Dr. Julian Wong Joon Ip is a psychiatrist and medical lecturer with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. He graduated with Honours in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Hons) from Monash University and later obtained his Master of Psychological Medicine (MPsy.Med.) from Universiti Malaya. Dr. Wong is actively engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate education, clinical practice, and academic research. He serves as a practicing psychiatrist at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. His clinical interests include psychiatric comorbidities, with a particular emphasis on consultation-liaison psychiatry, community-based mental health services, and psychotherapy. He is currently part of both the consultation-liaison psychiatry team and the Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) at UMMC. Dr. Wong is a certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) clinician, having completed a training program by Dr. Gregg Jacobs (University of Massachusetts Medical School). He has also completed Pre-Core Training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) under Dr. Samuel Cheng at Changi General Hospital and is embarking on a 3-year Core Training program in ISTDP as a subspecialty focus from 2026 to 2029. He is also a certified TMS clinician, having completed the International Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Certification Course in London, organised by the Academy of Brain Stimulation. Dr. Wong actively promotes mental health literacy and wellness in the community. He frequently speaks at public forums, conferences, and symposia (locally, regionally, and internationally) to discuss latest evidence based clinical practices, promote mental wellness and improve mental health literacy in the community.

Faisal Ahmad Shah, is a Professor at the Department of Qur’an and Hadith Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaya. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Hadith at the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1996, and later pursued his Master's Degree in Islamic Studies (Al-Quran and Sunnah Studies) at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Subsequently, he undertook his Ph.D. studies at the University of Malaya (UM) and successfully completing his doctoral program in 2007. His Ph.D. thesis titled "The Hadith Methodology of Shaikh al-Marbawi in the book of Bahr al-Madhi" delves into the works of Shaikh al-Marbawi, a renowned hadith scholar in the Malay Archipelago (Nusantara), within his book Bahr al-Madhi, published in twenty-two volumes. Dr. Faisal is actively engaged in extensive research within the field of hadith. He has played a key role in major research projects, including the translation of al-Kutub al-Sittah, funded  from various university grants such as University Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Ngo's like Athar Foundation. Moreover, he has contributed to the research project titled "Smart Phone Applications – Check Before Spread" at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, which received a substantial research allocation of RM458,963. Notably, Dr. Faisal's research endeavors transcend Malaysia, as he had the opportunity to join the Courant Research Center "Education and Religion" at George August University Gottingen, Germany, as a Visiting Scholar for four months in 2014. Additionally, in June 2022, he served as a visiting scholar at Istanbul University, Turkey, where he had valuable interactions and discussions with Turkish scholars specializing in hadith, including Prof. Dr. Bekir Kuzudisli from Istanbul University and Professor Dr. Serdar Demirel from Ibn Haldun University. Dr. Faisal is distinguished as the only Malaysian hadith scholar who is a member of the International Association of Hadith Scholars based in Baghdad, Iraq. Due to his extensive experience and knowledge, he holds editorial positions in several international journals, such as Jurnal Riwayah, Journal of Quran and Hadith Studies from Indonesia, and Journal of Al-Ulum al-Islamiyyah from Al-Iraqiyya University. Furthermore, he is actively involved in the academic community, serving as an academic advisor for various hadith studies programs, including those at al-Madinah International  University, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kolej Universiti Islam Perlis, Universiti Islam Selangor, and Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah. He also had served as an associate research fellow at the Institute of Hadith Studies (Inhad) and as a Committee Member of Lajnah Irsyad MAIWP and Lajnah Ma'alim al-Sunan li Dirasati al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyah (MAIWP) During his tenure at Universiti Malaya, Dr. Faisal has demonstrated his commitment to mentoring and academic supervision. He has successfully supervised a total of 77 students at the Ph.D. and Masters levels, with 18 students completing their Ph.D. degrees and 29 students achieving their master's degrees. Aside from his research contributions, Dr. Faisal has a keen interest in writing, having published numerous articles and books. It is noteworthy that he had published 19 articles indexed by Scopus and 39 academic books, with 19 of them published by MAPIM (Majlis Ilmiah Publishing Malaysia). Some of his notable book titles include "Understanding 'Ulum al-Hadith Through Infographic Sanad," "Harmonizing the Difference in Hadith," "Weak and False Hadith and Its Application in Malaysia," and "Accurate Methods In Understanding Hadith."  

Dr. Lim Siew Huah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Malaya (UM), where she specializes in Natural Products Chemistry and Bioorganic Chemistry. She earned her Ph.D. (2013), M.Sc. (2007), and B.Sc. (Hons.) (2004) from UM, and her research focuses on isolating and studying bioactive compounds from Malaysian plants, particularly alkaloids, for potential applications in health sciences and biotechnology. Dr. Lim has extensive experience in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students and has been actively involved in curriculum development. She teaches courses in organic chemistry and molecular spectroscopy, incorporating contemporary research findings into her teaching. She previously served as the Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the B.Sc. Chemistry program, where she oversaw academic planning and program improvements. In addition to lecturing, she supervises final-year undergraduate research projects (FYP) and mentors MSc and PhD students in organic and natural products chemistry, guiding them in phytochemical investigations and structural elucidation of bioactive compounds. Her research focuses on natural products chemistry, particularly the isolation, structural elucidation, and spectroscopic characterization of plant-derived secondary metabolites. She specializes in the study of alkaloids, employing advanced spectroscopic techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to determine the structures of complex natural compounds. Her work extends to the chemical modification of natural products to understand their structure-activity relationships and enhance their potential applications. Her research explores the diverse flora of Malaysia to uncover bioactive natural compounds with potential therapeutic relevance. Investigations include the structural modification of natural products to explore their chemical properties and interactions, particularly in cancer-related studies, skin brightening effects, and other health-related applications. Through her work, she contributes to the advancement of natural products chemistry and its role in biomedical research.