20 YEARS of teaching and research experience 40 ++ Journal Publication, Media appearances Principal investigator for 20++ Grants, including International Grant under the International Labor Organization (Internal Grant: RM 859,901.83, External Grant: RM 4,026,955.01) 25 ++ Patents and Copyrights Expert consultant, trainer, and partner for the Government, Private sectors, and International (ie: Coordinator for My STEM Ambassador Program under MOHE, Interviewer for Government Scholarship, Program accreditator, Expert consultant for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition, Honeywell Design Competition, British International Education Association, International Labor Organization) Experience in Outcome-Based Education and MQF documentation Evaluator for the Engineering Programme under the Engineering Accreditation Council, Malaysia  Treasurer, National STEM Association Coordinator, Mini Theater STEM Program, National STEM Association NSC Steering Committee, Academy of Science Malaysia  Coordinator for B40 Educational Programs, National STEM Association  HRDF Certified Trainer

Farid Wajdi Akashah is an Associate Professor at the Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, and a Senior Consultant at UPUM Sdn Bhd, specializing in fire safety, and building condition evaluations. In 2024, he was appointed as a Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture, Universidad de Navarra, Spain. He holds a Bachelor of Building Surveying from Universiti Malaya and a Ph.D. in Fire Safety Engineering from Ulster University. With over RM662,200 in research grants, his work has influenced fire safety policies, building codes, and risk mitigation strategies. He serves as one of Malaysia’s Representatives to ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire Safety Engineering and is a committee member for the National Standards Committee on Fire Safety and the Technical Committee on Passive Fire Safety Design under the Department of Standards Malaysia, contributing to both national and international fire safety standards. A lifetime member of IAFSS and MyRBS, he also serves on the UN-backed International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition, supporting the Decade of Action for Fire Safety. A Registered Building Surveyor, MyCREST Qualified Professional, and certified Thermographer and NDT-UT Level I, he has led fire risk management, regulatory compliance audits, and building condition evaluations for projects exceeding RM6.88 million. Recognized with the Malaysian Young Building Surveyor Award (2016) and multiple Excellent Service Awards, he continues to advance fire safety, risk management, and regulatory improvements globally.

Dr. Noramin Farid, or Soultari Amin Farid, is a Singaporean choreographer, arts educator, researcher, and performance curator. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.A recipient of the ASEAN-India Youth Award (2018), Singapore Youth Award (2017), National Arts Council Scholarship (2017) and Goh Chok Tong Mendaki Youth Promise Award (2016), Amin holds a PhD in Theatre, Drama and Dance Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.He is the founding member of a few collectives in Singapore and Malaysia: DIAN Dancers, a youth Malay Dance group; Arki-Gen, a research collective focused on Southeast Asian performing arts and Ruai Kolektif, a collective to promote Bornean Arts in Peninsular Malaysia and beyond.