Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Khairi ABDUL-WAHAB, Ph.D, MIET, C.Eng. (UK) is currently stationed at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He started his career at the University of Malaya from 1999 as a Research Assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering after graduated from Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom in Electrical Electronics Engineering. He has completed his Master Engineering Science Degree's research (M.Eng.Sc.) in the application of neural network as an intelligent process controller for a chemical reactor.Then, he continued his research in Ph.D. in Genetic Algorithm, Fuzzy Logic, and Neurofuzzy in controlling the temperature of a Partially Simulated Exothermic Chemical Reactor (PARS-EX) in the Department of Chemical Engineering and completed his Ph.D. in 2010. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Khairi has initially started his career as a lecturer in 2006 in the Department of Electrical Engineering and currently is serving the Department of Biomedical Engineering as an Associate Professor. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Khairi was the Principle Investigator for a High Impact Research, Cycle 2, 2 subprogram projects leader for University Malaya Research Grant (UMRG) projects, and 1 subprogram in Faculty of Engineering Research Grant. His current research interest are in biomedical modelling and control system, bio-instrumentation, medical devices, and artificial intelligence. 

Ir. Dr. Jegalakshimi Jewaratnam is a senior lecturer in Chemical Engineering Department , University Malaya. At present, she is also the coordinator for Masters of Safety, Health and Environment Engineering. She received her BEng (Chemical) and MEngSc (Chemical) from University Malaya in year 2003 and 2007 respectively. She completed her PhD (Chemical Engineering) in Newcastle University, United Kingdom in year 2013. She is a Professional Engineer registered in Board of Engineers Malaysia (2019) and  a Chartered Engineer registered in Engineering Council, UK (2018). She is a Member of Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM) (2019) and Institute of Chemical Engineering Malaysia (MIChemE)(2018). Prior to academic position, she has worked in the water industry as a technical and project engineer. In her academic career span, she has published academic journals and conference papers, engaged in industrial consultations and presented invited talks. Her research interests are advanced process control and optimization in bioprocesses, waste recovery and management; environment health and quantitative risk assessment.

NG Boon Kwee obtained his PhD in Technological Innovation Management from Universiti Malaya in 2011. With over 20 years of university teaching experience, he is a dynamic educator specializing in technological innovation management, technology entrepreneurship, science policy, industrial S&T policy, and science diplomacy. His research is at the forefront of Policy and Management of Science and Technology, focusing on industrial science and technology policies, cluster innovation, innovation for inclusive development, grassroots innovation, and social innovation. His publications underscore the critical roles of social networks and embeddedness in national and regional innovation systems. Recognized for his expertise, Dr. NG has served as a consultant for esteemed international and national agencies, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Development Research Centre Canada (IDRC), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Ministry of Economy, and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). In 2019, he was a full-time seconded Experienced Researcher at Bocconi University and UNU-MERIT under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange programme. His accolades include the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2019-2020), the Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Award (2023) from the International Network for Governmental Science Advice Asia Regional Chapter (INGSA-Asia), and Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affair (MOFA) Fellowship 2025. Currently, he is the Associate Editor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TFSC) and serves on the Editorial Board of the Asian Journal of Technology Innovation (AJTI). He was also the Head of Department of Science and Technology Studies (2020-2025) and the steering committee member of National Collaborative Networks of Science Centres of Malaysia since 2023-2015.