Dr Stephen Poon
Associate Professor at MILA University, Malaysia
Stephen is a social creative catalyst, who has his own particular view of the world, worked and studied all over the Europe. His multicultural background is reflected in his versatile approach and continuous interest in creativity and innovation, circular economy and social change. Actively in research, published in the scholarly journals, chapters and magazines in current issues and debates on integrated sustainability and urban creativity, discourse across a wide range of disciplinarities in intra, cross, multi, inter and trans practices.
Stephen currently serves on the Academic and Research Committee for Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC), Steering Committee for MINDS (Malaysia Invention & Design Society) and member for MRM (Malaysian Design Council). Former Malaysia Chair Representative of Professional Standard & Education for ACED (Asian Council on Ergonomics & Design) and Advisor in Special Interest Group (Ergonomics in Design for All) for HFEM (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Malaysia). Editorial Board for Invention Asia magazine and Journal of Green Building & Construction Economics (WOS-ISI-indexed). Reviewer Task Panel for Human Factors and Ergonomics Journal (MyCITE-indexed) and The Social Science Journal (SCOPUS-indexed), SAGE Open Journal (SCOPUS-ESCI-indexed), Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Journal (SCOPUS-indexed), Open Science Journal (PKP-indexed), Journal of Urban Culture Research (SCOPUS-indexed), Semiotica: Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies (SCOPUS-indexed), Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (ISI-WOS-indexed), Chapter Review: New Media/New Society?, Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration (SCOPUS-indexed), RELIGACIÓN: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (SCOPUS-indexed), Sustainable Development Journal (SCOPUS-indexed), Technology – Architecture + Design Journal (SCOPUS-indexed), Journal Advances in Civil Engineering (SCOPUS-indexed), Journal of Environmental and Public Health (SCOPUS-indexed), Territory, Politics, Governance Interdisciplinary Journal (SCOPUS-WOS-indexed), JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences (WOS-indexed), Journal New Design Ideas (SCOPUS-indexed), Security and Communication Networks Journal (SCOPUS-WOS-indexed), Chapter Review: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. Preliminary Judge for International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) and Arts & Creativity Exhibition (ACE). Panel Judge for ErgoLympic (Ergonomics Product Design Competition). Scientific Committee for the 5th Biennial HFEM (Human Factors and Ergonomics Malaysia) Conference, the 9th International Conference on Innovation, Knowledge, and Management (ICIKM2020), the 5th International Conference of Southeast Asian Network of Ergonomics Societies (SEANES2018), Cumulus Hong Kong 2016 and International Conference on Invention & Design (ICID2016), also certified Train the Trainer (TTT) from PSMB (Human Resources Development Fund), agency under Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia. Stephen is also an academic and researcher in universities and colleges where he has been a faculty member since 2004. He holds the lectureship for integrated sustainability, creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship and contextualising practice. Current affiliation with MILA University.
