Hazlie Mokhlis received a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng. (Hons)) degree and a Master of Engineering Science (M.Eng.Sc) in Electrical Engineering from the Universiti Malaya in 1999 and 2003 respectively. He received Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester in 2009. He is currently Senior Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya. He held several important positions; Deputy Dean of Research (2013-2014), Deputy Dean of Postgraduate Studies (2014-2015, 2017-2018), Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies (2018-2019, 2021-2022), Head of Department (2015-2017) and Chairman for Cluster Innovative Industry & Sustainability Science (2022-2025) at the university level. Currently, as Executive Director of research Center. Dr Hazlie is actively involved in research as a Principal Investigator with a total amount of research grants more than RM 3 million. He is the author and co-author of more than 300 publications in international journals and proceedings in the area of Power and Energy Systems. Up to now, he had successfully supervised 40 Ph.D., 12 Master (by research), and 56 Master (Mix-mode and Course Work) candidates. He is also active as a reviewer for many reputable journals and several international conferences in the area of power and energy system. His outstanding research had been recognized as Top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University Ranking since 2021 up to now. In 2021 he was awarded Top Research Scientist Malaysia by Academic Science Malaysia. Besides research, he is also active in the development of Malaysian Standards as a member of Working Group in the Development of Malaysian's Power System Analysis and Studies (WG6) and Expert Representative in IEC for project TC 8/PT 62786. He is also an external examiner/assessor for many local universities for the Electrical Engineering programme. He was chairman of IEEE Power Energy Society, Malaysia Chapter (2020-2022). Hazlie is a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK, Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia, Fellow Institute of Engineering Technology (UK) and Fellow Academic Science Malaysia. Currently, Associate Editor for IEEE Access journal and e-PRIME journal. His research is focusing on improving the efficiency and resiliency of power system operation.

Datuk Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi  had served in the academia world for 26 years.  The journey of his academic crossing  the institutions such as  Faculty Of Applied and Creative Arts, Center For Language Studies (Now Faculty of Language and Communication Studies), Nusantara Chair, Institute of East Asian Studies ( Now Institute of Borneo Studies) University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) untill Guest Scholar at Leiden University, Netherlands. He has been involved in the Malay Studies for more than 20 years. He graduated in Malay Studies (UM) for his doctorate and Malay Letters for his Master of Arts (UKM) and  Bachelor of Arts Second Class Upper (UKM)(Malay Letters and minor in History). He has researched, written and produced books, chapters in books, refereed journal papers (national and international), mass media and social media. Currently, he is a columnist for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur,  Sin Chew Daily, The Malaysian Insight and Sarawakvoice.com, a social media platform for Sarawak political affairs. His views in socioculture and political affairs appeared in Bloomberg, The South  China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Channel News Asia (Singapore), Nikkei Asian Review (Tokyo), Tempo (Jakarta). His interest in cross-discplinary field in Malay world culture, literature and heritage as well as Borneo ethnics and political culture. He is involved as a life member for Association of National Writer (PENA), Association of South-east Asian Studies in United Kingdom, European Association for  Southeast Asian Studies (EUROSEAS), Southeast Asia Library Group and Sarawak Development Institute (SDI), Now, he is affiliated at Department of Socio-Culture, Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti Malaya.   Field of Research Keywords:  Malay/Indonesia Culture and Heritage (Customs, Ritual, Practices and Contemporary), Malay/Indonesia Literature (Modern, Traditional and Contemporary), Malay/Indonesia Politics (Formation, Rhetoric, Tradition, Invention, Contestant's Identity, Election, Political Culture), Borneo Ethnics Studies (Ethnicity, Worlview,  Identity,  Material Culture, Ritual, Literature and Heritage), Postcolonial Studies and Postmodern (Malay World), Cross-discplinary Approach such as Culture and Literature Studies, Modern folklores in Malay Contemporary's Politic,  Politic of Culture, Cultural Studies, The Idea of National Hero from Malay Literature and Culture etc.          

Biografi Telah berkecimpung dalam kegiatan kesenian seawal tahun 1988-1995 sepenuh masa, iaitu sebagai koreografer, penari dan artistik pementasan di sekitar Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya dan Shah Alam. Telah juga mewakili negara ke festival-festival antarabangsa tarian tradisional sebagai koreografer/penari ke negara Eropah seperti United Kingdom, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugal, German, Turki; ke Asia Barat seperti Jordan, Mesir; ke China, Vietnam, Kembodia, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei dan Singapura. Manakala sebagai pengarah teater dan artistic/koreografer telah mementaskan ke festival teater di Indonesia, Thailand, Singapura. Pada tahun 1988 – 1990 menyandang tugas sebagai Pegawai Kebudayaan di Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (sekarang Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya) dan bertanggungjawab menubuhkan Unit kesenian dan kebudayaan MPPJ. Tahun 1990 sehingga 1993 telah berkecimpung sebagai koreografer bebas dalam industri seni persembahan dan televisyen sepenuh masa sebelum menyertai Universiti Malaya pada tahun 1993. Telah menjadi sebagai Pegawai Kebudayaan di Pusat Kebudayaan Universiti Malaya (1993-2000). Penyertaan sebagai staf di Universiti Malaya merupakan pengembangan pesat dalam kerjaya kesenian pentas. Di mana telah menjadikan fokus penggarapan kepada 3 bidang pengkhususan iaitu tari/koreografi, pengarahan teater dan konsep artistik. Telah mempersembahkan konsep teaterikal di dalam persembahan pentas di dalam festival tari kampus, festival tari kebangsaan dan pelbagai persembahan di bawa produksi pelajar dan staf melalui kumpulan kesenian KESUMA UM. Tahun 1996 – 1998 telah melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat Sarjana di London dalam bidang koreografi dan teater. Setelah kembali telah bergiat secara aktif dalam bidang teater yang berkonsepkan muzikal, eksperimen, fizikal, avant garde dan juga teater tradisioanal (Makyung, Randai dan Bangsawan) dan menjawat jawatan pensyarah teater pada tahun 2000. Menyertai pelbagai festival teater kampus, festival teater ipta dan universiti luar negara, festival teater peringkat negeri, zon dan kebangsaan melalui genre teater ekesperimental, avant garde dan muzikal. Penyertaan festival teater berbentuk pertandingan telah beberapa kali menyandang Johan dengan pengarahan terbaik di dalam kampus dan peringkat negeri dan Kebangsaan. (Umexpert, 2020). Telah terlibat sebagai pengarah artistik, pengarah persembahan dan Penulis kertas konsep bagi pembukaan dan penutupan Sukma Terengganu 2008, Konsert Merdeka di Dungun Terengganu, Konsert muzikal Tabung 1 Bilion Pendididkan UiTM, Muzikal Tangga dan sebagainya. (Umexpert, 2024) Memperolehi Phd pada tahun 2012 Universiti Malaya dalam fokus bidang Koreografi/Teater. Berkecimpung segara giat dalam produksi teater tradisional seperti Makyung, Bangsawan dan Randai dalam pementasan di dalam dan luar kampus.  Bergiat aktif dalam penyelidikan dan penulisan yang berkaitan dengan seni teater tradisional dan kontemporari. Kajian dan kegiatan terkini adalah mengaitkan kesenian pentas di dalam produksi dan program yang melibatkan komuniti, alam sekitar, latihan minda kreatif dan program CSR syarikat korporat. Biography: Has been involved in arts activities as early as 1988-1995 full time, as a choreographer, dancer, and staging artist around Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and Shah Alam. Has also represented countries to international dance festivals as choreographers/dancers to European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Turkey; to West Asia such as Jordan, Egypt; to China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore. While as a theater director and artistic / choreographer has staged a theater festival in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore. Serves as a Cultural Officer at the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (now Petaling Jaya City Council) in 1988 - 1990 and was responsible for establishing the arts and culture unit of MPPJ. Experience as an independent choreographer in the performing arts and television industry from 1990 - 1993 before joining the University of Malaya in 1993 has forged the opportunity to build a network of career opportunities. A career as a Cultural Officer at the University of Malaya Cultural Center (1993-2000) is rapid development in the performing arts career. Current career development at UM makes the focus of creative cultivation work expand into 3 areas of forte specialization in the presentation. 3 fields such as dance/choreography, theater direction, and artistic concepts have shaped various theatrical concepts in stage performances in campus dance festivals, national dance festivals, and various performances around the country under production involving students, staff, and professional groups through art groups Kesuma UM. 1996-1998 was a year of continuation of Master's degree learning in London in the field of choreography and theater. Upon graduation, various activities in the field of theater with the concept of the musical, experimental, physical, avant-garde, and traditional theater (Makyung, Randal, and Bangsawan) began to be actively mobilized, and after that held the position of theater lecturer in 2000. Participated in various campus theater festivals, Ipta and university theater festivals abroad, state, zone, and national level theater festivals through experimental, avant-garde, and musical theater genres. Participation in theater festivals in the form of competitions has several times won first place with the best director award at the campus level (Karviter), Federal Territory, and National. Has been involved as an artistic director, performance director, and concept paper writer for the opening and closing of Sukma Terengganu 2008, Merdeka Concert in Dungun Terengganu, UiTM Tabung 1 Billion Education Concert musical, "Tangga" Musical and so on. (Umexpert, 2024) Obtained a Ph.D. in the 2012 University of Malaya in the focus of the field of Choreography / Theater. Engaged in traditional theater productions such as Makyung, Bangsawan, and Randai on staging inside and off-campus. Active in research and writing related to traditional and contemporary theater arts. Recent research and activities are related to performing arts in production and programs involving the community, the environment, creative mind training, and corporate CSR programs.