Akmal Zaini Arsad received her B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, her M.Sc. in Applied Physics, and her Ph.D. in Physics from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia, in 2011, 2012, and 2017, respectively. She has been a postdoctoral researcher with the Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). She has had over eight years of research experience in thin films and nanotechnology applications. Her research interests include the synthesis and fabrication of nanotechnology thin films, the characterization of film properties, and the possible industrial applications of thin films.