Professor Ruslan Hassan

Prof. Ruslan Hassan has been a civil engineer (since 1980) and a professional engineer (Malaysia) (since 1991). He has been in academia and the consulting world. He holds a B. Eng. (Hon.) (Civil Engineering) (UiTM), an MS (Sanitary Engineering) (Syracuse) (NY), a PhD (Soil and Water Engineering) (UPM), and a PhD (Education) (IIUM). He also obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Islamic Studies (IIUM) (1993). He holds joint appointments as a Professor in Civil Engineering (IIUM)(2023-) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC)(2023-). He was a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK (1991) and a Senior Research Fellow at MITRANS, Shah Alam (2012-2017). He was formerly a Professor at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam (2001-2012). He has been active in leadership roles in many societies, namely, as Vice President (IEM) (18 years), President of the Technological Association Malaysia (TAM) (4 years), and President of Senior Scientists Malaysia (MSSA) (2 years) and currently the President of the Confederation of Scientific and Technological Associations of Malaysia (COSTAM) since 2010. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia, and has attained Fellow membership in 6 other Professional societies. He was a Council Member of the Federation of Institutions of Engineers in Islamic Countries (FEIIC) (Since 2016). He has written four books, translated one, edited two and numerous professional articles.