Dr. Mohd Khairul Naim Che Nordin is an Associate Professor at the Department of 'Aqidah & Islamic Thought, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. He successfully completed his PhD in Islamic Thought at Universiti Malaya in 2014, following his prior achievement of a bachelor's degree in Usuluddin from the same university. Dr. Mohd Khairul Naim's dedication to expanding his knowledge led him to undertake short courses at renowned institutions such as the Mujamma' Sheikh Ahmad Kiftaro in Damascus, Syria, where he actively participated in an informal class. Additionally, he enriched his academic journey by attending a short course at Kulliyyah Dar al-'Ulum, Cairo University in Egypt. Notably, he also served as a research fellow at the prestigious Global Ethic Institute in Tubingen, Germany. His research interests encompass a wide range of areas, including Contemporary Islamic Thought, Islamic Theological Studies, Comparative Religion, and the intersection of Islam and Terrorism. In addition to his significant teaching responsibilities, he holds the position of managing editor for the Journal of 'Aqidah & Islamic Thought (AFKAR), which boasts indexing by Scopus and Clarivate Analytics.

Dr. Nurshafarina serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Building Surveying at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Housing, Building, and Planning (Building Surveying), a Master’s in Building Technology, and a PhD in Construction Materials and Technology, all conferred by Universiti Sains Malaysia. Before joining Universiti Malaya, Dr. Nurshafarina amassed considerable industry experience with a leading construction chemicals firm, where she specialized in designing sustainable concrete solutions and developing advanced chemical admixtures for both ready-mix and pre-cast concrete applications. Her research portfolio encompasses a breadth of cutting-edge construction technologies, with particular focus on sustainable cementitious materials, concrete admixtures and durability enhancement.

Graduate of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dr Rezal, completed Basic Surgical Training in Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland. He is the first Malaysian awarded, the Irish Scholarship for Research Fellow in University of Milwaukee and presented his research on Neuroblastoma in the Annual Congress Surgical meeting in New Orleans in 2003. He completed the MRCS(Ire) in 2007 and further obtained a Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery in Strasbourg, France in 2006. He pursued in Master of Surgery in University Malaya, National Colorectal Surgery Fellowship and in 2022, completed Subspecialty Training in Advanced Colorectal and Peritoneal Malignancy with special interest in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthemic Intraoperative Chemotherapy (HIPEC) and Pressurized IntraPeritioneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in HUKM and National Cancer Centre in Singapore and Singapore General Hospital respectively. He sits as a member of the European Society of Surgical Oncology, Academy of Medicine Malaysia,Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and International Society for the study of Pleura and Peritoneum (ISSPP).