Aisya Abdul Rahman is a former Legal Adviser at the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Head of Law Division at Malaysia’s national human rights institution, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). For over a decade, she has worked with diverse stakeholders at all levels to support and promote respect for the rule of law, internationally and domestically. Aisya has provided technical guidance and support to decisionmakers and policymakers in many areas of international humanitarian and human rights law. She has actively contributed to regional and national implementing law processes and projects, including in relation to the Malay translation of the Geneva Conventions, child protection, sexual harassment and gender equality. She has also facilitated high-level humanitarian dialogues; delivered humanitarian assistance to detainees; and developed dissemination tools and materials. She also assisted rule of law, human rights, transitional justice, and post-conflict development projects in/on Colombia, Ukraine, Scotland, and South Sudan. Within her first four years of practice at the Malaysian Bar, Aisya appeared as counsel in over 15 reported cases at all levels of Malaysian courts, including a landmark workplace sexual harassment case.    

Dr. Sarah Lim Wan-Lin is a Paediatric Dental Specialist and Dental Lecturer at the Department of Orthodontics, Paediatric & Special Care Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. She obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Universiti Malaya in 2017 and subsequently served as a dental officer in Kuching, Sarawak from 2018 to 2020. In 2019, she attained the Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MJDF RCS England). She completed postgraduate training in Paediatric Dentistry at Universiti Malaya, earning a Master of Oral Science (MOSc) in 2021 and a Doctor in Paediatric Dentistry (DrPaedDent) in 2024. Her current research interests include dental anomalies with a focus on molar incisor hypomineralisation; digital paediatric dentistry; paediatric systemic-oral health links and hospital-based care for medically compromised children and those with special healthcare needs. Sarah is committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based dental care for children and adolescents. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of dental professionals and advancing research and education in paediatric dentistry.  

Amir is a syntactician who mainly conducts research on the syntax of copular constructions but also has an interest in other areas of grammar such as extraction, expletives, morphosyntax, historical syntax, and typology (especially that of the Austronesian languages). He was awarded a PhD in Linguistics and English language by the University of Edinburgh and an MA in Linguistics by University College London, the thesis of both of which focused on copular constructions in Malay specifically. In addition to his expertise in Malay theoretical/descriptive morphosyntax, he is also au fait with the literature on English morphosyntax and has a firm grasp on phonology as well as pedagogy, owing to his Bachelor's degree in TESL from UiTM. . . . . Those looking to conduct research in the fields of syntax, morphology, and their applications in other areas, are welcome to enquire. I am able to supervise students who would like to focus on languages other than English or Malay as well.