SYAMSIDIK

Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC)

Universitas Syiah Kuala
Jl. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Hasan, Gampong Pie, Banda Aceh, 23233, INDONESIA
Email: Syamsidik@tdmrc.org

a. Professional Preparation
Civil Engineering, Syiah Kuala University Structural Engineering B.Eng, 1998
School of Math., University of Science Malaysia Coastal Env. Modelling M.Sc, 2004
Civil Eng., Toyohashi Univ. Techn. Japan Coastal Engineering Dr. Eng,2009
Toyohashi University of Tech., Japan Disaster Prevention Post-doc 2009

b. Appointments
2009- 2010 Coastal Engineering Consultant for Disaster Risk Reduction for Aceh UNDP
2010- 2012 Coastal Engineering Researcher, Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Res. Center
2012-20013 Head of Applied Research Division at TDMRC, Syiah Kuala Univ.
2013- now Vice Head of TDMRC of Syiah Kuala University
1998- now Lecture at Civil Engineering Department, Syiah Kuala University

c. Selected Publications
Syamsidik, Luthfi, M., Suppasri, A., & Comfort, L. K. (2020). The 22 December 2018 Mount
Anak Krakatau volcanogenic tsunami on Sunda Strait coasts, Indonesia: tsunami and
damage characteristics. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 20(2), 549–565.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-549-2020
Syamsidik, Benazir, Umar, M., Margaglio, G., & Fitrayansyah, A. (2019). Post-tsunami survey
of the 28 September 2018 tsunami near Palu Bay in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Impacts
and challenges to coastal communities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction,
38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101229
Syamsidik, Fahmi, M., Fatimah, E., & Fitrayansyah, A. (2017). Coastal land use changes around
the Ulee Lheue Bay of Aceh during the 10-year 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami recovery
process. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.07.014
Syamsidik, Oktari, R. S., Munadi, K., Arief, S., & Fajri, I. Z. (2017). Changes in coastal land use
and the reasons for selecting places to live in Banda Aceh 10 years after the 2004 Indian
Ocean tsunami. Natural Hazards, 88(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2930-3
Syamsidik, Rasyif, T. M., & Kato, S. (2015). Development of accurate tsunami estimated times
of arrival for tsunami-prone cities in Aceh, Indonesia. International Journal of Disaster
Risk Reduction, 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.09.006
Syamsidik, S., Tursina, T., Suppasri, A., Al'ala, M., Lutfhi, M., & Comfort, L. K.
(2018, October 23). Assessing the tsunami mitigation effectiveness of a planned Banda Aceh
Outer Ring Road (BORR), Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-276

Syamsidik, dan Istiyanto, DC, 2013, Tsunami Mitigation Measures for Tsunami Prone Small
Islands: Lessons Learned from the 2010 Tsunami around the Mentawai Islands of
Indonesia, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 7(1), DOI:
10.1142/S1793431113030012.
Syamsidik, Mirza Fahmi, Musa Al'ala, and Tursina, 2016, Tsunami Wave Impacts on Coastal
Morphological Changes and One-Decade Process of Coastal Line Recovery after the
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami around Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Proceedings of the Twenty-
sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, the 26th
 International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 26-July 1,
2016, Rhodes, Greece, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), 0,
ISSN 1098-6189

d. Synergistic Activities
1. National Coordinator of Scientific Assessment for Tsunami Disaster Management in
Indonesia, 2013.
2. Member of Committee at Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency for Tsunami Risk
Assessment Guidelines, 2012.
3. Guest Editor for Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 2013.
4. Chair of the Committee of the 2011 Annual International Workshop and Expo on Sumatra
Disaster Recovery, 2011.
5. Member of ASEAN Regional Research Group for Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and
Small Islands Communities toward Hydro-Meteorological Hazards and Impacts of Climate
Change (StResCOM-UNESCO), 2011-2013.
6. Guest Editor for International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2016 and 2019.
7. Principal Investigator at Partnership Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Cycle 3 and
Cycle 5, USAID/NAS, 2014-present.

e. Collaborators & Other Affiliations

(i)Collaborators
Philip L-F Liu, Cornell University, US.
Rajib Shaw, Kyoto University-Japan.
Shigeru KATO, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.
Shin-Ichi AOKI, Osaka University, Japan.
Louise K. Comfort, University of Pittsburgh, US.
Tiziana Rossetto, UCL-UK
Alessandro Anunnziato, JRC-EU Commission
Anawat Suppasri, IRIDeS of Tohoku University
Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Brunel University London.

(ii) Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

Shin-Ichi AOKI, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Advisor, Osaka University-Japan
Shigeru KATO, Doctoral co-advisor, Toyohashi University-Japan

(iii) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate Sponsor

Fourteen (14) Master Students from Syiah Kuala University have been sponsored their
postgraduate works, who six of them are female students.
Four Doctoral students at Universitas Syiah Kuala are in supervising process.
One Doctoral student from UNPM Malaysia.