Education
Five degrees across chemistry, information technology, and engineering.
Dr. — Doctor of Information Technology
Universitas Gunadarma, Jakarta
Ir. — Professional Engineer
Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
PhD Candidate — ISIC
Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Funded by Excellence Scholarship (Beasiswa Unggulan), Ministry of Education.
M.T.I. — Master of Information Technology
Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
S.Si. — Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
Experience
Roles across government, academia, and the private sector.
Ministry of Higher Education, Sciences and Technology
Head, Electronic-Based Government Systems & Digital Transformation Division
Center for Data and Information Technology (PUSDATIN), Kemdiktisaintek
Technical policy formulation, management of the SPBE (electronic-based government) system, and execution of digital transformation across the Ministry.
Head of Administration
Secretariat of Directorate General for Higher Education, Research, and Technology, Kemdikbudristek
Managed administrative operations of the Directorate General. Concurrently served as Commitment Officer (PPK) for two flagship national programs: the Independent Campus Competition Program (PKKM) and Kedaireka / Matching Fund. Also vice chair of the cross-university Blockchain, Metaverse, AI, and Data Science program.
Head of Section, Learning Outcomes Recognition
Directorate of Learning & Student Affairs (Belmawa), Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education
Developed graduate competency standards and learning outcomes. Architected and implemented the National Diploma Numbering (PIN) and Electronic Diploma Verification (SIVIL) systems now used by every Indonesian university. Led the foreign diploma equivalency service that won the TOP 99 Public Service Innovation Award (2019).
IT Coordinator
Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture
Coordinated information services across Directorate General of Higher Education. Led the conversion of EPSBED into PDPT and later PDDIKTI — the national higher-education data backbone.
IT Manager
Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture
Managed network, datacenter, and applications including the Indonesian Higher Education Research Network (INHERENT). Coordinated network partnerships with UNESCO and the World Bank (GDLN).
Academia
Lecturer — Informatics Engineering
Universitas Gunadarma, Jakarta
Part-time Lecturer
LSPR Institute of Communication and Business, Jakarta
Lecturer
Universitas Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan
Private Sector (early career)
IT Manager
PT. Voith Paper Rolls Indonesia, Jakarta
Network & System Administrator
PT. Roonets Indonesia, Jakarta
Awards & Recognition
Recognition from the national government and international programs.
Outstanding Civil Servant Award
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia
Outstanding Civil Servant Award
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia
TOP 99 Public Service Innovation Award
Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (KemenpanRB) — for innovations in the Foreign Diploma Equivalency Service.
Excellence Scholarship (Beasiswa Unggulan)
Directorate General of Higher Education — PhD-track scholarship to the Netherlands.
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications on knowledge markets, online learning architecture, and applied ML.
D Rustam. Development of Classification Method for Lecturer Area of Expertise Based on Scientific Publication Using BERT. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, 14(3), pp. 894–905. doi:10.18517/ijaseit.14.3.19893
PNM Rizki, I Handoko, P Purnama, D Rustam. Promoting Self-Regulated Learning for Students in Underdeveloped Areas: The Case of Indonesia Nationwide Online-Learning Program. Sustainability, 14(7):4075.
D Rustam, TPT van der Weide. The knowledge market online learning (K-MALL) architecture for higher education. ICACSIS 2016, pp. 135–140. doi:10.1109/ICACSIS.2016.7872765
D Rustam, TPT van der Weide. Virtual Knowledge Service Market: A Framework for Higher Education Online Learning. IEEE CBI 2015, pp. 55–56. doi:10.1109/CBI.2015.25
D Rustam, TPT van der Weide. Towards a methodological framework for designing a knowledge market. ICAICTA 2014, pp. 232–237. doi:10.1109/ICAICTA.2014.7005946
International Engagements
Diplomatic delegations and leadership programs.
- Dec 2025 Short-course “Inclusive Higher Education Policy and Governance: Lessons from Japan’s Approach to Equity, Funding, and Assessment” — Hiroshima University, Japan
- Sep 2024 WINNER 2023 — Joint Cooperation Meeting & Week of Indonesia-Netherlands Education and Research, The Hague, Netherlands
- Jul 2024 Joint Working Group Indonesia–Philippines on Higher Education and Vocational Higher Education, Bali, Indonesia
- Jul 2024 Joint Working Group Indonesia–France, Surabaya, Indonesia
- May 2024 Short-course at Griffith University — Australia Awards Indonesia (AAI), 3-month Triple-Helix program in Indonesia and Australia
- Jun 2022 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) — U.S. Department of State, Boston, USA
- Sep 2017 WHO/SEARO Regional Workshop on NHWA — National Health Workforce Accounts, New Delhi, India