Ts Dr. Vimala Balakrishnan is a Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. She holds a PhD in Ergonomics from Multimedia University and leads interdisciplinary research combining machine learning, deep learning, and data analytics with applications across social media, healthcare, and societal issues such as cyberbullying and misinformation. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, holds multiple patents and copyrights, and has been recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University (2020–2025). To date, she has secured more than RM 4 million in total research grants as both Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator. Her awards include Malaysia Scopus Excellence Research Award (2024) and Fulbright Research Scholar (2018). She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervises PhD and Master students, and delivers lectures and keynotes at international universities.

Norjihan is currently a Senior Lecturer in Department of Information System, FCSIT, Universiti Malaya. She started working at UM as a lecturer since November 2002 and become a senior lecturer in 2015. Her PhD in Computer Science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2013), and her Master in Information Technology (2000) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and she obtained her Bachelor Degree in Information Technolgy from Universiti Utara Malaysia (2000). Currently, she is the Head of Department for Information Systems since 7 October 2019. Her research interest is in the areas of information security which she focuses more on information privacy, data security, data protection. Norjihan managed to secure various research grants from internal and external funds as Principal Investigator, and also a co-researcher for grants. She was actively involved in the curriculum development which was appointed as Programme Coordinator for Master of Information Technology Management and involved in many programme development at the faculty level. Apart from this, she also involved being a panel interviewer for Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan and Biasiswa Yang di Pertuan Agong.  

He is the Head of the Maritime Law, Policy and Governance Unit at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, both at Universiti Malaya. With over 11 years of experience in litigation, corporate law, and in-house practice, he has consistently been recognised for his performance excellence and contributions to the legal industry, particularly in dispute resolution within the commercial and corporate sectors, as well as in environmental law. He was recently appointed as an Expert for the Group of Experts on Ocean Literacy in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) under UNESCO. He has worked in legal practice and served as in-house counsel for a water company in Kuala Lumpur, where he held roles as a Regulator and Litigation Senior Associate. He subsequently joined Deloitte Malaysia, a Big Four firm, as a Senior Consultant in the Indirect Tax team. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the International Law of the Sea and Environmental Law. He also regularly provides consultancy services to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage and the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department.