Dr. M. Shuaib, Head of the Center of Innovative Nanostructures and Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (Malaysia), has joined the pull of international experts of the AST Consortium. The Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is the is one of the top private universities in Seri Iskandar, Malaysia. It is ranked #361 in QS World University Rankings 2023. The university conducts research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS on a number of research areas. They are self-sustainable building, advanced materials, transport infrastructure, health analytics, hydrocarbon recovery, contaminant management and autonomous system.