I'm a Senior Lecturer at the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. After more than two decades of working in language, communication and skills development, I joined UM in 2019 to contribute to progressing the field of health(care) discourse in Malaysia and beyond. In my current role, I teach languages and linguistics courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, while supervising and conducting research. Research Focus - Improving Health & Wellbeing by Applying a Discursive ToolkitI study matters related to language, health(care) and wellbeing, applying qualitative and discursive perspectives to address problems and inform practice in provider-patient interaction, health education and other related topics. I am particularly interested in analysis of real-life interaction, to answer questions on how people "do things" with language in health-related contexts. For example, how do doctors and patients collaboratively make decisions about treatment, manage chronic health conditions, and discuss concerns by interacting with each other in person or online? I'm also interested in communication in healthcare education, interprofessional discourse and patient education, alongside how people express and make meaning of health-related issues via their talk and stories. My current funded  projects include studies on professional socialisation of house officers (FRGS), patient experience of gum disease (IIRG, UM). Expertise -Enhancing Language and Communication in Diverse SettingsBeyond my research and academic duties, I help enhance language and communication in academic and professional settings, applying a diverse knowledge and skillset composed over 25 years of experience. Before joining academia, I was engaged in various positions mostly as a consultant/independent contractor, including as a language/content service provider for over 15 years and as a language/communication skills instructor for over 17 years. In these roles, I provided language consulting services and skills training for corporate and individual clients in Malaysia and internationally. I have a CELTA qualification and am a HRDF certified trainer. My work history is available at https://my.linkedin.com/in/ayeshah-syed-0468293 Professional Activities and LeadershipAt UM, I have been actively involved in advancement of research and academic practices. From 2022-2024, I led the research portfolio at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics as the Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation, with other appointments including as the Protem-Deputy Head of the Medical Devices Centre of Excellence, UM and Taskforce member for UM's Programme Educational goals. Outside the university, I  am involved in professional associations related to languages and linguistics and social advancement, including Persatuan Bahasa Moden Malaysia (President, 2022-2024, Vice President-2024 - 2026, Exco member since 2013) and the citizens' movement organisation, the Association of Voices of Peace, Conscience and Reason (Exco member - since 2016, Treasurer-2025-present).Research Collaboration and Supervision Opportunities I welcome potential collaborations aligned with my expertise and also enjoy connecting with other researchers to learn about their work, gain insight into new contexts, fields and perspectives and explore how I might contribute to their research activities.  In terms of postgraduate supervision, I supervise projects that apply discursive approaches to address problems in health-related contexts, focusing on interaction. Note to potential supervisees: I have limited availability for 2025-2026 due to a heavy supervision load. 

Professor Dr Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof is a Professor of Dental Public Health at the Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Queen’s University of Belfast in 1997, a Master’s degree from University College London in 2004, a Diploma in Dental Public Health from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2004, and a PhD (with Distinction) from Universiti Malaya in 2013. He has over 20 years of experience in research and teaching, covering both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Professor Zamros has supervised more than 20 doctorate candidates, 2 clinical doctorate candidates, 10 clinical master’s students, 4 master’s students by research, and 21 master’s students by coursework. He has published 77 papers in ISI/WoS-indexed journals, 3 book chapters, and has been invited as a speaker on 15 occasions, holding 17 copyrights. His Scopus H index = 14 (Wos H index = 11). His research interests include the social determinants of oral health inequality, assessing the burden of oral diseases and conditions on individuals and societies, and the development and evaluation of oral health interventions and health policies. His work focuses on determining the effectiveness, equity, and overall impact of these interventions/policies on oral health outcomes at both the individual and population levels, as well as their implications for the organisation and delivery of dental healthcare services.

Dr. Mohammed Abdo Hashem is currently working as Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) with the department of Mechanical Engineering at Faculty of Engineering in University of Malaya starting from April 2021-Onwards.  He has a quite long experience in teaching courses in the fields of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering for more than 8 years. Besides that, he was working as engineer in several industrial companies for more 3 years. In 2015, He was appointed as a senior lecturer and leader of control, software and automation teaching & research groups, in the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, where he led many research and teaching activities during the period of appointment between 2015 and 2021.  In the research, a total of four patents have been granted to his novel research and products, namely; laser simulator approach for path planning, intelligent spanner and the autonomous road marks painting system version 1&2; with furthermore publishing more than 60 papers in high indexed ISI journals, Scopus, chapters and conferences. He recieved more than 12 grants as leader from MOHE (1FRGS and 1 PRGS) and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (8 RDU grants).  His research interests include, but are not limited to the following areas: Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, Robot Path Planning, SLAM, Industrial Robotics, Mobile Manipulators, Sensors Fusion, Mechatronics Systems, Automation and IR.4, Intelligent Active Force Control, Signal and Image Processing. He is currently working, in his research group, on developing a novel AI algorithm, called laser simulator logic, that helps to avoid the drawbacks of current fuzzy logic type 1 and 2, especially in the noisy environments of industrial systems.