Dr. Loh Kar Hoe (K.-H. L.) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya. He graduated with a B.Sc. majoring in aquaculture before pursuing his research in fish reproductive for his M.Sc. in NTOU, Taiwan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Fisheries Science from the NTOU in 2009 for doctoral work on taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of moray eels (Mureanidae). After his Ph.D., he spent one year at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined IOES July 2011 as a research fellow. He’s team have discovery eight new species eels (Gymnothorax pseudokidako 2021, Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus 2015, Neenchelys gracilis 2015, Pylorobranchus hoi 2012, Gymnothorax melanosomatus 2011, Uropterygius oligospondylus 2008, Gymnothorax taiwanensis 2008, Gymnothorax shaoi 2007), and a lot of new recorded fish from Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan, and Taiwan. In addition to studying Malaysian fish otoliths, he is also working on the fisheries assessment work on sharks and rays. A total of 47 ISI articles have been published, and 26 technical reports of the IUCN Sciaenidae Red List assessments in 2020. He has collaborative research on the genetic diversity, population genetics of marine organisms; Reef fish diversity and abundance in Malaysian water through DNA barcoding and eDNA in Malaysia. Another study focuses on microplastics in the gill and stomach of fish. He recently secured a research grant to “Resolving systematics of Cephalopods using morphological and molecular approaches in Malaysia”, and “Environment DNA matebarcoding illuminates the diversity of sharks and rays” funded by WWF-Malaysia.

Prof Dr. Raymond Ooi is a quantum physicist with outstanding scholastic achievements. The novelty of his research is the unique combinations of different ideas or topics covering quantum optics, nonlinear optics, plasmonics, molecular spectroscopy, statistical physics of Bose-Einstein condensates and interactions with intense laser pulses. Prof Dr. Raymond Ooi is well recognized in his field, internationally and locally, evidenced by the international and national awards he has received. The Nobel Committee for Physics on behalf of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences invited him as a nominator for “The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2021”.  In 2025 he was elected a Fellow of OPTICA for the development of quantum theoretical framework (Heisenberg-Langevin theory) on nonclassical photon correlations in Raman and quantum plasmonic systems. He is the first Malaysian to be elected a Fellow by OPTICA, the leading global professional society for scientists, engineers, and professionals, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions in optics and photonics (the science of light). In 2013 he won the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation Science & Technology Award. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in 2015, and has been actively contributing his knowledge, ideas and opinions through activities/events in the Academy. He is also an elected Fellow of Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World (AETDEW). He was a Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University in 2015-2019. Raymond Ooi obtained his Dr.rer.nat (PhD) from Universitaet Konstanz, Germany in 2003. He spent 3 years as a postdoc at Texas A&M University, was a regular Visiting Scientist at Princeton University and Max-Planck Institut fuer Quantenoptik, and has collaborated with reputed leaders in quantum physics. He has contributed to the theory of strong fields interactions, particularly generalized Keldysh’s theory of photoionization while at KAIST and Korea University. In 2010, he made a sacrifice to return and develop quantum optics research for Malaysia, initiated "Quantum and Laser Science" research center at Universiti Malaya. Despite being a theorist, he recognizes the importance of experimentation and has secured a High Impact Research grant and single-handedly developed experimental lab on quantum and laser science, including Ultrafast High Intensity Femtosecond Laser and Optics facility. He was awarded the Long-Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) in 2020-2025 awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education. As the Principal Investigator he leads the national quantum communication research program. He was also engaged in several interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary project including brain research, green technology and poverty alleviation. He has 2 patents on harnessing green energy. Prof Dr Raymond Ooi has pioneered quantum optics and technology research and education in Malaysia, developed an undergraduate course on Quantum Optics and a postgraduate course on Quantum Technology. Besides being invited/plenary speaker at more than 35 international conferences, he regularly gave open public Seminars and Workshops to inspire students and the public on the wonders of quantum science and technology. Prof Dr Raymond Ooi is recognized globally, was invited a Guest of Honour at 6th Science & Technology Program (STEP) and Mustafa Prize Award ceremony, Tehran, Iran in 2019.  In 2018, he successfully initiated and chaired the first international conference on Quantum and Nonlinear Optics(QNO2018) attended by many luminaries in the field through the support of three external funds.  He served as a Judge for MIT Technology Review “Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific” and editorial board member for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A and the New Journal of Physics (IOP). He published a book “The Way of Creation, Nature & Life: Physics and Mathematics Perspectives”, and has written articles in the media, connecting science with recent issues, green energy and climate change.

Dr Petrina Tan is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya (UM). She holds a PhD and an LL.M (Corporate & Financial Services Law) from the National University of Singapore (NUS) as well as an LL.B (Hons)(Distinction), equivalent to a First Class Honours degree, from UM. She was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a PhD at NUS and was conferred the PhD in July 2023. Her doctoral thesis examined the regulation of the alternative market listing regime by selected stock exchanges in Asia. Her prior research on retail investor protection and institutional investor stewardship has been published as journal articles in the Erasmus Law Review, Asian Journal of Comparative Law and the Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law as well as a book chapter in the edited volume ‘Global Shareholder Stewardship’ published by Cambridge University Press. She has presented at various international and regional conferences. Her research interests include capital market law and policy, company law and corporate governance and regulatory theory more generally. She was previously a corporate lawyer, federal counsel at the Malaysian Attorney General’s Chambers, senior manager at Bursa Malaysia, adjunct research fellow at the National University of Singapore Centre for Banking & Finance Law and Postdoctoral Fellow at the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, NUS. She was also a sessional tutor at the School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, where she taught Malaysian company law.