Arief Rahman

Education and Qualifications

2019-2024: PhD Candidate in Environmental Management (anticipated completion in August 2024)

School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Thesis Title: Navigating Indonesia’s Energy Landscape: Dynamics of Oil Dependency and Implications for the Decarbonization Pathways

Techniques and skills:

Problem structuring
Qualitative modelling by using system thinking framework
Quantitative modelling and simulation by using system thinking framework
Scenario analysis

2014-2015: MSc in Management Science and Operations Management

School of Business, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Thesis Title: Management Science in Managing the Supply Chain of Food Security System

Techniques and skills:

Optimization skill (management science approach)
Simulation skill

2009-2012: BSc in Accounting

State College of Accountancy, Jakarta, Indonesia

Thesis Title: Analysis of the Impacts of Economic Growth, Fiscal Decentralization, Population Growth, the Role of Agriculture and Industrial Sectors on the Poverty Level in West Java and Banten Provinces, Indonesia

Techniques and skills:

Accounting
Auditing
Regression analysis

Professional Affiliations

2018-Present: Member of the Institute of Internal Auditor

2021-Present: Member of System Dynamics Society (https://systemdynamics.org/)

Employment History

2007 – 2009: Financial and budgeting staff at Finance and Development Supervisory Agency (Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangungan – BPKP), Indonesia

2012 – current: Auditor at Finance and Development Supervisory Agency (Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangungan – BPKP), Indonesia

Skills acquired:

Auditing and assurance services
Consulting services
Team leading

Research Outputs Summary

Publications

Rahman, A., Dargusch, P., & Wadley, D. (2021). The political economy of oil supply in Indonesia and the implications for renewable energy development. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 144, 111027.

Rahman, A., Richards, R., Dargusch, P., & Wadley, D. (2023). Pathways to reduce Indonesia’s dependence on oil and achieve longer-term decarbonization. Renewable Energy, 202, 1305-1323.

Rahman, A., Richards, R., Wadley, & Dargusch, P. (2023). The Complexity of Transitioning from Oil Dependency: A Case Study of Indonesia. Energy Economics (under review).

Conference Papers (Presenter)

Rahman, A., Richards, R., Wadley, & Dargusch, P. (2023). Decarbonization and Transition to Net Zero in Indonesia: A Nation-Wide Application of CLD Analysis. Oceania Chapter of the System Dynamics Society: Systems Thinking and Modelling Sysmposium, 10th February 2023, The University of Sydney, Australia.

Rahman, A., Richards, R., Wadley, & Dargusch, P. (2023). The Complexity of Transitioning from Oil Dependency: A Case Study of Indonesia. The 2023 International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance, 14th-16th December 2023, The University of Southampton, United Kingdom.