Program

Day 1 · Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Venue: Hall DKG126G, Bangunan Sains Geologi, FST Bangi, UKM

Time	Session / Presentation	Speaker	Affiliation / Role
09:00–09:10	Welcoming Remarks	Dr Ester Salimun	Head of Marine Science Program, UKM
09:10–09:40	Modelling Tide-surge Interaction and Coastal Inundation in Lumut, Malaysia: A Case Study of Cyclonic Storm Senyar	Safwan Alzam Bin Shazmy	MSc Student, UKM
09:40–10:10	Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation and Risk Assessment in Pelagic and Demersal Fish from Dengkil and Seri Kembangan, Selangor	Joshua Lau Bin Yao	BSc Student, XMUM
10:10–10:40	Photo Session / Coffee Break	—	—
10:40–11:10	Tracing Heavy Metal Pathways in Mangrove Food Webs: A Stable Isotope-Based Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment	Rabiatul Adawiyah bt Azmi	MSc Student, UKM
11:10–11:40	Polyhydroxy-3-butyrate Bioplastic: Evaluating Antimicrobial Capabilities, Environmental Impact and Shelf Life	Hafsah Mahmood	PhD Student, University of Cyberjaya
11:40–12:10	Unveiling Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Ipomoea Pes-Caprae Using Molecular and Morphological Approaches	Chang Jing Sien	MSc Student, UM
12:10–12:40	A Shotgun Analysis on the Rhizosphere Microbiome of Halophila beccarii in Tanjung Bunga, Johor	Nurul Aqeela	PhD Student, UKM
12:40–14:00	Lunch Break	—	—
14:00–14:30	From Marine Microalgae to Functional Creams: Comparative Evaluation of Bioactivity and Formulation Performance for Cosmeceutical Applications	Jolin Lau Hui Hsing	MSc Student, XMUM
14:30–15:00	Phytohormone-Enhanced Lipid Accumulation in Malaysian Chlorella sp. for Sustainable Biofuel Production	Qiu Yi	PhD Student, UM
15:00–15:30	Afternoon Break	—	—
15:30–16:00	Effects of Temperature on Biochemical Properties of Edible Seaweeds Caulerpa lentillifera and Gracilaria changii	Ong Kuan Hung	PhD Student, UM
16:00–16:30	Innoqua Journey: Creating Impact Across Environment, Society, and Biosphere	Dr Syamsyahidah Samsol	Researcher, Innoqua Asia Sdn Bhd
16:30	Day 1 Adjourned	—	—

Day 2 · Thursday, 2 July 2026

Time	Session / Presentation	Speaker	Affiliation / Role
09:00–09:30	Long-Term Changes in Hippocampus kuda Population Dynamics and Epibiont Communities in an Urban Seagrass Meadow	Wong Jieyi	PhD Student, UKM
09:30–10:00	Where Are the Syngnathids? Spatial Distribution of Seahorses and Pipefish in an Urbanised Coastal Seagrass Meadow	Farah Ameerah Binti Azman	MSc Student, UKM & SOS Malaysia
10:00–10:30	Distribution of Freshwater Pipefish (Syngnathidae: Doryichthys) in Peninsular Malaysia	Aqilah Huda	MSc Student, UM
10:30–11:00	Coffee Break	—	—
11:00–11:30	Why Are There More Sea Turtle Strandings in Perhentian Compared to Redang?	Daniel Quilter	PhD Student, INOS, UMT
11:30–12:00	Preliminary Assessment on Growth Rate and Cost-Effectiveness of Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Spirulina Combined Aquafeed in Marine Tilapia Aquaculture	Chew Jun	BSc Student, XMUM
12:00–12:30	My Journey in Marine Social Sciences	Dr Liyana Binti Yamin	Postdoc Research Fellow, LESTARI, UKM
12:30–13:00	Practical Guide on Open Science for Early-Career Researchers	Dr Nurzatil Sharleeza binti Mat Jalaluddin	Lecturer, UM
13:00–13:30	Discussion and Closing / Official Adjournment	—	—

Organizing Committee

• Dr Liew Ju Neng (Chair) — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Dr Ester Salimun — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Dr Noor Fazreen Binti Dzulkifli — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Dr Maizah Mohd Abdullah — Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
• Dr Che Din Mohd Safuan — Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
• Dr Ong Meng Chuan — Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
• Dr Kishneth Palaniveloo — Universiti Malaya
• Dr Woo Sau Pinn — Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Dr Ng Wei Lun — Monash University Malaysia
• Dr Han Lei — Xiamen University Malaysia

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