Dr. Choong Pui Yee is a senior lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at University Malaya. She teaches ASEAN studies and security issues in Southeast Asia. Her research interests include social movements, contentious politics, Malaysia's domestic politics, and security issues in Southeast Asia. She has also published a few book chapters, journal articles, policy papers and numerous commentaries. A trained political scientist, Dr. Choong has held senior research positions in think tanks in Malaysia and Singapore. Beyond her academic research experience, she has worked on several state government projects  including providing policy recommendations.

Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Biological Sciences (ISB), Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya (UM). She obtained her PhD from ISB, UM in 2017 with a specialisation in aquaculture nutrition research. She is a researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the aquaculture field on fish nutrition, reproduction endocrinology and aquaculture feed technology. Her current research interests include the development of sustainable solutions for animal feed, including aquatic animals and poultry. Special focus is given to the utilization of local renewable resources such as insects meal, including black soldier fly larvae and crickets as well as mushroom by-products and underutilized crops. She is also actively working with the industries to promote the use of the black soldier fly as a protein source to produce cost-effective and Halal feed as well as for the implementation of circular bioeconomic purposes.

Dr. Elayaraja Aruchunan started his carrier at Curtin University Malaysia in March 2008. Based on his outstanding research record, he was awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and Australian Postgraduate Award (IPRS-APA)  by the Australian Government to pursue his Ph.D. Upon his successful completion of his Ph.D. In November 2020, he began working at Universiti Malaya as a senior lecturer in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He has vast experience in the fields of numerical analysis, computational applied mathematics, and machine learning. Currently, he is working on developing new algorithms for solving various complex scientific, engineering, and industrial mathematical models. Over the last 12 years, he has also conducted various mathematics courses from undergraduate to postgraduate levels at higher education institutions from Malaysia and Australia.