Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia.

Dr. Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini is a PhD holder from Universiti Sains Malaysia in the field of Chemical Modification of Bioresources. He started his academic journey in 2012 at Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang in the Wood Industry Program. Later, he joined Universiti Malaysia Kelantan in 2013 in the Forest Resources Technology Program. Obtaining Associate Professor in 2020, he has experience on sabbatical leave at the Karadeniz Technical University, Turkiye, for a year. His field of study mainly involves the utilization of bioresource materials, including wood technology, starch modification, activated carbon products and related research areas. He has over 11 years of experience working with wood composite research projects, specifically particleboards.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahani Yusoff
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia.

Dr. Mahani Yusoff obtained her PhD in Materials Engineering (Composite Materials), MSc. in Materials Engineering, and B. Eng (Hons) in Materials Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. She has 12 years of teaching experience at the tertiary level covering the materials technology field. She has received 17 research grants totaling up to RM 1 million. At various national and international levels, her research was acknowledged, and she received honors with three patents. She has published more than 80 technical papers in books of chapters, peer-reviewed journals, and conference proceedings locally and internationally related to composite materials and powder metallurgy. She has supervised 2 PhD students, 6 masters students, and more than 50 undergraduate students.

PROF. DR. ERMAN TAER
Department of Physic, Universitas Riau, Panam, Pekanbaru, 28293, Indonesia.

Erman Taer, a Lecturer and Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Riau in Indonesia, has been making remarkable contributions since 1995. He is a leading figure in research related to the synthesis of biomaterial-derived carbon with superior features for energy storage device applications, specifically supercapacitors. Having obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2012, Erman earned the prestigious title of professor in 2019 due to his expertise in material physics, with a focus on carbon-based for supercapacitors. Besides his teaching responsibilities, Erman is deeply engaged in extensive research into carbon porous material derived biomass based for electrochemical energy storage. He consistently received awards as a top-cited article from Wiley Global from 2023 to 2024. With 151 articles indexed by Scopus and sustained dedication to this research area, he currently holds the highest H-index of 28 among researchers at the University of Riau in Indonesi

ASSOC. PROF. DR. KUNIYOSHI SHIMIZU
Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.

Dr. Kuniyoshi Shimizu is a distinguished scholar from the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan. His research primarily focuses on elucidating the complex functions of forests with an emphasis on human physiological activities. He explores the effects of natural aromatic compounds on human mind and body, as well as investigates mushroom bioactive compounds to combat metabolic syndrome and aging diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and osteoporosis. Dr. Shimizu's research outcomes have led to the development of cosmetics, aromas, functional foods, living environments, and toiletries made from natural materials that are available commercially. With an impressive h-index of 41 and over 5,800 citations, Dr. Shimizu's work has significantly impacted the fields of natural product and bioorganic chemistry.