Dr Mohd Hafiz bin Mohd Saadon is an astrophysicist and an astronomer. He received his BSc (Hons.) in Applied Physics (2009) and MSc in Astronomy (2014) at University Malaya. Later, he was awarded the Doctorate Degree (PhD) specializing in Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales in 2021. The area of expertise also includes Islamic astronomy and specializing in galactic archaeology, astronomical spectroscopy, galactic and stellar formation and evolution, and stellar chemical behaviour. Dr Mohd Hafiz is experienced in using big data analysis for the research and the study of chemical behavioural patterns in stellar clusters and galactic populations.    

Daniel Chow Ung T’chiang (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. He was the former Deputy Dean (Research and Development, 2020-2022) and the former Deputy Dean (Research, 2022). His areas of interest include English for Specific Purposes and Critical Genre Analysis. He is currently involved in research projects on Professional Discourses and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Daniel is the Treasurer of the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL), an affiliate of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), and the Treasurer of the AILA 2024 World Congress.

Academic Qualification: Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2025 – Thesis with Distinction (Graduate on Time) Research Field: Health (Medicine) Specialisation: Medical Microbiology Master of Medical Science, 2021 Research Field: Medical Microbiology Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry), 2017   Publications: Niek, W. K., Teh, C. S. J., Idris, N., Sit, P. S., Lee, Y. Q., Thong, K. L., & Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S. (2020). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2003–2015: Comparative evaluation of changing trends in molecular epidemiology and clinical outcomes of infections. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85, 104567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104567 Lee, Y. Q., Kamar, A. A., Velayuthan, R. D., Chong, C. W., & Teh, C. S. J. (2021). Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Pediatrics & Neonatology, 62(2), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.002 Teh, C. S. J., Lee, Y. Q., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Niek, W. K., Lau, M. Y., Idris, N., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Ho, P. F., and Por, L. Y. (2021). Development of a web-based multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) monitoring and transmission tracking system on the basis of microbiology and molecular characteristics. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 15(1): 303-311. doi:10.1080/16583655.2021.1978807 Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Karunakaran, R., Vellasamy, K. M., Abdul Jabar, K., Kong, Z. X., Lau, M. Y., & Teh, C. S. J. (2022). Characterisation of non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae based on their clinical and molecular profile in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 11(11), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11111670 Yap, P. S. X., Chong, C.W., Ponnampalavanar, S., Ramli, R., Harun, A., Tengku Jamaluddin, T. Z. M., Ahmed Khan, A., Ngoi, S. T., Lee, Y. Q., Lau, M. Y., Tan, S. C., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Mak, S. T., Abdul Jabar, K., Karunakaran, R., Ismail, Z., Salleh, S. A., Md Noor, S. S., Masri, S. N., Mohd Taib, N., Jasni, A. S., Tee, L. H., Leong, K. C., Lim, V. K. E., Abu Bakar, S., The, C. S. J. (2023). A multicentre study to determine the in vitroefficacy of flomoxef against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in Malaysia. PeerJ 11:e16393. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16393 Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Wong, J. H., Kong, Z. X., Ngoi, S. T., Karunakaran, R., Lau, M. Y., Abdul Jabar, K., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). Investigation on the mechanisms of carbapenem resistance among the non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1464816 Lau, M. Y., Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Dwiyanto, J., Lee, Y. Q., Woon, J. J., Kong, Z. X., Jasni, A. S., Lee, M. C. C., Obaidellah, U. H., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). The Characterisation of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiand Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 13(11), 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13111107 Li, F., Hooi, S. L., Choo, Y. M., Teh, C. S. J., Toh, K. Y., Lim, L. W. Z., Lee, Y. Q., Chong, C. W., & Ahmad Kamar, A. (2025). Progression of gut microbiome in preterm infants during the first three months. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 12104. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95198-1