Dr. Ridoan Karim is a Senior Lecturer, and Director of the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) - Malaysia Hub at the School of Business, Monash University Malaysia.

His teaching and research span the dynamic intersection of law, science and technology, with a particular focus on areas such as "energy and natural resources law", and "cyber law". He has published in leading international peer-reviewed journals including Energy Research & Social Science, Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, International Data Privacy Law, Australian Business Law Review, Tort Law Review, Common Law World Review, Labor History, Journal of East Asia and International Law, China and WTO Review, Business Process Management Journal, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, Discover Sustainability, Discover Education, Energies, and International Journal of Law and Management, among others. In addition to journal publications, he is the author and co-author of scholarly monographs including Cyber Law in Malaysia: Principles & Practices (Sweet & Maxwell-Thomson Reuters), Navigating Nuclear Energy Lawmaking for Newcomers: An Asian Perspective (Springer), and The US-DPRK Peace Treaty: A Commentary (Springer). He has also co-edited major academic volumes such as Energy Justice: Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All (Springer) and Digital Strategy and Governance in Transformative Technologies (CRC Press).

Ridoan had acted as a Consultant and Fellow in projects funded by the Legal Affairs Division of the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (BHEUU) , Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (under FRGS Grant Scheme), University of Malaya and Monash Data Futures Institute (MDFI). He also conducts professional training sessions in collaboration with Monash University and Esselaro (a research organization focused on the social landscape), as well as various private and public entities.

In 2022, he was honoured with the prestigious Monash School of Business Excellence Award (Research), in recognition of his exceptional contributions as an emerging scholar in the field.

Ridoan Karim holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chichester, UK, a Master of Comparative Laws (MCL) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) from BRAC University, Bangladesh.

• Law, Science and Technology
• Energy & Natural Resources Law

• BTM5330 Cyber Law
• BTW2330 Cyber Law
• BTW1042 Malaysian Business Law
• BEW3102 Experimental Learning Project