Arham Abdullah

Background

About Arham Abdullah

Prof. Ts. Dr. Arham Abdullah obtained his Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.Eng) in 1998 and Master of Engineering (M.Eng - Engineering Management) in from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He completed his PhD from Loughborough University United Kingdom in 2003 in the area of Construction Management. Currently he is a Professor in Faculty of Civil Engineering UTM and seconded as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), UMK (July 2019 – July 2022). He was also seconded as Director Industry Relation Division, Higher Education Department, Ministry of Higher Education from May 2014 to June 2019. He was appointed as the Deputy Director (Innovation) at Innovation and Commercialisation Centre,(ICC) UTM from 2009 to 2014 and was appointed as Principal of Kolej Tun Hussein Onn UTM from 2006-2009. As professional membership, he is an Affiliate Member of Institute of Demolition Engineers United Kingdom, and Graduate Member of Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM) and Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has appointed him as a co-opted member in developing the Malaysian Code of Practice for Building Demolition MS2318:2012 and as a consultant in developing a training module for demolition contractors in Malaysia. He also has assisted Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) in developing the Petaling Jaya Guideline for Building Demolition. Since 2004, he is actively practicing his expertise as a demolition consultant in many demolition projects in Malaysia. His research interests are mainly in Academia Industry Collaboration, Innovation and Commercialisation, Building and Structural Demolition, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Concurrent Engineering, Knowledge Management and Project Management.