3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
Global Trends in Academic Research
(GTAR -2016)

Conference Main Theme: “ Nurturing Excellence and Scholarship in Academic Research”

Conference Date:  April 20-21, 2016
Venue: HILTON BANDUNG, INDONESIA

Sutarto Hadi

Professor

(professor in Mathematics Education and Rector (President) of Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) Banjarmasin)

Sutarto Hadi  was born in Banjarmasin on March 31, 1966. He is a professor in Mathematics Education and Rector (President) of Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) Banjarmasin. He completed his elementary, junior and secondary education in his hometown. He graduated from his undergraduate program in Mathematics Education from Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) ULM. Sutarto continued his study for Master Degree (S2) Program in Mathematics at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, and graduated in 1996. Afterwards, in 1999, he gained MSc degree in Educational and Training Systems Design from University of Twente, the Netherland. He acquired his Doctorate in the field of Mathematics Education from University of Twente with his dissertation entitled Effective Teacher Professional Development for the Implementation of Realistic Mathematics Education in Indonesia.

Besides gaining educational degree as mentioned previously, Sutarto also attended several trainings and workshops, both in Indonesia and abroad, such as: Training on Multivariate Analysis at Demography Institute, Economics Faculty of UI (30 June – 26 July, 1997); Research Workshop on Systems and Control, ITS Surabaya (9 February – 20 March, 1998); Research Workshop on Mathematics Education, ITB (29 April – 9May,1988); Training on Writing Textbook for Tertiary Education, Bandung (29 November- 9 December,  2006); Counterpart Training on Lesson Study—JICA, Japan (12 – 26 June, 2010); Program Academic Recharging (PAR) Higher Education Directorate (DIKTI) at University of Colorado, Boulder, United States (October – December, 2010); International Workshop on Higher Education Leadership and Management, the Cooperation between USAID-HELM and Kemendikbud (The Ministry of Education and Culture) (20 – 25 January, 2014), in Manila, the Philippine.

Togar M. Simatupang

Togar M. Simatupang

(Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management School of Business and Management Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia)

Dr. Simatupang is a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. He holds a PhD degree from Massey University in New Zealand. At the School of Business and Management ITB, he teaches Technology and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and the Creative Economy. He is well known as an expert in supply chain management and creative industry development. He is recently involved in emerging research on the creative economy in Indonesia such as national creative industry mapping, the roadmap of creative industry in the West Java Province, the creative mapping of Bandung City, and the concept of creative mapping for the Province of Jakarta. He is associated with Indonesia Logistics Association, Bandung Creative City Forum, and the British Council in developing creative industry and creative community. His research interests include supply chain collaboration, inventory models, operations management, service science, and creative economy.

His other research focuses on the development and management of collaborative relationships such as how to design and manage supply chain collaboration, how to equalize their risks and rewards, and how to share the benefits of collaboration. The results of his research have been published in a variety of journals, including the International Journal of Logistics Management, Total Quality Management, Management Decision, Business Process Management Journal, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Benchmarking: An International Journal, and International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. In addition, he has presented his work at national and international conferences.

He was a recipient of the Emerald Literati Network Award 2006 for the highly commended paper published in the International Journal of Logistics Management. He was also rewarded Endeavour Award from the Government of Australia for a postdoctoral study at the University of Newcastle in 2008.