Dr. Ziad Baydoun, born in 1987 in Damascus, Syria, is a renowned academic and researcher specializing in architecture and built environment, with a particular focus on Islamic calligraphy placement in architecture. Dr. Baydoun pursued a degree in Interior Architecture at Damascus University, graduating with excellent marks in 2010. Following his graduation, he worked as a freelancer in the interior design field for two years before joining his father in large restoration projects of Al Azem and gazali Palaces. In 2012, Dr. Baydoun moved to Malaysia to further his education and enhance his artistic talents in 3D design and Arabic cultural arts, particularly the intricate Syrian traditional 'Ajami art. He completed his Master's degree at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2016. Following his Master's, he managed Damascene Art Sdn Bhd, an innovative interior design company specializing in renovation, Islamic art conservation, and creative multimedia projects, reflecting his father's company, Baydoun Art, in Syria. Dr. Baydoun earned his Ph.D. from IIUM in 2022, with a specialization in Islamic architecture. His research on virtual reality (VR) implementation for heritage preservation is widely recognized, and he has published numerous articles in international indexed journals. His expertise spans various 3D technologies and Autodesk software, including Revit, 3D Max, AutoCAD, and Lumion, as well as traditional handmade art. Currently, Dr. Baydoun is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malaya, where he continues to inspire and mentor students in architecture and interior design. His professional journey has also seen him as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Multimedia University and a guest lecturer at IIUM. Dr. Baydoun's contributions to the field have been acknowledged through various media appearances on TV channels such as Bernama TV, TV1, and TV3, and he has been featured in newspapers for his and his family's talents in art and design. Contact Information: Email: ziad@um.edu.my LinkedIn: Dr. Ziad Baydoun Orchid ID: 0000-0001-6903-7934 Scopus ID: 57220101247

Dr. Moon Ting, Su, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Software Engineering at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. She received her Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) and Master of Science (Computer Science) from University Putra Malaysia, and her Ph.D. (Computer Science) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to joining the education sector, she was an analyst programmer. She was the industrial training coordinator for FCSIT from 2014 to 2016, and for the Department of SE from 2016 to 2018. She is the Master of Software Engineering (Software Technology) Programme Coordinator and the Head of MSE(ST) Dissertation Title Vetting Committee since 2020. She has been or is a member of the curriculum committee and curriculum review committee for the Bachelor of Computer Science(SE) and MSE(ST). She is also a member of the Postgraduate Committee (2019 to present), Screening Committee for Academic Staff Appointment (2022 to present), and Committee for Interviewing International Student Applicants (2022). She is a member of the Research and Innovation in Software Engineering (RISE) Research Group of the department since 2016. She teaches programming and software design courses at the undergraduate level, ranging from Object-Oriented Programming (C++, Java), Data Structure (Java), Concept of Programming Languages, Advanced Programming (C#, .NET), Algorithm Analysis and Design, Software Architecture and Design Paradigms, Software Modelling, to Design Patterns. At the postgraduate level, she teaches/had taught Software Engineering courses such as Architecting Software Systems/Software Architecture, Software Metrics, and Software Engineering Process and Practice. Her research expertise lies in software architecture knowledge management, software architecture documentation, software architecture information seeking, chunking and foraging; empirical software engineering; object-oriented design, design patterns; web services, end-user web services composition, end-user software development; mining software repositories, Application Programming Interface (API) recommenders; CASE tool (programming environment); virtual reality for the Internet. She is interested in many aspects of software design (including software architecture), which include capturing and representing generic and project-specific software design knowledge and design intent, supporting efficient and effective retrieval and usage of this knowledge to assist software designers and end-users in producing good software design that factors in modularity, modifiability, reusability, extensibility, evolvability and adaptability to cater for increasingly complex software systems. Her ultimate goals are to support Do-It-Yourself (or end-user software development) as well as automated software design, development and evolution, and apprenticeship in software design. Her latest research also includes the design and development of ethical software, software engineering aspects of robotics (humanoids), automating SE tasks with foundation models (such as LLM, large vision model), knowledge graph in software engineering, and GraphRAG. Acknowledgement of PartnershipUniversiti Malaya is a member of the Visual Paradigm Online Academic Partner Program and has access to Visual Paradigm Online software and other resources.

      Dr Muggundha Raoov s/o Ramachandran is an analytical chemist and currently a Senior Lecturer at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Dr. Muggundha received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Malaya in 2015 and fully funded by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (SLAB/SLAI Scholarship). He received his M.Sc. degree in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis from University of Malaya and his bachelor degree in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (1st class) from the University of Malaysia Terengganu in 2011 and 2009, respectively. He was attached to Cluster of Integrative Medicine, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) as a Senior Lecturer after completed his Ph.D. To date, more than 40 ISI journals have been published with h index of 11 which comprised of 358 citations in the field of ionic liquids in separation sciences, extraction techniques and new material development for analytical applications. Besides publication, he has also managed to won few Gold Medals in few research innovation competition such as International Invention, Innovation and Design (IIID UITM CNS 2018), Universiti Teknologi Mara Negeri Sembilan, 2018, Penang International Inventation, Innovation and Research Design Platform (PIID 2017), Universiti Teknologi Mara, 2017 and Johan Pertandingan Inovasi GEN PJ MBPJ 2018 KATEGORI IPT, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, 2018. He also received best Oral Presenter award at The International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM), 2018 and Certificate of Excellence in Publication from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2018. He has secured few national grants such Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS, MOE) and Internal Research Grant as a Principle Investigator and Co-researcher. At this moment he is actively supervising BSC, MSC and PHD research mode students and with his expertise, he has been appointed as reviewers, panel, and examiners. Dr Muggundha Raoov s/o Ramachandran has also received professional recognition as Registered Chemist from Institute of Chemistry (IKM, Malaysia), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Malaysian Ionic Liquid Research Society (MILRS). He welcomes the potential candidate to join his research group.    Research Interest • Trace Chemical Analysis  • Ionic Liquid Based Extraction Techniques • Separation Science  • Development of Ionic Liquid Materials • Adsorption of Toxic Pollutants