Professor Dr. Haris Abd Wahab is a faculty member at the Department of Social Administration and Justice, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. He currently serves as the Deputy Dean (Development) and previously held the position of Deputy Dean (Student Affairs) within the same faculty. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Haris specializes in Community Development and has been instrumental in advancing teaching, learning, and research in the fields of community development and social work. He lectures on various subjects including social problems, social work, community development, social marketing, research methodology, and social theories. His research interests encompass community well-being, social care programs for at-risk children in Malaysia, children’s well-being, and social development among vulnerable groups. Before joining academia, Dr. Haris served as a Medical Social Worker at the Ministry of Health Malaysia from 1996 to 2000, where he gained valuable field experience in social work practice.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Ang Bee Chin is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya. She obtained her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Universiti Malaya in 2011, supported by a scholarship. She is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng, UK) and a Professional Engineer (Ir., Malaysia), with research interests in nanoparticles, polymer-based nanocomposites, nanotechnology, electrospinning, materials characterization, and failure analysis. To date, she has published over 100 papers, with an H-index of 33. Dr. Ang is also active in professional bodies and academic leadership. She serves as a Senate member at Universiti Malaya, an Exco member of the Materials Technical Division (IEM), and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Malaysia. Her contributions extend to organizing conferences, mentoring, and serving as a coach or judge in national and international events. She is recognized as a certified Materials Failure Investigator (MFIP-Level 3) and has received awards at international and national exhibitions, reflecting the impact of her research and professional service.

Akbar Sarif bin Muhammad is a lecturer at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Born in Bima, Indonesia, on 15 April 1985, he pursued early education in Pelalawan, Riau, before completing his secondary studies at Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor in 2004. He graduated with distinction and obtained his bachelor's degree in Comparative Mazhab and Law from Universitas Darussalam Gontor in 2008. Driven by a strong interest in Islamic legal theory, he continued his postgraduate studies at the Universiti Malaya, completing his Master’s research on the concepts of maslahah and mafsadah in the thought of al-Imam al-Ghazali and al-Imam al-Shatibi. In 2021, he was awarded a PhD for his work on the application of Maqasid al-Shari‘ah in the development of contemporary Islamic law in Indonesia. His academic expertise spans Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Maqasid al-Shari‘ah in both theoretical and contemporary applications, manuscript studies, Islamic philanthropy, and Islamic property law. He has authored journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, all of which contribute to the enrichment of scholarly discourse in Islamic law and its contemporary applications. Akbar has also collaborated on research projects with government and heritage institutions in Malaysia and Indonesia. At the Universiti Malaya, he teaches, supervises postgraduate students, and actively engages in research and academic discourse at national and international levels.