Prof. Ir. Dr. Wong Yew Hoong received his B.Eng. (Hons.) in Materials Engineering and Ph.D. in Electronic Materials from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Before joining Universiti Malaya (UM), he was a Research Fellow at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is now a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Future Sustainable Energy at UM.  On professional qualifications, Prof. Wong is a Professional Engineer (PEng) in Material Engineering discipline registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council UK, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) UK, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (FIEM), Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE) USA, Member of Young Scientists Network – Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM), Associate Fellow of ASEAN Association of Engineering and Technology (AFAAET), and Project Management Professional (PMP®) registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.  Prof. Wong is a passionate engineer, researcher, educator, innovator, and leader in materials engineering, particularly specializing in the processing of electronic materials for energy-related applications. To date, he has published more than 150 research papers in high impact factor WoS/ISI-indexed journals, more than 30 conference proceedings, 5 invited book chapters, and 2 filed Malaysian patents.  In terms of research funding, Prof. Wong is actively collaborating with both local and multi-national industries, securing fundings and consultancy work to solve industry problems. Thus far, he has successfully secured 48 funded projects from the government ministries, industries, international agencies, and university, as Principal Investigator (PI) / Project Lead and Co-PI (37 projects completed; whilst 11 projects ongoing), with a total of more than RM 8 million (RM 6.8 million external grants and RM 1.2 million internal grants), in which, he serves as the PI for 25 projects, worth more than RM 1.6 million (mostly from external sources).  To run the research activities, Prof. Wong heads the Electronic Materials Laboratory and Semiconductor Thin-Film Laboratory. To date, he has supervised 63 postgraduate students (17 PhD, 9 MEngSc, and 21 MEng graduated; whilst 14 PhD and 2 MEngSc on-going) and mentored 4 postdoctoral research fellows.  Owing to his expertise in the field, he served as a Visiting Professor to National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan in 2018 and serves as an Adjunct Professor to Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia in 2023–2026. He is an Editorial Board Member for reputable journal, i.e., "Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing" [WoS/ISI, IF 3.927, Q1 (2020)], a Section Editor of "ASM Science Journal" (Scopus), and Editorial Board Member of "Soft Science" (Scopus). Also, he was being invited several times as Keynote Speaker for international conferences and seminars and as a Guest Speaker to the industry relevant to the semiconductor sectors. On top of that, Prof. Wong was featured various media appearances, such as Sin Chew Daily, Business Today, Asia News Today, Life News Agency, Bebas News, and ApaKhabarTV, with PR values worth over RM100,000. Prof. Wong also serves as External Assessor (EA) for various Engineering Academic Programs at various universities. Besides, he often serves as a Reviewer, reviewed more than 300 manuscripts for several WoS/ISI-indexed journals. Moreover, Prof. Wong's involvement as Internal and External Examiner for master and doctoral theses, as Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Panel Evaluator, as IMM Auditor, as well as Panel Evaluator for National and International Grants underscore his active engagement in scholarly discourse and academic assessment. These engagements not only contribute to the advancement of knowledge but also reinforce his standing as a respected academic within the global community.  Within UM, for more than 13 years (since 2013), Prof. Wong has taken on various administrative and leadership roles, including serving as Program Coordinator (Head of Program) for Mechanical Engineering for 5.5 years (Jan 2016 – Jun 2021) and leading accreditation efforts that culminated in the attainment of Full Accreditation (2021 – 2026) by the EAC. Prior to that, he served as UM Auditor, appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in 2015. These experiences demonstrate Prof. Wong's capacity to manage academic affairs effectively and ensure adherence to quality standards. With these experiences, Prof. Wong currently heads and manages the UM–Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUST) Joint Education Program that contribute to the income generation as well as brings up the reputation of UM internationally. On top of that, Prof. Wong is serving as UM Taskforce Committee Member for the Preparation of Cost Data Documentation. Outside UM, Prof. Wong's engagement with professional bodies such as IEM, IEEE, IMechE, IMM, and YSN-ASM showcases his commitment to advancing the engineering profession and nurturing future talent as Advisor, Chairman, Deputy/Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Academic Liaison roles. He is IEM Treasurer in 2025/2026, IEM Council Member from 2022/2023 to 2024/2025, and Advisor of IEM's Material Engineering Technical Division (MaTD) in 2024/2025 and 2025/2026. Prior to that, in IEM, he served as the Chairman of MaTD in 2023/2024, Founding Deputy Chairman of MaTD in 2022/2023 and 2021/2022, Protem Deputy Chairman of MaTD in 2020/2021, Secretary-cum-Treasurer of Electronic Engineering Technical Division (eETD) in 2016/2017 and Committee Member of eETD from 2013 to 2022. In IEEE – Electronics Packaging Society (EPS) Malaysia, he serves as the Vice-Chair in 2021 – 2023. Prior to that, he served as the Secretary for 4 years, from 2017 to 2020 and Executive Committee Member in 2016. He also serves as an Academic Liaison Officer (ALO) for the IMechE-UM Student Chapter since 2018, Secretary of IMM Standard Assurance Committee (SAC) since 2023 and IMM SAC Committee Member since 2018. With more than 19 years of research experiences (since 2007) and over 17 years of teaching experiences (since 2009) in the field of materials engineering, as well as significant contributions to the society, Prof. Wong earns numerous accolades. In recognition to the engineering research excellence and contribution to the profession and nation, Prof. Wong was bestowed the Anugerah Tokoh Muda Kejuruteraan Negara (National Young Engineering Icon) 2023 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Following that, Prof. Wong was conferred the IEM Young Engineer Award 2024 and IEM Presidential Award of Excellence 2024. Prior to that, he received the prestigious international IEEE–EPS Outstanding Young Engineer Award 2020 by the President of IEEE-EPS, USA for his contributions to the field of electronic packaging materials and semiconductor fabrication technologies through novel material and process development. With the dedication and vast contribution to IEEE-EPS Malaysia and IMechE Malaysia, he was awarded with the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award 2023 and Outstanding Regional Leadership Award 2023 from IEEE-EPS Malaysia as well as IMechE Best Young Member 2023 from IMechE Malaysia. Moreover, he received UM Excellence Service Awards in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2024. He has also won more than 10 awards at international exhibitions pertaining to his research and innovations, such as MTE and ITEX Gold Medals, Silver Medals, Best Invention Awards, Outstanding Innovation Awards, and Special Merit Awards. 

At Universiti Malaya, Dr. Mohd Norbayusri Baharudin serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Social Administration and Justice. His primary areas of specialization encompass prison and correctional administration, the rehabilitation and treatment of offenders, community corrections, group-based approaches to therapeutic communities, substance abuse counseling, quantitative research methods, and covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM). He has received advanced training at Daytop Village Inc. in New York, USA, focusing on drug addiction treatment, as well as at the Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy in New South Wales, Australia, specializing in correctional administration. Prior to his academic career, he dedicated two decades to the Malaysian Prisons Department, where he served as a prison officer, rehabilitation officer, and policymaker. Recently, Dr. Norbayusri has contributed to media discussions on the Pelaksanaan Akta Tahanan Rumah (Implementation of the House Detention Act). The discussion can be accessed via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ExtX-kOzw&t=496s.

09/2023 - 12/2024, City University of Hong Kong (HK, CN)Research Associate. Quantum nanophotonics and molecular plasmonics. Ultrafast exciton dynamics in 2D semiconductors. 10/2020 - 09/2023, University of Białystok (PL)Assistant Professor, PI. Laser-driven femtosecond spin currents for non-equilibrium, ultrafast quantum plasmonics. 06/2018 - 10/2020, Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)Post-doctoral researcher. Nonlinear time-resolved spectroscopy in the mid-IR at the free electron laser facility (FELIX). 12/2014 - 06/2018, Fritz-Haber Institute of Max-Planck Society (DE)Max-Planck-Society fellow. Laser-induced femtosecond spin currents. Spin transfer torque-mediated excitation of high-frequency spin waves. Nonlinear strong coupling of surface phonon-polaritons in the mid-infrared. 12/2010 - 12/2024, Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)Post-doctoral researcher. Ultrafast laser-induced spin dynamics. Nonlinear magneto-plasmonics.