Lau Wee Yeap is Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, academic board member of the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), and researcher at the Malaysia-Japan Research Centre (MJRC), Universiti Malaya. He was an Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholar at UAE University and Visiting Scholar under National Taiwan Library Fellowship in 2024. He previously served as Deputy Dean (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Economics and Administration (2020-21), and Head of Department (Applied Statistics) for two terms (2013-14 and 2021). Apart from lecturing Statistics and Econometrics at FEA since 2006, he was invited to teach MBA and undergraduate classes in International Finance and Financial Econometrics at the Faculty and Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Malaya, and both MBA and undergraduate courses in Economics, Malaysian Economy and Financial Management at the International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW) between 2009 and 2010. Prior to joining academia, he worked for four years in financial institutions specializing in credit and trade financing before being awarded the Monbusho Scholarship (MEXT) by the Japanese Government. He studied at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, under the supervision of Emeritus Professor Kazuhiko Nishina, Professor of Finance, Dean of the Graduate School of Economics, and Vice President of Osaka University. In addition to presenting his work at the Nippon Finance Association Conference in Tokyo (2004 & 2005), he was selected for the Asian FA / FMA Doctoral Student Award for presenting his work at the Asian Finance Association Conference in Taipei (2004), Kuala Lumpur (2005) and Auckland (2006).  From Sept 2012 to May 2013, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Risk Management Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS RMI), a research group member in credit rating dynamics. He also attended the Executive Education Program in Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation, and Behavioral Finance conducted by Emeritus Professor Burton Malkiel, Yacine Ait-Shalia, Harrison Hong, and colleagues at the Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University, in June 2013. Despite having his sabbatical leave, he assisted in organising the Malaysian Economic Convention in June 2019. In addition, he was also the Local Organising Chairperson of the ISBIS Satellite Conference in August 2019.  In October 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. He was invited by the Malaysian Productivity Centre (MPC) to collaborate in the Competitiveness Opinion Survey 2014-2015 and contribute to Malaysia's Business Optimism Index (BOI) study by Dun & Bradstreet, authoring a professional text for the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) from 2014 to 2015. He participated in a consultative project with RAM Holdings Berhad in 2020-21 and was also part of a team in an international project under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), led by Heriot-Watt University and funded by the UK Government (https://researchcovid19pandemic.com/research-collaboration-and-funding/). Universitas Airlangga has also invited him for an International Research Collaboration from 2023 to 2025.  He has worked and supervised students in applied finance, financial economics, econometrics, and capital markets. To date, 23 of his PhD students have passed their viva voce (19 PhD students graduated), and more than 90 students have passed their research papers under Master of Economics and Master of Applied Statistics. His earlier work confirms the relationship between equity style and fund performance (MF, 2007). His later work establishes economic content and information transmission in equity-style indices as leading economic indicators (Ekonomie an Mgmt, 2015) and information content on Islamic equity-style indices, joint work with Dr. Shahrin Shaharuddin (EMFT, 2017; CEF, 2017; CMR, 2017; JIMEF, 2020). His joint work with his former PhD student, Dr. You-How Go, has new findings for spot futures relation in the Crude Palm Oil Market (Resources Policy, 2017; J. Commodity Markets, 2020; NAJEF, 2021; JES, 2023; NAJEF, 2024). Their work has been ranked by ScholarGPS as top 5 percent under Palm Oil research area (https://scholargps.com/scholars/49750352394767/ and https://scholargps.com/scholars/42032014657743/). His recent work explores market participants' trading behaviour in the Japanese Stock Market during QE tapering (APFM, 2019) and the Indonesian Stock Market (ICMR, 2021). To date, he has authored two books for Palgrave Macmillan. The first book titled "New Initiatives in the Malaysian Capital Market (2024)", and the second book  titled "Pension at Stake (2024)", and currently, he is working on his third book on modelling trading behaviour. Source: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-2324-9, https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-0980-9, In addition, he has published a professional text on "Insurance Business and Economics (2015)" for Malaysian Insurance Institute, one module on "Portfolio Investment Management" for Open University Malaysia, two BOI reports, and two edited books in Statistics under UniMAP (2023) and UUM University Press (2023). In addition, he has been cited by the press and interviewed by the media (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmCmC5eHRM).  He has been invited to present his work at BNM Economics Research Workshop, the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) Half-Baked Seminar at the World Bank Research Hub in Malaysia, the Asian Finance Association Conference, Nippon Finance Association Conference, JEPA International Conference (Awaji Yumeibutai International Conference Center), Japan Finance Association (Kobe & Tokyo), PBFEAM Conference, Malaysian Finance Association International Conference (MFAIC), Malaysian Statistics Conference (MyStats), National Financial Literacy Symposium (NFLS), FAEA Conference, ISI Regional Conference, BMEB Conference by Bank Indonesia Institute in Bali, 13th NCTU and 16th NYCU  International Finance Conference (National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan), ISBIS Conference in Barcelona, Piraeus, and Kuala Lumpur, DTI Conference organised by the Institute of Economics (Ural Branch) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Wenzao Ursuline International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies (ICSEAS) and the 22nd ASJA-ASCOJA-JAC Symposium (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). He received the Best Paper Award at the 23rd and 24th Malaysian Finance Association International Conference in 2021 and 2022 and the Best Paper Award at the University-Industry Talent Bridging Conference organized by the Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR) in 2023. He was also a joint recipient alongside Dr Muhammad Irfan for the 15th MAPIM-KPT Anugerah Pemenang Utama Makalah Jurnal Terbaik Kemanusiaan dan Sains Sosial - Indeks Kebangsaan (Best Journal Paper Award in Humanities and Social Sciences- National Index) in 2024.  He was selected for an international joint training workshop on Environmentally Green Technology and Net Zero Emission at the National Tsing Hua University from 17 to 28 Oct 2023, funded by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan. In addition, he was selected as a recipient of the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award Program 2023-2024 and the National Taiwan Library Fellowship for International Visiting Scholar in 2024.. Dr Lau is an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), ISBIS Council Member (2019-2023), and EXCO member of the Malaysian Economic Association (since 2008 - present). He has also served as the Jan Tinbergen Awards Committee member under the International Statistical Institute (ISI). Before this, he was the Hon. Secretary (2018 to 2022) and Hon. Treasurer (2014-2018) of MEA. He also served as Hon. Secretary of the Malaysian Finance Association (MFA) from 2015 to 2019 and was a founding member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Malaysian chapter in 2008. Beyond academia, he was an Officer Cadet at PALAPES USM (1992-95) and commissioned by HM the King as Reserve Officer (Lt M) on 17 June 1995. At present, he is the Vice Chairman of the Japan Graduates' Association of Malaysia (JAGAM) Central Branch.

Suhaiza Zailani is an expert in the field of Supply Chain Management (SCM). She received her MSc in Operational Research and a PhD in Management Science from Lancaster University, England, United Kingdom. Currently serving as a Professor of Supply Chain at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University Malaya, she has made significant contributions to academia and the business community. During her academic career, Suhaiza Zailani has held several key positions, including Head of Training Section and Deputy Dean of Postgraduates. She also served as the Director of the University of Malaya Entrepreneurship Center (UMEC). Under her leadership, UMEC received recognition as one of the top 20 entrepreneurship centers globally by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business' (AACSB) Entrepreneurship Spotlight Challenge. This recognition underscores her commitment to providing students with practical business experience and tools for success. Suhaiza Zailani has recently been appointed as the Director of the Ungku Aziz Center (UAC), which is dedicated to supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable communities through collaborations with government agencies and corporations. This appointment demonstrates her dedication to making a positive impact on society. Her primary area of expertise lies in Supply Chain Management, with a specific focus on sustainability and halal issues. Her achievements in SCM are evident through her extensive track record, including supervising numerous postgraduate students, securing research grants, conducting consultations, fostering industrial partnerships, and holding professional appointments. Suhaiza Zailani has also made significant contributions to the field through her publications. She has authored articles in the newpapers column and written a textbook on Operations Management, widely used by undergraduate students. Additionally, she has published more than 200 papers in various citation-indexed journals, with a strong presence in ISI-based and Scopus journals. Her impact on the academic community is reflected in her impressive citation records, with an ISI H-Index of 39 (5,059 total citations), a Scopus H-Index of 44 (7,132 citations), and a Google Scholar H-Index of 63 (15,230 citations) as of October 10, 2023. These numbers highlight the significance and influence of her research in the field. Suhaiza Zailani has received numerous recognitions and awards throughout her career, including nominations for the Anugerah Akademik Negara by both University Science Malaysia (USM) in 2012 and the University of Malaya (UM) in 2017. She was awarded the USM Sanggar Sanjung in 2012 and recognized as the UM Distinguished Researcher in 2016. Her contributions to literature have also earned her the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence in 2016 and 2019. Moreover, her dedication to research excellence is underscored by her recognition as one of the recipients of the Top 80 UM Researchers in 2021 and 2022. She was the only recipient from the arts discipline, highlighting her interdisciplinary approach and contributions to the broader scientific community. In summary, Suhaiza Zailani is a distinguished scholar and expert in Supply Chain Management in Malaysia, with a strong commitment to academic excellence, entrepreneurship, and community development. 

  Associate Prof. Dr. Roslina Ismail, known as Lyne Ismail, is a distinguished visual artist, academic, and researcher specializing in Art-Science Convergence, Neurodiverse Creative Interventions, and Contemporary Abstract Art. Her abstract art reimagines microstructures and biological processes as metaphors for social complexities and personal narratives. Her interdisciplinary research is highlighted in her publication in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), titled "Object-Oriented Ontology in Shaping Perspectives on Bacterial Art and Non-Human Agency," exploring how non-human actors like bacteria and AI challenge traditional notions of creativity. Her broader inquiry focuses on non-human agency and its societal impact, grounded in Science and Technology Studies (STS). In Cultural Studies, Lyne’s research examines subculture and intangible cultural heritage, including her work on Malaysian female Muslim punks and Islamic aesthetics. She contributes to global discussions on the preservation and reinterpretation of cultural practices through contemporary art. Her RimbaScape Room project addresses neurodiverse mental health, demonstrating art’s transformative potential for social change. Internationally exhibited, including at the Slade School of Fine Arts, Lyne continues to push boundaries in visual culture, technology, and cultural heritage, mentoring emerging scholars and fostering innovation in art and society.   Area of Expertise:   Art-Science Convergence: Exploring the intersection of art, technology, and science, with an emphasis on creative interventions and their societal impact. Neurodiverse Creative Interventions: Art-based solutions for neurodiverse individuals, focusing on inclusivity and mental health. Non-Human Agency: Explore how AI and other non-human actors influence creativity, aligned with Science and Technology Studies (STS).   Research and Supervision Opportunities I welcome researchers and PhD candidates who are  interested in pursuing practice-led research at the crossroads of art and science, digital art, subculture studies, and neurodiverse artistic practices. My approach to supervision is rooted in fostering a collaborative and inclusive research environment, where innovative ideas and interdisciplinary methods converge to produce impactful research that bridges theory and practice. I encourage students to explore the intersections of visual culture, technology, and cultural identity, aiming to create meaningful contributions that resonate both academically and in wider societal contexts