Aflizal (Izal) Arafianto serves as a lecturer in the Geotechnical Engineering Group of the Civil Engineering Department at Parahyangan Catholic University in Indonesia, while pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering at the University of Western Australia within the School of Engineering. His PhD research, supervised by Professors Barry Lehane and Phillip Watson, explores advanced geotechnical phenomena including cone penetration testing and pile-soil interactions. Arafianto earned his Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering from Parahyangan Catholic University in 2019, with a thesis titled "Numerical Study of Behavior of Clays Due to Cone Penetration," and his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2016, with a thesis on "Hyperbolic Soil Model Application on Deep Excavation using Finite Element Method: A Case Study of Ciputra World II Project."

With over eight years of professional experience in geotechnical engineering design, Arafianto previously worked as a geotechnical engineer at PT Geotechnical Engineering Consultant and holds certification as an Ahli Geoteknik Madya from the Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering. At UWA, he contributes as casual teaching staff across multi-disciplinary areas. His academic interests include in-situ testing, pile foundations, numerical modeling, landslides, settlement prediction, and soil behavior in soft clays and mixed soils. Key publications comprise "Deriving a p-y curve from lateral pile load tests – Case studies in alluvial OC clays" (2023), "Finite-Element Modeling of Cone Penetration in Soft Clay at South Bandung, West Java, Indonesia" (2021), "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of CPT End Resistance at Variable Penetration Rates in Mixed Soils" (2024), "A new apparatus to measure time dependent shaft capacity using intact core samples" (2025), "Predicting the Shaft Capacity of Monopiles in Soft Clay Using the Press-Replace Finite Element Method" (2026), and "Assessment of Ground Movement at Cigombong Bridge by Using Finite Element Analysis: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia" (2021). He has received the LPDP Scholarship (2022), Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Civil, Offshore & Environmental Engineering (ICCOEE 2020) (2021), and Rector's Award for Best Graduate in Civil Engineering (2019).

Professional Email: arafianto@unpar.ac.id