Zool Hilmi Ismail, who received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, United Kingdom in 2011, has an impressive academic background that includes obtaining his B. Eng. and M. Eng. degrees in mechatronics engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor, Malaysia in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and being appointed as a lecturer at the same university in 2011. Currently, he serves as a research member at the Malaysia–Japan International Institute of Technology and Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at UTM Kuala Lumpur and has previously held positions as a visiting researcher at Kyoto University and Tokyo City University in 2014 and 2024, respectively. His research interests include learning control, digital-twin simulation, multi-agent system, and unmanned vehicles.