Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Halimah Badioze Zaman FASc is the Holder of the Tan Sri Leo Moggie Distinguished Chair in Energy Informatics at the Institute of Informatics and Computing in Energy (IICE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), and the Founder and Advisor of the National Energy Centre (NEC). She previously served as the longest-serving Independent Director of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) from 2019 to 2025, following over four decades of distinguished service at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, she has received numerous national and international accolades for her research and leadership, including recognition as a Most Inspiring Icon in Asia and the Kesatria Malaysia award. She continues to play a key advisory role in national initiatives, including the establishment of the National AI Centre and the National Address System.