Dr Kieng Soon Hii is a Research Officer at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Universiti Malaya. Specializing in molecular genetics, his research is concentrated in protistology and phycology, particularly emphasising the study of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Dr. Hii's research portfolio includes work in bioinformatics, molecular systematics, metabarcoding, comparative genetics, transcriptomics, and the toxigenesis of harmful algae.