Dr. Zainal Abidin Ali is a senior lecturer at Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya (PASUM). He is the Head of Welfare and Counselling Unit and also the Mental Health Liaison Officer (MHLO) for PASUM.His researches focus on green synthesis of nanomaterials, development of antibacterial coating as well as UV/IR filtered coating.He enjoys listening to music, plays guitar and reading history books

Dr Lee obtained a Japanese Government scholarship to pursue his Ph.D in Hokkaido, Japan. Upon graduation, he continued his research in marine microbial ecology in Malaysia. Throughout his service at University of Malaya, he was awarded fellowships as visiting lecturer to the Faculty of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Hokkaido University and to the Research Center for Environmental Change, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Dr Lee is interested in marine microbial ecology, studying the abundance and diversity of microorganisms, ecological drivers for microbial dynamics, microbial process rates, and the interaction of microorganisms in the sea. Knowledge from these observations and measurements are applied to our understanding of the microbial food web and carbon fluxes. This in turn, can help us better understand how the marine environment responds to environmental changes especially eutrophication and climate change.

Dr Amirah Shazana Binti Magli is a researcher and consultant dedicated to advancing financial well-being, literacy and digital inclusion. Her work focuses on how behavioural insights and emerging technologies such as AI and FinTech can support household resilience and inclusive growth. She has joined several national studies on financial empowerment and digital transformation for low-income and youth communities, in collaboration with ministries including MOSTI, MITI and the Ministry of Digital. Beyond Malaysia, she works closely with Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Indonesia, on comparative research exploring FinTech adoption and financial resilience across ASEAN contexts. With a foundation in Family Economics and Management, Dr Amirah is deeply committed to translating research into real social impact. She contributes actively through financial literacy initiatives, community workshops and policy dialogues. Guided by a belief in empowerment through knowledge, her work seeks to build a more financially resilient and digitally inclusive society.