Originally trained as a synthetic polymer chemist specialising in living anionic polymerisation of methacrylates, Shameer went beyond that to tailoring azobenzene-functionalised molecules and studying their photoisomerisation dynamics. Now, he is working on incorporating these photoswitches in various matrices to make new and interesting smart materials. Occasionally he can be found experimenting with organic emitters and hiking in his leisure time to remain cool under fire.

Professor Dr. Zurina Osman is a distinguished researcher in the field of energy materials, specializing in polymer electrolytes and electrode materials for electrochemical devices such as batteries, solar cells, and supercapacitors. She completed her PhD at Universiti Malaya in 2003, marking the beginning of a prolific academic career. After earning her doctorate, she joined the Physics Department at the Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya as a lecturer. Her dedication to research and teaching led to her promotion to associate professor in 2008, and later to full professor in 2018. Her academic journey is marked by a steadfast commitment to advancing the field of energy materials, which has been recognized both nationally and internationally. In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities, Professor Dr. Zurina Osman has held several key administrative roles. She served as the Head of the Department of Physics from 2019 to 2021, where she played a pivotal role in steering the department's academic and research activities. Since 2018, she has been leading the Centre for Ionics Universiti Malaya (C.I.U.M), where she continues to push the boundaries of research in ionics and related fields. Professor Zurina's research has resulted in over 100 publications in high-ranked journals, garnering more than 1600 citations, and H-index of 20, reflecting the significant impact of her work on the scientific community. She has also presented her research at numerous international conferences, sharing her insights with the global scientific community. Her mentorship has guided more than 30 postgraduate students, many of whom have gone on to make their own contributions to the field. Her innovative work has been recognized through various awards at prestigious innovation exhibitions, including ITEX and MTE, highlighting her contributions to applied research and technology development.

Dr. Muhammad Faisal Khyasudeen is an expert in ultrafast femtosecond laser spectroscopy, with over a decade of experience in the field. He earned his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, under the mentorship of Prof. Tan Howe Siang at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS). During his doctoral research, he developed and optimized ultrafast transient absorption and multidimensional optical spectroscopy experiments, focusing on the study of chlorophylls and light-harvesting complexes (LHC) systems. His findings have been published in several respected peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Faisal has strong expertise in ultrafast laser systems, including Ti:Sapphire amplifiers and Non-collinear Optical Parametric Amplifiers (NOPAs) for generating ultrashort laser pulses. Currently, he is a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Malaya (UM), where he also coordinates ultrafast laser research activities in the High Impact Research (HIR) building. He is now venturing into a new research field on multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) compounds using ultrafast spectroscopy techniques.