Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

17th Social Sciences Postgraduate International Seminar

(SSPIS 2025)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Ridzuan is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (IBDAAI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He pursued his Bachelor Degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics at Universiti Multimedia, Melaka and then continued his Master Degree, specializing in International Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He completed his PhD in International Economics at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2017 and received Graduate on Time (GOT) award.

With 16 years of academic service, he specializes in international, energy, and environmental economics, with strong expertise in time series modelling and sustainable development. Dr. Abdul Rahim has published over 230 scholarly works, including 45 in Web of Science and 92 in Scopus, and has secured more than RM4 million (total 50 grants) in national and international research grants. He has served extensively as a journal editor, reviewer, consultant, keynote speaker, and external assessor worldwide.

Recognized globally, he holds multiple visiting and adjunct professorships across Malaysia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and beyond. His contributions to research and policy development have earned him numerous awards, including the Scopus Research Star Award 2025 by MOHE and Elsevier.