Ali Jalalian Daghigh, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya (UM). He teaches a range of translation as well as discourse analysis courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His main research interests include Translation Studies as well as (Critical) Discourse Studies.

Hesham Al-Mekhlafi has a PhD in public health (2008), master’s degrees in medical science (parasitology) (2004) and in applied statistics (2012) as well as a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratories (1997). Since early 2000s, he has been actively engaged in research on the molecular epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases including malaria, neglected tropical diseases, NTDs (such as soil-transmitted helminthiasis, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and dengue fever), waterborne parasites and One Health. He joined the Department of Parasitology, University of Malaya (2009–2016; 2023–present), and served at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, between 2016 and 2023. He has taught several courses in parasitology, epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has established passionate research teams that involved diligent postgraduate students, enthusiastic colleagues, and inspiring national and international collaborators. The research dedicated to helping vulnerable rural and aboriginal communities in Malaysia and other countries including Yemen, Nigeria and Libya against the NTDs, malaria and other infectious diseases. He has published more than 160 articles in high-impact ISI & Scopus indexed journals; with h-index of 46 (WoS). Hesham has been a member of several academic, scientific and administrative councils and committees. He also enjoys reviewing scientific manuscripts, research proposals, plans and strategies, theses and reports, etc. He is a member of the editorial boards of several renowned journals, and a regular reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals as well as a panel member of assessors for various national and international research grant schemes and postgraduate programs.

Dr. Mohammaddin serves as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Fiqh-Usul and Applied Sciences, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM). He holds a PhD, an MSc, and a Bachelor of Syariah in Islamic Astronomy from UM, complemented by prior technical grounding in network systems through Cisco CCNA training. Research and scholarly contributions focus on integrating Syariah with contemporary scientific and computational approaches, particularly in Ilmu Falak, astroclimatology, and applied computation within Islamic contexts. Academic and professional engagements encompass programme coordination, curriculum development, editorial appointments, research collaboration, and participation in local and international academic platforms as keynote speaker, invited speaker, reviewer, assessor, and trainer. Current expertise centres on contemporary Fiqh, Ilmu Falak, Islamic computation, and intervention-based research, with sustained engagement in connecting Syariah, science, and technology for education and societal development.