Grants

Grant: UCSI University’s Center of Excellence for Research, Value Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CERVIE), Malaysia

“Optimizing Sustainable Medicine Distribution in Rural Areas Using Crowd-Shipping: A Mathematical Programming Approach”

This 24-month project (July 2025 – June 2027) will focus on addressing a critical challenge—ensuring sustainable, cost-effective, and equitable access to medicine in rural communities.

I am honored to lead this research together with my esteemed co-researchers:

• Assistant Professor Dr. Benedict Valentine A/L Arulanandam (UCSI University)

• Dr. Mokana A/P Muthu Kumarasamy (UCSI University)

• Mr. Wajahat Ali (Aligarh Muslim University, India)

Research Collaboration: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), Indonesia.

“Accelerating Smart Green Tourism In Malang: Development of Easy Wallet As A Digital Transaction Wallet For Sustainable Tourism”

This research (Feb. 2025 – Nov. 2025) will focus on the efficiency of the easy wallet to promote green tourism.

I am honored to be a part of this research together with my esteemed principal investigator:

• Primasa Minerva Negari, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D., Universitas Negeri Malang.