Shaping a Sustainable Future: Advancements in Entrepreneurship and Business through Research and Technology Proceedings of the International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Business and Technology (InCEBT) 2023

Zailani Abdullah is a Professor of Data Mining and Digital Entrepreneurship and currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK). He holds a PhD in Information Technology from UTHM (2012), an MSc from UMT, and a BIT from UUM. Before entering academia in 2003, he spent nearly a decade in the private sector as a software engineer and IT manager. Since joining UMK in 2016, he has led strategic roles, including Director of the Centre for Strategic and Risk Management. An accomplished researcher, Prof. Zailani has secured 18 grants totaling RM7.4 million, including a €1 million ERASMUS+ project. He has authored five books and over 100 articles (Scopus h-index: 10). He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT) and a Professional Technologist (MBOT).

Ahmad Ridhuwan Abdullah is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Dean (Research, Entrepreneurship, and Student Development) at the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, UMK. He earned his PhD in Economics and Finance from RMIT University, Australia. His expertise lies at the intersection of entrepreneurial finance, crowdfunding, Islamic finance, and digital innovation. Ridhuwan has secured various competitive grants, including the FRGS, and has been recognized with multiple awards for his contributions to entrepreneurship education. He has also published a number of impactful publications.

Tutut Herawan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Malaya. He holds a PhD in IT from UTHM (2010) and is consistently recognized in the Stanford University Top 2% World Scientists Ranking. He maintains a global academic presence as a Visiting Researcher at Deakin University and an Adjunct Professor at Brawijaya University. With over 320 published articles and an h-index of 34 (Scopus) / 27 (ISI), his research spans applied mathematics, big data, and decision support systems. He is the Editor-in-Chief for several international journals and has edited five Springer-series books. A frequent keynote speaker, he also serves as a reviewer for elite journals such as IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems.

Prima Vitasari received her PhD from Universiti Malaysia Pahang in 2012. She is a senior lecturer at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Institut Teknologi Nasional, Malang, Indonesia. She serves on several editorial boards and has published over 20 Scopus-indexed articles. Her research areas include human factor engineering, entrepreneurship, and industrial management.