I, Chia Jee Luen, was born in Pantai Remis, Perak, Malaysia, in 1984. I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. in Ancient Literature from Shandong University, China, in 2019. I previously served as a researcher for the "Research, Translation, and Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber in Malaysia (Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah)" project.I am currently a senior lecturer and researcher at the Hong Lou Meng Research Center in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya. I hold the position of secretary of the Persatuan Siswazah Jabatan Pengajian Tionghoa (PEJATI) and am a member of the Writers' Association of Chinese Medium of Malaysia. My teaching and research fields include classical Chinese novels such as "Dream of the Red Chamber" and literary dissemination studies.I have authored the book "The Dissemination and Research of 'Dream of the Red Mansions' in Malaysia and Singapore (1818-2018)" and co-edited two monographs: "Transplanting Flowers and Cultivating Dreams: Dr. Seng Yan Chuan's Works on Redology" (2023) and "Chan Kong Choy Hong Lou Meng Research Books Collection Catalog and Review" (2015). I have published over twenty articles in various journals, namely "Hong Lou Meng Xuekan (Studies on 'Dream of the Red Mansions')", "Cao Xueqin Yanjiu (The Study of Cao Xueqin)", "Hong Lou Meng Yanjiu (Studies on 'Dream of the Red Mansions')", "Asian Culture", "Forum for World Literature Studies", and "Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture", as well as in local and international publications.谢依伦（Chia Jee Luen），1984年出生于马来西亚霹雳州班台，祖籍广东潮州澄海。本科及硕士毕业于马来亚大学（简称“马大”）中文系，2019年获评山东大学国际学生优秀毕业生，取得山东大学古代文学博士学位。曾任“马来文版《红楼梦》（Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah）研究、翻译及出版计划”研究员、马大红楼梦研究中心博士后研究员。现为马大中文系高级讲师、马大红楼梦研究中心主任、马大中文系毕业生协会秘书长、马来西亚华文作家协会出版与发行组主任。2024年荣获马来亚大学颁发的卓越服务奖状（SPC Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang）。教学及研究方向为中国古代小说、《红楼梦》研究以及文学传播学。著有《〈红楼梦〉在马来西亚和新加坡的传播与研究》，合编著《移花植梦：孙彦莊的红学文集》、《陈广才红学研究藏书目录及评介》。在《The China Review》（WOS）、《Comparative Literature: East & West》（SCOPUS）、《Forum for world literature studies》（SCOPUS）《红楼梦学刊》《曹雪芹研究》《世界文学研究论坛》《アジア文化 Asian Culture》《马大华人文化与文学》《Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences》等期刊及国内外书刊发表论文二十余篇。

Poh Li Lau, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Education at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. She has a Ph.D. in Counseling (UM). She completed a 2-year post-doctoral scholarship in counseling psychology at Indiana University Bloomington, USA. Her research interests include career counseling, positive psychology, resilience, cross-cultural and well-being. Poh Li has been teaching subjects such as Career Counseling Practice and Career Development Theories at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels since 2011. She also supervises PhD students conducting research related to the topic of career development. She is responsible for teaching and learning, evaluation activities in the undergraduate and postgraduate counseling programs, and consultation projects. She is also a registered counselor in Malaysia. She publishes more than 50 publications (in books, chapters and journals), and also a reviewer for some well-known journals such as Career Development Quarterly, International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Journal of Career Development and British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. She received the 2025 APCDA Outstanding Educator of Career Professionals Award. She is also President elected for APCDA.

He obtained B.Sc. Hons in 1973 and Ph.D. in 1976 from UM.  He went on a French Scholarship in 1976. He returned to UM as a Lecturer In 1978. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1986 and Professor in 1999.   During sabbatical leaves, he had been to the Tokyo Institute of Technology (1983),  the PennState University, USA (1989). He was a visiting professor to the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1990, and to the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Thailand in April and the University of Sidney in July 1997. He has written 3 textbooks, and published more than 133 journal papers. He had supervised and produced 21 Ph.Ds. and 38 M.Sc. He has filed 25 patents and has served as consultant to many local and foreign companies.