Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Jeevan Kanesan is an esteemed optimization expert at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. With a BEng in Electrical Engineering(UTM, 1999), MSc in Mechanical Engineering(USM, 2003), and PhD in Heat Transfer in Electronic Systems(USM, 2007)—he complements his credentials as a Chartered Engineer (IET, 2012) and Professional Engineer (BEM, 2014). Dr. Kanesan leads the Expert System & Optimization Lab (ESOL), specializing in AI swarm‑intelligence and mathematical optimization methods for complex applications in healthcare (e.g., cancer therapy optimization), Industry 4.0, and electronic system design, collaborating internationally with experts in AI and Control from UK, Germany and China. He also collaborates with UM’s dental faculty in oral cancer research and Zoology Department, Zoo Negara. His prolific research output includes over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, more than 1300 citations, and an H-index of 20 as of 2025 (WOS). His recent work encompasses optimal control for cancer chemotherapy, image‑based distortion estimation, semi‑supervised PCA+CNN for vehicle classification, and smart EV charging systems. He teaches both undergraduates 3rd year/4th year elective subjects and three Master's by course subjects related to Machine Learning/AI and Optimization.