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Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr.
Ahmad Rafi Bin Mohamed Eshaq Professor FACULTY OF CREATIVE MULTIMEDIA (FCM) Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia 63100, Cyberjaya, Selangor +60383125539 ahmadrafi.eshaq@mmu.edu.my 
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Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Rafi, is a professional technologist and professor in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM), Multimedia University (MMU) Malaysia. He was the 4th President and CEO of MMU, and General Manager, Learning and Development at Telekom Malaysia. He graduated from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland with a bachelor’s degree in architecture (Hons.) in 1994 and later earned a Master of Science in Computer-Aided Building Design, and Ph.D. specialising in architectural animation and virtual reality, 1998. He embarked on a career in education as a lecturer at FCM, MMU from its inception and was later appointed as the Dean of the faculty.
He held several high-profile positions in MMU and external organisations prior to his latest appointment. This includes Vice President (Academic), the Dean of Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Director of Research and Development (R&D) Collaborations and the Deputy Rector of Academic Affairs at the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), Malaysia. He sat as a Board Member of The Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT), ASWARA and Deputy Chairman 1 and 2, Creative Content Industry Guild (CCIG), Malaysia.
He attended USC-Rhizophora training at University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, USA and CXO Technology Summit, a leadership programme at IMD Lausanne, Switzerland. His research includes virtual reality, virtual heritage, 3D animation, architectural visualisation, educational technology, and creative multimedia. He has published significant numbers of internationally multi-disciplinary refereed journal articles, conference papers and books. He has secured closed to RM4.4 million of research funds, and RM8.5 million of consultancy revenues and endowments from numerous of agencies related to ICT and creative industries.
He is the guest editor and reviewer for several local and international reviewing committees including Automation in Construction, International Journal of Educational Technology and Society, International Journal of Computer Games Technology, CAADRIA (Asia & Australasia), eCAADe (Europe), ASCAAD (Middle East), CAAD Futures, G-CAD (USA), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia), Techno Fund (MOSTI), Fundamental Research Grants and Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (MoHE), Malaysian Examinations Council (Chair for ICT) and to name a few. He has pioneered the development of Bachelor, Master of Multimedia and Ph.D. degree programmes in the country targeted for producing world-class ‘content developers’ in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), Malaysia over the last 26 years.
