Associate Professor Dr. Amirrudin Kamsin is a leading Malaysian academic and research innovator in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction, Educational Technology, and Islamic Digital Informatics, currently serving as the Head of the Department of Computer System & Technology at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. With over two decades of academic and institutional leadership, Dr. Amirrudin has played a transformative role in Malaysia’s digital innovation and higher education ecosystem. He has held multiple senior appointments including Acting Director of The Centre for Leadership and Professional Development (UMLEAD), Acting Director and Deputy Director at the Universiti Malaya Centre for Continuing Education (UMCCED), UMEXPERT Coordinator, and a key Taskforce Member of Universiti Malaya’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030. He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from University College London, an MSc in Computer Animation from Bournemouth University, and a Bachelor of Information Technology from Universiti Malaya. With this multidisciplinary training, he leads impactful research that bridges technology, education, ethics, and socio-digital inclusion. As Principal Investigator and Co-Researcher, Dr. Amirrudin has secured over RM 3.6 million in research funding through national schemes such as FRGS and PRGS, as well as international initiatives including the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Newton-Ungku Omar Fund. His major research themes include: Game-Based Learning and AR Serious Games for STEM Education Quranic and Hadith Authentication Frameworks Digital Health and mHealth for Smoking Cessation and Oral Health Cultural Heritage Edutainment Platforms for Youth Tourism Accessibility Portals for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in ASEAN Dr. Amirrudin has supervised and mentored over 70 postgraduate students, including more than 50 PhD candidates across diverse specialisations such as AI in Education, Serious Games, Educational and Training Technology, and Islamic Informatics. He is also a frequent examiner and research advisor for postgraduate theses both in Malaysia and internationally. His scholarly output includes over 100 publications in high-impact SCIE and Scopus-indexed journals, such as IEEE Access, Computers & Education, Thinking Skills & Creativity, Information Processing & Management, and Digital Health. His current H-index is 20 in Publons and 26 in Scopus, with 1,809 citations (Publons) and 2,962 citations (Scopus) — reflecting the growing academic influence of his transdisciplinary research. His innovations have earned over 40 awards — including Special Award, Platinum, Double Gold, Gold, and Silver Medals — especially for transformative work in Islamic digital content validation and health gamification systems. He is also the inventor of a patented Quranic authentication system, granted by MyIPO (PI2021006589), and has registered multiple software copyrights from his digital research outputs. Dr. Amirrudin is actively involved in community outreach with schools, leading digital initiatives on educational gamification, Quranic content integrity, and STEM engagement for youth audiences. At the national level, he contributes to policy and capacity development as: A Panel Assessor and Grant Evaluator for the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) A Curriculum and Academic Program Assessor for public and private institutions A Panel Member of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) supporting national digital content, ethics, and talent development initiatives He is an active member of global academic and professional bodies including the IEEE Computer Society, Internet Society, IAENG, and the Alliance of Researchers on Moderation (ARM). He serves as keynote speaker, plenary panellist, and technical reviewer for numerous international conferences. Dr. Amirrudin continues to advance research that is globally competitive, locally impactful, ethically grounded, and aligned with national strategies such as Education 5.0, the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  Associate Prof. Dr Rafiza Abdul Razak graduated with a doctoral degree in Instructional Technology from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. An alumnus of the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia's leading university, she graduated with a Masters of Education (Educational Technology) and Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (B.EdTESL) from the National University of Malaysia.    She received the award for the highest number of  PhD Graduate On Time (GOT) in 2024 having 10 GOTs. Total GOT under her supervision is 22  out of 46 Graduated PhD students. 50% of her PhD students are Graduate On Time.  She was the Head of Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology (CITeD), Faculty of Education from August 2017 till August 2021.  An innovative leader  who creatively rebrand the department to uplift and boost the departments’ wellbeing.  Her interest in frugal  innovation and creativity inspires her to design and develop several facilities at the Faculty of Education.  The Instructional Technology Production-based Learning Studio (InTechPro) was initiated to empower students and clients to create digital production content / e-learning materials for teaching and learning. Inventors Hub is a place for inventors, makers and entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate.  Instructional Technology Hub (InTecH) is in progress of becoming the hub for professional development.  Her active marketing strategies for the department has contributed to the growing number of students and networking collaborations at the national and international levels.  She initiated industrial collaboration activities with Microsoft thus awarded 32 pre-service teachers with Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer on top of that 17 of them Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Financially the department managed to gain its highest achievement.  Thus, she initiated the Curriculum and Instructional Technology Department Research Grant Funding which awarded 10 research grants projects for members of the department.  Associate Prof. Dr Rafiza actively organized international and national seminars. She organized  the International Summit of Innovations and Design Exposition (InSIDE) which showcased innovations from primary till tertiary education and also involved industries. She also initiated several  MoAs at the national and international level. Her innovations awarded in patents, copyrights and trademarks accumulated to 81 registered products.   She completed an international research grant funded by Association of Commonwealth Universities focusing on International Innovative Educator Network Program: Microsoft Educator Peer Coaching Universiti Malaya - South Eastern University Of Sri Lanka. She led the project successfully which involved undergraduates and postgraduates students from Asian universities : Universiti Malaya, Malaysia and Southern University of Sri Lanka. She also led the research project with Universitas Jambi Indonesia which also involved pre-service teachers.   She also published in high impact journals; WoS and Scopus. She is currently working with international collaborators in book publication. Despite academic institutions, her network of collaboration encompasses Ministry of Health. She co-joint in design and development of modules projects and also training. She collaborated with Content Capital Company for sabbatical attachment beginning from 1st December, 2021 to 31 September, 2022. Numerous activities pertaining to training of teacher educators, pre-service teachers and in-service teachers have been considered as part of the collaborative activities. Despite, the company also encourages research and publications  activities to further implies high impact outcome and results.  Her industrial engagement and expert collaboration also include organizations such as the Division of Allied Health Sciences (Ministry of Health), National Academy of Arts and Culture (Ministry of Tourism & Culture), Centre for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (Ministry of Human Resources). She was awarded with prestigious award nationally and internationally. Microsoft has warded her the Microsoft Master Trainer award. She was also awarded the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. This commemorates her active involvement in educating teachers in utilizing technological pedagogical knowledge. She was also awarded the Fellowship in Aquaculture Curriculum Development from Universitas Airlangga Indonesia. Consultation services and Professional Development Projects were part of her contributions. Assoc. Prof. Dr Rafiza Abdul Razak was selected as one of the Successful People in Malaysia, with her profile set to appear in 2022 as part of the British Media Publishing House.  Her active participation in various activities keeps her motivated in the work that she loves most.   

A social work educator with a foundation in disability studies particularly for the intellectually disabled (mental and learning category), coping mechanism, and social work case management. My academic journey has been dedicated to empowering persons with disabilities, supporting vulnerable communities, and advancing the quality of social work education in Malaysia.