Dr. Sharifah Muhairah Shahabudin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Development Studies at the Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Malaya. She earned her PhD from the same university’s Faculty of Economics and Administration in 2014, following a Master of Science in Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM) and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Canterbury University, New Zealand. Her research focuses on socioeconomics, social stratification, gender, youth development, and entrepreneurship, with numerous publications in both local and international journals, as well as media contributions in these areas. She is also an active member of the Gender Budget Group, an initiative led by Engender Consultancy and Women’s Aid Organisation to advance gender-responsive budgeting in national policy. Before joining academia, Dr. Sharifah spent a decade in various professional roles, including as a Research Assistant with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Malaysia, where her work on the *Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship* project sparked her interest in research, ultimately leading to her doctoral studies. Her commitment to development issues continues to drive her research and publications today.

Professor Dr. Mohd Salleh Aman is a PhD holder in Leisure Studies focus in the area of sport and physical recreation management, graduated from Lincoln University New Zealand. Dr. Mohd Salleh Aman completed a BA (Hons) degree in Geography and a Master of Education degree in Health, Physical Education and Sport, University of Malaya. Professor Dr. Mohd Salleh Aman has had 8 completed PhD and 2 master students under his supervision. He is also currently supervising 8 PhD and 3 masters which are ongoing. The research field under Profesor Dr. Mohd Salleh’s supervison includes leisure, recreation, sport management, sport education, sport tourism, safety in sport, sport history, sport media and coaching management. He is an active researcher, consistently involved in international conference and published writing works in the form of abstracts, proceedings, modules and text books. Profesor Dr. Mohd Salleh who is an expert in sport and recreation management has been recognized by several universities which appointed him as consultant, advisor and external examiner for their sports science program including the Open University Malaysia, Industrial University Selangor, University Malaysia Sabah, Defence University of Malaysia, Education University of Indonesia and as a visiting professor at the Management Science University, State University of Jakarta, State University of Yogyakarta and Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia. Profesor Dr. Mohd Salleh Aman has a broad working experiences, administration and professional. He is holding the post as Headmaster of 7th Residential College as well as Associate Professor in Sport Management at Sport Centre, University of Malaya since 2007. He holding the post as Director of Sport Centre, University of Malaya, 2011-2015.  He designated as  the principal investigator for several research projects with Institute of Youth Research, Ministry of Youth and Sport Malaysia (IYRES), UMRG; Penyelidik Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan 2020, Unit Sukan, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia; Pusat Kajian Kecemerlangan Melayu (PKKM-UM), FELCRA FC and working research collaborators from Indonesia, Singapore, UK, China and Japan. His professional competency is shown as a Professional Tennis Coach and was the National Tennis Coach for Malaysia School Sport Council in 1992 and 1995. He is an International Qualified Tennis Umpire / Referee (White Badge Bearer), and also expert in sports event management and recreational outdoor leadership. He play golf, reading, writing and travelling for his free time activities. 

Dr. Saw is an AI researcher specializing in healthcare applications, with a keen interest in leveraging machine learning and bioinformatics to improve disease detection and management. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Universiti Malaya in 2013, followed by the President’s Graduate Fellowship from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2015, which supported her doctoral research in artificial intelligence-driven healthcare solutions. Following her Ph.D., Dr. Saw worked as a Research Scientist at the Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (BII, A*STAR), Singapore, under the mentorship of Dr. Hwee Kuan Lee. Her work focused on integrating AI, deep learning, and computational modeling to advance precision medicine and medical diagnostics. Dr. Saw has since returned to Universiti Malaya, where she continues to explore cutting-edge AI methodologies for healthcare applications, particularly in early disease detection, predictive modeling, and clinical decision support systems. Her research aims to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and real-world medical challenges, developing innovative solutions that enhance patient outcomes and optimize healthcare delivery.