RAHIZAR RAMLI is an Associate Professor, currently serving the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Universiti Malaya. He received his B.Sc. (Mechanical) at the University of Hartford, U.S.A. in 1992. Since then, he worked as a Technical Service engineer in the area of vibration, and condition monitoring throughout Southeast Asia. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaya and was awarded with Masters (M.Eng.Sc.) degree in 1999 specializing in Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) for automotive applications. In 2007, he obtained his Ph.D., at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom specializing in computational mechanics involving vehicle dynamic modelling and simulation, semi-active control systems, and durability analysis for advanced vehicle suspension systems. His current research interests include experimental and computational mechanics focusing on vehicle dynamics and safety, vibration and acoustics, condition monitoring, and structural dynamics. He has produced a significant number of technical reports and has published more than 70 journal articles in the related area. He has produced a significant number of technical reports and has published more than 60 journal articles in the related area. He has supervised a total of 31 postgraduates, in which 26 (12 Ph.D. and 14 Masters) have graduated, whilst 5 postgraduates (3 Ph.D. and 2 Masters) are in progress. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Board of Engineers Malaysia), and the Lead Trainer for the Vibration Practitioner/Specialist Certification Programmes Based on ISO18436. He is also the steering committee member for the Malaysian Structural Integrity Society (MSIS). He received more than RM2 millions (USD 450,000.00) of research grants from various sources (internal, external, industries, and international) as a Project Leader. He has received several awards (national and international), and patents for his research innovations.  He is currently appointed as the national panel for grant evaluation at the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT), and for the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI).

Dr Megat HBA Hamid is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya. He is an immunobiologist with over nine years of experience in immune-biology, receptor-ligand signalling and spatial tissue immunology. His past work focuses on investigating the intrinsic signalling modulating immune resposnes of cytotoxic T and antibody-producing B cells. In UM, his work focuses on expanding beyond intrinsic T and B cell mechanisms, by exploring the cross-talks between immune, stromal and structural cells in the development and regulation of barrier tissue immunity, as well as during spatial and temporal progression of a disease (with a particular focus on lung injury, lung cancer and lung infections). He leverages cutting-edge technologies- including spatial proteo-transcriptomics, organoid modelling and co-culture functional assays to study cellular heterogeneity, disease-immune dynamics and therapeutic targets. He did his DPhil in Medical Sciences at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford following completion of his undergraduate Bachelor of Biotechnology at the Australian National University. He later held postdoctoral appointments at Oxford Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford (2020-2025), where he led and co-authored multiple high-impact studies, including in Nature Immunology, Cancer Immunology Research, Frontiers of Immunology and Thorax. His research has received international recognition through invited talks, travel awards and poster prize at leading conferences including Keystone Symposium and International Congress of Immunology. He also has experience working in industry, as an intern at the University-Industry Partnership Department, Bioeconomy Corporation, Malaysia in 2015. He has served as a reviewer for journals (Communications Biology and Immunotherapy Advances) and for international grant bodies such as the Dutch Research Council. In 2023, he was awarded the University of Oxford's Award for Excellence- recognising his passion and motivation on immunological research.

Currently is a Professor at Shariah and Law Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Studied at University of Malaya. Received Bachelor of Shariah (Islamic Law) (first class honours) in 1987 from University of Malaya. Later, went to London to receive further training at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and obtained LL.M in 1989 and PhD in 1996. Area of specialization is Islamic law of transactions and property, contemporary issues of fatwa and Shariah courts in Malaysia. Has been teaching at the University of Malaya since 1987 both at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Awarded a number of governmental and international research fund with the accumulative amount of RM600,000. Has successfully supervised more than 30 postgraduate thesis and dissertations. Written and presented more than 100 articles and papers in journals and conference both locally and internationally. Authored and edited six books. Served as consultant and adviser on Shariah matters to several Banks and financial institutions in Malaysia and Singapore. Currently served as Chairman of the Shariah Supervisory Council for Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) and Amanah Raya Berhad. Qualified Shariah Legal Counsel in the Federal Territory Shariah Courts. Appointed as visiting lecturer at Religious Department, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand in 2001, awarded as visiting research associate at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK in 2005, visiting fellow at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London in 2006, visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA in 2011, Ankara Social Sciences University, Universitas Islam Negeri Jakarta and Soka University Japan in 2019 respectively. Hold various administrative posts at University of Malaya as Head of Shariah and Law Department 1997-1999, Deputy Director for Research and Development, Academy of Islamic Studies 2005-2006 and Director of Academy of Islamic Studies 2006-2011. Involved in curricula development, design and monitoring of Islamic Shariah Higher Degrees at University and national level as Senate Member of the University, member of the national accreditation committee of Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA) 2010-2019, auditor and panel assessor for the same agency since 1997. Conferred DSDK by His Majesty the Sultan of Kedah which carries the title Dato' in the conjunction of His Highness 88th birthday on 17th January 2016 for excellent and loyal service. Born in 1962 in Kedah and married to Raihanah Abdullah, with four children (three boys and a daughter) and two grandchildren.