Dr Anuratha RajasegaramSenior Lecturer, Department of Indian Studies, Universiti Malaya Dr Anuratha Rajasegaram is a scholar and a social scientist whose work bridges the disciplines of international relations and governance, Tamil philosophy, and medical humanities with a strong focus on ageing in marginalised communities. She specialises in conflict management, Tamil literature, complementary and alternative medical governance, behavioural changes and humanities. Her research explores the intersection of law and order, medicine, culture, community, social sciences, and the arts to support the restoration and rehabilitation of community well-being. Her interdisciplinary approach aims to deepen the understanding of mental health through cultural and humanistic lenses, contributing to more holistic and community-informed practices. Dr Rajasegaram holds a PhD and a Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) from Universiti Malaya, as well as a BSc from Middlesex University, England. She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Indian Studies at Universiti Malaya, where she continues to engage in research and teaching that emphasises the human dimensions of health and healing. Previously was engaged as a research consultant at the Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor, where she contributed to guiding interdisciplinary research. She is actively involved in research and is currently accepting PhD students for 2025 and 2026.

Professor (I) Sr Mohd Khairudin bin Abd Halim                         FRICS, FISM, FMIPFM, MBVAM, ICVS Professor (Industry) Real Estate Department Faculty of Built Environment         Prof. (I) Sr Mohd Khairudin Bin Abd Halim is currently an Industry Professor at the Real Estate Department, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, he is a former Director General of Valuation and Property Services Department., Ministry of Finance Malaysia and the Past President of Board of Valuers, Appraisals, Estate Agents, and Property Managers Malaysia.   He is also the Past Deputy President of the Royal Institution of Surveyor Malaysia (2019-2020) and the Past Deputy President of Business Valuers Association Malaysia.   Graduated from UTM in 1983 with B. Surv(Hons), Estate Management and possess his Post Graduate Certificate in Valuation and Property Management from Sheffield Hallam University, UK in 1993.In the year 2019 he obtained Fellowship of Royal Institution Surveyor, Malaysia, and fellowship of the Chartered Royal Institution of Surveying United Kingdom in the subsequent year.   Served the Valuation and Property Services Department for almost 4 decades since 1983. He has been serving in several states namely Pahang, Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Selangor, and Johor and as the Director and District Valuer. He has also served as the Director of INSPEN before been appointed as the Deputy Director General (Strategic Policy) in Head Quarter. His passion and endeavor on specialized valuation make him as the first Division Director for almost 10 years with the Plant, Machinery and Equipment Valuation Division in the Valuation and Property Services Department, Head Quarter.       His previous experience include valuation of plant, machinery, and equipment for various purposes such as market value, liquidation, purchase, privatization, rental, insurance and capital value to the Federal Government, States, Local Authorities and Statutory Bodies.   He has a wide experience in advising the Malaysia Airport Holding (MAH) on Insurance Valuation for all international and domestic airports and STOL Ports in Malaysia.   He has been involved in various Plant and Machinery valuations such as Quarry Plants, Palm Oil Mill Industry, Nanotechnology and electro chemistry equipment, Technical Training Institute, Airports, Vehicles, Satellite/Aircraft testing equipment, Ferry, Power Generation Plant, Water Treatment Plants, Methanol Plants, and many others.   He has been very actives in giving lectures and talks on PME subjects in various Seminars, conferences, and Short Courses locally and abroad. Involve in the collaboration program with Taqeem, Kingdom Saudi Arabia in provided training and guiding for Saudi accredited program. He has participated in the MTCP (Malaysia Technical Corporation Programme) in providing training to international participants in INSPEN since early 2000.   Apart from his current position he is also the Board Members of LPPSA (Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam), Ministry of Finance since the year 2020.

  Dr. Azimah Omar received her B.Eng. degree in Electrical & Electronics and M.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). 2017 she completed her Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics & Systems Engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering UM, and seconded to the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) University of Malaya Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC). Her research interests include solar photovoltaic systems & technologies, nanomaterials & nanotechnology, solar cell modelling & optimization, and solar cell fabrication, characterization & analysis. She is also involved in solar PV module testing for industries using Electroluminescence equipment. In April 2025, the Electroluminescence Testing Lab successfully demonstrated its technical competence to operate in accordance with MS ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017).    She is also an active Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA, and a Graduate Engineer of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). In December 2024, she was appointed as a Counselor for the IEEE UM Student Branch, where the team will be organizing the SCOReD2025 conference in November 2025.  In January 2020, she was selected to join the DAAD DIES ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants in Malaysia (Remote Seminar) organized by the University of Cologne, Germany. After completing three-section courses, she is officially in the DAAD DIES ProGRANT Alumni Community. In December 2024, in collaboration with Professor Takashi Sagawa (Kyoto University), their research work was selected to join the Leadership Exchange Course (FY2024, JST NEXUS program), sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and organized by Kyoto University, Japan. She recently had 740 total citations and a 12 h-index and 937 total citations, 15 h-index based on SCOPUS and Google, respectively. She is also an active and recognized Reviewer for the Journal of Materials Research, Heliyon Elsevier Journal, Nanotechnology Journal (IOP Publishing), and Materials Chemistry & Physics Elsevier Journal.