Miss Yong Xin Jie is a Language Lecturer in the English Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya. She holds a Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and a Bachelor’s degree in TESL from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). At the University of Malaya, she teaches undergraduate courses such as English Proficiency, Effective Oral Communication, Critical Thinking, and the Intensive English Programme (IEP). In addition to her teaching role, she serves as a subcommittee member of the University of Malaya Research Ethics Committee (UMREC) and as the manager of the faculty’s academic journal. Beyond academia, she is passionate about the creative arts and writing.

She graduated BDS (Malaya) 1991, obtained Fellowship in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England (1998) after an Oral Maxillofacial Residency, trained at University of Hong Kong, obtained MOrth (Hong Kong) 2005, MOrth, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2006), and FDS RCSEd (2015). She served at Universiti Malaya from 2000, currently Head of Orthodontic Discipline, Head of AOBRRG research group and past Head of Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics for 4 years. She has 21 ISI-indexed and 2 Scopus publications. Having supervised 14 postgraduate and 13 undergraduate research projects to completion, with 7 on-going research projects (3 international), her research scope includes growth modification with functional appliances, dentofacial deformities, clear aligners, sleep apnea, and stem cell. She has various national and international industrial and external research group collaborations. She reviews for 9 international ISI journals and 4 national journals, is panel for Malaysian Dental Council, Professional Qualifying Examination and has reviewed for National Specialist Registration for Orthodontic specialists. She is part of the UMRG grant panel review. She is external examiner for Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow, MOrth Part II and MFDS, Master and PhD postgraduate programs at IIUM, UiTM, Universiti Malaya. 

Nornazlita Hussin is a lecturer at Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, with over 26 years of academic and research experience. Her primary research focus is on Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), exploring their applications in immersive systems and digital persona environment. She has supervised numerous MSc and MDS students across diverse research areas, specifically focusing on AR, VR, and user engagement on social media platforms. Contributing to the academic community, she has presented her research at numerous local and international conferences, engaged in collaborative projects with industry partners, and copyrighted several projects. Beyond her research, Nornazlita is an accredited HRDF trainer who conducts impactful professional training for both local and international audiences. Her work is centered on understanding the practical ways immersive tools can make our interactions with technology more natural and effective in everyday computing.