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UPM's Staff Profile
DR. SYAFRINA BINTI ABDUL HALIM
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
syafrina@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Dr.) SYAFRINA BINTI ABDUL HALIM
POST :
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF SCIENCE

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS / ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND MODELLING / STATISTICS


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2011
PhD in Applied Statistics, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008
Masters in Applied Statistics, UM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005
Bachelor of Sxience in Industrial Mathematics, UTM Skudai, Malaysia
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2018
Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Science in Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM Gombak, Kuala Lumpur
2008
Tutor for Statistics and Calculus subjects, Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
2016
Provides consultation services and training towards certification of Halal and MesTI to entrepreneurs who are registered with the Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang
COURSE ATTENDED
2018
Workshop on Writing and Publishing High Impact Research Papers (WWP 2018)
2018
Elsevier Publishing Workshop
2017
High Performance Computing (HPC), NAHRIM, 28th-29th August 2017
2016
Ta’aruf and Intellectual Discourse (TIDE), IIUM, 1st-4th August 2016
2016
Professional Learning Facilitator (PLF), IIUM, 8th-9th August 2016
2015
Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC) , IIUM, 24th -27th August 2015
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SEMINAR
2018
International Quantitative Research and Applications Conference 2018 (IQRAC 2018)
2018
Seminar Kebangsaan Institut Statistik Malaysia yang ke-12
2018
3rd International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Statistics (ICMSS) 2018
2017
4th International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics 2017, 25-26 August 2017, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam
2016
1st International Conference on Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences (ICaTAS), 6-7 September 2016, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
2016
6th International Conference of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (ICMNS), 3-4 November 2016, Institut Teknologi Bandung, INDONESIA.
2016
SEACLID/CORDEX Southeast Asia 4th Workshop, 24-25 November 2016, Hanoi, VIETNAM.
2014
Evolving Water Resources Systems: Understanding, Predicting and Managing Water–Society Interactions, Proceedings of ICWRS2014, Bologna, Italy, June 2014 (IAHS Publ. 364, 2014). June 4–6, 2014, Bologna, ITALY (Scopus Indexed Proceedings)
2012
The 2nd International Conference on Water Resources 2012 (ICWR), 5-6 November 2012, Langkawi Kedah, MALAYSIA.
PAPER PRESENTED
2016
Syafrina, A. H. and Zalina, M. D. (2016). Spatial Interpolation of Weather Generator Parameters in Peninsular Malaysia. 1st International Conference on Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences (ICaTAS), 6-7 September 2016, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
2016
Syafrina, A. H. and Zalina, M. D. (2016). Spatial Interpolation of Advanced Weather Generator Parameters in Peninsular Malaysia using Locally Weighted Regression. 6th International Conference of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (ICMNS), 3-4 November 2016,
2014
Syafrina, A. H., Zalina, M. D. & Juneng, L. (2014). Future projections of extreme precipitation using Advanced Weather Generator (AWE-GEN) over Peninsular Malaysia. Evolving Water Resources Systems: Understanding, Predicting and Managing Water–Society I
2014
Zalina M.Daud, Syafrina Abdul Halim, Norzaida Abas, Norazizi Mohamed (2014). Probabilistic Analysis of Extreme Rainfall in Malaysia. International Statistical Institute Regional Statistics Conference 2014, Kuala Lumpur; 11/2014.
2012
Syafrina, A. H., Zalina, M. D. & Juneng, L. (2012). A Spatial Analysis of Hourly Extreme Rainfall Patterns in Peninsular Malaysia. The 2nd International Conference on Water Resources 2012 (ICWR), 5-6 November 2012, Langkawi Kedah, MALAYSIA.
TEACHING
2018
Statistics and Probability I
2018
Statistics for Applied Sciences
2017
Computational Methods and Statistics (IIUM Undergraduates)
2017
Engineering Mathematics 1 (IIUM Undergraduates)
2017
Statistics for Applied Science (UPM Undergraduates)
2016
Computational Methods and Statistics (IIUM Undergraduates)
2015
Computational Methods and Statistics (IIUM Undergraduates)
2014
Computational Methods and Statistics (IIUM Undergraduates)
COMMITTEE
2018
Registration, Invitation and Protocol Committee for International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Statistics 2018, 6-8 February 2018
2018
Invitation and Protocol Committee for Seminar Kebangsaan Institut Statistik Malaysia yang ke-12
2017
Food and Beverages Committee for IIUM Engineering Congress 2017 (ICMAE 2017), 8-9 August 2017
2017
Emcee of Closing Ceremony for International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Statistics 2018, 6-8 February 2018
2016
Registration Committee for IIUM Ibadah Camp (Academic Staff) 2016, 1-2 September 2016
2016
Secretary of Department of Science in Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering IIUM
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT
2017
Best presenter, 4th International Conference on mathematics and Statistics 2017, 25-26 August 2017, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam, Comparison of Gamma and Weibull distributions in Simulating Hourly Rainfall in Peninsular Malaysia
RESEARCH AREA
2018
Statistical Modeling for Extremes
2017
Applied Statistics in Hydrology
2017
Applied Statistics in Climate
2017
Applied Statistics in Health and Agriculture
RESEARCH PROJECT
2018

Comparison of two statistical downscaling methods in projections of extreme rainfall events in Malaysia
2016
IIUM Research Initiative Grant Scheme (IIUM RIGS) Research Project RIGS16-079-0243 (RM 20,000) “Comparative Studies to Determine the Best Probability Distribution of Rainfall Intensity that Represent Extreme Rainfall using Advanced Weather Generator App
RESEARCH INTEREST
2018
Statistical Modeling of Extremes
2017
Water Resources Management:
i. Water management, statistical analysis and modelling using optimization methods.
Climate Change:
i. Explore and study on rainfall and runoff modelling, current and future behaviour and patterns of low and high resol
2016
Hydrological Modelling:
i. Mesoscale and local air-sea-land interaction processes associated with extreme weather events in Malaysia.
ii. Statistical/Numerical modelling of atmospheric processes at both meteorological and climate scale.
PUBLICATION
2025
Advancements and challenges in bias correction quantile mapping for climate projections: A comprehensive review
2022
Optimizing future mortality rate prediction of extreme temperature-related cardiovascular disease based on skewed distribution in peninsular Malaysia
2022
Estimating Weibull Parameters Using Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Ordinary Least Squares: Simulation Study and Application on Meteorological Data
2021
Projections of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Peninsular Malaysia Using Statistical Downscaling Based on Cluster Approach
2020
Rainfall Modelling using Generalized Extreme Value Distribution with Cyclic Covariate
2020
QUANTILE MAPPING WITH THREE PARAMETERS OF GAMMA DISTRIBUTION FOR FUTURE PROJECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MORTALITY RATE
2019
Delta Change Method with Cyclic Covariate Generalized Extreme Value Model for Downscaling Extreme Rainfall
2019
Weather Generator Application with Mixed Exponential Distribution Representing Rainfall Intensity
2018
Stochastic generation of hourly rainfall series in the Western Region of Peninsular Malaysia
2018
ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL INDICES AT JPS AMPANG STATION
2018
MODELLING AND PREDICTION OF DENGUE CASES AT TWO PROGRESSIVE REGIONS IN MALAYSIA
2018
Variable Viscosity of Casson Fluid Flow Over A Stretching Sheet in Porous Media with Newtonian Heating
2018
COMPARISON OF GAMMA AND WEIBULL DISTRIBUTIONS IN SIMULATING HOURLY RAINFALL IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
2017
Climate change impact on coastal communities in Malaysia
2017
Climate Projections of Future Extreme Events in Malaysia
2017
Mathematical modelling of dengue pattern in Penang, Malaysia.
2017
Probability Distributions Comparative Analysis In Assessing Rainfall Process In Time and Space
2017
Modelling of palm oil export trend in Malaysia
2015
Historical Trend of Hourly Extreme Rainfall in Peninsular Malaysia