Lai Kuan Tham is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Universiti Malaya. She is a member of the Centre for Applied Biomechanics. She obtained her PhD, MEngSc, and BEng in Biomedical Engineering from Universiti Malaya. Her research interests span widely across the areas of biomechanics, particularly in human movement analysis, physical activity monitoring, and medical diagnosis based on wearable technologies and artificial intelligence. Current research includes gait and movement analysis in lower limb amputees, early detection of epilepsy, and scoliosis classification.   

Dr Surina Zaman Huri is a Geriatric Psychiatrist and Medical Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2002, followed by a Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2012, and subsequently completed her Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry (2020–2024) with the Ministry of Health Malaysia and Changi General Hospital, Singapore. Her expertise encompasses the management of mental health conditions in older adults, including late-life depression, anxiety, insomnia, and other geriatric psychiatric disorders. Her main clinical and research focus is dementia, particularly the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), with a strong emphasis on improving the quality of life for both individuals living with the condition and their caregivers. She is also dedicated to addressing caregiver burden by understanding their needs and providing appropriate support to enhance overall well-being within the caregiving relationship. In addition, she has a growing interest in sleep disorders among the elderly, recognizing their significant impact on cognitive and emotional health in later life.

Dr Sam is a medical graduate from the University of Nottingham in the UK, and completed his postgraduate training in Medical Microbiology in London. He joined the University of Malaya in 2005. He is head of the diagnostic virology and advanced (molecular) diagnostics units in the University of Malaya Medical Centre, a 1000-bed tertiary referral centre. His clinical diagnostic work includes expanding molecular diagnostic services and involvement in hospital responses to emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19. He teaches both undergraduates and postgraduates. His research interests cover clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic and pathogenesis aspects of chikungunya virus and other arboviruses, respiratory viruses (including influenza and SARS-CoV-2), and enterovirus A71, and he has held several national and international grants.