Dr. Noorhidayah is a dental lecturer and paediatric dental specialist at the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She obtained her first degree in Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Universiti Malaya in 2010. She then served the Ministry of Health, Malaysia for five years as a dental officer in various urban and rural areas of Selangor. Afterward, she joined Universiti Malaya as a trainee lecturer in 2015 and pursed her specialist training in Paediatric Dentistry in University of Leeds, United Kingdom. She was awarded with a degree of Doctor in Paediatric Dentistry in 2019. Her career in dental education and as a clinical lecturer begins soon after. She has presented multiple case reports and research projects in international conferences since then. Currently, she is also trained in Behavioral Hypnotherapy and a member of various national and international associations related to Paediatric Dentistry and Hypnotherapy.

ChM. Dr. Noordini Mohamad Salleh is currently a senior lecturer in Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. She received her BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from Universiti Malaya in 2007. She pursued her MSc. and Doctoral Study, both in Chemistry Department, Universiti Malaya in 2009 and 2014, respectively. She is a polymer chemist specializing in the design, synthesis, characterization, and functional applications of liquid crystalline polymers. Her research focuses on elucidating structure–property relationships and integrating sustainable carbon sources, including palm-based monomers, to develop high-performance materials. Her teaching experience includes food chemistry, oleochemistry, and petrochemistry. She is also an active researcher in the Unit of Research on Lipids (URL) and the Centre for Fundamental and Frontier Sciences in Nanostructure Self-Assembly (FSSA) at Universiti Malaya. Dr. Noordini is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), with a strong record of international collaborations and industry engagement.

  Prof Dr Vikineswary started her academic career after completing her PhD in the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in 1989 as a lecturer.  She ventured into search, discovery and utilisation of indigenous microorganisms including actinomycetes and phototrophic bacteria for feed, feed or fine chemicals. Her research activities diversified and while studying the potential of mushrooms and in particular the white - rot fungi in environmental biotechnology, she had the opportunity to work with mushroom farmers.  Together with the growers, the Mushroom Research Association of Malaysia was founded in 2000 and as the founding  president she has highlighted the importance of mushrooms and the industry in Malaysia.  She is well known for the research conducted which includes systematic and bioactivity of marine actinomycetes, mushroom biology and their bioactive metabolites, phototrophic bacteria for bioremediation and as a live feed enhancer. She has  successfully trained 50 Masters and 20 PhD students and a number are currently pursuing their postgraduate studies under her supervision. Her research activities are sponsored by national and international grants including industrial funding.  Prof.  Vikineswary has won several awards for her research findings both in Malaysia and at International Exhibition.  She has collaboration with overseas scientists through CICHE, JSPS and EU programmes. She has published 265 papers in peer reviewed journals, proceedings, bulletins, chapters in books  and  books.  In recognition of her contribution in microbiology and active participation as member of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology she was elected as the first woman President of the Society in 2001. In 2014 she was nominated as one of the Top Research Scientist Malaysia by Academy Science Malaysia. In 2015 she was nominated as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.