Tutut Herawan is an academician and presently works an associate professor at the Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya. He was a visiting researcher at Parallel and Distributed Computing Research (PARADISE) Lab of Deakin University, Australia. He holds an adjunct professor position at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia (the biggest public university in the country). He has many high international research visibilities including in the Top 2% World Scientists Ranking by Stanford University and Elsevier BV, since 2020-present and his mathematics Erdos number is 4. He is also named as one of the most prolific DBLP-computer science authors and one of the best computer scientists from Malaysia according to https://research.com/ since 2021-present. He received a PhD degree in information technology from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in 2010. He has more than 19 years experiences as academic staff and has supervised many Master & PhD students. He has also examined many Master & PhD Theses from Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and China. He presently holds many strategic administrative positions at the Universiti Malaya such as the coordinator of Universiti Malaya academic journal publications, approval manager for Springer Nature Transformative Agreement - a Program under Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) with 20 public universities  (as a representative from Universiti Malaya), approval Manager for Universiti Malaya with IEEE OA Affiliate Discount Program (in process), and a member research board at Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, the University of Malaya. He has also demonstrated exceptional leadership in securing over RM 4.5 million in research fundings as PI and Co-PI from numerous prestigious grants from government and institutions partners. He has also served as a research consultant for many higher learning institutions in Indonesia. He is an active researcher and serves as the managing editor of Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (ISI WoS), associate editor of Springer Nature Computer Science Journal (Scopus), editor of International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, IGI Global (Scopus), and editor-advisory board member of the book series “Information Systems Engineering and Management / ISEM” of Springer Nature. He has a strong international research network with more than 465 authorship collaboration. He has authored and edited many Springer-series books and published more than 345 articles in various book chapters, international journals, and conference proceedings (with Scopus h-index 36 and ISI WoS h-index 29). He is a reviewer for international journals including top reputable journals e.g., Knowledge-Based Systems, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Information Sciences, IEEE Access, and many more. He delivered more than 50 keynote addresses, invited workshop and seminars, and has been actively served as a chair, co-chair, publication chair, program committee member and co-organizer for numerous international conferences/workshops. He is the general co-chair of the WorldCEM - World Conference on Economics and Management as one of the premier events in business and economics, which will be held in Aveiro, Portugal in Nov 2025. His research area includes data science and big data, data engineering and information systems, soft computing and data mining, information technology for tourism and computer in education.

Professor Ramesh Singh has contributed immensely to the development and enhancement in science & technology in Malaysia, particularly in the field of ceramics engineering. Amongst his significant achievements include the development of an ageing resistant zirconia for steam environment, production of a novel nanostructured hydroxyapatite bioceramic derived from eggshells and bovine bones for orthopedic applications, and more recently is the tailoring of a novel electrical-conducive ceramic that is able to conduct electric current at room temperature without compromising on the mechanical properties. His work has attracted great interest from the industres locally and internationaly. He has provided solutions to industrial problems and have developed new materials/products that exhibits enhance performace and reliability. He has published more than 300 research articles in various ISI/WoS- and Scopus-listed publications and his research group has secured more than RM15 million of research funding for numerous projects relating to materials development, advanced manufacturing and machining. Prof. Ramesh has filed numerous patents for his inventions and received many accolades as a distinguished scholar. He was the recipient of the prestigious IEM Young Engineer Award, MTSF Science & Technology Award 2014 and won more than 55 awards at international/national exhibitions pertaining to his research and inventions. He was recognized as the top 12 "Malaysia Engineer Stars" by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia for his notable contribution in the field of engineering education and advancement in ceramics engineering in the country. Prof Ramesh is a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council, UK, a Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia, a Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and Fellow of five prominent professional societies. i.e. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK, Institution of Engineers Australia, Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Institute of Materials Malaysia and Malaysia Scientific Association. He is on the international Editorial Board of Ceramics International (a Web of Science, Tier 1, Elsevier Publication), the Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (a Scopus-listed publication), Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Institute of Materials Malaysia and Journal of Industrial Technology. Besides research excellence, Prof. Ramesh is also a distinguished professor in mechanical and materials engineering in the country. He is serving in numerous capacities as external assessor, professional mentor, resource person, external examiner, advisor and engineering accrediation panel. He holds a joint appointment as an Associate Director with the Engineering Accreditation Departmment, Board of Engineers Malaysia for his notable contribution in upholding the standards and quality of engineering education in Malaysia.      

Dr. Tahmina Akhter is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. She holds a PhD in Finance from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her research spans behavioural finance, sustainable finance, energy economics, fintech, and financial wellbeing. She is currently leading and contributing to projects on financial resilience and retirement planning, clean energy transition and critical mineral dependency, corporate ESG practices, and fintech adoption. Her work applies advanced empirical methods to address contemporary challenges in financial behaviour and sustainability. With over 12 years of academic experience, she is committed to developing future leaders in finance and banking.