Dr. Zahiruddin Fitri is a Senior Lecturer in the Building Surveying Department at the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya. Specialising in building pathology (or the science of what goes wrong with buildings), he earned his PhD in Concrete Technology from the University of Dundee in 2012. From 2014 to 2024, he served as Head of E-Learning at the university and was Deputy Director of the Academic Development Centre (ADEC) from 2020 to 2022.   A key resource in teaching and learning, he has conducted extensive training for academics and co-authored university policies on e-learning. He has also played a crucial role in shaping Malaysia’s higher education landscape through his involvement in MEIPTA, a national think tank for e-learning policy and European-level projects like Erasmus+ CBHE.   Passionate about pedagogical innovation, he actively writes on technology-enhanced learning and contributes to national and international education initiatives, and have given several keynote speeches on the topic.    He can be seen riding his bicycle every day to work.

Dr. Arutchelvan Rajamanikam is a researcher and senior lecturer from the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya (UM). He has been active in understanding the role of highly prevalent protozoan parasite, mainly, Blastocystis sp. in healthy and diseased individuals. Arutchelvan completed his undergraduate studies in the field of Resource Biotechnology in 2010 and ventured into Parasitology during his Masters studies(MMedSc) in University of Malaya (2015). His interest in understanding the interaction and synergism of intestinal parasite and gut microbiome led him to complete his doctoral studies(PhD) in University of Malaya in the year 2019. Arutchelvan currently aims to make use of data analytics and data science to  decipher the gut microbial diversity patterns, metabolic profile and function in understanding health and explore the predictive ability of the gut microbiome for the benefit of preventive medicine. He has currently embarked into various projects relating to gut microbiome in colorectal cancer and mental illness with special reference to parasite with fundings closed to RM 1 million. He also contributes as reviewer for various ISI-indexed journals. Recently he was appointed as a working group member for European Cooperation in Science and Technology action (CA21105). His current research interest includes the host-parasite interaction in Blastocystis sp. and Acanthamoeba sp.

Ahmad Yussuf is a Senior Lecturer in the Islamic Education Programme at the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Education from the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Yarmouk University in Jordan. Additionally, he obtained a Master's degree and a Licentiate degree, both in Usuluddin (Quranic Exegesis and Sciences), from al-Azhar University in Egypt. His expertise lies in the field of Islamic Education, Teaching al-Quran, Quranic Studies, and Educational Technology. Furthermore, he has a keen interest in Arabic language studies, particularly in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, and has experience in editing Arabic-Islamic manuscripts. Beyond his specialization in Islamic Studies and Islamic Education, Ahmad Yussuf has a passion for Information and Communication Technology, particularly web-based database programming. He has designed and developed a system utilizing web-based applications for managing teaching practicum using PHP scripting language and MySQL database. Additionally, he holds certifications as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE), Microsoft Educator Trainer, Adobe Creative Educator, and Apple Teacher.