Selvajothi Ramalingam is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (FLL), Universiti Malaya. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociolinguistics in 2018, a Master of Modern Languages Studies in 2010, and a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences in 2001 from Universiti Malaya. He also holds a Diploma in Teaching (Secondary School – Tamil Language) from Tuanku Bainun Teachers’ Training College (2002) and a Diploma in Translation jointly awarded by the Malaysian Translation Association and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (2014). His doctoral research focused on language shift and maintenance among the Tamil community in Kuching, Sarawak. His research interests include sociolinguistics, mother tongue education, indigenous studies, translation studies, and language use in job interviews. He has contributed as a writer for the Form Three and Form Five Tamil Language textbooks, currently used by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Malaysia. He serves as an External Examiner for the the Tamil Language Degree Programme at the Malaysian Institute of Teacher Education (Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia) under the MoE. He is also a Council Member of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka for Multi-ethnic Affairs (Malay language and literature) and previously served as a Committee Member for the Semai Language Research Project conducted by the Curriculum Development Division, Ministry of Education. In addition, he is a Panel Member of the Malaysian Indian Research Centre, Department of Indian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. Since 2025, he has been appointed as a Panel Member of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). Currently, he serves as the Coordinator of the Bachelor of Tamil Language and Linguistics Degree Programme and is also the Chief Auditor of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya.

Sameem Abdul Kareem is an academic at the Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She started her career as a Lecturer in the Insititute of Preparatory Studies, ITM (now known as UiTM) in 1986 after  graduating with a B. Sc.(Hons.) in  Mathematics from the University of Malaya, in the same year. Sameem obtained her M.Sc. in Computing from the University of Wales, Cardiff (now known as the University of Cardiff) in 1992. She subsequently embarked on a career in the University of Malaya from 1993 onwards. She obtained her PhD in 2002; her current research interests include Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Machine Learning, Data Analytics/Mining, Image Processing and Biomedical Informatics. She was the Deputy Dean (Undergraduate) at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya,  from 2001 to 2008 and the Deputy Dean (Postgraduate) from 2014 to 2016. Sameem has successfully supervised a number of Master and PhD candidates and acted as Internal and External Examiners both in and outside Malaysia.

Dr Jaime Jacqueline Jayapalan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya (UM). She has extensive professional experience in academia and research, including visiting scholar positions in Sri Lanka and India. Dr Jayapalan's academic journey began with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from the School of Health Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she graduated with First Class honours in 2005. She then pursued a master’s degree in medical sciences from the Faculty of Medicine at UM (2009). Subsequently, she obtained a PhD in Biochemistry/ Proteomics (2015) and recently, a Master of Business Administration degree in Human Resource Management from the same institution (2021). In addition to her academic pursuits, Dr Jayapalan has been actively involved in securing research grants and has successfully obtained funding from various sources. These grants have provided essential financial support for her research endeavours and have facilitated the advancement of scientific knowledge in her field. Notably, she received funding from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, for projects such as the identification of prostate cancer biomarkers, the exploration of predictors for early detection of cardiovascular changes in high-adiposity female adults, and the investigation of biochemical, metabolic, and proteomics changes in different phenotypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. She has also been awarded scholar grants by the Asian Universities Alliance for her outstanding research contributions. With over 725 citations and an H-index of 16 according to Google Scholar, Dr. Jayapalan has made a significant impact on her field. Dr Jayapalan's dedication to research, combined with her impressive academic credentials, publication record, and extensive funding success, establishes her as a prominent and respected figure in the field of molecular medicine. Her expertise and contributions have greatly advanced the understanding of cancer biomarkers and hold significant potential for improving diagnostic methods and treatment strategies in the future.