Dr. Choong Pui Yee is a senior lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at University Malaya. She teaches ASEAN studies and security issues in Southeast Asia. Her research interests include social movements, contentious politics, Malaysia's domestic politics, and security issues in Southeast Asia. She has also published a few book chapters, journal articles, policy papers and numerous commentaries. A trained political scientist, Dr. Choong has held senior research positions in think tanks in Malaysia and Singapore. Beyond her academic research experience, she has worked on several state government projects  including providing policy recommendations.

Dr. Shuaibu Umar Gokaru was born and grew up in Gokaru, a village town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Attended Iqamatissunnah Islamiyyah/Primary School and memorized the complete Qur'an by heart in 2001. Later, he proceeded to Government Day Secondary School Kofar Wamabai. thereafter, he attended the then A.D.Rufa'i College for Legal and Islamic Studies, Misau, Bauchi, Nigeria, and now A.D.Rufa'i College of Education, Legal, and General Studies where he obtained a certificate of Diploma in Shari'a & Civil Law in 2004. Dr. Gokaru obtained his B. A Degree in Islamic Studies in 2010 from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, and Master of Arts Degree in Islamic and other Civilizations from the International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM) in 2014. He finally obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Civilization from the University of Malaya in 2017. Dr. Gokaru has been a Lecturer at Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria from 2012 to January 2023 when he was appointed a Lecturer at the Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While at Bauchi State University Gadau, Dr. Gokaru taught various courses and supervised students at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. He served in different capacities as Faculty Examination Officer of the then Faculty of Arts and Education and now Faculty of Arts from 2017 to 2021 and as Dean of the Students' Affairs Division, Office of the Vice Chancellor from 2021 to 2022. He also served as Charman Committee and Member of various committees such as the Senate Committee, Senate Business Committee, Committee of Deans and Directors, Appointment and Promotion Committee, and University Disciplinary Committees among others. He is the Journal Reviewer of Al-Habeer: Journal of Islamic Studies, Al-Tamaddun: Journal of Islamic History and Civilization, Al-Milal: South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy, etc. He has published various papers in an international refereed academic journal (WOS and Scopus) such as the Indonesian Journal of Social Sciences and Al-Tamaddun: Journal of Islamic History and Civilization, Universiti Malaya

Saifulnazirah binti Bongsu berasal dari Machang Kelantan.Mendapat pendidikan awal di peringkat sekolah rendah dan menengah di Machang,Kelantan. Kemudian,melanjutkan pengajian peringkat ijazah sarjana muda (Bachelor of Arts) di UPM Serdang ,Selangor (2000-2003).Memulakan kerjaya sebagai guru sambilan dan guru sandaran di beberapa buah sekolah daerah Besut, Terengganu. Seterusnya, meneruskan kerjaya sebagai guru bahasa (kontrak) di Akademi Pengajian Islam UM Nilam Puri (2005-2007).Kemudian, meneruskan pengajian peringkat Ijazah Sarjana (Master in Applied Linguistics) UUM, Kedah.Sekarang ,telah berkhidmat sebagai guru bahasa (tetap) di Pusat Pendidikan Universiti Malaya (UMEC) ,Bachok Kelantan.