PROF. DR. ALYANI ISMAIL
	Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia T: 03-9769 6272 / E: alyani@upm.edu.my
	Prof. Dr Alyani Ismail received her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Information Systems Engineering from the University of Huddersfield, UK. She obtained her MSc in Computer, Communication and Human-Centred Systems from the University of Birmingham, UK and PhD in Electronics Engineering also from the University of Birmingham. She is currently a professor at the Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Deputy Dean (Academic) at the faculty. She has been appointed to various administrative positions including the Head of Department in 2010 to 2012 before she was appointed as the Deputy Director (Innovation in Teaching and Learning) at the Centre for Academic Development (CADe), UPM from 2012 to 2018. Alyani had been appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia starting January 2017 until 2018 as the Chair for Malaysia E-Learning Council for Public Universities (MEIPTA) and also the Chair for Working Committee for Malaysia MOOC. She is also a Master Trainer for Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Instructional Design, E-Learning Design, Problem-Based Learning and Outcome Based Education. Alyani is an active member of IEEE and she served as an Executive Committee for IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Chapter at national level. Alyani is a member of IMT and Future Networks working group under MCMC’s 5G Taskforce and also a member of EMT sub-working group. She is leading UPM’s team on Malaysia 5G Demo Projects as part of National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan 2019 – 2030. Alyani has been involved in writing and developing institutional, national and international policy documents such as the National Policy for E-learning 2.0 (DePAN 2.0), Guidelines on Credit Transfer for MOOC, as well as the Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation: Open and Distance Learning (COPPA:ODL). She was also the Chief Editor for Malaysia MOOC: The Journey book under the Ministry of Education, published in 2019. In recognition of her contributions in research, Alyani has received various awards; one of them is the Young Excellent Researcher Award for 2010 by the university, Excellent Innovation Award, Science, Technology and Innovation Festival of Selangor at state level, Top 30 of the Outstanding Young Malaysian Award at national level. She has also appeared live on TV interviews such as Astro Awani, RTM, TV3 and NTV7 regarding satellite communications in the search for the missing plane, MH370. Her latest research is in the field of Microwave Devices for 5G/6G communication, Learning Space and Digital Education.
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