CV

Contact Information

Name Rischan Mafrur
Professional Title Lecturer (Data Science) | Financial Data Engineer | Data Scientist
Email R.Mafrur@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone
Location Surabaya, East Java
Website https://rischanlab.github.io/

Professional Summary

Dr. Rischan Mafrur is a lecturer at Western Sydney University Indonesia (WSUI), Surabaya, where he teaches Data Science and Big Data Applications. He earned his PhD in Data Science from The University of Queensland, Australia. He is a data professional with over 10 years of experience, specialising in Python, SQL, and data warehousing. His research and applied work sit at the intersection of financial data engineering, AI systems, and digital asset analytics, supported by active collaborations across Australia and Southeast Asia.

Experience

  • 2026 -

    Surabaya, Indonesia

    Lecturer
    Western Sydney University Indonesia (WSUI)
    Teaching Data Science and Big Data Applications.
    • COMP2025 Introduction to Data Science
    • COMP3002 Applications of Big Data
    • COMP2019 Systems Programming 1
  • 2025 - 2025

    Sydney, Australia

    Instructor, Advanced Data Analytics Upskilling
    UNSW Sydney (Mentem)
    Delivered sessions for an advanced data analytics upskilling program supporting professionals from Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and the NSW Government.
  • 2020 - 2023

    Brisbane, Australia

    Teaching Assistant
    The University of Queensland
    • Advanced Database Systems (INFS3200)
    • Database Principles (INFS7901)
    • Relational Database Systems (INFS2200)
  • 2010 - 2013

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Teaching Assistant
    Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
    • Algorithms and Data Structures (C) (2010)
    • Operating Systems (Linux Bash Scripting) (2010, 2012)
    • Visual Programming (Borland Delphi) (2011)
    • Database Systems (MySQL and Oracle) (2011)
    • Structured Programming (C, Procedural) (2011, 2012)
    • Object-Oriented Programming (Java) (2012)
    • Web Programming (PHP) (2012)
    • Information Systems (2012/2013)
    • Mobile Computing (Android) (2012/2013)
  • 2024 - 2025

    Sydney, Australia

    Financial Data Engineer and Researcher
    Macquarie University, Department of Applied Finance
    • End-of-Day ASX Data Service: Designed automated pipelines to clean, enrich, and merge multi-source data for end-of-day reporting and time-series forecasting.
    • Ethereum mempool data analysis: Analysed and reported Ethereum mempool data for blockchain transaction insights.
    • Centralised exchange (CEX) crypto data analysis: Analysed and reported data from centralised exchanges to assess data quality.
  • 2023 - 2024

    Sydney, Australia

    Financial Data Engineer
    SIRCA Ltd
    • Crypto data warehouse: Built a crypto data warehouse and ingested DeFi data for research data collection.
    • Product definition project: Defined available data collections hosted on AWS and on-premises infrastructure for the crypto data warehouse.
  • 2021 - 2022

    Indonesia

    Data Consultant
    Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC), Indonesia
    • belajar.id: Delivered analysis and recommendations to improve activation and adoption of a national account program serving millions of students and teachers.
  • 2020 - 2021

    Jakarta, Indonesia

    Founder, SME Analytics Solutions
    Visua.id (Acquired)
    • Business intelligence delivery: Built plug-and-play dashboards across Shopee, Tokopedia, and Facebook Ads.
    • Template design: Enabled scalable self-service reporting through repeatable frameworks.
  • 2015 - 2017

    Western Cape, South Africa

    Backend and Database Engineer
    Kartoza Pty Ltd
    • Projecta: Open-source visual changelogs for software releases and software project management.
    • AgriTechnovation: Farm mapping and management platform for agricultural land in South Africa.
    • SANSA Catalogue: Online Earth observation catalogue for the South African National Space Agency.

Education

  • 2018 - 2023

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    The University of Queensland
    Data Science
    • PhD thesis: Recommending Data Visualizations
  • 2013 - 2015

    Master of Engineering
    Chonnam National University
    Internet of Things
  • 2009 - 2013

    Bachelor of Computer
    Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
    Informatics Engineering

Publications

Skills

Programming Languages: Python (Pandas), SQL, R
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, macOS, Windows
Cloud: AWS, GCP
Tools: Jupyter Notebook, Docker, Git
Blockchain: Ethereum, Solana
Visualisation: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
ML Tools: scikit-learn, SciPy

Languages

English :
Indonesia :

Interests

Other Interests: Hiking, Mount Climbing, Swimming

Projects

  • Crypto Data Warehouse
  • End-of-Day ASX Data Service