Staff Profiles

Her previous roles included Principal Lecturer and Dean of the Faculty of Business & Information Technology at Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), Board member of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI), and a judge and mentor for several national and regional level ICT competitions. She is also currently a member of the ICT sub-committee of the National Accreditation Council at the Ministry of Education. Sophiana has presented and published papers at several national and international workshops and conferences. Her current research interests include Strategic Foresight and Horizon Scanning, Strategic Planning, Geographic Information Systems and Child online interaction. She is also trained in Change Management (Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia, Strategic Foresight & Horizon Scanning (Action Foresight Australia) and Strategic Management using Systems Thinking (Haines Singapore).

He has contributed to many of the recent CSPS projects, including the Land Optimization National Strategy, University Graduates and Employment Issues, and the National Master Plan for Land Transportation. His current research interests include economic development and industrial trends, economic clusters, and tourism economics. Before joining CSPS, Dr. Rizzo worked at the University of Catania (Italy). He holds a PhD in Public Economics, a MSc in Economics, and a MA in Business and Economics.

His recent work has been published in Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Development Economics, International Economics and Economic Policy, and Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. Dr Koh holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University, a MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a MSocSci in Applied Economics and BSc (Hons) in Statistics from the National University of Singapore. He also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

She was involved in CSPS study on Land Optimisation Strategy for Industrial and Commercial Growth as well as the quantitative research for CSPS Graduate Unemployment study.Apart from project management, she focuses on qualitative research to include substantial literature reviews, data collection and analysis and focus group interviews. Prior to joining CSPS, Azrinah was a Research Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, undertaking research on political, economic and bilateral issues between Brunei and countries in the Asia Pacific region.

'' where she gained extensive experience having held various roles in research and analyses of upstream and downstream projects. 
She later joined the financial services sector as a Finance Manager in a leading Islamic insurance company, where she successfully led the execution of several Shariah compliant investment instruments. Yuzi coordinates numerous projects at CSPS and conducts in-depth interviews and surveys. Yuzi also facilitates workshops for CSPS and government stakeholders, and she currently manages the CSPS Brunei Futures Initiative portfolio. Her current interests are in energy futures affecting public policies, Strategic Planning using the Systems Thinking Approach, and Foresight Studies in Brunei's Development Scenarios.

His areas of expertise includes data handling and data analysis using statistical software such as STATA, SPSS and GIS. 
He has completed "A train the trainers course in Strategic Foresight and Horizon Scanning" and also involved in conducting research on Horizon Scanning. He is also a survey methods specialist managing most of the logistics for carrying large scale survey for CSPS and these include the National Health Survey System which was commissioned by Research Triangle Institute, US and Ministry of Health, Financial Literacy survey and Tourist Expenditure survey. Prior to joining CSPS, he had gained extensive IT experience from Brunei Accenture Group (BAG) Networks as a systems analyst.

She is also a member of the British Society of Gerontology. Her main research interests are population ageing, intergenerational support flows, with a focus on the contributions and unmet needs of older adults in Brunei. Questions considered in her research are: How do family systems in Brunei adapt to economic and socio-demographic changes? How are intergenerational support arrangements negotiated? What is the extent and nature of intergenerational support flows within family networks? Her overall objective as a social researcher is to determine and help vulnerable groups who lack support, care and resources.

Kartini has substantial expertise in qualitative research, with an emphasis on in-depth interviewing, participant observation, thematic and case study analysis. She has over 10 years of experience and training in qualitative data analysis with the software Nvivo. She has considerable experience in several research projects in CSPS such as ‘National Health Survey System’, ‘Cross-Border Expenditure of Bruneians in Miri, Sarawak’, ‘Brunei Darussalam Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Socio Cultural Blueprint (ASCC)’ and 'White Paper on Making Brunei Darussalam the Preferred Holiday Destination for All by 2025'. She has a Masters of Science (MSc) in Social Research from London Metropolitan University, UK, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology and Politics from the University of Kent, UK.

..and micro level data, carrying out literature reviews relevant to current research, and ultimately, to identify strategic policies and foresight for the future economic development of Brunei Darussalam. Prior to working at the CSPS, Redhuan worked in the financial sector with the Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam as an Economist. He has experience in using foresight techniques in carrying out strategic planning. Redhuan obtained a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Warwick with a research dissertation on Bruneian perceptions of the local labour market with the main motivation being a possible future brain drain issue for Brunei Darussalam.