Associate Professor Dr. Amirrudin Kamsin is a leading Malaysian academic and research innovator in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction, Educational Technology, and Islamic Digital Informatics, currently serving as the Head of the Department of Computer System & Technology at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. With over two decades of academic and institutional leadership, Dr. Amirrudin has played a transformative role in Malaysia’s digital innovation and higher education ecosystem. He has held multiple senior appointments including Acting Director of The Centre for Leadership and Professional Development (UMLEAD), Acting Director and Deputy Director at the Universiti Malaya Centre for Continuing Education (UMCCED), UMEXPERT Coordinator, and a key Taskforce Member of Universiti Malaya’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030. He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from University College London, an MSc in Computer Animation from Bournemouth University, and a Bachelor of Information Technology from Universiti Malaya. With this multidisciplinary training, he leads impactful research that bridges technology, education, ethics, and socio-digital inclusion. As Principal Investigator and Co-Researcher, Dr. Amirrudin has secured over RM 3.6 million in research funding through national schemes such as FRGS and PRGS, as well as international initiatives including the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Newton-Ungku Omar Fund. His major research themes include: Game-Based Learning and AR Serious Games for STEM Education Quranic and Hadith Authentication Frameworks Digital Health and mHealth for Smoking Cessation and Oral Health Cultural Heritage Edutainment Platforms for Youth Tourism Accessibility Portals for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in ASEAN Dr. Amirrudin has supervised and mentored over 70 postgraduate students, including more than 50 PhD candidates across diverse specialisations such as AI in Education, Serious Games, Educational and Training Technology, and Islamic Informatics. He is also a frequent examiner and research advisor for postgraduate theses both in Malaysia and internationally. His scholarly output includes over 100 publications in high-impact SCIE and Scopus-indexed journals, such as IEEE Access, Computers & Education, Thinking Skills & Creativity, Information Processing & Management, and Digital Health. His current H-index is 20 in Publons and 26 in Scopus, with 1,809 citations (Publons) and 2,962 citations (Scopus) — reflecting the growing academic influence of his transdisciplinary research. His innovations have earned over 40 awards — including Special Award, Platinum, Double Gold, Gold, and Silver Medals — especially for transformative work in Islamic digital content validation and health gamification systems. He is also the inventor of a patented Quranic authentication system, granted by MyIPO (PI2021006589), and has registered multiple software copyrights from his digital research outputs. Dr. Amirrudin is actively involved in community outreach with schools, leading digital initiatives on educational gamification, Quranic content integrity, and STEM engagement for youth audiences. At the national level, he contributes to policy and capacity development as: A Panel Assessor and Grant Evaluator for the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) A Curriculum and Academic Program Assessor for public and private institutions A Panel Member of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) supporting national digital content, ethics, and talent development initiatives He is an active member of global academic and professional bodies including the IEEE Computer Society, Internet Society, IAENG, and the Alliance of Researchers on Moderation (ARM). He serves as keynote speaker, plenary panellist, and technical reviewer for numerous international conferences. Dr. Amirrudin continues to advance research that is globally competitive, locally impactful, ethically grounded, and aligned with national strategies such as Education 5.0, the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Dr Reena Rajasuriar is a Clinical Pharmacist by training and an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, University Malaya (UM).  She also holds an adjunct position as a Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, Australia.  She leads the research unit at the Department of Medicine, UM and is Head of the Immunotherapeutics Laboratory (ITL), a core immunology research laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine, UM.    Dr Rajasuriar completed her PhD in Immunogenetics at Monash University, Australia and now leads a translational research program in HIV and Aging at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA).  Her training as a clinical and basic scientist has afforded Dr Rajasuriar the expertise to perform multidisciplinary research spanning basic, clinical and implementation studies.  Her research focuses on understanding drivers of accelerated aging in people living with HIV and its interaction with functional aging outcomes.  She is also invested in understanding how integrated HIV care can best be implemented in resource limited settings to promote healthy aging.   Dr Rajasuriar has published extensively on the intersection of HIV and aging, and is an international leader in advancing the knowledge in this field, having delivered multiple plenaries at international forums, co-authored multiple opinion pieces and viewpoints as well as contributed to the development of consensus statements around this subject matter.  Together with members of her team, she was instrumental in developing the first ECHO training program on HIV and Aging for the Asia Pacific region to advance capacity building for health professionals providing care for people with HIV.  She is also the Principal Investigator of the only HIV and aging cohort in the Asia Pacific region studying aging from a multidimensional perspective, with over a decade of follow up (2014-2024).   Dr Rajasuriar’s work is funded by various national and international funding bodies including the National Institutes of Health, US, the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.  She has received multiple accolades including the Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship (2015), the Loreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Malaysia Fellowship (2016), the IAS Research-for-Cure Academy Fellowship (2018), the CIRA International Visiting Fellowship to Yale (2019), the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2023) and most recently, the Fulbright Malaysian Scholar Award (2024). 

 NAZLI CHE DIN PhD, P. Tech. , Arch. Tech. (LAM ATS/N1), Eng. Tech. (T16459)  Nazli Che Din is a senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. He has been a faculty member since 2006 and holds a PhD from Oita University, Japan.  His research interests lie in environmental and architectural acoustics with a focus on improving quality strategies and related product realization. He has produced a few publications in ISI journals and over 200 technical publications in other refereed journals, proceedings, technical reports, acoustical letters, books, and book chapters. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Scopus-indexed Journal of Design and Built Environment (JDBE), the Journal Acoustics and Vibration Research (JAVR) and is a member of the Editorial Board Member for the Web of Science-indexed journal, Acoustical Science and Technology (AST).  Dr. Nazli is a Professional Technologist of the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), a Registered Architectural Technologist Specialization (Architectural Acoustics) of the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM), a Registered Engineering Technologist of the Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM), a founding member and former President (2020-2024) and currently holds a position as Vice Presicent 1 (2024-2026) in Society of Vibration and Acoustics Malaysia (SVAM), a former member Acoustical Society of America (ASA), a member of International Institute Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV), UK, a former member Acoustical Society Japan (ASJ), a former member of Architectural Institute Japan (AIJ) and a graduate member of Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM). He has held various responsibilities in academic administration, including Deputy Dean of Undergraduate, Deputy Dean of Research & Development, Head of Architecture Department, and Chairman of Council Head of Architectural School Malaysia (COHAS).   Research Interest: Room Acoustics, Building Acoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Environmental Noise, Soundscape, Material Characteristics along with any related fields regarding noise.