Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): AI-Powered Insights: The New Era of Data-Driven Intelligence

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): AI-Powered Insights: The New Era of Data-Driven Intelligence

Editors: Tutut Herawan & Norliyana Mohd Shuib

The Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): UM Science and Technology Book Series is a publication from The Asian Universities Alliance (AUA), in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), University Malaya, Malaysia is pleased to announce the 2026 AUA-UM Postgraduate Academic Forum on AI-Powered Insights: The New Era of Data-Driven Intelligence (AUA-UM-PGRES-AI 2026).
The forum succesfully held on 17–18 April 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia bringing together postgraduate students from AUA member universities to share research, exchange ideas, and foster regional academic collaboration in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies.
The 2025 AUA Postgraduate Academic Forum on AI-Powered Insights: The New Era of Data-Driven Intelligence serves as a dynamic platform for postgraduate researchers to explore advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science.

Co-hosted by Universiti Malaya, Universitas Indonesia, and Chulalongkorn University, the forum will feature keynote talks, workshops, and research presentations, fostering knowledge exchange and discussions on emerging trends.

Key topics include machine learning, big data analytics, ethical AI, and real-world applications across industries. Workshops will focus on developing technical and writing skills, while presentation sessions allow early-stage researchers to showcase their projects and receive constructive feedback. Selected papers will be compiled into proceedings and recommended for publication in academic journals.

Designed to be inclusive and accessible, the forum promotes academic exchange, collaboration, and professional growth within the evolving fields of AI and Data Science.

ISBN: TBA

Chapters:

1.    Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Emerging Research
2.    A Hybrid Talent Matching Framework Integrating OCR, LLM-Based Skill Normalisation, and Deterministic Scoring for Robotics Workforce Management
3.    Cognitive Augmentation or Cognitive Atrophy: The Impact of Generative AI on Students’ Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
4.    Non-Tariff Barriers as AI Governance Tools- Empirical Evidence of Digital Economic Bloc Formation through Undersea Cable Regulation
5.    Between Numbers and Narratives: A Problematization Review of AI Agent Loop Architectures as Emerging Bridges in Hybrid Methodological Research (slides)
6.    AI-Powered Analysis of Cross-Cultural Communication Anxiety
7.    A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis on Responsible, explainable, and ethical AI in Malaysia
8.    AI-Supported Foreign-Language Pronunciation Learning in Vocal Training: A Conceptual Model of Self-Voice Cloning in Song-Based Practice
9.    Cybersecurity Expectations for AI Systems in Financial Regulation: A Study of Five Selected ASEAN Jurisdictions with a Thailand Case Study
10.    A Hybrid Talent Matching Framework Integrating OCR, LLM-Based Skill Normalisation, and Deterministic Scoring for Robotics Workforce Management
11.    A Meta-Learning Framework for Cold-Start Adaptation in Session-Based MOOC Recommendation for Anonymous Learners
12.    Agent Loop Architectures as Methodological Instruments: A Problematization Review of Hybrid Research Inference in Information Systems
13.    Image classification for an imbalanced dataset using computer vision approaches
14.    A Hybrid Talent Matching Framework Integrating OCR, LLM-Based Skill Normalisation, and Deterministic Scoring for Robotics Workforce Management
15.    A Proposed Framework for Credible Generative AI Chatbots: An Architectural Blueprint for Safe and Personalized Healthcare Responses