Assoc Prof Dr. Rayner Alfred | Machine Learning Award | Outstanding Scientist Award.
Director at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Assoc Prof Dr. Rayner Alfred is an accomplished Technologist and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He specializes in Advanced Machine Intelligence, Data Science, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. Rayner’s expertise extends to applications such as Smart Farming, Carbon Mapping, Biodiversity, Smart Building, and Cyber Security.
Professional Profiles:
Education:
Rayner completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of York, United Kingdom. He also holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Polytechnic University of Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Experience:
With a career spanning research and academia, Rayner has contributed significantly to his field. He has served as a Visiting Scholar at prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Korea Institute of Advanced Study and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Rayner was appointed as a Visiting Professor at Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology, China, and serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at MIMOS (Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems).
Research Interest:
Rayner’s research focuses on building smarter mechanisms for knowledge discovery in structured and unstructured data. His work addresses big data challenges, emphasizing collaborative knowledge discovery and machine learning technologies to bridge structured and unstructured data mining.
Skills:
Rayner possesses a diverse skill set, including expertise in Advanced Machine Intelligence, Data Science, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. He is also skilled in programming languages and tools relevant to his field.
Publications:
A review of stock market prediction with Artificial neural network (ANN)
Authors: CS Vui, GK Soon, CK On, R Alfred, P Anthony
Conference: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and …
Year: 2013
Citations: 153
Malay named entity recognition based on rule-based approach
Authors: R Alfred, LC Leong, CK On, P Anthony
Publisher: IACSIT Press
Year: 2014
Citations: 110
Towards paddy rice smart farming: a review on big data, machine learning, and rice production tasks
Authors: R Alfred, JH Obit, CPY Chin, H Haviluddin, Y Lim
Journal: IEEE Access 9, 50358-50380
Year: 2021
Citations: 98
Summarizing relational data using semi-supervised genetic algorithm-based clustering techniques
Author: R Alfred
Journal: Journal of Computer Science 6 (7), 775
Year: 2010
Citations: 97
Natural language processing based features for sarcasm detection: An investigation using bilingual social media texts
Authors: MSM Suhaimin, MHA Hijazi, R Alfred, F Coenen
Conference: 2017 8th International conference on information technology (ICIT)
Year: 2017
Citations: 62