Dr Nivakan Sritharan is a lecturer at the Faculty of Business, Design, and Arts at SUTS. He specializes in accounting and business digitalization. Before joining Swinburne Sarawak as a lecturer, Dr Nivakan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Swinburne Sarawak and his Master of Science degree, as well as his PhD, from University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). While studying at Swinburne Sarawak, he worked as a peer-tutor for accounting subjects and also served as a facilitator of learning at the Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS for an Accounting Boot Camp. Dr Nivakan has conducted extensive research in Behavioural Accounting Research (BAR) and has published numerous journal articles indexed in Scopus, ABDC, ERA, and Google Scholar. He also served as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for a project funded by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) under the supervision of his Project Supervisor while pursuing his master’s degree. Dr Nivakan represented UNIMAS in the national level 3-Minute Thesis Competition (3 MTC) and became a semi-finalist in the social science category. During his postgraduate studies, he was awarded the title of Best International Student “Pelajar Antarabangsa Terbaik” by University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Dr Nivakan is a member of the Malaysian Accounting Association (MAS) and also acts as a reviewer for a journal indexed by Scopus.
Undergraduate level: Recording Financial Transactions, Financial Accounting, Introduction to Accounting Information Systems, Business Digitalisation, Introduction to Business Information Systems.
Postgraduate level: Governing Technology for Business Environment.
• Chamera Anak Ali (2025). ‘Evaluating Customer Satisfaction in Public Service Delivery: Applying eSERVQUAL to Assess the Quality of Digital Interactions and Services‘, Co-supervisor (Completed)
• Sharoen Lim Yu Ming (2024). ‘Entrepreneurial intentions among university students: a comparative study between Jordan and Malaysia’, MBA, Co-supervisor (Completed).
• Evie Michelle Anak Lamun (2025): ‘Predictors of Retirement Planning Among Public Officers in Sarawak Civil Service’.
• Davina Heng Chu Hui (2024). ‘The Moderating Role of Policy Intervention in Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from OECD and BRICS Countries’.
• Best presenter (Accounting), Borneo Business Research Colloquium 2022.
• 2025: AI-Driven Event Marketing Solutions for Events Sponsored by the Sarawak State Government, Zeitgeist Inspira Technology, Karuna Sarawak, & MStudio Productions. External Grant (Co-investigator).
• 2025: “An Investigation of AI Tutoring Solutions on University Students’ Engagement, Motivation and Academic Performance”, Swinburne Sarawak Learning and Teaching Grant, (Associate Investigator).
• 2025: “A Qualitative Study of the Impact of AI Tutoring Solutions on University’s Students Learning Experiences”, Swinburne Sarawak Learning and Teaching Grant, (Associate Investigator).
• 2024: “Unraveling Tax Compliance Puzzle: The Surprising Disconnect Between Tax Knowledge and Behaviour among Malaysian Individual Taxpayers”, Early Career Researcher Grant, (Chief Investigator).
• 2023: “Investigating the acceptance of Digital Service Tax (DST): Study among Malaysian E-commerce”, Swinburne Sarawak Research Micro Fund, (Chief Investigator), (MYR 5,000.00).
• Member, Malaysian Accounting Association
Reviewer, Cogent business & management (Scopus Q2 and WoS journal) – since 2023
Reviewer, Food Research Journal (Scopus Q3) – since 2022
Reviewer, Journal of Economics, Management and Trade (WoS journal) – since 2024
• Equipping Minds for Sustainability and Preparing for Sarawak 2030 – Led a workshop under the English Enhancement Program (EEP) at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, focusing on sustainability awareness and Sarawak’s 2030 vision, 13 February 2025
• Sustainable Development: Global Trends, Japan-Sarawak Local Actions, and Collaborative Solutions – Led a workshop under the Japan Immersion Program: Professional Learners & Cultural Familiarisation – Lite Series Program Schedule at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, engaging the University of Fukui, Japan students in discussions on global sustainability trends and local collaborative actions, 10 February 2025.
Swin Says Live: Moderated the live talk session with invited speaker Ms Kai Lu Wong. Sustainability accounting & finance in Malaysian SMEs. 23rd April 2025. 3:00 pm.
• Swin Says Live: Invited as a guest speaker for live talk session with host Dr Gabriel Wee. Can Malaysian entrepreneurs withstand the US tariff shock? 30 April 2025. 3:00 pm.
• Inter-cultural knowledge lecture: Invited as a guest speaker for Inter-culture knowledge lecture session organised by Kaohsiung Municipal Rueisiang High School, Taiwan, 01 November 2024.
• Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (GCLT) Info Sharing: Invited as a guest speaker to share experiences and insights on GCLT program, organised by Swinburne Sarawak.
• 2025 – Co-chairperson (Treasury), IUC Summit & 5th Swinburne Sarawak Postgraduate Research Conference (SSPRC) 2025, 13-15 August 2025, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Jacqueline, C.S.G, Sritharan, N. Salleh, N.I., Ramalingam, H (2025). Reforming Housing Policies in Malaysia: Insights from Singapore’s Success, the UK’s Challenges, and Budget 2025 Initiatives. Creative Art Social Sciences International Conference. 15-17 April, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Sim, C.H., Sritharan, N., Fung, C.Y. (2025). AI-Powered Tutoring in Business Education: Student Engagement Insights from Economics, Accounting, and Law. 7th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Education, Economics and Technology. 8th March, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Salleh, N.I., Ramalingam, H, Sritharan, N. (2024). AI Integration in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review. 1st International Education Conference (IEC). 25th -27th October, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Veeran, P., Abdullah, M.A., Sritharan, N. (2024). Exploring Farmers’ Decision Making: A Systematic Literature Review of Socio-economic, Behavioural, and Technological Influence. 11th International Conference on Agriculture 2024 (AGRICO 2024). 23rd – 24th September, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Sritharan, N., Saleh, N.I. (2024). Unravelling Tax Compliance Puzzle: The Surprising Disconnect Between Tax Knowledge and Behaviour Among Malaysian Individual Taxpayers. Finance, Economics, and Business Sustainability (FEBS) Conference. 18th – 20th September, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Donna, B.T, Jacob, T.K.S and Sritharan, N. (2024). Unveiling Wage Theft: Exploring Themes, Implications, and Future Directions. Finance, Economics, and Business Sustainability (FEBS) Conference. 18th – 20th September, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Voong Wee Min, Sahari Salawati, Nivakan Sritharan, Cheuk Choy Sheung Sharon. (2022). The Influence of Average Dividend Yield, Inflation Rate and Unemployment Rate on The Profitability of Office-Based Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-Reits). The 10th International Borneo Business Conference 2022. 19th – 21st September, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Sritharan, N., Sahari S. (2022). The Effect of Religiosity in Moderating the Personal Tax Compliance: A Study Made Among Tax Affairs Officers of Malaysian Businesses. 6th Borneo Business Research Colloquium. 30th June – 1st July, Sarawak, Malaysia.
