Dr Shamshul Bahri received his PhD from Brunel University, London, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Malaya, and his Bachelor of Business Adminstration (BBA) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Before joining University of Malaya in 2000, he worked as an officer at the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Jalan Riong Bangsar. There, he assisted the Central Region Circulation Manager in coordinating the Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and Kelang circulation offices.  He lead the Department of Operations and Management Information Systems, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya in two stints: 2011 to 2014 and 2018-2019. His speciality is in the area of information systems (IS), especially IS implementation, payment systems, healthcare information systems, and social media. His current research interests lie in the area of finance technology (Fintech) and big data analytics. He was a Visiting Fellow at the School of Information Systems and Technology Management, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia in 2014 and a Visiting Professor at Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia, in 2020.  As an academic, Dr Shamshul had scored many firsts. He was the first academic from Malaysia's public universities to co-chair the program committee of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS). It happened in the conference's 21st edition (2017) held in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. He was also the first from Malaysia's public universities to be selected as an associate editor (the Human Behavior and IS Track) at the premier International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) when it was held in 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was also the first from Malaysian universities to get the outputs from his joint-research with colleagues from UNSW and NUS, published in the Information Systems Journal (ISJ) and European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS). The two journals are listed in the "IS senior scholars' basket of eight" publications considered to be the most prestigious in the field of information systems. He is also currently a senior editor for the Pacific Asia Journal of Information Systems (PAJAIS) and an editorial member for the International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering. In recognition of his contribution to the Association for the Information Systems (AIS) and to the field, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, he was recently awarded by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) the title of "Distinguished Member of the AIS", the first, and currently the only academic from Malaysian universities to receive the honour.  Although less athletic, Dr Shamshul likes to play tennis. His hobbies include reading and singing.  

Dr. Zamri Hussin graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) in 2012. He completed his specialist training in periodontics at Manchester University (UK) in 2018, earning a Distinction. In the same year, he was awarded Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (UK). In 2017, Dr. Zamri received the Dentsply Prize for Best Postgraduate Student Oral Case Presentation, recognizing his insights into periodontal health, treatment, and patient perspectives. He currently serves as the Secretary of the Malaysian Society of Periodontology and is a life member of the Malaysian Society of Oral Microbiologists and Oral Immunologists. Dr. Zamri is a full-time periodontist and lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. His expertise includes non-surgical periodontal therapy (oral hygiene education, behavior modification, and root surface debridement) and surgical periodontics. His surgical skills encompass root surface debridement, periodontal regeneration, grafting procedures for intrabony defects, gingival recession, and mucogingival aesthetic surgery. Additionally, he performs implant dentistry and related surgeries. Dr. Zamri practices evidence-based, minimally invasive surgical techniques using microsurgical instruments and magnification to enhance patient comfort and improve healing outcomes. His current research interests include clinical and metagenomic insights into promicrobial synbiotic adjunctive therapy, periodontal phenotypic profiling in orthodontics, and digital innovation in behaviour modification therapy. He is dedicated to advancing his field through high-quality research, teaching, and clinical excellence, while also giving back to society.

Azmin Azliza Aziz is a Senior Lecturer in the Decision Science department at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. She holds a BSc. in Industrial Mathematics from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), a Masters in Applied Statistics from Macquarie University, Sydney, and a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Warwick. She is currently the Coordinator for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at the faculty. Dr. Azliza’s research interests extend to optimization, digital technologies, IoT, supply chain, halal logistics, and social media studies, areas where she supervises numerous PhD and Masters students. Over the past decade, she has contributed articles to esteemed journals, authored multiple book chapters, and presented at various conferences. Leading recent research grants on mobile health applications and the Internet of drones, Dr. Azliza’s work was honored with two medals at the Malaysia Technology Expo 2021. ‪