Meanwhile, since January 2016 he has been serving as Deputy Program Director for Education, Research, & Student Affairs Vocational Education Program, at the same university. During fall semester 2012 he has been with the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University as Visiting Associate Professor for three months. In addition, during September-October 2013, he joined Executive Education Program at Harvard Kennedy School of Government- Indonesia Program as a facilitator. His research spans labor economics, industrial relations, population economics, and development economics. He received BA at University of Indonesia in Economics, and PhD at The University of Tokyo in Labor Economics.