Mozhgan Samzadeh is currently affiliated with the Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya. She holds a PhD in Architecture and Building (Sustainable Design) from Universiti Malaya and a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering (Hons). Her research primarily focuses on advancing sustainability in the built environment through energy-efficient design, carbon reduction strategies, and the application of life cycle assessment in evaluating building performance. Mozhgan’s work extends to green building practices in retrofitting projects, emphasizing the use of benchmarking and rating tools to improve environmental performance and support sustainable development goals. With over a decade of combined academic and professional experience, she integrates practical architectural design expertise with research-driven approaches. Mozhgan is a certified Green Building Index Facilitator (GBIF) and member of the Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC), committed to promoting sustainable and climate-responsive practices in the built environment.

Wei Ru Wong obtained her Ph.D. and B.Eng. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.  She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya.   Her research interests span widely across the photonics areas, especially in the development of planar waveguides and optical fibers using surface plasmon for sensing applications.  She was the recipient of Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science and Technology Award in 2017 and she was one of the 20 honourees of the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific competition in 2020. She has published more than 40 top quality internationally refereed journal papers with over 600 citations. She is also a Professional Engineer registered under the Board of Engineers Malaysia.

Interdisciplinary scholar with a Ph.D. in Social and Behavioural Science—Sociology and Cultural Studies, with a focus on gender. My research engages feminist and decolonial methodologies to explore gender, power, and governance in post-colonial African contexts, with a focus on rural and indigenous communities, youth agency, and social justice. I have conducted fieldwork-driven research, contributed to policy dialogues, and collaborated on interdisciplinary studies in diverse feminisms and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS).Alongside my academic work, I bring over a decade of experience in civil society, multilateral institutions, and international governance spaces across more than 20 countries. I am committed to bridging academia and activism through knowledge production that informs policy, practice, and inclusive governance.