Education: Sarjana Teknik, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (1999), MSc.Eng, the National University of Malaysia (2004). Ph.D. (Civil and Structural Engineering) the National University of Malaysia (2009), Postgraduate Certificate from International School of Landslide Risk Analysis and Hazards Mitigation, University of Salerno, Italy (2008) and Engineer Professional Program from UMY (2019). Postdoctoral: Research fellow, GeoHazards and Geo-Environment Research Group, the National University of Malaysia in 2009 – 2011. Visiting Professor: Chung Ang University, Korea (2020).