Strategic Research Roadmap 2021-2025 Institute of Informatics and Computing in Energy (IICE)

Abstract

The Strategic Research Roadmap is generally an important ‘instrument or tool’ to ensure gaps in new research areas are identified and rectified, such that frontier and cutting edge, as well as translational research in the niche research areas are ascertained, can be conducted to solve problems of the field and its application to nation-building and societal well-being. Academic institutions develop strategic roadmaps to ensure that their researchers are guided by some form of research guideline so that research conducted has taken into consideration the university’s strength in terms of the availability of experts in the niche areas selected, availability of facilities to conduct sound frontier, cutting edge and translational research, as well as the funding to support and sustain research in the selected niche areas. Investing in strategic research roadmaps in line with the vision, mission and goals of the university both at the national and global levels has always shown positive results. Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) has over the last decade, formulated two research roadmaps. The first Research Roadmap (2008-2015) was formulated to enhance research culture and inculcate research quality at the university, whilst the second Research Roadmap (2016-2020) was to continue with the previous goal and also, to promote excellence from research discoveries to innovation and commercialisation, to encompass a complete research ecosystem (R, D, I & C) at the university. Both research roadmaps have provided focus and served as a guideline for research planning and resource allocation at UNITEN.