Working Experiences

Academic

  • Sept 2005 - Aug 2006: Networked Publics research fellow, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • 2002-2005: Research fellow, Technology and Development Group (TDG), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • Fall-Winter 2004: Henry Luce funded Southeast Asian Visiting Fellow, East-West Center, Washington, Washington DC, USA.
  • 1999-2000: Teaching assistant, Development Studies Program, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia.
  • 1999-2001: Research assistant (to Professor Joshua Barker - principal researcher), Social Construction of Technology (SCoT) Research Group, Development Studies Program <ITB, Bandung, Indonesia, in cooperation with Technology and Development Group (TDG) and Department of Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • 1998-1999: Teaching Assistant, Department of Architecture, University of Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia.

Taught courses

  • JUS 394: Information Technology and Social Justice -- beyond First World discourses [syllabus]
  • JUS 494: Science, Technology and Inequality -- focusing on Non-Western context

Other experiences

  • Had been a tele-researcher (business-to-business market research) for Diagonal Reports Ltd, Ireland,
    • for sometime. Working as an architect for sometime (while doing my MA), and an assistant architect (while doing my BA).

Publications, Conference papers/presentations, & Public Lectures

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Selected Academic Achievements

Awards/Scholarships/Fellowships

  • Walter Annenberg funded Networked Publics Fellowship, Annenberg Center for Communication, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles (2005-2006).
  • Henry Luce Foundation funded Southeast Asia Fellowship, East West Center Washington, Washington D.C. (Fall 2004).
  • A recipient of full scholarship from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the Information Society Division of Open Society Institute to attend the OII Summer Doctoral Program, University of Oxford (July - August 2003).
  • WOTRO-DC scholarship/fellowship from the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (NWO-WOTRO) (2003-2005)
  • Best research proposal - submitted to the NWO-WOTRO (January 2003).
  • Winner of International Paper Contest held by American Society of Information Technology and Science (ASIST) (September 2002).
  • Visiting (Literature Study) Fellowship from KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Art and Science) (April - October 2001).
  • Research Assistant Fellowship from KNAW (July 1999 - March 2001).
  • Winner of Kota Baru Parahyangan Entry Gate and Round-About Design Competition - with Space for Living Laboratory (October 1999).
  • Valedictorian of the Graduating Class of 1999, University of Parahyangan, Bandung - Indonesia (April 1999).
  • Top 30 Design Your World Contest (out of 300+ submissions), Autodesk International, Los Angeles, USA (October 1997).

Research/Writing Grants

  • Research grant from Globalization Research Center University of Hawaii to establish a project on New Media in Southeast Asia (2006).
  • Writing grant from Asian Media and Information Centre Singapore to write a chapter for an inclusion in a book of Media and Conflict Reporting in Asia (2004).
  • Research grant from the East West Center to conduct a field research on 'The Internet, Islamic Radicalism and Narratives of Conspiracy' (Summer 2004, in addition to a Henry Luce funded Southeast Asian fellowship).
  • Writing grant from Social Science Research Center (SSRC), Information Technology and International Cooperation (ITIC) program (Sept 2003 to Sept 2004).
  • Research and writing grant from Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research for a collaborative research project entitled Civic Spaces in Global Pacific-Asia (July 2002 - June 2003).
  • Two years research grant from Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek or the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research Den Haag (April 2003 - March 2005, along with NWO/WOTRO-DC Fellowship).
  • Writing grant from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) University of Hawaii for writing on Sectarian Conflict in Eastern Indonesia (April 2003).

Travel Grants

  • Travel grant from the Centre for Asia-Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS) at University of Wollongong to give lectures in Wollongong and Brisbane (25-28 September 2006).
  • Travel grant from Annenberg School at University of Pennsylvania to attend the Hyperlinked Society Conference, Philadelphia (4 June 2006).
  • Travel grant from International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS) and ZemZem Journal to give a public lecture at Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (29 March 2006).
  • Travel grant from the Central European University and the Open Society to present a paper at the Re:Activism conference, Budapest (13-15 October 2005).
  • Travel grant from the Globalization Research Center (GRC) to give a lecture in Globalization Studies, Honolulu (6-12 February 2005).
  • Travel grant from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and Innovation Funders Network (IFN) to present a paper at the Civil Society/Civil Technologies: on the strategic use of information technology to benefit civil society, New School, New York (3-6 February 2005).
  • Travel grant from the National University of Singapore (NUS) to present a paper at the RC-21 conference, Singapore (10-13 December 2004).
  • Travel grant from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Asian Media Information and Communication Center (AMIC) to present a paper at the Media and Conflict conference, Colombo (7-9 December 2004).
  • Travel grant from the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) to present a paper at the EUROSEAS conference, Paris (1-4 September 2004).
  • Travel grant from the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW) to participate in the "Indonesia in the Transition" workshop, Amsterdam (25-27 August 2004).
  • Travel grant from the Global Alliance of Bridging the Digital Divide (GABDD) and Hong Kong Association of Internet Professionals to participate in the Global ICT Summit 2004, Hong Kong (10-15 May 2004) (not taken).
  • Travel grant from SSRC to participate in the World Summit of Information Society, Geneva (12-15 December 2003)
  • Travel grant from IACSP to present a paper at the International Conference on Combating Terrorism, Singapore (16 October 2003)
  • Travel grant from the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW) Netherlands to participate as a discussant in the "Indonesian in Transition" workshop, Faculty of Sociology University Indonesia, Depok (24-27 August 2003).
  • Travel grants from the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) Netherlands and National University of Singapore to present papers in the ICAS3 conference, Singapore (19-22 August 2003).
  • Travel grant from the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research to present a paper in GRAD conference, Vancouver (13-16 June 2003)
  • Travel grant from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies University of Hawaii, to present a paper in Sectarian Violence in Eastern Indonesia Conference, Honolulu (16-18 May 2003).
  • Eugene Garfield Travel Grant, to participate in an Annual ASIST Conference in Philadelphia, USA (18-21 November 2002).
  • Ford Foundation (IIE) Grant, to present a paper at the Euricom Colloquium in Nijmegen, The Netherlands (9-12 October 2002).
  • IPS (Institute of Policy Studies) NUS Travel Grant to present a paper at workshop on Civic Spaces in Global Cities of Pacific Rim, Singapore (March 2002).
  • NUS Travel Grant to present a paper at the Internet & Development in Asia International Conference (14-15 September 2001).
  • CAS (Center for Advanced Studies) - NUS (National University of Singapore) Travel Grant to present a paper at the South East Asia Urban Futures Workshop (21-22 July 2000).
  • Tunghai University Travel Grant, to present a paper at the Spacing Chiliad Symposium, Tai Chung, Taiwan (11-12 November 1998).

Languages

  • English: fluent.
  • Indonesian: mother tongue.
  • Dutch: reading - basic.
  • Sundanese: mother tongue.

Research Work or Related News Featured in Media

Affiliated Organizations

  • ASIST - American Society of Information Science and Technology, SIG-III (Special Interest Group - International Information Issues), Assistant Chair.
  • AoIR - Association of Internet Researcher, member.
  • EWC - East-West Center, fellow, alumni.
  • ISA - International Sociology Association, member.
  • 1001buku - The Network of Volunteers and Children Library Organizers, facilitator, designer.
  • WSA (World Summit Award) Eminent Experts, member.
  • IEO - Indonesian Educational Outreach, board member.
  • PPI-E - Indonesian Student Association in Enschede, member.
  • Indonesian_Internet Research Network, founder, facilitator

Community Services

  • Grant Juror, World Summit Awards, Bahrain and Tunis (July-December 2005)
  • Grant Juror, 2005 International Paper Contest of American Society of Information Science and Technology (July-August 2005).
  • Grant Juror, Bubu Awards (the best national websites) v. 04 (July-August 2005)
  • Moderator and online Counselor, Forum Beasiswa - a Indonesian forum for discussions and information dissemination on higher degrees and scholarships (with more than 20,000 registered members).
  • Reviewer, Journal of New Media and Society (2003).
  • Honorary Grant Juror, 2004 Australian Media Interactive Industry Association (AIMIA) Award (November 2004).
  • Honorary Grant Juror, 2003 Australian Media Interactive Industry Association (AIMIA) Award (December 2003).
  • Grant Juror, 2003 World Summit Awards, Dubai and Geneva (August-December 2003).