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Merlyna Lim is an Indonesian professor researching and teaching at the Consortium of Science, Policy and Outcomes and School of Social Transformation (Justice and Social Inquiry program) at Arizona State University. She was awarded a Ph.D. with distinction (cum laude) in Science and Technology Studies from University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, in September 2005. Her interests revolve around (1) the mutual shaping of technology (including large technical systems such as cities) and society and (2) political culture of urban science and technology, in relations to issues of globalization, sustainability, democratization, and (in)equity. She has published one monograph and more than a dozen journal articles and book chapters. Lim holds the following awards: Annenberg Networked Publics Research Fellowship (2005-2006), Henry Luce Southeast Asia fellowship (2004), Oxford Summer Doctoral Fellowship (2003), NWO Wotro Fellowship (2003-2005), and ASIST International Paper Contest Winner (2002) and has given more than 70 invited lectures, talks and presentations in various places in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. .

curiculum vitae

Education

• Ph.D, Technology and Development (Science & Technology Studies), with distinction (cum laude) (2005), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
• Summer Doctoral Program, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
• M.A. in Theory/Philosophy of Architecture, cum laude, valedictorian, University of Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia
• Bachelor in Architecture, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia

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

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

• M/C Dialogue: Social History of the Internet and its Uses in Indonesia with Merlyna Lim, interviewed by Lenore Lyon in September 2006, published April 2007.
• Digicom magazine: The Soul-Satisfying Spirit of Freedom or Kebebasan yang Memberikan Kepuasan Batin (in Indonesian), interviewed by Cerira Baiduri [profile], published May 2006.
• Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (Radio Netherlands), The Internet and Politics in Indonesia (in Indonesian), interviewed by Fediya Andina on 3 Oct 2005, broadcasted on 23, 24, and 25 Oct 2005 [radio interview and commentary].
• Influence of the Internet in Indonesian Politics or Pengaruh Internet dalam Percaturan Politik Indonesia (in Indonesian), Berita IPTEK - Sentra Informasi IPTEK, 26 September 2005.
• California Computer News Magazine, How the Internet Influenced Indonesian Politics? (News category: Internet), 16 September 2005.
• UT-Nieuws, Invloed van Internet op Indonesische politiek (rubriek: Onderwijs en Onderzoek, by Jannie Benedictus, in Dutch), 8 September 2005 [newspaper article].
• Radio Online (Dutch National Radio): Internet tijdens revoluties (in Dutch, mediated by Professor N.G. Schulte Nordholt), 30 August 2005 [radio interview, listen].
• Voice of America: The Internet, Election, and Civil Society (in Indonesian), special guest on Indonesian TV program - Jurnal VoA (broadcasted in Indonesia by MetroTV), 26 September 2004 [TV interview and commentary].
• Radio 68H Utan Kayu: Scholarship and Education in Indonesia (in Indonesian), 20 August 2004 [radio interview and commentary].
• Radio 68H Utan Kayu: Information Technology for People with Disabilities (in Indonesian), 4 May 2004 [radio commentary]
• Radio 68H Utan Kayu: Indonesia Election in the Netherlands (in Indonesian), 5 April 2004 [radio interview and commentary].
• ABC Australia: Media and Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia (in English), 23 August 2003 [TV interview for documentary movie].
• Radio Mara: The problematic situation of Bandung's transportation system (in Indonesian), 2001 [radio interview and commentary].

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).