Dr. Asmiza Sani is a senior lecturer and presently the Head of the Software Engineering Department at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. She is deeply engaged in academic leadership, teaching, and curriculum development for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in software engineering and computer science. Her research interests include model-driven engineering, application framework development, software engineering education, algorithm design and analysis, and real-time systems. Her scholarly work aims to enhance software engineering practices and learning through structured engineering methodologies, alternative assessment approaches, and technology-enhanced environments within higher education and applied technology contexts. Additionally, she investigates the integration of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, deep learning, and digital twin technologies to develop intelligent and adaptive systems. Beyond her research pursuits, Dr. Asmiza actively contributes to curriculum review processes, program accreditation, and continuous quality improvement initiatives aligned with national and international standards in higher education. Her academic vision is to advance software engineering education and to develop sustainable, intelligent, and digital systems methods and techniques that effectively bridge academia and industry.

Dr. Muhamad Fazly Abdul Patah has been a distinguished member of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Malaya since 2012. Dr. Fazly obtained his BEng and PhD from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His primary research focus is on the production of sustainable chemicals and energy alternatives, specifically through the conversion of low-value materials and waste into valuable products such as char/biochar, liquid fuels, and hydrogen-rich gases. Dr. Fazly’s contributions to the field of chemical engineering and sustainability are substantial. His pioneering work in thermochemical processing and waste upcycling has established him as a leading researcher in the development of sustainable energy solutions. His publications and media appearances reflect the significance and applicability of his research, which continues to influence both academic and industrial practices. Dr. Fazly is actively engaged in supervising Masters and PhD research students, contributing to advancements in engineering and environmental sustainability. He has been involved in over RM 5.0 million worth of research projects, leading multiple national and international initiatives. The projects span several key areas including: Thermochemical Reaction: Including torrefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, and liquefaction processes. Chemical Upcycling: Transforming plastics, biomass, rubber, and municipal wastes into higher-value products. Ozone Gas Applications: For sterilization and water treatment. Catalysis and Chemical Reactions: Optimization of chemical reactions and reactor design. Hydrodynamic Simulation: Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for fluid flow simulation. Liquid Atomization/Spray: Both with and without reaction. Bioreactor Design: Development for mass production of medicinal mushrooms. Dr. Fazly remains an active researcher and collaborator, contributing to multiple projects aimed at advancing sustainable technologies and improving environmental management. For further details on his research or collaboration, please contact Dr. Fazly via email at fazly.abdulpatah@um.edu.my or visit him at the University of Malaya.

    Professor Dr Ilhaamie is serving at the Department of Islamic Management and Finance, Academy of Islamic Studies, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Previously known as Department of Shariah and Management. She is currently the Editor in Chief for Online Journal of Islamic Management and Finance (OJIMF). She obtained her PhD at USM, MBA from UKM and BBA, IIUM.  Her current research interests are human resource management, entrepreneurship, service quality and Islamic management.  To date, she has authored and co-authored books, book chapters, journal, newspaper articles and conference papers. She has presented her papers in UAE, Singapore, Brunei, Beijing, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Cambodia, Australia, Korea, Thailand, Spain, Italy and UK. Four of her papers have won best paper award at the international conferences. She also had been a key note speaker for two international conferences at Singapore and Malaysia. Her research teams also won diamond, silver and bronze medals in research poster competitions locally and internationally. Furthermore, she was awarded as Visiting Professor at Universitas Muhammadiyah, Yogyakarta in 2024, Visiting Fellow at University of Wollongong, Australia and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan in 2013 and Visiting Scholar at International Islamic University Malaysia in 2019. Due to her excellent work service, she was bestowed with Excellence Service Awards in 2003, 2010 and 2018 respectively, and a Certificate of Excellence Service from University of Malaya in 2011.  Due to her passion in research, she is registered with Global Agency Research, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology for life time member, Migration Research Center as an associate member and Islamic Management Center as Head of researchers.  On top of that, she was appointed as a panel reviewer/assessor for research grants, university education programs, international conferences, books, theses, article journals and job promotion applications locally such as MQA and internationally such as OECD.  She also served as the Head of Department that she affiliated with from 2002 to 2003 and 2008 till 2011, PhD programme Coordinator from 2014 till 2016 and Head of Unit of Leadership and Wellbeing, ADeC from 2021 to 2022 where she organized webinars and 4 national conferences relating to moderation, Islamic entrepreneurship, Islamic finance and Muslim intellectuals.  Prior to that, she was the External Relation Coordinator in 2001. She also had trained government officers pertaining to moderation leadership in 2018 at INTAN. She was also a consultant for Ministry of Human Resource in 2024. Due to her passion in human resource management, she is registered as Associate Member at Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management and Majlis Profesor Negara.