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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.