Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob completed her B.Sc (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology) from University of Melbourne, Australia in 2007, and her M.Sc (Crop Biotechnology) from University of Nottingham (Malaysia campus) in 2009. She received her PhD in Biotechnology from University of Malaya in 2013 and was one of the recipients of the University of Malaya Excellence Awards in 2014 for completing her PhD in less than 4 years. In 2010, during her PhD candidature, she had also won a Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Biosciences & Biotechnology during University of Malaya Innovation and Creativity Expo. After successfully completing her PhD, she then joined the Institute of Biological Sciences at the Faculty of Science, University of Malaya as a Senior Lecturer. Since then, she has taught and coordinated various undergraduate courses such as Biology of Organisms, Genetic Engineering in Animals and Plants, Cell and Tissue Culture and Higher Plant Physiology. At the postgraduate level, she has also helped in teaching Research Methodology, a compulsory course upon entry into postgraduate studies at the department. Since her employment as an Academic, she has served the department and University in various administrative duties, such as the programme coordinator for Bachelor of Science with Education (ISB), BSc in Biotechnology, academic advisor, final year project coordinator and many more. Her current research interest is on manipulation of plant tissue culture system for biotechnological applications, with special emphasis on stress-induced plant secondary metabolites and proteins for medicinal applications and sustainable production of functional food colorants. Her present research works include projects on understanding and manipulating plant’s response towards abiotic stress for over-expression of valuable bioactive compounds, such as in Azadirachta indica (neem). The regulation of proteins involved in the biosynthesis of these bioactive compounds or secondary metabolites are analyzed through proteomics-based approach, to allow for a better understanding of the biosynthesis pathways that has been affected. In addition to that, she is also working on the epigenetics aspect of plant phenotypic plasticity, to understand the epigenetic regulation (with focus on histone modification) in DNA repair and somaclonal variation. In recognition of her work and scientific achievements, she has won several awards such as a Gold Medal at International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) in 2013 and a Bronze Medal at Bioinnovation Awards/BioMalaysia & Bioeconomy Asia Pacific 2013. Other than that, she is also actively participating in the scientific community and the public by taking on various roles as a judge or jury in scientific competitions and innovation programs at national and secondary school levels. These include her role as a judge for Malaysian Agricultural Invention Show (MAgIS) competition organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in 2016, and judge for science videos and scientific poem recitation competitions organized by Ministry of Education in 2017-2018, among others. Professionally, she was also one of the representatives in the working group for pineapple planting material for preparation of Malaysian Standard (organized by SIRIM Malaysia) in 2018. Outside of work and research, she also loves to join various events that promote sustainability and green environment.

Professor (I) Sr Mohd Khairudin bin Abd Halim                         FRICS, FISM, FMIPFM, MBVAM, ICVS Professor (Industry) Real Estate Department Faculty of Built Environment         Prof. (I) Sr Mohd Khairudin Bin Abd Halim is currently an Industry Professor at the Real Estate Department, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, he is a former Director General of Valuation and Property Services Department., Ministry of Finance Malaysia and the Past President of Board of Valuers, Appraisals, Estate Agents, and Property Managers Malaysia.   He is also the Past Deputy President of the Royal Institution of Surveyor Malaysia (2019-2020) and the Past Deputy President of Business Valuers Association Malaysia.   Graduated from UTM in 1983 with B. Surv(Hons), Estate Management and possess his Post Graduate Certificate in Valuation and Property Management from Sheffield Hallam University, UK in 1993.In the year 2019 he obtained Fellowship of Royal Institution Surveyor, Malaysia, and fellowship of the Chartered Royal Institution of Surveying United Kingdom in the subsequent year.   Served the Valuation and Property Services Department for almost 4 decades since 1983. He has been serving in several states namely Pahang, Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Selangor, and Johor and as the Director and District Valuer. He has also served as the Director of INSPEN before been appointed as the Deputy Director General (Strategic Policy) in Head Quarter. His passion and endeavor on specialized valuation make him as the first Division Director for almost 10 years with the Plant, Machinery and Equipment Valuation Division in the Valuation and Property Services Department, Head Quarter.       His previous experience include valuation of plant, machinery, and equipment for various purposes such as market value, liquidation, purchase, privatization, rental, insurance and capital value to the Federal Government, States, Local Authorities and Statutory Bodies.   He has a wide experience in advising the Malaysia Airport Holding (MAH) on Insurance Valuation for all international and domestic airports and STOL Ports in Malaysia.   He has been involved in various Plant and Machinery valuations such as Quarry Plants, Palm Oil Mill Industry, Nanotechnology and electro chemistry equipment, Technical Training Institute, Airports, Vehicles, Satellite/Aircraft testing equipment, Ferry, Power Generation Plant, Water Treatment Plants, Methanol Plants, and many others.   He has been very actives in giving lectures and talks on PME subjects in various Seminars, conferences, and Short Courses locally and abroad. Involve in the collaboration program with Taqeem, Kingdom Saudi Arabia in provided training and guiding for Saudi accredited program. He has participated in the MTCP (Malaysia Technical Corporation Programme) in providing training to international participants in INSPEN since early 2000.   Apart from his current position he is also the Board Members of LPPSA (Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam), Ministry of Finance since the year 2020.

Dr. Zainal Abidin is a senior lecturer at Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya (PASUM). His researches focus on the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles, with a particular emphasis on their antimicrobial, photocatalytic, photonics and morphological properties.