Dr. Sameer has a PhD in Social Networking and is presently working as Associate Professor at Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He has over two decades of work experience in the industry and academia and also holds a PMP® (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI, USA. Dr. Sameer has been consistently ranked in the World's Top 2% Scientists list (released by Stanford University and Elsevier) from 2021 to 2025 (present) - Field: Social Sciences.  At Asia-Europe Institute (AEI) Dr. Sameer has taught courses at the Masters level on Information Technology K-Economy, Social and economic dimensions of Digital Economy, History of Southeast Asia and Research Methods . He has been the Program Co-ordinator for International Masters in Information Management (2014 - 2016) and is currently the Programme Co-ordinator for International Masters in ASEAN Studies program (2016 -). He is the founding Managing Editor of AEI Insights (an official AEI peer reviewed journal) since 2014. During 2015 he was the visiting scientist at Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany.    His current research and teaching interests are in the field of Social Networks, Data Analytics, Educational Technologies, Social informatics, Digital economy in Asia-Europe, and History of Southeast Asia. Dr. Sameer has successfully completed grant-based research projects (High Impact Research and UM Frontier Science Research) as Principal Investigator and a bilateral interational project (ETH- Switzerland funded). He has organised international workshops and events and has chaired panels in international foras. He is the life member of Computer Society of India and member of several national and international research centers and associations. He has several papers published in ISI-Web of Science indexed journals (publishers include Springer, Emerald, Wiley, McMillan Palgrave, Elsevier and others). He has regularly reviewed for top ISI journals including JMIR, PlosOne, JASIST, Scienometrics, and several others and supervises candidates at both Masters and PhD levels. 

Dr Nur Aulia Rosni is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya (UM). She obtained her Ph.D. from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 2018 and joined UM in the same year. She has published numerous articles, chapters in books, and books related to Land Use Planning, Urban Park and Recreational Planning, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Urban Planning, Planning Law, and Governance. She is also particularly skilled in technical aspects, especially in utilising GIS and planning practice. Her research interests include land use planning, urban analytics, transportation planning, planning law, and urban management. Her recent research projects focus on land use planning for urban parks, urban placemaking, and physical planning for neighbourhoods that are elderly-friendly. 

Dr. Evelyn S. Devadason is a Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Malaya, and currently serves as Vice President of the Malaysian Economic Association (MEA). She has held several academic leadership roles, including Head of the Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS) from July 2013 to December 2014, and Deputy Dean (Research and Development) at the former Faculty of Economics and Administration (now the Faculty of Business and Economics) from September 2012 to July 2013. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Malaya (2006) and a Master of Social Sciences in Economics from the National University of Singapore (1992). Her research expertise lies in international trade and regional integration, with a strong focus on policy relevance and cross-regional comparative analysis. In recognition of her scholarly and policy contributions, she received four prestigious appointments, three in 2023 and one in 2025: Expert Member, Special Committee on Economics and Finance, Malaysian Parliament; Member to the Board of Directors, East Asian Economic Association (EAEA); Malaysian Representative, International Steering Committee of the Pacific Trade and Development (PAFTAD) Forum; and Member to the Board of Directors, Medical Device Authority (MDA), Malaysia. She currently serves as Associate Editor to the International Journal of Social Economics (Emerald) and Asian Economic Journal (Wiley) and member to the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Contemporary Asia (Taylor & Francis) and the International Journal of Rural Management (SAGE). Her research has been widely published in high-impact international journals indexed in SSCI and AHCI, including World Development, The World Economy, The China Review, India Review, The Pacific Review,  Journal of Contemporary Asia, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of International Development, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Asian Economic Journal, Global Economic Review, Singapore Economic Review, Asia Pacific Education Review, Social Indicators Research, Technological and Economic Development of Economy, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence and Environment Science and Pollution Research. She has contributed to and led research projects in partnership with key national agencies, including the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC), the Medical Device Authority (MDA), and Institute for Democracy and International Affairs (IDEAS), providing research insights to support regulatory development and industry policy. At the regional and international levels, she has collaborated with prominent organizations, such as the: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions-Asian and Pacific Regional Organization (ICFTU-APRO), Singapore; Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Japan; Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila; World Bank (WB), Washington DC; Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (ERIA-UNCTAD), Jakarta; Open Economy and Trade Research Centre, Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce, China; Food Industry Asia (FIA), Singapore; United Nations Environment Programme – Denmark Technical University (UNEP-DTU); and European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme through the Competing Regional Integration in Southeast Asia (CRISEA) project. More importantly, she has extended the reach of her academic work beyond scholarly circles, ensuring that her research on trade policy—particularly non-tariff measures (NTMs)—translates into tangible benefits for policy, industry, and society. As part of her knowledge transfer efforts, she has conducted capacity-building workshops and training sessions for a range of Malaysian government agencies and regulatory bodies. These include the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC), Department of Standards Malaysia, Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), and Ministry of Works (KKR). Through these engagements, she has equipped policymakers with evidence-based insights to better navigate and respond to the growing complexity of international trade rules. In addition to working directly with institutional stakeholders, she is committed to public-facing scholarship. She has actively engaged with the media, including appearances on BFM 89.9 and TVS (Channel 122), to discuss pressing trade-related issues in a way that is accessible to the general public. To further amplify her voice, she has authored more than 50 short opinion and policy articles published in leading regional and global platforms such as: Business Today Malaysia, ISIS Focus, Biz.Tech Asia, ISPI Newsletter (Italy), ISEAS Perspective (Singapore), Korea on Point, East Asia Forum (Australia), Asia Dialogue, and Asia Research News.