ChM. Dr. Abdullah Al-Hadi Ahmad Fuaad (Hadi Fuaad) is a certified chemist under the Malaysia Chemist Act 1975 and a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya. He holds a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, majoring in Chemistry, from the University of Queensland, Australia. His research training spans six institutes across Australia, Malaysia, and the United States, with expertise in modern peptide chemistry, including cyclotide synthesis, protease inhibitors, and toxin analogues. His current research integrates computational drug design, synthetic chemistry, peptide synthesis and characterisation, and generative AI-assisted research to develop bioactive peptides for antiviral and vaccine applications, as well as peptide-based carriers for drug and biopesticide delivery. By combining synthetic organic chemistry with in silico modelling and emerging AI tools, his work aims to translate molecular design into practical biomedical and agricultural applications. Dr. Hadi also supervises PhD and MSc students and actively contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations spanning chemistry, biology, nanotechnology, and related fields.