Mohammad Tawfik bin Yaakub is a senior lecturer in the department of Political Science, Public Administration, and Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Malaya. He obtained his Degree in Social Sciences (Political Science) in 2010, his Master of Social Sciences (Political Science) in 2012, both from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Studies in 2018 from the University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur. Prior to joining UM, he worked as a tutor in the School of History, Politics, and Strategy at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) from 2010 to 2012, and as Assistant Secretary at the Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) from 2012 to 2013. He subsequently served as a Research Assistant at the Centre for the Study of Malay Excellence, Academy of Malay Studies (UM) from 2013 to 2015. During his tenure at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Mohammad Tawfik bin Yaakub was also appointed to hold several positions at the faculty and university level, including Research Fellow at the University of Malaya Centre for Democracy and Elections (UMcedel) from 2021 to 2022, committee member of the University of Malaya Sports Program from 2021 to 2024, and Department Representative for the Postgraduate Committee from 2020 to 2021. Mohammad Tawfik bin Yaakub has extensive knowledge in the field of Political Science, with specialisation in Malaysian politics, federalism, Malay politics, comparative politics, and ethnic politics. He was also named Chief Researcher, in charge of two national studies: The Re-Empowerment of Parliament Institutions in Malaysia After 14 General Elections and Its Impact Towards Democracy from 2019 to 2021, and The Socioeconomic Influence of Voters on the Results of the 14th General Election in Selangor from 2019 to 2022. Other co-researcher projects include: “Re-introduction Of Local Elections in Malaysia: Assessment of Its Possibility and Impact On The Social Structure from 2018 to 2020”; “Addressing The Future Of Work: Policy And Stakeholders Response On Graduate Employability Since The Pandemic from 2022 to 2024”; and “Border Security Along Kudat And Sandakan Sabah's Eastern Coastal Areas: The Impact Of Social-Business On Sustainable Livelihoods from 2018 to 2020”.  He is also active in publishing articles on Malaysian politics in journals, books, book chapters, and mainstream newspapers. Since 2021, Mohammad Tawfik b Yaakub has published one Scopus-indexed article, 14 articles in internationally and locally indexed journals, a book titled “Dua Era Kerjasama Politik UMNO-PAS: Bermula Cita-Cita, Berakhir di Putrajaya” in 2020, and seven chapters in books. In addition, from 2018 to the present, he has written 200 articles about Malaysian politics for mainstream print and online media outlets such as Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia, Sinar Harian, Kosmo, Harakah, and Awani Online. Mohammad Tawfik b Yaakub is frequently invited to appear as a political analyst for Malaysian mainstream media outlets such as TV1, TV3, Astro Awani, Al-Hijrah TV, Sinar Harian, Bernama TV, Sarawak TV, and the country's main radio channels such as Buletin FM, Era FM, Sinar FM, Nasional FM, KL FM, and Bernama Radio. He was a panellist on Sinar Harian, Bernama, RTM, and Astro Awani during the 15th Malaysian General Election. Apart from that, from 2021 to 2022, he is frequently invited by government institutions such as The Royal Malaysian Police College (PDRM), the Islamic Training Institute of Malaysia (ILIM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Teacher Training Institute, Ministry of Education and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA) to conduct courses and provide briefings on political developments in the country. In addition, he was invited by the Public Service Department (JPA) to serve on the interview panel for the Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP).

Kanagi Kanapathy is Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Malaya. She was the Head of Operations and Information Systems Department from January 2020 to September 2021.Kanagi holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of South Australia. A versatile educator and researcher, she has about 23 years of teaching experience in higher education. She also held managerial positions in multinational companies for 10 years, in manufacturing sector prior to joining the academia. Kanagi has published widely in the area of operations and supply chain management in numerous ISI WoS and Scopus journals. She is a core member of Centre for Research in Industry 4.0 (CRI4.0), University of Malaya. Kanagi was a visiting research scholar at Lee Business School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. She has co-authored a book on Value Added Tax: Country Governance and Economic Efficiency and has contributed a book chapter, Eco-Innovation towards Sustainability in the book, Current and Emerging Issues in Operations Management. Kanagi was awarded the Highly Commended Paper of the year by Emerald Literati Network in 2016.  Kanagi has presented papers at international conferences, which include the reputable IEEE conferences. She has been invited to deliver key note addresses in International Business Conferences such as International Conference on Business, Economics, IT and Management’ 18 and International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (ICMRI 2023). She was invited as a speaker at Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) 2019: International Training Course on Fostering Maritime Industry Management Through Industrial Revolution 4. She has delivered several virtual Guest Lectures (2020 -2022) at Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and Hochschule Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2023). Kanagi conducted an online Training Course on Productivity Measurement for Service-sector Organizations 2021, organised by Asia Productivity Organisation (APO), Tokyo, Japan. She held a consultant position for 5 months at Agile Management Consultancy, as part of Industry attachment in 2022. Kanagi was invited as a Speaker at APO’s productivity talk which was streamed live over APO’s You tube Channel in June 2023.

I, Chia Jee Luen, was born in Pantai Remis, Perak, Malaysia, in 1984. I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. in Ancient Literature from Shandong University, China, in 2019. I previously served as a researcher for the "Research, Translation, and Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber in Malaysia (Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah)" project.I am currently a senior lecturer and researcher at the Hong Lou Meng Research Center in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya. I hold the position of secretary of the Persatuan Siswazah Jabatan Pengajian Tionghoa (PEJATI) and am a member of the Writers' Association of Chinese Medium of Malaysia. My teaching and research fields include classical Chinese novels such as "Dream of the Red Chamber" and literary dissemination studies.I have authored the book "The Dissemination and Research of 'Dream of the Red Mansions' in Malaysia and Singapore (1818-2018)" and co-edited two monographs: "Transplanting Flowers and Cultivating Dreams: Dr. Seng Yan Chuan's Works on Redology" (2023) and "Chan Kong Choy Hong Lou Meng Research Books Collection Catalog and Review" (2015). I have published over twenty articles in various journals, namely "Hong Lou Meng Xuekan (Studies on 'Dream of the Red Mansions')", "Cao Xueqin Yanjiu (The Study of Cao Xueqin)", "Hong Lou Meng Yanjiu (Studies on 'Dream of the Red Mansions')", "Asian Culture", "Forum for World Literature Studies", and "Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture", as well as in local and international publications.谢依伦（Chia Jee Luen），1984年出生于马来西亚霹雳州班台，祖籍广东潮州澄海。硕士毕业于马来亚大学（简称“马大”）中文系，2019 年获得山东大学古代文学博士学位。曾任“马来文版《红楼梦》（Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah）研究、翻译及出版计划”研究员、马大《红楼梦》研究中心博士后研究员。现为马大中文系高级讲师、马大《红楼梦》研究中心研究员兼秘书、马大中文系毕业生协会秘书长、马来西亚华文作家会员兼查账。2024年荣获马来亚大学颁发的卓越服务奖状（SPC Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang）。教学及研究方向为中国古代小说、《红楼梦》研究以及文学传播学。著有《〈红楼梦〉在马来西亚和新加坡的传播与研究》，合编著《移花植梦：孙彦莊的红学文集》、《陈广才红学研究藏书目录及评介》。在《红楼梦学刊》《曹雪芹研究》《世界文学研究论坛》《アジア文化 Asian Culture》《马大华人文化与文学》等期刊及国内外书刊发表论文二十余篇。