Nurulaini Abu Shamsi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Science and Technology Studies. She received her BSc in Biotechnology and Health Science from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and her MSc in Science and Technology Studies from Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Having a deep interest in media and health communication, Nurulaini pursued her PhD in Health Communication at the School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her thesis focuses on understanding the media's role in disseminating information about non-communicable diseases in Malaysia, a developing country. Trained in both the natural and social sciences, Nurulaini recognizes the need and opportunities to bridge these two fields. To date, she has expanded her research in science communication and public engagement with science, actively participating in national and international research collaborations. She is currently part of the Trust in Science and Science-Related Populism (TISP) Project, a Many Lab Study that analyzes factors influencing trust in science and examines the prevalence and predictors of science-related populist attitudes across countries. Nurulaini also serves as an expert panel member for the Development of the Issue Paper on Science Communication to Facilitate Agrifood Systems Transformation, organized by the International Science Council (ISC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). She is a member of the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network, a key international platform for science communication research. At the national level, she plays a vital role in Malaysia’s science communication network, collaborating with the National Antarctic Research Centre (NARC), the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation – Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO-RECSAM), the Science Media Centre Malaysia, and the Malaysia Science Centres Collaborative Network (MySains). Her supervision and teaching primarily focus on research in science communication, public engagement, and health communication. These include the analysis of media representation and audience reception of health and science issues, the role of social media in science and health communication, the training of scientists in science communication, and stakeholder engagement in sustainability issues. Nurulaini previously served as the Coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Science and Technology Studies (2019–2022) and the Coordinator of the Master of Science in Communication and Public Engagement (2021–2023), a new program introduced by the Department of Science and Technology Studies. She made significant contributions to the development of this program from its inception. Nurulaini aims to make Universiti Malaya a landmark institution for science communication research and activities in the region.

My academic career began on December 05, 2001 as a tutor at the Department of Islamic History and Civilization, APIUM. A year later I had completed my Usuluddin Master's Degree in Islamic History with a dissertation entitled "Dato' Haji Ismail Yusof: His Contribution to the Development of Islam in Kelantan". After completing my master's degree, I was assigned as a lecturer in the Department of Islamic History and Civilization on January 24, 2003 until now. In 2012, I have successfully graduated with a PhD degree from the same deparment after submitting a research thesis entitled "Majalah Pengasuh After Independence: A Study of Themes and Approaches". Throughout my career as a lecturer at Department of Islamic History and Civilization, I have actively written various articles in the fields of Islamic letters, the development of jawi writing, sirah nabawiah, Method of Islamic Biography Writing and Islamic civilization in addition to presenting papers at national or international seminars. Among the areas of research that have been carried out are on Jawi writing, Jawi-Islamic manuscripts, and Islamic letters, scholarly figures of the Malay Peninsula and the relationship between Malaysian and Indonesian Islamic institutions of higher education. I have written more than 60 papers in seminar proceedings, more than 125 articles that have been published in national and international journals, in addition to various activities that are academic, community and so on. Now I have been entrusted to lead the Department of History and Islamic Civilization as the Head of Department starting from Julai 2012 until April 30, 2020. In addition, I was also appointed as Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Universiti Islam Malaysia since 2019 and also now as Ahli Senat UIM. In 2022, I was appointed as Prof Madya in the same department and have now published more or less 250 publications in various academic mediums.

Dr Mahar Diana binti Hamid is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya. Her areas of research interest include Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), Indoor Air Quality, combustion technology, process safety and risk engineering, inherent safety and risk management. She has also served as a safety consultant to the Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia. She has co-authored two book chapters and over 50 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences on combustion air emissions, process safety, risk, and reliability engineering.