Dr Mohammed Rizman bin Idid is an evolutionary biologist and molecular ecologist, whose scientific research projects mainly focus in providing baseline information on biodiversity and ecology of various terrestrial and marine organisms in Malaysia. His initial research projects were focused on freshwater fishes, before expanding towards the marine and coastal environment investigating jellyfish, marine fungi, and mangroves. These studies employ molecular genetic techniques, such as DNA sequencing of biological resources, species assemblages and communities in natural ecosystems. Elements of DNA barcoding and phylogenetics are utilized for species identification, detection and monitoring that facilitate conservation and management of natural ecosystems. He also applies ‘omics’ technologies to study organismal responses and adaptations to environmental stressors in the context of climate change. He is also considered as a pioneer and authority of jellyfish biodiversity and ecology in Malaysia, thus contributing his expertise towards jellyfish studies in Southeast Asia. He is active in polar research looking into the response and adaptation of climate change on fungi and the phylogenetics of marine and polar fungi. As environmental changes may elicit chemical changes, he is also interested in the bioactivity of compounds derived from fungi and marine organisms. He is currently a senior lecturer attached to the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Universiti Malaya, where he is the Coordinator for Course Development of Academic Program and IOES Risk Coordinator. In IOES, he previously served as the Head of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems Studies Research Unit (2013-2018) and was the Coordinator of Bachok Marine Research Station (2012). He was also Coordinator for Bioinformatics Programme in the Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya (2008-2012). At a national level, he represents the Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences as Executive Committee of the Confederation of Scientific and Technological Associations in Malaysia (2022-2024). He was also President of Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences (2012-2014). Since 2008, he has secured national and international research grants as Principal Investigator and as Co-Investigator totalling to RM 1,205,304 and RM 765,400, respectively. His expertise in the field of jellyfish taxonomy and ecology has earned regional recognition through regular invitations under ‘IOC-Westpac Harmful Jellyfish Workshops’ and as reviewer of international journals. His jellyfish photos have even been immortalised by Pos Malaysia as a postage stamp under Malaysia-Thailand joint issue ‘Marine Creatures’. Being a scuba-diver, he has led several national and internationally organized expedition surveys of marine parks and protected areas in Malaysia. Findings from the 2018 ‘Biodiversity Expedition in Melaka and Negeri Sembilan’ have led to the gazettement of three islands in Melaka as marine protected areas. As a polar fungi scientist, he has contributed towards many workshops and several ‘Malaysian International Symposium on Antarctica’ conferences. He is also a research grant recipient of the Sultan Mizan Antarctic Research Foundation (YPASM). He was Data Deputy Advisor for Ocean Hackathon Kuala Lumpur 2022, organized by the French Embassy, Malaysia.        To date, he has H-index = 10  and published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, 4 books and 6 book chapters, with over 400 citations. He has supervised 4 PhD students and 10 master students to completion and currently oversees 6 ongoing students (2 PhD and 4 MSc). 

Preamble Dr. Roslina Ismail, or her artist name Lyne Ismail, has always been fascinated with the dual conceptions of art and science and how they influence one another. She graduated in 2017 with MFA in Fine Arts and Technology, majoring in Painting from UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. She also has a Ph.D. in Engineering (Nanotechnology) and MEngSc. in Advanced Materials from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Her first degree is in Chemistry from the UMIST, United Kingdom. Her Vision StatementTo be a thought leader in the field of art science transdisciplinary by shaping narratives of new strategies for creative development and critical inquiry across art and science Her Mission Statement∙ To create and develop a platform for artists and scientists to collectively prospect what principal questions and methods that can lead to imaginative research∙ To converge the gaps between two cultures of knowledge that represent the symbiotic connection between the creative process's intuitiveness and the empirical structure of science∙ To incorporate a strong component of research in the creative process while balancing the instinctual context of art practice The Artist Scientist- Transdisciplinary She believes that her career in science and life experiences are essential to expressing her creative works. Immersing herself in art-making creates the in-between space that thrives in mystery and ambiguity. This process spurs her creativity like a fountainhead overflowing inside of her. Her arts speak of her ideas and views of abstraction that uses a visual language of shape, form, colours, and lines to create a composition without direct visual references. It somehow converged the similarities of reductionism in both science and art. By relaxing the structured criterion that requires one-on-one mapping, she realised that art and science could correspond in non-literal and creative analogies that create a safe space for experimentation and exploration of new possibilities. Her paintings come in different series that communicates her imagination on the concepts of birth, the existence of parallel worlds, and the beauty of micro landscapes on the seemingly mundane surface. She has been actively taking part in art shows and exhibitions in the Malaysian art scene since early 2017. In 2021, she received the prestigious Artist in Resident at the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London, United Kingdom. This residency is offered to international artists from different backgrounds. The program is funded by Cass Art, a leading art retailer in the UK which was established in 1984, while Slade School as the host provides studio space and artist experience. She also received the Cendana Mobility Fund for her travel expenses. She delivered a lecture at the Slade Contemporary Art Lectures curated by Lea Collet, an event that invites artists from all over the world to share their art research and creative practice. Her artwork at the Slade titled Cat Town was nominated for Jameel Prize 6 organised by Victoria and Albert Museum London. Art Jameel in Dubai funds this prize. She sits on the Steering Committee for ArtScience Initiatives run by Academy Science Malaysia. She is the Chairman for the 2nd ArtScience Award 2022 organised by Academy Science Malaysia and National Art Gallery. As one of the leaders in creating hybrid spaces for artists and scientists to converge, immerse and collaborate, she draws strength from her own experiences and outlook in her life. She is also the founder of Sphaera Incubation Program©, a four-phase initiative under Universiti Malaya that offers a platform for artists and scientists to collectively prospect principle questions and methods for research. Her current projects involve the convergence of art and science initiatives under Universiti Malaya that offers a platform for artists and scientists to collectively prospect principle questions and methods for research. She was appointed as Allied Research Fellow at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), National University of Malaysia (UKM). She is a committee member for Electronic Packaging Society (EPRS), a platform for disseminating knowledge on advanced semiconductor packaging in Malaysia since 2005 at the national level. Her research in semiconductor packaging is published by peer-reviewed journals in WOS and Scopus. One of the articles published with the team was awarded as Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper 2019 The AcademicianShe is currently the Deputy Dean (Postgraduates and Research) at the Faculty of Creative Arts, Universiti Malaya. Her role as an academician has enriched her outlook in creative practice due to the vibrant research environment in which she currently resides. She believes that her transdisciplinary approach towards her academic career, artistic practice, and research has provided a unique perspective in the way she sees her surrounding in which she visualises them in her artworks and writings. She is a senior lecturer in the Visual Arts Program, delivering lectures on Malaysian Arts and supervising postgraduates on practice-led research in arts and culture. As part of her knowledge sharing, she was frequently invited to be on a panel in webinar series and discourse on the cultural policy of Malaysia such as Kongress Kebangsaan Malaysia, DAKEN2021, artscience webinars, and artist talks.She is the Program Leader for Hubs for Good Program Malaysia, a collaboration between Universiti Malaya, British Council and Yayasan Sime Darby. A program covering five countries in Southeast Asia and supporting creative hubs as key drivers and catalysts for good in cities. The three-year program involved several interrelated projects; a country-wide mapping and research, a toolkit for creative hub leaders and creative practitioners, a digital platform, and capacity-building activities to address the skill and knowledge needs of local creative hub leaders. The outcome of the project is a digital platform (https://creativehubs.my/) that consolidates creative hubs in Malaysia and technical reports that cover the histories, struggles, values, and wisdom of hubs in Malaysia

Professor Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin was born in 1972 in a small town, Lenggong, Perak. He received his primary education at SRK Bukit Balai, Lenggong and SRK Anglo Chinese School, Ipoh before going off to MARA Junior Science College Balik Pulau, Penang, for his secondary education. He then continued with the foundation study in science at Centre for Foundation Science (Pusat Asasi Sains), University Malaya. Prof Yazid completed his fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), USA in 2009 after obtaining his MBBS in 1997 and Masters of Paediatrics in 2004, both from University Malaya. In 2010 he was awarded as a Certified Paediatric Endocrinologist by the National Specialist Register (Malaysia).   Prof Yazid joined Ministry of Health as a House-officer from June 1997 to Dec 1998 and as a Medical Officer from Dec 1998 to June 2000. He then joined University Malaya as a Trainee Lecturer in 2000 and later as a Lecturer in 2004. In 2007, he was appointed as a Senior Lecturer. He is currently a Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) who specializes in endocrine and diabetes management in children, and a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya. For his excellent service, he was awarded Excellence Service Certificate by University Malaya in 2006 and 2010 and Excellence Service Award in 2015, 2019 and 2022. He was also awarded the Excellent Lecturer (Clinical) Award at the University Malaya Excellence Award 2017.    He has been a member of various medical societies, including The Endocrine Society USA, International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES) and the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society (MEMS) as well as a life-member of the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA). He was the President of Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES) 2018-2020 and the President of Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) 2017-2019. He is the Vice President of MEMS 2022-2024.     With research interest in diabetes, obesity and vitamin D in children, Prof Yazid’s work has been published in various academic journals including an article on new treatment for Type 2 Diabetes children in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and as textbook chapters. He holds many national and international research grants. He also acts as Scientific Advisors for many multicentre international research for type 2 diabetes in children. He has numerous experiences presenting in conferences and workshops locally and abroad. He had previously received Travel Grant Awards to the International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Meetings in Slovenia (2009), Argentina (2010) and Turkey (2012), and to the Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington DC, USA (2009) where he was awarded the winner of the Presidential Poster Presentation. He also won the Best Poster Presentation at the International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Meeting 2012, in Istanbul, Turkey. Many of his Clinical Masters of Paediatrics students has won various awards (in National Conferences) for their research projects under his tutelage.