Dr. Jazi Eko Istiyanto (age 62 years) is currently Full Professor in Electronics and Instrumentation at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, a position he held since 2010 before took office at BAPETEN (Indonesia Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency) as the Chairman from February 2014 until October 2021.
Before serving the Government of Indonesia, he held academic managerial positions as Head of the Computer Science and Electronics Department (2011-2014), and Head of the Physics Department (2007-2011) Universitas Gadjah Mada.
Jazi Eko Istiyanto holds a Ph.D (1995) in Electronic Systems Engineering, and an M.Sc (1988) in Computer Science from University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, and a B.Sc (1986) in Nuclear Physics from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
His research interests cover embedded systems and cyber-physical systems security. He is also a registered engineer (electronic engineering) in Indonesia and ASEAN countries.