PROFESSOR IR. DR. YAP HWA JEN

Ir. Dr. Hwa-Jen YAP is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He obtained a tertiary academic qualification from the Universiti Malaya for a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering Science and PhD in Engineering.  Before joining UM, he worked in the Air-Conditioning R&D industry from 2000 to 2002. He has to date published more than 100 papers in respectable journals and conference proceedings both locally and internationally. He has supervised more than 40 PhD and Master's students. His area of interest in research includes Extended Reality (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality),  Virtual Manufacturing (VM), Product Design, Artificial Intelligence, Sports Engineering, Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0), Robotics (Industrial Robots & Collaborative Robots, Cobot) and Automation. He is also actively involved in consultancy projects, in which he has more than 15 research & technology projects related to the Aerospace Manufacturing industry.  Ir. Dr. Yap was the head of the Centre of Product Design & Manufacturing (CPDM) from 2013 to 2015. He was the Deputy Dean (Development) of the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya from 2017 to 2018. Currently, he is the Director of Universiti Malaya's Consultancy Centre (Pusat Perundingan Universiti Malaya, UMConsult), Director of the UPUM Resources Sdn Bhd and Managing Director of the UPUM Sdn Bhd. On professional qualifications, he is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in the Mechanical Engineering discipline registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He is also a member of The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) of the Engineering Council, UK.

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. SALINAH BINTI JA'AFAR

Salinah Jaafar ialah Profesor Madya di Akademi Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Malaya, dengan kepakaran dalam Leksikologi, Linguistik Melayu, Kesantunan Berbahasa, dan Terjemahan. Beliau memperoleh Ph.D. (2008) dalam bidang Leksikologi dan pernah mengikuti penyelidikan di University of Birmingham, UK. Mantan Pengarah Akademi Pengajian Melayu (2020–2022) ini aktif menulis dalam jurnal berindeks Scopus dan ISI, serta menerbitkan buku ilmiah bersama penerbit MAPIM. Dengan pengalaman hampir tiga dekad dalam pendidikan tinggi, beliau dikenali sebagai pensyarah yang berdedikasi, tekun, dan komited terhadap kecemerlangan ilmu. Selain mengajar, beliau giat dalam penyelidikan FRGS yang merangkumi bidang Pragmatik, Hubungan Etnik, Korpus Melayu, Linguistik Komputer, dan Terjemahan Hadis. Pengalaman luasnya sebagai pentadbir universiti turut memantapkan peranan beliau dalam kepimpinan akademik, pembangunan kurikulum, serta pementoran staf. Salinah Jaafar is an Associate Professor at the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya, specializing in Lexicology, Malay Linguistics, Language Politeness, and Translation Studies. She earned her Ph.D. (2008) in Lexicology and completed a six-month research attachment at the Centre for Academic Research in English (CARE), University of Birmingham, UK.  A former Director of the Academy of Malay Studies (2020–2022), she is an active scholar whose works have been published in Scopus- and ISI-indexed journals as well as in scholarly books by MAPIM Press. With nearly three decades of experience in higher education, she is known for her dedication, diligence, and strong commitment to academic excellence.  Beyond teaching, she is actively involved in FRGS-funded research focusing on Pragmatics, Ethnic Relations, Malay Corpus Development, Computational Linguistics, and Hadith Translation. Her extensive administrative experience at the University of Malaya has also strengthened her role in academic leadership, curriculum development, and staff mentorship.  

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DR. JULIAN WONG JOON IP

Dr. Julian Wong Joon Ip is a psychiatrist and medical lecturer with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. He graduated with Honours in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Hons) from Monash University and later obtained his Master of Psychological Medicine (MPsy.Med.) from Universiti Malaya. Dr. Wong is actively engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate education, clinical practice, and academic research. He serves as a practicing psychiatrist at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. His clinical interests include psychiatric comorbidities, with a particular emphasis on consultation-liaison psychiatry, community-based mental health services, and psychotherapy. He is currently part of both the consultation-liaison psychiatry team and the Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) at UMMC. Dr. Wong is a certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) clinician, having completed a training program by Dr. Gregg Jacobs (University of Massachusetts Medical School). He has also completed Pre-Core Training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) under Dr. Samuel Cheng at Changi General Hospital and will soon begin a 3-year Core Training program in ISTDP as a subspecialty focus. He is also a certified TMS clinician, having completed the International Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Certification Course in London, organised by the Academy of Brain Stimulation. Dr. Wong actively promotes mental health literacy and wellness in the community. He frequently speaks at public forums, conferences, and symposia (locally, regionally, and internationally) to discuss latest evidence based clinical practices, promote mental wellness and improve mental health literacy in the community.

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