Shukriah Che Kasim memulakan pendidikan awal di Sekolah Kok Pasir seterusnya peringkat menengah di Maahad Muhammadi Tumpat. Telah mendapat anugerah Ijazah Sarjana Muda Bahasa Arab dengan kepujian dari Universiti Al Azhar, Iskandariah, Mesir pada tahun 1999. Pada tahun 2007 telah mendapat Ijazah Sarjana dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia dalam bidang yang sama. Saya mempunyai pengalaman sebagai pensyarah Bahasa Arab di UiTM Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan Pahang selama 5 tahun ( 2000-2004) dan sebagai guru Yayasan Islam Kelantan. Memulakan kerjaya bersama Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2009 sebagai Guru Bahasa Arab di bawah Jabatan Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa Timur Tengah,  Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik tetapi di tempatkan di Nilam Puri atas kepakaran dan keperluan bahasa. Sekarang sedang bertugas sebagai pensyarah Bahasa Arab di Akademi Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pendidikan Universiti Malaya (UMEC ), Bachok Kelantan. Pernah terlibat sebagai salah seorang penulis journal Seminar Antarabangsa  Pengajaran Bahasa Arab bukan kepada Penutur (ICONTALL 2016), artikel di dalam akhbar dan penulis buku Saraf untuk kegunaan pelajar di peringkat Asasi Pengajian Islam.  

Dr Yong Sook Lu working in Department of Economics and Applied Statistics at University of Malaya, MALAYSIA. She holds PhD (Economics, Lancaster University, United Kingdom), MEcon (Economics, UM, Malaysia) and BEcon (Analytical Economics, UM, Malaysia). Her research expertise includes Industrial Organisation, Microeconomics, Monetary Economics and Public Health. She has taught several courses at Undergraduate level including:  Microeconomics, Malaysian Economy, Introduction to Mathematical Economics, Industrial Economics, Macroeconomics and Health Economics (at University of Malaya); Principles of Economics, Microeconomics and Econometrics (at HELP University). She supervised over 50 UG projects including industrial placement projects (at University of Malaya); over 30 Masters Research Projects (at University of Malaya); and 4 PhD (under supervision).  Produced over 15 publications, including book chapters, articles in internationally refereed journals, policy briefs and reports. She has also reviewed several papers for journals and conferences. She has led research projects on: " A Regional Study on Social Protection coverage: ASEAN Countries " (SWRC Grant), "The Impact of Uncertainty on Economic Growth: The Case of ASEAN-5 " (University Grant), “Industrial Organisation and Classification of Firms Listed in Bursa Malaysia” (University Grant) and “Exploring CPI Basket for Identifying Minimum Essentials in Reference Budgets” (SWRC Grant). She is also a co-researcher for projects such as " Rural Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship " (FRGS); “Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey” and “Belanjawanku" (SWRC Grant) and " Malaysia: Labelling Regulations on Natural Rubber Condoms and the WTO TBT Agreement " (Australian Government Aids). She is an Editor for Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies. She was awarded Certificate of Excellent Service (UM) 2016; Certificate of Excellent Service (UM) 2015; UM Excellence Award, Naib Canselor, 2013; Certificate of Excellent Service (UM) 2013; UM Excellence Award, Naib Canselor, 2011; Certificate of Excellence Service (UM) 2011; Best Oral Presentation at The University of Sheffield Postgraduate Research Workshop, University of Sheffield, 2008, (International); Research and Innovation Expo/Silver Medal (UM) 2007, (National); Certificate of Excellent Service (UM) 2006; Research and Innovation Expo/Silver Medal (UM) 2005 (National) and University Book Award (UM) 2001 (National).  

Vilashini Somiah is an anthropologist who is a senior lecturer at the Gender Studies Programme at Universiti Malaya. She received her PhD from the National University of Singapore, an MA from Ohio University, an MRes from Universiti Malaya and a BA from the Universiti Malaya. She maintains a keen interest for underrepresented narratives of women, migrants and Borneans living in the interiors. She is the co-editor of “Sabah From the Ground: The 2020 Elections and the Politics of Survival (SIRD/ISEAS, 2021), and her first book, “Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia: Pelagic Alliance'' with Palgrave Macmillan (TBC 2022). Outside of academia, she writes ethnographic articles on the local socio-political landscape.