Prof. Datin Ir Dr Bushroa is an accomplished educator and researcher with over 20 years of teaching experience across Surface Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Communication and Critical Thinking, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She earned her B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK, in 1997. She completed her Master of Engineering Science at Universiti Malaya (UM) in 2004, undertaking collaborative research with Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan, and obtained her PhD from UM, Malaysia in 2012. She pursued post-doctoral research at UCLA, USA under a prestigious scholarship from the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. A Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) since 2011, she is also a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2016. She has held leadership roles as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and previously served as President of SUKMANITA at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. As an active member of the Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), she has led the group for several years. Her research achievements include numerous registered Intellectual Property Rights, notably a unique magnetron sputtering system utilizing powder mixtures. Her core expertise lies in Surface Engineering; developing and optimizing thin films and coatings of nitrides, carbides, ceramics, metals, and rare earth materials for diverse applications. She also specializes in designing plasma-based systems, including innovative powder magnetron sputtering, cold plasma for water pathogen treatment, and plasma electrolytic oxidation. Integrating emerging technologies, she explores applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for manufacturing process optimization, sustainability, and cultural heritage preservation. With over 100 publications and an H-index exceeding 30, she has received multiple awards, medals, and significant research funding as evidence of her commitment to impactful education and innovative research on national and international stages. Prof. Datin Ir Dr Bushroa remains committed to advancing engineering knowledge and industry innovation through her research, leadership, and mentorship.

Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Biological Sciences (ISB), Faculty ofScience, Universiti Malaya (UM). She obtained her PhD from ISB, UM in 2017 with specialisation inaquaculture nutrition research. She is a researcher with a demonstrated history of working in theaquaculture field on fish nutrition, reproduction endocrinology and aquaculture feed technology.Her current research interests include the development of sustainable solutions for animal feedincluding aquatic animals and poultry. Special focus is given towards utilization of local renewableresources such as insects meal including black soldier fly larvae and crickets as well as mushroom by-products and underutilized crops. She is also actively working with the industries to promote the use of black soldier fly asprotein source to produce cost-effective and Halal feed as well as for the implementation of circularbioeconomic purposes.

Dr. Seuk Wai PHOONG is an Associate Professor in the Department of Decision Science, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. She is a member of the Malaysian Mathematical Science Society (PERSAMA). Her research interests include applied statistics, econometrics, technology adoption, and education. She has led 10 research projects out of 26 research grants. She has published papers in various WoS and Scopus journals, such as Sage Open, Artificial Intelligence Review, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, PLOS One, International Journal of Mobile Communications, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, etc. She is also an academic editor for several journals, including PLOS One, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and SAGE Open. She teaches Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis for Business at the undergraduate level; Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Operational Research and Theories and Issues in Business and Economics at the postgraduate level.