INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY AND URBAN CREATIVITY CENTRE
ISUC CENTRE

Sustainable Thinking, Responsible for Creating
About Us
The establishment of the research Centre aimed to better meet the need for creativity and innovation because of social, economic, technological and environmental changes, especially to meet the need for creativity and innovation when Malaysia is changing the way of economic growth and upgrading industrial structure, and to conform to the university’s sustainability-oriented discipline development strategy. The research Centre will be committed to the mission of cultivating “sustainable shaping and innovating” leading us to be needed by the new era. The overall goal of the research Centre is to establish an international, innovative, forward-looking and research-oriented world-class of think tank with great sense of mission of the era, international perspective and native characteristics.
Vision
- Draws on the latest ideas and models of world creativity and innovation disciplines and gathers outstanding of practice, research, management and education from all over the world.
- Cultivate innovative and inclusive value orientation, up-and-coming collaborative innovation style, capability of contributing to the society and transparent and aspirant research culture.
- Pursue research excellence and contribute to sustainable development
Mission
- Meet the on-going need of trans-disciplinary practices for technological, social, economic and environmental changes and for sustainable development.
- Cultivate high-level research in accordance with the pursuit of people-oriented, innovation-driven and sustainable development.
- Contribute to the prospect of developing the research centre into a sustainability-oriented centre of excellence.
Motto
Innovation, Sustainable Development, Universal, Curiosity
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The Executive Team
Prof Ts Ir Dr Vinesh Thiruchelvam
Category
Advisor
Specialization
Power Electronics
Sustainable Development
Electro-Mechanical Engineering
Dr Stephen Poon
Category
Chair & Head of Research Centre
Specilization
Urban Studies
Digital Humanities
Design for Social Innovation
Ergonomics in Design for All
Culture, Media & Creative Industries
Sustainability & Circularity in Context
Vijayaraj Vijayasingam
Category
SIG – Circular Economy & Circular Creativity
Specilization
Circular Economy Projects
Sustainability in Project Management Practices
Dr Ravindra Kumar Perumal
Category
SIG – Circular Creativity
Specilization
Homestay Tourism
SMEs for Tourism Sustainability
Hospitality, Leisure and Events Industries
Promoting Sustainable Community – based Tourism Development
Cynthia Mala Paul Dorairaj
Category
SIG – Circular Economy
Specilization
Environmental Sustainability
Educating and Raising Awareness on
Environmental Issues
Teaching Children/Adult Lifelong Skills
Advocate Social, Emotional, Mental & Physical Community
Teaching on Life Skill and Financial Literacy among Youth and Adults
Sustainability Projects
Dr Daniel Ruiz De Garibay Ponce
Category
SIG – Circular Creativity
Specilization
Human Rights
Marine Conservation
International Politics
Sustainability In International Relations
Ts Dr Arun Seeralan Balakrishnan
Category
SIG – Circular Creativity
Specilization
Robotics
Thermal Energy
Drone Technology
Solar Power Generation
Dr Nennie Trianna Rosli
Category
SIG – Circular Society
Specilization
Marketing
Green Trust
Sustainable Customers’ Behaviour
Environmental Quality Awareness
Khurshid Begum Abdul Jabbar
Category
SIG – Circular Society
Specilization
Green Computing
Environmental Sustainability
Educating and Raising Awareness on Environmental Issues
Teaching Children/Adult Lifelong Skills
Nur Faiza Ishak
Category
Research Assistant
PhD Student
SIG – Circular Economy
Specilization
Sustainable Public Procurement
Government Green procurement
Abbhirami Sivarajan
Category
Student Chapter
Specilization
International trade
Environmental Economics
Dr Stella Nyambura Mbau
Category
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Specilization
Climate Adaptation
Sustainable Development
Dr Dewi Octaviani
Category
SIG – Circular Society
Specilization
Information Systems
Big Data Application
Urban sustainable development
Waste and Environment management
Ir. Jacqueline Lukose
Category
SIG – Circular Creativity
Specilization
Power Systems
Renewable Energy
Urban Solutions
Hazwani Mohd Rosli
Category
SIG – Circular Creativity
Specilization
Power System Optimization
Load Shedding
State Estimation
Network Reconfiguration
Renewable Energy
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Contact Us
Dr. Stephen Poon
Address
Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation
Jalan Teknologi 5, Tmn Teknologi Malaysia, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur