Prof. Lina, S.T., M.Kom., Ph.D. from the Faculty of Information Technology (FTI) was officially inaugurated as a Permanent Professor of Informatics Engineering in an inaugural ceremony at the Auditorium of Untar Campus I, Wednesday (6/3).
The inauguration ceremony was led by Untar Rector Prof. Dr. Ir. Agustinus Purna Irawan, M.T., M.M., I.P.U., ASEAN Eng. and attended by Tarumanagara Foundation Chairman Prof. Dr. Ariawan Gunadi, S.H., M.H., and representatives of Higher Education Service Institution Region III (LLDikti III).
In his inaugural speech titled “Beyond Tomorrow: Navigating the Future Landscape of Artificial Intelligence”, Prof. Lina highlighted the role of humans in facing the rapidly growing era of artificial intelligence.
Her speech emphasized the need for exploration, elaboration, and confirmation of views and cooperation with machines to efficiently produce creative innovations.
“Machines with artificial intelligence will not replace humans, but humans with artificial intelligence will replace humans who do not use it,” said Prof. Lina.
In addition to Prof. Lina, the inauguration ceremony also inaugurated Prof. Dr. Drs. Sawidji Widoatmodjo, S.E., M.M. and Prof. Dr. Ignatius Roni Setyawan, S.E., M.Si. from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB).
Rector of Untar expressed his hope that the newly inaugurated professors can continue to produce various works and contribute to society. He also emphasized the importance of the professors in supporting other lecturers to achieve the academic position of professor.
Brief History of Education and Career
Born in Padang on February 20, 1979, she took her bachelor’s degree in Informatics Engineering, FT Untar and continued her master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Indonesia. She earned his doctoral degree in Computer Science at Nagoya University – Japan through a Japanese Government scholarship (Monbukagakusho).
Besides working in the field of information technology, she is also one of the Global Faculty Scholars at Kauffman Foundation – USA for the Entrepreneurship program. Prof. Lina has held positions as Assistant Dean II of FTI Untar for the period 2010-2014. Head of Untar Secretariat for the period 2014-2016, and Vice Dean of FTI Untar for the period 2018-2022. Prof. Lina is the first Untar Informatics Engineering Undergraduate Program alumni to obtain the title of Professor of Informatics Engineering. (KJ/AW/KJ)