Maniruzzaman A. Aziz received his MSc and PhD from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) and joined as a senior lecturer in the University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2012. Prior to that, he worked 15 years in Malaysian highways and airport runways, including the North-South Interurban Toll Expressway (PLUS Bhd), Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), XVI Commonwealth game, Public Works Department (JKR) projects, Malaysian Highways Authority (MHA) projects and others. He received the Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang Tahun) for the year 2017, University Technology Malaysia (UTM). He has also received many awards from institutions all over the world, such as the Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (JTTE), 10th Malaysian Road Conference (MRC) & Exhibition 2018 and PIARC International Seminar on Asset Management. He was a member of Technical Committee of 8th Innovation, Arabia Conference, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab Emirates (UAE), February 2015. He has published many articles in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (RSER) and given a number of talks as the invited speaker/presenter/facilitator on the topics of how to get articles published in ISI journals and high-impact journal publication.

Khairul Anuar Kassim is a civil engineering lecturer and the Chairman of School of Civil Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia. He received his BEng in civil engineering from the University of Middlesex, London, and his MSc and PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Professor Khairul''s research includes work on ground improvement using active additives and biomediated soil stabilization. He has published more than 100 journal papers on related areas.

Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar was born in 1959, and he has worked at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since 1983. He was promoted to full professorship in 2000. His expertise is in heterogeneous catalysis chemistry. He has published more than 100 papers in national and international journals and has supervised 23 MSc and 20 PhD students. He is very active in consultation work and has owned three patents with two commercializable products.

Aminaton Marto started her career in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as an assistant lecturer ''A'' in July 1983 and was promoted to full professor in 2008. She has been appointed as a visiting scholar in Japanese and American universities and a visiting professor at Tokyo City University, Japan. Currently, she is affiliated with the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala Lumpur. In MJIIT, she belongs to the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department and a Member of Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre. In addition, she is also an associate fellow at the Centre of Tropical Geoengineering, UTM. Since joining UTM, Professor Marto has established numerous successful research programs in the field of geotechnical engineering. Her specializations are in soft soil engineering, geotechnical investigation and geotechnical earthquake engineering. She pioneered the research on bamboo-geotextile composite for soil reinforcement and the use of coal ash as an alternative material for soft soil improvement. Her other research includes chemical and recycled blended tiles for soil stabilization, tunneling, liquefaction and geothermal energy pile. Currently she is focusing on sustainable development and disaster risk reduction. This includes exploring the use of screw driving sounding test for determining fast and accurate sub-surface soil profiles and the use of industrial waste for carbon sequestration. Throughout Professor Marto''s 35 years of service in UTM, she has successfully secured more than 30 research projects from national and international agencies. She had published numerous journal papers and supervised more than 50 local and international postgraduate students.

Syed Anuar Faua''ad Syed Muhammad was born in 1971 and has worked at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since 1997. He was appointed senior lecturer in 2015. His expertise is in the crystallization of pharmaceutical compounds and aerobic wastewater treatment plant for oleochemical industries. He has published more than 50 papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has supervised ten MSc and two PhD students. He is very active in consultation works, especially in the areas of an aerobic and anaerobic for wastewater treatment plant.