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Assoc Prof Dr Kannika Sahakaro is Dean of the Faculty of Science & Technology  at PSU and a leading researcher in rubber technology.

We are very honoured to have our distinguished keynote speakers Professor Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong and Emeritus Professor Don McNeil. Professor Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong was recently officially recognized as Thailand's leading scientific researcher.

Professor Don McNeil spent 8 years in the US after his PhD, gaining tenure at Princeton before returning to Australia as Professor of Statistics at Macquarie University, then helping to set up the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and visiting Asian universities for IDP. After visiting PSU, Professor Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong and Professor Don McNeil began a research collaboration that has led to high quality PhD programs in Epidemiology and Research Methodology.

Assoc Prof Dr Halimah Awang completed her Ph.D. from Macquarie University in Australia. She has conducted many research studies in population and and social science. Now she is retired after 30 years serving the University of Malaya and now works in the university's Social Security Research Centre.

Dr Muhammad Fahmee Talib got his medical degree from Prince of Songkla University and completed a PhD in Epidemiology from the same university. Currently, he teaches in the Faculty of Nursing, PSU, Pattani Campus. His research interests include alcohol and drug abuse, child health and nutrition and social development.

Dr Tapanan Prateepko completed his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Prince of Songkla University. Currently, he is a lecturer in Faculty of Education, PSU, Pattani Campus. His research interests include health education, public health and epideiology.

Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science & Technology, PSU Last updated: May 23, 2021