Prof. Dr. Yong-Chil Seo is a distinguished professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Yonsei University, Korea, and both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S. He serves as the Director of the Waste to Energy (WtE) Center, under the Korean Ministry of Environment (KMOE) and the BK21+ Program for Graduate School, where he oversees two national programs supporting graduate student research and fellowship in the fields of Waste to Energy and Environmental Engineering. Prof. Dr. Yong-Chil Seo’s major research areas include Waste and Biomass to Energy, Waste Recycling, and Air Pollution Control, with a particular focus on heavy metals, including mercury. He has been an expert working group member for UNEP, contributing to the development of the implementation guidance for the Minamata Mercury Convention over the past several years. Additionally, he is a former president of the Korea Waste Management Society (KSWM) and a former chief editor of the Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, where he now serves on the editorial board.

Prof. Datuk ChM. Ts. Dr. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin is a highly distinguished professor in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, renewable energy, and advanced materials. He earned his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry in 1992 and Master of Science in Natural Products Chemistry in 1994 from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He then went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Heterogeneous Catalysis from the prestigious University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK, in 1997. Prof. Taufiq Yap’s research interests lie in the catalytic production of bioenergy from biomass and waste materials. He has published over 470 Scopus-indexed scientific publications, including various influential reviews on biodiesel and hydrogen production. His groundbreaking research has significantly advanced the understanding and application of sustainable energy solutions. Throughout his career, Prof. Taufiq Yap has received numerous prestigious awards and honors. These include the National Young Scientist Award (2002), The Outstanding Young Malaysian Award (2008), Top Research Scientist Malaysia (2013), Malaysia’s Research STAR Award (2018), and being listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA (2020). In 2022, he received the highest award, the Gold Medal for Excellence in Chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Somrat Kerdsuwan is a distinguished professor at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, specializing in combustion, energy, and waste management. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He then pursued his Master’s degree and Doctorate at the University of Poitiers, France, focusing on energy and combustion, respectively. Prof. Dr. Kerdsuwan has been a professor at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok since 1994. He also served as the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department from 2002 to 2004. Since 2004, he has been the Director of the Waste Incineration Research Center at the same university. Throughout his career, Prof. Dr. Kerdsuwan has received several prestigious honors and awards. In 2011, he was awarded the Best ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award by the Federation of Engineering Organizations for his expertise as an environmental and combustion engineer and his dedication to the Waste Incinerator Research Center. In 2009, he received the ASME George Westinghouse Silver Medal for his significant contributions as a researcher, engineer, and educator in the design, development, and applications of waste and low-grade fuels for clean energy conversion and power production, with a strong emphasis on alternative energy.

Associate Professor Dr. Rasyikah Md Khalid received her Bachelor of Law from the University of Sheffield UK, Master of Laws (University Malaya), and Ph.D. at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is the Dean at the Faculty of Law UKM and a fellow of the Fuel Cell Institute UKM, a Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICOE) of the Ministry of Higher Education. She was a visiting researcher at the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science at the University of Dundee in Scotland. She has also received a full fellowship for postgraduate courses in Building Resilience to Climate Change (BRCC) at the United Nations University (UNU) in Tokyo. She is an elected board member of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) based in Norway since 2021. Her research focuses on environmental law, in particular water, energy, natural heritage and sustainable development. She has been assisting the government agencies, both at the federal and state level, in formulating laws and policies for the water sector, conservation of heritage sites and just energy transition.