Robert George Hercus

Biography

Robert has more than 35 years of working experience in the field of information science, specialising in large scale computing infrastructure and computationally-intensive projects. He obtained his BSc (Hons) degree, majoring in Information Science from Monash University, Australia.  Robert moved to Malaysia in 1972 to set up the country's first Computer Science course at the Mara Institute of Technology. After serving as a Lecturer there for more than four years, he subsequently ventured into IT consultancy and was engaged by various Government agencies and private companies. Robert is most identified by his involvement in the establishment and implementation of the IT infrastructure and applications for Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Sdn Bhd (PLUS). His development of automatic toll collection and the Touch 'n Go card systems were the first in the world for tolls and multi-company settlement. He also acted as an Advisor to Time Telekom Bhd on the establishment of their fibre optic network and to PUTRA on the establishment of their IT infrastructure to support their future Light Rapid Transit (LRT) operations.   

Research Interest

 molecular biology,genetics