Dr. Mohd Rizal Muwazir serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Islamic Management and Finance at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. He earned his Ph.D. from Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom, in 2012, and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Science Research Methods from Cardiff University in 2007. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Shariah (Shariah & Management) in 2003 and his Master of Business Administration (Accounting) in 2006, both from Universiti Malaya. Dr. Mohd Rizal’s research interests encompass Islamic banking and finance, Shariah auditing and governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and financial sustainability. He currently serves as a Shariah Committee Member at OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad and Great Eastern Takaful Berhad. In addition, he is a research team member at the Gulf One Lab for Computational and Economic Research (GOLCER), Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom. Beyond his academic and professional commitments, Dr. Mohd Rizal also serves on the editorial boards of several local and international journals, including the Online Journal of Islamic Management and Finance (Universiti Malaya), Jurnal Kinabalu (Universiti Malaysia Sabah), and El Muhasaba: Jurnal Akuntansi (Indonesia). He is furthermore a certified Halal Executive, accredited by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM).

Dr. Hong Wei-Han is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, specialising in medical education, curriculum development, educational assessment, and healthcare quality improvement. Her academic work focuses on advancing health professions education through evidence-based teaching strategies, educational measurement, and the development of innovative curricula that support effective clinical training and patient safety. Dr. Hong is actively involved in academic leadership and curriculum governance, including coordinating the MBBS programme and contributing to faculty and national initiatives related to teaching, assessment, and graduate employability. Her research focuses on self-regulated learning, student motivation, feedback literacy, medical student admissions, and educational innovation in clinical training. She has published extensively in international journals contributing to the global discourse on medical education and workforce development. Dr. Hong also serves on editorial boards and participates in international collaborations, conferences, and research initiatives in health professions education. Her contributions have been recognised through multiple awards, including innovation awards in medical education and excellent service awards from Universiti Malaya and international organisations.

Dr. Moustafa Moufid Kassem is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya, specializing in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Resilience. His research interests include seismic fragility and vulnerability assessment, multi-hazard analysis (earthquake–landslide interaction), incremental dynamic analysis, and performance-based design of reinforced concrete structures. He has extensive experience in numerical modeling using advanced computational tools and contributes actively to peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and interdisciplinary research projects focused on resilient infrastructure and community safety.