He received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Industrial Engineering from University of Surabaya (Ubaya), Indonesia, in 2000. In year 2004, he received ASEAN Graduate Scholarships (AGS) award for pursuing his master degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in 2006. In year 2008, he received a prestigious award of NUS Graduate Research Scholarships for 4 years for pursuing his PhD, and obtained his PhD degree in 2012.