PERFIK 2025 - CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Chai Hong Yeong is a Professor of Medical Physics at Taylor’s University, Malaysia, and a prominent leader in the global medical physics community. She is President of the Southeast Asia Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SEAFOMP), Chair of the IOMP Medical Physics World Board, and co-founder of the ASEAN College of Medical Physics (ACOMP). She also serves on the IOMP Accreditation Board, AFOMP Professional Relations Committee, and as an expert for multiple IAEA task groups and regional projects.

Her research focuses on theranostic nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, and 3D printing in medicine. She holds four patents, has secured over RM3 million in grants, and published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, two academic books, and two book chapters. She is Editor-in-Chief of the e-Medical Physics World and a reviewer for leading journals. She was awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Award (2021), SEAFOMP Young Leaders Award (2017), and Certificate of Merit from the European Society of Radiology (2012), among others. Dr. Chai continues to champion medical physics education, research, and development across the globe.

Professor Dr. Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, a Professor of Applied Physics and Radiation Technology at Sunway University, earned BSc and MSc degrees with first-class honors from the University of Chittagong and a Ph.D. in Radiation and Nuclear Physics from South Korea. With over 24 years of teaching experience, his extensive career includes significant roles at the IAEA (Austria) and research institutes in Japan, Korea, and France.

Prof. Mayeen is an elected fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. At present, he is a senate member of Sunway University and an Adjunct Professor at Korea University (South Korea).

A prolific author with over 737 Web of Science/Scopus-indexed papers, Professor Mayeen's work has been cited over 19,600 times, with an h-index of 66. He is recognized by Elsevier-Stanford University among the top 2% most highly cited researchers globally, a recipient of the 'Excellence in Research-2024' by Sunway University, and holds editorial roles in leading international journals including Radiation Physics and Chemistry (Elsevier). He also served as one of the Chief Scientific Investigators for a CRP on theranostic radionuclide production assigned by the IAEA.

Prabakaran obtained his PhD from Department of Physics, University of Malaya in 2004 and has since then been active in CMOS Fabrication and Failure Analysis as well as optical thin films characterization. He helped establish a Solid State Lighting laboratory in FKTEN, UniMAP which has comprehensive electrical and optical characterization tools for optical materials, under the auspicies of Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). He was also instrumental in the setting up of a tripartite semiconductor MEMS fabrication laboratory with advanced fabrication tools. All these tools enable fabrication and characterization of semiconductor or optical structures for use in advanced MEMS or MOEMS or optical films.

Dr. Nursakinah Suardi is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics at Universiti Sains Malaysia, specializing in medical physics. Her research focuses on biophysics, laser therapy, and photobiomodulation, where she has led multiple projects supported by national, university, and industry grants. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and supervised more than 50 graduate theses. She previously served as Programme Chairman for Medical Physics (2019–2021) and is actively involved in national-level committees, including the Malaysian Allied Health Professional Council and the Ministry of Health’s Programme Standard Development for Medical Physics. She also holds an international appointment as Adjunct Lecturer at Benue State University, Nigeria. Dr. Suardi is deeply committed to teaching and research, mentoring students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdel-Baset M. A. Ibrahim is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, where he leads the Photonics and Materials Research Group. He obtained his Ph.D. in Nonlinear Optics from Universiti Sains Malaysia, following an M.Sc. in Quantum Optics from the University of Malaya and a B.Sc. in Physics from Al-Zagazig University, Egypt. His research focuses on quantum and nonlinear optics, light–matter interaction, and photonic devices. He has authored more than 70 publications, co-edited scientific books, and supervised numerous postgraduate students. Dr. Ibrahim’s work has earned multiple international innovation awards in photonics and quantum technologies.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Adlyka Ainul Annuar is an astrophysicist at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, specializing in X-ray astronomy and high-energy phenomena such as active black holes. She has contributed to major NASA missions, including NuSTAR and the HEX-P concept. She has received several national and international recognitions, including the National Maulidur Rasul Award, the Merdeka Award Grant, and the NASA Group Achievement Award. In 2021, she was named a winner of the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia in the Science, Technology, and Digital category. She is a member of the International Astronomical Union and a former member of the Young Scientists
Network–Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

Dr. Yoon Tiem Leong is an Associate Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia and leads the Theoretical and Computational Physics Group. He earned his Ph.D. in high energy physics from the University of Melbourne, with early contributions to neutrino physics and beyond-Standard-Model theory. His current research centres on computational physics, materials science, and condensed matter, employing DFT and molecular dynamics simulations. Notably, Dr. Yoon integrates machine learning to address physics- and chemistry related problems, such as in muon spectroscopy, superconductivity, and spectral analysis. His interdisciplinary applications span from electromagnetics and nanomaterials to food adulteration detection and herbal classification. His work exemplifies the synergy of physics, computation, and AI in advancing both fundamental science and real-world solutions.

Dr. Wong Khai Ming is a lecturer that serves in the School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2009. He obtained all his Bachelor, Master and PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests lie in the area of theoretical high energy and elementary particle physics, particularly in studies of magnetic monopole related to non-Abelian gauge field theories, as well as influences of gravity upon these monopole solutions.

Yap is currently a senior lecturer in UTM Johor Bahru. Since 2009, he worked on building quantum computers at both room temperature and millikelvin using electron spins using microwave frequencies from 16 GHz up to 100 GHz. He is also currently holding a full-time specially appointed associate professor with Osaka University at the Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Biology. Since 2018, he joined Prof. Rainer Dumke at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore working on building and controlling superconducting quantum computers. From 2024, the work has spun-off from NTU and NUS into a Singapore startup called AQSolotl.

(Note: AQSolotl is pronounced as Ak-so-lo-tel).

My name is Chin Loon Ong. I am from Penang, Malaysia. After high school, I did my Bachelor in Health Physics in UTM and then Master in Medical Physics in USM. Later I pursued my PhD in VuMC, Amsterdam. My research centered around the exploration of volumetric modulated radiotherapy for stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment and I was promoted in 2012.

Following my tenure at VuMC, I was engaged in a comprehensive four-years residency as medical physicist in training in MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht. With the successful completion of this program, I started working as qualified medical physicist in HagaZiekenhuis, Den Haag.

Dr Juan Carlos Algaba earned his PhD from University College Cork, Ireland, and has held postdoctoral fellowships at Academia Sinica (Taiwan), the Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute, and Seoul National University. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya. His research centers on observational studies of Active Galactic Nuclei and black hole astrophysics using radio interferometry. With over 90 refereed publications—including several Nature co-authored articles—he has an h-index of 35 and more than 11,000 citations. As member of the Event Horizon Telescope and a pioneer of VLBI studies in Malaysia, he has received numerous international awards, including the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Dr. Hariandra Muthu is a Principal Lecturer at Taylor’s College, with over 20 years of experience teaching Physics. He holds a Ph.D. in Radiation Physics and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Certificate of Honour for Inspirational Teaching from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Dr. Hari is renowned for his contributions to academia and research in radiation detection and environmental radioactivity. His impactful work has significantly influenced student learning in the Cambridge A Level program, earning him widespread recognition for his excellence in education.

Tan Bok Hooi, or fondly called Alex has a postgraduate degree in particle physics from University of Malaya. His theoretical research in 1994 focused on the flavour changing quarks with the emission of Higgs boson, yet to be experimentally discovered at that moment in time. He is an author with six books to his credit (4 in English and 2 in Bahasa Malaysia). Occasionally he contributes his articles to News Straits Times, Dewan Masyarakat, Dewan Sastera and Dewan Kosmik. He established LIVEFREE Sdn. Bhd. focused in talent acquisition and consultancy within the healthcare ecosystem.

Dr Mohamad Fakri Zaky Bin Ja’afar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design and Architecture, UPM. He graduated from the University of Manchester, UK, with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1993 and Bachelor of Architecture in 1996. Immediately upon graduation, he worked as a graduate architect with a few architectural firms in Kuala Lumpur and Malacca before Joining UPM in 1999. In 2009, he completed his doctorate in the Built Environment at the University College London in the UK, specializing in thermal comfort in homes. His other research interests include sustainability, self-help housing and energy efficiency in built environments. He is also an accredited Green Building Index Facilitator. In the department, he is currently teaching environmental physics and advanced building technology. He has conducted and still conducting a few research projects especially in the environmental science. In 2011, he was appointed the position of Deputy Director of Research and Innovation. In 2012, he was a member of a delegation from UPM to visit to the Silicon Valley in the USA to study its innovation ecosystem. From 2013-2017 He was the Deputy Director at Putra Science Park, UPM’s Innovation arm, managing promotion and marketing of Innovations. From 2020 until 2024 he held the position of the Head of Department of Architecture, faculty of Design and Architecture, UPM. In 2025, he is appointed as the coordinator of Putra Satellite Science Park, overseeing translational research projects for the university.