Professor in Hydraulic Engineering and a lecturer at Civil Engineering Department, Major in Coastal Engineering. A Doctoral Degree holder graduated from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. Master Degree was obtained from University of Science Malaysia, majoring in Coastal Environmental Modelling. Presently, He is also Director of Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) of Universitas Syiah Kuala, as Coodinator for Tsunami Research Cluster.