Abrizah Abdullah is currently an Honorary Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya (UM). Her substantial academic and research experience is enhanced by her profound dedication to teaching, particularly to postgraduates. Notably, she has successfully supervised 22 PhD students in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS), contributing significantly to their academic or professional journeys. Abrizah graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Temple University, Philadelphia. She continued her pursuit of knowledge at UM, where she earned both her Masters and PhD degrees in LIS. Her remarkable journey in UM began in 2000, after a decade of teaching experience and as a teacher librarian at the secondary school level. Before transitioning to her academic career at UM, she worked as a librarian at the Educational Planning and Research Division (EPRD) of the Ministry of Education. Her LIS research interests are notably diverse, encompassing digital libraries, information behavior, scholarly communication, bibliometrics and scientometrics. Prof. Abrizah's dedication to research is evident through her leadership of her own research group in Informetrics and Scholarly Publishing. Under the mentorship of Professor Zainab Awang Ngah, her earlier work with this research group played a pivotal role in the establishment of significant academic platforms and digital repositories. Notably, their collaborative efforts gave birth to the Malaysian journal hosting platform, MyJurnal, and the national citation indexing system, MyCite, in 2011. Her contributions in this domain earned her the position of Deputy Director of the Malaysian Citation Centre (MCC) and advisory panel membership at the MCC, within the Department of Higher Education. She is presently engaged in the planning of the National Knowledge Infrastructure for the Ministry and is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Library of Malaysia. In addition to her academic roles, Abrizah serves as a Senior Academic Associate at CIBER Research Ltd., UK. She is also currently a Principal Investigator in an international research project funded by the Alfred Sloan Foundation. This groundbreaking research (Harbingers project) examines the scholarly communication behaviors of Early Career Researchers across nine countries, including China, France, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, the UK, and the USA. Abrizah's editorial leadership shines through as the Chief Editor of the Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, a publication indexed in both the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) and Scopus. She actively participates in the scholarly community as an author, member of international advisory boards, and a reviewer for influential journals in LIS. With about 120 SSCI-indexed articles to her name, her expertise in scholarly publishing has made her a sought-after speaker at numerous talks and seminars. Her contributions have been instrumental in deepening the understanding of how scholarly publishing impacts research and education. As a strong supporter of Open Science, she is actively involved in important roles both in Malaysia and internationally. In Malaysia, she leads the Working Group on Capacity Building and Awareness for the Malaysian Open Science Platform (MOSP) within the Malaysian Open Science Alliance. On a global scale, she is in the Steering Committee for the International Science Council's project on Open Science and the Future of Scientific Publishing. She is also a member of the DOAB (Directory of Open Access Book) Scientific Committee and contributes her expertise to the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) Steering Committee. Prof. Abrizah served as the Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies UM, a position she had held since January 2022 until she officially retired from public services in September 2024. Her previous leadership experience includes serving as the Dean at the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology and the Dean of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, where she and her team were responsible for the management of postgraduate education and the oversight of full research programs at the university. Abrizah's expertise and unwavering dedication to advancing scholarly communication in Malaysia have earned her recognition in academia. Her commitment to LIS education, leadership, and research has had a profound impact on the field, not only in Malaysia but also globally.

Dr Hafyz is a lecturer at Emergency Medicine Academic Unit in Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Having earned his degree from Royal College of Surgeon in Ireland in 2010, he later completed his Clinical Master in Emergency Medicine in 2019 through Universiti Malaya Trainee Lecturer program. Awarded for his service excellence by UMMC in 2014 and Universiti Malaya in 2023, he currently oversees Paediatric Emergency at UMMC. With a keen interest in paediatric emergencies and emergency cardiac care, he has contributed to several studies, including the development of a Covid test kit by Seegene, Korea, and a study on emergency and trauma service in Malaysia by TXP Medical, Japan. Dr Hafyz shares his expertise on CPR on Berita TV Al-Hijrah and instructs courses in basic life support, paediatric advanced life support and advanced cardiac life support. He also proudly represents Universiti Malaya in the MAKSWIP badminton tournament.

Faiz Zaki obtained his Master of Science (Web Science and Big Data Analytics) from the University College of London in 2017 and a PhD in Network Analytics from Universiti Malaya in 2022. He is currently serving as the Director of the Data and Information Management Center and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Systems and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. He is also a core member of the Center of Research for Cybersecurity and Network (CSNET). His research interests lie at the intersection between big data analytics and computer networking. As such, most of his works revolve around network analytics, such as network traffic classification. Currently, his research direction is steering towards producing real-time network analytics using technologies like edge computing and federated learning. Faiz Zaki also holds several professional certifications in computer networking, such as CCNA and HCIA, besides being an active member of IEEE Computer Society and Young Professionals.