Dr.  Wan Abdul Rahim Bin Wan Mohd Isa

Ts. DR WAN ABDUL RAHIM WAN MOHD ISA is an ACM Senior Member and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. His research interests include Information Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, IT Management, Rural Informatics, Value Sensitive Design and Mobile Learning and Technologies. He leads the Universiti Teknologi MARA ­ Mobile Learning and Technology Research Group and received professional certification as Professional Technologist from the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). He holds post as the Head of Academic Curriculum, Curriculum Affairs Unit, Academic Affairs Division, Universiti Teknologi MARA. He had numerous publications appeared in the ACM Digital library with h-index: 6 (Scopus) and h-index: 10 (google scholar). He had more than 30 indexed publications with SCOPUS and ISI Thompson through journals, proceedings and book chapters. He participated with P23026 International Working Group to produce International Standard - Systems and software engineering - Engineering and management of websites for systems, software, and services information. He was guest speaker for Seminar at Human Centred Design Group, International Islamic University Malaysia (2012), First Computer Human Interaction, Culture and Design (CHICD) Workshop, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (2012) and World Information Architecture Day 2012 (WIAD 2012). He had received awards for Best Paper Certificate in Knowledge Management International Conference 2014 (KMICe 2014), Excellence Awards UiTM (2012 & 2009),  Gold Medal for A Laboratory Equipment Management System (LEMSys) in Supporting Learning and Research Activities - International Innovation, Design and Articulation (i-DeA 2013), Gold Medal - A Dynamic Laboratory Booking System (E-LAB) in Scalability and Evolving Environment- International Innovation, Design and Articulation (i-DeA 2013) and Gold Medal - Kemas: A Mobile Game-Based Learning Application in Household Chores for Pre-School Children, Innovation, Invention and Design Expo (IIDEX 2016). He lead five research projects: A Mobile Teaching E-Inclusion Value Chain Framework (Academic and Research Assimilation) (ARAS) (2016 – 2018) (RM 20 000), Framing Grounded Theory Method (GTM) in Blended Learning Adoption Patterns (Research Acculturation Collaborative Efforts) (RACE) (2015 - 2017) (RM 50 000) , A Theoretical Framework of Participatory Playful Interaction in Mobile Learning, (RAGS) (2012) (RM 70 000) (2012 - 2015), A Theoretical Framework of Participatory Playful Interaction in Mobile Learning Part 2, UiTM - Principal Investigator Support Initiative (PSI) 12/2013 (RM 60 000) (2013 - 2015) and Rural Informatics Engineering: Towards Development of E-Inclusion Value Chain Framework, (RIF) (RM 32 000) (2012 - 2014) . He is also a member for four research projects and had involved with two consultancy services. He gained experience as the logistic chair for International Conference on Soft Computing in Data Science 2015 (SCDS2015) & 2nd International Conference on Statistics in Science, Business and Engineering 2015 (ICSSBE2015), Program Chair for 2014 International Conference on User Science and Engineering (i-USEr 2014), Session Chair - 2014 ICoICT dan IEEE-AIMS2015 , IEEE SSIT Distinguished Lecturer (DL) - IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (IEEE SSIT), Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) and Head of Promotion and Publicity for The Fourth International Conference on User Science and Engineering 2016 (i-USEr 2016).

http://rahim.uitm.edu.my 

• Incorporating the Cultural Dimensions into the Theoretical Framework of Website Information Architecture
  Information Architecture (IA) has emerged as a discipline that is concerned with the development of systematic approaches to the presentation and organization of online information. The IA...
• A Conceptual Framework of Blended Learning for Self-Directed Learners in Social Context: Case of Mobile Learning
  Currently, the factors for adopting m-learning revolve around higher education settings. However, the factors surrounding different cultural and background context of the user in using m-learning...
• Culture Influences to Information Privacy
  There is strong inclination on the importance of knowledge management (KM) concept and role towards ensuring components such as ethics and culture are relevant to the applications development,...
• E-Inclusion Value Chain Framework
  The absence of systematic rural informatics leads to a mismatch of capabilities and needs of specific target community. These ultimately resort to the issue of sustainability and under-utilization...
• Engineering Rural Informatics using Agile User Centered Design
  The applicability of agile user centered design had gained interests to engineer rural informatics for rural community. This is because rural communities have unique technological requirements and...
• Usability Testing Research Framework
  In general, there are five common usability testing characteristics that may lead to the best practices in the usability testing. The five characteristics are (i) specific goals for each test,...