Speakers

Dr. Fauziana Ahmad is an Assistant Director at the Radar and Satellite Meteorology Division of the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia), serving in this position since March 2014. She is a radar meteorology specialist with expertise in the research and development of weather radar products, data quality control, polarimetric analysis, and early thunderstorm warning systems. In addition to conducting in-depth data analysis on extreme weather events, she acts as a lecturer for specialized radar meteorology training courses. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyoto University's Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) in Japan. She also obtained a Master of Disaster Management from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) / ICHARM in Japan and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics from University of Putra Malaysia (UPM). An active researcher, Dr. Fauziana has published studies on thunderstorm transitions, radar quality control, and hail detection in journals such as the Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Her professional contributions were recognized with the Excellent Service Award from MET Malaysia in 2016.