiangsu, China [Nov 15, 2023];
FEA external seminar speaker series, Nottingham University Business School, Ningbo, China [Nov 1, 2023];
The 9th International Conference on The Chinese Economy, Tsinghua U/Virtual, China [Dec 17, 2022];
Royal Economic Society 2019 Annual Conference, Warwick [April 15-17, 2019];
Scottish Economic Society 2019 Annual Conference, Perth [April 7-9, 2019];
Royal Economic Society 2018 Annual Conference, Sussex [March 26-28, 2018];
Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) Conference 2018, Oxford [March 18-20, 2018];
European Economic Association (EEA-ESEM 2017) 2017 Congress, Lisbon [August 21-25, 2017];
66th Annual Congress of the French Economic Association (AFSE), Nice [June 19-21, 2017];
Scottish Economic Society 2017 Annual Conference, Perth [April 24-26, 2017];
Royal Economic Society 2017 Annual Conference, Bristol [April 11-13, 2017];
9th FIW Research Conference on International Economics, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria [Dec 1-2, 2016];
International Development Economics (GDRI-IDE) Conference, CERDI, Ecolie d’Economie, Clermont-Ferrand, France [Nov 3-4, 2016].
Policy-level Projects
2013
GRP1000 Project, Securities Commission Malaysia
2012
GLC Innovation Transformation Programme, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
2011
National Innovation Strategy, Malaysia Innovation Agency (Agensi Inovasi Malaysia), Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia
Capital Market Masterplan 2, Securities Commission Malaysia
Comprehensive National Development Planning using Threshold 21 Model, Malaysia Development Institute–Millennium Institute, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia
Referees / Reviews
Journals: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, International Review of Financial Analysis, International Review of Economics and Finance, Economic Modelling, Singapore Economic Review, The Manchester School, Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination.
Fundamentals of Economics, Topic 2, Module 7: Financial Statement Analysis & Asset Valuation, SIDC Licensing Examination, SIDC Malaysia, July 2010.