Curriculum Vitae

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Dr Siti Norzaini Binti Zainal Abidin


BIOGRAPHY

Dr Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin is a Senior Lecturer at School of Architecture and Building Design, Taylor’s University. Her contribution on the paper ‘Strategic Daylight Visualization for the Green Building Process: Integrating Optimization Into An Airport Terminal Design With Skylights’ has obtained her the best paper, Phd student award for ConVR in December 2016 at Regal Kowloon, Hong Kong organised by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include passive design in green building, integrated design process, design management, built environment, sustainable living, energy and architecture, daylighting in airport design, green building and project based design pedagogy for sustainable modules.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Employee Welfare Committee, Faculty, 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Built Environment), INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA, Malaysia
  • MSc. in Computer Aided Building Design, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, Malaysia
  • BSc. (Hons) in Architecture, UNVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA, Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers, Corporate Member, 2019 to 2019 (National)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Built Environment (passive design in green building, sustainable living, design management, integrated design process and daylighting in airport design)
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • Nature and Architecture, Master Degree, Taylor's University (03/2021)
  • Energy and Architecture, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
  • Environment and Technology II, Master Degree, Taylor's University (03/2020)
  • Environment and Technology II, Master Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
  • Sustainable Living, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2020)
  • Energy and Architecture, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2020)
  • Dissertation I, Master Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
  • Dissertation I, Master Degree, Taylor's University (03/2020)
  • Dissertation II, Master Degree, Taylor's University (03/2020)
  • Dissertation II, Master Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
  • Sustainable Living, Master Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2018
  • Kassim, S.J., Nawawi, N. and Ibrahim, M. (2018), Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form: The Dynamics and Dialectics of National Identity vs Regionalism in a Tropical City, (pp. 177-191) Palgrave Macmillan, UK.
2017
  • Kassim, S.J., Nawawi, N.M. and Majid, N.A.,(2017), The Resilience of Tradition: Malay Allusions in Contemporary Architecture, (pp.245-262 ) Areca Books, Penang
Article in Journals
2022
  • Liu, H., Abidin, S.N.Z.(2022). A Systematic Review on the Sustainable Development of Museum Cultural and Creative Products, Chapter 6, (Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture), IGI Global, 126-138
2020
  • Abidin, Siti Norzaini Zainal, and Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim, (2020), Space, time and light-Three forms of Light and space-forms in Asia, Cultural Syndrome, Vol. 2, No. 1, 49-58, a https://doi.org/10.30998/cs.v2i1.308 (ISI-Indexed)
     
2018
  • Jahn Kassim, Shireen, (2018),Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form: The Dynamics and Dialectics of National Identity vs Regionalism in a Tropical City, under a chapter ‘The Transport Terminal: Marking National Landmarks’ published by Palgrave: Macmillan. Chapter 9, page 177-191, ISBN 978-3-31966130-8. (ISI-Indexed)
2017
  • Jahn Kassim, Shireen et al, (2017), The Resilience of Tradition, Areca Books; 1st edition, ISBN978-9675719318 (ISI-Indexed)
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Empowering Flood-Affected Communities: A Framework for Sustainable E-Waste Management , Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025 (Taylor's University)
  • Taylor's Internal Research Grant Scheme - Emerging Research Funding Scheme (TIRGS-ERFS) Project Title: Climate responsive analysis: correlation between building design parameters and indoor environmental quality for low-cost high-rise housing at Lembah Subang 2 (Amount of Grant: RM14,000), Project Leader, 2020 to 2021 (Taylor's University)
  • Climate responsive analysis: correlation between building design parameters and indoor environmental quality for low-cost high-rise housing at Lembah Subang 2 , Project Leader, 2020 to 2021 (Taylor's University)
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
  • Reviewer for IJAR and Jestec on Sustainable and Passive Design in Architecture topics, 2022 to 2023 (Article in Journal)
  • Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture, 2021 to 2022 (Book)
  • International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS)., 2020 to 2021 (Article in Journal)
SUPERVISION
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Academic Level),(Role)
COMPLETED
  • A PREDICTIVE HYBRID MODEL TO PROFILE AND EVALUATE SOFT SKILLS OF COMPUTING GRADUATES FOR EMPLOYMENT, HEMALATHA A/P RAMALINGAM  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
ONGOING
  • SHU FEN CHOU  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • LIU HUI  (Main Supervisor)
  • LI SHUN  (Main Supervisor)
  • GUO YUEYUN  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • WANG YURONG  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • WANG YU  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Reinventing the passive design framework in the tropics: The experience of green rating systems and passive strategies, CIBSE Technical Symposium 2019, 25/04/2019 to 26/04/2019, CIBSE UK (International)
  • Daylight under tropical conditions: Process, performance and post occupancy factors in three commercial case studies, CIBSE Technical Symposium 2019, 25/04/2019 to 26/04/2019, CIBSE UK (International)
  • Strategic Daylight Visualisation in an Integrated Design Process of a large airport Terminal with Skylights: Integrating Climatic Optimisation in the Tropics., CONVR 2016 , 12/12/2016 to 13/12/2016, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (International)
  • Operational performance targets in a daylighting design process of a green international airport terminal in the tropics , CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016 14th and 15th April 2016. Session 12 Paper 2, 14/04/2016 to 15/04/2016, CIBSE UK (International)
  • The Impact of Daylighting on Occupants of Large Span Roof and Facade in the Tropics: A Case Study of Main Terminal Building, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) , Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development 2010 Proceedings SB10 Amman , 12/07/2010 to 14/07/2010, The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab World (CSAAR) (International)
AWARDS AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Award Category),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
  • International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL 2023), Competition, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), 2023 (IIDEL)
  • Silver Award in 'Leading Innovation Towards Digitalized Community" (IIDEL category), Competition, Ministry of Higher Education, 2021 (Creativity)
  • Best Paper Award, Conference, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, 2016 (Best Paper Award)