INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
“MULTIDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION IN BUSINESS ENGINEERING
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY”
(MI-BEST – 2015)
Conference Date: February 26-27, 2015
Venue: Century Park Hotel, Manila, PHILIPPINE
DR. Palti Marulitua Sitorus
Director Research Program
Telkom University Bandung, Indonesia
DR Palti Marulitua Sitorus is a Director of research program at Telkom University Bandung Indonesia. He holds a doctoral degree in Corporate Finance from Bogor Agriculture Institute, Indonesia. His passion in this field started in a field of statistics on undergraduate and in finance on master level. Both of field taken in Padjadjaran University of Bandung, Indonesia. The vast majority of research in telecommunication industry. He has presented his research contributions in many International Conferences, Seminar and Worskhop.
He is currently active as a Faculty member at Telkom University Indonesia since 1997. Telkom University owned by PT Telkom as the biggest corporations in the field of ICT in Indonesia. Telkom University produces more than 700 researchs every year in various fields. Beside his teaching responsibilities, he also led research program at the Telkom University as the director. He one of the affiliate member and advisor of Global Illuminators in Indonesia supporting the research & development activities all over the world. His contributions for the promotion of research culture are widely acknowledged by research community.
He is confident that in the future research could not stand alone but will be very useful to have built with various fields of science. Experience and a convincing mastery from him, He will convey the thought about the importance of research with the various fields knowledge so as to make Multidisciplinary Innovation in Business Engineering Science and Technology (MI-BEST 2015 will be an interesting discussion.
Dr. Theresita V. Atienza PhD
Professor & Dean of the College of Science
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Dr. Theresita V. Atienza is Professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines where she is currently Dean of the College of Science. She serves as consultant/resource person on technology integration and management for the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). In PUP, she has also served as Director of the Open University and Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences. She was Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Dr. Atienza has earned a degree in Medical Technology from the University of Santo Tomas, Master’s degree in Technology Management from the University of the Philippines and a doctorate degree in Educational Management. In May of 2002, she was awarded a Doctorate Degree in Science Education (Honoris Causa) by the Ansted University of British Virgin Islands at the Penang, Malaysia external campus.
Dr. Atienza is an Asian Public Intellectuals of the Nippon Foundation. As an API fellow she conducted a research on “Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Thailand: Lessons for the Philippines”. She is likewise a Salzburg Global Fellow on “Optimizing Talent – Closing Educational and Social Mobility Gaps Worldwide”. She is the Philippine representative to the Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowship Regional Committee.
Distinguishing herself as in the fields of science and distance education, she has been invited to participate in various international conferences notably in the 9th Triennial Conference of the World Council for Curriculum Development in Bangkok, Thailand and the first Conference for Research on Adult and Distance Learning in Asia (CRIDALA) at the Hongkong Open University where she presented papers on “Weaving the Filipino Spirit in Science and Technology: Implications to Curriculum And Instruction” and “Dual Mode of Teaching Through the Modular Approach”, respectively. She delivered a lecture on “Enhancing Distance Learning Through Technology” at the Southeast Asian Regional Computer Confederation Conference held in Manila last November. The same paper was accepted for presentation at the International Council for Distance Education 2001 Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. She discussed the “Crisis of Access: Is Distance Learning the Solution?” at the International Conference for Teacher Education (ICTEd 2001) sponsored by the UP College of Education. At the First International Congress of the International Council of Professional Educators she delineated “The Weaponization of Anthrax: To Fear or Not To Fear, A Science Educator’s Perspective”. In Bangkok, Thailand last Dec. 13-15, 2002, Dr. Atienza spoke about the Challenges of Education Technology Adoption at the 25th Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference. She was a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University last August 1, 2003.
She has authored science books and manuals such as Modules in General Microbiology and Parasitology, Laboratory Guide for Microbiology, Modular Guide to Anatomy and Physiology, Laboratory Manual in Anatomy and Physiology and Biology: A Modular Approach. Articles that she published as a regular contributor of the Educators Speak section of the Manila Bulletininclude, among others, “A Prophylaxis that is HIV/AIDS Education” (November 10, 2002), “Medical Waste Management by Autoclaving” (July 7, 2002), “Weaponization of Anthrax: To Fear or Not to Fear?” (November 11, 2001),“The Crisis of Access: Is Distance Learning the Solution?” (October 14, 2001),“Enhancing Distance Education Through Technology” (December 17, 1999), “Values and Current Trends in Science Education” (November 7, 1999),“Developing New Distance Education Programs for the Next Millennium” (March 7, 1999), “The College Education Program for Inmates” (November 15, 1998). Articles she authored were also featured in the Sunday magazine supplement of the Manila Bulletin, Panorama. These were “A Rare Breed of Social Entrepreneur” (April 13, 2003) and “Medical Waste Management by Autoclaving” (July 7, 2002).
To further expand her scientific horizon, Dr. Atienza attended training courses in Nuclear Science for University Faculty at the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Microbiological Analyses of Food at the UP Natural Science Research Institute and Diversity of the Human Genome at the UP-NISMED. She is also an active member of the Women’s Association of Scientists in the Philippines. She has trained in Occupational Safety and Health and published articles on the said theme in newspapers and journals.