DR. SITI AISYAH BINTI SAMUDIN

Siti Aisyah Samudin is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Syariah and Law Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She graduated with a Diploma in Syariah and Islamic Jurisprudence with honors class one from the International Islamic University College of Selangor in 2011. In 2015, she was awarded a Bachelor Degree in Syariah and Law with honors class one from the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya. She completed her doctoral studies in 2019 at the same university in which she specialized in Islamic tort and Islamic criminal justice. Her areas of expertise and research interests are Islamic criminal law, social justice, negligence, tort and consumerism. Her research delves into the critical need for harmonizing Islamic law with existing compensation methods, including Malaysian law and insurance, to offer comprehensive protection to victims and their rights. Actively engaged in research and writing, she is dedicated to exploring and applying legal principles to ensure fairness and justice in safeguarding individual and collective rights. Her work also examines the pivotal role of insurance and takaful, as well as the potential of diyat in the realm of damages, making significant strides in the field of legal protection and compensation. Her current research exploring issues related to the rights of persons with disabilities (PWD) and the elderly, particularly in terms of accessibility, social justice, and inclusivity. She believe these issues require deeper attention. Her previous research is on the need for an approach of harmonisation between diyya and existing compensation method including Malaysian law and insurance, to provide comprehensive protection to victims of road accidents. She is currently active in research and writing articles, especially on Islamic offences as well as the compensation and justice for road traffic accident victims in Malaysia, the role of Insurance and Takaful as well as the potential of diyat in the area of damages. She was the recipients for Gold Medal Poster Exhibition Research University Malaya 2019. She is currently supervising 6 masters students and 12 PhD students. Outside the University, she is an exco member of al-Mukhlisin Foundation (an NGO).  

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. LEAW CHUI PIN

Dr. Chui Pin Leaw is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya. Her research pertains to marine protistology and phycology, focusing on the studies of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Her research spans ecology, taxonomy, molecular systematics, evolution, and the genetics and toxigenesis of harmful toxic microalgae. She commenced her academic career at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in September 2008 as a senior lecturer DS51 in the Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC). She obtained her First Class BSc. (H), in Marine Science from the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and subsequently earned her MSc. and Ph.D. in Marine Science from the same institution. She is affiliated with professional organizations pertinent to her field of study, including the International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA), the Phycological Society of America (PSA), and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). She is actively engaged in editorial responsibilities, having been appointed as a reviewer for high-impact factor journals (BMC Evolutionary Biology, PlosONE, Harmful Algae, Scientific Reports), and has served as a regional editor on the editorial board of Harmful Algae News. Throughout her academic tenure, she has mentored over 40 undergraduate students, six Ph.D. candidates and 16 MSc students who have completed their studies under her guidance. 

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TS. DR. SITI NURLIANA BINTI JAMALAI@JAMALI

Ts. Dr. Siti Nurliana Jamalai@ Jamali is a senior lecturer in the Software Engineering Department at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya. She obtained a doctoral degree in Human-Computer Interaction from the Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her research interests span a wide range of areas within computing and interactive technologies, including Software Engineering, Software Design, Tangible Interaction, Augmented Reality, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX), Assistive Technology and AI. She is particularly passionate about designing human-centred solutions that improve accessibility, usability, enhance learning experiences, and support diverse user needs. She is passionate about strengthening her research, teaching, and learning, and actively pursues opportunities that deepen her knowledge and expand her capabilities.

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